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

Chapter 77 (Seven Six Chapters): Red Lanterns Hang High (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

Despite their great curiosity, now was not the time to chat.

Dark shadows loomed in the distance, accompanied by the sound of hooves. The Bone Spirit Legion surged forward like a tide, exuding a murderous aura. Most conspicuous among them were some flying demons with long, curved horns, scales all over their bodies, and fleshy wings on their backs, mixed in with the ranks.

The presence of races from the underground abyss world in this area at least indicates that there are indeed passages leading to the underground world in this region.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

A dense, overwhelming rain of bone-corroding arrows swarmed over the area, like locusts. These arrows possessed tremendous penetrating power, seemingly poised to tear the countless lantern ghosts apart in one fell swoop.

Can the lantern ghost withstand the test?
But the outcome was unexpected once again. The lantern ghosts either dodged the arrow rain with ease, or if they couldn't dodge, an invisible psychic shield rose around them, easily blocking the dense rain of arrows.

A chilling wind rises in the rotten wood forest.

Undead and demons raise their banners.

A rain of rotting bones obscured the night sky.

The bright red lanterns are ablaze with flames.

Together, they form a dangerous, bizarre, yet grand battle scene.

With their siege stalled, the commander immediately mobilized high-level combat forces. The best way to deal with the clones was through a decapitation strategy. As long as the source was eliminated, no matter how many clones there were, they would be useless.

A gigantic corpse king, thirty meters tall, was the first to move out, its thunderous strides leaving deep furrows in the earth with each step.

"It's our turn to move in."

Feng Yang's twin blades trembled. With his back to the crowd, he twisted his neck a few times, and his bones cracked and popped.

With a deafening roar, lightning crackled beneath his feet as he appeared high in the sky. He unleashed a powerful slash, a ten-zhang-long blade of energy, which the colossal corpse king parried with an agility far exceeding its size. Its flesh was covered in black armor, clearly indicating formidable defense. But as the blade struck, the colossal corpse king let out a bloodcurdling scream; half its arm fell to the ground, black blood gushing from the severed wound, halting its advance.

Two golden skeletons followed closely behind, and a bolt of lightning struck in front of them.

Feng Yang pointed his longsword horizontally, "This road is blocked!"

"Insanity!"

The soul fire of the two skeletons had turned a pale gold color, and they attacked simultaneously.

On the other side, Xu Changliu made a sword incantation with his hands, drew his flying sword, and rode the sword into the air.

He then chanted incantations in mid-air and summoned an ancient bronze mirror.

The ancient mirror shone like a pillar of light, shooting straight to the heavens, even piercing a huge hole in the dark clouds above. Then, the demon-revealing mirror automatically searched for its enemy, its light flipping and reflecting in all directions, locking onto the evil, ghostly figure in the blink of an eye.

It had already silently rushed to within fifty meters of the crowd.

Fourth-tier ghosts and spirits, also known as Netherworld Spirits, are incredibly difficult to kill due to their versatile methods, mysterious escape techniques, and eerie, ghostly nature. However, this magical artifact, the Demon-Revealing Mirror, seems to be the nemesis of ghosts and spirits.

Xu Changliu's claim that he happened to be carrying the demon-revealing mirror is something only a fool would believe.

It's more likely that he's wealthy and has prepared magical artifacts of various attributes long ago.

"Draw the sheath!"

The sword flashed, instantly meeting the attack head-on.

Su Bai wasn't going to let his teammates have all the credit, so he patted the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast beside him and said, "Old buddy, don't let everyone look down on you."

"Roar!"

The water-avoiding golden-eyed beast soared through the clouds and mist, leaping into the air.

Su Bai landed on the back of the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast, and the two of them took the initiative to meet the lich who was constantly waving a bone staff in the army of demons and ghosts.

Seeing that his teammates had all taken action, Chi Xuancai also wanted to find something to do.

But for a cultivator like her to rush up and confront a massive army always seemed foolish.

Seeing Li Chunfeng standing there all alone, he thought to himself, "He is only at the Burning Lamp Realm after all, while I am at least at the Divine Embryo Realm. I might as well protect him."

At first, she was all serious and on high alert, but after waiting for a while, she realized that not a single demon could break through the defensive line. Her tense posture then seemed silly and dull.

"You can protect yourself, right?" Li Chunfeng's voice came from behind.

"what?"

"I'm going, don't follow me."

Without waiting for her reply, he leaped into a cloud and disappeared in an instant, taking the white cat with him.

Chi Xuancai was stunned for a moment, then slapped her forehead and casually scattered a flower seed. A flower bud quickly formed beneath her feet, and she jumped into it, disappearing from sight. The flower bud also instantly turned gray and decayed, turning to dust and dissipating in the wind with a gust of wind.

Li Chunfeng, hidden in the shadows, watched from afar as Feng Yang fought three opponents alone.

All that could be seen was the flashing of swords and the crackling of lightning.

Although he was alone with only two swords, as long as he shook the long sword in his hand and straightened his back slightly, he seemed like an insurmountable city wall, exuding an endless aura of power and menace.

Thunder and lightning raged and danced wildly in the sky behind him.

Sure enough, you can get a name wrong, but you can never get a nickname wrong.

The name "Thunderbolt Blade" is truly well-deserved.

Although both were Blood Refining Realm martial artists, Feng Yang was several times stronger than Long Xiu. "He seemed to have mentioned that he was skilled in movement techniques."

This movement technique is indeed impressive; every step seems to be made by stepping on lightning, as if teleporting.

