Chapter 19

As the golden light faded, Jiang Wei's soul also coalesced completely; the intensity of his soul's aura remained the same as before, and his soul did not become any more condensed. However, Jiang Wei felt a powerful force within this newly coalesced soul.

"Is this...?" Jiang Wei couldn't help but feel puzzled.

In Jiang Wei's understanding, if the "concentration" of the soul was the same, the strength of the soul should also be the same; the more condensed the soul, the stronger the soul would be! But now, Jiang Wei felt that his understanding had been overturned—before and after, the "concentration" of his soul had not changed at all, yet he clearly felt that his soul was much stronger than before.

It was definitely not an illusion, but a real sense of power surging within his soul.

Jiang Wei felt that his previous soul was like a body of "fat"; no matter how condensed the soul became, it only increased the "weight" of the fat. But now, although the amount of fat had not increased or decreased, it had all been refined into "muscle." Therefore, even though the concentration of the soul had not become more condensed, just the same concentration, the difference in strength before and after was like heaven and earth.

"So strong..." When Jiang Wei looked at the white tiger again, it seemed like a cat to him; and this cat was baring its fangs and claws, pouncing at him.

Still ten sharp swords flying, but in Jiang Wei's eyes, there was no sense of fear.

Of course, although he was confident, Jiang Wei was not foolish enough to use his soul to directly confront the white tiger's sharp claws. Instead—

"Whoosh!"

The surge in strength brought a dramatic increase in speed; Jiang Wei directly passed through the gap between the white tiger's two claws, and then forcefully grabbed the two ghost horns of the white tiger with both hands.

One force breaks all laws!

Just like that, grabbing and pulling—Jiang Wei directly tore off the two ghost horns of the white tiger.

The tiger horns—the token for this assessment by the Heavenly Wasteland Pavilion—were now in his hands!

Sensing the sharp swords coming from behind, Jiang Wei leaped and fled far away with the tiger horns.

"This..." The white tiger was stunned—no ghost horns?

What do ghost horns mean to a ghost?—This is the symbol of a "ghost"; with ghost horns, you are a complete ghost; just like a man, with certain parts, you are a complete man!

But now, the two ghost horns of the white tiger had been forcibly torn off, which was equivalent to a man losing...

This was not the most critical issue; the real key was that the ghost horns were directly related to a ghost's reincarnation. If the ghost horns were broken and not reattached, when the ghost's lifespan in the netherworld was over, it would dissipate in the universe, with no chance of rebirth!

So, after being stunned, the white tiger immediately turned red-eyed.

"Give me back my horns!" The white tiger didn't care why Jiang Wei's strength had suddenly increased, nor did it consider whether it was a match for Jiang Wei; it just charged forward.

You see, many ghosts linger in the netherworld, unwilling to reincarnate, to accumulate more merit in the netherworld for a better rebirth; in other words, all the efforts of ghosts in the netherworld are for a better next life—now, Jiang Wei had directly cut off the white tiger's chance of rebirth. How could the white tiger not be enraged?

But being enraged was useless! This world only believed in strength, not pity for the weak!

Facing the unpredictable attacks of the white tiger, Jiang Wei simply picked up the long spear on the ground and swung it at the white tiger like a club!

Jiang Wei's realm was originally higher than the white tiger's, and now his strength completely surpassed the white tiger's. Thus, this perfect swing directly crushed the white tiger's ten sharp swords, knocking the white tiger to the ground and even causing its soul to scatter.

"Roar!" The white tiger struggled to stand up and pounce again, but Jiang Wei mercilessly swung the spear at it again.

This time, it was Jiang Wei's turn to take advantage of the white tiger's weakness. Without a word, he used the spear like a club, smashing at the white tiger without mercy.

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

A series of attacks left the white tiger unable to even stand up.

During the attack, Jiang Wei even used the spear tip to cut off the white tiger's limbs, stuffing them into his mouth to absorb and digest. Such a large white tiger, if fully absorbed and digested, Jiang Wei's strength would probably double; of course, Jiang Wei knew this was just a fantasy—once he started eating, the Five Ghost Dao Talisman would immediately come to snatch the food.

"What exactly is this Five Ghost Dao Talisman?" After the golden light, the Five Ghost Dao Talisman had returned to normal, only showing up to "eat" and otherwise acting as if it didn't exist.

However, Jiang Wei, who had just been saved, no longer treated the Five Ghost Dao Talisman as just a glutton; a talisman that could save his life in a critical moment was worth more than a thousand pieces of gold, even if it was a Five Ghost Dao Talisman!

"Ugh, ugh, ugh!" At this point, the white tiger was already struggling to speak. If the white tiger had run away instead of trying to reclaim its ghost horns, it would have had a long life in the netherworld; but now, it had no next life, and not even this life!

"I am a core disciple of Heavenly Tiger Mountain. If you kill me, Heavenly Tiger Mountain will definitely not let you off!" The white tiger threatened with difficulty.

Heavenly Tiger Mountain? What is that?—Jiang Wei sneered, "In this desolate mountain, who would know if I killed you?"

But as soon as he said it, Jiang Wei realized something was wrong.

If it were in the human world, a desolate mountain would be a good place to kill and cover up the crime; but now, in the netherworld, every flower and tree was a talking plant ghost! Jiang Wei's every move was exposed to countless eyes!

"Should I cut down all these flowers and trees?" Jiang Wei had a wicked thought.

But the tree spirits were incredibly resilient, and cutting down trees would be a very time-consuming task. Moreover, plant ghosts came in various forms and sizes, and how could Jiang Wei be sure he could eliminate them all? Even if he managed to kill all the plant ghosts around him, they would have already spread the news through word of mouth!

"This place is not suitable for staying long; I need to leave quickly!" Jiang Wei understood that every minute he stayed was another minute of danger; he needed to escape back to the city as soon as possible! The ghost city was the territory of human ghosts, and once he was inside, he would be much safer!

With this in mind, Jiang Wei no longer hesitated. He quickly devoured the white tiger's soul, grabbed a few valuable items, and swiftly fled the scene. Jiang Wei believed that as long as he escaped fast enough, in the vast sea of ghosts, even if Heavenly Tiger Mountain was incredibly powerful, finding him would be like searching for a needle in a haystack.

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