Chapter 255: Rare in the Mortal World

Late at night, heavy snow fluttered down.

The soldiers still queuing at the city gate saw a general riding toward them from within the city, holding a large banner high.

“The Great General has ordered that soldiers who have not yet entered the city are to wait outside. Blockade this city gate!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the soldiers queuing at the rear were instantly enraged, and voices of complaint rose from all sides.

Having trekked a long distance from South Chuzhou, they were already exhausted in both body and mind. Now, having to endure such extreme cold, the resentment in their hearts could no longer be suppressed.

“On what grounds are we being kept outside?”

“If we’re to stay outside, then let’s all stay out together! The Great General is simply not treating us like humans!”

“Why is it so cold? I don’t care, I’m going in! I don’t want to freeze to death out here!”

“Brothers, we are veterans of over ten years; how can we just let ourselves freeze to death outside the city like cowards?”

The soldiers outside the city grew agitated, their emotions heightening as they spoke, and they began to surge toward the city gate.

The generals tried to stabilize the army’s morale, but it had the opposite effect.

In an instant, the city gate fell into chaos… amidst the wind and snow.

Qin Ye led his elite troops toward the Prefectural Governors Mansion, but before reaching it, he reined in his horse and stopped.

Ahead was a long street. At the end of the street stood a burly figure with its head lowered. The figure had disheveled hair, and chains were wrapped around its hands and feet, scraping against the ground and making a scalp-numbing sound.

Qin Ye could not see the person’s true face, but his intuition told him that this person was very dangerous.

Li Yuzhong also frowned. He gripped the long weapon in his hand and stepped forward alone.

Behind them was a troop of cavalry, each possessing an extraordinary Aura, but facing the chained man ahead, the warhorses beneath them began to neigh uneasily.

Qin Ye’s gaze glanced toward a tall building on the left, where he saw a massive figure, resembling a python, crawling onto the roof. Its snake-like body rapidly transformed into a human shape in the dark of night.

“Nourishing Origin Realm, Fifth Layer. Not bad. I wonder what your relationship is with the Qingxiao Sect?”

A woman’s voice rang out, venomous in tone and carrying a hint of playfulness and mockery.

Li Yuzhong and Jia Guang turned to look, their scalps tingling. They could not see the woman’s true face clearly, but they saw that her lower body was that of a snake.

An Evil Spirit!

Just then, several terrifying figures leapt onto the eaves on both sides of the long street, each emanating ghost qi.

All the warhorses began to grow restless and agitated, making it difficult for the soldiers on their backs to restrain them.

Qin Ye looked at the snake-bodied woman on the tall building from a distance and asked loudly, “Where did you monsters and demons come from? What exactly do you want?”

The snake-bodied woman sneered, “What do we want? To eat you, of course!”

As her words fell, she immediately pounced toward Qin Ye, like a sharp arrow piercing through the swirling snow, aiming straight for him.

Her speed was simply too fast, so fast that Qin Ye subconsciously raised his staff, but it was already too late.

Whiz—

The sound of something breaking through the air was heard. The snake-bodied woman’s expression changed abruptly, and she instinctively twisted her body. However, her cheek was still sliced open, and splatters of black blood flew out. She landed on a nearby roof, kicking up fragments of tiles as the accumulated snow fell, creating a mist of snow.

Qin Ye turned to look and saw a figure flying over, landing on the eaves of a building on the left side of the street.

“Third Martial Uncle!”

Qin Ye cried out in pleasant surprise. The newcomer was none other than Jiang Zhaoxia.

Jiang Zhaoxia’s blue robes fluttered as he stood in the snow, gripping his precious sword. The Sword Qi on him was bright, appearing so dazzling within the dim Yundi City.

Li Yuzhong and Jia Guang turned and saw Jiang Zhaoxia.

The two were stunned, as if they were seeing a sword immortal descending to the mortal world. Just by standing there, he gave off an invincible Aura.

