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

Chapter 134: The Buddha's Defeat, Fairy Gusha
The renowned Sha Lairu, in his transformed form, resembled a mere young boy with short, unkempt hair, dark skin, ordinary features, and a dull appearance.

Within the human realm, he would be just a nobody, someone who would pass by without giving a second glance.

Yet, in Yuancheng, no one dared to underestimate him.

He was indeed not good with words, but he was not without pride. "Human Li Chunfeng, you are not worthy to sit on equal footing with me."

Battlefield is randomly selected: the ocean!
Li Chunfeng's lips curled up. "I'm curious about something: are you afraid of water?"

Sha Lairu remained unmoved. "Many people think water is my weakness. You might as well give it a try."

This demon is like an inconspicuous grain of sand in a vast desert.

Having endured wind and sun, it had long since become impervious to oil and salt, and no trace of its own spirit or thoughts had leaked out.

Li Chunfeng sensed his strong confidence and unwavering will from him, so he stopped engaging in pointless verbal disputes.

Pre-battle trash talk is not his style.

As the hourglass reached its end, the two fell into a vast, boundless ocean.

Li Chunfeng was not skilled in water escape techniques, but Lantern Ghost could enter water and not perish. If he could do this, Sha Lairu could certainly do it as well.

Therefore, he immediately abandoned any wishful thinking and prepared to fight with all his might.

Demonic transformation, phantom clones!
Shalairu immediately unleashed his supernatural powers, transforming into a circular river of quicksand stretching for tens of kilometers across the sea.

They also surrounded Li Chunfeng in the Shahe River.

His innate ability allows him to transform any part of his body into sand, or even create a flowing sand river, manipulating the sand itself. He can achieve every desert-related ability you can imagine. With a wave of his hand, sand rained down on Li Chunfeng like arrows.

Li Chunfeng immediately concealed his main body within his clone and commanded the clone to engage the enemy.

Although there are many clones, they are clearly not enough compared to the vast sands of the Shahe River.

The first few clones were enveloped in sand, their psychic shields and clone armor rapidly crumbling. The sand seemed to possess a devouring power, quickly eroding all energy. Once the defenses broke, the clones' blood and moisture were completely absorbed.

This is the essence of the desert's power—dryness!
If Sha Lai possessed the ability to absorb moisture from any organic or inorganic matter, including rocks and soil, turning them into sand, then if Li Chunfeng's clone had a real body, his corpse would also be turned into sand, replenishing the Flowing Sand River for the enemy's use.

Unfortunately, the clone was destroyed and vanished into thin air.

This thwarted Sha Lairu's plan.

With a thought, Li Chunfeng's clone began to unleash soul fireballs, covering the area with firepower.

A powerful firestorm engulfed the sky and the sea, burning grains of sand until they crystallized, clearly losing their energy and turning into lifeless crystals that fell into the ocean like a torrential downpour.

Upon seeing this, Li Chunfeng felt instantly reassured.

Sha Lairu has indeed merged his demonic form into the sand river, which is very similar to the elementalization in a certain anime.

This river of quicksand is both the body of Shalairu and the manifestation of his power.

He can manipulate the sand in any way, changing its shape, and can attack from a distance, attack a single target, attack in an area, defend, or seal it.

This demon had almost no weaknesses, yet he had indeed lost, and more than once.

Although Sha Lairu claimed to be unafraid of water, based on the few defeats Li Chunfeng had witnessed, it was clear that wind could overcome sand, water could overcome sand, and ghostly arts could kill.

Li Chunfeng was indeed very lucky; this vast battlefield was indeed very disadvantageous to Sha Lairu.

If it were a desert battlefield, defeating him would be extremely difficult.

"Unfortunately, I don't know how to control water, so I'll just use fire to calcine it, that'll do the same thing."

"From this day forward, fire can also overcome sand!"

Sha Lairu's heart sank as a large portion of his clones were burned away by the Soul Fireball. He never expected that the battlefield would be at sea, preventing him from replenishing his sand.

Fortunately, Li Chunfeng was not skilled in water escape techniques.

"Though this flame is fierce, can it possibly burn me to ashes?"

"Let's see if your clones are destroyed first, or if my grains of sand are burned to ashes first!"

As soon as Sha Lairu had a thought, the wind rose and dust billowed across the sea, with sand and stones flying everywhere.

