Austin was much relieved when he realized that what suddenly attacked them was just a ghost. Austin
and Violet had a strong spiritual sense power, so they could perceive a ghost even before it could make
a move.
Back when he was in the Grand Desolation Mountain, Austin had dealt with ghosts. He met Ghost Sect
disciples who tried to take him down by exerting Soul Collection Array. During that fight, he had to
handle a legion of ghosts, and thanks to that experience, he was well-prepared to easily defeat any
ghost anytime.
Austin found the most efficient way to defeat ghosts when he was trapped in Soul Collection Array. He
learned to attack them with spiritual sense since this creature was a form of spiritual souls of humans
after all. When a person died, his or her spiritual souls still existed and would turn into a ghost.
With this, spiritual sense was the enemy of ghosts.
Austin wasn't scared to face the ghost even they were the spirit of a dead person. He believed that he
could easily beat them once he unleashed his spiritual sense.
Austin returned to his senses. His face darkened as he realized that there was not just one ghost
lurking around them.
Defeating a few numbers of spirits would be a no-brainer for Austin. But as he sensed a hundred of
ghosts present, Austin felt a slight doubt to his victory. If he ran out of his limited spiritual sense, he
would be in grave trouble.
Spiritual sense was much more difficult to replenish than physical strength and vital energy. It would be
hard for Austin to manage to fight all of them at the same time.
Aside from that, overusing one's spiritual sense would lead a damage to spiritual soul.
This scenario would be fatal to the cultivator because it was nearly impossible to restore serious
injuries to the spiritual soul.
Austin hit his head due to an assault and became mentally ill three years ago. Damages brought to
spiritual soul would lead to severe illness and physical damage.
Austin remembered how he suffered back then. He became fully aware of the importance of his
spiritual soul and started to avoid using his spiritual sense unless badly needed.
Austin slowly turned around to see Violet's response. He knew that Violet also sensed the presence of
an army of ghost. Violet was nearly shaking as she looked tense toward the situation.
Odds were not in their favor this time. After a while, the two were able to confirm their hunch. Wisps of
visible white smoke suddenly appeared. It made them shiver by its cold, chilling touch. The smoke
billowed out from beneath the earth as if it was awakened by the ghost's screech.
They could notice some of them while others were not visible to the naked eye. It was like a shape of a
human without arms and feet. The head was obvious but it had no face. There were hundreds of them
that crept out Austin and Violet.
All of a sudden, Violet activated her spiritual sense and Austin couldn't help but perceive its strong
sensation. Her spiritual sense quickly aimed at the ghosts surrounding them.
On the other hand, Austin did not waste any time and used his Spiritual Sense Flying Needle. With a
blink of an eye, a myriad of needles shot the ghosts around them. Each ghost howled in pain and
vanished in the air as they were hit by the needles.
Even though Austin and Violet were outnumbered by the ghosts, they were able to stand up to their
enemies because of their excellent cultivation base. They both possessed strong spiritual sense and no
ghost could withstand their powerful attack.
At first, Violet felt scared when she sensed the number of ghosts waiting for them. But she never let the
fear eat her up. She relaxed, controlled her power and dominated the battle. Finally, her mind was set
at ease.
At this point, Austin could perceive up to a thousand meters away. It was because of his improved
spiritual sense that was obviously much stronger than before.
Watching as ghosts kept flying towards them, he was slightly pissed off. He activated his spiritual sense
at its best which worked perfectly together with Spiritual Sense Flying Needle. Through this, the speed
and power of the needles pumped up.
Those ghosts couldn't take the blows, and ended up into nothing.
Violet bewildered by what she witnessed. As she was amazed by Austin, she praised, "Wow! Master,
that was incredible. I could kill those ghosts, but you took them down more easily than I did.
It looks like I should practice a spiritual soul skill. Spiritual soul skills are far more powerful than spiritual
sense attack."
"Spiritual soul skills, of course, are far more powerful than spiritual sense attack," Austin nodded.
Austin agreed with Violet.
Austin licked his lip and glanced around. There was no sign of any ghost. Rubbing his nose, he
proposed alertly, "Let's get out of here. Those ghosts were weak, but the strong ones might appear any
time. We better be safe than sorry."
The two continued their journey.
