The moment Master finished speaking, the ghost general mounted on his ghost horse reacted.
Surprise finally appeared on his previously impassive face.
But it lasted only a moment.
Then he narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Master.
"You may be strong, but you've left the Nine Corpse Tower. And judging by the cultivation you've shown so far, you shouldn't have been able to beat him! You're lying!"
His words revealed another piece of information.
"Left the Nine Corpse Tower"-did their intelligence suggest that the "Building Guardian" was exceptionally powerful while inside the Nine Corpse Tower?
But I kept quiet. For now, I would watch Master's "performance."
Master gave a cold smile and followed his lead, making things up as he went.
"You've never fought me. What the hell do you know about my cultivation?
The stronger my opponent, the stronger I get.
If you don't believe me, ask that dumbass Nine Corpses."
With that, he pointed his chin at the Nine Corpse Daoist, whose face had been beaten swollen.
The ghost general turned to look at the Nine Corpse Daoist.
Anger burned in the Nine Corpse Daoist's eyes, but the instant he noticed the ghost general looking at him, he put on a smile.
"That's right, Your Highness. Back when one of my corpse bodies first encountered him at South Heaven Lake,
the cultivation he displayed really wasn't that high. He almost couldn't even defeat the red-robed Ghost Servant I'd raised.
For some reason, his cultivation suddenly shot up over the past two years, growing higher every time. It truly is strange."
After hearing that, the ghost general glanced at Master.
"The Empress said the Nine Corpse Tower is a forbidden zone for all evil. Anyone who can become its Building Guardian must possess something extraordinary.
If your cultivation