Giant, massive hands of yellow sand lashed out at Li Chunfeng's clone. Sha Lairu's strength was already at the peak of a third-tier great demon, and his supernatural abilities and spells were extraordinary. Dealing with a mere clone at the early third tier was naturally a piece of cake.

Every clone that was caught was crushed alive.

"Sandblade Sword!"

Obsidian-like crystalline sand blades flew out, weaving and killing among the countless clones.

He was searching for the location of Li Chunfeng's true form.

Li Chunfeng's countless clones were doing the same thing, using all sorts of methods to try to force out Sha Lairu's true form.

He observed the Sand River with his Nine Nether Demon Eyes and found it filled with the aura of souls. His Soul Devouring Talent was usable, but using it too early wouldn't be very effective. Referring to the battle between the demons and monsters and Sha Lairu, the ghost also first weakened the enemy before using its unique soul techniques to erode Sha Lairu, forcing him out of the Sand River state and ultimately winning.

Li Chunfeng can also use this move!

He used his bloodthirsty instincts, like a mosquito, to sense the flow of blood, but found no trace of it. Where would blood flow on a body made of sand?
Therefore, the methods of the Mosquito Taoist were clearly ineffective against him.

He then used his spatial perception to listen for spatial anomalies. The space was completely silent. Sha Lairu clearly did not know spatial magic, so this part can be ignored.

Since there are no weaknesses, then let's compete on raw strength.

Li Chunfeng's only concern was Sha Lai's strange ability to manipulate sand over time.

Both sides went all out, showing no mercy, and fought with all their might. The battlefield was filled with swirling sand and towering flames.

Yellow sand, fiery red flames, and a deep blue sea.

It forms a bizarre and spectacular scene.

The battle between the human and the demon caused the ocean to surge and the scene was extremely magnificent.

Without a doubt, this will be another protracted battle.

An hour later, Li Chunfeng's clones became fewer and fewer, and most of the Liusha River clones were destroyed.

"You're going to lose!"

The rumbling sound came from all directions.

A sandstorm suddenly swept in, annihilating all of Li Chunfeng's remaining clones.

Li Chunfeng's true form, however, disappeared.

"Not necessarily."

The response echoed in the void.

The next instant, a lamp was lit first to illuminate the darkness.

Immediately afterwards, 108,000 lantern ghosts lit up the sky again.

Upon witnessing this scene, even the surging sandstorm paused. "He can create another clone? Such immense soul power?"

Although somewhat surprised by Li Chunfeng's profound soul power, Sha Lairu was not discouraged. He was like a grain of spiritual sand that had been rolled and polished for countless years in the desert. He could lose, he could die, but nothing in this world could shake his spirit.

Even when faced with a desperate situation, he remained calm and composed.

However, this time the countless lantern ghosts changed their strategy and stopped frantically spitting fireballs to burn him.

The sky was suddenly enveloped by an infinitely vast phantom. The phantom was extremely ugly, with a huge head and a pair of ferocious compound eyes. Its head was covered with black thorns, and its long tail stretched into the void.

"Soul-devouring beast!"

Sha Lairu, who now only had a small portion of the sand river remaining, suddenly felt his soul being stirred. He cried out in alarm; this feeling of his soul being eroded was even more terrifying than when facing demons and monsters.

He barely managed to maintain his divine soul, gathering the sand river into a ball to resist the soul-devouring power.

Unfortunately, lacking the means to suppress his soul, he was eventually drawn into it. If one were to find a weakness in him, it would only be his soul, a common flaw among demons, as the vast majority of them do not excel in their souls.

Shahe's situation deteriorated in an instant.

Sha Lairu's true form was forced to emerge, stepping on the raging sand.

A long-awaited azure sword rainbow suddenly appeared, about to behead Sha Lairu, but it mysteriously landed in empty space.

The sword reversed direction, its blade flashing like a startled swan, and slashed again.

This sword strike missed by a hair's breadth once again.

This happened time and time again; Li Chunfeng failed to kill him with a single blow, but this time the heavy weight that had been hanging over his heart was finally lifted.

Although he possesses a powerful ability to manipulate time, he can simply carry out legitimate acts of conquest; this is a calculated strategy!

As countless lantern ghosts rushed forward, Sha Lairu was covered by soul fireballs.

