"Wild Ghosts! These are high-ranking ghost creatures from the Underworld, with strength comparable to the Mahayana Early Stage. Their bodies can also turn incorporeal, so ordinary attacks are practically useless against them. They're extremely troublesome." Soul-Snatching Horse-Face drew a sharp breath upon recognizing the ghost creatures.
"Is that so?" Shen Luo said calmly, withdrawing the fire lotus at his side.
No matter what kind of ghost creature they were, none could withstand the Red Lotus Karmic Fire.
He activated the Cosmic Bag at his waist and stored the corpses of the Wild Ghosts inside, intending to have Zhao Feiji refine and absorb them when he returned.
"Wild Ghosts are exceedingly rare ghost creatures, and they have always lived only within the Dark Yin Reed Marsh near the Yellow Springs River. How could they have appeared here?" Soul-Snatching Horse-Face suddenly murmured.
"It seems someone gathered ghost creatures from various places here, specifically so no one would see those Chang'an citizens. Someone is probably controlling this from behind the scenes," Shen Luo said, his gaze flickering at those words.
"Judging from the current situation, that is most likely the case." Although Soul-Snatching Horse-Face did not want to admit it, the facts were right before him.
Just then, a series of low roars came from afar. Several skeletal ghost creatures could vaguely be seen pouncing over ferociously.
"Skeleton Monsters!" Soul-Snatching Horse-Face's expression changed.
"There is no need to get tangled up with them. Keep moving forward." Shen Luo activated the Earth-Escape Talisman and continued descending, with Soul-Snatching Horse-Face hurriedly following after him.
Yet this time, an eerie force appeared within the earth below, compacting the soil greatly and severely hampering the Earth-Escape Talisman's progress.
The skeletal ghost creatures behind them also burrowed underground and gave chase.
These Skeleton Monsters were stronger than the