In a world of chaos and demonic warfare, the Axe Gang reigns supreme.

Bai Ye arrived at the riverbank and found the girl's mother, asking her where the child had fallen into the water.

Upon hearing Bai Ye's question, the woman immediately showed a look of surprise and began to tell Bai Ye about the situation.

While several children were playing by the river, a little boy accidentally fell into the water. Her daughter jumped in to save him, and then sank into the water with the little boy.

Following the woman's pointing finger, Bai Ye arrived at the riverbank, picked up a bamboo pole, and stuck it into the river to check its depth.

Soon, the bamboo pole, which was five or six meters long, was completely submerged in the water, without even touching the riverbed.

"I never would have guessed that the river was so deep."

Bai Ye measured the depth of the stream, his brows furrowing tightly as he sensed the thorny nature of the situation.

Rescuing two children from such deep water is by no means an easy task.

As Bai Ye pondered how to rescue the person from the water, an astonishing force came from the bamboo pole, attempting to pull him into the river.

Although the creatures in the water are very strong, they are still far inferior to Bai Ye.

Bai Ye gripped the bamboo pole tightly and pulled it upwards sharply, dragging the underwater object closer to the surface.

However, it was also very cunning. As soon as it saw that it was no match for Bai Ye in strength, it immediately loosened its grip on the bamboo pole.

Then, Bai Ye saw a dark night and quickly dived into the water.

"The shadowy figure doesn't seem to be very big."

With his exceptional eyesight, Bai Ye could vaguely make out the water ghost's shape, which lessened his fear of it.

Recalling the power of the water ghost, Bai Ye hesitated for a moment before jumping directly into the river.

To Bai Ye's surprise, after he jumped into the river, the Black Lotus Blood Dragon Robe suddenly shone brightly with blood-red light, condensing into a huge blood dragon phantom that separated him from the river water.

This discovery filled Bai Ye with joy, and he quickly swooped down to the bottom of the stream.

After diving several meters deep, Bai Ye saw a small figure tying up a girl at the bottom of the river.

Beside the little girl were skeletons, forming a strange pattern.

If nothing unexpected happens, that short, black figure is the water ghost everyone's been talking about.

"There were forty-eight skeletons!"

Bai Ye glanced at the riverbed and was shocked by the number of skeletons.

He originally thought that the water ghosts had only harmed a few people, but he didn't expect there to be forty-eight.

"Let go of that girl!"

Bai Ye shouted loudly, and his figure moved, rushing towards the water ghost at the bottom of the river.

The water ghost, noticing Bai Ye's attack, did not loosen its grip on the little girl and continued to bind her.

As the little girl was being bound, the forty-eight skeletons beside her began to glow with a blood-red light, forming a bizarre pattern.

Then, thin lines of blood were drawn from the little girl's body and converged towards the center of the pattern.

As the little girl's blood was drawn, her face instantly turned pale, and her skin began to dry out rapidly.

Given the current situation, the little girl will be dried up and desiccated in no more than fifteen minutes.

"Kid, we've kept to ourselves, so I advise you not to meddle in other people's business."

After drawing blood from the little girl, the water ghost turned to look at Bai Ye and warned him in a gloomy voice.

However, Bai Ye completely ignored its threat and rushed in front of it to deliver a punch.

Faced with Bai Ye's domineering attack, Hei Gui did not choose to confront it head-on, but immediately chose to retreat.

In the bamboo pole pulling contest just now, it had already experienced Bai Ye's strength, which was beyond its ability to compare.

Bai Ye forced the water ghost back with a punch, then stepped on the eerie pattern. The immense force of his foot shook the riverbed and instantly destroyed the eerie pattern.

As the eerie pattern was destroyed, the blood extraction from the little girl stopped, and her body began to float towards the surface of the water.

Upon seeing this, Bai Ye immediately picked up the little girl and swam to the surface of the water, which angered the water ghost so much that it jumped up and down.

"Boy, since you insist on courting death, I'll grant your wish."

The water ghost let out a fierce shout, took out a black harpoon, and chased after Bai Ye.

