Chapter 8: The Great Power Ghost

  Only to see that the big head has no skin, with a dark and blurred face, the five senses are all vague, as if it is a black smoke. Although the whole body is rising and swaying in the mist, it seems that a gust of wind can blow it away, but surprisingly, it still wears a black armor, with sharp thorns on the armor, like many maggots slightly wriggling, making people feel hairy just by looking at it.

  As soon as it appeared, it immediately emitted a chilling aura that pierced through one's bones.

  "Go! Take down this stone wall!" Hao Ren pointed at the bluestone wall with his hand.

  Roar!

  The big fellow suddenly let out a loud roar, and on his vague face, two red lights suddenly shot out, which turned out to be his eyes, instantly startling the young men into continuous retreat.

  He gave the crowd a cold glance, reached behind his back and pulled out a large black knife. The blade was as big as a millstone, with swirling black smoke on its surface, emitting waves of chilling air that made the faces of the young men turn pale.

  Wow!

  A black light flashed, and the large knife fell with a swift thunderbolt, rumbling loudly as it split off a huge boulder from the stone wall. After falling to the ground, it continued to roll and collide, causing the entire ground to tremble slightly.

  This astonishing scene frightened the young men so much that they hastily retreated several feet, fearing being hit by splashing stones and getting seriously injured or killed.

  Shi Dong shrunk behind the crowd, his face pale as he stared at the boulder that was as big as a millstone, and then glanced at the large cave on the stone wall. His eyes were wide with unbelief at what he saw.

  The young men were also shocked and terrified, stunned by the big man's frightening one knife.

  Hao Ren smiled slightly and raised his hand, beckoning the giant to come closer. The giant transformed into a wisp of black smoke that drilled into Hao Ren's sleeve. If not for the fallen rocks on the ground and the large holes in the stone wall, everyone would have thought what they just saw was just a dream.

  "Haha, did you all see that? This is the power of a vengeful spirit!" Hao Ren laughed and said, "The vengeful spirit I just released is called 'Great Power Ghost'. Its large knife can easily split mountains and crack rocks. An ordinary cultivator who encounters it will have their head chopped off in an instant if they're not careful. It's truly boundless! How about it, isn't it impressive?"

  All the young people had nothing to say, they could only nod repeatedly like chicks pecking at rice, with envy shining in their eyes.

  "Good grief, this powerful ghost is too intimidating! When can I get one like that? Ah, mom's... going to Suishui City to find Wang the butcher and have him cut two catties of pork. He'll definitely have nothing to say then. Heh heh, with one slash of the knife, all his big pigs, spotted pigs, and medium-sized piglets will be split in half, won't that scare him to death?"

  For a moment, I thought it was interesting, and even thought of the two catties of pork that had been cut off, which were given to my mother and then cooked into a large pot of braised pork, eating until my sister and I had oily mouths, and Shi Dong's saliva almost flowed out.

  Seeing the young people's eyes shining brightly, their faces full of excitement, Hao Ren and Bai Jin exchanged a glance, with smiles on their faces.

  Hao Ren beckoned to everyone, indicating that they should go back to the original counter. He pointed at the ghost fetus jumping around in the light and smiled: "This ghost fetus might give birth to a powerful spirit like Da Li Gui. Who among you has the guts to try?"

  "I... I'll go!" A flustered young man immediately raised his hand.

  Shi Dong took a glance and was shocked by the person's appearance. He saw that he was about 15 or 16 years old, with fair skin, slender build, and striking features - sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, with an extraordinary air about him.

  This man turned out to be a prominent member of the Wang clan in Xishui City, the young master of the Lei family - Lei Huan.

  "Lei Hao? He... with such a prestigious status, how could he also be caught?" Shi Dong's heart was shocked and puzzled.

  Earlier, when Bai Jin distributed the packages, he walked to each new disciple and asked their name in a low voice. Shi Dong stood at the back, so he didn't recognize him.

  At this time, Shi Dong suddenly remembered that Lei Huan often accompanied his father to the tea houses and wine shops in Suishui City, making some social connections, and was a young master who was intentionally cultivated by the Lei family.

  It wasn't the first time Shi Dong had served tea to the guests, but he never thought that Le Jia's young master, who was always high above him, would also appear here, giving him an indescribable feeling.

  Recalling the first young man chosen by Master Sito Kam-yin, he was slender and tall, with fair skin all over his body. Because he was far away at that time and didn't see his face clearly, now thinking about it should be this Lei Huang.

  "This guy, I didn't expect his qualifications to be so good, he's actually a first-class lower!" Ishizuki muttered to himself.

  He immediately changed his mind and secretly smiled to himself.

  He remembered that Lei Huan used to dress luxuriously and walk with his head held high and chest out, like a proud little rooster; but when he was picked up by Situ Jin in mid-air, his thin and pale body shrunk together, just like a plucked white chicken, really ridiculous.

  "Hehe, no matter how noble a person is, once they've lost their clothes, they're all the same! " Shi Dong narrowed his eyes and stared at Lei Huang, wanting to see how this proud little rooster would take a great fall. According to his guess, gambling with Lei was just as risky as gambling with stones, and Lei would definitely lose."

