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Agglomeration罩. Speaking of its purpose, it was used for cultivation.

As the name suggests, after deploying this罩, one could gather the essence qi from the surroundings, far surpassing the effect of a spirit vein's source.

Inside, cultivation would be twice as effective. Of course, no one would waste such luxury; typically, it was only used when breaking through the yuan barrier.

The so-called Agglomeration of Yin罩 likely worked similarly, but instead gathered阴wind and demonic qi from the surroundings.

Apart from cultivation, using this place to attack naturally greatly enhanced the cultivation level of fiendish souls and ghosts. Conversely, human cultivators would be severely restrained.

With this balance in play, the outcome was no longer much of a mystery.

The Profound Ghost Sovereign had his eyes on this.

Lin Xuan's expression darkened as he raised his right hand, making a virtual grab with his fingers. A sword qi about the size of an arm shot out and struck the light罩.

However, the light罩 flickered but showed no effect.

"Boy, don't waste your efforts. This Agglomeration of Yin罩 is made from the yin essence of heaven; apart from round embryo cultivators, no one can break it."

His words were not exaggerated. The sword qi Lin Xuan had just released had already tested the strength of this罩, proving its incredible resilience. Since there was no use in wasting his spirit energy, he naturally wouldn't.

From his chest pocket, Lin Xuan pulled out a handful of talismans and rubbed them together, causing red light to flicker. Several crimson fireballs appeared before him, with faint electric sparks within.

These were the lower-grade spells sealed into the spirit talismans beforehand.

"Go!"

Lin Xuan pointed at the target, and those fireballs immediately flew towards it. The thunderous explosion echoed in his ears as a cloud of flames enveloped the Profound Ghost Sovereign's body.

However, despite the loud explosion, an ancient incantation could be faintly heard from within.

Lin Xuan concentrated his spiritual energy on his eyes and gazed ahead.

Though not a high-level spell, the Spirit Eye术 allowed him to see through dust and fog easily. He wanted to observe the situation first before deciding what divine power to use—acting in silence!

Above the Profound Ghost Sovereign's head floated a black cloth-like treasure. This artifact emitted a霞light; though shaken by the thunder and fire attacks, it remained standing firm. The guy had quite a few treasures indeed, making Lin Xuan feel somewhat at a disadvantage.

Meanwhile, the Profound Ghost Sovereign was not idle. He muttered incomprehensible incantations while his remaining arm waved wildly as if performing an ancient ritual.

The most bizarre change came from that severed arm. In just a short time, it had grown abnormally thick and large. The skin glowed black, and the muscles underneath twitched violently, as if growing madly...

Reaching into his pocket, the Profound Ghost Sovereign took out a small bead about the size of a bean, which he flicked into that strange arm.

The surrounding阴qi and demonic energy began to gather frantically. Then, the arm came alive, transforming into a gaunt figure with sharp fingers.

"Corpse-eater!"

Lin Xuan recognized this creature from many texts.

"You've seen quite a bit. How do you plan to deal with it? This thing was made by me using secret methods; its attributes are identical to those of true corpse-eaters. Hmph…" the Profound Ghost Sovereign sneered.

"Is that so?" Lin Xuan's expression remained calm: "If another cultivator were here, they would indeed find this monster troublesome in this Agglomeration罩. But for us…?"

Corpse-eaters were a type of creature from the阴司界 but extremely special ones. In terms of cultivation level, they were roughly at the筑基期.

However, this ghost had one unique trait: an immortal body. Of course, it wasn't truly indestructible; in areas with abundant阴qi, even if cut into pieces or decapitated, it could easily resurrect.

And there was more than enough阴qi in this Agglomeration罩 for a condensation period cultivator to find this opponent extremely troublesome.

Facing the corpse-eater's relentless attacks, he might expose his weaknesses. And beside him was another Profound Ghost Sovereign waiting like a tiger.

But was this really an immortal monster or just a show of strength? Lin Xuan naturally had to test it out.

Extending his index finger and drawing a slash from top to bottom, a massive wind blade about ten feet wide appeared and slashed at the opponent.

The Profound Ghost Sovereign's face showed a mocking expression. The corpse-eater didn't even try to dodge; the wind blade sliced through like cutting tofu, easily splitting it in two.

But the surrounding阴qi instantly flooded into the wound, and the monster recovered as if nothing had happened—exactly like a true corpse-eater with an indestructible attribute.

"Boy, how about this? Considering you're a ghost cultivator, I'll give you a path to surrender. You can keep your life," the Profound Ghost Sovereign's voice was filled with doubt: "Just put one strand of your soul into this Restriction Soul bead."

Lin Xuan scoffed at this proposal and shot out a sword qi that shattered the so-called Restriction Soul bead.

"You don't know when to take the easy way, boy," the Profound Ghost Sovereign roared in anger. He summoned the corpse-eater to attack.

But his body suddenly paused as he struck his waist's spirit ghost bag. Black lights flashed, and several iron-armor-clothed monsters appeared.

Though they looked similar to humans, their skin was pale white, exuding a heart-stopping stench of decay.

Iron Armor Skeletons!

These were the skeletons Lin Xuan had animated in an ancient evil cultivator's secret cave, freshly consecrated just before this battle. Preparing multiple fallback options turned out to be useful now; otherwise, he would have found dealing with the corpse-eater quite troublesome.

"You control the dead!"

The Profound Ghost Sovereign's arrogance plummeted as he looked at the Iron Armor Skeletons. He showed a hint of depression in his eyes.

All things are interdependent and mutually restrictive, even for阴魂鬼物. Corpse-eaters could regenerate in areas with abundant阴qi but were not without enemies.

This monster feared zombie poison most; once killed by it, even an immortal body couldn't resurrect.

Seeing the Iron Armor Skeletons summoned, the Profound Ghost Sovereign's depression was understandable.

"Go!"

Lin Xuan activated his divine sense, and the skeletons immediately roared in unison. Even without their master's control, they showed extremely agitated expressions upon sensing the corpse-eater's aura; these two monsters were natural enemies.

With this command, the zombies instantly spewed zombie poison as they charged forward.

The disparity in numbers meant the corpse-eaters couldn't hold out against the overwhelming force and soon disintegrated into fragments. The Profound Ghost Sovereign's body was already corroded by the poison, making it impossible to resurrect with阴qi.

After meticulous planning, the Profound Ghost Sovereign had lost a limb for nothing.

Furious, he opened his mouth and shot out a dark red beam of light.

Don't underestimate this attack; though seemingly unremarkable, it contained true essence accumulated over years. Each time such a beam was released, his cultivation level would decrease slightly.

This could be considered a self-destructive divine power that the Profound Ghost Sovereign wouldn't use unless absolutely necessary. But at this stage, he couldn't afford to hold back.

As the direct disciple of the Ghost Emperor, he had always been an object of reverence among fiendish souls in his peer group. Killing a condensation period cultivator should have been easy, but all his methods were countered by the other party.

Who was this boy? The Profound Ghost Sovereign no longer had any arrogance and had to resort to his ultimate secret weapon.

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