Chapter 334 03-25 - 331 Lifebound Spiritual Ghost of Xiu Xin
Chapter 334: Chapter 331 Lifebound Spiritual Ghost of Xiu Xin
“Sigh…”
Gusts of Yin Wind blew through the castle hall, and at the same time, several powerful presences suddenly surged.
Then, three zombies suddenly stood up within those copper coffins.
These three zombies each had their own characteristics.
The one in the middle was clad in silver white armor, with a pitch-black face, yet its aura was formidable. Its fingernails curved like hooks, sharp as swords, frighteningly keen.
To the left, one had a pair of wings on its back—it was indeed from the Winged Demon Clan of the Red Flame Demon Realm.
…
The last one to stand up from the copper coffin had horns on its head, a daunting presence, and its body was engulfed in boiling Demon Flames. It was none other than a powerful member of the Flame Demon Clan.
Aside from the leading Silver-Armored Corpse, which Xiu Xin had refined before setting out to the Demon Realm, the remaining two had been powerful demon corpses that he had obtained on the battlegrounds of the Red Flame Demon Realm and turned into zombies.
In life, these two powerhouses had been as strong as Holy Knights, beings capable of contending with Purple Mansion Cultivators. However, after death, their strength had dissipated, and of course, their power from life had not been preserved. Only their powerful physical bodies remained to be exploited by the waste disciples of the Ghost Controlling Sect, refined into zombies to aid in battle.
Because Xiu Xin had the status of a True Disciple, the Elders of the Ghost Controlling Sect had taken care of him when distributing the spoils of war. Otherwise, it was unlikely that such powerful demon corpses would have been his turn to obtain.
The three refined corpses forcefully pushed against the inside of the coffins with the tips of their toes, leaping out directly. Leveraging their formidable bodies, they rampaged through their surroundings. In just a short moment, they had smashed the nearby zombies into a mess, and even many of the outer Skull Warriors were torn into sections of white bones.
The Silver-Armored Corpse had immense strength. Its ten fingers were like swords and hooks, piercing through the bodies and smashing the skulls of anything it caught, be it zombies or skeletons.
The Winged Demon Clan refined corpse had wings like blades, twirling its body with fluidity like that of flowing water, easily decapitating zombies one after another and shattering the skeletons’ forms.
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The Flame Demon Clan powerhouse refined corpse was engulfed in blazing flames, covering everything within a few feet around it in Demon Flames. Every movement was an attack of Demon Fire, and with just a breath, it spewed out a stream of Demon Flames, reducing one zombie after another to charred remains.
With such ferocious combat power, the Old Undead Mage watched with his eyes wide.
When had he ever seen such formidable zombies?
“You… what kind of zombies are these? How are they so agile?”
Hearing the old man’s words, Xiu Xin laughed, “You only noticed their agility, but have you not seen other things?”
The Old Undead Mage fell silent for a moment before saying, “If I’m not mistaken, those two zombies must have been refined from the corpses of Demon Clan powerhouses. Boy, I must say, you’re quite fortunate to have obtained such powerful corpses.
However, that’s as far as it goes.”
With that, he waved the White Bone Magic Wand in his hand, and behind the doors of the hall, endless Undead Creatures began to pour in, “Even if your zombies are mighty, they can’t possess endless power. Today I’ll teach you a lesson — our Undead Mages’ greatest reliance has always been the vast numbers of our Undead Army.
How long do you think you can last in the hands of my many undead?”
“Hmph…”
With a sneer, Xiu Xin retorted, “No matter how numerous, they are still a bunch of trash. If you think you can deal with me with these ordinary undead, then you’re delusional.
I advise you to use whatever powerful techniques you have as quickly as possible. Otherwise, by the time I get serious, you’ll have no chance to do so.”
“Hmph, such arrogant words!”
The Old Undead Mage responded coldly, “Since you’re courting death, I’ll oblige you.”
As he spoke, he waved his magic wand again, and suddenly the figures in the exquisite murals on the wall behind him emerged, turning into ghosts mixed with a multitude of skull warriors and zombies rushing towards Xiu Xin.
Xiu Xin glanced at the now-blank murals and the densely packed undead creatures swarming towards him, then suddenly pulled a peach wood sword from the wide sleeves of his mage robe.
This peach wood sword was forged from a peach wood spirit root that had grown in the lands of the spirit veins for thousands of years. The peach wood had survived strikes of heavenly thunder without perishing, instead spawning even stronger vitality with innate powers of evil repelling, making it exceptionally suitable for dealing with malign spirits.
With a light flick of the peach wood sword in his hand, twelve Spirit Talismans flew out from his sleeves, each one drawn with mysterious runes in vibrant cinnabar.
These were Evil Suppressing Talismans, which were one of the most commonly used methods by their Ghost Controlling Sect when dealing with large numbers of ghostly entities.
“May the Daoist Ancestor protect me, grant me the power of talismans, align with the Heavenly Dao, and suppress the inauspicious. Crowned with the Drape, stepping upon Kui Gang, with righteous energy in my chest, and divine methods in my belly, let no evil withstand and no ghost dare obstruct. Hurry, as the order dictates!”
