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Chapter 968 - 622 Seeking Death

Chapter 968: Chapter 622 Seeking Death

"Fight poison with poison?"

Li Changhe’s words slightly shifted the expression on Ghost Hand’s face.

He turned back to look at Li Changhe and said with a complex expression, "Brother Li Ba, don’t joke around. Since none of you can do it, let me be the villain."

He thought that was just Li Changhe’s choice of words.

After all, given the current state of Sword in Wine, if they wanted him to survive,

perhaps the only way truly was to cripple him.

In this way, even if his body were out of control, he would no longer cause harm to others.

At that point, they simply needed to find a safe place to confine him, to avoid any further impact.

But... for Sword in Wine, an Earth Level Extraordinary, this fate would be more agonizing than death.

Ghost Hand believed that rather than allowing him to live in unbearable pain,

or to watch himself uncontrollably attack friends and disciples,

it would be better... to send him off.

And since no one present, whether Daoist disciples or Master Kongchan, was willing to act, it was up to him, Ghost Hand, to be the villain.

"After all... I’m not exactly a good person," Ghost Hand chuckled softly, his reputation had always been poor.

Secretly learning from various magical skills, the entire Extraordinary Realm used him as a negative example, and he didn’t mind taking on one more bad name.

If the Confucianists decided to view him as an enemy or sought revenge, he wouldn’t care in the slightest.

Immediately after he spoke, Sword in Wine, who was temporarily subdued by Master Kongchan, smiled.

It seemed that Ghost Hand, his drinking buddy and disciple... was indeed reliable. Decisive in killing as expected.

"Ghost Hand, I’m counting on you!" Sword in Wine gave a wry smile.

"Alright, I’ll see you off then, Old Yao," Ghost Hand drew a Han sword belonging to a second-generation disciple and said solemnly, "You know, my swordsmanship is very fast. You won’t suffer any pain."

"Come then, use the Sunset Swordsmanship I taught you. That strike is fast...." Sword in Wine’s face was serene, and although his body began to struggle frantically, his tone was eerily calm, "Don’t feel any pressure or burden, you’re helping me. Also, tell others that I died at the hands of the Three Corpses God."

"Old Yao, stop it... if you scare me, it wouldn’t be good," Ghost Hand responded softly, "I’m very grateful for you teaching me the Sunset Swordsmanship back then."

"The Sunset Sword... so it was you," sighed Master Kongchan.

The Daoist disciples’ faces also changed slightly.

It was only then that they understood.

The reason Ghost Hand was able to become a Transcendent without anyone’s guidance was because Sword in Wine had helped him in secret.

No wonder the association could never find the small sect from which Ghost Hand had allegedly stolen the magical skills to become a Transcendent. (The association had records that Ghost Hand had stolen skills from some unknown small sect to become a Transcendent)

And now the truth came out, because the Sunset Swordsmanship was a sword technique created by Sword in Wine himself!

Rather than calling it swordsmanship, it was more like a method that used movement and breathing to refine the practitioner.

The Sunset Swordsmanship came in two parts.

They were Desert Lonely Smoke and Long River Setting Sun.

In theory, if one could perfectly master the whole set of swordsmanship, they could achieve Extraordinary status.

So, for the prosperity of the Extraordinaries, Sword in Wine had not hesitated to teach the Sunset Swordsmanship to those disciples with talent.

Unfortunately, most people can only master Desert Lonely Smoke. They are unable to go further and are also incapable of becoming Extraordinary.

This was also the main reason why the Sunset Swordmanship became widely circulated during the era of Li Changhe, twenty-one years later.

Back then, Ghost Hand was, by a stroke of serendipity, taught this swordsmanship and successfully became a Transcendent.

From this angle, Sword in Wine and Ghost Hand were both mentor and friend. Yet now... Sword in Wine has asked to be killed by Ghost Hand.

"Your life shall be on my conscience, and your vengeance shall also be mine to claim. This is my promise to you!" Ghost Hand responded solemnly.

Yet this let Pan Ke, who had just arrived, feel a sense of déjà vu. He found these words very familiar...

Meanwhile, as Ghost Hand raised his sword, about to execute a certain technique,

He was interrupted by someone grabbing the blade.

"Ghost Hand, are you hard of hearing? I told you to try my method."

Li Changhe’s face was filled with anguish; these Extraordinaries were one by one sinking into a melodramatic mood, and truly no one was listening to him.

It was understandable, though; they believed the Three Corpses were irreversible. Nobody trusted Li Changhe’s words.

Ghost Hand tried to withdraw his sword blade, only to discover it had become pitch-black and entirely beyond his control.

"What is this?" Ghost Hand was somewhat astonished, being a swordsmanship expert himself; yet at this moment, he had been disarmed bare-handedly.

This clearly exceeded his understanding; even Li Kun couldn’t do such a thing.

Besides... at this distance, Ghost Hand could sense a force he had never encountered before being bestowed upon this Han sword.

"This is the method I was talking about. Whether it works or not, we have to experiment first before deciding. If I fail, then you can continue with your method." Li Changhe released his grip and asked, "How does that sound?"

Ghost Hand glanced at Sword in Wine in the distance and nodded, "If you can suppress someone else’s Three Corpses, that would naturally be the best. But what do you intend to do? How can I assist?"

"Keep him subdued, give me the chance to approach and make contact," Li Changhe smiled, then looked at Sword in Wine who was furiously struggling within the domain of the Kongchan master: "Sword in Wine senior, I should warn you first; this might suppress your Three Corpses, but it might also kill you."

"Young friend, do you think I could end up any worse?" Sword in Wine gave a bitter smile: "Even though I don’t know what you’re going to do, do not hesitate, even if you fail. Kill me! Kongchan’s Magical Skill can’t hold much longer!"

Li Changhe nodded slightly, while Pan Ke approached and asked, "Old Li, are you planning to... use the Black Mud on him?"

"Exactly."

Li Changhe’s method, of course, was to try to infuse the Evil Black Mud into Sword in Wine’s body.

The Three Corpses are the delusional thoughts within the human heart, whereas the Black Mud Divinity is the manifestation of all negative human emotions.

The encounter of the two is bound to cause some kind of change.

Thus, what Li Changhe referred to as fighting poison with poison.

As for its reliability, Li Changhe could not be certain.

He had never used Black Mud Divinity on a living being before; generally, he would bestow Black Mud Divinity upon weapons.

In the [Battle of the Seven Kings], the ninth king had subjected many mages from Carmen Heavy Industries to Black Mud; all of them chose death amidst endless agony.

However, in the disaster fog, Crying Hero once applied Black Mud to Xu Zhi of [Heaven’s Principle],

Not only did it allow Xu Zhi to survive, but it also helped him break free from his faith in that divine creature of Heavenly Principle, thus aiding Wang Er in obtaining information.

He turned into a renegade...

Li Changhe suspected that Crying Hero had made Xu Zhi his own Believer using Black Mud. Of course, since the Crying Hero had perished, this likelihood was not very high. It might’ve been an elimination of Xu Zhi’s faith.

Whatever it was, Li Changhe was ready to give it a try.