The wind began to blow. It was the cold wind of death, the terrifying wind of ghosts that had been summoned.
Mei Xue swung the Nether Ghost Sword in his hand. Every time he swung it, more and more ghosts appeared around him. More and more indescribable things appeared around him, then flew between him and the Nether Ghost Sword.
Within the silent forest, a whistling sound that sent chills down one's spine rang out. With Mei Xue at the center, the demons and monsters that had been drawn over by the Nether Ghost Sword from the spatial crack began to spread out without any restraint.
This was the first time Mei Xue had truly used the Nether Ghost Sword's power in battle. It wasn't like sparring with Xuanyuan Jianying. Instead, she had completely released the Nether Ghost Sword's power.
This was an extremely wondrous feeling, because the Nether Ghost Sword's characteristics were completely different from other immortal swords. Not only did it not require Mei Xue's power to attack, but it also led Mei Xue into a strange rhythm, a rhythm that was cold and frenzied.
On the battlefield, people had seen ghosts devouring life. Wherever the Nether Ghost Sword appeared, there would be a storm of blood. This was because the sword was the embodiment of the ghost god's power.
For revenge, to kill, to pursue the pinnacle of the sword, the ghost god's power within the Nether Ghost Sword had been released time and time again, and it had constantly evolved in the abyss of slaughter.
In the end, the Nether Ghost Sword that had ended up in Mei Xue's hands already possessed the most terrifying fighting instincts and power.
The Nether Ghost Sword itself was a legacy, a terrifying legacy that didn't require its wielder to comprehend to unleash the power of slaughter.
The only problem was that using the sword's power required one to sacrifice everything. The Nether Ghost Sword would devour everything, and in the end, one's body and mind would be corroded by the ghost god's power, becoming a part of the Nether Ghost Sword.
However, Mei Xue wouldn't be devoured by the Nether Ghost Sword, because his Dao was the "World", a "Primordial World" that could contain all the power of immortals, buddhas, shamans, and demons.
As the only "primeval species" in the world, Mei Xue's path of Tao can accommodate everything.
Whether it was the power of Buddhism, the power of Immortal Warlocks, the innate talent of the Nine Nether Seed, or the Sword of Ghosts and Gods that can only summon death, Mei Xue had the ability to integrate everything and make it a part of herself.
Moreover, when she wielded the Nether Ghost Sword, Mei Xue discovered that this sword was very compatible with her other innate skill.
The ability to split one's soul into more than three thousand parts was the talent of "Mo", the King of Nightmares in the Dense Mist Fleet. At this moment, it was perfectly triggered by the power of the Nether Ghost Sword.
Those demons and monsters that had no intelligence and only had instincts were the same as the "Mirror Gu" of the Eight-Foot Mirror in the four legendary warships.
Attracted by the Nether Ghost Sword, they flew through the spatial rift. Because of their fear of the Sword of Ghosts and Gods, it could be said that they were natural accessories of the Nether Ghost Sword.
As long as your will could override these demons and monsters, and as long as your soul wasn't devoured by the Nether Ghost Sword, then you were qualified to command these demons and monsters and become their master.
That was what Mei Xue did.
While wielding the Nether Ghost Sword, the look in his eyes became deeper and deeper. It was a sign that he was completely immersed in the artistic conception brought about by the Nether Ghost Sword, and a sign that he was synchronized with the three thousand demons and monsters.
Mei Xue used the ability of "Three Thousand Thoughts" again.
Wherever the demons and monsters looked was his field of vision.
Whatever the demons and monsters sensed was his domain.
In this domain full of demons and monsters, no one could hide.
Even if he had a perfect disguise ability, it was the same.
Found it!
In less than thirty seconds, Mei Xue found the invisible enemy.
Even though he had perfectly concealed his figure, as long as he existed in this domain, there would definitely be traces of him.
The demons and monsters that came from the Void of Fear were the natural enemies of all living beings.
The Nether Ghost Sword was drawn. This time, it had a clear target. The cold wind swept past an eighty-meter-tall tree, forcing out the unknown creature hiding in it.
She still couldn't see the enemy's figure in the air, but through the ability of "Three Thousand Thoughts", Mei Xue had a rough idea of what it was.
It was close to three meters tall, and its arms and legs were almost the same size. It moved very quickly, and it seemed to have more than one strange equipment on it.
More importantly, this thing could constantly move among the trees. This was also the biggest reason why Mei Xue couldn't see it at all in the beginning.
"Hiss!"
A strange hissing sound came from the air. Under Mei Xue's pressure, the invisible creature finally revealed its true appearance.
It was a strange creature with a lizard-like head. Its body was covered with a layer of scale-like armor, and there were translucent boomerangs hanging from its hands. There were four silver spears on its back.
Even though it had revealed its figure, the creature still felt a little hazy, as if it had some kind of strange camouflage on its body.
