Chapter 229 : The Ghost King's Recruitment
Chapter 229: The Ghost King's Recruitment
Seeing the Ancestor in this state, the Nether Spring Sect Master immediately understood some of the Ancestor's thoughts and hurriedly said,
“Ancestor, this matter is not impossible.
According to what this disciple knows, that Asura is not particularly powerful. It only possesses approximately Deity Transformation Realm strength and appears to have only recently entered the Deity Transformation Realm.”
After hearing the Sect Master's words, the Nether Spring Sect Ancestor immediately revealed a delighted expression and eagerly asked,
“Really?”
The Nether Spring Sect Master immediately nodded.
“Indeed, Ancestor.
According to those disciples, after arriving on that continent, although they spent some time plundering and advanced their Ten Thousand Souls Banners into Hundred Thousand Souls Banners, with two of the disciples breaking through into the Nascent Soul Realm,
when they fought that Asura powerhouse, they had actually captured him using the Ten Thousand Souls Grand Formation formed by the four of them.
Had it not been for an extremely powerful zombie appearing afterward, they would have already captured that Asura.”
The Ancestor's face was filled with delight.
Judging from the information Youyuan had just reported, that Asura was indeed very likely to have only recently broken through into the Deity Transformation Realm.
If that were truly the case, then this was an unparalleled opportunity for him.
If he could subdue that Asura-level powerhouse, destroy its soul, and then possess its body,
he would certainly be able to survive.
Moreover, considering the Asura's growth potential, he would very likely be able to grow to the same level as the Nether Spring Sect's Ancestor in the Tribulation Crossing Realm in the future.
Thinking of this, the Nether Spring Sect Ancestor hurriedly said,
“Good! Good! Good! In that case, I order you to prepare the fleet immediately. We shall depart at once for that lost continent.”
Hearing this, the Sect Master respectfully replied,
“Yes, Ancestor.”
After giving his instructions, the Ancestor lay back down inside the coffin and commanded those outside,
“My lifespan is nearly exhausted, so I cannot remain active outside for long.
Once your preparations are complete, carry my coffin aboard the great ship.”
The Nether Spring Sect Master immediately bowed.
“Yes, Ancestor.”
Seeing that the Ancestor had no further instructions, he quietly withdrew.
The entire blood pool once again fell into silence.
After a long time, a faint murmur came from within the coffin.
“An Asura... Hahaha... What a heaven-sent opportunity for this Ancestor!”
Then everything fell silent once more.
After the four Nether Spring Sect disciples had transmitted the information about this continent back to the sect, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
By now, the sect was surely discussing dispatching powerful experts to this continent.
Thinking this, Seventh Senior Brother said to his three junior brothers,
“Junior Brothers, increase your speed. Do everything you can to shake off the Ghost King, then find a place to hide while we wait for the sect's experts and the Ancestor to arrive. Once that happens, what threat will a mere Ghost King pose?”
The three Nether Spring Sect disciples immediately nodded.
“Agreed.”
However, while they were thinking this, they failed to notice that a blood mist had silently spread around them.
Strands of faint Blood Energy instantly drifted into the noses and mouths of the Nether Spring Sect disciples.
Seventh Senior Brother's expression immediately changed drastically as he cried out,
“This is bad!”
He instantly formed hand seals.
In the blink of an eye, black qi surged from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner beneath him, forming a gigantic black barrier that enveloped him.
At the same time, a thunderous boom erupted as an enormous blood sphere suddenly descended, crashing violently onto the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
With another deafening explosion, the four Nether Spring Sect disciples, together with their Ten Thousand Souls Banner, were blasted away.
With a tremendous bang, they smashed heavily into the ground, creating an enormous deep crater.
At the same moment, the Ghost King appeared above the crater with an icy expression, coldly looking down at the four disheveled Nether Spring Sect disciples below.
The expressions of the four Nether Spring Sect disciples were extremely grim.
They had never expected that during the brief period they had spent transmitting the message, the Ghost King would catch up to them.
This greatly alarmed them.
Although they still retained the strength to fight, if that zombie appeared again, they would undoubtedly be defeated.
Thinking of this, traces of fear could not help but appear in their hearts.
Seeing this, the Ghost King sneered coldly.
“Run. Why aren't you running anymore? Today, you have only two choices—submit, or die here.”
The four Nether Spring Sect disciples replied with grim expressions,
“Hmph! Ghost King, your strength is indeed formidable, but we are not completely incapable of resisting. Do you truly intend to fight us until both sides are destroyed?”
The Ghost King laughed coldly.
“The fish may die, but the net won't necessarily break. You have nowhere left to run today. Submit to me.”
The four Nether Spring Sect disciples immediately rejected him without hesitation.
“In your dreams!”
Although the Ghost King was powerful, they had no intention of submitting to another.
After all, the Nether Spring Sect was immensely powerful. Once their Ancestor and Sect Master arrived, they would certainly be able to kill the Ghost King.
If the Ancestor and Sect Master discovered that they had betrayed the Nether Spring Sect and pledged themselves to someone else, they would never let them off lightly.
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Seeing that the four Nether Spring Sect disciples remained completely unmoved, the Ghost King immediately flew into a rage before saying coldly,
“Since you refuse to submit, then die! Become nourishment for my growth!”
As he waved both hands, another enormous blood sphere rapidly condensed before blasting downward.
The Nether Spring Sect disciples below wore ugly expressions before replying coldly,
“As if we're afraid of you!”
The four instantly flashed into motion, each taking one of the four cardinal positions.
In an instant, the four Ten Thousand Souls Banners appeared simultaneously, arranged in the Four Symbols Formation.
Terrifying black qi spread everywhere as a formation quietly took shape.
Within the formation, the soul power of the four Ten Thousand Souls Banners instantly merged into one.
Immediately afterward, a pitch-black sphere of light silently appeared in the sky and, with a thunderous roar, shot toward the Ghost King's blood sphere.
In an instant, a deafening explosion erupted.
The void trembled, the earth roared, and terrifying energy ripples spread in all directions, destroying everything nearby.
Under the impact of these terrifying energy ripples, the Ghost King was forced to take a slight step backward.
Meanwhile, the faces of the four Nether Spring Sect disciples below turned somewhat pale.
Earlier, when they had used the Ten Thousand Souls Grand Formation, their Ten Thousand Souls Banners had already been damaged.
Since then, they had spent all their time fleeing and had never repaired the banners.
As a result, the overall power of the Ten Thousand Souls Banners had declined considerably.
Even with the four of them joining forces, they still fell into a disadvantage against the Ghost King.
That single clash had already injured them.