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

Chapter 146-145: The Self-Destructing Ghost Bat

Li Chunfeng summoned the Purple Cloud Mist Silk, enveloping everyone within it.

It then fell into the deep abyss below.

The space beneath the fissure continued to expand, and countless ghost bats flew up from within, sweeping in like a swarm of locusts.

"The ghost bats have appeared again..."

When Li Chunfeng passed by last time, he had thought about whether he should develop the Ghost Bat's ability to self-destruct.

I just didn't think it through at the time.

They felt that 'self-destruction' was not suitable for lighting lamps, which is why they didn't take action.

Now that he has a broader knowledge base and considers issues more comprehensively, he realizes that his previous thinking on this topic was somewhat presumptuous and one-sided.

The ability to 'self-destruct' is naturally not applicable to the Lantern Burner, but it can be used on countless Lantern Ghost clones.

Now that Ran Deng's phantom clones have multiplied to a million, it's difficult for them to sustain combat for long without him being able to replenish their soul power. In this situation, possessing the ability to 'self-destruct' would undoubtedly give all of Ran Deng's opponents a run for their money.

"Everyone, the ghost bat is also one of my targets on this trip. I would like to trouble you all to help protect the Dharma."

"You've taken a fancy to these weird little gadgets again?" Su Bai asked curiously, but didn't pry into other people's privacy.

Li Chunfeng simply smiled, then steered the Purple Cloud Smoke Robe downwards. Without needing to lure any monsters, a dense swarm of ghost bats rushed towards them.

The ghost bat is not ranked; it belongs to the floating-level ghost monster category.

The situation is similar to that of the Lantern Ghost.

Each one is the size of a palm-leaf fan, with sharp teeth and claws, and scarlet eyes, revealing a vicious, bloodthirsty, and insane nature.

His talent is also unique; among the information detected by his mind's eye, there is only 'self-destruction'.

This species is so volatile, prone to self-destruction. If it weren't for their rapid reproduction rate, producing a litter every few days, they would probably be extinct by now.

As Li Chunfeng changed his incantation, the Purple Clouds and Mist spread out, like a layer of green smoke, silently and easily encircling the group of ghost bats.

Immediately, the divine soul pressure of the Divine Embryo Realm spread out, overwhelming them and leaving them dizzy.

The Void Handprint transformed into a giant hand and swept across, gathering all the ghost bats and sending them into the Magic Treasure-level Soul Nourishing Tower.

To prevent these grumpy little guys from self-destructing inside the tower.

Li Chunfeng had also added a lot of bewitching incense to the Soul Nourishing Tower beforehand, ensuring that the creatures would fall into a drowsy sleep as soon as they entered.

As they continued downwards, the number of ghost bats increased.

But at this moment, it would be incredibly easy for Li Chunfeng to capture them.

No matter the quantity, it won't cause him any trouble.

To avoid wasting his time, Li Chunfeng also secretly conducted an experiment.

Collect the Ghost Bat into the Small Inner World and synthesize it directly.

During the synthesis process, the true nature of the Ghost Bat was also fully revealed:

[Ghost Bat: Ghost type, level 6 levitation. Talents: Self-destruct, Soul Devour.]

Although his cultivation level is at the floating level, his talent is not weak, as it includes two innate spells: 'self-destruct' and 'soul devouring'.

Needless to say, the 'Soul Devouring' talent spell has no ability to surpass the low-grade mortal level.

It's a good match for synthesizing lamps.

The 'self-destruct' talent spell starts at the Spirit Rank, with upper, middle, and lower Spirit Ranks available.

Three high-grade spirit-level self-destructing ghost bats can be combined to create one low-grade yellow-level self-destructing ghost bat, which is much more efficient than lantern ghosts.

After synthesizing three low-grade yellow-rank self-destructing ghost bats, they were slaughtered to obtain soul crystals.

This is a cross-species soul fusion, so it's necessary to be the first to test it out.

This time, the soul fusion was successful on the first try, just like the synthesis with the Lantern Ghost.

It's probably because they all possess the 'Soul Devouring' talent.

His excessive caution is truly unwarranted.

A brand new spell has been added to the attributes of the Burning Lamp.

[Spell: Self-Destruct (Yellow Rank 2)]

Having passed the test, Li Chunfeng no longer hesitated and immediately began a large-scale capture of ghost bats.

This arrest lasted for three days.

A purple cloud drifted aimlessly throughout the abyss.

Li Chunfeng himself didn't vomit, but the others were already tired of watching him.

Fortunately, Li Chunfeng possessed abundant soul power and the 'revival' characteristic, which allowed him to control the magic weapon and fly for three days without consuming much energy.

After cultivating the "Black Lotus Sutra of the Turbid World" to the third level, the revival and indestructibility of the Black Lotus Undying Soul were inherited by the Black Lotus Divine Embryo.

"Restoration: As long as you are in darkness, the recovery speed of your spiritual power will be greatly increased."

This is a passive characteristic of the Divine Embryo. With his current level of cultivation, as long as he is in a place with abundant spiritual energy, he can recover ten strands of soul power in a single breath. The effect is more than ten times greater than when he had the Black Lotus Undying Soul, making it extremely suitable for him.

Its indestructible property is also more pronounced.

With the 'revival' property as a bonus, he can handle the high cost of wielding magical artifacts with ease.

By the time they reached the bottom of the abyss, they had unknowingly captured over three million exploding ghost bats.

They captured and synthesized simultaneously.

Combining the innate spells of these three million self-destructing ghost bats is a drop in the ocean compared to enhancing Burning Lamp's 'Soul Devouring' ability; it's insignificant.

However, it was able to successfully elevate the 'self-destruct' spell to the Heavenly Rank.

