Chapter 59: Killing the Ghost with the Body Flicker
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The giant female Water Ghost opened her terrifying mouth wide the moment she emerged out of the water. There were countless sharp teeth in her mouth. She let out a deplorable piercing shrill that spread throughout the lake.
The piercing shrill was accompanied by an intense deathly aura that directly injured the soul of the cultivators.
Even the Foundation Building cultivators who heard her piercing shrill felt their soul tremble, much less the ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.
The nine Qi Refining cultivators who were helping Lu Chaohe maintain the Red Sun Array, as well as the cultivators who were battling with the Water Ghosts but were not in the Five Punishment Yang Formation, became giddy. They felt a disgusting sensation course up through their chest. They could not hold it in and vomited blood. Lu Mingchao and Lu Xueting hurried to help the cultivators to prevent anyone from dying due to the female Water Ghost’s attack.
Fortunately, the cultivators in the Five Punishment Yang Formation had their biological mechanisms fused into one. They could only have defended against the piercing shrill of the female Water Ghost that way. Even so, the Whip of Flame Punishment that had been flaunting its power within the formation had vanished.
Lu Chaoxi felt a chill in his heart. He did not hesitate and blasted down with the technique he charged up!
A magnificent bolt of golden lightning descended from the heavens!
The thick bolt of lightning was three times more powerful than the bolt of lightning he used to deal with the Foundation Building cultivators outside Anling City!
His cultivation level had increased through the years and had reached the ninth tier of the Foundation Building Stage. At the same time, he had a Level Two magic equipment that he earned. The magic equipment was called the “Token of Immense Power,” and it could strengthen the power of its owner’s technique after it had been refined.
Lu Chaoxi also had the “Spiritual Strength Increase” and “Power Increase” that Lu Qing cast on him. The latter doubled the power of all his techniques and magic equipment for a few seconds.
The Xuanyin Yang Lightning Incantation was terrifying at three times the power!
The bolt of golden lightning looked like it had come from the heavens when it struck down! The violent lightning that contained yang-element energy crashed down on the head of the Water Ghost. Gold currents of electricity spread throughout her body. Her piercing shrill was instantly covered by the golden lightning and could no longer affect the cultivators around her.
After sustaining such severe injury from Lu Chaoxi’s golden lightning, the body of the female Water Ghost instantly had withered. The raging yin-element energy that had erupted out of the water with her also mostly dissipated.
The nearest of the three Level Two Water Ghosts that had emerged out of the water alongside the female Water Ghost was hit by the ripples of the radiant golden lightning. It, too, was severely injured and fell onto the shore and thus was absorbed into the Five Punishment Yang Formation.
Under ordinary circumstances, Lu Chaoxi would have had difficulty recovering after he released such a fierce attack. However, now that he had the “Spiritual Strength Increase,” he did not feel any pressure on his veins and meridians. His consciousness was also clear.
Confidently, he waved his hand once again and activated the high-grade “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword.” Intense golden flames covered the blade of the sword as it cleaved toward the female Water Ghost.
However, a Level Two Water Ghost blocked off the area in front of the female Water Ghost.
The other Level Two Water Ghost that was still in good condition pounced fiercely toward Lu Chaoxi. It seemed like it was trying to defend the female Water Ghost by attacking the person assaulting her.
However, Lu Chaoxi also had companions.
Lu Chaohe activated the Red Sun Array. He gathered the energy of the Array Base and drew out a bolt of yang-element fire from within the array. He sent the ball of fire straight toward the Water Ghost that was attacking Lu Chaoxi. Lu Xueting also took out her magic equipment. It was a guard that was entangled with green vines. The green vines took to the air and entangled the Water Ghost that had been enveloped with yang-element fire. The vines dragged the Water Ghost down onto the ground and tossed it into the Five Punishment Yang Formation.
Lu Mingchao noticed the Water Ghost that attended to guard the female Water Ghost. She activated the “Jade Wind Clarity Sword” and the “Cloud-Stepping Flying Sword” at the same time and sliced into the Water Ghost’s body from both sides.
The Water Ghost was merely Level Two low-grade and had not been connected to the spirit vein. It could not defend itself against the attack from both of Lu Mingchao’s high-grade magic swords even with its sturdy body of a monster. It died on the spot.
The Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword sliced past the corpse of the other Water Ghost. It was still under the effects of “Power Increase.” The sword, which was clad in yang-element flames of double the power, sliced down fiercely onto the female Water Ghost. It left a burned sword mark on her five-meter-tall body.
A normal Level Two high-grade monster would have died when it took the golden bolt of lightning head-on. The rare few that did survive the attack would have been killed if it were struck by the sword after that.
However, the female Water Ghost was connected to the spirit vein under the lake. Yin-element energy continually rose from the lake and into her massive body. The damage from the Lightning Elemental Technique and the “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword” was lessened considerably by the yin-element energy from the spirit vein.
While the injuries she had suffered were severe, it was not enough to kill her. The female Water Ghost still had considerable battle capabilities.
Lu Chaoxi still had the effects of “Spiritual Strength Increase.” His battle skills were at his peak level. However, the effects of “Power Increase” had worn off. He could no longer launch attacks on the level of that yang-element lightning or yang-element sword.
However, the female Water Ghost was not dead. He had to continue to fight.
His expression got darker as he pulled out the “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword.” He then cleaved it down again. This time, the female Water Ghost managed to react. Purple-black sharp claws suddenly extended from her wart-ridden palm as she collided heavily against Lu Chaoxi’s magic sword.
She was at a disadvantage. Half her palm was split open, but the magic sword could not finish the job. Her palm that had been sliced into half was rapidly healing!
Lu Chaoxi sliced down again, only to be met with the female Water Ghost’s defense once more. The two of them entered a slugfest.
Under the effects of “Spiritual Strength Increase,” Lu Chaoxi was much fiercer than he was before. However, even with double the spiritual strength, he could not keep up with the fierce expenditure.
Seeing that the situation was taking a turn for the worse, Lu Mingchao, who was not far away from Lu Chaoxi, clenched her teeth and recalled her “Jade Wind Clarity Sword.” She wielded the sword in her hand.
When she saw her elder brother’s “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword” cleave down furiously once again, she immediately mobilized her spiritual strength and activated the evasion technique, “Body Flicker Technique!”
They had obtained this technique from a Foundation Building cultivator after the battle outside Anling City. She was the only one who had managed to cultivate the technique among her siblings. Even Lu Chaoxi had not finished cultivating the technique.
A moment later, her body instantly vanished from her original position. In the next instant, she had appeared in front of the female Water Ghost’s head.
The distance between her and the female Water Ghost was merely the length of a sword.
Compared to the massive body of the female Water Ghost, Lu Mingchao was but a dwarf. Just the head of the female Water Ghost was half the size of Lu Mingchao’s body.
The female Water Ghost, who had just been defending against the Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword, was surprised when she saw a person suddenly appear in front of her.
However, Lu Mingchao did not freeze. She poured all of her spiritual strength into the “Jade Wind Clarity Sword” in her hand and thrust it ferociously forward.
The magic sword erupted with green light and pierced straight into the female Water Ghost’s left eye. It pierced straight into the Undead Core within the female Water Ghost’s head.
The Undead Core shattered from the impact!
Intense yin-element energy poured out in that instant. Lu Mingchao only had enough time to summon her Level Two defensive magic equipment, the “Soul-Summoning Metal Armor,” before being blasted away by the yin-element energy.
The turbulent yin-element energy poured out from the body of the female Water Ghost. She looked like a giant balloon that had just been pierced and started to leak energy manically. Within a few seconds, her terrifyingly large body had dissolved.
The immense yin-element energy spread throughout the surroundings. The expressions of the other three Foundation Building cultivators from the Lu Clan changed drastically. Lu Chaoxi controlled his “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword” and dispelled the yin-energy as he gathered another bolt of yang-element lightning. Chaohe tried his best to activate the Red Sun Array and fought the yin-element energy back with yang-element energy. Lu Xueting also went all out and defended against the yin-element energy with the wood-element spiritual energy released by her gourd.
Through the use of all their abilities, they finally managed to send the eruption of yin-element energy out of the lake’s coast and prevented it from injuring the other cultivators of the clan.
Sometime later, the yin-element spiritual energy scattered. The female Water Ghost was dead.
