Tier 2, Shadow Possession Ghost!!!

Eerie, sharp laughter echoed from all directions, making it impossible to pinpoint the source.

The surrounding temperature plummeted, and everyone present, except for Wang Lang, felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"This is... ghost qi? There are still ghosts hiding here!" Master Huineng's expression changed drastically!

A black shadow streaked past Zhu Dazhuang.

The shadow was like smoke and mist, with no fixed form. As it passed Zhu Dazhuang, it revealed a distorted, ghastly face and opened a gaping, dark maw!

Crack!

The Demon Binding Cuffs shattered in response!

Zhu Dazhuang, severely wounded and on the verge of death, couldn't even let out a scream before being swallowed whole by the shadow!

"What?!" Centurion Zhao exclaimed in a mixture of shock and anger, drawing his saber and slashing at the shadow, but only hitting empty air.

The shadow flickered and vanished, reappearing in front of Zhu Erdao the next moment.

"No... Don't! We're on the same team! You..." Zhu Erdao retreated in terror.

"Same team? Hmph!" The ghastly face reappeared, its voice chilling to the bone.

"Being on the same team as you two pig heads is truly the shame of my hundred-year ghost existence!"

"You two have already ruined the Dharma Protector's great plan. Even if you return, you'll face death. You might as well become my nourishment."

Before he finished speaking, the ghastly maw opened and swallowed Zhu Erdao as well!

Gulp... Gulp...

Horrifying swallowing sounds rang out, and the shadow began to writhe and swell violently!

"It's getting stronger by devouring the two Pig Demons!"

Daoist Songyunzi's face turned ashen with shock. He had never encountered such a ghost before.

Jiang Wan knew they couldn't let it complete its transformation. Her long sword shot out, its sword qi like frost, striking directly at the shadow.

However, all attacks that entered the shadow were like mud cows entering the sea, only stirring up shallow ripples.

"It's useless... This is a Shadow Possession Ghost!"

Master Huineng, clearly knowledgeable, saw everyone looking at him and hurriedly explained:

"This ghost is not formed from a departed soul, but is an evil entity of heaven and earth formed by the convergence of yin energy. It can attach itself to the shadows of all things."

"Ordinary attacks can hardly harm it! This humble monk only saw its record in an ancient text."

Before he finished speaking, the demonic energy of the two Pig Demons and the ghost qi of the Shadow Possession Ghost had already merged in a bizarre manner!

"Hee hee hee... Hahahahaha!!"

Mixed sounds emanated from the shadow, a combination of the grunts of the Pig Demons and the shrill laughter of the ghost, twisted and terrifying.

The next moment, the shadow exploded!

A swirling mass of gray-black mist, a mixture of yin energy and demonic energy, condensed and gradually formed an indescribable monster.

It stood sixty feet tall, its body bloated, with two massive pig heads, one on the left and one on the right.

Between the two pig heads was a ferocious ghastly head.

It had three heads and six eyes, all glowing with a scarlet blood-red light.

Its body extended four thick arms. Two held cleavers burning with blood flames, while the other two were claws formed from ghost qi.

Its lower body had four legs, half pig hooves and half ghostly feet, with several illusory tentacles wildly flailing behind it.

The ghastly head in the middle turned its eyes to look at Wang Lang and his companions, its three mouths opening simultaneously, their voices overlapping and mixed:

"Was that... a fun fight?"

The left pig head sneered, "Now..."

The right pig head continued, "It's our turn, you know~"

The ghastly head in the middle burst into laughter, "I should thank you for heavily injuring my two Pig Demon teammates. Only then could I successfully devour them..."

"As a token of my gratitude, I shall let you and this city become offerings to the Dharma Protector!! Hahaha!"

Its sixty-foot body stepped forward, shaking the earth!

Jiang Wan and the others turned pale and retreated one after another.

Such a monster was beyond their ability to handle.

Hearing the ghost's arrogant words, Wang Lang's thoughts raced.

