King of Assassins

Chapter 1262: Chapter 760: Sweeping Away All Obstacles

Countless green ghost fires permeated the world, spreading across the four corners, with no boundaries and no end.

The leading Twelve Celestial Ghosts each took up a position, and as clusters of ghost fire continually merged, the bodies of the Twelve Celestial Ghosts grew ever larger.

In the blink of an eye, the bodies of the Twelve Celestial Ghosts expanded from a thousand feet to several hundred thousand feet tall.

The immense bodies of the Celestial Ghosts obscured the sky, and by merely occupying their positions, the Twelve Celestial Ghosts naturally enclosed Ripples and the Peacock King in the center.

The Peacock King’s face was as white as paper; against a single Celestial Ghost, she still had confidence to fight, and against the Ghost Emperor at least a chance to escape.

But being surrounded by a group of Celestial Ghosts, their bodies swelling to such massive sizes, blocking out the sky and leaving no gap for them at all.

The only way to break out of the encirclement was to fight their way out, with no room for clever tricks.

The most terrifying aspect was that the Twelve Celestial Ghosts were summoning endless ghost souls from this realm, with all these powers enhancing their own bodies.

This is also how the Celestial Ghosts utilize the majestic power of heaven and earth. In other words, Ripples and she face the Twelve Earth Immortal-level beings at full power.

Moreover, there was the most powerful Ghost Emperor present.

The Ghost Emperor could actually integrate all the Celestial Ghosts’ powers; not even Gao Xuan himself could gain any advantage.

Even the legendary unrivaled Yuan Qinglian would likely be powerless against such a mighty Ghost Emperor!

The Peacock King felt very uneasy; Gao Xuan was invincible across the Southern Barbarians, sometimes acting too boldly.

Such a strong Ghost Emperor, sending her and Ripples here was practically sending them to their deaths. At this point, even if Gao Xuan intervened, what could he do?

Or perhaps Gao Xuan is testing the Ghost Emperor, using them as pawns for probing?

The Peacock King felt something was amiss; if Gao Xuan wanted to test the Ghost Emperor, he could have sent her alone. There was no need to involve Ripples.

A maid at the Earth Immortal level like Ripples was far more precious than the Demon Emperors. Plus, it was obvious Gao Xuan relied heavily on Ripples and Ice Soul. It was impossible that he would casually use them as bait.

The Peacock King looked at Ripples once more and found that Ripples was much calmer than her. This gave her a glimmer of hope.

Ripples also noticed the unease in the Peacock King and smiled at her: "I’ve said that the great lord will come, you really don’t need to fear. A bunch of petty ghosts are no match for the great lord’s strike."

Despite her disbelief, the Peacock King could only nod in agreement at this moment.

"A bunch of intruders causing chaos, let me break it."

Ripples said she was waiting for Gao Xuan, but she was not entirely convinced.

The Ghost Emperor had organized many Celestial Ghosts with high momentum, yet in her eyes, there were innumerable gaps and flaws.

The Fourteen Celestial Ghost Dao spoke of unity, yet each occupied their own realm. Rapidly assembled together, even if they summoned their own celestial powers to gather countless ghost souls, there were ultimately many issues.

Ripples, as the Sword Spirit transformed from Ripple Sword Intent, might not surpass Ice Soul in power, but her spiritual insight was stronger.

The Ghost Emperor’s grand array may be extensive, but she could detect countless subtle flaws.

In Ripples’ view, the so-called Twelve Celestial Ghosts were merely forced together, not truly unified—no more than a disorderly crowd.

Of course, even a loosely assembled group of Twelve Earth Immortal-level Celestial Ghosts has immense power.

Ripples considered escape easy, but breaking through with the sword seemed unlikely. Yet, she wanted to try.

A clear, rippled Sword Light emerged, weaving through the vast green ghost fire, appearing distant and near, ever-changing and agile.

In the deep void of the Ghost Emperor’s eyes, a glimmer of the bright Sword Light appeared, and quietly at his brow a sinuous, snake-like sharp sword scar emerged.

The sword scar, as fine as a hair, was deeply imprinted, tearing a deep chasm across the Ghost Emperor’s face.

His face did not bleed; it merely seeped with a touch of dark green ghost fire.

"Able to wound me, your swordsmanship is excellent."

In the hollow of the Ghost Emperor’s eyes, two clusters of ghost fire suddenly emerged, engulfing the streaming Sword Light entirely.

He spoke to Ripples: "Your spiritual insight is high. I shall refine you into a Ghost Princess, burning eternally within the Divine Burning Lamp, where each day I can hear your cries of agony—that would be quite exquisite..."

The Ghost Emperor, seemingly devoid of emotion, nonetheless felt some irritation at being wounded by Ripples’ single strike.

Ripple’s swordsmanship was so masterful that a single strike penetrated the large array formed by the Twelve Celestial Ghosts, directly injuring him.

Though the strike merely grazed him, causing no real harm, its contempt was significant. For Ripples to dare to provoke so rashly with her cultivation, utterly disregarding him as the Ghost Emperor.

A lesson must be taught to let her know the majesty of the Ghost Emperor!

The Ghost Emperor’s voice grew lower and lower, until Ripples could no longer hear what he was saying.

The Celestial Ghost Roar suddenly surged to its peak within the void.

Ripples heard nothing, because the Celestial Ghost Roar’s impact trembled so fiercely and loudly, surpassing the limits of sound containment.

Ripples now had no ability to discern the subtle changes in the Celestial Ghost Roar due to its violent and ferocious impact.

Her protective Sword Light continued to distort and deform under the Celestial Ghost Roar. The aqua-colored Sword Light seemed like a wavering bubble, ready to burst at any moment.

Around the Peacock King, five-colored Sword Light rippled, continuously breaking and rebirthing.

Her cultivation was one step lower than Ripples, and her Sword Intent was not as pure. Facing the overpowering Celestial Ghost Roar, she had no resistance left. It was only by relying on her solid foundation and having refined the Little Five Elements Flying Feather Sword that she could barely support herself.

The Little Five Elements Flying Feather Sword primarily extracts abundant Spiritual Qi and was refined into a powerful Earth Artifact, granting the Peacock King considerable strength even outside.