Enigma
“Who are you?!” Ghost Gate’s patriarch raged, hopelessly watching the altar split. “You’re not getting away!”
As he vigorously extended his arm, releasing ghost mist from his palm, Ghost Gate’s patriarch changed even the weather. A green energy restrained Walk-in Heart Genesis in the centre of the damaged altar, while the owner of the soul that self-destructed on the altar in the sky.
“What’s the plan?” Xiaoshuai whispered.
“Watch and see. How did you guess the thief would be a formation caster, Rodent?!”
It’s not Shifu, Dad, Xie Bulao or Chen Tiandao… Illusionary Clear Rain? I need to see his face, Mu Yu inwardly told himself.
The enigma deflected Ghost Gate’s patriarch’s ghost qi blast with a formation, sending the latter back. In the same instant, he cast his domain over every member of Ghost Gate present.
“Lightning Obliteration!”
Thin lightning bolts spawned from the sky, drilling their way into Ghost Gate’s members, converting them into electric rods. They screamed and screamed. Alas, it didn’t do anything to stop their bodies from splitting off until not even a molecule of them remained. Had Mu Yu not made a timely jump into Wood Spirit, he would’ve joined them.
Ghost Gate’s patriarch managed to survive the onslaught, albeit with debilitating injuries.
“Lightning Obliteration is a skill reserved for Apotheosis Realm cultivators. Just who cast this domain?”
The black light in the unknown man’s hand suddenly blasted him in a surprise attack, inflicting serious damage. Deeming it folly to continue fighting, he ripped open a void to escape. Gui Ximing, however, came zipping in and sealed the void shut with his ghost qi.
“What the? Wouldn’t he sabotage things if he intervenes?” exclaimed the dragon vine.
“Yeah, he w-” – a realisation coming to mind, Mu Yu corrected, “No, he’s a step ahead of us.”
“What do you mean?”
“How would Gui Ximing be able to find out who the thief was if this many members of Ghost Gate were vanquished in a split second? He has to work with the other disciples in this era to have any chance of identifying our mystery target.”
“Heaven-Sealing Ghost Hand!”
Gui Ximing materialised a banner dozens of kilometres long, confining the mystery man within a domain. The unidentified man quickly cast a seal on Walk-in Heart Genesis, but the black energy emitted from the item would erode the formation lines. He could seal Walk-in Heart Genesis. Howbeit, it would require a more time-consuming formation to achieve.
“Who are you?” Ghost Gate’s patriarch asked of Gui Ximing.
“We need to apprehend this man first to identify him,” replied Gui Ximing, hurling the black Ghost Banner to his patriarch.
“How do you h-”
“My Liege, I will explain after he is captured,” responded Gui Ximing, withdrawing from the battle.
Ghost Banner was an item Ghost Gate’s patriarch invented after he lost Walk-in Heart Genesis thirty-four years ago. He learned from his shortcomings over the years, giving birth to his domain skill later in life.
Although Ghost Gate’s patriarch had questions for Gui Ximing, the latter had a point.
“You will pay for thinking you can steal Walk-in Heart Genesis from us! Dark Ghost Net!”
Ghost Gate’s patriarch bit his hand, morphing his blood into ghost qi to summon ghouls from Ghost Banner, lining the white souls up to form a net around the mystery man. The mystery man tried cutting a path open with a blade. Unfortunately, he absorbed a smash from Walk-in Heart Genesis with his chest, knocking the wind out of him and blunting his sharp blade. Thus, his swing did nothing to the spirit prison.
Ghost Gate’s patriarch materialised grey withered hands from Dark Ghost Net. Though the man could evade the hands, Walk-in Heart Genesis would thump him whenever he tried to muster energy to escape.
“What now, Mu Yu?” whispered Xiaoshuai.
“We can’t let Ghost Gate find out who the culprit is, so we need to help him escape.”
“Their patriarch would destroy us. That Ghost Banner will end us if you get caught in it,” protested the dragon vine.
“We should be all right. If Gui Ximing had something he could beat me with, he would’ve gotten rid of me already. If he’s only using the banner now, that means it’s not an impregnable weapon. As long as Walk-in Heart Genesis doesn’t impede that man, they can’t stop him. As long as he can hold out until the banner’s powers wear off, we can jump in at that moment to assist.”
Soon, four Ascension Realm elders exited the crater to support their patriarch. Meanwhile, Gui Ximing had his five twins perform hand seals and transfer souls to him. Gui Ximing used his power up to supply Dark Ghost Net more energy.
“We can’t sustain this with one twin short. Third, go!”
Third stuck seven sickles into seven Spirit Severing Realm Ghost Gate disciples, stealing them and their twins’ souls. Third absorbed their souls and then went back to Gui Ximing, continuing to assist with maintaining the domain. Fourth then went off to repeat what Third did.
Gui Ximing was ready for Ghost Gate’s members if they resisted against his twins. Consequently, he effortlessly repeated the process to power up.
“Now!”
Mu Yu, Xiaoshuai and the dragon vine unleashed their signature tag-team combo, preparing electric balls.
“Ghosties, I’m here to give you a hand!” shouted Mu Yu, hurling an electric ball in the form of a sword at Gui Ximing’s twins.
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