Reigning Supreme in countless worlds With Beast taming

Chapter 335: Chapter 332 Netherworld Netherworld

Xiu Xin stretched out a ghost claw that exuded a cold, deadly, and immense power, lifting the Old Undead Mage with one grasp and pulling him closer.

Feeling the chilling sensation around his neck, the Old Undead Mage kicked wildly and frantically slapped at the ghost claw gripping his throat; in his urgency, he didn’t even chant a spell. Rather, he managed to instantaneously launch a bone spear towards Xiu Xin’s chest in a burst of extraordinary effort.

What happened next was even more astonishing.

Xiu Xin’s body could somehow shift between tangible and intangible at will. As the bone spear touched his chest, Xiu Xin’s body became insubstantial like mist, allowing the bone spear to pass right through without resistance before returning to normal.

The Old Undead Mage was struck with terror.

What kind of bizarre existence was this, a body that could be both real and illusory?

…

If he was an illusion, then why was the heavy hand clasping his neck so powerful?

“No, you’re not human!”

The Old Undead Mage gazed into the ghostly fire emitted from the eyes in front of him, his mind flashing with revelation: “You’re a demon from the Abyss Demon Realm!”

Numerous types of demons resided in the Abyss World, and oddities were commonplace. The character before him exuded a peculiar aura that made him instinctively categorize him as one of those Abyss Demons. Otherwise, how could someone possess such a terrifying appearance and strange strength?

“It’s you who’s not human,” retorted Xiu Xin, visibly annoyed. As the Old Undead Mage opened his mouth to speak again, Xiu Xin quickly slapped a Soul Suppressing Talisman onto the mage’s forehead, “Shut up. Just stay put and answer when I ask you to. Otherwise, hmph, it’s not just you Undead Mages who know how to torture a soul. We in the Ghost Controlling Sect have an array of techniques for soul extraction and spirit refining.”

With the talisman affixed to his forehead, the Old Undead Mage’s body stiffened instantly, his spiritual power sealed and suppressed, rendered immobile.

Casually, Xiu Xin tossed the old man to the ground, casting him aside. He then turned to gaze at Himos, who was desperately sprinting towards a back door, attempting to escape his clutches once more.

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He didn’t make a move.

That was because, at the onset of battle, he had already secretly sent one of his nurtured Ghost Items to the back door, to thwart any possible escape by the two Undead Mages.

Himos put in the effort of his life as he dashed frantically, his movements belying the frail physical condition synonymous with an Undead Mage.

It was fear that fueled his quick escape.

He didn’t want to be caught by the man who had chased him for days, for he didn’t believe he would have any chance of survival.

However, just as he was about to step out of the back door, his body suddenly stiffened, and he came to an abrupt stop.

For there, standing just outside the door, was a silhouette.

It was neither tall nor imposing; in fact, it was delicate and frail, unmistakably a woman.

She was dressed in a strange red gown, exquisite and beautiful, and even her head was covered with a bright red scarf, its blood-like color hiding her facial features from him.

Yet, this delicate woman scared Himos, the Undead Mage, considerably.

For he had almost been killed by a female ghost released by Xiu Xin the first time they met. Now faced with her again, how could he dare move any closer?

The red-dressed ghost bride was indeed the one Xiu Xin had subjugated when he had first met Qin Feng in the Southern Domain.

This ghost was skilled in techniques that charmed and confounded mortals and possessed several powerful Ghost Dao Divine Powers. If not for the fact that she was a female ghost, Xiu Xin would have considered refining her into his Lifebound Spiritual Ghost.

Regrettably, the thought of merging with the ghost bride as his Dharma Image after advancing his cultivation to the Dharma Image stage made him abandon this notion.

After all, if he were to reveal his Dharma Image during battle, while others revealed impressive Dharma Images like blades, spears, swords, halberds, dragons, phoenixes, Kunpeng, rivers, and mountains, his would be a delicate, subdued ghost bride covered in a red bridal veil, which would seem rather absurd.

He certainly did not wish to become the laughing stock of the Cultivation World, so he ultimately gave up the idea and chose Chi Xiao, a fierce Ghost Item he encountered in the Ancient Battlefield.

The ghost bride in red flung her long sleeves, which extended for several meters, and easily captured the nearly drained Himos, tossing him in front of Xiu Xin as if completing a menial task.

The Old Undead Mage glared at his disciple with rage.

It was all this good-for-nothing’s fault for attracting such a formidable opponent, dragging even himself into captivity. Now with their lives in the enemy’s hands, who knew what fate awaited them.

Himos inwardly sighed, paying no mind to his master’s disapproving gaze.

Had the old man heeded his advice and stopped the young intruder outside the castle, allowing time for his magic power to recover, they could have split up and at least one of them might have escaped. Instead, they ended up both captured and reduced to prisoners. Sёarᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Seeing the ghost bride approach, Himos lying on the ground grew curious about the face hidden under the red fabric, the face he had not yet seen. With such an attractive figure, surely her looks must be equally splendid?

But as the ghost bride neared, and he managed to glimpse the fair and delicate chin beneath the bridal veil, a profound terror inexplicably surged in his heart.

Overwhelmed by fear, he shut his eyes, no longer daring to continue looking.

For he felt that if he were to keep on looking, some profoundly terrifying revelation awaited him.

