Chapter 128 The Art of Taming a Ghost

Half a month later, at night.

Fengdu Ghost Realm, within the Eight Directions Hell.

Xie Yan, engulfed in dark flames, held a pair of star power tongs, not too big, not too small. He gripped a Blades Mountain Hell Ghost by the neck, pressing it firmly to the ground.

With his right hand, he shoved the star power tongs into the Hell Ghost's mouth.

The Hell Ghost paled in shock, finding itself utterly outmatched in terms of raw power.

The Diamond-Saint Power imprint faintly glowing on Xie Yan's chest was no joke!

Equipped with the Diamond-Daredevil star technique, Xie Yan was unconcerned with the sea of blades surrounding him.

Star power blades erupted from the ground, striking Xie Yan's body with crisp sounds, but failing to penetrate his defenses.

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" Even as the Hell Ghost clamped its mouth and nose shut, the illusory, line-formed star power tongs in Xie Yan's hand forced their way in, gripping tightly and yanking outwards!

Swish...

A long tongue composed of illusory lines was torn out by Xie Yan!

At that moment, the karmic fire on the Hell Ghost vanished, silencing it!

These illusory star power tongs, named "Tongue-Puller," came from the star bead of the Tongue-Puller Hell Ghost within the Eight Directions Hell.

What was "learning the ghost's skills to subdue ghosts"?

Xie Yan was no longer the same person who, half a month ago, had competed with the Eight Directions Hell Ghosts to see who was the "king of abuse"!

After obtaining the Tongue-Puller Hell Ghost's star bead, Xie Yan had absorbed it directly, ignoring everyone's warnings and not caring about absorbing the karmic fire star technique.

As fate would have it, Xie Yan struck the jackpot!

He did indeed absorb the karmic fire star technique, but under Jiang Xiao's strict orders, Xie Yan had never activated it…

After that, no one had any reason to stop Xie Yan from absorbing any star techniques from the Eight Directions Hell Ghosts.

This "Tongue-Puller" was a silence-type star technique, a rare combat-type silence technique!

However, "Tongue-Puller" had limitations. You had to get close to use it and maintain absolute control over the target; even a slight head movement would render it useless!

If you wanted to pull a tongue, you had to pull a tongue!

The star power tongs couldn't pull anything else, and if the tongue wasn't pulled out, the target wouldn't be silenced.

This star technique was purely "icing on the cake," not "a friend in need."

After all, to ensure the "tongue-pulling" process went smoothly, you had to achieve absolute control over the target, ensuring they couldn't move in the slightest.

So, the question became: if you already had absolute control, why bother silencing it? Wasn't it redundant?

Such a "belt-and-braces" star technique was perfect for Xie Yan to clear the Eight Directions Hell for China!

Others couldn't bear the suffering of karmic fire, but Xie Yan could!

Others couldn't clear this Eight Directions Hell, but Xie Yan could!

Jiang Xiao possessed a Calamity Shadow Star, and wanted to preserve species, and Xie Yan would provide!

What was a star slot? Sacrificing for Jiang Xiao and the people of China was worthwhile!

For a full half-month, Xie Yan's inner thoughts were rich and varied, but he never expressed any of his mental state.

True brothers don't act sentimental!

At this moment, within this hundred-meter-deep pit, the dark mist had dissipated.

As the number of Hell Ghosts decreased, so did the eerie ghost mist emanating from their bodies.

The team, cooperating with Xie Yan and the rampant Fire Puppets, had cleared three full Eight Directions Hells.

Jiang Xiao stepped forward, carefully dodging the star power blade shards littering the ground. Behind Xie Yan, he opened the door to the Calamity Shadow World.

Xie Yan flung his hand back, discarding the star power tongs and looking with disdain at the illusory line-formed tongue he had picked up, tossing it aside.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

A series of applause echoed from the black mist in the distance.

With fewer Hell Ghosts, the area shrouded in black mist allowed everyone to know where the Hell Ghosts were hiding.

A white-haired, chubby old man floated out, clapping slowly.

Unlike the gaunt Hell Ghosts, the old man was quite plump, despite being shrouded in ghostly mist.

Mortar Hell Ghost!

The group had noticed the old man's presence long ago, but having cleared three Eight Directions Hells, they had gained experience and hadn't attacked the Mortar Hell Ghost.

The old man, with his fat head and big ears, wore a sinister expression.

