Chapter 265: The Four-Armed Snake Men and the Phoenix Battle Formation

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“Attack!”

A lot of soldiers on the Twin Dragon Island’s side charged out too.

Holding weapons that could suppress soul creatures, they attacked the ghost crewmen that were swarming to the shore!

“Let’s go!”

Yang Zhi, who was riding a tall Steelback Blue Wolf whose head was covered in black armor, spoke solemnly. He slashed out the Black Mountain Saber, and an Extraordinary Rank-7 black soul aura was launched, cutting apart a dozen enemies from the waist.

“Die!”

Behind his back, ten Black Armor Soldiers who were also riding Steelback Blue Wolves started charging in a small formation.

As the first special unit of the Twin Dragon Mount fort, and the only cavalrymen so far, the Black Armor Soldiers were exclusively Extraordinary Rank-5.

Their Black Armor, which was soul-type equipment in the first place, was upgraded with the Stones of Civilization during the Ten-Species Competition. After they established a battle formation, they carved the army of ghost crewmen into two parts like a black knife!

“Roar!”

The ragged bloodstained flag that had been stabbed to the center of the battlefield, triggered by the battlefield and the gloomy wind, created a bunch of soldier souls that roared and followed the Black Armor Soldiers to battle.

[Army Soul Flag]

[Level: Special]

[Rarity: Refined]

[Description: This used to be a regular flag until it gained Transcendent power by absorbing some of the souls of the soldiers who had died miserably. Its power can only be triggered in military camps and on the battlefield.]

It had been a regular-quality flag at the beginning, but after the Battlefield of Providence in Xiangyang, it somehow became Refined.

“Establish battle formation!”

Apart from the Black Armor Soldiers, the Yue soldiers that had been summoned to the settlement over these days even established a battle formation of a hundred people.

Those battle-tested elites were all vigorous and Extraordinary. Their leader, who was a Quasi-Commander, activated the Book of Wumu that Ji Ye gave him.

Then, an illusionary fiery bird appeared and then dispersed in the battle formation, setting the weapons of all the Yue soldiers ablaze. When they cut the soul creatures that came at them, it was like a heated knife cutting butter.

[Red Phoenix, one of the Battle Formations of Four Dimensions]

[Description: The Red Phoenix belongs to the south and is responsible for fire.

[Feature: Attach high temperature and power of fire to weapons!]

Pew! Pew! Pew!

Boosted by the Transcendent items and the battle formations, the Twin Dragon Island soldiers blocked the soul creatures like reefs stopping tides.

Pa! Pa! Pa!

When the assorted crewmen tried to attack the soldiers spiritually, they were blocked by certain blue shields.

The Soul Jade from the settlement of the Soul race had been accumulated a lot over these days. Every soldier in this battle had been given an amulet made of such jade.

However, too many soul creatures were coming from the Ghostship, and they were clearly better at fighting than the Soul race who knew nothing except pressing forward.

Apart from attacking from the front, a fairly large number of them circumvented the main battlefield and spread out on the Twin Dragon Island.

In particular, as if they smelled the flesh of the living, a hundred assorted soul crewmen, as black ghosts, charged at the camp of the rookies in the Eagle Men’s territory in the middle of a gloomy wind!

“Not good! The monsters are coming!”

“What do we do?”

“We fight them, of course. Equipment, materials, and EXP can be earned from monsters on the Land of Inheritance. This is a great opportunity!”

“How exactly are we going to kill them? According to the forum, it’s impossible to deal with soul creatures unless you have special methods!”

A lot of players in the rookies’ camp were concentrated at the center. Some of them were eager to try, but most were anxious and uneasy.

They had only been here for a few days. They had done some military training, but they didn’t have any experience in real battles.

More importantly, they didn’t have any methods that could injure or kill the soul creatures!

“Wait, who says that we don’t have any methods? Weren’t some of the methods that were proven effective in the Twin Dragon Mount fort’s battle against the Soul race listed on the forum?”

“Are you referring to the virgin boy urine that you’ve cherished for 28 years?”

“Get lost! I lost my virginity at 16! You are a virgin and you always will be!”

However, although many new players were scared, none was fleeing in panic.

It was because Ninth Uncle, who was wearing a yellow Daoist robe, was standing on a prepared altar with a sword that was attached to a red ribbon.

From the bronze censer to which the Eight Trigrams were carved, three threads of smoke were rising, and a yellow painting purchased from the City of Humans was hanging at the back of the altar!

