Chapter 49: Chapter 49 : VS Ghosts l
" So this is the Flower Palace," muttered Yuan as he gazed at the palace atop the hill with his blue eyes, which seemed to contain a vibrant galaxy within them.
Yuan's eyes were originally black, but after obtaining the Six Eyes, they became crystal blue, so beautiful they captivated all who looked at them.
Despite the beauty of the Six Eyes, they placed a great burden on Yuan's mind. Fortunately, he possessed the Soul Devouring Physique, which helped him greatly enhance his mental strength.
The Flower Palace was a massive Western-style mansion, with a building area of 2000 square meters and a land area of 3000 square meters. It was located in a prime spot in the center of the city. Unfortunately, due to the deaths of many people inside, no one wanted to buy it or even dared to approach it.
Though the Flower Palace was stunning, it was disgusting in Yuan's eyes. Not only did it exude an aura of hatred and resentment, but it was clear that many people had been tortured in the vilest ways inside. The palace seemed to hold many spirits used to create an array for refining some kind of treasure.
[Young Master, be careful. There are forbidden arrays surrounding the palace, and it seems they were recently completed.]
Feng Yuxiang's tone was extremely cautious. Although the array was of a low level, forbidden arrays were incredibly dangerous. Even the Heavens were wary of them and tried to destroy them, but unfortunately, their influence on Earth seemed very limited.
"Alright," Yuan nodded, cautiously advancing toward the Flower Palace, using his Qi to protect his body in case of a surprise attack. However, with the Six Eyes, it was almost impossible for a stealth attack to succeed against him.
The Six Eyes were practically a cheat, allowing him not only to manipulate Qi at an atomic level but also to see the flow of Qi within others. He could see everything clearly for several kilometers and even had a 360-degree field of vision without any blind spots.
This made him almost immune to surprise attacks, as he could easily detect and react to them. However, this wasn't absolute; he might not always react fast enough to the speed of an attack given his current strength. Therefore, it was better to be cautious than regretful later.
"Hahaha, kakakaka, oooowaaa!"
As Yuan approached the Flower Palace, he heard a mix of hysterical laughter and terrifying cries that could frighten anyone, enough to make them wet their pants. It was scarier than horror movies.
'Damn, this feels like a horror movie,' Yuan cursed in his thoughts as he jumped over the palace gate, not even bothering to open it.
Because of all the rumors, no one dared approach the Flower Palace, and there weren't even security guards at such a large mansion. This allowed Yuan to act freely without any worries.
"!!!"
As soon as Yuan entered the Flower Palace, all the vengeful spirits and ghosts inside sensed his presence and focused all their attention on him.
"Disgusting," Yuan muttered, enveloping his body with the Ten Thousand Beast Flame. He felt the spirits' and ghosts' gazes crawling over his skin, which was extremely repulsive.
"A living human!" shouted a ghostly woman with a torn mouth and claw-like nails as she flew towards Yuan with clear murderous intent. She was a mindless ghost driven only by the instinct to tear apart the living, ignoring even the strange flame surrounding him.
"Just a small ghost at the 5th Spirit Apprentice level," Yuan said mockingly, manipulating the Ten Thousand Beast Flame to burn the ghost mercilessly. This was a form of mercy for a ghost that had lost its ego and become a beast driven solely by the instinct to devour the living.
"Arrrgh!"
The ghost let out a sharp scream that echoed throughout the Flower Palace as it burned to ashes. The Ten Thousand Beast Flame was a Heavenly Flame, the ultimate enemy of spiritual beings and ghosts, which were spirits of the dead forced to remain in the living world due to unfinished business or by someone binding their souls here.
[Ding! A new quest has been launched.]
[Quest: Defeat the Ghost at the 3rd Spirit Master level.]
[Reward: Yin Yang Escape Art, 1K Skill Points.]
"..."
Yuan stared at the system notification, smiling wildly. He was happy to see a strong ghost in the Flower Palace that might give him a challenge.
"But it looks like it doesn't want to show itself easily," Yuan muttered, seeing no sign of the Spirit Master Realm ghost. "It seems this ghost still retains its ego."
Yuan didn't know much about ghosts, but the idea of having a ghost as a pet was intriguing. He had seen many protagonists in his past life with beautiful female ghosts as their companions.
But before getting a beautiful female ghost pet, Yuan needed to deal with the ghosts attacking him and first check whether the ghost was even female or male.
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