Chapter 21 of 100
Chapter 21
12 min read2,916 words
As she danced gracefully, Yuruko felt somewhat annoyed — because she had been tricked by a mere spirit ghost, and in front of her senior no less!
The story of the Ghost Lamp Temple and the spirit ghost was something she had learned from an old notebook of her father's.
Her father had passed through this place many years ago and saw a spirit ghost that was about to mature here.
A spirit ghost is a rare creature. Even a lower-grade mature spirit ghost, after signing a contract with its owner, can share a mental connection and energy. This means that having multiple lower-grade spirit ghosts is equivalent to having an extra energy reserve!
However, a lower-grade spirit ghost can only advance to the Third Rank of the Later Heaven realm at most.
Once a spirit ghost reaches the Middle Rank, it will have a decent attack power, and its cultivation speed will not be slower than that of an ordinary cultivator. If well-cultivated, it can advance to the Sixth Rank of the Spirit Lord realm, making it an invaluable assistant for cultivators.
Moreover, Middle Rank spirit ghosts have one or two innate skills, which vary greatly. With good luck, these skills might double the owner's combat power.
As for Upper Rank spirit ghosts, they possess intelligence not inferior to humans and cultivate faster than ordinary cultivators. They can even practice some ghostly techniques, and when cultivated to the extreme, they can transcend the tribulation and become ghost immortals, almost matching the legendary secret technique of creating avatars. However, Upper Rank spirit ghosts are rare and unattainable. Throughout the tens of thousands of years, there are fewer than five recorded Upper Rank spirit ghosts.
In addition, spirit ghosts of the Middle Rank and above can refine their owner's energy. Whether it's blood energy, true qi, or spiritual energy, they can be refined through the shared energy attribute between the owner and the spirit ghost, becoming purer and of higher quality.
Once a contract is signed, they will never betray, work tirelessly, and never complain. Apart from not warming the bed or giving the owner a child, spirit ghosts are almost the perfect companions.
Unfortunately, the number of spirit ghosts has always been very small, and they were rarely seen even in ancient times. In modern society, they are almost extinct.
When Venerable Lingdie saw the spirit ghost, he was very surprised. To see a wild spirit ghost in this era was like discovering a living Tyrannosaurus Rex in a big city.
Unfortunately, at that time, the spirit ghost had not yet matured, so Venerable Lingdie bought the Ghost Lamp Temple and set up a simple seal to trap the spirit ghost, preparing to wait for it to grow up.
To him, this level of spirit ghost was too weak, and even when mature, it would be useless. But he was about to have a daughter, and the spirit ghost could be left for her future use.
However, later on, Venerable Lingdie seemed to have forgotten about this? He never mentioned the Ghost Lamp Temple to his daughter. Perhaps for someone like him, a mere spirit ghost was too insignificant.
It wasn't until Yuruko 'accidentally' found her father's notebook.
So, taking advantage of her father's visit to the Three Waves of Mad Saber, she secretly went to City J alone, preparing to subdue the spirit ghost.
At first, everything went smoothly, but Yuruko didn't expect that there were actually two spirit ghosts in the Ghost Lamp Temple!
While she was beating one spirit ghost, the second one hid in the dark and took the opportunity to sneak attack her, tricking her.
Her father's seal was supposed to trap only one spirit ghost, so why were there two? Who put the other one in?
Moreover, a mere spirit ghost had made her lose face, how could she not be annoyed?
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There are two ways to subdue a spirit ghost. One is the emotional route, where one cultivates a deep bond with the spirit ghost, leading to a touching human-ghost romance. When the bond is strong enough, the spirit ghost will naturally be subdued. This requires a certain level of charisma and charm. If the charm is too low, one might end up as the spirit ghost's meal before the bond is formed.
The other is the violent route, where brute force is the key. Simply beat the spirit ghost to a pulp, and it will naturally be subdued.
Yuruko used the latter method.
