Several hours later.
A black mountain, shrouded in a sinister ghostly aura, appeared before them.
Patriarch Huntian shot a secret glance at the others, then resolutely stepped into the territory of the black mountain.
They had barely taken a few steps into the area when the aura of the living emanating from them alerted the entities dwelling within.
Rumble!
The black mountain quaked violently as if an earthquake had struck.
Immediately after, a chilling ghostly aura billowed upward like thick smoke.
A heavily armored general, leading dozens of iron cavalry, charged out from within.
These were a group of ghostly deities. Devoid of flesh and blood, their eerie white bones were clad in armor forged from dense ghostly aura, and emerald ghost fires burned within their hollow eye sockets.
The moment they appeared, the heavens and earth trembled. Eerie black lightning surged across the sky, and a sinister, terrifying aura permeated the surroundings.
"To think you dare trespass into the territory of the Black Mountain! Scram immediately, before this general loses his temper!"
The leading general shouted coldly.
He only held back because he noticed that Patriarch Huntian was an Immortal King-level expert, which made him somewhat wary. Had it been anyone else, he would have devoured them as blood food without a second word.
Seeing their target appear, a flash of joy crossed Patriarch Huntian's eyes.
In the past, he would have taken a detour around the Black Mountain. Today, however, he had resorted to this risky plan solely to test the waters.
Patriarch Huntian declared arrogantly, "What do you think you are, daring to block my path? If you know what's good for you, scram! Otherwise, I'll destroy you so thoroughly you won't even get to be a ghost!"
"What did you say!?" The ghost general instantly flew into a rage. Ghosts were inherently extreme by nature, and being corrupted by the Senluo Ghost Domain only amplified this trait. Those with profound cultivation could maintain their rationality under normal circumstances, but once enraged, not even a team of horses could hold them back.
"Die, you insolent fool!"
The ghost general leaped into the air, fiercely slashing down with his blood-red long saber. The strike swept up boundless ghostly aura, manifesting terrifying, hellish illusions within it.
Facing this terrifying strike, Patriarch Huntian surged with power, fiercely swinging his white bone club to meet the attack.
However, in the very next moment.
With a miserable shriek, Patriarch Huntian was sent flying. He crashed to the ground with a loud bang, shattering the earth inch by inch and forming a massive crater.
Even the ghost general was stunned. He hadn't expected the tough-talking Patriarch Huntian to be so fragile.
He immediately burst into wild laughter. "You dare clamor before this general with such meager strength? Today, I shall feast upon the flesh and blood of an Immortal King!"
Patriarch Huntian scrambled out of the crater in a sorry state. Coughing up blood, he threatened, "Don't get too arrogant! Seated within this ship is a mighty figure you cannot afford to provoke. You'd best scram right now. If you anger this great personage, you'll bear the consequences!"
The ghost general's gaze narrowed. The emerald ghost fires in his eye sockets fixed intently on the White Bone Blood Boat, staring straight into its pitch-black cabin door.
However, after probing it for a moment, he failed to sense any terrifying aura emanating from within.
He immediately sneered, "Hmph, cheap tricks! A mighty figure? This general wants to see just what kind of mighty figure is hiding inside!"
Swoosh!
The ghost general charged straight toward the White Bone Blood Boat.
As a ghostly deity backed by the endless ghostly aura of the Senluo Ghost Domain, he was practically immortal and indestructible. He had no fear of whatever expert might be inside.
Seeing the ghost general take the bait, Patriarch Huntian and the others were overjoyed. They watched the White Bone Blood Boat nervously, eager to see how Gu Qingfeng would respond.
The ghost general transformed into a streak of spectral light and shot directly into the White Bone Blood Boat. And then... nothing happened.
Patriarch Huntian waited for one second, two seconds, three seconds...
The air was filled with an eerie silence.
As time ticked by, cold sweat beaded on his forehead, and his face grew increasingly pale.
Again... it happened again...
Was this guy truly that terrifying!?
An Immortal King-level ghostly deity entered, yet couldn't even make a single peep?
"B-Boss, what should we do?" the man in animal skins stammered, trembling uncontrollably.
By now, the ghost general's subordinates also realized something was wrong and began calling out for their commander.
Gritting his teeth, Patriarch Huntian transformed into a streak of bloody light and charged at the ghost general's subordinates. His white bone club erupted with brilliant immortal light as he smashed it down fiercely. In a matter of moments, he completely wiped out the remaining ghostly deities.
Aside from the ghost general, who had been an early-stage Immortal King, the rest of these entities were merely Quasi-Immortal Kings or Great Luo Immortals. They couldn't even withstand a single blow from him.
Having dealt with them, Patriarch Huntian swiftly flew to the front of the White Bone Blood Boat and fell to his knees with a heavy thud.
"Senior, I..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Gu Qingfeng's indifferent voice drifted from the White Bone Blood Boat.
"Keep moving."
