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

Chapter 15: The Journey to the Abyss (Please add to your favorites and continue reading)

"The Chains of Life!"

Lu Yun'er's small antlers shimmered with multicolored light as she rapidly formed a spell, conjuring a green sphere of light in front of her chest. As the light flickered, a green leaf pattern could be vaguely seen emerging from within the sphere. Then, she hurled the sphere fiercely towards Li Chunfeng.

Li Chunfeng slashed the light sphere with a backhand strike, but unexpectedly, the light sphere exploded in mid-air, transforming into a nimble green chain that twisted and turned like a venomous snake, directly coiling around Li Chunfeng.

Li Chunfeng swung his sword again, but this time he missed.

The chains of life ignored physical attacks and tightly bound himself around him.

But the moment the green chains collided with the nightmare's black robes, a violent explosion suddenly erupted. In that instant, light and darkness, life and death, two extreme energies, instantly disintegrated, even cleaving the small battlefield into two extreme environments of light and darkness.

The 'chain of life' naturally failed.

Lu Yun'er has once again lost her position as the real Li Chunfeng.

Li Chunfeng's attacks did not stop, one wave after another, with his clones swarming forward like moths to a flame.

Lu Yun'er's six months of training had not been in vain. She wielded the light with unparalleled skill, flipping her hands to store her two swords in her mustard seed ring. The light condensed into a pair of gauntlets on her fists, which she then used to retaliate.

She also seemed to have cultivated a powerful offensive fist technique. Her formidable physique after demonic transformation, combined with her martial arts body tempering cultivation at the Bone Strengthening Realm and agile movements, allowed her to shatter a clone with a single punch while dodging and weaving. At the same time, she defended flawlessly against multiple attacks.

After discovering that her clones could not break through the defenses of the Dawn Shield, she ignored the defenses and charged into the encirclement, launching a wide-ranging attack as if she were in an empty field.

Just as the fight was getting intense, the light shield in front of him suddenly shattered with a 'crack'.

Li Chunfeng's true form launched another silent attack, delivering a strange slash that immediately succeeded, shattering her Dawn Shield.

"Got you!"

The defensive shield shattered, but Lu Yun'er remained calm. Seizing the rare opportunity, she turned around and delivered a powerful punch.

Li Chunfeng parried with his longsword. The demon-slaying blade trembled violently, and the surging force sent him flying. Li Chunfeng immediately used the momentum to retreat, but before he even landed, a warning signal arose.

"Silver Light Blade Slash!"

A silver arc of light, about a meter long, streaked across the night sky, accompanied by a piercing shriek.

Li Chunfeng, still in mid-air, remained calm. Even with Mount Tai collapsing before him, his composure remained unchanged—an essential mental quality for a qualified martial artist. With a mere thought, he activated his mental shield, while a giant handprint in the void, like a rope, grabbed a distant boulder, forcefully pulling him horizontally a distance.

In the blink of an eye, nearly half of the light arc had struck the shield, shattering it instantly.

In that brief moment of support, Li Chunfeng was able to calmly dodge without suffering any harm.

The remaining arc of light still slashed out fiercely like a comet, cutting through everything in its path, from rocks to giant trees, before dissipating after flying a great distance.

The power of one blow is so terrifying.

Lu Yun'er's attack was merely a instinctive reaction in battle. After it was launched, her face turned deathly pale. She only stuck out her tongue in relief when she saw that Li Chunfeng had safely blocked it, looking terrified.

He blurted out, "Are you alright?"

"Don't underestimate me."

The soul fire in Li Chunfeng's pupils surged by three-tenths, almost bursting forth, adding to the sinister aura of the skeletal ghost face, giving him the potential of a villainous demon king. He landed steadily, clenching his fist fiercely in the void, and the remaining thirty-odd clones once again unleashed psychic fists that shimmered with a faint silver light.

This move is called "Flying Fist!"

Lu Yun'er's defensive shield was shattered, leaving her with no choice but to fight back with her fists. However, she saw Li Chunfeng's true form advance instead of retreat, charging forward with all his clones. She felt a sudden tightness in her body, completely unable to predict from what angle or in what form Li Chunfeng's next attack would come.

She focused most of her energy on guarding against the upcoming surprise attack, naturally leaving room for her own attacks. She only used her fists to deflect the psychic punches coming at her from the front, leaving no time to deal with the punches flying from behind. Relying entirely on her abnormally strong physique after her demonic transformation, she managed to withstand the blows, and being hit a few times was not a big deal.

Despite being stronger than him, Lu Yun'er could only passively take the beatings repeatedly, which made her feel very frustrated.

"This guy has rich combat experience and his fighting style is like an assassin, unpredictable and strange. Moreover, after transforming into a demon, he doesn't reveal any aura at all. He acts in coordination with his clones, which has made my psychic perception completely blind!"

Losing her composure, she was punched hard several times on her delicate face.

"Ouch, it doesn't hurt!"

Being constantly on the defensive is never a good thing.

Before she could find a chance to retaliate, she felt a chill run down her spine and a sharp, cutting sensation on her neck.

In that critical moment, she unleashed her full demonic energy without hesitation, instantly activating the secret technique she had been storing in the small horn on her forehead.

A seed fell to the ground, and a tree sprouted from the soil at an incredible speed, growing rapidly and larger. In the blink of an eye, countless giant trees appeared out of thin air, transforming an area of ​​tens of meters in radius into a small forest. The massive branches that rose from the ground cleaved the earth, pierced through the rocks, and covered the entire surface.

Its power far exceeds that of cultivators in the Divine Realm, clearly making it a life-saving technique.

Even the inner world that Li Chunfeng had been suppressing Lu Yun'er was forcibly dispelled by this 'Tree World Descent'.

