Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!-Chapter 1686: We Are Calamities

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FLAAASH!

Out of nowhere, seawater began emerging from the ground, as Celes rapidly spread a magical and spiritual domain in mere seconds.

The talented young boy then controlled the water, using it to reinforce his allies with divine spirit blessings that enhanced both their durability and regeneration speed—all while restraining enemies with serpentine constructs made of water.

"Thanks! That’s more than enough!"

Nyx leapt from below, planting her foot into the man’s face and breaking his nose. The fighter was sent flying, crashing into a nearby building and demolishing it.

BOOOM!

At the same time, dozens of sea snakes surged toward him, coiling around his body and preventing him from standing.

"Damned sorcery from the tower! Do you really think this will give you the edge to win? You’re completely delusional!"

Ken punched the snakes away with his fist techniques, unleashing shockwaves that obliterated the summoned creatures—only for dozens more to emerge.

"Grrrr!"

He forced his way through them, attempting to leap away, only to be dragged back into the water by the serpents. Nyx grinned, rushing forward—just as Arachne appeared.

"Mind if I join? This looks like fun."

"Arachne! Sure!"

Nyx and Arachne charged toward Ken. The Beggar Sect Elder grinned viciously despite the odds—he relished challenges like this. Rapidly gathering Ki into his palms, he pressed them together and unleashed a long-range blast.

"HAAAAH!"

TRUUUM!

The Ki Blast surged toward them. Nyx and Arachne halted, bracing themselves as the beam of pure life energy pushed them back, their auras flickering.

"I had no idea Ki could be this strong!"

"Yeah, I’m surprised."

But both girls smiled, nodding, and punched through the beam with their bare fists. Their auras compressed into near-solid barriers around their bodies.

Each strike tore through the mass of Ki until they reached Ken. With a roar, both girls slammed their fists into his chin, launching him skyward.

CRAAASH!

The powerful double strike shattered his lower jaw, cracked his skull, and dislocated his neck. His eyes widened as blood streamed from them, nearly bursting from the pressure.

"G-Gaaaaahhh!"

He screamed in agony and disbelief as the two girls soared after him. Panicking, he reinforced his body with hardened layers of steel, transforming into a metal-clad brute through his physique’s abilities.

"W-Who the hell do you think you are?!"

His fists clashed with theirs, shockwaves of energy erupting through the skies, clearing the clouds and making the very air tremble.

"UNNNGH! Y-You’re...! How can you be this strong?! You’re just two damn brats!"

To Ken, it felt like he was fighting two Core Establishment Realm Experts—just a step below his own cultivation level.

"Because we are Calamities!"

"Heheh!"

Both girls grinned devilishly. Ken’s eyes widened as they kicked him downward, destroying one of his eyes and sending him plummeting like a meteor.

BOOOMMM!!!

His massive body struck the ground with explosive force, scorching the area and evaporating part of Celes’ Spirit Ocean Domain.

"Unnngh...!"

He slowly stood, glaring at the girls above. His aura fluctuated wildly as he began releasing more of his true power from his Golden Core.

"I won’t hold back anymore. I’m going to kill them both and then—"

"Now!"

Alma’s voice echoed behind him. The old cultivator turned to see the pink-haired girl raising her staff as Undine’s powers manifested.

Using Celes’ Domain to her advantage, she pushed her Dream Weapon’s magic to its limits, summoning a colossal kraken of divine spiritual oceanic water.

"{Kraken’s Wrath}!"

The massive tentacled beast roared, lashing out with its limbs like deadly whips. Explosions of spiritual energy erupted with each strike, forcing Ken back.

"More of your cheap tricks?! Watch! This is TRUE POWER!"

He roared, gathering Ki into his fists and forming titanic arms of stone and steel. With a mighty blow, he punched the kraken away. The shockwave from the impact obliterated the spiritual beast, reducing it to countless droplets that rained from the sky.

BOOOM!

"See now?! This is the true power of a Golden Core Realm Expert! Do you finally understand how screwed you are?!"

"Yes, we do!"

"That’s why we’re not fighting you alone!"

"Hm?!"

Ken’s eyes widened as he suddenly noticed dozens of paper talismans stuck to his back, glowing with pink flames.

Dream flames—manifested from blazing dream essence.

That’s right.

Melianna held a pen filled with black ink, brimming with magical power. With it, she could channel her mastery of Spirit Sorcery to create talismans by painting runes.

And Ferleen?

"Go, Fox Spirit!"

He summoned a Dream Spirit shaped like a tiny fox.

"A damn fox spirit?! You think that’s going to—"

"Now!"

Both siblings shouted in unison. Melianna’s talismans glowed, the runes linking into a powerful formation.

No—

A Dream Formation Barrier made entirely of Spirit Energy and Dream Essence!

"Ngh?! Aaack! I can’t...! Ugh?!"

Ken’s body grew heavier, and the flow of Ki within him abruptly halted.

"Like that? It’s a Meridian Blockage Barrier!" Melianna grinned. "And that’s not all!"

She tossed a talisman onto the little dream fox, which absorbed a massive amount of Ki from Ken and began to grow.

"And this is a Ki Transfer Talisman. Guess who the target is?!"

"You’ve got to be kidding me?!"

"ROOOAAARRR!"

The once-small fox spirit—symbolizing Ferleen’s love for his mischievous little sister—and Melianna’s pen, representing her desire to rewrite their future, fused into a deadly force.

The fox absorbed Ken’s Ki, growing into a monstrous six-meter-tall beast, engulfed in pink and red dream flames.

"Your damned barrier is nothing! I’ll overpower it with my Aura!"

Ken’s weakness? He couldn’t reach his back—his massive frame made it impossible to remove the talismans.

So he chose to destroy the entire barrier with his Martial Soul.

RUMBLE!

"HAAAAHH!"

He roared, punching the fox with his massive stone fists—only for the fox to tank the blows, its blazing body burning his hands. The stone and metal covering his fists began to crack and crumble.

BAAM! BAAM! BAAM! BAAM!

The fox roared, biting through Ken’s protective aura and slashing him with a powerful claw, sending him flying.

Alma watched in awe.

"Amazing... From Uncle Wu to the two siblings, everyone’s developed such incredible Dream Weapons," she said with a smile.

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