Ghost Spirit

"Watch out! The one commanding this horde of ghosts is here!" Zhong Li Dao warned the moment he saw that figure.

That figure noticed Qin Hao and the others as well. "Ah~ What a nuisance. I've only just arrived in this world, and already people are here to get in my way."

"Then kill them all!" As soon as the words fell, countless ghosts surged out from behind him. Most were First to Third tier, with several Fourth tier ghosts among them.

Several Fourth tier ghosts muttered, "Ah~ Food~ Food."

They charged madly toward Qin Hao and the others.

Seeing the ghosts attack, Zhong Li Dao and the others drew their weapons and prepared to meet the enemy.

"Qin Hao, you should be able to handle one Fourth tier ghost, right?" Zhong Li Dao counted three Fourth tier ghosts and wanted Qin Hao to take one off their hands. Bai Ling and the others were no match for Fourth tier opponents at all. They could only block the cave entrance and keep the lower-tier ghosts from escaping while they waited for reinforcements.

"Fourth tier? Easy as taking something from my hand! Why not leave all three to me?" Qin Hao said casually from the side.

"Qin Hao, don't get careless. Even though you've just awakened, Fourth tier ghosts are still very strong!" Seeing that Qin Hao did not take the Fourth tier ghosts seriously, Zhong Li Dao warned him.

"The biggest problem isn't—" Before Qin Hao could finish, a Fourth tier ghost passed through the breach in the formation and rushed to within a short distance of them. A hidden weapon shot toward Qin Hao.

Qin Hao caught the hidden weapon flying at him in one hand. "Hey, hey, hey, can you let me finish talking?"

With that, Qin Hao vanished from where he stood and appeared behind the Fourth tier ghost.

The ghost suddenly felt a chill down its back. Just as it was about to turn around, Qin Hao seized its head and smashed it into the ground.

Boom! With a deafening crash, the ghost's body was driven straight into the earth.

"Grr~ Grr!"

The ghost was not dead yet. Its head had merely been smashed inward by Qin Hao, and its eyes grew increasingly ferocious as it let out a low snarl.

"Hmph! You really are tough, but let's see how many more hits you can take!"

With that, Qin Hao grabbed the ghost by the ankle. Astonishing power erupted from his body. He swung the ghost's body in a circle, then smashed it viciously into the ground.

Amid a dull impact, it heard the sound of its own bones shattering. Blood gushed from its mouth.

In the dust-filled crater, it curled into a ball. It bared its fangs at the monster before it, a trace of fear appearing in its eyes.

"Don't~ kill me! Grr~"

"Don't kill you? What are you ghosts thinking? Didn't you enjoy killing humans? Then let me make you feel that pain."

With that, Qin Hao dragged the ghost out of the crater and seized both its legs.

The ghost seemed to realize what Qin Hao intended to do and began struggling frantically! Its two claws slashed toward Qin Hao.

Qin Hao responded by smashing it into the ground again.

The ground beneath Qin Hao's feet had been battered into a pockmarked mess.

Looking at the ghost he had smashed beyond recognition, Qin Hao could not help but praise it. "You really are tough. You're still not dead after all that."

Then Qin Hao gripped the ghost's legs with both hands. A terrifying aura erupted from his body as he pulled violently!

The ghost was torn directly in half.

"Obtained 200 attribute points."

Hearing the system prompt, Qin Hao knew the ghost was dead.

Until the very end, this Fourth tier ghost had never imagined that this would be its fate.

Zhong Li Dao and the others stared at the scene before them in shock. He had torn a Fourth tier ghost in half with his bare hands? Was that not too absurd?

"Captain, did you see that clearly? Qin Hao tore that ghost in half?" Bai Ling looked at Qin Hao and asked Zhong Li Dao beside her.

"This kid really wasn't boasting. That strength..." Zhong Li Dao had only just recovered from his shock.

