Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 563-573: The Battle for Supremacy (Part 4)
"laugh……"

Faced with these sudden, thick earth spikes, the Fuyi giants running in the front row had no time to dodge and were pierced one after another.

After a brief moment of fear, the giant who had narrowly escaped the spike attack roared and swung his arms, smashing all the approaching spikes before stepping over the corpses of his companions to continue forward.

"Roar!!"

At this moment, a leading Fuyi giant roared, as if giving an order. Soon, the giants split into two groups and attacked the Beiming army separately.

Many groups of evil spirits blocked their way, but they seemed not to see them at all, trampling them underfoot and crushing them as they passed.

This was a strategy of inflicting heavy losses on both sides, but if these Fuyi giants were allowed to charge into the Beiming army's formation, they would indeed cause great casualties to the Beiming army.

"We absolutely cannot let them come over!" Wu Huo roared as he looked at the menacing Fuyi giants.

He took the lead, his body swelling wildly at this moment, his blood-red armor emitting a red light, and at this moment, it also changed along with the changes in his body.

This is the Xingtian Armor that Wu Huo commissioned from Hu Yan, a master craftsman from Sheshan, to specially create for him, at great expense of his merits.

Wearing this armor not only enhances Wu Huo's defense but also locks in the blood flowing from his body, strengthening his blood-feeding pathway. The more severe his injuries and the more blood he loses, the stronger he becomes.

At the same time, when Wu Huo uses his demonic transformation, the armor will also be strengthened according to his body shape. It can be said that Hu Yan specially tailored the armor to suit Wu Huo. If other people wear it, they may not have the same effect.

"Roar, demonic path!"

In the blink of an eye, Wu Huo's body grew to be as huge as the Fu Yi giant, with a blood-red aura flowing around him, and another layer of blood-red battle armor was attached to his battle armor.

"Come on!" Wu Huo roared, opening his arms to face the first wave of Fuyi giants charging forward.

"Boooooooh!!"

At the same time, hundreds of thick arrows flew into the dim sky, like a huge rain curtain, shooting towards the charging Fuyi giant.

"For the Emperor!"

One of the leading Fuyi giants shouted, then silently slowed down and retreated behind his companions.

His companions, however, roared and charged forward into the hail of arrows.

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A dense rain of arrows fell on the Fuyi giant, producing a continuous series of smacking sounds as they pierced flesh.

Although these arrows were specially processed and could easily pierce the defenses of the evil spirit army, they were merely small steel needles against these Fuyi giants. While they could cause them pain, they could not inflict any real damage.

At this moment, Wu Huo suddenly stepped forward, his huge arm creating terrifying wind pressure, and punched the giant who had rushed to the front.

"Bang!!"

A dense aura of blood erupted in an instant, and the powerful force sent the Fuyi giant's head flying.

Strangely enough, the headless Fuyi giant did not die afterward, but instead clung tightly to Wu Huo with his headless body.

"What exactly are these things?!"

Wu Huo's eyes were filled with astonishment and doubt; it was the first time he had ever seen someone who could remain unaffected even without a head.

He suddenly broke free from the Fuyi giant who was holding him, lifted him high, slammed him to the ground, and then unleashed a barrage of punches.

Just then, the other giants arrived beside Wu Huo.

Some planned to grab Wu Huo like the first giant did, restricting his movements, while others swung their fists at him.

"Cover General Wu!"

Zhang He shouted, and led many of the Northern Underworld soldiers around him to form a powerful force.

Wisps of mist rose from the bodies of the Beiming soldiers, gradually forming the broad back of a whale in the air.

Next came the fins, tail, scales...

At this moment, the Nether Spear in Zhang He's hand emitted a ghostly blue light, forming divine horns on the head of the giant fish.

Many giants who had circled around Wu Huo roared upon seeing this scene, leaping up as if to use their bodies as weapons to crush the tiny humans below.

But just as they jumped and landed, an invisible force suddenly bounced them away.

This force is like a turbulent current in deep water, powerful and heavy, and even the size and strength of a giant cannot escape its sweep.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang He was thrown high into the air by the combined efforts of the people around him. Holding the Nether Spear, his tiny body looked like a shooting star in front of the giant.

"go with!"

Zhang He gathered his strength in his arm, his muscles bulging, and hurled the Nether Spear in his hand.

With the support of the Northern Underworld Army, his power was no less than that of an ordinary god. Wherever his spear passed, the giant in front of him was easily pierced.

The immense military force surrounding the Dark Spear instantly tore a terrifying wound open in the giant's body, making it resemble a giant fish using its sharp horns to inflict damage on its enemies.

