Chapter 311 – 「Ghoul」

Vast Karma Brahma Vista (Eighty-One Forms): An Advanced Spirit Art that alters celestial phenomena to manipulate the power of weather systems. Whether summoning storms, thunderstorms, or even blizzards, all can be freely commanded.

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This was an Advanced Spirit Art Su Ming had obtained from a package after acquiring the 【Eighty-Eighth Form: Fate Heaven Earth Shift】 but before obtaining the 【Sixty-Second Form: Futian Falling Blossom】.

Simultaneously, this was also an Advanced Spirit Art that Su Ming had previously been unable to master or utilize.

Unlike his experience with 【Fate Heaven Earth Shift】, Su Ming’s compatibility with 【Vast Karma Brahma Vista】 seemed less suitable compared to the former. Therefore, when he obtained 【Fate Heaven Earth Shift】, Su Ming could immediately succeed in constructing this Advanced Spirit Art ranked 88th in the sequence, only limited by insufficient Spirit Power preventing its release. However, when he obtained 【Vast Karma Brahma Vista】, Su Ming couldn’t even begin to grasp it.

Furthermore, the higher the sequence ranking of a Spirit Art, the greater its power and effects become, and without suitable compatibility, the learning difficulty increases correspondingly. Compared to 【Futian Falling Blossom】 at sixty-first form, 【Vast Karma Brahma Vista】 ranked eighty-first in the sequence remained in an unlearnable state.

It should be noted that Advanced Spirit Arts refer to the thirty Spell Formulas ranked between 61-90 in the sequence.

Although 【Futian Falling Blossom】, as the sixty-second ranked Advanced Spirit Art, possesses remarkable power, it ranks second to last among all thirty Advanced Spirit Arts, with power and effects only slightly surpassing the sixty-first ranked Spell Formula.

【Vast Karma Brahma Vista】 was different – ranked eighty-first in the sequence, it stood among the forefront of the thirty Advanced Spirit Arts, with only nine Spell Formulas surpassing it in power and effects. As an elite presence among Advanced Spirit Arts, both its power and effects ranked prominently, far beyond what 【Futian Falling Blossom】 could compare to.

Under these circumstances, one can imagine how difficult it would be to learn an Advanced Spirit Art like 【Vast Karma Brahma Vista】.

Unless, like when Su Ming learned 【Fate Heaven Earth Shift】, one possesses extremely high compatibility with specific Spell Formulas and their types, it might be possible to master them quickly or even instantaneously. Otherwise, learning incompatible Spell Formulas would present difficulties not just for Advanced Spirit Arts of 【Vast Karma Brahma Vista】’s caliber, but even for lower-ranked Spirit Arts within the top ten sequence.

Otherwise, why would Ye Bai only know how to use binding and support-type Spirit Arts, while being completely incapable of Offensive Spirit Arts?

Beyond issues of talent and potential, the most significant influencing factor is compatibility.

What suits oneself is best, and also enables the fastest learning and most excellent usage.

Conversely, forced efforts yield unsatisfactory results – if something fundamentally doesn’t suit you, how could you possibly learn or use it?

Ye Bai lacked particular talent for Offensive Spirit Arts, and thus endured considerable hardship while learning them. He might still be diligently seeking guidance from senior students in the Sorcerer Department even now.There seemed to be no compatibility whatsoever between Su Ming and the [Vast Karma Brahma Scene]. Even after his Awakening of the Vision Mark and becoming an Upper-Rank Sorcerer—even when he could barely unleash the terrifying [Fate Heaven Earth Shift], a Spell Formula ranked among the top three Advanced Spirit Arts—Su Ming still failed to master the [Vast Karma Brahma Scene].

It wasn’t until his recent heart-to-heart with An Zijin, which led to a transformation in his state of mind and a sudden surge in spiritual power overnight, that Su Ming advanced to the rank of Five-Star Sorcerer. Only then, when he revisited the Spell Formula book for the [Vast Karma Brahma Scene], did he finally begin to grasp its intricacies.

Thus, Su Ming naturally and effortlessly learned this technique, making it his own.

And the power of this Spell Formula was revealed today, at the border of the Chaotic Region.

“Rumble—”

It was the sound of thunder.

Extremely dense, deafening thunder.

Above the ruins, where countless Phantom Demons moved about, creating a scene akin to Hell, dark clouds abruptly gathered without warning. Rolling and churning, they brewed countless bolts of lightning, instantly filling the sky with flashes of thunder and arcs of electricity.

