What Was the Point?
Hearing the Ghost Emperor's words, everyone instantly understood why this scourge had come into the Ruins.
But even knowing his purpose, they still couldn't turn around the crisis of being held hostage.
Because apart from the lucky few Bi Fan and the others had specifically chosen to protect, everyone else had become a target for the Ghost Emperor to control.
"Oh-ho-ho-ho... Everyone, don't resist. Let the Spirit-Controlling Ghost Insects control you for a while. As long as you hand over whatever benefits you gain from the ruins this time, I'll spare you any suffering. Otherwise, Annihilate Divine Soul. That's my word."
In an instant, with a grand sweep of the Ghost Emperor's hand, countless tiny insects poured into the bodies of the many cultivators.
Of course, not everyone went along with it. But anyone who resisted was wiped out by the Paper Figures that had long been standing guard in every direction, their divine souls annihilated.
After this commotion, despair inevitably welled up in everyone. They wore long faces, but at least they had temporarily kept their lives.
Seeing the Ghost Emperor's methods, Bi Fan felt a pang of envy. This was far more ruthless than simple robbery. He'd taken control of so many people at once and sent them searching for opportunities and treasures. How could the haul possibly be small?
In an instant, Bi Fan's gaze toward the Ghost Emperor turned dangerous.
Though this little ghost could temporarily be considered one of their own, fundamentally, he was different from Li Xiao and Li Hongyi.
So he still needed to be taught a lesson.
So, once the exploration of the ruins was over, Bi Fan planned to rob him once.
Boom!
Just then, an explosion resounded across heaven and earth from the distant horizon.