What's wrong with the serpent spirit?
I stooped to look at the serpent spirit's head. A strange feeling arose in my heart.
In the past, the serpent spirit was cowardly and cowardly. He didn't have any idea what to do. He would listen to either Tong Tong or me.
However, the serpent spirit didn't listen to me at all. He was very assertive. He didn't even ask for my opinion before he made his decision.
More importantly, he gave me the feeling that he was giving me orders. It was completely different from his usual cheerful appearance. It was as if he had become a completely different person.
Most unbelievable of all was that he had suddenly become extremely daring. After killing the six ghostly generals with a mouthful of dragon flame, he hadn't been thinking about running away. Instead, he had been thinking about turning around and taking advantage of the fact that the other ghostly generals couldn't cross the sea of flames to devour the six ghostly generals.
His actions were resolute, ruthless, and cold. He didn't look like the previous serpent spirit at all.
I was shocked and didn't say anything for quite a long time. After the serpent spirit had swallowed the six Ghost Generals, he was also trying his best to digest them.
In silence, we continued to move forward for several kilometers. I lifted my head and saw more flashes of lightning in the distance. At the same time, a large group of ghosts was moving in another direction.
Tong Tong and the fatty were definitely there!
I was so happy that I forgot about the strange behavior of the serpent spirit. I urged him to fly toward that direction.
Since the serpent spirit was trying its best to digest the Ghost Generals in its stomach, its speed wasn't as fast as before. However, it wasn't slow either. With just a flick of its tail, it had crossed half of the distance in just a blink of an eye.
When I arrived there, I lifted my eyes and could see the situation clearly.
The fatty was sitting cross-legged on the ground. His clothes were ragged, and there was a bloodstain on his chin. Apparently, he was hurt badly. However, he was fiddling with something in his hands. I guessed it was some kind of formation.
Tong Tong stood in front of the fatty to protect him. She was fighting against a Ghost General that was riding a carriage.
In terms of strength, Tong Tong's current cultivation was not as good as the Snake Spirit, but her Heavenly Thunder Technique was the nemesis of these spirits. Therefore, when facing a Ghost General alone, she could barely deal with it by relying on the miraculous Heavenly Thunder in her hand.
On the other hand, although there were still countless spirits surrounding us, the situation was the same as before. With the Ghost General around, the spirits only surrounded us and didn't attack us. This reduced the pressure on them and prevented them from being attacked from both sides. It also allowed the injured fatty to take a breather.
Seeing that they were in good condition, my worried heart finally calmed down. I hurried to urge the snake spirit to go there.
However, it would have been better if I hadn't said anything. As soon as I spoke, the spirit snake suddenly twisted its body. It circled around Tong Tong and the fatty and dashed to the side.
I was bewildered. Before I could open my mouth to ask the spirit snake, I heard someone scream behind me. I turned around and saw the Ghost Generals chasing after us.
At this moment, the spirit snake's voice came to me. "Their cultivation bases aren't high enough. If they meet up and lure the Ghost Generals over, we won't have time to protect them. We'd better lure those things away first."
After listening to his explanation, I finally understood his plan. However, I felt that it was strange. Such a wise and decisive judgment shouldn't be the Spirit Snake's behavior …
It was a critical moment, and I didn't have time to think too much. I suppressed the doubts in my heart.
The spirit snake flew forward and circled to the left side of Tong Tong and the fatty. The Ghost Generals behind them also chased after them.
Just now, the Serpent Spirit had gone all out, but its speed was no match for the Ghost Generals. Naturally, it was no match for them now. Therefore, after bypassing Tong Tong and Fatty, the Serpent Spirit stopped in its tracks. Its body suddenly turned around and faced the Ghost Generals that were chasing after it.
Seeing the spirit snake's move, the Ghost Generals behind us swung their long whips and urged the Ghost Horse. Their speed increased again. Shortly after, they roared and charged toward the spirit snake and me.
I looked around and found that there were two more Ghost Generals chasing after us this time. There were eight of them in total. Moreover, I could see the silhouettes of the other carriages in the distance. This time, there was no fire to block us. As long as we were restrained, the Ghost Generals behind us would chase after us.
