They were afraid that the strong man from the other side would arrive at this moment, and they would be in danger by then.
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"Asshole!"
The ferocious roar resounded inside and outside the Green Castle, and all the green-skinned ghosts did not dare to speak out.
The king of the Green Ghost Clan, 'Medici,' sat on the throne, looked around coldly, and said slowly,
"Because of your carelessness, our clan has once again lost a strong man."
The green-skinned ghosts below did not dare to speak.
In response, the Green Ghost King snorted dissatisfiedly, feeling quite troubled.
He also knew that these subordinates could not be blamed for this.
The demon army in the east had already restrained a large number of strong men of the Green Ghost Clan. As a king, he naturally needed to be on the front line to contain the top masters in the demon army.
At this time, a powerful demon force suddenly appeared behind the base camp, and there were only two legendary ghosts in the base camp. One of them had to be left to guard the base camp, lest the other party make an attack.
Thinking of this, the Green Ghost King slowly exhaled, feeling secretly resentful in his heart, "It's been a year! These demons invaded for only one year, but they killed at least hundreds of millions of members of our Green Ghost Clan, and hundreds of ghosts died and fell. There are even five legendary green ghosts!"
This is just the green ghosts. The other red ghosts, frost ghosts, purple ghosts, and white ghosts would not suffer fewer casualties than the green ghosts.
The casualties of all the ghosts combined were definitely an astonishing number!
However, it would be fine if only some ordinary imps were killed or injured. After all, more than 90% of the space in this plane was occupied by the Ghost Clan. The number of imps that had been reproduced reached tens of billions, so killing and injuring more than a billion was nothing.
Mainly the legendary ghosts—each of them was a pillar of the ethnic group. If one of them died, it was a loss of the ethnic group's heritage.
"If this continues, our Ghost Clan will inevitably perish." The Green Ghost King 'Medici' felt a little heavy.
The more knowledge about the Abyss he obtained from the minds of those demons, the more Medici felt afraid.
There were countless Abyss Lords in the Bottomless Abyss, and endless Abyss Demons were born in the Source Sea every moment and every second.
Their Ghost Clan's previously proud reproductive capacity and population size were as small and pitiful as mayflies in front of the Abyss.
The only thing that could give Medici and the other ghost kings hope was that the power of the Abyss was not unified. Now, it was only one of the Abyss Lords who was not strong enough to invade their plane, and those Abyss armies were only summoned by that Abyss Lord.
In addition, the level of the plane was limited to the second level, and the Abyss Lord's real body could not come over, so he could only send his men to attack. This allowed the Ghost Plane to temporarily withstand the pressure.
However, there had also been exchanges between several ghost kings—that if this stalemate lasted for too long, would the Abyss Lord become angry and open their Ghost Plane to other Abyss Lords?
Several ghost kings did not dare to think deeply about this.
The invasion of just one Abyss Lord put great pressure on the entire Ghost Clan. If more Abyss Lords participated, then what would happen to their Ghost Clan?
They would be brutally slaughtered, their souls devoured, and then the entire plane would be dragged into the Abyss.
Medici was a little upset. After taking a deep breath, he looked at the courtiers below and slowly said,
"Dai, you stay in the base camp and sit with Ji. If the demon army continues to jump, as long as it does not enter the core area, you two don't have to worry about it. But if they set foot in the core area, they must be killed at all costs.
Kill!"
The one who could kill Sa was also very strong among the first-level legends. Apart from him, the only one in the Green Ghost Clan who could kill a strong man of this level was Dai.
Except for a handful of other legendary green ghosts, most of them were unsatisfactory when placed in the first level.
After all, they did not have various professional inheritances and purely relied on the various abilities developed by their own blood.
But even the Ghost Clan would learn other methods besides bloodline to strengthen its own shortcomings. What qualifications did the Ghost Clan have to evolve without learning and relying only on the development of their own clan's bloodline to be able to compete with countless clans in the star worlds? What about the various cultivation and power systems?
Therefore, in the past year, all members of the Ghost Clan had actively entered into a frenzy of cultivation to learn professional knowledge in the Astral Realm.
Many demons would carry all their wealth with them. After all, wealth was something that could not be carried with them in life or death.
It was precisely because of this that the Ghost Tribe had the opportunity to gain knowledge of cultivation.
"With me here, there is absolutely no chance of anything happening in the rear."
The ordinary-looking green-skinned ghost man walked out from the crowd, knelt down on one knee, and accepted the order, his eyes firm and cold.
It could be seen from the eyes of the ghosts around them that they had great awe and respect for this green-skinned ghost man named Dai.
