Chapter 1586 Ancient Yin Ghost
"Shadow Control Technique? Someone is using shadows to control those fierce beasts?"
Gu Lingyun realized that the fierce beasts were not intelligent but were being controlled by someone.
"What Shadow Control Technique?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"Shadow Control Technique uses shadows to control the movements of animals. It's a lost secret art of our Gu family. I've never heard of anyone else knowing it, so how could it appear here?"
Gu Lingyun scratched his head, looking utterly bewildered.
"Could it be that someone has learned it, and you just don't know about it?" Chen Xuan inquired.
Gu Lingyun pondered for a moment, then his eyes suddenly lit up, "Could it be him?"
"Who?"
"Ancient Yin Ghost!"
"You mean that guy who ranked first on the积分榜 (jīfēn bǎng - points leaderboard)?"
Chen Xuan had paid some attention to this individual. After all, he thought he had accumulated a lot of points, but this guy had snatched the top spot.
"Precisely!"
Gu Lingyun said solemnly, "This Ancient Yin Ghost is a very mysterious person. He has no parents and was raised by the clan elders. His talent is extremely strong. Ever since he was young, any competition he participated in, he would win first place, so we usually competed for second place."
"This Ancient Yin Ghost never fights for fame or fortune. He wins first place every time he participates in the clan gathering, but he never enters the sequence rankings. So, if he were to enter the sequence rankings, he would definitely be first, and I would have to drop a rank."
"I once saw him kill a fierce beast, and it seemed like he used shadows to control it, making the beast kill itself. I didn't see it too clearly at the time, but thinking about it now, it's very likely this Shadow Control Technique."
Chen Xuan agreed, "Using Shadow Control Technique to control one's own shadow, and thus kill fierce beasts to earn points, would indeed be very fast. It seems it must be him."
As if on cue, before his words had even faded, they saw several fierce beasts that had been badly injured. Suddenly, a black shadow flashed out, and a dagger appeared in its hand.
This was a dagger for killing.
With a deep, dark red blood groove, it could absolutely deliver a fatal blow in one strike.
Its anti-reflective coating made this dagger even more capable of a silent, throat-slitting strike.
The dagger flashed like lightning.
With every strike, a blood-red rose seemed to bloom.
It seemed as if points were also being harvested.
In the blink of an eye, all the severely injured fierce beasts were cleanly dispatched.
"This is simply cheating."
Chen Xuan, seeing this, could only roll his eyes.
The speed at which this guy harvested points was even more brutal than his own; it was sheer cheating.
Gu Lingyun was equally indignant.
How could others compare to him? No wonder he won first place every clan gathering.
Soon, the fierce beasts continued to fight, while the black shadow quietly disappeared into the crowd of beasts.
Its presence was so faint, it was as if it didn't exist at all.
Suddenly, Chen Xuan felt a chill at the back of his head. He reacted instantly and punched backward!
He happened to see the black shadow standing behind him. The shadow was wearing a black robe, its face obscured. It was not tall but exuded extreme danger.
It raised its dagger and was thrusting it towards Chen Xuan. It saw Chen Xuan's speed was much faster than it had imagined, and a punch was thrown.
*Bang!*
A punch landed on the dagger.
The immense force sent the person flying backward instantly.
The black shadow fell to the ground lightly, like a ball of cotton, but the moment it landed, it became filled with murderous intent. With a flick of its toe, it turned into an afterimage and lunged directly at Chen Xuan.
The terrifying aura made Chen Xuan feel a sense of danger.
It seemed like it had truly developed murderous intent!!
The reason it felt murderous intent towards Chen Xuan was because it sensed danger from Chen Xuan.
"Ancient Yin Ghost! It's me, we're on the same side!"
Gu Lingyun shouted from the side.
Before his voice had completely faded, the black shadow abruptly stopped ten meters away.
At this moment, the face of the black shadow was finally seen clearly.
