Hearing what Terrence and Soar said, Ricky and the others just couldn't wait to get a closer look at the tree.
"However, before we get to the Enlightening Tree, we have some troubles to deal with," Ricky said as a flash of fighting spirit appeared in his eyes.
Something let out a strong howl in the distance. As Ricky's voice trailed off, a horrible howl was heard clearly by Ricky and his friends.
Those skeletons which had been floating on the surface of the lake were now moving violently as they flowed along the dark water. Tens of thousands of giant dark shadows that looked like ghosts then appeared out of nowhere.
Apart from that, the dark ghosts were constantly absorbing the energy of the Dark Enlightenment from the dark water.
Amidst the howling and roaring of the ghosts, they casted murderous glances as sharp as arrows at Ricky and his friends. If those glances could kill, they all would've died in an instant.
However, in spite of what they were capable of doing, the ghosts failed to draw the attention of Ricky and his friends who were still busy straining their eyes to figure out what was at the center of the lake.
Standing at the center were two shadows. One of them looked like a human that emitted a terribly powerful aura. The other shadow seemed more like in the form of a tiger or wolf.
"Without a doubt, they must be the leaders of this swarm of ghosts," Ricky said with certainty.
"I can deal with the ghost in the form of a tiger. But that human-shaped ghost is way more powerful than me. I'm afraid that its power may be at the peak of a second-class middle spiritual king," Terrence replied apprehensively.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it," Ricky answered. It was clear that his morale had been boosted.
"Of course it's yours. Who else can be a match for that prick?" Terrence laughed.
"Soar, I'm sure you can handle fighting those hundreds of minor ghosts and not be defeated, right? Actually I think you might even enjoy fighting them," Terrence turned around and said to Soar with a grin on his face.
"That sucks. Who are you ordering me to deal with those bastards again? You are robbing me of the fun and I'm starting to get bored," Soar replied unpleasantly after hearing what Terrence just said to him.
"But you're right. I can't win against either of those ghost leaders and you have to leave those minor ghosts to me. It's totally my fault that I'm much weaker than you and Ricky."
"Ha-ha!" Ricky and Terrence exchanged glances as they laughed hysterically.
"We're also here to help!" Samson and his sister said. After having a proper rest, they had finally fully recovered their health and strength.
"Then, you three great warriors should be able to kick their asses without getting yourselves hurt," Ricky said as he felt confident that they wouldn't be stupid enough to make mistakes that would result in them getting badly wounded.
At the same time, the ghosts were beginning to be quite restless as they started to move forward.
Their bodies emitted Dark Enlightenment as they suddenly crawled out of the lake.
Their bloody eyes were filled with greed and killing intention. They craved for human blood and flesh. They just couldn't resist the temptation to eat human bones and drink their blood. They always found the taste of human flesh much better than that of the Enlightening Fruits.
Ricky and Terrence ignored the minor ghosts and left Soar and his helpers to take care of them. They moved quickly across the surface of the lake and stopped at the center of the lake, floating right in front of the two ghost leaders.
"Intruders, sacrifice your flesh and blood!" the two ghost leaders said in a crackling sound after seeing the two human beings before them.
However, their affirmative and firm voices obviously lacked psychic intelligence. They clearly knew nothing apart from recognizing the two opponents as meat and blood that they could consume.
"We may be lucky today. It seems that these two ghost leaders only have a little psychic intelligence," Ricky said to Terrence.
"Having eaten the Enlightening Fruits for so many years did help them gain some psychic intelligence," Terrence answered with a nod. As his voice trailed off, both Ricky and Terrence shifted their attention towards the black fruits. They knew those fruits were what they were looking for—the legendary Enlightening Fruits.
But before they could get their hands on any of those desirable fruits, they had to eliminate the two ghost leaders standing in their way first.
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