"As expected, the legend is true. Ghosts and Nether Mice always appear in swarms." From the endless grass around them, countless figures charged in—they were the Ghost Nether Rats.
In fact, Long Chen hadn't killed that ghostly Nether Mouse before, letting it scream as it pleased, just to attract more of them.
Rumor has it that the Ghost Nether Rat is naturally violent. Once the poison in its teeth fills up, it becomes extremely uncomfortable. Without a target, it will turn on each other.
However, the Ghost Nether Mouse has extremely strong poison and resistance abilities. Once it releases its venom, it instantly awakens from a berserk state, becoming much more timid, and even the slightest movement will scare them away.
But when their venom is full, they become a bunch of madmen. Even if their essence blood is a treasure, it must be taken alive.
"Thundercloud Storm!"
Long Chen shouted sharply, unleashing the power of thunder, covering a thousand miles around. Thousands of Ghost Nether Rats were struck by the thunder, their bodies instantly stiffening.
"Ss ss..."
With the Dragon Bone Evil Moon in hand, divine light sliced through the void. In an instant, those Ghost Nether Mice turned into blood mist. When those Ghost Nether Mice were killed, Long Chen didn't need to act; the Qiankun Cauldron had already absorbed the blood mist into the chaotic space to help Long Chen refine the Water of Heavenly Yin.
The Qiankun Cauldron cannot actively slay living beings, but it can help Long Chen with other things, because the Water of Heavenly Yin is extremely important to both him and Long Chen.
"Watch out!"
The Qiankun Cauldron had just issued a warning when suddenly the void twisted. The space where Long Chen stood collapsed, forming a black vortex that was about to swallow him.
At the very moment the Qiankun Cauldron reminded him, Long Chen sensed something, but he was already trapped in a vortex, unable to exert any strength in his body.
Long Chen was shocked. The attack came so suddenly that he was completely unprepared and had already been hit.
"Buzz!"
On the Dragon Bone Evil Moon in Long Chen's hand, six heaven-opening runes lit up simultaneously, slashing fiercely toward the center of the vortex.
With a loud explosion, the vortex exploded, and amid the turbulent runes of the Heavenly Dao, Long Chen saw a figure.
When Long Chen saw the figure clearly, he couldn't help but gasp. It was a Ghost Nether Mouse, but it was enormous—an ordinary Ghost Nether Mouse was only the size of a rabbit, yet it was like a wild bull, its eyes bloodshot, staring intently at Long Chen.
"This is ... Ghost Nether Rat King? When
Long Chen saw the giant ghostly Nether Mouse, he immediately shouted excitedly.
The Ghost Nether Rat King, and a Heavenly Saint at that, its essence blood is truly priceless. Even Heavenly Saint experts would go crazy for it. How could Long Chen not be excited?
"It really is the Ghost Nether Rat King, and its bloodline is extremely pure. Wow, how did I get so lucky today?" From within the chaotic space, the Qiankun Cauldron cried out in surprise. Clearly, it hadn't expected the Ghost Nether Rat King to appear here.
"Squeak...!"
Suddenly, the Ghost Nether Rat King let out a piercing cry. As soon as the cry rang out, Long Chen felt his soul tremble violently, then shocked to find himself knocked back. The moment he retreated, he found himself standing in place.
"Not good, it's soul stripping. We're doomed!"
Long Chen cried out in alarm. He hadn't expected that the Ghost Nether Rat King could also attack souls, and even with his immense soul power, he couldn't withstand such attacks. His soul was blasted out of his body.
"Whoosh."
At that moment, the Ghost Nether Rat King lunged at Long Chen like a bolt of lightning, its massive teeth fiercely biting down on his head.
"Stop right now!" Long Chen screamed in alarm, his soul surging forward, determined to merge into his body before the Ghost Nether Rat King's attack arrived.