[Painting of the Founder of the Maoshan Sect]

[Level: Extraordinary Rank-9]

[Rarity: Superior (Rare)]

[Description: This is a painting of the founder of the Maoshan Sect. It has been given Extraordinary power because of the worshiping of the Maoshan disciples. It can enhance its users.]

“I am your disciple Lin Jiu. Please assist me, founder!”

When the battle started, Ninth Uncle spoke respectfully, and an illusionary shadow walked out of the painting into his body.

“Welcome the Heavenly Wandering Star Official!”

After that, Ninth Uncle cast another spell and performed “God Summoning”, the most famous spell of the Maoshan Sect.

In the sky, a star suddenly glittered and projected a silver stream of power to Gongsun Sheng who was standing next to the altar, creating the illusion of a divine palace!

“Wind!”

The star official muttered a word in the next moment.

On the Wind Tunnel Sandbox that Gongsun Sheng was holding, a mini-tornado appeared.

At the same time, a green tornado thirty meters in diameter took shape before the camp of rookies, tearing apart and consuming a hundred ghosts.

“Lightning!”

Then, it was another calm and casual order.

Boom!

The hundred ghosts who were attracted to the tornado and couldn’t break free were all obliterated by the lightning bolt that came from the sky!

Pew!

The Jade Dragon Sword in Ji Ye’s hand roared and cut down a soul creature that had four arms, no feet, and what appeared to be snake scales covering the black body.

[You have killed the Four-Armed Snake Man, the third mate of the Ghostship (Extraordinary Rank-6, Commander). EXP received: 504. Honor received: 48. Rare Honor: 2!]

That was an Extraordinary Rank-6 Commander-level soul creature, who was strong enough to fight several rounds with him.

Also, this Four-Armed Snake Man was clearly very experienced in battles and had a lot of skills.

His only shortcoming was that, as a soul creature, he wasn’t as physically strong as Ji Ye although he could use material weapons. So, after Ji Ye knocked all his four weapons away, his heart that was hidden in the black fog was stabbed through.

However, if he had run into heroes such as Tang Long and Meng Kang who weren’t really good at fighting, the outcome of their battle might’ve been different.

Also, judging from the information of the kill, he was only the third mate on the Ghostship, so there should be people who were stronger than him, such as the first mate and the captain!

Hum!

The black soul power on the dead Four-Armed Snake Man didn’t completely disperse. Instead, it was dragged to Ji Ye by a weird power.

From the several weapons that Ji Ye knocked away, the brilliance that represented advanced spoils of war showed up.

However, what surprised Ji Ye most was that this Four-Armed Snake Man dropped a Soul of Civilization!

[Soul of Civilization]

[Level: Extraordinary Rank-5]

[Rarity: Commander]

[Description: When the spirit of a hero descends, the Soul of Civilization will grant them a corresponding body and wisdom.]

What happened?

The stats of those ghosts could be seen by the Monocular, so they clearly should be monsters. But why could a monster drop a Soul of Civilization?

Also, normally speaking, a Soul of Civilization should be the same level as its owner, yet this third mate’s level was higher than the Soul of Civilization he dropped!

A Stone of Civilization had been found on the ship earlier, and a Soul of Civilization had emerged too. Were they related?

However, the battle was too heated for Ji Ye to consider that yet.

It was because while the Twin Dragon Mount fort appeared to be winning, the Ghostship had its own advantages too.

Many of the ghost crewmen were Extraordinary Rank-5. The soul creatures in such a level already had some sort of qualitative changes compared to regular soul creatures, and they had more powerful or weirder attack abilities!

For example, they could let out the irresistible “Soul Scream” that could reduce the new players to chaos or construct illusions that could deprive the low-level Extraordinary creatures of their senses.

The heroes from the Twin Dragon Mount fort, with their resolve and the treasures they took from the City of Humans, could resist those attacks.

However, it was rather difficult for the regular soldiers to deal with it.

More importantly, the number of soul creatures was much greater than the people of Twin Dragon Island.

Also, they were clearly organized. Realizing that they couldn’t win a head-on clash, they continuously spread out on the Twin Dragon Island in smaller groups!

It was definitely not a good thing for the Twin Dragon Mount fort.

“However, those soul creatures can’t be too far away from their ship. Also, the Ghostship is not well-defended now that so many soul-creatures are out…

“Zilong, are you interested in decapitating the Ghostship with me?”

Turning around and looking at the Ghostship, which had mostly been dismembered but still left some cabins to accommodate the goods, Ji Ye had a plan.