Path 2

12/15/2025

With a crisp bang, Luna Quay roared, and the Shadow Vortex that had enveloped him was blasted away. His entire body flared with silver light as he charged straight at Lance Quinn.

A silver Golden Soulstone began to crack under the intense heat of the Golden Flame. With a wet splatter, I coughed up a mouthful of black blood. Zhu Tang plummeted hard toward the ground, and the suddenly appearing Golden Flame vanished as quickly as it came. Luna Quay snatched up the fragmenting silver Golden Soulstone.

"Quinn, enter my body first," Luna Quay commanded.

As Luna Quay spoke, he stuffed the Golden Soulstone into his own chest. With two sharp whooshes, two shadowy streaks flashed by, and in an instant, Luna Quay's body was torn apart.

Yin Ghost laughed madly, instantly transforming into razor-sharp wind blades that sliced through Luna Quay's body in midair, shredding him into chunks of flesh.

"Found it—the Golden Soulstone."

Yin Ghost instantly reformed into human shape, stabbing at the two silver Golden Soulstones with daggers in each hand.

I swallowed hard, but in that instant, a streak of brown shadow flashed by—Tan Tian struck Yin Ghost with a powerful punch. With a sharp crack, Yin Ghost exploded into a surge of Shadow Vortex.

Luna Quay's body gradually reformed. I glanced toward where Spirit Snake and Tan Tian had just fought; Spirit Snake's body was twisted like braided dough, struggling to regain its shape.

Luo Yu was completely suppressed by Resentful Ghost. His legs burst apart in the black mist with a bang, and black feathers frozen in Black Ice covered the ground.

I realized something astonishing: my Ghost Souls are incredibly strong. They’re like seasoned masters, as if they’ve fought through countless battles like this before.

Tong Ghost’s body swelled like a balloon, then burst open with a bang. Luo Yichen shot out from inside and rushed toward Tan Tian.

"This can’t go on. It’s not good for us."

Luna Quay spoke, while Tan Tian frowned, watching the Ghost Souls who kept pursuing. I couldn’t help but smile.

"If you don’t break this barrier soon, you’re all going to lose."

Suddenly, I understood why Tan Tian was like this—where had all his immense power gone? There was only one answer: these Gray Barriers. The spells he’d used before had completely shut Emperor God and the other two Old Hell rulers out, leaving them unable to enter. Now, if Tan Tian breaks the barrier, he’ll get his power back, but then they’ll have to face the furious Emperor God and the other Old Hell rulers.

"What’s wrong? Just a little problem and you can’t handle it? With such a big target, don’t you know how to hit it?"

Xu Fu spoke quietly. Instantly, my eyes widened as I heard a crack—Tan Tian’s fist was suddenly right in front of me.

"I won’t let you harm Ethan Zhang."

Curse Ghost’s red chains had already bound Tan Tian tight, creaking as his immense power thundered before me.

Roaring, I slammed my fist into Tan Tian’s cheek, sending him flying. Instantly, four Ghost Souls attacked Tan Tian from different directions.

"Curse... Power amplification..."

Suddenly, Spirit Snake, Yin Ghost, Resentful Ghost, and Tong Ghost all glowed red. I felt the immense power within me being stripped away by Curse Ghost and instantly transferred to the four Ghost Souls.

With a thunderous crash, I saw Tan Tian curl his arms and legs together, defending against attacks coming from all sides.

"Tan Tian, don’t fight head-on!"

Luna Quay shouted, charging in with Luo Yichen and Luo Yu.

In an instant, Tan Tian’s body was sliced into several pieces by my Ghost Souls’ attacks.

As Luna Quay drew near, Yin Ghost reacted, transforming into chaotic streams of energy that swept toward Luna Quay. But to my surprise, Luna Quay’s silver aura deflected Yin Ghost’s attack, dispersing it to either side.

Tan Tian’s severed hand suddenly grabbed Tong Ghost and slammed him to the ground. His fragmented body quickly reassembled, and with one hand, he struck Spirit Snake, instantly shattering it.

With a creak, as Tan Tian’s body began to freeze, Luo Yichen arrived, transforming into a mass of black sludge that wrapped around Resentful Ghost’s black mist like a shroud.

"A thousand feathers..."

With a swishing sound, Luo Yu’s body suddenly turned into countless black feathers, scattering toward Yin Ghost, who was just re-forming to attack.

The feathers seemed alive, spinning and slicing Yin Ghost’s body apart in an instant. The streams of energy collided like hitting a wall, endlessly cutting back and forth among the feathers. Yet the feathers formed an impenetrable barrier, and every time Yin Ghost tried to re-form, the swirling feathers would slice the streams apart again.

I had to do something—after all, I was their target. As Tan Tian and Luna Quay charged toward me, I realized Desire Ghost’s power was useless against these corpses.

"Return to Ethan Zhang’s body."

Curse Ghost spoke, and with a whoosh, Desire Ghost slipped into my body. Red chains began to coil, gradually forming a sliding wall that blocked my way.

"Got you, Ethan Zhang."

Xu Fu’s voice drifted eerily behind me. With two bangs, I saw the chains in front of me squeeze closer—Curse Ghost gritted her teeth, blocking my way. Just then, a flash of silver light appeared behind me, and a hand reached out.

With a roar, the Evil Ghost on my back raised its fist, ready to strike, but that hand had already pierced through my manifested instincts, stabbing toward the back of my head—it was Lance Quinn.

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