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If I remember correctly, it was precisely because of his weakness in authority that Ximu began to study some "unorthodox methods," and he was quite a powerful mage. Unfortunately, Hell was too grueling; even a demon like Shendu, who hadn't spent much time there, had his mind worn down, let alone Ximu, who had been in Hell for so long. Now he truly became the most useless of the eight demons.

Ximu's only redeeming quality right now is its flight speed. However, against Song Shuhang, whose strength is almost second only to Archmage Lope among the group, Shadow Ximu is barely holding his own. Song Shuhang can make countless mistakes, but if Shadow Ximu makes even one mistake and Song Shuhang catches him, the battle will be over.

The most troublesome enemy of the Shadow Legion, Shadow Bogan, was left to Lope to deal with. Shadow Bogan's mountain-like body instantly split into countless smaller clones and surged towards them.

The Shadow Wave, combining the Shadow Eater's devouring shadows with Wave's devouring entities, plucked away everything in its path, leaving only bare soil. This soil wasn't inedible, but it still needed a place to stand; otherwise, it would simply be food for them.

"Lightning Scroll!"

"Explosive Scroll!"

"Flame Scroll!"

"The Scroll of Light!"

"Paralysis Scroll!"

"Wrap the scroll!"

……

Chen Long was utterly dumbfounded as he watched Lope pull out magic scrolls from her sleeves and transform them into magical cannons. The mage he was most familiar with was his father, who was already a very powerful mage in his memory. But compared to Lope in front of him, Lope was nothing.

Just now, ripples appeared in the shadows around them, as if something was about to emerge from them, but then Lope flicked out a scroll of light. The light released by the scroll, imbued with righteous magic, instantly dispelled the shadows around them. What was stirring in the shadows also vanished.

Now, Lope was going all out, no longer pretending. He pulled out a whole bunch of magic scrolls with various abilities, and these scrolls, once unfolded, floated in mid-air, continuously unleashing various attacks. The Shadow Wave, with its countless split versions, couldn't get close to them for a while.

Shendu's fate at Lope's hands was no loss at all; he probably got a beating before Lope turned him to stone. Lope's magic scrolls contained all the powers of the eight great demons, plus abilities those demons didn't possess.

Even with this situation, as for the sculpture resurrected by the Rat Talisman, Cheng Yiyi and the others couldn't be sure whether the sculpture could unleash its full power.

If not, wouldn't that mean the original Lopez was stronger? In that case, Joseph and the others seriously doubted he could take on eight opponents at once. It's unlikely the Rat Talisman could maintain its peak power after being transformed from a static object into motion; if it did, with the Rat Talisman embedded in Shendu, Shendu wouldn't need to collect any other talismans.

At this moment, Lope single-handedly intercepted the most troublesome Shadow Eater, Wave Gang, and the second most troublesome Troll Curse Blue. As for Chen Long and Tru, they teamed up with Joseph to deal with the alien Basha, whose sneak attack had just failed. Joseph also got to experience what it's like to be the main damage dealer.

Joseph was surprised to discover that his Ripple dash had a special effect against the alien Basha. More accurately, it had a special effect against dark creatures like the Shadow Legion. Ripple's special effect against vampires and Pillar Men is because these creatures are afraid of sunlight.

The Shadow Legion doesn't have a fear of sunlight. This is probably because after they practiced the martial arts system, their blood and energy merged, which not only promoted the evolution of their Stands but also created a repulsive effect on dark creatures.

The alien Basha let out a sharp howl, a sound that seemed to pierce the soul. In a flash, it transformed into a black afterimage and pounced on Joseph.

Joseph's eyes sharpened, ripples swirling around him as he stood firmly on his feet, striking a classic JoJo pose. He was in charge of the pose, while his Stand had already made its move. Thorny vines, crackling with energy, lashed out at Alien Bazaar.

Of course, he didn't keep posing. After striking a pose, Joseph planned to use the magic runes on his palms in conjunction with his Stand to attack.

