The female ghost revealed her ultimate form.
Even the Uncle Master, wielding the Fire Control Fan, couldn't withstand the female ghost's claw strike at this moment.
He was forced to his knees, spitting blood.
"Uncle Master!"
"Master!"
"..."
Lao Mo and I shouted, filled with worry.
However, Uncle Master's gaze remained steadfast, his teeth gritted, staring at the ferocious female ghost.
At the same moment, the flying sword I had been controlling stabbed towards the female ghost from behind.
With two "swish" sounds, one golden and one fiery.
But the female ghost turned her head.
Her vacant white eyes glared fiercely at the flying swords.
"Ah!"
She roared, and her tongue, adorned with flames, lashed out.
With a "snap," it flicked out, entangling the two peach wood swords in mid-air.
Then, with a forceful swing.
The two peach wood swords were hurled towards us.
This level of cultivation, this speed, this strength.
They far surpassed ours.
Watching the approaching peach wood swords, I couldn't control them at all.
"Careful!"
I grabbed Xiao Mei, pushing Lao Mo aside.
The two peach wood swords.
With two "bang" sounds, they shattered the protective shield.
They pierced the spot where we had just been standing.
And without missing a beat, they struck precisely onto the formation talismans.
The talismans cracked, burning into ashes by the Yin fire.
Now, the last two formation flags on the formation, due to the destruction of the talismans, also directly shattered and fell to the ground.
Thus, all seven formation flags were burned.
The Seven Star Formation was consequently broken.
The auxiliary talismans affixed to the seven corners, with a "boom boom boom," all ignited, burning away.
The red threads connecting the outer perimeter snapped one by one, even the bronze bells shattered, losing their ability to suppress evil...
The Seven Star Formation was broken.
But amidst the shock, Uncle Master seized this opening, unleashing a swift sword finger.
A talisman "swished" out from Uncle Master's sleeve, flying towards the female ghost's forehead.
It was a red talisman.
The Demon Extermination Talisman!
Our lineage possessed three great talisman techniques.
First, the Heavenly Terrace Star Suppression Talisman.
Second, the Yin-Yang Four Spirits Breaking Talisman.
Third, the Mount Tai Divine Lord Demon Extermination Talisman.
I had already mastered the first two.
But for the third, though I knew of it.
Its power was too immense, and the casting difficulty too high.
My cultivation was too low previously, making it impossible to learn.
Seeing Uncle Master employ it now, I felt a flicker of excitement...
"Demon Extermination Talisman..."
I spoke tensely.
Uncle Master, simultaneously, let out a low growl:
"Divine Lord, exterminate demons, decree!"
Uncle Master's timing was perfect, and his strike was swift.
Coupled with the close proximity, the talisman exploded the moment it touched the female ghost's face.
"Boom!"
The talisman's light erupted, and powerful talismanic energy reverberated.
The female ghost also screamed under the impact of the potent talismanic energy.
"Ah!"
Her entire body was sent flying back several meters, unable to rise for a moment.
"Did it succeed?"
Lao Mo asked with surprise.
But I frowned and shook my head:
"Definitely not..."
As I spoke, I quickly grabbed a peach wood sword.
Uncle Master, on the other side, at this moment, firmly gripped the broadsword behind him.
Holding the Fire Control Fan in one hand and the broadsword in the other.
He leaped up and swung down fiercely at the female ghost:
"Die!"
And that female ghost, though hit by the Demon Extermination Talisman at her gate of ghosts.
Her cultivation was too high, her strength too great.
This blow, while injuring her, was not fatal.
Seeing Uncle Master charge, she abruptly turned her head.
Her entire red, bloody face showed cracks of blood.
Looking even more terrifying from the talisman's blast.
"Stinking Taoist, I will drain you dry!"
The female ghost roared again.
She flipped and unleashed two claw strikes.
"Bang bang!" She clashed with Uncle Master twice.
Uncle Master was forced back several steps.
The female ghost gave Uncle Master no chance to breathe, lunging forward...
"Go help Uncle Master!"
I shouted, holding the peach wood sword, and with the Yin and Yang Pearls, I rushed over.
With the Seven Star Formation broken, the next phase would be pure close-quarters combat.
Although our cultivation was insufficient.
It was precisely at times like these that we should unite.
In a narrow path, the brave prevail.
If we were to fear now, we would have no chance tonight.
Lao Mo and Xiao Mei also didn't flinch.
They unleashed their full cultivation and followed closely.
Uncle Master was already locked in a fierce battle with the red-skinned female ghost.
But it was evident that Uncle Master was being completely suppressed.
There was a gap in their strength...
At this moment, the three of us drew near.
The female ghost raised her sharp claws and struck at Uncle Master again.
I shouted:
"Wicked creature, perish!"
"Don't touch my master!"
"Wuu..."
The three of us roared.
The Qiankun True Art was activated.
I pointed my sword finger forward with my left hand, executing the "敕" (Chì) incantation.
The art of controlling objects, besides swords, could also control pearls.
Back in the Soul Ghost Realm, Master had controlled the Sun Gathering Pearl, causing countless casualties among the specters and demons.
The Yin and Yang Pearls, suspended beside me, now "swooshed" out.
The two pearls entwined, Yin and Yang energies surging.
Even the red-skinned female ghost dared not meet them head-on.
Abandoning her attack on Uncle Master, she moved to evade.
And the three of us seized the opportunity to attack.
I thrust my sword at her neck, Lao Mo split her head with his twin axes, and Xiao Mei clawed at her chest.
Although our cultivation was no match for the female ghost, if she were truly struck by our magical artifacts, she wouldn't escape unscathed.
We didn't aim to kill her, only to force her back, giving Uncle Master a moment to breathe.
The female ghost's face contorted with fury, as she repeatedly dodged.
I believed our combination attack was already quite swift.
But after evading the Yin and Yang Pearls, the female ghost performed a phantom shift, a spectral vanishing.
In front of us, only black smoke and residual flames remained.
Her entire body had vanished.
The three of us struck empty air.
When the female ghost reappeared, shrouded in black mist and with her red robes fluttering.
She hovered in the air, about five meters away from us, enveloped in a fiery aura...