Austin and Violet sensed that something was wrong with this place. Aside from some arrays, there
were a great number of ghosts. As they walked further inside, they were either attacked by ghosts or
trapped in some arrays several times.
Half a day passed, and the two continued their travel. Austin abruptly paused in his walks as he
suddenly put on his alert mode. He unleashed his spiritual sense, and surprise filled his face. "I didn't
expect we got companies," he said with raised eyebrows.
"I found that too. I perceived some human beings were around. But who are those people?"
Violet followed in a confused tone.
It would be strange for people to appear in a place filled with ghosts.
"I sensed that there are four people around. Two of them were at the preliminary stage of Earth Realm,
one at the medium stage of Earth Realm and the other one at the premium stage of Earth Realm. They
seemed to be stuck in an array," Austin continued.
"Do you want to go over there and ask them?"
Violet suggested.
Austin initially planned to seek the treasure with Violet and to keep it a secret. He decided to play a low
profile and to never involve other people no matter the instance would be.
But his curiosity rose. After hesitating for a while, he nodded and said, "Fine. Let's go check what's
going on over there. But we can't let anyone discover us."
"Noted on that, master." Violet replied.
The two headed to the direction of the people they perceived. Austin held his breath and moved quietly.
Violet did some kind of illusion. Suddenly, a layer of membrane covered her and a flowing water
appeared on its surface. Violet vanished into thin air that Austin couldn't even perceive her after he
unleashed his power of spiritual sense. She wouldn't be exposed unless someone stood near her.
Austin nodded his head approvingly upon seeing this.
Since Austin and Violet were not far from the four people, they approached their targets soon. The two
hid behind a small mound as they craned their necks to peek at them.
The four people were cut outside by an invisible dome. The invisible dome covered an area of thirty
square meters in the field. The men stood back to back as they vigilantly stared around. The vital
energy force flowed through their bodies, and they displayed their own martial skills to attack the dome
with full force.
Two of them began to launch an attack. Whenever they hit the dome, it just slightly trembled. Plus, the
power somehow bounced back to each of them.
Two of them had to use their vital energy force to stand against the energy that bounced back.
The four seemed to have figured out how the dome worked. They took turns in attacking the dome, but
they couldn't pass through it. Austin had no idea how long they were stuck, but he could sense that the
vital energy force flowing through their bodies wasn't steady. He concluded that they already consumed
much of their energy.
"This is interesting. An array that could rebound attacks. I've never seen something like this before,"
Austin remarked as his eyes lit up.
Austin was amazed to the array in front of him.
However, Austin furrowed his brows when he saw the clothes of the people trapped inside the dome.
"I believe that they are from the Flaming Sun Valley. What do you think they are doing here? Is it
because of me? Are they going to kill me?
It's kind of strange. I didn't expect to meet them here," Austin said as he was slightly worried.
"It looks like they came here before we did. I figured they aren't here for you," Violet said in a low voice
as she tilted her head.
"You have a point, Violet," Austin agreed.
"From what I can see, they seemed to have trouble breaking the array. Do you want to secretly help
them?"
Violet respectfully asked Austin.
"I don't want to," Austin refused as he shook his head.
"I have a grudge against the people in the Flaming Sun Valley. They would have never let go of me.
Its people want me nothing but dead. I have no reason to rescue them in any way. Besides, I think this
array can trap them for just a day or two. They will help themselves out," he added.
"This array only traps them, but it doesn't attack them. So they are quite safe for now..."
But before Violet could finish her words, he sensed something different. She turned her head toward
Austin and looked in a distance.
Detecting that something was approaching behind them, Austin turned around and his face darkened
with what he saw.
Several ghosts flew in their direction. They must have heard the noises coming from the dome. Before
the ghosts would reach the dome, they would have passed at Violet and Austin.
Austin was pissed off and gestured at Violet to leave there.
But even before they took off, the ghosts detected them and ferociously looked at their direction. The
ghosts wasted no time and rushed into them.
Even though Austin and Violet discovered a good spot to hide, these ghosts still found them because
they could target any living creatures.
A cold, fierce look flashed in Austin's eyes. He gradually raised his hand, closed his eyes and used the
Spiritual Sense Flying Needle. All of a sudden, needles flew toward the enemies. This place filled with
fearful howls by the ghosts as they vanished into thin air.
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