The fox masked individuals are revived or rather reformed into jiangshis as they could not die. The only thing that could really kill them was to disintegrate the whole body to ashes but there is only one of them that could do that. The guards started to get injured more and more as they were pushed back towards the palanquin.
Just as one of the guards is about to die, a powerful barrier suddenly emerged from the palanquin that protected all of the guards. The guards were able to breathe a bit when they saw the barrier being erected as they could rest a bit. Just by the expressions of the guards, they have full confidence in the barrier that the Soul Princess erected.
"Everyone! Heal up! We need to become fighting fit as we cannot move while we are protected by the barrier." Captain Xiang stated, and all the guards followed.
"It is pointless because all of you will die here." A man that has an ash grey fox mask stated as he brought out the undead hand wrapped in incantations.
The undead hand that was inanimate suddenly started to form a hand seal. The hand seal looked like it was clasping something and the jiangshis suddenly clashed with each other. As if the jiangshis were magnetized to one another, all of them stuck to each other and started to meld into one being.
When all of the jiangshis fused, they created an abomination that is an undead that has five heads and six arms that ran like a spider. It still has the jiangshi indication on all of its head but it emanated a dark smoke that corrodes even the ground.
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Monster Name: Corpse Legion (Jiangshi)
Monster Tier: Legendary
Monster Level: 250
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtpαпdα-ňᴏνê|·сóМ HP: 100%
MP: 100%
Status: Immortal, Miasma
Description: A monster that is created or rather an abomination created by fusing multiple jiangshis together. It is said that whoever creates a Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) will be punished for all eternity in the underworld as it is a great offense to the dead. It is also very rare for this monster to be created as all bodies used must be compatible with each other.
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The Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) suddenly skittered towards the barrier and tried pressing it but it did not budge. It then tried to slam it but the barrier did not even get cracks. All five heads then spewed its miasma on the barrier and there were signs that it is becoming weaker.
The Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) laughed upon seeing the barrier getting melted by its miasma breath. The image of five undead heads laughing at the same time is the stuff of nightmares. The most important thing is that the Soul Princess started to cough as the sound of her wheezing could be heard from inside the palanquin.
The moment the Soul Princess started coughing all five guards immediately went on the offensive. The other guards were tasked to protect the princess as the five royal guards are starting to move. They know that the Soul Princess cannot keep the barrier up with the fact that the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) is using some sort of hex to weaken the barrier and the princess.
All five royal guards tried making the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) go away from the barrier but five fox masked individuals suddenly blocked them. The fox masks of these five were also of an ash grey color which means they are different to the other ones that had brown fox masks. The individuals with ash grey fox masks were definitely the leaders of the other group.
Since the five royal guards were not able to make the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) go away, the guards inside tried to destroy it. They used their weapons to poke and slash at it, but they were not able to damage it to a great degree. The Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) is just letting the guards damage its body because it just gets regenerated.
"We should go now!" Adrian told the other three and they nodded.
Levin Cloud suddenly turned into vines as he seeped into the ground. Peridot applied numerous speed buffs to Kabrakan as the latter suddenly charged towards the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi). Adrian might not be able to summon his soulbounds but he can still summon his Primordial Armaments.
"Primordial Armament: Twin Daggers!" Adrian muttered as his form changed to more an assassin style clothing.
The sound of a large build individual like Kabrakan charging towards the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) could be heard. All of the individuals there could see him charging towards them but neither group knew if he was a friend or a foe. The group of the Soul Princess knew that he was an ally as he actually tackled the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi).
"Shield Bash!" Kabrakan stated as he sent the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) flying for about five meters.
As soon as the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) fell to the ground, Peridot immediately casted a spell called Earth Trap which created precipices of solid rock to cling onto the target. The rocks below suddenly clung to the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) and disabled its movements.
Just when they thought it was over, vines started to grow from the ground and strangled the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi). Levin Cloud is actually using his body to hold down the enemy as there were no trees nearby. Levin Cloud also started to use Sand Pit to soften the ground below to try and bury the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) below.
With the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) no longer affecting the barrier, the coughing sounds started to stop. It seems that the Soul Princess is somehow connected to the barrier that she erected as she was directly affected by the miasma. The barriers she create may be sturdy but it seems that it also comes with a cost.
"No! You dare to intrude!" The one using the undead hand stated as he gathered some energy from it and threw it towards the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi).
The Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) suddenly became enraged and more powerful. The bindings holding it down were all destroyed, and the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) roared with five different voices. The roar sounded more like five people wailing than a fearsome sound.
"Found you!" Adrian muttered as he suddenly appeared behind the one wielding the undead hand.
"Soul Impale!" Adrian stated as two of his daggers glowed in a purple and gold light.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAdrian stabbed the back of the one wielding the undead hand with all his strength. He even used all of his Primordial Essence and charged his attack with all his Nether Energy. An ugly scream could be heard as the fox masked individual let go of the undead hand. Adrian immediately took the undead hand and vanished from his current location.
Despite the undead hand no longer in the control of the fox masked individual, the Corpse Legion (Jiangshi) did not vanish. Adrian did not deactivate the spell as it was still locked in place. He would need quite some time in order to do so as he needs to summon the gate of the underworld.
"Capture the thief!" The fox masked individual shouted.
"He cannot be located!" Answered the other ash grey fox masked individuals as they cannot see Adrian's location.
"He is there!" the one that previously wielded the undead hand stated as he pointed towards Adrian's location.
Adrian then hurriedly threw the undead hand towards Peridot that was hiding in the corner. She then transformed into her ryujin form and flew towards the skies. They would not be able to catch her if she was in the skies as they do not have a mode of flying but they were wrong. Some of the fox masked individuals suddenly brought out swords and rode them.
"Immortals!" Adrian muttered as he vanished from his location once more.
Adrian then appeared next to one of the immortals and plunged his dagger on their back. The fox masked immortal suddenly screamed in pain as Adrian also applied nether energy on it. Four other fox masked immortal managed to follow her though which she then called upon the moon as it could now be seen in the sky since night is about to fall.
Adrian then felt the danger behind him as numerous flying swords are aimed at him. He used enhanced blink to dodge which made the fox masked immortal that he stabbed be hit by the numerous flying swords.
"Aim correctly, you bastard!" The one that was stabbed by numerous flying swords stated.
"Hold him down since you were not able to follow the Ryujin!" The ash grey fox masked individual stated.
"That would be no longer needed. Soul Seeker!" Adrian stated as he threw his left dagger towards the ash grey fox masked individual.
"Useless!" The fox masked individual stated as he controlled his flying swords to block the dagger, but the latter just passed through his weapons.
"Checkmate." Adrian stated with a smile as he activated the second phase of the skill.