"Who... who is that?"
Guan Hu stared blankly at Ye Ling, who was surrounded by black energy and holding the ghost face in one hand, his mind a complete blank.
He would likely never forget the scene before his eyes for the rest of his life.
At this moment, Ye Ling's face was half contorted in an evil grin, one eye filled with bloodthirsty madness, while the other half of his face was stern, his dark eyes as deep as the void!
Guan Hu couldn't comprehend how a single face could display two completely different expressions!
The ghost face, unable to devour Guan Hu, ignored him and turned back to Ye Ling, exclaiming in shock, "You can actually regain consciousness directly?"
Ye Ling directly pulled the ghost face back, grasping it in one hand, and said sternly, "I don't care who you are, get out of my body!"
The ghost face sneered, "Ye Ling, do you really think you can get rid of me?"
"Since you've decided to absorb the dark power and accept the Lord's gift, you will forever be a slave to the Lord of the Upper Realm!"
"Ye Ling! You are me, and I am you... Stop struggling, just give up resisting, accept the glory bestowed upon you by the Lord of the Upper Realm, and obediently become the Eighth Star Pillar! This is your honor!"
"You wish!"
Ye Ling's five fingers tightened, continuously squeezing the ghost face in his hand, veins bulging on his arm!
The ghost face let out a painful scream, but within its screams, there was a chilling laughter: "Hahaha! Useless Ye Ling! You cannot kill me! You will surely become a slave to the Lord of the Upper Realm!"
"Everything in this world will belong to the Lord of the Upper Realm!"
"Get out!!!" Ye Ling roared, clenching his five fingers into a fist!
*Bang!!!*
The grotesque ghost face exploded, and a large amount of black energy surrounding Ye Ling rapidly dissipated!
As the ghost face vanished, the other half of Ye Ling's face slowly returned to normal, and the agitated spiritual energy around him gradually calmed down.
At this moment, Ding Dang, who had been hiding in the inn, dared to come out. It nuzzled Ye Ling with concern, asking, "Roar..."
Ye Ling let out a long breath, then rubbed Ding Dang's head and chuckled, "I'm fine for now. I've finally figured out what was causing trouble."
As he spoke, Ye Ling glanced at Long San, who was hanging at the entrance.
Long San was already scared to death.
"I can actually scare people to death now..." Ye Ling sighed, using his black flames to incinerate Long San into ashes, then turned to look at Guan Hu not far away.
The other cavalrymen had already fled, leaving only Guan Hu sitting on the ground in a daze.
Ye Ling slowly walked towards Guan Hu.
Seeing Ye Ling approach, Guan Hu immediately knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy, "Senior, spare me! I have no hostility towards you! It was all a misunderstanding!"
Ye Ling asked, "Who did that ghost face devour just now?"
Guan Hu trembled and said, "It... it devoured the young master of Tianren City, Tian Yuan!"
"It devoured Tian Yuan? This is going to be a bit troublesome."
Hearing Guan Hu's answer, Ye Ling frowned for a moment but then quickly relaxed.
Although killing the young master of Tianren City would cause some trouble, Ye Ling had intended to use Tian Yuan as a test subject to regain his consciousness and confront the dark power within him.
The death of the young master of Tianren City was within Ye Ling's acceptable range.
Guan Hu, unaware of Ye Ling's thoughts, saw Ye Ling as a complete demon. If he made the slightest mistake, not only would his own life be in danger, but the entire Tianren City might also face disaster!
Thinking of this, Guan Hu tremblingly pleaded with Ye Ling, "Senior, this was all Tian Yuan's idea. He was the one who wanted to seize the Bloodstone Lingzhi. I disagreed from the start! Please believe me and spare my life!"
Ye Ling waved his hand at Guan Hu, "Alright, alright! I understand. You can go."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, the previously anxious Guan Hu suddenly froze and looked at Ye Ling in surprise, "Senior isn't going to kill me?"
Ye Ling said impatiently, "What? Are you rushing to be killed by me?"
Guan Hu trembled and shook his head like a rattle drum, "No, no, no! Thank you, Senior, for sparing my life. I'll be going now!"
With that, Guan Hu scrambled to his feet and fled towards Tianren City in a panic.
Ding Dang watched Guan Hu's retreating back and looked at Ye Ling, "Roar?"
Ye Ling patted Ding Dang's head and smiled, "It's fine. Let him go back. If the City Lord of Tianren City dares to cause us trouble, we won't be afraid. It will save us some effort."
Ye Ling deliberately let Guan Hu go back.
His current situation meant he had to leave Ding Dang and A Yu.
Moreover, many people were now coveting the Bloodstone Lingzhi in A Yu's possession. Therefore, before he left, he had to eliminate all threats around A Yu.
Using the City Lord of Tianren City to establish his might was a good method.
"Roar~"
Hearing Ye Ling's answer, Ding Dang nuzzled Ye Ling's body again with its head, showing great affection.
Ye Ling looked up at the rising full moon and said, "It's very late. Ding Dang, you should go to sleep. I need to continue healing."
"Roar roar!"
Ye Ling took Ding Dang back, and the entire Youjian Inn was completely enveloped by the night, utterly silent.
Not long after.
In Tianren City, within the City Lord's mansion, the lights were bright.
Guan Hu knelt before City Lord Tian Xiong, trembling all over.
Tian Xiong stared at Guan Hu with a cold gaze and said sternly, "Speak, what exactly happened?"
Guan Hu, sweating profusely, swallowed and said tremblingly, "Reporting to the City Lord, outside the city, at the Youjian Inn, a great demon descended, and the young master... was eaten by the great demon!"
"Hmph!!!"
Tian Xiong snorted coldly, and his saintly aura erupted, fiercely slamming into Guan Hu, sending him flying!
"Why did you go out of the city?"
Guan Hu quickly got up from the ground and kowtowed to Tian Xiong, "City Lord, spare my life! It was the young master who insisted on going out to get the hundred-thousand-year Bloodstone Lingzhi. I tried my best to stop the young master, but it was truly..."
"A hundred-thousand-year Bloodstone Lingzhi?"
Tian Xiong's eyes flickered, and his aura shattered a table, interrupting Guan Hu, which terrified Guan Hu to the point of losing his wits!
Tian Xiong looked coldly at the kowtowing Guan Hu and asked in a deep voice, "I want to avenge my son and retrieve the Bloodstone Lingzhi! What is the cultivation of the great demon you mentioned?"
Guan Hu's expression changed slightly, and he quickly advised Tian Xiong, "City Lord, absolutely not! That great demon's cultivation is unfathomable. I fear no one in our Tianren City can defeat him! Please reconsider, City Lord!"
"Insolent!" Tian Xiong scolded coldly, "No one in our Tianren City can defeat him? What can you, a mere True Martial realm cultivator, understand?"
Guan Hu dared not retort and could only say, "I... I don't understand!"
Tian Xiong waved his hand again, "You immediately gather the army of our Tianren City. We will march before dawn to encircle and suppress the great demon and retrieve the Bloodstone Lingzhi!"
"I will make that great demon pay the price!"
Hearing Tian Xiong's words, Guan Hu's face turned pale. However, he knew in his heart that if he defied Tian Xiong any further, he would be slapped to death by Tian Xiong!
Helpless, Guan Hu could only respond to Tian Xiong, "Your subordinate... obeys."
"Get out!"
Tian Xiong directly blasted Guan Hu out, and at the same time, he looked out the window, his expression ferocious, and roared, "I don't care who you are, great demon, for daring to devour my Tian Xiong's son, you will pay the price!"