Watching the battle between the Ghost King and Su Xi gain the upper hand, Monk Zhiyuan was relaxed.
He was already contemplating refining Su Xi into a weapon for the Ghost King after dealing with her, to further enhance the Ghost King’s strength.
With Su Xi, such a powerful expert, added to the Myriad Ghosts Devouring Soul Formation, its power would undoubtedly increase significantly, and his own strength would also be elevated.
Facing the Ghost King’s powerful attacks, Su Xi felt overwhelmed and struggled to cope, not daring to block head-on. Moreover, the spiritual energy in the air was blocked, limiting many of her abilities and preventing her from executing them.
“Sect Ancestor, save me.” Helpless, Su Xi could only look to True Master Tiangang beside her for help.
True Master Tiangang looked at Su Xi before him and shook his head, “She’s a little monster. You can definitely find a way to deal with it. I believe in you.”
He had, after all, bestowed the inner cores of the Five Divine Beasts upon Su Xi. If she couldn’t even handle this Ghost King, it would be a complete waste of his arrangements.
What’s more, his spiritual energy was already nearly depleted from his previous frequent actions. If he were to fight again, his soul would eventually dissipate completely.
Being rejected by True Master Tiangang, Su Xi could only utter a vulgar expression in her heart.
However, under the increasingly frequent attacks of the Ghost King, she had no time to argue with True Master Tiangang and could only…
Seeing the Ghost King’s attacks becoming more frequent, she knew that if she didn’t find a way to break through soon, she would truly die here.
The Ghost King had gradually adapted to its inability to move its legs, and its attacks were becoming more potent with each strike.
“I’m going all out!” Su Xi shouted, rolling on the ground to evade the Ghost King’s attack.
Seizing this brief opportunity, she pulled out her modified weapon and pulled the trigger at the Ghost King.
With a loud “boom,” a bolt of lightning directly blasted towards the Ghost King.
This was heavenly lightning that Su Xi had collected. Although it only possessed a trace of the heavenly lightning’s pressure, it was enough to suppress the Ghost King.
“Boom!”
With an explosion, the lightning bolt accurately struck the Ghost King, blasting a large hole in its chest. Greenish blood dripped from the wound.
“Roar~” In pain, the Ghost King let out an enraged roar. The ice that had controlled its body instantly shattered inch by inch under this immense force, and it took the opportunity to regain its mobility.
With its mobility restored, the Ghost King, its eyes burning red, pursued Su Xi.
Anyone who dared to harm it must pay the price.
Monk Zhiyuan was also stunned by Su Xi’s actions, taking a long moment to recover. He had never expected Su Xi to be able to harm his Ghost King.
Lightning was naturally a bane to ghostly beings, and Su Xi’s lightning earlier was extraordinary. With just that one strike, it had blown off half of the Ghost King’s body.
He felt somewhat fortunate that he had preemptively confined the spiritual energy around Su Xi, preventing her from circulating her own internal energy. Otherwise, Su Xi, who could utilize spiritual energy, would have been even more formidable.
This person must not be left alive.
Seeing Su Xi’s immense potential, Monk Zhiyuan’s killing intent grew stronger, and the urge to eliminate her became even more intense.
Initially, he had wanted to capture Su Xi to find the treasures of Penglai Mountain together, but now he no longer desired the treasure; he only wanted to kill Su Xi.
Otherwise, he couldn’t predict what kind of unforeseen circumstances might arise when dealing with the cunning Su Xi.
He, who had always been astute, did not want to suffer a downfall.
Su Xi, without spiritual energy, would deplete her own spiritual energy with every use. The powerful lightning attack earlier would certainly be beyond her capabilities as a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
As long as he persisted, he could defeat Su Xi.
“Kill her.” Monk Zhiyuan’s unspoken words were cut short as his eyes widened.
Σ(⊙▽⊙”a
He had ordered his Ghost King to attack, not for Su Xi to act.
The Ghost King hadn’t even moved, so why did Su Xi suddenly charge forward with such violent means?
Could she be gentler? His Ghost King wasn’t meant to be treated like that.
At this moment, his expression towards Su Xi had transformed into shock.
He had initially thought Su Xi’s methods would be futile, but who knew she would be so powerful, unleashing lightning like it was free.
Even though the Ghost King was a level higher than Su Xi in strength, under the attrition of the heavenly lightning, not only was its body reduced by half, but it also became much more transparent, on the verge of disappearing.
o(>﹏<)o No!
Monk Zhiyuan cried out in pain, hastily trying to recall his Ghost King.
It was unknown what great price he would have to pay to cultivate another Ghost King. He didn’t have that much time to nurture a new one, nor would he have the conditions again.
Seeing the Ghost King before him being retrieved, Su Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
While utilizing high-tech weapons didn't consume spiritual energy, controlling lightning did. The prolonged expenditure had left her exhausted.
However, she knew she couldn’t falter, or Monk Zhiyuan would surely notice her weakness.
At that point, it would truly be her demise.
“Who exactly are you?” Monk Zhiyuan’s eyes blazed as he looked at Su Xi, his mind racing.
People from Penglai Mountain could never control lightning, nor could they persist for so long without a supply of spiritual energy. Su Xi’s power far exceeded his expectations, and she was undoubtedly peculiar.
Facing Monk Zhiyuan’s inquiry, Su Xi knew he had misunderstood her origins. She deliberately pointed to the sky and said mysteriously, “I am from above.”
She was originally from an interstellar world, so she wasn’t lying.
Currently, her deliberate delay in talking with Monk Zhiyuan was solely to buy time and use the laboratory’s refined ghost energy to replenish her own.
As long as her spiritual energy was restored, she would be able to fight again.
Monk Zhiyuan saw where Su Xi was pointing and instantly turned pale.
As a core member of the Law Enforcement Alliance, he had the opportunity to access places inaccessible to ordinary people.
The entire cultivation world, apart from this low-level world of Xuanwu Continent, possessed another world. In that world, not only were cultivation resources more abundant, but the strength of cultivators was also far greater.
Su Xi’s ability to unleash such immense power with her Foundation Establishment cultivation suggested she might indeed be from that world. And no matter how small a faction from that world was, it was not someone he could afford to offend.
“Bang.” After weighing the situation, Monk Zhiyuan immediately knelt on the ground, repeatedly begging for mercy.
His current position within the Law Enforcement Alliance was precarious. If he were to truly harm Su Xi, his future cultivation path would be ruined.
Su Xi looked at Monk Zhiyuan’s actions, a few dark lines appearing on her forehead. She glanced at True Master Tiangang beside her, puzzled.
Silently asking, was this person trying to extort her?
She hadn’t done anything, yet he knelt before her. Was he impressed by her character?
True Master Tiangang gave Su Xi a roll of his eyes, indicating that she shouldn’t ask him these questions.
After all, in his experience, enemies he faced never had the chance to kowtow.
“What are you doing?” As her energy replenishment was not yet complete, Su Xi was happy to converse with Monk Zhiyuan, probing his background.
“I was just playing a joke on you. I hope you can be magnanimous and not hold it against me,” Monk Zhiyuan said with a straight face, his attitude appearing as sincere as possible.