Man Xiong looked at the remnant soul's terrifying smile and felt that, other than being a bit ugly, it wasn't actually that scary!
And honestly, this hood really worked.
"Let me tell you, this hood was personally refined by my Eldest Senior Brother. It's windproof, waterproof, and protects against prying eyes."
"Most importantly, it has Utmost Yang array patterns inscribed on it, which ghosts fear most. Let alone getting close to you, they'll have to detour ten yards just to stay away. I'm telling you, it's incredibly powerful..."
As Huang Tianbao spoke, he casually left a trace of his aura as a Ghost King on Man Xiong's hood.
With this aura, ordinary little ghosts would definitely steer clear of this guy.
As for the more powerful ghosts, they would recognize that this person was under his protection and know better than to provoke him.
Hearing Huang Tianbao's words, Man Xiong couldn't help but touch the hood on his head.
He hadn't expected it to be so formidable.
Immediately, he thanked him repeatedly, "Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist! How many spirit stones do I owe you?"
"Aiya, brother, talking about spirit stones hurts our friendship. No spirit stones needed, it's a gift!"
Hearing that Huang Tianbao didn't want spirit stones, Man Xiong's eyes brightened even more.
He had truly met a good person; he didn't even want spirit stones!
"How should I address you, brother?" Huang Tianbao asked.
Man Xiong, wearing the hood, scratched his head somewhat sheepishly. "My name is Man Xiong, from the Ancient Barbarian Clan..."
Huang Tianbao raised an eyebrow. He hadn't heard of it, but it didn't matter!
"Brother Man, where do you plan to go from here?"
Man Xiong froze. That was right—where was he going now?
"I don't know! I just want to get out of here..."
"Aiya, what a coincidence! I want to get out too!" Huang Tianbao slapped his thigh in excitement.
"Really?" Man Xiong was pleasantly surprised.
"Really!"
"Brother Man, why don't you follow me for now? I'm looking for a way out anyway. We can look together..."
At this point, Huang Tianbao's eyes reddened, and he couldn't help but feel a bit sad. "My Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother are still outside waiting for me..."
Hearing Huang Tianbao's sentimental words, Man Xiong's eyes also turned red. "Wuwu... my sister is also outside waiting for me!"
The two looked at each other, feeling a deep sense of mutual sympathy, like fellow sufferers from the ends of the earth...
They both had people waiting for them outside.
In the end, Man Xiong decided to follow Huang Tianbao for now. He didn't know where else to go anyway.
Besides, this was a good person, not someone like Baili Mo whom his sister had warned him to be wary of...
Seeing Man Xiong agree, Huang Tianbao immediately sent a sound transmission to Ox-Head, telling him to bring the spirit boat over.
When he saw a boat full of clay Yin soldiers, and especially when he saw the strange appearances of Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Man Xiong couldn't help but feel a bit afraid, instinctively taking a step back.
Would these ghosts eat people?
Why did they look so... ox-like and horse-like?
Just then, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, having received Huang Tianbao's transmission, looked at Man Xiong with feigned terror and cried out, "Yama, who is this? I'm so scared!"
"Yeah! Yeah! This is too terrifying!"
"Wuwu... he's not going to hit us, is he?"
Man Xiong, who had been a bit afraid himself, was suddenly at a loss.
Those were his lines! Was he supposed to be afraid or not?
Seeing the somewhat exaggerated acting of Ox-Head and Horse-Face, Huang Tianbao's lip twitched, but he played along. "Don't be afraid, this is Brother Man... from now on, he's one of our own ghosts..."
"Greetings, Barbarian King!"
"This... this..." Man Xiong didn't know what to do for a moment.
When he left home, his sister hadn't told him what to do in this kind of situation!
"Let's go, let's go... Brother Man Xiong, come with me to attend the Treasured Blade Assembly..."
While Man Xiong was still dazed, Huang Tianbao pulled him onto the spirit boat.
"Oh, oh... okay, okay..."
Man Xiong followed Huang Tianbao onto the spirit boat in a daze, and just like that, he became the Barbarian King of Fengdu City.
The spirit boat took off, flying all the way toward Heibei City!
...
Lu Ming's eyes flickered as he looked at the several Ghost Kings already seated. Behind each of them followed a representative from an ancient clan.
These ancient clans really knew how to stir things up, each choosing a different Ghost King to back.
Several Ghost Kings had arrived; only the Yama of that new power had yet to appear.
He was truly curious—was this Yama actually his own Third Junior Brother?
"Why hasn't this Yama arrived yet?" the Huang Dun Ghost King, sitting in the front right, spoke up impatiently.
"Probably because it's his first time here and he's unfamiliar with the roads!" the Qing Dun Ghost King said with a chuckle.
"I think he's doing it on purpose..." the Bai Dun Ghost King said with a face full of disdain.
"Clang, clang, clang... chugga, chugga... boom! Boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a strange sound echoed from outside.
"What is that sound?"
"What's going on?"
"Old Hei, what kind of thing did you prepare?"
Hearing the noise, the Hei Dun Ghost King was also curious, not understanding what it was.
Only Lu Ming, upon hearing the sound, felt his lip twitch. He was certain now.
That was his own spirit boat; it had to be his Third Junior Brother.
"Let's go... let's have a look..."
The Hei Dun Ghost King was the first to stand up and walk out of the hall.
The others followed him outside.
Then, everyone saw something in the distant sky trailing sparks and lightning, rumbling loudly as it sped over from the east.
As it passed, it left a massive cloud of dust and smoke in its wake...
Behind it, the guards of Heibei City were shouting loudly.
"Flying spirit boats are prohibited in Heibei City!"
"What did you say? I can't hear you!"
Hearing that voice, Lu Ming was even more certain it was Huang Tianbao.
And the Bai Dun Ghost King and the others also confirmed it was that fat bandit.
The people from the ancient clans were also curious about this Yama—what kind of Ghost King was he?
How could he be so arrogant?
The Hei Dun Ghost King was even more furious as he watched. This was a blatant slap to his face!
To display his authority and strength, he had deactivated Heibei City's protection array today.
He hadn't expected this fellow to be so shameless as to fly a spirit boat straight in.
It was too late to stop him now.
The spirit boat had already come to a steady halt in the plaza.
The exhaust even puffed right into the guards' faces.
However, the Ghost General Mo Tuo looked on with envy. "That's some fine spirit boat parking technique..."
Hearing Mo Tuo's murmur, Lu Ming's lip twitched. Is it possible your own technique is just that bad?
The Tianqi Ancestor and Emperor Tianqi, who were following Huangpu Tao, had ugly expressions on their faces.
Where did this Yama get an imperial ensemble to show off in?
Did he really think that wearing an imperial robe made him an emperor?
They were the ones who were genuine emperors!
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