Chapter 189: You’re the Heir to the Throne, Aren’t You? Ancient Specter
After everyone arrived at the location, the guard captain here gathered everyone together.
After a brief explanation, everyone was assigned various equipment.
Various high-tech extraordinary weapons, those cylindrical special super grenades, sci-fi super handguns specifically designed to counter spirit bodies, and all sorts of heavy weapons deployed here.
A student curiously asked, “Good heavens! Who are we going to fight?”
The instructor responsible for the introduction’s gaze sharpened, and he asked, “Didn’t your tutors tell you beforehand?”
The student was immediately intimidated by the aura and then stammered, “They mentioned the Ghost Gate Pass, creatures from Hell, Undead, and specters from the Netherworld.”
Upon hearing this, the instructor’s imposing aura receded, and he said, “Yes, tonight, you will see the legendary Ghost Gate Pass. And you will fight alongside thousands of soldiers stationed here.”
“I hope all students will be serious and treat tonight’s battle with utmost care.”
After observing for over an hour, everyone gained a basic understanding of the various weapons.
It was evident that the Official side had hastily gathered everyone to the cultivation grounds yesterday and was now participating in the battle at the Seventh Ghost Gate Pass today.
Bai Yu, who submitted the intelligence, had the clearest picture of the situation.
‘The Official side is truly short on people right now!’
‘And to put it bluntly, tonight’s major battle is essentially an elimination round!’
‘Those who survive will naturally receive better training.’
‘Compensation and the like will definitely be generous. After all, mundane money is not a significant financial burden for the Official treasury.’
After the Official side finished their introductions, they also assigned tasks to everyone. They didn’t impose strict controls, allowing everyone to move freely and explore the area.
Bai Yu and the other students naturally gathered together.
After witnessing the scene tonight, everyone felt it exceeded their psychological estimations.
Zhuge Ming also looked at Bai Yu and asked, “I heard Brother Yu has the ability of Divination?”
“Just a bit, why?”
“Then, Brother Yu, what do you think of tonight’s situation?”
“The scope is too broad; I don’t know where to begin.”
“Regarding the Northern Mountain Range alone, looking at the Celestial Phenomena, I feel the situation is not good.”
Bai Yu naturally knew the situation wasn’t good, but he still expressed as much trust as possible in the Official side, saying, “Discussing these things is meaningless. We just need to do our part.”
“Besides, our current cultivation levels are too low to discern anything.”
However, Zhuge Ming clearly had a bit of pride in his heart.
Or rather, he had more faith in his own astrological abilities.
“The Ghost Gate is wide open tonight, and we are already caught in the middle, unable to escape. Discussing it beforehand is always beneficial.”
“So, what do you think of tonight’s battle?”
Zhuge Ming stated directly, “We won’t be able to hold it.”
Bai Yu was stunned, wondering if Zhuge Ming had seen something.
He then considered carefully; none of the four pieces of intelligence from today had been a warning, and the purple intelligence had only revealed the enemy’s general layout.
No unexpected developments had occurred.
But he still followed Zhuge Ming’s lead, asking, “If we can’t hold it, what’s the plan?”
“Desertion is out of the question, of course. There are no whole eggs under a broken nest.”
“I just want to say that everyone here definitely has their own skills. If things really kick off, you can all be equivalent to half a Spirit Sea realm.”
“Let’s all reveal our cards so we can cooperate better during tonight’s battle.”
Bai Yu: Sigh! So that’s what he was thinking. I thought it was something like a disaster of bloodshed, which had me all uneasy.
The reason Zhuge Ming brought this up was because of Bai Yu’s performance in the battle at Gu Tower Village, which was truly… truly inhuman!
He thought something major was going to happen at the time.
Who knew Bai Yu would have such an explosive burst of power!
“Since I brought this up, I’ll be direct.”
“Have you all heard about the simulation combat equipment the Martial Arts Class is preparing?”
“I’ve used all my ultimate moves. My strongest one is a treasure fan crafted from starlight and star feathers, which unleashes ‘Starfall.’ It has a large attack range, a destructive power of level 32-35, and an energy level exceeding fifty thousand.”
This energy level clearly indicates the use of external power, the Power of the Ancient Gods!
“Besides that, my other techniques include the Taiji Diagram, the Eight Directions Soldier Formation, and Heavenly Fire Star Lantern…”
During the last battle at Gu Tower Village, everyone was busy maintaining the formation, so Bai Yu never had a chance to witness Zhuge Ming and the others in action.
Hearing about their abilities now, he was still a little shocked.
My brothers really do have cheats!
Once Zhuge Ming started talking, the others seemed to get competitive, unwilling to stop without revealing an ultimate move.
Li Zha has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. His long spear, treasure pagoda, and Buddhist Rosary Beads can all unleash battle power equivalent to the Spirit Sea realm.
