54 Preparations in the Night Soul Blessed Land, The Eighth Earthly Disaster Arrives

Months later, at the Nine Nether Lake, the night-glow grass by the shore emitted a faint light, while the Ghost Lamp Flowers flickered with a ghostly blue glow.

The fluorescent light, the eerie blue glow, and the gentle breeze stirred the surface of the lake.

Beneath the water, shadows of deep blue figures flickered in and out of sight.

"Are there only 500,000 Soul Beasts left?" Qi Tian murmured as he stood by the lake.

Soul Beasts were different from ordinary animal herds; they were purely soul entities. Compared to regular beasts, Soul Beasts had weaker attack power.

Soul Beasts could be formed from souls, but the conditions for their creation were strict, only occurring under certain circumstances. If the conditions were not right, the Soul Beasts would slowly dissipate.

This was quite normal. Even a powerful Soul Beast like the Dark Charm Ghost Shadow, from the rank of荒 (a grade of soul beast), would dissipate if it left the Night Soul Blessed Land. That's why Qi Tian needed resources to maintain the Ghost God Child.

A similar situation occurred with the Mei Lan movie in the original story, formed by the gathering of lightning. Normally, if it left the Fox Immortal Blessed Land, it would dissipate after a few years, but because the Evil Thunder Man turned it into a Thunder God Child and spent vast resources maintaining it, it was able to remain in existence.

Some Soul Path Gu Immortals often keep Soul Beasts in their Blessed Lands, and some Soul Path Desolate Beasts even host many Soul Beasts, helping their masters in battle.

In addition, some powerful battle techniques could temporarily form Soul Beasts to fight alongside the Gu Immortals. Examples include the Soul Hunter battlefield of the Ghost Soul Demon Lord, the millions-strong massacre field, and the battle soul sand field of the First Honor of the Land of Joy.

These Soul Beasts were the ones that survived after the last Earthly Disaster, along with those that had been added over the past decade.

However, when the real Earthly Disaster arrived, the remaining Soul Beasts could only play a limited role, while the powerful Nine Nether Ghost Lotus still hadn't fully recovered.

"After all, the Nine Nether Ghost Spring is an immortal material, it's still difficult to obtain in a short time," Qi Tian sighed.

The treatment for the Nine Nether Ghost Lotus had to be postponed.

"It looks like I need to prepare quickly!" Qi Tian thought to himself.

In the following months, Qi Tian spent time gathering resources from both Blessed Lands and refining many Gu worms in preparation for the upcoming Earthly Disaster.

During this time, Qi Tian visited the Fox Immortal Blessed Land twice. Since Qi Tian was a mortal, the amount of Immortal Yuan consumed by using the Fixed Immortal Travel was not much. After several trips, he had used less than half a Green Grape Immortal Yuan.

The consumption of Immortal Yuan for Fixed Immortal Travel was not related to the distance of teleportation but rather the strength of the person being teleported. When teleporting a Gu Immortal, the consumption would be much higher.

At the same time, Qi Tian used the Courageous Gu from the Soul-vanquishing Mountain to increase his soul count to three hundred souls.

If it weren't for the need to use the Stone Man Gu to add to the Stone People to dig canals and prevent the Earthly Disaster, Qi Tian would have continued to strengthen himself.

Because his soul was so powerful, Qi Tian's mortal body naturally couldn't withstand three hundred souls. Therefore, he used the Four-turn Impermanence Bone Gu to transform his bones, making them able to bear a thousand souls.

During this time, Qi Tian transformed all the remaining souls in the Blessed Land into Soul Beasts, bringing their numbers back up to a million.

He also placed numerous Gu worms in the Nine Nether Lake, many of which were Four or Five-turn Gu, and several were newly refined by Qi Tian.

Afterward, with the help of the Earth Spirit, these Gu worms were activated, and ghostly energy surged across the Nine Nether Lake. The ghostly fog that enveloped the lake became thick and almost solid. Above, the ghostly mist formed a fog, covering the entire Nine Nether Lake.

This was an adaptation of Qi Tian's killing move from his previous life.

Under the cover of the ghostly energy, the power of the Soul Beasts was greatly enhanced, and they could recover quickly after being injured. This significantly boosted the overall strength of the Soul Beast army.

What remained uncertain was what kind of Earthly Disaster would come.

Qi Tian had no way of predicting the type of Earthly Disaster or where it would target in the Blessed Land.

If the central area of the Blessed Land was threatened, Qi Tian's arrangements could play a significant role in protecting the wounded Nine Nether Ghost Lotus.

