Ghost Catching System

Chu Hao stood with his hands behind his back, exuding an air of inscrutable depth. ”The Three Great Ghost Demon Kings begged this Taoist Master to spare them,” he said. ”As for you, Gui Yin Mountain...”

The Black Wind Fierce Ghost asked in terror, ”You... what do you intend to do?”

Chu Hao responded coldly, ”All of you have crossed this Taoist Master’s bottom line. Prepare to die.”

The Black Wind Fierce Ghost turned and fled, not hesitating in the slightest.

”Still trying to run!”

Chu Hao took out the True Word Brush. Now, wielding it, his power was naturally vastly different. He wrote the character ’Freeze,’ and the space before the Black Wind Fierce Ghost was instantly sealed, rendering its attempts to crash through useless.

The Black Wind Fierce Ghost, after several unsuccessful attempts to break free, was utterly terrified. It fell to the ground, kneeling with a thud, and cried out in fear, ”Great One! I... I am just a Xiao Gui from Gui Yin Mountain! Please don’t kill me!”

Seeing the Black Wind Fierce Ghost kneeling and begging for mercy, the people of Gui Yin Mountain Village became even more fearful and desperate.

Chu Hao was quite pleased. He asked coldly, ”In the depths of Gui Yin Mountain, how many more Fierce Ghosts like you are there?”

”There... there are thirty-six,” the Black Wind Fierce Ghost confessed without concealment.

Chu Hao was surprised. Gui Yin Mountain appeared unassuming in the Yin and Yang Realm, far less notorious than the Three Truths Sect or the Nether Cult, yet it actually harbored thirty-six Fierce Ghosts.

Chu Hao was delighted. Slaying all these Semi-Ghost Kings would be enough for him to level up. He asked, ”What about Fierce Ghosts of the Ghost King Level?”

The Black Wind Fierce Ghost looked bitter. Where would so many Ghost Kings come from? Even the mightiest Fierce Ghosts would need countless years of cultivation to become a Ghost King.

”Gui Yin Mountain has no Ghost Kings! I beg you, Heavenly Master, do not kill me! I will do anything,” the Black Wind Fierce Ghost pleaded timidly, terrified that Chu Hao would extinguish its existence.

Chu Hao was pleased. Without the presence of Ghost King Level entities, things would be much easier.

Considering the various levels—Junior Level Ghost King, Intermediate Quasi-Ghost King, Advanced Quasi-Ghost King, and Peak-level Ghost King—Chu Hao evaluated his own strength. He was confident in dealing with Advanced Quasi-Ghost Kings and unafraid of even Peak-level Ghost Kings.

He decided to spare the Black Wind Fierce Ghost for now and have it lead the way.

Thus, Chu Hao took out the Night Demon Blade and with a swift motion decapitated it. The Fierce Ghost screamed, but its soul did not scatter.

Holding its head, Chu Hao said, ”Lead the way well, and perhaps I’ll spare your life. Otherwise, you shall wish for death but be unable to attain it.”

”Yes, yes,” the Black Wind Fierce Ghost said, utterly terrified.

Chu Hao left the village and walked toward the depths.

Subsequently, agonizing screams once again emanated from the village; the Fierce Ghosts, sensing the danger had passed, resumed their killing.

「...」

Deep within Gui Yin Mountain, the mountain range was silent, the trees lush. The fog here was dense, obscuring vision beyond five meters.

However, with the Black Wind Fierce Ghost leading the way, his journey was rather effortless.

Finally, two stone piers appeared ahead, each adorned with a stone statue. The statues were unremarkable, yet bore the marks of ancient years.

The Black Wind Fierce Ghost said, ”They...they are also Fierce Ghosts of Gui Yin Mountain.”

Chu Hao peered closely and indeed saw ominous Ghost Qi emanating from within the statues; these two Fierce Ghosts were clearly in a deep slumber.

Chu Hao sneered, and the Ritian Stick appeared, smashing down hard.

BOOM!

One of the statues shattered into pieces. The sleeping Fierce Ghost inside had never imagined that someone would destroy its statue. Most importantly, as it had merged with its statue over many years, almost to the point of becoming a Ghost Demon Stone Spirit, it was directly annihilated by the blow from the Ritian Stick.

