Chapter Thirty-Two: The Shadow Fiend

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  No sooner had he finished speaking than another Soul-destroying Finger shot out.

  Lei Dong let out a slight hum, seemingly prepared in advance. As he raised his finger, his body flashed by in an instant. With the help of the mid-grade Cloud Stepping Boots, he drew out a faint shadow. The pale blue light pillar almost grazed his body as it swept past, all the way to the edge of the arena, where it collided with the arena's restrictive barrier, bursting into a ball of light that shook the transparent protective wall into ripples. At the same time, Lei Dong's hand rose slightly, and the fourth-level Bloodthirsty Spirit Ghost had just appeared when it entered a state of bloodlust, letting out a series of shrill cries as it pounced towards Zhou Minghua.

  Zhou Minghua saw that the finger was easily dodged, and he was also very annoyed. But the bloodthirsty ghost suddenly attacked, and he had to hold up another Xuan Yin shield again, and his hand also had a crystal clear Dan medicine. As if somewhat reluctant and heartbroken, he directly threw the Dan medicine into his mouth.

  His face, which had been pale due to the consecutive casting of spells, was recovering at a visible rate. It was clear that this was a special pill that could recover one's true energy during battle, and it was likely a Small Return Pill or something similar. However, the price of this pill far exceeded that of pills like the Condensed Qi Pill, which only had an accelerating effect during meditation. The materials required to refine the Small Return Pill involved several hundred-year-old medicinal herbs, making each pill cost at least tens of spirit stones. As a result, it was not something he would use unless absolutely necessary in a life-or-death situation.

  Zhou Minghua had this pellet, also bestowed by the Old Ancestor, in case something unexpected happened to his close disciples, they could use it to recover their true energy and save their lives at a critical moment. Zhou Minghua didn't take the Xiao Guiyuan Dan during his battle with Zuo Chao, even if he did, it would have been useless, as Zuo Chao also had one, and in the end, he lost anyway.

  But Lei Dong's face didn't change because of this. Zhou Minghua dared to sign a life-and-death contract with himself, and if he didn't have some trump cards up his sleeve, it would be impossible. Now that this small Returning Origin Pill has come out, Lei Dong's heart is even more at ease. However, Wei Hua's face changed greatly, thinking that Lei Dong had fallen for Zhou Minghua's trick. This one small Returning Origin Pill was enough to let Zhou Minghua's true energy fully recover. As for Chen Ge, he still looked calm and collected, watching with an air of not being in a hurry or anxious.

  The Bloodthirsty Ghost's knife suddenly slashed into the Xuan Yin shield, stirring up a ripple of energy. Given its strength, it was impossible to cut through the Xuan Yin shield with just one slash, but as long as it kept striking the shield with enough force, it would eventually shatter it.

  Feeling his own Xuan Yin True Qi was about to be depleted, Zhou Ming Hua quickly recovered and took out a Cold Flying Sword. With a flick of his wrist, the sword transformed into a cold rainbow that shot towards Lei Dong in an arc, like a swimming fish.

  At the moment when Leidong was about to dodge, a cold rainbow under Zhou Minghua's command came over like a maggot attached to bone, no matter how Leidong dodged and weaved. Several times, he almost got hit by it. The scene made even Chen Ge, who had some confidence in Leidong, anxious and his face revealed worry.

  A crisp, metallic sound rang out ~ a dark green light flashed by, colliding fiercely with the Cold Rainbow. The Cold Rainbow's flight speed momentarily slowed down. However, that dark green light had suddenly dimmed significantly, shaking and swaying as if it could hardly maintain itself in mid-air. The small sword given at the beginning was indeed unable to compare with a true low-grade attack. But Lei Dong just needed this brief moment of hesitation, Lei Dong manipulated his magic seal once, but seemingly nothing happened. Immediately after, he manipulated it again, and only then did a flying magic artifact emitting black air appear before him.

  Unlike the aggressive flying sword that kills enemies, this flying sword is a flight-type artifact. The two have huge differences in design intentions from the beginning. Although both can fly and are swords, they are essentially worlds apart. Attack-type artifacts are not just swords, and flight-type artifacts are not just swords either. It's just that the shape of the sword happens to be one that both often adopt.

  Just as he took a slight step forward, he stepped right on the Shadow, and with a flash of thought. The Shadow immediately burst out with intense energy, carrying Lei Dong flying wildly all over the stage. Due to the restrictions present in all directions around the arena, Lei Dong couldn't directly fly off into the distance either.

