Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 888 Breaking the Formation
The five generals were all ancient monsters who had cultivated for thousands of years, exuding a murderous aura that surrounded Xiao Ran.

"You really think highly of me."

This attack involved five generals from various families, along with Tang soldiers, totaling three thousand men. They formed a formidable battle formation, overwhelming the five generals and displaying a truly terrifying power.

"May I ask, how do I pass this level?"

Xiao Ran looked up at the five generals in front of him and asked.

"How dare you speak so arrogantly! Instead of surrendering to the law, you still dare to talk about breaking into the country?" Xiong Gang's eyes widened as he raised his double hammers. "Let me beat you until your face is covered in peach blossoms."

After saying that, Xiong Gang's figure transformed into a rolling black wind and rushed over. His huge body was only noticeable when he got close. This guy was at least three meters tall, as wide as a door panel, and the pair of hammers in his hands were as big as millstones.

That figure alone is enough to create a suffocating sense of oppression.

"You little thief, take this from your Bear Grandpa's hammer!"

As Xiong Gang swung his hammer, a thunderous roar erupted instantly. Before the hammer even arrived, a powerful gale, capable of splitting mountains and seas, crashed down!

A sharp glint flashed in Xiao Ran's eyes, and his figure moved like lightning, swift as a startled swan, narrowly avoiding the giant hammer carrying thunder.

"The power is acceptable, but it's too slow!" Xiao Ran sneered, and his right fist suddenly shot out as he twisted his body.

This punch was devoid of any fancy moves, possessing only the strength of a dragon and an elephant, striking Xiong Gang squarely in the waist and abdomen!
boom! !

The moment the fist touched Xiong Gang's scales, a sound like metal clashing was produced!
Xiong Gang's massive body trembled violently, and his three-meter-tall frame staggered backward, leaving spiderweb-like cracks in the ground.

He looked down at his waist and abdomen, and saw that the scales, which were as hard as black iron, were dented by about an inch, with cracks spreading like those of a poisonous snake.

"impossible!!"

Xiong Gang's eyes, as round as copper bells, widened in shock and rage. He had cultivated for a thousand years, possessing immense strength, and his golden armor was indestructible, yet it had been shattered by a single punch from this human.

"Xiong Gang, come back. This man is no ordinary person. Do not act rashly."

Behind him, Hu Jiatang, a powerful figure, shouted and signaled Xiong Gang to retreat.

He then stared directly at Xiao Ran and said, “Your skill is quite impressive, but this battle is not something you can overcome with mere brute force. If you know what’s good for you, retreat now and we will let you go. But if you insist on going, then in the life-or-death struggle later, you will surely not return.”

"So that's how it is!" Xiao Ran nodded: "After all that talk, it's just about a group fight, isn't it?"

He took out the [Suppressing Calamity Token] from his spatial storage.

"Coincidentally, I also like to fight in groups."

As Xiao Ran activated the [Suppressing Calamity Order - Transporter], the cursed runes and the cursed object combined, and Xiao Ran's aura suddenly turned cold and sinister.

The next second, the image of the Yin General appeared behind him. The image flicked his waist, and a gust of Yin wind suddenly flew out, surrounding Xiao Ran and emitting a series of wails and screams.

These vengeful spirits are the very souls of Wang Wu and his group who were imprisoned by the special underworld authority of the [Suppressing Calamity Order - Transporter] not long ago.

阴府
Those who possess the [Suppressing Calamity Token] can obtain the Underworld and raise Underworld soldiers.

There is no limit to the number of ghost soldiers, but they consume a fixed amount of energy every day.

These three hundred Yin spirits are not many, and they have not been kept in captivity for long, but they have been nourished by the [Suppressing Calamity Order], so it is time to take them out and train them.

"Ghost soldiers?"

Hu Wei and the others frowned, but after looking closely, they realized that it was just a group of uneven ghosts.

"Haha, so you have such skills, then we won't hold back."