The snake-bodied woman steadied herself and glared at Jiang Zhaoxia. The night was dark, and she similarly could not see Jiang Zhaoxia’s face clearly, but he gave her an extremely strong sense of pressure.

At the same time.

A large number of Corpse Ghosts surged out within Yundi City. Some burst out from the ground, some through walls, and others smashed through doors to kill their way out, all charging toward Qin Ye’s army.

Some soldiers who had hidden in houses let out shrill screams, breaking the silence of Yundi City.

At the city gate, the soldiers were running into the city like madmen. The scene was incredibly chaotic. They didn’t notice the crowds of heads moving in the darkness within the city, and even in the snowy ground outside the city, figures were bursting out from the earth.

The figures in the darkness seemed to receive some silent command, acting almost simultaneously as they charged toward the soldiers. Roars soon rang out across the night sky, throwing Yundi City into a clamor.

Outside the city, the soldiers standing at the very back heard the noise behind them. They looked back and were nearly scared to the point of their Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

They saw Corpse Ghosts frantically attacking them, their hideous faces shocking the soldiers’ eyes.

“There are ghosts!”

A burly soldier shouted at the top of his lungs, causing more and more soldiers to turn around. When they saw those Corpse Ghosts, they were all startled.

Before they could think further, spots of light appeared in the darkness behind the Corpse Ghosts, like stars lighting up the night sky. Following that, they saw Corpse Ghosts falling to the ground one after another, blood constantly spraying into the air.

Qingxiao Sect Discipless leapt out from the darkness. Holding qingxiao swords, they slaughtered the Corpse Ghosts along the way. Sword after sword pierced forward, puncturing the hearts of the Corpse Ghosts from their backs. Some Disciples were more brutal, directly dismembering the Corpse Ghosts.

Seeing people killing the Corpse Ghosts, the frightened soldiers quickly calmed down. Soon, someone recognized that these mysterious people wearing uniform blue robes were from the Qingxiao Sect.

Who didn’t know that their lord, Liu Jing, was supported by the Sect Leader of the Qingxiao Sect?

Before the soldiers could rejoice, they soon heard the screams and roars coming from within the city.

Whiz! Whiz! Whiz… A series of air-breaking sounds rang out as Qingxiao Sect Discipless, treading on Flying Swords, descended from the sky. They rapidly flew over the city walls and entered the city.

Two figures descended from the sky and landed on the city wall. They were Zhao Zhen and Li Yang.

The street blocks they faced were shrouded in darkness, but they could see the figures of many Corpse Ghosts crawling out from underground.

“Speaking of which, the two of us have never truly fought side by side.” Li Yang said with a smile. He could sense two exceptionally terrifying ghost-like presences in the darkness.

They should be the Ghost King Ridge Evil Ghosts the Sect Leader mentioned!

He felt both wary and excited in his heart.

Zhao Zhen’s gaze had already locked onto one of the evil ghosts. He vaguely saw that it was an evil ghost resembling a monkey, with a lithe and agile posture.

“Fighting side by side? No, it should be a contest to see who kills more Ghost Soldiers!”

Zhao Zhen snorted. As his words fell, he immediately cast a spell. Vast Origin Qi erupted from his body, actually turning golden.

Li Yang smiled and followed suit, casting a spell and, like Zhao Zhen, condensed golden Origin Qi.

The Origin Qi of the two rapidly transformed into golden Dragons. Almost simultaneously, the two leaped up as the bodies of the golden Dragons fully condensed. They turned into two Five-Clawed Golden Dragons and dived into the darkness below the city wall.

The dragon roar of the Divine Dragon Transformation echoed under the night sky, and the golden light emitted from the dragon bodies illuminated a corner of Yundi City.

Above the two divine Dragons, the mist of snow across the sky was torn apart by the Qingxiao Sect Discipless. More and more Qingxiao Sect Discipless charged into Yundi City like a rain of arrows.

On the other side.

