Chapter 1575: Chapter 801: Monster Suppression on a Rainy Night (Part 2)

"Idiot!"

The Ghost Opera Troupe Leader cursed harshly and immediately ordered his subordinates, "Scatter and retreat!"

His heart was bleeding; compared to the murderous subordinates, putting together these bands was much harder.

After all, they not only needed to be proficient in music but also had to be magicians; ordinary Jianghu artists wouldn’t suffice.

Now that they’ve been taken out in one fell swoop, who knows when they will be gathered again.

Though furious, the most pressing concern now was to leave.

Once targeted by the Netherworld Yin Bureau, that would be the end.

Having said that, he flipped his robe and vanished into black smoke.

The escape technique displayed at this moment was even more formidable than that of several other Earth Immortals.

Seeing their leader flee, the others from the Ghost Theater Troupe also quickly scattered.

But by this time, the illusion array was broken, the thick fog dispersed, their movements were exposed under the navy army.

"Attack!"

Sha Lifei shouted angrily, and Kuai Dayou immediately ignited the Blast Fire Crow.

Buzz!

The terrifying bowstring sound of the crossbow carriage resonated.

Several Fire Crow mechanisms shot up into the sky like fiery meteors.

This thing moves fast; made by Kuai Dayou with special wings, bamboo and wooden feathers that continuously change with the airflow, first fiercely rushing to the high sky, then turning around like a falcon striking, charging at the wooden boats of the Ghost Theater Troupe.

This design was originally to evade enemy arrow rain.

But in the face of escaping enemies, it seemed somewhat redundant.

The more ingenious design lies behind.

The moment it touched the sails, the Fire Crow’s beak pressed backward like a button, igniting internal gears that caused the entire body to explode, igniting tons of solidified grease and new gunpowder instantly.

Boom!

A fireball the size of a room exploded open, countless poisoned iron fragments shot out with the air current.

"Ah—!"

Screams erupted continuously.

The wooden boats were quickly set aflame; numerous Ghost Theater Troupe members who intended to escape were injured by iron fragments penetrating deep into their organs; poison spread, dizziness hit, as the surging airwaves blew them rolling on the ground.

After all, Ghost Theater Troupe members were on the minority.

The majority were Silk Cocoon Sect Followers.

Most had joined for heavy pay, or were lured in as Green Forest Bandits.

No matter how powerful their martial arts, facing these deadly weapons, they were powerless.

And Wu Ba, repressed for long, vented even more brutally.

He had long spotted the boat carrying Corpse Robe Grandmother, immediately charged forward with the Tiger-Squat Cannon.

Thud thud thud!

Accompanied by heavy footsteps, the wooden slats underfoot were crushed.

At the bow, he exerted strength with his legs, leaping into the air with a thud, jumping onto a Silk Cocoon Sect small boat holding the Tiger-Squat Cannon.

Several terrified Silk Cocoon Sect followers on the boat were directly overturned and fell into the water.

While he raised the cannon muzzle and pulled the trigger.

Boom!

A loud thunderous sound echoed, pushing the whole small boat swiftly backward.

"Courting death!"

Corpse Robe Grandmother screamed in horror, angered.

But sensing the dreadful killing intent, she didn’t bother to talk nonsense, not even having time to use escape skills, directly flipped and jumped into the water.

The moment she fell, the warship above exploded.

Countless wooden fragments like sharp arrows scattered, thumping, embedding all over Corpse Robe Grandmother.

Even though this old demon had cultivated half-corpse-half-human, not fearing pain, the intense shockwave made her dizzy and disoriented.

"No good!"

Corpse Robe Grandmother’s mind was greatly shaken, sensing an even greater threat.

But before she could react, her ankle suddenly tightened.

It was Li Yan, at some unknown time already close like a water ghost, swiftly rising from the deep water darkness, raising his left hand, as two soul hooks surged out, wrapping around Corpse Robe Grandmother’s lower body.

But being an Earth Immortal, how could she be constrained by the soul hook.

"Roar—!"

A howl unlike that of a human erupted from her chest cavity.

Li Yan in the water suddenly felt dizzy and nauseated, vexed with an urge to vomit, both eyes going black.

This was a suppression from Dao, pure mental pressure from an Earth Immortal.

Corpse Robe Grandmother didn’t bother to cast spells, chose this method since she was in the water.

She initially thought she could directly stun Li Yan, but miscalculated once again.

Li Yan’s Daluo Dharma Body rotated, his mental discomfort rapidly fading, then spurred his Divine Thought.

Crackle!

The Thunder Astral stored within the Soul-hooking Thunder Lock was completely released, like two bolts of lightning.

