As for the strength of these ghosts at the entrance of the financial building, without Shui Miao here, the fox spirit Qimei and Golden Toad Master would barely be able to hold their ground.
Moreover, many more ghosts were continuously arriving.
Shui Miao walked up to the entrance and saw many ghosts of all ages and genders watching him. He smiled slightly and said, “What’s the matter, everyone? This talisman I placed here is for protecting the residence.”
Near the elevator, Chen Meiling and Chen Xiang hadn’t gone upstairs yet. They had stopped, unable to see the ghosts but convinced that something unclean was present, as they had felt eerie gusts of ghostly wind when passing by the entrance. Meanwhile, the fox spirit Qimei and Golden Toad Master stood beside them, highly alert.
Out of curiosity, the two women asked the fox spirit Qimei to open their spiritual eyes, allowing them to see a group of malevolent ghosts.
“Who are you? By what right have you placed this protective talisman here? This is our territory. Who do you think you are to try driving us away?” shouted a fierce female ghost.
“What makes you think your little bit of cultivation is anything special? I haven’t even begun to take you seriously!”
“That’s right, you piece of crap! Dare to offend us, and we’ll make sure your family suffers!”
“Screw you! You’ve picked the wrong people to mess with. Let’s just kill those two women first…”
A group of evil ghosts clamored loudly, seeing Shui Miao as outnumbered and speaking increasingly rudely.
Shui Miao strode toward the two ghosts that had threatened to kill his family and harm Chen Meiling’s group. Suddenly, he summoned his curved blade and swept it horizontally, slicing the two ghosts into four pieces. With a few more slashes, he destroyed their yin essence orbs, instantly turning them into ghostly mist, their souls scattered forever.
Seeing this, the other evil ghosts, fearing the blade, quickly retreated and fell silent.
Shui Miao glanced at the ghosts, noticing a few elderly ones with grim expressions who remained silent, and guessed they must be the leaders. He smiled slightly and said, “Anyone who threatens my loved ones or friends, I will chase to the ends of the earth and eradicate. Is there anyone among you who still dares to challenge me? This building belongs to my Chen Corporation. Did you ask for my permission to reside here? I heard your insults just now. Based on those words alone, I could destroy every one of you arrogant, house-occupying ghosts, scattering your souls forever, never to be reborn.”
“Hmph! Young man, aren’t you afraid of biting off more than you can chew? Just because you have a blade doesn’t make you invincible.”
An elderly ghost holding a cane finally lost his patience and stepped forward. He struck the cane against the ground, instantly turning it black as a surge of ghostly energy surrounded Shui Miao, ready to attack.
“Kill him! Kill him!”
Seeing the elder’s display of power, the lesser ghosts became agitated again.
Ignorance truly is terrifying!
Shui Miao knew why they weren’t afraid of him—it was because the yin-type immortal energy he was currently channeling was weakened from his injuries, making him appear less formidable, hence their audacity.
“You probably won’t manage it alone. Why don’t you all attack together? I’m in a hurry.”
Wanting to avoid unnecessary bloodshed, Shui Miao immediately sheathed his blade and switched to channeling yang-type immortal energy.
Yin and yang counteract each other; when yin is strong, yang weakens.
Shui Miao had intended to intimidate the ghosts, but his yang energy also seemed weak, further emboldening the evil spirits.
“Kid, I thought you were something special! But your cultivation is barely worth mentioning! No need for everyone to gang up—just let this old man handle you. I’ll show you what it means there’s always someone stronger.”
Suddenly, the old man trembled, his ghostly form turning into black mist and enveloping Shui Miao.
“Not even a land immortal, yet you dare act so shamelessly? How ridiculous!” Shui Miao shook his head, snapped his fingers, and instantly a ring of yang fire erupted around him. The old man’s black mist recoiled upon contact with the fire, reverting to human form but now singed and scorched, his clothes reduced to tatters, looking utterly disheveled.
“You brat, what kind of devilish fire is that?” the old man, clearly defeated, still spat angrily.
“Born a fool, huh?” Shui Miao frowned, sighed, and said, “Fighting you lot would bring ridicule. You don’t even recognize immortal fire, yet you dare challenge me. I’m truly amazed. Now, I don’t want to waste any more time here. The talisman is up. I’ll give you thirty seconds to decide. After that, anyone still in this building, I’ll personally eliminate—exterminating every arrogant, house-occupying ghost here.”
“Who does this guy think he is, talking so big? Don’t you know this is the territory of King Lei the Ghost?”
As Shui Miao finished speaking, the floor of the lobby cracked open, and a massive ghost emerged, as large as a hill. This ghost looked like three sumo wrestlers combined, bare-chested, wearing black scaled underwear, and holding a black orb the size of a basketball. He glanced disdainfully at Shui Miao, then suddenly turned toward the elevator, eyes widening as he grinned widely, “Haha! Beautiful fox spirit, I like you! Come on, capture her for me to be my wife!”
