Successive Slaying of Ghost Creatures

"You each take a position. In a moment, I'll use a formation to seal off the entire valley. We can't let a single ghost creature escape, understand?"

"Understood!"

The group answered in unison.

Then they swiftly headed toward the valley.

After a while, Bai Ling returned.

"How did it go, Bai Ling? Did you send the message?" Zhong Li Dao asked when he saw Hundred Spirits Bird return.

"I've sent the message, but Captain, can we hold out until reinforcements arrive? The killing intent in the valley has already begun spreading out. The ghost creatures should be coming out soon." Bai Ling looked toward the valley, where the killing intent soaring into the sky resembled a wicked dragon poised to swallow them all.

"Don't be afraid. Leave it to me for now. I'll delay them as long as I can." With that, Zhong Li Dao flew directly into the air above the center of the valley.

Zhong Li Dao rapidly formed hand seals. A talisman floated from his forehead and expanded at an incredible speed, soon becoming as large as the valley itself.

Countless small paper charms split off from the talisman and spread throughout the valley.

"Is this what cultivators are capable of?" Qin Hao looked up at the talisman in the sky. It was a truly magnificent sight.

Just then, a fierce ghost charged rapidly toward Qin Hao.

"Hiss—"

"A bunch of trash!" Qin Hao did not even spare it a proper glance, maintaining his upward-looking posture.

In an instant, the fierce ghost was before Qin Hao, snapping its jaws toward his neck.

Qin Hao casually swung a slap. The little ghost's entire body was blasted into a spray of blood that splattered in every direction.

Ding! Obtained 5 attribute points.

"Five points? Not bad. It should have been a First tier fierce ghost." Qin Hao spoke as he looked at the system prompt.

Before long, the talisman had enveloped the entire valley.

"Hoo!" Having completed everything, Zhong Li Dao let out a breath.

Zhong Li Dao flew toward Qin Hao and landed beside him. "How is it? Can you handle this position alone?"

"Not a problem at all. Leave this direction to me. I won't let a single ghost creature get past here." As he spoke, he took out the Overlord Bow and fired an arrow at a tree ahead.

Boom! The tree was blown apart completely, along with the First tier ghost creature that had just taken the chance to escape the valley.

Ding! Obtained 5 attribute points.

Zhong Li Dao smiled knowingly at the sight. "Then I'll leave this place to you."

With that, he flew toward Bai Ling.

Roar!

"Hiss!"

The roars of fierce ghosts rang out one after another from the cave deep within the valley.

The rumbling sound of trampling shook the heavens.

Soon, figure after figure appeared inside the valley. They were all First tier ghost creatures, at least a hundred of them.

"Good heavens, that's a lot!" Zhang Xiang could not help exclaiming at the sight.

"More than we expected. This batch is all First tier; there isn't a single Second tier or Third tier one. That means there are even more behind them. This is troublesome." Zhong Li Dao's expression turned grave.

"Captain, what do we do? We've never encountered such a massive Ghost Nest!" Bai Ling said from the side.

"Wait and see. Once the formation can no longer hold, I'll notify you all immediately," Zhong Li Dao said.

Seeing the surroundings sealed by talismans, the fierce ghosts charged madly in all directions. Wave after wave slammed into the formation, yet it did not budge in the slightest.

The fierce ghosts that struck the formation were quickly blasted apart by the lightning within it and burned clean by its flames.

"Captain, this Third tier formation talisman is really useful! The ghost creatures can't get out!" Yang Jie said happily as he watched the ghost creatures burn to death.

The ghost creatures continued battering the formation. The first wave was nearly wiped out, but another burst of hissing roars came from the cave entrance.

"Grrr—thud, thud, thud!"

"They're all Second tier." Zhong Li Dao blurted out when he saw these ghost creatures. There were even more of them than the First tier ones.

The Second tier ghost creatures immediately swarmed toward Qin Hao's direction.

Soon, ripples began spreading through the formation as countless paper charms vanished.

"Heh, it looks like Second tier ghost creatures are much smarter than the First tier ones. They even know to concentrate their strength and attack one spot." Qin Hao could not help laughing at their actions.

With that, Qin Hao took out his remaining arrows, preparing to give the ghost creatures a surprise once they broke through the formation.

Wave after wave of ghost creatures continued striking the formation. More than half of them had already been expended, yet they showed no sign of retreating.

Finally, at the cost of losing over half their number, they tore open a breach in the direction guarded by Qin Hao.

"Hiss!"

A ghost creature with all four limbs burned off crawled out of the formation and crept toward Qin Hao.

"Captain, it looks like Qin Hao's side has been breached," Bai Ling said anxiously.

"It's fine. Qin Hao isn't weak. These Second tier ghost creatures won't be able to break through his defense," Zhong Li Dao said.

The opening grew wider and wider, and another ghost creature finally squeezed out.

The moment he saw this, Qin Hao fired an arrow, blasting apart the ghost creature that had just emerged along with the ghosts behind it.

Ding! Obtained 20 points...

A string of notifications rang out.

The curve of Qin Hao's smile deepened.

He fired several more arrows in succession, and ghost creatures continuously fell beneath Qin Hao's arrows.

Ding! Ding...

Just as Qin Hao was slaughtering in all directions.

"Captain! I received a message from Captain Lin Ye. They're on their way here, and they've already sent someone to notify Elder Yang!" Bai Ling said happily after opening the Hundred Spirits Bird that had just flown back.

"Excellent. With Lin Ye and the others, things will be much easier for us. Most importantly, Elder Yang—judging by the current situation, this Ghost Nest likely has a Fifth tier Ghost Spirit. Without Heavenly Dragon Guards of at least the Earthly level, we have no chance of holding it." Zhong Li Dao sighed in relief upon seeing the message.

"However, before they arrive, we still need to hold the line," Zhong Li Dao said.

Elsewhere.

Hearing the system notifications, Qin Hao became even more energized and fired another arrow at that opening!

"Hoo, there are so many ghost creatures. I've already fired over forty arrows, yet there are still so many. Heh, but I like it." Qin Hao caught his breath and spoke happily. After killing so many ghost creatures at once, his attribute points had surely risen by a great deal.

With that, Qin Hao continued harvesting attribute points.

Ding! Obtained 20 points. Obtained 5 points...

Several notifications sounded in succession, and Qin Hao's attribute points rose to 326.

Seeing Qin Hao blast apart fierce ghosts with his arrows, Zhong Li Dao, who had originally intended to go help him, stopped in his tracks. Qin Hao truly was not simple. An arrow he drew so casually possessed such terrifying power.

"This kid's strength truly is no small matter. That bow must weigh at least fifty dan." Zhong Li Dao was thoroughly startled by Qin Hao.

At that moment, Qin Hao had no idea what Zhong Li Dao was thinking. All he wanted was to keep shooting ghost creatures.

Finally, after Qin Hao had continuously fired arrows, more than a hundred ghost creatures within the formation had been shot dead, and he had run out of arrows.

All the ghost creatures inside the formation were dead as well.

Bai Ling and the others stared at Qin Hao in disbelief. Even after the formation had been breached, not only had the boy shown no panic, he had fired dozens of terrifyingly powerful arrows in succession and blasted apart over a hundred Second tier fierce ghosts.

"This kid really is a monster," Bai Ling muttered.

"This kid is truly absurd. If he joined that sect, perhaps he could go even farther. But first, we'll have to see whether he can get through this trial." After speaking, Zhong Li Dao fixed his gaze tightly on the entrance to the Ghost Nest.