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

Chapter 123 Part 122: A Little Bit Shocking
The first round of the Qingyun Ranking Team Competition consists of passing through ten levels of the Demon Suppression Tower in succession, with the last-place team eliminated.

Each level will eliminate the last two teams that advance.

After ten rounds, only seven teams remain to compete for the Qingyun Ranking championship.

As soon as Li Chunfeng and his group of five entered, they found themselves on a majestic Great Wall, which was actually built on a giant landmass in the void.

Beyond the void, countless ruins and fragments of broken earth drifted by, resembling shattered floating islands.

There were also huge monster skeletons floating in the void, and no one collected them.

This special map, even at a glance, exudes a sense of grim desolation.

"It's Shanhaiguan!"

Viewers watching the live stream from outside the venue have already started typing in the chat.

The audience's enthusiasm reached its peak at this moment.

Unexpectedly, this year's Qingyun Ranking team finals will feature such an ingenious turn of events.

Li Chunfeng had never seen the real Shanhaiguan Pass, but it had been featured in the news many times, so he was naturally familiar with it. Seeing this scene, he knew that this was a battlefield modeled after Shanhaiguan Pass.

The group's expressions were somewhat complicated as they looked at the imposing pass built in the void.

Compared to other academy teams, the players of the Shanhai Academy team clearly have a stronger emotional connection to Shanhaiguan.

Their elders and relatives all sacrificed their lives on this Great Wall.

This is certainly not the real Shanhaiguan Pass, but a virtual illusion created by the Demon Suppression Tower, which does not prevent people from expressing their emotions here.

Li Chunfeng was the calmest of the group. He quickly took action, searched the city tower, found the commander's token of the city wall, and refined it in a short time.

While everyone was speculating about what kind of test it would be.

Suddenly, there was movement in the void ahead.

"boom--"

Suddenly, a huge, irregular teleportation wormhole opened up in the pitch-black void, and a group of armored monsters roared and rushed out of it.

They were monstrous beasts, numbering as many as eight hundred.

This is a pure war weapon cultivated in the Realm of Ten Thousand Demons. It is not a threat when it is low-level, but it is extremely good at destroying buildings. When it reaches a higher level, it will become an extremely powerful killing weapon.

To Li Chunfeng's surprise, these monsters were not a virtual illusion, but real monsters.

"What should we do? Should we defend the city walls? If we rely on the Great Wall for defense, it should be easy to hold out," Xia Xing asked.

Hu Yifei, who knew Li Chunfeng well, calmly said, "Other teams will probably choose to defend the city, but that's our opportunity."

Li Chunfeng smiled and glanced at them. "Since it concerns the rankings, you should conserve your energy for this round. If you want to get some exercise, go down to the city wall to fight, but be careful."

He didn't let his teammates do anything, and waved his hand, "Open the city gate!"

"Buzz~"

The commander's token was activated, and the entire majestic Great Wall seemed to come alive.

The pass is as impregnable as iron.

Like a giant dragon turning over, the entire Great Wall trembled in that instant, and the magnificent and massive city gate emitted a buzzing sound.

He did not open a simple city gate, but rather a heavy door to history, as if countless poignant stories and the heroic spirits of countless heroes were pouring out from this gate.

At that moment, the live stream viewers' comments exploded:
"Shanhaiguan, the place where I once fought!"

"Tears welling up, I miss you, Dad."

"Mother, I feel as if I can see the place where you fought."

"Dad, grandpa, grandma, brothers and sisters, can you see? Xiao Dong is doing well, but I can't help missing you."

"Waaah, why do I feel like crying!"

……

The live stream chat was filled with words of condolence, expressing grief or heartfelt sentiments.

It was as if these words could offer them solace.

The members of the Shan Hai Bu Zhou group, who were watching the battle from the dragon boats outside the arena, also fell silent. Some of them unconsciously clenched their fists without realizing it.

God knows how many family members from all over the world were wiped out in that war.

The Earthly Realm did indeed win, but at the cost of countless families losing members, and countless happy families being torn apart.

A Pyrrhic victory!