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“Tch, what a coward,” Xiu Xin remarked, having watched him stare transfixed at the face beneath the bride’s red veil with great interest, eagerly anticipating something amusing to happen. However, the fellow ended up closing his eyes in fear, refusing to look any longer, much to Xiu Xin’s disappointment.

The Ghost Bride, overhearing his words, turned around and directly approached Xiu Xin. With hands white and delicate like jade, she gently reached for the bottom of her red veil, intending to lift it and reveal her face to her master.

“No, no, no…”

Xiu Xin hastened to wave his hands. “Whatever you do, don’t lift the veil.”

The Ghost Bride just stood there, continuing to gaze at him.

Even with a layer of red fabric between them, Xiu Xin could vividly feel the eyes behind it staring at him and sense the Ghost Bride’s intention.

Her message was clear: since you mockingly said that guy captured by her was too scared to look, why don’t you take a look yourself?

With an awkward smile on his face, Xiu Xin said, “I was just talking, don’t take it seriously, ahem. You’ve caught my opponent for me, which must have been hard. Why don’t you go rest for now.”

With that said, he didn’t wait for any resistance from the Wedding Dress Ghost, but took out a folded fan, and with a swish, he opened it to reveal a landscape of mountains, water, and homes inside, and he swiftly collected the Wedding Dress Ghost into it.

He dared not recklessly gaze upon the Ghost Bride’s visage; it would surely cause trouble.

After commanding his three refined corpses to slay all the Undead Creatures in the vicinity, Xiu Xin didn’t mind sitting amongst the white bones and dead bodies. He took the seat previously occupied by the Old Undead Mage and with a grin looked down at the two Undead Mages lying on the ground, “Now, let’s talk about what comes next. Please, tell me about your cultivation techniques for Undead Mages.”

“You… what do you want with those?” the Old Undead Mage asked, puzzled. “Aren’t you an Undead Mage yourself?”

“Cut the crap, you’re my prisoner. Just answer my questions, and don’t ask any more, or I’ll extract your soul and refine your spirit, and use Soul Search to go through your memories myself.”

“…”

A moment later, the two Undead Mages, showing a sense of the times, presented their cultivation notes. While Xiu Xin perused them, they clarified any questions he had, which to them seemed unsophisticated or even naive.

Now they understood.

This individual that seemed like an Undead Mage must not belong to this realm. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be forcing them to divulge the cultivation methods of an Undead Mage.

Since then, Xiu Xin stayed in the Undead Castle for half a month.

Of course, he had no intention of cultivating as an Undead Mage, but there were indeed many aspects that were worth referring to. In addition, there were countless techniques exclusive to the Undead Mages for transforming undead and even the self, which were eye-opening for him.

Especially the methods the Undead Mages used for transforming themselves into Witch Demons, which left him in awe.

Xiu Xin was still pursuing the Immortal Dao and naturally would not experiment on himself.

However, he thought perhaps he could apply this method to his Ghost Items. For example, it might be good to refine a Witch Demon body for the Wedding Dress Ghost. He could place her Life Box on himself, so even if she died in battle elsewhere, she could return.

But what interested him the most was not the Witch Demon transformation technique, nor the Curse Magic or the many Undead Magic, but the Undead Mages’ technique for communicating with the Netherworld to summon undead.

Or rather, the method to communicate with the Netherworld.

The Netherworld, as the name implies, is a world of undead.

Unlike the legendary Netherworld of the Biluo Great World, where the Ghost Items mainly consist of Soul Bodies and perhaps some Zombie-like creatures, with not many types and their cultivation aimed at becoming Ghost Immortals.

This realm’s Netherworld had physical bodies for most of its undead, from Skull Warriors to Zombies, they were uncountable. In contrast, the ephemeral ghosts were the minority.

And the ghosts were weaker compared to other types of strong Undead Creatures.

Of course, Xiu Xin wasn’t so interested in why the Netherworld’s undead were so different; what really mattered to him was the Netherworld itself.

If Undead Mages could locate the Netherworld, communicate with it, and even stake a claim in the Netherworld as Witch Demons, then perhaps the Ghost Controlling Sect could also enter the Netherworld and subjugate numerous undead to fight for them.

Or perhaps, they could use the boundless Yin Qi and Death Qi of the Netherworld to create powerful Ghost Nourishing and Corpse Nourishing zones, thus training a multitude of strong Ghost Items.

Thinking of this, Xiu Xin’s heart could not help but race.

Arriving in this realm and being saved by Qin Feng, he considered it a great opportunity for the Beast Taming Sect which had set its sights here – this world would surely become their next conquest. Whether or not the Beast Taming Sect would continue to involve them, it was a sizable chance for the sect.

He envied them then, knowing that it wasn’t a world he had discovered first and lacking the ability to return alone to the Red Flame Demon Realm to inform his Sect, of course, he couldn’t snatch the Beast Taming Sect’s opportunity.

But now, he didn’t think this realm amounted to much.

Knowing of the Netherworld’s existence and even the ability to communicate with and enter the Netherworld to cultivate numerous strong Ghost Kings and Corpse Kings was the greatest opportunity for the Ghost Controlling Sect.

He was eager to return and inform the elders of his sect. As long as they confirmed it was feasible, the Ghost Controlling Sect’s strength would leap in a short time.

By then, with countless mighty Ghost Generals, Ghost Kings, Heavenly Ghosts, Golden Armor Corpses and Silver-Armored Corpses, and Corpse Kings, they would definitely be able to dominate a realm.