We are now in a desperate situation.
My spiritual energy is almost depleted, and every swing of my saber has become sluggish and strained.
The only one still capable of fighting, my master, cannot protect us at all times.
He also knows that if this continues, we will all be exhausted and die here, worn down by these wraiths.
Therefore, he made a decision.
A decision, like my grandmaster's, to use a self-sacrificing charm to escort us away.
But I didn't want that.
I kept shaking my head, my body trembling.
"There must be a way, there must be a way!"
I kept asking myself.
And from the horde of wraiths in the distance, the Black Nether Ghost King suddenly let out a cold laugh:
"Heh heh heh, can't hold on any longer?
I'm really looking forward to what your blood tastes like."
Those chilling words echoed in the dim underground garage.
My master turned and glanced at the Black Nether Ghost King:
"Wicked creature, don't be too arrogant. I'll deal with you shortly!"
"Hahaha! Deal with this king? You can't even protect yourself now."
The fierce ghost jeered.
It could tell that we were at the end of our rope.
My master merely let out a cold snort.
He ignored it and glanced back at me.
He bit his index finger, brought his hands together,
And was about to use the self-sacrificing charm with his blood-stained finger.
At that very moment, something flashed in my mind.
I sharply grabbed my master's hand seal,
And shouted:
"Master, don't! There's still a way, I have a way!"
My master stared at me, frowning:
"What way?"
"Master, I still have two precious beads on me that might help us break through the encirclement."
I said urgently.
It was only at this critical juncture that I suddenly remembered.
I still had the Yin-Yang Beads on me.
"Two beads?"
"Yes, yes, two beads."
Saying that, I quickly began searching through my treasure pouch.
Before long, at the bottom of my treasure pouch, I found two Yin-Yang Beads sealed with talismans.
"This is?"
My master looked puzzled.
I quickly tore off the talismans and revealed the first bead.
The Yin Gathering Bead.
As soon as this bead appeared, a surge of chilling energy flowed out.
Accompanied by that chilling energy, all the surrounding wraiths widened their eyes.
Even the Black Nether Ghost King was drawn by this bead.
My master raised an eyebrow:
"This is the Yin Gathering Bead, it's useless against wraiths. In fact, it will make them flock to it."
"No, not this one."
I quickly replied.
I tore off the talisman from the other bead.
Instantly, a red Yang Gathering Bead appeared before me.
In this spiritual and ghostly realm, the Yang Gathering Bead, sensing the dense Yin Sha energy, released waves of fiery energy.
Seeing this, my master's pupils dilated:
"This is?"
"Master, this is the stone bead I got from Xiao Han Mountain last time. It's a Yang Gathering Bead, and this thing might be useful."
I said quickly.
I handed the Yang Gathering Bead to my master.
Because these two beads had always been kept in my treasure pouch,
And I had never used them before.
I had forgotten about them during these past days.
What's more, since arriving here, we had been engaged in high-intensity combat.
For a moment, I hadn't recalled.
That I had these two beads on me.
My master felt the scorching energy of the Yang Gathering Bead.
His expression was also startled:
"Yang Gathering Bead!"
Holding the bead, a smile suddenly appeared on his usually solemn face.
I looked at my master:
"Master, I don't know how to use this thing.
But this bead can burn Qing Dai.
Perhaps it can help us last a little longer..."
I said.
My master laughed heartily, holding the bead.
"Heaven never cuts off all paths! Disciple, with this bead, we are saved."
My master said happily.
Hearing my master's words and seeing his expression,
I was also filled with surprise and joy.
But before I could speak,
My master directly used his blood-stained index finger to smear blood onto the Yang Gathering Bead.
As soon as the bead was stained with blood,
A peculiar scene unfolded.
A bloody red light instantly burst from the surface of the bead.
Waves of scorching energy erupted from the bead.
The scorching energy began to spread outwards.
The surrounding wraiths, upon sensing this energy, all retreated backward.
As if they were extremely repelled and terrified of this energy.
My master held the bead in one hand,
And said excitedly:
"Your master will teach you today how to use this bead."
With that, my master formed a hand seal with his other hand.
He chanted a string of incantations I had never heard before.
Finally, he pointed at the Yang Gathering Bead:
"Hurry, as the law commands,敕!"
With a command,
The bead itself floated up.
Simultaneously, it began to rotate.
Waves of fiery red energy emanated from the bead.
The bead itself was like a fireball.
Strands of red smoke diffused.
The surrounding air became scorching hot at this moment.
They were strands of pure fire-elemental spiritual energy.
The wraiths surrounding us, sensing this aura, all retreated backward.
For a moment, they dared not approach us.
My master, however, said with great enthusiasm:
"You and I, master and disciple, both have fire-elemental spiritual roots.
Our own true energy can control this bead.
We can also absorb the bead's power without repulsion and convert it for our own use."
Having said that, my master directly drew a breath from the bead radiating red mist...