The witchcraft was quickly evaporated by the scorching fireball.
“You’re quite capable, kid. It seems I have to show my true skills,” Helena’s tone turned extremely sinister. “Children, come out.”
With a wave of her right hand, five figures appeared in mid-air.
Seeing the five figures, Leo’s face showed a trace of shock.
Not only Leo, but Serene and the others below were also horrified, even more so than when they saw the Bronze Corpse Puppet earlier.
The five figures were less than a meter tall.
They were six or seven-year-old children, each wearing clothes of gold, green, blue, red, and yellow.
Their hair matched the color of their clothes, making them look incredibly eerie.
Moreover, all five children had sharp teeth, their eyes glowed white, and they exuded a dense aura of Necromantic Child Ghost.
“This is… Five Elements Necromantic Child Ghost!?” Relying on his knowledge of immortal cultivation, Leo recognized what these five children were.
Leo was so shocked because the Five Elements Necromantic Child Ghost was extremely rare.
For instance, a Fire Element Necromantic Child Ghost must be a child who died in a fire.
After such a child dies, their soul does not undergo reincarnation. In very rare cases, it stays in place, gradually absorbing the resentment of others who died in the same fire, turning into a necromantic ghost.
The Water Element Necromantic Child Ghost is similar; it must be a child who drowned to become a Water Element Necromantic Child Ghost.
A Wood Element Necromantic Child Ghost must be a child lost in deep forests.
A Metal Element Necromantic Child Ghost must be a child killed by sharp metal weapons.
Finding a single Necromantic Child Ghost is extremely difficult, let alone gathering all five elements.
“It took me a hundred years to gather these Five Elements Necromantic Child Ghosts. It wasn’t easy,” Helena said with a sinister pride upon seeing Leo’s shocked expression.
“Kid, with the Five Elements Necromantic Child Ghosts out, you have no chance. If you obediently tell me the Daoist Techniques, I might consider letting you die more easily,” Helena laughed wickedly.
“Grandmother…”
At this moment, the Five Elements Necromantic Child Ghosts spoke in unison to Helena.
Their voices lacked the innocence of children and instead sent chills down one’s spine.
The fact that they could speak on their own shocked Leo again because it indicated they had gained some intelligence.
“Children, the guy in front of you is disobedient. Cut off his hands and feet for me!” Helena ordered, pointing her cane at Leo.
Each of the five Necromantic Child Ghosts produced a long sword.
The Fire Element Necromantic Child Ghost held a flaming sword, while the Water Element Necromantic Child Ghost’s sword was a ghostly blue.
The Metal Element Necromantic Child Ghost’s sword was metallic gold, and the Earth and Wood Element Necromantic Child Ghosts’ swords were yellow and green respectively.
The five Necromantic Child Ghosts stared at Leo with their terrifying eyes.
Then, they transformed into five streaks of light in mid-air.
Their speed was like lightning.
Leo’s pupils contracted as he grasped the Divine Dragon Sword.
In the next second, Leo swung the Divine Dragon Sword and engaged in a fierce battle with the Five Elements Necromantic Child Ghosts.
For a moment, sword lights clashed intensely.
After dozens of moves, Leo’s figure flashed behind the Fire Element Necromantic Child Ghost. With a fierce glint in his eye, he slashed down with his sword.
The Divine Dragon Sword easily passed through the Fire Element Necromantic Child Ghost’s body.
It sounded like something breaking.
Cracks appeared on the Fire Element Necromantic Child Ghost’s body as if it were about to shatter like porcelain.
“It doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t hurt at all…”
The Fire Element Necromantic Child Ghost uttered strange words as its body rapidly healed from the cracks due to its intense resentment.
While Leo was stunned, the Fire Element Necromantic Child Ghost quickly turned around and thrust its flaming sword at him without mercy.
Leo tapped his toes and retreated swiftly, barely dodging the flaming sword.
“Kid, you can’t defeat my children. Surrender now,” Helena laughed even more triumphantly upon seeing Leo struggle.
With a wave of her cane, the Metal Element Necromantic Child Ghost said in an eerie tone, “Grandmother wants us to use the Life-taking Rope.”
As soon as the Metal Element Necromantic Child Ghost finished speaking, each of the five ghosts produced a rope in their left hands.
The ropes matched their respective colors exactly.
Each ghost held a sword in one hand and a rope in the other as they surrounded Leo in streaks of light.
Swish!
The Water Element Necromantic Child Ghost was the first to lash out with its ghostly blue rope at Leo’s feet.
Leo’s spiritual power surged within him as he leaped several meters into the air to avoid the entangling rope.
Just as he dodged the blue rope, the Fire Element Necromantic Child Ghost threw its Fire Ghost Rope at him.
“Get lost!” Leo turned around and slashed at the Fire Ghost Rope with his Divine Dragon Sword.
To Leo’s surprise, his usually sharp sword felt as if it were cutting through cotton when it struck the rope.
The Fire Ghost Rope coiled up along the tip of his sword like a soft fiery snake.
Leo quickly withdrew his sword.
Meanwhile, the Metal, Wood, and Earth Element Necromantic Child Ghosts attacked with their swords and ropes simultaneously, surrounding Leo from all sides.
For a moment, Leo had to keep dodging in mid-air to avoid their attacks narrowly.
“Kid, resistance is futile. Surrender now,” Helena laughed wickedly from her vantage point.
Leo snorted coldly. With a flash of his figure and several slashes of his sword light, he broke free from the encirclement of the five ghosts.
“You old witch, do you think I’m out of tricks?” Leo’s eyes were icy as he summoned a set of red and black interwoven Ghost Formation Flags out of thin air with his right hand.
Mysterious black patterns flashed on the Formation Flags.
After probing with his divine sense during the battle, Leo knew that Helena’s control over the five ghosts was limited.
She had only integrated her blood essence into them during their refinement but had not imprinted them with her Divine Consciousness Brand.
Of course, since Helena did not possess divine sense, she couldn’t imprint them with her Divine Consciousness Brand anyway.
“You have… a Formation Flag that can control ghosts? How could you have such a thing!?” Helena’s voice turned tense upon seeing the Ghost Formation Flag in front of Leo.
Ignoring Helena, Leo coldly eyed the five charging ghosts and waved his right hand.
Twelve Ghost Formation Flags transformed into streaks of light and formed a circle around the five ghosts.