Chapter 744 - 729: You Really Think I’m a Sick Cat?

The scene in the Hungry Ghost Dao was beyond Shen Lang’s expectations.

The moment he entered the Hungry Ghost Dao, Shen Lang was besieged by countless Ghosts. He had almost no time to prepare!

The endless Ghosts swirled madly around Shen Lang, forming a massive vortex.

Within the vortex, ghostly figures flickered and Resentful Souls drifted about...

Some of these Ghosts were human spirits, but most were the Beast Souls of Demon Beasts. Each one was filled with malevolent energy, utterly frenzied.

They clearly knew Shen Lang carried a great treasure of the Buddhist Sect that could suppress them, yet they still charged forward recklessly, heedless of their own destruction!

Shen Lang had never seen so many Ghosts in his entire life!

Most of the Ghosts had actually evolved to the Xuanwu Realm, and more than twenty of their auras had even reached the King Martial Realm!

The chaotic and tyrannical mental wills of these powerful and numerous Ghosts pressed down on Shen Lang with insane force.

It seemed they wanted to crush him.

It also seemed they wanted to invade his Sea of Consciousness, to shatter or assimilate his will.

An unimaginable pressure bound Shen Lang completely, making it difficult for him to even move!

Even when he had faced more than ten King Martial Realm experts of the Fifth and Sixth Heaven alone in the Stone Forest, he hadn’t felt such terrifying pressure!

Under this powerful mental pressure, Shen Lang’s body was momentarily frozen, unable to move an inch!

Under such tyrannical mental pressure, an ordinary King Martial Realm Martial Artist would have almost no power to resist. They would be utterly overwhelmed, and their Essence Blood would likely be drained until they became a dried corpse!

Their soul would either become a wandering spirit, a part of this Hungry Ghost Dao, forever trapped in the Ghost Dao with no hope of escape...

...or it would be devoured by these Ghosts and become their nourishment!

Besides his own incomparably strong and firm will, Shen Lang was also protected by the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, which was the only reason he hadn’t been crushed by this immense and terrifying mental pressure!

"Master, do you need me to strike and annihilate these Ghosts?"

Zuo Wentian’s voice echoed in Shen Lang’s mind.

Although Zuo Wentian was in slumber, a wisp of his Soul Thought was always watching over Shen Lang.

Seeing Shen Lang in danger, he couldn’t help but ask.

"No need." Shen Lang refused flatly. "There are already several Emperor Martial Realm supreme experts in this Dragon Scale Divine Hall. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, don’t make a sound, lest you be discovered."

"Yes, Master. I understand."

Zuo Wentian agreed, then even retracted that wisp of his Soul Thought, hiding it deep within the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron.

’They must really think I’m a pushover!’

Shen Lang stomped his right foot hard on the ground. Dust shot into the sky as a ripple of Powerful Qi swept out from him in all directions!

"All of you, get lost!"

The violent Powerful Qi instantly blew away the spiraling Ghosts, expanding the vortex like an inflating balloon.

At that moment, the powerful Ghost hiding behind them let out a soft sound of surprise. "How strange. A mere King Martial Realm Second Heaven cultivation can actually resist my Myriad Ghost Array... Boy, this seat is growing more and more fond of you! This seat just loves powerful souls... The more powerful the soul, the more delicious, and the more useful to this seat, heh heh heh!"

"SCREECH!"

A piercing shriek shot into the sky.

Shen Lang grunted and stumbled back two steps!

In that instant, he felt an unbearable pain, as if a needle had been stabbed into his mind!

The next moment, spurred on by that shriek, the thousands of powerful Ghosts that had been blown away charged at him once more, as if intending to swallow him whole.

"How dare you!"

A furious look appeared in Shen Lang’s eyes. With a thought, he forcefully activated the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads!

"OMMM!"

A sound like the tolling of an ancient bell rang out from within Shen Lang’s body.

In an instant, a myriad of Buddha Lights burst forth!

In the darkness, Shen Lang became like a sun, unleashing a Buddha Light that made the thousands of Ghosts shriek in agony!

"Since you’re looking for death, I’ll grant your wish!"

Provoked by the ghostly shriek and the unimaginable pressure, Shen Lang’s anger flared!

It had been a long time since he’d felt so stifled. In a crisis like this, there was no longer any need to hold back his strength.

If he kept this up, he feared he would suffer a terrible fate, even with the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads.

Taking advantage of the moment the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads repelled the immense pressure, Shen Lang thrust his hands diagonally upwards to his sides. "Star-Absorption-Technique!"

A massive vortex formed between Shen Lang’s hands, like a black hole!

An incomparably strong suction force was unleashed in an instant!

With almost no preamble, facing the overwhelming pressure, Shen Lang directly used his strongest killing move against these Ghosts and Fierce Souls... the Star Absorption Technique!

The thousands of Ghosts that had been rapidly spiraling toward Shen Lang were suddenly sucked into the black hole like a tidal wave!

"AHHH!"

Countless Ghosts let out blood-curdling screams, desperately trying to escape the vortex’s pull and flee the area!

But under the Star Absorption Technique, let alone a group of minor Ghosts at the Xuanwu or even Spirit Martial Realm, even the twenty-some King Martial Realm Ghosts with the strongest auras had no power to resist!

’It would’ve been one thing if you’d stayed far away,’ Shen Lang thought. ’But to run right up to me... you’re truly courting death!’

