Chapter 773: Chapter 773
Within the Thousand Ghosts Pearl, Shen Long and Chu Buyu stood in a vast and boundless open field, the sky a monotonous expanse of grey.
Gusts of gloomy wind swept through, intensifying the cacophony of ghostly cries and wolf howls.
As void fluctuations arose, a massive, enlarged black seal appeared above their heads and plummeted towards them.
Shen Long was about to counter when a shrill, piercing ghostly wail sounded; he immediately felt his body weaken, and the black seal smashed down.
Just as the black seal was about to touch the ground, it stopped.
The six figures in grey robes stood atop a small mound, expressions varied, accompanied by a Blood-Colored Fierce Ghost with a green face and fangs, and blood-colored wings on its back.
"Taoist Friend Na, your mutated ghost creature divine skill is still somewhat lacking. Let’s strike together and finish them off!"
Bian Hai spoke up, pinched a spell, and large quantities of blue water surged out of the void.
It was at this moment that a green firelight appeared behind the Blood-Colored Fierce Ghost, revealing an enormous Green Fire Phoenix which was none other than the Qinglian True Flame.
The wings of the Green Fire Phoenix fluttered gently, propelling it towards the Blood-Colored Fierce Ghost.
The attack came so unexpectedly that the Blood-Colored Fierce Ghost had no chance to dodge and was struck by the Green Fire Phoenix.
With a thunderous rumble, a vast expanse of green flames engulfed the body of the Blood-Colored Fierce Ghost.
The Blood-Colored Fierce Ghost emitted a ghastly and extreme ghostly wail as its body began to emit wisps of green smoke.
Thousands of thick silver lightning bolts tore the sky, aiming for the group of six in grey robes.
A grating tearing sound pierced the air as a gigantic yellow fist rocketed towards them, arriving before them in an instant.
The man in the gold robe swung his Golden Great Rod, shattering the incoming yellow giant fist.
The bodies of the grey-robed figures emitted a dark glow and vanished with the wind.
Bian Hai produced a small blue umbrella, unfurled it above their heads, and released a curtain of blue water to envelop the five of them, shielding them from the descending silver lightning.
Hundreds of thick silver lightning bolts continued to strike the Blood-Colored Fierce Ghost, submerging it in a sea of silver radiance.
A golden bolt of lightning flared up behind Bian Hai and the others; Shen Long appeared with a pair of wings covered in golden electric arcs on his back, having fused with the Thunder Roc.
Shen Long spewed a thick golden lightning bolt, striking the blue water curtain, which dimmed significantly.
He swung the Zyphyxial Blade at the blue water curtain, which, like the final straw breaking the camel’s back, shattered, and Bian Hai and the others’ heads were decapitated by Shen Long.
Bian Hai’s corpse emitted a dazzling blue light, transforming into a jade stone flickering with spiritual light, a Tribulation-Substituting Treasure.
With a "snap," the jade stone shattered into fragments.
The other three corpses each released a Nascent Soul, which flew out of their bodies; they had utilized a Tribulation-Substituting Treasure more than a decade ago, and thus temporarily couldn’t employ another.
Shen Long brought out a Green Jade Vase, spewed a stream of green luminescence that enveloped the three Nascent Souls, and swept them into the vase.
The man in the gold robe swung his Golden Great Rod at Shen Long, who met the attack with his blade.
With a "clang" of clashing metal, the man in the gold robe was sent flying backward, a look of shock in his eyes.
Far off in the distance, the void lit up with a blue light, revealing Bian Hai’s figure.
"What happened? Weren’t you crushed by the Xuan Yin Seal?"
Bian Hai exclaimed, his face a picture of disbelief.
The black seal visibly petrified, then developed numerous cracks and fell apart.
Chu Buyu and Shen Jiu stood on the ground, completely unharmed.
"Taoist Friend Na, hold back no longer, unleash whatever divine skills you have!"
