novelraw Chapter 118 : Ghost General–Level Specter
Chapter 118 : Ghost General–Level Specter
Chapter 118: Ghost General–Level Specter
Seeing the righteous path disciples scatter and flee in all directions, Qin Wuyan felt indignant in his heart, yet he also understood that the collapse of the righteous forces at this moment was beneficial to the Demonic Sect.
He made a swift decision and issued an order: “We advance in formation, continue diving downward along this region to search for the remaining righteous stragglers. If encountered—kill without mercy!”
Upon hearing this, the Bloodsucking Old Demon immediately accepted the command: “Yes.”
Qin Wuyan then led the people under his command to search toward the depths of the abyss below.
Meanwhile, after Lu Xueqi had been moving stealthily through the darkness for a time, she once again encountered specters.
However, the situation this time was entirely different. More than twenty specters were clustered together, and even the weakest among them possessed cultivation at the Seventh Level of the Jade Purity Realm of the Qingyun Sect. At the center, there was even one with a deep, unfathomable aura—an Upper Purity Realm specter hidden within.
What surprised her was that this Upper Purity Realm specter actually had the form of a woman dressed in red. She looked no different from an ordinary person, except that her complexion was pale and translucent, with faint deathly qi lingering around her entire body.
When the red-clad specter saw Lu Xueqi, she abruptly halted, a hint of surprise flashing through her gaze. She had not expected to sense the aura of a living person within the Dead Spirit Abyss, and even less so that this living person would be so exquisitely beautiful.
Lu Xueqi was also momentarily taken aback: this specter not only possessed intelligence, but had even condensed a human form complete with clothing. If not for the ghostly qi swirling around her body, she would have been almost indistinguishable from a living person.
“Human, you dare trespass into my territory—are you courting death?” the red-clad specter spoke. Her voice was cold and clear, yet carried traces of a living person’s tone.
Lu Xueqi raised an eyebrow. Though vigilant, she still restrained her intent to strike: “You can actually take form and speak?”
The specter showed a trace of pride upon hearing this: “This one has already cultivated to the Ghost General realm. With intelligence fully awakened, what is so strange about that? In this abyss, any existence at the Ghost General level can speak.”
“Ghost General?” Lu Xueqi was startled inwardly. “How did you cultivate to such a level in this nether land?”
The specter’s expression dimmed slightly, as if recalling the past: “One month ago, this space suddenly underwent an anomaly. A bizarre power surged into my body, and under its impetus I broke through at extreme speed. In just over a month, my intelligence awakened and I condensed a human form.
“However, after breaking through to the Ghost General realm, my cultivation slowed down.
“As far as I know, the peak existence in this abyss is even at the Ghost King level. Beyond that, no one knows.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Xueqi’s heart tightened. A Ghost King–level existence—could that not be an existence at the Supreme Purity Realm?
“Human, where are you from?” the female specter asked, her gaze burning.
Lu Xueqi’s expression was cold and detached. “What does it have to do with you?”
The female specter sneered. “Indeed, it has nothing to do with me. In any case, you will not escape death today. After you die, you will become my servant. I will have all the time in the world to interrogate you then.”
Lu Xueqi replied calmly, “Just you?”
Before her words had fully fallen, the female specter waved her right hand, and more than twenty specters howled as they pounced forward.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi sneered. “Nothing but ants.”
She lightly waved her right hand, and more than twenty gray-black rays shot out like lightning, instantly piercing through the bodies of the specters.
Under the horrified gaze of the female specter, the specters were reduced to ashes in an instant, leaving behind only more than twenty strands of black qi suffused with dense deathly aura.
“How is this possible!” the female specter cried out in shock.
Lu Xueqi sneered and countered, “What’s impossible about it? Now, it’s your turn.”
After hearing Lu Xueqi’s words, the female specter was filled with fear and anxiety, yet as the “master” of this space, how could she allow herself to show weakness?
