Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 118-117: The Void Chains, A Bountiful Harvest
[The Demon Race – Demon Soldiers, Demon Guards, Demon Generals; Demon Spirits, Demon Commanders, Demon Kings; Demon Emperors, Demon Lords, Demon Gods!]

"Demon Spirit" is the title for a fourth-tier demon, equivalent to a True Person in the Yin God Realm of the human race.

However, it possesses the bloodline of the demon race and has been transformed into an immortal lich by an evil god, making it extremely powerful and thus it cannot be regarded as an ordinary yin god.

Fortunately, it was only an avatar, which prevented Li from escaping on the spot.

This race indeed inherited a lot of the power left behind by the Void Shadow Demon. Its soul contained at least thirty magic runes, but it was surrounded by an aura of evil and death.

It was as if a terrifying, unseen shadow was always standing behind him.

Li Chunfeng didn't dare to look too closely, because this was a manifestation of the divine power of the evil god of the Boundary Abyss.

Regarding the Abyss Evil Gods, they are taught from childhood not to recite their names, not to look directly at them, and not to spread their teachings. Any named Abyss Evil God is a powerful being who governs the Abyss Plane. In the Earthly Realm, if anyone is found spreading the beliefs of an evil god, they must be reported immediately; even concealing it will result in severe punishment if discovered.

After all, the Earthly Realm is still entangled with the Abyss of Realms.

Isn't this current situation precisely because it's been targeted by some unspeakable being?

"boom!"

Suddenly, the skull in the wolf demon lich's hand opened its mouth, and a fierce burst of green flames erupted, like a furnace exploding, instantly engulfing the entire passage in a green sea of ​​fire.

Before it could attack, Li Chunfeng had already quickly vanished into the void, avoiding the sea of ​​fire.

"It is the divine power inherited from our clan!"

"You are destined to be with my clan, so stay and keep this old man company!"

The wolf demon lich's eyes flashed with malice, and he suddenly swung the green-glowing divine iron chain in his right hand into the void, causing ripples to spread through the space. Li Chunfeng suddenly felt a surge of force and was forced to fall out of the void.

What magic weapon is this?
Li Chunfeng instantly activated all protective measures: the Purple Cloud Smoke Robe protected the outside, while the psychic shield and the light and shadow barrier protected the inside. In an instant, he merged with Mosquito Daoist, and the Shadow Horned Armor was put on his body.

At the same time, he summoned the Lantern Ghost, which then split into 108,000 clones, covering the entire space.

"A clone should deal with things separately. Go and play magic with my demonic pet clone!"

The wolf demon lich looked up and saw a sky full of stars, and was immediately astonished: "Hmm..."

"This little lantern ghost actually possesses such talent, no less than our own kind. Rare indeed!"

Just before the thousands of soul fireballs fell, it slowly collapsed into the shadows of the labyrinth and disappeared.

The thousands of soul fireballs exploded into nothingness.

Even though he destroyed many maze passages, Li Chunfeng only felt frustrated.

Regardless of whether the opponent used shadow escape techniques or void walking, he had no ability to find this wolf demon lich clone that was trying to hide.

And we must be constantly on guard against its sudden attacks anytime, anywhere.

This fighting style...it feels strangely familiar.

It's like a venomous snake, lurking in the void, waiting for a fatal blow.

It was just a clone, yet it already made him feel so troubled.

The wolf demon lich did not keep Li Chunfeng waiting. In an instant, the entire Shadow Labyrinth trembled violently, and illusory shadow wraiths flew out from the shadows. They pierced through the walls, their forms resembling the souls of wolf demons shrouded in black smoke. Their eyes were filled with endless resentment, their mouths emitting sharp howls, and their claws were like hooks as they swooped down from mid-air.

Countless withered undead creatures emerged, including various wolf demons, wild beasts, and even human cultivators and martial artists, all of whom were transformed into corpse puppets by the wolf demons and liches.

"Light the lamp!"

No need for Li Chunfeng to give instructions.

The little lantern ghost opened its mouth and inhaled downwards, and the souls of those shadowy vengeful spirits all fell into its big belly like kites with broken strings.

"Sending undead creatures to target me is a miscalculation."

Then, the barrage of Soul Fireballs and Psychic Fists resumed.

