Chapter 74 Triple Strike
Chen Cheng entered the construction site through a torn section of blue sheet metal, avoiding obstacles on the ground as he walked forward. His ghostly eyes could see the uneven pits and depressions in the darkness, and even a tiny nail could be seen clearly.
At this moment, he had already seen Building No. 13. The night there seemed to be even darker than the surrounding area. Chen Cheng knew that this was caused by the eerie ghostly aura in the building. Before he even reached the entrance of the building, he felt the cold and sinister aura spreading everywhere. With a thought, a red shadow floated out from the jade pendant on his chest.
"Master, the ghostly energy here is very strong. Even when I was at my peak, I couldn't reach this level of ghostly energy."
"Yes, I know. You will stay by my side and absorb the Yin energy, but you must not release any ghost energy. Tonight, we may not be facing a ghost cultivator, but a stronger ghost king!"
"Yes, I understand. If Master is in danger, Xia Chan will risk her life to protect Master."
"Don't make a move unless absolutely necessary. You're not in the same league as it. I've made thorough preparations tonight and won't take any reckless risks."
"The cicadas know."
It used to always act like a servant, which Chen Cheng found unpleasant, so it changed its name to its own.
Chen Cheng concealed his Taoist aura and walked into the front hall. A gust of cold wind swept by. If it were an ordinary person, they would be frozen as if they had fallen into an ice cave. Those with weak constitutions would even be immediately infected by the Yin energy and fall seriously ill. But for Chen Cheng, none of this mattered.
He didn't choose which floor to go to, but wandered around aimlessly. He knew from Chen Cheng that the ghosts here had sensed his presence as soon as he entered and would come looking for him. Lu Xiachan was floating beside him, absorbing the Yin energy while remaining vigilant.
Suddenly, the emergency exit indicator light in the corner lit up without warning, its pale green light casting an eerie glow on the surrounding objects.
The surrounding temperature instantly dropped several degrees. The green light shone on the rough wall, and human faces appeared on the surface, twisting and changing in pain. On the other side of the wall, a phantom black shadow gradually emerged, slowly solidifying as if it had passed through the wall. As the shadow appeared, the ghostly faces on this side also began to emerge one by one, forming a phantom image of a migrant worker, with his hands and head hanging naturally, standing there motionless.
Chen Cheng knew that the solid black figure was the real entity, while the other illusory figures were the living souls of migrant workers that he had controlled but had not yet devoured.
When Lü Xiachan saw the Ghost King appear, she also revealed her ferocious side. Ten fingernails grew wildly, her ghostly hair spread out and fluttered behind her, her canine teeth interlocked, and her scarlet tongue protruded.
"Hahahaha, a weak, thousand-year-old vengeful ghost and a boy with impure Taoist magic, how dare you trespass into my territory!"
The dark figure slowly raised its head.
"You wretched creature, you disregard the laws of Heaven, have harmed more than a dozen living beings, and you still dare to speak so arrogantly in front of me!"
After saying that, Chen Cheng stopped trying to hide and his body was filled with powerful Taoist energy. He took out the peach wood sword he had prepared beforehand and stabbed it at the shadowy figure.
The Ghost King never expected that this little Taoist would have such a high level of cultivation, but it was still not afraid. Since being released after being sealed for more than a hundred years, it had devoured several living souls and was already close to the level of the Ghost King!
It vanished in an instant, then suddenly reappeared behind Chen Cheng, extending its dark, ghostly claws to grab him.
Chen Cheng possessed a natural ability to see ghosts, making all demons and monsters invisible to him. The moment the Ghost King disappeared, Chen Cheng caught sight of it. Before Lü Xiachan could warn him, he swiftly dodged to the side, his peach wood sword slashing at the ghostly claw it had extended. With a "swoosh," the ghostly claw was severed by the peach wood sword, and the black shadow of the severed arm floating in the air lightly turned into a wisp of black smoke and returned to the Ghost King.
"Ah!" The Ghost King roared angrily as he watched the ghost claw return to his body, but it had already weakened by a small portion of its ghostly energy!
