Chapter 76: The Tribulation is Over, the Tongue-Pulling Great Hall Appears

  "Come on, open your mouth, or Grandpa will have to use force!" The long-tongued ghost dragged Sun Yuan over and waved a shiny tongue-pulling pliers in front of him, hinting that he should behave.

  Facing his old acquaintance, Sun Yuan didn't have any resistant thoughts. Although with his current strength, he estimated that one slap would be enough to knock this long-tongued ghost to the ground. However, what Sun Yuan needed now was a formal identity to enter Tongue-Pulling City, so he had to participate in the upcoming ceremony.

  "Alright, since you're being so cooperative, I'll be more careful later. I hope you can give me a surprise." The long-tongued ghost was delighted to see Sun Yuan open his mouth and stick out his tongue. In his impression, only one woman many years ago had cooperated with him like this, except for those who struggled desperately against him. What he didn't know was that the woman was actually Sun Yuan's first possessed puppet, whose soul had long since dispersed.

  After a long time, the Long-Tongued Ghost was staring at Sun Yuan with a big sweat on his head, and from time to time, he would reveal a hint of excitement in his eyes. The little guy in front of him really surprised him too much. He had already endured more than 5,000 tongue-pullings in a row, but now he still looked very energetic. For a moment, the Long-Tongued Ghost felt that this time was full of hope, and at the same time, he couldn't help but feel anxious.

  "Huh, I'm telling you, brother, how many times has this little ghost been beaten? I remember a long time ago, wasn't he right here?" At some point, the green ghost leaned over, looking at Sun Yuan with some surprise, and patted the shoulder of the Long Tongue Ghost.

  "Haha, I should thank you for your advice, brother. Earlier, when you told me to change the tongue-pulling pliers, I wasn't quite convinced, but unexpectedly, after changing to a new pair of pliers, the first customer was able to pull his tongue out over 5,000 times! Brother, come and take a look, can he pull it out 10,000 times?" The Long-Tongued Ghost burst into loud laughter as soon as he saw the Green Ghost.

  "Oh! Such a thing, then congratulations to my brother!" The green ghost's face changed and quickly recovered. His previous statement was just nonsense, because over the years, the ghost tribe had discovered that the success rate of pulling out tongues had nothing to do with the quality of the tongue-pulling pliers. "Could it be that the records of our ancestors were wrong?" The green ghost couldn't help but feel some doubt.

  "Let me take a look." The Green Ghost took a step forward, carefully observing Sun Yuan. But the more he looked, the more surprised he became. After a long while, the Green Ghost sighed and said, "Brother, you're really lucky. This person can withstand at least 5,000 tongue-pullings without any mental damage, which is extremely rare! Based on my estimation, his chances of survival are at least 60%. Brother, I'd like to congratulate you in advance."

  "Haha, this method of yours is indeed effective. I suggest you go and change into another one, who knows, you might run into someone like that right away." The Long-Tongued Ghost couldn't help but feel a little smug, as in this place, only once every hundred or so years would someone like that appear, and now he had gotten his hands on another one.

  "Brother, please continue, I'll just watch from the side!" The green ghost forced a smile. Among these little ghosts, there was also competition. With the once-in-a-billion-years achievement evaluation conference approaching, he was originally guaranteed to be promoted one or two levels, but if at this critical moment, the long-tongued ghost were to produce another person who could pull out their tongue ten thousand times...

  "Alright, come on, kid! Let's continue!" The long-tongued ghost laughed and pulled Sun Yuan over, continuing to pull out his tongue. For the rest of the time, the green ghost was extremely nervous, his face a mixture of emotions. He hadn't expected that his casual remark would actually come true. The kid in front of him seemed to be able to withstand being pulled out ten thousand times, which made him very unhappy.

  But no matter how dissatisfied he was, he couldn't take action to intervene. This was the basic rule of their Tongue-Pulling Hell, which no one could disobey, not even the noble Lord of Tongue-Pulling City, let alone a small ghostly soldier like him. He could only watch as Sun Yuan gradually approached the number 10,000, unable to do anything about it, his heart growing increasingly depressed.

