Chapter 760: Xu Meijing's Second Soul Armament
Xu Meijing clearly saw Yang Haoran's condition; his chest, a bloody mess, had completely caved in, and his entire being registered not the slightest ripple of life.
Though she was unwilling to admit it, she had no choice but to accept reality—Yang Haoran was indeed beyond saving.
Her body trembled slightly. She didn't scream hysterically, but instead kept a cold, silent face, desperately suppressing the intense sorrow within her.
Before she could even take another look at Yang Haoran, the Great Spirit Caller seized the opportunity to launch an attack on her.
Yin Qi surged, and a barrier of Spirit Power suddenly appeared behind Xu Meijing, blocking the Great Spirit Caller's incoming attack.
With a deafening boom, Communication Power struck the barrier. The barrier didn't shatter, nor did the Communication Power dissipate; a stalemate formed between the two.
Xu Meijing's face was like frost. She didn't even turn to look at the Great Spirit Caller behind her, nor did she heed the impact exploding behind her; her gaze remained fixed on Yang Haoran's corpse.
She mobilized a large amount of Spirit Power within her body, raising a hand to lay down a protective enchantment around Yang Haoran's corpse. The enchantment wasn't large, but it was incredibly sturdy, safeguarding Yang Haoran's corpse within its confines.
"You rest for a bit. I'll handle everything."
As she spoke, her chest suddenly felt constricted, and her nose stung. She had said similar words to Yang Haoran before, but she hadn't managed to uphold them. Instead, Yang Haoran had ultimately needed to sacrifice his life to buy her time.
Although she had broken through now, Yang Haoran was already dead, and this couldn't help but fill her with intense self-reproach.
Meanwhile, the Great Spirit Caller's Guardian Spirit reformed its Spirit Body. However, compared to before, her Spirit Body was now significantly more ethereal; the damage Xu Meijing's blade had inflicted was evident.
Although she was powerful, she was ultimately just an Evil Spirit. Having not broken through to the Ghost King realm, she was a level below the current Xu Meijing. Her Spirit Body had been sliced open by Xu Meijing's blade and then shattered by the violent power released by Killing Blade; the damage inflicted upon her was imaginable.
With her Spirit Body injured, the Guardian Spirit not only felt no fear, but instead, rage ignited within her. That half-mutilated, bloody face appeared even more terrifying in that moment.
Seeing the Great Spirit Caller's attack blocked by a Spirit Power barrier, she didn't hesitate for a moment. She once again unleashed her power of object manipulation, lifting a massive boulder, and hurled it towards the Spirit Power barrier.
Enveloped in a large amount of Yin Qi, the massive boulder, like a meteor trailing black smoke, instantly slammed into the Spirit Power barrier.
BOOM! ! !
The stalemate was broken. The Spirit Power barrier shattered with a roar, and the massive boulder, along with the Communication Power released by the Great Spirit Caller, surged towards Xu Meijing.
Xu Meijing sensed the danger coming from behind her. At that moment, gripping Killing Blade, she spun fiercely, then, holding the blade with both hands, brought it down in a powerful slash!
A black blade aura roared forth, slicing the massive boulder into fragments and simultaneously dispersing the Communication Power released by the Great Spirit Caller.
The massive boulder controlled by the Guardian Spirit held little offensive power in Xu Meijing's eyes; slicing it open with one strike was no difficult feat. However, she dared not underestimate the Great Spirit Caller's attack.
Fortunately, the Communication Power released by the Great Spirit Caller had been somewhat depleted. After breaking through the barrier, not much power remained, thus she easily shattered it with a single slash.
"Spiritual Art! Skeleton Ghost Mountain!"
As Xu Meijing's single strike disintegrated the opponent's attack, the Great Spirit Caller's ten fingers rapidly formed hand seals, successfully unleashing a Spiritual Art.
As the Great Spirit Caller's voice rang out, a sudden gust of Yin wind howled above Xu Meijing's head. A chilling, ghostly cackle echoed throughout the heavens and earth as a massive amount of Yin Qi surged, and a colossal mountain, blotting out the sky, coalesced into form directly above Xu Meijing's head.
The great mountain was bone-white in color, barren of any vegetation, and devoid of any other life fluctuations. The reason for this was that it was a mountain formed from countless coalesced skulls. Aside from the bone-white skulls, the entire mountain was covered in a multitude of hideous, terrifying ghostly entities.
