Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!-Chapter 1758: Defeating The Monstrous Archduchess

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Wu Lieng’s disciples shielded him, helping him evade and block the relentless onslaught. Yet it was overwhelming, especially as each weapon pursued them mercilessly.

Until...

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Thousands of arrows suddenly intercepted the weapons, causing them to explode midair and scatter into ashes.

At the same moment, a massive tsunami of freezing water surged upward, repelling the weapons and blood soul specters back toward Veloria while encasing them in ice.

It was Emeraldine and Alma, offering crucial support from afar.

"M-More of you, everywhere! Ugh! You’re all such pests! Vermin! Maggots!"

Veloria screamed in fury, channeling all her power into a single point to form a gigantic sphere of crimson energy, teeming with over a hundred thousand tormented souls.

"{Blood Soul Apocalypse}!!!"

The enormous sphere hurtled downward. Emeraldine and Alma’s magic swiftly healed Wu Lieng completely, restoring his limbs, eyes, and ears.

In that critical instant, as the sphere’s oppressive pressure bore down on everyone, Wu Lieng felt Little Black and his disciples’ Dream Hearts resonate deeply with him.

"Everyone, together!"

"OOOOHH!"

They raised their hands as their Dream Weapons merged with Wu Lieng, transforming the dragon into a colossal crimson fist that soared into the skies.

"{Heavenly Demonic Dragon Arts}: {Heaven-Shattering Fist}!"

The crimson fist ascended, shattering the massive sphere and redirecting its energy toward Veloria, absorbing the power and growing even larger.

The sheer pressure warped space itself, forcing her to resist with all her might.

But she clearly could not hold.

"Aaahhh...! AAAAAAHHHHH! FATHEEEEER!"

Her Sanguine Relics proved useless. Her entire Blood Soul Aura twisted against her as the specters, infused with Wu Lieng’s unyielding intent, began tearing her apart limb by limb while flames consumed her in utter despair.

"BURN IN HELL, YOU MONSTER!"

Wu Lieng and his disciples roared in unison as Little Black fused fully with the crimson fist, obliterating the formation and the floating structure, shattering everything in a cataclysmic explosion.

BOOOMMM!!!

Veloria’s soul writhed in agony, burning away until it vanished. Her body vaporized amid screams pleading for her father’s aid, but he never came.

"Mama..."

Mu Ningxue’s eyes widened as she watched her mother perish.

Despite yearning so deeply for her affection, a quiet relief washed over her as the chains around her neck dissolved.

She shed a few tears, yet it did not feel like the end of the world.

For a child her age, the sensation was profoundly strange.

As the building beneath her crumbled and she plummeted, she watched her mother fade and closed her eyes.

She was ready to die.

Her short life had felt utterly worthless, meaningless.

She believed herself lower than maggots.

The girl felt she deserved no second chance, no happiness after her actions.

"Mu Ningxue!"

And yet...

Wu Lieng raced toward her, leaping from Little Black and catching her midair.

"G-Grandpa...?!"

"A-Are you okay? Are you alright, little Mu?"

"Grandpa... Grandpaaaaa!"

Mu Ningxue burst into tears as Wu Lieng embraced her tenderly, holding her close without letting go.

"I’m sorry... it’s all my fault! I’m a bad person...! I’m lower than maggots...! I deserve to die like Mama... I’m evil...! I’m a despicable demon... sniff... Please kill me..."

"W-What?! No, never...! You’re my precious child, my dear disciple. It was never your fault."

"But..."

"Your mother forced you, didn’t she? She manipulated you... You’re just a child! How could I ever blame you? You’re a victim, like everyone else..."

Wu Lieng wept, holding her dearly.

"I’m so happy at least one of my children is alive... My little girl, it’s alright now. Everything will be alright."

Mu Ningxue continued crying, enveloped in her grandpa’s warm hug.

It felt so comforting, so full of love—unlike the cold, distant embraces from her mother.

It felt like coming home.

Meanwhile, Lucifer, Arthur, and Jonathan battled Leviathan relentlessly. His scales shattered, his very Soul bore deep wounds.

Yet the mighty Archdemon refused to yield, fighting ferociously while attempting to digest Maria.

"A few more seconds...! And I can finally...!"

Inside his stomach, Maria plunged through a vast tunnel of flames, surrounded by millions of demons.

It was as if she had descended into Floor Zero itself.

Leviathan loomed, desperate to consume her.

The demons assaulted her endlessly.

Yet she remained serene, graceful.

She moved with elegant precision, cleaving everything in her path.

Hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions of demons fell.

Her blade was merciless, tireless, eternal.

Leviathan’s expression twisted into despair as his Soul suffered massive slicing wounds, bleeding profusely.

He could not regenerate from her strikes!

"W-What...! Just what are you?!"

Leviathan clashed against her, unleashing explosions of demonic flames and devastating techniques—everything at his disposal.

Yet Maria evaded or blocked them all, countering with her own overwhelming power.

Her eyes, closed throughout the ordeal, finally opened for the decisive strike.

"I am the one who will kill you, Leviathan."

Her sword expanded a hundredfold, encompassing the entire "Hell" around her.

Hundreds of meters long, it descended with unstoppable force.

"T-This is ridiculous! Impossible! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLEEEEE!"

Leviathan’s soul convulsed in agony as he was cleaved hundreds of times, dream-born stars erupting across his form.

And then...

SLAAASH!

The slash tore through his dimensional stomach, ripping apart his body in Murim. Everyone watched in awe as a colossal cosmic slash pierced the heavens and rend space itself.

"GYYAAAAAAAGGHHH!"

Leviathan howled in terror, somehow still alive, fleeing desperately from Maria. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"Get away from me! Don’t you ever touch me again! No, no, no! You’re not human! You’re not even a ghost! She’s...! She’s an Outer God! No, I was never meant to fight such things!!!"

He fled through the skies.

However...

FLAAASH!

Maria transformed into lightning, becoming a winged serpent.

By merging Soul-Chasing Ghostly Viper and Ghostly Lightning Dragonfly Step, she instantly pursued the soul she had wounded.

She materialized before him, her sword plunging downward.

"I told you; I will kill you. This is your end, Leviathan. For daring to cross me, I show no mercy."

"No, NO! Wait! I can give you anything! We can be allies! Eternal friends! PLEASE FORGIVE THIS LOWLY ARCHDEMON, GREAT OUTER GOD!!!"

Leviathan screamed as he was bisected, his entire essence disintegrating amid cosmic dream flames that devoured everything.

As he perished, Maria raised her hand.

"Arise."

The scattered Soul Fragments of the Archdemon recombined, forming a gigantic, monstrous sea serpent demon-like ghost.

Forever bound to her will.

"You’re fortunate that I am benevolent. You’re now my friend forever, as you wished," Maria smiled faintly. "You exist both here and in Hell, correct? Perfect. Ensure the other Archdemons never challenge me. And tell them of our new friendship."

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