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

Chapter 50: War Breaks Out, Flying Head Barbarian
Li Chunfeng saw it clearly.

Suddenly, a gigantic, white-boned hand descended from the void, covering the canyon city like a blanket of sunlight.

As the giant skeletal hand descended, countless streaks of dark light danced and rushed into the city from the thick clouds.

Just as the colossal hand was about to annihilate the entire canyon city with a single blow, alarm bells rang loudly throughout the city, and a formation rapidly rose in the sky, forming a celestial barrier above the city.

"Boom~!"

This devastating palm strike was ultimately blocked by the formation.

A violent collision occurred outside the celestial barrier. In an instant, the entire world seemed to shake, with countless fragments of energy flying everywhere. Countless shadowy streaks of light entered the city, attempting to pierce the celestial barrier from within the formation, but they all vanished like fireflies drawn to a flame, never to return, leaving only ripples and no further disturbance.

But countless shadowy streaks fell into the city, and upon closer inspection, they turned out to be flying skeletal barbarians.

One after another, flying skulls, their pupils burning with soul fire, streaked around with long, dark streaks of light, attacking and tearing at anyone they saw, or spitting out a ghostly blue flame at roadside buildings, setting everything ablaze with hellish flames.

Anyone who cannot withstand the attack will have their entire life force and spirit immediately absorbed by the skeleton.

The city was immediately thrown into chaos, with those of lower cultivation levels scrambling to find refuge.

The garrison also reacted quickly, with countless sword lights shooting into the sky and slaying the flying barbarians everywhere.

Li Chunfeng scrambled to his feet and immediately tried to reopen the Yuancheng gate, but this time the boundary key failed to open the hazy teleportation portal.

[State of war, cannot be activated!]

Damn.

There's actually such a setting.

Just as he was feeling lost, a massive phantom of a primordial spirit suddenly rose from the city. It was the image of a white-haired, white-bearded Taoist priest, whose booming voice could be heard throughout the city: "I am the Ghost Guardian of Canyon City. The White Bone Netherworld Lord has launched an attack. Canyon City is immediately on high alert. All martial artists and cultivators are hereby conscripted to jointly resist the Ghost Clan's attack. All martial artists shall defend the city walls, and all cultivators above the Divine Embryo Realm shall follow me out of the city to meet the enemy! Anyone who disobeys will be punished according to military law!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he soared into the sky, taking the initiative to meet the powerful enemy beyond the heavens.

"As the garrison commander commands!"

Countless booming voices received the order, and each rode their own escape light or summoned their demonic pets, heading towards the outside of the city.

Canyon City was originally a forward garrison barracks prepared for war, but it was only later that it developed into a city. Now that the war has started, the entire city has mobilized and is rapidly arming itself in a very short time.

Li Chunfeng also saw the proprietress, who was gracefully standing on a white cloud, floating in mid-air, holding the Nine-Lives Cat Demon in her arms.

She glanced down at Li Chunfeng and the other innkeepers. "Everyone, we are all in this together. Let's obey orders quickly and not try to avoid the battle. Take care!"

Having said that, he flew into the sky and headed straight for the city gate.

Li Chunfeng also clasped his hands in a fist salute to her, gritted his teeth, and followed the flow of people outside toward the nearest city gate.

Along the way, crowds poured out of buildings from all directions, merging into the flow of people and heading in the same direction.

The Chinese states have perfected military education. Even the Shan Hai Academy, where Li Chunfeng studied, had military skills training courses and emergency drills every year, all to help everyone understand how to deal with sudden attacks.

Canyon City has never been attacked since its founding.

After being suddenly attacked, everyone was a little flustered, but they have gradually regained their formation and are quickly organizing a counterattack.

As soon as Li Chunfeng arrived at the city gate, he immediately saw a huge magic mirror hanging in the sky. Sweeping him with the light of the mirror, he felt as if he had been seen naked, not even his underwear was exposed.

The ability to make one invisible through thought is rendered useless before this magic mirror.

A captain in full armor ran up quickly and stuffed a suit of armor and a tortoise-shell token into his arms.

