Danzun War God

Chapter Thirty: Ghouls

When he arrived at his residence, he heard Lu Hongsheng's voice saying, "Chen Wei, I never expected you to be a descendant of the ancient celestial wolf bloodline. I've been paying attention to this giant wolf for the past few days, but I never thought it would be you. Haha, it's like finding a needle in a haystack."

At this moment, Chen Wei stood opposite Lu Hongsheng, his eyes wide with rage. This culprit who had wiped out his entire clan had actually come to his door. Enemies meeting again were bound to be filled with hatred. Since he had come to his door, he would fight him to the death. So he said fiercely, "Even if you old bastard hadn't come, I would have gone to kill you. Today, it's either you or me who dies."

At this moment, Lin Yuyao also came out of the stone chamber. She was slightly startled to see Lu Hongsheng, and then said, "Old thief, don't be so arrogant. If you kill us, even Elder Situ won't let you off the hook."

Lu Hongsheng laughed and said with great contempt, "Do you think Han Qi can still come back? Maybe he's already dead in the forbidden area. Today, no one can stop me from turning this wolf into my corpse puppet." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and a powerful vortex of profound energy appeared in his palm. The surrounding air also began to rotate with his energy, showing a powerful aura. The others had no choice but to use their energy to resist.

Han Qi was startled when he saw Lu Hongsheng make his move, because Lu Hongsheng's technique was spatial locking. Once activated, the air within a certain space would be instantly frozen, and people within the space would be as if they were inside a pane of glass, their movements restricted for a certain period of time, leaving them completely at the mercy of others. It was essentially a small spatial domain for the user, within which their actions were not locked.

Just as Chen Wei transformed into a wolf, Lin Yuyao immediately drew her rarely used Azure Spirit Sword, and Han Qi also stood up and flew out, condensing a powerful burst of profound energy in his hands to prepare to rescue them, Lu Hongsheng suddenly struck himself with his palm. His movements were instantly frozen in place. Hitting himself was Lu Hongsheng's unusual behavior, which stunned the three of them.

Han Qi was completely bewildered. Logically, his spatial lock should not be able to lock onto him, but Lu Hongsheng had locked onto him. At this moment, Lu Hongsheng's expression was ferocious, and he appeared to be in extreme pain.

Upon seeing Han Qi appear, Chen Wei and Lin Yuyao were both excited. "Brother Qi, has Lu Hongsheng gone mad?" Lin Yuyao asked in confusion.

Before Han Qi could speak, the giant wolf that Chen Wei had transformed into suddenly leaped out and pounced on Lu Hongsheng. The hatred for the extermination of his clan, which he had suppressed for over a decade, transformed into boundless rage. Sharp wolf fangs gleamed white like daggers. Instantly, several streams of profound energy shot out from the wolf's mouth, like sharp swords, enveloping Lu Hongsheng.

Just as Han Qi was about to stop him, in that split second, the giant wolf seemed to have collided with a rock, instantly thrown back by the Xuan Qi wave he himself unleashed, flying several feet before crashing to the ground. The giant wolf struggled to its feet, blood dripping from its mouth, emitting mournful howls, clearly seriously injured. Then, the giant wolf transformed back into human form, glaring angrily at Lu Hongsheng.

At this moment, Lu Hongsheng's spatial lock also disappeared. Lu Hongsheng looked at everyone with a dejected expression and said, "Fortunately, nothing serious happened. I have no ill intentions towards you. The one who wanted to kill you just now was not me." After realizing that this was inappropriate, he immediately added, "It was also me, but not the current me. There is actually someone living inside my body. No, it should be a ghoul. I wonder if you can understand?" After saying this, he looked at everyone.

Han Qi suddenly realized why his spatial lock could lock onto him. Could it be that there was another person's primordial spirit inside him? He then asked, "Elder Lu, what exactly is going on? Could it be that you have two primordial spirits? Can you explain it to us in detail?"

At this moment, Lin Yuyao was also supporting Chen Wei, who was suffering from internal injuries. Chen Wei was still glaring angrily at Lu Hongsheng.

Lu Hongsheng stared at Chen Wei for a moment, feeling that the young man looked strangely familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before. He then turned to Han Qi and said, "Han Qi, what you said is both right and wrong. The thing is, starting several years ago, a ghoul's primordial spirit suddenly invaded my body. Its primordial spirit and my primordial spirit began to fight for control of my body. When its primordial spirit power exceeded my primordial spirit power, it would take control of my body. Each time, I could only control my body for a few hours."

Han Qi naturally understood that ghouls were unique to the underworld and would not normally exist in the human world. He had only discovered the existence of demons in the secret realm, and now an underworld creature had appeared here. It seemed that both the underworld and the demon realm had taken action. Thinking that things were going to get complicated, he immediately asked, "Where did this ghoul come from?"

Lu Hongsheng glanced at Han Qi and said, "Sigh, back then, the sect leader and Situ Wuyai were preparing to go into seclusion together to break through to the Eternal Life Realm when they discovered the secret realm you had entered before. Actually, this secret realm was mainly for sealing off demonic spirits and ghouls. The sect leader and Situ Wuyai accidentally broke the seal of the secret realm, which allowed some ghouls with higher cultivation levels to escape. Because the sect leader and Situ Wuyai broke the seal, they chose to personally guard the secret realm. Later, the sect leader said that he discovered ancient ruins within the secret realm, and that cultivating within the secret realm could rapidly improve one's cultivation level. That's why a few people are selected to cultivate within the secret realm every year. By the way, how did you get out? Where are the others?"