It was a baby face that looked harmless. It stared at Gu Lingyun for a long time, then scratched his head, "Uh... it seems I have some impression... you're called Gu what Cloud..."
"It's Gu Lingyun!"
Gu Lingyun couldn't help but roll his eyes.
They had participated in so many large and small competitions together, yet you didn't even know my name.
This was like a classmate you went to elementary school with not knowing your name.
Chen Xuan frowned.
How did it feel like this Ancient Yin Ghost's brain wasn't working very well? No, it wasn't that his brain wasn't working well, it just seemed a bit slow on the uptake.
"Yes, yes, yes, called Gu Lingyun."
Ancient Yin Ghost nodded repeatedly.
"Ancient Yin Ghost, are you earning points using Shadow Control Technique?"
Gu Lingyun asked.
"That's right, but you can't tell anyone. It's not exactly appropriate," Ancient Yin Ghost said hastily.
"I definitely won't tell anyone."
"Alright, if there's nothing else, you guys should leave Corpse Ghost Ridge quickly. I need to continue hunting monsters to earn points."
Ancient Yin Ghost turned to leave.
But at this moment, Chen Xuan called out, "Wait!"
"What is it?"
Ancient Yin Ghost frowned.
"Can we cooperate?"
"Cooperate? No!"
Ancient Yin Ghost refused outright.
"You haven't even heard the cooperation plan, and you're already refusing?" Chen Xuan smiled, "How about this, you let the beasts you control lure other fierce beasts for Gu Lingyun to fight. I'll give you half of the points I earn, how about that?"
To put it plainly, Chen Xuan wanted Ancient Yin Ghost to control a fierce beast to help Gu Lingyun level up. As for the level of the fierce beast, it could also be controlled, which was a good way to train.
"You?"
Ancient Yin Ghost showed a look of disdain, "You're not as useful as my fierce beasts."
He had a limited number of controlled beasts. In his opinion, the speed at which one fierce beast earned points was faster than Chen Xuan, especially when Chen Xuan was only offering him half the points.
"Not necessarily."
"How about we have a match?" Ancient Yin Ghost proposed.
"Okay!"
Chen Xuan smiled.
Gu Lingyun's face was filled with worry, "This... do you have confidence? Ancient Yin Ghost is the number one genius of our Gu family. Even I, with the Desolate Body, wouldn't dare to compete with him."
The strength of this Ancient Yin Ghost was unfathomable.
Moreover, there was the Shadow Control Technique.
"Don't worry."
Chen Xuan was full of confidence.
He turned and beckoned to Ancient Yin Ghost, "Come on!"
"Then I won't be polite!"
With that, Ancient Yin Ghost walked towards Chen Xuan step by step.
His movements were slow, but a shadow quietly circled around to approach Chen Xuan.
Chen Xuan smiled slightly and lifted his leg to stomp.
At this instant, Ancient Yin Ghost froze.
Chen Xuan uttered a few words, "You lost!"
Ancient Yin Ghost showed a look of apprehension, "Fine, I agree!"
"Gu Lingyun, for the upcoming training, you'll follow Ancient Yin Ghost," Chen Xuan said with a smile.
Gu Lingyun looked utterly bewildered, "What's going on?"
Chen Xuan explained in a low voice, "Earlier, Ancient Yin Ghost tried to use Shadow Control Technique to control me, but I stepped on his shadow, so he lost the first exchange."
"How did you do that?"
Gu Lingyun was amazed. He hadn't expected Chen Xuan to be able to break the Shadow Control Technique, which was a secret art of the Gu family.
"It's a secret!"
In fact, the reason Chen Xuan could easily break the Shadow Control Technique was because he was a cultivator, and Shadow Control Technique was a secret art that a cultivator could practice. Of course, this was only one part of the reason; the other part was that Chen Xuan's strength was superior.
"You won, but I'm not convinced."
Ancient Yin Ghost experienced the taste of failure for the first time, and he was very unconvinced.