Lord of the Demon Sect

He was overjoyed. The soul-devouring formation had fully activated its power, significantly hampering the movement speed of the foundation establishment stage Yin soul. Even the Jiangshi servants of Jiang Chen and Zhang Pang could easily dodge its attacks.

Moreover, the Yin soul’s attacks grew weaker, and its body became increasingly transparent, indicating that its energy had reached a critical point. It wouldn’t be long before it would be obediently absorbed into the hundred souls banner, becoming one of the souls within.

Currently, the hundred souls banner contained sixty to seventy ghosts but lacked a particularly strong main soul. This foundation stage ghost would perfectly fill that gap.

By now, Lin Yushang had struck the Yin soul twice with her sword. Although the blade only penetrated about 3 centimeters into the soul’s body, it still caused it to cry out in pain.

The injured Yin soul’s eyes glinted fiercely. It lunged at the nearest Jiang Chen, but it forgot that Xiao Qian was not one to be underestimated. Xiao Qian’s delicate hand extended, and a pair of pale palms emerged, striking the Yin soul’s chest with a ferocious grip, penetrating nearly half an inch.

“Roar!” The Yin soul screamed in agony and abandoned its assault on Jiang Chen, turning instead towards Xiao Qian. By now, its body dimmed further, unable to gather enough strength to form a long blade. It could only attack with soul claws.

Unfortunately for it, its speed had decreased to just twenty percent of normal due to the soul-devouring formation, and it had many enemies attacking it. Additionally, Xiao Qian’s petite and nimble form was too quick for it to hit.

After a period of entanglement, realizing the situation was dire, the Yin soul attempted to escape. But the group wasn’t going to let it get away. They pursued it with a barrage of spells. Knowing he wouldn’t be of much help by joining the pursuit and fearing that Xiao Qian might get seriously injured if caught by the Yin soul, Jiang Chen decided to take her into the Jiangshi raising bag and followed along slowly.

Running several hundred meters, the ghost finally could not hold on any longer, collapsing to the ground, looking utterly exhausted.

Zhang Fei realized it was running out of energy and felt immense joy. Raising the hundred souls banner, he prepared to collect the ghost…

However, at that moment, three cultivators from the Ghostly Slaughter Sect, dressed in red and black uniforms, suddenly appeared. One of them immediately stepped in front of the ghost and laughed heartily, “What perfect timing! I, Zhan Ming, arrive just in time to find a foundation establishment stage ghost. It seems my main soul for the hundred souls banner is sorted!”

Seeing this, Zhang Fei was furious, “Who are you? We’ve worked hard to set up this formation to capture this ghost, and you just want to swoop in and take advantage!”

To refine this foundation establishment stage ghost, he had not only spent spirit stones to summon Lin Yushang and Jiang Chen but also used four medium-grade spirit stones as the formation’s core. Those four stones alone consumed half of his wealth, and if he let this “cooked duck” fly away, he would essentially be bankrupt.

The three of them all wore the red-black uniforms of the Ghostly Slaughter Sect. Two of them had a cultivation level of the seventh layer of qi refinement, while the other was at the sixth layer. However, it was clear they were not from Ghost Mist Peak. Otherwise, even if Zhang Fei and Lin Yushang were not familiar with them, they would at least recognize them.

Hearing Zhang Fei’s shout, the young disciple at the front, who was trying to seize the ghost, coldly replied, “You must be from Ghost Mist Peak, huh? Everyone knows Ghost Mist Peak is ranked last among the seven peaks of our sect! We, from Dark Ghost Peak, are in the top three! This foundation establishment stage ghost is going to be mine! What can you do about it? The rule in the Ghostly Slaughter Sect is: Whoever has the bigger fist speaks the truth! Today, I’m in a good mood and don’t feel like arguing with you. Now, scram quickly! Or don’t blame us for being rude!”

With that, he raised his hundred souls banner, which was not only larger but also shone brighter than Zhang Fei’s, indicating it was of superior quality.