As he rapidly chanted the spells, those twelve talismans suddenly transformed in mid-air above his peach wood sword, arranging themselves in a circle and radiating bright light that petrified countless skulls and zombies below, and the ethereal-looking ghosts began to scream in terror, their voices betraying panic.
The ghosts attempted to return to the safety of the murals on the wall, but the strong force of the Evil Suppressing Talismans was too much for these rather weak spirits to escape, restricting them instead. The skull warriors and zombies, on the other hand, possessed physical forms, and though they were also significantly suppressed, they remained capable of movement.
Having immobilized a host of undead creatures, Xiu Xin formed hand seals and raised his peach wood sword, casting it out in sword shadows that shot in every direction.
In an instant, to the stunned disbelief of the two undead mages, the multitudes of undead creatures perished under the peach wood sword.
His sword specifically counteracted malevolent spirits; not only was it blessed with Daoist curse techniques, but it also contained the force of heavenly thunder to punish evil. Against these common skulls, zombies, and minor spirits like ghostly entities, it was devastatingly effective.
Especially for the ghosts, whose form was already insubstantial, would scream as soon as the peach wood sword touched them, their bodies instantly disintegrating into blue smoke and dissipating into nothingness.
Similarly, when the skull warriors had their heads pierced by the sword’s shadows, their soul fires extinguished immediately, their bodies crumbled to the ground, turning into piles of white bones.
“What kind of magic is this?”
The Old Undead Mage was horrified: “This… this… how have I never heard of such a magic system? Could it be that during my years secluded, a new magic system has emerged in the outside world?”
“Teacher, we must not let him continue like this.”
Himos, still lucid, had previously witnessed Xiu Xin’s abilities. Despite his astonishment, he quickly reacted, “Hurry and stop him from casting more spells; otherwise, the casualties will be too great. If the undead suffer extensive losses, it will be dangerous.”
“Oh, right.”
The Old Undead Mage, no longer shocked, hastily recited incantations. A spatial ripple spread, and a large bone dragon suddenly materialized in the hallway.
He had summoned the bone dragon from the Netherworld to aid in battle.
The bone dragon lashed out with its elongated tail, aiming to disrupt Xiu Xin’s casting.
With a howl, the Silver-Armored Corpse suddenly leaped high, landing in front of Xiu Xin and taking the hit for him.
Then, with both arms, the Silver-Armored Corpse fiercely grasped the bone dragon’s long tail and slammed it down hard, swinging it back and forth to immobilize the bone dragon.
Before the bone dragon could break free, two more zombies also leaped up.
The Winged Demon Clan’s zombie soared into the air like a night demon, flapping its wings and positioning itself above the bone dragon’s skull. It reached into the dragon’s eye sockets to snuff out the soul fire.
The Flame Demon Clan’s zombie erupted in fury, flames roaring around it as it balled itself up and rammed into the bone dragon’s chin. With a loud bang, it forced the bone dragon’s gaping jaws shut. Not only were there cracks on the bone of its lower jaw, but several teeth were also shattered by the impact.
Subsequently, with the combined strength of the three refined corpses, they dismantled the bone dragon into fragments, leaving only the dragon’s head which was then blasted apart by the ample demon flames from the Flame Demon Zombie.
Three of these corpse refinements, apart from the Silver-Armored Corpse which possessed some spiritual intelligence, the other two Demon Clan refined corpses actually lacked any. They were all commanded in battle by Xiu Xin, otherwise how could these lifeless beings coordinate so well?
The reason why the two Demon Clan refined corpses could possess such formidable war power shortly after becoming refined corpses, was entirely due to their formidable physical bodies in life. Xiu Xin had also stimulated their most fundamental strengths, allowing them to reach a level not weaker than the Silver-Armored Corpse.
And the Silver-Armored Corpse could compete with Golden Core Cultivators in terms of strength.
Seeing this, the Old Undead Mage, shocked, waved his White Bone Magic Wand and chanted spells, summoning even more formidable undead creatures while commanding his undead to launch a fierce attack.
“Roar…” A strange and unpleasant dragon roar sounded. This time it was a Zombie Dragon that emerged, with strength equivalent to a late-stage Level 8 Demon Beast.
Although this creature was dead and had lost most of its magic attack abilities, it possessed a strong physical body and was incredibly formidable in melee combat. Upon its arrival, it used its massive size to push back the Silver-Armored Corpse and others. Then, with its mouth wide open, it lunged to bite Xiu Xin.
At the same time, the Old Undead Mage chanted spells nonstop, casting a series of curse magics specific to Undead Mages.
Weakness, corrosion, paralysis, fear, and a variety of other negative curse magics fell upon Xiu Xin one after another.
A flicker of excitement passed through Xiu Xin’s eyes. He didn’t activate the defensive power of the Daoist robe he wore beneath his magic robe, but instead let the spells hit him. After carefully gauging their strength, he then dispelled them.
He felt these minor spells, although not very useful, could have a good effect when used in evenly matched situations.
