Chapter 1482 : Confronting the Ghost Cities

After distributing these treasures, Eldrin Chen remained within the Tengshe Abode of Bliss to continue recovering his Mana [the spiritual energy used to power magical arts and cultivation].

Thus, time flowed like a river, and A Millennium Has Passed in the blink of an eye. Once all the Divine Spirits [powerful cultivators who have ascended to a divine state of being] had recuperated, Eldrin Chen immediately led his forces toward the region of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities.

"This is the Three Thousand Ghost Cities," he declared.

Gazing upon the starfield before him, Eldrin Chen's brow furrowed slightly, and a pensive expression settled upon his features.

This Three Thousand Ghost Cities was different from the outer defensive formation. Within this grand array were three thousand ghost city formations, each bolstered by the power of roughly three thousand beings at the Great Perfection Ghost Immortal [the pinnacle stage of ghostly immortal cultivation] realm.

The combat prowess of these Great Perfection Ghost Immortal was comparable to the Late Stage Immortal Ascension Realm [an advanced stage of cultivation where one begins the ascent to true immortality]. Overall, each one was equivalent in strength to ten Ghost Immortal [immortal beings who cultivate through ghostly or spectral paths] in the early stages.

It could be said that with the augmentation of these ghost cities, the combat strength of the three thousand Ghost Immortal had increased dramatically. Coupled with the three thousand Ghost Immortal who had retreated earlier, the nearly three thousand Divine Spirits alone would be insufficient to contend with them.

Considering this, Verdant Consort could not help but inquire, "Husband, how shall we wage this battle?"

Eldrin Chen pondered for a moment before speaking. "The three thousand Divine Spirits will engage the three thousand Ghost Immortal who retreated last time. You all will, as before, confront the Earth Immortal Ghost Progenitor [a progenitor-level ghost cultivator who has attained the Earth Immortal realm], while Lyra holds off the Abyssal Sea Pearl [a powerful enchanted artifact of abyssal origin]."

"As for the Lords of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities, leave them to me." "But... this..." Find this and other novels at audio-novel.com.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of those present shifted subtly.

Lyra Jiang could not help but voice her concern, saying, "Each of those Lords of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities possesses combat power at least equivalent to the Late Stage Immortal Ascension Realm."

"With their combined strength, they would likely rival thirty thousand Ghost Immortal [a type of immortal who cultivates through ghostly or netherworldly paths]. Are you confident you can handle them?" The others grew solemn upon hearing this.

Generally speaking, an Ancient Ancestor at the Early Stage Earth Immortal [the foundational stage of the Earth Immortal realm, marking a significant leap in power and longevity] could contend with over one hundred Immortal [a cultivator who has ascended to immortality, the first major immortal realm].

An existence at the Earth Immortal Nine Layers [the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal realm, just below the Heavenly Immortal stage] could face several thousand beings from the Ascension Immortal Realm. However, this does not mean they could withstand several thousand from the Late Stage Immortal Ascension Realm [the final stage before becoming a true Earth Immortal, where power is significantly condensed].

For an Earth Immortal Progenitor, there is an old saying: 'Immortals [referring to the basic Ascension Immortal realm cultivators] are not to be feared until they number ten thousand; once they exceed ten thousand, none can stand against them.' This means that when the number of Immortal surpasses ten thousand, even an Earth Immortal Nine Layers would find it exceedingly difficult to prevail.

Once trapped within a encirclement of ten thousand immortals, and unable to tear through the Void [the fabric of space, used for high-level teleportation and evasion] to escape, one would likely perish under their combined assault.

In ages past, the Lord of the Flowing Fire Palace was besieged by countless Yin Crow [netherworld crows imbued with Yin energy]. He ultimately slew over thirty thousand of those creatures before being overwhelmed and slain within the Void.