And the spear continued its momentum, piercing through the giant in front of it and flying backward until it finally stopped after piercing through five or six giants.

But these giants got up from the ground again not long after they fell.

Their wounds are slowly healing.

Upon seeing this, Zhang He's pupils suddenly contracted to the size of needles: "No, we have to find their weakness, otherwise we can't kill them completely."

"It's really troublesome!"

Zhang He turned his head and looked at the evil spirit army that was pressing up from the giant's feet again not far away.

This time, the Evil Spirit True Lord has almost poured all his forces into Liangzhou, intending to join forces with the Purple Maiden Goddess to eliminate Lin Beixuan, this great threat, so he spares no effort.

This was also the most difficult battle the Northern Underworld Army had ever faced.

What's puzzling is that Zigu Goddess's evil army didn't come with the evil spirit army.

If the evil army and the demon army were to unleash their full resources and launch a pincer attack on the Northern Underworld army, it would put the Northern Underworld army in a very difficult position.

What many of the Beiming soldiers didn't know was that, far away from them, another army was helping them hold off the Chong army at the Narrow Tiger Pass.

The Zigu Divine Demon Army is far larger than the Evil Spirit Army, and its countless meticulously refined evil spirits are far more intimidating than the Evil Spirit Army.

The evil army that gathers together to form a military force is like a nightmare deep in people's hearts. The sinister aura it emits can affect people's spirit and emotions. People with weak strength will go crazy just by looking at it.

Unfortunately, the army that blocked them was not human, but a group of expressionless ghost soldiers shrouded in yin energy.

The nightmares of the evil army can affect ordinary people, but they cannot affect the ghost soldiers.

Strictly speaking, ghost soldiers can also be considered a type of evil spirit.

Wang Chao and Ma Han rode their Yin horses and stood at the forefront of the Yin soldiers, looking quite leisurely at the evil army that they had blocked their way.

Directly in front of the evil army were a group of mortal gods under the command of the goddess Zigu.

The two guardian deities stared at Wang Chao and Ma Han, their faces cold as they said, "Are you planning to become our enemies by doing this?" Ma Han laughed heartily, crimson karmic flames erupting from his body from time to time: "With such a large group of malevolent spirits before my eyes, how can I, as a judge of the underworld, stand idly by and do nothing?"

"You underworld officials are nothing but imposters created by the Lord of the Northern Underworld for his own purposes. You really think you're the underworld officials here to cleanse the world?"

The Earth Demon God exuded a malevolent aura from its back, and its seven eyes, each the size of a soybean, darted around, making it look extremely eerie.

Wang Chao's gaze fell on the Earth God, and he chuckled: "Since there is no underworld court to govern the order of the souls, why not let me, the Lord of the Underworld, establish one? Didn't the first underworld court also come into existence from nothing?"

"Moreover, even if the true Lord of the Underworld saw you doing this, turning living people into soldiers and causing chaos in the world, I'm afraid you wouldn't have grown to that scale before Zigu was cast into the boundless purgatory to be tortured."

"To speak ill of my lord is tantamount to courting death!"

The Earth Demon God's four feet twitched slightly, and in an instant, boundless malevolent energy rose from the ground, transforming into a giant claw that surrounded the Yin soldiers.

Ma Han simply smiled at this, his body engulfed in raging karmic fire. The flames instantly spread, burning away any malevolent energy that touched the karmic fire, turning it into smoke and dissipating.

The servant god coldly replied, "You only have two Yin gods; you can't possibly stop us."

"Then let's give it a try."

Wang Chao stretched his neck, spread his palm, and a page of the Book of Life and Death floated out, with wisps of life, death, and reincarnation flowing around him.

"Ah……"

Both sides grinned, and the war between the Yin soldiers and the evil army was about to break out. Two massive Yin energies on the ground collided with each other.

Zhong Kui stood among the ghostly soldiers, his small face filled with tension.

At Mahan's suggestion, he was not supposed to come, but Zhong Kui insisted on fighting alongside everyone.

This is the first large-scale foreign war for the Underworld, and he must participate no matter what.

Seeing this, Ma Han could only nod helplessly and tell him to protect himself on the battlefield, because this trip was dangerous and even he and the two judges, Wang Chao, had a high probability of dying.

"boom!!"

The two sides' dense yin energies collided violently, roaring outwards like a giant tornado rising from the ground.

Zhong Kui, wielding the Shadow Sword, slayed several evil soldiers in front of him.

Most of these evil spirits were ordinary people in life, so they wouldn't have much strength even after death. However, Zhong Kui has now advanced to the Open Mansion Realm, and his skills are specifically designed to target vengeful spirits. In a short time, he managed to kill a large number of evil spirits.

