“Where did you all go?”
Seeing Ghost King Hei Dun and his group suddenly appear, Huang Tianbao couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
Ghost King Hei Dun and the others exchanged looks, but none of them said a word.
This only made Huang Tianbao more curious.
“I saw you step onto the bridge and then disappear! Where did that bridge take you?”
The Ghost Kings remained silent.
“Good grief, did stepping onto a bridge turn you all mute?”
Unable to hold it in any longer, Ghost King Bai Dun asked,
“You didn't cross the bridge?”
“No!” Huang Tianbao replied without a second thought.
The moment Huang Tianbao spoke, Ghost King Hei Dun and the others snapped their heads up to look at him.
“Why didn't you cross? Do you know something?”
Ghost King Bai Dun hastily pressed.
“Why should we have crossed the bridge?” Huang Tianbao countered, bewildered.
The Ghost Kings, Master Fa Zhen, and the others froze. Come to think of it, no one had ever said they had to cross the bridge!
But with six bridges sitting right there, weren't they meant for people to walk across?
Filled with confusion, Ghost King Huang Dun asked Huang Tianbao,
“Yama, how did you cross the river?”
Huang Tianbao's eyes flickered.
“We flew over on a flying saber!”
Hearing this, the Ghost Kings looked at one another. Flew over on a flying saber?
Why did that sound so incredibly sketchy?
Baili Mo and his companions were also quite surprised. Didn't everyone use flying swords?
Why were these guys using a saber as a flying magical artifact?
But it was certain that Huang Tianbao and his group hadn't crossed the bridge. Otherwise, he wouldn't be asking about it.
Ghost King Hei Dun hesitated for a moment before finally speaking up:
“To be honest, I don't even know where we went!”
“What do you mean you don't know? You don't even know what you did?”
Huang Tianbao asked, utterly speechless.
Ghost King Hei Dun turned to look at Ghost King Huang Dun.
“What happened on your end?”
Ghost King Huang Dun and Master Fa Zhen exchanged a look.
After a brief hesitation, Ghost King Huang Dun said,
“After we stepped onto the bridge, we met a female immortal. She gave each of us a bowl of Immortal Soup. Once we drank it, we blacked out completely!”
Having finished, Ghost King Huang Dun turned to look at the other Ghost Kings.
The other Ghost Kings, Baili Mo, and the rest all nodded in agreement.
Seeing them nod, Ghost King Huang Dun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness it wasn't just his group who had suffered this fate!
Huang Tianbao looked at Ghost King Huang Dun and the others as if they were idiots.
“You guys usually seem so sharp and slippery. How could you trust just anyone like that?”
“Just because someone tells you to drink, you drink? Aren't you afraid of getting poisoned to death?”
Lu Ming also looked at the Ghost Kings and Baili Mo's group with a hint of bewilderment.
These people shouldn't be this foolish.
Hearing Huang Tianbao's ridicule, the Ghost Kings, Baili Mo, and the others all looked incredibly displeased.
How could this guy speak so harshly!
But... he was actually right!
They really had been poisoned!
Seeing their sour expressions, Huang Tianbao said with great enthusiasm,
“Come on, tell me... share the story of how you got poisoned. Let me gain some wisdom so I don't fall for the same trick in the future!”
The Ghost Kings exchanged glances.
So you're just using us as a cautionary tale!
In the end, it was Ghost King Hei Dun who explained what happened to Huang Tianbao:
“It's not like I'll trust just anyone. It's just that at first glance, that person truly possessed the bearing of an immortal!”
“You must be blind. Where did you see any immortal bearing?”
Huang Tianbao sneered.
Ghost King Hei Dun sighed and continued,
“Yama, you don't understand. Once we stepped onto the bridge, we encountered a female immortal with unfathomable cultivation. She was incredibly powerful!”
Lu Ming and the others also looked at Ghost King Hei Dun with curiosity.
Was there really an existence in this Xuanming Great World even stronger than these Ghost Kings?
Just then, Ghost King Hei Dun continued,
“It's true. The moment I walked up, she slapped me flat on the ground!”