This demonstrates that even an existence at the Earth Immortal Great Perfection [a state of flawless cultivation within the Earth Immortal realm] can potentially be surrounded and killed by Immortal if caught in a sufficiently massive encirclement. Currently, these Lords of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities are each formidable, their combined might rivaling thirty thousand Netherworld Ghost Immortal [Ghost Immortals who draw power specifically from the Netherworld], which is comparable to facing ten thousand from the Early Stage Ascendant Immortal Realm.

Considering this, the others also felt a measure of worry for Eldrin Chen.

This outcome had long been anticipated by Eldrin Chen. With a focused thought, he activated his Primordial Chaos Indestructible Body. Wisps of Chaos Miasma [the primordial, formless energy of creation] slowly enveloped his form, and an aura of ten-thousand-calamity-indestructibility, the Primordial Chaos Aura, began to circulate upon his Immortal Physique [a body refined to an immortal state].

Witnessing this, the onlookers all gave slight, approving nods.

Eldrin Chen possessed the Chaos Indestructible Body [a supreme body refinement art]; the power of those at the Ascension to Immortality Realm [the realm just below true immortality] simply could not harm him.

Even if a Ghost Cultivator [a cultivator who follows the ghostly or nether path] sought to corrode his flesh bit by bit using Netherworld Qi [the corrosive energy of the underworld], they could not damage his Primordial Source [the foundational life force and spiritual core of a cultivator] before his reserves of Chaos Miasma were exhausted.

"Today," he declared, his voice resonating with finality, "I shall meet the foes from all directions with this Primordial Indestructible Body."

"Alone, I shall battle the Lords of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities, to see what truly formidable aspects this Netherworld Annihilation Array [a grand formation of netherworld power] holds." After these low, determined words, Eldrin Chen was the first to step into the heart of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities.

This Three Thousand Ghost Cities differed from the peripheral Four Spirit Grand Formation. Not only could it empower the three thousand Ghost Immortal [immortals of the ghostly path], but it could also mobilize the combined power of the three thousand cities to suppress any cultivator who dared enter.

As Eldrin Chen crossed the threshold, boundless Formation Patterns [the energy patterns and structures that constitute a magical formation] from the Three Thousand Immortal Domains pressed down upon him. The might of three thousand spectral citadels instantly descended, a colossal weight settling upon Eldrin Chen's shoulders.

"Compared to the Thirteen-Layered Heaven and Earth," he remarked, his tone dismissive, "this is nothing remarkable."

"Your Formation," he continued, the words carrying a edge of contempt, "falls far short of those found within a true Immortal Domain [a realm governed by an immortal]."

Sensing this boundless, titanic force, Eldrin Chen murmured softly, then raised his hand and struck out with a palm strike that sent an Earth Immortal Great PerfectionGhost Progenitor [a powerful ghost cultivator who has reached the pinnacle of the Earth Immortal realm] flying backward.

At the same moment, Lyra Jiang and the other Divine Spirits [cultivators who have ascended to a divine, god-like state of being] charged into the fray, instantly relieving a tremendous amount of pressure from him. In an instant, countless Ghost ImmortalGhost Progenitor [powerful ghost cultivators] soared into the air, and a world-shaking battle erupted once more. "Come and fight!"

At the heart of the battle formation, Eldrin Chen fully unleashed his Primordial Indestructible Body [a legendary physique of supreme resilience and power], challenging the Lords of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities alone. Wherever he passed, he swept aside all opposition.

The Ghost Progenitor seemed to understand clearly that Eldrin Chen, this strongest combatant, was a target that must be surrounded and slain. They immediately commanded the Lords of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities to swarm and attack him.

"Kill!"

The great battle erupted instantly. Eldrin Chen struck with his full power, his sleeves sweeping out to unleash endless Chaos Currents [primordial, destructive streams of chaotic energy] that drowned everything. Published by audio‑novel.com. All rights reserved.

In a single move, over ten of the Ghost City Lords perished. Yet, the remaining Lords fought on with fearless abandon.