Especially in large-scale group battles; if he could cast these magics over a wide area, the effect would be even better, definitely weakening the opponent’s strength.
As for the Zombie Dragon, it was just a clumsy creature with a large body. It couldn’t harm him, and after being struck by dozens of Peach Wood Sword strikes from him, the Zombie Dragon’s body was almost pierced into a sieve.
It was only because this thing was an undead creature that it wasn’t killed by such severe injuries.
The Old Undead Mage, upon seeing that even the Zombie Dragon was no match for Xiu Xin, his already extremely ugly face grew even uglier.
His eyes twitched madly, and he kept chanting, summoning eight Undead Knights.
These Undead Knights were all mounted on Undead Horses with hooves ablaze with Netherworld Fire, each knight wielding a White Bone Spear, their powerful presences equivalent to late-stage Golden Knights.
“Kill, kill, kill him for me!” the Old Undead Mage yelled.
His wits were scattered now, the confidence from before long lost.
The eight Undead Knights paid no attention to the Skull Warriors and zombies in front of them. They instead drove their Undead Warhorses straight out of the Undead Army, creating a path and thrust their bone spears at Xiu Xin together.
Indeed, the strength of these Undead Knights was formidable, and that was in a hall without space for them to charge. Otherwise, given enough room outside the castle, the battle power of these Undead Knights would increase significantly.
However, the Ghost Controlling Sect had more ways to deal with such ghostly entities.
Xiu Xin flicked his sleeve, releasing several Heavenly Thunder Talismans. After a series of thunderous booms, those Undead Knights were blasted to the ground, unable to rise.
Originally, the power of his Spirit Talismans wasn’t strong enough, but in this confined space, with nowhere for the Undead Knights to dodge, they had no choice but to endure the attack of his Heavenly Thunder Talismans.
Just then, the space in front of the Old Undead Mage suddenly fluctuated intensely, as if a powerful being was about to break through from the depths.
Xiu Xin’s expression changed.
What kind of formidable undead was this old guy summoning now?
Soon, the ethereal head of a woman emerged halfway through the spatial portal, her deep eyes resembling bottomless abysses as she suddenly let out a soul-tearing scream.
“Ahhh…”
Her cry was filled with a demonic power that plunged one into boundless fright, and waves of soul-tearing strength echoed forth. Had Xiu Xin’s Sea of Consciousness not been suppressed by a Secret Treasure, his Divine Soul might well have been damaged by that scream.
“What kind of undead creature is this, so formidable? Could it be, a ninth-level undead being?”
Xiu Xin’s face paled with fright.
He was no match for such a powerful undead creature.
Just as he thought to turn and flee, he suddenly realized that the formidable undead couldn’t fully emerge.
Looking at the Old Undead Mage, drenched in sweat, he instantly understood that this fellow lacked the power to summon such a formidable ninth-level undead.
Still, the scream from that female undead had given him quite a scare. If it had been anyone else, they most likely would have had their souls shredded by that single scream.
Seeing the ninth-level female entity still struggling at the entrance of the space channel, Xiu Xin had no desire to actually let her through.
Just revealing a face had already allowed her to unleash such a powerful attack; if her entire body emerged, he would stand no chance.
Xiu Xin slapped his waist with his hand and instantly, black smoke billowed, a chilly Yin Qi enveloping the air.
A ferocious Fierce Ghost, over three meters tall, suddenly appeared behind him.
This Fierce Ghost, with red hair and a single horn, eyes emitting Ghost Fire, mouth expelling black smoke, and a sturdy body, exuded a strong aura, having reached the level of a Ghost General.
This was his Lifebound Spirit Ghost Chi Xiao.
Xiu Xin stepped back and merged directly into the body of his Lifebound Spirit Ghost.
After fusing with the Lifebound Spirit Ghost, Xiu Xin’s strength soared. His massive figure flickered, and he suddenly appeared like a phantom in front of the space channel.
However, he did not attack the desperate ninth-level undead who was trying to squeeze out, but instead extended his arm directly toward the Old Undead Mage.
His arm stretched out to a length of over three meters, his huge Ghost Claw emanating Soul Burning Ghost Fire, as if he intended to slap the Old Undead Mage to death.
Faced with such a strange and dangerous attack, the Old Undead Mage had no choice but to stop chanting his spells, giving up on the idea of desperately summoning the ninth-level undead.
He frantically added various Magic Shields to himself, trying to withstand the incoming strike.
As the ninth-level undead lost the summoning power of the Undead Mage, the space channel rapidly shrank, prompting her to let out another infuriated scream.
However, this time, the scream did not affect Xiu Xin’s soul.
One reason was that he had merged with his Lifebound Spirit Ghost, greatly increasing his resistance; the other was that the space channel began to close, and separated by a layer of space, it no longer possessed the power to shake his Divine Soul.
“Bang!”
A loud noise resounded as Xiu Xin’s elongated arm was blocked outside by the Magic Shield.
But immediately afterward, with a Peach Wood Sword in hand, Xiu Xin slashed through the Undead Mage’s protective barrier and, with a look of horror in his eyes, gripped his neck as if he were picking up a small chicken.