I Wondered If I'd Caused Trouble This Time

"Damn it, if I hadn't been sealed away in the underworld by that idiot and slumbered for so long, I wouldn't be so weak." The Ghost General thought to himself—to be sent flying by a single punch from a First-Grade ghost, what a disgrace!

Song Shuhang secretly clenched his fist. So hard! Even a weakened Ghost General's ghost body was still comparable to that of Second-Grade Cultivator. In particular, the shield conjured by the ghost's ghost body was almost as hard as the steel door that Song Shuhang had blasted open when he brought back the True Lord White statue last time.

After regaining his footing, the Ghost General angrily said to Song Shuhang, "Boy, do you intend to be our enemy head-on?"

"Haha." Song Shuhang chuckled, his hand forming Dragon Claw as he used Foundation Fist Form Three to capture the Ghost General.

"You wretched brat, aren't you worried we'll slaughter the entire village?" The Ghost General was also experienced in combat. It slightly shifted its body and twisted a few times to dodge Song Shuhang's grab. At the same time, it floated up, increasing the distance between itself and Song Shuhang.

Song Shuhang thought to himself, "At this point... only a fool would admit to worrying about the residents' safety. Otherwise, wouldn't he be handing over his vital organs to the enemy, leaving himself at their mercy?"

"What's it to me?" So, Song Shuhang rolled his eyes, putting on a nonchalant air. "Kill me if you want, you're my targets."

He remained completely unperturbed, revealing not a single flaw.

The Ghost General was stunned for a moment.

In that instant, Song Shuhang pounced forward, using the "Gentleman Travels Ten Thousand Miles" footwork, seemingly slow but actually extremely fast, and threw another straight punch at the Ghost General's body.

Faced with Song Shuhang's sudden punch, the Ghost General suddenly revealed a sinister smile.

Did you really think he was just spacing out?

A mere First-Grade Cultivator is indeed a combat novice; he was easily lured away.

"A First-Grade cultivator, do you really think you're so powerful? You're courting death!" The armor on the Ghost General's body suddenly exploded, transforming into a huge cloak that covered Song Shuhang.

This cloak is one of his innate magical abilities; once someone is covered by it, they will fall into a weakened state, and he will continuously drain their life essence.

"Once I drain your Blood Qi, my strength will recover to about 40%, hehe. I originally thought it was better to avoid trouble and not make enemies with you cultivators. I didn't expect you to pester me like this, so don't blame me!" The Ghost General laughed loudly.

A black cloak enveloped Song Shuhang completely. At the same time, the Ghost General a deep breath and activated his magic, attempting to forcibly absorb the Blood Qi from Song Shuhang's body.

Suddenly... the Ghost General's expression changed again.

Lightning burst forth from within the black cloak.

Clap clap clap clap!

"Palm Thunder!" Song Shuhang's voice rang out from within the black cloak.

Beginner-level Thunder Method: Palm Thunder – Long before he smashed the telephone, he had used the time of the conversation to inscribe a 'Thunder Talisman' on his palm, but it remained dormant until now.

Taking advantage of the moment when the Ghost General thought he had succeeded, Song Shuhang then unleashed the 'Palm Thunder'.

The merciless Palm Thunder struck the Ghost General's body.

The Ghost General's entire defense was transformed into this black cloak that covered people, greatly reducing their armor value.

Boom!

Half of his body was blasted apart by Thunder Method... and his prized black cloak was also torn to pieces.

"Palm Thunder, you've actually mastered Thunder Method." The Ghost General's upper body slumped against the wall, his eyes wide as he stared at Song Shuhang.

"Hmm, is that strange?" Song Shuhang asked with suspicion, "Isn't Palm Thunder a spell that any ordinary First-Grade Cultivator can master? I'm more curious why you, as a ghost, didn't guard against Palm Thunder?"

He was also puzzled that the Ghost General had simply covered him with a black cloak, giving him ample time to unleash his Palm Thunder.

Spells that even ordinary cultivators can master? Master your ass!

The Ghost General wanted to roar inwardly—if Palm Thunder were truly so easy to control, would there still be any place for Ghost Cultivator to survive in the world?

If any First-Grade Cultivator cultivates Palm Thunder, a single strike could severely injure or even kill Ghost General equivalent to Second-Grade Cultivator. What chance would a Ghost Cultivator have?

Song Shuhang's heart skipped a beat. He stared at the Palm Thunder in his hand... Could it be that this was Senior White's improved version of the 'unique Palm Thunder '?

Well, anyway, as long as he can use 'Palm Thunder', that's fine! He can thank Senior White later.

Let's deal with this Ghost General first!

Song Shuhang casually pulled out a 'Evil-Repelling Talisman'.

"Tell me, where is the person who manipulated you hiding? Or rather... where are the Altar Master's subordinates hiding now? I know, this is their hiding place." Song Shuhang held the Evil-Repelling Talisman, pointed at the Ghost General, and smiled.

The Ghost General stared in terror at the Talisman Treasure in Song Shuhang's hand—it could sense a terrifying aura emanating from it. Once this Talisman Treasure was activated, it would have no chance of survival.

"If you answer obediently, I might spare your life." This time, Song Shuhang wasn't lying to anyone, nor was he lying to a ghost. A Ghost General was quite valuable, and he had the idea of taking this Ghost General with him.