However, the Ghost Nether Rat King's attack was too fast, and it was already too late. The moment his soul left his body, Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er were unable to escape the chaotic space to rescue him. The two of them screamed in panic.
With a loud "boom
," the Ghost Nether Rat King bit down a bronze cauldron, which was forcibly gnawed off with a piece of its skin.
"Screak ..."
When the Ghost Nether Rat King bit off the piece of skin, it immediately jumped up, trying to spit out the "skin" from its mouth, but its teeth and mouth fell out along with it.
It turned out that what it had gnawed off wasn't a piece of skin, but a large piece of patina. When that rust entered its mouth, it immediately sensed something was wrong and tried to spit it out, but it was too late—its mouth began to rot rapidly.
"Quick, act!" the Qiankun Cauldron shouted.
At this moment, Long Chen's soul had just entered his body, and he immediately wielded the Dragon Bone and fiercely slashed with the Evil Moon.
"Pfft!"
Long Chen slashed at the Ghost Nether Rat King's neck, but the Evil Moon of Dragon Bone got stuck in the bone gap of the Rat's neck. Long Chen panicked, shouted, summoned the Dragon Blood Battle Body, ignited dragon blood, pulled out the Evil Moon, and slashed fiercely again.
"Sss!"
Long Chen raised his blade and struck, causing the Ghost Nether Rat King's head to fall. But before it hit the ground, it had already rotted into pus.
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen had just killed the Ghost Nether Rat King. Its corpse and untainted essence blood were all collected by the Qiankun Cauldron into the chaotic space.
"That was close," Qiankun Cauldron said in relief.
"That was close,"
Long Chen nodded. At this moment, his back was drenched in cold sweat. If it hadn't been for the Qiankun Cauldron attacking earlier, his head would have been bitten apart by the Ghost Nether Rat King.
Long Chen had previously fought Huo Qianwu in a frenzied battle, unleashing his ultimate moves repeatedly and narrowly escaping death several times. It was truly a thrilling encounter, but all the dangers in that battle combined were nothing compared to the terrifying moments just now.
"Senior, what kind of divine ability is that? How could it be so terrifying? Long Chen recalled that move and couldn't help but feel a wave of fear. The most terrifying thing was that this move was completely unstoppable.
Even if he tried again, he still had no way to do anything. This move was simply flawless, so powerful it was almost despairing.
"That's one of the Ghost Nether Rat clan's strongest divine abilities, called Ghost Nether Soul Stripping. If you face it alone, this move won't be enough to do anything to you.
You were unlucky too. You killed so many Ghost Nether Mice in an instant, forming a unique Curse Domain. When the Ghost Nether Rat King activated the Ghost Nether Stripping Away, it was enhanced by the domain, so it and the other Ghost Nether Mice you killed unleashed this move together.
Not to mention you—even if the City Lord of Demon Subduing City and the Vice Hall Master of the Fire God Hall came, they wouldn't be able to bear it and would have their souls stripped away. So, I don't know if you're lucky or not. "Qiankun Cauldron said with a bitter smile.
Previously, the Qiankun Cauldron was quite surprised by Long Chen's luck—not only did he encounter the Ghost Nether Rat, but he also encountered a nest, and not just one nest, but finally the Ghost Nether Rat King appeared.
However, when all the conditions came together, the power of the Ghost Nether Stripping was enhanced more than tenfold, and the Heavenly Saint-level divine ability was enhanced tenfold. The power was enough to terrify anyone—if not for thatWith it around, Long Chen had already died a thousand times.
So, the Qiankun Cauldron had always said Long Chen was lucky, thinking his luck was starting to change. Now, it wanted to take back what it had said before.
Hearing Qiankun Cauldron's explanation, Long Chen felt much more at ease. If he ever encountered such a situation again, he would have to be extremely cautious.
Long Chen composed himself, preparing to go deeper, but the Qiankun Cauldron spoke up:
"I suddenly have an idea. I wonder if you're interested."