"Note: The Royal Officials of the Sharp Dynasty throughout the generations were unwilling to part with this treasure. All the Ghosts lingered near it, wandering throughout the main hall. Once touched by an outsider, the treasure would immediately be destroyed."
As soon as the announcement ended, more than three hundred wandering souls began to emerge and dart about the hall.
Zhang Chen had originally planned to have Tomie use her blood to seep into every crack and corner of the main hall, quickly locating where the treasure was hidden. Now, that plan had fallen through. Avoiding these Ghosts alone was troublesome enough. The self-aware Ghosts drifted close to the entrance of the main hall and swiftly sensed the presence of Zhang Chen and the other two.
"Tomie, enter my body first. Come back out after this is over."
Tomie's previous combat methods had always relied on blood suppression, and her physical agility was lacking. These Ghosts were earthbound spirits, and within an environment like the royal main hall, one that was highly compatible with spiritual bodies, they moved at tremendous speed.
As Tomie transformed into a blood crystal embedded in Zhang Chen's chest, Zhang Chen and Chong Ying exchanged a glance. With that brief look of understanding, they immediately split apart to the left and right, searching separately for the treasure.
Having cultivated the first level of the first volume of the Body Devouring Heart Sutra, "Body Devouring," coupled with the S-rank Flesh and Blood Ability he already possessed, Zhang Chen's physical combat ability could be described with a cultivation term: Transcendent Saint. Blurred afterimages flowed smoothly through the hundreds of Ghosts, and not even the aura emanating from their bodies touched him.
Meanwhile, as a spider in her true form, Chong Ying possessed extremely powerful perception and agility. Merely