"Alright, this isn't the time to watch a show. We need to deal with what's in front of us first." As he spoke, he looked toward the ghosts within the formation.

Although Qin Hao's sudden burst of strength had stunned him, Zhong Li Dao was still deeply worried as he looked at the ghosts inside the formation.

Especially the Ghost Spirit. It gave him a sense of helplessness.

"Bai Ling, Zhang Xiang, this formation won't hold much longer. You all need to block the ghosts below Fourth tier with everything you have. Leave the rest to Qin Hao and me." Even so, he did not give up resisting and swiftly issued orders to Bai Ling and the others.

"Yes, Captain!" With that, they each rushed toward the formation.

Zhong Li Dao turned to look at the two Fourth tier ghosts.

Before the two ghosts could react, Zhong Li Dao's figure flashed. Like a bird in flight, he crossed dozens of meters in an instant and landed beside them in the blink of an eye.

Only then did the ghosts react. Without hesitation, one of them lashed out at Zhong Li Dao with a whipping kick.

Seeing how fast it reacted, Zhong Li Dao swiftly raised both arms before him to block.

Zhong Li Dao was sent flying dozens of meters by the kick. He slid backward for a long distance before coming to a stop, but the other ghost gave him no chance to catch his breath.

It struck a swift palm at Zhong Li Dao.

Zhong Li Dao reacted and immediately counterattacked. Blazing Palm!

Palm met palm as both sides struck with all their strength. With a thunderous bang, both bodies were forced back.

Hearing the noise, Qin Hao looked toward Zhong Li Dao's position. Bai Ling and the others were blocking some of the ghosts at the breach in the formation, while Zhong Li Dao was facing the two Fourth tier ghosts. He showed no sign of defeat and could still hold them off.

Qin Hao no longer looked at Zhong Li Dao. Instead, he turned his gaze toward the Fifth tier Ghost Spirit inside the formation.

He could clearly sense the Ghost Spirit's terrifying power. It was utterly beyond comparison with a Fourth tier ghost.

The Ghost Spirit sensed Qin Hao's gaze as well. A faint light flickered in its eyes, like brilliant pearls in a deep pool, as it stared fixedly at him. It had been shocked when it saw Qin Hao's movements just now.

It had not sensed any true qi from Qin Hao, which meant that this human had completely crushed its Fourth tier subordinate with nothing but physical strength.

That was truly no simple feat.

The corners of its mouth rose slightly. "Looks like I need to deal with you first."

As it spoke, the black mist around its body slowly dispersed, revealing a humanoid monster roughly three meters tall before Qin Hao and the others.

Its slender figure possessed the elegance of flowing lines. Its skin was red-black, its muscles bulged high, and its entire body was filled with explosive strength. A tail several meters long extended behind it.

A pair of fleshy wings spread behind it, blotting out the sky like a god displaying supreme majesty and power.

It flew into the air and shot straight toward the center of the formation.

Seeing this, Zhong Li Dao, who was still locked in battle with the ghosts, inwardly cursed. This is bad!

Once the formation was destroyed, the ghosts throughout the valley would be impossible to stop.

The Ghost Spirit punched the talisman paper at the center of the formation. The talisman shattered instantly like glass.

The entire formation began to fade away.

A horde of ghosts scattered and fled in every direction. Zhang Xiang and the others were powerless to stop them; there were simply too many ghosts.

"Oh no! The formation is gone!" Bai Ling blurted out.

True qi circulated as several flying swords flew out of her Storage Bag, transforming into streaks of sword light that slashed at the surrounding ghosts. Sword qi swept across the area, unstoppable.

In an instant, several ghosts were cut down.

Zhang Xiang and the others no longer held back either. They attacked with all their strength, killing some of the ghosts trying to escape.

"This won't work! There are too many of them! We can't stop them at all!" Gao Hu panted heavily from the side.

"My true qi is almost depleted too." Zhang Xiang came to Gao Hu's side, standing back-to-back with him as they fought the enemy.