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Chapter 396 Spirit King
"We can't let our guard down!" Zhu Xixi was still alert: "After all, there may be at most three enemies, and we have only seen one bald man!"

"No, there is another one." Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Yifan also ran back and joined the main group: "From what Grandma Li said before, the Chu Yunwei we saw before should also be a clone who has resurrected from a dead body... But we were all alive at that time, whose body could that bald guy borrow?"

Several people's eyes lit up when they heard this: "Other attackers?"

“No…” Ma Lei shook her head. “The other attackers should be projections. They will dissipate after death and cannot be resurrected.”

"Resurrection through a corpse is just our guess about his ability. It doesn't necessarily have to be a corpse." Wang Yifan shook his head: "Otherwise, there is no way to explain the origin of Chu Yunwei"

"There is one more..." Zhu Xixi said.

"I met another one." Luo Jun put away his equipment, "It's my clone."

Luo Jun was right. There was such a big commotion here, but he was late. That was because after he repaired himself in the river, he met someone who looked exactly like him as soon as he came out.

Not only are their heights and body shapes exactly the same, they also have the same midnight mask on their faces!

As soon as the replica saw him, it began to attack fiercely. Luo Jun was shocked and flustered for a while, but once they fought, he found that the replica was a paper tiger. There was a certain difference in the strength of the Gang Qi, and the difference in basic strength was even greater. The condensed Gang Qi that Luo Jun easily controlled was obviously a bit difficult for the replica to use, and was easily suppressed by Luo Jun as soon as they fought.

However, this clone has an advantage that Luo Jun does not have, which is that he can throw out all kinds of treasures on his body as if they were free.

In addition to the rewards from the Chaos Mission, Luo Jun also collected a large number of low-level artifacts in the wilderness. Most of them were consumables, and many were incomplete in quantity, with only one or two uses left.

Although these treasures are not of high grade, they have various effects. Although they are cheap, Luo Jun is frugal and only uses them when necessary. However, as he becomes stronger, these treasures, especially some of the items used to escape and save lives, no longer have a chance to appear.

But now, his clone didn't care about that. Facing the original body which was much stronger than himself, all kinds of props came in handy. Luo Jun felt that his clone was like a slippery loach, sometimes invisible, sometimes shielded, and from time to time it would become virtual for a moment to dodge attacks. It was really tricky to take him down.

But props always run out, and after some maneuvering, the clone was still defeated and killed, and Luo Jun arrived in time to save the situation.

"That's strange..." After listening to Luo Jun's description, Wang Yifan frowned and said, "You are still alive and well, how come your copy appears?"

"Not only him, but mine as well," Mare said. "My clones can't be explained either."

"It's a projection!" Luo Jun said, "Both of us have been attackers. The projections must have died at the hands of that bald guy, and he took their souls away."

Luo Jun was very sure, because his clone was much weaker than his original body. If we consider the weakening of his body by the offensive projection, it would make sense. Moreover, Luo Jun also saw assassination skills from the clone...

"Can even the projected soul be captured?" Several people were surprised.

"So, every time we send a projection, it's possible that he has taken its soul?" Zhu Xixi frowned. "And they are all enhanced versions that have obtained three times the innate bone structure and fifty spiritual powers?"

"There's no point in thinking about this now." Luo Jun checked the time. "There are still twenty minutes left. Take this opportunity and do some side quests to get shelter. Otherwise, you may not be able to make it through the next round."

Several people also realized the seriousness of the matter and immediately began looking for side quests.

Fortunately, the town was destroyed and there were ruins everywhere. Some hidden ghosts were revealed. Several people worked faster and finally Wang Yifan and Zhu Xixi both got a layer of shelter.

Soon, the one-hour limit was up, this round ended, and the four people returned to the station.

Also appearing with them were Xu Li, Li Xiuzhen and Yu Shan.

These people all had shelters and were resurrected after death, but as for Wang Shuwen, he was completely sacrificed.

As for the other side, according to Zheng Yunshan and Yang Wenyue, the other side had ten green dots at the beginning, which showed that the two who died in the previous round were indeed sheltered baits.

This time, the two men succeeded in killing two opponents, but I don't know if they were protecting him.

Judging from the results, only one person died in this round of Team One, which seemed acceptable. However, all the defenders who had experienced this round looked unhappy.

The oppressive feeling of that mysterious bald man was too strong. He already had top-level combat power, coupled with that strange ability, once he became an attacker, he was like the god of death descending upon the earth.

