Chapter 1372: Heart‑Erasing Ghost King

"Luo Qing, Jiang Wu, you think that having uncovered the King's secret will let you leave safely?" the Heart‑Erasing Ghost King had no intention of letting the two go.

The secret of this place must not be exposed; his plan must not be known to the Bai Family, the Huang Family, nor the Tian Du Men and the Dust‑Accumulation Sect. If they learn of it, his fate will be terrible.

Even if the Corpse Refining Sect found out, he would not get a good end; although the Corpse Refining Sect likes refining corpses and collecting all kinds of bodies, and sometimes acts rather evil, compared with sparking a full‑scale clan war—especially since the Bai Family is a clan supported by the Corpse Refining Sect—losing such a huge family would certainly draw the Sect's objection.

The most crucial point is that this action was his own decision, without the Faction's permission, and that is what makes it most fatal.

Acting on orders versus acting on one's own without orders is a completely different matter; obeying the Faction's commands, even if you pierce the heavens, the Faction will find a way to protect you, and if it cannot, it will safely send you away, far from Cangzhou.

The Heart‑Erasing Ghost King has limited time; he must, before the Faction discovers him, amass enough strength so that the Faction can shield him and will not blame him.

All of this hinges on that coffin, on the Formation beneath it, and on his own cultivation.

When this plan succeeds, his strength will be able to Advancement several heavens; having refined the Corpse King inside the coffin and fully cultivated it, he will no longer need to fear the Faction's higher-ups and will have self‑preservation power.

A Corpse King‑level being is the Faction's top combat force, and that is the source of the Heart‑Erasing Ghost King's confidence.

And all this was discovered by the two people before him; how could he let them go?

They must die, must stay here, and become food for the Corpse King; if these two are fed to the Corpse King, it will be delighted and its growth will accelerate, soon breaking out of the coffin.

"Heart‑Erasing Ghost."

"Come."

The Heart‑Erasing Ghost King pressed his palms together, the surrounding black qi gathered in his hands, and then he pressed them onto the ground.

A Formation spread outward, swiftly enveloping the entire valley; the ghostly qi and the mist became part of the Formation.

Or rather, this place was originally his Formation.

At this moment, the Formation was activated, covering the surroundings.

"Wooo—"

Ghostly wails and howls kept echoing; within the Formation, countless wronged souls rose from the earth, and some corpses crawled out slowly.

These were all people who died here; they became the Ghost King's servants, existing like spirits.

There were also some zombie‑like beings; their appearance made the place even colder and more eerie.

The Heart‑Erasing Ghost King stared coldly at the two, raised his right hand, pointed at them, and said, "Both of you, fully enjoy the gift I have prepared for you."

"Darlings, indulge in all of this."

"Go, tear them apart, eat them."

The ghosts and zombies received the command and, like madmen, rushed toward Luo Qing and Jiang Wu; the two immediately gathered, exchanged a glance, and without a word turned and fled.

The two, in perfect sync, said nothing and did not stay to fight to the death.

The battle situation was unexpected.

"Can you run away? From the moment you entered, the outcome was already decided."

"Become my food, Luo Qing, Jiang Wu."

"Die."

The Heart‑Erasing Ghost King maintained the Formation, his body exuding ghostly qi that enveloped the entire Formation.

The ghosts and zombies began to act; these specters were not strong in attack, but their wailing was piercing, and soul attacks—one or two are tolerable, but a swarm is deadly.

There was also a group of zombies; these refined zombies had bodies comparable to Spiritual Artifacts, and ordinary methods were useless against them.

Jiang Wu and Luo Qing clashed a few times and immediately understood this; they realized the place was not suitable for lingering, the ghosts here had been amplified, their strength multiplied, and continued fighting would likely exhaust them to death.

And those specters, even when killed, more would appear continuously.

"Senior Brother Jiang Wu, we must find a way to leave this Formation, otherwise we will be worn out to death."

Luo Qing realized the danger; this place was not fit for staying long.

Jiang Wu nodded, "Junior Brother Luo Qing, act quickly, first get out of here, and the rest can be dealt with after we're out."

The two agreed; at this moment there was no longer any thought of killing the Heart‑Erasing Ghost King. Relying on just the two of them, the favorable time, terrain, and manpower had all been taken by the enemy; they had no advantage.

This place was also unsuitable for combat.

The Heart‑Erasing Ghost King could unleash multiple times his power here and also regenerate infinitely; meanwhile the two would be gradually drained, and once ghostly qi invaded their bodies, it would be a serious trouble.

The fighting continued.

Within the battlefield, the skirmish kept going.

In another location, after the elders of the Bai Family and Huang Family met, a melee broke out; the ground was littered with corpses of Bai and Huang clan members, leaving only the two of them.

The two were already exhausted, unable to fight further, yet they gave their all to try to kill each other.

In the final blow, blade and sword clashed, their weapons pierced each other's bodies, and then they stood dead.

This scene was seen by the arriving Huang Wufeng, who stopped and stared for a long while.

"Alas."

All along this road, such skirmishes occurred, extremely tragic.

After the Elders entered the battlefield, the fighting escalated.

The cultivation of the dead gradually increased, and the high‑ranking members of both families kept dying.

At this stage, the war could not be halted.

"We go, continue killing, eradicate all of the Bai Family."

"Revenge for the dead clan members."

"Yes." The Huang clan members following behind were furious, their eyes filled with raging fire.

On the Huang side, Huang Wufeng joined the battle—he could not stay out; on the Bai side, the Ghost‑Heart Second Elder also entered, and the Great Elder could join at any moment.

Huang Wuheng was stationed outside, along with family head Huang Yan; meanwhile, on the Bai side, family head Bai Longyue did not appear at all, never seen throughout, as if she truly cared not for the Bai Family's fate.

After Huang Wufeng left, the Ghost‑Heart Second Elder's figure appeared, looking at the corpses on the ground and showing a faint smile.

"Tsk tsk, two Elders died here; that's good, and these clan corpses are also good things."

"They're all mine; let me absorb them."

They opened their mouth, greedily devouring dead Qi and resentment, the corpses slain in battle—each body thick with death Qi—and the scattered souls that gradually turned into wronged spirits, all of which they swallowed, becoming part of their cultivation.

After the devouring was finished, Gui Xin Second Elder would not relinquish those corpses, waved his hand, and took them all away.

Then entered into the darkness.