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Chapter 376 Ascending to the Third Yama King! (Bonus Chapter 513)

Based on the memories of the Ghost Heart lineage's strongholds that he had previously obtained, Chen Xin searched all those places thoroughly.

The stock of Blood Ganoderma and Ghost Ganoderma has increased significantly, but no further information has been found.

These lowly members of the Ghost Heart Clan had no idea about the other organizations' strongholds. However, Chen Xin learned a lot of little secrets about public figures in the Great Xia Dynasty from these Ghost Heart Clan underlings.

Under the spell cast by the Ghost Heart lineage, these so-called secrets cease to be secrets.

However, none of this was of any use to Chen Xin.

Without the news of 'assimilation', Chen Xin felt a sense of urgency.

The Yin virtue that Chen Xin originally intended to keep for a while was completely consumed, upgrading three Yin Si level talismans to the Yama level.

The first thing to improve is the mesh screen!

There are three versions of the Net Screen. The first version specializes in identifying evil spirits, the second version specializes in suppressing evil spirits, and the third version combines both, but the effectiveness of both is reduced.

Chen Xin most often used the first version, since he had many talismans that could ward off evil spirits.

When Luo Wangshai was promoted to the Yin Si level, he gained the ability of "Cleansing Evil". This ability could not be used by the first version of Luo Wangshai, but only by the second and third versions.

Chen Xin only used the "Cleansing Evil" technique when cleaning up the Water Ghost River, and the effect was okay.

However, upgrading the Yin Si-level talisman to the Yama-level is not for the purpose of controlling ghosts and spirits, but to obtain a more powerful ability to detect evil.

The investment of 100,000 units of merit did not disappoint Chen Xin.

The Yama-level Net Screen has an additional suffix: 【Tracing the Source】!
【Tracing the source】includes two aspects: one is backtracking, and the other is tracing back.

Retrospection refers to the ability to trace back the flow of Qi (vital energy) within a certain region over a period of time.

Chen Xin tested this ability. When he used the rewind function, it was as if he had entered the underworld, and everything around him was cut off from him.

He, on the other hand, acted as an observer, watching the various changes in the energy flow in the target area.

The so-called Qi mechanism refers to all the energy that is different from ordinary things, such as Yin energy, Yang energy, and the power of Qi and blood. The Luowang sieve can display all of these.

However, it can only reveal the energy, not the specific images, let alone the specific people or ghosts.

Of course, the ability to go back is not without limitations. This capability can only go back up to seven days. Beyond seven days, it cannot be displayed.

As for tracing back, it is actually an extension of retrospection.

When Chen Xin sees a certain Qi mechanism during the retrospection, he can intercept that part of the Qi mechanism and trace it back.

The so-called tracing refers to showing the trajectory of the corresponding Qi within seven days.

Once the net screen locks onto that aura, Chen Xin will exit his previous state. But at this moment, he can see the trajectory of that aura over the past seven days since its appearance through the net screen.

If Chen Xin is willing, he can follow the trajectory of that aura and track it to all the places the other party has passed through within the past seven days!
However, the limitation is that only one Qi mechanism can be locked, and the prerequisite is that it must be seen!
After a brief trial, Chen Xin discovered the true method for using the [Source Tracing] ability.

That is, backtracking → tracing back → backtracking → tracing back...

That is, first trace back to obtain a certain Qi mechanism, then trace that Qi mechanism to a designated location, and then continue to trace back from the designated location, and so on. As long as the Qi mechanism is locked by the net sieve, it can definitely be traced to the final location.

Unfortunately, the net sieve cannot penetrate the boundary between Yin and Yang, allowing one to see from the Yang world to the Yin realm.

In other words, if someone uses a 'door' to disappear from the mortal world and enter the underworld, Chen Xin can only trace back to the location where they disappeared in the mortal world.

As for the Underworld, Chen Xin needs to go there first to find the location of the other party's route, and only after 'seeing' it can he trace it back.

This process must be completed within seven days; if it exceeds seven days, the goal will be lost forever.

Chen Xin thought that perhaps only by upgrading the Yama-level net screen to the next higher level could he break through the boundary between Yin and Yang and trace back from the mortal world to the underworld.

However, this ability is still quite useful to Chen Xin at the moment.

At least Chen Xin has already locked onto the 'assimilation' energy from the Netherworld!

To Chen Xin's dismay, after chasing through dozens of Yin-Yang regions with the Net Screen, he ultimately lost the location of 'Assimilation'.

At that location, there were no doors or cracks; 'assimilation' seemed to have vanished into thin air.

That said, after Luo Wangshai was promoted to Yama, he gained more than just the obvious ability to trace the source.

The Yama-level Net Screen can control the sub-body, allowing Chen Xin to see what he wants through the sub-body. Of course, Chen Xin can also project his consciousness using the "Complete Collection of Suppressing Objects".

However, Luo Wang Sieve has other capabilities, namely, sound transmission and sharing of Qi trajectory.

