Chapter 286 - 286 284 Horned Ghost

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286: Chapter 284: Horned Ghost 286: Chapter 284: Horned Ghost He had been cultivating for over two hundred years, and although he had not yet transcended tribulation, he had already reached the seventh-rank Chengling realm, honored by the world as one of the Tianyao Tri-Stars, alongside Su Jing of the Taixuan Sect and Yin Baishuang of the Cangwu Palace. Although his cultivation was not on par with the Taixuan Nine Classics, the Cangwu Ten Treasures, or the Tianxi Thirteen Swords, in terms of reputation and heritage, he was above them. Moreover, with his many years of extremely rich experience in the Ghost Hunting Skill and having subdued several Fierce Ghosts of a thousand years, making them submit and join his subordinates, his classic battles had bolstered his confidence, believing that below transcending tribulation, not a single Fierce Ghost recorded in his Judge’s Notes could escape! However, he had not expected this Ghost to possess the terrifying Talent of refining ghost artifacts by extracting bones and peeling skin with its own power alone. A three-thousand-year-old Fierce Ghost, enhanced by a top-grade ghost artifact, this was not something he could handle. He must leave this place as quickly as possible. Ying Xiu wrapped his arm around Baili Xianxian’s slender waist, his expression grave as he flickered toward the exit continuously. He had never intended to put himself in unnecessary danger, but he also wouldn’t stoop to using the lives of these juniors to buy himself time. As he passed by Baili An, he reached out one hand to grab Fang Geyu’s arm, warning Baili An, “Do not linger in battle, the might of a top-grade ghost artifact is extraordinary, abandon the coffin and retreat!” Baili An did not heed his words, not retreating a single step, and Fang Geyu, with a look of disgust, parried away his extended hand with her sword. Ying Xiu said, “Don’t be ignorant—” Before he could finish, he suddenly sensed something, his pupils contracting sharply! Beneath the spot where Baili An stood, a black shadow about one meter in diameter covered the ground, giving off a sensation of thick, viscous heaviness. Like a deadly swamp in a perilous forest, several pitch-black Ghost Hands stretched out of the shadowy area, gripping his legs firmly as if they were old tree roots. It wasn’t that he wasn’t retreating… It was that he had no power to retreat! At this crucial moment, the Ghost with its long dark nails was beating the drum, and to the left and right behind him, within the converged dark energy, two upright black coffins emerged. The lid of each coffin was pried open by a pair of coarse, black hands like iron; a horned ghost emerged from each coffin, letting out a roar, creating two craters in the ground as if struck by meteorites. The two horned ghosts vanished and reappeared in an instant right in front of Baili An, slamming fiercely onto the surface of the Vermilion Bird coffin. Baili An’s chest shuddered, and a suppressed moan escaped his throat, while a trace of fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. Hornghosts were one of the strongest and most fearsome ghost types in terms of physical power, commonly known as bruteghosts. In life, they often had sparse Spiritual Power nodes, focusing primarily on their physical bodies and secondary on their Spiritual Power, as Martial Arts Practitioners. After their corpses were transformed into ghosts, their strength only became stronger than when they were alive. Dominator Qi Force transferred from the coffin surface to his palms, his arm bones emitting a grinding sound that made one’s teeth ache. Had it not been for the fact that Baili An’s body was that of a corpse demon who had been dormant for over two hundred years, his arms would have likely burst open from the blood pressure, causing the heavy coffin to collapse, crushing both him and Fang Geyu behind him into a bloody pulp. What followed was a stalemate of strength. Seeing his trembling arms and the tautness of his shoulders and back, as if his body was bearing an incredible force, Fang Geyu couldn’t help but reach out and pinch the fabric of his wide robe at his waist. As Baili An looked to the side, the red bloodstain at the corner of his mouth made his face even paler. Speaking in a dull yet calm voice to Ying Xiu, he said, “Take her and leave.” Fang Geyu was not one for pretentious defiance and gave Ying Xiu a clean, sharp look: “If you dare to touch this miss with any hand, I’ll chop off whatever hand you use.” The good intentions of a stranger are limited. Just like Ying Xiu, who also came from a noble background, he would not be so infatuated as to rush forward to please and rescue someone merely because they were attractive. He did not say another word, hefting Baili Xianxian sideways and disappearing into the dark, narrow tunnel. The Ghost coldly glanced at the female corpse He Sha and said, “Tonight, I will use these two people’s skins to make two new clothes for my wife; how about that?” The female corpse He Sha closed her eyes in pain, pretending not to hear. The drum sounded again. With a loud boom, two bloody arms burst through the skin and struck the coffin’s surface behind the towering figures of the two horned ghosts. The heavy yin energy in the old mansion surged with the solemn drum sound, gathering beneath the four bloodied ghostly hands. Even the blue dust that fluttered around seemed to feel the oppressive and tense atmosphere, falling to the ground like iron sand, weighted with heaviness. Even the solid ground was pitted with numerous fine holes, as if nibbled by mites, by the dust. Baili An lost all color from his face as he spat out a mouthful of blood, which then got blown away by the reverse yin wind, staining his cheeks, which belied his young and delicate face, with red. The arms bracing behind the coffin made crushing sounds, his elbows bending abruptly from the immense force. He staggered back two steps, unable to steady the Vermilion Bird coffin with his palms any longer. Instead, he hugged his arms tightly, stabilizing the coffin in a manner that spread and absorbed the impact across the largest area possible. As he staggered back, Fang Geyu was also knocked back five steps. She heard a deeply suppressed and painful sigh come from his throat and was immediately startled, stepping forward to support his stiff and taut waist like hardened rock, while raising her hand to wipe the fresh red from his chin. Fang Geyu herself didn’t realize how tightly her voice was strained, “You shouldn’t keep it to yourself, if it hurts, just shout it out. No one will laugh at you.” As for Fang Geyu wiping his chin, Baili An, with a face wrought with endurance, paused for a moment and then awkwardly turned his head away. Avoiding her fingers, he clenched his teeth and said under his breath, “I… I’m not in pain, you go first…” Fang Geyu was particularly annoyed by his cool and indifferent temperament. Seeing that he was obviously forcing himself to stay strong, her irritation bubbled up as he kept avoiding her, and her previously gentle touch turned rough. She forcefully grasped Baili An’s blood-soaked chin, straightening his head, stood on tiptoes, and forced him to look directly at her. Miss Fang, glaring into his pitch-black eyes, didn’t forget to raise her foot and rest it on the coffin to share the burden with him. Her petite eyebrows lifted in anger as she said, “You were spitting blood earlier! Why keep it to yourself? I’ve told you, if it hurts, just shout it out. We’re all flesh and blood; there’s no need to endure it like this. Pain is felt in your own body; if you don’t cry out, how will others know if you’re in pain?” Baili An’s neck veins visibly bulged, the pressure from the hornghosts akin to being crushed by a thousand catties boulder falling from high above. He endured the pain, eyes deeply staring at her, “And what if I cry out? How does it matter if others know?” It would just provide a spectacle for others to watch. Furthermore, he had long passed the age where he couldn’t conceal his pain.

Chapter 286 - 286 284 Horned Ghost

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