My Years in the Folklore World

Chapter 825: Human Skin Ghost King
"Guixu Order (special item), one of the magical instruments that the Sea God used to roam the seven seas. It has talismans and spells drawn with cinnabar that are ten thousand years old. It will not decay for a thousand years and will last for ten thousand years. Even after being circulated in the world for countless years, it still retains its efficacy."

"According to legend, the reason why the Sea God was able to conquer the seven seas and be invincible, becoming an existence that even the secular masters feared, was because he had a group of brave and invincible soldiers under his command - the Bu'eqin."

"And those Bu'eqin members are all deep-sea dead souls summoned by the Sea God using the Guixu Order. There was once a rumor, whose truth or falsity is unknown, saying that as long as you hold the Guixu Order, you can enter the legendary Guixu Sea Eye, which is where all waters converge and where many dead souls on the sea return home."

"In the secular world, life and death are clearly distinguished. Even the dead in different regions have different destinations after death. The souls of the dead who died in the sea will not enter the underworld, but will be led to the deep sea by Guixu, which is considered an alternative kingdom of death."

"After conquering Guixu, the Sea God used it as his source of troops. A large number of sea dead souls walked out from there and became members of the Bu'eqin. However, since the death of the Sea God, the Bu'eqin have been wandering in the deep sea dead city and no longer set foot in the mortal world. The Seven Treasures of the Sea God have also been scattered in the secular world."

"The seven major aquatic organizations spent a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to find the lost Seven Treasures of the Sea God, but in the end they did not receive any results and lost a lot of money and time in vain."

"Now, this Guixu Token has fallen into your hands by accident. As long as you set foot in the deep sea, you can use it to enter Guixu. You will not be disturbed by the ghosts in Guixu and can explore freely."

"Be careful, although the Guixu Order is one of the seven treasures of the Sea God, it is suspected to be cursed since the Sea God fell. Anyone who obtains the Guixu Order will encounter bad luck, or be killed by enemies, or die tragically, or accidentally offend someone they shouldn't offend. In short, they will not have a good ending."

"If you choose to keep this Guixu Order, you must be mentally prepared for this. On the contrary, if you throw it away, there will be no problem."

"Do you want to throw away the Guixu Order?"

Jiang Xinghuo didn't even think about it and directly chose no. What a joke! There is no way to just throw away something that has been handed to you.

"Since you insist on keeping the Guixu Order in your hands, I can only wish you good luck."

Looking at the game text on the phone screen, Jiang Xinghuo let out a long sigh. There was no way he would give up the Guixu Order, but he didn't expect that this was something left behind by the Sea God.

Logically speaking, the god worshipped in this dilapidated temple should be the fallen sea god.

No wonder the game text's description of this temple is a bit strange. It is neither a Taoist temple nor a Buddhist temple. Instead, it has the specifications of a palace. Now that we know that the god of the sea is enshrined here, everything makes sense.

The secular land is controlled by the secular lord, the underworld is governed by the underworld lord, and the deep sea is ruled by the sea god.

It can be said that the sea god is the master of all the seas in the secular world. His status and position are no less than that of the lord of the secular world. They are both kings who rule over countless living beings.

Jiang Xinghuo pondered for a while and continued to push forward the text.

"Now that you have obtained the Guixu Order, what are your plans next?"

"Do you want to go back to the clay figurine house to communicate with the clay figurine craftsman and ask for the specific reasons? Or do you plan to leave here directly and go to the beach to test the effect of Guixu Order?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the two options and was about to choose to return to the Clay Man's House, but before he pressed the relevant option, the phone screen suddenly flashed and a new text message popped up on it.

Jiang Xinghuo narrowed his eyes slightly. Based on his past gaming experience, this situation usually only occurs when a plot outside of the original interaction is triggered. In other words, this new pop-up text is not within the normal plot and is a new interaction that is suddenly triggered.

"You put the Guixu Order into your backpack and were about to leave this dilapidated temple when suddenly a Taoist priest walked in and greeted you with a smile."

"You have been discovered, Cloud Traveler."

"The Taoist priest introduced himself as a wandering mountain hermit. After arriving in Lingnan, he heard that the clay figurine craftsman's house was haunted. I only saw him subdue the two green-clothed ghosts, but I didn't expect that you would be one step ahead and suppress the two evil ghosts."

