CHAPTER 327: CHAPTER 327 FORBIDDEN LAND (4)_1

The light from Shangguan You’s hands rapidly illuminated the dark underground, and a fiery red Fire Dragon relentlessly slammed against the protection shield the four of them had formed.

"Bake in the fire," Shangguan You sneered. The dragon’s assault stopped as well, coiling beneath the five people, starting to roast them from under the protection shield. The shield, composed of their Spiritual Energy, could withstand the attacks of formidable enemies. Although the Fire Dragon could not break through the protection shield, the scorching temperature surrounding it was increasingly unbearable for the five inside.

The other four could use their Spiritual Energy to block it to some extent, while Shen Cheng inside was jumping around from being roasted.

"Humph, to be so arrogant with just a Fire Spirit Pearl," Elder Ming roared angrily, her palm wind sweeping swiftly and fiercely toward Shangguan You’s location. If they could move freely in the soil, Shangguan You would have long been crushed under her palm, unable to act so arrogantly.

"I have the capital to be arrogant," Shangguan You laughed loudly. "In the soil, I can easily cripple them without any effort. Even if that freak from the Ye Family were here, I would still make him listen obediently."

"Humph, walk the dark path too often, and you’re bound to meet ghosts, Meihua, you old ghost!" another Elder—Elder Shi—roared angrily. Alongside Elder Ming, their powerful palm winds continuously swept through the soil before them, forcibly carving a path where only earth had been.

The protection shields of Zhuge Yang and Shen Po also disappeared at the right moment, and the group stood steadily in the channel carved out by Spiritual Energy, glaring angrily at Shangguan You.

"Ghosts?" Shangguan You chuckled coldly. It seems I’d forgotten about my other new type of energy. I wonder if there are any souls in the soil I can use.

"Since the three Elders wish to see ghosts, then I shall satisfy your curiosity," Shangguan You sneered, her dark figure standing within the earth as she began to whisper a Spell, "Spirits that wander between heaven and earth, heed my call and come to my side."

As Shangguan You softly chanted, the pitch-dark soil began to stir. She could clearly feel countless Spiritual Energies gathering around her, making her body lighter as a pair of transparent purple wings grew from her shoulders. Her body, within the soil, began to rise.

A RUMBLING sound echoed from within the soil. Instantly, the previously bright area was engulfed in darkness. An eerie wind whistled through, causing an inexplicable, bone-chilling fear. From the earth, numerous skeletons emerged, shaking their bony frames as they converged toward her.

CREAK, CREAK. The ear-piercing sounds continued as one skeleton after another, countless in number, broke free from the earth. Among them was a half-decayed corpse, radiating a foul stench, which also slowly moved toward Shangguan You.

Shangguan You frowned deeply. Zhuge Yang and the others, witnessing skeletal hands stretching out and bones crawling through the dirt, stood agape, disbelieving what they saw.

A gust of bone-chilling wind swept through the underground. Numerous ghastly white skeletal hands grabbed at their feet—one pair, two pairs, three pairs, countless hands—tugging at their feet, dragging them fiercely downwards.

Shen Cheng trembled, his body shivering lightly as he kicked at the skeletons grasping his feet. With a crisp SNAP, he broke off a pair of chilling hands. More arms, emerging from the disturbed soil, aggressively clawed towards Shen Cheng’s eyes. The force on his legs grew stronger until everything went black, and he fainted.

"Shen Cheng!" Shen Po cried out in shock, hugging the fainted man. His Spiritual Energy relentlessly attacked the encroaching skeletons.

"Senior, you indeed have great skill to summon these things!" Zhuge Yang roared, leaping into the air. The silver Sword Qi unleashed by his palm strike sliced through the surrounding skeletons.

CREAK, CREAK. The sound was unending.

"Skill? Of course, it’s considerable. What did you think?" Shangguan You scoffed. Her hands gathered the power of countless wandering souls, sweeping it over them like a storm, instantly causing a fierce gale. The entire underground became a scene of chaos.

PFFT! Zhuge Yang spat out a mouthful of blood. The formidable Spiritual Energy from Shangguan You’s palm wind created a whirlwind that blasted upwards, directly forging a passage to the surface.

"Go!" Elders Ming and Shi, grabbing the profusely bleeding Zhuge Yang, flew towards the opening. Shen Po, also pulling Shen Cheng, quickly followed.

Shangguan You watched her hands in some disbelief, then flapped her wings, swiftly chasing after them.

The skeletons underground, under her command, quickly disappeared. These things can’t reach the surface, or the whole of Beijing, and indeed the entire world, will descend into chaos.

"Sorceress, you dare use such demonic arts, to even control the dead! If you don’t hand it over today, don’t think you’re leaving here alive!" Elders Ming and Shi roared furiously from the mouth of the hole above, striking fiercely at Shangguan You.

"Humph, come and get me if you dare," Shangguan You sneered. I wasn’t afraid underground, and I’m even less so on the surface.

BANG! A deafening explosion occurred as three powerful streams of Spiritual Energy intertwined and detonated against the pitch-black night sky, whipping up a maelstrom. Countless birds took flight from the trees, and leaves showered down like rain.

Though it was July, the place where the three stood became as barren as winter, with not a blade of grass growing. The storm raged, and Shen Po and Zhuge Yang involuntarily closed their eyes; if that Spiritual Energy wave struck them, their eyes would not be spared.

Shangguan You clashed fiercely with the two Elders. The more she fought, the more excited she became. Spiritual Energy surged continuously from within her, and the surrounding Spiritual Energy, the power of the wandering souls, madly flowed into her as well.

With each clash stronger than the last, Shangguan You’s excitement grew. Watching the two pale-faced old men, a smirk formed on her lips. "Humph, Elders Ming and Shi, you’re not so formidable after all. And here I thought you were mighty!"