Chen Xin can transmit his voice to a sub-body's net screen through the Yama-level net screen. At the same time, he can also share the energy he has locked with other sub-body's energy. Those sub-body's energy that has been shared can then see the shared energy.

In this way, the sub-body can help find the opportunity trajectory.

This ability is very important to Chen Xin.

If it comes down to the sheer number of underworld officials, this ability is essentially the same whether you have it or not.

However, the Bureau of Investigation is now very fond of the Net Screen, a talisman that can be used by both Yin and Yang cultivators. In addition, the Net Screen is easy to make, and now the number of Bureau of Investigation members using the Net Screen in the entire Great Xia Dynasty has exceeded 100,000!

This number is the number after the Bureau of Polling restrictions.

Otherwise there will be even more!
Chen Xin immediately shared the 'assimilated' Qi with the existing 100,000 daughter bodies.

This operation went unnoticed by any users of the net screen, because as long as they didn't see the 'assimilation' trajectory, it wouldn't trigger a special field of vision and therefore wouldn't affect them.

Chen Xin did this simply to cast a wide net.

Perhaps 'assimilation' has already moved from the underworld to the mortal realm, and perhaps some investigator from the Bureau of Investigation just happened to witness the trajectory of 'assimilation' while on a mission.

The above are the newly acquired abilities of the Yama-level Net Screen.

Chen Xin felt that spending those 100,000 merits was well worth it!
At least he no longer has to fly around like a headless fly when it comes to the matter of 'assimilation'.

Then there's the second guardian spirit that Chen Xin promoted to the Yama level: the reed!
Previously, the Yin Si level reed obtained a [Soul Hook] ability, which can refine ghosts into barbs on the reed. The barbs can control ghosts and also launch attacks on them that are like being slowly sliced ​​to death.

The promotion of reeds was naturally also for the purpose of 'assimilation'.

Although the Yama-level reeds are still somewhat insufficient for 'assimilation', as long as they can cause some disturbance, it can be considered helpful.

To Chen Xin's surprise, the Yama-level Weijiao did not enhance its control capabilities, but instead enhanced its attack capabilities.

Calling it an attack isn't accurate; it's more like a 'buff' ability!
After Wei Jiao advanced to the Yama level, she gained an ability called [Binding Body].

The so-called "binding" does not refer to binding someone else's body, but rather binding the user's own body.

When reeds are wrapped around a user's body, they become part of that body, and the user's attacks will then be imbued with the power of the reeds.

Chen Xin had tried it. After the reed entered his body, he grabbed the evil spirit, and the evil spirit was like a tamed kitten, unable to struggle.

This effect continues until the fierce evil, and when facing the blood disaster, when Chen Xin grabs the blood disaster, the opponent will still attack, but the attack intensity is nearly half weaker.

As for the Black Abyss, Chen Xin also tried it out at the Crossroads, and it could only weaken it by about 20%.

It doesn't seem very strong?
In reality, the abilities of the Yama-level Reed are not weak!

[Body Binding] can merge an empty reed into the user's body, or it can merge a reed with 108 souls into the user's body. To test this ability, Chen Xin went directly to the bottom of the well in the Cathedral of the Holy Infant and hooked out 108 infant ghosts.

Among them, there are about thirty of them at the level of ferocious evil spirits, and the rest are at the level of vengeful ghosts.

After Chen Xin integrated the reed that had hooked 108 infant ghosts into his body, a strange change occurred in his body.

Despite being a yang cultivator, his body was shrouded in a layer of yin energy.

Chen Xin sensed that the quality and defensive power of this Yin energy were comparable to the wrathful Vajra form of Monk Mo Pao.

In other words, a single reed can directly create the combat power of a temporary worker at the Bureau of Investigation!

This is only the effect after the incorporation of malevolent and vengeful spirits.

What if the entire reeds caught are filled with bloodshed?

What if they're all Black Abyss?

With the blessing of 108 Black Abysses, what are the gods of this turbid world?
Chen Xin immediately rushed into a dark, shadowy area, but the result disappointed him.

It takes twelve hooks for the Soul-Binding Rope to hook onto one Black Abyss, meaning the entire Soul-Binding Rope can only hook onto nine Black Abysses!

Can nine Black Abysses defeat the God of the Chaotic World?

Chen Xin felt it was a bit difficult, but it was still a way to improve his strength, so he didn't complain.

Besides the [Binding Body], there is also the manipulation of the sub-body.

In addition to controlling its offspring, the Yama-level reed can also grant its offspring the ability to "soul-snatch".

It's just that instead of 108 hooks, there's only one!
The number of souls that can be hooked is also related to the level of the reed.

This is the change that occurred after Wei Jiao was promoted to Yama.

For the last Yama-level talisman, Chen Xin chose... a curse-suppressing coin!

This choice is still related to 'assimilation'!
It can be said that the selection of these three Yama-level guardian artifacts was influenced by 'assimilation'.

