Chapter 49: The Arrival of Ghostly Calamity

Inside the mortuary of the Ghost Suppression Division, the corpses of the main deceased members of the Wang family were currently placed here.

The Wang family belonged to an outer affiliate force of the Tattoo Sect, and their corpses were more or less tainted with *guiyi*.

If they were simply dragged out and buried like ordinary corpses, a ghostly calamity would certainly break out before long.

Therefore, these corpses were first brought to the Ghost Suppression Division for specialized processing, which also made it convenient for the Division's Divine Catchers to extract information from them.

At this moment, the dozen or so corpses of the Wang family, young and old, were laid out in the mortuary. Each corpse had a specialized Corpse-Suppressing Talisman pasted on it to prevent reanimation, and in an incense burner on one side of the room, three sticks of Ghost-Suppressing Incense were slowly burning.

Under normal circumstances, such an arrangement could basically prevent reanimation, but the current situation was clearly not normal!

These dozen or so Wang family corpses, killed by Wang Xuanji, had died from being skinned alive; they had absolutely suffered the most terrifying pain and despair before death.

At the same time, the evil ghosts originally tattooed on their bodies had also been hidden within their flesh and blood by Wang Xuanji through special means.

As the night deepened, there was no one else in the mortuary besides the corpses.

But suddenly, a "thump-thump" sound of impact rang out. The corpse of the former Wang family head was actually struggling on the mortuary slab like a fish out of water.

"Clang—"

Subsequently, the corpse fell from the slab to the ground, and the Corpse-Suppressing Talisman stuck to it also fell off due to this movement.

Then, this bloody, mangled corpse climbed up from the ground like an evil ghost, and its body began to undergo astonishing changes in the process.

The bloody, mangled body began to become dry and hard; a layer of scales appeared on the surface, the palms turned into sharp claws, the feet became the rough and savage shape of an evil ghost, and even fangs grew from its head, its hair fell out, and its appearance became terrifying.

"Hehe—"

What was even more terrifying was that as this evil ghost knocked over the incense burner containing the Ghost-Suppressing Incense, the other corpses in the mortuary also began to struggle one after another...

At the same time, in Luohe City, as the disciples of the Incense Temple delivered the Soul-Guiding Incense to the designated places, some wild ghosts that had originally been hiding or wandering aimlessly began to gather toward those two locations.

At night, soldiers carrying torches and armed with swords were patrolling the streets and alleys.

This curfew tonight was an order issued personally by the City Lord; after nightfall, whether it was a small household or a wealthy mansion, all doors had to be closed.

If anyone still dared to run around at night and was caught by these soldiers, the light punishment would be a whipping, and the heavy punishment would be being thrown into prison as a spy.

Suddenly, a squad of soldiers walking out of an alley saw a ragged, disheveled person standing blankly in front of a residential door, looking as if they were begging for food.

The squad leader of the patrol saw this, and anger surged into his heart; he walked directly toward this stinking beggar, whip in hand.

"You stinking beggar, do you really think this master doesn't dare to whip you!"

"Swish—snap!"

The crisp sound of the whip instantly broke the silence of the night, but the squad leader did not feel his whip strike flesh; it felt as if he had struck a piece of cold, hard stone.

"Boss, this, this seems, is, is, is a *guiyi*!"

Just as he wanted to swing the whip again, the beggar slowly turned its head, and the accompanying soldiers finally saw the other's face clearly by the light of the torches.

The hollow eye sockets, the nose gnawed away by wild dogs, and the missing chin completely explained what this disheveled, filthy, and stinking beggar actually was.

"*Guiyi*, *guiyi*, *guiyi*... run!"

The whip in the squad leader's hand instantly fell to the ground; his whole body trembled like chaff, and his knees almost went soft.

But fortunately, his constitution was sturdy; after realizing what was happening, he turned and ran.

As for the other soldiers, it went without saying; before he could even look back, they had already thrown away what they were holding and ran wildly toward the street corners and alleys.

