God Emperor

After completing the eighth palm of the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm, the masculine Yang Qi in Zhang Ruochen multiplied by ten. It was 100 times more than the average man.

Such powerful Yang Qi actually wasn’t a big change to the living. But to dead souls, Zhang Ruochen wasn’t a human anymore. He was a blazing furnace. An average ghost soldier would dissipate before it even got within 100 feet of Zhang Ruochen.

Right now, he activated all his Holy Qi. It rushed through his 36 meridians and five Saintly Meridians. A great amount of Holy Qi converged on his palm, radiating with blazing light.

“Thousand-hand Dragon and Elephant.”

Even the beautiful Ghost King felt pressured by this palm. Her ghost form seemed to melt.

Kaboom!

Zhang Ruochen’s palm turned into thousands of prints. They pummeled the beautiful Ghost King, sending her flying away.

She slammed against a boulder in the center of the island, shattering the rock. The beautiful Ghost King’s body shattered and turned into a puff of smoke.

Half a beat later, the black smoke re-solidified into a beautiful and delicate frame. But this time, she was lying on the ground. Her breathing had become weak. One could imagine that if her ghost form was shattered again, she would die completely.

Zhang Ruochen landed on the ground. He looked at his hands happily.

“Not only have I completed the eighth palm of the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm, I’ve also comprehended some palm principles.”

Zhang Ruochen waved his hands. His arm followed a strange path and he attacked with another palm.

Slam!

There was a bright explosion in the air. Even a Half-Saint would probably get thrown back by the force.

The Way of the Palm was one of the 3,000 Major Ways. It was more difficult than the Way of Speed. Zhang Ruochen was surprised that he could comprehend it so quickly.

The effect of the Supreme Saint Heavenly Tea must have kicked in.

Zhang Ruochen had drunk a lot of Supreme Saint Heavenly Tea at the Heir Banquet. It accumulated deep inside him.

The tea was more precious than a saint soul. It was a true treasure and it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that it was a Supreme Saint’s inheritance. This was why Zhang Ruochen’s cultivation of martial techniques and speed of comprehending the saintly way had increased by tenfold.

Even the eighth palm of the Dragon and Elephant Prajna Palm was easy to cultivate completely. Even the 3,000 Major Ways and 10,000 Minor Ways could be learned easily during a battle.

The Supreme Saint Heavenly Tea’s benefits weren’t limited to this though. There were still countless more waiting for Zhang Ruochen to discover.

Whoosh!

Zhang Ruochen raised his arm. The sword stuck in the Abyss Ancient Sword flew back into his hand in a streak of dark light. Wielding the sword, Zhang Ruochen walked over to the beautiful Ghost King.

Pointing the sword at her forehead, he said, “If you answer my questions, I can spare your life.”

The beautiful Ghost King stood up slowly. She leaned against a bloody boulder and looked up. “Spare me?” she scoffed.

Zhang Ruochen furrowed his brows. “Killing you has no benefits for me, but it also doesn’t do any harm. So you better think carefully. Will you answer my questions or have your soul scattered?”

A gust of Yang Qi surged out of his palms, wrapping around the Abyss Ancient Sword. He might not kill the Ghost King, but a wave of his sword could cut her in half.

The beautiful Ghost King’s cold eyes made her seem handsome. She glared at Zhang Ruochen. If she wasn’t in her weakest state right now, she would definitely teach this human a lesson. She wanted him to know what respect and pain worse than death were. Killing him would be too easy on him.

However, she knew that her life was in his hands. She had to get past this before she could take care of him.

“Ask away!”

The beautiful Ghost King closed her eyes, showing her long eyelashes. She seemed very indifferent.

Ghost Kings had a lot of authority, so they were definitely proud figures. It relieved Zhang Ruochen slightly to have her submit to him—a much weaker human. However, he also put his guard up. Since she knew how to adjust to the circumstances, then she must be highly intelligent as well. Once she recovered her cultivation, he’d be the first person she would kill.

Zhang Ruochen put his sword away and quietly unfolded his Space Domain, enveloping the island.

Then he squatted down and stared at the beautiful Ghost King’s dewy face. “What’s your name?”

“Name?” The Ghost King opened her eyes slowly and looked at the blood-red moon in the sky. “My first soul was born in this blood-moon river. The other Ghost Kings and Wuchangs call me ‘Ghost King Bloodmoon.’”

