Everyone's heart sank. They hadn't expected the Ghost King to catch up so quickly, and there was still no clue about the restriction Jing Teng had mentioned for dealing with him.
Zhao Hao also scrambled to his feet instantly. Even though he had been through many trials, his face felt hot at this moment. After all, it was quite embarrassing to be seen by so many people and ghosts kneeling there with his rear end exposed, kowtowing to a dead person.
A massive ghostly face materialized in mid-air once more. It stared at Immortal Lord Baopu inside the bronze coffin and couldn't help but sigh, "To think that an Immortal Lord of your generation, even in death, can only lie here silently."
Jing Teng frowned. "Why didn't you dare to say that when the Immortal Lord was alive?"
The Ghost King sneered, "Dead is dead, and now you will die too."
No sooner had he spoken than two ghastly white rays shot out from the Ghost King's eyes. Normally, at times like this, everyone would engage in some verbal sparring, but no one expected him to attack without warning.
Because Qiu Honglei and Jing Teng were standing together at that moment, the two rays shot towards them, one from the left and one from the right. They were so fast that neither of them had time to react.
At that moment, a figure blocked their path; it was Zu An. He didn't have time to move the two women away and could only channel his power, swinging his sword towards the two rays.
Although he scattered most of the ghastly white rays, some still landed on him.
Zu An was about to activate the Primordial Chaos Scripture to heal his injuries when he suddenly paused, realizing he felt no harm.
But he knew the Ghost King would never release useless skills.
At this moment, Jing Teng's anxious voice rang out, "Be careful, that's the Ghost King's Gaze of Eternal Sleep!"
No sooner had she spoken than Zu An felt a tidal wave of sleepiness wash over him, leaving him startled.
With his current cultivation, he could go without sleep for ten days or half a month without issue, so how could such an overwhelming amount of sleepiness suddenly overcome him?
Hearing the words "Gaze of Eternal Sleep," Zu An, though he had never heard of it before, could roughly guess its effect.
Seeing his eyelids fighting, on the verge of collapsing into sleep at any moment, Qiu Honglei was almost in tears from anxiety. The other women had previously whispered that this guy risked his life to flirt with girls, and she had witnessed it again this time. Although she had been saved, she couldn't feel any joy.
She quickly channeled her elemental energy into his body, trying to help him regain consciousness.
Unfortunately, the elemental energy she channeled was like a stone sinking into the sea; it had no effect whatsoever.
"Align all warriors and advance! Ranks aligned to the North, Black Tortoise heed my command!"
Jing Teng's sharp cry rang out. A massive, ethereal hybrid of a tortoise and a snake enveloped them. The very next second, two more ghastly white rays shot towards them, but they were blocked by the Black Tortoise's protection.
"To think he could last this long after being hit by my Gaze of Eternal Sleep?" The Ghost King was a little surprised, but soon chuckled, "It doesn't matter; he'll fall into eternal sleep eventually."
His subordinates, Wolong and Fenghuang, had easily fallen to Zu An before. He remembered Zu An's purification ability clearly and always felt it posed a certain threat to him. So, his first priority upon arrival was to deal with him.
However, he had seen Zu An's fast teleportation before and worried that if his attack missed, Zu An would be on guard. So he directly attacked something Zu An would be forced to protect.
Besides, Jing Teng made him somewhat wary, so this was a perfect opportunity to kill two birds with one stone.
The subsequent events unfolded exactly as he had anticipated.
Hmph, just a lecherous scoundrel, easily dealt with in minutes by me.
The only surprise was that Zu An didn't immediately fall unconscious. This guy was indeed a bit strange.
It was important to note that this time, he used the Gaze of Eternal Sleep differently from how he dealt with those two beautiful women before. Back then, he was just casually responding to someone's sacrifice, but this time, he had used his full power. The power of the Gaze of Eternal Sleep was more than ten times greater than before.
Just as he was about to attack again, Zu An roared, "Your Majesty, are you just going to watch the show? If we die, you're finished too."
Zhao Hao snorted, "Mind your own business!"
Although he said that, he still moved, directly attacking the Ghost King in mid-air.
Before, he had been unprepared and almost fell victim to the opponent's Demonic Sound Soul Absorption. Now, protected by the Human Emperor Seal, he wasn't so afraid of him, and it would be even easier to leave if he wished.
But he knew that Zu An had many secrets and wanted to seize the opportunity to see his trump cards.
At the same time, Jing Teng was full of secrets, and he still hadn't found the immortal destiny, so how could he bear to leave?
The Ghost King was also surprised that this guy would voluntarily charge forward. The two quickly engaged in a fierce battle, and horrifying fluctuations spread in all directions. It was unknown how this tomb chamber was designed; it remained completely undamaged, instead absorbing their scattered power.
