Chapter 42: Ghostly Claws of the Underworld

  Apart from the Wan Gui Fan, the second top-grade artifact chosen by Lei Dong is a brand new inner armor that fits snugly on the body. Although it's only a thin layer, it has an abnormally strong defensive power, making ordinary swords and knives unable to reach the wearer. Of course, compared to a top-grade defensive magic shield of the same level, the inner armor is far inferior in terms of pure defensive power. The defensive effect of this inner armor is at most similar to that of a low-grade magic shield.

  However, internal armor also has other advantages that the defensive law shield does not possess. For example, when Lei Dong was assassinated by a young man, because he did not have time to use his divine mind to control the law shield for positioning defense, he was severely injured by the dark shadow ghost soldier. If he could wear such high-quality internal armor on his body, even if the bloodthirsty ghost soldier's power could barely penetrate the internal armor, it would not be able to cause such huge damage to the young man, leading to his death. Therefore, the existence of internal armor is not truly used to resist attacks, but rather as a last resort when other defensive methods are completely ineffective or unable to react in time, with a chance to save one's life. The enhancement is close to the physical defense intensity.

  Lei Dong also thought of ways to prevent others from ambushing him because he was used to launching sneak attacks on others. Perhaps this inner armor would never be needed in his lifetime, but it might just save his life at some point. Of course, Lei Dong also hoped that he would never need to use it in his lifetime.

  After selecting two treasures, he bid farewell to Gui Nu and went straight to Tang Qian's place to exchange some techniques, preparing to retreat before the small competition. After all, he had already broken through the bottleneck, and it was not wise to go out and provoke trouble recklessly.

  Nowadays, Leidong has been in the industry for nearly six years and is no longer the small bird he was when facing Tangqian. Tangqian also shows great respect to Leidong with a humble and obedient attitude. The reason is simple: Tangqian is already quite old and has been stuck at the eighth layer of Qi Refining for a long time. However, Leidong has reached the sixth layer in just six years, and more importantly, he is the direct disciple of Leidong's master.

  After chatting with him for a while, he asked Tang Qian to bring out some jade slips according to his own requirements and let himself choose one.Ordinary disciples who want to learn spells must go to complete the sect's tasks or donate materials and instruments.However, Lei Dong has more than 900 points of contribution from the fifth place in the previous small competition.Except for exchanging some small things, there are still more than 700 points left unused.

  Some of the major sects' techniques, Lei Dong wouldn't choose even if he wanted to. Compared to what he had seen over the years, the various techniques' power, combined with his own needs. In the end, Lei Dong chose three of the Yin Evil Sect's signature techniques, which were also quite famous in the entire cultivation world, and absolutely not allowed to be leaked outside. Once an outsider was found using these techniques, if they could be killed, then kill them; if they couldn't be killed, then report back to the sect for handling.

  "Mysterious Yin Shield", this is a defensive technique that seems to be practiced by many people, but its effect is surprisingly powerful. Once activated, it can condense the Mysterious Yin True Energy into a semi-transparent shield that covers the entire body. Its defensive power is astonishing, and as one's cultivation level increases and control becomes more skilled, its defensive power will become even stronger. Simple, practical, and indispensable - who wouldn't like this life-saving technique?

  At the beginning, everyone just chose to practice their favorite spells first due to limited energy and time. As it went on later, development would become more balanced, this is the rule.

  The second item is an escape technique called "Ghost Shadow Escape". From the name, it can be seen that Ghost Shadow Escape should be a mysterious, fleeting and swift escape technique. With the Ghost Shadow Escape, Xuan Yin Shield, Nei Jia, Deng Yun Boots, as well as the unusual top-grade shield that hasn't been dealt with yet, these things are enough to save my life for now.

  The last one, Leidong has not chosen to attack the spell for the time being. But an item called "Ghost Claw of Youming". Ghost Claw of Youming, belongs to the control system capture spell. This is also the result of Leidong's careful consideration, attacking output, not only three ghost soldiers, but also in the future there will be Wanguibang, Youhuojian and so on. Why bother to spend time and effort cultivating attack spells?