However, it was not as fast as Bai Ye. Just as it was about to catch up with Bai Ye, Bai Ye took the little girl and jumped from the river to the riverbank.

唆！

As soon as Bai Ye emerged from the water, the harpoon thrown by the water ghost shot from the water to the surface, startling the onlookers.

Bai Ye brought the little girl back to the shore and returned her to her mother. He then said to the woman in a deep voice, "Quickly find someone to rescue her."

"Thank you so much, my benefactor!"

Upon receiving her daughter, the girl's mother immediately knelt down to express her gratitude.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was deeply moved and cast admiring glances at Bai Ye.

Bai Ye glanced at everyone and then said loudly, "There are still many skeletons at the bottom of the river, probably the remains of children who fell into the water before. I'm going to retrieve them."

"Please inform the family of the missing child to prepare to come here to retrieve the child's remains."

After giving a brief explanation, Bai Ye jumped back into the river, ready to face the water ghost once more.

Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, the people around him looked at him with even greater admiration.

"Young hero, what a noble spirit!"

"Young hero, the water ghosts in the river are very fierce, you must be careful."

"Young hero, your merits are immeasurable!"

……

As onlookers expressed their feelings, they also went to help pass on the message.

Bai Ye had just jumped into the river and hadn't even regained his balance when a dark shadow attacked him.

Bai Ye sensed the approaching danger and, without hesitation, drew his Xuanhua axe and swung it down at the creature.

boom!

With a single, domineering axe strike from Bai Ye, the shadowy figure was instantly cleaved into a cloud of black smoke.

Seeing this, Bai Ye's eyes widened in surprise, somewhat astonished by the water ghost's behavior.

This water ghost doesn't seem to be a living creature, but rather a true ghost king.

As Bai Ye was surprised by the water ghost's performance, the water ghost transformed into a streak of light and forcefully entered his mind.

"Boy, you destroyed my blood sacrifice technique, preventing me from reshaping my physical body. So give me your body."

The water ghost entered Bai Ye's mind, letting out a piercing laugh, and said excitedly and triumphantly, "Your body is so powerful! Once I possess your body, I will definitely be able to break through to the Transformation Realm..."

Roar!

Just as the water ghost was about to take over Bai Ye's body, a deep dragon's roar suddenly rang in Bai Ye's mind.

Then, the water ghost saw a yellow dragon shadow, carrying a terrifying dragon's might, crushing towards it.

"Dragon... Dragon vein!"

Upon seeing the dragon's might in Bai Ye's mind, the water ghost was immediately terrified, exclaiming in horror, "You... how can there be a dragon vein in your mind...?"

Before the water ghost could finish speaking, the yellow dragon vein swallowed it whole.

Then, a memory that did not belong to Bai Ye appeared in his mind and began to merge with his memories.

Before long, Bai Ye absorbed the water ghost's memories and learned its origins.

The Water Ghost was the son of the leader of the Hundred Transformations Sect. When the Hundred Transformations Sect was destroyed, he accidentally fell into the water while fleeing.

Because he died with immense resentment, he transformed into an evil spirit, seeking to use the blood of young boys and girls to reshape his body and return to take revenge on his enemies.

If Bai Ye hadn't stopped it this time, it would have completed the forty-nine blood sacrifices and successfully gathered blood to reshape its physical body.

"You're a pathetic person too!"

Having learned about the water ghost's background, Bai Ye felt some sympathy for its plight and couldn't help but sigh: "However, this is not a reason for you to harm the innocent. Now that I have your memories, I am considered to have joined the Hundred Transformations Sect."

"If I have the chance in the future, I will help you get revenge."

After Bai Ye said those words, he felt a little lighter, as if the water ghost's resentment had dissipated.

After dealing with the water ghosts at the bottom of the river, Bai Ye collected the skeletons from the riverbed and dredged them one by one to the shore.

It was nearly an hour later when Bai Ye finished doing all this.

Just as Bai Ye finished packing up the water ghost's remains and was about to take them back for burial, Lu Ming and his group walked over.