The master pulled Chu Yue, fleeing in another direction.
But the Black Nether Ghost King roared in fury.
Raising an iron needle, he charged.
The master turned and threw three talismans:
"Heaven and Earth without limit, Heaven and Earth borrow power, Decree!"
The Decree Charm was released.
The three talismans flew out with a "swish swish swish".
The Black Nether Ghost King was also terrified. Seeing the three talismans flying towards him, he dodged repeatedly.
However, under the master's control, these three talismans continued to fly towards the Black Nether Ghost King.
"Boom boom boom!"
Three consecutive explosions occurred, the terrifying power of the talismans continuously surging.
Although the Black Nether Ghost King was not heavily injured, he was blasted with black smoke billowing from his body by the talismanic power.
At the same time, he realized that my master was a formidable opponent, not to be trifled with.
Changing his strategy, he shouted:
"Kill them for this king!"
The surrounding ghosts heard this and a large portion turned and charged towards my master.
Seeing my master succeed from afar, I was also happy.
Now was the time to retreat and regroup.
I no longer charged into the ghost horde, but began to retreat.
However, entering was easy, but leaving was not so simple.
These surrounding ghosts had no intention of letting us go.
They continued to surge forward, wave after wave, wanting to bite me to death.
My internal true qi circulated fully, eleven streams of true qi surging within me, providing strength.
Raising my sword, I began to hack my way out.
My master was also quickly surrounded by the ghost horde.
But my master was trying to move towards me.
If it were just my master alone, breaking through the encirclement would not have been difficult.
But now, he was bringing Chu Yue, and I was trapped.
This severely slowed his progress.
My master, with Chu Yue, slashed their way back along the original path.
The ghosts cried out in agony, suffering countless casualties.
As for the Black Nether Ghost King, he had no intention of making a move.
He just stared at us from afar, showing no inclination to approach.
This vengeful spirit was clearly intelligent. Perhaps calling it a "vengeful spirit" was no longer appropriate.
This fellow could basically be confirmed to have become a ghost cultivator.
We moved forward with difficulty through the dense ghost horde.
But finally, we rendezvoused with my master at the outermost perimeter of the palace.
"Master! Chu Yue!"
I called out.
My master swept his sword, his qi vibrating, forcing back several ghosts.
"Xiao Qin, look after Miss Chu Yue, I will clear the path and kill our way out!"
"Yes, Master!"
I responded loudly.
And immediately went to Chu Yue's side.
At this moment, my master was able to let go of Chu Yue and hand her over to me.
As soon as Chu Yue saw me, tears began to stream down her face:
"Qin Ze, I-I'm sorry..."
I smiled calmly:
"What's there to apologize for? Stick close to me.
We'll talk about it after we get out!"
Saying this, I showed a bright smile.
And grabbed Chu Yue's hand.
Chu Yue's body trembled, a strange expression appearing on her face.
Looking at me pulling her along, at my blood-stained back, and at my retreating figure as I swung my sword.
Despite being in this chaotic and dangerous environment, she still felt immense safety and peace.
A smile actually appeared on her face.
As I fought, I noticed Chu Yue's sweet expression and felt a hint of confusion.
Was this girl scared out of her wits?
But at this moment, there was no time to dwell on such things.
My master unleashed his full cultivation, leading the way.
I followed behind, continuously slashing and fighting, fending off the surrounding ghosts.
Under these circumstances, my master led us through the encirclement.
However, it was only an encirclement break.
The ghosts pursued us relentlessly from behind.
We could only fight as we ran forward.
Perhaps along this path, we would have to fight continuously, without end.
But we had no other choice.
Giving up meant a certain death.
"Huff puff puff..."
Ghosts drifted all around, with a large horde behind us.
As long as we stopped, these swarms would rush us.
As long as we rested, these ghosts would attack.
It was clear that these ghosts intended to wear us down.
To exhaust our spiritual energy, to exhaust our stamina.
My master and I could still barely hold on.
But Chu Yue couldn't. She was an ordinary person.
She was already panting from exhaustion.
To avoid dragging us down, she gritted her teeth and endured.
"Master, we need to rest for a moment!"
I said, looking at Chu Yue, whose face was pale and she was almost dehydrated.
Seeing this, my master scanned the surrounding ghosts.
He also took a deep breath:
"Alright, we'll rest for a moment. I will set up a formation."
After speaking, my master scattered nine talismans.
The nine talismans flew out with a "swish swish swish" in nine directions.
They hovered about ten meters away from us.
My master stood in the center, his hands forming a mudra:
"Nine Directions Talisman Array, hasten as the law commands, open!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
The nine talismans suddenly flashed with talismanic light, emitting a faint yellow glow.
Invisibly, it enveloped us.
The surrounding ghosts, seeing us stop, attempted to sneak attack us.
But as soon as they approached these talismans.
They saw the yellow light of the talismans erupt.
With a "hum," they directly blasted to death those ghosts who tried to intrude into the Nine Directions Talisman Array...