novelraw Chapter 155 : The Ghost King Makes His Move, Kui Niu’s Struggle
Chapter 155 : The Ghost King Makes His Move, Kui Niu’s Struggle
Chapter 155: The Ghost King Makes His Move, Kui Niu’s Struggle
After two days of fermentation and continuous searching by both Demonic Sect and Righteous Path members, no information about any treasures had been found on Flowing Wave Mountain.
This caused both the Righteous Path and Demonic Sect to develop thoughts of withdrawal, believing it to be nothing more than false information.
Both sides had already decided to search for a while longer, and if they still found nothing, they would retreat directly.
However, tonight’s situation was rather different.
Dark clouds filled the sky, lightning flickered, and the entire Flowing Wave Mountain was shrouded in a stifling atmosphere, as if something major was about to happen.
At this moment, members of the Righteous Path and Demonic Sect gathered in a forest among the mountain ridges, glaring at one another, hurling insults, and standing on the brink of open conflict.
These past few days, aside from the Qingyun Sect, Tianyin Temple and Burning Incense Valley had also dispatched experts to support the Righteous Path.
Tianyin Temple was led by a divine monk, while Burning Incense Valley was personally led by Elder Shangguan Ce.
The two sides clashed fiercely within the dense forest.
After the younger disciples exchanged blows, the peak heads of the Qingyun Sect and the Demonic Sect experts also joined the battle. Overall, the Righteous Path gradually gained the upper hand.
At this time, the Ghost King, Qinglong, Xuanwu, Zhuque, and Bi Yao stood atop a mountain ridge, watching the battle below without participating.
The Ghost King glanced at the sky and said to Qinglong, “Qinglong, the time has come. Tonight should be the day Kui Niu appears. Let us hurry to the seaside and prepare.”
Qinglong agreed. Immediately afterward, the Ghost King led the group swiftly toward the coast and began arranging a formation.
The Ghost King was extremely satisfied with this setup. With the formation and the Fulong Cauldron reinforcing it, he was convinced that capturing Kui Niu would be effortless. Even if numerous experts joined forces, he feared nothing.
While the Righteous Path members were locked in fierce combat, thunder rumbled continuously. Something enormous seemed about to emerge from the sea, alarming both the Righteous Path and Demonic Sect members, who instinctively turned their gazes toward the ocean.
Sensing Kui Niu’s aura, the Ghost King exclaimed in delight, “Kui Niu has appeared.”
As soon as the words fell, deafening roars erupted from the sea. A colossal one-legged beast suddenly leaped out of the ocean and crashed down onto Flowing Wave Mountain, shaking the mountain violently.
Upon seeing this gigantic creature and recognizing it as Kui Niu, both Righteous Path and Demonic Sect members immediately abandoned their opponents and flew toward it.
Seeing this, the Ghost King instantly activated the formation.
On the shores of Flowing Wave Mountain, blood-colored patterns surged forth. A crimson formation formed in the sky, enveloping Kui Niu, while the Fulong Cauldron was thrown out, transforming into a streak of blood light that attempted to absorb Kui Niu and take it away.
Sensing the danger, Kui Niu instantly flew into a rage. Lightning erupted across its body as it attacked both the formation and the light of the Fulong Cauldron.
It understood that if it failed to escape the encirclement, it would likely perish today, and thus it struggled with extreme ferocity.
Watching the struggling Kui Niu, the Ghost King wore a cold sneer.
He believed that with his arrangements, his current strength, and his connection to the Fulong Cauldron, Kui Niu had no chance of escape.
When the Righteous Path members reached the seaside and saw the Ghost King and the Ghost King Sect members, they finally understood that the earlier treasure hunt had merely been a smokescreen. The true objective was Kui Niu.
Tian Buyi said to everyone, “Fellow Daoists, the Ghost King of the Ghost King Sect has already revealed himself. Today is the day to eradicate demons. Let us join forces and slay the Ghost King.”
Shang Zhengliang, Daoist Tianyun, and the others immediately nodded upon hearing this and rushed toward the Ghost King, intending to interrupt his casting and keep him on Flowing Wave Mountain.
If they could kill the Ghost King here, it would be a tremendous boost to the Righteous Path. After all, the Ghost King was one of the four great Demonic Sect masters. Killing him would be equivalent to severing one arm of the Demonic Sect, plunging it back into decline.
Seeing Tian Buyi charging in, Qinglong and the others beside the Ghost King rushed forward to intercept him.
Magical treasures danced in the air as waves of power spread outward, destroying the surrounding mountain ridges and trees of Flowing Wave Mountain.
