White Ghost Queen

Strangely, as they ventured deeper into Ghost Reef, the Black Corpse and Vengeful Spirit that used to occasionally appear vanished.

The yin energy here is becoming increasingly dense.

The group stopped before the wasteland at the deepest part of Ghost Reef.

On the wasteland, there stood a solitary grave. Behind the grave grew several small white flowers. Those flowers were Bai Xiaowen's target on this journey: Ghost Mugwort! Because he had heard the Daoist priest Sun Xuanqing describe them in detail, Bai Xiaowen recognized them.

"Real people! Look... it's them!" a Ming Army soldier exclaimed excitedly in a low voice.

Bai Xiaowen nodded. Beside the grave, there were three wooden frames. Zhang Ting and the other three Ming Army soldiers were tightly bound with black seaweed. Fortunately, they were not dead, but their faces were very pale.

"Brother Zhang Ting!" a Ming Army called out.

Zhang Ting turned his head at the sound and saw Bai Xiaowen and his group.

Surprisingly, instead of calling for help, he shouted, "Watch out, don't come any closer! Waaah..."

The black seaweed seemed to come alive, suddenly extending upwards and tightly wrapping around Zhang Ting's open mouth.

A chilling female voice rang out. "Hehe, more guests have arrived. This time, there are more than last time."

With that female voice, a white figure materialized and appeared before everyone.

This was a woman in a white dress, hovering three feet off the ground. Her features were surprisingly beautiful, but her bloodshot eyes, which shimmered with red light, and her sickly pale skin marred her beauty.

From what this female ghost just said, it's clear that she possesses a high level of intelligence, almost indistinguishable from a human.

When encountering a Spirit Realm creature capable of communication, Bai Xiaowen naturally has to be the first to try and deceive it.

"Amitabha!" Bai Xiaowen greeted her. "Greetings, female benefactor."

"..."

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit awkward.

The white-skirted ghost sneered, "Are you a monk or a Daoist priest? By the end, you sound like a scholar. I've never seen such an unorthodox monk before!"

"Well, I'm a disciple of the Daoist Gate..." Bai Xiaowen coughed. "What's your name, young lady?"

"Fake Daoist, let me let you know that I am the White Ghost Queen, one of the Black-and-White Fiends of the Misty-Silk Ghost Reef!" The white-skirted female ghost said in a sinister tone, a wisp of black seaweed extending from her fingertip.

"Ah, it's an honor to meet you. We've come to bother you with something... no, we have two requests," Bai Xiaowen said.

"Explain."

"First, please release those three people, young lady. Second, we need to pick Ghost Mugwort... yes, those flowers that grow on the grave. Please do us a favor," Bai Xiaowen said.

The White Ghost Queen gave a sinister smile, "Alright, come and pick the Ghost Mugwort first, I'll release them later."

Bai Xiaowen, of course, wouldn't fall for it. "Why don't you release those three, young lady? They can pick the Ghost Mugwort and then come to join us... then we won't disturb your grave anymore."

"Fake Daoist priest, so cowardly?" the White Ghost Queen sneered. "Fine, I know I can't fool you, and there's no need to waste my energy. I'll take all your lives!"

"Why are you so bloodthirsty, young lady? Peace is the most important thing, and everything can be discussed," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile.

"Fake Daoist priest, let me ask you this: you've been starving for months, and suddenly you see a group of rabbits, would you catch them?" The White Ghost Queen licked her lips with her long tongue. "Besides, these rabbits are all roasted, emitting an enticing aroma!"

White Ghost Queen could finish uttering the last word, the entire ghostly figure Pounce on him.

"Do it!"

The Bone Warlock unleashed Lightning Strike, White Ghost Queen to scream. Half of her body was cleaved apart, then quickly reformed. This single Lightning Strike had Life Value!

Bai Xiaowen demonstrated her Insight when communicating with the other party.

[White Ghost Queen (Level 7 Boss Tier)]

[Race: Fiend Species / Ghost Clan]

[Attributes: Strength 16, Agility 37, Constitution 30, Spirit 70]

[Skill 1: Reality Shift (Ethereal Form): In this form, the White Ghost Queen has a 99% evasion rate against physical attacks and receives an additional 99% magic damage.]

[Skill 2: Mind Control: White Ghost Queen attempts to control an enemy to fight for her for 30 seconds.]

[Skill 3:???]

[Skill 4: Wraith Domination LV1: White Ghost Queen, your Life Value is increased by 300 points, and the duration of abnormal status and control effects is reduced by 30%.]

There's a problem!

Bai Xiaowen's first reaction wasn't that White Ghost Queen was strong, but rather that she was somewhat weak!

The Advanced Boss has four combat skills and one general skill that increases Life Value and resilience, for a total of five.

White Ghost Queen, it's clear that he's missing a combat skill...

No, it should be that two combat skills are missing. The first skill, [Reality Shift], Ethereal Form that is equivalent to the [Phantasmal Form] passive skill possessed by Elite Tier Vengeful Spirit. As Elite Tier skill, it's understandable, but it feels a bit insignificant to appear in a BOSS's skill bar.

Bai Xiaowen secretly kept this in mind, commanded his summoned creatures to scatter, and then charged forward himself.

During the brief moment of stun White Ghost Queen Thunderstrike Art, Bai Xiaowen flicked his wrist and unleashed a Dark Swipe, a crimson fire line meandering out and suddenly enveloping White Ghost Queen's body.

Bai Xiaowen then took a sip of ale, and his depleted strength slowly began to recover.

The flames had just died down, White Ghost Queen hadn't even recovered when Bai Xiaowen unleashed his second Dark Swipe.

This ability, which comes with this bloodline, has no cooldown period; theoretically, it can be used indefinitely as long as one has enough stamina.

However, White Ghost Queen's 37 points of agility were not just for show. As a phantom ghost, her movement speed was astonishing. Her figure was elusive as she dodged the Dark Swipe. Then, she raised her hand and aimed it at Li Shuyi, using her Mind Control!

Having already detected this deadly control skill, Bai Xiaowen was naturally prepared. The instant White Ghost Queen raised his hand, a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier stepped forward half a step to block Li Shuyi.

The White Ghost Queen's Mind Control struck the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier with perfect success. The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier paused slightly, then turned and began slashing at Li Shuyi.

However, the White Ghost Queen's one-handed swordsmanship was clearly weak, and she was not good at controlling summoned creatures. To a genius female swordsman like Li Shuyi, the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's swing was full of flaws.

Li Shuyi swung her twin swords together, knocking the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's iron blade away.

This is the result of Suppression her in terms of basic attributes and Battle Specialty. Although Li Shuyi had not learned the "Disarm" skill, she was able to forcefully Disarm the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier were far inferior to her in strength by relying on her skills.

Of course, this doesn't mean you don't need to learn the Disarm skill—when facing enemies of similar or even stronger strength, a high-level Disarm skill is extremely useful.

The Bone Warlock's [Lightning Strike] is a short cooldown skill, and it is quickly prepared, with a bolt of lightning descending from the sky.

Without projectile-based skills, dodging is extremely difficult. The White Ghost Queen was struck by Lightning Strike again, losing another 100 Life Value. When it reformed, it had become somewhat ethereal, and shouted angrily, "How much longer are you going to sleep in there! Get out of here right now!"

Bai Xiaowen's expression tightened. He heard the ground rumble and shake, and the grave cracked open, revealing a thick arm covered in black hair!