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

Chapter 40: The Necromancer War (Please add to your favorites and read on!)
[Lighting the Lamp]: Level 7 Evil Spirit (Tier 2)
【talent】:
1. Soul Devouring (Low-grade Profound Rank)

II. Heart Lamp (Mid-grade Earth Rank → High-grade Earth Rank)
[Spell]:
灵魂火弹（玄阶9级→地阶1级）、念力护盾（玄阶3级→玄阶8级）、念力拳头（玄阶1级→玄阶6级）、幻影分身（黄阶6级→黄阶10级）、烽火狼烟（灵阶9级→黄阶1级）。

After the Soul Fireball advances to the Earth Rank, it changes from a single-shot firework cannon into a continuous barrage of firework shots, greatly enhancing its ability to burn the soul and penetrate the defenses of soul-based psychic spells.

However, the phantom clone still failed to advance. The higher the level, the more difficult it became to upgrade, which Li Chunfeng was already mentally prepared for.

Unfortunately, none of the millions of lantern ghosts could upgrade the Phantom Clone spell. The probability of a genius lantern ghost possessing the Phantom Clone spell is really too small, but it's probably not that far off.

The abyssal energy emanating from him is growing stronger; his second tribulation is likely to occur within the next few days.

Let's try to get the "Phantom Clone" to break through before entering the Abyss.

"Hey~"

Stick it on.

Li Chunfeng skillfully grabbed a handful of soul crystals, and immediately activated the Burning Lamp, crunching them with each bite.

"Meow~"

The white cat stared wide-eyed at the small snack in his hand.

"You want to eat too?"

Li Chunfeng thought for a moment, then simply grabbed a handful of Originium and handed it to it. Before he could even see what it was doing, he felt a warm, damp sensation in his palm, and the Originium had vanished.

The white cat licked its lips, "Meow~"

"I want more spicy strips, do I want them now?"

Li Chunfeng glanced at the sky; it was getting dark, so he decided to set off.

The white cat jumped onto his shoulder, stretched out its paw and pointed forward with an imposing air, looking just like a general leading an army into battle, and shouted, "Let's go!"

Li Chunfeng obediently became a human mount, heading straight for the Bone Spirit territory where he had been chased and fled in a sorry state.

"Randeng, you'll lead the charge this time!"

Even with the Nine-Lives Cat in charge, Li Chunfeng didn't intend to have it clear the way.

With a "whoosh," the 1080 individuals scattered, each lamp representing an army.

"Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!" Soul Fireballs bombarded the charging bone spirit relentlessly. The power of the Earth-rank Fireballs was greatly increased; even when used by Burning Lamp as an avatar, they were incredibly formidable. Ordinary Bronze-rank bone spirits were simply no match for them.

The low-grade Xuan-level 'Soul Devouring' technique caused a qualitative leap in the growth rate of Ran Deng's divine soul. They began a frenzied slaughter in the Ghost Mist Canyon, sweeping away all bone spirit creatures they saw.

Although it was just one person and one demon pet, they created a scene of thousands of troops attacking at the same time.

Perhaps Li Chunfeng's unbridled slaughter was too arrogant. As the Lantern Ghost army's firepower rushed into the Bone Spirit territory with the Spirit Fruit Tree, the peaceful Bone Spirit clan was thrown into chaos once again.

Little did he know that such a large-scale, indiscriminate attack on the Bone Spirit territory had violated the greatest taboo of the Bone Spirit race in the canyon, and he had single-handedly instigated a small-scale undead war.

Even the surrounding bone spirit territories were stirring. The threatened bone spirits began to spontaneously organize themselves to fight against his lantern ghost army, no longer in a state of minding only their own business and ignoring the troubles of others.

This was clearly something Li Chunfeng hadn't expected.

The once arrogant Lantern Ghost Legion was immediately routed.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Chunfeng immediately withdrew his attack, "Let's retreat first, and come back later!"

"Aim~"

The white cat looked at him with disdain, its contemptuous gaze saying it all. However, Li Chunfeng never asked it to help, which surprised the white cat.

Li Chunfeng didn't care about any of that and once again fled back to the city with his tail between his legs in a sorry state.

"Phew, just wait one more day. If you wait one more day, I'll definitely treat you to spicy strips."

"aim!"

Give him a look, let him figure it out himself. The white cat leaps and disappears.

Li Chunfeng shrugged, unconcerned.

Upon re-entering the mission hall, I retrieved the lantern ghosts I had collected over the past few days, totaling 800,000, a significantly higher collection efficiency than before.

"Success or failure, it all depends on this one."

Entering the stone house in Yuancheng, a new round of synthesis begins.