Preliminary estimates suggest that it may still be some distance from being a top-grade Heavenly Rank item.

At least another three million need to be caught.

But with these, it's enough to upgrade 'self-destruct' to the mid-grade of the Heavenly Rank.

In this world, there is probably no spell more suitable for burning lamps than "self-destruction." Seeing that the number of ghost bats in the abyss had visibly decreased, Li Chunfeng was finally satisfied. "Let's go, into the underground world."

"They're not going to arrest them?" Su Bai's spirits lifted.

"We have to leave them some space to reproduce."

Su Bai felt ashamed, and immediately took out a compass to indicate the direction for Zixia Yunyanluo.

Li Chunfeng was multitasking, simultaneously piloting his magical artifact to escape and rapidly fusing souls in his mind, hoping to merge all the ghost bats into one as quickly as possible.

The underground world has changed dramatically since we first arrived. According to the newly released official map, numerous human mining operations are underway along the way.

In the eyes of the native creatures of the Ghost Fang Realm, human mining activities are an outrage against the world, and they will stop them at all costs.

Therefore, every spirit mine is frequently attacked by underground demons.

If the defenses of the spirit mine are even slightly weak, it will immediately cause huge losses.

The authorities have had no choice but to continue issuing clearance missions.

To make things easier, Li Chunfeng and his group only accepted missions focused on mopping up and eliminating enemies. Therefore, they went straight to their destination, relentlessly killing their way through.

Li Chunfeng no longer looked down on low-level ghosts; his target was the powerful first-level Flying Yaksha demon.

These demons who raided the spirit mine will not amount to anything.

Powerful demons and monsters will be met with strong human warriors.

The rest were destroyed in a single attack by the Burning Lamp's Soul Fireballs.

Su Bai and the others were deeply moved. Such a scene of one person forming an army was unforgettable no matter how many times they saw it.

As Li Chunfeng entered the Divine Embryo Realm, the power of this move became even stronger.

Su Bai couldn't even imagine what kind of genius on the Azure Cloud Ranking could successfully stop Li Chunfeng's move. A demonic pet born for the battlefield—if he didn't take the championship, who would?

If Li Chunfeng knew his thoughts, he would definitely introduce the Soul-Dispelling Insect and the Returning Void Sail to him.

For a time, even Feng Yang became a minor character.

They're too busy picking up the loot to keep up.

They traveled to various places, clearing out the gathering places of demons and ghosts around the mines.

During this time, they encountered several powerful fourth-tier demons, but the group crushed them with overwhelming strength.

Originally, there was only one fourth-level martial artist in the team: Feng Yang.

However, only a few months have passed, and Li Chunfeng is already able to crush fourth-order demons and ghosts, which really shocked Feng Yang and the others.

The way they looked at Li was as if he were a pervert.

But defeating the fourth-tier demon was not Li Chunfeng's goal; summoning the undead was.

"Arise, fight for me!"

In front of everyone, he cast 'Necromantic Summoning' on a dying flying yaksha.

It was successfully summoned.

When a black, billowing flying yaksha hovered silently in front of Li Chunfeng, maintaining a respectful posture,

Even Feng Yang couldn't help but feel his eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

Finally, a real flying yaksha became its servant, instead of the imposter demon yaksha.

Li Chunfeng was not very satisfied with this flying yaksha, because it was only a level three Netherworld Spirit.

He can contract up to a level nine undead servant.

Therefore, he did not intend to put the injured flying yaksha into the Dark Soul Aperture to recuperate, but instead let it continue to fight.

With the first Tier 4 Undead Servant, how far away can the second one be?
Because fourth-tier demons and ghosts are hard to find and can no longer form a large army like the Death Knights, Li Chunfeng accepts all comers.

The fourth-tier Abyss Earth Scorpion and Ghost Poison Scorpion followed in the footsteps of the Flying Yaksha.

This place is forbidden to others, but it's practically Li Chunfeng's paradise.

The continuous wars also allowed Ran Deng's cultivation level to improve rapidly.

Several days later, they suddenly received a distress signal.

Looking at the map, sure enough, it was a place that had been attacked and was sending out a distress signal to the nearby humans.

When they arrived nearby, they witnessed a group of over a thousand Death Knights, along with tens of thousands of Bone Spirit Nightmare Knights, attacking the small mine under the leadership of a giant golden skeleton, Bone Commander.

The mine's defensive array was on the verge of collapse.

What kind of mine is this?

Li Chunfeng suddenly sensed a familiar murderous aura.

Su Bai took out his compass and exclaimed, "Divine Fiend Crystal Ore!"

Li Chunfeng was immediately tempted and was about to take action when Chi Xuancai suddenly spoke up to warn him: "Everyone be careful, I sensed a powerful soul aura, still hidden nearby."

Li Chunfeng was startled; he knew that Chi Xuancai's perception was exceptionally good.

But now, I sensed a soul aura even stronger than that of the giant golden skull, which must be an existence beyond the fourth rank.

"Perhaps this time, I will have to go all out. Everyone, please remember to protect me later."

Upon hearing this, all three looked at him strangely.

"You haven't used your full strength yet?" Su Bai couldn't help but ask.

Li Chunfeng didn't explain; the defensive formation below was in grave danger and could be breached at any moment.

He could even see the terrified expressions on people's faces inside the magic circle.

At the critical moment, a sudden burst of light shone brightly in the sky.

One hundred and eight thousand lantern ghost clones appeared and began to bombard the bone spirit army below.

With the strength of the Burning Lamp today, even its clone has 38% of the strength of the main body, which is still a third-tier high-grade existence. How can the Bone Spirit Legion resist it?
Massive casualties occurred immediately.

(End of this chapter)