School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

The eunuch said awkwardly, "Should we... Should we send someone in to capture him?"

"No need," the Emperor shook his head, "Let the guards handle it. If the guards can't manage, then I will take care of it myself."

"Ah?" The eunuch, upon hearing this, said, "Your Majesty, you must not! You bear the dragon's physique; how can you engage in combat with such an assassin?"

"How could he be my match?" the Emperor scoffed coldly.

"But..." the eunuch said awkwardly, "He... He is human after all!"

"So am I!" the Emperor glared at him.

"Yes, yes, yes!" The eunuch nodded hurriedly, not daring to easily provoke the Emperor's ire. Once the Emperor turned against him, he would be in a dire situation. He was scared, he was fearful, and he was panicked.

The Guard Corps was continuously trying to lay hands on Xiao Han, but they simply couldn't breach this fortress that was Xiao Han.

Despite employing various methods, they still couldn't capture Xiao Han.

Seeing that over twenty men couldn't overcome a mere mortal, the Emperor grew impatient.

Whoosh...

Suddenly, the Emperor leaped down from the Dragon Litter. He swiftly lunged towards Xiao Han.

"That's bad!" Chen Xiaowu exclaimed in shock.

Thud...

Xiao Han was completely unaware that someone would launch a sneak attack. Of course, he also didn't expect the opponent to strike like that. In that moment, a palm struck right against Xiao Han's chest.

Gurgle...

Suddenly, Xiao Han spat out a mouthful of suffocated blood.

That mouthful of fresh blood sprayed onto the faces of two guards on the spot.

Ah!!!

The two guards screamed in agony, collapsing immediately. Their originally pale faces suddenly became grotesquely distorted, the majority of their faces corroded away, turning incredibly ghastly, pitiful, and terrifying.

Their eye sockets were devoid of pearls, leaving only dark, hollow eyes; the other eye retained only half a pearl.

"Damn it, you... You actually destroyed my looks!" the two guards raged furiously, extremely indignant.

"Kill!" the guards shouted.

More than twenty men launched an attack once again.

Xiao Han, though unafraid of them, faced the overwhelming numbers and, most importantly, there was a boss-level monster lurking behind these people. It was the Emperor from the Dragon Litter. His strength was formidable; the sneak attack just now was proof of that. This guy's strength was definitely above that of a Yin Spirit, which meant that one Yin Spirit was no match for him at all. It was necessary to release all the Yin Spirits.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh...

Xiao Han no longer cared about revealing his secrets and simply released all the Yin Spirits.

Twelve Yin Spirits floated in mid-air, each like a God of Killing draped in a black cloak, resembling black shadows with cloaks billowing behind them in the wind. They looked incredibly domineering.

"Wow!" Chen Xiaowu was stunned once again, she exclaimed in amazement, "My god, what... what is that?"

"It's... it's a ghost..." Wan Yingying was dumbfounded and said, "That... those are ghosts released by Xiao Han!"

"Xiao Han... Xiao Han is also... also a ghost?" Chen Xiaowu nearly collapsed in fear.

"No!" Wan Yingying shook her head quickly, "Those ghosts must be ones he has raised. I've heard that some powerful Maoshan Taoists can raise their own ghosts, which then become their powerful assistants. I didn't expect... Xiao Han to be so mysterious!"

"How impressive!" Hearing this, Chen Xiaowu immediately exclaimed, "He... he isn't afraid of ghosts and even raised them himself; how can he be so powerful?"

"Yes!" Wan Yingying nodded.

Chen Xiaowu laughed and then said, "No matter what, as long as Xiao Han wins, we can successfully leave this place."

"Yes!" Chen Xiaowu nodded.

With the twelve Yin Spirits, Xiao Han suddenly stood imposingly, as if he controlled all directions and caused the world to tremble.

"Hehe..." Xiao Han grinned with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this is bad," the eunuch, seeing this, was greatly startled and hurriedly shouted, "We should run."

Not one of the more than twenty guards dared to move, all of them shivering. To them, Yin Spirits meant death. The strength of a Yin Spirit was above that of simple ghosts. Ghosts belonged to the lowest tier in the Three Six Nine Grades. Even the Emperor would at most only be one level above a Yin Spirit. He could handle one or two Yin Spirits, but there was no way he could deal with twelve. Even if all the guards attacked together, they would likely be no match for a single Yin Spirit.

The Emperor stood a small distance from Xiao Han and watched him coldly, asking, "Who exactly are you, daring to attempt to take my life?"

"Hmph!" Xiao Han snorted coldly, then said, "I have no intention of harming you, but you insist on abducting these two girls!"

"Under the whole heavens, all lands belong to the king; by the edge of the land, all men are subjects to the king," the Emperor retorted coldly, "These two girls are women of my harem, and it is their honor that I want to marry them. You dare to obstruct me?"

"Then you are mistaken," Xiao Han chuckled coldly. "They are human, you are a ghost; there's a distinction between humans and ghosts."

