Heavenly Ghost

The Netherworld Mountain towered into the clouds, majestic and imposing. The mountain was bare, with only a rugged mountain path and jagged rocks, mist drifting through it, making one unsure if they were in the mountain or the clouds.

Mysterious and perplexing, a sense of mystery lingered in the air.

The Demonic Dragon asked the Skeleton, "You've been on this Netherworld Mountain for so long, do you know what's at the summit?"

The Great Desolate Skeleton casually replied, "What's so great about the summit? It looks like an ominous place."

The Demonic Dragon scoffed, "So you're too scared to go up. It doesn't seem like there's anything terrifying. Looking around, I've only encountered guys like you."

The Great Desolate Skeleton retorted indignantly, "Do you want to taste my bone prison again?"

The Demonic Dragon sneered, "You were still pierced through with a single punch. Pitiful fellow, you have no idea how high the sky is or how thick the earth is."

Ji Tian wasn't interested in their bickering. He pondered what was truly on this mountain. Having already reached the halfway point, he felt there must be something extraordinary here. All this creation energy only produced a tiny bone spirit; it was impossible.

As they climbed higher, the Yin Energy blew, piercing to the bone. Grayish-white mist swirled within, transforming into ghostly faces.

As soon as the grayish-white ghost mist saw living beings approaching, it seemed to come alive, boiling and surging towards the three of them.

If ordinary creatures were entangled by this grayish-white mist, they would immediately have their vital essence drained, turning into withered corpses and dying. Their souls would become part of the ghost mist, forever trapped in the ghost path, unable to escape.

However, Ji Tian and the other two had grown by absorbing these very things, so they naturally didn't fear this mere Earth Ghost Mist.

Ji Tian opened his mouth and inhaled. The ghostly faces were swallowed into his Primordial Spirit. For his Ghost Body, it was a great supplement.

Numerous small Fierce Ghosts, hidden by the ghost mist, launched sneak attacks on the three of them. The Demonic Dragon unleashed a breath of dragon fire, turning these ghosts into ice.

Unknowingly, their group had ventured deep into the ghost mist. Furthermore, the color of the mist began to change from its original grayish-white to a gradual black.

The Demonic Dragon weaved through the ghost mist triumphantly, stirring up the Yin Energy as if it were in its element. After all, its flesh and blood originated from Malevolent Qi, making it a good opportunity to stretch its body.

Suddenly, the wailing of ghosts in its ears intensified, causing it to feel dizzy and disoriented. Its entire dragon body began to tremble uncontrollably.

At this moment, a faint, invisible gray humanoid figure shot out from the mist on the other side. In a flash, it appeared before the Demonic Dragon. The Demonic Dragon had no time to dodge, its exposed eyes filled with horror!

Ji Tian roared, "Halt! A mere Ghost King dares to act presumptuously before me!"

With that, he unleashed a Soul Seal. With a wave of his hand, countless ghost energies condensed into chains, sealing the black ghostly shadow that was about to invade the Demonic Dragon's body. With a flick of his finger, the entire ghost trembled, its ghost energy melting away like ice and snow. A pure soul power was then swallowed by Ji Tian.

The Demonic Dragon was secretly furious at its own carelessness, almost being possessed by a Ghost King.

Ji Tian circulated his Primordial Spirit with a Ghost Howl. With a great ghost like him present, who else dared to be so audacious?

A Ghost Howl echoed in response, and thousands of ghosts surged forward, baring their fangs and claws in a display of aggression.

Ji Tian felt a pressure, a pressure akin to bloodline pressure, causing his Soul Power to momentarily falter.

"Heh heh, so you're just a lonely wandering soul without any ghost power." A tall Ghost Body appeared before the three of them.

The Great Desolate Skeleton said, "Heavenly Ghost, it's been a few years. Your cultivation has increased significantly."

The Heavenly Ghost retorted, "Why are you, a skeleton spirit, acting as a lackey for others?"

The Demonic Dragon was furious and roared, "Insolence!" With that, it swept its massive dragon tail.

The Heavenly Ghost immediately turned into a black mist, and the dragon tail passed through it.

Where the black mist dissipated, a Corpse Ghost appeared, striking directly. Smoke rose from its body, and light radiated outwards. However, this mutated corpse merely bared its teeth before its entire body began to swell, raising its violent arms and smashing towards the Demonic Dragon.

The Great Desolate Skeleton remarked, "Puppet Divine Ability. This is a Corpse Ghost, immensely strong and thick-skinned."

"Crack!" Sounds echoed continuously as the Demonic Dragon's sharp claws and black energy sliced the Corpse Ghost into several pieces.

The Demonic Dragon raised its black, sharp claws and said, "No matter how many there are, it's all in vain."

Seeing this, the black mist trembled. A blood-red light, dozens of feet high, appeared beside it. This blood-red light quickly condensed into a massive blood saber, which viciously slashed towards the Demonic Dragon.

With a light "clang," the blood saber struck the Demonic Dragon's head, emitting a metallic sound. It couldn't penetrate its body at all.

The Demonic Dragon casually said, "It's barely enough to scratch an itch."

The Heavenly Ghost reappeared. Seeing that the slash seemed ineffective, it became enraged. With a flip of its hand, it grabbed the blood saber and, imbued with supreme blood-red light, slashed at the Demonic Dragon. It seemed intent on splitting the Demonic Dragon into ten or eight pieces to vent its anger.

Ji Tian, holding a black longsword, blocked the blood-red long saber. The killing intent instantly dispersed the entire long saber into a bloody mist.