Dai had only been practicing for a hundred years. On the way to his growth, he defeated more than ten legends of the Ghost Clan. During the demon invasion this year, he even killed a legendary demon with all his strength. Soon after recovering from his injuries, he was promoted to the third level. Second-level position.
Among the Green Ghost Clan, he was the strongest one under the Green Ghost King. In the entire Ghost Clan, he was also among the top strong ones!
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Ozzy and other demons, after killing the legendary green ghost man, fell silent for a while, and then they couldn't bear it anymore and jumped out again.
Leading the demon army, they continued to wreak havoc on this forest.
They had long known through the captured ghosts that now, whether they were the green ghosts, the red ghosts, or the frost ghosts, a large number of strong people were all involved in the front line by the demon lord's army, and there was not much force that could be sent to attack them.
This time was the best time to invade.
In addition to Ozzy and other demon legions expanding their results, the Black Wing Legion was also fighting crazily.
This forest was filled with a large number of green ghosts, especially the lowest-level imps. They were like weeds, and they seemed to be impossible to kill.
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Dragon Pond.
In two months and two feasts, I devoured the legendary green ghost man sent back by Ozzy and the Purple Thunder Eagle one after another.
The former had a soul, while the latter's soul was swallowed by Ozzy.
I was already very pleased with this.
Isn't it enough to make the dragon feel happy that the demon could actively 'share the prey'?
I looked at the newly gained alienation talent column on the panel.
(Purple Lightning (Pseudo LV 2), Plant Growth (LV 1))
Upon devouring the Purple Thunder Giant Eagle, I gained its powerful Purple Lightning ability—an electrifying force capable of unleashing devastating arcs of violet lightning, crackling with raw destruction.
Yet, in exchange, my original Lightning Breath faded, replaced by something new. Now, classified as Pseudo Level 2, its destructive power was respectable but fell short of overwhelming might. Against mid-tier Legends, it posed a decent threat, yet against greater foes, its impact would be limited—unless paired with the sheer annihilation of the Atomic Furnace's Atomic Breath.
But I was unbothered. Power is built, layer by layer. For now, it was an additional weapon in my ever-expanding arsenal, particularly lethal against creatures vulnerable to thunder. And more importantly, my ability could be advanced in the future, so it had great potential.
The Swallowing Legendary Green Ghost Man gave birth to the first-level ability of plant growth. The effect is to give plants or seeds the ability to grow quickly and strengthen. If I need to use this talent in battle to achieve better results, I have to carry some seeds with various abilities, such as high-level demonized vine seeds.
This ability is obviously a bit useless for me.
However, I could feel that the effect of the second-level super-speed recovery talent had improved a bit after devouring the legendary Green Ghost Man.
This actually surprised me.
Nowadays, the second level of super-speed recovery can heal severe limb injuries in just a few breaths. If it were upgraded to the third level, wouldn't I become an undead black dragon? The kind that won't die even if my head falls off?
Finally, I looked at my rank.
[Biological Order: 19th Elementary Level; Mage Level: 17th Advanced Level]
After devouring two legendary creatures, my biological order successfully broke through from high 18th to low 19th.
As for my mage level, after breaking through the master level and eliminating the bottleneck, the speed of improvement is very fast. My mental power and magic power are sufficient. The bottleneck of the mage level is mainly the cultivation of spell runes. Therefore, with the cultivation of eight-ring spells, my mage level has also skyrocketed, and I will soon be able to compete with living creatures.
Levels are equal.
"It's time to go to the ghost plane," I said to myself.
Originally, I was not in a hurry and planned to continue hunting a few legendary creatures in the abyss to improve my strength before entering the ghost plane to kill them.
But after devouring the legendary Green Ghost Man, my idea changed.
Compared to the scattered legendary creatures in the abyss, which are very difficult to find, the ghost plane is now a chaotic place, and legendary targets are very easy to find.
The most important thing is that by devouring these ghosts, I don't need to obtain a lot of miscellaneous and useless abilities. Instead, I can continue to increase the levels of the corresponding ability.
After making the decision, I set off directly.
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On the deserted island, the teleportation beam lit up, and the black dragon disappeared.
In the ghost plane, in a huge cave, a black dragon with a body length of more than 65 meters from head to tail appeared.
When the black-winged warriors guarding the teleportation altar saw me, they all looked shocked, and then, with fanatical expressions on their faces, they knelt on the ground respectfully.
I didn't look at them and walked out of the cave into the outside world.
The bright sunlight shone on the pitch-black scales of the huge black dragon walking out of the cave, emitting a bright black refracted luster.
