After leaving the main city of District Eighteen, Jiang Kai did not stop for a moment and rushed straight toward the area where he had separated from Hu Yan and Ruan Yu before.
It had been so long that neither of them was at the original spot anymore, so Jiang Kai still needed to search around for a while.
Neither of those two guys had returned to the Main God, which meant they were both still alive.
Being able to survive eighty kilometers away for two or three months, Hu Yan and Ruan Yu by now already had the ability to stand on their own.
Jiang Kai searched more than ten li to the east when he suddenly saw dark clouds piling up in the distant sky, with a torrential downpour crashing down. He finally let out a breath of relief and sped toward that direction.
Amid the raging wind and rain, a figure hovered twenty three meters above the ground.
Bolts of lightning slammed down repeatedly onto a huge black humanoid creature on the ground.
That monster had dark purple black skin. Its face looked similar to a human's, except its mouth was split open. When it roared, its lower jaw could even open all the way down to its chest.
Its limbs were long and thin. From its right wrist extended a long bone spike, forming a naturally deformed blade that could easily chop through giant trees blocking its path. Several fleshy bulges protruded from its back, pulsing rhythmically as if they were alive.
It stood over eight meters tall. Though its legs were slender, its muscles were well developed and packed with power. When it leapt, it was capable of threatening Hu Yan.
"A War General rank?" Jiang Kai frowned. Old Hu can already solo a War General now?
Jiang Kai originally planned to step in and help, but after thinking it over, he chose to stay where he was and watch the fight, wanting to see how strong Old Hu had become.
Every time the bone spike ghost had just taken two running steps and was about to leap, the Thunder Summoning Tribulation struck at exactly the right moment, blasting into its body. While dealing damage and paralysis, it also prevented the creature from jumping.
Whether it was timing or precision, everything was flawless.
Thinking back, even when Old Hu had no real attack power before, he had still used Praying for Rain, Thunder Summoning Tribulation, and Wind Whisper Spell to create extremely perfect coordination. In terms of timing, battlefield judgment, and overall awareness, Old Hu had always been outstanding.
Now that he had switched to the Transcendent class, Old Hu finally possessed true qi based offensive methods. At last, he could fight without holding back.
The War General rank bone spike ghost could not get close at all and could only take hits, roaring in rage.
Its cries were completely different from the deep roars of ordinary beasts. They were extremely sharp and ear piercing.
Hu Yan looked down at the bone spike monster and let out a cold laugh. "What, not convinced?"
"Since I'm here to train, a fight like this has no challenge at all. I'll come down and play with you."
"Transcendent talent, True Qi Absorption! Thunder Summoning Tribulation!"
Several bolts of lightning thundered together in the sky, tearing through the air and striking directly onto Hu Yan himself!
Jiang Kai frowned. What is Old Hu doing?
When Hu Yan cast Thunder Summoning Tribulation without adding true qi, its damage was very low and only had a paralyzing effect.
However, moments later, Jiang Kai's eyes widened.
Those bolts of lightning, after being summoned by Hu Yan, did not actually strike his body. Instead, they were drawn in and clung around him.
In an instant, lightning crackled all around Hu Yan's body, like countless extended tentacles snapping and sizzling.
"Holy crap, are cultivators really this strong?" Jiang Kai exclaimed in shock. "So he really went off to cultivate immortality!"
After landing, Hu Yan engaged the War General bone spike ghost head on and completely suppressed his opponent. Every attack he made used lightning whips, and the lightning also carried a paralyzing effect.
Hu Yan's agility stat was not high, and he had no movement skill. But whenever the bone spike ghost posed a threat, he would use Wind Whisper Spell, which could both hinder the enemy and assist his own movement speed, making him truly capable of both offense and defense.
Watching Hu Yan fight, even Jiang Kai could not help but marvel.
"Too strong!"
However, Old Hu still had one problem. His attack power was too low.
After entangling with the bone spike monster for a long time, even though the ghost could not touch him at all, Hu Yan also failed to seriously injure it.
After holding on for more than twenty minutes, Hu Yan shook his head. "My attack is still too low. One person can't kill a War General. At most, I can grind down an elite rank. Sigh."