His two companions also drew their weapons-a fire-red hellfire sword and a netherworld ghost claw. Judging by the spiritual fluctuations and aura of these artifacts, it was evident their quality far surpassed that of Zhang Fei and his companions.

Although they all belonged to the Ghostly Slaughter Sect, everyone knew the relationships among the seven peaks were quite strained, filled with schemes and rivalries. Especially during the sect competitions, incidents of injuries and even deaths sometimes occurred. The internal conflicts among the seven peaks were somewhat manageable, but the rivalry between peaks was fierce. Zhang Fei was well aware that Dark Ghost Peak had defeated Ghost Mist Peak in the last sect competition, which led the disciples of Dark Ghost Peak to look down upon those from Ghost Mist Peak.

Zhan Ming, feeling pleased with himself, was bold enough to jump in to snatch the ghost. He had assessed the strength of both sides. There were three of them, just as there were three of the opposing side. Currently, each side had two disciples at the seventh layer of qi refinement, but their third member was at the sixth layer, while the opposing side had only a fifth-layer disciple. Additionally, it was evident that the other side had exhausted a lot of spiritual power while chasing the ghost earlier. If it came down to a fight, they would definitely not be a match for Zhan Ming and his companions.

Lin Yushang’s face turned pale with anger. She glared at them and shouted, “You are being incredibly unreasonable! If you really wanted to snatch this ghost, you should have shown up sooner instead of waiting until we’ve nearly exhausted it to come in and take advantage. That’s just shameless!”

But Zhan Ming only laughed heartily in response, “We thrive on being shameless! What are you going to do about it?”

Lin Yushang felt an intense surge of anger, ready to confront the situation no matter what. Just then, she heard Jiang Chen sending her a voice transmission, asking her to distract the three men.

Unsure of Jiang Chen’s plan but knowing that Zhang Fei was already furious and about to act, she realized that they had just emerged from a fierce battle and were no match for Zhan Ming and his companions. Thus, she hurriedly tried to persuade Zhang Fei to stand down. When Zhang Fei saw his senior sister asking him to back off, he felt deeply wronged. An argument broke out between them, causing Zhan Ming and his companions to laugh mockingly, reveling in their apparent dominance.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen quietly circled around and hid behind a dirt slope. He instructed Xiao Qian to take his sword and stealthily approach the Dark Ghost Peak disciple standing behind Zhan Ming, who was at the sixth layer of qi refinement.

Zhan Ming and his two companions were completely focused on observing Lin Yushang, Zhang Fei, and Zhang Pang, completely unaware that an enemy was stealthily approaching from behind them.

Jiang Chen understood that with his own cultivation at the third layer of qi refinement and lacking any spells or martial skills, he had no chance of fighting them directly. The only way to turn the tide was for Xiao Qian, with her fifth-layer qi refinement, to launch a surprise attack and take down the sixth-layer enemy. With four against two, they might have a chance to change the situation.

After arguing for a while, Lin Yushang and Zhang Fei finally put on a feigned expression of anger and annoyance. Lin Yushang snapped, “Senior Brother Zhan, we’re all from the same sect! If you keep acting recklessly, we will definitely report you to our master and ensure you face the consequences!”

“Hahaha!” Zhan Ming observed Lin Yushang’s bluster and easily guessed that they were intimidated.

Laughing loudly, he sneered, “The cultivation world is a place where the weak are preyed upon by the strong. If you can’t hold your own, don’t blame others for taking advantage of you. Heh, filing complaints? That’s just laughable.”

His sixth-layer companion leered and added, “This junior sister, if you were to spend a night with us three brothers, we could definitely consider compensating you with some spirit stones…”

Hearing those words, Lin Yushang felt a mix of embarrassment and anger, her delicate face flushing with crimson, making her appear even more enchanting in the moonlight.

Seeing this, Zhan Ming couldn’t help but feel a surge of desire. He grinned wickedly, “Ah, lovely junior sister, why not stay with us brothers for some fun…?”