Ghost Catching System

The He Family sighed in relief.

Chu Hao’s face looked terrible as he said coldly, ”Don’t cling to any slim hope. I will be watching you. Additionally, I’ll have others search. Whoever finds my relative’s whereabouts will be handsomely rewarded.”

The He Family Old Man wiped off his cold sweat and said respectfully, ”The moment we get any news, we will immediately inform you, Master.”

Chu Hao got into the car and drove off.

At the He Family, more than half of the people collapsed to the ground.

Some female members of the He Family even cried out in fear. Such was the pressure of Devil Chu—it was too terrifying for words.

Ordinarily, from an outsider’s perspective, the He Family held great power, but now they realized that when faced with such an individual, most ordinary people among them were incapable of resistance.

This kind of person had the absolute power to wipe out the He Family overnight. The gap was huge; probably only legitimate practitioners of Taoism could contend with him.

He Chenguang wiped off his cold sweat and asked, ”Father, what should we do now?”

The He Family Old Man said firmly, ”Have someone go look for Chu Hao’s relatives.”

He Tao exclaimed, ”Ah! Why should we help him find people?”

He Tao’s elder uncle looked at him and shook his head, saying, ”This is an opportunity for our He Family. Right now, who in the Nine Gates of Huaxia isn’t glaring covetously at us, wishing our family to be annihilated? If we can find Chu Hao’s relatives, we might be able to change his mind, and we could even have Chu Hao owe us a favor.”

The He Family Old Man nodded and said, ”Chu Hao is such a prodigy that he can no longer be viewed with mundane eyes. Whoever gains his favor will be able to stand firm in the secular world.”

Watching the car disappear into the distance, the old man sighed, ”He already has the makings of a formidable figure.”

Chu Hao was in a very bad mood. He had tried everything, even using the Heavenly Prophecy Technique, yet he could only see darkness. Was the opponent a master who could conceal fate?

Dong Qi asked, ”My lord, what do we do now?”

Chu Hao narrowed his eyes. ”The Yan Family!”

If it was really the Yan Family’s doing, even if I went there now, like the He Family, they wouldn’t admit it.

I’m not a killing maniac; if these people didn’t do it, those I would kill would merely be innocent people.

Chu Hao muttered, ”If the opponent’s target is me, they will definitely contact me. Killing my relatives won’t solve anything.”

Diao Chan, who was by his side, suggested, ”How about this: we get the people of the Nine Gates of Huaxia to help search. We’ll put pressure on them. With Brother Chu’s current status, I believe they would be willing to look for the person he’s seeking.”

Chu Hao agreed, ”That’s all we can do.”

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In the following days, the tension within the Nine Gates of Huaxia was immense.

The He Family had come so close to being annihilated. Would Chu Hao next pay a visit to another family?

However, Chu Hao did not do so. He announced that whoever found his relatives would be greatly rewarded.

”Chu Hao has chickened out; indeed, his relatives are his weakness,” some said.

Others immediately retorted, ”That’s not right. Aren’t family members everyone’s weakness? Chu Hao is acting this way because he feels that a blind search has yielded no results. Do you really think he wants to annihilate the Nine Gates of Huaxia? Huaxia Country probably wouldn’t agree either, given the weight those large consortia of the Nine Gates hold.”

”So what does he want to do?”

”He’s probably waiting for the culprit who kidnapped his family members to appear.”

The substantial rewards offered by Chu Hao attracted many to the search, and some families from the Nine Gates of Huaxia also started searching.

In the vast expanse of Huaxia Country, searching for one person was extremely difficult. Perhaps the person wasn’t in Huaxia at all but had been kidnapped to another country? In short, finding anyone was proving incredibly difficult.

During this period, Chu Hao had been treating Grandma Ji, employing the finest medicinal herbs to help the elderly woman recuperate.

He hadn’t been idle either, using the Pretentiousness Points he earned to refine the Resentful Ghost Army contained in the Demon Subduing Ghost Flag—a task with a tremendous workload.