Yang Fei’s strength lies in sustained combat power. Secondly, he can briefly unleash power equivalent to a level thirty Spirit Sea realm by borrowing the Power of the Ancient Gods.
Sun Yaya’s ultimate move is Flood, which doesn’t seem very applicable on this battlefield.
However, she has several other methods, though they are not as potent as Li Zha and the others.
What caught Bai Yu’s attention was Lei Tao. This guy also had a strong personality and didn’t want to be outdone, saying, “I primarily cultivate the path of lightning. Although I haven’t used Ancient God’s Items for cultivation, I do have quite a few means at my disposal.”
“I have the Thunder Stone of the God of Thunder, the Thunder Drum made by Kui, and the mirror used by the Mother of Lightning to release lightning. These three methods can unleash battle power equivalent to the Spirit Sea realm.”
“Besides that, I also have General of Heaven Zhang Jiao’s Heavenly Army Banner, which can summon an army.”
“This is something I can cooperate on with student Bai Yu. With your coordination, perhaps this Heavenly Army Banner can summon unexpected creatures.”
The Lei Family appeared to be unaffected on the surface.
Bai Yu naturally didn’t put on a sour face, simply smiling, “Alright, I’ll see Brother Lei Tao’s abilities then.”
From him onwards, it became a bit difficult for others to showcase Spirit Sea realm-level abilities.
Finally, it was Bai Yu’s turn to describe his abilities.
Bai Yu thought for a moment and simply said, “I currently know about six or seven lightning techniques, such as Palm Lightning, Heavenly Thunder Summon, and Thunder Movement. I haven’t fully mastered them all.”
“As for my explosive abilities, I used them a while ago and haven’t recovered yet, so I probably can’t use them tonight.”
However, he felt this explanation wasn’t quite right, so he added, “My normal combat power should be around level 25. I also have three Spiritual Beasts in the late Spirit Yuan realm.”
“I can also summon dozens of combatants around level 15 using Ancient God’s treasures.”
“Oh, and there’s also a treasure related to Overlord Xiang Yu, but I use it infrequently now.”
Although he used it infrequently, he had never forgotten to nourish it with blood.
And his current Physique was extremely formidable.
If he were to use it, it would likely be very powerful!
The others saw that Bai Yu’s initial description was concise, but then he mentioned having level 25 combat power, three late Spirit Yuan realm Spiritual Beasts, and dozens of summoned creatures.
Naturally, they had no objections.
If you want to object, you first need to be more powerful than them, right?
Li Zha then proposed, “Then tonight, for our team of about twenty people, shall Brother Yu take command?”
“Huh?”
“In battles like this, the worst thing is fighting individually. Someone must unify the command. We are all proud individuals, familiar with each other, and the strength gap isn’t huge, so no one will truly yield to another. However, Brother Yu is quite suitable. I believe no one will object during tonight’s battle.”
Bai Yu always felt that this guy was trying to crown him.
But he didn’t refuse, saying, “Alright! Then I won’t decline. Let’s wait for the Ghost Gate Pass to open!”
With that, everyone dispersed, some to cultivate briefly, others to gather more information.
Bai Yu glanced at the Elf Race who were ‘left aside.’
It wouldn’t be appropriate to leave them aside when they came to the Human Race territory to help, so he walked over.
“The battle hasn’t started yet, but since I’m here, I want to thank you all for your help!”
“It’s nothing, we help each other~”
“Then let me show you around here. Speaking of which, I haven’t seen many of the military-related extraordinary weapons myself. This is my first time participating in such a scene.”
“Hmm? You’re also experiencing this for the first time? Aren’t you a Human Race prince?”
“??? We don’t have any princes.”
Freya pouted, adjusted her wording, and said, “Well, I mean, your status among the Human Race should be equivalent to a prince, right? After all, you’re only in the second realm, yet you possess such powerful strength.”
“And those people seem to revolve around you.”
“In our world, there are also Human Races, and you are equivalent to their heir to the throne, while they are equivalent to the sons of lords.”
“…At most, I’m equivalent to a commoner, just with good talent.”
“Ah?”
“What’s wrong? Do you dislike my low status?”
“No, no, no, not at all. I’m just curious, no ill intentions.”
“It’s fine. The urgent matter is to prepare for tonight’s battle.”
“What is the urgent matter?”
“…Wait a moment, I’ll find someone to connect you with.”
With a flash of white light, Bai Ling appeared.
However, Bai Ling’s large dark eyes looked at Bai Yu, appearing very angry.
“Ahem, look, this little elf is as cute as you. Cute people tend to have a lot to talk about, right?”
Bai Ling immediately cheered up.