The golden-robed man said in a deep voice, a gigantic human-shaped phantom appeared above his head.
As the phantom’s fists moved, accompanied by the sound of piercing the air, two massive golden fist shadows flashed out, hurtling straight toward Chu Buyu.
Chu Buyu flipped his right hand, revealing a silver sphere with flowing radiance, a mid-grade Sky-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, the Leading Thunder Pearl, forged from a tier-six early-stage Leading Thunder Pearl.
The Leading Thunder Pearl burst forth blinding silver light, unleashing a deluge of silver arcs of electricity, thundering and flashing high above, as thick bolts of silver lightning ripped across the sky, striking at the golden fist shadows.
A huge boom resounded, and dust filled the air.
Shen Jiu’s sudden turn, opening his mouth to emit a blue rosy light, struck a certain spot in the void, revealing a Black Giant Ape with sky-high Yin Qi.
On the head of the Black Giant Ape was a black horn, emitting terrifying fluctuations of Yin Qi, a Void Refinement phase Ghost Creature.
The blue rosy light enveloped the Black Giant Ape, and its body visibly shrunk at a rate visible to the naked eye, being swept into Shen Jiu’s mouth and swallowed.
"How is this possible!"
The astonishment was written all over the face of the grey-robed elder. A Void Refinement phase Ghost Creature stood no chance against Shen Jiu?
He flicked his sleeves, and eighteen banner flags, flickering with black light, shot out, their surfaces revealing numerous ferocious Ghost Creatures.
With the rise of a piercing wail of ghosts, hordes of Ghost Creatures flew out from the flags, differing in appearance, numbering in the tens of thousands.
These Ghost Creatures from all directions pounced toward Shen Jiu and Chu Buyu, simultaneously emitting a harrowing cry.
"This is just right."
Far from being angry, Shen Jiu smiled, spewing out a large swath of blue rosy light, wrapping around hundreds of Ghost Creatures, pulling them into his mouth, and swallowing them.
Once enveloped by the blue rosy light, the Ghost Creatures instantly lost any capacity to resist and obediently surrendered.
In less than three breaths, Shen Jiu had devoured thousands of Ghost Creatures.
A towering wave thousands of feet high came crashing forward, and Chu Buyu opened his mouth to breath out a snow-blue flame, transforming into a snow-blue peacock that met it head-on.
The snow-blue peacock collided with the towering wave, which instantly froze over with a layer of blue ice.
A fluctuation in the void appeared above their heads, and an oversized blue brick materialized, hurtling down directly at them.
Before the blue giant brick could fall, a powerful force of gravity descended, making it very hard for Shen Jiu and Chu Buyu to even move a step.
Blue light radiated brightly from Shen Jiu’s body, and a head grew from his shoulder. This head spat out a yellow rosy light, striking the blue giant brick.
The blue brick visibly petrified at a speed seen by the naked eye, and a series of red fire spears shot forth, piercing through the petrified blue brick.
"Petrification Divine Ability! You’re not from the Human Clan!"
The complexion of the grey-robed elder grew even more unsightly.
A scream of extreme agony from a man rang out, as the golden-robed man flew backward, crashing heavily onto the ground.
He was pale, his vitality wilted, and his body bore signs of being struck by lightning.
Before the golden-robed man could even attempt to rise, a golden thunder light flared in front of him, and Shen Long appeared, his expression cold.
Shen Long opened his mouth and spat out a thick golden lightning bolt, which struck the golden-robed man, the golden thunder light engulfing his body.
Shen Long swung the Zyphyxial Blade, plunging it into the golden thunder light, and a Nascent Soul resembling the golden-robed man flew out from within the thunder light.
"Taoist Friend Na, Taoist Friend Bian, save me, his Thunder Method is formidable."
The Nascent Soul called out for help.
A blue rosy light descended from the sky, wrapping around the Nascent Soul and pulling it into Shen Jiu’s mouth, and he swallowed it.