Chapter 12 Snow Spirit You Ming (3)_1

Gentle Sound Blades flowed out with the flick of Yin Zhu's eight fingers. Despite the corrosive and aggressive offensive power of the Dark Demon Magic, it couldn't get within five meters of Yin Zhu.

Yin Zhu's left hand used the Valley Echo Pose, and his right hand the Valley Stream Pose, as he played, "Now, take this from me." Four Sound Blades crossed in midair in the shape of the Chinese character for "rice" and floated toward the five Dark Demon Sect students. The Sound Blades were incredibly peculiar, drifting in the air as if weightless, constantly changing direction, yet their speed was so fast they almost disappeared in a flash.

The last time he killed Ruffit and the others, Yin Zhu knew he was outmatched. Taking advantage of the opponent's shock from his zither music, he launched the Seven Killer Sound with all his might, unleashing his Douqi and Zither Magic in one fell swoop. But this time, he held back a bit. After all, with his current strength, if he played the Seven Killer Sound, he would be left with no reserves.

Suddenly, a thick black mist burst from Yue Ming's chest, forming a dark wall of fog in the air. As the cross-shaped Sound Blades shot into it, the Dark Night Fog Magic trembled violently but ultimately blocked the Sound Blades' attack.

"Split Shadow," Yue Ming gasped out, her voice sounding a little breathless. Despite relying on magical products to unleash a defensive spell, the burden of intercepting all four Sound Blades hugely taxed her mana.

All five Dark Demon Sect students simultaneously took out a black bead and crushed it to pieces. In an instant, countless black figures spread out. Each student had split into six shadows, swiftly dispersing to surround the Divine Music Department. Unable to chant spells, they relied on magical products to instantly cast this Yellow-rank magic—the Dark Demon Shadow Split. The Dark Demon Sect was certainly not as impoverished as the Water Attribute ones.

The Shadow Split skill couldn't be more perfect against the current Yin Zhu. The Dark Demon Sect students didn't have the ability to block the Sound Blades directly, but by suddenly releasing multiple copies of themselves, they made it impossible for Yin Zhu to discern their true positions. Sound Blades drained a lot of Douqi and magic power, and naturally, Yin Zhu wouldn't use them recklessly. However, the "Song of 'A Ghostly Beauty'" had already reached its first third.

One-third way through, and that was the moment when Yin Zhu's zither music began to take effect. The five Dark Demon Sect students almost simultaneously felt a surge of profound sorrow from within, and unconsciously, they wanted to just listen to the music rather than continue the battle. The numerous copies created by the Shadow Split began to blur.

Yue Ming, after all, was a Mage of the same level as Yin Zhu. In a critical moment, she fiercely bit her lower lip, using the pain to regain some clarity, and shouted loudly, "Appear, my partner, Snow Spirit You Ming."

A deep blue Magic Hexagram appeared out of nowhere in front of the mass of black figures, and a lovely figure—amazingly that of a six or seven-year-old girl—floated in midair. Her deep blue hair flowed behind her, longer than her feet, and her big black eyes were filled with a cold aura. A faint dark blue light continuously revolved around her body. What was most peculiar was that her body appeared transparent, like crystal.

In the stands, Nina's face changed drastically as she exclaimed in shock, "A Growing Undead Beast, Snow Spirit You Ming."

All Growing Beasts have the potential to evolve into Intelligent Magical Beasts, although it is a long and arduous process. Growing Undead Beasts are so rare that they are almost as scarce as Ninth Rank Giant Dragons, not to mention the elite among them, the Snow Spirit You Ming. You should know that to form a contract with any Growing Beast, one must start from its infancy. An adult Snow Spirit You Ming is a rank Nine Beast, and it can give birth to only one soul in its lifetime. To get this soul and form a contract, one would not only need to find the Snow Spirit You Ming but also defeat an adult one, equal in strength to a Grand Sorcerer of both the Water and Darkness attributes.

"Howling Soul," Yue Ming shouted, and the clearly juvenile Snow Spirit You Ming let out a sharp, piercing howl, filled with mournfulness and coldness. Yet, this sudden sound immediately weakened the combined play of the "Song of 'A Ghostly Beauty'" by the five Divine Music Department students.

"Snow Dance," Yue Ming issued another command. Instantly, dark blue specks of light started appearing around Snow Spirit You Ming's body, gradually coalescing into tiny snowflakes that began to dance in the air.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yue Ming quickly gathered with the four companions from the Dark Demon Sect and began their incantation chant.

"Oh God of Darkness..., you come from the void..." the first Dark Demon Sect disciple chanted.

"Carrying deep sorrow..., take away my spirit..." the second Dark Demon Sect disciple took up the previous person's incantation.

"Bring despair to my foes..., may slaughter envelop the world..." The third person's continuation was just as harmonious, as if a single person were continuously chanting the spell. As each person chanted, they released a substantial amount of yellow light that converged at a central point among them.

"I swear with my blood..., to offer up my spirit..." As soon as the fourth person finished their incantation, they, along with the previous three, simultaneously expelled a mist of blood, turning the previously gathered yellow light into a grim green.

From the stands, Fergerson exclaimed in surprise, "Overlapping chant, Dark Demon Curse. This is an advanced dark magic. Director Basten, this year's new students in the Dark Demon Sect are exceptional!" While speaking, his purple magic power began to congregate. As the dean of the academy, he certainly did not want any casualties to arise during the freshmen competition.

Department Head Basten of the Dark Demon Department, who had remained silent up until now, could only describe his feelings as bitter. The Dark Demon Curse, a type of advanced Dark Demon magic, was rarely cast by even fifth-year students alone. His cunning strategy involving an overlapping chant was prepared for a more crucial contest, intended to astound everyone with the prowess of the Dark Demon Sect. Yet, he did not expect it to be compelled into use in the second match, against a group known as Chicken Rib Mages from the Divine Music Department. Although he believed victory was already assured, revealing their strength prematurely was obviously not something he wished to see.

"Dark Demon Curse—Wailing Hell," Yue Ming finished the last line of the incantation. In an instant, the grim green light enveloped all five Dark Demon Sect students, as an incredibly mournful scream immediately filled the arena.

While the Dark Demon Sect disciples were performing their incantation, Ye Yinzhu and his team also encountered significant trouble. The growing Undead Beast, Snow Spirit You Ming, of the Dark Snow dual attributes posed a great challenge to them.

Even in its growth stage, Snow Spirit You Ming already possessed strength surpassing rank four. The dark blue snowflakes were not only filled with a chilling breath, sharp like blades, but also contained corrosive properties. A mere touch would mean corrosive destruction!

The song, "A Touch Of Ghost," did not stop; Ye Yinzhu knew that the music of a Divine Music Master was absolutely effective against any creature with a spirit, including Undead Beasts. The Sound Blade could not block the pervasive snowflakes, so at the critical moment, he released Moon's Guard, covering all five of them, allowing the dark blue snowflakes to slash away. At the same time, with a slight change in his hands, Douqi directly infused into his fingertips, and the zither music instantly doubled in volume, suppressing the scream of Snow Spirit You Ming.