Above the battlefield, the forces of the Yin Army and the Suicide Army were intertwined and clashed.

The army of the ghosts formed a massive city gate, behind which stretched a continuous complex of buildings, with countless vibrant spider lilies blooming in the distance.

From within flew numerous heavy, dark chains that snatched away souls, piercing through the layers of nightmares of the evil army. At the same time, the rushing River of Oblivion and the Yellow Springs flowed forth, freezing the enemies before them with an extremely cold chill.

Zhong Kui's outstanding performance soon attracted his first formidable enemy, a headless ghost general. Its body was tall and strong, and even a dozen ghost soldiers could not stop it.

The headless ghost general held a chain hammer, and the yin energy around him sizzled like oil being cooked over a raging fire.

"A ghost general of the vengeful ghost level!"

Zhong Kui took a deep breath, gripped the Shadow Sword tightly in his hand, and slowly calmed his restless heart.

"I've caught and killed vengeful spirits!"

Zhong Kui stepped forward with his sword in hand. Behind him, the mansion opened wide, and a surge of yin energy poured out, carrying with it the power of karmic fire and the Yellow Springs.

The palace he established was none other than the underworld, which was the center of his domain.

Within the mansion flows the surging Yellow Springs, with eerie underworld flowers swaying on both banks, and deep within lies the ceaseless karmic fire of purgatory.

"open!"

With a sharp whistle, Zhong Kui's long sword flashed, and a ghostly figure appeared beside him, its dark eyes fixed on the headless ghost general.

Although Zhong Kui's physique was vastly different from that of the headless ghost general, his aura was in no way inferior to the other's. At this moment, with the mansion gates wide open and his power surging to its peak, only fearless sharpness remained in his eyes.

"Zheng——"

Accompanied by the long, mournful sound of a sword, Zhong Kui, with his small body, launched the first attack, his form resembling a rushing, cold star, thrusting straight forward.

The headless ghost general sensed the danger and swung his chain hammer with unstoppable force.

However, Zhong Kui calmly wandered around the headless ghost general, looking for an opening in the opponent's attack.

Finally, at a certain moment, he found an opportunity. The instant the headless ghost changed its movements, Zhong Kui's body crashed directly into it.

The sword exuded the aura of karmic fire and the underworld to its fullest extent. With a horizontal slash, it severed the hand of the headless ghost general wielding his chain hammer.

The headless ghost general, in pain, roared and slammed his fist into Zhong Kui's face.

If Zhong Kui were to be hit by this punch, his current physical strength would be insufficient to withstand the attack.

However, Zhong Kui knew he couldn't kill his opponent in one go, so he used the methods he usually used to deal with those evil spirits, planning to slowly wear them down through guerrilla tactics.

But while he was focused on dealing with the headless ghost general, he didn't notice that beneath his feet, in his originally dark shadow, a pair of scarlet eyes opened and flashed out sharp claws to stab at Zhong Kui's back.

"Carrying out a sneak attack?"

But at that moment, a hand suddenly grabbed the claw tightly from the side. Li Ping'an walked out of Zhong Kui's body, grabbed the hand, and pulled hard.

"Come out!"

Li Ping'an pulled the evil spirit out of the shadows and slashed at it without hesitation with a giant pair of scissors.

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The shadow ghost was instantly cut into pieces by Li Ping'an, and he swallowed the remaining nutritious parts in one gulp.

"Thank you!"

Zhong Kui then noticed what was behind him and thanked Li Ping'an without turning around.

Li Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly and said without turning his head, "Mind your own business. I might not have time to keep an eye on things behind you later."

Before Li Ping'an, the shadow ghosts that he had cut into pieces reappeared, turning into countless ghostly shadows.

Although these ghostly figures were formed from fragments of shadow ghosts, their strength was not diminished in the slightest. They suddenly let out a hiss, and their yin energy transformed into countless steel needles that flew out.

"Wrath!"

Li Ping'an's pupils contracted sharply, the Soul-Hooking Chain at his waist flew out swiftly, and the Sorrow and Joy Scissors in his hand transformed into a sky full of light and shadow, shredding the approaching ghostly figures.

But those shredded ghostly figures did not die; they began to reassemble like black mist, with one of them transforming into a giant claw that pressed down on Li Ping'an.

"In that case, I'll eat them all!"

Li Ping'an shattered the claws, his mouth opened wider and wider, and a terrifying devouring power erupted from his body, swallowing all the ghostly shadows that had split apart into his stomach.

(End of this chapter)