When other Righteous Path experts attempted to support Tian Buyi, the Demonic Sect experts, though unclear about the Ghost King’s true intentions, could not allow the Righteous Path to succeed. They all engaged the Righteous Path experts in fierce battle.
Watching Tian Buyi and the others being held back, the Ghost King nodded in satisfaction.
He knew that with Qinglong and the others entangling them, Tian Buyi would not be able to break through. Once Kui Niu was secured, these people would pose no threat.
However, Tian Buyi and the Qingyun Sect members were extremely anxious.
Although Tian Buyi was slightly stronger than Qinglong, it was not enough for a swift victory. Unable to disengage to stop the Ghost King, he could only intensify his attacks, hoping to defeat Qinglong as quickly as possible.
At this time, seeing the great battle between the Righteous and Demonic paths, Zhang Xiaofan wanted to go out and help, but Bi Yao blocked him.
He looked at Bi Yao with a complicated expression. “Bi Yao, move aside.”
Bi Yao shook her head. “Zhang Xiaofan, just stay here. I won’t let you go over.”
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan felt rather helpless.
Not far away, Tian Ling’er saw Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao facing off and snorted coldly.
She knew the two would not actually fight. Seeing their “flirting quarrel,” she felt somewhat irritated.
While Zhang Xiaofan and Bi Yao were confronting each other, he sensed a scorching gaze.
Turning his head, he discovered it was Tian Ling’er, and his expression immediately became awkward.
The moment Zhang Xiaofan turned his head, Bi Yao also noticed his movement.
Seeing Zhang Xiaofan locking eyes with another woman, Bi Yao could not help but feel a trace of jealousy.
She knew something about Tian Ling’er, aware that she was Zhang Xiaofan’s childhood sweetheart and that the two had grown up together on Dazhu Peak.
But in her heart, she was unconvinced: so what? It was merely meeting earlier. What she shared with Xiaofan was true love…
With that thought, Bi Yao raised her head and glared back at Tian Ling’er.
Seeing this, Tian Ling’er instantly flared with anger and glared back just as fiercely.
The way the two stood on edge made Zhang Xiaofan extremely embarrassed.
However, seeing that neither of them intended to make a move, Zhang Xiaofan secretly let out a sigh of relief.
At this time, on the Longshou Peak side, ever since Qi Hao’s death, Lin Jingyu had become the leader of Longshou Peak.
Looking at Bi Yao and Tian Ling’er bickering over Zhang Xiaofan in the distance, he felt a headache coming on.
He could not help but think to himself: he had done so much before, yet why had he failed to attract the interest of these two women? Why had he been unable to win their hearts?
This caused Lin Jingyu to fall into deep thought. Could Zhang Xiaofan’s protagonist halo truly be that powerful, so much so that even he, a transmigrator, could not shake it?
This made Lin Jingyu begin to doubt whether he could still be considered the protagonist at all.
On the other side, after a round of casting, the power on Kui Niu’s body was rapidly being absorbed by the Fulong Cauldron.
As its power continued to drain away, Kui Niu’s struggles grew weaker and weaker.
Finally, at a certain moment, the Ghost King suddenly increased the power input into the Fulong Cauldron.
The suction force of the Fulong Cauldron skyrocketed instantly. Amid Kui Niu’s mournful cry, it was directly sucked into the cauldron.
Hearing Kui Niu’s cry, the Righteous Path members all turned to look.
When they saw Kui Niu being taken away by the Ghost King, their expressions changed drastically.
They knew that everything was already too late. The Ghost King had succeeded.
This outcome filled the Righteous Path members with extreme urgency. Their attacks became even more ferocious as they sought to quickly deal with their current opponents and then join together to surround and kill the Ghost King.
Today, they absolutely could not allow the Ghost King to take Kui Niu away!
At this moment, after several days of travel, Lu Xueqi had already drawn extremely close to Flowing Wave Mountain.
Through her immense spiritual power, she could even sense the surging energy fluctuations on Flowing Wave Mountain from time to time. She immediately understood that the events at Flowing Wave Mountain were not yet over, and that the Righteous Path and Demonic Sect members were likely still locked in battle.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi could not help but speed up again. Her figure flickered as she traced out a spatial passage before her, then instantly stepped into it, rushing toward Flowing Wave Mountain.
She was deeply worried about her master and her fellow senior and junior sisters.
Although in the original story Master Shuiyue had not met with disaster, several elders of the Qingyun Sect had indeed been injured.
Now that this world had already undergone enormous changes, she was unsure whether new variables would arise this time. As a result, she was extremely concerned about Master Shuiyue’s safety.