Those few corpse puppets were no match for them at all.

Li Chunfeng's six wings fluttered lightly behind him, hovering in mid-air. With a wave of his hand, ninety-eight undead servants were summoned.

There is a possibility of casualties in this battle. The two remaining in the Dark Aperture are geniuses who have mastered the inheritance of soul bones, and he has given them special care.

"It seems the bombing wasn't thorough enough. Destroy this space!"

Ninety-eight undead, upon receiving the order, charged forward with a thunderous roar.

Under protection, Li Chunfeng moved little by little towards a certain area. Relying on the perception of his Burning Lamp clone, he ignored the obstacles of the layered shadow maze and discovered the special statue building standing in a corner of this space, which seemed somewhat strange.

It's highly likely that the true form of the wolf demon lich is hiding in that area.

Summoning undead minions at this time can also deflect damage, preventing Zed from dying instantly if his main body suffers fatal damage.

"Damn humans..."

The wolf demon lich could no longer remain calm and composed. It let out a shriek, seemingly startled, and the flames in its eye sockets flickered violently. Muttering incantations, it swung the chain in its right hand once more, the end of the chain instantly blazing with green light as it burst forth from the void.

In just one glance, a huge hole was pierced through the Purple Clouds and Mist.

The chain branched out in several forks at the front, spreading out like a peacock's tail feathers, or like grappling claws, heading straight for Li Chunfeng's head.

Under the attack of these sharp claws, his Heart Light and Shadow Embryo Great Barrier was completely ineffective. Even though he hid himself behind layers of overlapping light and shadow, he was instantly locked on.

Clearly, the enemy had mastered a more advanced technique for locking onto void or soul energy, completely ignoring his protective barrier of overlapping light and shadow.

This attack, which ignored the 108,000 lantern ghost clones outside and all defenses, and went straight for his main body, instantly made Li Chunfeng's scalp tingle. Seeing the chains falling like a giant net over his head, he dared not gamble on whether his mental shield could withstand the attack of the divine chains. With a flash, he once again disappeared into the void.

This time, the chains didn't create any space to force him out; instead, they burrowed into the void and followed him in. The ends of the chains, like venomous snakes, lunged at him, trying to bite him.

Li Chunfeng fled from the void in a disheveled state, and the chains followed suit.

Li Chunfeng charged forward like a phantom, traversing the maze of buildings.

The chains pursued, and all the buildings along the way were instantly destroyed, like tofu.

Li Chunfeng felt a cold sweat break out on his back. With a thought, he flew out on his sword to fight it to the death.

The flying sword, three feet long, flashed with a fierce light, slashing viciously at the chains. Unexpectedly, it was knocked away the moment it touched the chains, spinning in the air before crashing to the ground, trembling a few times, and then falling helplessly.

The flying sword had already suffered considerable damage.

Li Chunfeng was shocked and dared not send out the blood-patterned flying needles that he had not yet released, lest he make a fool of himself.

With a flash, he 'blinked' into the midst of the undead minions, attempting to evade the attack.

The chain struck again, forcing Li Chunfeng to retreat repeatedly. At this moment, he was truly giving it his all. Knowing that his master was in trouble, Randeng frantically commanded all his clones to rush forward and intercept him, bombarding him relentlessly.

The Soul Fireball, which had been invincible before, was completely unable to cause any damage to this divine chain this time.

The chains pierced through the lantern ghost clones as if they were nothing. Even when the lantern ghost clones erected psychic shields, they could only slightly hinder the chains. The demon behind the chains had already identified Li Chunfeng and was relentlessly pursuing him with the divine chains.

Li Chunfeng fled repeatedly, pushing his flying escape technique to its limit. He dodged and weaved among the countless lantern ghost clones, never daring to stop for even a moment.

A swarm of lantern ghosts gathered, one thousand, two thousand, three thousand... ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand...

The army of lantern demon clones suffered such a devastating defeat for the first time.

"An unprecedentedly powerful attack!"

Li Chunfeng was in a terrible state, watching helplessly as the Lantern Ghost army suffered such a setback, having exhausted almost all his moves.

Fortunately, after sacrificing so many lantern ghost clones, he finally discovered that the psychic fist was far more effective than the soul fireball against this divine chain. He immediately ordered the Lantern King to change his attack method, having all the lantern ghost clones use 'psychic fists' to block the enemy.

