Realm of the Night God

The ghost's laughter echoed far and wide, and he looked extremely happy. In his opinion, the outcome of this battle had been decided from the moment Ma Yuanjin fell.

"Hahaha, go ahead and use all your tricks if you have any!"

The ghost laughed loudly, his eyes scanning Yang Haoran and the others, looking very pleased with himself.

Xu Meijing still had her usual cold expression, her face showing no significant change, making it impossible to judge her emotions from her facial expression.

Yang Haoran's facial expression didn't show much excitement, but his eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Wang Yiming's expression was calm, but it was an intentional act, and his eyes revealed that he was already somewhat panicked.

As for Wang Yiming's master, Zhang Changqing, his emotional response was the strongest. His pale face showed anger, but it wasn't directed at the laughing ghost, but at his cousin Zhang Changchun.

On the other hand, his cousin Zhang Changchun looked extremely calm, and his calmness was in stark contrast to his previous anxiety.

"Zhang Changchun, you bastard You said his strength was only temporarily boosted by a secret technique, so why haven't I seen him weaken yet?"

According to what Zhang Changchun said earlier, the ghost's strength was boosted by a secret technique, which would wear off eventually, making him weak and easy to deal with.

Now, this ghost was indeed weaker than when he first appeared, but it was because of the intense battle that had damaged his soul body and consumed a lot of his power, causing his strength to decrease.

The people present weren't fools, and they could see that the ghost's weakness had nothing to do with any secret technique!

Zhang Changchun didn't immediately respond to his cousin's anger, and his face didn't change either. He remained calm and composed.

"Hahaha, you fools, I warned you earlier, but you didn't listen. You've been played by this guy, and you still think it's because of some secret technique? If I really knew such a technique, you'd all be dead by now!"

The ghost laughed again, mocking Yang Haoran and the others.

Although Zhang Changchun didn't respond, the ghost's words were equivalent to a response.

When they heard the ghost's words, Yang Haoran and Xu Meijing still had the same expressions, showing no surprise or anger.

However, Zhang Changqing and Ma Yuanjin, who was sitting on the ground, looked even more unpleasant, especially Zhang Changqing, who was trembling with rage!

The ghost didn't immediately attack them because he saw that they had internal conflicts, and he wanted to let them fight among themselves, which would be a good show for him. He could also take the opportunity to rest and recover some of his consumed power.

The laughter stopped, and the ghost took a deep breath, causing the corpses on the ground to tremble violently. These corpses were, of course, the people who had died earlier.

A wisp of white smoke emerged from each corpse, gathering together and quickly floating towards the ghost's location.

This white smoke was actually the souls of the dead people, which the ghost had forcibly extracted from their corpses. Since they hadn't condensed into spirits, they looked like wisps of white smoke.

Seeing the ghost trying to devour these souls to recover, Zhang Changchun's eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he didn't hesitate to intervene.

He wanted to intervene because if the ghost were to devour the souls of several people, it would recover a certain amount of power, which was not what he wanted to see. Therefore, he had to take action to stop it.

Under his control, the Soul Suppression Tower spun rapidly in the air and shot towards the ghost at high speed, indicating that he wanted to use the tower to block the ghost.

However, the ghost seemed to have anticipated this situation and had made preparations in advance. Before the Soul Suppression Tower could get close, the ghost's soul body released a surge of Yin Qi, which condensed in the air and transformed into a massive hand that grabbed the incoming Soul Suppression Tower and hurled it back at Zhang Changchun!

At this moment, Zhang Changchun's strength was far inferior to what it was when he first arrived, and he was also severely injured. If he were to engage in a one-on-one battle with the ghost, he would be absolutely no match for it.

Therefore, even with the Zhang family's top-tier mystical artifact, the Soul Suppression Tower, in his hand, he was still powerless against the ghost.

Facing the Soul Suppression Tower that was rapidly hurtling towards him, Zhang Changchun's expression changed, and he hastily mobilized his internal power to try and forcibly control the tower.

He chose to forcibly control the tower instead of dodging because he was afraid of damaging the Zhang family's precious artifact. If he were to dodge and the tower crashed into the cliff or the ground, it would cause significant damage, and if it couldn't be repaired, the loss would be immense.

The ghost's casual strike had exhausted Zhang Changchun's strength, and he barely managed to stop the Soul Suppression Tower in mid-air.

However, at this moment, the Soul Suppression Tower was only a few meters away from him. If he were to slow down by even a fraction of a second or lacked the power to stabilize the tower, he, the master of the Soul Suppression Tower, would be sent flying, and his fate would be uncertain.

Apart from Zhang Changchun's intervention, the others on the scene didn't take action because they all believed that Zhang Changchun had deceived them and didn't want to be used as pawns by him anymore.

Moreover, they were all injured and needed time to catch their breath.

Without any unexpected events, the souls of the deceased were all devoured by the ghost, becoming a supplement to restore its strength.

After devouring the souls, the ghost's soul body became slightly more solid, although not significantly so. If one didn't observe carefully, it would be impossible to notice.

Of course, with its soul body becoming more solid, the power fluctuations it emitted naturally increased to a certain extent.

"Everyone, there are some things that I'll explain to you later. For now, we need to use every means possible to deal with this ghost. If we don't, we'll all die today!"

Zhang Changchun spoke in a low tone, promising to give everyone a satisfactory explanation later but not providing any explanations now.

Instead, he hoped that everyone would continue to take action and help him deal with the ghost. The most up‑to‑date version is on M4VLEMP4YR.

As soon as Zhang Changchun finished speaking, Zhang Changqing's anger flared up, and he was about to curse Zhang Changchun before making a reckless escape, regardless of whether the ghost would come after him in the future.

However, just as he was about to curse, a space rift suddenly appeared in the distance, causing a violent tremor.

"Don't believe him!"

The space rift had just opened, and the figure of the newcomer was still not fully visible, but a voice had already emerged from the rift.

This statement caught the attention of everyone on the scene, including the ghost that had just finished devouring the souls.

Although everyone looked towards the suddenly appearing space rift, their facial expressions were not identical.

Ma Yuanjin, Zhang Changqing, Xu Meijing, and the ghost all had curious expressions, wondering about the identity of the newcomer.

Zhang Changchun's face, on the other hand, was dark and menacing.

Yang Haoran's eyes, however, revealed a look of surprise, as he had recognized the owner of the voice.