Chapter 40: Failure at the Last Moment (Part 1)

At the entrance to the ghost domain, battles were raging. Swordless Dust and Liu Xinghun were fully engaged, trying to break through the blockade of the ghost domain's experts and return to the mortal realm. They had been fighting for a long time. At this moment, Swordless Dust and Liu Xinghun had broken through four lines of defense but were still ten yards away from the entrance to the ghost domain and the mortal realm. However, despite this short distance, the two of them had been struggling for half an hour without making any progress.

Surrounding them were tens of thousands of ghost soldiers, forming an impenetrable barrier around the exit. In midair, the Ghost Kings Yin Corpse, Black River, and Soulless were standing in three directions, each accompanied by four ghost immortals and numerous ghost generals and spirits. Yin Lili stood next to Yin Corpse, her gaze fixed on the undead Blood Reaper, Soulless, and a mysterious figure surrounded by dense dark cyan light. Because the mysterious figure was concealed by the thick dark cyan light, its face could not be seen, and its origin could not be discerned.

In the battlefield, colorful lights transformed into five-colored divine dragons, surrounding Swordless Dust and Liu Xinghun, blocking the countless ghost soldiers from getting closer. Meanwhile, twenty-four ghost spirits formed a mysterious formation around the two of them, creating a specific spatial barrier that trapped them.

Amidst the melee, Swordless Dust shouted, "Senior Brother, given the current situation, it's not easy to break through. We've already expended a lot of true essence, and if we continue like this, we'll only exhaust ourselves to death. What do you think we should do now?"

"At this point, we can only grit our teeth and push forward. While those super experts haven't intervened yet, we must break through this formation and get closer to the exit. Once we reach the exit, I have a plan. You need to use the Soul Seal again to force the ghosts blocking our way to retreat. Time is running out, and if we delay any longer, even if we reach the exit, we won't have the strength to return," Liu Xinghun said urgently as he pushed back a ghost spirit with a sword.

Glancing around, Swordless Dust hesitated slightly and said, "We've used the Soul Seal several times already, and it's caused the cracks on it to widen. I'm afraid that using it again might damage the Soul Seal, and then we won't be able to complete the mission."

"We don't have time to worry about that now. If we don't make it back alive, everything will be in vain. We need to deal with the crisis in front of us first. The rest will depend on fate. Hurry up and activate it again. Let's seize this opportunity to break through," Liu Xinghun said in a solemn tone.

With a sigh, Swordless Dust tightly gripped the Soul Seal in his left hand, channeling a powerful surge of true essence into it. A burst of green light erupted, emitting a holy and powerful aura that immediately startled the surrounding ghost spirits, causing the formation to collapse. With a loud roar, Swordless Dust and Liu Xinghun leaped into the air, heading towards the exit.

A furious roar sounded, and the Black River Ghost King, Soulless, and Yin Corpse simultaneously intercepted Swordless Dust and Liu Xinghun's path. Among the three high-level experts, Soulless pounced on Liu Xinghun, while Black River and Yin Corpse confronted Swordless Dust. Shadows flickered, and a fierce battle between experts ensued. Soulless, with his formidable cultivation, forced Liu Xinghun to retreat continuously, leaving him with no room to counterattack. As for Black River and Yin Corpse, they were locked in a stalemate due to Swordless Dust's Heavenly Spirit Divine Sword and the Soul Seal, engaging in a battle of endurance.

Surrounded by a circle of ghost immortals and spirits, everyone carefully watched the battle between good and evil. However, just as all the ghost creatures' attention was focused on Swordless Dust, Lu Yun and his eight companions suddenly appeared on the sidelines and headed straight for the exit of the ghost domain. Seeing Lu Yun and his group, Yin Corpse roared angrily, commanding the experts behind him to intercept them. Meanwhile, the experts from Black River and Soulless's factions, seeing Lu Yun as their enemy, also rushed forward with red eyes, intent on stopping them.

Not far away, Blood Reaper looked at Lu Yun with a malevolent expression, his eyes filled with suspicion and lingering resentment from their previous encounter. On the left, Soulless turned his head slightly, his two pairs of eyes carefully observing Lu Yun, with a hint of doubt in his expression. Turning his head, Soulless looked at the undead Blood Reaper and the mysterious figure beside him, shrouded in a dense dark cyan light, and said, "Blood Reaper, Yin Corpse, have you noticed anything unusual about this young man?"

