The Wind Rises at the Tip of Green Duckweed; She Once Summoned New Life from the Realm of Death (2)!

"What? This was the Ghost Illusion Realm?!"

Lan Tianhua's pupils suddenly contracted.

She glanced at the twisted black mist around her, her voice trembling slightly.

"Wasn't the Ghost Illusion Realm sealed deep within Beast Summoning Mountain? How could you be out here on the outskirts?!"

At her words,

Witch Ghost Dragon's deadwood-like neck twisted eerily.

"Because I fused my body completely into the Ghost Illusion Realm long ago. Otherwise, how could I come to the outskirts to hunt for food?"

With that,

it raised a bony claw in an empty grasp, and a skull scepter wreathed in black mist appeared in its hand. Its voice was filled with greed.

"It is your honor to become my food!"

Lan Tianhua's expression instantly darkened.

She bit her lip hard, a flash of anger passing through her eyes as Soul Power began gathering within her.

"You think you're worthy?"

"If you dare hurt me, the Dragon Martial Clan will never let you go!"

"Give Bainuo back to me!"

Faced with her threat,

Witch Ghost Dragon showed no fear at all. Instead, it laughed even more wildly.

"Don't worry. Not a single one of the Dragon Martial Clan's disciples will leave alive!"

"As for that little girl who came in with you, she is struggling desperately in another Ghost Illusion Realm."

"Rest assured, I will eat both of you and let you keep each other company on the road to the underworld!"

The instant its words fell, Witch Ghost Dragon fiercely swung the Ghost Staff.

Clusters of fist-sized, pitch-black energy spheres condensed from the staff's tip and flew toward Lan Tianhua.

Purple lightning crackled across the surface of every sphere, radiating a terrifying aura of destruction.

What Witch Ghost Dragon unleashed was one of its two innate Soul Skills—Black Lightning Ball!

"You think I'm afraid of you?"

Lan Tianhua snorted coldly.

She swiftly summoned her martial soul, Sola, as her first Soul Ring flashed at the same time!

"First Soul Skill: Wood Whirlwind!"

Sola beat her wings in a rapid spin, and pale green wind blades rose from the ground, forming a whirlwind before Lan Tianhua.

"Boom—!!!"

The Black Lightning Balls exploded the instant they touched the whirlwind.

Lightning completely poured down, enveloping Lan Tianhua and Sola.

Numbness and pain swiftly spread throughout their bodies.

"How was that possible?"

"My whirlwind couldn't even knock away its attack?"

Hearing Lan Tianhua's words, Witch Ghost Dragon immediately let out a mocking laugh.

"A mere thousand-year Soul Skill dares dream of blocking my Black Lightning Balls?"

With that,

its withered bony claw tightened around the Ghost Staff, and it swung hard.

In an instant,

dozens more Black Lightning Balls condensed from the staff's tip and poured down on Lan Tianhua like a torrential storm!

The aura emanating from each lightning orb was far stronger than before!

With the lightning orbs close at hand,

Lan Tianhua took a deep breath. Her third Soul Ring suddenly lit up as she spoke with firm resolve.

"If I can't knock them away, then I'll destroy them all!"

"Third Soul Skill—Crimson Heaven Divine Feather!"

"Roar—!!!"

Sola threw back her head and released an earth-shaking dragon roar.

Her emerald dragon wings snapped open as she spun them rapidly!

Countless emerald light feathers shot from Sola's wings.

Every light feather was as sharp as a sword, gleaming with brilliant green radiance.

As they tore through the air, they carried a dragonlike howl and charged toward the Black Lightning Balls!

"Bang—!!!"

The light feathers collided with the Black Lightning Balls.

A continuous series of thunderous explosions erupted in an instant.

"Now!"

A sharp glint flashed through Lan Tianhua's eyes as the Wind-Controlling Dragon Blade appeared in her hand.

She moved with incredible speed.

Her figure shot forward like a streak of green lightning, slashing toward Witch Ghost Dragon!

Emerald light flowed across the blade, as though it contained fierce killing intent!

