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Chapter 375 Where is the body you prepared for me?

In the mortal world, at the stronghold of a certain ghost slave organization.

"I suppose everyone has received the ancestor's warning. Ghost Heart Ancestor, something's wrong."

The leader of the Ghost Skin lineage stared expressionlessly at the remaining three lineage leaders among the five lineages.

The Ghost Skin Clan Leader was puzzled by this news, and he believed that the other clan leaders were the same.

But this was what the Ghost Skin Ancestor told him. The connection between ancestors cannot be faked. In addition, he tried to contact the Ghost Heart Pulse Master but received no response. All of this confirmed the authenticity of the news.

Do you know what happened?

The Ghost Eye Clan Master stared at the Ghost Skin Clan Master with his pair of red eyes, devoid of any warmth.

"I don't know, but before that, I received some information that the Ghost Heart Clan Master had summoned a group of Ghost Heart Clan members to a certain place, and afterwards, it seems that a battle broke out in that place."

“My men saw that the sun blazed overhead that night.”

Ghost Skin's words gave the other three factions an answer in their hearts.

Under the blazing sun, who else but the Bureau of Polls could be there?
"The Bureau of Investigation is getting more and more aggressive. But can the Bureau of Investigation alone destroy the Ghost Heart Clan Master and the Ghost Heart Ancestor?" the Ghost Bone Clan Master said in a hoarse voice. "Leaving aside the Ghost Heart Clan Master's strength, how did the Bureau of Investigation find the Ghost Heart Ancestor?"

Even they themselves did not know the location of the patriarch of the Ghost Heart lineage.

Furthermore, the Ghost Heart Clan Master once said that unless more than three Black Abysses were mobilized, no one could breach the location of the Ghost Heart Ancestor.

For the sake of a Ghost Heart Ancestor, would the Bureau of Investigation really go to such great lengths?

"It seems that the Great Xia Dynasty is still not chaotic enough."

The red light in the eyes of the Ghost Eye Master intensified.

"We'll talk about the Bureau of Investigation later. The problem now is that we've lost contact with the Ghost Heart Ancestor, and a part of the Master's body is missing. What should we do?"

The Ghost Skin Pulse Master's gaze swept over the three Pulse Masters: Ghost Body, Ghost Bone, and Ghost Eye.

The Ghost Eye Clan Master spoke first: "The Ghost Heart Clan isn't completely wiped out. Find one, then communicate with the Master and have the Master recreate another Ghost Heart Ancestor."

"Ha, create another one? A vengeful ghost or a fiend? Are we going to have to wait decades for the Ghost Heart lineage to advance to the Black Abyss?"

"The Ghost Bone Clan Master said coldly."

The Ghost Eye Pulse Master turned to look at the Ghost Bone Pulse Master: "So you mean we don't need the Ghost Heart, and the four of us will welcome our master?"

The Ghost Bone Clan Master shook his head.

"Of course not. Besides our four, there are four other Ghost Slave lineages. If the heart is gone, then we don't need the heart anymore. We can just bring in one more from the other four lineages to form a new five lineages."

The Ghost Eye Master laughed.

"Bring one over? If we could bring one over, we wouldn't have only had the five clans in the first place."

Listening to the conversation between the Ghost Eye Clan Master and the Ghost Bone Clan Master, the Ghost Skin Clan Master suddenly said, "I agree to bring one of them over."

"As for whether they are willing or not, there is no need to worry. The last time the Ghost Heart lineage made their master come into being, it has already tempted the people of the four lineages."

“After the Ghost Heart Ancestor got into trouble, one of his factions contacted me.”

The three pulse masters turned their heads.

"Who?"

"Ghost Scorpion".

"Ghost Scorpion?"

A hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the Ghost Eye Master.

The Ghost Scorpion Ancestor was quite powerful, but he was seriously injured fifty years ago and had been hiding in the underworld ever since. The only time he appeared in recent years was when he was lured out by the divine messenger.

A single Blood Calamity-level Divine Envoy member managed to subdue the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor.

If it weren't for the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor severing one of his own tails, the Ghost Slave Organization would probably only have eight meridians left.

The Ghost Eye Clan Master looked down on such an existence, but he didn't say anything.

As the Ghost Bone Clan Master said, it's better to find an existing one than to cultivate a new Ghost Heart Ancestor.

Of the five lineages, apart from Ghost Heart and Ghost Skin Ancestors who have advanced to the Black Abyss, the other three lineage ancestors are not far from advancing to the Black Abyss.

If the Ghost Heart is to be re-cultivated, the other lineages will have to wait too long. The Ghost Eye doesn't want to wait, and naturally, the other three lineages don't want to wait either.

So, let's call it Ghost Scorpion then and take over the master first.

With the master's abilities, what can't he have in the future?

