Chapter 1: The Haunted Forest of Demons (Part 1)

  The door of the mortuary was suddenly opened after twisting the handle for half a day.

  The person who came in was indeed Old Wang, and despite the vicissitudes of life etched on his face, he still had a cold expression. He was still wearing that old, tattered military coat, tightly wrapped around his body.

  "What are you doing here?" The ghouls saw Lao Wang and didn't show any surprise, instead they fiercely scolded him.

  "Of course I'm here to take you down." Old Wang's face was set, his deep-set eyes gleaming with spirit.

  "Old man, hurry up and leave, you can't handle it at all!" Zhang Shanyi shouted anxiously to Old Wang.

  Ding Lingxiu turned his neck and whispered to Zhang Shanyi:

  "Ai yi, you forgot one thing."

  "What?" Zhang Shanyi looked at Ding Lingxiu.

  "Ghoul is now undead."

  Ding Lingxiu had just finished speaking when Zhang Shanyi immediately understood and was taken aback.

  The Corpse Demon is now a ghostly corpse, and Old Wang can actually see it, which means that Old Wang has the ability to see yin and yang. However, his forehead does not have any indentation, so it's likely that he developed this ability later in life or maybe Old Wang is a ghost himself. But no matter how Zhang Shanyi looked at him, he couldn't see any spiritual energy on Old Wang's body. Adding to the fact that previously he didn't find any evil-repelling objects on his body, Zhang Shanyi finally understood what was going on - Old Wang's current identity, whether human or ghost, is definitely not something ordinary ghosts and monsters can handle.

  "Is that so? You still want to stop me? Can't you just pretend not to see me like before when I enter the morgue? An old bone dare to come out and show off, since we're so similar, I'll send you to the Western Heaven." The Corpse Eater glared at Old Wang with malice, its crimson tentacles writhing left and right.

  "Ghoul, come with me now, or you'll be dead in a little while." Ding Lingyu said softly.

  "What? You humans, still so arrogant even when death is near. Neither of you are my match. And yet, you think I can't defeat this old geezer?" The ghoul bared its teeth, its face full of resentment.

  The moment the ghoul's words fell, the temperature in the mortuary suddenly rose, and the air began to stir restlessly.

  Immediately afterwards, a deafening explosion shook the entire Taiping Interment, and a fierce and terrifying aura burst forth.

  Old Wang's military coat suddenly burst open, revealing the powerful muscles inside. The exceptionally fierce and evil aura also erupted out. I thought that under the loose military coat would be a frail skeleton, but I never expected Old Wang's body to be incredibly robust. Every muscle seemed to have its own breathing, constantly rising and falling. It was even hard to imagine that this could be the physique of an old man in his twilight years.

  Old Wang's right hand clenched into a fist and shot towards the Ghoul like lightning.

  A mighty fist came hurtling in, and Old Wang's muscles bulged even more, those blocks of muscle seeming to swell like steel on his body. The fist swept past the Ghoul's antennae, making a rustling sound, and actually managed to smash them into fragments, each one breaking off and falling to the ground like a jumping blood snake. The fist wind carried fresh blood and flesh scraps onto the Ghoul's face, this speed was simply impossible to measure, the Ghoul had no time to defend itself at all, its sharp teeth were shattered with a crash.

  Ding Lingxiu and Zhang Shanyi's antennae also drooped down, the two pushed away their antennae and stood up straight.

  Just as the two were shocked by this magnificent explosion, the Xunyao Luopan in Ding Ling's arms suddenly made a strange movement, and an extremely ear-piercing alarm sounded from the Luopan.

  Ding Lingxiu took out the Luopan, and the pointer of the demon-seeking Luopan flashed a crimson yellow light, rapidly rotating like a wind and fire wheel.

  Immediately afterwards, the stone mechanism clicked into place, and the stone disc slowly opened. The red liquid inside began to boil violently, with golden words floating on its surface:

  Demon Name: Great Power Demon King

  Rank: Demon King

  Weakness: Unpredictable

  Ding Lingxiu was petrified in an instant, although he had expected that Old Wang was a ghost, but he did not expect that Old Wang would be of the Ghost King level, and was actually the infamous Great Power Ghost King.

