General's Tomb!

Zhang Kui's eyes flared with anger, almost rushing forward to devour these evil ghosts alive with "Longevity."

However, he had to restrain himself.

If he acted, Yingshui City would become a ghost realm before dawn.

The good thing was, this wasn't the full army from the General's Tomb, just a small squad of shadow soldiers, unnoticed by the ordinary citizens and even the Astronomical Bureau.

The shadow soldiers in the rear held halberds, clad in bronze armor, their muscles rotting, bones glaring white.

At the front were a few knights, their ghost horses' eyes ignited with ghost fire, similar to the ones he first defeated.

Riding at the forefront was a ghost clad in a tattered robe, its face concealed by a bloodstained talisman, revealing faint hints of its ghastly blood-red fangs.

This squad was only cannon fodder, with the leader's aura slightly stronger than the ordinary Grain Avoidance Realm but not reaching the Celestial Tribulation Realm.

As the ghost soldiers passed by, the cold wind howled.

The wet, rain-soaked stone road quickly frosted over, while the lanterns hanging at various doorways flickered and suddenly turned into a ghostly green flame.

Deep underground, a stone coffin moved like a phantom, following the troop of shadow soldiers straight to the Divine Void Temple.

Inside the Divine Void Temple, the doors were wide open, and most of the notified Daoists were trembling under their covers, but beside the incense burner in the main courtyard stood an energetic old Daoist with long white hair and a kindly face.

A black mist rose from the ground, and the old Daoist shook his robe, bowing respectfully, "Lingxiao greets the emissary."

The shadow soldiers slowly manifested, and from beneath the bloodstall talisman of the leading ghost, a stream of Yin Qi poured out from its hideous mouth, "This time... did well, Counselor Zuo... is very satisfied..."

Joy flashed in Lingxiao's eyes, "All thanks to Counselor Zuo's divine power, Lingxiao dares not claim credit."

The lead ghost did not speak. Instead, it slowly opened its decaying palm, and a faintly glowing stone orb floated toward the Lingxiao Demon Taoist.

Underground, Zhang Kui's eyes narrowed,

Another Divine Strange Pearl!

This old demon known as Lingxiao clearly recognized it as well. Taking it with one hand, he looked puzzled and bowed respectfully, "May I ask what does this mean, emissary?"

The ghost retracted its rotten claws and spoke slowly in a dry, cold voice, "This time competing for the Divine Strange Pearl will surely... anger General Hou. Counselor Zuo might hold the fort for now, but after Mid-Autumn... when he falls into slumber, General Hou will not let it rest..."

Lingxiao Demon Taoist instantly broke into a cold sweat, trembling as he prostrated himself on the ground, "I beseech the emissary to save me!"

The ghost replied expressionlessly, "Counselor Zuo instructed you to leave before then. The human world... is about to fall into chaos, and with this orb in your possession for a secret mission, Counselor Zuo will surely reward you upon awakening..."

The demon Taoist immediately showed a joyful expression, kowtowing repeatedly, "Yes, yes, your humble servant obeys the decree!"

After imparting its instructions, the ghost said no more, turning away quickly, vanishing with the swirling Yin wind.

Zhang Kui coldly glanced at the demon Taoist, driving the Nether Soil stone coffin to follow quickly...

In the courtyard, the Lingxiao Taoist knelt on the ground for a long time before slowly rising, looking at the Divine Strange Pearl in his hand with greed in his eyes.

Then, he suddenly shook his head, tearing open the Taoist robe on his chest, revealing a fanged mouth on his scrawny torso, which devoured the Divine Strange Pearl and quickly disappeared.

The old Daoist slowly turned, suddenly seeing beneath the main hall's Divine Statue, a three-eyed Daoist's shadow coldly watching him.

"What are you looking at!"

The old Daoist sneered, "Even if I, a humble Daoist, bow to others, it's better than you, a useless puppet, living freely!"

As he spoke, a black talisman suddenly appeared in his hand, igniting with green fire before flicking several times. The shadow of the three-eyed Daoist immediately let out a series of anguished cries.

"Hahaha..."

