Ghost Catching System

Chu Hao rubbed his hands together. He had struck it big this time, not only leveling up but also scoring a Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest and a Golden Treasure Chest.

Plus, there were 150,000 Merit Points, which, when converted, would give him 15,000 Pretentiousness Points.

Excited, Chu Hao rubbed his hands together and said, ”The time to witness a miracle has come! Open the Golden Treasure Chest.”

”DING... Opening the Golden Treasure Chest. Host obtains the Yin Yang Ornament.”

Item: Yin Yang Ornament

Rarity: ★★★

Ability: Can be instantly put on with a spell, increasing Host’s Mana Points by 3,000.

Second Ability: Yin Yang Locking Curse, a powerful ability to lock up evil demons and spirits.

This Yin Yang Ornament was three-star level, which was already quite remarkable, and wearing it increased Mana Points by 3,000.

Chu Hao checked the System store and saw that the Yin Yang Ornament required 6,000 Pretentiousness Points. His luck was simply explosive!

Chu Hao laughed heartily and rubbed his hands again before opening his first Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest.

”Open the Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest.”

”DING... Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a Blade Soul.”

Item: Blade Soul

Rarity: ★★★★

Ability: Requires an item to fuse with, thereby endowing the item with a Blade Soul.

Chu Hao muttered, ”System, how many Pretentiousness Points are needed to fuse the Blade Soul with the Night Demon Umbrella?”

The System replied, ”Ten thousand Pretentiousness Points.”

Chu Hao cursed, ”What the hell? Say that again!”

The System retorted, ”What the hell? Is the Host deaf? Didn’t you hear the ten thousand Pretentiousness Points?”

I’ll bear with you for now, but once I truly grow strong, I’ll definitely change your voice to a woman’s delicate panting!

This Blade Soul is definitely no ordinary thing, Chu Hao mused. In fact, he could have used the Yin Yang Sword for the fusion, which would have only required five thousand Pretentiousness Points.

”Forget it. If I’m doing this, I’m going for the best!”

Chu Hao said, ”System, convert the Merit Points into Pretentiousness Points.”

”DING... Host has converted 150,000 Merit Points, obtaining 15,000 Pretentiousness Points.”

Within the fusion interface of the System, Chu Hao threw in the Night Demon Umbrella, then tossed in the Blade Soul.

”DING... Host, do you wish to fuse the Night Demon Umbrella with the Blade Soul? This will consume ten thousand Pretentiousness Points.”

”Fuse.”

”Fusing...”

That’s the System for you; even fusion requires a pause. What will it be? Chu Hao was thrilled.

”DING... Fusion successful! Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Night Demon Blade.”

Chu Hao quickly opened the attribute page of the Night Demon Blade.

Item: Night Demon Blade

Rarity: ★★★★

First Ability: Changes into Night Demon Umbrella, possessing extremely strong defensive capabilities.

Second Ability: Night Demon Twin Blades, light form, extremely fast speed.

Third Ability: Summon Night Demon Person, consumes 10,000 Mana Points.

Impressive! It actually has three skills! Chu Hao laughed heartily, wishing someone was there so he could show off.

He took out the Night Demon Blade. It was a gleaming long blade, similar to the Tang swords of ancient Huaxia, with a smooth body and an edge so sharp it emitted a chilling, cold light.

Chu Hao shouted, ”Second form!”

In his left hand, another Night Demon Blade appeared. With dual blades in hand, his aura was unmatched. The swords were pitch black with dark energy swirling around them, looking utterly awesome and badass.

Chu Hao howled excitedly, ”Haha... Who else is there?! With twin blades in hand, I am unmatched in the world!”

It was a pity he didn’t have 10,000 Mana Points. Otherwise, he really wanted to see what the Night Demon Person, the third ability, was actually like.

But no matter. He planned on purchasing more cultivation methods, and by then, he would have enough Mana Points.

I really want to chop something.

Chu Hao, holding the twin blades, grinned. If only the Transformed Snake were still around, it would have been perfect to test the power of the Night Demon Blade.

Finally, everything returned to calm, and the floodwaters slowly receded.

”AH!”

Suddenly, a scream rang out—it was Zhang Qin’ai’s voice. Chu Hao was startled and hastily ran over.

He saw Liu Zhenqiang lying on the ground, convulsing.

