At this moment, we were surrounded by dense phantoms.
Although these phantoms were not strong, their sheer numbers were overwhelming.
Furthermore, there was a Ghost King commanding them.
The vengeful spirit, calling himself the Black Nether Ghost King, appeared and blocked our path.
It was clear he had waited until my master and I were weakened, intending to finish us off.
His appearance made Chu Yue and the others extremely nervous and fearful.
But I gripped my peach wood sword tightly, pointing it directly at the vengeful spirit and saying:
"Monster, don't be so arrogant.
If you don't want to die, clear a path for us immediately.
Otherwise, I will scatter your soul to the winds."
I spoke coldly. Although my master and I were in a precarious situation,
we could not lose in terms of spirit.
If we lost our spirit, we would truly have no hope.
The vengeful spirit looked at me and, after hearing my words,
let out a "hehehe" laugh:
"Your cultivation is good,
but after fighting for so long, you must be exhausted!
But you must know.
In this spiritual illusionary space, I am the master."
"Hmph! Such arrogance."
Master spoke coldly, his aura surging.
The True Light realm was instantly unleashed.
Waves of Taoist energy rippled outwards.
The surrounding phantoms could not withstand such pressure and retreated.
Only the Ghost King remained in place.
His expression turned considerably grim.
He parted his lips slightly, revealing a red tongue.
It was a sight that made one's scalp crawl.
Simultaneously, with a sinister grin, he spoke in a low voice:
"Kill them!"
His voice echoed.
The horde of phantoms surrounding us roared in unison.
"Roar..."
The sound was immense, a dense chorus of roars.
These phantoms surged towards my master and me like a tide from all directions.
Seeing this, my master and I immediately formed a protective barrier around the five of them.
Master then said:
"Today, we will send them to hide in the nearby car."
Upon hearing Master's instruction, I nodded immediately:
"Understood, Master."
Saying this, I retreated and approached a car, calling out:
"All of you, get inside!"
As I spoke, I yanked the car door open and, holding a talisman, affixed it to the car.
With so many phantoms attacking, my master and I did not have absolute confidence in protecting them safely.
We could only temporarily shield them with talismans.
These people were also terrified and panicked.
Hearing my words now, they snapped back to reality and scrambled into the car.
They rushed, fearing being left outside and devoured by these phantoms.
Only Chu Yue, as she got into the car, said to me:
"Be very careful!"
I responded with an "Mhm."
But I didn't say more. With so many phantoms,
my master and I actually had little confidence.
Now, we could only take it one step at a time.
As soon as Chu Yue and the others were in the car, I applied the talismans.
At the same time, the horde of ghosts attacked from all sides.
Master stood in front, his coin sword slashing out.
"Swish, swish, swish," several phantoms shrieked and were directly cut down.
I, too, lowered my expression, raising my peach wood sword to strike.
"Die!"
With a single strike, I split a phantom into smoke, its soul scattered.
Then, my master and I, left and right, front and back, began fighting the phantom horde.
At the same time, we protected the small car carrying Chu Yue and the others.
Screams and roars were incessant.
One by one, phantoms fell under our attacks.
But these phantoms now lunged at us with all their might.
They came wave after wave, fearless of death.
For every one killed, another immediately surged forward.
My master and I had no time to breathe, continuing our assault.
We could only keep swinging our swords, fighting relentlessly.
Master's eyes were also blazing with the heat of battle.
He shouted to me now:
"Disciple, today, with me, let's fight hundreds of rounds!"
Master's coin sword continued to slash, killing two more phantoms...
I kicked a phantom aside and then, with a reverse swing, killed one that was clawing at the car window.
I also shouted in agreement:
"Good Master, let's have a good fight today.
If we die, we'll die together, master and disciple."
At this critical juncture, I surprisingly found myself less scared and more filled with anger and a will to fight.
I had reached a state of selflessness.
My only thought now was that these damned phantoms would not kill me so easily.
And, even if I were to die in the end,
I would take several of them down with me.
My Taoist energy surged, and my true qi circulated without reservation.
In my right hand, I held the peach wood sword; in my left, a fox claw.
With sword and claw, I struck down the surrounding phantoms.
However, the sheer number of these phantoms was too great.
Even though our cultivation was much higher than theirs, we could not withstand such absolute numbers.
After about ten minutes of fighting, my stamina and spiritual power were less than thirty percent.
My movements were no longer as agile, becoming sluggish.
Without paying attention, my left arm was bitten by a phantom.
The stinging pain was like a sharp knife piercing my arm.
"Die!"
I roared in fury, throwing the phantom to the ground and stomping its head.
From all sides, more phantoms continued to attack.
Master's situation was also not good.
Under such intense combat, Master's cough recurred...