"Hmph, the dignified Ghost King is just a lunatic who only knows how to peek from behind the scenes! What? Is your true face so hideous? Indeed, after absorbing so many chaotic souls, your mind must have been twisted long ago!"
Jin Bao'er said with a smile on her lips and icy sarcasm in her eyes. Her words were incomprehensible, yet they made Sala's pupils constrict and a surge of killing intent erupted!
The pressure of the Soul Departure stage was naturally not something she could withstand. Her face instantly turned pale, but her body still stood tall!
"What? Did I hit the mark?"
She had already suspected this when she saw him devouring souls. Similar to the Soul Burying Elder, his face beneath the black hood was already distorted from absorbing many different souls. His skeleton army was proof of this!
Subconsciously, she thought he fit the description. But the next second, she was shocked. Soul Burying Elder? Skeleton army? Several images flashed through her mind, but she couldn't recall what had happened.
And the Ghost King Sala before her was even worse! The black energy on his body had turned gray. With just that bit of mist, he could devour others' souls and cultivation. His true face must have been ruined long ago!
Upon hearing this, Sala suddenly burst into laughter. The skin of his usually stoic face creased exaggeratedly, as if he were laughing, and as if he were crying! It was incredibly bizarre! His words sounded exceptionally sharp and grating!
"So clever, I almost didn't want to eat you! Hahaha! Don't worry, I promise you, I will make your death extremely painful!"
With that, gray mist surged, charging straight at Jin Bao'er, like a demon with bared fangs opening its bloody maw!
A silent pressure permeated the surroundings, carrying with it boundless killing intent…
Far away on the other side, a massive white tiger and a golden-red phoenix quickly noticed the oppressive aura.
"This power… it's so strong!"
It was incomparable to the three before!
The white tiger frowned, looking quite worried.
"I have a bad feeling about this, let's hurry over!"
What he didn't say was that given Jin Bao'er's constitution, this killing intent was likely related to her! After all, wherever she went, she seemed to encounter strange things or formidable enemies.
At this moment, the ferocious gray mist rushed towards her. Jin Bao'er frowned and quickly dodged to the side. For a moment, the spacious room felt incredibly cramped, leaving her nowhere to escape…
The grayness spread rapidly, encircling her completely, yet it delayed its killing blow! Realizing that the opponent was toying with her like a mouse chasing prey, Jin Bao'er became enraged!
Her expression grew more grim! Her breathing became somewhat erratic. With no way to escape left or right, she decided to go all out!
Her movements on the ground suddenly stopped. The gray mist behind her descended instantly, completely engulfing her…
The man at the door slightly curved his lips, with a hint of strangeness and disdain! With a wave of his large hand, all the gray mist rapidly condensed, thoroughly devouring the maiden within…
Just then, he suddenly paused, his gaze gradually darkening!
In an instant, immense spiritual energy faintly emanated from within the gray mist. The spiritual energy, which did not belong to this world, suddenly flared! With astonishing power, it forcefully broke through the gray mist!
It also shattered the entire room, emitting a thunderous sound!
As the gray mist collapsed and the white light dispersed, the maiden who should have been utterly consumed finally revealed herself. She held a flower of deep purple in her hand. Dense yin energy, accompanied by a defensive formation, tightly enveloped her. Faintly, layers of frost could be seen attached to the transparent defensive array…
"Crack…"
With the sound of shattering, the defensive array instantly dissipated. The ice layer attached to it also turned into tiny fragments that drifted away with the wind, stirring up streams of light in the air…
The maiden landed steadily. Her exquisite face was full of solemnity, her complexion slightly pale, and her breathing ragged. Her black hair rose without wind. Her clothes were damaged, and her shoes had disappeared at some point. Her fair feet were treading on the dark ground, like the only light in the darkness…
Although disheveled, she was stunningly beautiful! Especially in this dim world, she was exceptionally magnificent and elegant!
Attracted by the commotion, the ghost cultivators all rushed over and witnessed this scene…
"Is this… spiritual energy?"
"This is clearly the ghost realm, how can there be such immense spiritual energy?"
For a moment, their gazes turned to the maiden who had just landed. Their minds subconsciously recalled a prophecy from hundreds of years ago!
"It's her! It must be her!"
A cry of surprise suddenly came from the crowd, followed by a clear whisper…
"Light will bring the purest of the strong to the ghost realm, utterly destroying the darkness…"
Everyone was stunned! Their eyes were fixed on Jin Bao'er. Ghost King Sala, who had heard the voice, also changed his expression instantly. Yin energy surged from him, and his figure flashed, appearing in front of the ghost cultivator who had just spoken!
His large hand tightly gripped the ghost cultivator's neck, and with extreme speed, he directly devoured the cultivator…
The ghost cultivator vanished completely before even having time to utter a plea for mercy…
The other ghost cultivators were terrified to death, their faces filled with almost overflowing horror, but the fear of being dominated by the Ghost King for years made them dare not attempt to escape…
Jin Bao'er looked up at the grim-faced Ghost King Sala, her pupils contracting, her brows tightly furrowed! Facing a Soul Departure stage cultivator while being at the Nascent Soul stage was indeed not enough! It had taken her almost half her spiritual energy to break through that gray mist…
She lowered her gaze to the Demonic Ghost Flower in her hand, which now only had its stamen remaining. Although this flower had just destroyed Sala's gray mist with its potent yin energy, it seemed to have no other effect.
And at this moment, although it should have prevented the opponent from controlling the gray mist to attack her remotely, the Ghost King Sala, who had just devoured a Golden Core stage ghost cultivator, quickly recovered his yin energy and gray mist at a visible rate!
Jin Bao'er's pupils constricted, her face extremely grim, and she exclaimed in anger!
"What are you still dazed about! Run! Do you want to become his power supply?!"
Her words jolted them from their stupor!
Almost instantly, more than half of them reacted and fled in panic. Some who were slower were immediately absorbed as nourishment!
Seeing this, Jin Bao'er flipped her right hand, and sharp ice blades rapidly condensed. She instantly charged towards a certain Ghost King who was about to devour souls, forcing him to stop his actions and shove the ghost cultivator aside.
"Heh! You're so eager to die? I'll grant you your wish!"
As soon as the voice filled with killing intent fell, the expressionless Ghost King Sala struck, throwing a punch at Jin Bao'er's abdomen with incredible speed!
"Bang!"
Two sounds rang out simultaneously. The powerful fist landed directly on the maiden's abdomen, causing her face to turn instantly pale with pain, and she involuntarily spat out a large mouthful of blood!
Sala sensed her completely weakened body. The disdain in his eyes had not yet spread…
"Sizzle!!"