"AH!" A piercing scream tore through the heart.
The Ghost-whipping Whip was ant for ghosts; used on humans, it was just an ordinary whip. His wail was so agonizing—if it was not from so vile being, then what was it?
Before the second lash could land, the figure cried out in agony, "I’ll talk! Stop... stop hitting !"
"We... we are Ghost Sacrificers, possessing the bodies of the dead, preparing to leave the Ancient Tomb."
Ghost Sacrificers were Yin Yang ritual masters from the Chu Kingdom era, sowhat similar to modern Yin Yang Masters.
The Chu Kingdom had once ford an army akin to Yin Yang Masters. They were trained as soldiers and used Mystical Arts to seal themselves in coffins. If anyone approached, they would possess the intruder, taking over their body and living on in their stead.
Chu Hao was shocked. "How many Ghost Sacrificers are here?" he asked.
"One hundred and eight."
So many!
Chu Hao could not help but ask, "What do you plan to do when you get out?"
The Ghost Sacrificer, filled with hatred, said, "We want to defeat the Qin Guoren."
Chu Hao was speechless.
He sighed. "The Qin Kingdom has been gone for a long ti. Don’t you know that three thousand years have passed?"
"The Qin Kingdom is gone?" the Ghost Sacrificer asked excitedly.
The Chu Kingdom’s animosity toward the Qin Kingdom runs so deep, Chu Hao lanted inwardly. Even after all these years, they can’t let it go.
If the Qin Kingdom had lasted for three thousand years, with its aggressive tendencies, it might have conquered Earth by now, Chu Hao could not help but think.
Suddenly, Chu Hao felt sothing was off. Su Changyu is possessed by a Ghost Sacrificer and has the mories of the deceased. How could he not know the current state of the world?
Chu Hao lashed out with his whip. "Are you playing ?" he said angrily. "With the mories of the deceased, you would know the Qin Kingdom has already perished, wouldn’t you?"
The Ghost Sacrificer writhed in pain; this whip strike had nearly annihilated him. "How... how do you know that?" he stamred in terror.
He really was deceiving , Chu Hao thought. Brother Hao almost believed him.
Chu Hao adopted an all-knowing posture. "There is nothing in this world that this Taoist Master does not know," he declared. "No matter how skillfully you try to deceive, you cannot escape my sight. It seems you do not plan to speak the truth. Very well then, I will find another Ghost Sacrificer to question. I will end you now."
"I’ll talk!" the Ghost Sacrificer exclaid.
"I am a mber of the Ghost Sacrificer Tribe, not of the Chu Kingdom."
The Ghost Sacrificer Tribe!
"We, the Ghost Offering Clan, possess Yin and Yang abilities. Initially, our Ghost Sacrificer Tribe served the Chu Kingdom and made significant contributions. It could be said that Ghost Sacrificers conquered half of the Chu Kingdom’s territory."
At this point, the Ghost Sacrificer’s face twisted with ferocity. "But later," he continued, "the Chu Kingdom grew fearful. They worried they could not control our tribe’s potent abilities and began slaughtering our people."
Chu Hao was startled. The Chu Kingdom actually had such a tribe, knowledgeable in Yin and Yang abilities. With this knowledge, they could accomplish things ordinary people could not.
Chu Hao said, "Continue. This is the Ancient Tomb of successive Chu Kings. Why are you Ghost Offering Clan mbers here?"
The Ghost Offering Clan mber spoke with rage, "The people of the Chu Kingdom all deserve to die! They slaughtered all of my tribe—my parents, my wife, my children—forcing us to flee."
His face contorted with hatred and murderous intent. "We sought revenge. In the end, my kinsn and I infiltrated the workers building King Chu’s Tomb and initiated our plan."
"What plan?"
"We laid nurous traps and rigged the Ancient Tomb, all for revenge."
Chu Hao asked, "So, did your revenge succeed?"
The Ghost Sacrificer nodded. "Yes. After their deaths, the souls of the Chu Kingdom’s successive kings beca our prisoners within this tomb."
