Ghost Catching System

”You’re joking, right? This move once moved the Heavenly Bone Woman, and Chu Hao believed in his charm.”

The Slit-mouthed Woman said strangely, ”You’re sick.”

You’re the one who’s sick? Chu Hao thought.

He rolled his eyes and said, ”I will rescue you from their hands.”

The Slit-mouthed Woman couldn’t help but retort, ”Mind your own business. Who exactly are you, and what do you know about me?”

Chu Hao looked down at her. The Slit-mouthed Woman’s face was quite beautiful; she must have been a young married woman before she became a Fierce Ghost.

Chu Hao said, ”I see helplessness and sadness in your eyes. I’m determined to rescue you. Even if you refuse, I’ll still rescue you. It’s rare to find someone as kind-hearted as me.”

”DING... Host has successfully been pretentious in a profound manner, earning 4000 Pretentiousness Points.”

Everyone was confused about what Chu Hao was saying to the Slit-mouthed Woman.

Uehara Futoshi shouted, ”Slit-mouthed Woman, kill him now!”

The Slit-mouthed Woman hesitated for a moment but still said, ”I don’t need your meddling in my affairs.”

As she spoke, her mouth opened wide, and her once beautiful face became horrifying again.

Chu Hao certainly didn’t want to be swallowed by her; that would really be the end. He took out the True Word Brush and shouted, ”Lin!”

The True Word ’Lin’ formed a binding Curse Mark, preventing the Slit-mouthed Woman from getting close.

Chu Hao took out the Ritian Stick and charged toward Uehara Futoshi, saying, ”You insignificant ant! Brother Hao here is unrivaled in Heaven and Earth. You dare challenge me to a life-and-death duel? I can suppress you with just one percent of my strength!”

Uehara Futoshi panicked, holding up the Eight-foot Magatama, and shouted, ”Slit-mouthed Woman, do you want to be reduced to ashes?”

CRACK.

The Slit-mouthed Woman tore the binding Curse Mark apart with her bare hands. Her strength was indeed formidable; she closed the distance to Chu Hao in an instant, her mouth twisted savagely.

A powerful suction force pulled at Chu Hao’s body, trying to drag him into an endless abyss. He stomped the Ritian Stick furiously on the ground to block the force. Looking at the Slit-mouthed Woman coldly, he said, ”Let me repeat: don’t mess with me. Just stay put.”

The Slit-mouthed Woman was touched, but she didn’t stop her attack.

Uehara Futoshi shouted angrily, ”Slit-mouthed Woman, use your full strength!”

The Slit-mouthed Woman stared at Uehara Futoshi. His heart trembled, but he still said, ”Don’t you want to save that person anymore?”

Enraged, the Slit-mouthed Woman threw her head back and let out a long howl. A terrifying sonic ripple spread out, shaking everything around, causing everyone to instinctively cover their ears.

From the Slit-mouthed Woman’s split mouth, a Fierce Ghost crawled out, its eyes a dead white, staring at Chu Hao.

It was a Xiao Gui, not old in appearance, but exceptionally frightening.

The Xiao Gui let out a shrill laugh as it lunged at Chu Hao, an overwhelming Ghost Qi assailing him.

Chu Hao said coldly, ”Xiao Gui, step aside.”

True Qi burst from Chu Hao’s body. His high-level Foundation Building True Qi was no joke as he threw a punch.

BANG!

The Xiao Gui was sent flying. It merely rolled away and then climbed back up. Its resilience was strong; an ordinary Ghost would have been obliterated long ago.

Chu Hao took out the True Word Brush, wrote the Array Word True Word, and chanted an incantation.

Suddenly, a powerful Formation appeared under the feet of the Slit-mouthed Woman and the Xiao Gui. This was the Labyrinth Eight Diagrams Array, imprisoning them like a cage.

Chu Hao turned around and said indifferently, ”Are you ready to die?”

Uehara Futoshi clenched his teeth. The True Word Brush was indeed difficult to deal with; even the Slit-mouthed Woman had been trapped.