Huwei grinned. If Xiao Ran really summoned a line of ghost soldiers, Huwei and the others would have to be wary. But what did a bunch of wandering ghosts matter? He didn't take them seriously at all.

He raised the command flag and waved it, and immediately the soldiers around him began to beat their drums.

"Form ranks!!"

At Liu Jiatang General Lu Shou's shrill cry, three thousand of his soldiers moved at his command. Their iron armor clanged like a surging tide, and their murderous aura condensed into a blood-red barrier, sealing off all directions.

Xiao Ran watched coldly as the soldiers formed a killing formation, and immediately waved his hand, scattering two sheets of [ghost money].

Instantly, the joss paper burst into flames, transforming into billowing malevolent energy that enveloped the surrounding spirits.

"kill!"

With Xiao Ran's command, three hundred Yin soldiers suddenly surged up a tide of Yin energy, carrying Xiao Ran along as they charged towards the three thousand Tang soldiers who were arrayed in front.

Xiao Ran found himself amidst a torrent of Yin energy, feeling the Yin energy surging around him like a tide, his mind connected with the Yin soldiers, and he instantly understood.

These three hundred Yin soldiers are not ordinary soldiers used to fight the enemy; their true purpose is to empower themselves!

The more ghost soldiers there are, the stronger the blessing they provide.

This would allow Xiao Ran's supernatural powers to change more freely and without restraint.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran raised her hand and used the [King of Hell Knocks on the Door] technique.

This move was not made by his own magical power, but by the sudden surge of Yin soldiers around him, which gathered and surged together at his will!
The three hundred Yin soldiers, along with their immense Yin energy, instantly transformed into a huge, eerie, pitch-black portal radiating an aura of death from the underworld!
This black gate, formed from Yin soldiers and Yin energy, carried a terrifying power to suppress all living souls. Driven by Xiao Ran's will, it crashed fiercely into the three thousand soldiers in front of him, whose dark clouds surged and whose evil energy condensed into a blood-red barrier!

"Boom!!!" The gate and the blood-red barrier formed by the guards collided violently, unleashing a deafening roar.

A massive shockwave swept outwards, echoing through the valley, and even Chang Dawei and the others watching from afar were shaken to their core.

However, the Five Immortals Hall's millennia-old foundation was no ordinary matter. The seemingly impacted blood-red barrier did not shatter. Instead, amidst the violent tremors, the immense baleful aura condensed by the three thousand hall soldiers and the will of the hall general Huwei instantly underwent astonishing changes!

A tiger's roar that shook the valley soared into the sky! The thick, blood-red barrier and the formation of the guards suddenly contracted and deformed, transforming in the blink of an eye into a gigantic, incomparable decapitation blade wrapped in blood-red aura and the phantom of a fierce tiger!

Once formed, this Tiger Roaring Greatsword carried the fierce momentum of cleaving mountains and rivers and annihilating evil spirits, and without hesitation, it slashed down fiercely at the gate that Xiao Ran had condensed with Yin soldiers!

Wherever the blade went, space seemed to be torn apart, emitting a piercing shriek.

The enormous gate, constructed of Yin soldiers and Yin spirits, trembled violently under the slash of the Tiger Roar Greatsword, which contained the power of three thousand hall soldiers and the divine abilities of hall generals. Instantly, its surface was covered with spiderweb-like cracks!

The malevolent energy surged forth like a burst dam, annihilating many of the Yin soldiers along with it.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran felt no pity at all. These ghost soldiers could live if they survived, and if they couldn't, they would be scattered to the winds. Xiao Ran herself had no lingering feelings for them.

"kill!!"

As General Lu Shou raised the banner, countless arrows rained down, blotting out the sky.

At the same time, Xiong Gang let out a roar, and the soldiers behind him surged into his body like a flood. His body, which was originally three meters tall, suddenly grew to fifteen meters and transformed into a bear, rushing towards Xiao Ran.