After absorbing and performing Refinement on the sea of Supreme Yin Qi from the Earth Rift, the Tai Chi Diagram had grown countless times stronger. How could these Ghosts possibly contend with it?

The endless gray mist surged forward with uncontrollable momentum, like a flood that had found an outlet.

Soon, it was all absorbed by the Tai Chi Diagram!

High above, it was like a strong wind scattering the last of the clouds!

’The Tai Chi Diagram needs to be replenished with Energy right now. Since you’ve delivered yourselves to my doorstep, don’t blame me for being impolite!’

Every single Evil Soul and Fierce Soul was a Supreme Yin Energy Body. In front of the Tai Chi Diagram, this endless stream of Ghosts was truly rare nourishment!

Shen Lang was unwilling to use something like the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire to burn these Evil Souls and Fierce Souls to ash.

Once the Star Absorption Technique was deployed, the pressure on Shen Lang greatly diminished.

Feeling the surging Energy pour into the Tai Chi Diagram, a look of delight appeared in his eyes.

There was no telling how many years this Hungry Ghost Dao had existed or how many Evil Souls and Fierce Souls it had collected. Just a small corner of it contained an unimaginable number of Ghosts.

Although he had been in a sorry state at first, it now seemed he had gained a huge advantage.

’This is so strange. I have the Chaos Divine Body and the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads, yet I almost fell for this mob of Ghosts’ tricks... If the Hungry Ghost Dao is this formidable, then even King Martial Realm Eighth and Ninth Heaven Martial Artists wouldn’t be able to pass. How did the people who entered this place before get through?’

’Even if a group of powerful experts came in, they wouldn’t last long against this overwhelming swarm of powerful Ghosts.’

Shen Lang sensed something was very wrong. He had just entered the Hungry Ghost Dao and was still at its edge, yet he was already swarmed by so many powerful Ghosts.

Just then, a huge roar came from the distance, and faint fluctuations of Primordial Power could be felt in the air.

Shen Lang unhesitatingly activated his Silver Eyes of Truth and scanned the area.

’So that’s it. Zuo Feng, Zuo Yun, and Jun Tianyu have started fighting. The battle between the three Emperor Martial Realm Late Stage experts has driven all the Ghosts in the Hungry Ghost Dao to the edges in all four directions. The center of the Hungry Ghost Dao is now practically a vacuum...’

Shen Lang activated his Silver Eyes of Truth and began to survey his surroundings. His gaze finally landed on a rockery three hundred meters away to his left.

Under the Silver Eyes of Truth, a ten-foot-tall phantom on the rockery was clinging tightly to the rocks, its entire body trembling nonstop.

However, the tyrannical suction of the Star Absorption Technique had surprisingly failed to pull it over, which surprised Shen Lang a little...

’Well now, it’s already semi-corporeal and has an aura equivalent to the Emperor Martial Realm, or at least a King Martial Realm Ninth Heaven Martial Artist... So you’re the old bastard stirring up trouble from behind the scenes! Take this!’

Shen Lang let out a sharp cry. He opened his mouth, and the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads shot out like a cannonball!

A streak of golden light appeared in the air. Wherever it passed, swarms of Ghosts turned into white smoke, creating a very bright path through the air.

Then, the golden light slammed violently onto the back of the Ghost clinging to the rockery!

"BOOM!"

With a tremendous bang mixed with the Ghost’s shriek, the thirty-foot-tall rockery exploded!

The rockery shattered, revealing a ten-foot-long black Trident within.

The black Trident glinted with a ghastly light that made Shen Lang’s eyes narrow. Though it was only ten feet long, in his eyes, it seemed to be a thousand feet tall!

And under the Silver Eyes of Truth, he could vaguely see the surging Supreme Yin Energy constantly roiling within the Trident, powerful enough to shake the heavens and the earth!

It turned out the Ghost wasn’t hugging the rock, but this Trident!

’Just a fragment of a Magical Treasure, yet it still has such power. This item is far from simple!’

After taking that hit, the massive Ghost shrieked in pain, and its hands suddenly let go.

Without the protection of the Trident, this powerful Ghost, like all the others, flew rapidly toward the black hole opened between Shen Lang’s hands!

Unlike the other Ghosts, this one could still resist the powerful suction for a moment or two. Like a fish swimming upstream, it would periodically make a great effort and swim back toward the Trident!

"Hmm?"

Shen Lang was a little surprised by the Ghost’s strength and stopped examining the Trident.

Even from a great distance, there were very few Ghosts that could resist the current Star Absorption Technique...

At the very least, an ordinary King Martial Realm Ninth Heaven Ghost would find it impossible to resist.

Without a second thought, Shen Lang chanted a Spell. The Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads zipped down from the sky.

The Ghost was held in place by the pull of the Star Absorption Technique, completely unable to dodge. Seeing the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads smashing down, it twisted in panic, trying to avoid it, but it was a step too slow.

The Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads crashed down onto the Ghost’s head!

"AWOOO!"

Struck by the Star Moon Bodhi Prayer Beads again, the Ghost’s entire body emitted green smoke. It let out a savage howl and, with no strength left to resist, was pulled toward the black hole!

"Mercy, my lord, have mercy! I’m one of you, one of you! Stop... I... I’m from the Li Hen Sect!"