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Chapter 965 - 619: Sudden Change

Chapter 965: Chapter 619: Sudden Change

The combat strength of the golden-armored Taoist soldiers was not weak, according to Pan Ke, a team of Taoist soldiers could form extremely terrifying kill formations.

However, it seemed like there was no one controlling them at the moment, or perhaps the one controlling them was preoccupied with something else.

This resulted in their movements being very stiff, and they lacked any coordination. Despite the individual strength of each soldier, they couldn’t cause any harm to the group of four.

Without much effort, the four of them eradicated all one hundred and eight Taoist soldiers.

"At first, I really thought that old geezer would lead the Taoist soldiers in a formation. It seems I was worried over nothing," Ghost Hand now removed the mask from his face, looking at the scattered golden beans on the ground with regret. He then said, "Your strength, however, has really broadened my horizons."

Whether it was Pan Ke’s Divine Sword Thunder Control, Qiu Wentian’s Righteous Qi, or Li Changhe’s General’s Robe, all demonstrated their extraordinary strength.

Especially the General’s Robe; even Ghost Hand felt threatened by its power.

"To have such strength at this age, what did you grow up eating?" Ghost Hand complained inwardly.

On the contrary, it was Li Changhe who first asked, "Senior Ghost Hand, you know quite a lot. Speaking of which, the magical skill you used just now..."

"Hehe, first time seeing it, huh?" Ghost Hand chuckled slyly, then with a show-off and proud tone said, "In this world, the number of people who know this magical skill, combined from past to present, definitely doesn’t exceed three."

This actually goes back to Ghost Hand’s origins.

The reason Ghost Hand had no name or surname was that he was treated as a sacrificial offering in a remote village since his childhood.

And offerings did not need a name.

The old witch in the village always believed that the many disasters and difficulties were because the villagers had angered the mountain god.

Thus, every ten years, a boy or a girl child would be offered as a sacrifice.

Ghost Hand was the sacrifice of that decade, and when the time was ripe, he would be taken by the villagers into the valley for the mountain god to continue to protect the village.

Of course, for a young sacrifice, it was very likely to be taken by wolves.

A passing troupe that came across the village noticed this. One of the old men in the troupe snuck into the village at night and took Ghost Hand away, freeing him from the tragic fate of being a sacrifice.

Although the troupe only took him out and fattened him up a few pounds before abandoning him.

But in this period, the exceptionally talented Ghost Hand also learned a thing or two from that old man.

One of them was the theory of the Faceless Method.

After that, Ghost Hand, under a series of fortunate coincidences, became a Transcendent.

And he began a long ’learning’ journey among the various sects.

The term ’learning never ends’ is particularly appropriate for him. Although, there were also not a few who wanted to beat him up.

Then, at a temple fair, he saw a pretty little Taoist nun distributing porridge.

At that moment, an unprecedentedly strong thought flashed through his heart.

’This is my wife!’

And in this matter, he did indeed make it happen.

It’s rather similar to someone named Li who knew who his wife was from the age of seven or eight.

Afterwards, as Ghost Hand’s strength increased, he gradually understood the theories of the old man in the troupe and deduced the Faceless Method from them.

This eerie and unpredictable magical skill was particularly suitable for him and became his trump card skill.

However, Li Changhe had indeed seen this magical skill before.

That was an ability of the Faceless Man amidst the disaster fog.

He could change into a variety of Face Masks, obtaining different ability enhancements. It was an extremely troublesome power.

During the fight with Li Changhe, the Faceless Man employed the imperious Xiang Yu’s Mask, the unparalleled strength of Li Yuanba’s Mask, and finally the Hou Yi Mask that shot down the Nine Suns. But in the end, he still died by Li Changhe’s hands.

Now that I think about it, it’s clear, the Faceless Man was a Transcendent from the Republican era. He also had some form of Divinity that no one knows where he obtained it from.

It’s normal for someone like him to have left behind an inheritance to this day.

It’s possible he even had a master-apprentice relationship with the Ghost Hand before us, but considering Ghost Hand’s habit of stealing knowledge from everywhere, his theoretical ’masters’ could probably form a soccer team. It’s nothing to concern ourselves over.

"Alright, Senior Ghost Hand," Pan Ke spoke up, interrupting the two’s conversation, or they would have chatted away until daybreak: "How many Purification Talismans do you have left?"

Unable to show off any further, Ghost Hand clicked his tongue in disappointment.

Then, he took out the remaining Purification Talisman that he had in his leather jacket’s inner pocket. Initially, there were three, but now only one was left.

"When getting within twenty meters of the old ghoul, the Purification Talisman begins to trigger and ignite," Ghost Hand analyzed: "I faced him for less than forty seconds, and already two talismans have been consumed."

"To be precise, it was thirty-six seconds. The influence of the Three Corpses extends for twenty meters, and one Purification Talisman lasts for roughly eighteen seconds," Pan Ke summarized the intelligence: "This is useful information."

"Now that we’re aware of the information, let’s head back to the old temple immediately," Qiu Wentian suggested: "Once Senior Mute creates more Purification Talismans, we can each carry a stack. Then we won’t have to fear anything."

Li Changhe nodded in agreement; it was the most prudent course of action.

Moreover, [Players] have also unlocked the side task: Ghost Valley’s Last Wish. In actuality, this has already clarified a lot of information.

Firstly, the enemy of this [River Ghost] event is indeed the Stubborn Corpse that occupies Ghost Valley. This has been confirmed.

Furthermore, from the remarks in the side task, though the ghost of Guiguzi himself was injured by the so-called Demon, leading to the advantage of the Stubborn Corpse.

But Guiguzi himself also made many preparations to deal with his own Stubborn Corpse, suppressing it for over two thousand years.

Unfortunately, with the intervention of the Japanese Transcendents and the Tianyan Association, the arrangements of Guiguzi’s original self were destroyed.

And that which is called the Soul Locking Coffin, the bronze coffin. It was one of the means Guiguzi specifically employed to deal with his own Stubborn Corpse.

This intelligence is very important, and I must discuss it with Li Kun. Now, the main goal is to figure out how to suppress the Three Corpses God.

With the measures left by Guiguzi himself, the chances of victory should be greatly increased.

Li Changhe could only hope that after more than two thousand years, Guiguzi’s methods would still be effective.

Afterward, the four redistributed the Purification Talismans and began to retreat to the old temple.

Knowing the enemy’s formation and methods, staying out in the open was too dangerous.

If one were to become separated from the group and then encounter an enemy carrying a Taoist Soldier, that would be really bad.

If one couldn’t escape the range or eliminate the Three Corpses, then...

Thus, Pan Ke was at the forefront of the group, constantly checking the surroundings for changes, avoiding areas that seemed to be strategic points of a formation.

On the way, the four were highly vigilant. They took more time than before and detoured much further before they could see the old temple on the mountainside.

At the first sight of the old temple, the expressions on the faces of the four turned.

The entrance to the old temple clearly showed signs of battle. Even the temple doors were split open.

"Something’s happened!"