If what Zhao Xiantong said earlier, "There might only be one ghost in the Ghost Realm, and the rest are Ghost Servants," is true, then it’s just Ghost Servants. Li Yuan tends to believe this point.
And this Ghost Servant would transform into its living appearance, return to the Human World and bring those they hate, or those who killed them, into the Mass Grave, and if any innocent people were involved, those innocent would die as well.
And the newly deceased would come to the Human World, bringing more people into the Mass Grave, continuously, until the Mass Grave transforms into a Ten-Thousand-Mass Grave, a Hundred-Thousand-Mass Grave, or even more...
Fortunately, this Mass Grave seems to have only opened recently, and there are limited Ghost Servants walking out from it each time, initially only one, now it’s two.
Before these Ghost Servants return, new ones cannot exit.
However, as time passes, more and more Ghost Servants might be able to leave the Mass Grave at once, bringing in more people, getting stronger, and the consequences would be unimaginable.
What this Mass Grave would eventually look like is also unimaginable.
It can be foreseen that if it’s left completely unattended, a Ghost Realm growing in a small border town might destroy the entire world.
These are just Li Yuan’s speculations, he has many other guesses, but cannot verify them for now.
Tap...
Tap tap...
Boots splashed in the muddy water of a puddle.
The person was near.
Li Yuan put on a mask and looked towards the window.
On the brick-paved road, two figures, one tall and one short, stood: General Gu Xiang and Zhao Xiantong.
Zhao Xiantong raised his head, met his gaze, then turned to General Gu Xiang with hatred and said, "It’s him, he stole the Mountain Gang’s secret vault key! And I couldn’t match his strength, I was chased by him, fortunately jumped into the mountain stream and circled around from the outside!"
Li Yuan looked at this person, who was clearly dead, yet appeared here as if not much different from a living person, at least he couldn’t tell, though he felt a bit of dread, but Zhao Xiantong’s power level was still "350~388."
He thought to himself: Does this mean that Ghost Servants outside only have their lifetime power and only transform into ghosts immune to normal attacks when they enter the Ghost Realm?
Upon hearing Zhao Xiantong speak, Li Yuan said in a muffled voice, "Gu Xiang, the person beside you has long been dead, he’s a Ghost Servant from the Mass Grave Ghost Realm, trying to drag you and me into the Ghost Realm."
Zhao Xiantong angrily yelled, "Nonsense, General, let’s cooperate and take down this intruder. The key is in his hand!"
Li Yuan calmly said, "You were dragged into the Mass Grave by a Ghost Servant named Ming Shu, did you forget? I wanted to save you, but alas... eh..."
He sighed, "After all, it was too late."
Zhao Xiantong was stunned, reflexively saying, "Nonsense! You save me? If not for you..."
He was about to say "you threw me into the Mass Grave," but suddenly stopped, realizing the other had laid a verbal trap for him, and hurriedly changed his words, "stole the key, Ming Shu wouldn’t have died, and then you kept chasing me."
Li Yuan looked at this ghostly being with some dread.
At this moment, Zhao Xiantong acted no different from a living person, even able to notice small traps, as was the case with Ming Shu before, but their essence had transformed into Ghost Servants, their purpose being to bring those they hate, or those who killed them, into the Mass Grave.
Yet once inside the Mass Grave area, their human side began to vanish...
So now, is this ghostly thing a real person or an imitation? Or something else entirely?
If such a ghost mixed among people, who could recognize him as a Ghost Servant?
As Zhao Xiantong and Li Yuan were talking, General Gu Xiang’s body tensed, pupils slightly narrowed, and his bronze skin silently grew harder.
The atmosphere grew slightly tense...
Zhao Xiantong suddenly cried out hoarsely, "General, you trust me! Let’s join forces and first capture this Sixth Grade outsider."
General Gu Xiang stomped hard, the ground cracking with a roar, and he sneered, "If I don’t trust you, would I trust an outsider?! Let’s take him down together!"
Zhao Xiantong exclaimed joyfully, "Alright!"
Li Yuan swung his long barrel, and the Dragon Blade Spear "clang clang" extended.
General Gu Xiang ordered, "Attack!"
As those words fell, the bricks underfoot flipped like an earthen dragon overturning, flying up disorderly like fluttering butterflies.
Amidst the dust, Zhao Xiantong and General Gu Xiang turned into two afterimages, shooting out.
But...
The directions they shot to were different.
Zhao Xiantong shot towards Li Yuan, whereas General Gu Xiang shot in the opposite direction.
This man, as solid as iron and built like bronze, rushed away in a few bounds, then suddenly flipped into a civilian house, his body making "crack crack clatter" sounds.
Following the sound, General Gu Xiang’s figure started to shrink, utilizing the Bone Shrinking Technique.
Once shrunk, General Gu Xiang squeezed into a small water jar in the house’s storeroom, then expanded his senses, quietly perceiving outside.
After entering the Sixth Grade, his sensory perception greatly enhanced.
The unfamiliar Sixth Grade, the Mass Grave Ghost Realm... these details made him immensely cautious.
Anyhow, let the two dogs fight first, he thought, wanting to clear the situation before acting.
But just as he was thinking this, he heard the soft flutter of wings, which made his muscles tense, though he stayed hidden...
Meanwhile, on the other side, Li Yuan’s spear again effortlessly pierced through Zhao Xiantong, pinning him directly to the street from above.
"What on earth are you?" Li Yuan asked.