Chapter 271 - 21: Reunion with Li Tianhan, Battle with the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster!
This is the indelible pain he suffered after the nuclear aftermath...
"Bah!"
Li Tianhan slowly stood up, lowered his head, and laughed:
"Ghost Eye, with your appearance, who could look up to you? If you were any shorter... I might not be able to see you at all!"
"Hahahahaha~"
After saying this, Li Tianhan laughed heartily.
With Li Tianhan’s height over two meters, the Ghost-eyed Child reached only his knees.
But at this moment, Li Tianhan was covered in blood and in a state of decline.
In contrast, the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster seemed completely at ease.
"At death’s door and still so mouthy?"
"Hehe... even so, your flesh body can’t be wasted. After I obliterate your Divine Soul, I’ll send your Demon-Suppressing Celestial Thunder Body to the Puppet Hall to be made a puppet!"
The Ghost-Eyed Old Monster sneered, his voice sinister and chilling.
Then, he summoned an Evil Ghost, which charged violently at Li Tianhan.
At this point, Li Tianhan had already entertained the thought of suicide.
Even in death, he couldn’t let his body be turned into a puppet and aid the Demon Path...
Thinking of this, Li Tianhan raised his hand, intending to summon Celestial Thunder to strike himself dead.
At that very moment...
He suddenly saw twenty-one Flying Swords speeding toward him.
The light created by the quickly moving True Essence made Li Tianhan believe he was imagining things.
"Is it... an illusion?"
Li Tianhan stared wide-eyed at the Flying Swords rapidly approaching.
At this moment, it wasn’t just Li Tianhan who noticed the anomaly; the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster also sensed the shifting aura behind him.
Instinctively, he pushed his Protective True Essence to the limit and summoned a Core Formation Ghost to stand in front of him.
The Flying Swords came swiftly, breaking through the defense of the Ghost Pill Stage Ghost with one sword.
Three swords heavily damaged the Ghost Pill Stage Ghost, while seven swords killed it.
Surprise flashed in the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster’s eyes, "Who is it..."
However, the Flying Swords were too fast, and he couldn’t stop them.
After the Core Formation Ghost he painstakingly cultivated was slain, the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster’s Protective True Essence rippled with waves.
One sword, three swords, ten swords... fourteen swords!
Fourteen Flying Swords fought the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster, forcing him to rely on Protective True Essence to fend them off.
While the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster was entangled by the Flying Swords, Lin Chen moved...
His figure darted like a specter, traversing a hundred feet in an instant.
He then grabbed Li Tianhan and dashed three hundred feet away.
The entire move was smooth, and with Lin Chen’s Martial Arts Realm, the thousand-meter distance took less than a second.
"Cough cough~"
Grasped by Lin Chen, Li Tianhan coughed violently as the rushing air filled his throat.
Li Tianhan barely forced his eyes open and, seeing Lin Chen beside him, instantly showed a look of joy.
"Taoist Friend Xu! Why are you here?"
Lin Chen, noticing Li Tianhan’s feeble condition, slightly furrowed his brow.
His injuries were too severe; if not treated quickly, it might hinder his path to advancement.
With this in mind, Lin Chen flicked his fingers, suspending several Pills in front of him.
"Let’s talk later; heal yourself first..."
Understanding the urgency, Li Tianhan quickly replied:
"Alright! Taoist Friend Xu, hold out a bit longer... Once I recover my strength, I’ll fight the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster again!"
With that, Li Tianhan swallowed the Pills, a fierce fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.
Lin Chen then slowly stood up and flew a hundred feet away, facing the Ghost-eyed Child.
"Heh, Ghost-Eyed Old Monster. Long time no see... How have you been recently?" Lin Chen’s voice was loud, resonating for tens of miles around.
The Ghost-Eyed Old Monster operated his Protective True Essence, barely managing to repel all twenty-one Flying Swords.
With a wary look, he stared at Lin Chen and said:
"Who are you?"
"How dare you interfere with the major affairs of my Puppet Hall!?"
Lin Chen sneered without answering, waving his hand to retract the twenty-one Flying Swords.
Seeing the notches on the Flying Swords, Lin Chen slightly frowned.
These Flying Swords, after all, were only Top Grade Magical Artifacts and barely effective against the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster.
The Ghost-Eyed Old Monster realized this as well, sneering:
"Jie Jie, your Sword Control is indeed commendable, worthy of a fight with me..."
"But now, your Flying Swords are destroyed; what will you fight me with?"
After saying this, the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster patted the gourd at his waist, from which two purple mists emerged.
Instantly, two more Ghost Pill Stage evil ghosts and fierce beasts appeared, menacing behind the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster.
The two Evil Ghosts were terrifying, with green faces and long fangs, standing nearly a zhang high, shrouded in black and purple aura, their power unfathomable.
"Mere twenty-one Upper Grade Magical Artifacts..."
Lin Chen laughed helplessly.
With a wave of his hand, he took out another twenty-one Flying Knives from his Storage Magical Artifact.
Compared to the Flying Swords, Lin Chen was more adept with knives, a skill closely tied to his study of the Vibrating Blade Technique.
These twenty-one Top Grade Magical Artifact Flying Knives were identical in style and appearance.
Seeing the newly drawn Flying Knives, the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster’s pupils shrunk abruptly.
Upper Grade Magical Artifacts meant little to a Core Formation Cultivator.
But a set of twenty-one Flying Knives could enhance the effect of the Spiritual Control Technique exponentially.
"Heh... what of Flying Knives?"
"I’ve roamed the Qing State for hundreds of years; I’ve feared no one!"
The Ghost-Eyed Old Monster sneered, then ordered the two green-faced, fanged Evil Ghosts to charge at Lin Chen.
Lin Chen remained unfazed, waving his hand to send the twenty-one Flying Knives slashing out, engaging in combat with the two Evil Ghosts.
Ghosts exist between reality and illusion, making them resistant to ordinary attacks.
But a cultivator’s True Essence can indeed harm ghosts, especially with the sharpness of Flying Knives.
For the moment, the two Core Formation Fierce Ghosts were firmly suppressed by the Flying Knives.
The Ghost-Eyed Old Monster furrowed his brow, "This Spiritual Control Technique is indeed a bit troublesome..."
With that, he stripped his clothes, revealing his heavily scarred upper body.
One side was entirely burned, while the other was unnaturally pale, making for a more horrifying sight.
On that skin were several Evil Ghost tattoos.
These were the Ghost-Eyed Old Monster’s accumulations over the centuries, painstakingly cultivated to perfection.
They were his life-bound ghosts!
"Life and Soul Contract, Nether Ghost Command!"
"Nail Swamp Evil Ghost, appear!"
(Another Chapter under review, possibly delayed a while)