"Damn, I should have gotten the fire rune." Joseph glanced at the rune in his palm, then looked at his enemy. The four strongest runes in the Mystic Scroll are the four elements of heaven, earth, fire, wind, and water. Cheng Yiyi was using wind and fire magic runes, while Joseph had earth and water runes. Logically, there shouldn't be a problem, but his enemy was the alien Basha, who controlled water magic. The runes on the Mystic Scroll weren't weak, and they were even stronger after being modified by Lope, but they couldn't possibly be stronger than water magic.

Cheng Yiyi used wind runes to clash with Xiaofeng's hurricane, which is a natural clash of air currents, and Xiaofeng couldn't merge into the invisible wind. But Basha is different; the story has shown her ability to liquefy water. If Joseph were to control water to attack her, then it's uncertain who would have the home-field advantage.

However, it wasn't a big problem. Joseph wasn't fighting alone; Chen Long was assisting him. Tru, on the other hand, held the Pig Talisman and stood guard beside his father, watching out for any potential dangers.

A longsword radiating a strange light appeared in Chen Long's hand, its blade engraved with ancient runes. It could be seen that Chen Long now held a dragon talisman in one hand and a longsword in the other.

That's right, this longsword is indeed Lü Dongbin's Pure Yang Sword, which Song Shuhang lent to Chen Long. He simply enjoys helping others and, when his own strength is sufficient, helps his teammates enhance their abilities; it's definitely not because he, a future sword immortal, doesn't understand how to use a longsword.

Song Shuhang was naturally a helpful and generous person, but in the cultivation world, he was usually the one being taken care of. Now, finally able to experience the feeling of a senior looking after a "junior," Song Shuhang's Pure Yang Sword was quite a pleasant gift.

The alien Barba was incredibly fast, using the surrounding shadows as a medium to weave between the two, trying to find an opening. Had Lope not used the Scroll of Light to dispel most of the shadows in the area, the alien Barba would have already launched an attack.

The alien Basha's hands transformed into sharp blades, each swing unleashing streaks of black energy as she appeared instantly beside Joseph. Joseph shouted, "Ripple Dash!"

A golden ripple of energy surged from his palm, heading straight for the alien Basha.

Alien Barbara ignored Joseph's Ripple attack, which was damaging but not very threatening. Joseph, on the other hand, didn't expect his attack to work; he was merely using himself as bait. After unleashing the Ripple attack, the Stand vines behind him wrapped around himself, flung him backward, and increased the distance between himself and Alien Barbara.

Joseph had used using himself as bait more than once or twice; he was used to it. Chen Long seized this opportunity to strike, closing in and drawing his longsword in a dazzling arc as he slashed towards the alien Basha's neck.

Sensing the threat posed by the sword in Chen Long's hand, the alien Basha's eyes flashed red, most of its body liquefied, and suddenly it began to spin rapidly, forming a black vortex that pulled Chen Long's sword into it.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it..." Chen Long's Pure Yang Sword was flung away as he exclaimed his catchphrase.

On the other side, Luo faced Shadow Eater Wave and Troll Curse Blue with ease. Magic scrolls danced in his hands, unleashing powerful magical effects like dazzling fireworks.

Lightning flashed like silver snakes, and deafening explosions echoed everywhere. Flames formed walls, blocking the Shadow Wave's split forms from the outside...

Upon seeing this, the Shadow Wave's fragments quickly coalesced and reformed into its massive main body. It opened its gaping maw, and a powerful suction force surged towards Lope, pulverizing the surrounding land and rocks and drawing them into its mouth.

Lope's expression turned grave. He quickly flicked a scroll from his sleeve, and a golden shield appeared in front of him, blocking the terrifying suction force...

Meanwhile, Morty finally found his grandfather, who had escaped from his cage. Looking at Rick's grandfather's retreating figure, he spoke...

Morty, through the Shadowlands, can travel the entire world, and even his Shadow Legion couldn't find Rick. There's only one place, however, that the Shadowlands can't reach.

Reaching the palace where the Book of Time was located, Rick was indeed there. Shadow Morty, watching Rick's retreating figure, said, "Old man, so you've been here all along."

(End of this chapter)