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The Ancient Ghost King had always been of legendary status on the Path of Yin and Yang, reigning over the Ghost Domain for countless years, and within the barbaric fierce ghosts, numerous legends circulated, and among them... King Chu Jiang was the legend of legends.

It was said that at the very beginning of the Path of Yin and Yang, there was only one Ghost King, with no new upstarts capable of challenging him, and the rules of the Path of Yin and Yang were that you grew into a Ghost General and then became a subordinate of that original Ghost King.

The method to become a subordinate was simple, which was to challenge a Ghost General.

Just like a young wolf challenging the leading wolf in the pack, if you won, everything belonging to the other would become yours; if you lost, you would become nourishment for the other. If you were not confident, you would honestly be ordered around and exploited by a Ghost General.

Similar to raising gu, but throughout the countless past years, no fierce ghost dared to challenge the Ghost King, no matter how long a Ghost General had lived. The longer they lived, the more they knew how great the gap was between themselves and the Ghost King!

King Chu Jiang was the first to challenge the Ghost King and also the first to survive after the challenge.

He opened up a new situation, making the world of the Yin ghosts no longer so unchanging and also bringing different turbulence and splendor to that dark and oppressive place.

In less than a million years afterwards, four Ghost Kings emerged in succession!

What? You’re asking where the original Ghost King went?

The territory of the current King Chu Jiang, that’s where the original Ghost King used to rule.

The largest Ghost King Hall on the Path of Yin and Yang has always been King Chu Jiang’s, no matter how many generations of Ghost Kings there were thereafter, the master of that place has never changed, not even by a fraction when King Xiang appeared later.

King Chu Jiang is the strongest Ghost King, this point... even King Xiang admitted!

Lu Sheng had only seen that noble once in his life, at the peak of King Xiang’s power.

At that time, Sir King Xiang had taken over most of the Central Plains, with a million Transcendent fierce ghosts under his command, and countless top Ghost Generals.

His eminence was such that even forces like the Dragon Palace dared not approach the nearby sea, and the Jiang River District was almost completely ceded to him.

But even so, that one time, when facing King Chu Jiang on the Path of Yin and Yang, Lord King Xiang was extremely nervous.

Yes... nervous!

At that time, Lu Sheng remembered that he was standing behind King Xiang, who had his hands clasped behind his back, facing that skinny old man. The hands that had slain countless ghost heroes couldn’t stop trembling.

That was the first time he saw the invincible King Xiang display such a posture.

No wonder...

He said that although Mu Ye was strong, if anyone under him had their brains sucked out to follow him in rebellion, there must have been a big backer behind them...

"I don’t understand..." He was extremely unwilling at the brink of death, "Even if it’s You, You still need to abide by the rules of this world. Your spirit body, there isn’t a fleshly body in the world right now that can contain You.

No matter how strong You are, You can only stop at the Ghost Temple here.

Once the rebellion is discovered, the Imperial Army would still be able to stop you. .."

As soon as his words fell, his speech froze, seeing inside the Ghost Temple, a terrifyingly dreadful aura slowly approaching, making his mind stiffen.

Is there an even more formidable character?

But no matter how formidable, the rule that separates Yin from Yang cannot be broken. Even the Emperor above the ancients, who reigned long ago... Eh?

While thinking this, Lu Sheng was stunned, for what walked out of that thick fog was not a Yin soul... but obviously a fleshly mortal!

How could a mortal walk out of the Ghost Temple? No... not a mortal...

Lu Sheng horrifyingly discovered that the aura of this person who came out was incredibly strong, absolutely no less than half as strong as King Chu Jiang!

But this was even more inconceivable.

The Spiritual Energy in this world was still not sufficient; a person of Ghost King Level could not exist in the secular world, where the concentration of Spiritual Energy was inadequate, making it difficult for someone so powerful even to breathe.

How could the other party... that’s right, the Ghost Temple!

At this point, the already not foolish Lu Sheng suddenly came to a realization.

Yes... the Ghost Temple...

This place uses the resentment of infants to shape the environment, with a concentration of Spiritual Energy far exceeding the external world. If one hides within the temple without going out, it is indeed barely possible to survive.

But what use is that?

Before he had time to understand, King Chu Jiang had already walked to the front: "Begin the ceremony..."

"Yes... My Lord!" Mu Ye knelt down on one knee, his eyes filled with zeal.

King Chu had been plotting for many years, fully accounting for the dull-witted King Xiang in his plans.