Seeing that the other three did not object, the Ghost Skin Clan Master said, "In that case, the Ghost Scorpion Clan shall join the new Five Clans."

"Get ready, we're going to see Ghost Scorpion to perform a ritual to communicate with our master."

……

Two hours later.

In a certain dark and shadowy region, the four lineage leaders of Ghost Skin, Ghost Body, Ghost Bone, and Ghost Eye, led by the lineage leader of Ghost Scorpion, walked towards the ruins.

Along the way, various poisonous insects would occasionally attack the group, but without exception, they were crushed and turned into smoke when they came within three meters of the four of them.

The leaders of the original five Ghost Slave lineages were already aware of this scene, but only the Ghost Scorpion lineage leader looked at the Ghost Body lineage leader among the four with a solemn expression.

Although the Nine Ghost Slave Lineages all belong to the Ghost Slave Organization, apart from the five lineages that create the physical bodies, which have a relatively close connection, the connections between the other four lineages are not much different from those between the members of the Divine Messenger.

Therefore, the Ghost Scorpion Master did not actually know much about the strength of the five Masters, only that they were all at the Blood Calamity level, but the strength of the Blood Calamity level was also different.

Now, seeing even ferocious ghosts being dispersed by the aura emanating from the Ghost Body Master, Ghost Scorpion felt somewhat uneasy.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the ancestor is not much stronger than the Ghost Body Pulse Master?

If the Ghost Body Clan Master is like this, then what about the Ghost Body Ancestor...?

Speechless all the way.

Amidst the complex emotions of the Ghost Scorpion Clan Master, the group ventured deep into the ruins and entered a space constructed from the rubble.

Soon, they spotted the white scorpion, which was less than the size of a palm, quietly coiled on a small platform inside the ruins.

"Ancestor, a person with ghost skin, ghost body, ghost bones, and ghost eyes has arrived."

The Ghost Scorpion Clan Master bowed deeply and spoke.

As soon as he finished speaking, the white scorpion stretched out its legs, which had been tucked away at its sides, and lifted its body up.

The two pincers that had been hidden in front of it also emerged.

However, at this moment, the four members of the Ghost Skin Clan did not focus their attention on these places. They were all looking at the three scorpion tails that were constantly retracting from the ruins behind the white scorpion.

It took a full half minute for all three scorpion tails to retract.

During this time, the four heard friction sounds coming from all directions.

It turns out that the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor's three tails covered the entire ruins!

This scene startled the four of them.

Indeed, none of those who can be called patriarchs are simple characters.

However, the observant among them noticed that one of the three retracted scorpion tails was noticeably shorter than the other two by a segment, and everyone knew what that meant.

Just then, one of the white scorpion's three tails pierced into the ruins.

Soon, a body... no, half a body with only the upper body was pulled up from under the rubble, and the scorpion tail was stuck directly into the back of the head of that half body.

The half-body was dressed in a tattered robe, which covered the missing lower half of the body.

Now, suspended in the air by a scorpion's tail, its hem swaying, its pale, bluish-gray face making it look more like a ghost than a human.

However, all four of them, including the Ghost Skin Clan Master, sensed a gradually reviving 'life force' emanating from that half-body. Just as the four were examining the original body, suddenly, without warning, the body opened its eyes.

A pair of gray eyes stared at the four of them.

After a long while, the half-body spoke.

"Since everyone's here, let's begin. I'm willing to give everything for my master's arrival."

Upon hearing what the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor said, the four lineage masters did not say anything more and each stood in one of the four directions of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor.

The Ghost Scorpion Clan Master took a few steps back, watching the four people make different movements.

The leader of the Ghost Skin lineage peeled off his own skin, starting from the top. His bloody and mangled body fell backward like a corpse, leaving only an empty human skin standing there.

Cracks appeared on the body of the leader of the Ghost Bone lineage, and a pure white skeleton stained with blood emerged from the skin.

The leader of the Ghost Eye lineage gouged out his own eyes, held them in his hands, and stood still.

The only one who didn't move was the leader of the Ghost Body lineage; he just stood there quietly.

After everything was over, a thin wisp of pale red aura emerged from the skin of the Ghost Skin Pulse Master, the bones of the Ghost Bone Pulse Master, the eyes of the Ghost Eye Pulse Master, and the chest of the Ghost Body Pulse Master. This aura, like a thin thread, gradually spread out from the four locations and converged above the location of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor.

At a certain moment, when the four blood-red auras came into contact, the Ghost Scorpion Clan Master couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

Although he also possessed this aura, it was always just a wisp.

He hadn't expected that the four strands combined would give him such a strong feeling.

Could it be that all four of them were wrong before? Did the master actually need this body?

Otherwise, how can this intense feeling be explained?
The Ghost Scorpion Clan Master was lost in thought, fearing that his master would punish them when he arrived.

