Now, seeing that the fierce ghosts transformed by Ge Laoda and Little Yin have both been enlightened by the Holy Path of Courage, seemingly turning into Wang Xiaoqiang's followers, Wang Xiaoqiang thought he could command them at will,

Having the thought of treating them as puppets, Wang Xiaoqiang moved his will, and the Holy Path of Courage was absorbed into his body,

However, as the character "Courage" entered his body and the brightness receded, the expressions of the two peerless fierce ghosts suddenly froze, then they stopped crying, turned their eyes towards Wang Xiaoqiang, and reverted to ferocity and malevolence, emitting angry howls filled with hatred and hostility.

After the Holy Path of Courage withdrew its power of enlightenment, the two peerless fierce ghosts revealed their true nature. Clearly, they had not been fully enlightened. In fact, these two peerless fierce ghosts are entities even stronger than the Ghost Immortal rank. For such powerful beings to be completely turned into followers in a short time is not a matter of overnight success; it requires prolonged enlightenment.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoqiang willed again, and the Holy Path of Courage in his body shone brightly, causing his body to emit golden light. The image of the Sacred Confucian appeared atop the character for courage.

The sound of chanting emitted from within Wang Xiaoqiang.

With the appearance of the Sacred Confucian and the chant resounding, the two fierce ghosts transformed from ferociousness to submission, kneeling and prostrating on the ground as if confessing grave sins, continually kowtowing and weeping before Wang Xiaoqiang like penitents.

"Stubborn followers, heed my command, forge ahead, seek out and eliminate criminals!" Wang Xiaoqiang directly commanded the two peerless fierce ghosts.

Although the two fierce ghosts could not speak, they nodded their heads incessantly, then rose, turned around, and sped towards one end of the mountain pass.

Wang Xiaoqiang willed, and the Patterned Beast flew before him, squatted down, and Wang Xiaoqiang leapt onto its back. The Patterned Beast, following its master's intentions, quickly dashed alongside the two fierce ghosts ahead.

After that battle just now, Wang Xiaoqiang's spiritual power was greatly depleted, and his mind was shaken. Exhausted, he lay down on the Patterned Beast's body, closing his eyes to rest.

The two fierce ghost puppets, along with the Patterned Beast, rushed forth like a hunting pack.

"Hmm? What is that?" Amidst their sprint, two contestants inadvertently discovered this group.

Seeing the two fierce ghosts running ahead wildly, with a massive beast closely following behind, on its back lying a cultivator whose body emitted golden light and who appeared to be sleeping soundly, they couldn't help but reveal expressions of surprise and suspicion. "Is this person also a contestant?"

Before the two could figure it out, Wang Xiaoqiang's puppets and the Patterned Beast had already vanished into the distance.

Who knows how much time passed,

Suddenly…

Roars of beasts came from the front as Wang Xiaoqiang opened his eyes, seeing the two fierce ghost puppets entangled in combat with two massive beasts. These beasts had dragon heads and serpent bodies, much like spirit beasts, but the only difference was these beasts were enveloped in a layer of Yin Fiend aura. Although their bodies resembled serpents, they lacked the agility of snakes; their movements were stiff and sluggish, and their eyes lacked the vitality typical of beasts.

"Hm?" Wang Xiaoqiang's gaze froze on those two great beasts, observing them for a moment, and murmured, "Presumably, these are the legendary Beast Corpses, transformed from spirit beasts after death due to the invasion of Yin Fiend aura, commonly referred to as Beast Corpses…"

"Roar~~Roar~~~" The two Beast Corpses kept emitting angry roars, battling fiercely with the two peerless fierce ghosts, but clearly, they were no match for the fierce ghosts,

The two fierce ghosts shrieked, their forms shifting between solid and void, turning into phantoms to elude the Beast Corpses' attacks,

In counterattack, they turned corporeal, their ghost claws and long fangs piercing through the Yin Fiend aura on the bodies of the Beast Corpses, swiftly tearing the corpses apart. Eventually, the two Beast Corpses were dismantled into pieces by the fierce ghosts.

