Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 655 Ghost General [Gui]

"Ring, ring, ring!!"

When Jin Chanzi took out the Three Pure Ones Bell, the contest between him and Dai Long was no longer necessary.

Three bells rang.

Three visible ripples spread out in the void, and in an instant, it seemed as if countless Taoist priests were chanting scriptures around them.

Wherever the ripples passed, there was peace and tranquility, as if heaven and earth had achieved some kind of balance at that moment.

Xiao Ran also noticed the commotion.

His gaze turned toward Jin Chanzi, and he felt that at this moment Jin Chanzi was being blessed by an unknown fortune, making him seem to have become the protagonist of a world. The enormous fortune formed a powerful suppression, suppressing all things and laws around him.

Even our own side was affected to some extent, but fortunately, it was far away and the impact was not significant.

As for the Yin soldiers charging towards that side, as Jin Chanzi threw out a talisman, the talisman light flashed and instantly wiped them all out.

"What's this little Taoist priest up to?"

Xiao Ran's gaze was focused on the bell in Jin Chanzi's hand.

The bell resembles a bell in shape, but its handle is shaped like a trident. The bronze bell is decorated with dragons on the left and tigers on the right, as well as depictions of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks. Its entire body is simple and rounded, and at first glance, it seems to be a natural creation, as if it were made by heaven and earth.

"Good darling, just how many treasures are hidden in this bull-nose's pocket?"

A hint of confusion flashed through Xiao Ran's mind.

You might say that Jin Chanzi isn't very strong, but just based on this one move, let alone beginners, even professionals might not be able to do it better than him.

But while you might say he's very strong, this guy actually doesn't have much combat ability. In terms of fighting skills, he might not even be as good as a 3D beginner.

His combat strength fluctuated wildly, making him somewhat unpredictable, and besides...

"How exactly did this guy end up in the hands of the Star Treasure Master? He still hasn't given me a definite answer."

In short, Xiao Ran always felt that Jin Chanzi's identity was not simple.

Xiao Ran looked around and nodded in satisfaction. Not bad. With the four of them defending, it wouldn't be easy for those ghost soldiers to break in.

However, these ghostly soldiers were merely an appetizer; tens of thousands more remained stationary, seemingly awaiting further orders.

"Do we... have we won this way?"

Huang Le leaned closer to Xiao Ran and asked.

"It's still early, look over there."

Xiao Ran pointed ahead, and Huang Le stared wide-eyed at it, but being a mere mortal, he could only see a patch of dark clouds in the distance and couldn't make out anything clearly.

"There are still tens of thousands of ghost soldiers over there. If they all rush over at once, we might not be able to withstand them."

"Tens of thousands?"

Upon hearing this number, Huang Le was immediately startled. Even if they were to slaughter tens of thousands of pigs, it would probably take them three days and three nights, let alone tens of thousands of ghost soldiers.

Tens of thousands of ghostly soldiers were piled up together in a dark mass, and from a distance, that area looked like night.

It has become a deadly place, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as a forbidden zone. If a beginner like Huang Le gets close, he will be sucked dry by the yin energy inside in an instant.

Xiao Ran also felt a headache dealing with such a large army.

He was certain that the other side was holding back, and it was precisely the methods that Xiao Ran and his group were displaying that made it difficult for the other side to figure out the situation in Zhong Sheng City for the time being.

"Look, there seems to be some movement over there!"

Xiao Ran pointed ahead, and Huang Le and the others immediately gathered in front of the city wall and looked up to gaze at it.

In their eyes, all they could see were dark clouds rolling in from both sides in the distance, as if a deep abyss had been torn open.

A man and a horse slowly emerged from the gloom and came into their sight.

The skeletal warhorse, burning with eerie green phosphorescent flames, moved slowly forward. Human-skin drums hanging on either side of the saddle automatically boomed in rhythm with the horse's hooves.

On the back of the warhorse sat a general clad in tattered armor, thick black blood seeping from the gaps in the armor.

When he removed the rust-covered Taotie helmet, his entire face was upside down, with his eyes below and his fangs above, and seven bronze nails engraved with the character "诛" (meaning "to punish") nailed into his rotting tongue.

The ghost general held a large broadsword in his hand, the blade seemingly entwined with the spirits of many children, which emitted a piercing cry as he gently swung it.

At this moment, Jin Chanzi and the others also rushed over from other directions, wanting to see the strength of this ghost general.

When he saw clearly the baleful aura rising from the ghost general, the old demon Qinghai frowned and said, "Troublesome, how did I raise such a thing?"

"This is troublesome; this thing is not easy to deal with."

“You’re familiar with ghosts, so tell me what you think.” Xiao Ran looked at Six Eyes and the Old Demon Qinghai. He could vaguely tell that this ghost general was unusually strong, but he really hadn’t expected that these two demons would be so wary of him.

"This thing is called [Gui]. Only one of these tens of thousands of Yin soldiers came out. It was born from the killing intent of tens of thousands of Yin soldiers. You can think of it as a great evil spirit."

Liu Mu explained to Xiao Ran, and then, fearing that Xiao Ran might not understand, he simply said, "This thing is about the same level as the evil spirit like Madam Dongzhu."

Upon hearing Liu Mu's explanation, Xiao Ran immediately understood.

