Chapter 77
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Chapter 77: Soul-less Ghost Fish
Yun Ye dealt with the Armor Ghost, leaping backward and soaring eight meters high back to the fortress.
The way the Spiritual Law masters looked at him changed completely.
Earlier, Xiang Yande guessed that Yun Ye’s strength was likely not inferior to his own, but just one strike revealed the gap; even ten of him would not be enough to win.
“Truly impressive, Yang the Spiritual Law Master! Your strength is extraordinary. It seems this mission will be without worry; you can take all the materials from the high-level monster—we won’t ask for a single cent!”
Xiang Yande immediately expressed his thoughts.
The five team members, who had emotions just moments before, all lowered their heads, too afraid to show any dissent.
This was absolute strength. What did it matter about family backgrounds?
They had faced too many harsh realities and knew how to choose wisely.
“The monster tide continues… If the number of monsters exceeds our expectations, what should we do? Report back to Baishi Town?”
Yun Ye asked.
“If we confirm we cannot defeat them, we can report back to Baishi Town,” Xiang Yande replied.
“You can report now.”
“…What?”
Xiang Yande momentarily did not react.
Yun Ye placed his hand on the sword’s hilt and gazed into the distance. “I said you can notify Baishi Town; the current situation is clearly beyond our capability to handle.”
Xiang Yande looked over in surprise.
Then he saw countless fish heads surfacing from the water.
The entire Moon Reflection Water Pool was filled with them; it looked like a swarm of small fish peering out, and the situation felt strange.
Xiang Yande’s pupils contracted:
“Soul-less Ghost Fish!”
“How could it be Soul-less Ghost Fish?”
“So, the high-level monsters that attacked us earlier were all under its command?”
“Perhaps, but if you don’t hurry, Baishi Town might only be able to collect your bodies.” Yun Ye said.
Xiang Yande’s expression changed, and he hurriedly took out a talisman and tossed it into the sky, chanting, “Infinite True Immortal, Supreme Great Deity, grant this paper kite with spirit, deliver the message!”
The talisman transformed into a paper kite in the sky, speeding up and turning into a streak of light that vanished at the edge of their vision.
This was a method of transmitting Spiritual Law messages, but it was different from ordinary Spiritual Law.
Such long-distance communication was challenging with the Five Elements Spiritual Law; it required a special ritual to give the talisman its efficacy.
The incantation to activate the magical tool was necessary because there was no spirit energy connection, requiring the chant.
In contrast, the incantation was purely about using words to produce an effect, requiring no mastery of techniques or principles from the user.
With the speed of the paper kite, the news reached the local government in one or two minutes.
Although the distance from Baishi Town to the Moon Reflection Water Pool was far, a Spiritual Law master could cover it in ten minutes.
How long it actually took for support depended on the local government’s level of concern.
“Splash… splash…”
Heavy rain fell from the sky.
Everyone’s lips twitched.
“It has begun!”
Xiang Yande said.
The Soul-less Ghost Fish was a type of monster heavily emphasized in the Academy’s teachings, at least a high-level monster and often appeared as a breaking-class monster; it was a very terrifying commanding-type monster.
Its ability was also quite simple: the Soul-less Ghost Fish had a multitude of bodies, and each body could be seen as a node. If other monsters consumed the body of the Soul-less Ghost Fish, they would be considered part of it, sharing power with the Soul-less Ghost Fish.
A powerful Soul-less Ghost Fish could even directly control monsters just by connection, turning one monster into an army.
However, the water-dwelling Soul-less Ghost Fish had a significant weakness: it could not survive in areas without water.
With the heavy rain pouring down, this place had already transformed into the Soul-less Ghost Fish’s domain!
This made Yun Ye think of Li Shui.
In fact, when various Spiritual Laws worked together, they could produce unimaginable effects—provided all the Spiritual Laws were concentrated in one person.
Just like Li Shui, he could freely sense Yun Ye only when he used Water Elemental Spiritual Law to create mist; if the other team members tried to use it, the effect would be greatly reduced because of the time lag in communicating the information.
The Soul-less Ghost Fish gathered a vast amount of energy through its unique abilities.
The more powers it possessed, the higher its evaluation. Given the number of monsters around the Moon Reflection Water Pool…
It was certainly a breaking-class monster!
Now Yun Ye understood why so many monsters were not fighting each other but instead displayed such harmony.
They were all part of the Soul-less Ghost Fish; how could they harm one another?
“First, toxins!”
The gray rain turned green; some Wood Elemental Spiritual Law could generate deadly poison, which was serious!
Among the seven people, only one was a user of Water Elemental Spiritual Law. His face looked grim as he reinforced everyone with his water magic to isolate the toxic substances in the air.
But as time passed, the water magic became polluted. If it continued, the spirit energy inside would quickly be eroded by the poison and ultimately collapse. It could not last forever.
Yun Ye was protected by Black Armor, making him generally immune to common toxins, but the members of the Spiritual Law team lacked such protection. They could only forcefully use their spirit energy to isolate themselves in a state of Spiritual Roots revival, which was definitely not sustainable for long.
“And then, the tide rises!”
The Moon Reflection Water Pool suddenly increased in water volume out of nowhere, swiftly raising the water level. Then, one after another, monsters surged with the waves, attacking the fortress.
“Hundreds and thousands of monsters joining forces to raise the tide; this little valley simply cannot handle it.”
Yun Ye drew the Mingzhu bamboo sword again.
Even though he had not activated the Eye of Invisible Light, Yun Ye knew well that the other high-level monsters were likely hiding within the tide, waiting for the right moment.
Commanding-type monsters possessed a certain level of intelligence and, with the ability to control other monsters, often posed a significant threat to humans.
In particular, those who enjoyed consuming humans.
There were many commanding-type monsters stronger than the Soul-less Ghost Fish, but most of them were generally uninterested in humans and did not specifically hunt them.
However, the Soul-less Ghost Fish was different; it craved soul power, and human soul power far exceeded that of ordinary monsters, making humans its favorite prey.
Once the Soul-less Ghost Fish encountered a human, it would definitely not let them escape, resulting in a battle for survival.
What lay ahead was a hard fight; they would either hold on until reinforcements arrived or meet their end—literally.
During the mission, if anyone dared to retreat or flee, they would explode due to the Spirit Law oath.
Yun Ye did not want to reveal his strength, so he could only act indifferent and could not plan a fake death to escape.
At least for now, he couldn’t. He was not yet skilled in using Spirit Law and could not even perceive Qi Lian’s restrictions, let alone remove them.
“There are Spotted Dragon Crocodiles in the water; be careful!”
The Water Elemental Spiritual Law warned suddenly.
He had already fused his water spirit energy with the heavy rain to achieve vague perception, detecting the problem in advance.
The fortress was being overwhelmed by the waves, and shadows passed beneath the surface. Amidst the massive thunderous noise, the fortress shook and was continuously under attack.
In the world of cultivation, even solid walls meant little; they could be toppled at any moment.
In such a situation where they were hidden in the water and constantly attacked, someone needed to go into the water to resolve it; otherwise, their spirit energy supply would certainly not keep up with the destruction.
Everyone exchanged glances, absolutely unwilling to jump into the fray.
Xiang Yande looked at the five team members and casually pointed at one of them: “You go!”
Pan Ming, the one pointed at, turned pale.
