Chapter 76
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Chapter 76: Armor Ghost
The Spiritual Law team also has its special skills.
For example, Squad Seven, stationed at the Moon Reflection Water Pool, has mastered archery to such a degree that they rarely miss their targets.
Unlike Yun Ye, who relies on Spirit Sense for positioning, they depend purely on experience and feel.
As the battle began, Yun Ye was very interested and expanded his Spirit Sense to observe the exquisite archery skills.
Once you understand one thing, you can understand many others.
As he mastered the archery technique, it would be easier for him to grasp various long-range weapons, showcasing the value of learning.
The sound of arrows filled the air as one Armor Ghost after another was shot down.
However, given the speed of the monsters, they quickly closed in. Before long, stone spears shot up from below.
But they had already set up their position in advance, surrounded by a large number of spirit plants that countered Earth Element Spiritual Law. Pan Ming and Wang Jie, both using Wood Element Spiritual Law, joined their hands, causing the spirit plants to grow wildly. They swung numerous green vines to smash the stone spears.
Immediately afterward, the ground cracked open in many places, and countless traps slowed the Armor Ghosts, allowing the group to fire several more rounds.
Yun Ye was also rapidly adapting to archery; with the physical qualities of a Spiritual Law master, he could shoot five rounds in a second, comparable to modern firearms, causing the Armor Ghosts to fall like wheat.
However, what made the Spiritual Law masters present feel uneasy was the fact that the Armor Ghosts kept appearing in an endless stream.
In a short time, over a hundred Armor Ghosts had joined the battle.
“This number is a bit off! We have been clearing the Moon Reflection Water Pool; how could there be so many Armor Ghosts? Have all the other monsters been killed?” Xiang Yande furrowed his brows.
“Captain, could the rift in the secret realm have gotten larger? It was already strange when two high-level monsters appeared yesterday. If the rift has expanded, this is very possible!" Pan Ming’s expression changed.
“Secret realm?” Yun Ye suddenly asked.
Xiang Yande paused and said, “You don’t know there’s a secret realm here?”
“I didn’t know. Should I have known?” Yun Ye replied.
“It seems I misunderstood. I thought Yang the Spiritual Law Master knew about the secret realm and wanted to acquire some high-level spiritual materials through the mission,” Xiang Yande raised his eyebrows. “This is not a secret; the main reason this is a key location for the government is that there’s a secret realm here, which opens every sixty years!”
Yun Ye felt a jolt in his heart.
He initially thought Xiang Yande and the others were unaware that the monsters would emerge from the Moon Reflection Water Pool, but it turned out to be widely known—specifically among the Spiritual Law families of Baishi Town.
“What is this secret realm for? Why do monsters keep coming out?” Yun Ye asked.
“‘Keep coming out’? That’s quite a vivid way to put it. However, monster materials are insignificant compared to what is inside the secret realm!” Xiang Yande looked a bit wistful. “The Moon Reflection Secret Realm opens once every sixty years, and every time it opens, an astounding number of Spiritual Herbs can be harvested, far greater than what the government or families could cultivate!”
“This is the biggest event in Baishi Town and our only opportunity as ordinary people! Unfortunately… it has only been thirty years since the last opening, so we won’t have any chances.”
Yun Ye asked, “A secret realm filled with Spiritual Herbs? I see, then what does the increase in monsters mean?”
“It could mean it might open ahead of schedule. Sixty years is just an approximate number; it could open earlier or later. The real indicator is how many monsters are emerging from the Moon Reflection Water Pool. The more monsters that appear, the larger the rift, and the closer it is to the opening time.”
Xiang Yande applied his learning effectively; the term "skipped" was indeed a vivid description.
“How big does the rift need to be for it to be considered open?”
Yun Ye’s pupils flashed with a hint of red light.
“Don’t worry, we are still far from a complete opening. The Secret Realm is only considered fully open when chaotic-level monsters appear. At the moment, even high-level monsters have not yet shown up. Of course, that might not be far off…”
“This number is too much!”
Xiang Yande’s expression turned serious.
A large number of Armor Ghosts were already crashing against the fortress, and the Talismans had started to show their defensive effects.
The sheer number of Armor Ghosts quickly overwhelmed the fortress, while the other team members struggled to keep up.
“Everyone, awaken your Spiritual Roots!”
Xiang Yande commanded.
As the order was given, the five members of Squad Seven reluctantly revived their Spiritual Roots. The increased power of their Spiritual Law quickly eliminated the Armor Ghosts.
