Breakthrough Again!

"Don't come any closer!!!"

The female ghost's Dharma Idol, which had let out a piercing shriek, was now filled with fear. She turned, intending to flee as a wisp of yin wind.

Unfortunately, her turning speed was nowhere near as fast as Wang Lang swinging his Tin Staff.

"Smash!"

No fancy moves, just a simple, brutal leaping strike.

The Tin Staff, carrying immense force, landed squarely on the female ghost's Dharma Idol's crown.

Like a giant balloon that had been popped, the intimidating Dharma Idol couldn't even last a second before instantly dissipating.

All that remained was the ghost's true form, with a green face and fangs, restored to normal.

"Wait... wait!" The female ghost, seeing Wang Lang raise his Tin Staff again, stammered in terror.

"Didn't you want to know where this place is? This is the Ten Thousand Souls Tomb! Don't you want to get out?"

"Fine, tell me how to leave, and I won't kill you," Wang Lang said.

Upon hearing this, the female ghost's mind was in turmoil.

If she spoke, she might violate the taboos of this place and die without a burial site.

But if she didn't, this shining, ruthless man before her would instantly turn her into dust with one strike!

Think of an excuse, you idiot!! she screamed inwardly.

Wang Lang frowned, his patience wearing thin, and made to strike with his Tin Staff.

"No! I'll tell you! I'll tell you!" The female ghost's soul was about to scatter, and she shrieked.

She took a deep breath of yin energy, as if making a decision. Opening her fanged mouth, she spat out the crucial information: "The exit is..."

Before she could finish, the female ghost exploded as if crushed by an invisible hand, instantly turning into a wisp of yin energy and vanishing into the air.

Wang Lang's eyes narrowed.

At the exact same moment the female ghost exploded, the countless graves around them underwent a dramatic change!

Crack... crack...

Countless graves were broken open from within, soil flying as skeletons struggled to climb out.

They weren't pure bone; their main bodies were intertwined with gray-brown vines, and they held rust-eaten bone axes.

Simultaneously, a skin-crawling buzz echoed through the air.

Giant, basin-sized monstrous bees with twisted human faces burrowed out from beneath the tombstones.

Not far away, Little White Fox, who had been hiding behind a large tombstone and observing, was startled by the sudden turn of events.

A vine ghost discovered her, its bone axe whistling through the air as it swung down.

Su Yao, though startled, remained calm. After all, she had a cultivation equivalent to the sixth or seventh level of Qi Induction in the human realm.

Her snow-white figure leaped gracefully, dodging the axe blade.

"Fox Fire: Burn!"

A fist-sized ball of blue flame shot from her mouth, striking the vine ghost's vine body.

Boom! The flames spread rapidly.

The vine ghost let out a silent howl, thrashing wildly with its bone axe.

But the fox fire clung like a parasite. Within a few breaths, it had burned the ghost into a pile of charred, withered vines, which then dissipated into a wisp of yin energy.

Su Yao landed lightly, her chest heaving slightly.

Wang Lang swept his Tin Staff, shattering the vine skeletons and the swooping, ghost-faced bees as if they were made of paper.

The individual strength of these vine ghosts was far inferior to the female ghost from before. To Wang Lang, whose body was now filled with power, they were like mere grunts.

He strode forward a few steps, arriving beside Little White Fox, Su Yao.

"Langzi, what... what is this place?"

Wang Lang smashed a ghost-faced bee that tried to sneak attack into yin energy with a single staff strike, and said in a deep voice:

"I don't know either. I only remember passing through a corridor in Golden Light Temple and ending up here."

The vine ghosts gathered around, seemingly endless.

Su Yao cast several more spells, her demon power nearly depleted.

Looking at the densely packed swarm of monsters, she began to cry out for her mother.

"Wuwuwu... Mommy, Mommy, where are you? Come save me..."

Seeing this, Wang Lang scooped her up and stuffed her into his clothes, only letting her little head peek out.

"Stay hidden, don't come out."

With that, he no longer held back but actively charged into the endless swarm of vine ghosts and ghost-faced bees!

I have to say, the Tin Staff is truly useful. It can be used like a spear for thrusting, a broadsword for slashing, or a heavy hammer for smashing.

Wherever it swung, the Yin energy scattered, and the ghostly creatures disintegrated.

Su Yao, nestled within Wang Lang's robes, was quickly stunned by his combat prowess.

He was like an invincible war god who never tired, moving freely within the tide of monsters. Each swing of his staff destroyed several ghostly creatures.

"Does... does he have an endless supply of strength?" Su Yao's little head was filled with disbelief.

Meanwhile, Wang Lang only felt that with every breath, the Yin energy transformed from the smashed vine ghosts and ghost-faced bees was absorbed by him.

Innate Qi, whether it was Effect 1 or Effect 2, turned his body into a bottomless pit, absorbing this Yin energy and undergoing limitless strengthening.

Wang Lang could clearly feel his muscle fibers becoming denser, his bone density increasing, his internal organs being enveloped by a cool sensation, and even his spirit becoming clearer and more refined.

He couldn't help but wonder, was this place still a dangerous land?

It was clearly a perfect leveling ground tailor-made for him!

A feeling of exhilaration surged through him, and Wang Lang couldn't help but let out a long roar:

"Fighting! This is awesome!"

As he got into the thick of it, his Tin Staff swung more ferociously, and his efficiency in clearing monsters increased dramatically.

After who knew how many hours of battle, almost all the tombstones in this area had been swept away by the residual shockwaves.

Just as he absorbed another surge of immense Yin energy into his body to refine it, a sudden change occurred!

It was as if something within Wang Lang had accumulated to its limit.

Then, before Su Yao's terrified and stunned gaze, his body rapidly expanded and grew at a visible speed!

His bones and muscles chimed, his flesh and blood reshaped!

The Grand Righteous Qi and the Vajra Subduing Demon Power within him, under the command of Innate Qi, perfectly merged, achieving a qualitative leap!

In the blink of an eye, a giant, about ten meters tall, as if cast from pure gold, stood atop the Ten Thousand Souls Tomb!

This giant had three heads, with faces identical to Wang Lang's, though their expressions varied: one compassionate, one majestic, and one murderous.

This was the Dharma Idol body of the minor accomplishment stage of the Vajra Subduing Demons Sutra!

Su Yao cried out in shock, only to find that although Wang Lang's body had changed drastically, he hadn't crushed her. Her field of vision had simply widened dramatically.

Is this... Langzi's true strength? Her mind went blank.

Wang Lang himself was also deeply shaken.

He had received Grandmaster Tianhai's inheritance, the Vajra Subduing Demons Sutra, but hadn't formally begun cultivating it.

Unexpectedly, within the Ten Thousand Souls Tomb, by using Innate Qi to devour a massive amount of Yin energy, he had forcefully and automatically cultivated it to the minor accomplishment stage, condensing this Vajra Subduing Demon Dharma Idol!

The condensation of the Dharma Idol signified that his Qi Refinement realm had officially advanced from the previous Qi Induction Realm to the Spirit Condensation Realm!

With a thought, the massive Dharma Idol lifted its foot, descending like a mountain.

With several booming sounds, it crushed several vine ghosts and ghost-faced bees beneath its feet that hadn't managed to escape.

Seizing this opportunity, Wang Lang summoned his personal status panel: