Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 424 My Level is Above Yours
The Battle of Zhoulanshan was a decisive battle.

It essentially sealed the deal for this short-lived world war between spirits and corpses.

During the battle, the sprawling Zhoulan Mountains were razed to the ground, becoming the Zhoulan Basin. That moment was unforgettable for the old corpses who participated in the battle.

The battle began at 1:11 a.m. when the spirits sounded the horn of counterattack.

That night, the spirit attached to the high-energy entity didn't even bother to conceal itself, but instead rushed across Zhou Lanshan at an unstoppable speed to launch high-energy explosions at various Undead City military camps in the surrounding area.

In the dead of night, the deadly screams of spirits and the sounds of self-destructive energy explosions rose and fell.

It was quite unexpected that the spirits who valued their lives would adopt such an unprecedented strategy, similar to the corpse explosion. If they had adopted this tactic earlier, the situation might not have developed into what it is now, given their smaller numbers.

This certainly caught the Undead City army slightly off guard.

However, the Spirit Hunters reacted swiftly, responding immediately to the attack. Apart from the initial wave, most of the spirits were unable to break through the Spirit Hunters' counterattack.

Meanwhile, the spirits launched an attack using the terrain, clashing with the Undead City army.

Jiang Si was reading by candlelight in her private tent when she suddenly heard a sharp, piercing shriek from afar.

"Mr. Devil?"

no respond.

Okay, it seems we've begun.

Whoosh!
A white light suddenly exploded in front of Jiang Si, destroying her tent on the spot and turning the book in her hand to ashes.

"Phew... thank goodness it's a photocopy." Jiang Si clapped her hands, wiped the dust off her face, tidied her messy hair, and then stood up.

Whoosh!
The temperature around them plummeted. Jiang Si swung her claw around suddenly, leaving several magenta claw marks all over her body. The pale ghostly figure that appeared behind her disappeared before it could let out a long wail.

"A surprise attack? A large-scale offensive, it's definitely a desperate gamble." After quickly determining the direction, Jiang Si disappeared into the night.

Although the undead, with the help of the Undead King, have climbed the unique technology tree of the undead, they have been able to wage a series of devastating modern wars.

But spirits are not like that.

The loose organization and the low quality of the spirit army, apart from their innate abilities, made them largely ineffective against the Undead City army.

Their approach is simple.

This is also the Undead City Army's stereotype of spirits.

In this situation, the Ghost King, as the only one with the power to restrain and symbolize the spirits, often has to retreat to the rear, because once it sets out, its influence on the other spirits will diminish.

The spirits are worried about an undead king falling from the sky while they are fighting outside, but the corpses are not worried about the ghost king randomly spawning.

But this rule clearly does not apply to today's war.

There's no reason to keep secret weapons hidden, and the strongest power isn't necessarily revealed only in the later stages of a battle. This is a war between spirits, not a simple parrying fight.

A month of defeat had rendered further probing unnecessary. The Ghost King's task in this battle was simple: disregard for royal dignity and grandeur, he would launch a surprise attack with the army, using his overwhelming individual strength to weaken the corpses and secure a significant advantage for the spirits before the Undead King appeared.

Several gray-white beams of light suddenly pierced through the mountain, illuminating the night, which then triggered a violent landslide.

Bombers flying overhead were precisely targeted and destroyed by these beams of light.

The weather changed dramatically. The white clouds in the sky gathered into a vortex, hanging high above the figure in the sky. The black-robed figure with white robes reigned supreme on the battlefield.

So domineering that it completely disdained using the petty thieving abilities of a spirit, instead directly coalescing into an entity with high-intensity spirit energy!

The Ghost King has no intention of giving the Undead City army any more chances. The Undead King may arrive on the battlefield at any time, and it wants to inflict as much damage as possible on the enemy within a limited time.

With a wave of its hand, it suddenly unleashed a burst of icy air from the convergence point of the cloud vortex, instantly covering the Zhoulan Mountains and the surrounding area with frost.

Substantially low temperatures are undoubtedly a huge blow to a corpse.

The Undead City army was shocked. Was this Ghost King really the same species as the spirit army they had previously crushed?!

Although they themselves dared not say that they were the same species as the Undying King, their terrifying power still made countless corpses waver and feel despair.

A leather-bodied airship, seemingly undeterred, continued its relentless approach. The Ghost King raised his hand and fired a spiritual ray, blasting it apart. However, before being shot down, the leather-bodied airship launched another missile at it. The high-heat missile pierced through the ice and snow blockade and closed in, only to be destroyed again by the Ghost King from a distance.

Boom——

The intense stench of putrid corpses spread, accompanied by shockwaves that exceeded the Ghost King's expectations.

The Ghost King was somewhat surprised, but it was just a shockwave; even if the missile hit it directly, it wouldn't be able to harm it.

Suddenly, the stench of decay transformed into a rich, pleasant fragrance, and the surrounding aura of corpses turned into a somewhat ambiguous magenta.

Ghost King turned his head slightly and was surprised to find a red line silently tracing across his cheek.

when! ?

With a whooshing sound, Jiang Si, holding onto the red thread, ignored the surrounding chill and approached the Ghost King with unstoppable momentum.

The Ghost King raised his hand and collided with Jiang Si's for a moment. Jiang Si was sent flying backwards and was only cushioned by several red lines that appeared in mid-air, preventing her from crashing directly to the ground.

"Tsk, it's not that easy to steal after all. It's unrealistic to expect a 'mage' to be weak..." Jiang Si was mainly affected by the impact rather than actually being injured, but after this one exchange, she knew that if she continued to fight head-on, no matter how tough she was, she would be beaten to a pulp.

"What kind of corpse are you... but you're not quite the same as a normal corpse... a strange smell?" The Ghost King was surprised that Jiang Si had been able to touch him just now. Did the Undying City have such a powerful corpse?
Apart from her clothes, she didn't have any of the weapons those spirit hunters used specifically to target spirits, which meant she could deal with spirits on her own.

Although somewhat unexpected, the Ghost King did not intend to spend too much time on Jiang Si.

The Spirit Element Rays fired continuously at Jiang Si.

Jiang Si leaped back and forth between the red lines, desperately dodging the rays by relying on the red net woven in the air. However, the rays were extremely fast and almost intermittent, leaving several cuts on Jiang Si's body.

It's fast, physically strong, and those red lines that appear all the time...

After a moment's thought, the Ghost King raised his hand and shook hands with Jiang Si.

An invisible force instantly severed all the red threads around Jiang Si, freezing her in mid-air.

Psychic powers are naturally a basic ability of spirits, and in the hands of the Ghost King, they possess the power to move mountains and fill seas.

Crush!

boom!
The Ghost King suddenly loosened his grip, allowing Jiang Si to break free.

This corpse actually... deflected its telekinetic power?

In a daze, lightning ripped through the night sky, pierced through the wind and snow, and struck the Ghost King's body. The Ghost King's body trembled slightly as he sensed a slight dissipation of spiritual energy.

Although it was only a little, it was indeed injured!

Jiang Si coughed up a mouthful of blood, then reattached her hand, which had just been twisted by telekinesis, and let out a long breath.

There is a play.

Although there was a huge difference between their spiritual and mental states, Jiang Si felt something strange the moment she was grabbed by telekinesis.

If we're just talking about the application of spiritual elements, this Ghost King might be... inferior to the Undying King.

Jiang Sixue applied his knowledge effectively, using minimal force to overcome great strength. He successfully broke free from the restraints during the struggle using his weak spiritual essence, and even managed to seize the opportunity to summon heavenly lightning magic to counterattack.

Although it was just gua sha, it really caused damage.

Jiang Si looked at the mouthful of blood she had just spat out on her hand, stuck out her tongue and gently licked it, a somewhat fanatical smile appearing on her stiff lips.

The Ghost King's pale face was expressionless, but the increasingly intense low temperature around it suggested that it was not at peace.

It seems that it has already noticed this.

“My spiritual essence is above yours.”

"Your spiritual essence is above mine!?"

(End of this chapter)