NOVPUBChapter 819: Chapter 819 Reborn as Ning
Chapter 819: Chapter 819 Reborn as Ning
Huang Xiaolong didn’t eradicate the specter that possessed Xuanyuan Ba because a sudden inspiration struck him; he intended to use the method of “reincarnation through a borrowed corpse,” allowing Ji Zhengyu’s ghost to be reborn as a specter!
The Yin Tribe harbored massive ambitions to conquer the mortal realm. Huang Xiaolong was too unfamiliar with them, the adage of an unseen enemy against a visible one applied. Just as Ji Zhengyu perished and wished to return to life by borrowing a corpse, Huang Xiaolong prepared to make a bold attempt.
In this way, it was just like planting an undercover agent within the Yin Tribe!
However, Huang Xiaolong would not act rashly and force Ji Zhengyu.
After a conversation, Ji Zhengyu spoke with conviction, “Master, so this is how it is… The Yin Tribe is truly terrifying! Xuanyuan Ba had long been controlled by the Yin Tribe, meticulously setting up this sinister conspiracy. If not for your intervention, Master, the ancient martial world of Huaxia would have succumbed to being the Yin Tribe’s puppets long ago! The mere thought is terrifying! Good! Master, I am willing to be reborn as a specter to carry out an internal investigation! Even if I become a mere pawn in your mission to annihilate the Yin Tribe, it would be most gratifying!”
Ji Zhengyu was a man of chivalry while he was alive and even in death, he understood the broader implications.
Without further ado, he agreed to Huang Xiaolong’s plan.
Huang Xiaolong nodded slightly and released the specter from the soul cylinder.
The specter was still immobilized by Huang Xiaolong’s binding spell, with no escape to the heavens or entrance to the earth, its elongated and ferocious shadow trembling, struggling, wriggling, emitting chilling and sinister aura, sometimes sounding like the chirping of cicadas, and sometimes speaking human language, “Spare me! Please spare me, or else, the Crown Prince of our Yin Tribe will make you pay a severe price sooner or later!”
“Is… is this a specter?” The ghost of Ji Zhengyu was so frightened that it floated up and shrank into a corner of the room, nearly on the verge of collapse.
As the saying goes, upon death humans become ghosts that people fear, but upon death ghosts become specters, which even ghosts dread. If the character for specter is inscribed on a door, all malevolent spirits will stay thousands of miles away!
Now that Ji Zhengyu was a ghost, of course, he dreaded the specter.
“A ghost? You’ve actually kept a ghost?” the specter viciously said. “Feed it to me! Let me eat it!”
Huang Xiaolong’s eyes flickered as he reviewed the methods of reincarnation in his mind, then he took out a bottle of water from the River Styx from his canvas bag.
Spurt~~~~!
He poured a small bottle of the river water onto the specter.
“Ah~~~~~~!!!!”
Green smoke billowed instantly.
The specter let out a heart-wrenching howl, its shadow twisting continuously, but soon it fell completely silent.
Huang Xiaolong had already eradicated all of the specter’s emotions and memories.
It was turned into an existence similar to a “vegetative state.”
With a flick of his hand, the shadow floated up, approximately over two meters long, dark and gloomy, exuding an evil, sinister aura. The head of the shadow had a single horn, its spine was covered with dense spikes, and its tailbone extended more than a meter long, seemingly a tail.
This was perhaps the true form of the Yin Tribe; when they possessed humans, their shadows would disguise themselves as human shadows.
“Young Master Ji, don’t be afraid. Heh, I’ve already erased this specter’s emotional memories. You can safely be reborn through its body without ever having to worry about backlash.”
Huang Xiaolong rolled up his sleeves and placed the specter on the ground, then took out a large handful of blank yellow paper and wrote talisman characters on them.
He arranged the talismans around the specter according to a special orientation.
“This should do it…” Huang Xiaolong gathered his thoughts again, and then he softly chanted a spell.
The next moment!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The talismans ignited on their own!
One after another, the talismans entered the body of the specter!
“Young Master Ji, why are you still hesitating?” Huang Xiaolong’s eyes flashed with a brilliant light as he reached out and grabbed Ji Zhengyu’s spirit.”
Boom~~~!
With a casual toss, Ji Zhengyu’s ghost was thrown onto the specter’s body.
