The ancient Ghost King has always been a legendary figure in the Yin-Yang Road, ruling the Ghost Domain for countless years. Countless legends circulate among the savage and fierce ghosts, and among them, King Chujiang is the most legendary of all.
It is said that in the beginning, there was only one Ghost King on the Yin-Yang Road, and no rising star could challenge him. The rule of the Yin-Yang Road is that you grow into Ghost General and then become a subordinate of that original Ghost King. The way to become a subordinate is very simple: challenge the Ghost General.
Like a young wolf challenging the alpha wolf of the pack, if you win, everything the alpha wolf has is yours; if you lose, you become its nourishment; if you're not confident, you 'Ghost General general.
Like raising a venomous insect, but in the countless years before, no vengeful ghost dared to challenge the Ghost King. No matter how long Ghost General had lived, the longer they lived, the more they knew how great the gap was between them and the Ghost King!
King Chujiang was the first to challenge the Ghost King, and also the first to survive after the challenge.
He opened up a new chapter, making the world of ghosts less static and bringing a different kind of turmoil and excitement to that dark and oppressive place.
In the following million years, four more Ghost King appeared!
What? You're asking where the first Ghost King went?
The territory of King Chujiang today is the territory of the first Ghost King. The largest Ghost King Hall on the Yin-Yang Road has always belonged to King Chujiang. No matter how many Ghost King came after him, the master there has never changed. Even when King Xiang was born later, he was not able to touch that place at all.
King Chujiang was the strongest Ghost King; even King Xiang acknowledged this!
Lu Sheng had only seen that person once in his life, when King Xiang was at the height of his power. At that time, His King Xiang Hall controlled most of the Central Plains, commanded a million Transcendent ghosts, and had countless top-level Ghost General. His power was so great that even forces like the Dragon Palace dared not approach the near sea, and the river regions were almost completely surrendered.
Even so, on that occasion, when facing King Chujiang on the Yin-Yang Road, Lord Wang was extremely nervous.
Yes, I'm nervous!
Lu Sheng remembered that he was standing right behind King Xiang, whose hands were behind his back. Facing that withered old man, the hands that had slain countless heroes were trembling uncontrollably.
That was the first time he had ever seen the invincible King Xiang display such a demeanor.
No wonder.
He said that although Muye was powerful, only a fool would follow him if he wanted to rebel; it turned out he had a powerful backer.
"I don't understand." Even on his deathbed, he was still filled with immense resentment. "Even you must conform to the rules of this world. Your spirit cannot be contained by any physical body in this world. No matter how powerful you are, you can only remain here in the Ghost Temple. Once the rebellion is discovered, the Imperial Guard can stop you just the same way."
His words froze as he watched an incredibly terrifying aura slowly approaching from inside the Ghost Temple, causing his mind to go blank.
Are there even more powerful figures?
But no matter how powerful they are, the rule separating Yin and Yang cannot be broken, not even by the ancient Ghost Emperor. Eh?
Just as he was thinking this, Lu Sheng was stunned, because what emerged from the thick fog was not a ghost, but a clearly mortal body!
Why could a mortal emerge from the Ghost Temple? No, not a mortal.
Lu Sheng was horrified to discover that the person who emerged possessed an incredibly powerful aura, absolutely no less than that of King Chujiang!
But that's even more unbelievable.
The spiritual energy in this world is insufficient; even King Level figure cannot establish himself here. The concentration of spiritual energy is too low, making it difficult for such a powerful person to even breathe. What happened to the Ghost Temple?
This time, Lu Sheng, who wasn't stupid to begin with, immediately realized what was going on.
It's Ghost Temple.
This place uses the resentment of infants to create its environment, resulting in a spiritual energy concentration far exceeding that of the outside. If one stays inside the temple and doesn't go out, it is indeed possible to barely maintain this state.
But what's the use of that?
Before he could figure it out, King Chujiang had already stepped forward. "Let's begin the ceremony."
"Yes, sir!" Muye knelt on one knee, his eyes filled with fervor.
King Chu had been plotting for years, taking King Xiang's foolishness into full account. Now, everything that King Xiang and that mortal emperor had worked so hard to build was just a wedding dress for someone else. He truly deserves to be called the longest-lived Ghost King, far surpassing that reckless King Xiang.
