"What a horrible place, buddy!" Yuchi Peng stroked the Ghost Horse beneath him, a wry smile on his face.
Looking up, the Yin-Yang Road was truly enormous, resembling a ruined capital city. Countless evil spirits seemed to sense my approach as a living person. Finding Wei Gongxing in this environment was like finding a needle in a haystack. I really don't understand why my father and the others considered this their last hope.
Zhang Hao is a straightforward and pragmatic person. He has already made it clear that if he can prove the other party's obvious weaknesses and make him feel that he has at least a 50% chance of winning, then he will lead his brothers to fight him.
In Yuchi Peng's opinion, this was already quite generous.
In a battle where there's no chance of survival, how many people would be willing to be foolish enough to risk their lives?
Zhang Hao also has elderly parents and young children to support. With his current status, even if the world deteriorates further in the future, he still has the means to resist, which is better than throwing his life away now. If he dies, who will support his wife, children, and elderly parents? Can you guarantee they won't be implicated?
To break this deadlock, Zhang Hao's three thousand Imperial Guard are indispensable. Finding Wei Gongxing and knowing the monsters' weaknesses is the only way, but how do they find him?
Yuchi Peng stared blankly at the empty underworld. Even the intelligent Duke of Song had no clue. He could only say that since Wei Gongxing had chosen to commit suicide, there must be a way for you to find him. You just need to take the Ghost Horse there.
This group really believes in that kid. Is he really that good?
So powerful, yet reduced to picking up horse manure for so many years
But he couldn't understand how that kid was so sure he could be found.
For most people, escaping from the jaws of the evil spirits inside would be a problem, wouldn't it?
Just as he was thinking this, Ghost Horse's eyes suddenly turned red, and it began to run excitedly. Ghost Horse was very fast; in the Yin-Yang Road, its speed was several times that of the Yang Realm. It ran like a gust of wind, which made Yuchi Peng, who was used to the customs, squint his eyes and feel extremely puzzled.
What's going on?
"Quickly activate the evil spirits of the Yin-Yang Road and find that guy for me!!"
Within the White Bone Forest, the White Bone Forest's King, who had suddenly returned for unknown reasons, had become extremely corrupt. His rage caused the entire White Bone Forest to tremble as if an earthquake had struck, and the immense pressure forced all the evil spirits to kneel on the ground, afraid to raise their heads.
The King of the White Bone Forest hadn't lost his temper like this in countless years; the last time was when King Xiang invaded.
Has something major happened again?
" Muye, what's going on?"
A deep, resonant voice appeared beside Muye. Without turning around, Muye knew who it was—it was the person King Chujiang had arranged to oversee things in his White Bone Forest, King Chujiang's top Ghost General: Tyrant Lu Xiao!
"That kid tricked me!" Muye gritted his teeth, never having felt such anger in millions of years!
He, a powerful King Level, was actually outwitted by a mere mortal!
"You possessed that kid?" Lu Xiao had already received the news, asked in confusion, "Didn't the intelligence say he was just a Fifth Rank martial artist? What did he do?"
He received the news that Muye's physical body was damaged and he was forced to return to the Yin-Yang Road immediately, which is why he rushed here in a hurry to ask about the specific situation. After all, this is the last step for King Chujiang to settle the game!
"That kid committed suicide."
"I know that." The other party nodded. "It seems you are a blindly loyal person, giving up a bright future to do such a useless thing. You don't need to be so angry. Recover, and in three months at most, we can arrange for you to be possessed again. Next time, we will choose a good vessel for you."
"It's not a useless matter, and that kid isn't blindly loyal!" Muye said in a deep voice, "That kid might ruin the adults' plans."
"Him? A mere Fifth Rank mortal?" Lu Xiao felt this joke was anything but funny.
"He's different." Muye recalled his time with that kid.
In just one day, that kid figured out a lot of things, including the side effects of being parasitized by that Ancient Demon, which he guessed with pretty much the truth!
Yes, possession by Ancient Demon can rapidly evolve the host, but this illogical evolution has side effects. These side effects not only greatly affect the host, but if known to outsiders, they would also be the Ancient Demon's greatest weakness.
That kid is really smart. He guessed the secret that the Ancient Demon had hidden for so many years in just one day. Seeing that he could no longer hide it, he made a promise and even set up a spell. As long as the other party fully supported his side, he would arrange for him to go to the Yin-Yang Road and train him to become Ghost General general before the Ancient Demon's poison broke out!
In his view, this was an incredible opportunity for an ordinary person like him.
Moreover, there was a guarantee from the procedure; anyone with a modicum of sense would not refuse, but that kid committed suicide without hesitation!
After he guessed that suicide could free him from the Ancient Demon's poison, he acted so decisively that he didn't even have time to react. The Ancient Demon within him also didn't have time to react and attempt to possess him. As a result, not only did the parasitized Ancient Demon die, but he was also forcibly sent back to the Yin-Yang Road.
"You've already laid down the spell, and he still won't compromise?" The other person was taken aback. "Such an immense benefit, why would he refuse? And you still say he's not blindly loyal?"
"He is by no means a blindly loyal person. He has the talent, yet he is unwilling to step forward. He is clearly someone who is unwilling to serve a human ruler. I don't know why he chose to reject me in the first place, but it is definitely not because of his loyalty to that human emperor."
"But so what?" Lu Xiao asked, puzzled. "He's just a mortal. The most he can do is send you back, right? The Lord has already successfully passed through the Ghost Temple to the mortal realm, and there are still so many Ancient Demon in the capital. Sending you back won't affect the overall situation, will it?"
"That's the theory, but I have an unease in my heart!" Muye said in a deep voice, "I can sense people's emotions. He could feel it; he didn't feel a trace of fear before he died!"
"No creature in this world is without fear of death, not even the most valiant person. Even those who face death with unwavering resolve will harbor primal fear deep within their hearts. But he is different; not a trace of fear can be detected in his emotions. This can only mean that he is confident he can escape from the Yin-Yang Road!"
"How is that possible?" The other person frowned.
He couldn't imagine that a mortal, after dying and arriving at the Yin-Yang Road, could escape.
This is simply a fantasy!
"It's not uncommon for mortals to escape from here," Muye reminded him softly. "Have you forgotten? What happened a few years ago?"
The other person was taken aback, then remembered what the other person had said, "You mean Chen Qing?"
"I've always felt that guy is the biggest obstacle in the adults' plans!"
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In Cloud Capital, Chen Qing, who was preparing to watch the third trial, suddenly sensed something and rubbed his finger against the ring left by the Ghost Child.
The seed planted in the capital back then never expected to play a role here.