Chapter 1919: 惊魔

Volume Ten: War in the Demon Realm

A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Volume Ten: War in the Demon Realm

Upon seeing this, the handsome youth's eyes lit up. He then let out a low roar, and his body suddenly swelled by more than half, transforming into a tall Ghost King, adorned with a golden crown and clad in a silk robe.

This Ghost King had a crimson face, a body covered in green fur, and a row of foot-long bone spurs that suddenly erupted from its back. Its eyes flickered with yellow light, revealing four fangs.

The Ghost opened its large mouth and exhaled a stream of gray mist, which enveloped the severed arm and drew it in. It then swallowed the arm whole, chewing with loud crunching sounds.

"Good, now that you've consumed the blood sacrifice, quickly lend me the Celestial Ghost Token!" The bald demon's face was somewhat pale, but he roared sternly.

"Hehe, these two are no ordinary beings. For this King to summon Celestial Ghosts to deal with them, this small offering is far from enough." The Ghost King licked the blood from the corner of its mouth with its purplish-red tongue, swallowing the last bit of flesh, then spoke with a greedy glint in its eyes.

"What?! Don't push your luck! You've already consumed one of my arms just to deal with two mere human cultivators, and you're still not satisfied?!" The bald demon heard this and erupted in fury.

"Hmph, you say that so easily. Can these two compare to your previous opponents? I don't know how many of my Celestial Ghosts I'll lose by lending them to you. It seems you're a distinguished person prone to forgetfulness, having forgotten the contents of the contract we made through the Gate of Celestial Ghosts. Should this King remind you again?!" The Ghost King let out a sinister, cackling laugh.

Hearing the Ghost King's words, the bald Venerable's face turned extremely grim. He suddenly gritted his teeth, and with a swift slash of the bloody blade in his hand, severed one of his own thighs, then spoke viciously:

"This time, it should be enough! If you dare to say 'no' again, I swear I'll sever our contract, even if it means mutual destruction!"

"With this, it's certainly enough." Seeing this, the Ghost King nodded repeatedly, overjoyed. It opened its mouth and sucked in the severed thigh, then began to chew voraciously.

Meanwhile, the bald demon muttered incantations. From the stumps of his severed arm and leg, wisps of black qi materialized, swirling until new limbs regenerated, restoring him to his original state.

However, this act made the demon's face grow even paler. Although his limbs had regenerated, the vital blood essence he had lost could not be replenished so quickly.

After the Ghost King finished devouring the blood offerings in a few gulps, it let out a joyful, long howl. With a flick of its sleeve, a blood-red, ghost-headed token suddenly appeared in its hand. It tossed the token into the air before it, then transformed into a shadowy gust of wind and vanished into the Gate of Ghosts, disappearing in an instant.

Seeing the vivid red ghost token, the bald demon's expression relaxed. After glancing at Han Li and the other person, he immediately pointed a finger at the token with one hand.

The ghost token instantly began to spin rapidly. After a slight blur, it transformed into a swirling vortex of blood-red wind.

From within the wind, a series of sharp howls erupted. The vortex split, and four fierce ghosts leaped out, growing to over ten zhang in height as they expanded against the wind…

These four colossal ghosts were entirely blood-red and hairless. Their appearance somewhat resembled apes magnified dozens of times, but each had a pair of dark black horns on its head and a jade-green hooked tail. When they flicked their tails, they moved so fast that they became indistinct, only leaving behind bursts of explosive sounds echoing in the void.

As soon as the bald demon saw these four blood-red Celestial Ghosts, he unhesitatingly made a grabbing motion in the air with one hand.

The distant blood-red vortex immediately coiled back, transforming into the ghost-headed token, which then flickered and landed in his hand.

A sinister expression appeared on the demon's face. He immediately struck the token with a spell incantation while simultaneously beginning to chant.

The four colossal ghosts were clearly bound by the ghost-headed token. Under the bald demon's urging, their gazes towards the Silverlight Immortaless became overtly menacing.

As one of the Celestial Ghosts let out a fierce howl, a blood-red light appeared on the backs of all four Celestial Ghosts, each sprouting a pair of massive purple bat wings. With a single flap of their wings, they ferociously charged towards the crystalline barrier trapping them.

Witnessing this, the bald demon's face revealed a hint of a sneer.

No one knew the terrifying power of these four Celestial Ghosts better than him, especially after having used the Gate of Celestial Ghosts multiple times before.

Perhaps the strength of a single Celestial Ghost was only equivalent to a late-stage Void Refinement cultivator at peak mastery, but with all four Celestial Ghosts combined, even an ordinary mid-stage Body Integration cultivator would likely not be their match.

Even if the barrier trapping them seemed somewhat peculiar, it should naturally be no match for the combined assault of the four Celestial Ghosts.

Nevertheless, the demon opened its mouth and spat out a small, dark impression. It was only a few inches in size upon expulsion but rapidly expanded to several zhang against the wind. After a thunderous roar, it followed the four ghosts, smashing fiercely towards the crystalline barrier above.

