The Demonic Cultivator In Zombie World

Chapter 241:  Ice Soul Formation

Chu Xuan gazed at the Yellow Springs Soul Refining Array and nodded slightly. It had been a long time since he last visited this formation. During this period, he had only fetched a few items. Each time, he harvested several million wronged souls and vengeful spirits.

Yet, the number of ghosts within the formation continued to grow unabated. The strongest of the ghosts had already reached the level of a ninth-grade Ghost Commander. However, no Ghost King had yet emerged.

Chu Xuan had no intention of allowing a Ghost King to arise among them. He planned to construct another formation called the "Extreme Cold Ice Crystal Formation" on the basis of the current one, a Nascent Soul stage formation.

This new formation would have dual functions. It would accelerate the mutual slaughter among the ghosts, determining the emergence of even stronger spirits. It would also cause the ghosts' bodies to condense ice soul crystals—a strategy that killed two birds with one stone.

The ghosts would be devoured by Two Arms and Four Arms to further their own realms, while the ice soul crystals would be reserved for his own absorption to swiftly advance the levels of his Mysterious Heavenly Ice Soul Scroll.

Chu Xuan had never set up a Nascent Soul stage formation before. His initial attempt was somewhat strenuous. However, everything has its first time, and with more practice, he would naturally master it.

Chu Xuan spent a whole day setting up the Extreme Cold Ice Crystal Formation. He made many errors during the process, but each was quickly corrected. Before long, a chill began to rise within the bounds of the formation.

The ghosts within were subtly transformed by this influence. This process would take a considerable amount of time, but it could be hastened by artificially increasing the chill and yin energy.

"From now on, it shall be known as the Ice Soul Formation," Chu Xuan declared casually, waving his hand. "This formation consumes a great deal, requiring a millennium-old ice crystal every five years. If we wish to accelerate this process, the consumption will be even greater. I must pay more attention to this matter."

Chu Xuan noted this and began to check what messages the spies he had planted had sent back.

"This detailed?" Chu Xuan was surprised at the information sent by Ghost Three and Ghost Four. The intelligence included detailed data on the garrison situations and exact numbers of twelve large cities under the Husbandry Faction. They had even sent back a map!

"What position have they managed to infiltrate? Could they already be close servants to the Greedy King?" Chu Xuan marveled. He truly had picked a group of ghost geniuses!

He scrutinized the vast and intricate but exceedingly detailed intelligence, pondering deeply. The strength of those twelve large cities was quite mediocre. Armed with Two Arms and Four Arms, Chu Xuan could easily storm in and wreak havoc. The Ghost Kings there were like a tonic for enhancing his soul.

Chu Xuan felt a touch of emotion. Which other cultivator could enjoy such treatment, freely devouring powerful souls?

After all, ghosts were a resource. The lands of extreme yin and places of grievous injustice had long been controlled by powerful forces. Not everyone could take and use them as freely as Chu Xuan.

"Let's choose Moonlight City," Chu Xuan decided.

Moonlight City was a new large city established by the Husbandry Faction, filling the void left by the former Torrential Flow City.

"However, before I go, I should strengthen my powers a bit more. It would be best to master a Nascent Soul stage soul technique."

Chu Xuan reviewed the jade slips and selected the soul technique he sought. This technique, a high-grade Nascent Soul stage soul technique called "Sky-Tearing Cold Palm," had two levels.

Mastering the first level allowed one to condense a giant hand of consciousness. Achieving the second level allowed for the formation of two such hands, as if tearing the skys themselves. Even just mastering the first level, the attack would carry the essence of chilling delay.

Chu Xuan estimated that mastering the first level alone would be sufficient to ensure no major mishaps. He planned to bring along several Ghost Commanders as cannon fodder. With such preparations, he would surely rest easy.

Having made his plans, Chu Xuan immediately sat down beside the Ice Soul Formation to cultivate the Sky-Tearing Cold Palm. A year later, he effortlessly mastered the first level of the technique.

Within the Ice Soul Formation, he chose five spirited Ghost Commanders and over a hundred capable Ghost Generals. After gathering them into his Sky-Shielding Umbrella, he set off with Two Arms and Four Arms towards Moonlight City.

Before long, Chu Xuan stood atop a mountain from which he could easily overlook Moonlight City. The newly constructed large city, though termed large, was in truth built atop the ruins of a past civilization.

The Husbandry Faction's Specter Kings had fiercely competed for this new city. A new city meant more breeding grounds, and thus more souls for their voracious consumption. No Specter King did not wish to become stronger. Naturally, many vied for the opportunity to guard such a city.

Now, the guardians of Moonlight City were Hun Fei and Hun San, two souls who had ascended from great specters to specter kings just over a decade ago. Their forces were not numerous, which was precisely why Chu Xuan had chosen Moonlight City. If he was going to practice his skills, naturally, he preferred to pick an easy target.

Even on the Soul Star, Chu Xuan did not lose his usual cautious nature. He had already silently circled around Moonlight City, laying down a formation. With this formation in place, every soul within the city walls would be trapped like fish in a barrel—none could escape. This was indeed Chu Xuan's usual way of doing things.

At this moment, Four-Arms was already itching to start. Two-Arms, almost instinctively, pulled out a divination disk to consult. However, after a while, the disk still hadn't settled down.

Chu Xuan, with a hint of amusement, asked, "What does the divination show?"

Two-Arms scratched his head, offering an embarrassed smile, "It's still spinning, heh heh heh..."

Chu Xuan looked down. Indeed, the divination disk was spinning violently—as if water were boiling. He waved his hand dismissively, "Then let's not overthink it. Let's go straight in."

"Woof woof woof!" Four-Arms, unable to contain his excitement, charged forward.

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Atop the walls of Moonlight City, two specters were yawning out of sheer boredom as they carried out their dull guard duties. There were indeed frequent conflicts between the Slaughter Faction and the Husbandry Faction.

However, Moonlight City was far from the Slaughter Faction's territory and could even be considered a central location for the Husbandry Faction. It was unlikely that some madmen from the Slaughter Faction would cross such a vast distance to launch a slaughter in Moonlight City. Thus, the city's guards were always somewhat lax. Not exactly strict, their presence was almost unnecessary.

Inside Moonlight City, there were plenty of Husbandry Faction specters just waiting for death, living their greatest desire to consume the souls of the inhabitants of Soul Star to their heart's content.

"This thing smells so good; it's like being in heaven with food everywhere!" one specter exclaimed.

"Dude, you have such expensive stuff? Share some with me," another specter replied.

The two specters huddled together, inhaling and exhaling smoke, lost in a dreamy haze. They were smoking a long roll made from the peeled and dried bark of a plant, known as a fragrance roll. When burned, it produced clouds of smoke that induced delightful hallucinations, a favorite among the Husbandry Faction souls.

For these two lowly specters, acquiring even a single fragrance roll was a challenge.

"Woof woof woof!"

Suddenly, they heard an inexplicable noise.

"Where did that dog bark come from?"

The two specters looked up in unison, startled. Their pupils suddenly reflected the image of a trident spear hurtling through the air!

With a thud, they were pinned to the ground in an instant.