"This man is Lu Ren. Emperor Lord Guiyi secretly ordered me to turn him into a Ghost Path Puppet!"
Gui Wu spoke calmly.
"An order from the Emperor Lord?"
The Calamity Beast was startled.
Gui Wu nodded slightly. "That's right. He's close to Mu Hanxue. Once we turn him into a Ghost Path Puppet, he can get close to Mu Hanxue. Then we'll have a chance to turn Mu Hanxue into one too!"
"Mu Hanxue is a prodigy from the Seven Heavens. He's already reached Six Tribulation Transcendence, and he's very likely to become a Battalion Commander someday. If we turn him into a Ghost Path Puppet, we'll be one step closer to controlling the entire Azure Dragon Annihilation Camp!"
The Calamity Beast spoke.
Trapped in ice, Lu Ren could still hear Zhao Shan and the Calamity Beast talking. A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes. So that's why they're after me. They want to turn me into a Ghost Path Puppet to get to Mu Hanxue!
Crack, crack!
Cracks spread through the ice around Lu Ren. Then it shattered.
Lu Ren saw Zhao Shan staring at him coldly and shouted in anger, "Zhao Shan, so you're a Ghost Path Cultivator? You got close to me because you wanted to turn me into one?"
"Lu Ren, you're only realizing that now? It isn't just me. These Calamity Beasts are all Ghost Path Puppets!"
Gui Wu, who controlled Zhao Shan, gave a vicious laugh. Six Hundred Calamity Power erupted from within him and surged toward Lu Ren like a ravenous flood.
"Hahahaha!"
The dozen or so Calamity Beasts burst into wild laughter too.
But the moment Gui Wu unleashed his Calamity Power, Lu Ren's aura erupted as well. A terrifying Chaos Calamity swept out, instantly scattering Gui Wu's power.
The Chaos