Published: August 28, 2025
Chapter 443: Ghost King (Part Five)
Although startled by the opponent’s strange transformation, Han Li quickly glanced behind him and a cold sneer appeared on his face.
Because the gray ghostly shadow behind him had been devoured for more than half its size, and the remaining one-third of its weakened body lay there, barely alive.
Even if it escaped now, it would surely be severely injured in vital energy and utterly incapable of continuing the fight.
The golddevourer worms truly lived up to their ranking on the Exotic Insect list. Not only did they devour spiritual energy, but they also fed relentlessly on the fierce spirits of the yin ghosts—extremely ferocious! Although they seemed to consume a little slower than usual.
As Han Li pondered this, the tiger monster opposite him, after an initial moment of confusion with its human face and tiger head, revealed an expression of awakening from a great dream.
It looked at Han Li in front of it, then glanced at the other ghostly shadow behind Han Li, and finally at its own body, before emitting an extremely unpleasant, harsh laugh—"gaga"—that grew louder and louder, seemingly endless, rolling like thunder, shaking the surrounding ghost mist into continuous surges.
At first, Han Li paid little attention and merely watched coldly as the tiger monster acted out.
But after a short while, his expression turned pale and serious.
Because the tiger demon’s laughter did not lessen as he expected but grew more powerful and resonant.
Even while Han Li was focusing his mind with the great yin technique to steady himself, he felt as if he were walking alone in the wilderness with countless thunderclaps roaring in his ears, dizzy and disoriented.
This was bad!
As Han Li cautiously looked toward the opponent, it seemed he suddenly remembered something, and his face changed dramatically!
He hurriedly turned his head to look back, and his heart sank.
The gray ghost shadow behind him had completely vanished without a trace.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of golddevourer worms lay scattered weakly on the ground, occasionally twitching their wings but no longer devouring the ghostly spirit as before.
Frustrated, Han Li hastily summoned several spiritual beast pouches and quickly gathered the half-dead golddevourer worms inside.
Only then did he force himself to endure the deafening, bizarre laughter and raise his head to glance at another battle formation nearby.
What he saw surprised him for a moment before reassuring him.
Immortal maiden Zi Ling and the man in the black robe were fighting the ghosts and demons fiercely.
Although the man in the black robe had lost the power of his magical treasure, his cultivation base was far stronger than these evil spirits, but due to his cultivation techniques, he had not gained an overwhelming advantage.
As for Zi Ling, she was even more cautious, hiding herself inside a rectangular stone tablet filled with light, merely trying to protect herself.
Judging by their appearances, neither seemed affected at all by the strange laughter.
This puzzled Han Li a little.
But after some thought, he understood the reason.
Clearly, the dual-headed creature possessing the spirit restricted the power of the eerie laughter to a small area, which explained its astonishing strength.
Even the golddevourer worms, which were difficult to harm with magical treasures, could not withstand it and were shaken off the ghost shadow.
Partly because these spiritual insects had yet to fully mature, but it also showed the power of the strange laughter.
If not for the great yin technique Han Li carried, which had the miraculous effect of calming the mind and soul, he probably would have become limp and weak amid the laughter, easily captured!
The more he thought about it, the more alarmed he became.
Han Li was certain that even if the monster before him had not reached the nascent soul stage, it was definitely stronger than cultivators in the late foundation formation stage.
Could this be the so-called Ghost King? Han Li was somewhat doubtful.