"You've merely refined Yin Energy and dare to call it ghost power? I'll show you what true ghost power is." Ji Tian circulated his soul power, activating the Killing Thought Sword in his sea of consciousness. A surge of killing power erupted around Ji Tian, forming three black long swords in the air. Under the control of his soul power, they continuously stabbed towards the Heavenly Ghost.

"There are many types of Yin Energy in the world, some exist independently, others are fused. They can be refined by relying on one's own distracting thoughts, becoming one's own power. When all your distracting thoughts fuse into one power called ghost power, isn't it just a form of power?"

"This is the power of slaughter, a type of Yin power." With that, he unleashed three sword energies, directly shattering a portion of the Heavenly Ghost's body.

The Heavenly Ghost endured the invasion of the power of slaughter. Even if it transformed into black mist, it would be locked onto by the killing intent, and its body would be unable to merge with the ghost mist to escape.

The Heavenly Ghost roared, and with a Ghost Howl, ten thousand ghosts surged towards it. The Heavenly Ghost's Soul Power surged, forcefully expelling the invading power of slaughter from its body.

Simultaneously, boundless Yin Energy churned violently and poured into the Heavenly Ghost.

The Great Desolate Skeleton exclaimed in shock, "Ghost Devour Divine Ability!"

The Demonic Dragon commented, "It's nothing much!"

The Great Desolate Skeleton explained, "This Heavenly Ghost is the essence of the Netherworld Mountain's Yin Energy, a ghost capable of commanding a hundred ghosts. Its characteristic is the ability to traverse the void. This Ghost Devour is the condensation of boundless Yin Energy and ghosts into a colossal Corpse Ghost. This Corpse Ghost is a Fengdu Corpse Ghost."

A creature dozens of feet tall, covered in scales, with a flat, ferocious face and a single eye on its forehead obscured by black mist. It held a blood-red great saber in its ghostly claws.

Ji Tian's heart stirred. The opponent had actually increased their cultivation significantly through this method, reaching the peak of Void Transformation. Not simple.

"Ten Directions Absolute Kill!"

Countless killing intents continuously gathered from the Netherworld Mountain, forming small black swords.

Ji Tian waved his longsword forward and shouted, "Go!"

The small black swords whistled as they flew towards the Heavenly Ghost.

The Heavenly Ghost, wielding its bloody long saber, struck down the myriad of small swords, transforming them into surging Yin Energy.

The Demonic Dragon exclaimed in shock, "Such powerful Yin Energy, it's refining the opponent's killing intent!"

The Heavenly Ghost opened its mouth and inhaled, a phantom maw lunging towards Ji Tian.

Seeing this, Ji Tian raised a phantom fist and smashed it towards the massive mouth. The two phantoms dissipated in the air, their boundless destructive power rippling out like waves.

The Great Desolate Skeleton's bones were directly turned into fragments by these invisible ripples. The Demonic Dragon fared slightly better, but its flesh was still torn and bloody.

Ji Tian had to take his opponent seriously. He retracted his black sword to his chest and fully mobilized his entire Soul Power. His strongest divine ability now was one activated in conjunction with the Spirit of Slaughter. The last time he dealt with the Raging Ape, he had only used this divine ability to test its power. This time, he had to unleash it with full force.

Ji Tian continuously poured the countless Soul Power from his sea of consciousness into the humanoid bat. The entire humanoid bat solidified on the sword mountain. Its tightly closed eyes slowly opened, and the sea of consciousness was instantly filled with the intent of slaughter. The killing power around Ji Tian continuously increased.

"Demon Kills the World!"

A humanoid bat, wielding a black longsword, transformed into a streak of light and slashed towards the Heavenly Ghost.

The Heavenly Ghost seemed to have completed its momentum as well, swiftly cleaving the streak of light with its saber. The entire streak of light instantly paused and split in two. However, the bloody long saber once again turned into blood mist.

Just as the Heavenly Ghost was feeling smug, a sudden change occurred. The severed half of the streak of light lunged at it. The Heavenly Ghost transformed into black mist, but it was still pierced through its chest.

A humanoid bat appeared behind the Heavenly Ghost. The humanoid bat moved, flapping its wings. With a gentle sweep, countless killing intents formed into sharp blades and slashed at the Heavenly Ghost. The Heavenly Ghost frustratingly discovered that it couldn't transform into black mist to escape.

Instantly, the Heavenly Ghost's scales flew off, and countless ghosts were forcibly severed from its body.

The Heavenly Ghost gradually weakened, the forcefully gathered ghosts continuously leaking away.

Under the persuasion of the Great Desolate Skeleton, the Heavenly Ghost reluctantly surrendered.

Passing through the Heavenly Ghost's territory, they had covered two-thirds of the journey. As they got closer to the summit of Netherworld Mountain, an invisible pressure, a terrifying feeling, lingered in their hearts.

A thunderous roar, approaching from afar, exploded in their ears. Boundless lightning power spread across the sky above Ji Tian and the others.

This lightning was the nemesis of Ghost Bodies. Lightning often contained Supreme Yang power and had properties that could break through evil.

The Demonic Dragon laughed heartily, "Little Skeleton, is this why you stopped? Since you knew, why didn't you tell Master? Are you harboring ill intentions?"

The Great Desolate Skeleton became anxious and said, "No, I didn't think this could trouble Master."

The Demonic Dragon sneered, "Harboring ill intentions."

Ji Tian pondered, Am I going to be stopped here?