Chapter 878 - 140: High-Grade Ghost King, Nothing Special!

Chapter 878: Chapter 140: High-Grade Ghost King, Nothing Special!

Upon hearing the name, True Monarch Tianci couldn’t help but feel a bit surprised!

Wasn’t this the demon race’s Purple Flood Dragon? It had defeated even him in the past, and today he unexpectedly encountered this being again—what an unbelievable coincidence!

Keep in mind that the Ghostly Mist Land spans millions of miles, an incredibly vast area. Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci had been here twice, encountering human race cultivators,

only rescuing Lan Yanping and Xu Ziling last time.

Such a small chance, yet it came to pass, so he couldn’t help but ask:

"Why is this flood dragon here?"

Zhou Xun heard the question and his face was extremely grave, replying slowly:

"We might be in trouble—those two Ghost Kings were just heading to besiege the Purple Flood Dragon!"

"You mean that the Purple Flood Dragon is heading towards us?" True Monarch Tianci said, and thinking of this, he decisively summoned the High-Grade Magical Treasure, the Flying Shuttle,

darted onto it with a flash, and together with Zhou Xun, they sped away in the Flying Shuttle.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhou Xun looked back a hundred miles at the figure relentlessly pursuing them,

"What’s wrong, my good brother?" True Monarch Tianci hurriedly asked.

"That Purple Flood Dragon seems to possess some kind of pupil technique, able to see us even from such a distance, and now it’s chasing closely behind, using some escape technique that isn’t lagging at all!"

Clearly, the Purple Flood Dragon was treating them as a lifeline.

If it were an ordinary Early-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator seeking help, they wouldn’t mind lending a hand, just as they had helped Lan Yanping and Xu Ziling previously,

but only under conditions where their own safety was absolute,

but now the situation is different,

they were well aware of the Purple Flood Dragon’s strength, having fought a fierce battle with it back in the day, not much weaker than Zhou Xun,

yet, this being was still being chased around, looking utterly battered, with its demonic power severely depleted.

From this, they could deduce that the prowess of the pursuers behind it was extraordinary,

far beyond anything they could handle!

In such a scenario, it was obviously a matter of ’better their problem than ours’!

While Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci were figuring out how to shake off the trailing Purple Flood Dragon,

suddenly—

Zhou Xun’s expression changed drastically again while standing at the bow of the shuttle surveying the surroundings; it turned even grimmer!

"Damn it, there are two more Tier Four Ghost Kings ahead, one of which is at the Middle-Grade level!"

Under normal circumstances,

given Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci’s strength, dealing with them wouldn’t be a problem, they could easily annihilate them!

But the issue was, these two Ghost Kings, regardless, were at a Tier Four level, equivalent to Nascent Soul cultivators, with notable combat prowess,

Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci could quickly take them down, but it would take some time, and it’s not a surprise attack like before; it’s a direct confrontation!

The time delay would be even longer!

Yet by doing this, they were bound to be caught by the trailing Purple Flood Dragon and perhaps even the pursuers behind it might surpass them, leaving them to face the pursuers alone,

Clearly, at this moment, trying to flee further was impossible, and even preemptive strikes on the two Ghost Kings in front were out of the question,

"Daoist Brother, it seems we have no choice but to join forces with the Purple Flood Dragon!" Zhou Xun said gravely.

...

On the other side, the Purple Flood Dragon was red-eyed and constantly overtaxing its demon body just to avoid being left behind by Zhou Xun and True Monarch Tianci.

Since the end of the Human-Demon War,

the demon race received commands from the Golden Jade Demon Monarch to gather the army, and as the most talented flood dragon of the era, also being the direct disciple of the Golden Jade Demon Monarch,

Purple Flood Dragon Demon Emperor volunteered immediately to set an example and headed to the West Desert front,

and has been here for several decades now,

Over the years, it has entered the Ghostly Mist Land to hunt the ghost race more than ten times, accruing over 1700 battle merits,

ranked 231st on the Celestial List, considered a very renowned demon cultivator at the West Desert front.

This time, after absorbing traded spiritual objects and completing cultivation, it ventured alone into the Ghostly Mist to hunt ghosts again!

Thanks to its divine pupil technique, its efficiency in hunting ghosts was very high, discovering a Tier Four ghost race roughly every three to four months.

This time, it had targeted a Tier Four Low-grade Ghost King, originally believing it could be easily dispatched,

unexpectedly,

this Low-grade Ghost King seemed unusual, a standout among the ghost race with extraordinary strength,

after a fierce battle, it realized that this Ghost King’s strength was not inferior to a typical Middle-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.

This made the idea of a swift victory impossible, dragging out the battle with this Ghost King,

but the ironclad rule in the Ghostly Mist Land is to avoid prolonged fighting; the Purple Flood Dragon Demon Emperor, having been here for decades, knew this well,

thus it didn’t hesitate to use some restriction techniques, paying a certain price, to kill the Ghost King!

After gathering the spoils, it planned to exit Ghostly Mist Land and return for recuperation,

but unexpectedly this Tier Four Ghost King seemed unusual,

within seconds of killing it, another Tier Four Ghost King came pursuing, desperately engaging in battle!

Just as it thought it had run into bad luck, with another Tier Four Ghost King nearby,

another Ghost King appeared one after another,

at this point, the Purple Flood Dragon realized it wasn’t simple, and relying on its strength, it managed to counter-kill them all, acquiring four Low-Grade Ghost Pearls.

As it thought it was finally out of danger,

another Ghost King pursued, and to its surprise, it was a Tier Four High-Grade Ghost King!