Chapter 494: Complete Lockdown
Feeling its aura being locked onto once again.
The Blinding Ghost knew that if the next arrow was fired and it didn't resist, it would lose another life!
Although losing one life wasn't much for a being with over a hundred lives like itself.
Better safe than sorry.
Its cautious and cowardly nature wouldn't allow it to waste lives so carelessly!
And most importantly...
It still hadn't figured out who this person was!
When did such a powerful monster of a 65-level non-specialist appear?
There was no time to think further.
Swoosh!!
The scarlet eye embedded in the Blinding Ghost's forehead suddenly opened!
As soon as the eye fully opened.
Buzz!!
The aura emanating from the Blinding Ghost abruptly shifted!
This made Ling Zhan immediately realize that this eye didn't belong to a human; it must have been from another Earth Ghost General!
And just as Ling Zhan guessed.
It was indeed from an Earth Ghost General.
This eye had been taken from a dead Earth Ghost General, slain by humans and brought back to Takamagahara, where a Sky Ghost General casually handed the corpse to the Blinding Ghost.
Thus, the dead Earth Ghost General's eye became the possession of the Blinding Ghost.
This was the Blinding Ghost's strongest trump card!
It was because of this powerful scarlet eye that the Blinding Ghost possessed an immensely strong illusion talent!
"Underworld Soul Control!"
An S-level illusion talent!
When it hits a target, it forces them into an illusion, making them easily controllable.
Normally...
The Blinding Ghost wouldn't use its ultimate move right at the start.
But it had already realized how difficult this human was to deal with and knew that if it could kill him and take his eyes, it would grow even stronger!
If it didn't take care of him now, its strange methods would prevent its escape.
Especially since this human also had spatial talents, and his spatial authority seemed higher than the Blinding Ghost's "Spatial Excavation"!
This only fueled the Blinding Ghost's greed.
Kill this damned human and escape!
It would be a huge gain!
That was the Blinding Ghost's thought process.
And as soon as the scarlet eye made contact with Ling Zhan's eyes.
Ling Zhan's motion of drawing his bow suddenly halted, and then...
The Blinding Ghost was thrilled to see the human, who had made it so fearful, suddenly fall into a dazed, lost state!
His entire aura instantly vanished!
The space barrier around him dissipated!
This was the perfect chance to escape!
But...
Seeing the human completely trapped in its illusion.
Greed took over the Blinding Ghost's heart again!
Kill him!
Take his eyes!
Then escape immediately!
There would be no hesitation this time!
With this in mind.
The Blinding Ghost, with its body covered in grotesque eyes, took a step forward!
In an instant, it appeared right in front of Ling Zhan, forming a sharp blade with its filthy ghost claws, ready to plunge into Ling Zhan's heart!!
The human had to die before its eyes could be harvested, ensuring that it would obtain his talents.
Simply gouging out the eyes wouldn't work—he would just be blinded, but retain his talents.
Swoosh!!
The ghost claw shot out like lightning!!
But, as often happens, accidents tend to strike at critical moments.
Just as the Blinding Ghost's ugly face filled with joy, thinking it would pierce the human's heart.
The supposedly entranced Ling Zhan's eyes abruptly cleared, becoming sharp and cold!
In an instant, his bow transformed into the "Mad Kill" longsword!
"No!!"
The Blinding Ghost was utterly shocked by the sudden turn of events!
"Ugh..."
It gritted its teeth, using its sturdy Earth Ghost General body to cancel its heart-piercing attack, while its entire form began to fade!
No wonder it was considered one of the hardest-to-kill ghosts!
Even in a moment of near-victory...
It always kept a backup escape plan.
However...
It still underestimated Ling Zhan.
And underestimated Ling Zhan's abilities!!
If there was one type of escape technique with the highest priority, it would be spatial escape skills.
Only spatial escape abilities allow instant teleportation to a safe location without going through a relocation process.
Even Ling Zhan's S-level divine skill "Light Leap."
Still required movement through space.
In other words...
When using the S-level divine skill, Ling Zhan still had to move through space.
Not outside of space.
Since he was still within space, he was subject to spatial laws.
If Ling Zhan used "Light Leap" while a Space Mage locked the space with a domain barrier, he couldn't break through, no matter how strong his skill was.
The same applied to the Blinding Ghost.
Without a talent stronger than "Space Domination," it couldn't escape Ling Zhan's grasp.
Ling Zhan had purposely allowed himself to be hit by the illusion, luring the Blinding Ghost closer.
Moreover, the "Eye of Ten Thousand Demons" talent Ling Zhan inherited had a higher priority than the ghost's eye, making him immune to the illusion.
After all, this talent came from the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons!
How could a mere Earth Ghost General's eye compete?
Want to compete?
Sure!
But the Blinding Ghost would need to gouge out the Lord of the Hundred Ghosts' eye to counter Ling Zhan's "Eye of Ten Thousand Demons"!
After all, only the lord of a forbidden land can counter another lord of a forbidden land!
At this moment.
The Blinding Ghost's body was fading.
But Ling Zhan was already smirking at the Blinding Ghost.
Soon...
As the Blinding Ghost's form flickered, retreating, its grotesque face twisted even further in horror!
Clearly...
It had realized the space was entirely locked down by some sort of ability from this human!
And this spatial talent was of an extremely high rank!
High enough that none of its displacement talents or skills could penetrate the spatial barrier!
"Who the hell are you?!"
Despair filled the Blinding Ghost as it finally roared out the question.
"You're just a dead ghost. Do you really think you're qualified to know?"
Ling Zhan smiled, gripping his snow-white longsword, and began to walk slowly toward the Blinding Ghost.