Chapter 224

This was a sight that was never seen before in Fengdu during the Hungry Ghost Festival. The night was long. Those ghosts that should have returned to earth from Jiuyou were returning to the Underworld like a tide. The crowd was equally shocked by the impressive sight, and no one noticed that Xie Bi An's face was so white that it was frightening.

He had concentrated numerous soul guiding lamps into a magical treasure. The soul guiding lamp cannot distinguish between ordinary human souls and fierce ghosts, so he manipulated this magical treasure to lead all the ghosts in Fengdu City back to Huangquan Road. Such a tremendous pouring of spiritual power was something he had never experienced before. He did not know how long he could hold on.

Ordinary ghosts have already obediently retreated back to Jiuyou, while those who are extremely desiring for human scent and have deep resentment, their instincts are fighting against the power of the soul guiding lamp. They were also no longer rampaging, mostly frozen in place, hesitating and pacing back and forth. The ghost forks of the Yin servants caught  them one by one with accuracy, dragging these evil spirits that should not have come to earth back to the underworld one by one.

Xie Bi An felt his body beginning to weaken, but seeing that the situation was becoming manageable, he could not lose all his efforts. Disregarding the consequences, he continued to pump out spiritual power. The boiling corpse oil in the soul guiding lamp let out a cracking sound. The candle flame was scarlet red like blood, illuminating half of the night sky, as if a Ghost Gate opened above the heavens.

At this time, in the Yin Yang Monument, which is accepting countless Yin servants and ghosts returning to the Huangquan Road, suddenly appeared a blinding touch of red, which rushed out completely against the flow of people, shooting towards Xie Bi An like an arrow.

Fan Wu She's body flashed, and he blocked in front of Xie Bi An in the next instant. Just hearing a "ding" sound, the long sword was across the front, and a strong ghost claw grasped the silver blade. The sharp nails were just a few inches away from Fan Wu She's throat, but can no longer go forward.

Jiang Qu Lian suddenly lifted another ghost claw and grabbed towards Fan Wu She's head. Fan Wu She bounced backward nimbly, and the sword energy shot out at the same time.

Jiang Qu Lian smiled eerily: "This is considered me helping you."

"No matter what you do, you are not allowed to touch my people." Fan Wu She played with the black jade soul token, "Or else I'll let them bite you, no matter how many fierce ghosts you let out from Hell."

"A mere imitated soul token is not as good as a ten-thousandth of the Xuanyuan Heavenly Secret Talisman. What makes you think it can manipulate my ghost citizens?"

Fan Wu She showed an even more evil grin than the evil ghost: "Compared to the Xuanyuan Heavenly Secret Talisman, it is indeed far worse. However, it doesn't need to manipulate so many ghosts. Being able to manipulate one is enough. Don't you think so, Red Ghost King?"

Jiang Qu Lian froze and said angrily, "You want to use it to manipulate me? What a joke!"

"If you dare to touch him." Fan Wu She's extremely charming hanging fox eyes revealed an ominous glint, "I’ll try!"

Without the Shanhe Sheji Map, this soul token is Fan Wu She's greatest reliance, but Jiang Qu Lian still does not doubt that this person will pour out all his madness for Xie Bi An, and he still has a lot of things to do, so he must not entangle with Fan Wu She here. He waved his red sleeve and flew towards the soul guiding lamp.

Xie Bi An's gaze tensed but there was nothing he could do.

At this time, a dark shadow attacked, knocking Jiang Qu Lian away. When he focused his eyes, it was actually Night Patrol who had returned.

Cui Jue was bringing the newly borrowed army of Yin servants from Yanluo Hall and walked out of the Yin Yang Monument. For a short while, the soldiers stood like a forest with an awe-inspiring presence.

Jiang Qu Lian grinned: "Official Lord Cui, Patrol, long time no see ah."

Night Patrol looked at Jiang Qu Lian in silence. There was no extra expression on her beautiful and heroic face. She never had any fear when facing an enemy who is difficult to defeat.

Cui Jue stood with his hands clasped behind his back. His expression was solemn, not angry and powerful: "Jiang Qu Lian, you have repeatedly committed evil. The crimes you've committed are innumerable. You, as a ghost king and an underworld general, have not seen enough of karma's retribution within the last few hundred years? Have you ever thought about what you have to pay for?!”

Jiang Qu Lian let out a series of long laughter: "What Official Lord Cui said is very true. I am extremely evil. My sins are unforgivable. But even if I am thousand times more evil than now, I will only be thrown into the Hell Path and never reincarnate forever." His eyes were scarlet like blood, "I am already in Hell, what can you do to me?"

"I'll send you to the real Hell." With a wave of Cui Jue's broad sleeve, the Yin servants rose up and attacked Jiang Qu Lian.

Jiang Qu Lian emitted a burst of ghostly energy and shouted, "My ghost citizens, my soldiers, follow me to trample the earth flat!"

