novelraw Chapter 65 : It Was Clearly Hers!
Chapter 65 : It Was Clearly Hers!
After finally clearing out the ghost corpses, they were immediately surrounded by over a dozen desperate individuals.
The leader, a burly man carrying a large cleaver, blocked their path and sneered, "Hand over all your spirit stones and treasures, and I might mercifully leave your corpses intact!"
Cui Xiu covered his face. He had warned about this—being too ostentatious would definitely attract the attention of these bandits.
Chu Sang gestured to stop Tantai Ming, who was about to rush forward and fight. She took out a heavy money pouch and weighed it in her hand. The clear, pleasant sound of spirit stones clinking together was enough to make one's heart tremble. She smiled sweetly, "You want this?"
The group of cultivators' eyes lit up. "Give it to me quickly!"
Chu Sang tossed the money pouch into the air. "If you want it, come and get it!"
Over a dozen burly men rushed forward at once. Just as they were about to grab it, the young woman in red fluttered into the air, snatching the money pouch first. In an instant, she flashed dozens of meters away, flying on her sword towards the inner area of the ghost city. The group of cultivators hurriedly gave chase with their blades drawn.
None of the others had figured out what Chu Sang was trying to do. Only Su Chen'an had some inkling. He placed a finger on his lips, deep in thought. "That place is..."
His expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Let's follow Junior Sister first!"
Su Chen'an had roughly guessed her intention, and he couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. This method was far too risky.
He had thought that the sect had finally gained a sensible junior sister, but he discovered that she was actually the one most likely to cause trouble.
"Should we follow them?" Someone from the Tianyan Sect saw them all rushing towards the inner city and hesitated.
"We've consumed too much energy. We should return to the outer area to recuperate first," a female cultivator thought for a moment and gave a relatively objective answer.
Qin Xixue bit her lip, also somewhat at a loss. She originally didn't want to come to such a dangerous ghost city, but as the sect's widely recognized genius, she had no choice but to follow the main group.
She was afraid of encountering even bigger troubles if they went deeper, but she always felt that Chu Sang was hiding many secrets. If they didn't follow, what if they missed an opportunity?
[The Ghost King is about to manifest. If you can contract the newly emerged Ghost King, it will surely become a great help to you in the future...] The elder in her mind spoke again.
Qin Xixue finally made up her mind. "I want to go!"
The female cultivator and several other disciples also felt it was somewhat inappropriate, but Qin Xixue and Qiu Xiude were too good at stirring up emotions. Most of the disciples still chose to follow.
Meanwhile, Chu Sang had led this group of cultivators to the foot of a valley, where there was no more retreat.
The pursuers closed in step by step.
"Now let's see where you can run!"
Chu Sang turned to face them, smiling slightly. "I'm not running anymore."
The lead brute thought she was going to surrender, and his heart leapt with joy. But the next moment, he felt a chill on his neck. His eyes widened in shock, and he didn't even have time to cry out before he collapsed with a thud.
Those dozen or so cultivators lost their lives in an instant.
Blood flowed everywhere.
Human blood, especially the blood of cultivators, is most attractive to evil spirits.
The shadows lurking in the darkness, upon smelling the blood, could no longer contain their excitement. One by one, they materialized and rushed forward, eager to bite and devour the corpses.
When Tantai Ming and the others arrived, they witnessed this horrifying scene. Over a thousand ghost corpses crawled out from the ground, a sight that sent chills down one's spine... How did their numbers increase even more than before?!
"Damn, what did you do? Did you overturn their nest?" Tantai Ming scratched his head.
"...There's a quasi-Ghost King here," Su Chen'an frowned.
Chu Sang had seen the map he had marked. The map was quite detailed, dividing the inner area of the ghost city into dozens of zones, each populated by different types of ghost corpses.
Ghost corpses are inherently driven to devour. As long as they gather together, given time, a strongest one will inevitably emerge.
The strongest ghost corpse in this area was in this valley, also known to the outside world as a quasi-Ghost King.
