Eternal Holy Emperor

Chapter 1869: Chapter 1684: Ghost Soldiers

Suddenly, from a distance, emerged a battalion of soldiers donning battle armor. They marched in unison, wielding war spears, resonating with thunderous noise, shaking the entire street.

There appeared to be at least three hundred soldiers.

Even amidst such an environment, Ye Chen’s vision remained exceptionally sharp, and he was taken aback upon seeing these soldiers.

These weren’t genuine soldiers but rather humanoid skeletons clad in worn-out battle armor. Beneath their hollow eye sockets burned a faint green flame, resembling ghost fire, which was haunting.

These soldiers were evidently Ghost Soldiers!

Naturally, others gradually realized it too, feeling a chill down their spine. Encountering Ghost Soldiers right upon entering the Fiftyth Pass was a bad omen.

Shua—

Suddenly, these Ghost Soldiers saw the numerous strong individuals entering the city. Their hollow eyes flared with intensified ghost fire, gazing over.

The lead Ghost General then waved a long knife, seemingly issuing some command, prompting all Ghost Soldiers behind to charge forward swiftly.

Rumble—

The entire street abruptly shook violently.

Everyone present was a true powerhouse, hailing from across the universe. Although stripped of their mana, they quickly regained composure.

Being individuals who domineered their lands, experienced and knowledgeable, they feared not, and now, seeing this, actively charged forward.

Among them, a Heavenly King with black giant horns led the charge. Despite losing mana, his formidable physical body remained, capable of withstanding even falling mountains without damage. He wielded a Heavenly King Weapon, deprived of its might, and charged directly at the leading Ghost General.

Capture the leader first!

Clang—

Yet, even though the Heavenly King Battle Saber couldn’t awaken and lacked might, it had been refined for countless years as a Daoist Soldier, forged from various Divine Materials. Calling it able to shave iron like mud underestimated it, coupled with the terrifying brute physical strength of the Heavenly King level body, it could easily cleave mountains.

However, striking the seemingly worn-out armor sounded with a clang, sparks flying, unable to break through, merely leaving a white mark on the armor.

This scene left the others stunned.

The Heavenly King was even more shocked, disbelief etched on his face.

Shua—

Simultaneously, the lead Ghost General suddenly moved.

Fast!

Too fast!

The Heavenly King hadn’t reacted yet when the big knife swept across, directly deflecting his Heavenly King Battle Saber.

The big knife then swept again, stirring a fierce wind as sky light shimmered.

"No—"

Pu—

The voice abruptly halted, and a terrified head flew, accompanied by splattering blood from a severed neck, eerily chilling.

A Heavenly King was thus killed.

At the scene, the powerhouses were horrified. These soldiers were bizarrely evil, a Heavenly King, even without mana, was sufficient to crush mountains barehanded, yet was slain thusly, incredibly unthinkable.

Even more scalp-tingling was the Heavenly King’s severed head and headless body rapidly desiccating, ultimately turning to dust.

Among this, a dazzling blood light erupted, rushing towards the Ghost General’s skull, merging with the ghost fire.

Visibly, the ghost fire leaping in the Ghost General’s skull grew stronger, emanating a more daunting aura.

Clearly, these blood essences could enhance Ghost Soldiers.

"Awa—"

The lead Ghost General pointed his big knife, gesturing at more powerhouses.

Rumble—

Simultaneously, three hundred Ghost Soldiers rushed swiftly at the powerhouses here.

And on the other side of the street, another regiment appeared, also Ghost Soldiers, equally eerily dreadful, pursuing over.

"Bad, everyone leave quickly!"

Someone shouted, yet no one turned back, despite the possibility of restoring Dao Power thusly, their goal was to seize the Great Emperor’s Reincarnation within the Fiftyth Pass, to seize the Emperor’s Foundation. At this point, how could they simply turn back?

Everyone fled in panic, rushing deeper into the city.

But the Ghost Soldiers were faster, swarming from every street, numbering over a thousand, encircling the powerhouses.

"Kill!"

The powerhouses collectively struck, even though they lost mana, their physical bodies remained formidable, their weapons were still Divine Weapons, fighting fiercely against the numerous Ghost Soldiers.

Among them, the powerhouses discovered that excluding the lead Ghost Generals, particularly formidable, other Ghost Soldiers, though strong, were far less powerful than the Ghost Generals. Even a Heavenly King could handle and suppress these Ghost Soldiers.

For a moment, it seemed like a battle between two mortal armies in the secular world, intensely fierce.

Yet powerhouses are powerhouses, even stripped of mana, their bodies remain strong. They wield Daoist Soldiers like Divine Weapons, continuously attacking, the sound of clashing ceaseless, quickly shattering dozens of Ghost Soldiers, piercing their skulls, utterly extinguishing the ghost fire, causing complete death.

Ghost fire equaled these Ghost Soldiers’ Divine Soul, far weaker than a true Divine Soul.

Yet the ten lead Ghost Generals remained intimidating, easily dispatching one powerhouse after another, quickly absorbing the blood essences of these powerhouses, becoming increasingly powerful.

"Let me handle a Ghost General!"

Someone charged, holding a Divine Sword, clashing with a Ghost General, with a boom, forceful wind raged, cracking the hard bluestone slabs, unexpectedly evenly matched.

At the same time, the Divine Sword in his hand radiated blazing light, containing terrifying mana, forcing a Ghost General back over ten steps.

"What, he can use mana?"

The powerhouses were astonished. Isn’t this a Forbidden Heaven and Earth, unable to use Great Daoism, why can this person?

"I am a Great Power, End of World Rules cannot entirely imprison my Daoism."

He spoke, revealing the reason.

He was a Great Power, extraordinarily strong, even under End of World Rules, retaining a small amount of mana, combined with Divine Body, far surpassing other powerhouses.

At this moment, everyone finally understood, that End of World Rules aren’t absolute. The stronger a person is, the more capable of preserving sufficient mana, usable even in such an environment.

Great Powers were obviously such individuals.