Even the entire water surface was thoroughly illuminated.

Thunder Astral is the nemesis of evil spirits. Corpse Robe Grandmother was struck senseless, and although her Dao is profound, her Divine Soul was only injured, but the yin energy-infused Zombie body was scorched from inside to out.

Whoosh~

The dark mist in the water surged, transformed into a human shape struggling, while a sharp screeching sound echoed in Li Yan’s mind:

"Boy, wait, Grandmother will make sure you never reincarnate!"

Immediately afterward, she completely freed herself from the Soul-hooking Thunder Lock’s restraint, intending to escape as a yin soul.

However, Li Yan’s face already bore a cold smile.

Yin Department Soldiers finally arrived, and in an instant, the waters were shrouded in darkness.

The sounds of armor, chains, accompanied by gruesome screams, lasted for several breaths before gradually ceasing.

The darkness faded, and the charred corpse of Corpse Robe Grandmother slowly sank downward.

Seeing this, Li Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, he was caught in a plot and laid out risky moves to resolve it. Although they overcame the crisis, his ability to summon Yin Department Soldiers without using Hook Paper would surely leak, making the next assault certainly fiercer.

Thus, it was necessary to kill these Earth Immortal yin criminals as much as possible.

The Ghost Opera Troupe Leader was too cunning and had already vanished without a trace.

Many subordinates were killed, the faction suffered heavy losses, surely hating him to the bone.

The old Demon in front of him excelled in Gu Poison, causing even greater destruction.

If she escaped, it would be endless trouble.

Wait...

Li Yan’s heart suddenly stirred, and he quickly pursued the old demon’s corpse.

Rummaging around, he swiftly found two items.

The opponent’s sinister objects had long been destroyed by Thunder Astral and yin soldiers.

Only these two items remained intact.

Kicking his legs, Li Yan splashed out of the water.

He looked at the two objects in his hand.

One was a cylindrical Jade Cong, outer square, inner circular, hollow, carved with divine beast face patterns, symbolizing the power to connect heaven and earth, its material was He Tian Cyan Jade favored by the Imperial Family during the Song Dynasty, its design also Song-made.

Li Yan merely glanced at it and lost interest.

They had already obtained several National Guardian Divine Artifacts, this most ordinary kind could only conceal one’s aura, better to sell it for a good price.

As for the other Yellow Silk Scroll, it thrilled him.

Indeed, it was the "Earth Official’s Absolution of Sins Treasure Decree"!

This item was a life-saving treasure, capable of blocking yin soldiers, crucial in life-threatening moments.

He had already figured out the pattern, in the Jianmu Organization, the formidable Earth Immortals almost all had one piece.

Somewhat rampant, but not as numerous as imagined.

He deliberately waited for Corpse Robe Grandmother to fall into the water before taking action, fearing she might use this item.

This time at least a bit yielded.

Thinking of this, Li Yan looked up around.

Without the Ghost Opera Troupe’s Great Array concealment, the Navy’s combat power was fully unleashed.

In a short time, the accompanying Silk Cocoon Sect Followers were completely wiped out.

On the water, there were burned ship fragments and bodies everywhere.

Suddenly, Li Yan sensed something, looking towards the distant night sky.

An inexplicable feeling of dread...

...

Rumble!

Thunder rolled, wild winds howled.

A lead-grey curtain of rain tore through the reeds by the Qinhuai River.

A plume of black smoke rapidly darted above the reeds, ripping apart the rain, spiraling and landing in a clearing.

This was none other than the escaping Ghost Opera Troupe Leader.

This infamous Earth Immortal, now no longer carried the eerie demeanor of riding in a paper sedan chair with papermen.

The soaked brocade robe clung to his body, muddied and charred, appearing very bedraggled.

He gazed fiercely towards the direction of the battlefield, gritting his teeth and said:

"A step wrong, the whole game lost, seems I’ve underestimated that Li Yan."

"To ensure the Jiangnan plan succeeds, this one must be eliminated!"

With that, not knowing what he thought, a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes as he prepared to leave.

But just as his toe was about to touch the shadow in the reeds.

"Buzz!"

A clear and long ringing sound spread across the tumultuous rainy night.

The Ghost Opera Troupe Leader’s body stiffened, halting his step.

He looked around and saw three figures slowly emerge from the rain, surrounding him.

The person leading, clad in a Profound Purple Heavenly Master Taoist Robe, wearing a Furong Crown, his face lean and gaunt, gaze deep like an ancient pond.

Standing with hands behind, rain droplets near his body would slip away after approaching three feet.

The Ghost Opera Troupe Leader’s eyelids twitched slightly.

"Zhang Jingxuan, you’re quite timely..."