The chains, being physical objects, were further hampered by the barrage of psychic punches.

Fifty thousand, sixty thousand... eighty thousand, ninety thousand lantern ghost clones were all smashed into green smoke and dissipated.

Fortunately, this method of sacrificing oneself to stop the enemy was effective.

The green light on the chains dimmed considerably, but it still had enough power to pierce through a layer of lantern ghost clones and head straight for him.

Time was too short, and the spell runes for 'Phantom Clone' were not yet ready.

'Blink' has been cooled down.

Li Chunfeng flashed again, landing in his own undead servant army.

Left with no other choice, he could only command his undead minions to rush forward one by one.

Undead servants leaped out one after another, sacrificing themselves to save the chains, which finally halted their momentum.

Even so, the claws that had spread out from the chain still mustered their remaining strength and, like venomous snakes, bit upwards, grabbing dozens of undead servants with a single claw. The chain instantly closed, tightening more and more.

They held out for only three breaths before a series of cracking sounds rang out, and these powerful third-tier, ninth-level undead servants were reduced to a pile of bone fragments.

Li Chunfeng's eyelids twitched wildly.

Just as he was about to merge with Burning Lamp and Mosquito Taoist and fight with all his might, the green light on the end of the chain flickered a few times and finally went out. It had exhausted its energy and fell to the ground like a rascal.

Li Chunfeng remained as frightened as a bird startled by a bow, and dared not approach.

It wasn't until he saw the other end of the chain slowly being drawn into the void that he came to his senses.

Knowing that it was the enemy's hiding place, he didn't have the courage to enter the void and confront the wolf demon lich's clone.

Seeing the chains retracting continuously, he no longer hesitated. A giant handprint materialized in the void, its massive shape like a lid, and seized the chains.

At the same time, he summoned his mental battle body, a sixteen-foot-tall pale silver giant, grabbed the end of the chain, and, in conjunction with the void handprint, pulled with all his might.

The chains were immediately pulled taut.

The Void Handprint of a cultivator is quite wondrous. It's considered weak because some cultivators can only use it for simple tasks like moving bricks or carrying bags. However, it's also considered powerful because many high-level cultivators are adept at using the Void Handprint to capture flying swords and magical artifacts.

Li Chunfeng's Void Handprint has reached the 10th level of the Profound Rank, which is quite powerful.

With all his might, he pulled a staggering figure out of the void.

This is also why the Shadow Demon's physical strength became weak after it was transformed into an undead lich.

The moment it appeared, Li Chunfeng was filled with murderous intent.

The remaining lantern ghost clones, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately used soul fireballs to saturate and cover that area.

Li Chunfeng was also worried that the clone's attack power was insufficient, and if it escaped again, it would be difficult to deal with.

He let the main body of the lamp also join the frenzied attack. Amidst the flames, Li Chunfeng suddenly sensed something, looked up and saw a pale purple illusory demonic figure roaring and making a desperate last stand as it pounced on Li Chunfeng.

There was a "boom".

The pale purple demonic shadow first shattered the barrier formed by thousands of lantern ghost clones, then collided with the Purple Cloud Smoke Robe, unleashing a powerful energy shockwave that sent all the lantern ghost clones and undead servants within range flying.

Purple Clouds and Mist Cloak still couldn't withstand the impact and were swept away by the demonic shadow, landing on the invisible psychic shield.

The demonic shadow was blocked, locked in a stalemate with the psychic shield.

Li Chunfeng breathed a sigh of relief; the Demon Shadow was far inferior to the Divine Chain.

A thought.

"boom"!
The battle spirit entity, wielding a massive battle sword, approached, its strike shaking heaven and earth, utterly shattering the exhausted demonic shadow.

The demonic shadow let out a mournful howl, transforming into countless gray raindrops that scattered across the earth. A putrid stench spread from beneath Li Chunfeng's feet, turning the surrounding buildings and ground gray and enveloping a large area.

Decay and corrosion!

The earth was riddled with holes by erosion, like tofu, but Li Chunfeng, who was in the middle of it, was completely unharmed.

As the smoke cleared, the battlefield was a scene of utter devastation.

The lantern-like ghost clones on its head were also sparsely scattered around.