"If they die, they will become ghosts," the Emperor smiled. "Anyone who dares to enter my palace, I hold the right to their life and death. Including you!"

"You're welcome to try!" Xiao Han replied with disdain.

"Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you control twelve Yin Spirits?" the Emperor sneered.

"If I wanted to kill you, it would be as easy as flipping my hand!" Xiao Han still had his ace up the sleeve, and that was the Soul Bead. Although Xiao Han did not understand the purpose of the Soul Bead, he could feel that it could suppress this ultimate Yin object. Any ghost or Yin Spirit couldn't escape the suppression of the Soul Bead. Perhaps even Cixi hadn't anticipated this. After her death, with the Soul Bead's assistance, her spirit ascended to the Pure Land.

"Is that so?" the Emperor scoffed and said, "Well, then let me show you how formidable I am!"

With that, he shook his arms.

Crack crack crack...

Suddenly, the Dragon Robe on his body shattered to reveal the red Armor underneath, which emitted bursts of ghastly Qi, making people feel extremely uncomfortable. Even the twelve Yin Spirits behind Xiao Han felt some fear.

The Emperor's fingernails elongated one by one, and his teeth turned into sharp fangs, creating a terrifying countenance.

"Heavens!" Chen Xiaowu exclaimed.

"How terrifying!" Wan Yingying said in shock, "What... what is this thing?"

"Ghost King!" Xiao Han blurted out.

Ghost Kings were found in some historical records, especially mentioned in the ancient mythical novel "Investiture of the Gods." The Ghost King, a hell demon, possessed extremely powerful abilities, and most importantly, it did not fear any Magic Artifacts or things like Bagua filled with pure yang Qi. Moreover, out of ten thousand ghosts, only one might become a Ghost King. When a Ghost King appeared, it commanded respect in all directions.

The twelve Yin Spirits were terrified.

However, Xiao Han was incredibly excited. If he could capture this Ghost King, his invisible strength would increase beyond measure. He was extremely agitated and strangely excited.

"Good, good, good." Xiao Han couldn't help but laugh.

When the Ghost King revealed its true form, its strength skyrocketed countless times. The Armor of the Ghost King was dazzlingly eye-catching, and its fangs resembled those of an Evil Ghost.

Crack...

Suddenly, the Ghost King grabbed a nearby eunuch, opened its huge mouth, and stuffed the eunuch inside.

"Ahh..." The eunuch let out a piercing scream, quickly disappearing into the Ghost King's belly. The souls of the eunuchs were swallowed by the Ghost King, enhancing its strength and making its Armor even more glaringly conspicuous.

When a ghost was seized by the Ghost King, it quickly turned into a mass of black Qi and was directly devoured by the Ghost King, swallowed into its belly.

There was a sinister smile on Xiao Han's lips as he snorted coldly, then said, "Do you think you can frighten me like that?"

"No!" the Ghost King shook its head and said, "I will swallow you too!"

After speaking, the Ghost King lunged at Xiao Han.

Xiao Han, unconcerned, commanded, "Kill!"

The twelve Yin Spirits swiftly surrounded it. Both sides tangled in a frenzied struggle.

The twelve Yin Spirits struggled against the Ghost King, even falling into a disadvantage. The Ghost King caught one of them and devoured it with its breath. However, the remaining eleven Yin Spirits quickly surrounded it, attacking like moths to a flame.

Seeing this, the Ghost King hastily let go.

The Ghost King had not expected that with the help of the other Yin Spirits, it would fail to prevail. This infuriated the Ghost King immensely.

Ao ao ao...

The Ghost King howled furiously, pounding its chest and stamping its feet.

The Ghost King snorted coldly and said, "I'm so angry, I'm going to devour you all!"

With that, the Ghost King quickly lunged again.

This lunge caused the twelve Yin Spirits to scatter instantly. The Ghost King lunged at thin air.

The Ghost King did not give up and continued to fiercely chase and bite. Though the Yin Spirits were much weaker in Level, they at least had a sense of self-preservation and knew to dodge life-threatening attacks.

The Ghost King became increasingly fierce and frenzied.

The Yin Spirits completely lost their ability to attack and could only dodge endlessly.

Noticing that his twelve Yin Spirits, which he had painstakingly snatched from Master Qingfeng, were about to be devoured by the Ghost King, Xiao Han became anxious. He rushed forward frantically and struck the Ghost King's back hard with the Ruyi Stick.

Bang!

A loud noise ensued.

The Ghost King was sent flying and crashed into a nearby red wall.

Bricks shattered, and dirt scattered in all directions.

Half of the Ghost King's body was embedded into the wall. The Ruyi Stick, being an object of pure yang, was effective against the Ghost King, a being of ultimate Yin. Using a weapon of pure yang to attack a being of ultimate Yin would certainly cause considerable damage, and the attack's power would dramatically increase. It was evident that the Ghost King was seriously injured.

Struggling, the Ghost King got to its feet.

"Take this hit!" Xiao Han roared as he fell from mid-air.