"I can't take it anymore!"
A cultivator clutched his head and let out a miserable howl. With a bang, his sea of qi exploded, turning into a bloody mist.
"Retreat! Retreat!" Liu Changqing ordered loudly.
A battle on such a level was no longer something they could take part in. Just the shockwaves of the battle were enough to kill them.
Li Qingshan retreated as well, but he purposefully distanced himself from the cultivators. He frowned and gazed into the depths of the black mist.
"Why hasn't Little Ann retreated?"
The atmospheric winds whistled over, forcing the Corpse Commander in mourning clothes to stop crying. He bent his knees forward and leapt up suddenly. The mourning staff swung towards Han Anguo's head with a shrill whistle that sounded like the wails of ghosts.
If it were a regular cultivator, just the sound would be enough to shatter their minds and make them ache all over. However, Han Anguo's heart was as firm as steel. He was unfazed, brandishing his spear and clashing with it. Immediately, sand and pebbles were kicked into the air.
It enveloped a corpse and a person. Only the aura of death and murderousness constantly rose up.
After unleashing the atmospheric winds, Gu Yanying became entangled with the winged corpse beast. The two of them constantly chased each other through the air. Apart from the moment they changed directions, it was impossible to see their figures. Only two different sharp whooshes of the wind could be heard, constantly rising and entangling with one another.
The corpse beast was powerful, but Gu Yanying was confident she could kill it in just a few strikes under normal circumstances. However, the powerful talismans stored in her sumeru ring were enough to reduce the corpse beast to a pulp.
However, above the Gate of Hungry Ghosts, she could still use the atmospheric winds freely, but the other techniques and talismans were unavoidably affected. However, the corpse beast was like a tiger that had grown wings. It grew bolder and bolder as it fought.
Meanwhile, Gu Yanying's speed was even greater. She was basically undefeatable. As long as she had some time, the corpse beast would be doomed. However, time was of the essence right now.
The Marquis of Ruyi could no longer care about whether the Seal of Mountains and Rivers would be damaged or not. If this continued, the entire Ruyi commandery would probably fall. He pointed down, and the Seal of Mountains and Rivers flew up and expanded.
The Seal of Mountains and Rivers shone brightly. Even the surging deathly aura was repelled, unable to approach. There was also a strange whistling sound, as if thousands of voices were whispering at the same time, fusing into a desire that resounded through the sky.
"Zi 'er" gazed at the Dark Queen in the distance cautiously. She had already sensed the most dangerous enemy. He didn't even look at the Seal of Mountains and Rivers pressing down on his head.
A giant shadow swept past her. It was a one-eyed, one-horned giant. To be more precise, he was a Corpse Commander transformed from a giant's corpse. His upper body was bulging with muscles, and his legs were short and thick, like two huge pillars.
He raised a pair of thick arms and pushed upwards.
With a great rumble, the giant Corpse Commander was smashed into the ground. The soil and rocks were up to his waist, and the sound of bones cracking could be heard all over his body. The Corpse Qi continued to surge and was on the verge of collapse. But it stubbornly resisted the Seal of Mountains and Rivers.
"Zi 'er" still refused to raise her head. She only stared at the Dark Queen and the huge, indistinct ghost figure on her.
The Gate of Hungry Ghosts spewed in and out furiously. In that moment, another several hundred thousand Corpse Soldiers surged out under the lead of several Corpse Generals. Several Corpse Generals raised their hands, and surging corpse qi surged into the giant Corpse Commander's body.
The giant Corpse Commander riled up and slowly raised the Seal of Mountains and Rivers. He had actually defeated the Seal of Mountains and Rivers in a contest of strength. Even the current Li Qingshan was unable to achieve that.
Another dozen or so streaks of golden light flew over from the horizon. Under the Marquis of Ruyi's urgent summons, most of the Golden Core cultivators of the Ruyi commandery had rushed over.
Although the sect masters and elders of the sects were not under the Marquis of Ruyi's orders, they were all people of the Demon Slayer. The Sword Collection palace received the news and immediately ordered them to provide support.
On the human cultivators' side, their forces flourished.
However, the Dark Queen's heart sank, as powerful auras leapt out from the Gate of Hungry Ghosts one by one. They varied in shape, and half of them were not humanoid. They belonged to the various races of the six realms, but they had all joined the ranks of the "dead" now. They were born with the various differences of race, yet they could instead fight alongside each other in death. It was quite an irony.
Any single one of them would only be stronger than the Golden Core cultivators who had come to provide support. They would never be weaker than them. There was not a single corpse ghost that had been refined from the endless devouring and battle of the Hungry Ghost realm that was not adept at fighting and killing.
As for Golden Core cultivators, no matter how many techniques they possessed, they would all be restricted in this region. The result of several millennia of peace was that once cultivators reached Golden Core, they would rarely even have the opportunity to engage in battle with others. Only large sects like the three major sects could use all kinds of methods to maintain a high degree of killing to temper their disciples.
And, these Corpse Commanders could even gather the power of Corpse Soldiers and Corpse Generals, which made them even more terrifyingly powerful.
The Gate of Hungry Ghosts was equivalent to a gate. If a Corpse Commander could pass through, it meant even more Corpse Commanders could pass through. A Golden Core cultivator might be extremely precious and rare in the World of the Nine Provinces, but there were basically countless Corpse Commanders in the Hungry Ghost realm.
The nine provinces were vast, but compared to any one of the six realms of saṃsāra, it was like comparing a pond to the ocean.
