Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 652 You have the evil technique of the wedding dress, I have the unity of the people!
"Offer sacrifices of flesh and blood, and prayers for the souls of the dead; I humbly beseech you to grant me divine powers to help me destroy the traitors!"

Despite the excruciating pain of his burning soul, the Soul-Eating Captain shouted out the incantation.

The monks in the valley saw nothing unusual.

However, Shang Lu, with his keen insight, saw the ignited witch energy within the Soul-Eating Captain's body. As he chanted the incantation, it surged out wildly, transforming into eerie chains of energy that connected to Feng Ping, Wei Song, and other disciplined black witches.

It was as if an invisible spider web had been woven, linking him with the other five Disciplined Black Witches.

Shang Lu's intuition told him that there was definitely something strange about these gas chains.

He was about to wield his sword and strike.

At that very moment, the Soul-Eating Captain used his strange energy chains to instantly transfer the raging fire on his body to Hua Qi.

"boom--"

Poor Hua Qi, just a moment ago he was shocked and anxious about the Soul-Eating Captain being ignited by the earth fire, and wanted to use magic to save him.

To everyone's surprise, in just a moment, the terrifying subterranean fire was transferred to his body.

"what--"

Now, it's Hua Qi's turn to become a human torch.

He screamed shrilly, a chilling and agonizing cry, trying to extinguish the flames on his body, but the more he struggled, the more intense the fire became.

Even the Soul-Eating Captain couldn't withstand the terrifying earth fire, so how could Hua Qi, whose cultivation was only at the Heaven-Reaching Realm, possibly stop it?

In an instant, he was burned alive and fell to the ground.

The man was dead, but the fire was still burning, and the piercing screams seemed to still echo in the valley.

"Damn you, you've killed several of my comrades! Today I'll kill you!"

Hua Qi was clearly made a scapegoat by the Soul-Eating Captain, but in the Soul-Eating Captain's words, all of this became Shang Lu's fault.

He roared, unleashing a surge of fierce witch energy, like a dark cloud pressing down on a city, as he charged towards Shang Lu.

Driven by those strange chains of energy, Feng Ping, Wei Song, and the other three unleashed their deadly attacks.

Strange chains of energy connected them to the Soul-Eating Captain, making them seem like puppets in the Captain's hands, or as if these chains of energy formed a magic array.

"what?!"

Shang Lu's eyes sharpened as he was surprised to find that the witch power unleashed by the Soul-Eating Captain had actually increased significantly!
It's even stronger than before it was suppressed by the Heavenly Furnace Formation!

Before Shang Lu could figure out what was going on, countless spiritual whips emerged from the towering cloud of witches raised by the Soul-Eating Captain.

Each of the witch's whips was covered in thorns, extremely dangerous, and lashed out wildly at the pokeweed.

"Tortoise Shell Shield!"

With a flick of his left hand, Shang Lu sent a palm-sized tortoise shell flying out of his sleeve, which instantly grew larger and transformed into a shield.

Under the control of his essence, he tried to block the spiritual whip released by the Soul-Eating Captain.

"Bang bang bang bang bang—"

Countless spiritual whips struck the tortoise shell shield in an instant, unleashing tremendous power that shattered the mysterious spells on the shield. The sturdy shield then exploded into countless fragments.

Although the tortoise shell shield was destroyed, it still managed to block the mental whip for a moment.

Taking advantage of this moment, Shang Lu pounced on the two Discipline Black Witches at the Tongtian Realm, forming a sword incantation with his hands. His violent essence surged out like a flood, and he slashed fiercely with his witch sword!

He not only slew two Discipline Black Witches at the Heavenly Realm, but also severed the energy chain connecting them to the Soul-Eating Captain.

As soon as the Soul-Eating Captain made his move, Shang Lu sensed something was wrong.

This power shouldn't belong to a Soul-Eating Captain.

Especially since he was trapped in the Heavenly Furnace Formation, his cultivation was burned and suppressed, so it should have plummeted. How could it possibly have improved?
Moreover... the improvement is not just a little bit!
Shang Lu clearly felt that the power emanating from the Soul-Eating Captain was still rapidly and continuously increasing!
After a few breaths, he was even able to break through to the Inner Palace Realm!
The cultivation level of this Soul-Eating Captain could absolutely not be at the Inner Palace Realm.

Otherwise, he wouldn't just be a Soul Eater Captain in the Discipline Black Witches; he would have a higher position.

This strange situation could only be caused by the energy chain he released!
These energy chains can not only transfer the pain and injury he suffers, but also transfer the power of others to him and use it for his own purposes!
Even this kind of transfer has a synergistic effect, where one plus one is greater than two!

Shang Lu knew that he absolutely could not allow the Soul-Eating Captain's cultivation to soar to the Inner Palace Realm.

Otherwise, even with the Heavenly Furnace Formation, they wouldn't survive!