The demon Taoist laughed several times, clasping his hands behind his back as he slowly walked to the back courtyard, "In this world, whether gods or mortals, only those with wits can survive long..."

Behind him, the Incense Fire God's shadow flickered, its three eyes filled with resentment...

...

The squad of shadow soldiers moved quickly, the dark mist accompanied by Yin wind, leaving a trail of frost as they headed straight for the eastern mountains.

Underground, the Nether Soil stone coffin followed closely.

In the darkness, Zhang Kui suppressed his murderous intent.

It was now clear that the Counselor Zuo from the General's Tomb sought to achieve his goals in the Underworld by any means necessary.

He dared to enter Qingzhou, triggering battles within the Stone Man Tomb, dared to seize the Divine Void Temple and instigate internal strife.

And judging by the timeline, it was likely he destroyed his home, plotting to seize the buried items beneath the county government office, all orchestrated by this Counselor Zuo.

The hateful reality was that his current strength was weak, preventing him from slaughtering indiscriminately within that forbidden place of evil spirits.

Yet this journey provided a chance to probe the General's Tomb, a preparation for the future.

Once entering the eastern mountains, the majestic mountain ranges were filled with streams, lush forests, and overgrown with wild grass, increasingly desolate.

Among the mountains, a giant sitting Buddha statue over a hundred meters tall had collapsed, covered in vines and greenery, like demons lurking.

After crossing over a dozen mountains, Zhang Kui suddenly sensed something and looked to the right side.

In a mountain cave, dozens of fur-covered, upright demon creatures huddled inside shivering, while ghostly entities transformed into dense Yin Qi hiding among the rock crevices.

And at the bottom of a blood pond deep within the cave, dense Corpse Qi covered the area, vaguely seen was a pale figure sitting cross-legged.

This must be the evil mentioned by Wang Chaoxian...

Zhang Kui noted the location and continued to follow the shadow soldiers.

After an unknown duration, the squad of shadow soldiers suddenly halted, and Zhang Kui had already stopped, feeling chills all over and filled with shock.

It was a desolate wasteland.

As if a mountain range had shattered, creating a barren flatland devoid of grass, the Blood Evil rising to the heavens, densely scattered with Capital Corpse and Corpse Towers.

These bodies and skulls had become wax-like, fused together, but vaguely distinguishable as mainly human skulls and also numerous demon entities.

More terrifyingly, beneath these Capital Corpse Towers, countless writhing strips of flesh and Corpse Qi form strange meat tendrils traversing the soil, converging toward the center of the plain.

Were they mutated demons... or an array?

Zhang Kui's face was somber, though he was audacious, yet the sights before him truly shocked his heart.

Upon reaching this place, even these shadow soldiers seemed more cautious, slowing their pace and carefully avoiding the Capital Corpse Towers, heading toward the center of the plain.

There, a giant pit spanning several miles, like a gaping maw of the plain, where black mist churned continuously, terrifying Yin Qi surged skyward, forming a blood-red swirling Yin cloud in the air.

Zhang Kui took a deep breath, following behind the shadow soldiers, also avoiding those writhing gigantic meat pillars.

The fortunate thing was that since becoming complete, the Nether Soil stone coffin leaked almost no aura, blending into the soil seamlessly, indistinguishable from an ordinary rock.

Zhang Kui cautiously proceeded while observing.

From a distance, he could see the underground structure of the cavern.

The giant meat pillars linked to the Capital Corpse Towers penetrated the earth, converging beneath the cave, then twisted onwards into endless darkness, resembling a living flesh-and-blood giant tree, slowly writhing.

Amid this flesh-and-blood giant tree, numerous caves of varying sizes were linked, inhabited by countless shadow soldiers and corpse ghosts, along with various massive coffins shrouded in rolling black mist.

Zhang Kui gazed into the depths of the flesh-and-blood giant tree, where darkness prevailed, faintly revealing a shadow as massive as a mountain.

Suddenly, Zhang Kui felt his heart pound, his eyes stinging, wiping them to find blood tears, quickly averting his gaze.

At that moment, he was struck with horror.

One of the caves suddenly erupted, and with the black mist, a terrifying aura began to awaken as the enormous bronze coffin opened...

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