Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 273 Ghost Emperor's Battle Banner
From afar, Wu Xian saw a sinister flag forked beside his master sister. Upon closer inspection, he was secretly alarmed.

"A scroll depicting utensils?" Wu Xian exclaimed in surprise. "The Demon Emperor series?"

"Yes and no, actually it was inspired by your local earth god temple, and I incorporated some ideas from the domain scroll," Xue Lingling proudly explained. "As long as you stick it into the ground, the ghost soldiers will be greatly strengthened, and under the influence of the battle flag, they will establish a unified spiritual connection with all the ghost soldiers within range, making it easier to command them."

"Awesome!" Wu Xian couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"This is nothing!" Xue Lingling said smugly, pretending to be mysterious. "The strongest effect of the battle flag is that it allows my Ghost Emperor Scroll to establish temporary bases in various other worlds and carry out conquests."

Incidentally, it can also absorb and store large amounts of otherworldly energy, which can then be transferred to the underworld and Peach Blossom Mountain.

Wu Xian was now completely shocked.

The Xue family's lineage is like the regular army of the underworld, and this [Ghost Emperor Battle Banner] is like the underworld's military flag.

This thing obviously doesn't exist in the myths and legends of the underworld in my previous life.

To be fair, my master sister does have a talent for painting scrolls.

Compared to him, who is a player with an unfair advantage, she seems somewhat overshadowed, but compared to other young scroll painters, she is still quite outstanding.

"Let's try it out at the outpost?" Wu Xian was eager to give it a shot.

"Right on my mind."

After saying that, the master and disciple went through the teleportation portal and arrived at the outpost of the eerie abyss, the "Underworld".

My second brother and sister-in-law have been living here permanently, and they are inseparable every day.

The two of them didn't want to bother the couple.

After leaving the outpost, I determined the direction and ventured deeper into the otherworldly region.

As two great necromancer scroll artists, the master and apprentice naturally faced little pressure in the Abyss of the Uncanny. Although the "undying spirit" characteristic has greatly increased the difficulty of the Abyss, it has little impact on the two of them.

Soon after, they chose a dark and terrifying high ground and planted the [Ghost Emperor's Battle Banner] into the ground.

Buzz~!

The battle flags fluttered fiercely, and the internal spiritual fluctuations resonated with the power of the eerie abyss, creating an effect somewhat similar to a domain scroll.

Within the range of the battle flag's influence, one is unaffected by the strange abyss's otherworldly psionic energy, just like being at one's own outpost.

After defeating the surrounding monsters, you can also collect otherworldly energy to further expand the range of the battle flag.

It is absolutely the best choice for establishing temporary bases in external operations.

The moment the two activated their divine images, their spiritual pressure surged.

Thousands upon thousands of ghostly soldiers flew out of the two divine diagrams and began a carpet-like advance in all directions, so fast that even eggs would be shaken apart, without the two of them having to lift a finger.

"Huh, there are already seven Ghost Emperors?" Wu Xian noticed the changes in his master's Ghost Emperor Divine Diagram.

Xue Lingling said irritably, "Otherwise, what do you think I've been doing lately? Just eating and doing nothing?"

"As expected of my little Lingling."

Upon hearing this, Xue Lingling's cheeks flushed red. She quickly looked around to make sure no one was watching before letting out a sigh of relief. "What are you saying?"

"What are you afraid of? There's no one around. Come on, give me a kiss."

"Damn it, I'm your own master... ugh..."

Perhaps it's because the heavens don't like public displays of affection. Just as Wu Xian was savoring the moment, he heard a fierce battle fluctuation coming from the Yin Soldier formation behind him.

It's obvious we've run into a tough nut to crack.

"What the hell is this? Which ghost is so blind? Do you want me to send you to the eighteenth level of hell for a taste of the real world?"

Wu Xian was inexplicably angry and immediately prepared to charge forward with his sword.

