Chapter 58

Returning to the Heavenly Ruins Pavilion, Jiang Wei first settled the ghosts, including Erdan, in his small building, and then rushed straight to Elder Bai's residence.

"Master! Master!" From a distance, Jiang Wei called out.

"What is it, my disciple... Hmm!?" When Elder Bai saw the evil ghost impaled on Jiang Wei's spear, he was naturally surprised; but then, he noticed something in Jiang Wei's expression, "An enemy?"

"Exactly, a blood feud!" Jiang Wei said.

Without needing more explanation, Elder Bai understood his intention: "You want to torture him to vent your hatred—right?"

"Yes—please teach me, Master!" Jiang Wei said.

Jiang Wei was unwilling to let Meng Feiyun easily dissipate into nothingness; he wanted to torture him until he begged for death, only then could his hatred be slightly relieved.

"To be honest, torturing ghosts isn't my specialty... I'm better at using the least effort to kill my opponents!" Elder Bai thought for a moment and said, "But fortunately, I have a special treasure for torturing ghosts!"

"What treasure!?" Jiang Wei asked impatiently.

Although Meng Feiyun had been impaled on the spear for a long time, he still looked fierce: "Want to torture me!? —Hmph! I admit I'm not as skilled now, but as long as I'm not dead, I will find a way to escape and take revenge!"

Meng Feiyun looked fierce, but in reality, he knew he was doomed and was just making a last desperate struggle.

"Country ghost!" Elder Bai glanced at Meng Feiyun disdainfully, "Do you think you still have a chance to escape once you're in my hands? —Disciple, take this!"

Saying this, Elder Bai produced a small incense burner from somewhere and handed it to Jiang Wei.

"What is this?" Jiang Wei asked, puzzled.

"This is a treasure I obtained by slaying a great evil ghost, called the 'Ten Thousand Worms Furnace'!" Elder Bai explained, "That great evil ghost used this furnace to torture other ghosts! Once a ghost is trapped in the furnace, they will suffer more than death!" As he spoke, Elder Bai taught Jiang Wei how to activate it.

"This... this..." After mastering the Ten Thousand Worms Furnace, Jiang Wei immediately understood its name, "There are actually tens of thousands of incredibly tiny soul-devouring worms inside this furnace!"

"This Ten Thousand Worms Furnace isn't very useful in battles, but it's quite effective for torturing ghosts!" Elder Bai said, "Once a ghost is trapped in the Ten Thousand Worms Furnace, the tens of thousands of soul-devouring worms will instantly cover their entire soul! The worms have sharp teeth, and they tear the soul apart as easily as cutting paper. Notably, while the worms love to tear souls, they don't eat them!"

"Oh?" Jiang Wei was curious; if they only tear souls but don't eat them, "Wouldn't the soul quickly re-form, and what's so terrifying about that?"

"Ha ha, you don't know!" Elder Bai was quite enthusiastic when talking about the treasure, "Tens of thousands of soul-devouring worms can instantly tear a ghost into tens of thousands of pieces! However, because the worms are so small, the tears they make are also small, and the soul can quickly re-form. But before it can fully re-form, the tens of thousands of worms will tear it into tens of thousands of pieces again! —This cycle repeats endlessly! The ghost trapped in the furnace will be repeatedly torn into tens of thousands of pieces and then re-form, with no ability to resist. Moreover, because the worms only tear souls but don't eat them, the ghost will be unable to die and will endlessly endure the pain of being torn apart, until their time is up!"

Endlessly enduring the pain of being torn apart!?

Jiang Wei's eyes immediately lit up, while Meng Feiyun was terrified.

How could Meng Feiyun not know the pain of being torn apart? And once trapped in the Ten Thousand Worms Furnace, he would endlessly endure the pain of being torn apart tens of thousands of times, with no end in sight—just thinking about it made him shudder.

However, Meng Feiyun was currently impaled on Jiang Wei's spear, with no ability to struggle; no matter how afraid he was, he could only be afraid.

"Jiang... Jiang Brother..." Meng Feiyun, who had just thought Jiang Wei had no means of torture, was now truly afraid.

If Jiang Wei had no means of torture, Meng Feiyun would at most suffer a bit and then dissipate—what was there to fear about dissipating? But now, Meng Feiyun realized that things were far from simple; once he was trapped in the Ten Thousand Worms Furnace, he would endure endless pain for the next few decades!

Meng Feiyun wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid of being unable to die!

Jiang Wei's face twisted with malice: "Meng Feiyun, my dear senior brother, go in and enjoy your afterlife!"

Saying this, Jiang Wei didn't waste any more words and directly activated the Ten Thousand Worms Furnace. Instantly, a powerful suction force acted on Meng Feiyun, pulling him in.

"Hmm?" Meng Feiyun struggled to resist.

If Meng Feiyun were free, he might have been able to struggle and resist; but now, impaled on the spear, how much strength did he have left?

"Struggle! Regret!" Jiang Wei's eyes burned with hatred.

At this moment, it seemed that not only Jiang Wei but also all the elders and brothers of the Ten Thousand Images Sect were watching Meng Feiyun slowly being sucked into the Ten Thousand Worms Furnace!

The Ten Thousand Worms Furnace was only the size of a fist, but it swallowed Meng Feiyun as easily as a wisp of smoke, without any difficulty.

Most of Meng Feiyun's body was already inside the Ten Thousand Worms Furnace, but he still struggled fiercely, seemingly unwilling to go in. Jiang Wei didn't intervene, just watching with satisfaction.

Finally...

Finally, Meng Feiyun got his comeuppance!

"Seniors and brothers of the Ten Thousand Images Sect, I have avenged you!" But even though the revenge was taken, life could never return to the past.

Thinking of the past, Jiang Wei couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat: "Seniors and brothers, I hope you are well in the Ghost Realm, and I hope to meet you there soon!" Surviving in the Ghost Realm was no easy task; Jiang Wei hoped to find them soon so they wouldn't suffer too much.

"Whoosh—"

Finally, Meng Feiyun was sucked into the Ten Thousand Worms Furnace like a wisp of smoke.

"Ah!!!" As soon as Meng Feiyun entered, an incredibly agonizing scream echoed; but in an instant, the scream abruptly stopped.

"His soul has been torn into tens of thousands of pieces; even if he wants to scream in pain, he can't make a sound!" Elder Bai said, "I'll give you this Ten Thousand Worms Furnace. Meng Feiyun will endure the pain of being torn into tens of thousands of pieces until his yin life is exhausted!"

Throughout, Elder Bai showed no emotion. Having roamed the Ghost Realm for countless years, such matters were commonplace to him.

"Thank you, Master!" Jiang Wei understood that without his Master's help, he could only torture Meng Feiyun a little and then let him dissipate; that wouldn't be as satisfying as this.

Unconsciously, the anger and resentment Jiang Wei had harbored since the destruction of the Ten Thousand Images Sect had quietly dissipated.

PS: I've been very busy with work lately, and I'm always exhausted when I write... Fortunately, the weekend is coming, so I'll owe you a chapter today and make it up over the weekend! Thanks!

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