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

Chapter 46: A Fierce Battle, Achieving Victory

In a corner of the forest, an old man with white hair, riding a tall white horse, his wide-brimmed hat covering most of his face, revealing only his white beard, wore a tattered white robe and carried a long weapon on his back, quickly traversing the forest.

Along the way, he encountered many Wood Elf people fleeing the forest. Many praised a great hero who walked in the night, slaying many Orcs and saving countless Wood Elf from the brink of death. He was a Wood Elf warrior who wielded the power of darkness.

"A corrupted Wood Elf race? A necromancer?"

The white-haired old man couldn't help but think about it.

But the situation is complicated now. The nearby guardians all have their own missions, and he has come alone because he needs this person's help.

On the shore of Xingyue Lake, a tall mound of Jingguan (a type of ancient Chinese structure) caught the old man's attention.

"I'm here, come out and see me."

He shouted into the empty woods.

A figure in black robes emerged from behind the tree. "Human? Who are you?"

The old man's eyes flickered slightly. So it really was dark power, using a clone to see me? The Wood Spirit lad is quite cautious, isn't he?

“I am the guardian of Green Lake Forest, and it is my duty to hunt down invaders from beyond the realm. Wood Spirit, I have heard of your heroic deeds. You saved countless Wood Spirits, and the tree spirits throughout the forest are all praising your achievements. But now the Beastmen have invaded, and their power is too great. I need someone to help me share some of the pressure so that I can destroy their teleportation gate.”

Li Chunfeng tilted his head. "Just you alone? Do you even know how many orcs they have?"

"Two," the old man said calmly.

"Oh…"

Li Chunfeng glanced sideways.

Knowing that the old man only saw the two orc heroes as his opponents, he asked, "Can you handle both of them at the same time?"

The soul pressure emanating from the other party was indeed much higher than his, but there were also some strange aspects.

Li Chunfeng couldn't help but use his "mind's eye" to detect him.

[Ancient Clan: Long-lived Race, Archmage (Tier 3). Possesses incredible spiritual power and dedicates themselves to protecting the world.]

"No, I can only handle one, so I need you to help keep the other one occupied for a while."

"I'm sorry, I'm no match for any of them."

Li Chunfeng did not try to be a hero; deep down, he did not want to face a third-tier expert.

"That's why I'm here." The old man casually tossed a rhombus-shaped crystal to Li Chunfeng.

When the crystal approached Li Chunfeng, it floated in the air.

[Earth Travel Spell: A one-time use spell seed crystal; it can be used immediately after refining!]

“I have already ascertained the situation of the two orc heroes on the other side. One of them is the Blademaster of the orc Fireblade clan, and the other is an ancient orc prophet of the Shamanic sect. I will deal with the Shaman prophet. You only need to help me hold off the orc Blademaster. Once I have dealt with the Shaman prophet, the mere Blademaster will be nothing to worry about.”

Li Chunfeng asked, "How long will the effect of this one-time use spell crystal last?"

"Once the Earthwalking Technique is cast, it consumes 30 points of mental energy per minute. As long as the mental energy is not exhausted, the effect lasts all day. The exact duration depends entirely on your individual strength."

After pondering for a long time, Li Chunfeng concluded that 30 points of spiritual power were roughly equivalent to 30 strands of divine soul power.

With his tens of thousands of points of divine soul power and the Earth Travel Technique at his disposal, his safety level has indeed increased significantly.

He tossed the soul crystal in his hand. "It's not enough. I'm too weak. This spell alone can't guarantee that I can escape from the powerful orc hero."

The old man had already planned ahead and decisively threw out two more soul crystals.

【Golden Body Technique】, 【Substitute Death Technique】.

They are all one-time use spell seed soul crystals, and they are the kind of life-saving spells that made Li's heart flutter. How are these spells made? Are there any permanent spell seeds?

Seemingly sensing what he was thinking, the old man grinned and said, "If you can help me destroy the teleportation gate, depending on your performance, I won't mind giving you some benefits."

At this moment, the key finally sent a notification:

[Will you accept the Guardian's request?]