”What happened?!” Chu Hao exclaimed as he arrived. He saw Zhang Qin’ai and Ju Desheng, panicked, both pressing down on the convulsing Liu Zhenqiang.

Chu Hao activated his Yin Yang Eye and immediately saw that Liu Zhenqiang had been possessed by something unclean.

Chu Hao pinned him down and tore open the back of his shirt. He saw that a human face had actually grown from the spot where Liu Zhenqiang’s heart was!

Chu Hao frowned. ”Ghost Heart!”

Zhang Qin’ai exclaimed, ”It was that person who abandoned the boat and fled earlier! He approached us just now, and then Liu Zhenqiang collapsed and started convulsing!”

Ju Desheng’s face was ashen. ”I saw it,” he said. ”Wang Ku put something on the Water Drought-Demon and took it away!”

Wang Ku had been hiding in the shadows, looking for an opportunity.

Shit!!

To be outdone by such a minor character! Chu Hao was secretly frustrated.

However, it wasn’t the right time to go after him. He needed to save Liu Zhenqiang first.

Ghost Heart... truly a troublesome thing. It must be a devious method of retaliation from the Ghost Dao Sect.

The Ghost Heart had already invaded Liu Zhenqiang’s Three Souls and Seven Spirits. Ordinary exorcism methods would not be enough to expel it.

Forcibly driving it out would undoubtedly result in Liu Zhenqiang’s death. Wang Ku is very smart; his goal must be to hold me back.

Chu Hao sneered internally. He took out the True Word Brush and began to draw a talisman on Liu Zhenqiang’s chest.

”Three Pure Heavenly Venerables, soothe this form, Three Souls and Seven Spirits, Five Viscera, Xuan Ming, swiftly heed my command!”

The talisman took effect, finally suppressing the Ghost Heart. Liu Zhenqiang stopped convulsing. The man got up and asked confusedly, ”What... what just happened to me?”

Chu Hao said nonchalantly, ”You were struck by an evil technique. You were close to death.”

”THUD!” Liu Zhenqiang immediately knelt. He was a snot-nosed, tearful mess. ”Master Chu Tian, you must save me!” he begged. ”My dad has helped your monastery out a lot! You can’t just watch me die!”

Chu Hao waved his hand. ”We’ll discuss it tomorrow. This Taoist Master is tired today.”

Everyone returned to their homes. Although Liu Zhenqiang was terrified, since Master Chu Tian had said they would deal with it tomorrow, he had no choice but to go back as well.

By this time, the floodwaters in the town had receded.

Zhang Qin’ai couldn’t help but ask, ”Ah-Hao, was everything that happened tonight... real?”

She and Ju Desheng still found it hard to believe—the half-human, half-demon Transformed Snake that stood more than ten meters tall, and Baxia, the dragon-turtle, carrying a hundred-meter-wide island on its back.

Especially when, in the pitch-black night, they had heard the voice of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. They were utterly stunned.

Chu Hao chuckled. ”You’ll gradually get used to it.”

Just then, Chu Hao looked up towards the dark night, a cold sneer forming on his lips.

Pu Lao returned to the place where Baxia had died. Seeing Baxia’s corpse, he was not only shocked but also felt a profound chill.

Pu Lao said helplessly, ”Old Sixth, it’s not that Fourth Brother didn’t want to save you. You know as well as I do, if I had stayed, I would have died too.”

Pu Lao opened his mouth and, with a powerful inhalation, sucked Baxia’s entire corpse into his maw.

Pu Lao looked towards Jiulong Town. Remembering that terrifying youth, he couldn’t help but shiver.

I’ll return to the East Sea and never come out again!

Pu Lao mounted the clouds and, amidst a turbulent squall, disappeared over the horizon.

「Meanwhile」

Wang Ku, with the Water Drought-Demon carrying him, fled wildly for twenty kilometers through the night.

Luckily, the Water Drought-Demon was carrying him, moving at an incredible speed—a single leap spanned seven or eight meters. He didn’t dare venture deep into the mountains; who knew what demons and malevolent spirits lurked there?

Wang Ku gritted his teeth. ”I must get back to Anli City tonight,” he resolved, ”lest complications arise from further delay.”

Wang Ku felt a deep-seated fear of Chu Hao. No wonder Master was caught—that guy is terrifyingly powerful!

Just wait until I rescue Master! Chu Hao, you’ll pay for this! With this vow, Wang Ku and the Water Drought-Demon disappeared down the road.