“Yes!”
Instantly, a dozen ghostly shadows surged toward the fox spirit Qimei.
Seeing this, Shui Miao immediately summoned immortal flames around Chen Meiling and the others. Several ghosts, unaware of their limits, tried to charge through and were immediately engulfed, screaming in agony.
“What useless trash!”
King Lei scoffed, blowing a gust of ghostly wind trying to extinguish Shui Miao’s flames. But even after several ghosts were burned to ashes, the fire still didn’t die.
In fact, his ghostly wind couldn’t suppress the immortal fire.
The evil ghosts thought King Lei was powerful, but only King Lei himself knew this young man was no ordinary foe.
Finally, King Lei gave Shui Miao a serious look, “Brother, you’ve got some skill! You just want them gone, right? That’s easy. I can make them leave right now. But today, I’ve lost too much face. With you killing my men in front of me, I can’t really help you anymore. Still, considering we’re both cultivators, it wouldn’t be right for me not to offer you a way out. Let me propose a deal: just take a few million or billion ghost coins as compensation for my men’s lives and everyone’s moving expenses, and I, King Lei the Ghost, will be known for my righteousness, as every ghost under me knows!”
“That’s right, King Lei is the most righteous!”
“Absolutely righteous!”
…
There were indeed many ghosts flattering King Lei, but it wasn’t surprising, considering he held the Yin Holy Spirit in his hand. This alone proved King Lei was no ordinary ghost. The Yin Holy Spirit was something even a five-hundred-year-old ghost like Bai Feng could only dream of possessing. Yet King Lei played with it casually, clearly possessing immense power.
A direct confrontation wouldn’t be wise; even if victorious, it would waste precious immortal energy. Shui Miao’s mind raced, and after a few breaths, he suddenly stepped forward and reached his hand toward King Lei’s belly…
King Lei immediately stepped back warily, eyes darting as he asked, “What are you doing? I’m not into men touching me!”
In truth, King Lei was deeply afraid of Shui Miao’s immortal fire.
“Haha, I’m not into touching men either, especially not a fat corpse like you. I’m touching you because I want to communicate mentally, to tell you about a huge business deal. Compared to this deal, a few million or billion ghost coins are like comparing candlelight to the stars in the sky—utterly insignificant.” Shui Miao appeared relaxed, though this King Lei was strong; with the five stone tablets hidden within him, what did he have to fear?
King Lei blinked, somewhat hesitant but intrigued, “Alright then, go ahead and touch. It won’t hurt me.”
There were several ways to transmit thoughts mentally.
Physical contact between souls was a more secretive method.
As Shui Miao touched King Lei’s soul body, he immediately transmitted his thoughts, “Have you heard of Master Huangquan of the Spring Mountains?”
“Of course! That guy’s supposed to be pretty strong. I’ve heard of him!” King Lei responded immediately.
It seemed they weren’t allies. Shui Miao paused briefly before continuing, “He has a treasure called the Nine Tripod Incense Burner. Want it?”
“Damn! Of course I want it! That’s the treasure of my dreams!” King Lei actually became excited, “How? Can you get it?”
What a simple-minded ghost king! Shui Miao’s mind stirred slightly, “Great. If you want it, I’ll count you in. In a few days, we’ll go together and wipe out the Huangquan Sect. But if you dare leak this plan, I won’t spare you!” As he spoke, Shui Miao subtly activated a soul-devouring force, imprinting it onto King Lei’s belly.
Since the soul-devouring force wasn’t fully activated, it merely attached itself without harming King Lei.
King Lei, having never encountered such a force before, couldn’t help but feel fear creeping in.
Initially, he hadn’t taken Shui Miao seriously at all.
But when he realized his ghostly energy couldn’t extinguish Shui Miao’s immortal fire, he grew cautious.
Now, with the soul-devouring force imprinted on his belly, he dared not act recklessly.
Wasn’t Shui Miao also testing King Lei’s strength?
Withdrawing his hand slightly, Shui Miao smiled and stepped back a few paces, “Now that our deal is sealed, King Lei, please take your people and leave?”
“Fine!”
King Lei’s throat moved slightly, then he roared at the gathered ghosts, “Get out of here! Anyone who dares enter this place again, I’ll throw them into boiling oil, make them climb blades, and cross fire seas!!” King Lei shouted louder and louder, finally reaching a frenzy, because secretly he was trying to dispel the soul-devouring imprint with his ghostly energy but failing completely.
“Whoosh! Whoosh!”
As King Lei’s voice faded, a gust of wind swept through the building, and suddenly dozens of ghostly officers appeared, including even Lord Cai, the City God.
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