What Lan Tianhua unleashed was the Wind-Controlling Dragon Blade's third Soul Skill—

Extreme Flowing Dance!

Just as the dragon blade was about to strike Witch Ghost Dragon, its body dissolved into a cloud of black mist and merged into the surrounding illusion.

"Your attack is too slow. You think that little bit of skill can hurt me?"

Witch Ghost Dragon sneered, its form flickering in and out among the black mist.

As Black Lightning Balls continued firing from the fog, Lan Tianhua could only defend with all her strength.

As the surrounding mist steadily contracted, sweat had already covered her forehead, and her breathing became increasingly ragged.

"Are you afraid?"

Witch Ghost Dragon's voice suddenly lowered, carrying a strange, seductive allure.

"Even a disciple of Morin Heaven Gate could be afraid?"

"What is it? Are you worried that your companion is in danger? Or are you afraid you will die here?"

"Kehehehe~"

A glint flashed in Witch Ghost Dragon's eyes.

It suddenly swung the Ghost Staff, and the surrounding mist completely engulfed the area.

"Shut up!"

Lan Tianhua shouted angrily and slashed a Non-Sword Fine Snow into the mist before her.

Yet the panic in her eyes only became more obvious.

Seeing this,

Witch Ghost Dragon's laughter grew even more unrestrained.

"I was right, wasn't I?"

"You are too weak. Even if you are a disciple, you will only become a burden to others!"

"Just like now—not only are you in danger, but your companion will also be dragged into danger, while you can do nothing at all."

All Living Beings who witnessed this scene were shocked.

Such an ability

was beyond even the several mental-type Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts on the continent!

Even if this Witch Ghost Dragon was only a clone,

the power it displayed was far more terrifying than that of other ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts!

[Ultimate Illusion—Dark Reflection!]

Within the mirrored illusion realm,

the black mist formed by Witch Ghost Dragon surged rapidly.

It slowly condensed into a humanoid figure before Lan Tianhua. As it became clearer, it turned out to look exactly like her!

But black mist swirled around its body, and its eyes were filled with coldness and mockery.

"You are too weak!"

"You only hold others back!"

"Bainuo was killed because of you!"

"You are not worthy of being a disciple of the Dragon Martial Clan. Give up!"

Witch Ghost Dragon's incarnation continuously magnified her negative emotions, greedily devouring the Star Constellation Power within her body!

Lan Tianhua's expression was one of extreme agony.

She covered her ears and collapsed onto the ground, her body trembling violently.

Sola kept beating her dragon wings against the barrier around Lan Tianhua, but it had no effect whatsoever.

"Elder Huishan, what should I do?"

Lan Tianhua's consciousness began to blur, and all she could hear was Sola's anxious pounding.

Just as she was about to collapse,

a familiar figure appeared before her. It was Huishan, an elder of Morin Heaven Gate.

Just as always,

Huishan looked at Lan Tianhua with indulgence in his eyes as he spoke in a clear, resonant voice.

"Tianhua, what Morin Heaven Gate needs is new life."

"Destruction and new life depend on each other. The power of new life is in your hands!"

"Destruction is life; new life in desperate straits, life without end."

Lan Tianhua softly repeated Elder Huishan's words.

Casting aside every distracting thought, she slowly rose to her feet and began summoning new life with the energy of the Star Sign of Wood.

A moment later,

fresh buds actually sprouted from the surrounding dead trees.

Blades of Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground beneath her feet.

The power of new life rose from beneath her feet, forming a hurricane that tore apart the dense mist around her!

(PS: Since the Dragon Fighting Hand Blade had already become a martial soul, the author could only find another way around it. In the animation, Huishan's words were what worked too, so that definitely couldn't be left out. I could only strengthen Witch Ghost Dragon's illusion and use new life to break it. The main point was still to show how awesome our Lan Tianhua is.)

(Also, regarding update times, the author will try to update around 4 to 5 in the afternoon. There have been quite a lot of things to deal with these past two days, so I hope everyone understands. Much appreciated.)