novelraw Chapter 185 : The Ghost King’s Confidence
Chapter 185 : The Ghost King’s Confidence
Chapter 185: The Ghost King’s Confidence
Lu Xueqi looked at the Ghost King at this moment and could not help but say coldly, “Ghost King, last time at Flowing Wave Mountain, I let you escape with your life by sheer luck. I did not expect that today you would still dare to come to my Qingyun Mountain!”
After hearing Lu Xueqi’s words, the Ghost King said in a deep voice, “Lu Xueqi, your strength is indeed formidable. I failed last time, but this time, who wins and who loses is still uncertain. This seat has not spent this period of time in vain!”
After hearing this, Lu Xueqi let out a cold laugh and said, “Indeed, Ghost King, your strength has improved considerably during this period. But do you think you are now my opponent? Simply wishful thinking!”
After hearing this, the Ghost King said coldly, “Hmph, Lu Xueqi, spare the war of words. Who is superior and who is inferior will only be known after we fight!”
After hearing this, Lu Xueqi sneered and said, “Ghost King, instead of properly handling the troubles within your own Ghost King Sect, you have come to act recklessly in my Qingyun. You are simply courting death!”
When the Ghost King heard this, he was slightly stunned. He then recalled the situation within the Ghost King Sect and said coldly, “Lu Xueqi, do not think of deceiving me! The Ghost King Sect is at peace. What could possibly be wrong?”
After hearing this, Lu Xueqi said coldly, “Ghost King, your strength has increased too rapidly in recent days, to the point that you have lost yourself.
Have you not sensed that your soul has already been completely tainted by the aura of the Fulong Cauldron?
The day the Fulong Cauldron is truly unsealed will be the day you are devoured by the thing within it!”
When the Ghost King heard Lu Xueqi’s words, he was greatly shocked.
Although he was shocked, the Asura aura within the Fulong Cauldron had already corroded his soul to the extreme and was on the verge of devouring it completely.
As a result, even though he felt a faint unease in his heart, he did not think too much about it. He merely believed that Lu Xueqi was alarmist.
Seeing this, the Ghost King said coldly, “Lu Xueqi, do not speak such alarmist nonsense! I am perfectly well. Today, I will make you perish upon Qingyun Mountain to avenge the humiliation of that day at Flowing Wave Mountain!”
Lu Xueqi replied coldly, “Since that is the case, then come!”
Afterward, Lu Xueqi no longer hesitated. She soared into the sky and stood within the endless Void, coldly gazing at the Ghost King.
When the Ghost King saw Lu Xueqi’s action, his eyes narrowed slightly.
After a brief thought, he immediately understood why Lu Xueqi had flown into the sky—she did not wish their battle to cause excessive destruction to the Qingyun Sect.
However, the Ghost King was extremely confident in his strength at this moment, so he disdained to resort to any means to force Lu Xueqi into restraint.
With a flash of his figure, he also appeared opposite Lu Xueqi and said coldly, “Lu Xueqi, today I will let you witness this seat’s true strength!”
Then, the Ghost King no longer hesitated and formed hand seals with both hands.
In an instant, surging blood flames erupted around him, and a terrifying blood aura spread outward.
The dreadful power and blood aura continuously expanded, dyeing the entire sky blood-red.
Below, numerous people of the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path felt the terrifying power above the horizon and their expressions changed drastically.
The power released by the Ghost King was simply too horrifying. Even from a great distance, they could feel his aura and the stench of blood emanating from him.
When Lu Xueqi saw the Ghost King make his move, she no longer hesitated.
However, this time, she did not immediately attack. Instead, she wished to test how her newly tempered Ancient God Body truly fared.
Thus, after the Ghost King unleashed his full power, Lu Xueqi said coldly, “Ghost King, come!”
Seeing Lu Xueqi’s seemingly defenseless posture, the Ghost King was instantly enraged.
He felt that Lu Xueqi dared to belittle him so greatly—she was simply courting death!
The Ghost King sneered and said, “Lu Xueqi, it seems your strength has inflated too quickly, to the point that you cannot recognize reality. Since that is the case, you shall perish here today!”
Without further hesitation, the Ghost King suddenly pointed a finger and shouted, “Blood River Finger!”
In an instant, a massive blood-red giant finger formed from terrifying blood aura surged toward Lu Xueqi.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi clenched her right fist and did not use the slightest trace of spiritual power.
Just as the towering giant finger was about to strike her, she suddenly threw a punch.
A thunderous “boom” resounded. Under the Ghost King’s shocked gaze, Lu Xueqi shattered his Blood River Finger with a single punch using only the strength of her physical body!
Her momentum did not diminish. She transformed into a streak of light and instantly appeared before the Ghost King, throwing another punch toward him.
Upon seeing Lu Xueqi’s figure, the Ghost King’s expression changed drastically.
He had originally believed that today’s clash with Lu Xueqi would be a fierce battle of techniques, with both sides exchanging spells until a victor emerged.
But he had not expected that Lu Xueqi would defy convention and directly use physical body strength to try to beat him to death, which left the Ghost King feeling extremely aggrieved.
However, as Lu Xueqi’s punch descended, he willed it, and the Fulong Cauldron instantly appeared before him.
A loud “clang” rang out as Lu Xueqi’s punch struck the Fulong Cauldron.
Closely linked to the cauldron, the Ghost King felt an immense force surge toward him.
He and the Fulong Cauldron were blasted backward violently, his body seeming to explode into countless sprays of blood midair.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi narrowed her eyes and thought to herself, “Could it be that this Ghost King was beaten to death by my single punch?”
Just as she was thinking this, the Fulong Cauldron that had already been blasted away once again transformed into a streak of light and smashed toward Lu Xueqi.
Seeing this, Lu Xueqi immediately understood that the Ghost King would not die so easily.
Looking at the Fulong Cauldron crashing toward her, she threw another punch, sending it flying once more.
At this moment, the Ghost King, who had been blasted into minced flesh, re-condensed his physical body under the shroud of boundless blood aura.
This was a divine ability he had comprehended after absorbing sufficient Asura aura—the Blood Dharma Body.
As long as the blood aura did not dissipate, even if his physical body shattered, it could reassemble again.
However, although this method theoretically allowed him to be undying and indestructible, if his spirit suffered a devastating blow or the blood aura was evaporated, he would still perish.
Moreover, the Fulong Cauldron had not yet been completely unsealed, and this divine ability of his was only in a half-crippled state.
If the damage he sustained was too great, or if his physical body was destroyed too many times and reached its limit, he would still fall.
After revealing himself once more, the Ghost King no longer dared to engage Lu Xueqi in close combat.
Lu Xueqi’s physical body strength was far too terrifying. Under that previous punch, even with the protection of the Fulong Cauldron, he had been utterly powerless to resist.
If he fought her at close range, he would not even need to be directly struck—merely being swept by the force of her fist would cause his body to explode instantly.
This made the Ghost King’s expression exceedingly unsightly.
He had originally believed that he was now capable of contending with Lu Xueqi.
But today’s result made him recognize reality—there was still an enormous gap between him and Lu Xueqi.
If he wished to defeat her, he would likely need to completely unseal the Fulong Cauldron.
At this thought, the Ghost King once again attached great importance to the matter of unsealing the Fulong Cauldron.
However, he had yet to determine the locations of the final two exotic beasts.
To completely unseal the Fulong Cauldron would likely still require some time.
Nevertheless, the Ghost King calculated silently in his heart. For that power capable of overturning everything, this bit of time was worth waiting for.