Chapter 443: Chapter 407: Dire News
Since the Red Ghost ate the Fishwoman Scale given by the Ghost Vendor, he has slept for quite a long time.
Sang Que opened the scroll, and a red light shot out like lightning, flying close to the ground in the dark night. Sang Que’s eyes followed it closely, but he could only catch up to the afterimage left by the Red Ghost.
The speed had increased significantly, matching that of the Five Ghosts carrying a flower sedan, giving an impression of the Flying Corpse.
The appearance of the Red Ghost stirred the zombies patrolling the mountains, causing them to sense its presence and rush towards the location of the Red Ghost with a series of low roars.
Before long, the White Ghost arrived first, accompanied by zombies capable of detaching their heads from their bodies, with the heads, still holding organs, floating around the Red Ghost.
The Red Ghost stood on the dark mountain peak, his entire being shrouded in a misty red glow under the moonlight. As the White Ghost’s heads approached and touched the misty red glow, they immediately seemed infected, and the string of organs grew increasingly blood-soaked, emitting a similar misty red light.
The White Ghost was transformed by the Red Ghost, and having originally been a very skilled Black Magic Master, he became a Jumping Corpse after the transformation.
Now that the Red Ghost had become a Flying Corpse, the White Ghost, being influenced by the Red Ghost, also had a significant enhancement in power, coming close to the Flying Corpse Realm.
More and more zombies approached, and Sang Que squinted her eyes, observing the changes that had already begun among the zombies leaping around.
White-haired Zombies turned into Black Zombies, and some Black Zombies quickly transformed into Jumping Corpses, almost the entire group upgraded.
Currently, in Sang Que’s hands, the Yin Child holds the power of the Five Spirits God, reaching the Sixth Level strength.
The Paper Macher and Red Ghost are both at the Fifth Level strength, along with the Puppet Master Chu Mo Wei, and with the firearms and ammunition provided by the institute, there is nothing much to fear about going to Shengjing after preparing some yin objects from the Ghost Vendor.
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Seven days quietly passed by.
Every night, Sang Que took Xia Chan to Qinzhou’s blood fog to trade in Qi, and during the day she worked tirelessly in the Corpse Nourishing Land of Bright Moon Mountain.
She drove all 500 zombies drawn in her own painting to the Corpse Nourishing Land, and combined them with the original 200 zombies there, eventually selecting 400 carefully.
Among them, 100 Jumping Corpses correspond to the Fourth Layer of strength, and 300 Black Zombies correspond to the Third Layer of strength. Based on previous experience, Sang Que fused the captured mutated Corpse Mud Evils with the Jumping Corpses.
The mutated Corpse Mud Evil should be called Blood Mud Evil, retaining the original abilities of the Corpse Mud Evil, with greatly enhanced corrosive power.
After Sang Que’s verification, all 100 Blood Mud Jumping Corpses melted into blood mud, capable of holding the Red Ghost in place, making dealing with other fourth-layer Yin Walkers and ghosts much easier.
Of the 300 Black Zombies, 100 were fused with Blood Robe Evil, 100 with Wind Demon, and another 100 with Wheat Evil.
These three evil spirits were all obtained from Qinzhou’s blood fog and, like the Corpse Mud Evil, were enhanced by the blood fog.
The Black Zombies fused with Blood Robe Evil had the best appearance, wearing blood-red clothing like the Red Ghost. These Blood Robe Black Zombies incorporated the abilities of the Blood Robe Evil, capable of wrapping and locking the dead, preventing escape, and rapidly absorbing the enemy’s strength to grow stronger with each absorption.
If one cannot break free from the Blood Robe Zombies at first, only death awaits the enemy.
The Wind Demon Black Zombies carried a blood-colored sandstorm with them, infiltrating every corner, making people feel unbearably hot, ultimately burning them into sand.
The Wheat Evil Black Zombies, through touch, made blood-colored wheat awns sprout inside the enemy’s body, causing severe pain and blood-sucking.
The excess evil spirits were also fused with the zombies left in the Corpse Nourishing Land to strengthen the defense forces of Bright Moon Mountain.
In addition to this, Sang Que still had the coffin carrier and a Fog Ghost in her possession.
After being controlled by the Yin Child, the coffin carrier could be directed to capture people and confine them in the coffin.
In the past, the black coffin could kill living people, making them blood food for the coffin carrier. Now that it had become a blood-red coffin, it could devour not only living people but also ghosts, with stronger confinement and suppression abilities.