The net sieve was used to find 'assimilation', while the reed was used to prevent 'assimilation'. Unfortunately, the effect of the reed's promotion was not what Chen Xin expected, which led to the promotion of the money for suppressing evil spirits.

The Yama-level Suppression Money has gained an additional ability called [Heaven is Round and Earth is Square]!
The ability that the Suppressing Coin gains at the Underworld level is [Sealing Coins], which can divide the evil spirits suppressed by the Suppressing Coin and distribute them into other ordinary copper coins. This can be considered as a way to solve the predicament that one Suppressing Coin can only suppress one evil spirit.

In reality, a single copper coin can only seal away one evil spirit.

However, this situation no longer exists after advancing to the Yama level.

The concept of "heaven is round and earth is square" means that after throwing out the money to suppress evil spirits, all the evil spirits in a certain area will be collected into the money and suppressed.

This ability is somewhat similar to the Heavenly Seal, but it is inferior to the Heavenly Seal in terms of spatial ability and flexibility.

The Pot Heaven Seal can be stacked and expanded to hold ghosts or anything else, even yang or yin energy. However, the Suppressing Evil Coin can only hold ghosts!

But it also has its own advantages.

Ghosts can move freely within the Pot Heaven space without any restrictions or harm.

But the ghosts and spirits sealed within the "round sky and square earth" are different.

Once inside the "Heaven and Earth" realm, the ghosts and spirits are unable to move. Chen Xin can choose to let the ghosts and spirits be squeezed out by the heavens and earth, or he can choose to suppress them inside.

The former was alright, but the latter reminded Chen Xin of its collaboration with the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.

When the time comes, let Huang Ying carry the money to suppress evil spirits and the mourning staff at night. After he has finished walking, he can put the evil spirits into the money to suppress evil spirits. It is even more convenient than putting them into the pot-shaped space.

The emergence of this ability also gave Chen Xin a glimpse of the possibility of limiting 'assimilation'.

Afterwards, Chen Xin conducted a test on the money for suppressing evil spirits. After activating the effect of "Heaven is round and Earth is square", all evil spirits within a radius of 100 meters would be pulled into it.

A distance of 100 meters is not short.

Even if it's just activated, and even if it only restricts 'assimilation' for a second before being destroyed, it would still be an opportunity for Chen Xin.

In addition, the Yama-level Suppressing Money has even stronger control over the child body.

Not only can it manipulate its offspring to release ghostly entities, but it can also absorb offspring to expand the space of the "Heaven is Round and Earth is Square".

As long as there are enough sub-entities, it is not impossible for the "round sky and square earth" concept to expand into a small world to suppress evil spirits!
The above are the three Yama-level protective items that Chen Xin obtained by consuming 300,000 Yin Virtue.

Overall, Chen Xin was very satisfied.

With these three Yama-level protective artifacts, Chen Xin's anxiety about 'assimilation' dissipated considerably.

"The next step is to find 'assimilation'."

Chen Xin also has ideas on how to find assimilation.

That's a net screen of Yama-level power!

Previously, Chen Xin had only found minor members of the Ghost Heart lineage, but with the Yama-level Net Screen, Chen Xin was able to capture the aura of the former 'Ghost Heart Lineage Master'.

The lower-ranking henchmen cannot access the other veins of the Ghost Slave, but the Ghost Heart Vein Master absolutely can.

Immediately, Chen Xin canceled the lock on the 'assimilation' energy mechanism and changed it to 'Ghost Heart Pulse Master'.

If Chen Xin cannot find information about the other nine branches of the Ghost Slave organization through the Qi of the Ghost Heart Pulse Master within seven days, he will return to lock the 'assimilated' Qi again.

Therefore, he only has seven days to give him.

If there are still no substantial gains after seven days, then we can only wait for 'assimilation' to take the initiative.

……

Just as Chen Xin was searching for 'assimilation' with his new Yama-level artifact.

As the master of the ghost slaves, 'Assimilation' has already traversed the entire Yin-Yang region where the ancestors of the four lineages of ghost skin, ghost bones, ghost body, and ghost eyes reside.

The body that the ghost servant had prepared for Him has been completely received by Him.

During this process, the consciousness of the four lineage ancestors was naturally erased, including the newly joined Ghost Scorpion Ancestor of the Fifth Lineage.

Having achieved 'assimilation' of the physical body, it did nothing else but carefully learn about and study everything in the mortal world from the mouths of the various lineage masters of the ghost slaves.

The eight lineage leaders of the Ghost Slave organization were already at the peak of their excitement and exhilaration.

A master who can think, a master who is not just a killer, gives them unparalleled confidence.

Just like the saying goes: If someone smarter than you works harder than you, are you scared?
At this moment, this was the feeling in the mind of the Ghost Slave Master.

If someone more powerful than you is still researching their future enemies, ask yourself, aren't they afraid?

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