"Fei Duan? When did I summon him?!"
Yu Zhibo, who was studying the laws and the Rinnegan's abilities, was utterly bewildered when he received the message from Wang Shouyi.
He quickly searched the system for purchase records of ninja souls and discovered that it was Shikamaru, that lazy bum, who had bought Fei Duan's soul.
Shikamaru, having merged with the Fusang Secret Realm, had become its master. Furthermore, due to his hatred, his bond with Fei Duan had reached 13 points, granting him the authority to purchase souls.
The reason he bought Fei Duan's soul was simple: he found that due to practicing shadow secret techniques and the secret realm being constantly influenced by the energy of the Eternal Night World, a lot of hostility had arisen within him. Torturing his former enemy, Fei Duan, could effectively alleviate this negative effect.
Thus, Fei Duan was summoned.
After Fei Duan emerged, as there was no evil god in this world, the system defaulted him to worshiping the Undying Ghost King, one of the Four Great Ghost Kings of the Ghost Country, thereby granting him the Undying Ghost King's immortality.
Of course, even after worshiping the Undying Ghost King, Fei Duan's control authority still belonged to the system. The Undying Ghost King, despite having a vague sense of this, was blocked by the system and would not find the Dawn Base through Fei Duan's existence and destroy it.
As for why Xu Yuanhong knew...
It was because Wang Shouyi had said that all members of the Dawn Organization could be summoned regardless of their origin, but they must be registered with the Shenhua Bureau, and the Minister of Information was responsible for supervision. This was why Xu Yuanhong knew about Fei Duan and had the content of his conversation with Wang Shouyi.
The Dawn Organization stipulated that ninjas could only resolve their past grudges by spending a certain amount of energy points each month in the duel arena. Therefore, after Fei Duan appeared, and after being implanted with the subconscious loyalty to Yu Zhibo, the organization, and Long Country by the sub-system, as soon as the duel time arrived, he was immediately dragged onto the battlefield by Shikamaru.
And because he had lost to Shikamaru in his previous life, Fei Duan naturally refused to be convinced. With his brute mentality, he entered the duel arena and was once again narrowly defeated by Shikamaru. After being tortured, he even uttered fierce words like, "Next time, I will definitely not lose to you."
Yu Zhibo, standing from a God's perspective, naturally knew that Shikamaru, after merging with the secret realm, could completely defeat Fei Duan. The fact that he showed a narrow victory was clearly to avoid crushing Fei Duan's confidence, so that he could continue to narrowly defeat and torture him next time.
It was quite interesting.
After understanding all this, Yu Zhibo went to the Dawn Organization base, briefly explained the pros and cons to the dead-fish-eyed, pineapple-haired Shikamaru, and compensated him for the energy points consumed in reviving Fei Duan. Then, he deployed Fei Duan to a battlefield of the Ghost Country's forces.
And he issued him a main quest with extremely generous rewards: to offer advice to the Ghost King and have it adopted.
Soon, three days passed...
In the Ghost Country's palace.
The Ghost Emperor was sitting high on his throne. Below the main hall, shadowy figures stood, some eerie, some charming, some bizarre and curious.
These ghosts were the core of the Ghost Country's power. Three of the Four Ghost Kings were present, eight of the Twelve Hou, and some leaders from the 32 departments.
In the Ghost Country, those with a ghost rank between fifty and eighty were called Hou, and there were twelve of them. Those with a ghost rank above eighty and below ninety-nine were called Ghost Kings. Those below rank forty-nine who had not comprehended laws could be the head of a departmental unit.
"Your Majesty, the people of Long Country are simply too much! A few days ago, when I led three departmental units to fight the Sea Clan, we were on the verge of victory. We could have plundered tens of thousands of high-quality demon souls from the Sea Clan. However, the Dragon Country's Blade Saint, Wu Boyue, acted without honor, emerged from the void, and annihilated over a thousand of my subordinates with a single strike! I myself was also severely injured. I ask Your Majesty to deliver justice for me!"
The speaker was a ferocious ghost, completely black, with silver rings for eyes, and black ghost mist surging below its waist. Its arms were unusually long, and its appearance was extremely menacing.