The Fog Ghost was left as nourishment for the painting, and Sang Que hadn’t seen the other ghosts.
The mutations of these evil spirits and ghosts gave Sang Que a very bad premonition, but for now, she truly lacked the courage and capability to venture into the center of the Qinzhou Death Domain.
Besides cultivating zombies, Sang Que also rewarded achievements, making Luo Danian, Luo Dayong, Pei Li, Hong Xuan, and Miao Zhongtian become Yin Walkers.
Humans can only tame evil by dominating the spirits formed after death; Sang Que had brought five suitable Second Layer evil spirits from the institute for them. Once they mastered control, advancing to the Third Layer would be rapid.
Jia Liang, having stayed here for seven days, felt he was on the verge of promotion and talked about challenging some delivery record within a day once he returned, saying he would become a Third Layer Yin Walker after succeeding.
Before preparing to take everyone back to modern times, Sang Que received a message sent by Zhang Junyao.
Zhang Junyao reported that everything in Shengjing was usual, but recently, those seeking an audience with the Prime Minister were only met by the Prime Minister’s eldest son, with no one meeting the Prime Minister himself, suggesting that the Prime Minister was not in Shengjing.
Besides, Zhang Junyao also discovered a critical piece of information: The current emperor had already decreed the construction of a long wall along the Qianyue Mountain Range to isolate Qinzhou and ensure Jinzhou’s stability.
The order had been issued, and the Ministry of Industry was drafting a plan, recruiting craftsmen, with construction set to begin as early as next spring.
Zhang Junyao predicted that in just a month or two, Jinzhou would issue orders to pacify the bandits entrenched across the Qianyue Mountain Range, either persuading them to join the court and move away or to face a military crackdown.
When Sang Que received the news, her heart sank. Bright Moon Mountain was located in the eastern part of the Qianyue Mountain Range, next to Qinzhou, and they were currently the bandits in the Qianyue Mountain Range.
Previously, with Qingfeng Temple blocking the way, the court would not investigate, but now that a Great Wall was to be constructed for the greater good, even Qingfeng Temple would have to yield.
Therefore, Sang Que now had to decide whether to abandon Bright Moon Mountain and find another place as a base or to confront the court.
Bright Moon Mountain’s geographical location was excellent, and Sang Que and everyone had already spent so much effort turning it into a paradise for more than 5,000 mountain people.
If they were to give up, Sang Que would be unwilling, but to fight against the court, she personally lacked the strength and needed help from the institute and military.
After making up her mind, on the morning of September 11th, Sang Que opened the gate from Dongpo Village and took everyone back to modern times.
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At that moment, outside Jianshui City in Qinzhou.
The ground was soaked with thick blood, littered with bodies, ghosts haunting the area. The city had mostly sunk underground, leaving only ruins above, testifying to the former prosperity of this place.
The blood mist was as thick as the sea, constantly echoing sounds of devouring, with countless ghosts surrounding a massive blood shadow, fighting and tearing with eyes shining with greed and madness.
Suddenly, an eye opened within that massive blood shadow, unleashing a force like a black hole, stirring up a violent wind that in a moment engulfed all surrounding ghosts.
When the wind subsided, only a terrifying deep pit remained, with no trace of the blood shadow or the ghosts.
Somewhere in Qinzhou, in a small Hidden Realm village.
The remaining manager of the Ghost Opera Troupe, Manager Luo, sat by a campfire, his eyes vacant, with the half-dead musician, Zi Ling, lying beside him.
That day, Manager Luo fled early and quickly, narrowly escaping with his life. Zi Ling managed to escape after using a trick to kill the General Ghost and Pang En, sacrificing half her life.
Both fell into the Hidden Realm, struggling to survive, now unsure of where their path would lead.
An eerie theatrical melody suddenly drifted in from outside, causing Manager Luo to tremble all over, dropping the firewood in his hand to run to the door.
He saw a Hua Dan with her back turned, singing as she stepped lightly.
"On stage, glory fades for an instant; success and failure are left to laughter and talk. Wait for the time to pass quietly, after hibernation, the force will rise again."
As the song ended, the Hua Dan suddenly turned her head, a gust of wind hit him in the face, and Manager Luo’s eyes widened in shock, frozen in place.
Moments later, the corners of Manager Luo’s lips slowly curved up, and he struck a coquettish pose with orchid fingers.
"From today onwards, I will be the new Class Leader of the Ghost Opera Troupe!"