  Flying Law Instrument? The quality seems to be pretty good. Some people started shouting, with a strong sense of jealousy in their voices. The onlookers at Arena No. 1 are getting more and more numerous, almost all non-participants in the competition have come to watch this life-and-death battle.

  Zhou Minghua was also shocked, not expecting Lei Dong to have such a fast and agile flying artifact, so fast that his own flying sword couldn't catch up. For a moment, he felt a bit annoyed, recalling his flying sword and starting to attack the bloodthirsty ghost soldiers with the cold flying sword. In his heart, he thought, first get rid of your four-level ghost soldier, then slowly deal with you, let's see how you can fight me?

  The bloodthirsty ghost's shield was knocked away by a single blow, and under the force of the impact, it emitted a fierce and deafening sound.

  Bloodthirsty ghost finally fell, still chopping at the Xuan Yin shield one knife at a time. The already unstable Xuan Yin shield announced its shattering. Zhou Minghua used his flying sword to block forward and quickly retreated backward, pinching his fingers to cast another Xuan Yin shield. However, just as he did so, Zhou Minghua suddenly felt a gust of yin wind coming from behind him, and before he could react, he heard a cry of surprise from the crowd below.

  Pfft! Zhou Minghua only felt a severe impact on his back, and his entire body stumbled forward. A sharp, burning pain shot through his back.

  Sneaking up on him was naturally Lei Dong's first appearance, named Dark Shadow Ghost Soldier. Although it is currently only a third-tier peak existence, the heavy blow to his back left Zhou Minghua severely injured without any preparation. This also owed to the fact that he had already refined his Qi to the fifth layer, and his physical quality far surpassed that of ordinary people, and under the self-protection of his True Qi, he blocked half of the killing power.

  However, the Dark Shadow Ghost left a huge wound on his back that was deep enough to see bone. If not for Zhou Minghua's Xuan Yin True Qi automatically sealing off the blood vessels, this one blow would have been enough to make him bleed to death.

  Seeing Zhou Minghua, who was beaten and came over, the bloodthirsty ghost soldier naturally raised his hand without any courtesy and slashed with a knife. Zhou Minghua's face changed suddenly and immediately recalled the flying sword to block it. In an instant, he rolled to the side and dodged away. Without caring about the injury on his back, he unfolded his body method and started running wildly.

  A faint hum, a flash of unstable dark green light, and the small sword arrived as scheduled, without any courtesy, stabbing his thigh. Zhou Minghua, who was running at full speed, almost fell to the ground with a loud thud.

  " Soul Reaper ~" Zhou Minghua pointed out two fingers in a row, and two faint lights shot towards the two ghostly soldiers who were chasing closely. At the same time, his already pale face suddenly lost all its bloodiness. The two ghostly soldiers each raised their shields and withstood the attack. The Bloodthirsty Ghost Soldier was fine, only retreating two steps before pouncing again. But the Dark Shadow Ghost Soldier was blown away, its shield exploding instantly. However, almost at the same time, the Dark Shadow Ghost Soldier's body swayed slightly before gradually disappearing from most people's line of sight.

  Nature, the Dark Shadow Ghost's stealth technique of this level can only deceive some low-ranking cultivators. For example, the Foundation Establishment judge and the ghost slave floating in mid-air had discovered its existence at the same time as Lei Dong secretly summoned it.

  However, Zhou Minghua also took advantage of this opportunity to barely hold up a mysterious shield. At this point, after intense consumption, his true energy had been depleted by about 70-80%. He could only barely control the flying sword, continuously blocking the attacks of the bloodthirsty ghost soldiers. As for the dark shadow ghost soldier, it was unknown where he went after disappearing.

  The battle between the two sides had become very clear by now, with Leidong occupying an absolute advantage. Wanting to capture Zhou Minghua was only a matter of time. The onlookers also felt that this duel was truly thrilling, as originally almost everyone thought that after Zhou Minghua took the Xiao Guiyuan Dan, he would surely win. However, things quickly took a drastic turn for the worse, Leidong not only had powerful flight artifacts but also had a third-level ghost guard that could turn invisible. By relying on sneak attacks, he suddenly turned the situation around completely.

  Zhou Minghua also knew that the situation was already lost, and before the dark shadow ghost soldiers made a move to launch a sneak attack, he hastily responded to the bloodthirsty ghost soldiers' attacks while loudly shouting: "Lei Dong, I admit defeat, I admit defeat. From now on, I will never dare to fight with you again."

  Lei's mouth twitched, revealing a cold smile as he urged on the spell, directing the dark green sword to assist the bloodthirsty ghost soldiers in strengthening their attack. At the same time, the shadow ghost soldiers appeared behind him and struck down with a fierce slash.

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