It's finally been resolved.

Li Chunfeng breathed a sigh of relief; this was only a clone.

The Shadow Demon is really too difficult to deal with.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Rank's psychic shield lived up to its name and withstood the pressure.

He took out the Purple Cloud and Mist Silk and immediately felt heartbroken. His precious treasure had suffered considerable damage this time, and he would need to use the Purple Cloud Qi to nourish and repair it properly when he got back.

This magical artifact was damaged after only a few days in his possession.

Enraged, Li commanded the remaining lantern ghost clones to completely destroy the fourth floor.

The corpse puppets that emerged from the darkness in the corners were all smashed into dust.

At this moment, Ran Deng flew back, carrying a chain and a skull. Li Chunfeng's eyes lit up, and he used his telekinesis to create a large hand to take the two items.

The skull had no rank and seemed to be a spellcasting tool exclusive to liches, containing several malevolent spell runes. However, it was already bound to the lich's soul; the avatar was dead, but the wolf lich's main body was still alive and well.

He naturally couldn't use the skull prop.

After the chain lost its controller, it transformed into a delicate chain about a meter long, resembling neither bone nor gold.

Its forging style is exotic, as if it were an artwork forged from the deepest darkness and the most brilliant green light. Its shape is smooth and elegant, like a shadow dancing in the night. The jointed chains are light yet powerful and full of sinister charm, shimmering with starlight. When spread out, they resemble a peacock spreading its tail, extending and wrapping around in an instant, binding enemies in an invisible cage.

Each link of the chain contains an incomparably sharp blade. When wielded in battle, it is like the Grim Reaper's sword, leaving no doubt that it can easily sever the enemy's resistance and courage.

The destruction of over 90,000 lantern ghost clones, along with the deaths of more than a dozen undead servants under Li Chunfeng's command, proclaimed its power.

"Mind's eye!"

[Void Chains: A sixth-tier magic weapon containing fifty-four layers of Earthly Fiend Restrictions. Forged from the spine of a powerful Void Shadow Demon Emperor and Starry Sky Divine Iron, it possesses extraordinary potential. The chains shimmer with starlight, allowing for swift movement through the void to locate enemies and attack their vital points! Unowned, unrefined.]

Hey!
Li Chunfeng's mental power caused his hand to tremble, almost dropping the divine chain to the ground. Suddenly, he no longer cared about the damage to the Purple Cloud Smoke Robe.

Such a powerful magical artifact would be extremely difficult to refine over time without a proper refining method. Even the Wolf Demon Lich, whose cultivation was only at the fourth level, probably considered refining it when it first obtained the divine chain. However, given its strength, it would likely never be able to fully refine it even by the end of its lifespan.

He recalled that this guy had also obtained the ability of immortality, a kind of disguised immortality, through sacrifice and worship of evil gods.

"Could it be that before its lifespan was about to end, it was unwilling to accept its fate and prayed and offered sacrifices to the demon god of the Void Shadow Demon Clan, but instead of attracting the true demon god, it attracted the attention of the evil god?"

He estimated that this guess was very close to the truth.

The sixth-tier magic weapon was only slightly controlled by the wolf demon lich avatar, which was already its limit.

If it truly refined this divine chain, how could Li Chunfeng possibly survive?
After collecting his spoils and recovering for a while, Li Chunfeng, surrounded by his lantern ghost clones, began to head towards the central area.

A moment later, he arrived at his destination.

A white bone altar built of bones came into view, with a huge statue standing in front of it.

The statue was shrouded in shadow, with a human upper body and eight lower limbs resembling octopus tentacles.

At first glance, the statue does indeed resemble the Shadow Demon of the Void. Upon closer inspection, however, the statue seems to have undergone a new transformation, as if several small tentacles are emerging from the Shadow Demon's head and slowly descending towards Li Chunfeng's head.

"Buzz!"

The primordial sword embryo, which had been nurtured within the divine aperture, suddenly emitted a buzzing warning.

The central lamp in the small inner world shone brightly, and the Bodhi Soul Tree actively emitted a large amount of sandalwood fragrance. Li Chunfeng instantly woke up and hurriedly recited the calming mantra, not daring to look any further.

This is not the demon god statue of the Void Shadow Demon; it has long been usurped by an evil god.

