She was now quite adept at absorbing energy, and soon the energy ball was completely absorbed. By then, it was already bright outside, and slivers of light shone into the cave entrance.
Rong Jiaojiao stood up, sensed Zi Ling, and saw that it had not yet broken through. She prepared to go out and discuss with everyone that they should wait two days until Zi Ling broke through before continuing to search for the Demon Spirit.
But when they came outside, they saw a jumbled mess of skeleton golem frames scattered on the ground.
Just then, Mo Zhizhou came out and, after glancing at the scene before him, said, "It seems the demons are going to besiege the Seal Bearer. There will probably be endless battles to come."
Qi Lan said with a cold face, "Then let them come."
Rong Jiaojiao glanced at him, thinking, "So domineering!"
He turned to Mo Zhizhou and said, "Elder Zhou, Zi Ling is breaking through, we may have to wait two days."
Mo Zhizhou nodded: "Our young master's injuries may also require two days of rest."
The morning sun shone through the clouds and onto the earth, illuminating the scattered remains of skeleton puppets.
Rong Jiaojiao squatted down and picked up a piece of bone that was shrouded in black mist, examining it carefully.
Why haven't these skeleton golems reassembled?
Qi Lan sheathed his sword and said coldly, "Last night was just a test. These are just low-level puppets that cannot be reassembled."
Mo Bai yawned as he emerged from the cave, and his eyes lit up at the sight of the mess on the ground: "Oh, what a lively scene! What show did I miss?"
"Young Master!" Mo Zhizhou rushed forward, "Your injuries..."
Mo Bai waved his hand: "It's alright, it's alright." He kicked the skull at his feet, "Looks like we've been targeted."
Just then, the ground suddenly trembled slightly.
Rong Jiaojiao's gaze sharpened, and the Lingyuan Sword appeared in her hand.
Qi Lan instantly drew her sword, its blade gleaming with a chilling blue light: "Here we go again!"
The group quickly gathered at the cave entrance.
The ground trembled more and more violently, and on the distant horizon, a pale white wave was surging toward the cave at an alarming speed.
Those were thousands of skeletal puppets, their empty eye sockets flickering with eerie green flames, their bones grinding together with a sickening 'crackling' sound.
'This scale...' Mo Zhizhou gasped, 'It must be at least three Celestial Master level demon spirits working together to control this!'
Mo Bai narrowed his eyes, the golden seal in his hand already glowing: "Looks like our lives are quite valuable."
Qi Lan held his longsword horizontally in front of his chest, fine ice crystals condensing on its blade: "Well done!"
Rong Jiaojiao sensed the purple spirit in the small secret realm and discovered that it was at a critical moment of breakthrough.
She put away the Lingyuan Sword and had a handful of talismans in her hand. At this moment, she would do whatever it took to conserve spiritual energy.
The first wave of skeletons had already rushed more than 100 meters away.
Mo Bai struck first, his golden seal soaring into the air: "Nine Dragons Subduing Demons - Seal!"
Nine golden dragon phantoms roared out, blasting a vacuum zone in the horde of skeletons.
But the skeletons immediately filled in, and their numbers did not decrease at all.
Qi Lan's sword technique changed: "Freeze a Thousand Miles!"
A chilling aura spread from him, instantly freezing hundreds of skeletons in the front row into ice sculptures.
Mo Zhizhou seized the opportunity to throw out a stack of talismans, clearing a space amidst the thunder and fire.
Rong Jiaojiao wasn't idle either. Low-grade Flame Talismans and Thunder Talismans were perfect for dealing with these low-level puppets, and she happened to have plenty of them.
Rong Jiaojiao's hands flew swiftly, and dozens of talismans flew out like a swarm of butterflies.
The Flame Talisman transformed into a fireball in the air, while the Thunder Talisman unleashed purple lightning, blasting a sea of fire and a pool of thunder into the horde of skeletons.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Explosions rang out incessantly, and swathes of skeletons turned to ashes in the flames.
But more skeletons continued to surge forward, stepping over the remains of their companions, and the ones at the back were getting stronger and stronger.
"This can't go on!" After several rounds, Mo Zhizhou's forehead was covered in sweat, and he threw out another handful of talismans. "There are just too many of them!"
The golden seal in Mo Bai's hand shone brightly: "Nine Dragons Subduing Demons - Strangulation!"
Nine golden dragons intertwined in the air, shattering skeletons in their wake. However, unleashing such a wide-range attack clearly took a toll, and Mo Bai's face paled noticeably.
Qi Lan suddenly changed her sword stance, and the ice crystals condensed on the blade turned a deep blue: "Azure Ice Burst!"
Wherever the sword energy reached, the frozen skeletons suddenly exploded, and ice crystal fragments shot out like sharp blades, clearing out another area.
Seeing this, Rong Jiaojiao had a sudden inspiration.
She took out three high-level talismans, pricked her fingertip, and quickly drew on them: "Heavenly Fire Spreads Across the Plains!"
The talisman transformed into three fire dragons that roared out, burning all the skeletons in their path.
Even more remarkably, the flames ignited the bloodthirsty energy within the skeleton, triggering a chain reaction that sent flames soaring into the sky.
Just as the battle reached a stalemate, Rong Jiaojiao's little secret realm suddenly trembled violently.
Within the secret realm, a bolt of purple lightning shot into the sky, causing Rong Jiaojiao's small secret realm to tremble. She quickly used her mind to throw Zi Ling into the air.
"roar--!"
With a deafening roar, Zi Ling's figure appeared amidst the lightning.
It has completed its breakthrough, and its size is more than twice as large as before. Golden lightning patterns dance among its purple fur, and a lightning bolt mark shines brightly on its forehead.
"Master, I'm here!" Zi Ling's voice rang directly in everyone's minds, filled with fighting spirit.
It leaped into the horde of skeletons, its body crackling with lightning.
Each claw strike unleashed a net of lightning, causing skeletons to explode wherever it passed.
Even more astonishing is its newly awakened innate divine power, "Thunderstorm Domain"—centered on it, a lightning field automatically forms within a radius of ten feet, and any enemy that enters the range will be continuously attacked by lightning.
"Well done, Zi Ling!" Rong Jiaojiao exclaimed happily, while continuing to throw talismans.
With Zi Ling joining them, the four of them felt much more relaxed.
The skeleton army was dwindling at a visible rate, and the pile of broken bones on the ground was already up to their knees.
Zi Ling was wreaking havoc among the puppets, drawing everyone's attention. Mo Bai secretly praised her: "Truly worthy of being an ancient Thunder Sable; advancing a small level feels like breaking through a major stage."
Just as the skeleton army was about to be wiped out, three dark figures descended from the sky.
The powerful pressure caused the ground to tremble.
"Finally decided to come out?" Mo Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead and sneered.
The three men in black robes pulled back their hoods, revealing ferocious faces covered in demonic markings, clearly indicating that they had been possessed by demonic spirits.
“The one who holds the seal... must die…” he rasped, his voice like the scraping of metal.
Qi Lan pointed his longsword directly at his opponent: "Enough with the nonsense, let's fight!"
He took the initiative to confront the two strongest demon spirits, while Mo Zhizhou also faced one. Rong Jiaojiao and Mo Bai exchanged a glance: "Let's finish this quickly!"
They need to get rid of those puppets as soon as possible, and then go help their two predecessors.
With a long howl, Zi Ling transformed into a bolt of purple lightning and charged towards the demon spirits. Its newly awakened "Thunderstorm Domain" was fully unleashed, with electric snakes dancing wildly within a ten-zhang radius, engulfing all three demon spirits.
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