In a flash, the four Celestial Ghosts reached the vicinity of the crystalline barrier. With a movement of their arms, a myriad of claw shadows instantly appeared. Simultaneously, their hooked tails whipped out with a "swish," manifesting countless streaks of emerald light that thrust forward.

The combined attack of the four ghosts was indeed extraordinary.

The next moment, blinding light erupted from the barrier wall. It held for only a brief moment before its brilliance dimmed.

Seeing this, the bald demon was naturally overjoyed and immediately urged on the black grand seal he had released.

The artifact flashed, striking the same spot on the barrier wall with the sound of wind and thunder. Rings of black waves immediately rippled outwards.

The barrier wall, which already seemed on the verge of collapse, let out a crisp crack and immediately displayed countless fine white cracks, as if it were about to shatter.

But just then, the Silverlight Immortaless, who was outside the barrier, flickered and suddenly appeared beside the silver female head, striking it with a palm without hesitation.

The silver head, with its eyes fixed on the crystalline barrier, suddenly glowed with an intensified, peculiar light.

As if in response, the golden magic array on the crystalline barrier began to hum. Countless golden runes surged forth from the array, flickering as they rapidly merged into the cracked sections of the barrier wall.

A strange scene unfolded!

The barrier wall, which had been on the verge of breaking, instantly shimmered with golden light and healed completely the moment these golden runes merged into it.

The Silverlight Immortaless, observing this from a distance, couldn't help but let her lips curl into a slight smile.

The bald demon was stunned for a moment but quickly regained his composure. He immediately let out a furious roar of shock and anger, once again urging the ghost-headed token and the black grand seal in his hand.

The eyes of the four Celestial Ghosts in the air swirled with bloody light, and they too emitted furious shrieks. Their bodies expanded by more than half again, and they opened their mouths to spew out crimson light beams. Simultaneously, their claw shadows and emerald light from their hooked tails reappeared.

As for the black colossal seal, it roared with thunder, shooting out streaks of black lightning. Hundreds of silver runes simultaneously emerged from its base.

Clearly, the bald demon had pushed the artifact's power to its limit.

The torrential assault once again struck the barrier wall, causing it to flicker wildly. When the massive black seal slammed down with immense force, a black sun immediately emerged amidst earth-shattering roars.

Where the black sun appeared, the barrier wall easily shattered, but with a grand burst of golden light from the magic array, it instantly restored itself.

At this, the bald demon's face turned extremely ugly, but his hand incantations did not cease. He continued to urge on the grand seal and the four Celestial Ghosts, relentlessly attacking the crystalline barrier.

The demon knew well that even if the crystalline barrier was incredibly mysterious, it could not maintain such a terrifying recovery rate indefinitely. With a continuous assault, it wouldn't take long for them to truly break free.

But the crucial point was that the other human cultivator had killed Venerable Li. Would his companion encounter any unexpected trouble during this time?

While relentlessly attacking the crystalline barrier, the bald demon anxiously glanced towards the other battleground, and his face immediately changed dramatically.

Over there, a vast net of golden sword threads had formed, trapping dozens of blue flying serpents. Although these blue serpents had bodies harder than gold and could breathe out profound ice qi, they were continuously torn into fragmented corpses by the crisscrossing golden threads.

Not far away, the thirteen demonic women, originally formed from skeletons, had now reverted to their true forms. They were now two-zhang-tall skeletal figures, wreathed in black demonic flames, spewing murky toxic gas from their mouths, and their eyes occasionally shot out peculiar, glazed lights. Yet, these Mother-Child True Demons, despite unleashing all their supernatural powers, were now being chased frantically by over a dozen brightly shining golden, purple-striped strange insects.

These renowned Mother-Child True Demons seemed to be extremely afraid of these strange insects, not daring to let them get even an inch closer. All of the demons' attacks, including their demonic flames and toxic gases, appeared to be ineffective against these spirit insects.

As for Venerable Lan himself, he was in an even more desperate situation!

The human cultivator had transformed into a colossal hundred-zhang-tall golden ape, its two arms wielding a small green mountain and a small black mountain. With an unstoppable might, it forced the blue-patterned demon back step by step.

Even though the blue-patterned demon was both shocked and enraged, his hand incantations shifted ceaselessly, and six or seven different treasures whirled wildly before him. However, no matter which treasure confronted the furious onslaught of the two mountains, it would inevitably flash erratically and have to be immediately withdrawn, replaced by another artifact. Otherwise, if it endured three or four consecutive direct hits, the treasure would surely be destroyed.

This formidable Demon Venerable was completely at a disadvantage in just a few moments.

The bald demon's expression shifted several times, and he gasped. The power of these thirteen Mother-Child True Demons was no less than that of the four Celestial Ghosts he had summoned, yet they were being forced into such a state by a mere few spirit insects.

It seemed that although he had known the human male cultivator was extraordinary, he had still underestimated him.

This person was so formidable that perhaps only the three or four late-stage Body Integration Demon Venerables in their clan could confidently deal with him.

As the bald demon pondered this, a wave of terror washed over him.

However, his eyes immediately flickered, and he subtly moved his lips, sending a telepathic message to his companion.

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