In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 55 The Coward in Your Mouth
At the greedy command of the kasaya-clad monster, more than thirty red-clad demons surrounded the two children, revealing their long, sharp, black armor that gleamed with a chilling light.

The long nails were covered with bits of flesh and bone, and the red and white bits of meat emitted a rotten smell that was nauseating and made people feel uncomfortable.

The chilling murderous aura seemed capable of tearing a person to pieces.

Fire Boy wields a long whip, and Water Boy holds a long sword. Having just passed through layers of ghost realms in red, they have gained a preliminary understanding of the strength of the more than thirty red-clad ghosts.

Know thyself, ever-victorious.

This rule, which applies to mortals, also applies to spiritual practitioners and ghosts.

Fire Boy lashed his fiery whip a few times, dispersing much of the red-clothed monster's ghostly aura. He looked at the strange man in the cassock and sneered, "You want to capture us alive? Wishful thinking!"

The strange man in the cassock grinned menacingly: "How do you know if it's wishful thinking or not? Let me tell you, little brat, don't be too arrogant. I've seen plenty of arrogant people, and they all met the same tragic end!"

"Capture me alive, and then I will separate their flesh and bones, and use their bones and souls to refine longevity pills!" he ordered the red-clothed ghost.

"Ho ho!"

The red-clad ghosts revealed their ferocious intent, rushing forward one after another with a sharp killing intent and a chilling ghostly aura.

Fire Boy used his long whip to repel the red-clad ghosts that kept coming forward. Water Boy held his long sword in his hand and used the cold, gleaming blade to slice through the red-clad ghosts, instantly separating and shattering their bodies. However, in the ghost realm of the Kasaya Monster, the red-clad ghosts endlessly absorbed ghost energy to replenish themselves.

The two children's spiritual energy was severely depleted.

The ghost in red still possessed the same ghostly power.

Seeing their inadequacy, the strange man in the kasaya chuckled, "You have a path to heaven but choose not to take it, and you have no gate to hell but insist on barging in. You will pay a terrible price for your overestimation of your abilities. Enjoy your death slowly!"

He took out a large string of Buddhist prayer beads from his hands, which were hidden under his robe, and began to silently recite scriptures.

Fire Boy, his face covered in fine beads of sweat, couldn't help but sneer, "These days, even evil spirits chant scriptures like monks. Can Buddha hear your chanting?"

The strange man in the kasaya said in a calm voice, "Buddha may not be able to hear it, but the spirits hidden here must have heard it. This temple hasn't had any distinguished guests for a long time, so I naturally have to treat them well."

"A distinguished guest?" Shuiwa stared at him.

The strange man in the kasaya nodded and smiled, "That's right, distinguished guests... it's you!"

Shuiwa warned, "Huowa, keep an eye on him. He's definitely up to something again."

"Hmm!" Fire Boy responded to Water Boy while fighting the red-clothed monster.

Not far away, several ordinary men lay sprawled out, their clothes tattered and worn, but made of rare silk.

They were clearly not from ordinary families. In times of chaos, the emperor was conscripting soldiers on a massive scale, making it impossible to keep able-bodied men. But conscription didn't always require men; sometimes money was also required. As long as a large amount of gold and silver was paid, the men in the family could be kept.

They were only kept alive to save their families, but unexpectedly, the kasaya-clad monster used them to feed the red-clothed demon.

"Hehe!" The red-clothed ghost was incredibly fast, depleting the spiritual power of the Fire Boy and Water Boy.

The strange man in the kasaya said in a chilling tone, "Tell me, who sent you to cause trouble on my turf?"

Seeing that their defeat was inevitable, the strange man in the kasaya mocked them while also asking where the two children came from.

Shuiwa snorted coldly and introduced himself and the purpose of his visit: "We are the attendants of the Golden Saint Goddess, the mountain spirit of the Golden Saint Mountain Range. We originally came to Qingchan Temple to confirm a few things, but we never expected to see you feeding ghosts with living people. Your persecution of the people is a crime deserving of death!"

"The Golden Saintess?" the strange man in the kasaya said arrogantly and contemptuously, "What is that?"

