The Ghost Generals had Yang Spirit cultivation base, so their intellect wasn't lower than ordinary people's. They seemed to be afraid of what I was doing. They stood there in silence for around three minutes. They didn't move or communicate with me. I didn't know what they were thinking.
I calculated the time. From the time I had cast the talismans to the time I had set up the formation, half of the time had passed. If they continued to wait until the snake spirit's dragon flame recovered, it would be a great success.
While I was thinking about that, the eight Ghost Generals suddenly moved. However, it was strange that they didn't wave the whips in their hands or attack the protective fire cage around us. Instead, they split into two groups, one on the left and one on the right.
At first, I didn't react. I didn't know what they were going to do, but soon, my face changed.
It was obvious that the eight Ghost Generals wanted to circle behind us to attack us!
Although the snake spirit's dragon flame was fierce, it wasn't as fast as the Ghost Generals.
These ghost generals had circled behind us. They didn't need to attack us, nor did they need to face the serpent spirit's dragon flame. They just needed to stall us and wait for the other ghost generals to catch up. Then, the serpent spirit's dragon flame wouldn't be able to do anything.
In just a blink of an eye, I had figured out Ghost General's plan.
However, the Ghost Generals' plan was an open one, and they didn't hide anything. Even if I could see through them, I couldn't stop them.
At this moment, the snake spirit was cultivating with its eyes closed. It wanted to absorb the Ghost Generals' Yin energy as fast as possible. I couldn't talk to it, so I could only worry.
Over the next five minutes, many ideas popped up in my head. However, under the absolute power of the Ghost Generals, none of them were feasible.
However, I had a clear view of the situation in front of me.
Whether the snake spirit and I could escape or not depended on whether we could break the blockade of the eight Ghost Generals before the Ghost Generals' army caught up with us.
At this moment, the only effective method to deal with the eight Ghost Generals was the snake spirit's dragon flame. Thus, our only hope was the snake spirit. If he could kill the eight Ghost Generals, we would be able to escape.
If he couldn't, I was afraid we wouldn't be able to survive today.
If the power of the dragon flame could kill six Ghost Generals, it should be able to kill eight as well.
However, the problem was that with the Ghost General's intelligence, it was unlikely that he would give the Snake Spirit a chance.
While he was deep in thought, a quarter of an hour had passed. The spirit snake's body shook and it opened its eyes.
At this moment, the army of Ghost Generals wasn't far from us. I didn't need to explain the situation. The Spirit Snake looked around and understood everything.
After he finished reading, I told him, "Those eight Ghost Generals are behind us. They want to delay us … We have to brace ourselves and attack them. If we can kill them, we can survive. If we can't …"
Before I could finish talking, a shadow approached us from a distance. The army of Ghost Generals was right in front of us. Their carriages looked like a giant black serpent slithering toward us.
I immediately stopped talking and urged the spirit snake to move.
The Snake Spirit did not speak. Instead, it was silent for a moment. Then, its body suddenly rushed out. It did not turn around and rush towards the eight Ghost Generals. Instead, it rushed towards the army of Ghost Generals that was rapidly approaching.
I opened my eyes wide. I didn't know what the Snake Spirit wanted to do. I screamed at him to stop. However, he didn't budge. He even urged his cloud control technique to increase his speed to the max.
The army of Ghost Generals was also rushing toward us. When both sides sped up, their relative speed reached the max.
In just a blink of an eye, the Snake Spirit had reached the front of the army of Ghost Generals.
At this moment, his body jerked. He lifted his head and roared. The sky-blue dragon flame shot out one more time, aiming at the army of Ghost Generals.
Due to the high relative speed and the Snake Spirit's sudden action, the army of Ghost Generals couldn't react in time. The two carriages at the front were directly engulfed in the dragon flame.
The raging flame soared into the sky, reaching dozens of meters high. It looked as if it could burn the sky.
These were just two carriages. Behind these two carriages, the rest of the Ghost Generals could not stop for the time being. It was very similar to the situation when the Snake Spirit killed the six Ghost Generals. Several carriages behind rushed into the sea of fire one after another, causing the fire to soar into the sky.