Li Chunfeng stood high on the city wall, the wind whipping his robes, his figure appearing so slender and frail against the backdrop of the towering wall. Yet his back remained ramrod straight, his gaze calmly fixed on the distant legion of demonic beasts with their blood-red eyes and menacing aura.

This calm demeanor gives one a sense of steadfastness, as if no matter how strong the wind blows, it cannot shake him in the slightest.

Hu Yifei and the others also stood on the city wall, on either side of him.

With the city gates wide open, the army of demonic beasts naturally couldn't wait to charge in.

Li Chunfeng looked up at the sky. "Shanhaiguan is getting a bit dark. I like darkness, but now I want to light it up. Light the lamps!"

The lamp emerged from above, as if sensing its master's mood. It conjured up arms, embraced his large face, and snuggled close to him.

Li Chunfeng plucked it down, shouting, "Light up the entire pass!"

"babble?"

"That's right! Go do it."

Upon receiving the command, the lamp immediately floated away.

Thus, for the first time in the Earthly Realm, it unleashed its full power to create illusory clones.

"Let's give everyone a little bit of the shock from the lantern ghost."

The old saying is good:
A thousand people together would blot out the sky;

Once a person reaches ten thousand, there is no boundless shore.

Viewers who previously thought it was exaggerated now have a real sense of reality.

In an instant, it was dawn!
One hundred and eight thousand large red lanterns were hung high.

The darkness of Shanhaiguan was illuminated, and the entire section of the Great Wall in the void was bathed in brilliant lights, creating a festive atmosphere.

The lights in the sky twinkled like stars, illuminating the dark earth in the void.

It also illuminated the way home, as if guiding the heroic souls back to their hometown.

The live broadcast of the finals was originally divided into 27 channels, and interested viewers could switch channels at will to watch the games of their favorite teams.

Now, with Li Chunfeng creating such a grand spectacle, the number of viewers on their live stream channel began to surge wildly. All the viewers who heard the news flocked to this channel.

When the audience witnessed the amazing scene of 108,000 clones appearing, the originally noisy barrage of comments briefly went silent for a second.

Then someone posted a special comment, which miraculously caused all the comments to gradually become the same:

"In remembrance of our predecessors who bravely sacrificed their lives to protect our homeland, may their heroic spirit live on forever!"

"In remembrance of our predecessors who bravely sacrificed their lives to protect our homeland, may their heroic spirit live on forever!"

"...The spirit of heroes will live on forever!"

Upon seeing this, the commentators in the commentary booth exchanged glances and simultaneously chose to stop their commentary.

People spontaneously observed a moment of silence to commemorate their ancestors.

On the dragon boat, Huang Tianhe and the others also became serious. They never expected that Li Chunfeng had never used his full strength before.

One hundred and eight thousand lantern ghost clones, each with strength approaching the third rank.

God must be playing a joke on us.

He himself was only at the Burning Lamp Realm, yet he was able to summon an army of 100,000 third-tier soldiers.
Who can beat him now?
Is this really a lantern ghost?

Seeing the potential shown by the Lantern Ghost, I believe that after today, someone will definitely catch a few Lantern Ghosts to study them, or even try to actively form contracts with them.

Even though it is so weak and seems to have no potential.

On the battlefield, as the monsters drew near.

next moment.

A group of lantern ghosts in front of them opened their mouths and spat out flames, turning the entire battlefield into a sea of ​​fire.

Tu tu tu tu~
The lantern ghost's soul fireballs became Gatling guns, and the more than 800 demon beast legions screamed as their entire bodies were ignited and instantly turned to ashes.

In the live stream chat, the comments section exploded once again:
"color!"

"color!"

"color!"

While the audience marveled at Li Chunfeng's power, they were also deeply moved by the atmosphere, letting their emotions dictate their actions and cheering for his one-hit kill.

The Mountain and Sea Team has cleared the level.

The time was less than five minutes.

While other teams were still fighting tooth and nail, they had already easily advanced.

The first hurdle has been cleared.

This means that two teams will unfortunately be eliminated.

But this was none of Li Chunfeng's business, and they didn't have time to care who would be eliminated.

One wave after another rises on the battlefield.