Ghost King Qing Dun added,
“Zhuo Yuan refused to back down, so she got slapped flat on the ground too!”
The Ancient Demon Zhuo Yuan's face flushed red with embarrassment.
She hadn't expected that female immortal to be so terrifyingly powerful either!
Just then, Ghost King Bai Dun looked over at the Ancient Fiend Yan Linglong.
“Yan Linglong, did you get slapped flat too?”
Standing behind Ghost King Hong Dun, Baili Mo of the Ancient God Clan couldn't help but gloat.
Yan Linglong's face darkened upon hearing this.
“Do you want me to tear you to pieces?”
Baili Mo sneered. “As if you could!”
“Shut the hell up, both of you!”
Huang Tianbao bellowed, glaring at Baili Mo and Yan Linglong.
A flash of murderous intent crossed both of their eyes as they looked at Huang Tianbao.
If they were on the outside and someone dared speak to them like this, slapping them to death would be considered a merciful punishment!
Huang Tianbao glared back, refusing to back down an inch.
“Interrupting a story is shameful! Don't you know that watching drama and listening to gossip is the most important thing in the universe?”
With that, Huang Tianbao turned back to Ghost King Hei Dun.
“Continue!”
“Where was I?” Ghost King Hei Dun asked.
“She slapped you flat on the ground!” Huang Tianbao quickly reminded him.
“Right, right... That female immortal slapped me flat on the ground!”
Ghost King Hei Dun resumed his tale:
“Then, she asked if we wanted to become immortals. Since it was a great opportunity to raise our cultivation, I obviously agreed!”
“After that, she pulled out a large black pot filled with a rich, immortal-qi-laden Immortal Soup, and ladled a bowl for each of us!”
At this point, Ghost King Hei Dun paused before continuing,
“After downing that bowl of Immortal Soup, I blacked out completely!”
Lu Ming felt a strange sense of familiarity as he listened to Ghost King Hei Dun's description.
Why did this sound so much like drinking Mengpo Soup from the myths of his past life?
But there shouldn't be any legends of Mengpo in this world, right?
Meanwhile, Huang Tianbao was full of curiosity.
“Didn't you guys suspect anything?”
Ghost King Hei Dun shook his head. “Suspect what? If she wanted to kill us, she could have done it with a single slap. Why would she go through all that trouble?”
Huang Tianbao nodded, finding his reasoning quite sound.
Then, his eyes flickered as he remembered that he had seemingly refined and gained control over this Soul-Confusing Bridge.
With a thought, he called out using his divine sense:
“Is anyone in charge here?”
A cold voice rang out: “Greetings, Lord Yama!”
Huang Tianbao was momentarily stunned. He hadn't expected someone to actually answer.
“Are you the female immortal they were talking about?”
“Yes.”
“Are you really that powerful?” Huang Tianbao couldn't help but get excited.
If he had such a powerful helper, wouldn't he and his Eldest Senior Brother be able to walk tall and do whatever they wanted in the future?
They would never have to worry about being bullied again!
His Eldest Senior Brother would also be able to reach the peak of the world much faster!
Just as Huang Tianbao was fantasizing about his wonderful future, the female voice interrupted him:
“Only those who step onto my bridge fall under my jurisdiction!”
Huang Tianbao was slightly uncertain.
“You mean they have to step onto your bridge first?”
“Yes.”
“Once they're on your bridge, can you handle them regardless of their cultivation?” Huang Tianbao pressed.
“Not if their cultivation is too high. I am currently damaged, so I cannot handle those whose power is too great.”
Huang Tianbao thought about it. “If you were to fully recover to your peak, what level of cultivation could you handle?”
After a long pause, the female voice replied,
“Immortals!”
Huang Tianbao's eyes went wide. Oh, my goodness!
If he could repair her, wouldn't she become an incredibly powerful asset?
Just then, the female voice spoke again:
“However, I can only function within the Xuanming Great World!”
“What?” Huang Tianbao was taken aback.
Well, that was a bit inconvenient!
But after thinking it over, Huang Tianbao let it go.
Worst-case scenario, he would just trick his enemies into coming to the Xuanming Great World and lure them onto the bridge.
Rate on N.U.
