Chapter 977: Chapter 975: Dead Man’s Scripture
The figure that appeared on the pale, misty low mountain made Chu Hao’s heart tremble with just a glance, prompting him to turn and run.
Chu Hao grabbed Li Yinhe and the guide, shouting loudly, "Quickly, take us back."
The guide was being dragged along, his body dry like a piece of fabric fluttering in the wind. He was somewhat unaccustomed, confidently saying, "Relax, I am helpless against the things inside the Hell Gate, but outside the Hell Gate, who am I afraid of?"
Seeing his confident demeanor, Li Yin secretly breathed a sigh of relief; this guide was indeed very strange.
Chu Hao said, "Dead Man’s Fruit, I took it from her offerings."
The guide: "..."
Suddenly, Chu Hao felt a power whisking him away swiftly; in almost an instant, they crossed several peaks.
The speed was akin to a beam of light, faster than Sword Controlling Flight.
The guide, upon hearing the background of their pursuer, reacted greatly, clearly frightened.
The guide wanted to cry, his face bitter and twisted, saying, "Are you sure she’s the owner of the offerings?"
Chu Hao said, "One hundred percent sure."
"Oh heavens, do I have to die here?" the guide wailed.
Li Yin asked, "Is she that terrifying?"
The guide didn’t answer; instead, he calmed down, saying, "Relax, I’ve studied them for too long. These ghost demons are terrifying, but away from the Hell Gate, they’re not necessarily that formidable."
However, as soon as he finished speaking...
In front, a slender figure appeared, pale as snow, an illusion, seemingly waiting for them ahead.
Chu Hao and Li Yin gasped.
Damn!!
Weren’t you supposed to stay calm?
The pursuer chased them as if playing a game.
The guide shivered all over, turning and running with the two.
Chu Hao said nervously, "Can you be reliable?"
The guide’s scalp tingled as he said, "This, this is special. How could it have followed us? This doesn’t make sense!"
Chu Hao muttered, "Could it be because I took two of its Dead Man’s Fruits?"
The guide turned sharply, his wrinkled face full of extreme fear, screaming, "What did you say? Two Dead Man’s Fruits?"
Chu Hao said, "Is there a problem?"
The guide cursed directly, "Damn, it’s a huge problem. Dead Man’s Fruits form as offerings. To get two as offerings—her power is absolutely more terrifying than any absurd Underworld King."
Holy shit!
Hearing the guide’s words, Chu Hao only felt that this mission was a deadly trap.
It’s completely suicidal.
Chu Hao hurriedly said, "Quickly take us back."
The guide said in despair, "To send you back requires three months. My abilities are indeed limited, and it consumes vital blood. The key is, in my current state, I can’t send you back."
This is a real trap.
Up ahead, the woman appeared again, her shadow elongated by the dark light.
The guide stopped abruptly, trembling uncontrollably.
Li Yin shook with fear, asking, "What does it want to do?"
Given the Eyeless Woman’s abilities, killing them to retrieve the Dead Man’s Fruit would be effortless.
But, she didn’t do that.
The guide directly tossed the Dead Man’s Fruit to Chu Hao, trembling as he said, "Grievances have sources and debts have owners. The Dead Man’s Fruit was brought by him; if there’s a problem, find him. It has nothing to do with me."
Chu Hao was dumbfounded, helplessly sold off just like that?
He doesn’t even want the Dead Man’s Fruit.
And disregards the Blood Curse too?
Chu Hao was bewildered; he really messed up, and this special mission was indeed hard to take on.
Li Yin asked again, trembling, "What is it doing?"
The woman stood halfway up the mountain, motionless.
Chu Hao wondered if returning the Dead Man’s Fruit would lead her to spare him.
Yet, he was thinking too much.
Were it someone else, taking what belonged to them would undoubtedly lead to a relentless pursuit.
At this time, the guide said strangely, "Something’s off!"
"What’s off?" Chu Hao asked.
The guide said, "Hold on a moment."
Speaking, the guide picked up a pebble and threw it towards the woman’s figure.
The pebble struck her, as if sinking into water, causing a ripple in her silhouette.
The guide was overjoyed, exclaiming, "Haha... I told you! How could anything from the Hell Gate come out so easily?"
"Then, what’s going on with her?" Li Yin asked curiously.
The guide said, "It’s her consciousness. The true form can’t leave the Hell Gate; her consciousness is trying to block us."
Chu Hao was astonished; her consciousness was strong to such a degree. The cavern woman was truly formidable; fortunately, he fled quickly.
"Ignore her, keep going."
The guide took Chu Hao and Li Yin, continuing their frantic escape.
In another direction, halfway up the mountain, the eyeless woman remained. But this time, she didn’t frighten the guide, who charged straight ahead.
As expected, the woman didn’t even try to stop them; more accurately, perhaps she didn’t have the ability?
Finally shaking off the woman’s figure, they breathed a sigh of relief, confirming the guide’s guess was correct.
"Our luck’s great." The guide boasted.
A fright for nothing.
Chu Hao instructed the system to collect the last Dead Man’s Fruit.
"Ding... The host collects five Dead Man’s Fruits, completing the special mission, acquiring the Dead Man’s Scripture."
"Ding... Mission complete, gaining Pretentious Expert Little Prince level 9 max Experience Points."
System prompt: "Host reaches Pretentious Expert Little Prince max level, unlocking level mission; mission issued — Explore the Essence of Pretentious Expert Little Prince; host must explore essence of pretentiousness to level up."
Here we go again.
Similar to the Pretentious Expert checkpoint.
Failing the system’s assessment means you can’t upgrade to Pretentious Expert King.
Item: Dead Man’s Scripture (Special Item)
Ability: Write a name in the Dead Man’s Scripture and pay the corresponding Pretentiousness Points, turning them into Scripture’s offering. (Offering level relates to host’s strength)
Second Ability: Capture a ghost demon and turn them into a Dead Man’s Spirit in the Scripture.
Third Ability: Unlock the Dead Man’s Scripture requires one ghost demon as an offering.
Chu Hao looked at the Dead Man’s Scripture’s abilities, bewildered; writing a name and paying Pretentiousness Points to turn someone into an offering?
This would be outrageous.
Moreover, it also turns ghost demons into dead spirits.
The problem is, where to find ghost demons? He wouldn’t dare return to the Hell Gate.
The guide said, "Alright, just wait three months, and then I can send you back."
After all, with the blood vow, the guide couldn’t easily break it.
Suddenly, Chu Hao asked, "Besides the Hell Gate, where else in the Rebirth Realm are the ghost demons?"
The guide was stunned, asking, "What do you plan to do?"
Chu Hao’s mouth curled into a smile, saying, "This Taoist Master is very interested in them."
The guide shivered; he couldn’t quite understand Chu Hao, thinking it best not to provoke him lightly, lest troubles arise.
"In the Land of Nangu within the Rebirth Realm."
"Take me there."
The guide quickly shook his head, saying, "I don’t want to go inside there."
Chu Hao took out a Dead Man’s Fruit, saying casually, "Do you still want this?"
The guide felt a pain in his gut; he had just tricked Chu Hao, thoroughly frightened by the Eyeless Female Ghost Demon.
"Let me be clear, I’m not going in."
"No problem."
ps: Just finished my wedding, really have no manuscript stock, nothing to say, continue writing, as much as possible; about five updates? There will be in a bit.