"Grandma Li, who is he?" Everyone looked at Li Xiuzhen. From her previous performance, she obviously knew the bald man's true identity.

"Although he still had hair and eyebrows in my memory, which is a little different from your description, the soul-stealing evil spirit that killed me in the end was definitely his ability!" Li Xiuzhen sighed: "He is the Spirit King Zhuge Lang!"

"Someone from the Zhuge family?" Although everyone was unfamiliar with the name Zhuge Lang, the surname Zhuge held a very important position in the Zhendan cultivation world.

The Southwestern Zhuge Family is a famous family of cultivators in Zhendan. Many people believe that they are the strongest family in the country except for the East China Sea Ling Family.

Most members of the Zhuge family have excellent talents in illusion, and are particularly good at mental and soul abilities. Many of them hold important positions in the southwest branch of the Yuan Xiu Society, and are the Yuan Xiu Society's greatest reliance in exploring the [supernatural] world.

The most commendable thing about the Zhuge family, in addition to its profound family tradition, is its stable output of talents. There are countless famous cultivation families at home and abroad, and their rise and fall are often accompanied by the strength of the masters in the family. If a peak appears in the family, it is likely to raise the family's status by several levels, but if this generation is mediocre, it is likely to decline, or even never recover.

It can be said that most of the famous cultivator families in the country today were just unknown small families decades ago. Many of the big families that were at their peak at that time declined because there were no strong people among their descendants, and now few people know about them.

However, there are only two families that have remained strong almost since the opening of the door more than a hundred years ago.

One of them is naturally the Ling family, which controls a door. Relying on massive resources, the Ling family gave birth to the first master of Yuhua in the country, and it was also because of this that they had the bargaining chip to negotiate with the imperial court at that time. Relying on the protection of this ancestor, the Ling family has dominated the East China Sea for hundreds of years and has become one of the top families in the country and even the world.

However, in that major event more than a decade ago, the ancestor of the Ling family died. At that time, the world thought that the Ling family would decline, and might even be forcibly annexed by the Yuan Xiu Society and take back the Wilderness Gate. But who would have thought that at this critical moment, Ling Ao actually broke through the Yuhua stage and sat on the position of the head of the family, successfully nailing the crumbling Ling family firmly to Lingyun Island!

In addition to the Ling family, another family that has been glorious for a hundred years is the Zhuge family!
The Zhuge family does not have as exciting a story as the Ling family. For hundreds of years, they have been dependent on the Yuan Xiu Society, and there is almost no sign of their ups and downs, because every generation of their family has many outstanding children.

Not to mention the purely probabilistic event of strengthening the foundation and nourishing the vital energy, the breakthrough in concentrating the mind also depends very much on opportunity. There are many people who have excellent talents, guidance from famous teachers, and work very hard, but just lack that little bit of opportunity and will never be able to condense the mind in their entire lives.

However, the Zhuge family seemed to have some special secret method. The core disciples of each generation were almost always able to achieve the state of concentration and tranquility. Although there had never been a master of the Yuhua level in the family, there had been more than a dozen peak masters in the past hundred years. At the peak, there were two or three peak masters in the same generation. The family's highest combat power had never been interrupted.

The most recent one is naturally Zhuge Chi, who successfully reached the peak at the age of more than 30. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be the next head of the family in a dozen years.

Although none of them had ever heard of Zhuge Lang mentioned by Li Xiuzhen, judging from his top-level combat power and the title of "Spirit King", he should definitely not be an unknown person!
Seeing their puzzled looks, the old lady sighed and said, "You may not know Zhuge Lang, but you must know Zhuge Ming."

This name is well-known to everyone. He is the current patriarch of the Zhuge family, and also Zhuge Chi's father. The old man just celebrated his 60th birthday last year and invited many big figures in the cultivation world at home and abroad to a banquet. The video and news of the birthday banquet were all over the forum at the time.

"Zhuge Lang is Zhuge Ming's twin brother." Li Xiuzhen said something shocking: "The two brothers are fraternal twins. They look different and their abilities are very different. Zhuge Ming is a standard illusionist of the Zhuge family. He has been extremely talented since childhood and has a solid foundation. He has reached the state of concentration at a young age and is the focus of the family's training."

"But Zhuge Lang is different. He is more casual and unfocused, and doesn't like to follow conventional routines in his cultivation. He didn't show any inclinations until he reached the Pei Yuan realm. Everyone thought that this guy might never be able to concentrate his mind in this lifetime. But who knew that not long after his brother's breakthrough, this guy also figured out the ability to create evil spirits and reached the Condensation of Mind realm."

