My Silly, Sweet Wife

Chapter 1477: Chapter 1390: Becoming the Stepping Stone for Ye Guichen

Although the Jiuyou Tower is a treasure, Ye Guichen had only started refining it not long ago and could not use it to deal with the Ghost Face yet.

Just when Ye Guichen wanted to activate the Jiuyou Tower against the Ghost Face, the Ghost Face had already grabbed the Jiuyou Tower, striking the dragon several times, rendering it defenseless.

This Ghost Pill is indeed domineering!

If it continues like this, he would definitely be eaten by the Ghost Face, and then, he might as well be considered dead.

"Come out, all of you!"

With no choice, Ye Guichen released all the remnants of souls from the Jiuyou Tower.

Even Gui Tuo and Yan Fang were released.

Even the Ghost King was released.

As Gui Tuo and Yan Fang emerged, they first observed their surroundings. Upon seeing Ye Guichen suspended in midair, motionless, they were utterly surprised: "Mr. Ye, what’s wrong with you?"

"Help me deal with that Ghost Face!" Ye Guichen shouted.

The Ghost King was extremely terrified: "You brazen little brat, you actually want to swallow the Ghost Pill? This Ghost Pill was refined over decades by me, containing formidable power. Even I dare not hastily swallow it, and you, not yet at the Golden Core Realm, dare to swallow this Ghost Pill—you truly have a death wish!"

The Ghost King, held within the Jiuyou Tower by Ye Guichen, had no means of escape, and his temperament had been worn down significantly.

Suddenly being released, he thought Ye Guichen was going to let him go.

Unexpectedly, Ye Guichen swallowed the Ghost Pill, activating its tremendous power and extracting Ye Guichen’s soul.

Though he hadn’t experienced this situation, it was familiar to the Ghost King.

The Ghost Face is the spirit within the Ghost Pill, and as Ye Guichen conjectured, if the Ghost Face devoured Ye Guichen, Ye Guichen would be utterly annihilated.

But now, Ye Guichen is trapped within the powerful Ghost Pill. If Ye Guichen dies, everything in the space will vanish, and the Ghost King will turn to dust, dissipating into the heavens and earth.

"Ah ah ah! A truly reckless brat!"

The Ghost King cursed, suddenly hearing a whooshing sound behind him. Turning around, he saw the Ghost Face open its enormous mouth, inhaling sharply to absorb more than half of the released souls from the Jiuyou Tower.

Had Gui Tuo and Yan Fang not dodged quickly, they would likely be nearly dead.

The Ghost King did not have time to dwell on it.

He could only stand on the same side as Ye Guichen now.

If he couldn’t defeat the Ghost Face to help Ye Guichen refine the Ghost Pill, he would die too.

"Soul Suppressing Flag!"

Reluctantly, the Ghost King summoned a black flag to his hand.

Then, the Ghost King swung the black flag in his hand.

Several substantial black winds rushed towards the Ghost Face.

The Ghost King truly lived up to his name. The black winds cut the Ghost Face like sharp blades, tearing several gaping wounds.

In pain, the Ghost Face roared, and threw the Jiuyou Tower at them.

The Ghost King didn’t dare to confront the Jiuyou Tower head-on, quickly dodging, and then summoned with his other hand: "Mourning Stick!"

In the Ghost King’s hand appeared a small half-meter long wooden stick.

This small stick was also entirely black with no apparent abnormality. Yet, when the Ghost King struck with it, it made the Ghost Face howl miserably, seemingly terrified.

Ye Guichen, seeing this, felt overjoyed.

Though he didn’t quite understand why the Ghost King was taking his side against the Ghost Face, upon seeing the Ghost King’s actions, Yanran understood.

The Ghost King feared for his soul being consumed by the Ghost Pill.

Haha, truly heaven is aiding me!

As the Ghost Face was injured, Ye Guichen felt his body could move.

But in his spiritual form, he couldn’t summon the swords from the tomb.

However, the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique was designed for use on spiritual forms, so Ye Guichen in this state could only use the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique.

"Gui Tuo, Yan Fang, what are you standing around for, attack!" Ye Guichen saw the two ghosts still amazed and shouted while striking a palm out.

The palm from the Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique transformed into a massive black palm shadow, slapping towards the Ghost Face.

As it got within less than three to four meters of the Ghost Face, the Ghost Face opened its mouth again and swallowed the black palm shadow.

"Roar roar roar!"

The Ghost Face roared furiously, suddenly shaking its body, remarkably growing two more hands beneath it.

With another shake, it grew two more hands.

Altogether, it had six hands.

Two of the hands slapped towards the Ghost King, seemingly intending to swat him like a fly.

The other two hands attacked Gui Tuo and Yan Fang respectively.

For a moment, they were evenly matched.

In contrast, the remnant souls were like ants crawling on an elephant, biting without inflicting any harm on the Ghost Face.

"Boy, what are you staring for, quickly use your soul to devour and refine this Ghost Face!" The Ghost King urged upon seeing Ye Guichen standing there in a daze without acting.

Ye Guichen was startled: "Devour, refine? How do I do it?"

The Ghost King originally had his ghost orb snatched by Ye Guichen and was even imprisoned in the Jiuyou Tower. His heart was filled with extreme hatred toward Ye Guichen, thinking that if he ever got the chance to escape, he would definitely make Ye Guichen wish for death.