"I'm so jealous of Captain Kai's freakish attack power. If he were here, it'd probably be an instant kill. No need for all these moves."
"I'm out, I'm out. Can't beat it!"
Just as Hu Yan turned his head to run, he suddenly heard a low shout from behind him.
"Extreme long range shot! Flame tempered fatal strike!"
Immediately after, more than a dozen fiery red Pursuers shot out from the distant forest, instantly killing the bone spike ghost.
Watching the huge body of the bone spike ghost crash to the ground, Hu Yan stared in shock toward the forest in the distance.
"Captain Kai?"
Not long after, Jiang Kai walked out from the woods.
"Captain Kai!" As soon as Hu Yan saw Jiang Kai, he was overjoyed. "Why are you here?"
Jiang Kai chuckled. "Old Hu, you've gotten impressive. You actually came out unscathed against a War General rank ghost."
"Captain Kai, don't make fun of me. My attack power is too low. I couldn't kill it."
Jiang Kai smiled slightly. "No rush. Your level is still too low." As he spoke, Jiang Kai walked over to the bone spike ghost and collected the charred corpse card.
"Captain Kai, were you looking for me?" Hu Yan asked.
"Yeah." Jiang Kai nodded.
"What for?"
Jiang Kai looked at Hu Yan and smiled faintly. "Old Hu, it's been a long time since I last took you guys leveling, hasn't it?"
Hearing this, Hu Yan's eyes went wide.
He had been here for several months without gaining a single level. After reaching Transcendent, each level up brought quite significant stat increases. With higher stats, his attack power and endurance would both improve.
"Captain Kai, even you know it's been a long time! Are you taking us to level up this time? That's great!"
Jiang Kai smiled and shook his head. "Don't get happy too early. This time I'm mainly taking guild members to level. If they reach the required levels, then I'll consider taking you and Ruan Yu up a few levels."
"Going from Transcendent Five to Six needs five million experience. I'm afraid there won't be enough time."
"Not enough time? Captain Kai, are you in a hurry?"
Jiang Kai nodded. "The military is about to launch a nationwide BOSS battle event. Before Ghost Star enters the Transcendent stage, we need to open up as much new territory as possible."
"That means that next, China will be hunting a large number of BOSSes, and our guild has to participate as well."
"But the military requires participants to be Tier Four or above. Our guild only has a little over twenty Tier Fours. I'm planning to spend half a month raising more than eighty Tier Threes up to Tier Four."
Hearing this, Hu Yan could not help but feel excited. "A nationwide BOSS battle… that's a massive operation. But yeah, we really do need to hurry. Once the Transcendent stage begins, without enough Rebirth Badges, no one would dare to casually open BOSS fights."
As he was speaking, Hu Yan suddenly froze.
His eyes widened as he stared at Jiang Kai in shock. "Captain Kai, how many did you just say you're bringing? More than eighty?"
Jiang Kai calculated for a moment and said, "I'll bring the Tier Fours along too while I'm at it. In total, probably over a hundred."
"Half a month to bring over a hundred people?! Are you crazy?!"
Jiang Kai said, "Hey, that's why time is so tight. The military's BOSS battle prep will take at most half a month. We have to seize every second!"
"Oh right, where's Ruan Gui! Have you seen him? We need to find him quickly."
"Him… I know."
"You know?"
Hu Yan nodded. "Captain Kai, you know what kind of guy Ruan Gui is. I was originally really worried he'd end up violating the wild beasts in the territory. But later, I found a cemetery. Those female ghosts there are souls without physical bodies, so I took him over there."
Jiang Kai said in delight, "That's a great idea! Even if he uses true qi to kill female ghosts, he can't actually do anything to them!"
Hu Yan shook his head. "Sigh, Captain Kai, we underestimated Ruan Gui."
"Huh? He can even do it with female ghosts that have no physical bodies?"
Hu Yan nodded. "The current Ruan Gui has become even more terrifying. That cemetery has already become an eyesore."
"Oh?" Jiang Kai said hurriedly. "Then hurry and take me to see it!"
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