Ghost Catching System

Shangu Yizun’s nose was practically bent out of shape with anger, his heart a raging storm. He had never been humiliated like this before and wished he could slaughter Chu Hao then and there.

”You forced my hand,” he said.

Shangu Yizun bit through the tip of his tongue, spraying blood onto the brush of the True Word Brush, and declared, ”You’re asking for death.”

With the True Word Brush in hand, Shangu Yizun drew out a formation. The consumption was enormous this time; he was indeed fighting with all he had.

Light radiated in all directions. Several meters away, sigils branded the outline of the formation, from which a giant snake emerged. It had pitch-black scales that glittered coldly—a monstrous creature with eight heads and eight tails.

Its eyes were like red lanterns. Its body was covered with moss, cypress, and cedar trees, and its belly was always gory, as if it were festering.

Yamata no Orochi?

A monster from the mythology of Wo Country.

After using this formation, Shangu Yizun’s face turned pale, and he was overcome with weakness.

A Taoist from Qingcheng Mountain exclaimed in surprise, ”Is it a Demonic Spirit?”

The Dou Character Mantra could manifest Demonic Spirits. However, this enormous snake emerged from the formation, its Monster Qi soaring to the heavens, exuding an exceptionally ominous presence.

”It’s not a Demonic Spirit,” the Qingcheng Mountain Master frowned.

The Yamata no Orochi looked down, dwarfing the Four Great Divine Beasts, and said coldly, ”For what purpose have you summoned me, your king?”

Shangu Yizun hurriedly said, ”Orochi the Great, please help us exterminate the person ahead.”

Yamata no Orochi coldly stated, ”Twenty years of your lifespan.”

Shangu Yizun dared not retort, for this was a being he could not afford to provoke. Even if it demanded fifty years of his life, he could not object. Bowing his head and trembling all over, he said, ”Yes, Great King.”

Chu Hao also possessed the Array Word True Word. This Yamata no Orochi clearly wasn’t any ordinary Demonic Spirit. Shangu Yizun’s formation was a Divine Deity Summoning Formation, and the creature had come from Hell. Both its Monster Qi and Ghost Qi were incredibly formidable.

Summoning a Divine Deity was a bold move. Apparently, it wasn’t simple to call Yamata no Orochi from Hell—it demanded twenty years of lifespan.

The Yamata no Orochi here wasn’t the entity itself; if the true deity had appeared, how could Shangu Yizun possibly withstand it?

It must be just a wisp of Yamata no Orochi’s soul consciousness, a fragment from Hell.

The Yamata no Orochi stared contemptuously at the Four Great Divine Beasts and said coldly, ”Insignificant ants, submit to me, your king, and become my slaves, and I shall spare your lives.”

The toad and Wu Qingfeng could no longer stand it. ”Just a snake and yet so arrogant,” they muttered.

Chu Hao couldn’t stand it either. Is this Yamata no Orochi truly so arrogant? Does it not even regard the Four Great Divine Beasts?

Actually, these aren’t the true Four Great Divine Beasts, just manifestations from a formation. If the real Four Great Divine Beasts appeared, how dare it speak so brazenly?

Chu Hao was quite annoyed and said, ”Insect, since you’ve come up from Hell, there’s no need to go back.”

The Yamata no Orochi, with its eight huge heads, glared at Chu Hao and said, ”Insolent ant, repeat what you just said.”

Chu Hao sneered, ”Pity you’re not edible, or I’d have snake soup tonight.”

The Yamata no Orochi flew into a rage, its snake heads swaying violently as it unleashed a powerful surge of Monster Qi and Ghost Qi. The ordinary people present fainted on the spot.

Even the Nine-star Yin-Yang Person couldn’t withstand it. This snake was truly terrifying.

The Maoshan Taoist Master shouted angrily, ”Shangu Yizun, are you trying to cause chaos in Huaxia?”

Shangu Yizun’s expression turned ugly. Losing twenty years of his lifespan was extremely distressing to him. He said coldly, ”I’m merely proving that the True Word Brush in my hand is authentic.”

The faces of several Taoist Masters changed. This Yamata no Orochi wasn’t a Demonic Spirit; it was a wisp of soul consciousness from Hell, summoned at the cost of lifespan.

The Yamata no Orochi attacked, its enormous body just barely fitting in the hall.

