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After a slight hesitation, Akainu took out a Demon Tree Heart from his backpack and threw it at the peach tree that resembled a blood-red arm.

When the demonic heart of the ghost tree touched the bark, it emitted a faint crimson hue before being instantly absorbed.

Just looking at this scene,

This seems to match what the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian said.

Just as Akainu was about to continue throwing all the Demon Tree Hearts to Momoki,

Orochimaru reached out to stop Akainu, looked at the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian, and said strangely, "Based on the story you told, I have some doubts."

"Doesn't Master Ning know that this peach tree is capable of destroying the Ning family mansion?"

"If he knew the truth, why didn't he find an opportunity to destroy the peach tree?"

Upon hearing Orochimaru's question,

The female ghost paused for a moment, then explained, "Master Ning cannot leave the Ning residence, so..."

"Master Ning cannot leave. As a female ghost controlled by him, haven't you already left the Ning residence?"

Master Ning could easily control the female ghost to burn down the peach tree for him, thus eliminating any future trouble.

"Although the Ghost Tree Demon is troublesome, as long as you lure it into the Ning residence, Master Ning should be able to deal with it himself, right?"

The tree spirit is not very intelligent, so this method is very effective.

After the group came into close contact with Master Ning, they realized that the demonic aura he exuded was enough to easily annihilate the Ghost Tree Demon.

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "But they just had to give us strangers the task of collecting things that could have led to the destruction of the Ning family."

"Perhaps there is another possibility..."

“You have always been Master Ning’s pawn, deliberately attacking us when we left the city and leaving behind the items that can be used to summon spirits.”

"Near Lanruo Temple, where the Ghost Tree Demon roams, we happen to be able to find your urn of ashes. Because we don't trust Master Ning, there's a high probability that we'll perform a soul-summoning ritual on you, and then, as you wish, fuse the Ghost Tree Demon's heart with this peach tree?"

Orochimaru's smile was sinister, radiating murderous intent, as he appeared to be deep in thought.

"Let me think... Once the Ghost Tree Demon Heart and the Peach Tree merge, will Master Ning be able to recover? Or will he be able to leave the Ning Mansion and move freely?"

Facing Orochimaru, whose killing intent suddenly surged...

The female ghost's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly ran towards the outside of the courtyard wall, her light figure landing on the top of the wall in the blink of an eye.

puff.

A bone spear formed from the aura of the dead pierced the female ghost's chest.

The female ghost Nie Xiaoqian looked down and could see the spearhead piercing her chest; her soul-like body was rapidly decaying.

"Giggle..."

A shrill, giggling laugh echoed within Lanruo Temple.

The female ghost, whose body was gradually decaying and rotting, turned around and stared at the five people with malicious and resentful eyes.

"If you don't behave and don't complete the task, I will be punished by Master Ning..."

The female ghost reached out and grasped the bone spear piercing her body, pulling it out little by little.

Click.

Five sharp, knife-like fingernails overlapped, easily severing the bone spear.

"Have they been hiding their strength?"

Smoker narrowed his eyes, wrapped his arms around the gaseous purple dragon, and suddenly disappeared from the spot.

boom.

The courtyard wall was smashed open, and the purple dragon corroded the earth like sulfuric acid.

Smoker turned his head and found that the female ghost was already floating in the air, moving so fast that he couldn't even catch a trace of her movement.

Kizaru's expression turned serious as he made his assessment: "Conservatively speaking, it's even stronger than that previous Demon Tree King."

As a Flame Gun hunter and a user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, his strength lies in his agility.

However, the female ghost's movement speed was actually faster than his.

"Since you are unwilling to cooperate, I will have no choice but to kill you..."

The female ghost, floating in the air, began to expand at a visible speed.

It was as if she was soaking in water, her skin wrinkled and white, with pale, colorless arms protruding from the female ghost's ribs.

Her fair, slender, and graceful arms looked extremely terrifying at that moment.

On each arm, as if holding a ball, was a wet, beautiful head, all of which were beautiful ghosts originally controlled by the Tree Demon Granny.