Chu Hao was sowhat shocked. The resentnt in this Ghost Sacrificer’s heart is so intense. They couldn’t kill the Chu Kings in the outside world, so they waited until after their deaths to tornt their souls in the tomb. They were harsh on themselves and even harsher on their enemies.
The Ghost Offering Clan mber continued, "My clan and I took over this Ancient Tomb and began discussing our future plans. Using our unique abilities, we interred our own souls beneath this Divine Tree to wait. As soon as soone opens the Ancient Tomb, the Ghost Offering Clan will return to the surface."
Such a grand ambition, in the works for so long. They waited three thousand years. Indeed, the Ghost Offering Clan is terrifying, Chu Hao mused.
Chu Hao took a deep breath. "And now you’ve succeeded."
The Ghost Offering Clan mber shook his head. "The number of living bodies we’ve possessed is not yet enough."
Chu Hao narrowed his eyes. "So, you want to go out and bring more living people in?"
"Yes."
Chu Hao asked, "Where are the souls of the past Chu Kings?"
The Ghost Offering Clan mber was startled. "You... Why are you asking this?"
This Ghost Offering Clan mber is quite vigilant, Chu Hao noted. Ordinary people, of course, wouldn’t care where the past Chu Kings are, unless they were related to a King Chu.
Chu Hao waved his Ghost-whipping Whip. "So you don’t plan to tell ?" he said indifferently.
Frightened, the Ghost Offering Clan mber quickly replied, "Below... in the main tomb chamber, on the Soul Offering Platform."
So that’s the target for this rescue mission, Chu Hao realized.
Chu Hao then asked, "What else? What other plans do you have? Don’t lie to this Taoist Master. One more lash, and you’ll be reduced to ashes."
Filled with terror, the Ghost Offering Clan mber quickly replied, "After we get out, we will find the descendants of King Chu and kill them all!"
FUCK! Chu Hao swore internally. I’m a descendant of King Chu! These Ghost Offering Clan mbers are out to kill ! Damn it! This world is brimming with intense malice. Heaven only knows who has been possessed by a Ghost Offering Clan mber. They’re in the shadows, and I’m out in the open. This is going to be difficult.
Chu Hao suddenly asked coldly, "Do you know who I am?"
"You... who are you?"
It was very dark, so the Ghost Offering Clan mber could not see Chu Hao’s face. After all, while they had the ability of Possession, they lacked night vision.
Chu Hao took a flashlight from his pocket and shone it on his own face. The light made his features stark and sowhat frightening. "Now," he said, "who do you say I am?"
"DING! Host initiated a Scary Show Off, gaining 700 Pretentiousness Points."
Chu Hao was puzzled. So this is another Scary Show Off mont? Seriously, does Brother Hao look that terrifying?
Seeing Chu Hao, the Ghost Offering Clan mber’s composure shattered. He possessed the mories of the deceased and, of course, knew that Chu Hao was the descendant who had opened King Chu’s Tomb.
"Chu Hao!" the Ghost Offering Clan mber scread.
"Correct. So you, too, shall be reduced to ashes." With a crack of the Thunder Whip, Chu Hao struck. The soul of the Ghost Offering Clan mber dissipated into nothingness.
"DING! For slaying the soul of a Ghost Sacrificer, you have gained one hundred thousand Experience Points."
Chu Hao felt a bit downcast. If I had known, I shouldn’t have spared Su Changyu earlier. That man must have known my identity. If he tells the other Ghost Offering Clan mbers, my troubles will be even greater.
On second thought, most people who ca here probably know my identity. Anyone left alive could be a threat to .
What a headache.
It was not that Chu Hao was afraid of the Ghost Offering Clan; it was their thirst for vengeance and their incredible patience that sent shivers down his spine.
Chu Hao inquired, "System, is there a way to identify mbers of the Ghost Offering Clan?"
System: "It is recomnded that the Host purchase the Six Paths Pupil. It requires fifty thousand Pretentiousness Points."
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