The two skeletal knights released by the dark sorcerer O'Niu were once again struck by the Vajra Talismans unleashed by Ling Tian.
A white light flashed, blindingly bright. The two skeletons were once again blown to pieces, and Master O'Niu spurted out a mouthful of blood.
Master O'Niu was a stubborn man, possessing an indomitable spirit. He wiped the blood from his lips and began to chant again. The shattered bones of the skeletons reassembled.
However, the skeletons that reformed this time looked rather pathetic. Their skulls were covered in cracks, and they were missing limbs, appearing less sturdy and more precarious.
What Master O'Niu hadn't anticipated was Ling Tian's watchful gaze. This time, before the two skeletons had even fully reformed, Ling Tian threw out two more Vajra Talismans!
Two balls of white light once again hit the two skeletons. This time, under the influence of the righteous energy, the two skeletons were utterly annihilated. The residual bone dust could no longer reassemble, as the energy of the Vajra Talismans completely neutralized the force sustaining the skeletons.
Master O'Niu spurted out another mouthful of blood. It was clear that the destruction of the two skeletons had dealt him a heavy blow!
"You... I will kill you!"
Master O'Niu glared at Ling Tian with bloodshot eyes. Blood stained his lips and his chest, making him look incredibly ferocious.
These two skeletal knights were ancestral treasures of his family, passed down for thousands of years. It was precisely because of these two skeletal knights that the ancestors of the O'Niu family had repeatedly escaped the pursuit of the Inquisition.
But now, they were reduced to ashes, all thanks to the young man before him!
Master O'Niu crossed his hands and began to chant. Immediately, wisps of black mist condensed from his body, quickly forming eerie figures!
Ling Tian recognized them instantly. What the man had summoned were vengeful spirits! Of course, the terminology differed between East and West; Westerners often referred to these as ghosts.
Because it was daytime and the sun was out, these vengeful spirits were quite uncomfortable. They revolved around Master O'Niu in a frenzy, and Ling Tian could even hear their roars.
These roars, however, were not transmitted through sound but seemed to appear directly in the depths of one's soul.
After more than twenty seconds, Ling Tian counted over a dozen vengeful spirits swirling in the air around him.
"Not bad, not bad, quite skilled!" Ling Tian praised from the side. This was not an exaggeration, as it was daytime, and sunlight was extremely damaging to spiritual entities.
The fact that these vengeful spirits could manifest under the sun in such a short time indicated that their internal energy was very substantial, allowing them to resist the sun's intrusion.
Of course, this resistance was temporary. No matter how powerful a spiritual entity was, it would be finished after a few hours in the sun.
"Attack, kill him!"
Master O'Niu shouted hysterically. Instantly, the largest vengeful spirit lunged at Ling Tian from mid-air.
Ling Tian neither dodged nor evaded. He didn't even release any talismans.
As the vengeful spirit touched Ling Tian's body, a layer of flame suddenly appeared on his skin. This was no ordinary flame, but the Samadhi True Fire!
Fire itself was a great enemy of spiritual entities, especially the Samadhi True Fire, which caused the most damage to them.
The unfortunate vengeful spirit was like a gas igniting in a bonfire. Its spiritual form was instantly engulfed by the flames, and with a mournful cry, it vanished from the world forever.
"No, this is impossible..."
Master O'Niu could feel that his connection with the vengeful spirit had been severed. This was unbearable for him, yet he couldn't understand how Ling Tian had achieved it.
Gritting his teeth, he unleashed the remaining dozen or so vengeful spirits towards Ling Tian. Since one vengeful spirit couldn't do anything to Ling Tian, perhaps a dozen would!
Facing the swarm of vengeful spirits flying towards him, Ling Tian's lips curled into a cold smile. With a flash of thought, a cauldron the size of a watermelon appeared in his hand.
Ling Tian directly threw the cauldron. Upon landing, it rapidly expanded, growing to over two meters tall. Three large seal characters adorned the cauldron: "Soul Refining Cauldron"!
The lid of the cauldron was abruptly lifted, and a powerful suction force, within seconds, drew all dozen-plus vengeful spirits into the Soul Refining Cauldron. The lid automatically closed, and the cauldron vanished.
This time, Master O'Niu was completely bewildered. He found that he had lost contact with all his vengeful spirits!
As a dark sorcerer, the skeletal knights and these vengeful spirits were his trump cards, but now, his trump cards were gone!
Master O'Niu was filled with regret. If he had known he would face such a monstrous opponent, he wouldn't have agreed to Bis's request.
The immediate priority was not to seek revenge on the two monsters opposite him, but to escape!
Master O'Niu began to chant, and a large amount of black energy surged out, enveloping him.
Seconds later, a black figure shot out from the mass of black energy and soared into the sky!
Ling Tian saw that the figure was a crow. However, this crow had a ferocious face and blood-red eyes, clearly indicating it was no ordinary bird!
The next moment, the black energy dispersed, and Ling Tian realized that Master O'Niu was no longer there. The sharp-witted Ling Tian immediately understood that the escaping crow was likely the dark sorcerer himself, transformed.
Ling Tian's guess was entirely correct. When O'Niu escaped, he used a dark sorcerer's spell: Transfiguration!
While Transfiguration was not a spell with much offensive power, it was extremely practical for sorcerers.
The simplest form of Transfiguration was changing one's appearance. Sorcerers could use this spell to transform into another person.
As the level of Transfiguration increased, so did its effectiveness. For instance, when transforming into another person, one could alter height, weight, race, and even gender.
At a higher level, one could transform into objects like furniture or refrigerators.
Of course, this was merely an illusion. Like an illusionary technique, a refrigerator transformed by Transfiguration could only be seen, not touched. Reaching out to touch it would reveal the deception.