Patriarch Huntian froze for a moment before a look of wild ecstasy washed over his face. He scrambled to his feet and rushed to pull the carriage. This time, he pulled it personally, not letting the man in animal skins lay a single finger on it.
He knew Gu Qingfeng wasn't going to hold this against him; he had narrowly escaped disaster.
He didn't believe for a second that a figure of such caliber couldn't see through his little scheme. It was simply that Gu Qingfeng couldn't be bothered to care.
Indeed, Gu Qingfeng couldn't be bothered to care about Patriarch Huntian's probing. In his eyes, this wasn't a test, it was a free gift delivery.
After all, he had just been gifted another early-stage Immortal King family member.
Following this incident, Patriarch Huntian and the others fell completely in line, earnestly fulfilling their roles as carriage drivers.
Since Gu Qingfeng could suppress the ghost general with a mere flip of his hand, he could easily do the same to them. How could they dare to be anything but obedient?
A few days later.
A massive black city appeared before them.
Perpetual dark clouds shrouded the giant black city, casting a terrifying gloom over it.
"Senior, this is the Yellow Springs Ghost City within the Senluo Ghost Domain. I wonder if the person you seek is inside?" Patriarch Huntian bowed respectfully, looking every bit the part of an old servant.
"Let's go in and take a look," Gu Qingfeng replied indifferently.
But just as they were about to enter, several figures radiating terrifying immortal light suddenly appeared in their path.
Leading the group was an elegant man in green robes, followed by three men and one woman.
Among them was an acquaintance of Gu Qingfeng, the infatuated simp, Li Futu.
Upon seeing this group, Patriarch Huntian's expression changed drastically. He blurted out, "The Palace Master of the Immortal King Palace, Xu Qingyun!"
The elegant man, Xu Qingyun, cast a faint glance at Patriarch Huntian's group and said coldly, "The Immortal King Palace is conducting business. Idlers, step aside."
Someone in the group recognized Patriarch Huntian, but paid him no mind. A solitary, weak evil cultivator like him had never been worthy of the Immortal King Palace's attention.
Faced with Xu Qingyun's overbearing words, Patriarch Huntian was naturally furious but dared not speak out. The opposing side had five Immortal Kings, three at the middle stage, and one at the late stage. Who would dare provoke such a lineup?
Yet, he didn't dare to back down easily either, as Gu Qingfeng intended to enter the Yellow Springs Ghost City.
Left with no choice, he cast his gaze toward the White Bone Blood Boat.
"Senior, what do you think we should do..."
The moment he spoke, the members of the Immortal King Palace instantly fixed their gazes upon the White Bone Blood Boat. Although they looked down on rogue evil cultivators like Patriarch Huntian, he was still an early-stage Immortal King.
For an early-stage Immortal King to address someone as Senior, could it be that a middle-stage or even late-stage Immortal King was seated within?
"Jie jie jie... It seems this Emperor has found the right place!"
Suddenly, a sinister and terrifying burst of cruel laughter echoed from within the White Bone Blood Boat.
Upon hearing this familiar laughter, the expression of Li Futu from the Immortal King Palace shifted instantly.
"This laughter... could it be..."
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
agon king storylines. At the start, I obtained the "Ultimate Lackey System" - the more I act as a lackey, the stronger I become. What else could I do? I chose to become the personal henchman of the ultimate villain, Su Muwan. I provoke all sorts of chosen ones, snatch away their opportunities, and commit every evil deed imaginable. You ask who's behind me? Hmph! You're not worthy of knowing my lady's name! ...... ....... I am Su Muwan, the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since childhood, I've possessed extraordinary talent in martial arts, which led to my arrogant and domineering personality in my past life. I was even foolish enough to repeatedly challenge those favored by heaven, ultimately resulting in a tragic death. In this life, I must behave and absolutely cannot walk the same path again!! However... SLAP!! "So you're the Dragon King, huh?!" When I saw my little lackey swagger over and viciously slap the Dragon King who was hiding his identity, I felt my heart sink. Su Muwan's suspended heart finally died as she watched Qin Luo, her utterly loyal lackey, standing before her. She fainted on the spot from shock. Heaven is determined to destroy me!! (Pure love 1v1, light-hearted, no angst, single female lead, villain, reincarnation, lackey)
ap a wealthy young lady? Or else I'll be eliminated by the system? Ye Feng, who awakened the Kidnapper System, originally wanted to live a peaceful life but never imagined he would become a kidnapper of young women. However, after some time, he discovered that all the girls the system ordered him to kidnap were far from ordinary. "Big brother Ye Feng~ You've kidnapped my heart, and now you're not allowed to leave me ever again~" "Ye Feng~ You kidnapped me back then, now it's my turn to capture you♡" "Little Feng, you're mine! You can only be mine!" "Ye Feng, none of them deserve you. Only I love you the most♡" ... This is madness, they've all gone mad! Wait, what? Why are all the girls I kidnapped yanderes?!
