In the dead of night, all was silent.
To the north of Starlight City.
Several figures moved stealthily through the darkness.
Following the coordinates sent by Dragon Soul Guan Yu, Lu Ming, Qin Churan, and Lin Youwei quickly arrived outside a deep, dark cave.
From a distance, the overwhelming stench of blood made Qin Churan and Lin Youwei wrinkle their brows deeply.
Dragon Soul Guan Yu was already waiting there.
Seeing Lu Ming arrive, he immediately approached.
"The mastermind behind this operation goes by the ID God Syer Tian Ci. He had the God Syer group capture over two hundred wanderers and throw them into this cave."
"If nothing unexpected happens, this cave should be where they're feeding that Tier 2 ghost general!"
Upon hearing the name God Syer Tian Ci, Qin Churan's expression visibly froze, prompting Lu Ming to ask, "What's wrong?"
Qin Churan paused, her mood heavy, and said, "His name is Qin Ci, my younger brother."
"So, does that mean he's Qin Feng's younger brother too?"
Learning of Qin Ci's identity, Lu Ming felt an inexplicable excitement!
Just like when Ye Chen, his brother-in-w from a past life, died by his hand.
Even if he couldn't kill Qin Feng and Ye Ling'er, that wretched couple, for now, cutting off their left and right arms could still weaken them!
At this moment, Dragon Soul Guan Yu, somewhat puzzled, added, "There's one strange thing, though. I don't know why, but they insisted that I be the one to deal with those people."
Hearing this, Lu Ming suddenly recalled a question that had been buried in his mind.
He asked thoughtfully, "What's your account's ban-lifting task?"
Dragon Soul Guan Yu replied candidly, "Within five years, eliminate 10 million points of hatred; killing monsters can reduce it by 1 point, elite monsters by ten times, bosses by a hundred times, and pyers by a thousand times."
Lu Ming then asked, "Does Qin Feng, or rather Qin Ci, know about your account ban?"
Dragon Soul Guan Yu thought for a moment and said, "Only Qin Feng knows, because I told him back then in a rush to save Xiao Tong, to prove my worth."
Indeed!
Lu Ming immediately specuted: Qin Feng must have valued Dragon Soul Guan Yu's status as an Agent of the Gods, wanting him to serve him!
Most people wouldn't know.
But Qin Feng, who secretly colluded with ghost creatures and knew about the Scroll of Deification in Lu Ming's past life, couldn't possibly be unaware of the existence of gods in the Sky Abyss world!
Since they needed to kill people to feed the ghost creatures.
So he simply let Dragon Soul Guan Yu kill these people, which could also help Dragon Soul Guan Yu speed up the process of lifting his account ban!
"Want to have it both ways with gods and ghosts? It seems your ambition isn't small!"
"Unfortunately, I've already reserved the God of Vengeance, you can't have it."
Lu Ming didn't say much more to Dragon Soul Guan Yu.
He simply instructed, "Do whatever they ask you to do, just try to cooperate with them."
As he spoke, Lu Ming approached the cave entrance.
Suddenly, a powerful aura surged towards him!
At this moment, Dragon Soul Guan Yu suddenly stepped in front of Lu Ming, raising his demon-sying bde, "I'll scout ahead!"
"No need," Lu Ming said, "With my current strength, I shouldn't be able to kill this ghost general. This time, I'm just here to probe its strength."
With that, Lu Ming immediately consumed 1 point of soul power to summon a low-cost Tier 1 Undead Warrior.
Under Lu Ming's mental control, the Undead Warrior fearlessly advanced into the cave.
Meanwhile, Lu Ming observed the scene inside the cave through shared vision.
As the Undead Warrior ventured deeper into the cave, in the suffocating darkness, Lu Ming felt a pair of eyes staring intently at him from the depths of the cave!
Even though Lu Ming was outside the cave, he felt a strong sense of oppression through the shared vision!
Fortunately, the Undead Warrior was emotionless and fearless, charging forward relentlessly.
Just then.
"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."
That eerie, ghostly sound echoed once more.
Simultaneously, a powerful obsidian light shot out from the darkness.
In an instant, the Undead Warrior was obliterated!
The vision was cut off.
However, Lu Ming had already obtained the data he wanted through the Undead Warrior—
[Brutal Dominion · Tina] (Magic Type · Tier 2 Ghost General)
[Level: 50]
[Magic Attack: 187200]
[Armor: 121100]
[Magic Resistance: 135000]
[Speed: 128800]
[Health Points: 4200000]
[Skills: Night Dominion (C-grade), Brutal Stomp (C-grade), Sughter Zone (C-grade)...]
[Description: Unknown...]
