Chapter 100

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It soon became dark . The Mountain God Temple at the top of Funiu Mountain was firmly closed just like before . The lanterns shown with faint, pale lights . Mu Yi hadn’t turned on the copper lamp . It was very quiet .

There was actually nobody in the Mountain God Temple . Peng Mi and her sister were in the forest behind the temple . Nian Nuer was there with them and would protect them . She was just a little stronger than some ferocious ghosts without the bamboo tree, that was her own strength . In the forest, she was much stronger .

Only fierce ghosts and stronger ghosts could compete with her inside of it . Therefore, the bamboo forest was the safest place at the top of the mountain . Nian Nuer wasn’t happy about protecting the two women but she didn’t refuse . She obeyed Mu Yi because she didn’t want him to have any problems .

Mu Yi wanted to have a lively battle without being disturbed . He wanted to feel like he did during the battle against Qiu Yuetong at the top of Little Frost Mountain . The battle hadn’t been as exhilarating as the one about to come because he hadn’t killed her . He hadn’t want to, but he wanted to now .

Mu Yi wasn’t worried that he would get lost in the emotion he was feeling . He knew what he wanted from this encounter . He was determined to progress and he trusted himself not to fall to the dark side . He wanted to battle without restraints .

Mu Yi heard a cry that broke the silence of the night . He opened his eyes a bit startled by the sound .

Is that…? He thought .

He wasn’t sure whether it was the master but even if it wasn’t him, Mu Yi had to remain vigilant . He got up and started moving . This battle was extremely important for him .

He soon heard the sound of feet approaching . A few twisted silhouettes appeared in Mu Yi’s field of vision . It was nighttime but it was almost the time of the full moon . It was quite bright at the top of the mountain .

When he looked closer, he frowned because it was the people he had killed during the day . They all still looked dead . Their muscles were stiff and they couldn’t walk properly . They seemed to be being controlled by someone .

Someone who controls corpses? thought Mu Yi .

He realized why the enemy had sent people to die after having seen how strong he was . It wasn’t to check his full strength . He wanted Mu Yi to kill those people . The enemy’s real goal was to create the small army .

They arrived at the top of the mountain with staggering steps . They looked wretched and miserable . Their bodies were swollen . There were black bubbles on their hands and they smelled like rotten fish .

Mu Yi felt pressured when he saw them . They were extremely slow and they couldn’t chase him if they battled . However, the one controlling them was hiding in the darkness . Mu Yi moved back a bit and stayed alert .

The enemy noticed that Mu Yi was moving away and shouted . The corpses became even more swollen . Mu Yi’s heart started pounding and he started running as fast as he could . The corpses exploded . Dark blood, pieces of flesh, and white bones splattered everywhere, including in Mu Yi’s direction .

Mu Yi saw that and realized he didn’t have time to hide anymore . He didn’t want to have any of the dark blood on his body . However, he had given the Ghost King Banner to Nian Nuer . Mu Yi took out the copper lamp at the last minute and pushed all his mind strength into it .

The copper lamp glowed brilliantly . The flame inside had grown big already . When the dark blood entered the halo of the copper lamp, it burned and vanished into nothing . Mu Yi didn’t stop moving . He looked at the copper lamp .

He knew that the dark blood was something scary . If it had landed on his body, the consequences would have been too dreadful to contemplate . The blood vanished and everything stopped . Mu Yi was in the middle of a lot of bones . Some bones even landed next to his feet . The flesh had disappeared though .

The sounds had also stopped . However, Mu Yi didn’t relax . His enemy was dangerous . Some new sounds spread through the air . Mu Yi turned to look and saw a giant walk up the mountain in the moonlight . The reason Mu Yi thought he was a giant was because he was one zhang tall . He seemed rather sturdy . The person’s arms were bigger than Mu Yi’s waist .

He was carrying a chair on which a man in white clothes was seated . The man’s legs were crossed and he had one foot poised in the air . He seemed to be around twenty years old but he looked evil and careless . He was holding a white jade flute in his left hand .

There was someone else behind the giant . It was the one who had come before with the very prominent ears . Mu Yi had told him he should tell his Master to come personally . He looked satisfied as if his revenge was about to be handled . They arrived in front of him in no time .

“Mu Yi, acknowledge allegiance to me, the Dhammapala and I will spare your life,” said the man in the chair .

He didn’t sound like a monster . His voice was soft and graceful . It was restrained like a woman from Jiangnan . If Mu Yi couldn’t see him, he would have thought he was a woman .

“Acknowledge allegiance to you? Then become an obedient follower of the Church of the Thousand Children?” said Mu Yi coldly .

“No, you just need to listen to my orders . I promise I will grant you a very high social status . Many people will follow you,” said the man .

He was trying to convince Mu Yi . However, the one with the big ears was behind him . He had wore a fanatic expression as if the man in the chair was a god . Mu Yi felt like he was about to fall into a trance as he listened to the man . It was as if the man had the power to make people acknowledge allegiance to him simply by speaking to them .

The copper lamp glowed brightly again . It had activated itself automatically . Mu Yi came back to his senses and looked at the evil young man . His body was covered in cold sweat . He had been careful but still he had almost submitted to the man . If he hadn’t had the copper lamp, he would have already fallen under his control .