The Ghost Emperor's position hasn't changed in a long time; it's time for a change!
Lu Sheng wanted to ask more, but no one answered him. Muye merely glanced at him before casually crushing his head with a single kick. A Ghost General who refused to surrender was not qualified to know their plans.
Lu Sheng, who was trampled to death, was still thinking about cause and effect until his last breath.
There are three Ghost Temple, located in different places, each heavily guarded. It's impossible for the enemy to control all three Ghost Temple under King Xiang's nose. Once this one is controlled, the priests of the remaining Ghost Temple will know, and the Imperial Guard guards will immediately enter the city to protect them.
Even if King Chujiang and this powerful figure who appeared out of nowhere are incredibly strong, what can they do if they can't leave the Ghost Temple?
What exactly do they want to do?
At noon, a wisp of yin energy shot into the sky from the Ghost Temple, solidifying into a tangible green light that almost completely enveloped the Southeast Region. Almost instantly, everyone else in the city reacted!
Before the Duke of Yan could even put on his shoes, he rushed to his elder sister and summoned the priests of the Southeast Ghost Temple!
"What exactly happened?"
In just a few breaths, Duke of Ying Zhang Xun of England arrived beside him, his eyes filled with extreme solemnity.
The vengeful spirits of the Ghost Temple are incredibly precious. Besides maintaining the Ghost Temple, they also sustain the yin energy of the capital city, crucial for the formation of Transcendent ghost soldiers. And now, the resentment of the Ghost Temple has been released?
If this isn't handled properly, the entire yin-related shrines of the capital city could be affected, which would be a matter of life and death.
" The Ghost Temple in the Southeast has been taken over by someone else," the Duke of Duke of Yan said, his face ashen.
"What?" Zhang Xun was taken aback. "Controlled? Who's controlling it? Isn't that your territory?"
"I don't know." The Duke of Yan looked over there solemnly. "The high priest over there hasn't responded to me and has lost contact with me. Now that the resentment has been released, there's only one possibility: that it's been controlled. As for whether it's an outsider intrusion that led to the control of the Ghost Temple or an internal rebellion, we have no idea!"
"It's impossible for an outsider to infiltrate, right?" Zhang Xun frowned. The capital city has a protective barrier; Transcendent person entering would definitely be detected. If he wasn't Transcendent, what right did he have to infiltrate?
Transcendent are everywhere in the capital now. Any spoiled brat with a Martial Soul is considered Transcendent. It would be ridiculous for someone below Transcendent to invade.
But if it wasn't an intrusion, then there's only one possibility.
"Has Marquis Qing rebelled?" Zhang Xun asked, taking a breath.
"I don't know," the Duke of Yan shook his head. "The Southeast Ghost Temple is far from the palace, so His Majesty has placed the most forces there, with three marquises taking turns controlling it. Logically speaking, even if Marquis Qing duty tonight, rebels, it's unlikely to succeed, given the complex power dynamics. I don't know the specifics."
"Shall we go take a look?"
"Go there?" The Duke of Yan rolled his eyes at him and said, "To control the Ghost Temple, one must be a powerhouse close to the King Level. Are you sure you can get out unscathed if you go?"
"A powerhouse approaching the King Level. You mean, Lord Muye?"
"Hmph, what do you think?" Duke of Yan sneered, "His arrival was so opportune, this happened on his very first day here. You say it has nothing to do with him? Is that possible?"
"But he shouldn't have regained his strength yet, right? With that physique..."
"He's lived a long time; he might have some secret method to temporarily strengthen his physical body. We can't gamble on this!"
"So what do we do now?"
"What can we do?" The Duke of Yan looked at Zhang Xun speechlessly. "Summon your Imperial Guard into the city!"
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Countless signal flares exploded in the sky. Ghost Temple, Muye looked up at the sky. He knew that this was the signal for the Imperial Guard to enter the city.
"My lord, they are coming."
"Hmm." At this moment, beside Muye, the terrifying powerhouse from before had merged with King Chujiang. The aura was so powerful that all the Ghost General in the Ghost Temple knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
King Chujiang looked at the sky and grinned, " The Quefeng have begun!"