Chapter 117: Sacrificial Art

Xu Feng threw an Insight Skill at the ghoul.

“Monster Name: Cemetery Ghoul, Three-Star Peak, Health Points: 1740/1740”

This ghoul had just smelled Xu Feng’s scent and crawled out from under a tombstone.

The newly emerged ghoul seemed a bit confused, its eyes wandering around aimlessly. But the moment it spotted Xu Feng, its body began to emit a faint red glow. Its gaze toward Xu Feng turned greedy. It opened its large mouth, foul drool dripping continuously, and let out a roar at Xu Feng.

“Flying Sword, out!”

Xu Feng pointed, and a three-foot sword light drew an arc through the air, slashing toward the ghoul.

Clang~

A crisp sound rang out. It had only dealt over one hundred points of damage to the ghoul. Looking at its already rotten skin, its defense was surprisingly high.

Swift Wind Thrust!

Xu Feng’s energy sharply dropped a section. The Flying Sword in the air trembled slightly and suddenly accelerated.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

It struck the ghoul’s body fiercely. The final explosive attack sent the ghoul tumbling.

The ghoul’s Health Points dropped by more than one-third.

The ghoul roared and pounced at Xu Feng, crushing several tombstones along the way.

Xu Feng drew his crossbow and shot at the ghoul repeatedly, thump, thump, thump~.

This crossbow was only One Star Bronze Grade, barely able to pierce defense, and it no longer met Xu Feng’s needs.

Putting away the crossbow, Xu Feng brandished his short sword and charged forward.

Smack~

The ghoul’s claw struck Xu Feng’s shoulder. A critical hit of over six hundred points floated up. Xu Feng was startled; the ghoul’s attack was very high.

Tumbling away, Xu Feng dodged behind the ghoul.

Swift Wind Thrust!

Three sword strikes simultaneously hit the ghoul’s right shoulder blade. With a crack, the shoulder blade split open.

With a boom, a fist-sized crack appeared in the ghoul’s right shoulder blade, and its entire right arm hung limp.

Roar~

The ghoul turned around, its left claw gripping Xu Feng’s neck. A gray-green poisonous gas injected into Xu Feng’s body, immediately slowing his attack speed significantly.

Checking the Status Bar, he saw a Corpse Poison debuff had appeared.

“Corpse Poison: reduces target’s movement and attack speed by 25%, reduces target’s defense by 15%, decreases Health Points by 300 every ten seconds, lasts 30 seconds.”

“Such potent Corpse Poison.” Xu Feng quickly took out an antidote potion and drank it. The Corpse Poison status disappeared, but Xu Feng became more cautious with his attacks.

Xu Feng multitasked, controlling the Flying Sword to continuously attack the ghoul while employing the Drizzle Sword Technique to entangle with it.

Soon, a thin mist of rain suddenly appeared around the ghoul. Its movements abruptly halted, and its speed decreased.

The Gold Grade short sword in his hand triggered an effect. Within the rain mist, facing the faint dampness, Xu Feng’s Drizzle Sword Technique flowed more smoothly. The short sword drew streaks of sword light, like continuous drizzle. For a moment, Xu Feng felt as if the short sword in his hand was an extension of his own arm, using it with incredible fluidity.

Swish, swish, swish~

The short sword continuously left cuts on the ghoul’s body. Its Health Points kept dropping. The ghoul became enraged, swinging both arms repeatedly to attack Xu Feng, but each strike clashed against the short sword, producing sharp metallic grating sounds.

Roar, roar~

The ghoul grew frenzied, disregarding Xu Feng’s attacks. It spread its arms and suddenly charged at Xu Feng.

Unable to dodge in time, Xu Feng could only hold the short sword horizontally in front of his chest, taking the hit head-on. Immediately, a great force transmitted from the sword, and Xu Feng’s body was sent flying three to four meters backward.

With a crash, Xu Feng’s back hit a tombstone, shattering it to pieces.

Checking his Health Points, that impact had taken over four hundred points. Xu Feng’s Health Points had now dropped by one-third, while the ghoul still had half of its Health Points left.

“Flying Sword, slash!” Xu Feng said through gritted teeth, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

The moment Xu Feng was knocked back, the Flying Sword in mid-air trembled slightly and stopped attacking, as if no one was controlling it. Only when Xu Feng regained control did the Flying Sword resume its continuous attacks on the ghoul.

Xu Feng stood up and saw the ghoul charging at him again. He swiftly dodged, avoiding this attack.

Crack, crack~

From under the tombstone he had just shattered, something seemed to be crawling out. Rubble kept rolling aside, and soon, another ghoul emerged from beneath the tombstone.

Two ghouls. Xu Feng felt bitter inside.

Controlling the Flying Sword, Xu Feng continuously attacked the first ghoul, wanting to eliminate it before the second one joined the fight.

Roar, roar~

The second ghoul had just crawled out when it saw Xu Feng. Roaring, it pounced toward him. Xu Feng had no choice but to evade repeatedly.

Crash~

Another tombstone was crushed under the ghoul’s foot. There were simply too many tombstones around; the battle affected a wide area. Some tombstones had no Undead Creatures beneath them, but more often than not, touching a tombstone would cause an Undead Creature to crawl out. What kind of Undead Creature emerged depended on luck.

Xu Feng was unlucky. Two Three-Star Peak ghouls had appeared in a row.

Now, another tombstone was disturbed. It shook, and a skeletal arm reached out.

Gritting his teeth, Xu Feng pulled out a Black Iron-grade Longsword from his Storage Ring and activated a skill from the Priest’s tome.

Sacrificial Art! Activate.

With a soft pop, the longsword turned into points of light and vanished. A list appeared before Xu Feng’s eyes, line by line showing the extraterrestrial beings responding to his call because he had sacrificed this Black Iron-grade Longsword.

“Battle Servant of Mage Moore, Two-Star Peak, Sword and Shield Warrior, answers your call.”

“Native of Powu Planet, One-Star Peak, Sword-wielding Warrior, answers your call.”

“Royal Guard of Dilan Kingdom, Three-Star, Sword Dancer, answers your call.”

…

There were over ten options in total, indicating more than ten individuals were interested in this Black Iron-grade Longsword and thus willing to respond to Xu Feng’s call.

Xu Feng directly sorted them by strength level and chose the one with the highest strength for summoning.

“Four Stars—there’s actually a Four-Star being responding to my call for a Black Iron-grade Longsword.” Xu Feng looked at the first summoning option on the list, couldn’t help rubbing his eyes, finding it hard to believe.

How could a Four-Star being be interested in a One-Star Black Iron Grade weapon?

The two ghouls were already pouncing on him. From under another tombstone, a Two-Star Peak Skeleton Warrior had also emerged. Time was tight, leaving Xu Feng no room to ponder further.

“Summon!”

Xu Feng directly selected the first option with Four-Star strength.

Hum~

A soft sound echoed as a Light Gate appeared before Xu Feng. Out of it walked a young girl dressed in luxurious robes.

This young girl had a delicate, pale face, like fine porcelain. Her eyes resembled a pair of sapphires, sparkling and luminous. She had a high nose bridge, slightly purple lips, and a pair of long, pointed ears.