Countless grains of yellow sand fell into the sea.

Sha Lairu is defeated!
The reactions of the numerous spectators outside the venue varied, with some feeling disappointed, some observing indifferently, and some being overjoyed.

In short, they witnessed the birth of another giant in Yuancheng!

[Achieve a 2000-win streak on the Sword Arena, plus 2000 bonus points.] Li Chunfeng's Boundary Key trembled, and the Godly Tribulation Ranking was instantly updated.

On the list of names that had been placed before Li Chunfeng, all of them were automatically moved down one place.

Super God Zed Ranking -

Name: Li Chunfeng, Three Sword Marks

Rank: 1

Record: 2000 wins, 0 losses

积分：6000+10+100+……+900+1000+2000=13510
"To seize the top spot on the leaderboard, today and at this very moment!"

Shalairu, who ranked second, had only 11980 points at this point.

Li Chunfeng nodded in satisfaction; he could stay at the top of the list for a long time.

The first place winner receives far more than expected, earning 2208 Heavenly Coins every month.

The total number of living beings in Yuancheng has exceeded 22,000.

After that, Li Chunfeng completely ignored the fact that the number of off-site spectators watching the battle in real time on the Taixu Illusionary Realm stands had exceeded five thousand.

He withdrew from the dueling arena.

He disappeared into the crowd, reverting to his inconspicuous black robe appearance.

As long as he doesn't wear a mask, he's just an ordinary person. His appearance is unremarkable, nothing special. Not particularly handsome, but definitely not ugly. He has a unique aura, and his eyes sparkle like the starry sky.

After all, the previous skeleton mask was already very well-known.

A moment later, a bright red dress floated over like a red cloud.

Li Chunfeng tossed the memory bead into the air, and the girl caught it with her hand. "Congratulations, Li Chunfeng. You've finally fulfilled the promise you made to me."

Li Chunfeng's eyes crinkled with amusement. "Why aren't you calling me 'Little Madman' this time?"

"Hmph! So what if you call me that? Today you've become a big shot in Yuancheng, so I'll give you some face."

Meeting the girl's bright, large eyes and those distinctive, slightly delicate under-eye bags, the atmosphere suddenly became somewhat ambiguous.

"I'm a little tired, I have to go back now. See you at the World Championship."

"Okay, go ahead. I need to edit this too; I'll give you a name this time."

"Thank you very much."

Li Chunfeng bids farewell.

“Li Chunfeng…”

"What?" He turned around in astonishment.

"I'm waiting for your treat, so don't try to fool me. I want to eat the kind of spirit fish you mentioned."

"Okay, I won't forget! My eldest son is an amazing cook. I'll have him cook for you personally, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Lu Yun'er chuckled, "Is it that 'third wheel' body? I'm really looking forward to it. Goodbye!"

Li Chunfeng nodded, turned and left, leaving Lu Yun'er standing there in a daze.

After a long while, the girl, quite annoyed, grabbed a handful of her hair, messing up her beautiful locks, and patted her slightly flushed cheeks before returning to the Earthly Realm.

While Li Chunfeng was conquering Yuancheng, the results of the grand examination were already fresh out of the oven.

Those who meet the score requirements are naturally overjoyed, but this does not mean they will be able to get into their ideal university.

Aside from those with outstanding grades who receive direct admission notices, everyone else still has to work hard to pass the interview stage.

Zhou Siye's score was close to her assessment score, 1105 points, which was very accurate.

However, the academy she planned to apply to was not the closer Kunlun Academy, but the Biyou Palace Academy.

Before parting, Zhou Si took the initiative to find Li Chunfeng and said some ambiguous things, but before leaving, she suddenly stuffed a small butterfly hair clip into Li Chunfeng's hand, then resolutely turned around and embarked on her way to the interview.

Li Chunfeng stared blankly at the hairpin. It was a defensive magic artifact that could generate a reflective light shield. As long as the target was not exceeded, it could reflect attacks. The design was very novel and it was obviously a girl's personal item.

The girl's actions left the unremarkable Mr. Li somewhat puzzled.

"Could it be that she really likes me?"

This is the greatest illusion of life.

Li's hands unconsciously clenched into claws as the memories of his dead began to assault him.