Glaring at Lu Yun, Blood Reaper said hatefully, "This person is not simple. There's a strange aura emanating from his left hand that can restrain all Yin spirits and ghosts. I almost perished at his hands. If you encounter him, be careful."

"The aura on this person is very peculiar, carrying a concealed ghost domain aura. It seems that his identity is definitely not simple. Moreover, I always feel that there's something terrifying about him, but I can't guess what it is." A low and eerie voice came from the mysterious figure—Soulless Yin Corpse.

Soulless spoke coldly, "We don't know what's on him for now, but his level of mystery is definitely not inferior to that young man with the Soul Seal. Let's observe carefully for now; we might find out something soon." Blood Reaper and Yin Corpse both nodded slightly, observing the battle carefully.

Lu Yun had anticipated what he would encounter before rushing in, so he remained exceptionally calm at this moment. Seeing numerous ghost immortals and spirits blocking their path, Lu Yun shouted loudly, "Ao Xue and Cang Yue, lead everyone forward at full speed. I'll stay behind to cover you." With that, he wielded the Heavenly Spirit Divine Sword in his hand, and hundreds of sword lights burst forth, shooting towards the enemies before them.

In midair, layers of red clouds flashed, and countless flames of true essence transformed into lotus flowers, spinning and dancing in the air, carrying powerful heat energy as they met the approaching ghost immortals and spirits. As the sword lights were released, Lu Yun's body suddenly split into eighteen figures. These eighteen Lu Yuns appeared simultaneously in the sky, each wielding a blazing divine sword, forming a magnificent spectacle in the entire sky.

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Flames flew, causing the ghost soldiers everywhere to fall into confusion. Aoxue and Cangyue swung their swords together, and the two powerful and sacred sword energies slashed left and right, sweeping across the surrounding areas. Behind him, Master Zi Yang broke off with Feng Yuanyang, and called the seriously injured Yun Feng to Xu Jie to take him with him, and they rushed forward together. Due to Lu Yun's action, many masters were stopped for a while, so the eight Aoxue people quickly rushed to the left side of Jian Wuchen and the two, not far from the exit.

 Seeing that they were about to rush to the exit, everyone felt happy. But at this moment, a cold and sinister smile passed over everyone's heads, and then the figure of the Ghost King of the Infernal Corpse appeared in front of Aoxue and Cang Yue, blocking their way.

 "You want to escape, which is a good idea, but it's a pity that you have forgotten that this is a ghost land, and you are only allowed to come and not go. Now you just leave your lives and come back to me." Looking at everyone cruelly, the Ghost King of the Infernal put his hands on The palms of their hands faced each other, and a ball of highly concentrated true energy that was extremely black flashed with black thunderbolt light, and was suddenly pushed towards Aoxue and Cang Yue.

 Their expressions changed, and Aoxue and Cang Yue quickly looked at each other, their eyes looking very heavy. Although this was the first time they met the Ghost King of the Infernal, one could tell from the Ghost Commander's cultivation that this Ghost King must be even more powerful, and the two of them had no confidence at all against it. In the ghost realm, the ghost king is not only the ruler, but also a top master who has reached great achievements in cultivation, just like the masters in the human world who have reached the late stage of returning to immortality.

 "Everyone, be careful and defend with all your strength!" Amidst the loud shouts, the two women swung their divine swords in unison, sending out two converging purple-gold sword lights and hitting the flying black ball of true energy. The two powerful forces connected with each other, and the two completely different powerful forces collided violently, and instantly exploded with a powerful brilliance and a thunderous thunder. The wind roared, the wind howled, and the powerful impact exploded under high friction. The powerful explosive force formed a powerful whirlwind among them, moving rapidly among the ghost army. Countless frightened screams and roars were heard. In the panic, many ghost soldiers were unable to dodge and disappeared into the crazy wind pillar.

 Aoxue and Cang Yue's bodies were shaken, and then they were ejected. Behind him, the other six people were also bounced back by this powerful explosive force, making all their previous efforts in vain. The body of the Inferi Ghost King flashed with black brilliance, and the ghost energy outside his body fluctuated rapidly, appearing to be under great pressure. On the ground, Jian Wuchen and Liu Xinghun were surprised and happy when they saw everyone appearing. What was surprising was that Lu Yun came back safely. What was joyful was that the appearance of everyone would draw most of the enemy's attention away, and then the two of them would have a chance to escape from this place.