”DING... For slaying an Intermediate Quasi-Ghost King, you have gained one million Experience Points.”

”DING... An Intermediate Quasi-Ghost King dropped a Semi-Ghost King Pill.”

One million Experience Points was indeed a modest amount, but for it to have dropped a Semi-Ghost King Pill—that was a fine item indeed.

”Who’s there!”

The other statue began to change shape, morphing into a grotesquely ugly Fierce Ghost that resembled a stone monkey, its two eyes emitting a gloomy green light. It was both shocked and enraged.

These Fierce Ghosts had indeed become one with the stones here. This was a form of cultivation that allowed Fierce Ghosts to escape their current plight and transform into a kind of Ghost Demon Stone Spirit; of course, it required countless years of cultivation to achieve.

Seeing the monkey-faced Fierce Ghost, Chu Hao said, ”Grandpa is here.”

With that, Chu Hao swung his stick again. The dark stone monkey was very fast and dodged in an instant.

Chu Hao didn’t want to waste time. There were many Fierce Ghosts in Gui Yin Mountain; killing them one by one was manageable, but it would be quite troublesome if they gathered together.

He didn’t dawdle. The True Word Brush appeared on his finger as he wrote the character ’Go.’

”DING... Host uses the True Word ’Go,’ consuming 1000 Mana Points per second.”

’Go’ represented speed. It allowed Chu Hao to take a step, and suddenly, the swiftly moving stone monkey Fierce Ghost, which couldn’t track his movement, was struck down by a close-range blow from his stick.

”AH!”

The stone monkey Fierce Ghost screamed miserably as the stone shattered into pieces, and it turned to ash, disappearing.

”DING... For killing an Intermediate Quasi-Ghost King, you have gained one million Experience Points.”

”DING... Drop from the Intermediate Quasi-Ghost King: Golden Treasure Chest.”

Chu Hao was puzzled. The Experience Points seemed too few, especially since he had gained more from killing a Dark Killing Ghost before.

Chu Hao said, ”System, come out. Did you swallow the rest of the Experience Points?”

The System replied, ”Stop bothering this System for nothing. It’s because the Host’s level has increased, and the System has upgraded with it. Although the Experience Points are a bit less, the probability of dropping items has increased. You should be thanking this System.”

Chu Hao said, somewhat embarrassed, ”Sorry, I misunderstood you.”

The System snorted with a touch of arrogance.

Indeed, even though the Experience Points had decreased, the probability of item drops had increased. He had only killed two Intermediate Quasi-Ghost Kings and had already obtained a Semi-Ghost King Pill and a Golden Treasure Chest; that was quite a good deal.

Chu Hao said, ”Open the Golden Treasure Chest.”

”DING... Host has obtained the Five-color Thunderbolt Talisman.”

Item: Five-color Thunderbolt Talisman (Talisman)

Rarity: ★★★

Ability: Can unleash a five-color thunderbolt to subdue Ghosts (one-time use item).

A Golden Treasure Chest that could yield a three-star rarity item was already very impressive.

Chu Hao said, ”Keep moving.”

The Black Wind Fierce Ghost was terrified; Chu Hao was just too formidable. It had thought it could delay him by luring him deeper, but instead, Chu Hao had killed those two before they could even make a sound, in a single encounter.

In fact, these two Intermediate Quasi-Ghost Kings felt quite aggrieved. They had always been cultivating deep in the mountains, undisturbed, and their bodies hadn’t yet fully merged with the statues. Once merged, their strength would have been vastly different.

Unfortunately, at this critical juncture, Chu Hao appeared and dispersed their souls with a single swing of his stick.

Walking along, Chu Hao found this forest to be a haven for Fierce Ghosts. It was shrouded in mist all year round and devoid of sunlight. Deeper into the mountain range, there was an outflow of natural Ghost Qi.

Such Ghost Qi could nourish Ghosts, allowing them not only to evade the pursuit of Ghost Officiants year-round but also to ascend to a more formidable level of Fierce Ghost.

However, such places were not found just anywhere.

Chu Hao muttered to himself, ”No wonder there aren’t any formidable Ghosts in the cities nowadays—they’re all hiding in these deep mountains and old forests.”