“Hmph, I admit your strength is formidable, but killing me—don’t even think about it!”
As she spoke, she suddenly opened her mouth and inhaled. The more than twenty strands of black mist imbued with the power of death were instantly swallowed into her mouth.
Lu Xueqi was slightly taken aback. When she regained her senses, she saw that the aura around the female specter had surged sharply, reaching the Second Level of the Upper Purity Realm.
Though she felt a twinge of regret that those black mists—originally usable for comprehending the Dao of Death—had been consumed, when she thought of the possibility that the female specter might now contain death energy of even higher quality, her interest was instead piqued.
The female specter licked her pale lips and sneered. “Now, I’d like to see whether you can still defeat me!”
She believed that with her greatly enhanced strength, she was more than capable of fighting Lu Xueqi.
However, Lu Xueqi let out a cold laugh. “An ant, even after increasing its strength, is still an ant.”
Before the words had fallen, she lightly tapped her fingertip, and a slender jet-black beam shot forth, tearing through the air.
Seeing this, the female specter smiled disdainfully and waved her hand, condensing a gray-black qi wall before her. “With such a pitiful attack—”
Before she could finish speaking, her expression changed abruptly. That beam of light instantly pierced through the qi wall and, with unstoppable force, bored straight through her head.
A dense power of death erupted violently, and her soul body shattered into pieces in an instant.
“How could this be…” As the female specter dissipated, her eyes were filled with terror and unwillingness.
Lu Xueqi spoke indifferently, “There is nothing impossible.”
Her figure flashed, and she appeared at the spot where the female specter had just been.
At that moment, only an extremely dense mass of black mist remained there.
Lu Xueqi’s eyes lit up. She waved her hand and drew the mist into her palm.
In an instant, massive amounts of information pertaining to the Dao of Death flooded into her mind, and her own comprehension of the Dao of Death rose at a rapid pace.
In just a brief moment, she fully grasped all the laws contained within that mass of mist and could not help but nod in satisfaction.
The Dao of Death contained within an Upper Purity Realm specter was indeed several times richer than that of low-level specters.
As her Dao of Death advanced, the Dao of Creation improved along with it.
Feeling the surging vitality within her body, Lu Xueqi’s interest grew even stronger.
After indulging for a short while, her figure moved once more, flying deeper into the Dead Spirit Abyss.
According to the female specter’s information, there were bound to be even stronger existences below—and all of them would become aids to her comprehension of the Dao.
At this time, Qi Hao successfully escaped the pursuit of Qin Wuyan and the others, and his tightly wound nerves finally relaxed.
He found a relatively quiet place, took out a pill from his bosom, and swallowed it.
After his injuries recovered somewhat, he began to contemplate the path ahead.
Now that he had broken through to the Upper Purity Realm and obtained another chance to bind someone, Qi Hao locked his target onto Lu Xueqi with almost no hesitation.
Previously, though he harbored resentment toward Lu Xueqi, from the standpoint of his own interests, binding her was undoubtedly the best choice.
After all, the formidable strength Lu Xueqi had displayed earlier was unmatched among the younger generation of disciples.
Thinking of this, Qi Hao grew increasingly excited.
As long as he successfully bound Lu Xueqi, every time her cultivation advanced in the future, he would gain several times—even more than tenfold—that increase.
In this way, surpassing Lu Xueqi would only be a matter of time.
Once his cultivation surpassed hers, he would definitely “teach” her a proper lesson, and then take her into his harem.
At this thought, an obscene smile could not help but appear at the corner of Qi Hao’s mouth.
Moreover, as Qi Hao looked at the card in the System inventory—rewarded for breaking through a major realm—his expression grew even more excited.
With the assistance of that card, binding Lu Xueqi would be effortless.
Without further delay, Qi Hao’s figure flashed as he continued exploring toward the depths shrouded in black mist.
Now possessing the strength of the Upper Purity Realm, his actions became bolder, and his flying speed was several degrees faster than before.