The Black Underworld Ghost King's voice echoed, laced with mockery.
And with despair for us.
After speaking, he let out another roar.
"Awooo..."
The sound reverberated, echoing all around.
Accompanied by this roar.
The specters that had already fled in all directions, floated back with mournful cries.
The scattered ghost horde began to reassemble.
And these specters seemed endless.
We had fought for so long, killed so many.
But looking around now, they were still densely packed on all sides.
"Daoist, what should we do?"
"Daoist, we don't want to die, we don't want to die!"
"Daoist, you, you must protect us!"
Chu Yue's three colleagues said, their voices choked with tears.
Before we could answer.
Chu Yue, however, reprimanded them:
"Are you done yet? Stop being a hindrance to them."
At this moment, perhaps only Chu Yue maintained her composure.
Knowing they couldn't help.
And were a burden to my master and me.
But she also didn't want to add pressure on my master and me at this time.
My master looked at the crying individuals and the surrounding ghosts.
His eyes were red, and blood was still flowing from the corners of his eyes:
"Damn it, is fate trying to destroy us?"
Despite his reddened eyes, my master was also filled with a sense of despair.
I also gritted my teeth fiercely.
We had initially thought there was hope.
But who knew that the flame of hope, once ignited, had barely warmed up before it was doused with a bucket of cold water.
That feeling was truly, extremely uncomfortable...
The surrounding ghosts had already begun to rush over with "wuwuwu" sounds again.
With sharp fangs, fierce claws, emanating dark energy from their bodies, these emaciated specters.
They were like persistent skin conditions, impossible to shake off, impossible to kill.
And the Sun Gathering Orb held in my master's hand had lost its ability to release fire attribute spiritual energy.
It had turned into a red bead.
In that instant, my master and I looked at the specters surging like a tide.
Even I, with my firm will, became less resolute...
However, I did not want to die.
I also did not want my master to die. Until my last breath, I did not want to give up.
I did not want to surrender without a fight.
Looking at the ghost horde that had surged forward again.
I then spoke in a deep voice:
"Master, can we absorb the energy of that Yin Gathering Orb?"
I thought, if we could absorb the energy of the Sun Gathering Orb.
Perhaps the Yin Gathering Orb was also worth a try?
But my master shook his head:
"No, you and I, master and disciple, are both living beings.
And neither of us has water element spiritual roots.
If we absorb the silver bead's energy, we will only explode and die.
The Yin Gathering Orb can only be used to break Yin Curses and talismans."
My master's answer made me take a long breath.
Subconsciously, I reached out to touch the Dragon and Phoenix jade pendant around my neck.
Here, perhaps, if we were in the yang world.
I might still be able to call Qing Dai for help.
But now, perhaps, I would never see her again!
This thought caused a sharp pain in my heart.
But with the great enemy before us, I could no longer dwell on such thoughts.
I spoke to my master again:
"Master.
If we must die, let us die together, master and disciple."
At this moment, I truly had the will to die.
When I first joined, my master had told me.
Our profession was inherently one of living on the edge of a knife.
Every penny earned was exchanged for our lives.
To walk this path, one had to have this resolve.
It was just that I hadn't expected it to come so soon.
My master, with a solemn expression, said to me:
"Your master will not let you die.
Charge forward with your master!"
With that, my master raised his bronze coin sword and began to charge forward.
Although the fire attribute spiritual energy on both of us was depleting rapidly.
We still had some left, which allowed us to maintain high-intensity combat for about ten minutes.
Seeing my master take the lead in the charge, I also said to Chu Yue and the others:
"Follow!"
After speaking, I instructed them to follow while I covered their rear.
Protecting them in the middle.
Without the protection of the Sun Gathering Orb, and with my master and me having to protect Chu Yue and the others, the pressure was immense.
Not long after we charged forward.
The man holding the Guanyin statue had his arm bitten off.
If my master and I hadn't rescued him in time, he would have died.
At this moment, we were once again surrounded.
Chu Yue and the others huddled against a pillar.
My master and I stood in front of them.
Battling the ghost horde with all our might.
The Black Underworld Ghost King continued to vocalize.
Stimulating us with his words.
My master also clearly had the intention to use the "Jiě Fú" (解符) again.
But I kept stopping him.
In my opinion, we might still be able to hold on a little longer.
But once my master used the Jiě Fú, he would truly never be able to return, with no room for turning back.
But at this very moment.
A wave of Yin Sha energy suddenly erupted from within the ghost horde.
The Black Underworld Ghost King, like a phantom, surged out from amidst the specters.
With a single palm strike, he aimed for my master.
Seeing this, I was greatly alarmed.
And shouted:
"Master, be careful!"
But it was too late, my master was sent flying by the palm strike.
The terrifying Yin Sha power sent my master crashing into a stone pillar.
With a "pfft" sound, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Son of a bitch!"
Seeing this, I cursed loudly.
And drew my sword, charging towards the Black Underworld Ghost King.
In my desperation, the true qi throughout my body surged, moving wildly.
I opened my mouth and roared:
"Heaven and Earth Unlimited, Qiankun Without Law, Annihilate!"
Following my roar.
In the face of life-or-death peril, I had actually unleashed the third level profound secret of the Qiankun True Method, the "Annihilate" (灭) technique.
The Annihilate technique, in addition to its powerful offensive capabilities, also possessed powerful mental attack capabilities.
This was why the Annihilate Incantation had the ability to kill people from afar.
In an instant, a surge of violent mental energy erupted.
With a "buzz," it slashed towards the Black Underworld Ghost King...