In other words, that National Destruction Level Fierce Ghost wasn't trying to directly put Wu Liang to death, it was more like a warning, casually striking down lightning to stop him from provoking any further.

If Wu Liang continues to fly up to observe the National Destruction Level Fierce Ghost, there's no guarantee it will just issue another warning.

Especially in case it decides on lethal force or possesses some special Country-Destroying Level Fierce Ghost ability.

Nightmare estimated that even if they were tied together, facing it head-on would be impossible.

After listening, Wu Liang smiled wryly and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a fool; I can tell the difference between challenging limits and hitting a stone with an egg."

But then he looked up and sighed, "I now understand why the Ghost Compendium is not worried about us meeting soon. With that kind of presence always watching the sky, we'd probably need a good amount of effort to reach the Mount Tai Peak."

Mist Ghost emerged from Wu Liang's shadow and nodded silently.

The lightning strike not only shattered Wu Liang's physical defenses but also dispersed the mist wings it had formed into smoke.

The sky of this world is entirely a no-fly zone!

Who could withstand that level of attack and keep flying continuously!

"Given the situation, it seems we'll have to cover the ground on foot, hahaha!" Wu Liang laughed, dusting off his clothes.

Then he started sprinting in the direction he had learned earlier, his speed akin to a high-speed train, even if it couldn't match the limitless flight in the air.

At such high speed, the surrounding trees were rustling noisily, and many ordinary Fierce Ghosts and Residual Thoughts, drawn by curiosity, were watching this "human-shaped high-speed train."

At the current speed, reaching the top of Mount Tai within an hour was impossible; it would take approximately seven to eight hours at least.

Time wasn't the main issue; the significance lay in the strange thing Wu Liang saw after running for over an hour.

It was an architectural complex that seemed like a city, styled like ancient times with towering city walls and heavy, wide gates.

In the real world, even before the supernatural revival, such cities could only be seen in film bases or as tourist spots.

Isn't it peculiar for it to appear here now?

"Hmm? Nightmare, didn't you say you hadn't seen any traces of human existence?" Wu Liang frowned and said.

Faced with his boss's confusion, Nightmare smirked helplessly, "Boss, you might not believe this, but this city wasn't built by humans, it's Fierce Ghosts..."

"???">

This left Wu Liang utterly dumbfounded.

A concept he had heard of suddenly sprang to mind - the Golden City of the Lost Realm!

In his impression, the only place where Fierce Ghosts gathered to form a nation or city would be the National Destruction Level supernatural event - Lost Realm.

Could this in front of him be another Lost Realm-like National Destruction Level supernatural event?

"What do we do? Do we detour it?" suggested Puppet Ghost peeking its head out.

After the frenzied slaughter of City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghosts recently, Puppet Ghost's appetite had become very picky; it no longer cared to even glance at anything not a powerful City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghost Fragment.

Otherwise, the usual Puppet Ghost would have rushed into this self-serve-like Fierce Ghost City, feasting like a Taotie long ago.

"No, we're going in!" Wu Liang decided resolutely after contemplating.

His words left the group of Fierce Ghost Minions stunned.

Isn't the current priority to reach the Mount Tai Peak to communicate with the manifestation of the Ghost Compendium?

Why suddenly enter this Fierce Ghost City?

Noticing their puzzled looks, Wu Liang explained, "Since it knows entities like those in the sky are guarding, preventing our speedy arrival, yet still wants us to travel such a distance instead of meeting us, it indicates there must be something for us to witness along the way."

"This Fierce Ghost City is absolutely unseen in our world; I think it's necessary to investigate, don't you agree?"

Faced with Wu Liang's decision, the other Fierce Ghost Minions also expressed no objections.

After all, the boss's will is paramount.

Delays in entering the Fierce Ghost City aside, even if Wu Liang decided to reside in this world, they would have no objections.

Gaining the consent of the Fierce Ghost Minions, Wu Liang took a deep breath and covered his body surface with an almost imperceptible mist.

This made his already almost negligible human aura completely disappear, replaced by the presence of a powerful City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghost.

In such places, caution is wise; you never know if it might house another bug-level National Destruction Fierce Ghost like the one in the sky. You can't risk exposure at the doorstep, can you?

Seeing a group of Red Robe Level Fierce Ghosts and some Residual Thoughts lining up outside the city's perimeter, although absurd, Wu Liang sneaked into the middle of the long queue unnoticed.

About ten minutes later, it was finally Wu Liang's turn.

He looked up at the Red-clothed Fierce Ghost standing at the city gate, its armored appearance resembling a soldier from ancient armies. The fierce look in its eyes made every ghost meeting its gaze lower their heads, and those without heads shook as if in fear.

"Where is your household registration? Purpose of visiting Wangming Pass?"

With Nightmare providing realtime translation in Wu Liang's mind, he could now understand these Fierce Ghosts' words.

Yet, he had overlooked a major issue.

While he could understand, he couldn't speak back!

In his view, the way these ghosts talked was all "ah ah woo woo" gibberish without any comprehensible linguistic pattern to mimic.

Oh no! Exposed before even entering the city!

This left Wu Liang awkwardly stuck.

Seeing his long silence, the soldier Fierce Ghost sighed and called behind him, "Brother Nightmare! Another one who can't talk, bother to see what he's thinking!"

Upon hearing the familiar name, the Nightmare in Wu Liang's mind was first taken aback, and then, after translating, it saw an unbelievably shocking scene for both itself and Wu Liang.

A tall, slim figure with an eerie purple-red mask at its waist stretched lazily out of the soldier Fierce Ghost's tent, the familiar mask pattern and the devilishly captivating face, crowned with a distinctive Demon Horn on its forehead, unmistakably indicating to Wu Liang and his party - it was the real Nightmare!

"Here we go again, why are there so many ghosts unable to speak these days, if you're sick don't wander around!" Nightmare walked over to Wu Liang, visibly annoyed.

Then it placed a hand on his head, revealing an extremely sinister smile, "Next, I will directly extract the needed information from your memory. In case you're a spy from another City-Destroying Lord, if you have innate Fierce Ghost muteness, you may not understand what I'm saying, but it's not important... resist, and I'll kill you!"

Saying this, completely disregarding Wu Liang's will, it immediately injected a strong Spiritual Power deep into his psyche!

Clearly, it wasn't the first time it had done such a thing.

As the Guard Army Captain defending the city entrance, it wasn't the first time it executed spies attempting to enter the city with dubious intent, though sometimes there were a few instances of mistaken killing.

However, as it just said - not important, if it dies, it dies.

Better to kill a thousand wrongly than let one escape, is its policy.

Yet, it never contemplated in its lifetime that today's seemingly routine check would bring about a profound change for itself and this Fierce Ghost City...

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