Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 73 Mental Breakthrough

"Is this the Ghost-Ghost Fruit?"

After Ross dealt with the ghost, Celia came to the ghost fruit tree that was guarded by the ghost and looked at the not-so-tall tree with curiosity.

The trees nearby are all very tall, but this tree is only about five meters tall.

However, there were no trees in a large area around it, only some grass.

"There are 21 Ghost Fruits in total, that's a lot. I wonder if they're worth anything."

"These ghost fruits are not ripe. Ripe fruits glow, like this one."

Ross pointed to the only glowing Ghost Fruit.

"It's almost ripe."

"So, is this the only one you want?"

"Since you're already here, are you really willing to give up everything?"

“I’m not reconciled.” Celia was very honest.

"There are ways to ripen any fruit, and the effects are not much different. The method for ripening Ghost Fruit is very simple: each fruit will ripen within three days if the soul core of a ghost is injected into it."

"The core of a ghost's soul?"

"This is it." Ross controlled the puppet to take out a white stone about the size of a thumb, which emitted a faint spiritual energy fluctuation.

"This is the core of the guardian spirit's soul."

Ross flicked his finger, and the core of his soul disappeared into an unripe ghost fruit.

The fruit began to emit a faint glow, gradually becoming brighter.

"Ah? This..."

Celia's eyes widened. "Isn't this like using a person's soul to accelerate its development?"

"What are you thinking? Ghosts are ghosts, and humans are humans. Ghosts are a special race, not something formed after a person dies."

"Huh? Is that so? I thought ghosts were formed after people died for various reasons."

"Those are vengeful spirits, not ghosts. If the conditions for ghosts to form are so complicated, how could so many ghosts gather here?"

Ross rolled his eyes.

"Ghosts are formed by death energy and pollution. They are more likely to be generated in a certain area where a powerful sorcerer has died. After they are generated, they spread death energy and pollution outward and assimilate the environment."

"The reason why the death aura around the Twilight Cemetery has not dissipated is largely because ghosts generate death aura, which expands outward."

"If we want to take all these fruits, do we have to kill 21... no, 19 ghosts?"

"Yes."

Ross looked out of the air wall he had constructed with his mental power.

Summoned by the guardian ghost, many ghosts have become restless and are constantly ramming against the 'invisible wall'.

After the guardian ghost died, even more ghosts gathered.

“Look up and see the ghosts around you. Even if you don’t intend to kill them, they will come to kill you when you take the Ghost Fruit.”

Ross stepped forward, picked the Ghost Fruit that he had just implanted into the core of the Guardian Ghost's soul, and tossed it to Celia.

"Eat it."

"This...is it edible?" The thought of it containing ghost ingredients made Celia feel uneasy.

“Any fruit is fine to eat,” Ross said irritably. “Why don’t you find it strange when you eat pork or beef?”

"Well……"

Feeling the warm, smooth texture in her hand, Celia suddenly swallowed. Why does it taste so good?

The girl took a bite, and the sweet juice burst in her mouth, like being doused with cold water on a hot summer day, refreshing her from the top of her head to the soles of her feet.

Chew Chew Chew~
Celia finished off a Ghost Fruit in no time.

Before she could even savor the experience, a chilling magical power emanated from the fruit she had eaten, rampaging through her body and assaulting her mental space.

"Sit down and meditate, digest the fruit. It's a good thing to boost your mental strength, don't waste it."

Ross's voice came, and Celia immediately sat down, closed her eyes, and began to meditate, trying to absorb the energy from the fruit pulp.

After she entered a meditative state, Ross loosened the puppet's joints and removed the mental energy barrier.

The ghosts that had crashed into the wall pounced on them instantly.

"Perfect timing to use the excess magic from the fruit pulp." The puppet blurred into afterimages as it moved among the ghosts.

After Celia had digested all the magic power of the fruit pulp, she opened her eyes and suddenly noticed that the ghostly fruit tree in front of her was somewhat different.

Upon closer inspection, she noticed that all the fruits were glowing.

Although it wasn't as fast as the one I just ate, it was definitely glowing.

She realized something, looked around, and found that the ghosts had disappeared.

As for where they went, you can find out by looking at the Ghost-Ghost Fruit.

"Lord Ross has resolved it."

Celia, who was ready for battle, showed a look of disappointment.

She thought Ross gave her the Ghost Fruit so that she could quickly regain her magic power and then fight the ghosts.

Although the magic power wasn't restored much after absorbing it.

However, his mental strength has been fully restored and has improved significantly.

Now, if she were to face the Guardian Ghost again, she would believe that no matter how much the Guardian Ghost struggled, it would not be able to break free from the mage's grasp.

"Wait, the Guardian Ghost is a second-tier being, which means... my mental power has already reached the second-tier level?"

The girl became excited.

Unfortunately, Ross didn't let her have her fun; he had already cleared out the mobs ahead of time.

Ross felt very comfortable.

Who says only challenging opponents of higher levels is fun?

Mowing the lawn is clearly enjoyable too.

"Put all the fruit away and get ready to go back."

"Ok!"

Celia quickly put the remaining 20 fruits into her bag.

Fortunately, the Ghost-Ghost Fruits aren't very big, so they could barely fit.

After finally tying the package up, Celia made up her mind: "Next time I go out, I'll get a bigger backpack!"

The return to the riverbank was easier than the way there, and soon Celia was back by the roadside.

She discovered that Baker and the others hadn't left yet and were still waiting by the roadside.

They found a spot away from the riverbank, lit a campfire, and sat around it whispering amongst themselves.

Fitch, with his shifty eyes, kept a close eye on the outside. When he saw Celia peek out, he immediately perked up. "Captain, Brother Mil is here."

The seated people immediately stood up.

“I knew the Mil brothers wouldn’t leave and would come looking for us, hahaha,” Baker laughed.

Celia looked at these people with great confusion.

Hey, no, you guys are really going to wait?
I just checked the time, and it's already late afternoon.

It took her three or four hours to fight the guardian ghosts and digest the ghost fruit.

She began to doubt her previous judgment.

Could they really be some kind of investigation team?
But if you overhear...

Fortunately, she had considered that they hadn't left, so when Celia came over, she put her disguise back on.

Well then, since they haven't left, let's see if these people are heretics or a real investigation team.

"Sorry I'm late," Celia said in a low voice.

"It's okay, we're a team, waiting is what we should do."

Baker laughed heartily, exchanged glances with the others, and walked over in a friendly manner, trying to put his arm around Celia's shoulder as a gesture of goodwill.

Celia took a step back and said coldly, "Sorry, I don't like being touched."

"Uh?"

Baker paused, his eyes widening in surprise, but he quickly put on a smile again.

"Haha, it's alright, come on, Brother Mir, I'll take you to see our leader—Lady Suna, she's been waiting for us at the investigation camp for a long time!"

(End of this chapter)