  This powerful ghost king, along with the single-horned ghost king and the Mangshan ghost king, is known as one of the three great ghost kings of the underworld. He can be said to be a standout among ghosts. According to Ding Ling's understanding, the powerful ghost king holds the position of Minister of Works in the underworld, which means he is in charge of the construction department of the underworld city. However, he has now appeared out of nowhere in this hospital, and what's more, he's dressed as an old janitor. This has left Ding Ling utterly bewildered, and at this moment, his fear surpasses his confusion.

  The Great Demon King's single punch had already caused the Corpse Eater to disperse its primordial spirit, and it fell to the ground in agony, twitching convulsively. The tentacles around it went limp and scattered, flowing with dark black blood.

  Zhang Shanyi and Ding Lingshu have become like statues, the two are skilled in capturing ghosts and demons, but facing this ghost king-level fierce ghost in front of them, their strength is simply worlds apart. At this time, they still want to subdue the Great Power Ghost King, it's undoubtedly a futile effort, like trying to stop a bell with a reed or hitting a rock with an egg.

  Old Wang shook off the black blood on his body and looked at them coldly.

  Ding Lingxiu swallowed hard, although he wanted to calm himself down, but due to the cold and blood loss, his whole body was already shaking non-stop, the whole person was like being wrapped in ice, it took him a long time to stammer out:

  "Great King of Ghosts, I really didn't expect you to be Old Wang."

  Old Wang kicked a zombie that had fallen to the ground and said coldly:

  "In fact, I should thank you. After this guy escaped and possessed the girl's body, it has been ruthless and may perish together with her. As a ghost king, I couldn't use talismans to drive it out of the girl's body, so I've been waiting for an opportunity to take action and kill him."

  "So that's how it is, I wonder what the Great Ghost King plans to do next?" Ding Lingxiu's body was already very weak, and his voice was weak and powerless.

  Although it's a great opportunity to subdue the Corpse Eater, facing off against the powerful and formidable Ghost King of the Underworld, who is also competing with him, just being able to stay alive would be enough, let alone having any other desires.

  "Look at you, going to great lengths for this Corpse Eater. This time's prey is still on your head, I'm not here for the bounty, but because it stole a treasure from the Underworld, and I've come to retrieve that treasure."

  Ding Lingxiu didn't have the time to listen to Daliguiwang's explanation, and when he heard that Daliguiwang was going to give him the Corpse Eater, he became so moved that he almost cried.

  "Thank you very much, Your Majesty the Demon King."

  The Oni King nodded heavily and reached his hand into the throat of the Ghoul.

  The corpse-eating ghost's eyes were wide open, and the powerful demon king ruthlessly rummaged through its body with his hands. After a long time, he finally dug out a pearl, wiped it clean, and put it in his mouth, savoring it repeatedly for a long time before spitting it out and putting it in his pocket. Zhang Shanyi couldn't help but feel nauseous at the sight.

  "What's your name?" Da Li Gui Wang asked Ding Ling Xiu in a rude tone after confirming the bead.

  "Ding Lingxiu." Ding Lingxiu replied.

  "Ding Lingxiu..." The Great Ghost King narrowed his eyes, seemingly deep in thought, as if recalling a memory. "It's the Ding family again... This time you're lucky to have narrowly escaped disaster. If you make such a low-level mistake that disgraces the Ding family again, next time we'll only meet in the underworld."

  "Thanks for the reminder, Your Excellency Gui Wang." Ding Lingxiu bowed slightly with his hands clasped together.

  "Enough idle chatter, I also have matters to attend to. This Primordial Spirit should return to the Underworld as well. Farewell for now." The Great Ghost King stood proudly, his form gradually becoming transparent.

  Before long, black smoke rose and the powerful demon king vanished into thin air.

  "This is just a branch of his primordial spirit and he can already blow up the Corpse Eater with one punch, this Ghost King level is really too terrifying." Zhang Shanyi couldn't help but sigh.

  "Sooner or later I will subdue this demon king." Ding Lingxiu wiped the blood from his face and muttered to himself.

  Zhang Shanyi was startled, but immediately calmed down and looked at Ding Lingxiu's serious face, patted his shoulder and said:

  "To be honest, that ghoul just now really pushed us to the brink of despair."

  "Hopes always penetrate everything and will never abandon us until death." Ding Lingshu lit a cigarette.