The final Ghost King would be born from among these quasi-Ghost Kings.
The quasi-Ghost King had developed intelligence and was very cautious. Bait was necessary to lure it out.
These dozen or so Golden Core stage cultivators' flesh and blood were undoubtedly the bait that Little Junior Sister offered to this quasi-Ghost King.
Over a thousand ghost corpses crawled out from the ground. In the distance, a ghost corpse much more robust than the ordinary ones could be clearly seen. It rode a tall steed, clad in full armor, wielding a long blade, somewhat resembling an ancient general.
The ghost corpses in this area clearly obeyed its commands.
It held its long blade, and after issuing orders, the ghost corpses swarmed towards them en masse.
"......"
Now they had no choice but to face this head-on.
Chu Sang and Tantai Ming, the two sword cultivators, charged at the forefront. She unleashed wind-breaking blades, able to harvest more than a dozen ghost corpse heads in one pass. Her footwork followed a specific technique, her form as elusive as a ghost. All the spiritual energy in her body gathered in the long sword in her hand. The blade was engulfed in raging flames, like a fire dragon dancing out, resolving dozens more ghost corpses in the blink of an eye.
Fire-attribute spiritual power deals double damage to ghosts and evil spirits.
Another dozen or so sword energies were unleashed in an instant, cutting through the swarm of oncoming ghost corpses.
Some cleverer ghost corpses attempted to sneak attack from behind. Chu Sang rolled on the ground to dodge the attack. The young woman's eyes turned cold as she drew her gun and fired several headshots in quick succession.
At that moment, she suddenly raised her arm high, aiming at Tantai Ming and firing another shot. The overwhelming spiritual energy grazed past his ear, cutting off a few strands of hair, and struck the ghost corpse behind him. After a brief, shrill cry, it dissipated into black mist.
Tantai Ming felt a chill down his spine. He gripped his heavy sword tightly and plunged it into the ground.
"Break!" Countless sharp spikes erupted from the ground, both defensive and offensive. Another dozen or so ghost corpses were impaled.
The young man grew more excited as he fought. The thousand-jin heavy sword danced in his hands like a blur, unstoppable in its dominance.
He felt that the bottleneck he had just broken through not long ago was subtly shifting again!
The golden bell in Wen Renyue's hand chimed, summoning two Golden Core stage spirit beasts. They surrounded her, one in front and one behind, keeping her in the center.
One spirit beast was as massive and sturdy as a mountain, rugged and imposing, covered in layers of thick, hard black armor. Like an impenetrable shield, it made it impossible for ordinary ghost corpses to approach, firmly protecting her behind it.
The other spirit beast shot dozens of ice spikes from its mouth, piercing through ghost corpses and instantly freezing them, preventing them from reforming in a short time.
Although Su Chen'an was a fragile tool refiner, he had always valued his life greatly. With 101 experiences of being kidnapped, he was already accustomed to dealing with critical situations. Before coming, he had prepared various offensive and defensive spiritual tools. He lightly fanned a River and Mountain folding fan in his hand, shooting out dozens of sharp needles.
The fan was enhanced with wind-breaking patterns, explosive patterns, and other offensive symbol patterns, increasing its power several times over. Although he couldn't engage in large-scale slaughter like his junior brothers and sisters at the forefront, it was more than enough to protect himself.
Changsheng, being a divine tree in human form, didn't have much offensive capability and served more as a defensive support.
She knelt on one knee, her right hand striking the ground. Dozens of vines instantly burst forth, tightly intertwining to form a protective barrier around the remaining three people.
The divine tree's aura made the ghost corpses instinctively avoid approaching.
Mu Chihuai also released his fire phoenix to assist Chu Sang and the others.
As the young master of the Mu family, he had never lacked resources and pills. The fire phoenix had grown extremely quickly in his hands, its strength now comparable to a Golden Core stage spirit beast. The true phoenix fire it spat out was naturally effective against evil spirits.
When Qin Xixue saw the fire phoenix, her expression changed.
This should have belonged to her!