  It was actually the control system's magic that made Lei Dong quite pleased. Some time ago, when killing that ugly young man, it could be seen that Lixiao Ghost General's timely "Ghost Whistle" controlled the field and achieved great merit. The three ghost generals joined forces to attack with extraordinary power, and he only needed to control the scene to achieve the greatest results.

  Three spells, plus a beginner's equipment refinement jade slip, totaling 120 contribution points. It can also be seen that using contribution points to learn spells is much more cost-effective than using contribution points to exchange for equipment. The only pity is that the exchanged spell jade slips have been restricted and can only be used by oneself.

  Returned home.

  Lei Dong began to cultivate these three techniques, and the direct disciples had a great advantage in their living quarters, which were many times larger than those of ordinary disciples. Each living quarter had a completely private, not small, martial arts arena.

  He had been pondering for over a dozen days, and today, Lei Dong began to test his magical skills.

  They didn't use those wooden men, but instead summoned bloodthirsty ghost soldiers to try the Netherworld Ghost Claw.

  Similar to the Blood Ghost Soldier, it is a vengeful spirit that has been awakened through blood sacrifice and can be considered a true ghost servant. In some sense, it is far superior to the ghost soldiers that have been refined through the Wan Gui Fan ritual. Apart from being completely loyal to its master and obeying its master's divine will, it also possesses its own independent spiritual intelligence. The higher the quality and grade of the ghost servant, the stronger its spiritual intelligence will be.

  As a result, Leidong just gave it an order and tried his best to dodge its ghostly claws.

  The bloodthirsty ghost soldier, which has already reached the sixth level, does not have a combat power that is inferior to that of an ordinary six-layer cultivator. Especially in its ghostly form, it is very fast and elusive, somewhat like it has cast the Ghost Shadow Escape Technique. Under the master's command, the bloodthirsty ghost soldier begins to wildly and randomly rampage across the martial arts arena.

  Lei Dong stood still, as if pondering something. Suddenly, when the ghostly soldier flew quickly in front of him, Lei Dong's five fingers turned into claws and were instantly enveloped by a green light. The green light broke free from his claws and transformed into a dark green claw that grew larger and larger, flying straight towards the ghostly soldier.

  The Bloodthirsty Ghost received the order, which was not to be caught by the Youming Ghost's claws. The fleeting figure suddenly stopped abruptly, and the ghostly claws grazed past it.

  Lei Dong let out a cold hum, his palm facing left and pulling back. The ghostly claw that had been puffed up suddenly turned stiff and swung towards the ghost soldier again. However, the bloodthirsty ghost soldier was quite intelligent and powerful. He immediately employed the ghost soldiers' unique drifting body technique, dodging and weaving about. Excitedly chirping away, it seemed as if he were playing a game of hide-and-seek with the Netherworld Ghost Claw.

  Lei's face turned red with rage, and he struck out several times in a row, but each time the ghostly guard dodged easily. The energy of the Youming ghost claw finally dissipated without a trace.

  With his eyes closed, he meditated for a while. Then, Leidong's ghost claw burst out again, this time faster and more agile in flight. However, the ghost soldier dodged it with ease once more. Leidong didn't get discouraged; he knew that any new skill would have its shortcomings at first. Only through extensive practice and refinement could one master it to the point of instinctive proficiency.

  This is also one of the most important reasons why Lei Dong carefully selects his spells, as being greedy will not lead to success. This particular spell, "Ghostly Claw", can be mastered in a few months, become second nature in a few years, and after more than ten years, it can be played with a divine level of skill, which is already considered remarkable. Each and every spell has been slowly evolving over countless generations of people.

  The strength of a spell is not just about the spell itself, but also about the person casting it. Only by mastering a spell through repeated practice can its full power be unleashed, making it unbeatable in battle. Take this Ghostly Claw technique for example - it seems simple, but to truly grasp and apply it at will requires extensive repetition and bitter training.

  Thus, Lei Dong repeatedly demonstrated his ghostly claw. Every time he hesitated, he would think about the various problems and changes within. Until a month later, he finally caught the bloodthirsty ghost soldier in an unintentional flash of insight. Looking at the ghost soldier being firmly grasped by that large, dark green hand, struggling desperately and shrieking wildly, Lei Dong couldn't help but feel a wave of satisfaction, thinking "Look at you, still daring to be arrogant."

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