However, at this moment, he didn't have time to ponder this. Instead, he looked at Zhao Hao with some surprise.
This guy was much more formidable than he had imagined. As long as he didn't rashly let his primal spirit leave his body, he seemed to have no way to deal with him.
It was important to know that Demonic Sound Soul Absorption could only absorb beings weaker than him. Zhao Hao's strength was formidable, and his divine soul and body were intimately connected, making forcible absorption impossible.
In his helplessness, he could only command his six great ghost generals, "Kill them!"
"Yes!" Six skeletal riders, wreathed in black mist, charged towards Zu An and the other two.
Now that Zu An was affected by the Gaze of Eternal Sleep, he couldn't unleash the terrifying purification ability that had annihilated Wolong and Fenghuang.
With their strength, they naturally weren't afraid of those two delicate young women.
Meanwhile, with Zu An affected by the Gaze of Eternal Sleep, Mi Li's voice rapidly echoed in his mind: "This is a sleep-inducing spell of seemingly very high grade. Quickly activate the Primordial Chaos Scripture; its purification ability can offer some resistance."
Sensing the urgency in her voice, Zu An didn't hesitate and immediately frantically circulated the Primordial Chaos Scripture. Only then did the feeling of immediately falling into sleep subside.
Even so, he could still feel the Gaze of Eternal Sleep rapidly eroding him. At this rate, even with the Primordial Chaos Scripture, he wouldn't be able to last much longer.
He noticed Zhao Hao seemed to be hesitating. Knowing that if Zhao Hao left now, he and the others would truly be in trouble, he roared out without much thought.
Although he successfully instigated Zhao Hao and the Ghost King to fight, this distraction caused the effect of the Gaze of Eternal Sleep to surge over him again, and he almost couldn't hold on and fainted.
At this moment, Jing Teng's voice rang out again, "Align all warriors and advance! Ranks aligned to the East, Azure Dragon heed my command!"
Soon, an ethereal Azure Dragon appeared nearby, rapidly coiling around Zu An.
Zu An immediately felt a vast surge of life essence pour into his body, almost comparable to when Xue'er had used her elven secret technique.
With this replenishment of life force, he barely managed to prevent his situation from collapsing, creating a stalemate with the power of the Gaze of Eternal Sleep.
Now, there was no danger of fainting, but he couldn't divert his attention to do anything else. Otherwise, if the balance was broken, the Gaze of Eternal Sleep would immediately gain the upper hand.
At this moment, the six great ghost generals had already attacked. Although Wolong and Fenghuang had been somewhat comical before, that was because they hadn't expected Zu An to be so powerful and because they were suppressed by his purification ability.
These six great ghost generals seemed much more normal. Each of them radiated monstrous demonic flames and possessed formidable strength.
Jing Teng's eyes showed some worry. Although they were now protected by the Black Tortoise, she still had to devote most of her energy, in Azure Dragon form, to channeling life force to Zu An. If she allowed these ghost generals to keep attacking, she wouldn't be able to hold on much longer.
Just then, Qiu Honglei drew two short blades and calmly said to Jing Teng, "You protect Ah Zu here; leave these to me!"
She was a master who had crushed the seeded contestants from various Daoist sects at the Purple Mountain Grand Assembly. Even if she couldn't defeat beings like the Ghost King and Zhao Hao, surely she could handle these ghost generals?
Soon, she let out a sharp cry, and a brilliant light emanated from her body as she charged towards the ghost generals. Her figure was like a beautiful butterfly, weaving and flitting between the ghosts, and for a time, she surprisingly didn't fall into a disadvantage.
Jing Teng couldn't help but exclaim, "Miss Qiu is truly both beautiful and highly cultivated."
Normally, Zu An wouldn't have been able to resist teasing, "You are too!" But now he had no such leisure. Watching Qiu Honglei twist her waist lightly, needing to perform various extreme maneuvers to avoid danger from time to time, his heart was filled with incessant anxiety.
It was important to know that the strength of each of these ghost generals was no lower than Qiu Honglei's, and some were even stronger than her. Fortunately, she cultivated light-elemental arts, which had a certain restraining effect on these ghost generals. Furthermore, as the Saintess of the Demonic Sect, her movement techniques and skills were top-tier, which was why she was barely able to hold her own, fighting six against one.
But the ghost generals could make countless mistakes; if she made just one mistake, it would be over.
As time dragged on, she would inevitably fall into danger.
He quickly asked Mi Li, "Empress Master, how can this spell be dispelled?"
"This spell is quite obscure," Mi Li's tone also grew serious. "Years ago, I read some Western Region texts, which spoke of special kisses that could awaken sleeping princesses or princes. Perhaps it could dispel this spell."
Zu An was speechless.
After all this, he was the Sleeping Beauty?
But this wasn't a fairy tale world; who would kiss him like that?
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