With a wave of his hand, a long table appeared before everyone.

It wasn't lavish, but it included pork head meat, stewed fish, roast chicken, and steamed buns, even several jars of what looked like Nu Er Hong wine.

Jiang Xiao was wrong, truly wrong. The limited knowledge he had learned on Earth had misled Little Chongyang.

He had thought that after crossing the Bridge of Helplessness and passing Madam Meng, there would be no friendly beings. This statement was true in the lower dimensions.

But Jiang Xiao had underestimated the intelligence of the Hell Ghosts in the Other World.

Especially the Mortar Hell Ghost among the eight types of Hell Ghosts, it was the type that wouldn't actively cause you trouble. After you defeated other Hell Ghosts, it would come forward to offer you a "ghost feast" as a sign of friendship, begging the heroes to spare it.

Xie Yan walked to the long table, opened a jar of Nu Er Hong wine. The lid, after being thrown away and leaving the vicinity of the table, transformed into star power and slowly dissipated.

Xie Yan tilted his head back and drank, extremely boldly. The wine was flavorful but not intoxicating.

The slightly murky Nu Er Hong wine entered Xie Yan's mouth and transformed into layers of rich star power and vitality, filling his body.

The team stepped forward to partake in the ghost feast, but no one competed with Xie Yan for wine.

Even though there were several jars of wine on the table, no one tried to take them.

Although Xie Yan didn't show much outward expression, no one could imagine the pressure he was under.

At this stage, Xie Yan was another "Jiang Xiao." No matter what he wanted to do, everyone on the team indulged him and let him have his way…

Fortunately, Xie Yan was upright and didn't have such thoughts.

…

Seeing everyone enjoying the feast, the chubby Mortar Hell Ghost beamed. After all, you get what you pay for.

But such a smile, appearing on a figure shrouded in ghostly mist, made it seem like a sneer…

Back then, the first time they ate a ghost feast, everyone had been a bit uneasy.

"Pa." Hou Mingming held a cooked egg, gently rolling it on the table, watching Jiang Xiao warily. When he looked like he was about to come closer, Hou Mingming stopped peeling the eggshell…

Jiang Xiao grinned, saying, "Tch~"

He never imagined that the first time he snatched an egg from Hou Mingming was in the World Cup hotel, and the second time he snatched her egg was in the deep abyss of the eerie Fengdu Ghost Realm - Eight Directions Hell.

Little Chongyang held a roast chicken, eating with greasy cheeks, not caring about dirtying her clothes, because the grease would soon turn into star power and merge into her body.

After everyone was full, Jiang Xiao opened the door to the Calamity Shadow World, sent the Mortar Hell Ghost inside, turned to look at everyone, and said, "That's about it. The mission is a complete success. We can take a break."

With the Mortar Hell Ghost's departure, the chaotic table and food scraps before everyone turned into starlight and dissipated into the air.

Er Wei turned to look at Xie Yan and said, "Join the Feathers."

The Nu Er Hong wine jar in Xie Yan's arms shattered silently. He turned to look at Jiang Xiao and asked, "Forced conscription?"

Jiang Xiao quickly shook his head and said, "No, just an invitation, a friendly invitation. That's just her speaking style. People always think it's an order."

Xie Yan: "I'm tired."

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

In the past half-month, Xie Yan had been under the scorching heat of dual flames almost every day, getting very little rest. He had paid a great price and endured pain that ordinary people couldn't withstand.

No one had any objections to him saying he was tired.

In fact, everyone was amazed that he could maintain a stable state, and they were all filled with respect.

Jiang Xiao immediately reopened the door to the Calamity Shadow World and said, "Thank you for your hard work, brother."

Xie Yan simply waved his hand, said nothing more, and stepped inside.

Er Wei silently watched the soldier leave. He was indeed a man!

But people have different aspirations, and you can't force them.

Jiang Xiao could find such an ally, could befriend such a brother; it was something she hadn't dared to imagine before.

Jiang Xiao looked at Er Wei, afraid that she would be unhappy after being rejected.

That Little Hei was stubborn and unyielding. He had fought alongside everyone for so long, but he hadn't said more than ten sentences, and each sentence had no more than five words. It was unbelievable.

Jiang Xiao quickly changed the subject and asked, "Where do we go next?"

Er Wei said, "The border between the Russian Federation, Belarus, and Ukraine, the Chessboard Area."

Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment and asked, "What place is that?"

Jiang Xiao frowned, wondering where he had heard of this "Chessboard Other Dimension Space."

He hadn't learned it in books. It seemed… oh! Right!

Jiang Xiao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered that Baze, a former member of the Star Transformation Organization, had mentioned this Other Dimension Space. Like the Dragon's Den Other Dimension Space shared by China and the Russian Federation, this was also a mysterious Other Dimension Space guarded layer by layer.

It was at the same level as China's Great Hidden Void Other Dimension Space, possessing space-type star techniques, and was a mysterious space that had been artificially hidden.

These three countries were also awesome, involving multiple forces, and were able to keep it a secret from the whole world. It seemed that the star techniques of the creatures inside must be terrifyingly powerful.

Seeing Jiang Xiao's sudden realization, Er Wei nodded, saying, "Let's go. Rest for a day. We're about to enter a combat style that everyone is familiar with. Don't disappoint me, you group of pent-up people."

Da Sheng and Hou Mingming had the biggest reaction. Hearing this, they nodded immediately.

The Eight Directions Hell was too special, so they had been hesitant. They were supposed to be powerful output turrets, but they had been doing the same work as the Shadow Crow.

The group entered the Calamity Shadow World. Jiang Xiao left Er Wei behind, closed the door, and teleported back to the half-collapsed teaching building in Liaolian with Er Wei. Then, they entered the Calamity Shadow World.

Er Wei: "I'll go check on the prisoner. You call Fu Hei over."

Saying this, Er Wei teleported into the dark, damp dungeon. In the pitch-black darkness, Er Wei's eyes narrowed slightly.

Deep in the dungeon, the man tied to the stone pillar seemed to have lost consciousness? She teleported over immediately and placed her hand on his neck.

Still breathing?

Er Wei snorted and reached out a hand, blowing frost wind onto the man's dazed face.

Although everyone had been busy with missions, Er Wei had always been concerned about this prisoner.

To imprison the prisoner, Jiang Shou had specially built a dungeon deep in the Lakeside Forest and thrown the stranger inside.

Er Wei would routinely come to this dungeon to "take care" of the prisoner during her daily rest.

But what made the prisoner feel despair was that Er Wei had never interrogated him again, never said a single word.

In the darkness, whenever the prisoner saw that pair of ferocious eyes, his heart was filled with endless despair.

Except for Er Wei and Fu Hei, no one else had come. The prisoner had been thrown into this dark dungeon.

This method was indeed very effective at destroying people's hearts, as if such days would never end…

Once, he had been confident and unwilling to give in even if it meant death, but now, his will was collapsing day by day. Until recently, when he saw those beast-like eyes, the prisoner despairingly realized that he… might not be able to bear it anymore.

The fact was that there were no tough guys in this world. People who were brave enough to die in the heat of the moment were common, but such determination and will would eventually be worn down in the eternal hell.

What was even more terrifying was that he knew he had given up, but Er Wei still didn't intend to ask him…

The Eight Directions Hell was not hell. The dungeon before him was!

The Eight Directions Hell Ghosts were not devils. The person before him was…

…

In addition to the dungeon for imprisoning prisoners, Jiang Shou had also built a small wooden house for the Feathers team in the Tree Hat Forest, right above the dungeon.

After Er Wei left, Jiang Xiao summoned two large fish, let them enter the lake area to play, and then teleported into the wooden house.

Hou Mingming, Da Sheng, Shadow Crow, and Fu Hei lived in the wooden house. Jiang Xiao stood in front of Fu Hei's door and called, "Fu Hei?"

"What's wrong?" Fu Hei hurriedly opened the door. Seeing that he was holding clothes, he must have been going to wash them in the lake.

Jiang Xiao said, "Er Wei called you… uh?"

Before Jiang Xiao could finish speaking, he turned his head. Behind him, came bursts of violent aura.

"What… what's wrong with you?" Jiang Xiao asked, looking at Er Wei's unsightly face.

Er Wei: "He confessed."

"Huh? He confessed?" Jiang Xiao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "What did he say? What's his name?"

Er Wei's expression was uncertain, and she said, "He said that a foreign old man promised him that he would help him break through his star power realm. As a condition for the exchange, what he had to do was kill you."

Foreign old man?

Hope·Hins!?

Jiang Xiao's face stiffened: "Crap!"

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