And she genuinely wanted to chat with the elf. The two… the person and the dragon quickly started talking.
While leading Freya and the others around, Bai Yu also scanned the valley.
He could sense two Elf Race presences on a mountain behind him.
Their natural energy was so dense!
‘The ability of Thunder God’s Eye allows me to possess powerful Tracking Technique capabilities.’
‘If I had this back when I was solving cases, tsk, I can’t even imagine!’
It was approaching seven o’clock in the evening.
The sun set, and the moon rose.
Under the special domain, wandering spirit bodies began to appear in the dense forest.
These individuals were mostly dressed in ancient attire.
These low-level wandering spirits were naturally handled by the reserve students.
Even though they were the lowest level, it was still their first encounter with ghosts, so everyone was a bit scared.
Zhang Youpeng was considered brave among this group.
And this kid had formed a six-person team.
Zhang Youpeng bravely said, “I’ll trap them with the net first. If the specter is too strong, you guys can shoot.”
“Got it, Brother Youpeng!”
At this moment, Qiany appeared relatively brave and seemed like a steady person.
He picked up a soul-catching net and threw it at the three specters in front of him.
As a result, he missed!
“Damn! Are you fishing with that net?”
Zhang Youpeng, still brave, grabbed a specially made melee weapon, a soul spear, and directly thrust it forward.
As the long spear pierced the specter’s body, a vortex formed at the point of impact.
Then, a suction force pulled the soul body, slowly integrating it into the soul spear.
However, nearby, a specter resembling a farmer raised a hoe and swung it directly.
Zhang Youpeng tried to pull out his long spear to block, but there was a great resistance, as if trying to lift the specter being absorbed.
With a “bang~” sound.
A shot was fired!
The bullet accurately hit the specter’s heart, instantly rendering it temporarily incapacitated.
Upon closer inspection, it was Qiany who fired the shot.
Zhang Youpeng urgently said, “Quick! Quick, stab him with the red spear and absorb the energy. This is our score!”
The other team members fumbled to deal with the remaining two specters.
From the shadows, Bai Yu was naturally observing the process of dealing with the specters clearly.
Zhang Youpeng had a good relationship with him, so he paid extra attention.
“Captain, it seems the Thunder Spear has an item inside for collecting souls.”
Li Yunbin nodded and said, “Yes! Removing the chilling energy from the specter’s body is equivalent to obtaining a soul-related treasure.”
Just then, a commotion erupted in the distance.
“Damn! Monster! Monster!”
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a giant wild boar!
This wild boar was about five meters tall, with tusks measuring three meters long.
And the fur on its back was like steel thorns.
It exuded the aura of the Spirit Yuan Realm Peak!
Bai Yu was shocked; it was only a little past seven, and such a large monster had already appeared?
At this moment, a formation appeared beneath the wild boar’s feet, and eight chains were thrown out, attempting to restrain it.
Bai Yu looked over and saw a formal student in the Qi Gathering Realm.
Netherworld attribute!
Quite rare.
And those formal students with some strength definitely wanted to show off.
Some of them had even entered the ‘Earth’ grade cultivation rooms and were now fighting to keep their spots.
Soon, a green bird-like spirit body appeared and swooped down with a ‘whoosh.’
“Boom!”
However, these attacks were merely tickles to the wild boar.
Bai Yu’s eyes moved; they couldn’t afford to expend too much energy on a single monster.
He pointed forward with one hand, and three spherical Palm Lightning appeared.
“Go!”
Three lightning balls, half a meter in diameter, rapidly attacked.
“Boom~!”
The first one exploded, instantly impacting the wild boar’s soul body.
The second one formed a confinement domain.
The third one, carrying ten golden Heavenly Thunder Summons, struck directly at the two wild boar tusks that were gathering energy.
“Roar~!”
The wild boar let out a painful and enraged howl.
The formal students thought it was the Official personnel who had intervened, but then they saw it was the first batch of students.
A student who was bald at a young age said, “No wonder they could directly get cultivation rooms, truly amazing!”
As he spoke, several Buddhist fist techniques appeared behind him, attacking the weakened wild boar.
However, the battle here wasn’t over before a two-headed giant snake appeared in the distance.
Bai Yu frowned, wondering, “It doesn’t feel like an ancient spirit body.”
Yang Fei, standing beside him, said, “In March, a fierce battle took place here.”
“The Ghost Gate Pass gathers spirit bodies from a radius of ten kilometers. There have been quite a few battles happening secretly in the Northern Mountain Range!”
“The Official side places such importance on this Seventh Ghost Gate Pass, perhaps because there are many powerful spirits who died nearby.”
“I see. Then let’s warm up first!”
With that, Bai Yu transformed into a stream of light and charged directly at the formidable snake.
The Official personnel watched quietly from the side, not intervening.
