Chapter 1044: 417: Like a Tiger Growing Wings, Transforming into a Leopard!
Calculating the Ghost Monarch (Seeking Monthly Pass) Chapter 1044: 417: Like a Tiger Growing Wings, Transforming into a Leopard!
Calculating the Ghost Monarch (Seeking Monthly Pass) Upon arriving at the Yin Ghost Mountain Range, before communicating with the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch, Chen Dengming first needed to understand the current situation beneath the Nether Spring from the ferocious ghost Chu Xun.
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
He surmised that given the greed of the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch, he would certainly not agree to the fifty-fifty split proposed by Chu Xun.
It was very likely that he would demand an exorbitant share.
In such a case, only he himself could negotiate with the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch to secure more benefits for Chu Xun.
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The better Chu Xun did under the Nether Spring, the more he would need Chu Xun’s assistance in the future.
If Chu Xun were to secure a position for himself in the Nether Spring and become a Ghost Monarch with his own Nether Spring, serving as a portal between the Mortal World and the Underground Mansion, that would truly be a case of having his own fiefdom.
He would have truly risen to prominence and could correspond with him across both realms.
Within the Hall of Human Heart, Chen Dengming quickly established a spiritual connection with the ferocious ghost Chu Xun.
As expected, the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch had indeed refused to cooperate.
“Starfall, this old ghost, wants ninety percent in one fell swoop, clearly expecting me to slave away for him.
Brother Chen, I now have a bold idea, but I don’t know what you think.
If we were to execute it, what are the chances of success?”
“A bold idea?” Chen Dengming was startled.
Old Zhu’s not bad, now he has ideas and strategies, his Spiritual Wisdom is indeed recovering well.
“What’s the idea, let’s hear it…”
Chu Xun immediately transmitted his thoughts excitedly, “Brother Chen, we might as well play along with Starfall Old Ghost’s demand.
Once he leaves the Ghost City, without the strategic advantage of Nether Spring and Yin Soil, he’s just a regular Nascent Soul Complete Cultivator, and we could simply go all in.
While he is engaged in battle with the Ghost King of Yinming, we could take them both out in one swoop.
This way, the Ghost City of Yinming would be ours, and so would the Starfall Ghost City…”
“?”
Chen Dengming froze, utterly stunned by Old Zhu’s audacious thought.
Other people reach for more than they can handle, but Old Zhu is reaching for the truly gigantic, thinking of swallowing both the Ghost King of Yinming and the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch in one gulp.
This was more than just being bold; he was audacity incarnate.
However, Old Zhu was not without reason.
If the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch left the Ghost City, his power would indeed be greatly reduced.
At the very least, his ability to protect himself would weaken due to the loss of Nether Spring and Yin Soil.
“How about it, Brother Chen?”
Chen Dengming pondered and transmitted his thoughts, “This indeed presents an opportunity.
I think I grasp your idea.
You want the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch and the Ghost King of Yinming to fight until both are weakened, and then we strike when they’re vulnerable, reaping the rewards.
But have you considered that these old foxes won’t give us such an opportunity?
And even if we succeed, with your current strength, it would be difficult to simultaneously take control of both Ghost Cities.
Starfall and Yinming aren’t without their own connections.
Soon enough, other Ghost Kings, or even Ghost Monarchs, will come attacking under various banners…”
Chu Xun replied with earnestness, “Brother Chen is indeed worthy of his name, pinpointing the exact issue at hand.
However, I have already discussed these concerns with my two ladies recently, and I have even taken the liberty of starting to implement them without consulting you, since the opportunity would have been fleeting and I couldn’t reach you in time.
It was a chance I had to seize.”
Chen Dengming frowned, “What have you implemented?”
“My mind works slowly, it’s mainly the two ladies who have been strategizing and guiding me, teaching me to befriend the distant and attack the near.
Recently, I’ve gained the trust of the Ghost King of Yinming, informing him that the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch has been coveting his power and Ghost City and is about to attack.
Now the Ghost King of Yinming despises the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch to the extreme and has resolved to join forces with me to confront him.
He has agreed that, after success, I will share the spoils of Starfall Ghost City with him…”
That’s quite something.
Chen Dengming was somewhat stunned.
Unexpectedly, having gained two Ghost Ladies, Old Zhu had become a force to be reckoned with, like a tiger that’s grown wings.
His shortcomings in intellect and personality were gradually being compensated for by the two Ghost Ladies.
Now he had really used reverse psychology, collaborating covertly with the Ghost King of Yinming and preparing to double-cross the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch.
Do all ghosts become insidiously cunning without realizing it?
Chu Xun added, “Of course, Brother Chen, you and I both know, these verbal agreements count for nothing.
But the main point is, the Ghost King of Yinming has already agreed to join forces to deal with the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch…
Oh yes, I had already been invited to the Yinming Ghost Mansion a while back, and took the opportunity to locate the other soul shard of the Array Spirit ancestor, who turned out to be just a gardener in the Ghost King Mansion.
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To avoid exposure, I haven’t yet recognized her, lest the Ghost King of Yinming seizes a leverage to coerce me…”
“You found the other soul of the Mini Array Spirit in the Ghost King Mansion?” Chen Dengming was somewhat pleased.
This was truly an unexpected boon.
Although Chu Xun spoke lightly of it, one could imagine the risk of entering the Yinming Ghost Mansion alone, akin to walking into a lion’s den.
Since Chu Xun was safe, it indicated that he had more or less come to terms with the Ghost King of Yinming.
The further exchange between the man and the ghost gradually calmed Chen Dengming.
With the strategic advice of two Ghost Ladies, Old Zhu proved to be brave and strategic, exceeding his expectations.
According to his plan, it was the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch who would join forces with him to attack the Ghost King of Yinming.
At the critical moment of the attack, Chu Xun would turn against him, striking a heavy blow to the Starfall Nether Spring Ghost Monarch, aiding the Ghost King of Yinming in killing him.
As for why the Ghost King of Yinming would believe and agree to cooperate with Chu Xun, it was easy to understand: it was all driven by the lure of immense benefits and old grudges.