When 'God' Decides To Start Over

Chapter 616 - 256 Demon Refining Furnace_3

"It’s not exactly a catastrophe. Celestial City has long been destroyed beyond recognition. Many Demon Kingdom people possessed by Evil Ghosts have already escaped, and it’s only a matter of time before the other Evil Ghosts break free too. As for the Evil Ghost King, it’s likely about time for it to escape; otherwise, this kid wouldn’t be having these bodily issues." Old Blade chuckled as he spoke, "There’s no need to be afraid; with me here, those Evil Ghosts can’t get through the Trial Gate."

"But the Evil Ghost King is so formidable that even the Celestial Emperor could only imprison it and not kill it. Is it really okay if it escapes?" Li Xiu asked with a frown.

"The stronger it is, the less likely it can break out. At most, it will leave Celestial Gate City and return home, so there’s no need to worry." Old Blade was quite optimistic about the situation, saying, "Even if it eventually escapes, the world’s already in chaos, so what’s one more Evil Ghost King."

Seeing Old Blade’s apparent confidence, Li Xiu and the others relaxed a bit.

"However, if those Evil Ghosts do escape, then the safe places inside Celestial City might not be so secure anymore. So stay here and avoid roaming around aimlessly." Old Blade pondered aloud.

"What if the Li Family arrives?" Li Xiu asked Old Blade.

"With the Evil Ghosts escaping, it’s hard to say if the Li Family could even make it here. We’ll assess the situation when it occurs." Old Blade didn’t have a better solution.

With no other options, the group decided to hide in the gatehouse for now and figure out a plan if the Li Family eventually made it here.

During the two to three days that followed, no Evil Ghosts were seen, and the golden flames within the Demon Refining Furnace continued to burn.

"You all will watch over the Demon Refining Furnace. Once the fire extinguishes, it signifies successful soul melding, and you can open the lid to retrieve the spirit token." After advising them, Old Blade leapt down the wall, "I’ll take a stroll in the city to see if the Evil Ghosts have left. They should have departed from Celestial Gate by now."

After Old Blade left, Li Xiu and the other three stayed in the gatehouse, chatting and watching the furnace.

"It’s been two or three days; I guess the Li Family won’t come anymore. If they were going to come, they would’ve arrived earlier." Jiuxiao Yun said, lying on the ground and resting his feet.

Sha Chu was about to say something when Jing Li suddenly stood up, left the gatehouse, and went to the wall to look at the gate of Celestial City inside Weng City.

Li Xiu and the others quickly followed Jing Li’s sight, and they saw a figure emerging from the crack in the jade gate.

The cloud light within Weng City was much thinner, making it clear that the figure coming in through the jade gate was not Old Blade.

"Could it be that Old Blade just left and the Li Family arrived? Did Old Blade betray us?" Jiuxiao Yun squinted at the figure and said.

"That’s not the Li Family or even a person," Jing Li replied coldly.

Through the thin cloud light, Li Xiu also saw that the figure indeed looked unlike a human.

Although it appeared very human-like, how could a human have two sharp horns on their head?

As the figure continued to approach, Li Xiu and the others could see it clearly.

The face looked like blue iron, with a pair of blue horns on the head, eyes radiating blue light, clothes tattered like a beggar’s, and the exposed skin beneath the clothes shone with blue iron-like luster.

"Could this be a Demon Kingdom person possessed by an Evil Ghost?" Jiuxiao Yun observed the strange figure with interest.

"It likely is." Li Xiu stared at the entity and said.

"Stay here. I’ll go have a look." Jing Li said and leapt down. While mid-air, he drew out his Tang Blade and, gripping it with both hands, slashed towards the odd figure with dazzling brilliance.

The strange figure looked a bit dazed but reacted quickly, raising its head and eyes glowing blue, glaring at Jing Li, revealing vampire-like fangs.

Faced with Jing Li’s forceful Tang Blade, the odd figure did not dodge but reached directly for the falling blade.

Its blue iron-like palm collided with the Tang Blade, emitting a sound like metal clashing.

Jing Li’s slash failed to sever its hand, and instead, it grabbed hold of the Tang Blade.

Li Xiu and the others were quite astonished. Although Jing Li hadn’t entered the Super Spirit State or used Light Vein, an S-grade strike being caught barehanded showed that the monster’s ability was not trivial.

Seeing his blade caught, Jing Li’s eyes flashed cold, his body and blade simultaneously emitting purple-black light, entering the Super Spirit State.

Jing Li pulled back the Tang Blade, severing the monster’s palm in the process, with half of the hand and four fingers falling to the ground.

The monster seemed completely unaware of pain, as blue light like smoke or fog, along with what seemed like blue silk threads, wrapped around it as it leapt towards Jing Li like a specter.

Jing Li’s Tang Blade slashed continuously, and as the ghostly figure dodged two strikes, the third cut off its head.

"Well, Evil Ghosts aren’t all that," Jiuxiao Yun said dismissively. Jing Li hadn’t even used the power of Light Vein; he could handle it too at this level.

But the next second, Jiuxiao Yun closed his mouth.

After the monster’s body fell to the ground, the blue light within it came alive, floating out and condensing into a transparent human shape, resembling a ghost in the air, with its body emanating blue light like smoke and fog.

The Evil Ghost-like apparition charged at Jing Li, and with Jing Li’s Tang Blade slashing fiercely, various Sword Light Slashes hit the apparition, dividing the ghostly body into segments.

But after the blade passed, the smoke-like body of the Evil Ghost condensed back together, continuing to attack Jing Li, shocking Jiuxiao Yun: "Oh man, is that thing an Undying Body? No wonder the Demon Country Celestial Emperor couldn’t completely kill them."

Jing Li backed while slashing, with his Tang Blade transforming into a ghastly blade as the Light Vein was mobilized. A thunderous Sword Light Slash attacked the Evil Ghost, slicing it in two. But once the blade passed, its body seamlessly reformed as if unharmed.

Jing Li’s eyes focused sharply as ghostly blades flashed repeatedly, Sword Light Slashes crisscrossing and slicing the charging Evil Ghost into numerous fragments.

"This time, it’s got to be dead, right?" Jiuxiao Yun asked, slightly relieved as he saw the Evil Ghost cut into pieces.

Yet in the next moment, the fragments flew together again, reassembling into a phantom-like blue ghost charging at Jing Li.

Li Xiu and the others looked rather grave. Even with Jing Li’s powerful Light Energy, he couldn’t slay the Evil Ghost; they could do nothing against it—it was an unkillable monster.

As the three were fretting, they saw through the crack in Celestial City’s gate more and more Demon Kingdom people possessed by Evil Ghosts entering, and their numbers kept rising.

Jiuxiao Yun was instantly flabbergasted. They hadn’t even dealt with one Evil Ghost yet, and now dozens more were coming in—a truly perilous situation.