Chapter 482: The Brutal Ghost King, Mu Longhao's Scheme?

Under the Thunder Tribulation, seizing a body is itself a mistake.

But nothing is absolute; Shadow Grand Elder is not an impulsive man, nor brainless. He could not be unaware of this taboo, yet he insists on doing it for two reasons: either he has no choice and can only walk a single dark path.

Or, he has already prepared a method that can shield him from the Thunder Tribulation's effects.

Zhuge Ruolan worries about the latter; the former she does not fear. The more impatient Shadow Grand Elder becomes, the more advantageous it is for her.

The premise is that he is not such a person; all along, this Grand Elder never does meaningless things and could not possibly be impatient, which shows he truly has confidence.

"What is that?"

A ray of light appeared on Shadow Grand Elder; his soul was enveloped by it. The light was dazzling, and the Thunder Tribulation, ghost qi, and lingering resentment all fled from him, while the flickering thunder energy automatically avoided him.

"Merit Power?"

"How could he be protected by Merit Power? That's impossible."

The Grand Elder of the Yin Gui Sect is a prolific villain, practicing ghost arts, having killed countless innocent civilians—at least tens of thousands of lives in his hands. For such a person to possess Merit Power is no joke.

If it were another sect, it might be possible, but in the Yin Gui Sect, those ghost cultivators are each ruthless, unwilling to spare even their own kin; they see no ordinary people, only livestock.

To them, humans are no different from livestock; killing is killing, without guilt or headache.

Shadow Grand Elder is even a top among ghost cultivators; the blood on his hands is countless. Though he hasn't acted for many years, it doesn't mean his hands are free of blood, karma, and resentment that surely taint his soul. Yet within his soul there is a cluster of Merit Light—how ironic, how laughable.

Yin Killer Holy Son's complexion also changed.

"How could that be? Such a thing cannot exist; you must be joking. Shadow Grand Elder's soul containing Merit Power is just… too ironic, right?"

As everyone knows, Merit Light represents merit; a certain amount of merit is required to condense into light.

That much merit is not something a ghost cultivator should have.

Merit cannot be transferred nor seized.

It is unique to each individual; the Merit Light on Shadow Grand Elder's soul is his own, and how he obtained it is his own matter.

Zhuge Ruolan could no longer hold back and wanted to act directly.

Yin Killer Holy Son appeared again, blocking her.

He shook his head at her.

"Zhuge Ruolan, you cannot act against someone who possesses Merit Light."

"Even though we don't know where the Grand Elder obtained the merit, the merit inside his soul is real; you must not act against him."

Under the Thunder Tribulation, daring to kill a soul that bears Merit Light will draw the Thunder Tribulation's attention.

The Thunder Tribulation will also turn into a Heavenly Punishment; by then, everyone present will likely die.

Yin Killer Holy Son does not allow her to do this; he does not want to die.

"Yin Killer Holy Son, get out of my way."

"Zhuge Ruolan, you must trust Zhuge Gui."

"Get out of the way."

Zhuge Ruolan persisted stubbornly, but Yin Killer Holy Son gave her no chance to advance.

Until Shadow Grand Elder's figure merged into Zhuge Gui's body, and after that light vanished, the Thunder Tribulation bombarded down.

Zhuge Gui's body was instantly enveloped by lightning.

Countless lightning strikes, ghost qi, souls, and everything else were reduced to ash under the Thunder Tribulation.

"Brother."

Zhuge Ruolan shouted loudly, her eyes brimming with tears.

Tianlian Zhenren crossed her arms, stared at the scene from outside the Thunder Tribulation's range, her hand gripping a sword.

Heaven Sword Daoist and Heaven Dragon Daoist remained unmoved, ready to act at any moment; once a Ghost King is born, they will immediately move to erase his existence.

"The Merit Light—Shadow Grand Elder actually prepared Merit Light for this day."

For a ghost cultivator to endure until today is truly difficult.

Such a ghost cultivator, such an old monster, is the most dangerous.

Heaven Dragon Daoist sighed, "Wangdu is truly troublesome."

On this trip to Wangdu, their mission was incomplete: they did not find the plague beast, nor Mu Longhao, the instigator.

The National Master died, and the Ten Thousand Poison Demon King died.

They also encountered the birth of a Ghost King, and Shadow Grand Elder's conspiracy, all piled together.

There really were many matters.

They could not handle so many things, so they could only move forward step by step.

Heaven Sword Daoist coldly said, "Whatever it is, as long as we encounter it, we kill without mercy."

Regarding the ghost cultivators of the Yin Gui Sect, Heaven Sword Daoist has never shown goodwill; there is only one word: kill.

He kills one after another, never softening his heart.

He would rather kill the wrong one than let any go.

Chen Chuyang turned his head and said lightly, "Merit Light is not easy to obtain; how did Shadow Grand Elder acquire it?"

Jing Yuheng pondered for a long time, shook his head, "I don't know; there are no records on this. In my memory, he never appeared."

Shadow Grand Elder has always been in the Yin Gui Sect, rarely appearing.

He doesn't know where he got it; what he cares about now is whether he succeeded.

The origin of the Merit Light is no longer important.

Eldest Princess Qi Ruohua asked, "Did he succeed?"

The Thunder Tribulation is still bombarding.

It lasted a full half hour before finally stopping.

The dark clouds in the sky began to disperse.

Chen Chuyang was somewhat craving these tribulation lightning clouds; if he could swallow them, his body would reach a higher level.

It's a pity; now is not the time to swallow the tribulation lightning clouds, he can only wait for the next opportunity.

The tribulation dispersed, and the Shadow Grand Elder's body dissipated, turning into flying ash.

Ghost King Zhuge Gui, his body shrank to that of an ordinary person, all his ghostly and resentful qi dissipated.

The aura on his body also lacked the initial ferocity.

Return to simplicity and truth.

There was no difference from them; all the Ghost King's characteristics disappeared.

A very miraculous change.

Chen Chuyang knew that Ghost King Zhuge Gui seemed to have succeeded; the Ghost King's sacrificial grand formation had disappeared, all the yin qi and resentful qi had gathered at his chest, Zhuge Gui slowly opened his eyes, and a black light shone.

Everyone was greatly startled, and they all retreated.

The Eldest Princess's expression turned grim, she stared at Zhuge Gui, and said coldly: "Jing Yuheng, be ready to act at any moment; do not let him leave this place."

At this moment, he is at his weakest; we must capture him.

If we let him leave this place and give him time to grow, then it will be a disaster.

The Ghost King has truly been born—is it Zhuge Gui? Or the Shadow Grand Elder?

Everyone stared, waiting for an outcome.

Underground, Mu Longhao wore a rich smile: "Success, I never expected he really succeeded, hahaha, the Ghost King has been born."

"A weakened Ghost King is nevertheless the easiest to deal with; if it weren't for that person also coming, I would surely eat him."

He must not be exposed.

At the very least, we cannot act now.