Qin Ye and Li Yuzhong were already surrounded. The entire long street was filled with Corpse Ghosts. They could only protect Jia Guang while fending off the Corpse Ghosts attacking from all directions.

The cavalry under their command were also fighting, their warhorses rearing and snow mist flying.

Meanwhile, Jiang Zhaoxia and the snake-bodied woman were engaged in a fierce battle on the rooftops. Their movements were as fast as lightning, making it impossible for ordinary people to capture their figures with the naked eye.

Jiang Zhaoxia stared intently at the snake-bodied woman, judging her abilities in his mind.

Incredibly fast speed!

Incredible self-healing ability!

Able to emit an invisible poisonous gas during battle to paralyze the enemy!

When Jiang Zhaoxia had first encountered that invisible poisonous gas, he felt his fingers go numb. Startled, he immediately covered his Physical Body with Sword Qi, which allowed him to escape unscathed.

“The flesh and blood of the Spiritual Consciousness Realm must be delicious!”

The snake-bodied woman laughed sinisterly. She did not dodge but kept attacking, showing no fear even when injured.

Jiang Zhaoxia did not reply. He had to eliminate an evil ghost to prove that he was not inferior to Xu Ning.

A flash of sword light swept over the heads of Jiang Zhaoxia and the snake-bodied woman, heading toward the Prefectural Governors Mansion, which caused the snake-bodied woman to frown.

She looked into the distance and saw a large number of Qingxiao Sect Discipless breaking into the city, which made her heart sink.

“What was bound to come has finally arrived.”

The snake-bodied woman thought silently, her face becoming hideous as her speed increased further, intensifying the pressure on Jiang Zhaoxia… Tap!

Shen Yue descended from the sky and landed on the eaves of the Prefectural Governors Mansion’s main gate. He could already sense the terrifying ghost qi within the mansion.

Rumble—

A clap of thunder illuminated the snowy night. Shen Yue looked up and saw a massive creature vaguely churning within the rolling dark clouds in the night sky, resembling a flood dragon.

“This snow is indeed the work of ghosts and monsters.”

Shen Yue murmured to himself, his expression calm as his gaze fell back onto the Prefectural Governors Mansion.

Following his gaze, there was a huge palace within the Prefectural Governors Mansion. In front of the palace was a long flight of white stone steps, numbering twenty or thirty.

The entire Prefectural Governors Mansion was empty, appearing deathly silent.

Clang—

The doors of the huge palace suddenly opened, and a gust of yin wind surged out. From a hundred zhang away, it blew Shen Yue’s sideburns and robes.

Shen Yue narrowed his eyes, and wisps of Sword Qi emanated from the wooden sword in his hand, rising along his arm.

“To have such Sword Intent at the Ninth Layer of the Nourishing Origin Realm is rare in the mortal world.”

Great Demon Luo’s voice came from within the Prefectural Governors Mansion, his tone indifferent.

Shen Yue spoke, “It seems that before you became a ghost, you also had quite a bit of experience.”

Boom—

The eaves of a nearby pavilion were burst through, and a scrawny old man leapt out. He actually had four arms, each holding a bone sword. His eyes were covered by a piece of bloody cloth, and the flesh on the lower half of his face was incomplete, revealing nasal bone and teeth—it was terrifying to the extreme.

Shen Yue immediately dodged, but the Four-Armed Elder lunged right in front of him.

He raised his sword to block but was sent flying by a massive force.

“What terrifying strength!”

Shen Yue marveled in his heart. He flew dozens of zhang away and landed on a roof, pushed back by the residual force as he continued to slide, flipping up tiles until he finally stopped at the edge of the eaves.

He looked intently and saw the Four-Armed Elder standing in the distance, not continuing his attack.

Just from this one exchange, Shen Yue could sense the vast gap between himself and the opponent.

The arm holding the wooden sword trembled incessantly; this was a physical reaction he could no longer suppress with his will.