Chapter 329: Chapter 329
As the blood-red throne devoured, the hall shed a layer, revealing a mass of exposed bones that tumbled like rain. Scarlet vegetation sprouted from the skulls and remains, thriving and growing madly like moss in the mountains, bursting with vitality.
A blazing swirl of fire rose in the hall, towering more than ten zhang high, forming a whirlwind of flames. Occasionally, pale bony claws stretched out from the fire, like a drowning person desperately struggling, yearning for the life force outside.
The fiery light illuminated a pair of intertwined, blurred shadows, undulating like waves.
Nine Infants had changed into an ink-colored dress and wore a floral coronet, her hair flowing. Her charming face was youthful, like that of a girl in her prime, and her figure was now petite and delicate, unlike her previous voluptuousness. The sway of her skirt accentuated her slender waist. Fragrant sweat gave her skin, fairer than frost or snow, a radiant blush, making it appear smooth, tender, and supple.
The cultivation session ended. Chu Yi sat on the blood-red throne, holding Nine Infants’ slender waist, savoring the aftertaste of their practice. He had never expected Nine Infants’ cultivation body to possess nine membranes. He had only managed to break through two layers, which had taken a considerable amount of time. The rest, he would savor slowly in the future.
"Master... Master, the avatar... the refining is complete."
At this moment, Nine Infants, in her youthful form, raised her eyes. Her thick lashes were moist, and her clear, beautiful eyes brimmed with tears as she reported the progress of the refining process taking place within the flames.
As she finished speaking, the fire in the hall dissipated, and a hooded figure instantly stepped out. The figure was tall, with a dense mist swirling beneath the hood, occasionally revealing seven or eight vertical pupils that greedily peered at the outside world.
It was the Faceless Ghost King.
As soon as the Ghost King avatar stepped out, she removed her hood, revealing a delicate female face similar to Nine Infants’. She knelt before Chu Yi, expressing her subservience. On her cheeks, a few extra eyes blinked from time to time.
This was the result of the original Ghost King being devoured. Nine Infants had activated the power of the "Beast," separated a piece of her soul, and, through various principles, created this avatar. It inherited the Ghost King’s legacy, including life experiences, Spells, and expertise. Except for its inferior combat power, it was virtually identical to the original. The true Ghost King’s soul, however, had long since become nourishment, fit only to be fed to the dogs.
With this Ghost King avatar, Chu Yi had a complete understanding of everything concerning the Ghost King, allowing him to directly participate in Wei Wuyang’s plans and reap the benefits.
"Tell me everything about the Ghost King in detail," Chu Yi inquired directly, his palm caressing her snow-white, jade-like foot. Its tender toes, like young bamboo shoots, were soft and delicate, making it hard for him to let go.
The Ghost King avatar nodded.
"Reporting to Master, the Ghost King originated from the Mortal World one thousand two hundred years ago. After switching to cultivate the Yin Spirit Technique, his memories of the Mortal World were nearly erased, leaving only his origin from the ’Holy Fire Sect’."
"The Spells he practiced were remnants from the Underworld’s No Return Path. They were nameless and unrecorded, allowing for cultivation through devouring souls. For three hundred years, he dominated the Underworld, his spiritual pressure overwhelming all other heroes, enabling him to ascend to the position of Ghost King."
"However, the Ghost King’s soul was already complete, its upper limit permanently locked. Thus, he sought an alternative path. By cultivating the Heaven and Earth Technique, he created the Ghost King Hall. He then integrated the Three Heads and Six Arms technique into it, awaiting the fusion of the Yin and Yang Realms so he could devour people from the Mortal World and ascend to the Immortal Realm."
The avatar concisely summarized the Ghost King’s life. What pleasantly surprised Chu Yi was that the Ghost King had left behind these two top-tier Spells in their Underworld versions, which were more suitable for Chu Yi’s own cultivation. They were readily available, requiring no modification on his part.
Souls? The thing I lack the least is souls!
Due to the nature of this small world, the limit was locked for the Ghost King; what did that have to do with him, Chu Yi?
Ah, those running the all-you-can-eat buffet are practically family.
Chu Yi mused, elevating the Ghost King to the status of his top benefactor. The entire Underworld had been practically gifted to him, along with two powerful Spells. Isn’t that far better than your Flesh and Blood Willow Tree?
Getting to the top of the leaderboard was like that; the top benefactor just needed to wholeheartedly gift their entire family fortune, but Chu Yi had many more things to consider.
