Hou Gangzheng rode the wind through the air. Once out of the cavern, he felt extraordinarily exhilarated. Having sat stifled for over half a month, his emotions had piled up to their limit; he had long been unable to endure it.
Midway along the journey, he flicked his sleeve, and more than a hundred little ghosts instantly came hopping out. Their sideburns stood like halberds, their skulls bulged, and their bodies were nothing but skin and bones. The moment they emerged, they let out strange hoots and cries. Spurred by his magic power, they transformed into gusts of yin wind and merged into the air.
These were Yin-Escaping Ghost Soldiers, ghost servants refined through the sacrifice of living souls. During battle, they could suddenly dart out to aid him. Should the enemy be unprepared, they would be harassed at a critical moment. So long as they revealed the slightest flaw, he could seize the chance to kill them.
Over these past days, Zhang Yu had repeatedly observed the circulation and transformation of the Abyss Ape's spirituality. Through the Seal of Insight, he had already worked out a method of using it. He reckoned that in no more than a few days, he would succeed.
Yet over these many days, the Abyss Ape had gradually changed. At first, it would fly into a furious rage whenever it saw him. Then it began merely roaring at him a few times, perfunctorily leaping about in demonstration before simply sitting there, staring wide-eyed without moving.
Zhang Yu knew that this creature was highly intelligent. In truth, it had never lowered its guard. Its current appearance was both a revelation of its true nature and a disguise. All along, it had been waiting for an opportunity.
Just as he was about to move a little