But then he saw that his master sister was even angrier than him, and with a whoosh, she stepped on the coffin lid and charged over.

By the time Wu Xian caught up, the monster resembling a Gorgon had already been stomped to the ground by the [Destroyer King], and a coffin was immediately slammed onto it. "A level twenty-one commander?" Wu Xian quickly determined the monster's level.

Just as they were about to release the Black and White Impermanence to subdue them, they saw that the Destruction Ghost King had already unleashed a powerful attack under the control of his master sister.

boom!
The Destroyer King stretched out his hideous ghost hand, and the intense yin energy and killing aura converged into a huge ghost hand phantom, which grasped the snake-haired female monster in its hand. The vast yin energy gathered and formed a terrifying force that seemed to collapse space.

The poor Gorgon monster was crushed on the spot.

Even the "undying spirit" property couldn't take effect; the spirit's body was instantly destroyed, and its soul scattered.

"The Ghost Emperor Divine Diagram has improved quite a bit recently, and the effect is pretty good."

Xue Lingling was satisfied, but her little face held a strange resentment. She stole a glance at Wu Xian and then quickly looked away.

"What about the Ghost Emperor? Any progress?" Wu Xian asked casually.

“I’ve had it for a while now,” Xue Lingling pouted, “but I always felt something was missing. If we’re going to do it, we should get it all done in one go, and then we can storm back to the Necropolis and amaze everyone!”

"Keep it up!" Wu Xian couldn't help but offer some encouragement. "But I heard the Necromancer's Gym is doing quite well lately."

"Not only is it good, it's practically wagging its tail in the air." Xue Lingling grumbled. "The day before yesterday, a junior brother shared with me about Zhao Qinghe's recent situation. He has officially debuted in Black Demon City."

Moreover, he encountered the favorable conditions of the Three Gods version right after his debut, and coupled with the fact that his Yin Yang Ghost series could deal with the undying nature of Yin spirits, his sales exploded.

I heard they've even produced some powerful gold scrolls, and quite a few top players are already using them to attack the Hero Tower.

Wu Xian was not surprised that the ugly woman from the underworld could deal with the "undying spirit".

I'm quite interested in Zhao Qinghe's latest Golden Scroll work; I'll look it up online later and give it a proper review.

As for the Hero Tower, it wasn't that he looked down on Zhao Qinghe, but rather that those ghosts from the Underworld were useless.

Unless that kid can get Izanami out beforehand.

"Come on, let's continue!"

Wu Xian grinned and eagerly stepped forward.

"What are you going to do... No, no..."

Xue Lingling pretended to be coy and declined, but Wu Xian saw right through her little scheme.

boom!
A large number of ghost soldiers and demons were overthrown by a dark and terrifying force.

Wu Xian had just kissed her when he was jolted back by the force and staggered to regain his balance.

"what--!"

Enraged, Xue Lingling unleashed the three Golden Scroll Ghost Kings—Aye, Pomie, and Zhenhun—on the spot, preparing to charge over and demand an explanation.

But Wu Xian calmly stopped him, saying, "Be careful, this monster... is not simple."

Sensing the powerful and eerie aura approaching, Xue Lingling instantly became serious. "The aura of a lord-level monster?"

"It's probably not just a matter of the lord being a monster."

As they spoke, a chilling wind howled all around them, accompanied by the wailing of ghosts and wolves.

A young man emerged from the cold wind, walking with overwhelming force. With each step, several ghosts appeared beneath his feet to support him.

Behind the man, a huge black ghostly shadow vaguely appeared in the eerie wind, exuding a strong sense of oppression.

"A humanoid demon?" Wu Xian's pupils shrank.

The strange creature that walked through the air had clearly taken on a human form, and its aura was at least around level 40.

They certainly weren't panicking, after all, the eerie abyss was their "home turf," a true comfort zone.

I never expected to encounter a strange, monstrous creature from the abyss.

(End of this chapter)