It only took Lu Li an hour to kill more than 100 ghosts. Now that the Dragon Soul and the Phantom were working together, it was easier to kill ghosts, especially since the Phantom was getting stronger.
The Phantom was not strong in the beginning. It could only affect the average warriors of the Three Trials. Now that it had devoured so many ghosts, how strong was it?
Lu Li didn't know.
Lu Li noticed one thing. The Phantom could only devour three or four ghosts at a time and it would take some time.
Now, it could devour 10 ghosts at one go and it would take less time than before …
After the last ghost was devoured, Lu Li let the Phantom into his soul. He circled around on the spot but didn't go after the army.
He flew in another direction. He didn't want to completely get rid of the army and fly alone. He just didn't want to meet up with the army so soon.
According to his plan, he would meet up with the army after they reached the peak of the Ghost Mountain.
He had a reason for doing this!
Hadn't Meng Li been looking for a chance to kill him?
Lu Li just wouldn't give him the chance.
Meng Li must be upset and anxious during this time when he was missing.
Once he was upset, he would make mistakes easily.
Meng Li would set up a trap to kill him. If he was upset and anxious, there would be a loophole in his plan.
Then he could seize this loophole and give Meng Li a fatal blow.
Lu Li would have a higher chance of winning if he was prepared on one side and made a hasty move on the other.
This battle was unavoidable. Even if he couldn't kill Lu Li this time, Meng Li would find a way to kill him when he got back to the Ghosts Valley.
Lu Li wanted to put an end to this matter with Meng Li this time, rather than being tricked without knowing why.
That was not a problem. What worried him was — how to deal with the aftermath after he captured or killed Meng Li?
Lu Li wasn't sure about Meng Li's identity, but he must be the descendant of a big shot in the Hell Palace. Otherwise, Patriarch Yang and the others wouldn't have come out to greet him in person.
Once Meng Li died, he must run away immediately. Otherwise, Patriarch Yang and the others would take him down before the Meng Family came.
If Meng Li died, he would be in big trouble. It would be better to capture Meng Li. If he could take Meng Li as a hostage, he might be able to leave the Hell Island easily.
As for how to escape after leaving Hell Island, Lu Li had no idea. All in all, this would be a huge challenge for him.
Neither taking him down nor killing him were very good options. The problem was that he only had these two options. Otherwise, he would just obediently wait for Meng Li to kill him.
There were still a few days left, so Lu Li was not in a hurry. He planned to find more ghosts to devour. Also, he wanted to see if he could master the Dragon Wrestling Skill.
At the same time, he calmed down and thought about how to deal with Meng Li.
He released his dragon wings and sprinted away, avoiding the human-faced scorpion beast and the ghost worm. He was only looking for the ghost monster.
When his speed was at its peak, the Human-faced Scorpion Beast and the Ghost Worm couldn't catch up to him.
As he flew, he used the Marks of the Great Dao to sense that no one was following him. He then went to look for the ghosts.
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"Why aren't they back yet?"
In the towering mountains and precipitous ridges, the army was opening up a path with difficulty. The army in front was fighting with the demons and monsters, while Meng Li, Commander Cao, and the others behind looked back from time to time.
It had been two days and Lu Li had not come back yet. Inevitably, they were getting impatient.
Had Lu Li been killed by the ghosts, or had he run away by himself?
Or, he didn't want to follow them and was waiting for them at the exit?
It would be easier to kill Lu Li in the Ghost Universe. It would be more troublesome in the Valley of Ghosts.
Meng Li had had enough of this damned place. He didn't want to waste his time here because of Lu Li.
What if Su Yueqin had been captured by someone else during his absence for several years?
What was the point of doing more here?
"Well …"
Meng Li made up his mind after some thoughts. When Lu Li came back, he would find a chance to kill Lu Li with Commander Cao and Commander Long. It wouldn't matter even if the information was leaked.
Lu Li was a nobody. Patriarch Yang would know what to do and he would block the information for Meng Li.
Besides, even if the information got out, the Hall of Punishments would pretend not to know for the sake of Meng Li's great grandpa.
"Commander Cao, send someone to look for him."
Meng Li ordered after some thoughts. Commander Cao understood and sent some scouts to look for Lu Li.
Commander Cao frowned and sighed, "I think the commander has sensed something. I don't think he will come back any time soon. Or maybe he will come back after we return.
By then, he will say that he is recovering and there is nothing we can do. "
"Hmm!"
Meng Li snorted and said, "He thinks I won't kill him if he can stall me?
I will kill him in front of the army. It will just be a little bit of trouble.
Okay, don't worry about him. Let's go to the Ghost Mountain and finish the task as soon as possible.
Is he going to stay in the Ghost Universe and not come back?
I remember that if you stay here for a long time, the evil qi will affect your soul and eventually lead to qi deviation. "
"Yes!"
Commander Cao said with certainty, "Not even the patriarchs dare to stay here for long, let alone him. Anyone will go crazy if they stay here for a few years."
"That's good!"
Meng Li waved his hand and said, "Don't just stand here. Go ahead and help. Speed up."
With the two commanders taking action, the speed of clearing up sped up. The warriors at the front were encouraged to fight bravely.
"Why isn't Boss here yet?"
In the army, a warrior with a pointy mouth and ape-like chin looked anxious.
Hou San couldn't help but worry. If Lu Li didn't come back or if Lu Li died, there would only be one ending for him — death.
He was on tenterhooks all day, fearing that Meng Li would kill him to vent her anger when she had nowhere to vent her anger.
Therefore, during this time, Hou San had been keeping a low profile and fighting bravely. He was afraid that Commander Cao would find an excuse to kill him.
Along the way, there were people dying. By the time they arrived at the Ghost Mountain in three days, more than 400 warriors of the army had passed away. Commander Cao and Commander Long were heartbroken.
There was a towering mountain in front of them, shrouded in black mist. Looking from the distance, it looked like a huge beast was entrenched.
Even Meng Li, who was experienced and knowledgeable, felt his heart palpitate.
Commander Cao's expression became solemn. He took a deep breath and said, "Young Master, the Ghost Mountain used to be the territory of a Phantom King, but that Phantom King was killed.
But there are many evil beasts here. There is a special kind of beast that is many times stronger than the Human-faced Scorpion-bodied Beast. This time, we must be very careful. Otherwise, we may all be wiped out. "
"Okay. You will command when we get to the mountain. I will work with you!"
Meng Li was not an idiot. He knew that Commander Cao and Commander Long were much more experienced than he was in the Ghost World. If he gave the wrong command, not to mention the two armies, even he himself would die here.
"It is a pity that Fourth Brother Lu is not back yet. Otherwise, things would be easier!"