"Li Chunfeng, you are at the fifth level of the Divine Realm. Activate this token and immediately report to the Jia Chen section of the city wall. Keep the token with you and don't lose it."

"…Yes."

The armor was a Tier 1 magical artifact, belonging to the basic defensive armor for soldiers and standard military equipment. It offered decent defense for a Tier 1 item and was considered military equipment, featuring numerous emergency attachments. This military-modified civilian version was quite popular among adventure enthusiasts. Li Chunfeng casually slipped the black armor over his clothes.

He glanced at the tortoise shell token, where his name and basic information were clearly written, followed by a soldier's number: "City Defense Battalion, Jia Chen 9528".

The power of his divine soul activated the token, and a pointer appeared on the tortoise shell, guiding him in the direction he was going.

Li Chunfeng didn't waste any time and quickly followed the directions. As he passed through an alley, two plumes of black smoke streaked past, spotted him, and then turned in mid-air, heading straight for Li Chunfeng's face.

【Flying Head Barbarian: A ghost-type monster, level 10 (tier 1) ghost, the companion ghost louse of the White Bone Netherworld Lord, skilled in soul-devouring and spirit-stealing, and wielding Netherworld Flames.】

"Boom, bang!"

A spider flew out from Li Chunfeng's temple and unleashed a three-foot-long sword beam, instantly annihilating the two streaks of light.

A faint light flashed on the tortoise shell, revealing two points of light.

Military merits: 2.

Is this even possible? The Chinese are certainly generous.

But that one sword strike seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest; countless skulls swarmed around him, ready to devour him whole. Li Chunfeng pointed his index finger, "You've messed with me; you've kicked a hornet's nest."

The lantern flew out and instantly transformed into countless red lanterns, actively rushing towards the densely packed flying heads.

We're all about devouring souls and stealing spirits, so let's see who can absorb the most today.

The city guards, who had been on the move to provide assistance, saw the siege from afar and were about to rush to the rescue. In the blink of an eye, they saw hundreds of lantern demons surrounding Fei Tou Man, and their approach halted abruptly. Lantern demons were common in mass graves, but these were all high-ranking ones, clearly the person's demonic pets.

There are actually people who use lantern ghosts as their natal monster pet?
Who is that over there?

"City Defense Battalion, Jia Chen 9528".

"Do you need help?"

"No, it's been solved."

Li Chunfeng then came out. The captain saw a tall, thin young man whose face was still very immature, obviously a young cultivator who had come to train.

"It's good that you're alright. 9528, we're from the city defense battalion, and we're on orders to clear out the flying barbarians who have entered the city. Give me your token, and I'll register you."

"Thanks."

The team leader took Li Chunfeng's tortoise shell token, took out his own token, and manipulated it.

The message suddenly changed, and the arrow disappeared.

"Your demonic pet seems to be very skilled at slaying flying-headed barbarians. Can it help you eliminate them?"

“Yes, that’s fine.” Li Chunfeng readily agreed.

"Then I'll give you your mission now. You'll be temporarily assigned to my team. My name is Fang Yan, you can call me Captain Fang."

"Greetings, Captain Fang."

"Okay, let's get back to the team and catch up with everyone."

Li Chunfeng scanned the group with his senses and found that the nine-person team, including himself, consisted of three cultivators and six martial artists, none of whom were of high cultivation level.

Besides Fang Yan, who is a cultivator at the Burning Lamp Realm, the other cultivator is only at the Divine Realm.

"Captain, a distress signal has come from the left." The cultivator held a magical artifact in his hand and operated it quickly.

Without him saying a word, everyone could already see it: swarms of flying barbarians were besieging a nine-story building. Inside, various magical lights shone brightly, and the sounds of clashing weapons filled the air.

"Everyone, speed up!"

Li Chunfeng suddenly said, "Commander Fang, I'll go ahead first."

As he spoke, to everyone's astonishment, his figure flickered and vanished. When he reappeared, he was already not far from the tall building.

With a "whoosh," the 'phantom clone' of the lamp exploded.

This time, the sky was truly filled with stars; for the first time in the real world, he unleashed the full power of his 'phantom clone'.

Compared to the other side, the densely packed flying heads no longer seemed so frightening.

(End of this chapter)