Chapter 462

Chapter 462: Death Does Not Forget to Exterminate Evil Spirits

Li Hui smiled as the sky filled with ghostly crows and ghostly bats surged towards him, the talisman flags fluttering loudly as they formed a strange circle in the air.

The strange circle appeared like ink wash. Under its influence, the ghostly crows and bats circled around, and in no time, they vanished from sight. Looking back at the wooden door on the ritual altar, it turned black, with the ghostly crows and bats trapped inside, squished together with nowhere to go, screeching in distress.

“Quickly!”

Dozens of Arhat Seven Kill Talismans and Talisman of Obstinacy struck at them, causing the ghostly crows and bats to fight fiercely for the limited space. However, no matter what, they could not break through the wooden door.

The dark army arrived, also caught in the trap, following the ink wash circle and only taking a few steps before entering through the wooden door.

The space above the door was cramped, yet it forcibly squeezed the ghostly beings inside. The dark soldiers instantly scattered into smoke, revealing their true forms as the ghostly creatures hurriedly shrank down.

Ghosts, caught between reality and illusion, could not escape their souls. As they pressed against each other, they shrank and disappeared, the effect Li Hui wanted.

“As long as you enter my door, whether it’s conversion or laying curses, I have many ways to deal with you. But first, let’s see you fight it out among yourselves; it’s nice to see how many cannon fodder Cheng Yuyan can send today.”

These dark soldiers and low-level ghostly beings were obviously sent to deplete Li Hui’s strength. As they say, "When soldiers come, they are blocked, and when water comes, it is dammed." It was a test of whose methods were superior.

The ghost wave surged, seemingly unable to break through the wooden door.

As it turned out, it truly could not be broken.

The talisman flag demon array continuously lured them in, absorbing everything. The ghost wave arrived quickly and departed just as fast; the ghosts fought in the doorway without needing Li Hui’s talismans. It was simply too cramped, and there was no room for their souls to expand; they merely sought a corner.

Distinct behaviors emerged as those ghostly beings with some intelligence hesitated to press onward, leaving only the low-witted creatures to shout and claw, adding another “tenant” to the wooden door.

Li Hui called out, "Cheng Yuyan, aren’t you coming out to meet me?"

His voice carried across Falling Lord Mountain, but there was no response. It seemed Cheng Yuyan was very cautious; if she replied, he could immediately lock onto her energy, and the talisman flag demon array was not to be underestimated.

“Gather!” Li Hui began moving the talisman flag demon array. It truly was extraordinary, producing one ink wash circle after another in the air. Under its draw, he did not know how many ghostly beings were caught in its web; even the three Fox Kings howled in surprise and could not escape the absorption.

The wooden door remained the wooden door, rising with thick black smoke, and the smoke surged quickly, with countless ghostly beings caught together and fighting, making enough chaos.

Suddenly, the air trembled, and a hundred-zhang long ghostly claw descended from above.

The talisman flag fluttered, emitting extraordinary watery energy, quickly forming a massive ink wash circle that tightly ensnared the ghost claw, producing a startled reaction in the air.

“Ghost Emperor?”

Li Hui looked up to see a terrifying figure. This presence was not from a ghost king; it must be a Ghost Emperor equivalent to a mid-stage cultivator in the All-Manifestation Realm.

Having searched so many ghosts’ souls, Li Hui knew how to differentiate the ranks among demons and specters, with most ghost kings in the Bosa stage, while a few formidable ones were at the early stage of the All-Manifestation Realm. Above them rested the Ghost Emperor, and those who truly cultivated a hint of pure Yang belonged to the Hongfa stage, exceedingly powerful indeed.

No matter how powerful the talisman flag demon array was, it could not contain such a giant creature.

“Speed up!”

With a formidable enemy approaching, Li Hui unleashed the Jade Symbol.

The talisman light swelled in the wind, shaping into a nine hundred ninety-nine zhang tall armored monkey king, who wielded a battle axe and soared to the sky to engage the giant Ghost Emperor in battle.

According to logic, this Jade Symbol was close to the Celestial Talisman Level and was an extraordinary existence; it could unleash its ultimate power to annihilate a Ghost Emperor in the All-Manifestation Realm in the blink of an eye. Unfortunately, Li Hui’s cultivation wasn’t strong enough yet, and he needed to borrow power from the silver snake to barely uphold the situation, leading to a fairly matched confrontation, though the monkey king’s form gradually shrank.