What the Ghost Scorpion Clan Master didn't know was that at this moment, the four clan masters who were communicating with their 'master' also had similar thoughts to him.

Never before had they felt such strong feelings for their master.

Could it be that the master is quite fond of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor's body?
Otherwise, how can we explain the fact that this is the first time in so many years that we have felt such a strong response?
Could it be that the 'master' doesn't like human bodies, but prefers non-human beings?
For a moment, the four lineage leaders felt a pang of bitterness.

Wouldn't that allow the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor to dominate the Five Families?
They were filled with jealousy. If they had known this would happen, they would not have come to find Ghost Scorpion, even if they had re-cultivated Ghost Heart!

But now that things have come to this, they can't back down even if they want to.

The Ghost Scorpion Ancestor was unaware of the thoughts of the several lineage leaders.

He just felt that his master was very, very close to him!
Seeing the convergence of the four auras, the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor finally couldn't resist and released the more conspicuous aura from his body.

"Master, your loyal servant, Ghost Scorpion, is willing to give everything for you, willing to become your vessel, and to be at your beck and call!"

On the mangled body of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor, his face, filled with fanaticism, shouted towards the intersection of the five lines.

But then, something horrifying happened.

Both the Four Meridians Master and the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor discovered that the wisp of aura related to their master within their bodies was rapidly surging towards the point of convergence in the air.

In the blink of an eye, the aura within them, including that of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor, vanished completely.

In their shock, they suddenly saw something emerge from the intersection.

A heart.

A beating...heart!
"This, what is this?"

The Ghost Scorpion Master, who had been watching from the sidelines, was unaware of what the others had experienced, but he had never heard that the master would bestow blessings when communicating with him!

Before the Ghost Scorpion Clan Master could figure out what was going on, his heart started beating.

It flew towards the location of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor's half-dead body, and then a thin red thread emerged from its heart, piercing through the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor's chest.

As it stirred, a hole was ripped open in the chest of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor, and inside the hole was the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor's original heart.

At this moment, it is wrapped with layers of red thread.

The two hearts, connected by a red thread, are gradually drawing closer and coming together.

After the red line disappeared, a heart was exposed on the chest of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor, beating continuously.

Each heartbeat stirs up a fine cloud of dust around them.

Suddenly, the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor opened his eyes again.

Those eyes swept over the four pulse masters who had already returned to normal.

The four people who could previously meet the gaze of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor all lowered their heads at this moment.

The four men had accumulated a mountain of doubts, but none of them dared to ask.

They had their suspicions, but dared not believe them.

Just then, they heard the voice of the Ghost Scorpion Ancestor.

"Where is the body you prepared for me?"

The deep-seated fear caused all five clan leaders present to kneel down.

Bang bang bang bang!

Their bodies were trembling, but it wasn't fear!
……

In a farmhouse courtyard, an old man and an old woman are sitting facing each other, drinking tea.

Who could believe that these two white-haired old men were the two Grand Guides at the very top of the Divine Messenger Organization?
"The Ghost Slave area has been rather unsettled lately; it seems they're afraid."

Wang Taihong poured a cup of tea for the old woman opposite him and said.

"Them? Heh, just a bunch of rabble."

The old woman, holding her teacup, said something.

“We are merely guiding the Lord’s will to descend, but they are thinking of creating a divine body so that the Lord can be born into the world.”

"If adults could be born so easily, given the number of adults we've come into contact with, why would the Great Xia Dynasty still have a Bureau of Public Opinion Investigation?"

Wang Taihong smiled.

"That being said, we are all still exploring. It would be impossible to persist for fifty years without certain abilities."

The old woman glanced at Wang Taihong: "What are you trying to say?"

Wang Taihong put down the teapot, first sighing, "This teapot is ultimately not as spacious as the previous one," before continuing, "I plan to join forces with Ghost Slaves and other folk organizations to make Great Xia even more chaotic."

“During this period, all of Great Xia’s attention has been on us, and our regional strongholds have suffered heavy losses. Although the Ghost Slave Organization has diverted some attention from us, it seems that the Bureau of Investigation is still planning to target us alone.”

"That does not work."

"If the Great Xia were in even more chaos, they probably wouldn't bother with us anymore."

Upon hearing this, the old woman only asked one question: "What about the underworld?"

"...The Underworld, I already have it in my plans. Our people know that there is a base in the Underworld. As long as we find the location of the Underworld's base, I will make them feel the pain."

Wang Taihong squinted his eyes.

"If you don't object, I'll send someone to find the Ghost Slave."

The old woman nodded and then said, "Since we are going to integrate those organizations in the community, we naturally need a leader. We need to let the people who go take that person's things with them. Otherwise, the people in other organizations will not so easily acknowledge us as their leaders."

Wang Taihong nodded.

"As it should be."

……

(End of this chapter)