The organizers seem determined to make the participants experience the brutality of Shanhaiguan. They're not giving anyone any time to rest.

Just as they wiped out this wave of demonic beasts, an even larger teleportation portal appeared in the void ahead.

At the same time, a blood moon hung high in the sky.

Enveloped in the glow of the blood moon, the monsters that rushed out seemed to have been subjected to a 'bloodthirsty spell,' becoming exceptionally ferocious and bloodthirsty.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! Humans have imprisoned us and the Demon Suppression Tower for so many years, but they never imagined we would develop such a powerful army. We must take our revenge! The flesh and soul of cultivators are the most delicious!" A chilling voice accompanied by blood-red moonlight sent shivers down one's spine.

This time, advanced-level demonic beasts led the charge, along with several demonic wizards, all riding enormous war elephants.

"I'm so scared!"

Hu Yifei scoffed, "I can't stand it anymore. I'm bursting with excitement and desperately need to go down and fight."

Li Chunfeng glanced at him and said, "Go ahead, but be careful."

Upon receiving the order, Hu Yifei leaped down from the city wall with a roar.

While in mid-air, he was already radiating brilliant golden light, which gathered around him, making him look like a golden Buddha statue.

Landed with a crash.

The ground was smashed, leaving a shallow crater, but he was completely unharmed.

He excitedly patted his chest and roared as he charged towards the group of demonic beasts.

Li Chunfeng was somewhat surprised, "Is this his 'Present Tathagata Sutra'?"

Chen Lingsu said happily, "Yes. Afei is working very hard. After practicing the top-tier techniques, his progress has been tremendous. Can we go down now?"

Chen Lingsu, Xia Xing, and Jiang Lele were also eager to make their move.

Li Chunfeng didn't stop them, saying, "Go if you want, but it's pointless to go down there. You might as well come with me and enjoy the breeze on the city wall."

The group exchanged glances, and could no longer resist standing on the city wall watching the spectacle.

This is the grand finale! Heaven knows how many viewers are watching them.

Did you lie down the whole time?

What a joke.

They all turned around and ran down.

Li Chunfeng shook his head helplessly, then simply waved his hand, and the army of lantern ghosts swarmed forward, unleashing a barrage of soul fireballs that wiped out the entire group of demonic beasts.

The second level has been passed.

But the war was not over, and a rumbling sound came again from the portal in the void.

He doesn't need time to rest and recover.

Several enormous creatures suddenly appeared, stirring up gusts of demonic wind. There were only a few dozen of them, but they were all second-tier demonic beasts.

The Steel Earth War Bears are each over three meters tall and exude a powerful demonic aura.

They rushed toward the city gate in a collective manner, causing the earth to tremble as if a local earthquake had occurred.

Hu Yifei, long sword in hand, surrounded by golden light, remained fearless and declared, "Come at me, all of you!"

Such a bold and unrestrained demeanor, if seen elsewhere, would surely elicit a comment from anyone: "This little guy has commendable courage."

Unfortunately, the thick legs standing behind her this time were just too eye-catching.

This is the final of the Qingyun Ranking Mountain and Sea World Team Competition. In this competitive trial, the strength of the human and demon sides seems to be extremely different.

The demon race often numbers in the hundreds or thousands, while the human race always consists of only a few people, who don't even have time to rest.

The conditions imposed on both sides were extremely unfair.

But those who participated in the Azure Cloud Ranking finals were the pride of their respective provinces. For ordinary cultivators, they might only be able to face a single demonic beast of the same rank.

Each of them possesses the ability to fight opponents of higher levels.

So overall, this competition is challenging, but not excessively so.

Moreover, the soldiers who retreated from Shanhaiguan would be genuinely reminded of those tragic memories upon seeing this scene.

The real battlefield is like this, even many times more brutal. The demon race will not give you any time to rest.

If you can't take it, just die!

Li Chunfeng naturally wouldn't let Hu Yifei truly stand alone against a thousand troops. With a wave of his hand, fifty-six undead servants appeared beneath the city wall.

His undead minions suffered heavy losses in the underground fortress of the Desolate Wasteland and have yet to be replenished.

