Ghost Catching System

Chu Hao proclaimed loudly, ”Listen up! I am none other than the renowned King Chu Tian. Now tell me, are you scared?”

Wang Ku’s expression was perfectly compliant as he said, ”You... you’re actually Chu Hao?”

Chu Hao arrogantly declared, ”That’s right! You youngsters, why aren’t you hurrying over to kneel and lick my boots?”

”DING... Host has successfully shown off, gaining 400 show-off points.”

Just thinking about my own fame, known to everyone, understood by all—that feeling of being a household name! Chu Hao couldn’t help but feel smug, an air of supremacy washing over him, as if he were the sole revered figure under the heavens and on earth.

How am I, Brother Hao, so awesome? I’m already so famous that sometimes it’s impossible to keep a low profile!

Wang Ku’s expression changed drastically as he cursed, ”You bastard, did you harm my master?”

Chu Hao looked down on him and said, ”Who the hell is your master? The people I’ve harmed... Ah, spit! Plenty of people have opposed this Heavenly King.”

Wang Ku was fuming with rage and said, ”I will avenge my master!”

Chu Hao sneered, ”What do you amount to? Let this Taoist Master tell you, corpse-guiding is an art. Learn it well.”

”System, purchase intermediate Cursed Rice.”

”DING... Host has purchased intermediate Cursed Rice, spending 800 show-off points.”

Chu Hao commanded, ”Corpses from all directions, heed my command! Dance chaotically, explode his chrysanthemum!”

As the Cursed Rice was scattered, the corpses in the water boiled with excitement, several times more enthusiastic than before. Some even grabbed the fishing boat and climbed directly aboard.

Bai Jiangming and the others turned deathly pale. ”Master Ku, quickly think of something!” they cried.

Wang Ku’s face was grim. There were too many Water Corpses around; what could he do?

Moreover, upon learning that the other party was Chu Hao, he was instantly dumbfounded.

I was still planning to subdue the Water Drought-Demon and then go find Chu Hao. I never expected to run right into him in this rundown little town!

Could anything be more exasperating than this?

Dealing with Chu Hao! What kind of joke is this? This bastard even captured Master! Ten of me wouldn’t be his match!

Wang Ku was terrified. He shouted, ”Everyone, don’t panic! I have a brilliant idea!”

Everyone looked at Wang Ku hopefully.

Chu Hao raised an eyebrow, secretly admiring him. The kid’s got some spirit. It’s rare to see such a tough nut.

Wang Ku yelled, ”Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, retreat is the best!”

With that, he plunged into the water with a SPLASH and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The Bai siblings were speechless.

The others were rendered speechless.

He had run away... run away... away.

The two siblings were frantic. With Wang Ku gone, what were they supposed to do?

A Water Corpse climbed aboard the fishing boat—clearly male—and lunged at Bai Jingyu. Its face was hideously rotten, dripping with sickening corpse water from its mouth.

Bai Jingyu screamed as the Water Corpse suddenly knocked her down and began to kiss her face wildly.

Bai Jingyu was petrified, her sanity on the brink of collapse.

Especially as other Water Corpses swarmed up, climbing onto the boat with the fervor of those on an adrenaline rush. One of them was pulling at her pants, a limp thing poking wildly inside.

Bai Jingyu was falling apart. Am I really going to be violated by a Water Corpse?

The others were also screaming as they were dragged into the water by Water Corpses that lunged onto them and simply went at it.

The scene was almost on par with an epic zombie blockbuster.

Bai Jiangming, too, was captured and held down by three or four Water Corpses. An old Water Corpse, its disgusting buttocks, squatted right down onto his face.

Chu Hao and his group felt a chill. Zhang Qin’ai outright vomited.

These Water Corpses are insane! They’re treating living people like dirt!

Under the pitch-dark night, a horde of Water Corpses went mad in a chaotic dance of demons. The unfortunate siblings and others were utterly screwed.

With a wave of his hand, Chu Hao declared, ”Showing off in front of this Taoist Master will allow you to profoundly understand how vast and profound the art of showing off truly is.”