Uehara Futoshi sneered, ”Let me show you the power of the Eight-foot Magatama.”

Saying this, Uehara Futoshi sat cross-legged, placed the Eight-foot Magatama before his chest, and began chanting an obscure incantation.

In a flash, the Eight-foot Magatama flickered with a phosphorescent glow. Then, across the plaza of the Beacon Tower, more Eight-foot Magatamas appeared, each radiating a divine luminescence.

These Eight-foot Magatamas, marked with rune imprints, enveloped the small space.

Chu Hao swung his Ritian Stick down, only to find Uehara Futoshi’s body shattering like glass.

Uehara Futoshi’s hearty laughter echoed from all directions.

Then, Uehara Futoshi’s figure appeared beside an Eight-foot Magatama. His duplicates multiplied, above and below, like reflections in countless mirrors, surveying Chu Hao from a god-like perspective.

Is this the power of the Eight-foot Magatama? Chu Hao wondered.

Uehara Futoshi began chanting an incantation. Chu Hao felt as if he were trapped in a huge prison, the chant making his mind feel like it would explode.

So this is what they meant when they said the Eight-foot Magatama can cleanse all evil thoughts, Chu Hao realized.

Uehara Futoshi declared, ”Chu Hao, you’re doomed! You can’t escape this Eight-foot Realm. You will be refined by me and become my servant!”

Chu Hao rushed forward, attempting to break out of this bizarre world. But no matter how hard he tried, it was like a labyrinth of mirrors, sending him endlessly in circles.

He attacked Uehara Futoshi’s body, but each blow shattered it like glass, causing no harm to the man himself.

”It’s useless,” Uehara Futoshi taunted.

Chu Hao sneered, ”Such a piece of junk thinks it can trap me?”

Chu Hao’s calm confidence puzzled Uehara Futoshi. This Chu Hao is far too self-assured, he thought.

Uehara Futoshi snorted, ”Just wait to be refined.”

「...」

Outside, the crowd gasped. Chu Hao stood frozen, not moving at all, while Uehara Futoshi sneered, ”Ladies and gentlemen, from this day forward, Chu Hao will submit to me and become my servant!”

The crowd was aghast. What in the world is happening? they wondered.

”Chu Hao, wake up!” shouted Chu Hao’s friends.

The news that Chu Hao was to become his servant was too shocking for many to accept.

The media went into a frenzy, writing articles about Chu Hao’s apparent defeat.

”Chu Hao!” someone cried out.

Uehara Futoshi, like a victor, turned to Chu Hao’s friends and said, ”The so-called Huaxia Yin and Yang Master is nothing more than this. Stop shouting. Even if he wakes up, he’ll be a broken man.”

Li Yin roared furiously, ”If you dare touch a single hair on my brother’s head, I’ll slaughter you!”

Uehara Futoshi said contemptuously, ”How can the light of a firefly compete with the splendor of the bright moon?”

Ignoring the onlookers, Uehara Futoshi looked at Chu Hao, who seemed to be in deep meditation. He said, ”Your consciousness is much stronger than I expected, but refining it is just a matter of time. You can’t beat me.”

「Meanwhile, inside the Eight-foot Realm.」

Here, worlds seemed to connect one after another, endlessly. Chu Hao could not break free from his predicament; he was utterly lost.

Moreover, whispering voices echoed in his mind, causing him an awful headache. His opponent seemed intent on refining his consciousness.

Enduring the headache, Chu Hao made a wide circuit of the area and discovered something peculiar. He activated his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils.

With his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils, Chu Hao could see the essence of things. The worlds, one after another, were actually formed from curse marks. And then, he saw something even more special.

The Eight-foot Realm was constructed from a gray, hazy substance. Within it, Chu Hao saw soul shadows—thousands upon thousands of them—forming the very walls of the realm. Are those whispers coming from them? he wondered.

Chu Hao was surprised; he hadn’t expected his Fiery Eyes and Golden Pupils to see with such clarity.