It was indeed a ghost general!
Seeing the data Lu Ming shared in the team channel.
Qin Churan excimed, "Such terrifying attributes... Is this just its strength in a sealed state?"
"Yes," Lu Ming recalled what the bck cloak had said and analyzed, "According to its words, that ghost beast that night was sealed with sixty percent of its power, so this ghost general should be simir."
Which means...
"What we're seeing now is only about 40% of [Brutal Dominion · Tina]'s strength!"
Previously, when Lu Ming mentioned that humanity would be wiped out by ghost creatures in over two years, Qin Churan was somewhat skeptical.
Until now, she truly realized the terror of ghost creatures!
And Lu Ming, despite being mentally prepared before coming, knew that with his current strength, he was no match for this ghost general, even if it was sealed.
But he hadn't expected the gap between them to be so vast!
Lu Ming compared his own data:
Currently, his Lv33 Death Stomp provides an attack power boost of 92458 points to allies, and even with the additional boost from the 3-star artifact World Annihition Chapter, and the attack power of the Tier 4 Reaper itself, it could barely push the Reaper's attack power past the 100,000 mark.
Even with the 17555-point armor reduction from Prison of Earth, it couldn't make a dent in this ghost general with over 120,000 armor!
Not to mention the overwhelming advantage in speed, health points, and other aspects.
Thus, Lu Ming decisively turned and left without looking back.
On the way back to Starlight City, Qin Churan asked, "Have you thought of a way to deal with this ghost general?"
"Yes," Lu Ming replied confidently, "I'll wait until I reach level 40."
Once Lu Ming reached level 40, the Comprehensive Amplification talent would upgrade to Lv5, allowing skill enhancement to reach 50 times!
Combined with the 15 times enhancement from Sword Draw, the total 65 times skill enhancement would be enough to boost Lu Ming's Death Stomp skill attack power to over 140,000!
With the armor reduction effect of Prison of Earth, it would be able to inflict significant armor-breaking damage on the ghost general.
By then, the Undead Legion would easily handle this sealed Tier 2 ghost general!
"Let's take a few days to settle," Lu Ming looked at his current level: 33, 55%, and said, "I estimate I'll reach level 40 within three days."
At this moment, Qin Churan suddenly tilted her head and said to Lu Ming, "Dummy, do you know how people in the comments section describe you?"
Lu Ming was puzzled, "How do they describe me?"
"They say you're a bug!"
"You really are a bug!"
Initially, she agreed to be Lu Ming's girlfriend because he promised to help her get revenge.
But at some point, Qin Churan began to look at Lu Ming with admiration in her eyes.
Women are naturally drawn to strength.
In this world where strength reigns supreme, who could resist someone like Lu Ming, who is not only gentle and has boundaries but is also a top-tier powerhouse?
Unknowingly, it was already midnight.
Eager to reach level 40 and eliminate the ghost general, Lu Ming instructed Qin Churan and Lin Youwei, "You two log off first, I'll keep leveling for a while."
"I'll stay with you," Qin Churan said seriously, "It's too dangerous for you alone in the wild, big sister needs to protect you!"
Lin Youwei quickly added, "I'll go too, I'll go too!"
"Then I..." Dragon Soul Guan Yu hesitated, "Forget it, I'll go grind on my own."
"Join us," Lu Ming called out to Dragon Soul Guan Yu, "With my formation bonus, you'll grind faster."
Dragon Soul Guan Yu hesitated.
He ultimately didn't dare face Qin Churan.
"It's okay, I won't join you guys,"
"If there's any news from the God Syer side, I'll let you know immediately."
With that, Dragon Soul Guan Yu disappeared into the darkness alone.
Lu Ming noticed the hatred still in Qin Churan's eyes.
Indeed.
Dragon Soul Guan Yu had personally killed Qin Churan's closest companions: Azure Dragon, Bck Tortoise, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird.
Who could forgive such an enemy?
It was merely for Lu Ming's sake.
"The world needs gods to save it. In the face of humanity's survival, what do love and hate matter..." Qin Churan could only comfort herself this way.
The three of them pnned to return to the Shadow Realm map to level up.
However, just as they hadn't gone far.
Suddenly, Lu Ming, with his keen perception, sensed a disturbance in the nearby darkness.
The next second.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
A barrage of arrows rained down towards Qin Churan among the three!
Lu Ming, quick-eyed and quick-witted, didn't hesitate, swiftly lunging at Qin Churan.
They rolled on the ground a few times, narrowly avoiding the arrow rain!
Pinned beneath Lu Ming, Qin Churan hadn't yet realized what had happened.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
From all directions, a rge group of pyers charged out aggressively!
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