Just as Huang Tianbao's soul was about to be obliterated by the three Ghost Kings, his physical body flew over and merged with it.
Not only that, but after the fusion, the clay Yin soldiers that had been slumbering within his dantian also awakened and emerged!
These were the same clay soldiers from his family's ancestral tomb that had automatically entered his dantian.
Each of these awakened Yin soldiers was quite powerful, possessing cultivation levels roughly equivalent to the Nascent Soul stage.
With the addition of these soldiers and Huang Tianbao's own cultivation, the tide turned.
His cultivation, which had been locked by the Spirit Locking Fruit, was now fully released.
Furthermore, he took it a step further, breaking through directly into the Unity stage.
As a result, he fought a direct battle against the five Ghost Kings.
The final outcome was that the other Ghost Kings acknowledged his status as Yama.
From then on, the Xuanming Great World had six great Ghost Kings.
Thinking back on the bitterness and hardships he had faced along the way, Huang Tianbao made a decision.
When he finally saw his Eldest and Second Senior Brothers again, he would definitely complain and have them settle the score for him.
He had truly suffered a great deal!
Swoosh...
At that moment, a sound transmission talisman emitting a green glow appeared before Huang Tianbao.
"Respected Yama, Ghost King Hei Dun has recently obtained a precious blade and is hosting the first Treasured Blade Assembly of the Xuanming Great World."
"You are invited to attend, to admire the blade together, and to discuss the matter of the Kings’ War for Supremacy..."
The small eyes beneath Huang Tianbao's bandit hood blinked.
"What does this ghost mean? Isn't the Kings’ War for Supremacy just a fight? Why do we need to discuss it?"
"Lord Yama, I think they have ill intentions..." Horse-Face said, tossing his flowing long hair.
Ox-Head also nodded in agreement.
"Exactly. They might have set a trap in Heibei City, just waiting to harm Lord Yama!"
"You two are right. However, I still need to go and see exactly how they plan to discuss harming me..."
"Let's go! Let's have a look..."
With that, Huang Tianbao stood up and walked out of the hall.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face followed immediately without a word.
If anyone dared to harm Yama, they would fight them to the death!
The clay Yin soldiers were now Yama's personal guards, and they followed Huang Tianbao out of the hall as well.
Once outside, Huang Tianbao reached out, and a spirit boat appeared in the plaza.
This spirit boat had been brought by his physical body; when his body arrived, the storage bag he was wearing came with it.
Therefore, everything inside his storage bag was still with him.
Stepping onto the spirit boat, Huang Tianbao waved his hand, and a gilded dragon throne, a carved desk, and an imperial canopy umbrella appeared...
Everything needed for an emperor's procession was prepared.
These were the things he had inherited when he took over his family's legacy!
Since he was going out, he had to put on a proper show.
Eldest Senior Brother had said that clothes make the man, a saddle makes the horse, and a bell makes the dog run happy...
Clang, clang, clang... Chugga, chugga...
As the spirit boat started up, it flew toward Heibei City, trailing sparks and lightning along the way.
Ox-Head and Horse-Face stared at the sparks and lightning behind them with excitement.
They were thrilled; this was exactly how a king should look.
Compared to this, the flatbed spirit boats of the other Ghost Kings were simply beneath their status.
"Help! There's a ghost!"
As the spirit boat was traveling at high speed, Huang Tianbao saw a giant over three meters tall in the distance, running and shouting at the top of his lungs.
However, hearing what the giant was shouting, Huang Tianbao's lip twitched.
Did this guy just die? Otherwise, why would he be afraid of ghosts?
Wait, this guy has the aura of a living person on him?
"Wait here, I'll go take a look..."
Without waiting for a response from Ox-Head or Horse-Face, Huang Tianbao flew down and landed in front of the giant.
"Hey! Big guy!" Huang Tianbao shouted.
Man Xiong, who was pale-faced, drenched in sweat, and running for his life, froze when he saw Huang Tianbao.
He was stunned; why was there a bandit ghost wearing imperial robes?
"A ghost!"
Man Xiong's coarse voice thundered through the air as he turned and bolted in the other direction.
"Hey, hey! Don't run! I'm a person! A good person!"
Man Xiong, who was fleeing in terror, suddenly stopped. A person?
He then sensed that Huang Tianbao truly did have the aura of a living person.
"Are you really a human?" Man Xiong asked, looking back as he continued to jog away slowly.
Huang Tianbao, who was chasing after him, nodded.
"I really am human. Big guy, can you stop for a second?"
"Oh, oh... right, right..."
Man Xiong finally came to a halt.
"Wuwu... there are so many ghosts here! It's too terrifying. Do you know how to leave?"
Huang Tianbao shook his head. "I don't know!"
If he knew, he would have left long ago.
However, looking at this man's aura, he was clearly a powerhouse!
How could he be afraid of ghosts?
"Just hit them!" Huang Tianbao asked in confusion.
Man Xiong shook his head repeatedly. "I don't dare!"
Huang Tianbao was momentarily stunned.
He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Then, he asked curiously, "Why are you afraid of ghosts?"
"Because they're ghosts!"
Hearing Man Xiong's matter-of-fact answer, Huang Tianbao nodded in agreement. "You've got a point!"
He had been afraid of ghosts when he first arrived too. Only after realizing he was a ghost himself did he stop being afraid.
Later, after spending time with Ox-Head and Horse-Face, he found they weren't actually that scary.
With a glint in his eyes, Huang Tianbao said, "Big guy, I have a way to make you stop being afraid of ghosts!"
"Really?" Man Xiong's eyes lit up.
Huang Tianbao nodded with certainty.
"Then please help me, young hero!"
Huang Tianbao reached into his storage bag and pulled out an oversized bandit hood, handing it to Man Xiong.
He had asked for this one back when Lu Ming was refining one for Zhu Wuneng.
"Put this hood on. It protects against ghosts!"
Man Xiong took the hood with a look of doubt. "Really?"
Seeing his expression, Huang Tianbao continued to bluff.
"I used to be afraid of ghosts too. Ever since I put on this hood, I haven't been afraid. I can even beat them up!"
As he spoke, Huang Tianbao looked around, then stomped his foot. A remnant soul with only half a body drifted over.
"Ah! A ghost!!"
The remnant soul, which was about to scream, was suddenly startled and forgot to make a sound.
Huang Tianbao hurriedly shouted, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid!!!"
While comforting Man Xiong, Huang Tianbao grabbed the remnant soul and performed a quick repair on it.
"See? I'm not afraid at all!"
Looking at the remnant soul that Huang Tianbao had patched up, Man Xiong's eyes were filled with suspicion and wonder.
Boom!
The remnant soul, which had just been repaired and hadn't even had time to thank Huang Tianbao, had its lower half shattered by him again.
"Ahhh!!!"
The remnant soul's tragic wail sent Man Xiong stumbling backward in fear.
Then, Huang Tianbao patched it up again.
"See? Am I afraid? Not at all!"
"If you don't believe me, put on the hood and try it yourself!!"
Man Xiong half-doubtingly put on the hood.
It did seem like he wasn't as afraid anymore!
At that moment, Huang Tianbao looked at the newly repaired remnant soul.
"Smile..."
The remnant soul trembled in fear and quickly forced a dark, terrifying smile at Man Xiong.
"Holy crap!" Man Xiong was still startled.
Slap!
Huang Tianbao slapped the remnant soul.
"Smile more gently, more compassionately, and more amiably..."
Fearing being shattered again, the remnant soul quickly adjusted its expression into the most brilliant smile it had managed in eight lifetimes.
"Senior, I'm really not scary at all!"
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