She was a Third Rank Later Heaven Battle King, with her true qi condensed into a true river, flowing endlessly, and her fists were incredibly powerful! Plus, she had a very powerful father, and she was equipped with divine gear, capable of slaying gods and ghosts!
The spirit ghost's sneak attack made her panic for a moment, but that was all!
"Seal!" Yuruko shouted, and with a flip of her hands, two golden talismans shot out, striking the two spirit ghosts.
She was originally lazy to use talismans, but in her anger, she wanted to subdue the two spirit ghosts as quickly as possible.
As soon as the talismans touched the spirit ghosts, they emitted green smoke, and the spirit ghosts let out squeals of pain, quickly weakening. Yuruko took the opportunity to move in, her body dancing, and her palms continuously striking the spirit ghosts, forcing them to retreat.
Each palm strike from her small hands caused the spirit ghosts to crack and split, looking as if they were about to disintegrate.
This was Yuruko controlling her strength, as she only wanted to injure them, not kill them. Otherwise, a full-strength strike would have instantly destroyed the spirit ghosts.
The two spirit ghosts, pushed to their limits, used their trump cards.
"Roar!" One spirit ghost shouted, and a golden shield appeared in front of it, charging towards Yuruko.
The other spirit ghost also shouted, and a red glow enveloped its body, instantly doubling its size.
Innate skills! Both spirit ghosts were indeed Middle Rank or higher.
"Is this your trump card?" Yuruko's gaze was sharp like a sword. She clasped her hands together, wrists touching, and her palms spread out in a butterfly shape: "If that's all you've got, submit to me!"
The secret technique of Lingdie Island, the Butterfly Dance of the Palms. At the Second Rank True Master level, it specializes in breaking various shields and defenses. A mere untrained spirit ghost's innate shield was no match for it.
With one palm strike, the golden shield shattered like glass, and the spirit ghost behind it was severely injured, falling to the ground with cracks appearing on its surface.
Now, all Yuruko needed to do was to perform the contract to bind it.
At this moment, the spirit ghost with the red glow suddenly charged forward, lifting the fallen spirit ghost. It moved like lightning, attempting to escape.
Yuruko was powerful, but her combat experience was lacking, and she was actually outsmarted by the two spirit ghosts.
After doubling in size, the spirit ghost's strength seemed to increase significantly, and it managed to break through the spirit trap Yuruko had set up.
As the trap broke, the two spirit ghosts viciously charged towards Song Shuhang, who was by the grave, intending to absorb his life energy to heal their injuries and then fight the terrifying woman behind them.
As for escaping? The two spirit ghosts had never considered it — if they could escape, would they have stayed here for over sixty years?
Middle Rank spirit ghosts possess considerable intelligence.
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At this moment, Song Shuhang was bending down to pick up his phone, which had fallen to the ground.
"Oh no, Senior Song," Yuruko panicked. She stomped her right foot on the ground and transformed into a colorful butterfly, darting towards the two spirit ghosts like a streak of light!
However, the spirit ghost with the innate ability had reached its speed limit, ignoring Yuruko's attack and charging viciously towards Shuhang. They were determined to take him down with them!
As the two spirit ghosts were about to reach Song Shuhang, he remained calm. He first picked up his phone and then turned on the flashlight to shine it on the ground — he had seen a strange plant when he bent down.
Under the light of the phone, he could clearly see the plant, which grew in a curved shape like a coiled dragon. The tip of the plant had a row of thorns, and the roots were purple-black.
Wiping sweat, this wasn't the 'Poison Dragon Grass' that Medicine Master had posted in the Nine Provinces Number One Group?!
Without hesitation, Song Shuhang reached out and pulled the plant out by the roots — if Yuruko saw this, she would definitely try to give it to Medicine Master.
If Medicine Master were to boil this plant for five minutes and drink it, he would die, right?
Therefore, before knowing whether this plant was dangerous to humans, Song Shuhang decided that Yuruko must not discover it.
Bang!
As he pulled out the plant, Shuhang heard a heavy thud. But when he looked around, he saw nothing. Only Yuruko, not far away, looked surprised and excited.
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