He couldn't quite figure out his own feelings; a tingling, itchy sensation that he found strangely pleasant. After a long while, he sighed, sent a message to Xu Changliu, and then ignored him.

Chen Lingsu, Jiang Lele, and Xia Xing's grades were only good enough to get into the Taoist academy.

Xia Xing is preparing to attend the prestigious Changlin Military Academy, and with his grades, he is guaranteed admission.

There was no need for Chen Lingsu and Jiang Lele to be interviewed; their team wasn't ready to disband yet. With Li Chunfeng's return, the Shan Hai team regrouped and, together with Huang Tianhe, boarded the cross-border flying boat bound for the Nine Provinces.

The finals of the Qingyun Ranking Competition are about to begin again.

They are about to leave their alma mater, and having nothing to repay them with, they can only leave behind the World Championship team title to repay the kindness of Shan Hai Academy in nurturing them, the orphans of war, over the years.

However, mixed in with the popularity of the Qingyun Ranking were several battle videos about the human race fighting against the demon race, which remained popular online.

The number of likes on the video easily exceeded ten million.

The number one on the Super God Tribulation Ranking of the First Floor of Yuan City has been born, a top prodigy who has fought against both the demon and ghost races!

Several videos are particularly long, showing Li Chunfeng fighting against Zhu Xiaohong, Sha Lairu, and the demons.

Surprisingly, quite a few netizens watched the entire thing.

Only then did people realize that the top geniuses of the younger generation of the human race already possessed such powerful combat strength!

With only second-tier strength, he can already kill third-tier beings as easily as slaughtering dogs.

Even a fourth-tier enemy can be killed!

This made countless people who had cultivated themselves for half their lives feel like they had wasted their lives.

The number of cultivators in the Earthly Realm is said to be 60 million, but most of them are cultivators below the third rank.

The Divine Embryo Realm is a hurdle, and the vast majority of people are striving to condense their Divine Embryo.

However, while these battle videos show the victory of the human race, they also fully expose the formidable strength of the top geniuses of the demon and ghost races.

Especially the ghost race, with fourth-tier combat power and powerful ghost techniques.

In other words, it was facing Li Chunfeng. If it were anyone else, who could withstand it?
With this boost, even before the start of the Qingyun Ranking Team Tournament, the Shanhai Academy team has already become the most popular team for the championship.

This put the other three teams on high alert.

Among the countless news items related to the Qingyun Awards, there was also an entertainment news item that garnered significant attention from fans.

The highly anticipated live-action film adaptation of the game "Honghuang" is about to begin filming.

The actress playing the role of Fairy Gu She, Lu Yun'er, has been officially announced.

Since Fairy Gushe is also one of the main characters in "Honghuang", she is already very popular in the game, so fans naturally have high expectations for the actress who plays her.

Li Chunfeng had long since given up gaming and didn't follow entertainment news, so he was completely unaware of the situation. Meanwhile, many fans of "Honghuang" were tirelessly commenting and debating who should play the role. All sorts of big stars were mentioned, but unexpectedly, the role ended up with a newcomer. Naturally, they were outraged and launched a massive attack on Lu Yun'er's social media accounts.

However, after the official release of a set of promotional photos, the voices of discontent from the fans suddenly decreased significantly.

As more and more news about Lu Yun'er was unearthed by various media outlets, it was discovered that she was also a contestant in the finals of this year's Qingyun Ranking Individual Competition. She truly possesses both beauty and talent, making her perfectly suited to play the role of the fairy maiden Gu She.

Whether Lu Yun'er's reputation can be turned around remains to be seen, but her fan base is growing rapidly.

Graduation season is here, and everyone is thinking about their future.

Lu Yun'er also embarked on another path, one that most people never imagined.

Become a big star in a world of immortals and heroes.

The group had just arrived at the Jade Capital Blessed Land of the Nine Provinces and checked into the Jade Capital Hotel. The Celestial Court was located in the Nine Heavens above the Jade Capital.

Everyone was very excited as it was their first time visiting Kyushu.

As soon as he entered the hotel, Hu Yifei couldn't help but connect to the free Wi-Fi and then let out a strange exclamation.

"Holy crap, it's her!"

"What are you barking about, you dog?"

Hu Yifei quickly looked at Li Chunfeng, "That big internet celebrity is actually playing the role of the Fairy of Gusha."

"Ok?"

(End of this chapter)