Blocking the Door
Greed for wealth could cloud anyone's judgment!
It wasn't that the others hadn't thought of this. But after the shock of entering this place, and with the treasures tempting them, only a handful could truly resist grabbing them and keep their wits about them.
And even if someone did manage to hold back, others had already started snatching things. If they waited too long, and there turned out to be nothing else worth taking, everyone else would be gone—and they would have come here for nothing.
That must have been what the little Ghost Emperor had in mind.
Of course, though the Ghost Emperor was truly fearsome now, he couldn't overpower everyone present. He had brought every ounce of his strength to bear, transforming into a towering, ferocious ghost. Wherever his ghostly claws swept, other cultivators were injured on contact. Even so, he could only just hold the situation together and keep most people at bay.
As for those dead set on running, there was nothing he could do about them.
The Paper Figures he had brought were in an even worse state. Their situation was much the same as his, but their cultivation had been suppressed more severely, so they were even less powerful than he was.
Under the circumstances, though the Ghost Emperor's side had seized most of the Jade Slips in the great hall, they couldn't gain the upper hand anytime soon. They were tied down, and trying to snatch the other treasures was nothing but a pipe dream.
"Big Brother Bi Fan, what are you planning to do?"
This time, Li Xiao didn't ask aloud. Instead, he gathered his spiritual energy into a voice and asked quietly.
"Haha, we'll wait until the little Ghost Emperor has grabbed just about everything, then take it