If that's really the case, then things are in trouble. With his current strength, he can handle a minor evil spirit, but he's no match for a major evil spirit like Lady Dongzhu. "The most troublesome thing isn't that," the Old Demon Qinghai glared at Liu Mu and said to Xiao Ran, "We can't kill this kind of thing. If you defeat it once, it will immediately be reborn among the Yin soldiers, and its strength will increase by a level. In the underworld, such things are thrown into the Millstone Hell."

After hearing what the old demon Qinghai said, Xiao Ran also realized the seriousness of this thing.

"Even you guys can't kill this thing?"

"There's nothing I can do. This thing shouldn't exist in the human world. Even if the Taoist priest breaks the seal for me, I can't destroy it. At most, I can try to trap it for a while."

The old demon Qinghai shook his head helplessly. They were demon kings, but only minor demon kings in the underworld. To put it bluntly, they were just like jailers in hell.

You're asking them to deal with something that's illegal? They really can't handle it.

Just as they were talking, a light drumbeat sounded, and the ghost general riding a warhorse charged towards them.

The drums made of human skin on both sides of the horse's back beat louder and louder as the horse galloped.

Although there was only one person, Xiao Ran and the others felt an aura stronger than a thousand troops.

“Let me try!”

Seeing that the opponent had already rushed over, Xiao Ran decided to test the power of this thing. After all, she still had the curse technique to support her. Even if she couldn't beat the opponent, she could still make the opponent suffer.

Xiao Ran leaped up, opened her arms, and strands of silver threads flew out from her palms.

The stitches of fate merged into the surrounding nothingness, becoming one with the curses in this void.

This was also a method created by Xiao Ran.

He moved his fingers through the silver threads as if manipulating the warp and weft of the universe.

"Dong Dong Dong!!"

As the bronze bell rang, viscous corpse water surged out from the void, transforming into towering turbid waves that crashed towards the ghost general.

Black blood gushed from the rotting face of the ghost general hanging upside down, bronze nails bearing the character "诛" (meaning "to kill") between his fangs vibrated and hummed, his skeletal warhorse's hooves burst with phosphorescent fire, and the human-skin war drums shook so violently that the bricks and stones of the city wall crumbled.

"kill!!"

As the broadsword was swung, the cries of hundreds of infants were heart-wrenching, and the blade cleaved the river of corpses in two.

"town!"

At that very moment, Xiao Ran swiftly pulled the silver thread in his hand, and the bronze bell rang continuously. One by one, the Yin soldiers and corpses, twisted into scriptures, emerged from the water and condensed into a pitch-black Vajra Dharma image with three heads and six arms.

Fa Xiang pushed out with all six of his palms at once, like Mount Tai pressing down, as if the entire space was being gripped by an invisible giant hand.

The immense pressure caused most of the phosphorescent flames on the ghost general's warhorse to be extinguished instantly.

However, at this moment, the ghost general suddenly raised his head, opened his mouth wide, and seven bronze nails shot out from his tongue. When they pierced the void, they created seven holes in the Vajra Dharma Image from which black blood gushed out.

"not good!"

In an instant, Xiao Ran sensed something was wrong; his curse spell was starting to break down uncontrollably.

"It's those seven long nails! These things can actually break curses!"

Realizing the danger, Xiao Ran decisively severed the silver threads binding her hand, then immediately retrieved the [Decapitation Blade] and [Suppressing Calamity Token] from her spatial storage, roaring, "Attack together!!"

After saying that, Xiao Ran leaped up and charged at the opponent first.

Right hand: [Guillotine - Barber]

Activate the barber's profession skill, and imbue the guillotine with a spirit blade, causing it to flash with a blinding light.

The special Yin spirit form of the 【Suppressing Calamity Order】 was also activated.

A six-zhang-tall Dharma image appeared out of thin air behind Xiao Ran, wielding a large sword just like Xiao Ran. The two were identical in appearance. As Xiao Ran swung his sword, the Dharma image behind him wielded its sword with the same earth-shattering force, slashing towards the ghost general.

"Qiang!"

The guillotine clashed with the bronze broadsword, sparks flying everywhere. Xiao Ran's tiger's mouth suddenly split open, and his body shuddered so badly that he almost lost his grip on the broadsword.

The ghost general merely swayed, but then opened its bloody maw, spewing out a foul-smelling black mist from between its fangs.

"call!"

The black mist enveloped them like a giant net, moving at an incredible speed. It was too late for Xiao Ran to dodge. At the critical moment, Xiao Ran opened her mouth.

A gust of black wind also spewed out from his mouth; it was one of Xiao Ran's life-saving trump cards, the Divine Wind of Damage.

This gust of divine wind, which Xiao Ran had been nurturing within her body, was now exhaled, instantly creating a fierce wind and billowing corpse wind that directly dispersed the black mist in front of her.

Perhaps even the ghost general didn't expect Xiao Ran to have such methods. His eyes, which were perched on his chin, showed a look of confusion. In that instant of astonishment...

Wu Man charged forward, his arms like those of a Vajra, and with one hand he raised the [Soup Cauldron] and smashed it down on the ghost general.

At the same time, Jin Chanzi changed his incantation, and three layers of sound waves emanated from the Three Pure Bells. The phantoms of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks appeared in the void and pressed down, making the ghost general feel as if he were trapped in a quagmire.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Dai Long unleashed the Five Thunder Talisman, a beam of intense light tearing through the void and striking the ghost general squarely...

(End of this chapter)