The two golden skeleton spirits couldn't get around him; they were forced back every time.

Xu Changliu flew through the sky on his sword, using the Demon-Revealing Mirror to deal with the evil spirits, while also using his wondrous sword techniques. As the sword light danced, he blocked all the attacks around him.

In an instant, another sword finger was unleashed, and a second flying sword flew out, transforming into a lightning-like beam of light that roamed the entire arena.

Wherever it passed, the skeletal spirits were struck by the lightning-like beam of light, their bone armor shattered, their heads severed by the sword energy, and their soul fires scattered as they flew into the sky.

One by one, the zombies were cut in half at the waist, spitting out foul-smelling black blood.

"Hey! This is my job."

The enemy force this time was not large, only 30,000. However, the number of third-tier experts was clearly excessive. This was the first time Li Chunfeng had faced so many third-tier experts, so he had to be cautious.

Immediately, tens of thousands of divine thoughts flew out and entered the body of the Burning Lamp clone.

He and Ran Deng were of one mind, and he skillfully took over the command, precisely controlling the tens of thousands of lantern ghost clones to launch a pursuit and interception.

A clone controlled by someone is different from a clone not controlled by anyone. The entire battlefield suddenly became more organized, with clones moving in and out, forming ranks to meet the enemy, and the killing efficiency suddenly increased significantly.

His strategy was always the same: the 30,000-strong army of demons and ghosts couldn't withstand the bombardment of the lantern ghosts. After the soldiers were all wiped out, they began to besiege the third-tier demons.

A bone sorcerer had just unleashed a soul spell, turning a group of lantern ghost clones into wisps of smoke.

"Hey~"

The next instant, a streak of blood-red light pierced its skull, its movements froze, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud.

The Blood-Patterned Flying Needle technique has achieved initial success.

Upon witnessing this, the bone sorcerer's skull blazed with soul fire, his pupils flashing with ferocity. But then, an inconspicuous soul fireball, mixed among the many soul fireballs, struck and blasted it to smithereens.

After his sneaky and successful surprise attack, the true form of the Burning Lamp retreated back to Li Chunfeng's side.

Without Li Chunfeng diverting its soul power this time, its level increased rapidly, rising another level in a short while. Combined with the single-point explosion of the Heavenly Rank Soul Fireball, it was now powerful enough to kill enemies of higher ranks.

Ground targets are never difficult to deal with; the most difficult to deal with are the flying vampires!

These ferocious monsters are numerous, with bodies made of steel and iron, immense strength, and a ghostly appearance. Their bat-like wings on their backs greatly enhance their mobility, and they are the leaders among the underground vampires!
Li Chunfeng had previously made contact with them during the city defense battle, but this time there were even more Tier 3 enemies.

They possess extremely high intelligence, comparable to humans, and have profound combat skills, making them virtually invincible against experts below the third level of physical cultivation. Furthermore, their black membrane defense provides them with high resistance to soul fireballs.

However, the lamp is no longer what it used to be.

No matter how thick the black membrane became, the dense, rain-like punches of psychic energy shattered its bones.

The first to end the battle was not Li Chunfeng.

Xu Changliu had completely suppressed the fourth-tier ghost.

Behind him, a butterfly shimmering with five elements of light rose up, each flap of its wings accompanied by a sharp slash of sword energy. At the same time, he summoned his fifth flying sword.

These five flying swords were clearly a set of magical flying swords, which together formed a Five Elements Star Sword Formation in the air.

"Buzz~"

Once the Five Stars Sword Formation was complete, the five flying swords began to influence each other, complementing each other and instantly increasing their power. Faintly, stars appeared in the sky, intertwining to form the formation. They rotated erratically, forming a sword pillar as thick as a water bucket, violently spinning and severing everything in its path. The demons and ghosts on all sides were swept up, and the sky was filled with crisscrossing sword energy, a scene of utter desolation.

The ghost was frozen by the demon-revealing mirror and then strangled by the sword formation. It let out a shriek, which scattered thousands of lantern ghost clones around it before being completely annihilated by the sword pillar.

Fragments of the fourth-tier demon's soul light scattered everywhere, appearing to Li Chunfeng like a meteor shower. The largest ball of soul fire was mixed in with the others, quickly finding a direction and fleeing.

Burning Lamp couldn't resist flying out first. This was a fourth-tier soul fire; the temptation was too great, worth the risk. So, with a flash of light, it left its master's side and chased after him in an instant. It conjured a human arm and threw out a Soul-Sealing Whip from afar, freezing the soul fire in place. Then, it mustered all its strength and opened its mouth to inhale.

"Sigh~"

The ghostly shriek rang out briefly, then fell completely silent.

Ran Deng let out a burp, then his escape light flashed again, and he returned to Li Chunfeng's side, still looking terrified and incredibly cowardly.

"What a wonderful demon pet!"

Xu Changliu praised him, and seeing that Su Bai's battle was also in a sure-fire victory, he immediately went to support Feng Yang.

Su Bai's battle was also nearing its end. With the Lantern Ghost holding him back, the Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast unleashed its power, stirring up a thousand waves that broke through the Lich's defenses.

"Ow!"

However, on Feng Yang's side, after Xu Changliu took over, he instantly cleaved the giant corpse in two.

A desolate roar resounded through the heavens and earth, and the giant corpse king's neck was cleaved open.

"puff!"

A black fountain of blood shot straight into the sky.

The enormous corpse collapsed like a mountain, crushing a horde of zombies.

Victory is decided!

(End of this chapter)