The black crystal Zhang Chen had shattered earlier re-condensed, its core resting in Gui Zhong's palm.
"This black plague-like substance on your body that can transform into a coat for defense and merge with your wrist and divine weapon... it should be some kind of 'treasure,' right? According to my investigation, there is no doubt that you, Zhang Chen, were born a Jailer. This treasure of yours, which requires True Ghost aura to command it, must be the Ghost King's true treasure, correct?"
"Ten years ago, I sent you to the Sunken Ghost Realm to retrieve the Ghost King's treasure for me. It seems you truly obtained the genuine article, even inheriting the Ghost King's legacy and the kingship of the Sunken Ghost Realm. To conceal it, you brought a fake treasure back to me. Haha! Zhang Chen, you hid yourself deeply indeed. I never realized you were someone so capable of patience."
"Beneath that honest-looking face of yours hides the dark and ugly face of a petty villain. Compared with me, someone who treats the Ghost Realm like a pig farm, you are probably not much better. Your current True Ghost form has not yet fully matured. Did you deliberately choose me as your target, intending to absorb my True Ghost core and achieve completion?"
In Gui Zhong's eyes, Zhang Chen seemed to have become a great schemer entirely. Zhang Chen could only laugh helplessly through his anger.
"Haha, Gui Zhong, you really think too highly of me!" Zhang Chen chuckled helplessly.
"No matter what, the outcome before us is one where either you die or I perish. My death will complete your True Ghost form, while your death will allow me to overcome the obstacle in my heart and reach unprecedented heights. The treasure you obtained from the