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The abandoned city was filled with fog. It was not Vitality or Underworld Qi, but an aura that leaned towards the spiritual level, suitable for the existence of Ghost Bodies.
The deeper they went, the more Ghost Bodies there were. The stronger they were, the harder it was to kill them.
In the beginning, under the support of the three people's mental strength, the Ghost Bodies could not withstand more than a few moves and would disappear. However, as time went on, the Ghost Bodies became stronger and stronger. Even if they were hit by the mental strength, they would only be slightly injured and would not be killed. Often, it would take more than ten or even dozens of attacks to kill them.
As the Ghost Bodies became stronger, the pressure on the three of them also increased.
Xia Yingfei's combat strength was the lowest, so the pressure was also the greatest. However, since the three of them were working together, they naturally would not sit by and watch Xia Yingfei get injured.
Under the joint efforts, the three of them still did not suffer any injuries.
Chen Zong stood with his sword in hand. The divine light in his eyes was restrained. As the light flowed, he stared at the surroundings. His divine consciousness spread out and covered the entire area.
However, his divine consciousness was also affected here. It was not as wide and clear as the outside world. The distance was even shorter than his own eyes.
However, divine consciousness also had its benefits. At least within the range of coverage, it could detect abnormalities earlier than the eyes. After all, the eyes could not see behind, but divine consciousness could cover all directions.
Yu Wuxia and Xia Yingfei were recovering their mental strength. The intensity of the battle just now was very high. The two of them had used up a lot of their mental strength and were almost exhausted. However, Chen Zong's mental strength was stronger than others and his recovery speed was extremely fast. In addition, with the second mind as a supplement, less than half of his mental strength had been used up.
As such, Chen Zong did not need to focus on recovering like Yu Wuxia and Xia Yingfei.
When Yu Wuxia and Xia Yingfei's mental strength recovered, Chen Zong's mental strength also recovered on its own. Although it was not a wholehearted recovery, the speed of his recovery was also very shocking. It was completely comparable to Yu Wuxia and Xia Yingfei's wholehearted recovery.
They had been in the abandoned city for a period of time. Other than encountering Ghost Bodies, they did not encounter anything else.
After killing the Ghost Body, most of the time, there were no gains. Occasionally, there would be fragments. Chen Zong named them Soul Fragments.
According to the rules, the probability of obtaining a soul fragment after killing the Ghost Body was not high. Chen Zong calculated that the probability was about one percent.
Therefore, up until now, Chen Zong had only obtained three Soul Fragments. Another rule was that the more powerful the Ghost Body was, the more powerful the Soul Fragment that appeared would be.
Unfortunately, it was useless to him. He was not strong enough to replenish his spirit and recover to its peak.
Since the three of them had fully recovered their mental strength, they continued forward.
Even though they hadn't gained anything so far, it still gave them some hope. Since they were already here, they had to go all the way. Only by going all the way to the end would they know what they had gained.
Generally speaking, in a secret realm like this that had not been entered by others, there would usually be some treasures and the like.
In the abandoned city, other than half of the city walls that had collapsed, there were many buildings. The style of these buildings was very different from the style of the current city. It looked a little strange, but most of the houses had collapsed.
Looking at the traces, they should have been directly destroyed by the battle or collapsed by the aftermath. No one knew what kind of battle had happened here back then.
The time interval was too long. Chen Zong and the others couldn't see anything even after careful observation. Even Xia Yingfei, who was the best at observing traces, could only make a very vague deduction.
In short, it was a great battle. It was not a battle between one or two people, but a battle between many people. It was a battle between at least hundreds of experts.
Many broken holes could be seen on the originally wide street. The small ones were a few meters wide, and the big ones were dozens of meters wide.
Many of the Ghost Bodies that had appeared before had appeared from the holes. The larger the hole, the more tyrannical the Ghost Body was and the harder it was to kill.
As for the reason, Chen Zong and the others did not know.
However, Mo Xin had figured out that the Ghost Body was a unique non-living body that was formed by the aura of the remnant soul after a person's death. It did not have any spiritual intelligence, but it was aggressive.
If this place was really a relic from the Primordial Age, then the cultivators here were God Cultivators. What God Cultivators cultivated was related to the power of the soul. Thus, after death, the remnant soul could absorb the aura here and more easily form a spirit body.
Of course, this was just Mo Xin's speculation. As for whether it was true or not, he could not be 100% sure.
A relatively complete pavilion appeared in front of the three of them.
The pavilion was a few stories high and occupied a wide area. It was completely black and shrouded in a thick gray fog. It was faintly discernible, giving the three of them a mysterious and strange feeling.
"Shall we go in?" Xia Yingfei asked Chen Zong and Yu Wuxia. After all, she was the weakest among the three of them. If she encountered any danger that she could not defend herself, she would need Chen Zong and Yu Wuxia's help.
"Let's go in!" Yu Wuxia had never been afraid of challenges and said without hesitation.
Chen Zong's opinion was to go in as well.
