Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!-Chapter 1754: Against Leviathan
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Frustrated by Maria’s taunts, the Thousand Poison Master roared. He charged toward her with terrifying speed. Demonic Poison erupted from every orifice in his body, coalescing into hundreds of Poisonous Demons that assaulted her from all sides.
"I crafted this poison specifically for you!" he laughed maniacally. "It’s a spectral and demonic venom that melts souls themselves! It corrupts them until nothing remains but rotting miasma!"
Maria endured bites and strikes from hundreds of the creatures.
All the while, he locked her in place with his eyes, paralyzing her as much as possible so his poison beasts could finish the task.
"Hmm. Delicious."
Yet in less than ten seconds, Maria stepped free. The Demonic Poison Beasts shrieked as her ghostly form devoured them one by one until none remained.
"Unfortunately for you, I am poison itself."
"...What?"
Maria’s body suddenly exploded into a colossal gaseous entity of pure venom. It transformed into a hive of thousands of insects and serpents that swarmed his entire form.
"A A A A A A G H !"
Not only did she escape the True Demonic Eyes by splintering into countless tiny forms beyond his gaze, but she overwhelmed him. The swarm bit relentlessly, injecting deadly Void Poison Tears into his flesh and blood.
"Guuugh?! Guuaaaagh!"
The Thousand Poison Master writhed in excruciating agony as his demonic body inflated like a balloon before bursting into gore.
"N O O O O !"
His Demonic Heart saved him once more. His body reassembled, aura blazing through Maria’s swarm and seemingly incinerating her completely.
"BURN! BURN! BURN!!!"
His flames sought to consume her now that she had reduced herself to smaller, seemingly weaker forms.
Yet the dying insects revealed only poison. Maria shattered space itself, reappearing above him.
She had never truly been there—escaping into her Soul Realm for a moment before returning for the decisive strike.
"Arthur, Jonathan—hold him!" 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
"Already on it, big sister!"
"Of course!"
FLASH!
Arthur and Jonathan arrived in an instant. Having slain dozens of demons, they surged forward at Maria’s call.
Lin Ming and Terion continued battling the weakened remnants while watching these powerful allies confront the sect master.
Beams of rainbow and blinding golden-white light struck the Thousand Poison Master from behind. They destabilized him, giving Maria the opening she needed.
She summoned nine Dream Soul Spheres and one Nightmare Soul Heart. Three spheres fused with her to amplify Thinking Speed. Four became Dream Ghosts.
Her Nightmare Soul Heart transformed via Spectral Nightmare Embodiment into another sword akin to her Dream-Chasing Star Blade.
Then Maria smiled, fusing two forms into one.
{Eighth Form – Ghostly Lightning Dragonfly Step} + {Tenth Form – Soul-Shattering Ghostly Scorpion Sting}
Within her aura, dragonfly and scorpion merged into a lethal insect—blindingly fast with a deadly stinger.
{Fusion Form – Soul-Piercing Lightning Wasp Stinger}!
B Z Z Z T T T !
Nightmare thunderbolts exploded from Maria’s body. Her twin swords surged forward.
Arthur and Jonathan distracted the Archdemon vessel, pinning him as Maria’s blades pierced his back.
His barriers, aura, and poison proved useless. Her swords cut through everything.
The giant wasp’s stinger impaled his soul and heart.
CRAAASH!
"G A A A A A A H H H H !"
Soul and heart pierced, injected with Void Venom, his body erupted in a cataclysmic blast.
B O O O M M M !!!
Flesh scattered. Remaining soul fragments plummeted.
Maria extended her hand without hesitation, intent on binding him as Undead.
His massive body restructured. His soul patched together, now tethered to her power.
"Arise."
FLUOSH!
A giant demon rose before her, wreathed in ghostly flames.
"Good. Now that this is settled, we should—"
Maria smiled, exhaling softly.
It wouldn’t be that simple against an Archdemon.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Her own Undead turned against her, hammering her body with explosive strikes. Arthur and Jonathan stared in disbelief.
The Thousand Poison Master vanished. Maria glimpsed a small black-and-red portal opening within the corpse’s interior.
The man’s soul fragments had become a gateway, summoning part of the true culprit.
The Archdemon himself.
"Hahahaha! Thank you, Maria! You not only restored my vessel—you granted me full dominion over it!"
"Hmph. Leviathan, isn’t it?"
"You know me? Good. This will be quick!"
Leviathan unleashed a furious barrage before hurling Maria skyward with a final, devastating punch. His right arm swelled into a colossal mass of muscle.
BOOOM!
Maria crashed into a distant mountain yet vanished instantly, transforming into lightning. She buzzed like a dragonfly, reappearing above him.
TRUUUM!
His aura overwhelmed everything, fracturing space into bleeding voids. Demonic flames spread while a dark ocean manifested below.
He unleashed his destructive Demonic Dominion, intent on drowning the world in Hell’s power.
"T-That bastard...!" Jonathan growled, fury rising. "He’s still alive?!"
"Things keep escalating," Arthur said grimly. "Come on—we join big sis!"
"Yes!" Jonathan agreed.
They charged Leviathan, only to be halted by blazing hands. Crushing pressure radiated from his aura as his Martial Soul activated.
FLUOSH!
RUMBLE!
A gigantic sea serpent-like Archdemon coiled from the Martial Soul, wrapping protectively around the vessel.
Jonathan and Arthur’s attacks reflected off their scales. Demonic flame explosions battered them relentlessly.
"What is this thing?! Ugh!"
"It’s impossibly tough!"
They healed themselves rapidly while Maria remained trapped in the Dominion, swarmed by thousands of demons.
"Belphegor grew quite resentful once he realized you destroyed his Sin of Sloth," Leviathan said, eyeing Maria through his Martial Soul. "He asked a favor. Gave me ample resources—I couldn’t refuse. Nothing personal, but I’ll devour your soul now, Maria."
"Give it your best shot, snake," Maria replied with defiant confidence.
Leviathan opened his maws and swallowed her whole.
"MARIA!"
Jonathan and Arthur screamed. Their auras erupted, unsealing all restraints. They attacked Leviathan furiously, grinding through scales and shattering them piece by piece.
Lucifer noticed the crisis and surged toward Maria, burning demons with White Void Flames.
"Maria! Hold on!"
He raced to her rescue as the battlefield gradually calmed, demon numbers dwindling.
In that moment...
TRUUUM!
The world bled dark red. A blood moon rose in the blackened sky.
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