Upon hearing this, a Ghost Hou standing beside it, clad in a black cloak, wearing purple gloves, and with its face hidden in darkness, asked curiously, "Nightmare Hou, can't you transform into a nightmare and make your body intangible? Why were you injured by a human blade wielder? I remember Wu Boyue, whom you mentioned, only advanced to the Law realm last month. You are nearly rank seventy..."
Hearing this, the Ghost Hou called Nightmare Hou snorted, "Originally, I was going to hide in a dream, but his blade contained alcohol. I was careless and didn't dodge, almost getting drunk. If I hadn't maintained a sliver of clarity at the critical moment, I would have perished on the spot. This human's abilities are truly bizarre! And his blade momentum is overwhelmingly powerful, more than..."
At this point, his tone paused, and he glanced at a blade shadow standing to the front left.
It was a blood-ring greatsword, emanating a blood-red mist, nearly two meters long, with a four-inch thick spine. Just a glance made one feel an endless sea of corpses and blood surging forth, threatening to shatter one's soul.
This blade belonged to the Soul Severing Hou, one of the Twelve Hou of the Ghost Country, ranking among the top three.
"Heh heh~ Hearing your words, it's quite interesting!"
The Soul Severing Blade Hou laughed sinisterly. The blood mist on the blade surged, transforming into a three-inch-tall blood-clad swordsman seated at the top of the hilt. It looked at the figure on the throne and said, "Your Majesty, Soul Severing requests to exchange soul-collecting missions with Nightmare Hou!"
"Granted!" The Ghost Emperor sat on the throne, surrounded by swirling laws, his face indistinct. His faint voice reached every corner of the hall.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After receiving permission, the Soul Severing Blade Hou's face, with its blood-red eyes, showed a sinister smile. Its small body transformed into blood mist and merged into the blade.
"Too troublesome!"
Just as the Ghost Emperor was about to ask everyone to hand over the souls they had harvested during this period, a hoarse voice suddenly came from the rear of the hall.
The speaker was a ferocious ghost wearing dark armor. Its face was ugly and ferocious, and it was constantly dripping black sewage, which then turned into black steam and rose into its nostrils, becoming black water that seeped out of its skin and flowed down its body in a continuous cycle.
The Ghost Emperor seemed to attach great importance to this ghost, slightly straightening his body. "Undying General, please state your suggestions directly."
The Undying Ghost King, the foremost of the Four Kings, had reached the ninety-second ghost rank, making him a powerful ghost cultivator above all ghosts and below the Ghost Emperor. He mastered the laws of hellish immortality.
The Undying Ghost King said, "The supernaturals of Long Country are notorious in this realm, and they have many means of self-preservation. Moreover, they seem to use guerrilla warfare tactics, which are very insidious. Why not unite with the Sea Demon Country and the Demon Country to exert pressure on them, establish four-race life-and-death arenas, and once on the stage, fate will take its course!"
After hearing the Undying Ghost King's words, the Ghost Emperor shook his head. "The targeting is too obvious. Wang Shouyi is not a fool and probably won't agree."
The Undying Ghost King immediately laughed, his voice hoarse and shrill:
"Long Country will not refuse. Firstly, due to Yu Zhibo, hundreds of thousands of people have awakened in Long Country. These people need resources to grow, and advancing to A-rank requires immense immortal energy. Immortal energy is of little use to our Ghost Country and the Demon Country, but it is indispensable to Long Country's supernaturals. Furthermore, the growth of strong individuals requires the tempering of life-and-death battles. While there are insidious individuals among Long Country's supernaturals, there are also many who possess the heart of a strong warrior. They will not refuse!"
"Moreover, Wang Shouyi's ambition is not limited to this corner of the land. Arena battles can allow them to grow rapidly, which also aligns with Long Country's strategic needs."
The Ghost Emperor clapped his hands and laughed heartily, "I never expected that General Undying not only excels in strength among the kings but also astonishes this Emperor with his wisdom. Let it be as the General says. This Emperor will draft a letter immediately!"
The Undying General smiled slightly, his merit and fame hidden!
(Previously, the ruler of the Ghost Country was called the Ghost King, which was a mistake. Since there are the Four Kings and Twelve Hou, calling him King seemed too low-class, so it has been changed to Ghost Emperor here!)