Now, everything that King Xiang and that Emperor of the mortal world had strived to build was just a dowry for someone else.

.. Worthy of being the Ghost King who has lived the longest, far surpassing the brusque King Xiang.

The position of Ghost Emperor hadn’t been changed for a long time, this time... it was time for a change!

Lu Sheng wanted to ask more, but no one answered him. Mu Ye merely glanced at him and then casually crushed his head with his foot. A Ghost General who refused to surrender didn’t have the right to know their schemes.

Until his last breath, the crushed Lu Sheng was still pondering cause and effect.

There were three Ghost Temples, each located in different places, all heavily guarded.

It was impossible for the enemy to control all three under King Xiang’s watchful eye.

Once one was taken, the priests at the remaining temples would be aware, and the Imperial Army would immediately enter the city for protection.

Even if King Chu Jiang and this mysterious powerful stranger were formidable, what could they do if they couldn’t leave the Ghost Temple?

What exactly did they plan to do?

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At noon, a surge of Yin energy burst forth from the Ghost Temple, condensing into a tangible green light that almost completely shrouded the Southeast District. Almost instantly, everyone else in the city realized what was happening!

The Duke of Yan, his shoes barely on, rushed up to the roof, summoning the priests of the Southeast Ghost Temple!

"What in the world happened?"

In just a few breaths’ time, Duke Zhang Xun of Ying arrived at his side, his expression grave.

The Resentful Spirits of the Ghost Temple were incredibly precious, not only for maintaining the Ghost Temples but also for sustaining the Yin Land of the Capital City; they were critical for the formation of Transcendent Ghost Soldiers. And now, the Yin energy of the Temple was being released?

If this wasn’t handled properly, the entire Yin Land of the Capital City might be affected, which could be a matter of life and death.

"The Southeast Ghost Temple has been taken control of," said the Duke of Yan, his face ashen.

"What?" Zhang Xun was startled. "Taken control of? By whom? Isn’t that your territory?"

"I don’t know..." The Duke of Yan stared solemnly toward the indicated direction. "The High Priest over there hasn’t responded to me; we’ve lost contact.

Now that the Yin energy has been released, there’s only one possibility: it has been seized.

As for whether it’s an outside invasion that led to the capture of the Ghost Temple or an internal rebellion. .. that remains unknown!"

"An outside invasion is unlikely, right?" Zhang Xun frowned. The Capital City had barriers, and it was certain that any Transcendent being entering would be detected. If not a Transcendent, how could he possibly invade?

Nowadays, in the Capital City, Transcendents were commonplace; any pampered scion with a Martial Spirit was Transcendent. An invasion by anyone less than that was almost a joke.

But if it wasn’t an invasion... then there was only one other possibility...

"Marquis Qing rebelled?" Zhang Xun gasped.

"I don’t know..." The Duke of Yan shook his head.

"The Southeast Ghost Temple is far from the Imperial Palace, so His Majesty has arranged for the most forces there, with three Marquises taking turns in control. In theory, even if Marquis Qing on duty tonight rebelled, it shouldn’t be possible for him to succeed, given the complexity of the powers.

.. The exact situation is unclear to me. "

"Shall we go and see?"

"Go there?" The Duke of Yan gave him a look. "Whoever can control the Ghost Temple must be close to a Ghost King Level powerhouse. If you go... are you certain you can come back unscathed?"

"Close to a Ghost King Level powerhouse... you mean... Lord Mu Ye?"

"Hmph, what do you think?" The Duke of Yan scoffed. "His arrival was too timely. On his very first day, such an incident occurs. Do you think it has nothing to do with him?"

"But he shouldn’t have recovered his strength yet, right? With that body..."

"He has lived long; perhaps he has some secret technique to temporarily strengthen his body. We can’t take that risk!"

"So, what do we do now?"

"What can we do?" The Duke of Yan looked at Zhang Xun, exasperated. "Call your Imperial Army into the city, of course!!"

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Countless signal flares exploded in the sky. Mu Ye, inside the Ghost Temple, looked up at the sky, knowing that it was the signal for the Imperial Army to enter the city.

"My lord, they’re coming."

"Hmm..." At that moment, beside Mu Ye, the terrifyingly powerful being had already merged with King Chu Jiang, with an aura so strong that all the Ghost Generals in the Ghost Temple knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads.

King Chu Jiang, grinning at the sky, said, "It begins... Sparrow Bee!"