The Formation of the Four Great Divine Beasts flickered as Vermilion Bird, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Xuanwu stepped forward to meet the challenge.

It had to be said, Chu Hao’s Four Great Divine Beasts Formation was formidable this time, consuming a great deal of Mana Points to create. The Four Great Divine Beasts attacked the Yamata no Orochi together.

The Vermilion Bird flew into the sky, its beautiful wings flapping, as it unleashed searing flames, aiming to burn the Yamata no Orochi.

Yamata no Orochi was arrogant. Three of its heads opened their wide mouths and spat out a black, sludge-like liquid to block the flames.

The White Tiger pounced forward, its claws tearing and biting at the serpent’s tail.

Xuanwu, with its massive body, was only one head smaller than Yamata no Orochi. It rammed viciously, its shell’s sharp spines stabbing into the serpent’s body.

As for the Azure Dragon, it entwined with Yamata no Orochi, tearing at each other as a fierce battle erupted.

Yamata no Orochi was furious. These were just mere ants formed by a formation, and they had attacked together, injuring it!

People cried out, ”Leave this place!”

The attendees of the summit had already begun to evacuate when the fierce battle erupted, as the area had become unsafe.

The fight was intense. It had to be said that Yamata no Orochi was very strong. Alas, the Four Great Divine Beasts were not in their true forms but only manifestations from a formation. Otherwise, if any one of their true forms had appeared, what would this snake amount to?

The summit venue was a mess.

Yamata no Orochi, outraged, targeted the White Tiger.

The White Tiger’s attacks were fierce and its movements swift. Yamata no Orochi, enraged by this, roared, ”Ant, you’re seeking death!”

The White Tiger roared, biting off one of the serpent’s tails. Yamata no Orochi cried out in pain. Seeing the White Tiger as a thorn in its side, it coiled around the beast, strangling with all its strength.

Vermilion Bird swooped down, its sharp claws viciously digging into one of Yamata no Orochi’s heads, ripping open a hole from which black, ink-like Ghost Qi flowed.

The Four Great Divine Beasts, even as manifestations of a formation, how could they possibly be weak?

The same was true for the Azure Dragon. Its azure light was particularly suppressive to the Soul State of Yamata no Orochi. It even breathed out dragon fire, cooking a large chunk of the serpent’s flesh as if it had been seared.

”AH!” Yamata no Orochi went mad, entangled by four mere ants.

”Seeking death!”

Yamata no Orochi roared, its Ghost Demon Qi becoming more terrifying. Five of its tails fiercely lashed at the Azure Dragon, sending it rolling into a wall.

At this moment, Vermilion Bird had already dealt with one of the serpent heads, tearing it off and swallowing it whole. Vermilion Bird was naturally the bane of snakes.

Yamata no Orochi had an instinctive aversion to Vermilion Bird.

Upon seeing this, Shangu Yizun turned pale. Yamata no Orochi was being overwhelmed by the Four Great Divine Beasts!

Chu Hao folded his arms, saying, ”What Yamata no Orochi? If any one of the true Divine Beasts were here, you would have died long ago.”

Yamata no Orochi, furious, fixed its blood-red eyes on Chu Hao and lunged with one of its heads to bite.

Chu Hao sneered, not the least bit frightened. He took out the Explosive Shark Knife and struck.

PST!

The serpent’s head swayed, followed by a thunderous BOOM as the head was blown to smithereens.

It was the Explosive Curse Mark.

Yamata no Orochi panicked. These Four Great Divine Beasts and this kid are too powerful! It now hated Shangu Yizun to the core. Although this was just a wisp of its soul consciousness and couldn’t injure its true body in Hell, the humiliation would be immense if word of this got out.

”Damn it!”

Yamata no Orochi roared, spewing out a black mist that enveloped the surroundings. This was a diversionary tactic, making the Four Great Divine Beasts groggy and disoriented.

Yamata no Orochi roared, ”Grant me more lifespan! I shall embark on a massive slaughter!”

Shangu Yizun trembled all over. If he were to grant more lifespan to Yamata no Orochi, how could he bear it? For this plan, he had already sacrificed twenty years of his life!

Shangu Yizun turned his head, looking back at his disciples who had been with him for some years.

”For honor, who will step forward?”

A shiver ran down the spines of Shangu Yizun’s disciples; they knew he was demanding a sacrifice from them.