“Roar!”

“Roar!”

Within the ruins, the Phantom Demons seemed to sense impending disaster. Like beasts instinctively perceiving danger, they roared, howled, and snarled one after another.

They rampaged.

They panicked.

Like ants trembling under divine wrath, some howled incessantly at the sky, others paced restlessly back and forth, and some even fled in terror.

The scene resembled a herd of beasts struggling for survival in the face of a catastrophe, much like in a disaster film.

Unfortunately, their instincts were sharp and accurate—they truly sensed the impending calamity.

But they were undeniably unfortunate.

Because the one who summoned this disaster had no intention of sparing them.

“Boom!”

A bolt of lightning suddenly struck, instantly roasting a Phantom Demon and shattering the ground beneath it, sending clouds of dust billowing into the air.

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!…”

As thunderclaps echoed, bolts of lightning began to rain down like spring showers upon the ruins.

The Phantom Demons fled in panic, roaring in fear, but to no avail. One by one, they were struck by the relentless lightning, roasted, vaporized, and reduced to charred, smoking corpses littering the ground.

Then, more calamities began to descend.

First came the storm winds.

Then, snow and blizzards.

Followed by fiery rain, falling like meteors.

One disaster after another emerged in succession, ravaging the land.

In an instant, the Phantom Demons that had escaped the lightning were torn apart by the storms, frozen by the ice and snow, set ablaze by the fiery rain, or swept away by sudden floods, becoming victims of these myriad calamities.

It was as if this stretch of ruins had incurred the wrath of the heavens, provoking the Heavenly Gods to unleash their punishment, assaulting, ravaging, and slaughtering all within.Under this heavenly might, amidst this natural disaster, the Phantom Demon army—feared by humanity and considered troublesome even by Upper-Rank Professionals, numbering over ten thousand—truly seemed like the most insignificant of existences. One after another, they met their demise. No matter how they wailed, struggled, or desperately fled, none could escape their fate.

This was the Advanced Spirit Art ranked eighty-first in the sequence—a power capable of manipulating, altering, and wielding the forces of celestial phenomena—【Vast Karma Brahma Scene】.

Such power, such might, in no way diminished the reputation of Advanced Spirit Arts. It was truly a deterrent akin to a nuclear weapon.

Su Ming demonstrated this, proved this, leaving Chi Qian, Mu Yan, Feng Qing’er, and Tong Xinyao—the four watching it all—standing there dumbstruck. Their pupils contracted to pinpricks, the shock and horror on their faces never fading since it began, telling others just how deeply shaken they were inside.

Until Su Ming’s voice drifted lightly into their ears.

“Be careful, the main event is coming.”

As these words fell, before Chi Qian and the others could even react, a brutally savage roar suddenly erupted from the devastated ruins ahead.

“Boom—!”

The next second, a thunderous roar resounded from the very center of the ruins.

A figure was seen soaring from within, shooting skyward as if defying this majestic heavenly might, roaring furiously under the oppressive dark skies, its voice filled with rage and brutality.

From its body, an astonishing surge of vital energy and fiendish aura shot into the clouds, actually causing the layers of dark clouds in the sky to disperse slightly.

“Rumble—!”

The lightning in the clouds seemed provoked, gathering together and striking toward that intensely fiendish figure.

The spectacle of ten thousand thunderbolts converging and crashing down was truly awe-inspiring.

Yet, the intensely fiendish figure relied on its speed, swiftly darting beneath the falling lightning. It evaded the crashing bolts one by one, piercing through the barriers of storms, torrential rain, and blizzards, racing toward a specific direction.

In that direction stood Su Ming and his companions.

Through this disaster-like Spirit Art, the intensely fiendish figure sensed the location of the Spell Formula. Following the seemingly omnipresent Spirit Power and vast spiritual energy, it charged toward Su Ming.

“————!?”

Only then did Chi Qian, Mu Yan, Feng Qing’er, and Tong Xinyao jolt awake.

“Stop it!”

Without any hesitation, Chi Qian habitually issued the command and gave the order.

Mu Yan and Feng Qing’er immediately sprang into action.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

A surge of energy erupted from the two beautiful girls, causing their vital energy to surge and their Aura to swirl, enveloping their entire bodies in magical power.

As they leaped into action, their bodies began to transform amidst the dense magical power and vital energy.