But now, the Ghost King could only stand alongside Ye Guichen.

"Nonsense, refine it! The power of this ghost orb is too violent. Once you subdue it, you can refine it, control its power, and gradually weaken it!" The Ghost King’s Mourning Stick continuously struck the ghostly face.

But the ghostly face seemed to know that the Mourning Stick was particularly effective against specters. After evading a strike, it quickly dodged again, not confronting the Mourning Stick head-on.

This, instead, made the ghostly face seem to recover continuously, gradually regaining the upper hand.

Although Ye Guichen only understood half of what was said, he knew that if he didn’t subdue the ghostly face, he was certainly going to die.

"Xuanming Prison Suppressing Technique, Prisoner!"

Ye Guichen formed a strange palm seal with both hands. After pushing it out, the palm seal imprinted a massive cage.

The cage descended from the sky, directly encompassing the ghostly face in the middle.

The ghostly face was extremely furious and struggled mightily, actually breaking out of the cage.

Because of that great force of struggle, everyone, including Ye Guichen, was sent flying.

Ye Guichen lifted his hand to take a look and found that his hand had become much more translucent.

The ghostly face opened its mouth again, letting out a roar.

A terrifying suction enveloped Ye Guichen.

The Ghost King was shocked, "You brat, is this all you can do? If you weren’t absolutely sure, why did you swallow the ghost orb? You’ve essentially killed me!"

Ye Guichen had no power to resist, feeling that he was involuntarily being sucked into the ghostly face’s mouth.

The Ghost King, in a panic, shouted and hurled the black flag along with the Mourning Stick.

The black flag expanded with the wind, growing to the size of the ghostly face in the blink of an eye.

Then, the black flag covered the ghostly face’s eyes, blocking its lantern-like large eyes.

Instantly, the ghostly face seemed to lose control, and the mouth that was absorbing souls also paused.

Meanwhile, the Mourning Stick arrived up close.

The Mourning Stick shook and expanded to over ten meters tall, nearly half a meter thick, smashing down towards the ghostly face’s forehead.

The ghostly face, with its eyes covered, didn’t have time to react and was hit square on.

"Aoww...!"

The ghostly face let out another scream, and the massive ghostly face shrunk instantly, becoming about the size of an ordinary human face within seconds.

The Ghost King’s form also became faint, clearly at the end of his tether.

Ye Guichen, however, was overjoyed.

He clearly felt that the aura of the ghostly face had weakened significantly.

Now, if he didn’t act, when would be a better time?

Ye Guichen stepped forward, grabbed the ghostly face with one hand, and placed a palm directly on its forehead with the other.

The ghostly face cried out in pain, grudgingly turning into a wisp of black smoke and burrowing into Ye Guichen’s palm.

Ye Guichen felt an immense power surge into him instantly.

When he opened his eyes again, he found his body drenched with sweat.

The feeling of his spirit returning was truly wonderful.

"Phew..."

Ye Guichen let out a long breath, looked at the sky outside, and saw that it was already night.

He hurriedly summoned the Jiuyou Tower.

Within the Jiuyou Tower, the remnants of souls were severely diminished, with fewer than ten remaining. Both Gui Tuo and Yan Fang were extremely weak, but they seemed to show signs of breaking through after clashing with the ghost orb.

As for the Ghost King, he had turned into a half-transparent shadow, as if he could dissipate with a gust of wind.

"Fate plays tricks on us, indeed!" The Ghost King seemed to sense Ye Guichen’s consciousness probing in. With a bitter smile, he said, "Kid, without me, you wouldn’t have been able to refine the ghost orb. Now that I’ve refined the ghost orb for so long, yet you ended up with the benefits, are you satisfied?"

Ye Guichen chuckled lightly, "Thank you, senior."

"Hmph!" The Ghost King hadn’t expected Ye Guichen to play this game, snorting coldly, "Stop pretending. Now that you’ve absorbed the power of the ghost orb, but rising in ranks is not an overnight ordeal. If you can cultivate the Ghost Path and traverse the Ghost Road, advancing to Divinity Transformation, or even becoming a Ghost Immortal, would be easy. If you’re willing, I could be your mentor and lend you a hand."

Clearly, the Ghost King hadn’t given up.

He didn’t want Ye Guichen to waste such a good thing as the ghost orb.

Ye Guichen didn’t expect the Ghost King to want to take him as a disciple and couldn’t help but smile wryly, "May I ask, what is your current realm?"

Previously, the Ghost King would reveal nothing.

But now, it seemed he had no intention of hiding anything from Ye Guichen.

Because the Ghost King realized, even if he said nothing, this boy had no intention of letting him leave the Jiuyou Tower.

On second thought, since Ye Guichen had the Jiuyou Tower and could devour the ghost orb, he must be someone with great fortune.

Perhaps, there’s still a chance for change.

The Ghost King sighed deeply, "I’m just at the Nascent Soul Peak, needing the ghost orb’s assistance to enter the Divinity Transformation. Now with you benefiting, I have nothing more to say."

The Ghost King slowly lifted his head, "What do you think of my proposal? If you agree, I’ll tell you everything you want to know, without reservation. Moreover, I’ll help you find the Chaos Sea and even cross it, to become the legendary Immortal..."