Mo Fan offered no explanation. Instead, he pointed a finger at his brow. In an instant, a golden tiger pattern emerged there.
Immediately, a mass of ghostly mist drifted out from it.
“Master!”
The ghostly mist condensed into a human shape, revealing the soul of a great demon.
“Go into this formation and scout the truths within for this king!”
Mo Fan spoke gravely. The other nodded at once, then transformed into a mass of ghostly mist and rushed towards the black-hole-like entrance.
However, the moment the chang ghost entered, Mo Fan instantly lost contact with it. Even after waiting for a long while, there was still no result.
Thereafter, Mo Fan successively commanded several more chang ghosts to scout the path. Without exception, all lost contact.
“It seems this formation has truly evolved into its own realm. White Holy truly has impressive methods, actually thinking to use a formation to construct a nether dead land!”
Upon seeing the situation on Mo Fan’s side, the Ghost Demon King could not help sighing in admiration. Previously, he had only suspected it. Now, he was even more certain of his guess.
Within this great formation was absolutely another world!
Only a barrier between two realms could truly sever the tiger pattern induction. Of course, some powerful ancient trapping formations could achieve it as well, but the current circumstances aligned more with the Ghost Demon King’s conjecture.
“It appears using chang ghosts to scout is not feasible. In that case, this king will personally enter and take a look!”
Mo Fan took a deep breath. Then he told Yingying Guai not to resist, opened his mouth, swallowed him whole, and flew directly towards the black hole!
Just as Mo Fan flew into the black hole, in another forbidden area within White Holy Mountain, a black-robed elder who had been sitting cross-legged suddenly opened his eyes wide.
“Nether Ancestor, what is it?”
A short-haired youth bathed in black flames asked curiously upon seeing this.
At this moment, the short-haired youth was sitting cross-legged on a massive array diagram. Around the diagram, chains constructed from talismanic runes extended in all directions, ultimately submerging into four blood pools.
As the runes flickered, endless blood qi power flowed through the chains into the array diagram, then surged into the youth’s body via the formation’s power. This caused blood-coloured rune-like tattoos to emerge on his bare upper body.
“Nothing. A fluctuation just came from the Nether Great Formation. Probably some little rat stumbled into it by mistake.”
Hei Ming waved his hand, indicating it was fine. Situations like this were rare but had occurred a few times before.
However, upon hearing this, the short-haired youth frowned slightly and subconsciously said, “A few days ago, I heard Master mention that the toad demon has also arrived and was directly arranged by that old fellow Moro to stay on Changgui Mountain. Could it be that the toad demon discovered the formation and entered it?”
“Yan’er, relax. That Nether Great Formation is an ancient formation White Holy obtained from a human clan secret realm long ago. It forms its own realm within, using the spiritual veins of our White Holy Mountain as the array eye. It possesses extremely terrifying shielding abilities. Let alone that little toad, if this ancestor had not learned of this formation while White Holy was in seclusion, even I would not have known about it.”
Hei Ming smiled faintly, then let out a cold hum. “White Holy truly hides deeply. To actually conceal a nether realm within our White Holy Mountain, with who knows how many powerful wandering souls inside. I suspect most of the wandering souls White Holy killed back then are all in there!
He wants to use a gu-raising method, letting these wandering souls devour each other, turning them into even stronger ghost cultivators. Finally, he would convert the powerful ghost cultivators into chang ghosts!
What an ambitious undertaking!”
“No matter what, that nether realm will ultimately only serve as wedding clothes for you, Yan’er.
After you receive the ancestral land inheritance, you will likewise awaken the chang ghost divine ability. Then, go into that nether realm and convert all the ghost cultivators into your chang ghosts. At that time, your power should not be inferior to the ancestral realm!
Then, dealing with that toad demon would be as simple as crushing an ant!”
At this point, a cruel smile finally appeared on Hei Ming’s face.
“So this is Nether Ancestor’s true purpose. You deliberately let that toad demon participate in the Holy Son selection, calculating that he would never win no matter what. Then, when the child kills the toad demon in front of all the great demons on the mountain, those old fellows like Moro will have no choice but to accept it!” Hei Yan also grinned.
“No. This ancestor’s scheme is far from that simple!”
Hei Ming smiled coldly, then continued, “Slapping Moro in the face is merely incidental. What this ancestor truly seeks is the ‘Nether Ghost Body’!”
“Nether Ghost Body?”
Hei Yan’s face showed confusion upon hearing this. He seemed quite unfamiliar with the term “Nether Ghost Body”.
“In the primordial era, our tiger clan’s ancestors stood proudly in the immortal realm as one of the strongest beings in the world precisely because they possessed the peerless physique known as the Nether Ghost Body.
Once the Nether Ghost Body awakens, one can command all ghosts in the world, becoming the true ruler of the nether!
The ghost-controlling methods our clan possesses now actually stem from the ancestral bloodline.
Unfortunately, after endless ages, the ancestor’s bloodline has grown increasingly dilute, causing our tiger clan to lose the ghost-controlling method.
However, over these long years, a few special bloodlines occasionally appear. That is, white tigers and black tigers. Although they are not the Nether Ghost Body, they can inherit the ghost-controlling method.
Perhaps due to differing inherited bloodlines, the ghost-controlling methods obtained by white tigers and black tigers are not the same.
Both can be considered chang ghost divine abilities, but each has its own merits.
Our black tiger lineage’s ghost-controlling divine ability is called ‘Nether Ghost Slaves’. Although it can convert wandering souls into chang ghosts, it can only convert the souls of beings we personally kill. The only benefit is that they can grow without limit through cultivation or devouring other souls!
As for the white tiger lineage’s ghost-controlling divine ability, called ‘Aiding the Tiger in Cruelty’, it can similarly convert wandering souls into chang ghosts with far fewer restrictions. Even souls not personally killed can be captured and converted. It seems powerful, but its drawbacks are severe, because any converted chang ghost cannot grow at all!”
“Ancestor means these two divine abilities can be fused?” Hei Yan asked thoughtfully.
“Correct!”
“The fusion method is simple. It is through swallowing. At that time, the divine abilities will mutate. The nether ghost qi will feed back, completely transforming your physique and awakening the legendary Nether Ghost Body. Then, the divine ability will become perfected and far stronger!”
“This is the main reason this ancestor truly wants the toad demon to participate in the Holy Son selection!”
Hei Ming’s eyes flashed, then he sneered coldly. “Even if he did not come, this ancestor would have found every possible way to make him come!”
“Otherwise, do you think this ancestor trapped that girl Yun Rou in the nether dead land truly just to deal with her?”
“In fact, very early on, this ancestor had subordinates monitor every move in that little secret realm. Naturally, I am well aware of the relationship between that toad demon and Yun Rou.
Of course, originally, this ancestor’s intention was for her to become your demon consort. For this, I mentioned it to White Holy multiple times, but he always brushed it aside. Yet that girl Yun Rou is stubborn. After learning White Holy passed the inheritance to the toad demon, she was dead set on becoming his demon consort, even willing to offer the inheritance golden lotus, such a supreme treasure, as dowry.
This ancestor naturally could not watch her make a mistake. So, I first suppressed her into the nether dead land to let her reflect properly. It also serves as an opportunity to lure out that toad!”
“Yan’er, this ancestor has done enough for you. Do not disappoint this ancestor!”
Hei Ming’s words immediately made Hei Yan’s heart tighten. He quickly said respectfully, “Ancestor, rest assured. Yan’er will certainly not fail Ancestor’s expectations!”