"Afterwards, Yunyou wanted to come out and greet you, but he saw you rushing out of the city, so he followed you out of curiosity and witnessed everything that just happened. He then showed up to meet you and hoped to make a deal with you. He is willing to use an epic Taoist technique in exchange for the two green ghosts you subdued and suppressed, as well as the cinnabar fire sign you just obtained."

"Although Yunyou spoke very politely, you found that there were more than a dozen talismans posted outside the dilapidated temple. They were all killing talismans of Han Jian from the Taoist sect."

When Jiang Xinghuo saw this, he immediately understood that this grandson was planning to rob him of his things and his words were all lies. He didn't believe that the other party would really use an epic spell to exchange for what he had.

To take a step back, even if this tourist really had such an intention, he had no intention of making a deal. Whether it was the Guixu Order or the two green ghosts, their value far exceeded that of an epic spell. There was no way he could trade these two things.

So when the game text popped up the relevant options, Jiang Xinghuo made his choice without any hesitation.

"Do you want to agree to the conditions proposed by this wandering Taoist priest and use the two green-robed evil spirits and the Guixu Order as bargaining chips in exchange for the epic magic in his hand?"

Jiang Xinghuo chose "no" decisively and made his choice the moment the option popped up.

"You rejected the conditions proposed by the Wandering Taoist Priest. The Wandering Taoist Priest's expression changed slightly. Although his smile did not fade, his voice became much colder, and he continued to talk to you with threatening words."

"If you don't agree to the conditions it proposed, then it can only rob it by force, because this dilapidated temple is dedicated to the elders of its master, and the cinnabar fire sign is also a treasure passed down from generation to generation in the master's sect. It is absolutely not allowed to fall into the hands of outsiders." Wow! Jiang Xinghuo saw that this was obviously a robbery, and he even found an excuse to say that it was a treasure passed down from the master's ancestors. It is estimated that this wandering Taoist priest does not even know who is enshrined in the dilapidated temple. He is really shameless.

"You still insisted on your own ideas and rejected the conditions of the wandering Taoist priest."

"There is no point in talking without saying anything. Your conversation with the wandering Taoist priest ended unpleasantly. The wandering Taoist priest also tore off the last of his disguise, revealing his vicious face. A strong aura of evil emanated from his body. Ferocious and vicious faces emerged from his body like asphalt. His blood-red eyes were filled with bestiality and brutality, as if he wanted to tear apart all the lives in front of him."

"When you saw the changes in the wandering Taoist priest, you remembered something in the past. You seemed to have seen this kind of magic before. Ah! Now you remember that when you were in the Maoshan Sect in Xishen City, a Maoshan elder also practiced the same magic, called the Seven Evils Gathering Body."

"This evil magic is specially cultivated with the souls of children. Once it is cultivated to perfection, it will have infinite power. However, because this magic is against the harmony of nature, it has long been listed as a forbidden magic. Anyone who dares to practice it without permission will be killed!"

"And looking at the aura displayed by this wandering Taoist priest in front of you, he is much stronger than the Maoshan elder you met before. He has already reached the realm of perfection. There are at least hundreds of innocent souls who have died at his hands. What do you plan to do now?"

"Will you flee here immediately and not confront the wandering Taoist priest head-on? Or will you stay here, uphold justice, and get rid of this evil sorcerer who has lost all conscience?"

"If you choose to leave, with the means you have, this wandering Taoist priest will not be able to keep you, so what do you plan to do?"

Looking at the two options, Jiang Xinghuo thought for a moment and chose to stay here to see if he could kill this wandering Taoist priest.

Of course, the reason why he chose to stay was not entirely for the sake of upholding justice, but more importantly, he wanted to silence the witness. If the Taoist priest spread the news about Guixu Order, those who knew the inside story would target him, which would bring him endless troubles, especially the seven major water organizations in the secular world. They were almost wiped out by Bu'eqin under the command of Poseidon. It was impossible for him to let the Seven Treasures of Poseidon wander around and pose a threat to them, even if the threat might be small.