"Is your target the 'Altar Master's' subordinates?" The Ghost General shrank back, avoiding the terrifying Talisman Treasure. Then he continued, "If your target is them, then there's no need for us to fight. All of the Altar Master's subordinates are already dead."

"Dead?" Song Shuhang slightly.

Then, he immediately thought of a possibility—when the leader of the Altar Master established the small organization 'Three-Claw Beast-Head Plaque', in addition to searching for Spirit Ghost, he also collected a lot of powerful Resentful Ghost and evil spirits. These memories had appeared in his dreams.

These ghosts, while the Altar Master was alive, naturally had ways to seal them away, or choose different ghosts to take out for use depending on the mission. But after the Altar Master's death, if his subordinates broke these seals...

"Did you kill all your subordinates?" Song Shuhang asked with a gentle smile.

"Yes," the Ghost General swallowed hard and replied.

Song Shuhang sighed inwardly—he wanted to find the Altar Master's subordinates mainly to inquire which branch of the Limitless Demon Sect the 'Sunflower Cultivator' belonged to.

Song Shuhang naturally couldn't handle such a massive sect as the Limitless Demon Sect, but he could hand it over to Senior Su Clan’s Seven. Unexpectedly, all of the Altar Master's subordinates were wiped out.

This is what they call "man proposes, God disposes."

At the same time, he also guessed why the ghosts were absorbing the Blood Qi of the villagers. Most of the sealed ghosts were in a weakened state, and they could only secretly absorb the Blood Qi force of the village. Moreover, they were probably preparing to absorb a little more Blood Qi force before fleeing the area.

"Then one last question: the Altar Master's subordinate recently collaborated with a Sunflower Cultivator. Do you know anything about that Sunflower Cultivator's background?" Song Shuhang asked in a deep voice.

The Ghost General shook his head. When they broke free of the seal, they slaughtered all of the Altar Master's subordinates. Even the members who went out on missions were tricked back and killed.

Ghost General genuinely had no idea who the Altar Master's subordinates had been collaborating with recently.

Song Shuhang frowned, pondered for a moment, reached for his phone, and typed a line of text on it.

Nine Provinces Number One Group.

The pressure from the mountain of books is immense. "Are there any seniors online? I've captured a Ghost General and would like to ask you seniors how to seal or bind it?"

"A few magical artifacts for capturing ghosts will suffice, such as Hundred Ghost Banner, Ghost-Soul Ring, or Ghost-Collecting Bottle," replied the Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman. Recently, he had been troubled by how the savages on the island could better combine words after learning new ones.

For example, savages often use the three words "de, di, de" incorrectly - in fact, let alone savages, Song Shuhang often uses these three words incorrectly.

Therefore, the Lord of the Manor has been online frequently lately, so I'd like to ask my companions for some advice.

"I have the Soul-Sealing Ice Pearl?" Song Shuhang replied.

"That's for sealing away Spirit Ghost. Spirit Ghost General," the Manor Lord Seven Lives Talisman said with a smile.

Song Shuhang asked, "Any other options besides this?"

"There are sealing spells, but you can't use them right now," the Lord of the Seven Lives Manor replied.

"So, I'm helpless against it?" Song Shuhang said dejectedly. Although he knew this was a possibility, he was just hoping that the seniors in the group could offer some advice.

Since we can't subdue this Ghost General... then let's kill it, shall we? However, before killing Ghost General, we need to take some precautions. At least we need to find a way to prevent other demons from going berserk and attacking the village.

What should I do? Song Shuhang frowned in thought.

However, just as Song Shuhang had the thought of killing the Ghost General, the Spirit Ghost in his Heart Aperture seemed to have received some command and suddenly sprang out!

Yes, the Spirit Ghost did receive the command. Its synchronization with Song Shuhang was not yet complete, and its communication with Song Shuhang was intermittent.

So when Song Shuhang had the thought of 'killing' the Ghost General, the Spirit Ghost received the order. But the Spirit Ghost had not yet received Song Shuhang's second thought.

"Roar!" After the Spirit Ghost appeared, a golden short sword floated in its hand. This was the extra talent ability it gained after regaining its status as a 'Mid-Rank Spirit Ghost'. A shield and a sword, one for defense and one for offense.

With a single swing of the golden short sword, the weakened and heavily wounded Ghost General was cleaved into pieces.

"No... If you kill me, you'll face the revenge of my companions! Not only you, but the entire village will be turned into hell!" The Ghost General roared with resentment before it died.

He had initially thought that as Ghost General, even weakened, he could easily escape from the First-Grade Realm cultivator, even if he couldn't win. Unexpectedly, this cultivator possessed a multitude of abilities, including powerful Talisman Treasure and terrifying Spirit Ghost. Could this cultivator be the illegitimate son of some prestigious sect leader?

"Inhale!" The Spirit Ghost opened its mouth and inhaled, swallowing the shattered Ghost General into its belly. Then, it let out a burp and returned to Song Shuhang's Heart Aperture.

Song Shuhang's hand holding the 'Evil-Repelling Talisman' froze...

Director, something's not right with the plot!

What if hundreds or thousands of Resentful Ghost attack the village?

He can protect a small area on his own, but he can't protect a village!

Did I mess up this time?