Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 262 - 262 251 Closing the Net

262: Chapter 251: Closing the Net 262: Chapter 251: Closing the Net His jade crown had already shattered, and his jet-black hair freely scattered about, creating an image of disarray.

His once magnificent robe had been blasted into tatters, hanging off his body in strips.

Seeing Jiang Chen’s disheveled and dirt-streaked figure, his previous grace was nowhere to be seen, instead, he appeared desolate to the extreme.

However, it was strange that although Jiang Chen appeared in disarray, there were no signs of blood on his body, he didn’t seem injured at all.

Hmm…

Indeed, Jiang Chen wasn’t injured.

After all, he had several Innate Spiritual Treasures to protect him.

He wouldn’t be injured by a mere dozen Taiyi Golden Immortals, unless they were Great Luo Golden Immortals, then perhaps.

However, pretend to be uninjured would not be possible if he were to stage the next act convincingly.

Upon this thought, Jiang Chen gritted his teeth and violently circulated his magic power within his body.

Suddenly, his flesh burst open into several deep wounds down to the bone.

Dazzling divine blood, like a fountain, gushed out from the wound.

When the dust settled, what everyone saw was Jiang Chen, covered in blood.

With his eyes red as he stared at the thirty-eight evil ghosts, Jiang Chen seemed to have descended into madness, exuding an aura of terror.

Then, disregarding all, he shouted, “Fiends, you forced me to this point.

All of you shall die!”

Having said that, Jiang Chen pointed at the Sun God Staff and called upon the Sun True Fire to enter his body.

“Sun True Fire, engulf my body and destroy my enemies!”

In an instant, golden flames ignited over Jiang Chen’s body.

The dazzling fire emitted a terrifying heat that distorted the surrounding void.

“Kill!”

At the moment the flames rose, without hesitation, Jiang Chen charged towards the ghosts.

At this moment, Jiang Chen’s actions to the eyes of the evil ghosts were nothing more than a desperate struggle.

Seeing Jiang Chen charging at them, the ghosts were not afraid.

Instead, they calmly formed a mysterious formation, trapping Jiang Chen in the middle and using the power of the formation to drain his strength.

The ghosts could tell that Jiang Chen had forcefully invoked a power not his own, hence him appearing so formidable.

Though this could quickly augment his power, it couldn’t last long, and the after-effects would be significant.

Once this power fades, Jiang Chen would inevitably enter a weakened state.

At that time, he’ll be nothing more than meat on the chopping board, ready for them to butcher.

Boom…

The Sun True Fire raged on.

Jiang Chen could be seen dashing left and right, up and down, within the formation.

The negative energy that constituted the formation twisted under his attacks, showing signs of breaking.

Seeing this, the ghosts hastily increased their output of dark energy, vowing to trap Jiang Chen within the formation.

Not only that, but the rest of the Taiyi Golden Immortals on Qingcheng Mountain, seeing that Jiang Chen was about to be defeated and captured, had malicious intentions towards his Magic Treasures.

“Everyone, don’t panic.

The man is fierce and willing to fight to the death.

Allow me to lend a hand.”

As he spoke, fifty Taiyi Golden Immortals charged out from Qingcheng Mountain and joined the lineup besieging Jiang Chen.

Upon hearing this, the ghosts, although showing no change in their expressions, inwardly cursed.

The new arrivals were clearly just after Jiang Chen’s belongings, having arrived precisely when Jiang Chen was about to falter.

Their intentions were clear for all to see.

However, the situation was still fluid, and Jiang Chen had not shown signs of exhaustion.

Now was not the time to squabble.

“One, two, three… eighty-seven, eighty-eight.

Perfect, trapping eighty-eight Taiyi Golden Immortal evil ghosts should be enough.”

Jiang Chen, trapped in the formation, counted the number of hostile ghosts and decided that the eighty-eight present were enough.

It was time to close the net.

Immediately, Jiang Chen came to a halt, spat a mouthful of blood towards the Sun God Staff.

Seeing this astonishing scene, a sense of a bad premonition arose in the ghosts.

They attempted to flee.

But, it was too late!

The Sun God Staff, after absorbing Jiang Chen’s blood essence, suddenly emitted 108 Innate Sun God rays.

The rays hooked onto each other in the void, forming a massive prison that trapped Jiang Chen along with all the evil ghosts.

“Work together and break this prison!”

Caught off guard, although the ghosts were panicked, they managed to keep their composure and attempted to break the cage.

However, the Innate Sunlight was formidable, known as the Light of the Great Dao, and could dissolve anything it touched.

The ghosts’ divine abilities evaporated before they could even get close to it.

An evil ghost, adamant, tried to escape through a gap in the cage formed by the Sun God rays.

But, sensing his approach, the rays vibrated, releasing a terrifying divine might that transformed the perfectly formed Taiyi Golden Immortal ghost into ash.

Seeing this, all the ghosts backed away from the Sun God rays, horrified.

Escape was hopeless.

The ghosts promptly changed their approach and targeted Jiang Chen, who was trapped with them.

Killing him means escape.

Truthfully, if he hadn’t been surrounded by evil ghosts, Jiang Chen wouldn’t have trapped himself there with them.

Regardless, being stared down by eighty-seven Taiyi Golden Immortal evil ghosts did make him feel pressured, to say otherwise would be a lie.

“Fellow Daoists, there is only one of him, but eighty-seven of us.

We need not fear him.

If we work together to kill him, not only can we escape, we can also obtain his Magic Treasures.”

One perfectly formed Taiyi Golden Immortal ghost rallied the others and led the charge towards Jiang Chen.

Commendable courage!

Jiang Chen admired the ghost’s bravery and chose to end him painlessly.

Jiang Chen’s eyes flashed with the glint of a sword, and the Taichu Divine Sword appeared from his body.

With a swish, it struck the ghost, ending his sinful life.

Jiang Chen stayed true to his word; the ghost died painlessly.

Even in death, the ghost had no idea how Jiang Chen had killed him.

With the emergence of the Taichu Divine Sword, it signified that Jiang Chen was not holding back.

A few sword lights flashed in the void, and within the blink of an eye, another ten or so ghosts were cut down.

As a superior Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Taichu Divine Sword did not kill one by one, but rather in swathes.

With a single swing, it claimed the lives of at least four or five ghosts.

Upon seeing their fellows rapidly falling around them, the ghosts grew frantic.

They utilised their most potent abilities in their attempts to kill Jiang Chen.

At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly merged with the void around him and disappeared from the ghosts’ sight.