[After accepting Guardian Hegson's request, the optional quest will become mandatory. Optional quest: Destroy the portal and kill at least one Orc hero. Success will grant Hegson's reward, failure will result in the deduction of half the reward. Execution time is counted towards the main quest time; there are 68 hours remaining until the quest ends.] [Guardian Character Information: Realm Guardian Hegson. Class: Archmage. Spells: 1. Spellcasting, 2. Blizzard, 3. Water Manipulation, 4. Blink, 5. Water Dragon Summoning...]

Looking at the information about this person, Li Chunfeng fell into deep thought.

The Grand Mage is undoubtedly also a cultivator from another world.

This was also the first cultivator with supernatural powers he had ever encountered.

The old man's sincerity was enough, and even for the sake of his own mission, he knew he couldn't refuse.

……

At the City Heart Plaza.

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered over the forest, a strong wind arose, and a torrential downpour began!

Today's weather is truly bizarre. The clear weather has suddenly changed, and the orcs near the Heart of the Forest are scrambling to find shelter from the rain.

Just then, the rain, which was halfway down, suddenly turned into thousands of icicles.

Screams erupted instantly across the field; any orc struck by the ice spikes was instantly killed or wounded in large numbers. The biting cold swept across the entire forest, freezing countless weaker orcs into ice sculptures.

A war involving four people has already begun silently.

The guardian's single area-of-effect spell effectively cleared the area. If Li Chunfeng's clone were to encounter a cultivator with such an area-of-effect attack spell, it would likely suffer a defeat.

"Who's invading?"

The orc hero, the shaman prophet, glanced coldly at the dark clouds in the sky, raised his staff, and pointed it at the sky. Streaks of lightning filled the sky, piercing the dark clouds and revealing the clear blue sky behind them.

Then the staff pointed again, and a large dark shadow appeared in the center of the arena.

A pack of bloodthirsty wolves was summoned to the scene and quickly pounced in all directions, shouting, "Find the attackers!"

Without him even needing to search, the swirling rainwater instantly gathered, forming enormous water dragons that danced and rushed straight towards the shamanic prophet.

A white-haired figure appeared abruptly in the arena as if teleported. Immediately afterward, countless water droplets changed shape, reforming into sharp ice needles, which, like endless flying needles, attacked the prophet relentlessly.

The shaman prophet flicked his staff, instantly creating a lightning shield for himself.

Then, lightning bolts rained down like a spider web, engaging in a fierce battle with the water dragon and ice needles.

Watching the third-tier battle so closely, Li Chunfeng couldn't help but feel a little nervous about his risky actions.

Unfortunately, the mission had already been accepted, and it was too late to back out now.

The orc swordsman on the other side wasn't idle either; he immediately unleashed a berserk sword aura that swept towards Hegsen.

Heigsen, however, dodged easily with a flash.

Li Chunfeng knew it was time for him to make his appearance.

With a thought, the lamp created tens of thousands of clones, which surged towards the sword saint on the other side amidst the torrential rain.

Just as the Sword Saint was about to raise his sword, he was struck down by countless soul fireballs that crashed down on him. His expression immediately changed, and a blood-red aura shield rose around his body.

The moves changed in an instant, the blade danced wildly, and the longsword stirred up a storm of sword energy around it. This violent sword energy not only extinguished the densely packed soul fireballs one after another, but also completely disrupted the surrounding airspace, greatly reducing the accuracy of the soul fireballs' attacks.

Li Chunfeng suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. Was this the pressure of the third tier?

This is the first time that the Soul Fireball technique has failed to work since it was upgraded to the Earth Rank.

But he wasn't one to sit idly by and wait for death. The Soul Fireball was, after all, a low-level spell, and it wasn't so easy to extinguish it all. The orc swordsman, however, couldn't use the Sword Qi Storm as a regular tactic, unleashing it repeatedly. The moment the sword qi dissipated, the fireball rose again.

The orc swordsman roared, his body suddenly expanding several times its original size, transforming into a green giant over five meters tall. His longsword alone was over three meters long. His form shifted, splitting into three, manipulating three mirror images to attack from three directions. With a single slash of his longsword, he wiped out a large swarm of lantern ghosts in the air.

However, the Soul Fireballs, when fired at these mirror images, failed to burn their souls.

Does the clone also have a substitution effect?

Li Chunfeng became even more determined that he would not easily reveal himself until he had thoroughly weakened his opponent.

(End of this chapter)