"You also have the Dragon Jade?"
Although Mei Xue knew that the Dragon Jade didn't choose its hosts based on race, and the seven wolves and the half-demons were the best proof, this seemed a little too outrageous.
"Hiss!"
The lizard-headed creature swung its tail indignantly, and its huge mouth let out a shuddering roar, as if it was protesting against Mei Xue's racial discrimination.
A strange wave flashed across the lizard's body, and then the lizard's hands began to grow larger. The scale-like things began to merge together, and finally became something like sharp teeth covering its hands.
"Whoosh!"
The huge dragon's teeth erupted with speed that even Mei Xue hadn't expected, and it didn't seem to fear the Nether Ghost Sword at all. It directly attacked Mei Xue.
With a twist of her wrist, Mei Xue's Nether Ghost Sword whistled through the air, leaving a black mark in the air as it slashed at the huge dragon-fang arm.
The two completely different forces intersected, and then exploded. Mei Xue repelled the lizard's attack, but her wrist also felt a stabbing pain.
The Nether Ghost Sword struck again, and more cracks appeared. It carried a cold sword wind as it slashed towards the lizard.
This sword was faster and stronger than the previous one. Just the sword wind alone caused the surrounding temperature to drop by more than ten degrees.
When the three-meter-long sword slashed at high speed, it exploded with unimaginable lethality.
The lizard refused to believe this, and it continued to rely on the sturdy defense of its dragon's teeth to block the attack. However, this time, the Nether Ghost Sword showed it what true terror was.
The huge dragon's teeth were cut in half by the Nether Ghost Sword. This was the result of all opponents who looked down on the Nether Ghost Sword.
This was a demonic sword that contained the power of the Ghost God. How could one judge its strength with normal impressions? The truth was that the Nether Ghost Sword wasn't weak, but was incredibly sharp. This was a true sword of slaughter, a blade of death that could cut through everything.
After cutting off one of the dragon's teeth, the Nether Ghost Sword continued to cut through the lizard's body, almost cutting it in half.
"Hiss!"
The lizard, who was only a hair's breadth away from death, let out a miserable cry. Then, its entire body twisted, and it unexpectedly disappeared.
It was clear that Mei Xue's attack had finally made it understand just how big of a gap there was between it and Mei Xue.
However, it seemed to have forgotten that it was still in Mei Xue's Domain.
This Domain, which was filled with demons and monsters, was Mei Xue's natural home field. Its innate ability to become transparent was completely exposed to Mei Xue's eyes.
Without even pausing, Mei Xue's movements were as natural as flowing water. She swung the Nether Ghost Sword at a diagonal angle towards a large tree that had been behind her.
Blood splattered everywhere as the transparent lizard's body was cut into eight pieces. Mei Xue could even hear the Nether Ghost Sword's happy hum.
This sword will eventually bring about a storm of blood. This was what Mei Xue thought after examining the lizard's corpse.
However, what made Mei Xue feel strange was that this lizard's body didn't have any traces of Dragon Jade. This meant that this lizard was not a participant in the Dragon Jade War.
However, if it wasn't a participant in the Dragon Jade War, why would it appear in the Dragon Garden?
Mei Xue quickly found out the answer to this question.
This was because she had found a few large eggs in the forest. Some of them were intact, but the others had something breaking out of their shells.
Fortunately, when Mei Xue found these eggs, one of them had just broken out of its shell.
It was a very disgusting scene. A naked lizard crawled out of the large egg. Scales quickly appeared on its body, and even weapons began to form from the rocks on the ground. Soon, it had become the kind of lizard that Mei Xue had seen, armed to the teeth.
Mei Xue confirmed that these things hadn't been in the forest not long ago. These eggs seemed to have suddenly burrowed out of the ground and then hatched.
Was this some kind of Dragon Jade ability?
Mei Xue gripped the Nether Ghost Sword. After cutting down the newly born lizards, a confused expression appeared on her face.
"Guhehe!"
In the most hidden corner of the forest, Zebra was swinging its tail as it mass-produced its own 'eggs'. After devouring enough of the sea snake's flesh and essence, it had finally regained its ability to lay eggs. This made it, who had been holed up in the Celestial Kingdom for who knew how many years, very happy.
"What's the point of doing this? Apart from being invisible, these lizards don't have much combat power."
Gu Han looked at Zebra with some disdain. He really couldn't understand what was in this Tartarus species' head.
"Kid, what do you know?"
A glimmer of light flashed in the Spotted Demon's evil eyes. Then, it coiled its huge tail under its body and laid a red egg.
This egg had a completely different aura than the white eggs from before. The blood-red patterns on the shell seemed to have a life of their own, and one could vaguely see a baby sleeping inside.
Zebra didn't send it out. Instead, it hid it in the deepest part of this secret place. Then, it stopped laying eggs and merged with Gu Han, disappearing into the forest.