The avatar quickly retrieved two stone tablets, each a full zhang in length and width, made from the material of some unknown ferocious beast. These tablets recorded the two top-tier Spells.
Similar to the Suanni Technique, the conditions for practicing these Spells were demanding. The Heaven and Earth Technique required the practitioner to refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, and refine spirit back to the void, achieving a state of perfection and flawlessness in essence, qi, and spirit just to reach the entry-level. The improved version, however, only required a Ghost Immortal to have a complete soul to forge a physical body.
As for the Three Heads and Six Arms technique, the original version required devouring a piece of bizarre flesh along with numerous auxiliary materials to first grow two heads and four arms, and eventually three heads and six arms. The improved version merely required the souls of three desirable Demon Beasts to effectively swap heads.
Regarding Wei Wuyang’s plans, the avatar disclosed everything. Due to the separation of the Yin and Yang Realms, only those who practiced the Yin Spirit Technique could enter the Underworld, and once there, their souls could never return to the Mortal World. Consequently, there had been little contact between the two realms until the White Lotus phenomenon occurred. This event caused the earth veins to loosen, allowing certain regions to connect both Yin and Yang. The Ghost King had immediately dispatched Qing Chou Ghost General to act as a liaison between the two sides.
The earth veins were a mysterious phenomenon, acting as both a seal and the very lock that restricted the upper limits of this small world. The Ghost King sought ascension, while Wei Wuyang coveted the world’s legacy; thus, their goals aligned, and they joined forces to destroy the earth veins.
According to their original plan, a million Yin soldiers were to invade Nanjiang. The territory south of the twelve major rivers of Nanjiang, constituting nearly one-third of the Longwu Dynasty’s land, was to be offered as a sacrifice for the Ghost King’s ascension.
However, all of this changed. With the fall of Chu Yi’s righteous iron fist, the Ghost King’s dream of ascending by throwing the world into chaos was instantly bankrupted.
The one to take the stage now would be an even more evil, newly emerged King of Chu.
He planned to devour the entire Underworld, cultivate top-tier Spells, and create an entirely new combat system.
An unexpected delight arrived with news of Nanaki. Nanaki had long since occupied the cities surrounding the Capital City, effectively forming a blockade. In about twenty days, Wei Wuyang was scheduled to host a hero assembly in the Capital City, where participants would compete for spots to ascend to the Immortal Realm. This decision was a compromise reached among multiple factions, all aiming to divide the legacy of this small world amongst themselves.
By then, the Yin and Yang Realms would be completely interconnected, and the Ghost King was supposed to act as a secret weapon to aid Wei Wuyang.
Currently, the only accessible link between the Yin and Yang Realms is Taiping City in Nanjiang, a process I interrupted, Chu Yi thought. The remaining half-month or so is enough time for me to refine the entire Underworld, fully feed the Deceit Beast, and master the two top-tier Spells. More crucially, I have a foreboding feeling. This journey has been far too smooth, largely due to causality’s aid. When I use the power of the Ten Calamities, the cataclysmic disaster associated with the Ten Calamities is likely to arrive. The Human King Body feeds on disasters; the second calamity is almost here.
He had initially thought that taking down the Ghost King would make things easier, but instead, he found himself much busier. He needed to significantly enhance his power in this short period.
After gathering all the intelligence, Chu Yi sorted through it and planned his activities for the coming days. He would have the Ghost King avatar appease the major powerhouses of the Underworld, gather them all for a grand feast, and then slaughter them all. Check latest chapters at novel·fıre·net
Unlike the original Ghost King, who was quite formidable, Chu Yi could capture all these other exalted Ghost Immortals in the Underworld with a single wave of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was a natural counter to souls, and in the Underworld, there was an overabundance of ghosts cultivating the Yin Spirit Technique!
Afterward, with the Divine Hand’s ability to create something from nothing, he easily mastered the two Spells, integrating them thoroughly. Combined with the culinary delights prepared in his "kitchen," he would invent a unique combat system.
Once the hero assembly commenced, he would strike out in a towering form, backstabbing Wei Wuyang and shocking Nanaki.
If Nanaki dares to betray me, I’ll stab her in the back too.
HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH...
Thinking of these delightful possibilities, Chu Yi excitedly pulled Nine Infants into another complete cultivation session.
The path of cultivation brooks no negligence.