  Hao Ren stretched out his hand: "According to the rules of the Gambler's Guild, every time you gamble, you have to pay three pieces of Shuangling Stone."

  Lei Hao didn't expect to have to pay, and he was stunned for a moment. He gritted his teeth and took out three spirit stones, putting them in Hao Ren's hand, saying: "I'm betting on it, I want to try my luck."

  Bai Jin looked at him and praised: "Not bad, you have a kind! It seems that the master did not choose you as the first name in vain."

  He received praise from his second brother, Lei Huan couldn't hide the surprise on his face, and he quickly puffed out his chest and raised his head, saying: "Thank you, Second Brother, for your praise. I...I will definitely work hard! And not let Master and...and you down."

  Bai Jin nodded in satisfaction and pointed at the ghost fetus with his hand, smiling: "Come on, let me see how your luck is?"

  Hao Ren took out a small, shiny golden hammer and handed it to him, saying: "This object is called the Golden Strike. It's specially used to open the Ghost Fetus. You use it to lightly tap on the shell. If after cracking open, a fully formed ghost emerges, then it means you've successfully opened the Spirit Ghost. If after cracking open, there's no fully formed ghost, then it means failure, and that's just a worthless inferior ghost."

  Lei Hao nodded, took over Jin Ji Zi, tightly clenched in his hand, and raised it in mid-air.

  At this moment, the air seemed to be stagnant, and all the young people's eyes were fixed on him, looking forward to what would happen after the strike.

  Shi Dong's heart was also tense, after all, this wasn't a gamble with stones, but a gamble with ghosts. Heaven knows what would happen if he knocked it down?

  He glanced at Bai Jin with his eyes, and found that a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again, and exchanged a glance with Hao Ren.

  "Something's wrong! Something's wrong! This kid must be problematic!" Shi Dong suddenly felt a sense of foreboding, every time Bai Jin's mouth corner floated with such a smile, it was when he was up to no good.

  A flash of golden light, and Lei Huang swung down with a Golden Strike.

  With a soft "poof", the bright light was shattered, and the golden hammer's gleaming round head landed on the ghost fetus. The ghost fetus suddenly jumped violently, then burst open, and a wisp of black smoke drilled out.

  It coagulated in mid-air and quickly transformed into a huge ghostly shadow, its body clad in armor, holding a large knife, with a fierce aura surrounding it, its eyes gleaming bright red.

  Oni!

  The boys were all shocked and their mouths wide open, they had no idea that Lei Huang's casual strike would actually summon a powerful Oni.

  This... this is just like a dream come true.

  "Damn it, Qingwu and Fei are in cahoots playing tricks on Lei Huang! I knew it!" Shi Dong cursed loudly in his heart, almost shouting out loud.

  Lei Hao was completely stunned, staring blankly at this powerful ghost, holding the golden hammer and standing there, not knowing what to do.

  "Hao Ren exclaimed in surprise: 'Ah! What great luck! Quick, quick, you hurry up and prick your finger to drip blood on it, I'll help you complete the Blood Sacrifice ritual.'"

  In a daze, Lei Huang bit his finger and dripped blood into the mouth of the Great Power Ghost. After sucking it in, its body flashed red, its eyes gleaming with a fierce red light, twisting and howling wildly, as if extremely unwilling to be bound by the blood sacrifice, but was restrained by an invisible force.

  Hao Ren pinched his fingers together, muttered to himself, and suddenly spat a mouthful of true energy onto the Great Strength Ghost's body. The ghost was stunned for a moment, the bright red glow in its eyes disappeared, and it docilely lowered its head and leaned against Lei Huan's side.

  "Alright! The blood oath is complete, and now it's your ghost servant. You can command it to do anything, and it won't disobey. If you're in danger, it will even automatically protect you!" Hao Ren said with a smile, "However, since you haven't started cultivating yet, there's no true energy in your body, so you can't drive it to exert its full combat power. Only after you break through the first layer of Qi Refining and learn the Ghost Controlling Technique can you fully control it."

  Next, Hao Ren instructed for a bit and had Lei Huan try using his mind to control the Great Strength Ghost to do some simple commands. The Great Strength Ghost followed closely behind Lei Huan, even clumsily picking up the fallen rock from the ground and tossing it three feet away with a loud crash.

  Just manipulating for a moment, Lei Huan's face turned pale and he was drenched in sweat, indeed verifying Hao Ren's words that his cultivation was insufficient to fully drive the Linggui.

  But the strength that is currently being displayed is already astonishing, let alone ordinary people who can withstand a blow from a spiritual ghost? If any young man offends Lei Huan, as long as he releases a ghostly punch, his head will fly out like that stone.

  The crowd of young people were envious, their eyes shining brightly as they stared at Lei Huang and his powerful ghostly servant. In their hearts, they couldn't help but think: "How did he get so lucky? I...I also want to try my luck! If I can win the favor of a spirit, I'll be set for life!"

  Shi Dong watched all of this with a mixture of envy and suspicion, thinking to himself: "Qing Wu Gui and Si Pangzi set up this heavenly jump, their goal must be to lure others into betting!" His heart suddenly calmed down, observing the situation coldly.