Once the two were connected, a single ripple in the ocean could overturn a pond. If they could not seal the Gate of Hungry Ghosts in time, the consequences would be unthinkable.
A great battle was on the verge of erupting. To everyone's surprise, it was not between humans and daemons, but between the living and the dead.
The Dark Queen hesitated. With so many Golden Core cultivators working together, if she went to seal the Gate of Hungry Ghosts right now, she still had some confidence in sealing it up.
However, there was really no need for her to take such a risk with her status. The Umbral Yin sect had never been a righteous sect that considered the rise and fall of the world as their responsibility. That was not why she had come to the Clear River prefecture either.
As a result, she no longer hesitated. She only called out to Gu Yanying before turning around and flying off into the distance, expressing that she had completely given up on sealing the Gate of Hungry Ghosts.
The other Golden Core cultivators who had just arrived all stopped as well. They had no idea what to do for a moment.
Gu Yanying sighed gently and also prepared to retreat. She had already reached her limit by contending against a Corpse King of the Hungry Ghost realm. Everything else would depend on the reactions of the "kings" of the Green province.
"It's not like I'm the master of this world."
Her thoughts were exactly the same as Li Qingshan's.
Han Anguo also began to retreat as he fought. The Marquis of Ruyi pulled back the Seal of Mountains and Rivers, only to see that the light of the Seal of Mountains and Rivers had weakened drastically. A lot of the power of belief had been depleted, and many dark marks had appeared on it from the corrosion of the corpse qi.
At the same time, the colossal corpse beast at the level of a Corpse Commander crouched before the Gate of Hungry Ghosts like a mountain.
"Zi 'er" stood on its head, staring straight ahead proudly. She seemed like a sovereign that had descended upon the world. In the blink of an eye, the Corpse Commanders protecting him had already surpassed ten.
Gu Yanying and the others no longer posed any threat to him. If these Golden Core cultivators were bold enough to approach him, only death would await them.
Beneath her feet, the Corpse Soldiers surged out like the tide. Under the lead of the Corpse Generals, they fell into various formations, before assembling into large armies under the Corpse Commanders' command.
In the blink of an eye, a million Corpse Soldiers had gathered once again. The army was even more majestic than before.
Under her command, a power that could turn something rotten into something wondrous appeared. The million-strong army began to move, their formations changing as corpse qi surged into the air. They were like vicious beasts, devouring everything.
The power of the Corpse Soldiers gathered on the Corpse Generals, while the power of the Corpse Generals gathered on the Corpse Commanders.
In the end, all of this power gathered on him. As a Corpse King, organizing a battle like this had become a common occurrence in the Hungry Ghost realm a long time ago. The opponent this time was pitifully weak.
However, he knew that the experts of this world had yet to take action. Perhaps they were hurrying over, or perhaps they were still observing. But without a doubt, this was the best opportunity.
"Zi 'er" spread her arms and gently parted her vermillion lips. She said with a dry, hoarse voice, "All of you, stay here!"
She raised her hands high into the air, holding up a glass-like eyeball. It was devoid of light, and the space rippled like water.
"Don't tell me that's the eyeball of a Space-devouring Beast!? I've only heard about it before. How did he obtain it? No wonder he's so bold! "
The Dark Queen's expression changed, immediately speeding up. She was afraid to remain for even a moment longer.
The other Golden Core cultivators reacted quickly either. Two of them even took out Escape talismans that could allow them to travel thousands of kilometers away.
But all of this was too late.
The speed at which the ripples rippled was indescribable. Compared to it, the actions of the cultivators seemed like they had come to a standstill.
The Gate of Hungry Ghosts twisted and suddenly widened like a great mouth, taking a vicious bite out of the world of the nine provinces.
By the time everyone returned to their senses, they discovered that the world had already changed.
The sky had completely turned into the deathly grey of the Hungry Ghost realm. Chilly winds whistled, and gloomy clouds filled the air.
White bones littered the ground. Black blood flowed in the rivers.
With Burial Mound mountain as the centre, a range of several hundred kilometers began to "overlap" with the Hungry Ghost realm. Although it had not been completely "digested", it was only a matter of time.
No matter how powerful an Escape talisman was, it could not directly break through the domain.
"Zi 'er" finally couldn't help but laugh wildly. In this way, even if someone from this world who had undergone three heavenly tribulations came, they wouldn't be able to do anything to him.
He closed his eyes again, revealing an incomparably joyful and comfortable expression. The omnipresent oppression and restrictions from this world had all disappeared.
At the same time, his actions received the approval of the 'will' of the Hungry Ghost realm. He could feel the roiling death energy gathering towards him.
The cultivation of his main body that remained in the Hungry Ghost realm had become even stronger. If he could completely devour this world and kill all the living beings in it, he would be able to advance from Corpse King to Corpse Emperor, or even higher realms.
This eyeball of the Void Devouring Beast that he had obtained by chance had not been wasted. Also, he had searched for a suitable "world" for it!
And all the effort he had spent was compensated.
Now, all he had to do was wait for the Hungry Ghost realm to completely digest this space and use it as a foundation to expand into the surroundings.
But before that, he would first kill these cultivators. Aside from devouring other worlds, killing powerful living beings was the best sacrifice to the Hungry Ghost realm.
Little Ann!
A translucent black screen blocked in front of him, forming a clear boundary. One side was life, and the other was death. Without hesitation, Li Qingshan stepped towards the side of death.
"Qingshan!" Hwa Seung-zan grabbed him tightly. "Death is easy, but resurrection is difficult!"
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