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No, if we stay here any longer, we’ll definitely be burned to death!
The pressure Zhu Ling brought upon the ghost was simply too immense, and finally, the ghost couldn’t bear it any longer, forcibly extracting itself from Ma Baoguo’s body.
Only by doing so could it escape the Illusory Realm.
However, just as it left Ma Baoguo’s body, Wang Xing, holding a Peach Wood Dagger, stabbed it fiercely into its chest!
As soon as the Peach Wood Dagger pierced the ghost’s chest, the misty aura around the ghost dissipated by more than half in an instant.
It could clearly feel its strength weakening.
The ghost, not giving up, attempted to strike back.
But just at that moment, golden runes suddenly appeared on the Peach Wood Sword, and in just a few seconds, these golden runes turned into golden threads, swiftly entwining the ghost so tightly that it couldn’t move!
Seizing the opportunity while the ghost was immobilized, Wang Xing took out the Qiankun Bag and threw it over the ghost’s head.
The massive ghost was instantly sucked into the Qiankun Bag by a tremendous force, without any chance to resist.
After Wang Xing sealed the ghost in the Qiankun Bag, the chill wind on the square quickly dissipated, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
If not for witnessing it with his own eyes, Wu Bin would have found it hard to believe that a ghost could affect the weather around it.
Wang Xing moved his neck around and let out a long breath of relief, saying, "I really thought I was going to die just now, thankfully it came out of that uncle’s body on its own."
"But he clearly had the upper hand, why did he do that?"
Wang Xing was puzzled, unable to understand the reason behind the ghost’s action.
What he didn’t know was that it was because Wu Bin first made the ghost drowsy, followed by Zhu Ling directly entering the dream and putting tremendous psychic pressure on the ghost, leading to this outcome.
However, as long as the ghost was captured, that was all that mattered.
"Song Bing, don’t just stand there like a fool, come over and help carry Uncle Ma out."
The three of them worked together to carry Ma Baoguo to the nearest security room.
The guard on duty was startled and hurried off to find the school doctor.
Not long after the guard left, Ma Baoguo lying on the bed slowly regained consciousness.
"Am I still alive?"
Looking around at the familiar setting, Ma Baoguo was somewhat perplexed.
He had assumed that once the ghost inside him came out, his death was certain.
Yet, unexpectedly, he was still alive.
Wu Bin said, "Uncle Ma, don’t worry, that ghost has been subdued by Taoist Wang. But why was that ghost inside you? What exactly happened in the old building before?"
Wu Bin was filled with doubts at this point.
He had originally thought the old building caught fire accidentally, but now it seemed not only had it been deliberate, but it also had been planned for a long time.
After a moment of silence, Ma Baoguo said, "I had intended to take this secret to the grave, but I never expected you would be investigating this matter, let alone that you’d be able to deal with the Ghost King."
The Ghost King?
Wu Bin grew even more puzzled.
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What is a Ghost King?
Seeing Wu Bin look towards him, Wang Xing explained, "The Ghost King is a classification of ghosts based on their level and strength. Generally speaking, Ghost Kings have a strong territorial consciousness, and there would only be one Ghost King in a large area."
"Wherever a Ghost King exists, living people often die unnatural or wrongful deaths, and the souls of these deceased then become minions of the Ghost King, doing more harm to the world on his behalf."
"In terms of individual strength, Ghost Kings are extremely powerful. The one we just dealt with, having been sealed for a long time and not fully merged with a physical body, probably only unleashed thirty percent of its actual power."
Upon hearing this, Wu Bin was immediately shocked.
If a Ghost King at only thirty percent of its strength was already so perverted, wouldn’t a Ghost King at its peak simply annihilate them on the spot?
Wang Xing turned to Ma Baoguo and said, "Uncle, you don’t seem to be familiar with magical arts, probably just an ordinary person, right? Why was the Ghost King sealed inside your body?"
Ma Baoguo sighed and recounted the whole story of what happened.
Ma Baoguo was indeed an ordinary person who knew nothing about magical arts or Ghost Kings.
But on the day the old building had its accident, a Taoist also appeared at the scene of the fire.
This Taoist had high cultivation and immediately noticed something was off with the fire and also discovered the recently awakened Ghost King.
The Taoist fought the Ghost King at its peak for an entire day, with both sides ending up severely injured.
The Taoist had set up a barrier before the battle with the Ghost King, which normal people could not approach, so no one realized anything was amiss with the old building.
However, due to his special constitution, Ma Baoguo had always been able to hear unusual noises coming from the old building.
Therefore, he went to investigate the old building alone and happened to see the Taoist who had been gravely injured.
Recognizing that Ma Baoguo could walk straight into the formation, the Taoist immediately realized that Ma Baoguo had an extraordinary constitution. After asking for Ma Baoguo’s birth date and time, the Taoist did not hesitate and decided to seal the Ghost King inside Ma Baoguo’s body.
As long as Ma Baoguo did not die or return to the old building, the Ghost King would absolutely be unable to break the seal and re-emerge in the human world.
After hearing Ma Baoguo reveal his date and time of birth, Wang Xing immediately understood.
"Uncle Ma, you served in the military before, right? Have you killed anyone?"
Ma Baoguo said somewhat awkwardly, "I’ve participated in a few battles and managed to kill a few enemies, fortunately."
"That explains it."
Wang Xing explained, "Uncle Ma has a tough fate, inherently suited for killing, and having blood on your hands means that your presence naturally suppresses evil spirits very strongly."
"That’s precisely why that senior decided to seal the Ghost King inside your body."
"With the Ghost King sealed inside your body, you could not only suppress it but also gradually refine it with your murderous aura, weakening its power. By the time you reach your sixties or seventies, the Ghost King’s essence will likely have been mostly refined by you."
"That senior truly possessed a formidable sealing technique. It’s a mystery which sect’s master he was."
Only those who have genuinely studied Taoist magic would know how powerful that Taoist was.
Using another person’s fate as a prison to seal the Ghost King at its peak inside their body.
And it wasn’t just a seal — as time passed, the technique continuously weakened the Ghost King’s strength.
This was also why the Ghost King was so weak when it had been released, even managing to fight Wang Xing on equal footing.
If it weren’t for the senior’s impressive Sealing Skill, they would have died there when the Ghost King broke free from the seal.
The group exchanged glances, each of them feeling a lingering sense of fear.