The power of these two fierce ghosts was hardly inferior to Ge Laoda and Little Yin, comparable to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Ninth Liquid Realm strongmen. While those Beast Corpses were powerful relative to contestants, to the two fierce ghosts, they were mere trivialities.

Indeed, without the Holy Path of Courage and the power of enlightenment, even Wang Xiaoqiang would be far from a match for them, let alone subdue them.

At this moment, Wang Xiaoqiang thought again of the Holy Path of Courage within him, pondering why this path had shrunk several times in size and greatly diminished in power over the past year??

Otherwise, with the previous power of the Holy Path of Courage, those two fierce ghosts could have been promptly enlightened, without having to rely continuously on the power of enlightenment.

"The Holy Path of Courage evolved from the Path of Courage through constant upgrading. The key to the Path of Courage lies in my understanding of 'Courage' itself...

Courage signifies bravery and fearlessness, akin to the will of lightning. It is precisely for this reason that the character for courage births a bolt of lightning... Ah, that's right, I recalled that while comprehending either the Path of Courage or the Holy Path of Courage, no fear must dwell in my heart; otherwise, the character 'Courage' will diminish, and its power dwindle. Yet as I understood the 'Fear Realm' of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique, fear emerged in my heart. Although the Fear Shield Plate enlarged and even diverged during comprehension, greatly enhancing defensive power, the Holy Path of Courage continually shrank...

Ultimately, 'Courage' and 'Fear' are opposing realms. The growth and decline of the Holy Path of Courage and the Fear Shield Plate are proportionally related, meaning if the power of the Holy Path of Courage increases, the Fear Shield Plate will diminish accordingly, and if the Fear Shield Plate's defensive power augments, the strength of the Holy Path of Courage will weaken..."

"Damn, so to say, these two realms are conflicting..." Wang Xiaoqiang fell into distress, for the two realms, one for offense and the other for defense, each had their strengths and were immensely powerful. Wang Xiaoqiang was reluctant to let go of either, but for one to thrive, he must relinquish the other.

Wang Xiaoqiang's distress did not affect the emotions of the two fierce ghosts ahead. After consuming some blood and flesh from the Beast Corpses, they continued forward, while the Patterned Beast also devoured a chunk of the Beast Corpses, carrying Wang Xiaoqiang closely behind.

"Hmm? Look over there, what's that?" At noon, four contestants standing atop the mountain caught sight of Wang Xiaoqiang,

These four contestants were disciples from the Spring and Autumn Sect, who, in this vast Beast Corpse Mountain Range, without a Communication Talisman, their ability to congregate seemed like a miracle. In fact, one of them cleverly decided to use the 'Spring Silkworm Spits Silk' technique from the Spring and Autumn Sword Technique at each place. Upon performing it, he left behind silkworm-like Immortal Liquid wrapped around trees as markers, then continuously extended the silken Immortal Liquid like a thread, which led the other three disciples to follow the traces and eventually find him.

The four gathered, and, because they acted together, the principle of 'strength in numbers' allowed them to evade many perilous situations in the treacherous Beast Corpse Mountain Range, though they hadn't faced any life-threatening dangers so far, each preserving their life. But due to acting together, their search area was relatively reduced, and this past week yielded scant results, leading them to intense anxiety.

Among the four, a pair of a male and female disciple had provoked Wang Xiaoqiang at the Heavenly Abode Tower, only to be reprimanded and humiliated by him.

When they saw the two fierce ghosts running in front, with a massive beast carrying Wang Xiaoqiang, the pair wore expressions of surprise and anger on their faces,

It was quite the imposing sight!

"It's that pervert, let's follow him and see him annihilated!" the female disciple, who had previously had her fight with Wang Xiaoqiang at the Heavenly Abode Tower, said through clenched teeth.

"This person is strange, we must not act rashly, let's follow behind for now and observe," said the male disciple, keeping his calm gaze and locking his divine sense tightly onto Wang Xiaoqiang.

Nobody knew how much time had passed,

To be continued...

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