The other party had previously revealed that the two Pig Demons and this ghost were on the same team, with a "Dharma Protector" behind them.

However, that Dharma Protector might not be present.

Therefore, this ghost, which had merged with the Pig Demons, was the final target to be eliminated.

Wang Lang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Centurion Zhao, you all retreat."

"This monstrous demon can be left to me."

Centurion Zhao, Daoist Songyunzi, and the others were all startled by his words.

Jiang Wan's longsword trembled slightly in her hand. "Young Master Wang, are you going to face this creature, which has fused two second-tier Pig Demons, by yourself?"

Before she could finish speaking, Wang Lang took a step forward.

"Vajra Subdues Demons!" (What obstructs me shall be destroyed by soy milk!)

A great shout exploded like thunder.

In the next moment, the street in Qinglin City was suddenly enveloped in golden light.

Within the light, Wang Lang's figure rapidly grew, transforming into a giant Dharma Idol thirty feet tall.

Even more shocking was that the Dharma Idol sprouted three heads and six arms.

The central head was as serene as Wang Lang's true self, the left head glared angrily, and the right head looked down with compassion.

The six arms were bulging with muscle, containing immense power.

The Town Mountain Tin Staff in his hand also grew with the Dharma Idol, held firmly by one of his palms.

"Spirit Condensation Realm! Young Master Wang is actually in the Spirit Condensation Realm!" Daoist Songyunzi exclaimed in shock.

Jiang Wan's beautiful eyes widened, and she murmured, "This Dharma Idol... is truly extraordinary."

Master Huineng, however, stared intently at the staff in Wang Lang's hand and the three-headed, six-armed Dharma Idol, his lips trembling slightly.

"That staff... it can grow and shrink, it's already a magic treasure!"

"And this Dharma Idol... could this be the legendary Vajrakilaya Golden Body of the Buddhist sect?"

"But such a lineage has been lost for thousands of years..."

The Vajrakilaya Golden Body, one of the five Great Ming Kings recorded in ancient Buddhist texts.

Master Huineng had studied Buddhist scriptures since childhood and only considered it a legendary existence, never imagining he would witness it with his own eyes one day.

While everyone was in shock, the arrogant aura of the fused ghost creature opposite them had vanished.

On its distorted ghostly face, the two Pig Demon heads, with their four eyes, simultaneously revealed expressions of solemnity.

"A human Qi Refinement cultivator in the Spirit Condensation Realm..." the central ghost face rasped, "I underestimated this Qinglin City."

But it did not retreat.

The dark energy surrounding the ghost creature became even denser, and both Pig Demon heads let out low growls.

It had devoured two second-tier teammates, and its strength was no longer ordinary. It might be able to fight him.

Furthermore, if it fled now, it would not be able to account for itself to the Dharma Protector.

"Very well, let me test the true power of your Dharma Idol!"

As the words fell, the ghost creature transformed into a black shadow and lunged!

Dozens of pale ghostly hands emerged from the black shadow, each with claws nearly half a foot long, tearing through the air with piercing shrieks.

Wang Lang's expression remained unchanged. One arm suddenly hurled the Town Mountain Tin Staff, which shot towards the ghost creature's face like a golden stream of light.

Simultaneously, the fists of his other two arms condensed with pure white light.

"Grand Righteous Qi! He's cultivating both Buddhist Vajra Qi and Confucian Grand Righteous Qi!" Centurion Zhao gasped.

The staff, like a golden meteor, instantly pierced through the layers of ghostly hands and embedded itself in the ghost creature's chest with a thud.

The ghost creature let out a piercing scream, dark energy surging as it tried to push the staff out.

But the golden light from the staff burned its body like a branding iron.

Meanwhile, Wang Lang closed in.

His six arms moved like the wind, a flurry of punches, each carrying the power of Grand Righteous Qi.

This Qi had a natural suppressing effect on ghost creatures. Ordinary physical attacks might be dodged, but under the shroud of this Grand Righteous Qi, the ghost creature's movements became noticeably sluggish.

"Ora ora ora ora!"