Fusion Attack
"So it really is a forbidden technique."
A hint of seriousness flashed in Hu Mang's eyes—or rather, in his single eye.
The Heavenly Gate does not teach forbidden techniques. Not only is it not taught during the nine years of cultivation education, but it is also not taught in the academy education. Even in the "Immortal Ladder Project" that he participated in, there were no special courses on forbidden techniques.
There were quite a few lessons on Divine Ability.
He had discussed this topic with the Four Heavenly Kings before, and in the end, it was Gu Yunshu who revealed the truth.
That is the new method created by the Myriad Methods Return to the Source, which has made unprecedented progress in terms of universality, speed of cultivation, and methods of cultivation.
However, so far, the new law has not been able to evolve into a "ban law".
However, this does not mean that the "forbidden techniques" have disappeared. It is very likely that the forbidden techniques have been removed from the cultivation methods, but have been transferred to some super-large Law Treasure created by the Heavenly Gate.
And the scene unfolding before us proves this point.
His "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons" was suppressed by the opponent's "Sea-Pacifying Forbidden Technique".
Those water ghosts who used to walk on water as if it were flat ground are now as if they are stuck in a swamp, and every step becomes difficult and slow.
The Ghost Transformation sea beasts' charging speed noticeably slowed down, and the Ghost Qi on their bodies was continuously weakened under the suppression of the sea-suppressing power.
Even the ghost ship, which was being carried by thousands of ghosts, slowed down significantly, as if an invisible hand was holding down its bow.
As the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda appeared in the sky, layer upon layer of demon-suppressing runes lit up, making the "suppressive feeling" even stronger.
Many of the water ghosts had their legs completely shattered as they walked.
The ghost ship began to rock violently.
Just as Hu Mang's attention was drawn to the shattered water ghosts, a beam of Fused Escape Light shot out from the deck of the Sea-Pacifying Divine Warship at incredible speed, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, trailing a tail of light woven from multiple colors, and crashed straight into Hu Mang.
The beam of light contained the auras of at least four Golden Core cultivators. Their auras, combined with the frequency of the Combined Escape Light, created an impact force comparable to that of Nascent Soul cultivator.
Wherever the streaking light passed, the Ghost Qi on the sea surface was forcibly pushed aside, leaving a brief vacuum trail. Even the crumbling remains of the water ghosts were blown to both sides by the shockwave.
The target of that streak of light was very clear: it was Hu Mang himself, standing at the bow of the ghost ship.
To catch the thief, first catch the king!
Once the captain of this ghost ship is captured, the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons will naturally collapse on its own.
"Hey!"
Hu Mang gave a dry laugh.
This gave him a glimpse into the Heavenly Gate war machine.
I have to say, it's really impressive.
Below, the Sea-Pacifying Forbidden Technique was used to suppress the ghost's movements; above, the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda blocked the escape route in the sky; and in addition, a Nascent Soul level attack combining the power of four Golden Core cultivators was launched. The triple strikes arrived almost simultaneously, with perfect coordination and clear layers, clearly a standardized combat procedure that had been repeatedly practiced.
It's a shame we haven't even thrown Clear Qi Bomb here yet.
This thing is an absolute superweapon against ghosts.
However, since he is now a demonic cultivator, it makes sense that he would use some forbidden Devil Cultivation Method.
After absorbing such a massive amount of tribulation power, the Hu Mang's cultivation level temporarily broke through to the Spirit Transformation once again.
Such is the realm of cultivation, and so is the Law Power.
In Demon-Subduing City, he became one with the city's Thunder Net.
Here, he was one with the ghost ship beneath his feet!
His aura surged rapidly in a short period of time.
A dark red light began to appear around him, a strange phenomenon caused by the fusion of Ghost Qi and his Law Power. It formed a protective halo around his body, like a tangible substance, keeping out the demon-suppressing power pouring down from the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda.
The stagnant blood seemed to be suddenly liberated.
The Fused Escape Light had already reached within ten feet of him.
Hu Mang raised his right hand.
In the palm of his hand, a ball of dark gray Profound Yin Devil Fire silently ignited. This demonic fire was mixed with dense Ghost Qi, presenting a dark red color like congealed blood. Strands of grayish-white Ghost Qi were wrapped around the edge of the flame, twisting and spreading in the air like living things.
Then, he spread his five fingers and made a grasping motion towards the direction of the streak of light.
In an instant, countless dark red fire lines shot out from between his fingers, spreading outwards like a spider web. These fire lines accurately pierced into the bodies of the water ghosts that were collapsing or had not yet collapsed; they burrowed into their eye sockets, their mouths and noses, and surged into their chest cracks, turning the water ghosts' bodies into sources of fire that spewed out Profound Yin Devil Fire.
The next moment, on the ghost ship, the Yin Qi volcano erupted, and surging demonic fire Ghost Qi poured out, rushing towards the opposite side like a volcanic cloud.
"Activate the linkage Law Treasure!"
Lin Zhiying's expression changed drastically.
Like the Fused Escape Light, the Linked Law Treasure are also military specialties. These military Law Treasure can instantly stack up defensive power by adjusting their frequency.
A defensive light, as thick as a city wall, shone before Lin Zhiying and the others. Layers upon layers of Law Treasure light formed an indestructible barrier, forcefully withstanding the terrifying demonic fire that rushed towards them.