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Chapter 59: Killing the Ghost with the Body Flicker
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The giant female Water Ghost opened her terrifying mouth wide the moment she emerged out of the water. There were countless sharp teeth in her mouth. She let out a deplorable piercing shrill that spread throughout the lake.
The piercing shrill was accompanied by an intense deathly aura that directly injured the soul of the cultivators.
Even the Foundation Building cultivators who heard her piercing shrill felt their soul tremble, much less the ordinary Qi Refining cultivators.
The nine Qi Refining cultivators who were helping Lu Chaohe maintain the Red Sun Array, as well as the cultivators who were battling with the Water Ghosts but were not in the Five Punishment Yang Formation, became giddy. They felt a disgusting sensation course up through their chest. They could not hold it in and vomited blood. Lu Mingchao and Lu Xueting hurried to help the cultivators to prevent anyone from dying due to the female Water Ghost’s attack.
Fortunately, the cultivators in the Five Punishment Yang Formation had their biological mechanisms fused into one. They could only have defended against the piercing shrill of the female Water Ghost that way. Even so, the Whip of Flame Punishment that had been flaunting its power within the formation had vanished.
Lu Chaoxi felt a chill in his heart. He did not hesitate and blasted down with the technique he charged up!
A magnificent bolt of golden lightning descended from the heavens!
The thick bolt of lightning was three times more powerful than the bolt of lightning he used to deal with the Foundation Building cultivators outside Anling City!
His cultivation level had increased through the years and had reached the ninth tier of the Foundation Building Stage. At the same time, he had a Level Two magic equipment that he earned. The magic equipment was called the “Token of Immense Power,” and it could strengthen the power of its owner’s technique after it had been refined.
Lu Chaoxi also had the “Spiritual Strength Increase” and “Power Increase” that Lu Qing cast on him. The latter doubled the power of all his techniques and magic equipment for a few seconds.
The Xuanyin Yang Lightning Incantation was terrifying at three times the power!
The bolt of golden lightning looked like it had come from the heavens when it struck down! The violent lightning that contained yang-element energy crashed down on the head of the Water Ghost. Gold currents of electricity spread throughout her body. Her piercing shrill was instantly covered by the golden lightning and could no longer affect the cultivators around her.
After sustaining such severe injury from Lu Chaoxi’s golden lightning, the body of the female Water Ghost instantly had withered. The raging yin-element energy that had erupted out of the water with her also mostly dissipated.
The nearest of the three Level Two Water Ghosts that had emerged out of the water alongside the female Water Ghost was hit by the ripples of the radiant golden lightning. It, too, was severely injured and fell onto the shore and thus was absorbed into the Five Punishment Yang Formation.
Under ordinary circumstances, Lu Chaoxi would have had difficulty recovering after he released such a fierce attack. However, now that he had the “Spiritual Strength Increase,” he did not feel any pressure on his veins and meridians. His consciousness was also clear.
Confidently, he waved his hand once again and activated the high-grade “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword.” Intense golden flames covered the blade of the sword as it cleaved toward the female Water Ghost.
However, a Level Two Water Ghost blocked off the area in front of the female Water Ghost.
The other Level Two Water Ghost that was still in good condition pounced fiercely toward Lu Chaoxi. It seemed like it was trying to defend the female Water Ghost by attacking the person assaulting her.
However, Lu Chaoxi also had companions.
Lu Chaohe activated the Red Sun Array. He gathered the energy of the Array Base and drew out a bolt of yang-element fire from within the array. He sent the ball of fire straight toward the Water Ghost that was attacking Lu Chaoxi. Lu Xueting also took out her magic equipment. It was a guard that was entangled with green vines. The green vines took to the air and entangled the Water Ghost that had been enveloped with yang-element fire. The vines dragged the Water Ghost down onto the ground and tossed it into the Five Punishment Yang Formation.
Lu Mingchao noticed the Water Ghost that attended to guard the female Water Ghost. She activated the “Jade Wind Clarity Sword” and the “Cloud-Stepping Flying Sword” at the same time and sliced into the Water Ghost’s body from both sides.
The Water Ghost was merely Level Two low-grade and had not been connected to the spirit vein. It could not defend itself against the attack from both of Lu Mingchao’s high-grade magic swords even with its sturdy body of a monster. It died on the spot.
The Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword sliced past the corpse of the other Water Ghost. It was still under the effects of “Power Increase.” The sword, which was clad in yang-element flames of double the power, sliced down fiercely onto the female Water Ghost. It left a burned sword mark on her five-meter-tall body.
A normal Level Two high-grade monster would have died when it took the golden bolt of lightning head-on. The rare few that did survive the attack would have been killed if it were struck by the sword after that.
However, the female Water Ghost was connected to the spirit vein under the lake. Yin-element energy continually rose from the lake and into her massive body. The damage from the Lightning Elemental Technique and the “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword” was lessened considerably by the yin-element energy from the spirit vein.
While the injuries she had suffered were severe, it was not enough to kill her. The female Water Ghost still had considerable battle capabilities.
Lu Chaoxi still had the effects of “Spiritual Strength Increase.” His battle skills were at his peak level. However, the effects of “Power Increase” had worn off. He could no longer launch attacks on the level of that yang-element lightning or yang-element sword.
However, the female Water Ghost was not dead. He had to continue to fight.
His expression got darker as he pulled out the “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword.” He then cleaved it down again. This time, the female Water Ghost managed to react. Purple-black sharp claws suddenly extended from her wart-ridden palm as she collided heavily against Lu Chaoxi’s magic sword.
She was at a disadvantage. Half her palm was split open, but the magic sword could not finish the job. Her palm that had been sliced into half was rapidly healing!
Lu Chaoxi sliced down again, only to be met with the female Water Ghost’s defense once more. The two of them entered a slugfest.
Under the effects of “Spiritual Strength Increase,” Lu Chaoxi was much fiercer than he was before. However, even with double the spiritual strength, he could not keep up with the fierce expenditure.
Seeing that the situation was taking a turn for the worse, Lu Mingchao, who was not far away from Lu Chaoxi, clenched her teeth and recalled her “Jade Wind Clarity Sword.” She wielded the sword in her hand.
When she saw her elder brother’s “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword” cleave down furiously once again, she immediately mobilized her spiritual strength and activated the evasion technique, “Body Flicker Technique!”
They had obtained this technique from a Foundation Building cultivator after the battle outside Anling City. She was the only one who had managed to cultivate the technique among her siblings. Even Lu Chaoxi had not finished cultivating the technique.
A moment later, her body instantly vanished from her original position. In the next instant, she had appeared in front of the female Water Ghost’s head.
The distance between her and the female Water Ghost was merely the length of a sword.
Compared to the massive body of the female Water Ghost, Lu Mingchao was but a dwarf. Just the head of the female Water Ghost was half the size of Lu Mingchao’s body.
The female Water Ghost, who had just been defending against the Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword, was surprised when she saw a person suddenly appear in front of her.
However, Lu Mingchao did not freeze. She poured all of her spiritual strength into the “Jade Wind Clarity Sword” in her hand and thrust it ferociously forward.
The magic sword erupted with green light and pierced straight into the female Water Ghost’s left eye. It pierced straight into the Undead Core within the female Water Ghost’s head.
The Undead Core shattered from the impact!
Intense yin-element energy poured out in that instant. Lu Mingchao only had enough time to summon her Level Two defensive magic equipment, the “Soul-Summoning Metal Armor,” before being blasted away by the yin-element energy.
The turbulent yin-element energy poured out from the body of the female Water Ghost. She looked like a giant balloon that had just been pierced and started to leak energy manically. Within a few seconds, her terrifyingly large body had dissolved.
The immense yin-element energy spread throughout the surroundings. The expressions of the other three Foundation Building cultivators from the Lu Clan changed drastically. Lu Chaoxi controlled his “Blazing Sun Soul-Scorching Sword” and dispelled the yin-energy as he gathered another bolt of yang-element lightning. Chaohe tried his best to activate the Red Sun Array and fought the yin-element energy back with yang-element energy. Lu Xueting also went all out and defended against the yin-element energy with the wood-element spiritual energy released by her gourd.
Through the use of all their abilities, they finally managed to send the eruption of yin-element energy out of the lake’s coast and prevented it from injuring the other cultivators of the clan.
Sometime later, the yin-element spiritual energy scattered. The female Water Ghost was dead.
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