Li Chunfeng's demon-slaying blade, which attacked from behind, also struck a giant tree. The blade flashed, and wood chips flew everywhere.

He missed his first attack and immediately prepared to retreat.

Once Lu Yun'er broke free of her "cage," she unleashed her full power. Her glowing little fist grew larger and larger in front of him, and this attack was undoubtedly her full strength.

Helpless, Li Chunfeng could only muster all his strength to parry with the blade once more.

His blood surged, and a phantom of a bull demon appeared behind him, roaring at the night sky, "Moo—" Then came a surge of power that made his arms go numb, and his demon-slaying sword almost slipped from his hand. He was also sent flying again.

Lu Yun'er, who had been taking the beating the whole time, breathed a sigh of relief, a look of satisfaction flashing across her face. Although she was somewhat surprised by the phantom of blood and qi that Li Chunfeng had manifested, it was still no match for her. Just as she was about to press her advantage and give Li Chunfeng a few more punches, a calm and breezy voice drifted into her ears.

"Stop, we're not fighting anymore!"

Li Chunfeng calmly announced the end of the sparring match, which brought Lu Yun'er's fist to an abrupt halt.

She had no way to use all her strength, "What..."

"You still have to undergo tribulation. It wouldn't be good if you got injured if you kept fighting. Consider this round a win for you. Actually, half a deer antler isn't bad either."

Li Chunfeng sheathed his sword, his demonic transformation dispelled, and his expression calm.

The girl froze, then suddenly felt incredibly suffocated and tight in her chest. The heavy weight on her chest made it hard to breathe, and she gritted her teeth in frustration. "Ah...you...you..."

Ignoring the girl's disheveled hair, trembling fingers, and the clear fist mark on her face, Li Chunfeng calmly said, "We met by chance, and now we've become friends through this fight. How about we find a place where I'll treat you to a drink and we can discuss the Abyss Tribulation together?"

"……snort!"

The fight between the two had already attracted the attention of the city's guards.

A patrol team quickly arrived nearby, and after a brief explanation, the two were let go. Upon seeing the signs of a fight and confirming it was just a sparring match between two teenagers, they exchanged bewildered glances. "Are kids these days really this good?" they thought.

Half an hour later, the two men, who had just been at odds, were sitting across from each other in a restaurant, chatting happily.

The girl was the one doing most of the talking, while Li Chunfeng listened, occasionally chiming in.

Thinking back on the battle just now, Li Chunfeng knew that there was still a gap between them, mainly because he had too few offensive spells.

Of course, he also had bone spirit warriors that he had not yet summoned.

But Lu Yun'er has never used any magical artifacts, has she?

He's already bad, and if he continues playing, he'll definitely lose. He's not someone who can't accept defeat.

Lu Yun'er's abilities are among the best he's seen of her age; there's probably no one stronger than her in the Shan Hai Academy. She calls herself a preparatory student for the Imperial Academy, which means she's very confident about the exam.

In comparison, if Li Chunfeng were to take the entrance exam for the three major Imperial Academies, he would definitely be at a disadvantage.

"The first Abyss Tribulation is known as a benefit trial; if you successfully pass it, you'll receive an evaluation. Rumor has it there's also a record monument that records the names of those who complete each level of the Abyss Tribulation with the highest success rate. Those on the list will receive extra benefits. But don't even think about those things. As long as we don't take any risks, with our strength, we should be able to pass through easily."

"Besides, I've been preparing for this for half a year. I don't care about the completion rate at all. I only care about where to fight, what to fight, and what drops. Hehe, Li Chunfeng, here you go."

"What is it?"

"The recording bead will allow you to completely record your training process. Then, using conversion tools, you can create a video and upload it online. Isn't that how those strategy videos uploaded by online celebrities are made?"

Li Chunfeng thought about it for a moment, then accepted it without refusing.

"I don't have anything valuable to give you, so please have another drink of spirit wine. This is a farewell drink given to me by an elder, which I haven't been able to bring myself to drink."

He took out the wine gourd that Song Zhijie had given him.

Lu Yun'er licked her red lips, "You really drink alcohol? Mom doesn't let me drink..."

"Never mind then." Li Chunfeng wasn't going to tolerate her.

"Don't!"

Lu Yun'er immediately stopped her, "Mom isn't here right now, so it's okay to drink a little less."

Li Chunfeng poured her a small cup, and Lu Yun'er licked it like she was sneaking a bite. "Ouch, it's so spicy, it doesn't taste good."

The person who was complaining actually gulped it down in one go.

A blush rose to her cheeks, and then she felt her blood and qi surging. She quickly circulated her blood and qi to refine the effects of the wine.

Li Chunfeng poured himself a cup, drank it all in one gulp, and didn't drink any more.

He has already mastered the "Bull Demon Mighty Fist," and continuing to practice it will certainly have some effect, but it will be much less efficient. He needs to apply to the school for the next level of the Bone Strengthening Realm technique after he has completed his tribulation.

He is still a student, so applying to the school is better than spending his cultivation points to exchange for it at the Celestial Court Library.

"I've said so much, but I haven't asked you yet: when will your first Abyss Tribulation arrive?"

"The day after tomorrow, I guess."

"Huh, only one day later than me?" The girl's eyes widened, and she slapped him on the shoulder with a bone-melting palm strike, then casually hooked her arm around him. "Don't worry, although your strength is a bit weaker than mine, you'll have no problem passing the tribulation. I also wish you a successful tribulation and a safe return."

Li Chunfeng glanced at the fair, delicate arm on his shoulder, his expression unchanged. "Thank you. Let's encourage each other."

"Okay, pour me another glass."

Li Chunfeng: "..."

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