  "Hmm!" The long-tongued ghost let out a long sigh, but his face was filled with excitement. He had finally received another ghost who had undergone the tongue-pulling ritual ten thousand times. With this, he could now focus on cultivating in Tongue-Pulling City for the next year. As the Soul Clan's movements grew bigger, this place became increasingly unsafe, making this one-year cultivation opportunity all the more precious.

  "Alright, come with me." The Long-Tongued Ghost licked his tongue and showed a relieved expression. "Brother, let's gather at my place tonight, I must thank you properly!" The Long-Tongued Ghost pulled up Sun Yuan, who had experienced being tongue-pulled countless times, and put away the thing in his hand, then turned to face the Green Ghost.

  "Alright, you go ahead, I'll continue working. Hope to find a good lead!" Green Ghost forced a smile, his lips stiff and trembling slightly, turned around and left, continuing his unfinished work.

  "What a weirdo!" The Long-Tongued Ghost shook his head and strode ahead, saying "Kid, soon we'll arrive at the grand hall up front for verification. You'd better behave yourself, as there are some big shots inside. If you offend them, you're done for in this Tongue-Pulling Hell."

  "Don't worry!" Sun Yuanqiang replied weakly, suppressing his mental fatigue.

  "Heh heh, you're not bad, others who have undergone the tongue-pulling punishment thousands of times can hardly stand up, but your body is well-trained." The long-tongued ghost stepped forward and pulled Sun Yuan, lending him a helping hand.

  In front of the magnificent Tongue-Pulling Hell Grand Hall, the Long-Tongued Ghost was about to step in when a ghost guard looked up and saw him. He stretched out his hand to stop him and asked suspiciously, "Don't you know what place this is? How dare you barge in?"

  "Sir, I have just received a soul that has undergone thousands of tongue-pullings without losing its spiritual intelligence. I came to confirm and please inform the sir on my behalf. This small thing is not worth mentioning." The long-tongued ghost showed a flattering smile, took out some things from his pocket and handed them over to the ghost messenger, pointing at Sun Yuan behind him, saying "Sir, please take a look, it's him."

  "Hmm, not bad at all! Let me take a look at the record." The ghostly messenger rubbed his hands together, smiled slightly, and tucked the object into his sleeve. He glanced at Sun Yuan with a hint of surprise, then took the Long Tongue Ghost's tongue-pulling record and began to flip through it. After a while, he nodded in approval, "Not bad, this newcomer is quite good. Being able to withstand 10,000 consecutive tongue-pullings, that's some impressive talent!"

  "Little Float, come here for a moment!" After watching for a long time, the ghost nodded slightly, but didn't walk in. Instead, he shouted towards the inside of the main hall. Immediately, a chaotic noise was heard from inside, and soon after, a white-clad female ghost floated out from within.

  "Ah, it's Brother Li. What's wrong? Is there something going on?" The white-clad female ghost seemed to be doing something and came out with a distracted look. When she saw this ghost messenger, her expression changed instantly, and her pale face, which was as white as flour, flushed with a hint of crimson.

  "Give this one a stamp, and then give that ghost a residence permit for another year and a half!" The ghost officer frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the work of this one, but in front of outsiders, he didn't say anything. Instead, he thought for a moment and pointed to Long Tongue Ghost and Sun Yuan Dao.

  "One and a half years? Not one year?" The female ghost first looked at Sun Yuan, then nodded, and only then reacted, looking at the ghost messenger in disbelief.

  "Let you go and do it, what are you hesitating about! This new person has great potential, according to the rules, his guide should be given extra rewards. Little girl, you'd better pay attention lately, focus on your work, otherwise, this job is not something you can keep." The ghost's face changed again, even more dissatisfied, and at this moment, he didn't give the female ghost any face, but sternly said.

  "Sorry, Brother Li." The white-clad female ghost was startled and her face turned pale, but she didn't dare to refute. She hastily nodded and said "I won't do this again, please forgive me, Brother Li. You two follow me, I'll take care of the procedures for you right away."