Ghost Cultivator

It was over.

Qin Hao looked at the Ghost Spirit standing in the distance.

The Ghost Spirit did not stop Bai Ling and the others from fleeing. Instead, it watched Qin Hao before it.

"You are different from that trash. Your flesh is very tough—I can sense it," the Ghost Spirit said to Qin Hao.

"Heh! Then I really should thank you for such a high evaluation." Qin Hao looked at the Ghost Spirit as well, his expression blank as he replied.

"My name is Hai Wuya. Unlike the other insects, you are worthy of knowing my name!" The Ghost Spirit looked at Qin Hao with admiration in its eyes.

"I can give you a chance to join my ghost clan. That way, you will not have to die, and you will become even stronger!" Hai Wuya invited Qin Hao.

"No need. Let's settle this with our fists. I'd like to see whether your body is tougher or my fists are tougher! Hehehe." With that, Qin Hao crooked a finger at the Ghost Spirit, openly provoking it.

Seeing Qin Hao provoke it so blatantly, the Ghost Spirit did not grow angry. Instead, a smile appeared on its face as it stared at Qin Hao with great interest.

"Hehehe~ How interesting. Then let me see where your confidence comes from."

With that, it assumed an attacking stance. Its aura became even colder, and a crushing sense of oppression bore down on Qin Hao.

Feeling the Ghost Spirit's oppressive aura, Qin Hao had no choice but to admit how powerful it was. It was simply on a completely different level from the ones they had encountered before.

At the same time.

Bai Ling and the others finally escaped the bounds of the valley.

"This is enough. Let's wait for reinforcements here." Gao Hu hurried over to a boulder and laid Zhong Li Dao on the ground.

While fleeing, they had already given Zhong Li Dao, Yang Jie, and the others healing medicine. Zhong Li Dao's injuries were no longer as severe as before.

Zhang Xiang also set Yang Jie down. However, he was still too frightened to recover, standing there in a daze as he stared at Zhong Li Dao, not knowing what he was thinking.

Bai Ling was the same. Looking in Qin Hao's direction, she trembled all over, her face pale. Perhaps she had been frightened by the Ghost Spirit's strength. Only after a while did she finally come back to her senses.

"Should we go back and help Qin Hao? He's holding off the Ghost Spirit alone. I'm afraid he..." After seeing Zhong Li Dao and the others settled down, Bai Ling looked at Gao Hu and the others and suggested it.

Zhang Xiang still did not react. His gaze was dull, his face pale, and he trembled as though his soul had been snatched away.

Gao Hu checked Zhong Li Dao's injuries. Seeing that they were no longer in immediate danger, he sat down on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Forget it. Going there would only cause Qin Hao trouble. The gap between us and that Ghost Spirit is far too great." Gao Hu glanced at Bai Ling and lowered his head helplessly.

"But Qin Hao is alone..." Bai Ling still wanted to say something.

Suddenly, several figures appeared behind them.

Gao Hu and the others reacted as well, thinking the Ghost Spirit had chased after them. They swiftly assumed defensive stances and stared fixedly at the several figures in the distance.

They held their breath, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Before long, moonlight fell upon the figures.

The newcomers were none other than Lin Ye and the others.

Seeing that it was Lin Ye's group, Gao Hu and the others went limp and gasped for breath. "You scared me to death!" Zhang Xiang finally spoke.

"Hehe, why do you all look like that? Hahahaha, this is killing me!" Seeing Bai Ling and the others acting as though they faced a great enemy, Ji Ni mocked them.

"You..." Bai Ling immediately flared up when she saw Ji Ni ridicule her, preparing to step forward and fight. However, Gao Hu stopped her.

"Alright, alright, calm down." Gao Hu held Bai Ling back with one hand.

Lin Ye observed Bai Ling's group. Aside from the two people lying on the ground, Zhong Li Dao and Yang Jie, everyone else was fine. Had the matter been resolved? That should not have been possible. Logically, even if the Ghost Nest had no Ghost Spirit-level entity, Zhong Li Dao's group could not have resolved it so quickly.

"What happened to your captain, Zhong Li Dao? Has the matter been resolved?" Lin Ye voiced his doubts after all.

At Lin Ye's question, the group fell into a brief silence.

After a while, Gao Hu spoke. "No, we escaped! There is a Ghost Spirit inside the Ghost Nest. The captain and Yang Jie were seriously injured and are still unconscious."

"We only managed to escape with Qin Hao's help."

Hearing this, Lin Ye's brows furrowed tightly. Just as he had expected, there was a Ghost Spirit. This was no longer something a handful of them could handle.

Fortunately, he had already sent his sister to notify the elders. Thinking of that, the pressure on Lin Ye eased considerably.

"Wait! Who is Qin Hao? You said he helped you escape?" At that moment, Lin Ye caught the key point.

"Yes, yes, yes, Qin Hao! Hurry and save him! He's still in there, fighting the Ghost Spirit by himself." Hearing Lin Ye mention Qin Hao, Bai Ling spoke anxiously and rapidly.

"Fighting a Ghost Spirit alone? Sister Bai Ling, you must be joking." Upon hearing that someone was fighting a Ghost Spirit alone in the Ghost Nest, Ji Ni immediately retorted in disbelief.

Lin Ye ignored Ji Ni and asked Bai Ling instead. "You mean this Qin Hao saved you from the Ghost Spirit and helped you escape the Ghost Nest?"

"Yes. We had only just recruited Qin Hao. We originally planned to take him to headquarters for a post after this matter was settled, but Qin Hao stayed behind alone to stop it so that we could get out." Gao Hu spoke up at that moment.

After hearing the whole story, Lin Ye became very interested in this young man who had held back a Ghost Spirit alone.

"Alright, I understand. I'll go take a look now. Rest here. I have already sent someone to notify the elders, and they should arrive shortly." As he spoke, he turned to look behind him. The air there was filled with Killing intent that soared to the heavens; merely looking at it made one shudder.

"This is strange. Even a Ghost Spirit should not possess such immense Killing intent." Lin Ye stared at the distant valley, his brows knitted tightly. It was unreasonable—far too unreasonable. He had seen Ghost Spirits before, but he had never seen one with such overwhelming Killing intent.

At that moment, Zhang Xiang came back to his senses. Looking at Lin Ye and the others, he slowly said, "It's different, it's different. That thing is different from the ghost creatures we encountered before. It has intelligence—complete intelligence. It isn't like those soulless ghost creatures, and it even spoke."

Hearing Zhang Xiang say this, Bai Ling and Gao Hu seemed to remember something as well. Their expressions became increasingly strange.

"What! It has intelligence?" Lin Ye's expression changed drastically upon hearing those words!

Even Li Zhi, who stood nearby with an icy expression, found it inconceivable.

"Hey, hey, hey, is that true?" Even Ji Ni could no longer remain calm.

As Heavenly Dragon Guards, they all knew that ghost creatures were merely things without intelligence that could only attack madly. They could not even be considered living beings.

Yet now, they had heard that this Ghost Spirit possessed intelligence and could converse with people. They could not help but be shocked.

"It seems this matter is not simple. Let's go take a look." Lin Ye still decided to investigate the Ghost Spirit rather than wait for the other reinforcements.

"You few wait here for reinforcements. The rest of us will go assess the situation." With that, he turned and left.

But at that very moment.

"Hehehehe! You should stay behind instead." Two figures, one tall and one short, appeared in the direction of the Ghost Nest.