With each step, the earth shook and the force was many times greater than before.

Tiger's might, Leopard's punishment, and Pig's fierceness converged, while the soldiers behind them transformed into a torrent of chariots covered in blades, spewing flames and interlocking in a net before sweeping across from the other side.

Despite being surrounded, Xiao Ran remained calm.

With his hands forming a mudra, the surrounding spirits suddenly turned into black liquid in the next second, and the pool of corpses unfolded, pouring out like a floodgate opening, instantly covering the universe.

Countless arrows fell, but Xiao Ran simply raised his hand, and the pool of corpses in front of him suddenly rose from the ground, like a city wall blocking his way.

"Puff puff……"

The arrows pierced through the pool of corpses one by one, as if they were piercing through jelly, but they disappeared completely.

"Roar!"

At this moment, Xiong Gang's massive body charged forward, his huge palm making a sound like Mount Tai pressing down on the air as he slammed it into the dark wall in front of him.

"Snapped!!"

However, to Xiong Gang's surprise, the wall formed by the pool of corpses shattered with a single blow, and then poured over him like a flood.

The viscous black liquid, carrying a bone-chilling cold, nearly submerged Xiong Gang. No matter how much Xiong Gang struggled, he could not break free. He felt that this thing was even more viscous and slippery than asphalt.

At that moment, Xiao Ran's figure seemed to transform into a drop of ink in the pool, completely merging into the pool of corpses and disappearing from everyone's sight.

"Pfft!"

The next second, a large sword suddenly pierced out from the pool of corpses beneath Xiong Gang's feet!
The blade pierced precisely through his ankle joint, and the golden armor shattered at the crack! Xiong Gang roared in pain and staggered, his massive body losing its balance and leaning forward.

"Watch out!" Huwei shouted fiercely, waving his command flag. The chariot swooped down from the other side, dragging a large net made of interlocking iron chains, and plunged into the pool of corpses.

They wanted to trap Xiao Ran while also rescuing Xiong Gang.

However... their movements were too slow. As the chariots plunged into the pool of corpses, their speed decreased drastically, as if they had entered a swamp.

The wild boars pulling the cart trembled all over; the harder they pulled, the heavier the chariot behind them felt.

That's when.

The pool of corpses suddenly surged back, swallowing Xiong Gang like the jaws of a giant beast! As the black liquid churned, countless pale arms emerged from the bottom of the pool, gripping Xiong Gang's limbs tightly, rendering him unable to move.

"boom!"

Xiao Ran's figure burst forth from the waves. With a wave of his hand, a towering black wave condensed in Xiao Ran's hand into a pitch-black broadsword, which cleaved straight at Xiong Gang's head!
"Don't think about it!"

Lu Shou let out a sharp cry, and the rain of arrows turned and shot volleyed at Xiao Ran's back.

Leopard Xing leaped from the chariot and crashed into Xiao Ran's flank!
Without turning his head, Xiao Ran formed a hand seal with his left hand and pressed it towards the corpse pool behind him.

"town!"

The black liquid in the corpse pool shot into the air, and one coffin after another rose from the pool, blocking Leopard Punishment.

The broadsword in his other hand was already at Xiong Gang's face!
At the critical moment, Xiong Gang's eyes turned bloodshot, and he let out a roar, his whole body flashing with a layer of golden light.

This is not demonic power, but the power of faith condensed by incense offerings, a precious power accumulated by the temple over thousands of years.

"clang!!!"

The clang of metal on metal echoed through the valley! The large, black sword in Xiao Ran's hand shattered.

Xiong Gang screamed and crashed into the depths of the pool of corpses, his fate unknown!
Xiao Ran stood atop the pool of corpses, sword in hand. He coldly swept his gaze over the horrified generals, and taking advantage of the moment when the others were in disarray, he leaped out of the encirclement. Turning back to look at Hu Wei and the others, he laughed, "You flatter me!"

(End of this chapter)