The energy chain must be severed!
Kill the "power bank" that provides the Soul-Eating Captain with magical power!
Seeing Shang Lu's powerful attack and the terrifying force of his blade, the two Discipline Black Witches both showed expressions of horror.

But in just a moment, the horror turned into ecstasy.

Two powerful forces erupted from the bodies of the two Disciplined Black Witches... as if the Soul-Eating Captain had been split in two and transformed into these two people.

"boom--"

The pokeweed's magic knife collided heavily with the magic and magical artifacts unleashed by the two disciplined black witches!
The two Disciplined Black Witches not only blocked Shang Lu's attack, but also had the strength to counterattack and pursue!
Pokeweed was shocked!

The power unleashed by these two Discipline Black Witches far exceeded their usual strength, reaching the level of Enlightenment!

These energy chains not only enhance the strength of the Soul-Eating Captain, but also strengthen the Discipline Black Witch?!
No! With his keen insight, Shang Lu quickly discovered the truth.

The function of the energy chain is not to enhance strength, but to gather strength.

At this moment, linked by the energy chain, the Soul-Eating Captain and the four Discipline Black Witches were as one, not only gathering their magical power but also sharing it.

No matter who Shang Lu attacks, they can instantly gather the power of the five people into that person's body through the Qi Chain!

This tactic definitely has side effects.

Shang Lu even saw that the two Discipline Black Witches at the Tongtian Realm suffered damage to their internal organs, meridians, and so on after forcibly receiving and releasing power far exceeding their cultivation level.

But at this moment, the two Disciplined Black Witches felt nothing under the influence of the energy chain.

It won't even affect their strength!
Moreover, these energy chains not only made the five people a whole, but also formed a Five Elements Strange Array.

Their power was actually enhanced under the influence of this strange formation!
In an instant, the pokeweed discerned the true purpose and power of the gas chain.

Furthermore, relying on his keen insight and ability to strike at the void, he seized an opportunity. With a flick of his left hand, the beast whip wrapped around his waist flew out with a whoosh, bringing with it rolling thunder. It transformed into a thunder dragon and instantly pounced on the energy chain connecting the Soul-Eating Captain and the two Discipline Black Witches in front of him.

But just as the beast whip struck the energy chain...

"boom--"

A powerful magical force suddenly erupted from the energy chain, not only withstanding the whip of rolling thunder, but also transforming into countless tentacles, trying to seize Shang Lu's beast whip, and even attacking Shang Lu along the beast whip.

"Hahaha! How could you lowly rats like you possibly rival the divine powers of Chu Wu? Boy, die!" A sinister laugh rang out from behind Shang Lu.

It was the Soul-Eating Captain!
He somehow managed to get behind Shang Lu and, through the energy chain, gathered the power of the five people and blasted it towards Shang Lu.

This strike was incredibly powerful and earth-shattering!

It seemed as if it truly possessed the power of the Inner Palace Realm!

Shang Lu suddenly turned around and saw countless spiritual whips, like a sky full of evil dragons rushing towards him, wanting to tear him apart.

There is no hiding.

There is no way to avoid it.

Shang Lu gritted his teeth and summoned the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus and the Calamity Heart Lamp. At the same time, he fully activated the "Supreme Goodness is Like Water" Heart Sutra, driving his essence and energy to resist the attack.

At the same time, Third Sister also stirred up a fierce yin wind, facing the overwhelming spiritual whip.

These long whips are mental attack methods, which the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus and the Calamity Lamp can use.

The eerie wind whipped up by the Third Sister was filled with countless screams, wails, and roars, all designed to disrupt the spiritual and magical energy contained within the whip.

"boom--"

The two powerful forces collided heavily in mid-air.

The spiritual whips that swept across the sky were mostly shattered by the combined efforts of Shang Lu and San Niang.

But the remaining half, like a raging thunderbolt, still struck Shang Lu.

His protective energy was instantly shattered.

The protective spell on the jade tablet of the Witchcraft Academy sensed the danger and activated in response, manifesting an ancient incantation.

However, faced with the Soul-Eating Captain's powerful offensive, the incantation lasted only a moment before crumbling into nothingness, and the Jade Token of the Witch Academy shattered into dust.

However, taking advantage of this moment, with the help of San Niang, Shang Lu rode the Yin Wind and fled to a distance, escaping the pursuit of the Spirit Whip.

Even though he escaped the dead end, his condition wasn't good. He was still struck quite a few times by the mental whip. Fortunately, he was protected by the mental statue and the "Supreme Goodness is Like Water" scripture, which allowed him to barely withstand it. Although his soul was in excruciating pain, he wasn't driven mad or desperate by the whipping.

"As expected of a mouse, you run pretty fast! But you can run once, I don't believe you can run two or three times!"

The Soul-Eating Captain sneered and continued to pounce on Shang Lu, wanting to kill him as quickly as possible before going on to kill more people and break the formation!
Although Hua Qi was dead, the fire was still burning, and the energy chain connecting his body was not broken. The Soul-Eating Captain transferred the fire that had burned the five people to him.

