My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Countless huge craters were blown out of the ground, and the soil was blown over, forming a mess of scorched earth. The air was filled with the strong smell of gunpowder, burnt wood and dust.

Almost no animals in the forest escaped this catastrophe, and their mutilated corpses were everywhere.

The blast waves from the explosions made streams and ponds muddy, with broken branches and animal remains floating on the surface of the water.

This filled the originally peaceful forest with the smell of death and destruction, leaving only ruins and dead silence.

The further we go, the more intense the artillery fire becomes and the more serious the damage caused.

In addition to a lot of animal carcasses, there were also some human limbs and broken guns. It looked like what Jiang Li said, these cultists planned to ambush in the dark and launch a sneak attack with machine guns.

Fortunately, Jiang Li noticed it in advance and destroyed their plot with artillery bombardment, so that his side did not have to resist the machine guns with their physical bodies.

Seeing this scene, these Maoshan Taoists who had practiced for many years truly felt the fragility of the mortal body.

It was not until they arrived near the ghost realm that they stopped, found an open space, and began to set up the core of the Golden Crow Fiery Sun Formation.

They worked for more than half an hour. When Li Lin saw the twelve formation flags erected, he immediately used the art of sound transmission to notify disciples in various places to cast spells at the same time to activate the formation.

As the twelve formation flags emitted dark yellow light and connected to each other, a barrier was formed outside the ghost domain, continuously drawing sunlight into the ghost domain.

After a while, Li Lin saw that the formation was complete, so he gathered all his disciples and entered the ghost realm together with their weapons.

As they entered, what they saw was also devastation, broken limbs and bodies, and various damaged guns and weapons.

It was obvious that they had set up machine guns here, waiting for them to come to them. Fortunately, they had drawn a formation-breaking talisman on the shells before, so they could directly hit the ghost domain. Otherwise, they would have suffered a great loss.

When the people from Maoshan entered the ghost realm, they each used some means, whether it was paper figurines or paper cranes, to cast spells to explore the way, and then slowly searched forward.

Soon, led by the paper crane, they saw a large group of ghost soldiers and the Black Mountain Ghost King sitting high on the podium.

When the Black Mountain Ghost King saw everyone arriving, he immediately injected soul power into the commander's flag, and then the black flag several feet high moved without wind.

A black gas immediately rose from the ghost soldiers under the stage and poured into the commander's flag. Then another huge black gas from the commander's flag was injected into the Black Mountain Ghost King. Its momentum and magic power suddenly increased, and there were signs of a breakthrough to the Ghost Emperor.

When Li Lin saw this scene, he immediately exclaimed, "Netherworld Battle Flag!"

Then, without caring about everyone's expressions, he started explaining to them.

"This flag can gather the strength of the army and maximize the power of the battle formation. I'm afraid this time it won't end well!"

Everyone looked solemn when they heard this, but no one had any intention of retreating. They immediately held their magic weapons, cast spells to activate talismans and attacked the ghost soldiers.

Seeing this, the Black Mountain Ghost King was unwilling to be outdone and immediately ordered an attack.

It is said that among these tens of thousands of ghost soldiers, there are not only those thirty-six ghost generals.

In fact, those thirty-six ghost generals are the closest and most trusted guards of the Black Mountain Ghost King, and their strength is also top-notch among many ghost generals.

In addition, there are hundreds of generals who have just entered the realm of ghost generals.

These generals are not only strong in their own right, but also very intelligent, and can command the army with ease.

Under their precise command, tens of thousands of ghost soldiers formed into neat and uniform battle formations and advanced forward with steady and powerful steps. Every step they took on the ground sent a heart-pounding tremor.

As for the oncoming spells and talismans, they didn't care at all. Tens of thousands of ghost soldiers advanced forward facing all kinds of spells and talismans. Even if their companions were beaten to death, they could not stop them at all.

When they approached, hundreds of generals who had just entered the realm of ghost generals stood majestically in the military formation.

They exude a chilling aura, and their deep, dark eyes flash with cunning and wisdom.

These ghost generals were dressed in black armor with strange runes faintly flowing on the armor, as if they were absorbing the surrounding Yin energy. They were tall and mighty, and every move they made was full of resolute momentum.

Under the precise command of the ghost generals, tens of thousands of ghost soldiers seemed like an organic whole.

They held all kinds of sinister weapons, some were sharp swords, some were heavy hammers, and some were spears emitting cold light, and they continued to launch orderly attacks on the people of Maoshan.

On the other side, the more than a thousand Maoshan Taoists had their sleeves fluttering, and their apricot-yellow robes rustled in the cold wind.

They held peach wood swords in their hands, and the talismans on the swords shone with golden light, forming a sharp contrast with the gloomy aura of the ghost soldiers.

As the Taoists chanted something, spells flew out from their fingertips, and they fought against the ghost soldiers with brilliant light all around them.

The ghost soldiers roared in unison, and the negative energy condensed into rolling black clouds, crushing towards the Taoists.

Their attack was like a black wave, surging and unstoppable.

The ghost soldiers in the front row waved their weapons, which collided violently with the Taoists' peach wood swords. The yin and yang energies offset each other, causing a hissing sound.

As the battle continued, both sides suffered varying degrees of casualties, but neither of them retreated.

The Taoists stepped on the Seven Star Steps and flexibly moved among the attacks of the ghost soldiers. Every time the peach wood sword passed by, a golden light flashed and killed the ghost soldiers in front of them.

They will then face several attacks, but fortunately these Maoshan Taoists are all high-level disciples who have completed their studies and come down the mountain, and each of them has their own abilities.

They either have magical weapons to protect them or have powerful spells, so the attacks of ordinary ghost soldiers cannot cause much damage.

But the ghost soldiers were numerous, and their constant attacks quickly consumed their magic power. What was most difficult to guard against was the sneak attacks by the ghost generals.

Their attacks are mixed in after the attacks of ordinary soldiers. Not only are they powerful and strong, but they are also extremely tricky, always making the Taoists flustered.

If one is not careful, one will be seriously injured if not killed, so both sides suffered heavy casualties.

At this moment, looking at the heavy casualties of his own side, Li Lin's eyes widened with anger, and he leaped up like lightning, rushing into the enemy camp in an instant, heading straight for the platform where the Black Mountain Ghost King was.

He exuded a powerful wave of mana, like a dazzling sun, trying to dispel the haze in the sky. The peach wood sword in his hand shone with brilliant light, and the runes on the sword were like burning flames, whirring.

Seeing this, the Black Mountain Ghost King shouted, "Good job!"

The sound was like rolling thunder, and his huge body was like a huge black mountain, emitting endless dark aura. The Ghost King's pupils shot out two blood-red rays of light, heading straight towards Li Lin.

Li Lin's figure was as fast as the wind, and he instantly approached the Ghost King. He swung the peach wood sword in his hand, and a sharp sword energy whizzed out, flying towards the Netherworld Battle Flag with the momentum of destroying everything, trying to cut it off and destroy the battle formation.