Ghost Cultivator

It's done.

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

The Ghost Spirit didn't try to stop Bai Ling and the others from escaping but watched Qin Hao before them.

"You're different from those trash. Your body is very tough; I can sense it," the Ghost Spirit said to Qin Hao.

"Heh! Then I should really thank you for such high praise," Qin Hao replied expressionlessly, looking back at the Ghost Spirit.

"My name is Hai Wuya. You're different from the other insects. You deserve to know my name!" The Ghost Spirit looked at Qin Hao with an appreciative gaze.

"I can give you a chance to join my Ghost Clan, and then you won't have to die. You'll also become stronger!" Hai Wuya extended an invitation to Qin Hao.

"No need. Let's settle this with our fists. I want to see if your body is harder or if my fists are harder! Hehehe," Qin Hao hooked a finger at the Ghost Spirit, provoking him.

Seeing Qin Hao provoke him like this, the Ghost Spirit didn't get angry. Instead, a smile appeared on his face, and he stared at Qin Hao with great interest.

"Jie jie~ This is truly interesting. Then I'll see where your confidence comes from."

With that, he assumed an offensive stance, his aura becoming even more chilling as an oppressive force pressed down on Qin Hao.

Feeling the Ghost Spirit's pressure, Qin Hao had to admit the Ghost Spirit's power. He was on a completely different level from anyone he had encountered before.

Meanwhile.

Bai Ling and the others had finally escaped the valley's perimeter.

"Alright, we'll wait for reinforcements here," Gao Hu quickly walked to a rock and placed Zhong Li Dao down on the ground.

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

Zhang Xiang also put Yang Jie down, but he was still a bit too shaken to recover, staring blankly at Zhong Li Dao, lost in thought.

Bai Ling, standing nearby, also looked in Qin Hao's direction, trembling and pale, possibly terrified by the Ghost Spirit's strength. After a while, she finally regained her senses.

"Should we go back and help Qin Hao? He's holding off the Ghost Spirit by himself. I'm worried about him..." Bai Ling suggested to Gao Hu and the others after they had settled Zhong Li Dao.

Zhang Xiang was still unresponsive, his eyes vacant, his face pale, trembling as if his soul had been snatched away.

Gao Hu checked Zhong Li Dao's injuries. Seeing that they were not in critical condition, he sat down on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's not. If we go, we'll just be a burden to Qin Hao. The gap between us and that Ghost Spirit is too great," Gao Hu said, glancing at Bai Ling, lowering his head helplessly.

"But Qin Hao is all alone..." Bai Ling wanted to say more.

Suddenly, several figures appeared behind them.

Gao Hu and the others reacted quickly, thinking the Ghost Spirit had caught up. They rapidly adopted defensive stances, keeping a close eye on the figures not far away.

They held their breath, not daring to relax for a moment.

After a while, the moonlight shone on the figures.

The people who arrived were Lin Ye and the others.

Seeing that it was Lin Ye and his group, Gao Hu and the others' bodies went limp, and they gasped for air. "You scared me to death!" Zhang Xiang said at this moment.

"Heh, what's with you guys? Hahahahaha, you're killing me!" Ji Ni said, mocking Bai Ling and the others for their overly cautious demeanor.

"You..." Bai Ling was enraged when Ji Ni mocked her and prepared to attack, but Gao Hu stopped her.

"Alright, alright, calm down," Gao Hu said, blocking Bai Ling with one hand.

Lin Ye observed Bai Ling and the others. Aside from Zhong Li Dao, who was lying on the ground, everyone else seemed fine. Had the matter been resolved? That shouldn't be the case. Logically, even if the Ghost Nest didn't have a Ghost Spirit-level entity, Zhong Li Dao and the others shouldn't have resolved it so quickly.

"What happened to your captain, Zhong Li Dao? Was the matter resolved?" Lin Ye voiced his confusion.

Hearing Lin Ye's question, they fell into a brief silence.

After a moment, Gao Hu spoke, "No, we escaped! There was a Ghost Spirit in the Ghost Nest. The captain and Zhang Jie were seriously injured and are still in a coma."

"We managed to escape thanks to Qin Hao's help."

Upon hearing this news, Lin Ye frowned. It was as he had predicted – the presence of a Ghost Spirit meant this was not something they could handle alone.

Fortunately, he had already sent his older sister to notify the elders. Thinking of this, Lin Ye felt a significant reduction in pressure.

"Ah! Right? Who is Qin Hao? You said he helped you escape?" At this point, Lin Ye seized on the key detail.

"Yes, yes, Qin Hao! Hurry and go save him! He's still there alone, dealing with the Ghost Spirit." Hearing Lin Ye mention Qin Hao, Bai Ling said nervously.

"Dealing with a Ghost Spirit alone? Sister Bai Ling, are you kidding me?" Ji Ni, standing beside Lin Ye, refuted disbelievingly upon hearing that someone was facing a Ghost Spirit alone in the Ghost Nest.

Lin Ye ignored Ji Ni's words and turned to Bai Ling, asking for clarification. "You're saying this Qin Hao saved you from the Ghost Spirit and helped you escape the Ghost Nest?"

"Yes, Qin Hao is someone we just recruited. We were planning to have him take a position at headquarters after this matter was resolved, but Qin Hao stayed behind alone to save us, which is why we were able to get out," Gao Hu replied at this moment.

Hearing the full story, Lin Ye became very interested in this young man who had single-handedly held off a Ghost Spirit.

"Alright, I understand. I'll go take a look now. You guys rest here. I've already sent someone to notify the elders. They should be arriving shortly." With that, he turned and looked toward the rear, where the sky was filled with soaring malevolent energy. Just looking at it sent a shiver down his spine.

"This is truly strange. Even a Ghost Spirit shouldn't possess such powerful malevolent energy," Lin Ye said, looking towards the distant valley, his brow furrowed. It didn't make sense; it was too illogical. He had encountered Ghost Spirits before, but he had never seen one with such immense malevolent energy.

At this moment, Zhang Xiang regained his senses and slowly said to Lin Ye and the others, "It's different, it's different. That guy isn't like the other ghostly creatures we've encountered before. It has intelligence, and it's complete intelligence, not like those soulless ghostly creatures. It even spoke."

Hearing Zhang Xiang say this, Bai Ling and Gao Hu seemed to recall something, their expressions growing increasingly strange.

"What! It has intelligence?" Hearing this, Lin Ye's face changed drastically!

Even the usually aloof Ling Zhi found it hard to believe.

"Hey, hey, hey, is that for real?" Ji Ni couldn't remain calm at this point.

As members of the Heavenly Dragon Guard, they knew that ghostly creatures were mindless beings that would only attack crazily, not even considered living things.

But hearing at this moment that this Ghost Spirit possessed intelligence and could converse with people, they couldn't help but be shocked.

"It seems this matter isn't simple. Let's go take a look." Lin Ye still decided to investigate the Ghost Spirit himself, without waiting for further support.

"You guys wait here for reinforcements. We'll go check out the situation." After speaking, he turned and left.

But just then.

"Kekekekeke! It's better if you stay." Two figures, one tall and one short, appeared in the direction leading to the Ghost Nest.