However, the intense fluctuations of spirit energy finally attracted the high-level monsters.
A gray-scaled creature, with a head resembling a rat and no tail or eyes, crawled out of the water, flanked by numerous Armor Ghosts as it approached the fortress.
Upon seeing this creature, many team members changed color, readying their bows to shoot.
But all arrows were swept aside by an invisible gray light, their power greatly reduced. When they hit the creature’s gray-scaled body, they only produced a series of ringing noises, without penetrating its defenses.
This was a situation boosted by the revival of their Spiritual Roots; the gray-scaled monster was indeed formidable.
“The Armor Ghost is here, be careful!”
Xiang Yande warned, drawing his weapon, a remarkably thin sword as delicate as a cicada’s wing.
The uniqueness of this weapon made Yun Ye glance at it a few more times—how could something so fragile be useful?
Soon, Xiang Yande demonstrated.
A yellow spirit light spread along the blade, and then with a casual swing, he split an Armor Ghost that had jumped onto the fortress in half. The wound was smooth and astonishingly clean; after half a second, the Armor Ghost stumbled forward a few steps before realizing it was now two separate pieces.
“This kind of lethality is quite impressive…”
Yun Ye quickly grasped the principle. Earth Element Spiritual Law was good at defense and reinforcement; when it attacked, it typically relied on sheer weight to crush opponents.
Xiang Yande took a different approach. He made his weapon extremely sharp and reinforced it with Spiritual Law. In this case, energy consumption is low, while power can significantly increase, becoming ineffective only against large opponents.
This might explain why Xiang Yande achieved Major Achievement in the Spiritual Law team; he was a person of combat intelligence.
“Buzz!!”
With the Spiritual Sword drawn, Yun Ye also switched from bow to sword.
The Armor Ghost, as a high-level monster, possessed very bizarre abilities; one careless mistake could be fatal.
“Ugh!”
The Armor Ghost let out a roar, twisting and merging with countless Armor Ghosts, enveloped in a dense gray light that obscured its form entirely.
In the next second, the Armor Ghost charged out, crashing through everything in its path. Powerful arrows of Spiritual Law struck it continuously but were deflected away, forcing it forward to the front of the fortress.
“Captain!”
All the ordinary team members screamed in terror.
As the Armor Ghost approached, its abilities could activate, and these ordinary Spiritual Law masters had no chance of resisting!
“Spiritual Roots revival!”
Xiang Yande felt a surge of caution as he entered the state of Spiritual Roots revival, his gaze fixed on the Armor Ghost.
“Boom!”
The Armor Ghost slammed its claw against the fortress wall, creating a massive crack in an instant.
Xiang Yande was extremely careful; he did not strike immediately but instead searched for an opportunity.
When fighting the Armor Ghost, it was best to strike for a one-hit kill.
He lacked absolute strength and needed the right moment to attack.
After a few seconds,
Yun Ye grasped the level of the Spiritual Law team captain and decided not to watch any longer—he took action directly.
Flames engulfed the sword, and the Heart Fire burned fiercely in his heart.
“Song of the Flame Sword Dance!”
The Spiritual Sword spun, and Yun Ye’s figure vanished atop the fortress; in the next moment, he had leapt over the Armor Ghost.
Countless sparks scattered around Yun Ye as he sheathed his sword decisively!
“What!?”
“Yang the Spiritual Law Master?”
The eyes of everyone present widened as they couldn’t see the movement; the speed was truly astonishing!
In the next second,
Dozens of cracks flashed across the Armor Ghost’s entire body before it exploded with a loud bang.
However, the battle was not over; countless scales scattered into the air, reassembling and trying to claim Yun Ye’s body.
These scales not only swarmed but also surrounded Yun Ye from all directions, making it extremely difficult to defend.
“Be careful!”
The members of Squad Seven changed color; if the Black Armored Spiritual Law possessed him, one person alone could likely wipe them all out!
A life possessed by the Armor Ghost would lose all its vitality, imprisoned forever, while the vast majority of its power would be taken over by the Armor Ghost—a very evil monster.
“Black Flame!”
Yun Ye was undeterred by the fragmented attacks; he raised his hand, and the black semi-pure flames unfurled, engulfing all the scales.
In just a moment, hundreds and thousands of tiny scales turned to ashes.
As a lower fire of the Heavenly Fire, the Black Flame possessed immense destructive capacity and could attack from a distance. Although its range was shorter than that of normal flames, it was just right against the scales that surged like moths drawn to a flame.
High-level monsters stood no chance against Yun Ye’s strike.
