Seeing this, Bu Xueting immediately advanced with his sword.
Rumble...!
An aura no weaker than Zhao Xuantan's spread from Bu Xueting.
Clang...!
Along with that aura came a magnificent sword shadow like a surging river.
Rumble...
Amid violent tremors that shook the heavens and earth, that river-like sword shadow smashed heavily down upon Zhao Xuantan.
Boom! Boom, boom!
Yet at that critical instant, Yuyangzi and Sect Master Zhou Tong, who had already died at the hands of Xu Taiping and his companions, actually appeared before everyone again.
And the auras those two figures now radiated were every bit as strong as Zhao Xuantan's.
Boom! Boom, boom...!
Before anyone could recover, amid several more explosive reports, a host of powerful blood-garment-level ghost creatures-including Shadow Lord, Sword Bone, Ghost Cry, Black Baleful Intent, Mountain Sprite, Stove Wraith, Mirror Ghost, Skinner, and Belly Drum-appeared one after another behind Zhou Tong and Yuyangzi.
Although these ghost creatures resembled those Xu Taiping and his companions had encountered earlier, judging by the immense auras they now radiated, not only were they different ghosts, but they were also several times stronger than the ones they had originally encountered.
Bang-!!
With a tremendous crash, these ghost creatures forcibly blocked the sword strike Bu Xueting had unleashed with the combined strength of Zhenwu's cultivators.
Lü Daoxuan, who was confronting Zhao Xuantan, suddenly shouted:
"Everyone, these ghosts are the origin law bodies of the ghosts you encountered earlier. Their fighting strength is far greater!"
"They are the true ghost generals under the Demon Mother's command!"
As he spoke, the sword shadow he held aloft was forced back dozens more zhang by Zhao Xuantan.
Boom!!
Almost simultaneously, a tremendous crash suddenly came from within the Demon Mother's barrier behind Zhao Xuantan.
Everyone looked closely.
They saw that the Demon Mother inside