"This world itself shall become my playground, a vast domain where my will reigns supreme! From this very land, my great conquest shall begin, and none shall stand in my way!"
The black dragon grinned and showed a ferocious smile.
I couldn't wait any longer.
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Ozzy was leading the demon army to slaughter a tribe of thousands of ghosts when he suddenly sensed something and raised his head.
The space fluctuated, and a giant white light door, hundreds of meters high, suddenly appeared.
First, a dark dragon claw protruded from it, then a ferocious dragon head with eight exaggerated dragon horns, followed by a domineering muscular dragon body with clear joints, as if wearing black scale armor.
The majestic black dragon stepped out of it, suspended high in the sky, and the white light giant door behind him slowly dissipated.
Ozzy was stunned for a moment. He hadn't expected the master to come. He immediately bowed down and said respectfully, "I've met the master."
The two top demons, Nurraf and Barrow, also escaped from the raging ghost tribe below and met with the Black Dragon King.
"What's the situation?" I went straight to the point.
Ozzy answered without hesitation, "Since the last time we killed a legendary strongman from the other side, those green-skinned ghosts have been holding back and allowed us to slaughter the ghost tribes in their territory. So far, the demon army I have led has killed hundreds of thousands of ghosts. However, most of them were the lowest-level imps. The number of big ghosts was very small, and none of the true ghosts could be seen.
Now the territory we have cleared and occupied has reached 100,000 square kilometers, and your subordinates plan to continue clearing out the surrounding ghost tribes and advancing step by step."
Before Ozzy finished speaking, I shook my huge head and said indifferently,
"This is too slow. Although the ghost plane is far inferior to the Tal plane, it is still among the top energy levels of small planes. There are tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of ghosts surviving. If you keep playing like this, when will the ghost clan's plane be unified?"
Ozzy opened his mouth, unable to refute, and could only lower his head and admit his mistake.
Unless the gap between plane invasions is extremely large, it will be a protracted war. It is normal for the war to last for decades or even hundreds of thousands of years.
Of course, the ghost plane is only a small plane after all. As far as the current situation is concerned, without the intervention of external factors, the war will end in a few decades at most and be invaded by the demon lord.
However, when I come to this plane and set my sights on it, all previous results will be shattered and reshaped.
I also couldn't endure decades. If I really had a few decades, I might be able to dominate the Tal plane, let alone a small plane.
In a few years at most, I will rule the world!
"Master, you're right. What should we do next?" Ozzy asked.
"Isn't this place close to the Green Ghost Clan's base camp? Then we'll go destroy their base camp," I said indifferently.
The king of the Green Ghost Clan leads a large number of strong men from the clan to fight on the front line. At this time, what strong men could be found in the base camp to stop me?
Even if the Green Ghost King personally takes charge, I'm not afraid now. At most, the result will be unpleasant.
When the three demons, Ozzy, Nurraf, and Barrow, heard what their master said, their eyes lit up, and the bloodthirsty and chaotic nature in their hearts surged. If they weren't wary of an ambush in the opponent's base camp, they would have long been unable to endure this strange delay. A massacre was all they needed—kill them directly, turn the world upside down, and bathe in endless blood!
"Yes!"
The three powerful demons let out weird laughter.
Below, thousands of powerful demon warriors quickly finished their harvest amidst the wails of the ghosts, devouring souls and flesh, then gathered behind Ozzy and the others.
I took a glance and saw more than 2,000 intermediate demon warriors at Order 8th or 9th, more than 900 high-order demon warriors between 10th and 14th Order, and 24 great demons above 15th Order.
The 5,000-demon legion that originally descended now had only a little over 3,000 left, and their numbers had been reduced by nearly half.
But in terms of strength, it had risen instead of fallen.
Amidst the constant killing and devouring of souls and flesh, a large number of intermediate demons had been promoted to advanced levels.
The Abyss Demons are the strongest race that thrives on fighting!
"Being cannon fodder is enough," my eyes flashed.
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In the vast forest.
A giant emerald tree, several thousand feet tall, stood on the ground. Its body was like a city wall.
Under the giant trees, the bastion houses made of vines were so densely packed that they stretched beyond sight.
This was the base camp of the Green Ghost Clan.
At the border of the core territory of the Green Ghost Clan, a ten-man team of big ghosts patrolling with a ghost man as their leader suddenly felt the sky darkening.
He raised his head and saw that a giant gate of white light, hundreds of meters wide, had appeared in the sky. A black torrent surged out from it—composed of demons with scarlet eyes, sword demons with scimitar arms, long-sword demons, snake demons with snake tails, fire demons with lava wings, and mad war demons covered in scarlet muscles and towering five or six meters tall.
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