The demonic fire struck the light shield, producing a dull roar. The dark red flames exploded on the surface of the light barrier, like waves crashing against rocks, scattering countless tiny sparks.
The light screen trembled violently a few times, but ultimately held up.
The military's coordinated Law Treasure do indeed have unique advantages in terms of defensive capabilities.
However, even ordinary demonic cultivators couldn't achieve this level of demonic Devil Cultivation Method, right?
The members of the No. 7 Flood Dragon Hunting Squad almost simultaneously heard the chattering sounds coming from within the demonic fire.
"Such a rich and pure essence, but it looks awful."
Wow, are you guys made of iron? Your energy and spirit are so well-trained!
"Hehe, are you here to behead someone? Then look where the real target is right now!"
Many people instinctively looked towards the "demonic cultivator" at the bow of the ship.
The Sea Yaksha opposite them smiled slightly, and its figure instantly turned into Ghost Qi and dissipated.
However, at the bottom of the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda, the figure of the Hu Mang reappeared strangely—its bones, flesh, and skin seemed to have been temporarily pieced together in that instant, from nothing to something, from illusion to reality, and within a few breaths it condensed into a complete human form.
He raised his head and looked through the Eye of the Ghost King at the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda above him, which was entangled with demonic fire. A slight smile appeared on his lips.
"Although the Heavenly Devil Field is only three zhang in size, the Heavenly Devil Fire Field I simulated using the Profound Yin Devil Fire is much larger than three zhang."
The Profound Yin Fire Field is fully activated!
Centered on his palm, an invisible force field suddenly expanded, enveloping the entire bottom of the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda. That force field was very similar to the Heavenly Devil Field, yet completely different.
It was no longer limited to a range of three zhang (approximately 13 meters), but instead used the demonic fire attached to the tower as a medium to extend the coverage of the force field to tens of zhang (approximately 33 meters), bringing the entire lower half of the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda under its control.
Under the cover of the Profound Yin Fire Field, the demon-suppressing runes on the tower began to flicker violently. The demon-suppressing light and the dark red demonic fire clashed fiercely on the surface of the runes, making a hissing sound, as if two forces were fighting for control of every inch of the runes.
The Hu Mang's five fingers tightened sharply once more.
It evolved into Devil Cultivation Method that can counter anything!
The demonic fire that had seeped into the gaps in the runes was like countless tiny knives, simultaneously striking in different directions!
The entire Demon-Suppressing Pagoda twisted and tore from the bottom up, and the tower body emitted a dull, loud sound like metal being broken—a huge crack appeared at the bottom of the tower, running diagonally across the entire tower body and extending all the way to the middle of the tower body.
The once majestic and solemn Demon-Suppressing Pagoda was instantly transformed into a crumbling, dilapidated building.
"Forbidden Demonic Techniques!?"
"Team leader!"
"Destroy the ghost ship first; that's the enemy's main body!"
Lin Zhiying acted decisively. She could tell that at least a large portion of the opponent's terrifying magical Law Power came from this Ghost Dragon Vein.
"Clever."
Hu Mang exclaimed, and then the eye patch flickered with Ghost Qi.
The next moment, two bone dragons roared out of the cabin. As Ghost Dragon Vein, this ghost ship had become the home of many sea monsters during its countless years of underwater voyages.
As the captain, Hu Mang naturally has the authority to activate these things, such as these two ancient dragons with thousands of years of cultivation.
Their bodies were entirely composed of grayish-white bones, each Root Bone as thick as a roof beam. Their joints were shrouded in a dense, grayish-black Ghost Qi, and their eye sockets burned with eerie green ghostly flames. They had bodies over ten zhang long and charged forward fiercely.
The five members of the Flood Dragon Hunting Squad almost simultaneously assumed the starting stance for their killing punches.
The coordinated attack, employing the same style, unleashed a terrifying killing intent, instantly shattering the head of one ghost dragon and then blasting the massive body of another ghost dragon away.
"The legendary Military Dao Slaughter Fist... I remember Eighth Master saying that one of the Five Fortunes controlled by the Dragon-Slaying Department is the Slaughter Fortune, right?"
"However, you are still a little bit lacking compared to the elite of the Dragon-Slaying Department."
If Ji Xiaodao had been here back then, he would have noticed the anomaly immediately.
The Night Parade of a Hundred Demons is not so easy to break, especially since this ghost ship is formed from Ghost Dragon Vein.
Like a reflection on water ruffled by the wind, the outline of the boat blurred and distorted in the air, then disappeared from the spot like a pencil drawing erased by an eraser.
Along with the water ghosts and Ghost Transformation sea beasts that were advancing on the sea surface, they all vanished in an instant, as if they had never existed. Only the lingering grayish-white Ghost Qi on the sea surface proved that what had just happened was not an illusion.
Only Lin Zhiying and the others remained standing there, completely bewildered.
What about her huge ghost ship?
The members of the Flood Dragon Hunting Squad looked around; the Yin Qi had dissipated, the ghosts had vanished, and the ghost ship was nowhere to be seen.
But on the surface of the sea, countless footprints began to appear.
The Night Parade of a Hundred Demons —this "night" is not the night of the day. What mortals cannot see is called darkness, but what cultivators cannot see is true night.