”DING... Host has successfully shown off, gaining 400 show-off points.”

”DING... Host has shown off with skill, gaining 400 show-off points.”

Dumbfounded, much?

That was freaking awesome! Resolved just like that?

Far away, Wang Ku, who had escaped, climbed onto a roof. He gasped heavily, his heart filled with palpable anger and terror.

”Chu Hao, may you die a horrible death!”

Wang Ku loathed Chu Hao to the core. He never expected to encounter his nemesis here.

Thinking of his master, his heart twisted in pain. His master loved him very much, and he loved his master.

They had been so close for so long, just steps away from going abroad to get married, but Chu Hao had ruined it all.

If Chu Hao knew the truth, he would surely curse out loud: F**k a dog!! A gay master-disciple relationship?!

I must find the Water Drought-Demon and subdue it first! Only then can I deal with Chu Hao.

Wang Ku wiped his wet face, determination flickering in his eyes. He took out a box from his pocket—a rectangular box containing the only Talisman that could subdue the Water Drought-Demon.

This was the Ghost Slaying Corpse Control Talisman, which he and Ouyang Zhen had spent a long time painstakingly crafting.

”Chu Hao, just you wait! I’ll make sure you suffer a fate worse than death!” Wang Ku ground his teeth.

「...」

Bai Jiangming, his sister, Zhang Qin’ai, and the others felt no sympathy for their assailants. If it weren’t for Chu Hao, they would have been riddled with holes by harpoons by now.

Amidst the ghastly screams, the fishing boat left the area.

After searching around, they eventually circled back near the Dragon King Temple—after all, the Water Drought-Demon’s target was the Dragon King Temple.

Zhang Qin’ai, terrified, pointed ahead into the darkness, trembling. ”There... there’s someone standing there!”

Under the beam of a high-powered flashlight, they indeed saw a figure standing near the Dragon King Temple. Its head was down, and it stood on the surface of the water—an incredibly scary sight.

Chu Hao waved his hand. ”Don’t alarm it yet. Check the water for snakes.”

Perhaps the Transformed Snake is nearby.

Ju Desheng and the others quickly used their flashlights to search the water for the snake Chu Hao had mentioned.

Generally, how big could a snake be?

After searching for a long time without success, Chu Hao thought, Could the Transformed Snake not be here?

Suddenly, Ju Desheng shrieked, ”There’s something here! What... what is this?”

Everyone looked in the direction he pointed and indeed saw something blurry in the water, like scales!

A snake!!

It was a massive snake, its body as thick as a tree trunk! Does it really have to be *that* ridiculously huge?

As they shined their lights along the snake’s body, they nearly threw their flashlights away in shock.

Nearby, on the stone steps, a figure was propping up its chin, looking at the Dragon King Temple, seemingly lost in thought.

The moment it turned its head, they saw a terrifying half-human, half-demon face, covered in snake scales. Its snake-like eyes glittered in the pitch-black night, and it bared its long, sharp, ghostly white fangs at Chu Hao and the others with a smile.

System Alert: ”Shanhai Monster ’Transformed Snake’ detected. Ghost Soldier-level Demon. Killing it yields one Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest and 50,000 Merit Points.”

The Transformed Snake had truly appeared.

Killing it not only gets me a Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest but also Merit Points?

Chu Hao was thrilled. Merit Points are great stuff!

Suddenly, the water churned. They saw the Transformed Snake dive down. With a BANG! something huge struck the fishing boat, capsizing it instantly.

Chu Hao surfaced, shouting, ”Swim towards the Dragon King Temple!”

He then dived back into the water, holding a waterproof flashlight in his left hand and the Night Demon Spear in his right.

”SSS!”

However, the Transformed Snake in the water suddenly appeared before Chu Hao. Its snake body was already huge, and its half-demon, half-human form was even more so—a towering two meters, truly burly.

The Transformed Snake locked its gaze on Chu Hao, its eyes darting to his Night Demon Spear. Then, baring its fangs, it lunged straight at him.

Without a word, Chu Hao thrust his spear forward.