Two and a Half Ghosties (Part 2)
Ghost Gate’s team didn’t see any stately edifices unlike what they saw from far away. Gui Bao conceived the five-metre long fissure on the ground that rippled every now and then to be suspicious. Gui Ximing inspected the dark fissure and discovered a menacing aura from it that rattled the formation blocking the opening.
Gui Die exclaimed, “Isn’t th-”
“Lunar gods? Lunar gods are also locked up here!” Gui Bao shouted over Gui Die.
An orange flesh-winged horny monster tried to fly out from below, only for the formation to knock it back. “Tsk, tsk, someone has finally come!”
Gui Bao and Gui Die bowed their heads. “Greetings, Lunar God.”
“Spare me the drivel and find a way to dismantle the formation, instead!”
“Reverend Xuan Jizi’s formations are too challenging for us to dismantle. All we can do is use Divine Lunar Stone to collect your aura so that you can revive yourself in a compatible sacrifice after you escape Fiend-Sealing Pagoda,” explained Gui Bao.
“Curse him! Don’t just stand there. Show me Divine Lunar Stone!”
Upon seeing the crystal ball in Gui Die’s hand, the monster questioned, “Have you collected the qi from all of my imprisoned brethren?”
“Yes. The unfortunate news is that it depends on whether your qi and the sacrifices match in order for us to summon you in the future.”
“Mm… Throw Divine Lunar Stone down here. Because of the floors down here, I need to collect the qi from my brethren locked further down.”
Gui Mao argued, “There is a restriction that we cann-”
“That only applies to living organisms. Once I’m done, I’ll throw it back up.”
“Understood,” replied Gui Bao, signalling for Gui Die to do as told.
“Wait,” Gui Ximing suddenly interjected.
“What do you want, you body-less ghost slave?” fumed the monster.
“Apologies, Sir, but this one still has a few more questions,” responded Gui Ximing, sceptical.
“What are they?!”
“Before I entered Fiend-Sealing Pagoda, Elder Gui Yuzi told us you were sealed on a single floor. Gui Die told us that was the thirty-ninth floor. Why are you imprisoned here?”
“Gui Yuzi thinks he can read Xuan Jizi? Xuan Jizi imprisoned us here as backup.”
“Back up for…?”
“None of your business. Those who talk too much die sooner. Did you lose your body because you couldn’t keep your trap shut?” mocked the monster.
“I apologise.”
“Do as you’re told, and don’t ask questions unless you’re asked. Now, throw Divine Lunar Stone down here!”
Gui Ximing kept his eyes on the monster as the stone penetrated the formation. All of a sudden, he snapped, “Take back the stone! He’s not a lunar god!”
“Gui Ximing, what are you on about?” inquired Gui Bao, certain he could sense a lunar god’s qi.
Gui Ximing summoned blood souls to smash apart the formation that turned out to be unbelievably fragile. Even the island could easily be split in a single blow. He converted ghost qi into a hand to catch the airborne stone.
“What? Where did the lunar god go?” blurted Gui Bao.
“That wasn’t a lunar god. Something’s not right about this place,” answered Gui Ximing. He tossed the stone shrouded in blood souls back to Gui Die. “Hang onto it properly.”
They were back to square one, with only the sound of undulating waves and the sight of the island turning to dust. Meanwhile, Mu Yu and company watched them from inside a bubble underwater.
“Damn, we almost had him,” Mu Yu cursed. “Lucky I quickly pulled out before he could trace it back to us.”
“Where did we screw up? I conjured the flesh-winged horny monster’s aura and appearance perfectly,” grumbled Xiaoshuai.
“Not sure. We can’t treat him the same way we treat Long Xingyun, though. We need to be careful, but we need to find a way of stealing the stone from that woman.”
“Time for our backup plan, then.”
“All right, Momo’s time to shine.”
Four mountain-sized inkfiend apes surfaced near Ghost Gate’s group and immediately fixed their eyes on the group.
“It’ll be tough for us to take on four rank seven fiend beasts,” voiced Gui Bao.
Two rank seven purple whale sharks also surfaced soon after, spurring Ghost Gate’s team to make a dash for it. Unfortunately, numerous level six and seven oceanblaze beasts occupied the sky, while infant oceanblaze beasts ran around on the water surface.
“Do not hurt any of the oceanblaze kids!” cautioned Gui Ximing. Since the fiend beasts aggressively edged closer, Gui Ximing ordered, “Stay alert! Don’t fight unless necessary, and search for the exit as fast as you can!”
Right when Ghost Gate’s team prepared their ghost qi for battle, another presence from afar whooshed over, stopping the water from moving with his energy. Gui Yeming blasted the fiend beasts into shards of water, limbs and blood.
“Your Lordship, why are you here?” inquired Gui Ximing, surprised.
“You would be their feast if I hadn’t arrived in time, useless bunch! Gui Ximing, what happened to your body?”
Gui Ximing lividly looked down. “Mu Yu ambushed your subject.”
“Ambushed? Did I tell you to feed him a kill count? You’ve disappointed me!”
“Your Lordship, was Helian Kong not opposed to you entering? Your aura is als-”
“Helian Kong? He’s a nobody. Gui Yuzi has fooled him for me. This is not my real body but a part of me that Gui Yuzi transported in. I’m here to confirm one thing: have you obtained Divine Lunar Stone?”
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