Lin Cheng set down the first intelligence report, a cold smirk curling his lips.
"Looks like Fang Shiming learned his lesson after being wiped out last time."
"He hid his forces among countless revived vengeful ghosts and used the Ghost Scissors to sever contact with the outside world. Even Red Ning would have a hard time dealing with him."
"This turtle-shell defense seems mainly aimed at keeping me out."
Lin Cheng shook his head without giving it much thought and opened the second report.
This one concerned Red Ning's forces in the West.
Under the Sheepskin Paper's guidance, the Soul Masters who had crossed over from the Douluo Continent had successfully taken control of vengeful ghosts and become Ghost Handlers.
Moreover, according to Zhou Deng's covert observations, the abilities these Soul Masters gained after controlling vengeful ghosts were highly unusual.
They kept those abilities so well concealed that even Zhou Deng had been unable to uncover their secrets for the time being.
At the end of this grim report, however, Zhou Deng had included something utterly absurd.
Lin Cheng read the description and couldn't help laughing aloud.
The report stated that, after studying paranormal phenomena for a few days, the man named Yu Xiaogang had solemnly proposed a theory for the optimal pairing of vengeful ghosts and soul power.
After hearing it, Red Ning found the theory logically sound and highly feasible.
So Tang San volunteered to try this entirely new method of controlling a ghost.
The experiment went completely out of control the moment it began.
The vengeful ghost inside Tang San instantly went berserk, threatening to revive on the spot.
He howled in agony on the ground as paranormal power stripped his bones out of his flesh, inch by inch.
He became a horrifying creature, neither human nor