With the Yin Plane Microcosm [a shadowy, underworld-like dimension]'s Heavenly Dao [the fundamental cosmic order and natural law] shattered and destroyed, the vast majority of Ghost ImmortalGhost Progenitor had long since perished. Those Ghost Immortal who had survived to this day had mostly been driven to madness by the world-ending aura.

Though they were once sovereign Soul Spirits [powerful spiritual entities] and Ghost Immortal, they had fallen into ruin and their consciousness extinguished long ago, after the Heavenly Dao collapsed.

Now, they had been refined into puppets by the various Ghost Progenitor. In this desperate struggle, they fought utterly without fear, almost trading their existence for blows against Eldrin Chen.

It must be admitted that these three thousand Lords of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities were indeed formidable. Even an existence at the Earth Immortal Great Perfection [the pinnacle stage of the Earth Immortal realm] would likely be drained of Mana [the spiritual energy used to power spells and techniques] and torn to pieces bit by bit if they engaged in a Life and Death [a desperate, all-out struggle] battle against them.

Relying on his Primordial Indestructible Body [a legendary physique of near-absolute resilience], Eldrin Chen continuously channeled the Chaos Miasma [a primordial, formless energy of creation and destruction] to engage the enemy. The five Divine Spirits [powerful spiritual entities residing within a high-level cultivator] within his body blazed with World-Illuminating Immortal Light [a radiant, purifying light capable of illuminating realms], each unleashing a cataclysmic force. Their powers merged into the World-Opening Power [a divine ability of immense, reality-sundering force], aiding him in sweeping across the heavens and the earth.

No one knew how long this lasted. Eldrin Chen fought on, bathed in blood. Only when the Chaos Miasma within him was nearly exhausted did he realize he had already fought his way through the ranks of the Lords of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities.

He looked back and saw three thousand Ghost Immortal [an immortal whose path is tied to ghostly or nether energies] corpses littering the starry void. The vast formation of the Three Thousand Ghost Cities [a legendary constellation or formation of three thousand ghostly domains] had been pierced through by his strength alone. "His strength is spent,"

"Let us join forces. We must kill him."

In that very instant, a Netherworld Yin Lord [a powerful lord ruling over the dark, Yin-aligned forces of the Netherworld] suddenly spoke.

In a flash, the five Netherworld Ghost Progenitor [ancient, progenitor-level ghosts of the Netherworld], all at the Earth Immortal Great Perfection stage, each summoned forth a Treasure Talisman [a powerful, single-use talisman containing immense sealed power]. Astonishingly, they were all Eighth Rank High Grade Primordial Nether Dragon Talisman [talismans sealed with the essence of a Primordial Nether Dragon, unleashing its phantom form].

"Where did they obtain so much essence blood of the Primordial Nether Dragon [an ancient, primordial dragon born from the darkest nether energies]?" Witnessing this, Eldrin Chen's expression shifted slightly with surprise.

The Primordial Nether Dragon phantoms manifested by these Treasure Talisman were all existences at the Late Stage Earth Immortal level. If they had been unleashed during the first battle,

capturing the Ancient Tengshe Star [an ancient celestial body associated with the mythical Tengshe, or Soaring Snake] likely would not have been so easy for them.

It was utterly unforeseen that they had not activated them then, but chose to unleash them at this very moment, completely catching Eldrin Chen off guard. "A contingency they deliberately held back to kill me."

"Or perhaps, were these Treasure Talisman [powerful, single-use enchanted seals] forged more recently?"

In the fleeting span between lightning flash and flint spark, these thoughts raced through Eldrin Chen's mind.

Yet his actions betrayed no hesitation. The instant he beheld the five Primordial Nether Dragon [ancient, spectral draconic entities born of nether energies], he summoned forth the Gale God-Slaying Gourd. In that very moment, a blinding arc of saber-light flashed, already cleaving one of the Primordial Nether Dragon into oblivion. Continue reading this story at audio—novel.com.