These steel-earth war bears are actually good material, but he won't perform a necromancy summoning under the watchful eyes of millions of viewers.

The skeletal warhorses thundered into battle, their momentum even greater than that of the opposing demonic beast army.

Hu Yifei activated his mental array and charged forward with the undead servant legion.

A mosquito joined in at some point, buzzing as it flew into the swarm of demons, took a bite, and sucked away with gusto.

The two sides were vastly different in strength, and the monsters were overwhelmed in a single exchange.

Hu Yifei has indeed made great progress, and his moves are now incredibly powerful.

The golden Buddha surrounding him gave Li Chunfeng the feeling of a battle-ready entity.

This is clearly some kind of special tactic!

If given enough time, Hu Yifei alone could wipe out this group of Steel Earth War Bears.

This hurdle didn't even give Ran Deng's clone army a chance to unleash their power.

This will save some soul power for the battles to come.

Then the fourth level arrives.

No matter how many people come, they're just delivering food.

The audience has clearly seen that this is an absolute difference in strength.

But they still wanted to see how long Li Chunfeng's demon pet clone could last.

It should be noted that most clone-type spells have various limitations, such as excessive soul power consumption, clones being too weak compared to the original body and thus useless, or the clones having a very short lifespan.

Li Chunfeng's lantern ghost clone naturally also has such limitations.

How long will it take for the lantern ghost's clones to dissipate?

The clone cannot recover its soul power. Generally speaking, after multiple battles, as long as it is not destroyed, it will naturally dissipate once it has exhausted all the soul power it carries.

However, if the Burning Lamp actively provides soul power to sustain the clone, the clone will theoretically continue to exist as long as its own soul power can sustain it.

Soul power is precisely the strength of the Lantern Ghost, which possesses the talent of 'Soul Devouring'.

Li Chunfeng's soul power reached over 200,000, and with his strength at the third level of the Burning Lamp realm, his soul power had long exceeded one million.

This is what allows the 100,000 clones to have the power to sustain them through long battles.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Bombing after bombing, no matter how many enemies came, they could not break through the army of 100,000 lantern ghosts.

Mosquito Taoist took the opportunity to suck his fill, and his blood essence rapidly increased.

In the ninth level, flying monsters appeared, causing a little trouble for the lantern ghost's clone, but that was all.

The audience felt as if they were watching one dazzling fireworks show after another.

Although both were massacres, the battles might not have been as exciting as those fought by other teams.

But today, on this virtual battlefield of Shanhaiguan, in this atmosphere of shared hatred against the enemy, it has garnered tremendous attention and enthusiasm from the audience.

"too strong!"

"It's truly eye-opening that the Lantern Ghost, as a demon pet, possesses such potential."

The image of the lantern ghost is so deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Weak, one punch and she'll cry.

But today, it gave everyone a shock.

Although rational viewers do not believe they can cultivate a natal demon pet like Li Chunfeng.

Among so many viewers, there will always be some who blindly follow the trend.

After all, lantern ghosts are everywhere, and they are easy to capture. If one could really train one, even if it didn't reach the level of Li Chunfeng's demon pet, even if it only had one-tenth of the strength, it would still be extremely powerful.

Unfortunately, those who tried met with failure at the very first hurdle.

The vast majority of them were unable to successfully form a contract?
So how did Li Chunfeng successfully complete the contract?

After numerous tireless attempts, they finally found a way to contract the newly born lantern ghost and successfully contracted it.

Newborn lantern ghosts are extremely rare to find those with the illusion clone spell. Even if you are lucky enough to encounter one, a low-level illusion clone can only create three clones, which provides very little help.

After that, the cultivation of Lantern Ghosts began to encounter difficulties. Not only could they not be improved, but their potential seemed to be limited (the highest level of wild ones was only Rank 1).

As a result, they all regretted it and could no longer persevere.

This is a later story, so let’s not discuss it for now.

With overwhelming strength, Li Chunfeng led his team through ten challenges.

They were the first to advance to the second round of the finals.

Meanwhile, other teams are still embroiled in the fierce battle to defend Shanhaiguan.

(End of this chapter)