Wang Xiaoqiang swung the War God Hammer, smashing dozens of ghost cultivators, feeling utterly exhausted. Seeing the ghost cultivators swarming like headless flies, he willed, and the Demon Droplet flew out of the Sumeru Ring, spinning rapidly, rushing towards an incoming ghost cultivator...

Puff!

With a soft sound, the Demon Droplet pierced directly into the ghost cultivator's head, shattering his Primordial Spirit. The ghost cultivator spat out a mouthful of blood and fell.

Puff!

The Demon Droplet carried a mixture of brain matter and blood, a swathe of red and white.

Puff!

Another ghost cultivator was pierced by the Demon Droplet, and after his Primordial Spirit shattered, he fell with wide-open eyes, dying reluctantly.

Puff... Puff... Puff... Puff... Puff... Puff... Puff... Puff... Puff... Puff...

A series of cracking sounds rang, as the Demon Droplet, fast as lightning, continually harvested the lives of ghost cultivators. Each time it killed a ghost cultivator, it would bring a stream of blood mixed with brain matter from their heads,

forming streaks of red and white between it and the ghost cultivators, looking like a web of blood.

It was extremely eerie.

The Ghost King saw Wang Xiaoqiang unleash another powerful weapon in his desperation, quickly flashing his eyes, intending to capture the Demon Droplet, but the speed of the Demon Droplet was beyond the naked eye. Shocked, the Ghost King could only spread his Divine Sense to envelop the Demon Droplet, intending to lock it,

only to find his Divine Sense was disturbed, a blur, unable to lock it down. He could only sense an intense demonic power emanating from the Demon Droplet...

At this moment, the Ghost King stood shocked, his gaze turning to Wang Xiaoqiang, muttering to himself, "Demon... Demon... Could this kid be of the demon species??..."

...

At the eastern horizon, Fang Qiu and his partner, along with Yuee Buhui, joined together. Each of the four held a Dragon Tendon, with heads of ghost cultivators tied along it, varying in number.

Yuee Buhui glanced at Fang Qiu's Dragon Tendon and couldn't help but exclaim, "Senior Brother Fang, quite a haul, you have no less than five hundred ghost cultivator heads on your Dragon Tendon..."

Fang Qiu smiled faintly and swept his Divine Sense over the Dragon Tendon behind Yuee Buhui, saying, "You're not bad either, having captured three hundred and sixty-one ghost cultivators in such a short time..."

Yuee Buhui said with surprise and puzzlement, "Senior Brother Fang, I don't know if it's because I'm lucky or some other reason, but these past days, we've been sweeping through ghost cultivator tribes with no resistance, very smoothly..."

"Yes, I feel that the ghost cultivator tribes lack strong presences or leaders in place. As soon as we enter, the ghost cultivators fall into complete disarray..." said the student partnered with Yuee Buhui, both excited and amazed.

"Hmm, we feel the same." Fang Qiu said, "This is very unusual. Logically, the ghost cultivators should be aware of our actions, prepare in advance, have their leader in place, and rigorously defend the tribe. But the situation is very unusual; everywhere we go, the ghost cultivators are scattered like loose sand..."

"Senior Brother Fang, could it be that the Ghost King has pooled all his elite forces together, intending to besiege us?" Yuee Buhui said, furrowing his brow deeply.

"It is possible," Fang Qiu nodded solemnly, "So, we shouldn't solely focus on sweeping through ghost cultivator territories at the risk of ignoring our safety. We are ten people, split into pairs, which makes us too weak. If any team gets surrounded by the Ghost King's elite forces, the outcome would be grim."

"Senior Brother Fang, what do you suggest?"

"Since these two teams coincidentally came together, let's not part again. We'll kill ghost cultivators and search for other groups of students, aiming to gather everyone quickly so that even if we encounter the Ghost King's army, we aren't scared," Fang Qiu said.

"Hmm, Senior Brother Fang, your plan is thorough. Let's proceed according to it," Yuee Buhui said.

"Good, we'll head west, extend our Divine Sense, and focus on finding our teammates," Fang Qiu instructed, then released the Golden Leaf Flying Boat, pulling the three others aboard as they flew forward.

The Flying Boat's speed was fast, and Fang Qiu's Divine Sense was strong. He soon made a discovery, raised his brows, and pointed ahead with his finger, saying, "Hmm? There are a lot of ghost cultivators ahead..."

The other three heard and extended their Divine Sense, immediately sensing strong fluctuations of Corpse Qi. Their expressions changed because according to the Divine Sense, thousands of ghost cultivators were ahead. Crucially, the Corpse Qi fluctuations of these ghost cultivators were strong,

indicating that almost half of these ghost cultivators were of Ghost General level.

Thousands of Ghost Generals—what a concept!

"Ugh, there's also a stronger one, probably the Ghost King." Fang Qiu's keen Divine Sense quickly captured the presence of the Ghost King and made another discovery, "Huh? There's also a cultivator in the Fourth Soldier Realm of the Immortal Sage..."

"Why is there only one, where's the other?" The other three heard this, their faces changed dramatically, showing shock and grief,

for if one in a team of two was left, the other was likely sacrificed.

"Don't panic yet, there might be other situations," Fang Qiu first calmed the three, driving the Golden Leaf Flying Boat swiftly while probing with his Divine Sense. When he found no other cultivators, his heart sank...

"Fourth Soldier Realm of the Immortal Sage... surviving under the ghost cultivators' elite soldiers, this must be Wang Xiaoqiang. The one paired with him is Princess Hua Shao..."

Thinking this, Fang Qiu's heart clenched instantly. Although it's said that all beings are equal, in reality, there is no such equality. If other students sacrificed, they did, but if Princess Hua Shao died, the Empire would certainly harbor animosity towards Yueyang Academy. That would be undesirable.

"No, I must quickly find out what's happening." With this in mind, Fang Qiu rapidly performed a hand gesture, accelerating the Golden Leaf Flying Boat even more, speeding forward like lightning.

Soon, they got close.

With the naked eye, what they saw matched what was seen through Divine Sense—sure enough, there were thousands of ghost cultivators, half of whom were powerful Ghost Generals, with the Ghost King leading them, tightly surrounding Wang Xiaoqiang in battle...

"Wow, so many ghost cultivators?!"

"It's Wang Xiaoqiang!" Yuee Buhui pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang, who was fighting among the Ghost King's group, exclaiming in surprise.

"Now you must understand why we could keep gaining victories in the ghost territories. It's because Wang Xiaoqiang distracted the Ghost King's elite forces," Fang Qiu explained with sudden realization.

The three also realized, yes, if Wang Xiaoqiang hadn't distracted the Ghost King's elite forces, how could they sweep through ghost cultivator tribes so effortlessly?

"But what about Princess Hua Shao, where did she go?"

Now, they were most concerned about the whereabouts of Princess Hua Shao, and wanted to see how Wang Xiaoqiang, alone, could contend with the Ghost King and his forces. Truth be told, if any one of them faced the Ghost King's forces, they wouldn't stand a chance. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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