A day and a half later, Li Chunfeng emerged from the mountain, and Ran Deng's attributes had changed again. [Ran Deng]: Evil Spirit Level 7 → Evil Spirit Level 8 (Second Tier)

【talent】:
1. Soul Devouring (Low-grade Profound Rank)

II. Heart Lamp (Highest Grade Earth Rank)

[Spell]:
灵魂火弹（地阶1级→地阶3级）、念力护盾（玄阶8级→地阶1级）、念力拳头（玄阶6级→玄阶10级）、幻影分身（黄阶10级→玄阶1级）、烽火狼烟（黄阶1级→黄阶2级）。

The second Earth-rank spell has been completed, and most importantly, 'Phantom Clone' has finally been upgraded.

Li was determined to obtain the Spirit Fruit Tree this time, and fearing that delay might cause unforeseen changes, he shamelessly called upon the nine-tailed cat demon who was lazily sunbathing again.

"Aim~"

"...Trust me, there really will be spicy strips to eat this time."

Seeing that he seemed to have made progress after not seeing him for a few days, the white cat reluctantly decided to trust him one more time.

A white cloud was sunbathing on its head, curiously watching everything. When it saw the white cat go out, it quietly followed.

Familiar territory, familiar environment, Li, who had twice fled with his tail between his legs, returned for the third time.

Without hesitation, Li Chunfeng immediately activated his demonic transformation and used the 'Phantom Clone' technique.

In the small interior space, more than 2,300 black lotus buds shattered instantly.

Each spell requires more than 2,300 strands of soul power. At the level of a normal person, it would probably take until the late stage of the Burning Lamp Realm to cast this spell once.

Li Chunfeng assessed his own strength. He knew that activating demonic transformation would continuously consume his divine soul power, and he needed to reserve some divine soul power for emergencies. At most, he could only release two phantom clones in a single battle.

However, when the 10,800 clones spread out, they instantly covered the entire valley floor.

The Xuan-level 'Phantom Clone' possesses 30% of the original's strength and can create up to 10800 clones, with an even longer duration.

The consumption of 2,300 strands of soul power was entirely deserved.

Even the well-informed white cat stared wide-eyed at the sight of 'Li Chunfeng' everywhere, as if it had witnessed something unbelievable.

At this moment, Li Chunfeng felt a surge of pride and high spirits.

As expected, the "phantom clone" was the real hidden master.

When he launched a powerful attack and once again assaulted the Bone Spirit territory, the Bone Spirits reacted even more fiercely.

"pity……"

"I am not the same person I was yesterday."

"There's no way we're going to run away today!"

With tens of thousands of clones, it's already overwhelming.

Under the unexpected and powerful attack of his clone army, a considerable number of bone spirits were instantly wiped out, almost shattering the vanguard of this bone spirit territory. 'Soul Devourer' was also frantically consuming soul fire, and his divine soul power was also growing rapidly, gaining a new soul power every few seconds.

Just as he was preparing to quickly and decisively conquer this territory, two other nearby territories also mobilized their forces.

His return brought with him even more troops, and the Necromancer War was undoubtedly triggered.

Good heavens! Looking at the densely packed Bone Spirit ranks emerging all around, it seemed they were about to drown him in the vast ocean of people's war. It appeared his actions had aroused public outrage, making him the public enemy of the Bone Spirits.

The Bone Spirits, who had previously endured being bullied by humans, suddenly rioted. The overwhelming force of their uprising greatly shocked Li Chunfeng, but this time, he did not run away.

Upon closer inspection of the enemy's battle formation, it was discovered that both of the newly joined Bone Spirit territory legions had approximately 3000+ Bone Spirits, with second-tier bronze Bone Spirits making up the majority.

Fortunately, he had almost destroyed the first territory, otherwise he would have had to face attacks from three sides at the same time, as well as an army of nearly 10,000 second-tier bone spirits.

The battle has now spiraled out of control, entering a war of attrition, with both sides engaging in direct, head-on combat.

He fought three Bone Spirit territories single-handedly and fought them to a standstill. If his achievements were made public, they would be enough to leave outsiders speechless.

In fact, Li Chunfeng was gradually losing ground.

The clones appear numerous, each possessing roughly 30% of the main body's strength, yet still only reaching the second tier. However, this advantage is gradually diminishing. After all, clones are clones, ultimately less agile than the main body. The combat style remains too rigid; Li Chunfeng cannot simultaneously focus on tens of thousands of clones to precisely control their movements. Many operations require only broad, general commands, inevitably leaving some areas unattended.

After a fierce battle, Li Chunfeng began to suffer repeated defeats, and the battlefield quickly became one-sided.

(End of this chapter)