"She doesn't come to save the suffering people herself, but sends you two brats to deal with me. It seems she's just a cowardly coward!" The strange man in the kasaya quickly fiddled with the prayer beads in his hand.

"Rumble--"

Suddenly, the world began to shake.

The strange man in the kasaya trembled with excitement.

The two children's expressions changed.

Fire Boy frowned in surprise: "It looks like something is about to break through the ground?"

Shuiwa was the first to notice the anomaly, and she exclaimed in shock, "Ghostly energy! Such overwhelming ghostly energy!"

Between heaven and earth, the ghostly energy pressed down like a tangible boulder, suppressing the two children on the spot. With a snap, the fire child's long whip slipped from his hand, and he knelt straight on one knee. The water child's long sword was deformed by the vast ghostly energy.

The red-clad monsters all stopped attacking them. The Fire Boy and Water Boy were powerless to resist.

The ghostly aura continues to spread.

In the town, the people who were lying at home waiting to die suddenly felt something chilling to the bone enter their bodies. The people, who were already weak, became even paler after being invaded by the ghostly energy. The whole town seemed to have fallen into hell.

"What's going on?" Li Danian wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, suddenly feeling difficulty breathing and his limbs were ice cold.

He was puzzled and his heart skipped a beat.

The townspeople shared his fear.

Panic and fear lingered in everyone's heart.

"Help!" A frail civilian was gripped by the pain of suffocation, as if something was frantically pressing on her heart, making it impossible for her to breathe, and her flesh trembled with pain.

The people were gripped by an unknown panic.

The ghostly aura caused their veins to bulge, and they scratched their necks in agony, instantly turning them into bloody messes.

Seeing that Huowa and Shuiwa were being suppressed and the townspeople were suffering terribly, Gu Yuexi did not hesitate to condense a phantom image and go to Qingchan Temple.

A red-clad ghost gazes intently at a certain spot as if on a pilgrimage, frantically absorbing ghostly energy. A strange figure in a cassock chants chilling scriptures. Blood and severed limbs litter the ground, creating a bizarre scene that sends shivers down one's spine.

"kill!"

Suddenly, a magnificent and awe-inspiring sound of battle came from afar, and the once quiet ancient temple was transformed into an ancient battlefield in an instant.

"Kill--"

The sounds of fighting grew louder and louder.

Fire Boy and Water Boy looked in the direction from which the sounds of battle came, and suddenly saw billowing smoke and dust rising. Within the yellow smoke and dust, something terrifying seemed to be approaching. Only after the smoke and dust dissipated did they realize that it was a vast and mighty army.

Huowa sighed, "They're ghost soldiers! These must be the soldiers who were buried alive on the battlefield. What is he going to do?"

The strange man in the kasaya opened his eyes and stopped chanting the scriptures: "It's a success!"

He shouted excitedly, "I have indeed refined these undead into ghost soldiers. As long as I can control these undead, how can I not occupy a territory?"

"Hahaha!"

"Whoosh—" A strange gust of wind blew by, the earth was lifted up, and the ghost soldiers and spirits summoned by the strange man in the kasaya were buried deep underground again.

Everything returned to calm, with only the heavy ghostly aura proving that everything had just been there.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye!
"No—" the strange man in the kasaya shouted in disbelief.

He was utterly shocked and enraged!
Who was it? Who sent his ghost soldiers back?

"Who!" He looked around in horror. "What kind of monster are you? Show yourself at once!"

"You cowardly, timid turtle!"

A melodious and ethereal female voice rang out from an unknown direction. Her stealthy and undetectable methods only made the strange man in the kasaya even more terrified.

"Who...who are you, and where are you?"

The strange man in the kasaya searched everywhere but couldn't find the person who had come, and his mind was in complete turmoil.

"Your Majesty!" Fire Boy and Water Boy finally met her.

The strange man in the cassock followed the gaze of the fire boy and the water boy and finally saw Gu Yuexi.

A sacred and majestic phantom occupied half the sky.

The enormous phantom was incredibly oppressive.

Frightening!

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