Han Qi said, "The sect leader arranged for me to come out and take care of some business. The others are still inside." Han Qi didn't know why he had to lie like this. He just felt that this person who was plotting to exterminate the Han family was not trustworthy.

Lin Yuyao helped Chen Wei into the cave to heal his injuries. When she came out and heard what Lu Hongsheng said, she immediately asked, "Elder Lu, do you know how to subdue this ghoul? With your cultivation level, can't you kill a ghoul?"

Lu Hongsheng smiled helplessly and said, "This ghoul is an extremely cold and yin creature from the underworld. To kill it, you need to use the power of your primordial spirit that contains extremely yang fire."

Lin Yuyao asked again in confusion, "Then Elder Lu, why didn't you find someone with the power of the Extreme Yang Fire Primordial Spirit to kill him?"

Lu Hongsheng gave a wry smile, coughed twice, and said, "Miss Lin, you don't know this, but people with the primordial spirit of extreme yang fire only exist in legends. I've never heard of such a person in reality. I'm afraid I'll only be able to keep company with ghouls for the rest of my life."

After Lu Hongsheng finished speaking, he looked at Han Qi and said, "Han Qi, you are the eldest young master of the Han family in Muyun City, right?"

Han Qi was taken aback when he heard Lu Hongsheng's words. He already knew that Lu Hongsheng was going to join forces with Lu Hongyuan, the head of the Lu family in Muyun City, to wipe out the Han family. He wondered what Lu Hongsheng was up to, but he didn't want to expose him and break off relations immediately. After a moment's thought, he said calmly, "That's right. I wonder what advice Elder Lu has for me?"

"Do you know that the head of the Lu family intends to wipe out your Han family, so that you will follow in the footsteps of the Nangong family and avenge the loss of your son?" Lu Hongsheng looked at Han Qi with a serious expression.

Han Qi was even more puzzled. Why would Lu Hongsheng proactively reveal this information to him? Conspiracies are usually kept hidden, which truly baffled him. The plan to destroy the Han family was proposed by Lu Hongsheng, something he had learned from Lu Yuanba. Just as he was wondering, a shockwave of profound energy shot out from the cave again, followed by Chen Wei roaring as he charged out: "You old bastard, today I will use your dog's blood to appease the spirits of the entire Nangong clan!"

Lu Hongsheng immediately waved his hand, locking the space and freezing Chen Wei and his Xuan Qi attack in mid-air. He looked at Chen Wei with surprise. At this moment, Han Qi also got into a fighting stance, ready to stop Lu Hongsheng's attack on Chen Wei.

However, Lu Hongsheng did not take any further action, but simply said, "Could it be that Young Hero Chen is a descendant of the Nangong family? I was wondering why you looked a bit like Nangong Yan. Rumor has it that I was the mastermind behind the destruction of the Nangong family. But that's not true!"

Han Qi sneered, "If it wasn't you, then who else could it be but Lu Hongyuan, the head of the Lu family? You should be brave enough to take responsibility for your actions, instead of being a coward. You plotted to destroy the Nangong family back then, and now you're plotting to destroy our Han family. If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place." After saying that, he gathered his strength in his hands and stood ready, in case Lu Hongsheng's conspiracy was exposed and he became desperate.

Lu Hongsheng looked at Han Qi and said with a serious expression, "Young heroes, there is no need to be so impulsive. It is not too late to make a move after I finish speaking. If I wanted to kill you, you would already be corpses. Today I will tell you the truth of the matter, and I will not resist whether you kill me or torture me."

After saying that, he released Chen Wei's spatial lock. Chen Wei was still furious, but his injuries had not healed and his face was slightly pale. Chen Wei slowly withdrew his Xuan Qi and said, "That's right, I am Nangong Yan's son, Nangong Weichen. You didn't expect me to still be alive, did you? Today I want to hear what you old thief has to say."

Lin Yuyao, who was listening to the conversation, was completely dumbfounded. She had heard about the extermination of the Nangong family in Muyun City, but she never expected that Chen Wei would be a survivor of the Nangong family.

At this moment, Han Qi also withdrew his Xuan Qi and stood with his arms crossed, looking at Lu Hongsheng with a cold expression.

Lu Hongsheng slowly said, "This matter has been hidden in my heart for fifteen years. Whether you believe it or not, I will tell you today. You have all seen my condition. As long as the ghoul's primordial spirit is strong enough, it can kill my primordial spirit. At that time, I'm afraid no one will know the truth." After speaking, Lu Hongsheng looked weary and narrowed his eyes, lost in memories.

Lu Hongsheng paused and said, "The origin of this matter can be traced back to the marriage alliance between the Nangong family and our Lu family. At that time, the eldest daughter of the Nangong family, Nangong Shanshan, was not a stunning beauty, but she was the most famous beauty in Muyun City. She was righteous and forthright, and her nine-section whip was superb. Everyone in Muyun City knew her. She was the dream lover of many young men. However, she and Lu Hongyuan, the current head of the Lu family, had made a marriage agreement since childhood."