"Patter—patter—"

This squad leader ran blindly in a panic, but suddenly felt a chilling sensation on his back. Enduring his fear, he turned his head to look and was shocked to discover that it was a dead man's head hanging behind his back...

"Ah!!"

The next moment, he screamed in terror, and then everything went black before his eyes, and he completely lost consciousness.

Similar incidents occurred one after another in various alleys, streets, riverbanks, and under bridges throughout Luohe City.

Sensing the commotion, the various Divine Catchers of the Ghost Suppression Division moved quickly to suppress the ghostly calamity. During the day, Li Yanbing had already told them that something would definitely happen tonight.

Therefore, these Divine Catchers did not go back to rest at all; they were all concentrated in the Ghost Suppression Division, ready for action.

At this moment, hearing the commotion, they rushed to various places without a word. But the moment they left, the evil ghosts transformed from the Wang family corpses in the mortuary began to wreak havoc in the Ghost Suppression Division like wild beasts released from a cage.

At the same time, Wang Xuanji of the Tattoo Sect, covered in corpse spots and with a deathly gray face, also quietly arrived in front of the Ghost Suppression Division office.

"My son, your father has come to avenge you. Tonight, not a single living thing will be left in the Ghost Suppression Division!"

As his voice fell, a terrifying evil ghost quickly appeared behind him.

This evil ghost had three blood-red eyes, a green face and fangs, stood two *zhang* tall, and its four arms brandished different weapons. The moment it appeared, it collided with the gate of the Ghost Suppression Division.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a burst of smoke and dust, the gate of the Ghost Suppression Division was instantly torn to pieces. However, at the same time, a red light flashed, and Su Xiao, with a pale and sickly complexion, appeared in the front courtyard of the Ghost Suppression Division.

"Hmph, I didn't expect it to be you, old ghost!"

Su Xiao was currently feeling angry, helpless, and depressed. Ever since he returned from the Incense Temple last time, his state had become exceptionally poor.

The *guiyi* within his body was on the verge of awakening; in order to suppress the *guiyi*, he had to enter the depths of the Ghost Prison.

For this reason, even the affairs of the Ghost Suppression Division had to be handed over to Li Yanbing, who had come from the capital. But he didn't expect that only a few days had passed before someone would come knocking on his door!

He could have ignored the small ghosts causing trouble in the office earlier, but the person who appeared this time was none other than Wang Xuanji of the Tattoo Sect!

This old ghost had become famous much earlier than him; he had become a Grandmaster expert over a dozen years ago, and now his strength had at least reached the level of a True Person.

"Little brat of the Su family, tell me truthfully who helped you take down the Starving Ghost last time. If I am in a good mood, I might just leave you a whole corpse!"

Seeing Su Xiao appear, Wang Xuanji revealed a sinister expression on his face, and then said in a ghostly tone.

"You old immortal thing, are you dreaming?"

"Clatter—"

Su Xiao couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him. Behind him, an ancient and dilapidated iron gate instantly emerged, and then a large number of chains surged wildly from within the gate.

Each of these chains was like a giant python, and at this moment, they all coiled toward Wang Xuanji.

These were the chains of the Ghost Prison, capable of suppressing *guiyi* and binding *guiyi* users!

"Small tricks!"

However, Wang Xuanji sneered in disdain at this, and then tore open his chest, revealing his emaciated body.

Tattooed on his chest was a Ghost Gate. This Ghost Gate was split into two leaves, and on each leaf were tattooed evil ghosts with monstrous ferocity: eating people, beheading, ghost flames, and mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

As he utilized the *guiyi*, this fake Ghost Gate actually opened, revealing the gloomy and terrifying things inside.

"You madman, you actually dare to open the Yinjian Ghost Domain in the Ghost Suppression Division!"

But Su Xiao was terrified. At the same time, the entire Ghost Suppression Division began to shake violently.

The Yinjian Ghost Domain connected to the Ghost Gate on Wang Xuanji's chest seemed to have reacted with something in the Ghost Suppression Division. ===== CHAPTER 50 =====