These ghostly entities were not true ghosts; they were manifestations coalesced from the power of the Spiritual Art. They circled the entire mountain, continuously emitting bloodthirsty ghostly cackles from their mouths. The ghostly cackles that had just echoed through the heavens and earth had originated precisely from them.
The Skeleton Ghost Mountain instantly coalesced successfully, and then pressed down upon Xu Meijing below.
The Skeleton Ghost Mountain had not yet fallen, but the area of the ground below covered by the Skeleton Ghost Mountain was already greatly affected. The ground sank, and all vegetation suffered devastating blows.
The protective enchantment shrouding Yang Haoran's body was similarly affected to no small degree. The light barrier formed by the enchantment trembled violently, appearing as if it could shatter at any moment.
This protective enchantment had been condensed by Xu Meijing using a large amount of Spirit Power; its defense was naturally formidable. However, the Skeleton Ghost Mountain had not yet fallen, yet the light barrier formed by the enchantment was already fluctuating violently. From this, the formidable power of the Great Spirit Caller's Spiritual Art could be seen.
Once the Skeleton Ghost Mountain successfully descended, it was obvious that the protective enchantment would shatter. And Yang Haoran's corpse within the enchantment would, as a result, be pulverized into dust by this Skeleton Ghost Mountain!
Xu Meijing could have chosen to evade, but she did not, because she did not want Yang Haoran's corpse to be destroyed.
Her figure shifted. Instead of retreating, she advanced, gripping Killing Blade with both hands, actively confronting the descending Skeleton Ghost Mountain.
Her speed was swift, like a black bolt of lightning. In the blink of an eye, she collided with the smashing Skeleton Ghost Mountain.
BOOM! ! !
A massive blade aura struck the base of the Skeleton Ghost Mountain. The sharp Killing Blade surprisingly failed to cleave the Skeleton Ghost Mountain in a single strike; it only cut a gash into the mountain's base, then became stuck, unable to inflict further damage upon the Skeleton Ghost Mountain.
Xu Meijing's hands trembled slightly. Her strike had slowed the Skeleton Ghost Mountain's descent towards the ground somewhat, but this "slow" was merely relative. The momentum and speed of the Skeleton Ghost Mountain's downward smash remained fierce.
If this continued, the Skeleton Ghost Mountain would directly suppress her onto the ground below. At that time, not only would she be injured, but Yang Haoran's corpse would also be crushed into oblivion by the Skeleton Ghost Mountain.
The Great Spirit Caller's Spiritual Art was extraordinarily powerful. If she didn't employ more potent means, it would be impossible for her to block this strike.
Her face remained cold, her willow-like brows tightly furrowed. She gripped the hilt of Killing Blade tightly with both hands, doing her best to slow the Skeleton Ghost Mountain's descent. At the same time, she let out a low roar!
"Earth Soul! Open! ! !"
Although Xu Meijing had successfully broken through to the Earth Soul realm, just moments ago, due to the urgency of the situation and her concern for Yang Haoran's safety, she hadn't had the chance to open her Earth Soul.
Now, truly engaging in combat with this Great Spirit Caller, she knew that without opening her Earth Soul, she was no match for her opponent. Furthermore, the pressure from the Skeleton Ghost Mountain was simply too immense; her current strength was completely insufficient to break through this Skeleton Ghost Mountain. Thus, she did not hesitate and immediately opened her Earth Soul.
As her Earth Soul opened, the power fluctuations erupting from Xu Meijing's body surged rapidly, like a raging inferno meeting gasoline. The power fluctuations emanating from the Killing Blade, tightly gripped in her hands, also exploded dramatically!
BOOM! ! !
With a mighty roar, the ghostly entities circling the Skeleton Ghost Mountain could no longer laugh. They sensed the aura of destruction, and simultaneously let out terrified shrieks, their Spirit Bodies subsequently shattered by the powerful Spirit Power.
And the Skeleton Ghost Mountain, at that very moment, was sliced open by Xu Meijing with a single strike, exploding with a roar.
Xu Meijing floated suspended in the air. Having held Killing Blade with both hands, she now held it with one. In her other hand, a mask had appeared.
The mask was entirely inky black, constantly gleaming with the cold metallic sheen. Strange patterns adorned its surface, giving off a sense of mystery.
The entire mask, apart from two holes for the eyes, had no other holes or any seams.
Tangible black Yin Qi continuously rose from the mask in her hand. Powerful fluctuations of energy emanated from this mask.
This inky-black mask was the second Soul Armament Xu Meijing had obtained after opening her Earth Soul!
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