Before Li Hui could find a way to assist in battle, the ghost bells on the nearby peaks rang out, sending sound waves spreading in waves, raising a hundred ghost king flags.

“You, Li, how dare you challenge the grandeur of our Yin Luo King? You are unqualified to oppose my king; let us see our army charge!” A ghost king rallied his thousands of ghosts to charge, attacking from a distance with ghostly treasures.

Li Hui brought his fingers together, drawing energy from the copper basin to bolster the talisman flag demon array’s power. The ghost kings were astonished as an ink wash circle appeared overhead, and before they could react, they fell into the wooden door on the ritual altar.

“Sacrifice ghostly treasures to replenish talisman power.”

A hundred ghost kings could not break through the wooden door, and Li Hui finally let out a breath of relief. These ghost kings were now the sacrifices, and whatever ghostly soldiers and treasures they held would fall into the snake’s mouth.

At this point, Cheng Yuyan still had not revealed herself.

The fierce beasts released using the Tao Wu talisman had already been killed clean by the ghost kings; Falling Lord Mountain was unfathomable and heavily fortified.

Just then, mountains of corpses and thousands of ghost ships swept toward Falling Lord Mountain, accompanied by voices: “Yuyan, stay calm. This kid has invaded our territory, slaughtering cities and taking strongholds; his strength is considerable, and I’ve come to provide reinforcements.”

“Thank you, Prince An, for your concern. This is Yuyan’s personal matter. Li Hui is audacious and has entered our territory, seeking his own demise.”

Her tone was light, seemingly unconcerned.

Li Hui frowned. Prince An leading the Yin Moon Dynasty’s army was no small matter. The dark army and ghostly beings outside the mountain were endless; it was no wonder Cheng Yuyan was at ease. It seemed he would have to use his trump cards.

In a heartbeat, there were continuous explosions above the ritual altar, revealing a tall tower.

This tower stood three hundred thirty-three zhang high and was entirely green. It was the Tower of Calamity from the Haotu Sect’s Shaking Light Ancient Tomb, used to suppress mountain spirits, ghosts, evil beings, and demons for six hundred years, with black lines appearing from the base of the tower upward.

Li Hui bowed thrice and said, “Disciple of the Haotu Sect’s Mirror Lake faction, Li Yingjun, respectfully requests the assistance of our senior elders to suppress this place.”

Suddenly, the tower shattered, revealing eighteen figures.

As they stepped into the world, even in the Yin Moon Dynasty, it immediately invoked a terrifying heavenly tribulation.

These eighteen figures were both male and female, all appearing elderly with a highly mixed aura. They resembled ghosts, demons, and monsters, and some even looked like zombies. The elders scanned their surroundings, and together they declared, “We sealed our bodies after death, borrowing the strength of the Tower of Calamity to nurture our corpses, so we can exert our last bit of power to restore brightness to the world. We will collapse within thirty moments, and eradicate the evil!”

“Eradicate!”

“Eradicate!”

“Eradicate!”

“Boom, boom, boom, boom…”

Li Hui deeply bowed, for this was the true Haotu Sect, imbued with righteous energy, vowing to purge the world of evil even in death, terrifying sword energy transforming into an ocean swirling outward.

The elders unleashed the power they had accumulated for six hundred years—how terrifying! No wonder that as soon as they appeared, heaven’s killing intent called forth calamity clouds; their existence defied the heavens and disturbed fate.

The storm raged, first targeting the Ghost Emperor. After an indescribable sword energy swept past, an enraged roar came from the sky as the giant figure was cleaved into two halves, and the monkey king seized the opportunity to attack furiously.

All surrounding peaks, except for Falling Lord Mountain, had their summits sheared off by the mesmerizing sword energy, reducing their height by nearly half. Naturally, the ghostly beings on the mountains could not remain, and dark energy dissipated in abundance.

Prince An, whom Cheng Yuyan referenced, was unfortunate; the mountains of corpses and ghost ships he led drew near Falling Lord Mountain, only to encounter the torrential flow of sword energy. Furious, he yelled out, yet he could only watch helplessly as his subordinates fell.