Zhang Ruochen nodded. “This is part of Ghost King Shenchu’s territory. Does that mean that you’re under him?”

“I guess!” she said.

“In that case, you should know where the god’s corpse is, right?” Zhang Ruochen asked seriously.

This time, something flickered past Ghost King Bloodmoon’s face. She stared at Zhang Ruochen and sneered. “So you, a human, entered the netherworld for the god’s corpse. It’s a pity that your cultivation is too low. You’ll be dead before you enter Ghost God Valley.”

“Ghost God Valley.” Zhang Ruochen’s eyes flashed. “Is that where the god’s corpse is? Where is Ghost God Valley? What dangers are there?”

Ghost King Bloodmoon rolled her eyes. “If I tell you everything I know, won’t you kill me immediately?”

A Ghost King was indeed intelligent. Even now, she kept some secrets. Not only did it raise Zhang Ruochen’s curiosity, it also increased her chances of survival.

“I’ve said before that I won’t kill if you answer my questions obediently,” Zhang Ruochen said.

Ghost King Bloodmoon scoffed. “You think I trust you? Even if you don’t kill me, you’ll probably imprison me so I never recover from my injuries. You might even use human spells to control my soul. Anyway, you definitely won’t let me leave because you know that you’ll be dead as soon as I recover. Am I correct?”

Zhang Ruochen licked his lips and chuckled. “Alright! Let’s change the question. Does the place with the god’s corpse have the Pill of Resurrection?”

“No,” Ghost King Bloodmoon said. “Never heard of it.”

“It really is a conspiracy,” Zhang Ruochen muttered to himself.

Zhang Ruochen didn’t doubt Ghost King Bloodmoon because she had no reason to lie. Even if the Pill of Resurrection existed, it was useless to her.

“Last question,” Zhang Ruochen said. “You must have lived for a long time to reach your status in the netherworld. I want to know if you’ve heard of this person.”

“Who?”

“The Thousand-bone Empress,” Zhang Ruochen said.

Hearing these four words, unprecedented shock appeared in Ghost King Bloodmoon’s calm eyes. She shot up and stared at Zhang Ruochen. “Why do you want to know?”

Zhang Ruochen was already close to her. Now that she sat up suddenly, her well-endowed chest was pressed against Zhang Ruochen’s fingers. They were shockingly pliable.

However, Ghost King Bloodmoon didn’t find anything wrong with it. Shame and lust didn’t exist to her. She didn’t find anything wrong with the fact that her breasts were touching Zhang Ruochen.

And though Zhang Ruochen’s mindset was calm, he still couldn’t ignore it. If Ghost King Bloodmoon wasn’t so cold and heartless to the point that even her breast was icy cold, Zhang Ruochen would think that she was trying to seduce him.

Zhang Ruochen coughed dryly and scooted back.

Just then, two ripples appeared at the edge of the Space Domain. Zhang Ruochen put his guard up, thinking, Someone’s coming from the direction of the island.

Ghost King Bloodmoon didn’t know this. She leaned toward Zhang Ruochen again, asking, “Why exactly did you come to the netherworld? Are you that human with the Void Sword?”

She’d thought of this after Zhang Ruochen had mentioned the Thousand-bone Empress. She had hurried over because a Wuchang had reported to her that someone had entered the netherworld with the Void Sword.

“Stay down.”

Zhang Ruochen really couldn’t take Ghost King Bloodmoon’s mature and sexy body. He looked away and sent a palm print at her, throwing her onto the ground.

Ghost King Bloodmoon shook. Fury appeared in her eyes as she bared her teeth. She wanted to pounce onto Zhang Ruochen and kill him.

How dare a weak human treat her like this? She couldn’t bear it.

Zhang Ruochen put his hand back. Massaging his fingers, he let out a long breath and turned around. Looking across the still waters, he called, “Who is it? Show yourself?”

“Another human?” Ghost King Bloodmoon had been activating her Ghost Qi for a suicide attack, but she stopped after hearing Zhang Ruochen’s words.

Her serious injuries had reduced her strength and also weakened her senses. That was why she didn’t sense that someone was sneaking over.

A shred of red mist floated over Blood River. A raspy laugh came from the mist.

“The younger generation is truly impressive. The power of the Time and Space Descendant matches his reputation as well. You’re only in the Fish-Dragon Realm, but you could defeat a Ghost King. Even if Empress Chi Yao finds nine more Heirs, she still probably couldn’t defeat you.”