After understanding the situation, I hurried to ask the spirit snake, "How is it? Has your dragon flames recovered?"
I thought that the spirit snake must have something to rely on if it had taken the initiative to stop running. Unexpectedly, it shook its head when it heard my question. "It hasn't recovered yet. It will probably take another quarter of an hour. We have to endure through this period."
Fifteen minutes … One minute was fifteen minutes, and fifteen minutes was seven or eight minutes.
It wasn't a long time, but those Ghost Generals were ruthless. They wouldn't let us endure it easily.
I wanted to ask the spirit snake if he had any other tricks, but I swallowed my words.
No matter what had happened to the spirit snake, he had tried his best.
The situation was dangerous, and he needed to absorb the Ghost Generals to recover his dragon flames. That was why I couldn't rely on him. I had to think of a way to endure this fifteen minutes.
I looked up and saw that the eight Ghost Generals were charging at us. They would reach us in a flash. Although we could see the silhouettes of the Ghost Generals in the distance, they were still quite far away. It would take around fifteen minutes for them to reach us.
That was why I only needed to face the eight Ghost Generals in front of me.
The eight Ghost Generals were equivalent to eight Yang God Celestial Masters. I wasn't a match for them in terms of power.
However, I didn't need to win. I just needed to resist them. It wasn't as if I didn't have to win.
All kinds of thoughts flashed through my mind, and I quickly made up my mind. I reached out my hand and took out a bunch of talismans.
Although there were many talismans, there were only two types. One was Golden Light, and the other was Pure Yang.
On the path of cultivation, the first Yang God Celestial Master I had met was Yan Nantian. At that time, he had used his Yang God power to kill me, but I had used the Golden Light Talisman and the Earth Carrying Formation to stop him.
At that time, Yan Nantian didn't have a physical body and only had the Yang God power. He had been tortured for many years, and his power had been greatly reduced.
Moreover, I had used the True Dragon's vein to attract the Yin Corpse Sect's attention so that Yan Nantian couldn't focus on dealing with me. That was how I managed to survive his Yang God power.
Even so, the Golden Light Talisman and the Earth Carrying Formation were very useful. At that time, I only had an acupoint sealing cultivation base and hadn't reached the Wisdom Realm yet. Compared to Yan Nantian, who was a Yang God Celestial Master, I was thousands of miles away.
If I could use it to deal with Yan Nantian, I could use it to temporarily resist the eight Ghost Generals.
I took a deep breath and threw the talismans in my hand at the Ghost Generals.
The moment the talismans left my hand, the True Essence in my body flowed out to activate all the talismans. At the same time, the hand seals and incantations that matched the two talismans appeared.
In the blink of an eye, the Golden Light Talisman flashed and formed a thick golden ring that enveloped me and the Snake Spirit.
At the same time, the Pure Yang Talisman turned into a flame that filled the sky and fused with the Golden Light Talisman, wrapping around the golden ring. Although it didn't emit a sky-blue flame like the Snake Spirit's dragon flame, the flame was white and had a high temperature.
Now that I had the Heavenly Master cultivation base, the talismans I could make were much better than before.
As soon as the thick white flame and golden light barrier appeared, the eight Ghost Generals arrived in front of us. However, they were startled by the white flame. Dozens of Yin Soul Horses leaped and hovered in the air for a while. Then, they halted their steps.
The Ghost Generals had witnessed the power of the Snake Spirit's dragon flame, so they were very afraid of it. After being stopped, they became very cautious. Faint blue lights shone in their eyes as they gazed at the white flame emitted by the Pure Yang Talismans. It seemed they were thinking about how to deal with it.
After seeing the effects of the two talismans, I calmed down a lot. However, I didn't dare to lower my guard. I took out the other talismans from Xiang Liu's leather pouch and started to calculate the positions to prepare the Earth Carrying Formation.
Since the Earth Carrying Formation had a strong defense, it could save one's life at a critical moment. Ever since I had escaped from the Yin Corpse Sect, I had studied it many times and was very familiar with its positions. It only took me less than ten seconds to have a well-thought-out plan. I threw the talismans in my hand and placed the Earth Carrying Formation around the Snake Spirit's body.