It was because of this that they were temporarily freed from the burning of the earth fire and were able to use more of their strength to kill Shang Lu!

When Shang Lu saw the five members of the Soul-Eating Captain rushing towards him, he couldn't help but curse.

Although he knew that the key to breaking the deadlock lay in severing the energy link between the Soul Devouring Captain and the other four Discipline Black Witches.

But his recent experience had taught him that while these air chains were weaknesses, they were not weak at all!
To sever it, you need even greater power!

Shang Lu gritted his teeth and was about to take out the Soul Offering Altar to forcibly communicate with the gods and borrow their power.

It is daytime, and the deity is in a state of madness. Trying to communicate with the gods and borrow their power could very well bring about one's own destruction.

But there's no other way now.

Since death is inevitable either way, might as well take a gamble!
Even if it truly brings about annihilation, it will drag these Discipline Black Witches down with it!
Moreover, given his familiarity with Tu Bo and the relationship between San Niang and Hou Tu Niangniang, as long as his soul remains intact, he can still follow the path of ghost cultivation and becoming a Yin deity even in the underworld.

When the time comes in the underworld, he might be able to settle his personal scores and give those few commandment black witches a good beating!

"Even if I die, I can still be Zhong Kui!" Shang Lu thought to himself as he took out the Soul Offering Altar.

But before he could light incense and begin the sacrifice to invite the gods, several Confucian cultivators in the valley, after noticing the unusual behavior of the Discipline Black Witch and Shang Lu's sudden loss of strength and fall into danger, actually discerned some of the situation.

"Oh no! Senior is in danger!"

"With united will, we will overcome this formidable enemy! Let us gather our strength and serve our predecessors to defend against the invaders!"

While the Confucian scholars were greatly surprised, they simultaneously unleashed the Confucian mantra, "Unity is strength."

In an instant, their power surged into Shang Lu's body.

Although these Confucian cultivators were only at the Qi Refining stage, even if they lent all their power to Shang Lu, it would only be a drop in the ocean.

But this served as a reminder to Pokeweed.

The Soul-Eating Captain can link with the Discipline Black Witch through the Qi Chain, gathering and sharing power.

In the art of military strategy, there are similar techniques that allow commanders to gather the power of their troops and unleash a power beyond their cultivation level!

However, this tactic has a prerequisite: you must gain the trust and respect of your soldiers, and make them willing to lend you their strength. Otherwise, this tactic will be difficult to be effective.

There were nearly a hundred cultivators in the valley. Although most of them were at the Qi Refining stage, the combined strength of over a hundred Qi Refining cultivators, along with Nuo Mian and San Niang, still gave them a chance to destroy the Qi chains and kill the five Soul Erosion Captains!

Although these cultivators were not Shang Lu's personal guards, he still had a way to make them obey his orders in a short period of time!
Shang Lu fully activated the Ice Crystal Blue Lotus and the Calamity Lamp, while simultaneously employing sophistry and rhetoric. He also adorned himself with several Confucian maxims, enabling him to "win people over with virtue" and make them "obey his orders."

Immediately, he activated the military sorcery skill [United as One] and shouted, "Lend me all your power! With one heart and one mind, we will kill the enemy and destroy the bandits!"

Although the cultivators in the valley were unfamiliar with Shang Lu, they knew very well that their lives were related to this senior. In addition, influenced by several forces, they responded to the [United We Stand] battle technique without hesitation.

What Shang Lu didn't expect was that even the two Discipline Black Witches with the cultivation of the Heavenly Realm, due to their insufficient mental resistance, were actually bewitched by him and responded to the [United We Stand] battle technique, lending him their power.

Although it was only for a brief moment, that very moment greatly reduced the strength of the five Soul-Eating Captains.

Their offensive was greatly weakened, as it was completely blocked by the yin wind stirred up by the Third Sister.

Although the Soul-Eating Captain reacted quickly and immediately severed the energy link with the two Discipline Black Witches, Shang Lu had already launched a counterattack with the might of a hundred men and charged forward.

This time, Shang Lu's sword strike was fierce and fast, carrying raging thunder and fire, tearing through the sky.

"brush--"

After the blade's edge flashed, the energy link between the Soul-Eating Captain and Feng Ping and Wei Song instantly broke.

The energy chain connecting Hua Qi's corpse was also severed.

Unable to gather power, and with the magic no longer able to transfer the pain and injury, the raging fire immediately returned, engulfing the five people once more!

Amidst their terrified screams and shrill wails, Shang Lu's witch knife once again unleashed a torrent of blade light, while the beast whip whipped up countless whip shadows!

Countless bolts of lightning and flames, along with flashes of swords and whips, blasted towards the five people!
This time, it was the Soul-Eating Captain and his Disciplined Black Witches who were caught off guard and unable to stop him.

They could only watch in horror as the flashing blades and whips surged towards them, instantly engulfing them!

(End of this chapter)