The beautiful women's eyes rolled around, their mouths opened and closed, uttering unintentional murmurs.

【Nine Ghosts Lantern - Nie Xiaoqian (Gold Level)】: A yin energy aggregate created by Master Ning through the forced fusion of nine ghosts.

Chapter 450 A Chinese Ghost Story: The Nine-Headed Female Ghost

"It's really a trap!"

Smoker reacted the fastest, with two fiery dragons rising from his back, stretching out like arms, and lunging at the bizarrely shaped aggregate of ghosts.

The female ghost smiled contemptuously and raised an arm.

The head that was being held was lifted up, its eyes wide open, and crimson tears of blood flowed out, forming a blood shield that looked like a hideous ghost face.

In the center of the blood shield, the shape of this head appeared.

With its cherry-red mouth wide open, it peeled back its scalp and swallowed the oncoming fiery dragon whole.

Ignoring the deadly poison and the raging flames, he chewed on it expressionlessly.

then……

"Notice!"

Iron Fist Garp sensed something was wrong; his martial instincts gave him a warning.

He took two steps forward, blocking the four people, his legs slightly bent, his stance firm, and then he threw a punch.

The air wave spreads.

The white air currents stirred up by the fist resembled turbulent currents after space was torn apart.

Iron Fist was met by a fiery poison dragon that had been swallowed by the female ghost.

The dragon head, burning with red poisonous flames, collided with the iron fist, producing a series of sounds that shattered space.

The circular spatial ripples continued to spread throughout the entire dead leaf forest.

"It was your move, Smoker! It was completely countered. That's terrifying power!"

Iron Fist Garp took two steps back to steady himself, his expression extremely solemn.

His dangling fists were red from being burned by the fire poison, and his skin was ulcerated.

Fortunately, having consumed the wood core dropped by the Ghost Tree Demon King earlier, my energy resistance was increased, and the fire poison did not penetrate my flesh and fascia.

"Can you really return my poison dragon completely?"

Smoker was shocked.

The attack was swift, and the power of the Flame Poison Dragon's burning was undiminished, as if even the Ghost Tree Demon King with its steel trunk would be pierced through.

"Akainu, Kizaru, attack together!"

Smoker frowned as he looked at the female ghost, whose face was full of smiles and whose smile hadn't even changed.

Does the female ghost's power not consume any energy?

"Admiral Smoker, watch your tone."

Sakazuki was very uncomfortable being commanded by Smoker.

When he was known as Admiral Akainu, Smoker was just a branch officer, and the East Blue was at its weakest point.

Even now that they are on equal footing, he still retains a hint of arrogance.

"clear."

Although Kizaru is lazy, he has a strong fighting talent and can grasp Smoker's idea in a second.

A layer of golden light quickly appeared, covering his body like armor.

He held a dazzling spear in his hand, like a golden spearman from mythology.

hum.

A beam of light shot out, and Kizaru's figure disappeared from his original spot, reappearing behind the Nine-Headed Demon.

Earth Dragon Seals Demon!

A golden spear tip rose from the ground, like a tower, pinning the nine-headed female ghost to the highest point.

Golden chains coiled out like serpents, binding the creature layer by layer.

The nine-headed female ghost, locked in place, had its raised head swaying stiffly as a crimson blood shield pressed down horizontally.

In just one second, it completely swallowed the tip of Kizaru's Flame Spear.

boom!

The moment the crimson blood shield landed, the earth shook violently.

Repeating the same trick, the swallowed golden spear tip, stained red with blood, swept towards the other two who were closing in.

"Wrath of the Flame Demon!"

Akainu charged forward, his entire body enveloped in scorching magma. The flowing hellfire seemed to transform into fury, shattering the sweeping golden spear tip.

Its palms completely transformed into the appearance of a fire demon, with fine lava scales gleaming with a scorching light.

He grabbed the arm that the nine-headed female ghost had raised.

Like breaking off a crab leg, force is applied to the opposite side of the joint.