Lu Xiachan received a telepathic connection from Chen Cheng. The instant he rushed forward, it also pounced on the souls of these migrant workers. If they were not destroyed, they might be devoured by the Ghost King to replenish its ghostly power.
Sure enough, when the Ghost King saw Lü Xiachan devouring these living souls, he was furious and wanted to tear this weak, thousand-year-old female ghost apart. However, he was held back by Wang Sen. He was both shocked and angry. This little Taoist's Taoist skills were even stronger than those of the Taoist who sealed him more than a hundred years ago. He couldn't help but launch a fierce long-range attack on him.
With a roar, it unleashed a black palm print toward Chen Cheng, but the golden shield Tai Chi that appeared in front of Chen Cheng blocked the attack.
"Five Thunder Palms"!
A golden handprint, accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder, also struck towards the Ghost King. Since the incident in the mine, his accumulated mental power had gradually increased, and now both his Taoist skills and speed had reached a new level.
The ghost king recognized the danger and hurriedly tried to dodge, but Chen Cheng had already anticipated its reaction. After unleashing the Five Thunder Palm, he immediately took out a purple talisman, ignited it, and shot it towards the ghost king. Then, he leaped forward, and his peach wood sword flashed with golden light as he slashed at the ghost king.
In a series of moves, the Ghost King was caught off guard. He was struck to the side by the Five Thunder Palm, and the purple talisman shot over and hit him right in the center. He roared and screamed as he was burned by the talisman fire. At this moment, the peach wood sword slashed over. If this sword could hit him, he would lose at least half of his ghost power. At that time, he would be even worse than a ghost cultivator!
The Ghost King was both anxious and furious, so he made a decision that would result in mutual destruction. Suddenly, his ghostly power surged, and a powerful black aura burst from his body, blasting Chen Cheng, who had just arrived at his side and was about to strike with his sword, away. Lu Xiachan, who was not far away, and several other living souls that had not yet been devoured were also blasted far away.
Chen Cheng, who fell heavily to the ground, felt a sweet taste in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood. He never expected that this Ghost King would go so far as to burn half of his ghost power to seriously injure him. This was just like when Xu Gongyi burned his mental power in the mine, resulting in a mutual defeat.
Seeing Chen Cheng fall to the ground, the Ghost King lunged forward to devour living souls to replenish its ghostly power. Lü Xiachan, having already devoured three, had partially recovered her soul and ghostly power. Seeing the Ghost King approach, she immediately floated over and blocked it. Although the Ghost King's power was greatly reduced, it was still far stronger than the weakened Lü Xiachan. Just as Lü Xiachan was about to be overwhelmed and her soul was teetering on the edge, a golden light shot out and struck the Ghost King. This was because Chen Cheng, fearing Lü Xiachan would be torn apart and devoured by the Ghost King, had taken out the Demon-Revealing Mirror and unleashed his inner energy to attack the Ghost King. Although the Demon-Revealing Mirror was not as powerful as the Peach Wood Sword, it still dealt another heavy blow to the already weakened Ghost King!
"Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Zhen, Lie, Qian, Xing!"
Taking advantage of the situation, Chen Cheng used his remaining Taoist energy to create a golden handprint with a Taoist talisman, which he firmly imprinted on the Ghost King's body.
This made matters worse for the already weakened Ghost King. Like Lü Xiachan before him, the ghost was blasted into pieces by this palm strike and floated in the air.
"The cicada has devoured it!"
Chen Cheng hurriedly gave the order.
Without hesitation, Lü Xiachan floated to the nearest broken piece of ghostly shadow, her hands transforming into ghostly claws, tearing the fragments of the ghostly shadow into even smaller pieces, and then sucking them into her mouth.
The Ghost King's fragmented soul tried to reassemble, but its injuries were too severe, and it would take time to reunite. However, Lü Xia Chan wouldn't give it that chance; after devouring one piece, she drifted towards the second...
The Ghost King's initial loud roar turned into a silent struggle, its soul fragments were mercilessly devoured by Lü Xiachan, and as its ghostly power increased, its speed also increased!