Those ghosts who had been led back to the underworld by the soul guiding lamp were partially awoken and returned to earth again at Jiang Qu Lian's call.

Xie Bi An gritted his teeth and injected more spiritual power into the soul guiding lamp. The fierce ghosts and evil spirits began to struggle. They were pacing back and forth in front of the Yin Yang Monument like headless flies. Some of them gradually regained their instincts and went back to searching for human scent, while others were pierced through the ribcage by a blow from the Yin servants’ ghost forks, and were dragged back to the hell of the underworld within the sound of misery.

The two fought across the sky. The body of the soul guiding lamp began to shake violently. The corpse oil was overwhelming inside, and the red candlelight was flickering.

Fan Wu She said coolly, "Big brother, if this continues, your spiritual power will be depleted."

Xie Bi An roared loudly. A blazing flame once again ignited in the soul guiding lamp, but its brilliance was like fireworks, and also short-lived like fireworks. With a violent flare, the soul guiding lamp exploded. A huge halo expanded infinitely. The sky is as bright as day. When the halo swelled to its limit and converged suddenly, countless sparks rained down from the sky and flowed everywhere. That is the burning corpse oil.

Whether the corpse oil fell on the bodies of the living or the spiritual bodies of ghosts, they all cried out in misery. For a moment, ghosts cried like cranes, and Fengdu City has turned into an earth’s purgatory.

Once the soul guiding lamp was extinguished, the fierce ghosts and evil spirits were freed from their restraints and headed for the fresh breath of the living once again. The Yin servants chased after them, and the melee resumed.

Xie Bi An pestled the ground with a sword, and supported his weak body, and gently showed his teeth in front of Fan Wu She, who was walking closer to him.

"Without me, you would have already had your heart and core ripped out by Jiang Qu Lian." Fan Wu She stood in front of him and extended his hand, "Hand over the Shanhe Sheji Map. Don't force me to hurt you."

Xie Bi An forced himself to stand up straight. He coughed out a mouthful of blood fiercely, turned his head and spat it out, then pulled out the sword on the ground and pointed it at Fan Wu She. The turmoil at this moment is enough for Fan Wu She to kill his way into Jiuyou to find the Eastern Emperor Bell. Perhaps Fan Wu She and Jiang Qu Lian have broken up three years ago and have not joined forces again, but both are using each other to stir up heaven and earth and topple the two realms to achieve their own goals. Now the Underworld has reached a crisis of life or death. As long as he still has a trace of vitality, he cannot hand over the Shanhe Sheji Map.

"Stubborn." Fan Wu She held back his anger and attacked Xie Bi An.

A ferocious arrow broke through the air, aiming straight at Fan Wu She's head. In an emergency, Fan Wu She had no choice but to keep the move and flipped his body in mid-air using a tough and strange body movement. That arrow brushed past his face, and a string of blood beads floated in the air.

Fan Wu She's two feet landed steadily on the ground, but his temple left a thick bloody scar. His collar and front lapel are red.

The two turned their heads to look, only to see Hua Xiang Rong with ice wings grown on her back, holding an ice crystal longbow, with a delicate cold face and heroic posture. Both of them have fought with Hua Xiang Rong before. Compared to three years ago, her cultivation level can be said to have had a skyrocketing upgrade, even more than her senior sister.

Fan Wu She wiped off the blood splashed into his eyes and sneered, "Not finding your senior sister and coming back to die?"

"I haven't avenged her yet, how can I have the face to go and find her?" Hua Xiang Rong raised her chin towards Xie Bi An, "I don't know what you want, but you can't kill him."

"What, are you afraid I lied to you?"

"No, I believe what you said to me when you set up the formation." Hua Xiang Rong looked at Fan Wu She, "I recognize the look in your eyes, the look in your eyes when you said, 'Begged yet unable to get. You and I are in the same boat'. I believe that what you gave me is the true whereabouts of my senior sister. But he must stay alive. If he dies, who will unmask that man's true face?"

"You think I will kill him?"

Hua Xiang Rong was silent for a moment: "You and I are different. I will do anything for my senior sister, but you have already forced him to die for the sake of his golden core in the previous life."

"You, seek, death." The scar that he could not touch the most in two lifetimes was so irreverently spoken by Hua Xiang Rong. His heart twisted with pain and his killing intent rose.

Xie Bi An secretly clenched his fist tight. He said coldly, "What she said is not false. It is you who are diffident*."

"Shut up! What are you showing an innocent attitude for? All the grudges in the previous life were started by you. It is you who first let me down."

Xie Bi An smiled miserably: "So what?"

"You ..."

Hua Xiang Rong said, "White Immortal, I'll hold him back. You quickly go and stop Qi Meng Sheng."

 

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What she said is not false. It is you who are diffident*[“她所言非虚，是你心虚。”]---- this phrase rhymes, but the feel is lost during the translation. 非虚(false)心虚(diffident/guilty)

 

Edited on 2 June 21 (Emzie)

 

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