Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!-Chapter 1732: Attacking The Glacial Mountain Sect

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RUMBLE!

The gigantic pagoda trembled and began to rise into the air, surrounded by powerful ghostly energies. Yoomyung and everyone else stared in shock.

"This is our flying fortress," Maria said with a proud smile. "The Ghostly Fist Sect carries its home within the hearts and souls of its disciples, both metaphorically and literally."

"Hahah… Hahah…!" Yoomyung laughed heartily. "I see… You truly are a remarkable sect master, Lady Maria! I will serve you until the end of my life!"

"Thank you, but there's no need to be so dramatic," Maria replied calmly. "All right, everyone, get inside!"

Once all the disciples were aboard, including most of Maria's family (except Lucifer and Partner, who stayed outside to watch the skies), Maria directed the pagoda toward Kunlun City.

With help from some disciples and the elders, she explained to the citizens that she would place the entire mountain inside her Soul Realm to protect them during the coming battle.

The people were astonished that such a feat was possible, yet they watched in awe as the sky suddenly split into three distinct realms: a dark night, a bright day, and a snowy, clouded landscape.

The mountain descended safely into the White Mist Immortal's Domain, completely shielded from outside threats.

"Next stop… Glacial Mountain Sect!"

Their first target was the closest sect. After that, Maria planned to visit the Iron Fist Sect, the Sunlight Mountain Sect, the Poison Sect, and finally the Darkwood Sect and Nether Harbor Sect.

The massive Ghostly Fist Sect Pagoda flew using phantasmal energies, resembling a haunted building gliding through the sky. It scattered small ghosts and streams of Yin Ki wherever it passed.

Its enormous size made it impossible to miss. As Maria crossed several mountain ranges in Murim, the temperature began to drop sharply.

Snow started falling, and she saw peaks covered in ice and towering frozen pillars.

The disciples and her family watched through the windows, admiring the breathtaking view.

"We're here."

Maria looked down. Among the many mountains stood the tallest, its peak encased in solid ice that formed a grand castle.

A powerful Snow and Frost Formation protected the entire territory.

"Great Glacial Mountain Immortal, I have your little brother here! If you want him, come out and show yourself!"

Maria's voice echoed across the mountains, making the ground tremble.

She held the younger Immortal in her hands, now transformed into a hideous blue Rakshasa.

"It's me, big brother! Please help me! Big brother!"

Yet there was only silence. Maria watched the snow fall quietly.

Until.

RUMBLE!

The sky above shuddered. Thick white and gray clouds parted, revealing a figure clad in ice dragon armor.

His Aura surged. A powerful Middle Stage Immortal stepped out of his Immortal Domain, his freezing Immortal Aura spreading everywhere.

He wielded a long spear shaped like an ice dragon, his sharp blue eyes glaring at Maria from beneath a dragon-head helmet.

"Brother!" the younger Immortal called, smiling weakly.

"You are a disgrace to our family," his older brother said coldly. "Not only did you let her defeat you, but you even allowed her to turn you into this hideous Rakshasa?! Have you no shame?"

"B-Brother?!"

The younger Immortal's eyes widened in horror as his brother's spear suddenly charged with Frost Ki and then—

TRUUUM!

It shot forward, aimed to impale both his chest and Maria.

"PERISH AND RESTORE OUR SECT'S HONOR!"

"N-Nooo!"

The spear cut through the air, freezing the very wind itself.

Yet Maria's red eyes remained calm.

They glowed bright gold.

Her Soul surged from her body, taking the form of a glowing, phantasmal, almost transparent sword.

"{Spectral Ghostly Fist Art: Second Form – Sword Soul Heart}"

She swung her right hand downward like a blade.

A gigantic wave of Sword Energy erupted, clashing against the Winter Dragon Spear.

BOOOM!

The spear shattered instantly and exploded, shocking the Great Glacial Mountain Immortal.

"W-What?!" His eyes widened. "That was an Immortal Artifact, tougher than even the strongest divine metals…!"

"Oh really? To me it was just ice," Maria said with a smile. Black ice formed around her body as she fired hundreds of icicle spears made of cursed black frost.

She refused to abandon her Magic Spells. Casting magic had always been one of her greatest joys.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"Damn it! Cursed Ice?! You think this will stop us…! GO!"

The Immortal roared. The formation trembled as hundreds of disciples and thousands of Frost Beasts poured into the sky to meet Maria and her floating Ghostly Pagoda.

"It's an all-out war, then! Ghostly Fist Sect, show the world what you're made of!"

Maria threw open the pagoda's gates. Hundreds of disciples rushed out, clad in black armor and wielding Dream and Nightmare Weapons.

Their auras overflowed with energies completely alien to the Glacial Mountain Sect.

Leading the charge were the elders and some of Maria's family members, including Arthur and Nyx.

At their side, Wu Lieng and his disciples rode atop Little Black. The giant black cat ran across the air itself, roaring mightily.

The clash was deafening. Explosions of icy Yin Energy filled the sky at first, but Maria's disciples blocked them with ghostly barriers formed from their own souls.

Then Maria gave the command.

"As we practiced—bombarding formation!"

The disciples at the rear halted their advance while the front line held the enemy back. Those behind gathered their energy and unleashed dozens of Dream Soul Spheres.

"What are those pink bubbles— AH?!"

BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!

The Great Glacial Mountain Immortal watched in horror as dozens of his disciples perished instantly. Explosions of strange pink and ghostly energy consumed their souls and burned their bodies.

"Shields! Don't let them attack from range! Formations up! Go, go, go!"

He roared, activating several Immortal Artifacts to raise rapid defensive formations. At the same time, disciples combined their Martial Souls to create massive giants of ice and snow.

Maria smiled. She manifested her phantasmal blade once more, slicing through the defensive formations and opening the way for her disciples to charge.

In a matter of minutes, the Ghostly Fist Sect utterly overwhelmed the Glacial Mountain Sect.

Maria, Lucifer, and Partner constantly shattered their defenses, making victory far easier for everyone.

"No, no, no! Stop! STOP THAT! ELDERS!"

The Immortal screamed in fury and despair, summoning all five elders. Three were Golden Core experts, while the other two were early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

They charged forward, clashing against Maria's elders and family members. They channeled Blood Arts for greater power, and the soldiers below raised red lanterns to summon Blood Beasts and thick Blood Fog.

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