Although this pavilion gave off a mysterious and strange feeling, there might be some kind of treasure inside.
This time, Chen Zong walked in the front, Xia Yingfei in the middle, and Yu Wuxia at the back.
Chen Zong's perception was the sharpest. If there was any danger, he would be able to react immediately. He was faster than Yu Wuxia.
As for Xia Yingfei, her combat strength was relatively lower. She was in the middle and could be protected by the two of them. She could also support them at any time.
The door of the pavilion was half open and half closed. Looking inside, it was pitch black, as if it would devour all life.
The three of them were bold and daring. They entered directly.
A cold and gloomy aura seemed to permeate their bodies. They shuddered, and the three of them became more vigilant.
A strange change occurred. A dark shadow flashed. A cold light flashed. It carried an extreme murderous intent as it charged over at lightning speed.
This attack was aimed directly at Chen Zong's side, aiming for Chen Zong's neck.
However, Chen Zong had already noticed it. He shifted his feet slightly, and his body flashed to the side. A sword light pierced through the air.
This sword carried the power of the mind. It flowed on the sword as it slashed through the air. The sword technique was exquisite. Not only did it dodge the attack of the cold light in an instant, but it also counterattacked with the sword.
The attacker was the Specter Body. It was hidden in the darkness of the pavilion. It was extremely fast, as fast as lightning, and much stronger than the Specter Bodies they had encountered before.
However, the strength of the Specter Body lay in its strangeness. It moved silently and attacked silently. It was impossible to guard against and difficult to kill. However, if one was hit, one's spirit would be impacted and shaken. It might even be injured directly.
It was because of this strangeness that it was different from the cultivation path of the Late Ancient Era. It was not easy to deal with and was difficult to deal with.
However, if the power of the Specter Bodies was converted, they were only at the Dao Manipulation Realm or even the ordinary Yuan Underworld Realm.
Of course, if they were really at the Dao Manipulation Realm or the low-level Yuan Underworld Realm, they could easily kill Chen Zong and the other two without using much power.
However, the Specter Bodies were different. They were very strange and very difficult to kill.
Even if they used the power of the mind, the lethality was actually limited. If they used Qi Refinement or Body-Tempering power, the lethality would be even lower.
However, this was something that couldn't be helped. The cultivation path was different, especially when it was a difference of two small eras. The environment here was also different from the outside world. To Chen Zong and the other two, this was an unfamiliar place. It wasn't their home ground and they had no advantage.
On the contrary, the Specter Bodies had an advantage.
Sword-light flickered. In just an instant, Chen Zong had slashed out hundreds of times, each strike hitting the Specter Body.
The Specter Bodies were fast, strange, and silent. They were very difficult to deal with for most cultivators. However, this was not the case for Chen Zong. This was because Chen Zong's perception was very strong and he could sense the movements of the Specter Bodies. It was as if the Specter Bodies were exposed to the light of day.
Yu Wuxia reacted quickly with hundreds of consecutive strikes. She punched out with both fists and the power of the mind turned into flames. She cooperated with Chen Zong and immediately scattered the Specter Bodies.
This wasn't a sparring challenge, so there was no need to be particular about it. They could only attack together and kill the Specter Bodies in the shortest time possible. This way, they could shorten the time and reduce their energy consumption to deal with any dangers that might appear at any time.
After killing the Specter Bodies, more Specter Bodies appeared. There were more than a dozen of them, appearing like a pack of wolves. They surrounded Chen Zong and the other two and attacked without stopping.
Great World Sword Art, Boundless Vast Sea!
In an instant, Chen Zong brandished his sword and the sword-light turned into a vast sea with surging waves. Yu Wuxia and Xia Yingfei were slightly stunned. This was the first time they had seen Chen Zong use such a sword move. It was as if his entire body was in the middle of a vast sea.
The seawater around him was rippling and sparkling. It was so lifelike that they seemed to be able to smell the scent of the sea.
The dozen Specter Bodies were directly covered by the Boundless Vast Sea. It was as if they were suppressed and couldn't move for a moment.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the three of them attacked with all their might. The power of the mind was quickly depleted.
Kill!
Kill!
Kill!
The dozen Specter Bodies were all killed, leaving behind three Spiritual Fragments.
They divided the Spiritual Fragments equally, one for each person.
Chen Zong sensed it and found that the Spiritual Fragments contained more power than the ones he had obtained before. However, it was still not enough to recover his Spiritual Soul.
Furthermore, the more Soul fragments Chen Zong came into contact with, the more he discovered that the power he thought was Soul Energy contained in them did not seem to be pure Soul Energy. Instead, it seemed to be similar.
It was a unique power similar to the power of the Soul and the power of Divine Sense.
After killing the dozen Specter Bodies, the three of them slowly explored the first level. They didn't find any treasures. They went up the stairs to the second level and felt that the light was even dimmer. The entrance to the second level was as eerie as the gates of hell.
"Why don't we not go up?" Xia Yingfei was a little scared and said softly.
"No." Yu Wu Xia said decisively and decisively.
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