"You chose to fight the wandering Taoist head-on. You used the Five Thunders Technique. Brilliant lightning flashed and filled the entire ruined temple. It collided with the wandering Taoist's Seven Evils. The two completely different but mutually restraining forces collided and immediately caused an explosion. The entire ruined temple was covered by this force and collapsed into ruins in an instant. The statue of the sea god was also completely destroyed. However, you noticed with your sharp eyes that there was something hidden inside the collapsed statue of the sea god, and it was shining."

"The wandering Taoist priest also found that thing, but it was much closer than you, so he grabbed it directly in his hand."

"But you were well prepared and immediately used the Five Ghosts Moving Technique. The wandering Taoist took the item and before he could even feel the warmth, you used the Moving Technique to snatch it away into your hands."

"The wandering Taoist priest suddenly became furious, and with a strange roar, he tore open his chest with his hands. Countless ghosts in human skin flew out, emitting sharp screams and flew towards you frantically."

"You formed seals with your hands, and lightning spread out in all directions like a tide. The human-skin ghosts that rushed towards you were destroyed into ashes by the lightning before they came into contact with you. At the same time, you also discovered the true identity of this wandering Taoist priest."

"You have discovered the Human-Skinned Ghost King."

"The Human Skin Ghost King is a monster that escaped from the depths of the underworld. It can split into thousands of human skin ghosts. As long as there is one piece of human skin intact, it can be resurrected indefinitely. If it lets go without any scruples, a human skin ghost king can destroy a city overnight."

"But this ghost king with human skin escaped from the underworld Huangquan. He was very afraid of being hunted down by the Lord of Huangquan, so he dared not show his power and could only practice the Seven Evils in secret."

"It risked being exposed to talk to you this time because it discovered the presence of the Green-robed Evil Ghosts. With its current level of cultivation, as long as it can refine the two Green-robed Evil Ghosts, it will be able to truly possess a flesh and blood body. Although it will not be able to contend with the Lord of the Underworld by then, it will at least be able to conceal its perception from the other party. As long as it does not take the initiative to jump in front of the Lord of the Underworld, it will basically be free."

"However, I met you here. You are a cursed person from the Land of Exile. You would not pose any threat to it."

"But you know the most yang and positive thunder method, so the evil magic of the Seven Evils is completely restrained. It has no choice but to use the ability of the human skin ghost, hoping to kill you in the shortest time possible, and then escape with the green-clothed ghost to avoid being found by the ghost messenger sent by the Lord of the Underworld."

"Unfortunately, the Human-Skinned Ghost King still underestimated you, the Exile. According to its original idea, even if you know thunder magic, with your weak cultivation, you can't hold on for too long. When your magic power is exhausted, you will turn into a human-skinned ghost."

"But it never expected that the durability of your magic power was far beyond its imagination. The five internal organs in your body slowly awakened, and the five elements circulated, forming a great cycle. The magic power continued to grow, enough to sustain the raging lightning."

"The Human Skin Ghost King watched his skin quickly dissipate, knowing that he was doomed today. If he continued to hold on, he might not be able to save his life. He immediately controlled the Human Skin Ghosts to scatter like birds and beasts, shooting in all directions. As long as one piece of human skin could escape, the remaining Human Skin Ghosts could be refined again."

"Are you going to stop it?"

Jiang Xinghuo looked at the description in the game text. The human-skin ghosts can split into thousands and escape. Unless all the human-skin ghosts can be killed at the same time, there is no point in destroying those human skins. At most, it will let them rest for a while. By then, in order to recover from the damage, they will kill innocent people indiscriminately.

"You took out the Soul-Hunting Chain Gun."

"You cast the power of thunder on the chain gun, and the chain gun, emitting brilliant lightning, quickly pounced in all directions like a poisonous snake chasing after souls. Although the speed of those human-skinned ghosts was fast, they were not as fast as the speed of the chain gun. They were hung in the air by the chain gun like kites, and they dissipated without a trace after the lightning passed."

"The Human-Skin Ghost King didn't expect that your method could completely restrain its Human-Skin Ghost Shadow, and it couldn't help but beg for mercy from you. As long as you are willing to spare its life, it is willing to serve you as its master and obey your orders, and will never betray you in the future."

"Do you want to spare the Human-Skin Ghost King?"

(End of this chapter)