The trouble Sleep Ghost posed frightened even Village Chief Murphy.
He had only managed to grievously wound Sleep Ghost with great difficulty. If he left him alone, once Sleep Ghost recovered, it would be his turn to die.
At this thought, the killing intent in Village Chief Murphy's eyes intensified. He and Sleep Ghost had reached the point where only one of them could survive.
He had to eliminate this grave threat.
To kill Sleep Ghost in one fell swoop, Village Chief Murphy held nothing back and tapped into the haunted house's essence.
At the same time, an utterly terrifying surge of resentment poured out of the haunted house.
Resentment filled the air as blood-drenched skulls appeared one after another, letting out eerie laughter.
Anyone listening closely would likely have detected the endless bitterness and sorrow within that laughter.
At this sight, Bai Qianqian looked at Village Chief Murphy with disgust in her eyes.
It seemed Village Chief Murphy had piled the bodies of those whose souls the Man-Faced Tree had sucked away inside this house, never letting them see daylight again.
No wonder the resentment reached the heavens.
Both Village Chief Murphy and Sleep Ghost were evil ghosts guilty of heinous crimes.
"Dad, you're as cruel as ever. We're both deranged beasts, but you're far more despicable than I am. You dare to do things but won't own up to them."
Sleep Ghost smiled mockingly, then mobilized his Ghost Power and retreated without hesitation.
After falling victim to Lin Luo's trick, Sleep Ghost had expended an enormous amount of Ghost Power. Even the ghostly body he took such pride in had grown terribly dim.
If he stayed any longer, Village Chief Murphy might truly torture him to death.
Seeing this, Village Chief Murphy gave a chilling smile.
"Lin Luo,