King of Assassins-Chapter 854 - 620: Idol

At the most critical moment, the Holy Song resounded.

The Holy Song not only inspired the bravery of the warriors, but more importantly, made them realize they were fulfilling sacred duties, not merely fighting for survival.

This shift in mindset directly imbued numerous Trial Warriors with a powerful conviction.

Within the Holy Song, many warriors' Divine Souls resonated, further transforming the Divine Souls of the Trial Warriors.

In essence, the power of the Paladins comes from the Divine Soul.

With a strong Divine Soul, physical exhaustion and weakness become insignificant. The thick Divine Source Power triggered by the Rune Seed brought every Trial Warrior's combat power back to its peak. Many even elevated their Source Power Level.

When it happens to one person, this change is of little use. But when two thousand Trial Warriors undergo transformation together, this change becomes immensely important.

The Holy Light Demon Slaying Array, enhanced by the activation of numerous Trial Warriors, grew even more powerful.

Moreover, after several hours of fierce battle, each Trial Warrior gained rich experience in fighting Evil Ghosts.

Facing the furious counterattack of the Evil Ghosts, the Paladins held their ground even more steadily.

However, there were simply too many Evil Ghosts. More terrifyingly, the slain Evil Ghosts would turn into energy for the other Evil Ghosts.

The Paladins' morale surged, slaying Evil Ghosts in succession during the battle. They held the advantage on the scene.

Yet, as the number of Evil Ghosts dwindled, their combat power grew ever stronger, making the battle increasingly arduous.

When only a few hundred Evil Ghosts remained, their bodies became exceptionally resilient. The Profound Origin Sword, when struck, could not even pierce their skin.

The Trial Warriors, though highly motivated, could not withstand such powerful Evil Ghosts in the end.

One Trial Warrior failed to withstand an Evil Ghost attack, and the Profound Origin Sword broke on the spot.

A few other Evil Ghosts surged forward, and their giant ghostly claws tore that Trial Warrior apart.

This created a gap, through which dozens of Evil Ghosts charged. It seemed the entire Grand Array was on the verge of collapse, but Huang Yingyue arrived wielding the Thick Earth Sword Wheel.

The earth-yellow Sword Wheel, activated by the Dharma Seal, expanded into a massive light wheel several meters in diameter.

The swiftly rotating earth-yellow light wheel sliced through, severing dozens of Evil Ghosts at the waist.

Black blood from the Evil Ghosts splattered everywhere. If a Trial Warrior was stained by the black blood, the Holy Armor would immediately corrode, creating a hole.

This level of Evil Ghosts, each one possessed the strength of Foundation Establishment.

Fortunately, the Evil Ghosts lacked much wisdom, only instincts. Their battle skills were crude, casting Magic solely on instinct.

In terms of combat skills, Evil Ghosts were actually at the level of wild beasts.

Facing a Foundation Establishment expert like Huang Yingyue, dozens of Evil Ghosts could be killed in one strike.

However, after exerting the Thick Earth Sword Wheel's powerful strike, Huang Yingyue's face turned pale, her eyes dimming.

The strike almost exhausted her full strength; she managed only because she stood at the center of the Grand Array, surrounded by layers of protection.

Otherwise, she would have been hard-pressed to resist even a random Evil Ghost's charge.

The earth-yellow Sword Wheel also dimmed, with numerous black spots appearing on the wheel, indicating the Sword Wheel had been sullied by the Evil Ghosts' malevolent and impure Divine Soul Power, greatly diminishing in power.

In a short period, Huang Yingyue was unable to cast such powerful Dharma Seals again.

The impressive strike of the Thick Earth Sword Wheel also crushed the momentum of the Evil Ghosts. Their frenzied attacks temporarily stalled.

As the defeated Evil Ghosts bled out, their bodies gradually disintegrated and crumbled, leaving behind a few transparent white pearls on the ground.

Though the pearls were only the size of peanuts, they contained a thick Pure Yin aura.

Though Gao Xuan was far away, he immediately recognized these as the Moon Spirit Pearls Yuan Youyuan desired!

It turned out that only by slaying Evil Ghosts of this level would Moon Spirit Pearls have a chance to form.

The extremely impure Divine Soul of the Evil Ghosts transformed into Moon Spirit Pearls, paradoxically becoming exceptionally pure.

Gao Xuan instantly realized the preciousness of Moon Spirit Pearls; they were similar to Divine Crystals but lacked the dense Divine aura of Divine Crystals. They were akin to a low-grade version of Divine Crystals.

The key is that they had no Divine aura and could be directly absorbed by the Divine Soul. Especially beneficial for cultivators of Pure Yin Power.

Including Alchemy for Pure Yin type Magical Artifacts, Moon Spirit Pearls have significant uses. They could also be used in Alchemy, with adjusted formulas maximizing their effect.

Thinking of this, Gao Xuan's heart stirred. His Taiyin Sword was a Pure Yin type Sword Artifact.

Claiming Pure Yin is somewhat exaggerated, as the Taiyin Sword is quite low-grade. But the Taiyin Rune Seed indeed fits perfectly with Moon Spirit Pearls.

Another good news was that once Evil Ghosts transformed into Moon Spirit Pearls, their power couldn't be absorbed by other Evil Ghosts.

In other words, no matter how strong the Evil Ghosts were, they would remain at this level, not evolving further.

Gao Xuan felt this limitation was normal. Were an Evil Ghost to evolve to the Golden Core Layer, all the people undergoing trials would be doomed.

Despite various issues, the Holy Hall could not allow Trial Warriors to enter merely to face death. After all, most were outstanding Noble Youths.

Gao Xuan suddenly realized this was a golden opportunity, albeit a bit harsh. If Moon Spirit Pearls could nourish the Taiyin Sword, it would indeed be a splendid thing.

The reason numerous examiners dared not use Flying Swords and other Magical Artifacts is because they feared them being polluted by Evil Ghosts.

If numerous Foundation Establishment experts could wield Magical Artifacts, the remaining six to seven hundred Evil Ghosts wouldn't be much of a threat.

With Huang Yingyue leading the way, others couldn't just stand idly by.

All at once, various Flying Swords and Magical Artifacts were activated.

Flames filled the sky, frost covered the ground, Thunder Light flashed across, all sorts of formidable Source Power erupted into diverse phenomena, making the scene extraordinarily lively.