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Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
Golden light shot up!
Ji Zhengyu’s ghostly body was actually beginning to merge with the body of the Yin creature!
A dense web of talismanic scripts intertwined around them.
A full incense stick of time passed.
Only then did the talismans in the room disperse, leaving piles of talisman ash on the ground.
“Uh~~~~” The Yin creature on the ground shook its head, slowly floated up, and spoke in human tongue, “Master… My… My current state is really… really strange… I… I am no longer a ghost, but… but I am not human either…”
“Yes, you are like a ghost but not a ghost, like a human but not a human, because you are Yin!” Huang Xiaolong burst into laughter. “Success! I must be the first in the world to resurrect a ghost into a Yin…”
“Young Master Ji, now you possess some instincts of the Yin Tribe, such as the speed of light, the ability to speak the language of the Yin Tribe, and even devour the souls and bodies of humans…” Huang Xiaolong smiled, “But I’ve already chosen a corpse for you…”
Huang Xiaolong then took Xuanyuan Ba’s corpse out of his canvas bag.
The corpse of Xuanyuan Ba was in perfect condition, harboring no injuries.
Placing Xuanyuan Ba’s corpse flat on the ground, Huang Xiaolong drew numerous talismanic scripts again. “I will conduct another resurrection ritual, and as a Yin, you can take over Xuanyuan Ba’s corpse… and come back to life!”
“Let’s begin!” Huang Xiaolong rubbed his hands together eagerly.
“This is Xuanyuan Ba’s corpse! The ancient martial Crown Prince, Xuanyuan Ba!!!!!” Ji Zhengyu screamed shrilly.
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Ancient City.
The lonely moon hung high.
Within the city, heaps of bonfires were lit.
The Xuanyuan Family had taken over some of the palatial buildings in the city.
At that moment, within a small plaza, hundreds of members of the Xuanyuan Family were holding a secret meeting.
Presided over by Xuanyuan Zhou.
“Family Head, what should we do now? Are we to willingly submit to that Huang Xiaolong? Are the grudges of the three young masters to be forgotten?” an elder of the Xuanyuan Family said with indignation.
Under the flickering flames, Xuanyuan Zhou’s face darkened then lightened, his eyes seeping hatred deep to the bone.
“Talk of revenge now? With Huang Xiaolong dominating the world, his martial prowess is so inconceivably strong. We’re already thanking the gods he hasn’t crushed our Xuanyuan Family. Who would dare provoke him? Wish to live longer, do they?” Another antique of an elder sighed deeply. “We better leave this place as soon as possible. From now on, when people of our Xuanyuan Family see Huang Xiaolong, they should stay as far away as possible, to avoid clashing with him, lest it brings about our family’s destruction.”
“Hmph!” Xuanyuan Zhou snapped angrily, “This hatred is irreconcilable! It is impossible not to seek revenge! But for now, we can only swallow our pride. Presumably, everyone already knows that the true inheritance of the Kunlun Sect is still sealed within the Kunlun secret realm! Our Xuanyuan Family must obtain this inheritance!”
“Family Head, what do you mean?” someone asked.
Xuanyuan Zhou licked his lips, his eyes brimming with extreme greed. “It seems that that abomination, Huang Xiaolong, doesn’t mind us joining him in exploring the Kunlun secret realm… So, we shall feign civility and follow him tomorrow to ascend the snowy peaks, using him to explore the most important inheritance in the Kunlun secret realm! Once we have the true Kunlun inheritance, after smoldering in resentment for ten years, it might not be impossible to seek our revenge!”
“Seek revenge for what?” a disinterested male voice rang out.
“Who? Who’s there?” Xuanyuan Zhou’s face turned to one of shock and fear.
Then, a tall and imposing man strode forward with his hands clasped behind his back. His demeanor was extraordinary, his face chiseled, and he stood as if a god among men, radiating a noble aura that compelled onlookers to kneel and bow their heads in worship.
Under the pale moonlight, a long, slender shadow at his feet cast an immense, sinister air!
“Ba… Ba’er… you… you’re not dead? You’re still alive?” Xuanyuan Zhou screamed in horror.
Standing before him, if not the ancient martial Crown Prince Xuanyuan Ba, then who?
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