Of course, it was also possible that Qi Tian's arrangements would ultimately prove to be in vain.

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Ten months passed in the blink of an eye.

The Eighth Earthly Disaster arrived at the Night Soul Blessed Land.

Golden-yellow earth energy surged, and winds began to rise in a chaotic storm.

Qi Tian's expression was grave as he gazed at the sky.

Even though this wasn't the first time he faced an Earthly Disaster in this life, his heart was still uneasy.

Fortunately, the hidden dangers from previous disasters had already been dealt with, so the events like the Dark Charm Ghost Shadow attack from the last Earthly Disaster would not occur again, allowing Qi Tian to focus on the new disaster.

The breeze gradually died down, and in the distance, the sky was rolling with clouds.

To the east were dark, heavy clouds formed by the flood disaster, while to the west were thick black clouds from the eruption of the lava lake in the last disaster.

Guided by the earth energy, the two cloud masses began to churn, growing thicker and drawing closer to the ground, as if pressing down with immense force, making it hard to breathe.

It was a scene of "black clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it."

"It's here," Qi Tian muttered under his breath, his pupils narrowing.

Suddenly, the entire sky shifted. The previously clear sky, except for the clouds in the east and west, turned into a thick mist filled with wailing sounds, with vengeful spirits flying in all directions.

From within the swirling fog, dark blue Soul Beasts began to materialize. In just a few breaths, the number of Soul Beasts increased dramatically, charging toward the vast Blessed Land.

"Looks like a Soul Beast disaster?!" Qi Tian squinted his eyes, watching the approaching swarm.

"Perfect timing! Let's see the power of my Soul Beast army!" Though Qi Tian had temporarily relaxed, his heart remained tense.

On the Nine Nether Lake, the Soul Beasts moved in perfect order, forming tight formations.

The Soul Beasts that appeared in the sky clashed with Qi Tian's army of Soul Beasts.

The two sides clashed fiercely!

Countless Soul Beasts flew outwards, while many others closed in.

The entire battle formation shifted like a precise gear system, large but orderly. The Soul Beasts interspersed in and out, and the formation changed like flowing water.

The enemy's Soul Beasts rushing down were like soybeans on a grinding stone, about to be crushed by Qi Tian's Soul Beasts!

Qi Tian stood at the center of the army, calmly watching everything unfold.

Though the situation seemed favorable for now, Qi Tian knew this was just the beginning!

Soul Beasts continued to appear in the sky, their numbers growing and their power increasing.

Soon, Soul Beast Kings, Ten Thousand Beast Kings, and even Beast Emperors began to appear. At this point, Qi Tian summoned the Ghost God Shadow.

With its original strength being roughly five-turn, and in the dense ghost energy, even if it took damage, it would quickly recover.

The Ghost Sea formation set up around the Nine Nether Lake was an early form of Qi Tian's killing move from his previous life, the Endless Ghost Sea. Though it had not reached its full power, it still significantly enhanced the strength of Qi Tian's Soul Beasts.

However, as the enemy's Soul Beasts grew stronger, Qi Tian's side gradually began to fall into a disadvantage.

"So many Beast Emperor-level Soul Beasts so soon. It seems the arrival of Desolate-level Soul Beasts is imminent!" Qi Tian felt a tremendous amount of pressure.

Grinding his teeth, Qi Tian made a decision.

"Night Immortal! Activate the Ghost Fetus Immortal Gu!" Qi Tian commanded.

With the activation of the Ghost Fetus Immortal Gu, the formation set up around the Nine Nether Lake changed.

The vast ghostly fog gathered around Qi Tian's Soul Beasts, greatly boosting their momentum.

Meanwhile, the enemy's Soul Beasts began to lose their vigor, their forms fading.

This was the effect of Qi Tian's Endless Ghost Sea—within the range of the Ghost Sea, any living beings without soul defense would have their soul essence slowly drained, adding to the Ghost Sea's power while weakening the enemy.

The Endless Ghost Sea was not an original technique of Qi Tian, but a move learned from a ghostly inheritance obtained by his ancestors. If this move were further developed, it could become a battlefield killing technique.

For now, Qi Tian had only barely recreated this move. If he were a Gu Immortal, he could unleash its full power and pair it with a series of complementary killing techniques.

Unfortunately, as a mortal, Qi Tian could only recreate this move through the Earth Spirit's assistance, making him long for the day when he would ascend to Immortal status and regain his full power.

"Not good! The Desolate-level Soul Beasts are here!" Not long after, the remaining earth energy erupted, gathering around a single Soul Beast, which then transformed into a Desolate-level Soul Beast!