Thus, following the scent, Yang Chen made his way all the way to the deepest part of the secret passage.
It was precisely upon reaching the depths of the passage that Yang Chen witnessed a shocking sight.
A massive ghostly creature stood there. It had two horns growing from its head, and its entire body was covered in tentacles that swayed back and forth, making it incomparably ferocious and terrifying.
Most crucially, it had three eyes. The other two were normal, but the eye growing from its body was a horrifying sight, inspiring an utterly sinister terror.
Upon seeing this, Yang Chen paused slightly, then hurriedly held his breath and concealed his scent to avoid being discovered.
"Master, use the Heaven-Concealing Ruler to assimilate yourself with this wall. Then this ghostly creature won't be able to discover you." The God-Slaying Spear laughed heartily within the Demon God Tower.
Yang Chen asked in surprise, "How does that work?"
"Master, after you locked this Heaven-Concealing Ruler in here earlier, I gave it a good bullying. Hehe, now I've bullied it into complete submission, and it has become entirely obedient. Thus, I've also figured out some of its abilities. Just use it without worry—I guarantee there won't be any problems," said the God-Slaying Spear.
Yang Chen had always trusted the God-Slaying Spear. Holding the Heaven-Concealing Ruler, he immediately understood its ability and shone it against the wall. Then, the Heaven-Concealing Ruler emitted a faint glow, completely assimilating him with the wall.
The enormous ghostly creature seemed to sense something and glanced around. "Hm?"
"Lord Ghost Venerable, did something happen?" several Fierce Ghost Sect cultivators beside it asked.
The enormous ghostly creature said expressionlessly, "Nothing. I felt as though someone was at that spot just now, but looking at it now, it was probably