Upon seeing this scene, the delicate-looking young man’s eyes lit up. With a low shout, his body suddenly expanded more than twice its original size, transforming into a towering Ghost King adorned with a golden crown and clad in a flowing robe.
This Ghost King had a crimson face, green fur covering its body, and a row of foot-long bone spikes sprouting from its back. Its yellow eyes gleamed menacingly as four sharp fangs protruded from its mouth.
With a wide gaping maw, the Ghost King spewed forth a stream of gray mist that coiled around the severed arm, swallowing it whole. Loud crunching sounds echoed as it chewed greedily.
“Good! Now that you’ve consumed the blood sacrifice, lend me the Ghost Command Token at once!” the bald demon, his face pale, barked harshly.
“Hehe, these two are no ordinary foes. If you want me to summon the Heavenly Ghosts to deal with them, this meager offering is far from sufficient,” the Ghost King replied, licking the blood from its lips with a long purple-red tongue before swallowing the last remnants of flesh, its eyes gleaming with greed.
“What? Don’t push your luck! They’re just two insignificant human cultivators. You’ve already devoured one of my arms, and yet you’re still not satisfied?” the bald demon roared in fury.
“Hmph, you make it sound so simple. These two are nothing like your previous opponents. The Heavenly Ghosts I lend you will surely suffer heavy losses. It seems you’ve forgotten the terms of our contract through the Ghost Gate. Shall I remind you?” the Ghost King sneered, its voice dripping with malice.
Hearing this, the bald demon’s expression darkened. Gritting his teeth, he suddenly swung his bloodied blade again, severing one of his own thighs. “This should be enough now! If you dare refuse again, I’ll annul our contract even if it means mutual destruction!” he snarled.
“With this addition, it will suffice,” the Ghost King replied gleefully, nodding repeatedly. It opened its maw and sucked the severed thigh into its mouth, chewing noisily.
Meanwhile, the bald demon began chanting under his breath. Black mist swirled around his severed arm and leg, and within moments, new limbs regenerated. However, his face grew even paler, as the loss of vital blood essence could not be immediately replenished.
Once the Ghost King finished devouring its bloody feast, it let out a triumphant howl. With a flick of its sleeve, a blood-red ghost-head token appeared in its hand. Tossing the token into the air, it transformed into a gust of dark wind and vanished into the Ghost Gate.
Relieved at the sight of the token, the bald demon glanced at Han Li and the others before pointing a finger at it. The token spun rapidly, blurring into a crimson whirlwind.
From within the whirlwind came piercing shrieks as four towering Heavenly Ghosts emerged, each swelling to over a hundred feet tall. These blood-red, hairless behemoths resembled giant apes, with black horns and emerald-green hooked tails that lashed out with such speed they became invisible, leaving only explosive cracks in the air.
Without hesitation, the bald demon reached out, and the crimson whirlwind condensed back into the ghost-head token, landing in his grasp. With a vicious expression, he chanted incantations and struck the token with a spell.
The four Heavenly Ghosts, bound by the token’s power, turned their bloodthirsty gazes toward the Silverlight Fairy. At the lead ghost’s shriek, all four sprouted massive purple bat wings from their backs and lunged at the crystalline barrier trapping them.
A cold smile flickered across the bald demon’s face. Having summoned these Heavenly Ghosts multiple times, he knew their terror well. While a single ghost matched a late-stage Void Refining cultivator, together they could overpower even a mid-stage Body Integration expert. No matter how peculiar the barrier seemed, it should shatter under their assault.
To ensure victory, he spat out a small black seal, which expanded to several yards in size and thundered toward the barrier alongside the ghosts.
In a flash, the four Heavenly Ghosts reached the barrier, their arms blurring as countless claw shadows filled the air. Their hooked tails lashed out, unleashing a barrage of emerald streaks.
The combined assault was devastating. The barrier flickered under the onslaught, its glow dimming within moments. Encouraged, the bald demon intensified his attack, sending the black seal crashing into the barrier with a thunderous boom. Black ripples spread, and the barrier cracked with a crisp sound, white fissures spiderwebbing across its surface.
Just as it seemed about to shatter, the Silverlight Fairy appeared beside the silver female head and struck it with her palm. The head’s eyes blazed with an eerie light, and the golden arrays on the barrier hummed to life. Countless golden runes surged forth, sealing the cracks instantly.
The bald demon gaped in shock before bellowing in rage, redoubling his efforts with the token and the black seal. The Heavenly Ghosts roared, their bodies swelling further as they spewed crimson beams, their claws and tails striking anew. The black seal crackled with dark lightning, silver inscriptions swirling at its base as it unleashed its full power.
Another storm of attacks battered the barrier, but each time it cracked, the golden runes restored it. The bald demon’s face twisted in frustration, but he pressed on, knowing the barrier couldn’t sustain such repairs indefinitely.
Yet his unease grew as he glanced toward the other battle. There, a vast net of golden sword threads ensnared dozens of blue flying snakes, slicing them apart despite their metallic resilience and icy breath. Nearby, the thirteen bone demonesses had reverted to their skeletal forms, black flames and toxic mist swirling around them as they fled from a swarm of golden, purple-marked insects. Even their dreaded attacks proved useless against the strange bugs.
As for the Blue-Striped Demon Venerable, he was faring even worse. The human cultivator had transformed into a towering golden ape, wielding two miniature mountains—one black, one green—with unstoppable force. Despite summoning six or seven treasures, the demon was forced into retreat, his artifacts barely withstanding a few blows before needing replacement.
The bald demon’s expression shifted between shock and dread. The thirteen Bone Demons, each as formidable as his Heavenly Ghosts, were being routed by mere insects. Clearly, he had underestimated the human male. Only the mightiest of their kind, the peak Body Integration demon lords, could hope to match him.
Swallowing hard, the bald demon quickly sent a covert message to his beleaguered ally.
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