"That treasure you carry is precious indeed!"
The Star Ghost Lord said evenly, "But it still isn't worth more than your life. Do you know what I saw on my way to Blackflame Territory?"
"What?"
Lu Ren asked.
"I saw several Three-Star Lords lying in wait near Blackflame Territory!"
The Star Ghost Lord said, "They're probably waiting for things to quiet down before storming Blackflame Territory to kill you and seize that treasure!"
Lu Ren raised an eyebrow. "The Great Rock Lord and his lot?"
"That's right!"
The Star Ghost Lord nodded.
Lu Ren smiled faintly. "You think I'm afraid of them? If they dare come at me together, I'll kill them together!"
"Arrogant indeed!"
The Star Ghost Lord chuckled. "Still, for someone in the Source-Integration Realm to possess such fighting strength, you've earned the right to be arrogant!"
"To reach the third level, I must have that treasure of yours!"
"I've always preferred courtesy before force. I've made myself clear. If you won't hand it over, don't blame me for what happens next!"
As he spoke, the ghostly shadows around the Star Ghost Lord began to writhe wildly.
Lu Ren's gaze remained calm as he slowly rose. "I hear you're the strongest Five-Star Lord on the second level. I'd like to see just how strong you are!"
He had learned about the Star Ghost Lord from the memories of many cultivators.
The man had become a Five-Star Lord a hundred years ago.
He had spent all the years since training on the second level, and his strength had long since reached the peak of the Domain-Transformation Stage.
He cultivated the Ten Thousand Ghost Dao, which was far more formidable than ordinary Ghost Dao power.
His Grand Dao True Intent, Ten Thousand Ghosts Entangling the Body, was especially infamous.
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