Chapter 351: with translation of chapter title

At this moment.

The sole thought in Hu Hui's lingering soul was to devour Wang Ping'an alive, to take revenge and vent his hatred.

Reincarnate?

He would rather become an evil spirit than obediently go for reincarnation.

Not mentioning that he had lived for hundreds of years and had committed many misdeeds, a hundred years ago he encountered the weak Lion Ridge Mountain God, took advantage of his inattention, sneak-attacked him, caused his death, devoured him, and refined his mountain god authority.

Unfortunately.

He spent a full hundred years trying, yet still failed to refine the Lion Ridge Mountain God's authority, and was only half a step away from complete refinement.

Once he succeeded in refining it, he would become the new Lion Ridge Mountain God.

He could not forget the words the Lion Ridge Mountain God had spoken when, during his attack, the god suffered grave injury, was about to be devoured by him and become his strengthening energy.

But it clearly let him know that attacking a mountain god sealed by the Underworld is a grave defiance of heavenly law.

Due to certain special reasons, the spirits of the Underworld generally cannot come to the mortal realm; having committed such a grave defiance, the Underworld's spirits cannot personally come to trouble him, but they may arrange for cultivators close to the Underworld, or even monsters, to act.

Initially.

After devouring the Lion Ridge Mountain God, he lived in anxiety for a long time; after many years passed and all was calm, with no cultivator coming to bother him, he finally understood.

To the Underworld's spirits, the Lion Ridge Mountain God was merely a minor deity, dispensable, not valued by the Underworld, lacking any backing there, and the Underworld's spirits would not spend a huge price to avenge him.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, though he did not lower his guard.

However.

He is not stupid; the Underworld's spirits in the mortal realm would not usually quarrel with him over his devouring of the Lion Ridge Mountain God, but if he were to go to the Underworld, such sins would be enough to make him endure a trip through the Eighteen Levels of Hell…

No.

He might even have to go through it more than once!

Such punishment, even if the Ghost Gate manifested by Wang Ping'an could halve his sins, cannot be avoided; going to the Eighteen Levels of Hell for a trip, let alone reincarnation, merely surviving the Eighteen Levels of Hell without soul scattering is already a heavenly blessing.

Hu Hui is not foolish; naturally he does not want to go to the Underworld for reincarnation.

Furthermore,

Whether he can reincarnate at all is still a question!

Currently.

What he must do is find Wang Ping'an to take revenge.

Afterward.

Whether to turn to ghost cultivation or continue refining the Lion Ridge Mountain God's authority to become its mountain god is what he should consider.

"You beast, I kindly helped you, reduced your sins, sent you for reincarnation, yet you not only lack gratitude but dare to cause me trouble?"

Wang Ping'an saw Hu Hui's lingering soul baring fangs and claws, lunging at him with blood-red tiger eyes full of barely concealed hatred, clearly intending to take revenge; he let out a quiet snort, not frightened, and thought silently:

"Since you don't even want to seize the chance of reincarnation, I'll grant your wish and leave you no chance to be a lonely wandering ghost!"

The next moment.

Wang Ping'an opened his blood‑filled maw.

Using skill: Soul Devouring!

Originally lunging at Wang Ping'an, about to reach his face with its sharp tiger claws ready to tear him apart, but seeing Wang Ping'an show no sign of dodging, instead standing frozen as if frightened silly.

Hu Hui was somewhat surprised, but didn't think much of it. He thought……

It was being frightened by his terrifying lingering soul!

He never expected that.

Wang Ping'an would open his blood‑filled maw, and Hu Hui could clearly feel the terrifying aura emanating from it, which frightened him to the point of soul scattering, leaving no thought of revenge.

He turned around.

When he tried to flee.

From Wang Ping'an's opened blood‑filled maw issued a terrifying suction; no matter how hard he struggled, it was useless, and he could only watch helplessly as his body flew uncontrollably into the maw.

"No!"

Hu Hui let out an unwilling roar, the resentment on his face replaced by fear; just as he was about to utter pleas for mercy, before he could finish speaking, his entire lingering soul was already devoured by Wang Ping'an's blood‑filled maw.

"So that's how it is!"

Yu Die stared wide‑eyed, watching Wang Ping'an summon the Ghost Gate to perform soul salvation on Hu Hui, but Hu Hui, unaware of gratitude, not only failed to appreciate Wang Ping'an's salvation but instead sought revenge; in the end he not only failed to harm Wang Ping'an, but was instead devoured by Wang Ping'an's blood‑filled maw.

This novel you have arrived at

A flash of inspiration instantly crossed Yu Die's mind, recalling her first meeting with Wang Ping'an not long ago.

What she saw was Wang Ping'an devouring others' souls; at the time she merely regarded him as an evil cultivator who relied on devouring souls to practice, and she felt killing intent, striking out heavily.

Not long afterward.

From the street ruffians whom Wang Ping'an threatened and enticed, she learned that although he relied on devouring souls to cultivate, most of those he devoured were wicked evil cultivators, and only then did her killing intent toward him dissipate.

Instead, she ordered Ni Qiu to keep working for Wang Ping'an!

In her view, the conflict between Wang Ping'an and the evil cultivators was merely dogs fighting dogs; whoever died, it was a good thing for the world.

Now.

Seeing this scene before her, Yu Die finally realized she had been mistaken, and gravely so; Wang Ping'an might be able to cultivate by devouring souls, but this was probably not his primary method.

His cultivation method is likely nine out of ten related to soul salvation.

Practitioners all know some soul salvation rites, countless in number, but those able to manifest the Ghost Gate are few and far between, and none of them are anything but superior cultivation methods.

"This person is not an evil cultivator; perhaps he is someone from the Underworld, or if not, he at least has deep ties to the Underworld!"

A flash of inspiration flickered and vanished in Yu Die's mind; she glanced at Wang Ping'an, then at the tiger demon's corpse about to be taken by him, and mused:

"This tiger demon killed the previous Lion Ridge Mountain God and sought to refine his authority; it has gravely offended the Underworld's spirits, and perhaps this person is carrying out a mission from an Underworld deity to deal with this tiger demon!"

Upon thinking this, Yu Die couldn't help but silently breathe a sigh of relief; if Wang Ping'an had come for Hu Hui rather than sneaking after her, it showed he would likely not harm her life.

Although hot.

Not long ago she had just fought a battle with Wang Ping'an, and moreover she personally destroyed one of his Paper Persons...

I suppose.

Wang Ping'an is not a petty person; he won't quarrel over such trivial matters with her.

Otherwise.

Just now, in the battle between Wang Ping'an and Hu Hui, Wang Ping'an's displayed combat skill, to some extent, also startled her; she has not yet fully recovered at this moment, not even one-tenth recovered, and if Wang Ping'an were to act against her.

She...

It's a hundred percent that misfortune outweighs fortune!

(End of chapter)