Within the embrace of the statue's eight tentacles lies a nearly desiccated corpse.

It was the true form of the wolf demon lich, which had sealed itself away.

Now that its clones are all dead, its main body has not yet awakened, which clearly indicates that there is a problem with the seal.

But it still didn't die; it had become an immortal creature.

Li Chunfeng had expected another fierce battle, so seeing this situation, he did not act rashly.

After searching the surrounding area, they found a huge stone tablet.

This stone tablet is exactly the same as the previous ones, except that it has many cracks.

[You have discovered a set of Profound-level Void Runes!]

This set of runes contains an amount equal to the number of heaven and earth.

The number of heaven and earth is 55.

Where did this number come from?
就是0+1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10=55来的。

55 is called the number of heaven and earth because all numbers can be described using these 10 digits, which is commonly referred to as the decimal system.

其中天数1+3+5+7+9=25。

地数2+4+6+8+10=30。

The number of Heaven and Earth = the number of Heaven + the number of Earth = 25 + 30 = 55.

Instead of copying the runes, he attempted to shake the stone tablet again.

This time he succeeded; the binding force that had once kept the stone tablet immovable had dissipated. He easily stored the enormous stone tablet into his Sumeru Ring.

As he circled the four layers of space and continued upwards, he found himself at a dead end.

The passages leading to the upper two levels had all been destroyed, and Li Chunfeng's spiritual perception could only sense the deathly silence and chaotic void behind the ruins.

This is the result of spatial collapse.

It wasn't the work of the wolf demon lich, but rather the destruction that the Void Shadow Demon destroyed itself during its retreat.

Therefore, only four levels of this underground fortress remain.

He also found a cave leading directly to the outside world in the cave behind the statue.

Those wolf cubs all left through here.

But the top of the cave had already collapsed, and huge rocks and dirt were still falling from above. Only a few small cracks allowed the wind to blow out.

The passage was extremely long, and it would be extremely risky to pass through it rashly. Li Chunfeng had no intention of using the void to enter.

Summoning the Mosquito Taoist, the little guy buzzed and fluttered its wings as it darted into the crevice, exploring its way forward before finally flying back after quite some time.

"Buzz~"

"Is it a mountain range? Don't you see any wolf demons?"

"Om."

Li Chunfeng understood.

The true location of the underground fortress may not be underground in the Stone Forest; the underground grottoes of the Stone Forest are just one of the teleportation entrances.

Otherwise, if the location of underground fortresses were so easy to find, we could simply dig three feet into the ground beneath the foundations of surface fortresses. Over the years, humanity wouldn't have been searching for underground fortresses in vain.

Li Chunfeng returned to the altar of the statue, taking one last look at the wolf demon lich "mummy" embraced by the statue's tentacles. Was this kind of immortality what it desired? And what was its meaning?
Since we can avoid war, it's best not to fight.

Having suffered at the hands of the wolf demon lich's clone, Li Chunfeng had no intention of provoking a powerful demon who was proficient in the 'Void Walking' technique.

He turned and left.

As we passed through the destroyed passage we had come from, rocks began to fall rapidly, making it increasingly dangerous.

Upon returning to the third level, Li Chunfeng removed the Yellow-level Void Rune Stone Tablet, which had already shaken the foundation, and then the stone tablets on the second and first levels.

He had no further attachment to this place.

Upon arriving at the teleportation array, I activated the return teleportation array and returned to the familiar underground grotto in the stone forest.

After confirming that there were no insect clouds around, he reached out and summoned a memory bead that flew back from the top of the tallest stone pillar in the stone forest and landed in his hand.

This was a small arrangement he made before going in.

After quickly checking the image inside the image bead, I was quite surprised.

"What a ruthless hero who dares to abandon worldly possessions! He even managed to find a way to survive under such circumstances!"

This group of people risked everything for the blood amber. In the end, they ran out of blood amber. On the contrary, the person they met along the way ended up with three pieces of blood amber.

Li Chunfeng frowned; his intuition told him that this matter was not over yet.

He dared not take out the blood amber in the wasteland, as it was not far from the poisonous swamp.

After consuming another handful of pills, he rode the injured Purple Cloud Smoke Robe, made a wide turn, and flew quickly towards the entrance.

(End of this chapter)