"At first, everyone thought it was also a ghost created by illusionists, but soon people realized that it was not the case. This evil ghost was completely different from the phantoms created by ordinary illusionists. This thing had no entity and ignored almost any defensive means. It was almost certain to hit the target and directly affected the source of life. If hit, it would almost certainly lead to death."

"What's even more terrifying is that the soul of the deceased will be captured by Zhuge Lang. This soul carries all the information about the deceased's abilities. As long as we find a corpse or someone who is willing to sacrifice himself, and inject this soul into it, we can temporarily revive the deceased and give him all the abilities he had before he died!" Li Xiuzhen introduced: "There is no precedent for this ability, so it can only be classified as a mysterious ability."

"This ability is too overbearing!" Zheng Yunshan frowned. "Doesn't that mean that as long as he kills enough people, he will have enough souls to command, and can summon a large number of helpers when necessary? The more people he kills, the stronger he will be?"

Wang Yifan also said: "Why have we never heard of such a powerful person?"

"Because he has never been to the Zhuge family." Li Xiuzhen nodded: "His ability is indeed domineering, but the restrictions are also very harsh."

"For example, a soul that has been resurrected once cannot be resurrected again in the short term. For another example, Zhuge Lang can only hold a limited number of souls. Once the limit is reached, if he wants to absorb a new soul, he must abandon the old soul... Of course, the most fatal thing is the price Zhuge Lang paid for using this trick."

At this point, Li Xiuzhen paused and said, "To create a soul-stealing ghost, not only does it consume vitality, but also lifespan!"

Luo Jun narrowed his eyes when he heard this. He remembered that during their previous fight, the bald man's face showed obvious signs of aging after he used three soul-stealing ghosts in a row.

"The effect of this ability itself is very overbearing. Those who are hit by the soul-stealing ghost will die miserably, and their bodies will explode into black water. After death, they will be enslaved forever. This ability is somewhat evil. In addition, the cost of using it is too high, so Zhuge Lang is usually not convenient to use it. It is hidden as a secret weapon in the family and is not well-known to the outside world. Only some masters in the circle know of his existence and give him the title of 'Spirit King'."

"Then how did he become a polluter?" Luo Jun asked.

"In my memory, he didn't become a polluter." Li Xiuzhen shook her head. "That was nearly thirty years ago. At that time, Zhuge Lang, who was only in his thirties, had already become a top master in the Condensed Mind Realm. With his strange abilities, even the top masters were unwilling to take him as their opponent."

"That year, in order to deal with a powerful polluter in the [Supernatural], Zhuge Lang and I carried out a mission together. In the end, except for us, everyone else died at the hands of that polluter. In order to deal with him, Zhuge Lang used the power of the soul-stealing ghost!"

"However, the polluter also possesses extraordinary abilities. He has devoured a large number of evil spirits in the [Supernatural], and there is more than one soul hidden in his body. Every time Zhuge Lang uses his soul-stealing ability, he can use the soul of an evil spirit to resist. He can only weaken it, but cannot kill it!"

"In order to deal with the polluter, Zhuge Lang overloaded his abilities. In front of my eyes, he aged at a speed visible to the naked eye. Although he eventually killed the polluter, he also aged to the point of running out of energy and eventually died there."

"Dead?" others asked in surprise.

"I buried him with my own hands." Li Xiuzhen nodded. "The situation was urgent at the time, so I didn't bring him back to the headquarters, but buried him on the spot... But now it seems that this guy is obviously not dead. Not only did he become a polluter, but even Chu Yunwei who came later was probably killed by him..."

The others couldn't help but sigh when they heard this, but in the end, Zheng Yunshan clapped his hands and said, "I've heard almost all of the stories, and the time is almost up. Let's quickly decide on the attacker."

Among the nine people, only Li Xiuzhen and Xu Li have not been attackers yet. They will definitely stay in this round. There is still one spot left. Since everyone has had a turn, anyone can go up.

Because they just encountered Zhuge Lang in the last round, they should not meet him in this round, so everyone was in a relatively relaxed mood. The main goal of this round was to complete the side quest and gain shelter, so no one was willing to stay and act as an attacker.

In the end, it was Luo Jun who took the initiative to stay and became the first attacker in the second round.

(End of this chapter)