Nightmare Apostle

"Stop struggling, you’re destined to die here today, why not maintain some dignity?" the Great Protector said, striking not only physically but mentally.

Yang Xiao didn’t respond at all; he lacked the energy for it. Claiming he wasn’t panicking now would be a lie. Logically, his reinforcements should have acted by now, why haven’t they made a move yet?

As he summoned the samurai puppet, Yang Xiao also took out the Ghost Fog Bottle. His target was only the Great Protector; he had to stall this person. If he let him escape to find others, their team would collapse instantly.

After witnessing Yang Xiao use the Human Bone Staff to control this half-step Nether Realm puppet, the Great Protector clearly took an interest in him, "Spiritual Magical Artifacts, and Space-type Magical Artifacts, truly rare, no wonder the Funeral Embarkment team fell at your hands."

"And this!" Yang Xiao summoned the Ghost Lantern, its dazzling green light dispelling the Blood Fertile Soil emerging beneath him, almost consuming those ghostly things.

"A dispelling magic tool?"

At this moment, the Great Protector’s eyes shone brightly. Their disciples at the Withered Bone Pavilion often went to that Secret Realm for practice, severely damaging their physical condition, leaving them in a state between human and ghost.

If they could acquire a dispelling magic tool, it would be a savior for people like them, significantly alleviating the damage caused by the mysterious forces from the Secret Realm.

Unfortunately, such artifacts were too rare. To his knowledge, even their patron didn’t possess such a good thing.

Seeing other things on Yang Xiao didn’t make him envious, but this item, that ancient-looking Green Lantern, he was determined to have it, no one else would work!

"Everyone get away from our battlefield; I’ll deal with this Ye Xiao alone! None of you are allowed to intervene!" The Great Protector’s interest in Yang Xiao had peaked.

Smart as Yang Xiao was, he could naturally tell the Great Protector did not plan to kill him directly, only playing around with him. Otherwise, based on his current strength, even with a samurai puppet, he was no match for this person.

Bear in mind, the samurai puppet was indeed half-step Nether Realm in life, but now constrained by Yang Xiao’s own limited strength, its maximum combat power reached only the peak of Ghost Level, enough against Ku Daoist or One-Eyed Monk but overly ambitious against half-step Nether Realm.

And the reason the Great Protector didn’t rush to kill him, Yang Xiao knew well, he wanted to learn from him, wanted to understand the mysteries of the Ghost Lantern.

Once he learned enough and killed Yang Xiao for the treasure, he would know how to use it.

Taking advantage of the Great Protector’s "favoritism," Yang Xiao refused to tolerate him, employing numerous cunning tricks, unfortunately, with minimal effect.

Each time the Great Protector considered ending the match in a murderous fit, Yang Xiao would surprise him with some new trick using the Ghost Lantern, making him reluctant to kill him.

He occasionally amplified the green light, sometimes contracted it into lines, dazzling the Great Protector, then when he was off guard, sneak-attacked him.

Then repeating the game, refocusing his attention, seeking another opportunity for a sneak attack, endlessly repeating the cycle.

Yang Xiao still had a few trump cards hidden, things like Mirror Ghost weren’t used yet, he was waiting for an opportunity.

The situation was grim, Chen Nangxiu Master and the others could barely resist, but Ku Daoist and One-Eyed Monk were on the verge of collapse; in a critical moment, Chen Nang joined the battle, stabilizing the situation barely with a three-on-one.

Many among them were already injured; if this fight continued, they would face annihilation.

Reinforcements were delayed, the prepared two trump cards felt lifeless, he could understand the first one but... but that person had no reason not to save him!

These people couldn’t withstand it; continuing to fight would lead to death. Yang Xiao decided to break out and see what was going on.

This time, Yang Xiao initiated an attack, swiping several blows with the Human Bone Staff, then rushed at the Great Protector holding the Ghost Lantern. Due to the Ghost Lantern’s dispelling effect, the Blood-soaked ground illuminated by green light returned to normal.

But such consumption was beyond Yang Xiao’s endurance; the opponent’s spiritual power strength was several times that of his own.

He had only this one chance, he needed to break through and escape.

And facing Yang Xiao’s active attack, the Great Protector didn’t dodge at all, completely disregarding him.

Then when Yang Xiao was within five meters of the Great Protector, a dark light flashed in Yang Xiao’s left hand, and the Ghost Lantern instantly vanished, the next second, an aura appeared behind the Great Protector.

As the Great Protector of the Withered Bone Pavilion, his combat experience was incredibly rich; at the instant the aura appeared, he swung a punch backward.

The Great Protector’s left fist bore Finger Tiger adorned with spikes, faint blood-red dim light floated on it, evidently not an ordinary piece.

Appearing behind the Great Protector was naturally the Mirror Ghost; the punch didn’t directly hit the Mirror Ghost, only grazed its left arm slightly, yet the remaining force directly broke its left arm.

Yet at the last moment, Yang Xiao’s strategy succeeded, the Mirror Ghost detonated the Ghost Lantern in its hand, right near the Protector’s face.

In an instant, the green light engulfed everything, Yang Xiao took the opportunity to summon the samurai puppet to hold the Protector, while he himself swung the Ghost Bamboo Stick, infusing his entire spiritual power into it, making a mountain-cleaving gesture, fiercely smashing towards the Protector’s head.

This attack certainly affected the samurai puppet too, yet Yang Xiao couldn’t care anymore; he was certain that something had gone wrong outside, delay would only lead to inevitable death.

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