Shortly after, more than ten carriages had entered the sea of fire. The army of Ghost Generals finally stopped. They gathered their troops and stood by the edge of the sea of fire.
The green light in the Ghost Generals' eyes became brighter. They looked at us through the sea of fire.
I had to admit that the Snake Spirit had done a good job. One dragon flame had killed more than ten Ghost Generals. The result was even better than before.
However, my heart was ice-cold.
The army of Ghost Generals in the distance was endless, but the Snake Spirit had only used one dragon flame.
Let alone killing more than ten Ghost Generals, even if we could kill dozens, hundreds, or even the entire army of Ghost Generals, what could we do?
Without the power of the dragon flame, we didn't need to worry about the army of Ghost Generals. The eight Ghost Generals behind us were enough to kill me and the Snake Spirit.
Thus, what the Snake Spirit had done was useless.
I stooped to look at the Snake Spirit. I had thought that he had become wise and independent. But now, I could only see his impulsiveness and greed.
In my opinion, there was only one reason why he had chosen to spit the dragon flame at the army of ghosts. He wanted to swallow more Ghost Generals.
Those Ghost Generals were made of pure Yin energy, and they had Yang Spirit cultivation base. If the Snake Spirit could swallow them, it would benefit him a lot.
However, if he was alive to swallow, he had to be alive to digest them. The Snake Spirit was greedy, but he didn't care about the consequences. In the end, he would kill himself and me.
I was desperate. I didn't even have the mood to scold the Snake Spirit. I was worried about Tong Tong and the fatty.
Although they were having a hard time resisting, the fatty had the Sky Measuring Ruler. He could use it as his last resort. If he was lucky, he could take Tong Tong and escape this damned place.
Before we came here, we had prepared this method to prevent Lu Zhenyang from turning against us. I didn't expect that we would have to use it here. Moreover, I didn't expect that it would be the fatty and Tong Tong who would use this method, not me.
Fortunately, there was no contract between Tong Tong and me. I didn't use any enslavement or taming techniques on her. That was why she wouldn't be affected if something happened to me.
While I was ready to die, the Snake Spirit's body swayed. Just as I had expected, it dashed into the sea of fire. When it reached the edge, it opened its big mouth and swallowed more than ten Ghost Generals in the sea of fire.
After everything was done, the Spirit Snake retreated and returned to our original position. Then, it turned its huge head and said to me, "Prepare yourself. We're going to deal with the eight Ghost Generals. When the time comes, we'll attack together and try to kill all of them."
I was bewildered. Then, I forced a smile. "Those are eight Ghost Generals at the Yang Spirit level. Without the dragon flame, we can't even protect ourselves. How can we kill them?"
The Snake Spirit glanced at me and shook its head. "How do you know that I don't have the dragon flame?
I just absorbed the Yin energy of six Ghost Generals. With enough Yin energy, I can use the dragon flame twice.
One time to stop the soldiers behind us and the other time to deal with the ambush in front of us. It's just enough. "
"What?"
I gawked. The Snake Spirit could use the dragon flame twice?
No wonder he didn't hesitate to bite the army of Ghost Generals behind us. I thought he was too greedy. I didn't expect that he had calculated everything!
At this moment, it was as if the clouds had been dispelled and the sun had appeared. The situation in front of us became clear, and all my worries were swept away.
I regained my confidence. The army of ghosts was temporarily hindered, and they couldn't chase after us for a short time. As for the eight Ghost Generals, the Snake Spirit could use the dragon flame once. Although it wasn't realistic to kill all of them with the two of us, they wouldn't be able to stop us!
The spirit snake carried me and turned around. We were ready to deal with the eight Ghost Generals. However, when we turned around and looked in front of us, we were dumbfounded.
The area in front of us was empty. The eight Ghost Generals were nowhere to be seen. We didn't know where they had gone.
Did they know that they couldn't deal with us in this situation, so they left?