Refining a regular Resentful Ghost required 100 Mana Points. The higher its level, the more Mana Points it consumed. For the first time, Chu Hao felt that his Mana Points were in such short supply.

Grandma Ji had mostly recovered. However, she was emotionally exhausted and would ask daily if her child had returned.

Chu Hao felt heartbroken, blaming himself for being too relaxed and allowing the person to be captured.

What exactly does he want to do? Chu Hao wondered. The kidnapper, why haven’t they contacted me yet?

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One day, earth-shattering news exploded within the Yin and Yang Realm: the Ghost Sutras were in Chu Hao’s possession.

This news stirred the Yin and Yang Realm once again. People from Taoism found it unbelievable: could it be that the Black Water Ghost King had been killed? Otherwise, how could the Ghost Sutras end up in Chu Hao’s hands?

Some went to investigate Ghost King Valley, but there was no sign of the Ghost King or even a shadow of a Fierce Ghost—only a desolate ancient tomb remained.

”Chu Hao killed the Black Water Ghost King.”

”Impossible. Not only is the Black Water Ghost King immensely powerful, but he also has so many Resentful Ghost Armies. How could Chu Hao have possibly killed him?”

”This Chu Hao is truly formidable. With the True Word Brush, the Emperor’s Yellow Seal, and the Ghost Sutras—all three great treasures in his possession—it would be hard for him not to rise.”

As everyone speculated, someone coldly said, ”The Ghost King was jointly killed by several individuals from Taoism. Chu Hao turned against them in the end, killing Taoist Yang Cheng of Mao Mountain and Taoist Zhang Chengshan of Longhu Mountain, and snatched away the Ghost Sutras.”

Upon hearing these words, some were shocked and exclaimed, ”What evidence do you have?”

The person replied, ”This was said by Su Huansheng, the senior from Zhongnan Mountain. They had all gone to Ghost King Valley together.”

In an instant, everyone was astounded. It was hard to believe that Chu Hao would do such a thing, especially murdering prominent experts from Mao Mountain and Longhu Mountain.

Mao Mountain’s Taoism immediately erupted in anger, bellowing, ”Chu Hao, you despicable worm! For killing my Junior Brother Yang Cheng, I shall make you pay a hundredfold!”

The Taoist Master of Mao Mountain’s Taoism was also furious and said, ”Hearing something doesn’t make it true. We must thoroughly investigate this matter.”

Claiming to be Taoist Yang Cheng’s senior brother, another man said agitatedly, ”What is there to investigate? My junior brother once told me he was going to visit Ghost King Valley. He never returned and has now been killed. I am going to slay that scoundrel!”

This incident caused upheaval in Mao Mountain, with countless individuals stepping forward, demanding a denunciation of Chu Hao.

The situation was the same at Longhu Mountain. Learning that Zhang Chengshan had been killed, they were all thrown into an uproar.

Zhang Chengshan’s status in Longhu Mountain was exceedingly high, which ignited the fury of many disciples who openly called for an expedition to punish Chu Hao, the despicable and shameless villain.

Longhu Mountain already had conflicts with Chu Hao, and now the tensions escalated beyond control.

However, setting aside Chu Hao’s despicable and shameless actions, his single-handedly eliminating two Inborn Experts was enough to send shockwaves.

There are only a handful of Inborn Experts in the entire Huaxia Country! Each one is a master among masters.

”Just what is Chu Hao’s actual strength? How can he be so powerful?”

”He’s nothing but a despicable and shameless villain! His success was merely due to a surprise attack. Otherwise, with the strength of those two Inborn Experts, especially Senior Zhang Chengshan, how could they have lost to him?”

”I reckon he employed some underhanded means. With the Ghost Sutras in the hands of such a person, it’s definitely a disaster.”

Many clamored, ”Campaign against Chu Hao and take back the Ghost Sutras!”