First, their skin turned dark.

Then, sharp claws grew from their hands.

Next, their bodies became mystical and alluring.

In the blink of an eye, Mu Yan and Feng Qing’er transformed into two enchantingly beautiful female Fiends, like succubi with devilish figures—both wild and fiendish, incredibly eye-catching.

The two female Fiends charged together toward the approaching figure, colliding with it in a thunderous impact.

“Boom—!”With a violent impact and a surge of Qi waves, three figures were simultaneously thrown back, creating distance between them.

Mu Yan and Feng Qing’er successfully intercepted the attacking Phantom Demon.

Only then did everyone get a clear view of the assailant’s full appearance.

“Roar!”

Accompanied by a terrifying roar, the true fiend appeared before everyone’s eyes.

It was a Phantom Demon with skin resembling burnt, festering flesh. Though its body was not large, it emitted a startling bloody stench. Bat-like wings stretched from its back, horns protruded from its head, and its face was ghastly pale with bared fangs—truly resembling a Hellish ghoul.

“That’s the one.”

Su Ming still had Spirit Power surging around him, with circular arrays floating around his body, making him appear as if bathed in a golden pillar of light—both sacred and majestic.

“It is our mission target this time—a Hazardous Species on the verge of evolution.”

“The Tianfeng City authorities have named it: Ghoul.”

“Be careful. Its strength is considerable, far surpassing that of a newly advanced upper-tier Phantom Demon.”

This was evident from the relentless demonic aura emanating from it, which Chi Qian and the others could clearly sense.

If the power of an ordinary Hazardous Species typically ranges between a Four-Star Professional and a Five-Star Professional, with only a few exceptional ones rivaling Five-Star Professionals, then this Ghoul—poised at the brink of evolution—had already reached the limit of a Hazardous Species, surpassing even ordinary Five-Star Professionals.

Although it hadn’t mutated to the extent of rivaling a Six-Star Professional like some Hazardous Species variants, this Ghoul’s power was still formidable.

Peak Five-Star level.

That was the Ghoul’s strength.

Coupled with its flight capability and the inherent resilience of Phantom Demons, this Ghoul was notably stronger than Chi Qian, who was also at the Peak Five-Star level.

“Roar!”

The Ghoul roared and howled, its fury unmistakable in its voice.

This was only natural.

In that very moment, the calamity continued to ravage its territory, slaughtering its subjects, and reducing everything it possessed to utter ruins.

Upper-tier Phantom Demons inherently possess a strong territorial instinct. Now, faced with invasion and one-sided slaughter, how could the Ghoul not be enraged?

“Roar!”

Driven by overwhelming fury, the Ghoul dove downward.

Its target remained Su Ming.

Clearly, guided by its sensitivity to Spirit Power and spiritual essence, the Ghoul had identified the culprit behind this devastation.

Under such circumstances, what reason did it have to hesitate?

It would not rest until it tore apart the human who had summoned this calamity.

However, Chi Qian and the others naturally would not stand by and let the Ghoul attack Su Ming.

“Don’t even think about it!”

With a sharp cry, Chi Qian drew the longsword from her back and, without hesitation, activated her Demonization—just as Mu Yan and Feng Qing’er had done.

Instantly, a more alluring and demonic female Fiend appeared on the scene.

Chi Qian’s Demonization appeared more complete than that of Mu Yan and Feng Qing’er. Not only did she instantly transform into a female Fiend, but her height also increased abruptly, reaching over two meters tall—an exceptionally striking sight.

Chi Qian stomped, shattering the ground beneath her, and transformed into a gust of wind as she charged toward the incoming Ghoul.

“Roar!”The Ghoul didn’t even glance, directly swinging its sharp claws toward the long Sword slashing head-on.

“Clang—!”

After a loud metallic clash, the long Sword in the Demonization-transformed Chi Qian’s hands collided fiercely with the Ghoul’s claws, grinding against each other while sending Qi forces swirling wildly.

Mu Yan and Feng Qing’er also swept in from both sides, simultaneously drawing their weapons and attacking the Ghoul.

“Clang!” “Clang!” “Clang!” “Clang!” “Clang!”…

Fierce clashing sounds continuously erupted midair like firecrackers, one after another, unceasing.

Four demonic figures clashed intensely in midair, chasing back and forth, attacking and defending while sparks constantly flew.

The fierce battle had thus begun.

(End of Chapter)