Chu Hao gazed down coldly, as if he were an ancient commander ordering an army. This feeling was exhilarating. No wonder so many warlords during the Three Kingdoms era would kill without hesitation to climb higher.

In his mind, along with the continuous prompts from the System, the previously arrogant enemy began to collapse and flee.

"Run away!"

The Ghost Shadows screamed incessantly, their briefly kindled courage completely extinguished.

Humans fear death, and so do ghosts. Especially since once a ghost dies, it means complete obliteration.

Baxia roared, "You cowards! Where do you think you’re going?"

With a single breath, Baxia, terrifying even in life, proved to be no less formidable as a spirit. After all, Baxia was the Son of Nine Dragons.

As for the animals, the moment they saw Baxia unleash its power, they had already fled without a trace.

Chu Hao waved his hand and declared, "Under the command of Master Chu Tian, all you rats shall be reduced to ashes!"

However, there was no Pretentiousness Points notification sound. Whether human, ghost, or demon, somehow they had all disappeared, leaving him alone on the mountain.

Damn! A pretentious display with no audience, wasting my expressive effort. Chu Hao couldn’t help but roll his eyes.

"Ding... Zhao Yun has killed the Zi Qing Ancient Ape, gaining four million Experience Points, and the Host gains one million Experience Points."

Are you kidding me? A quarter of the Experience Points is too little! That Zi Qing Ancient Ape was definitely one of the Shanhai Monsters. It’s a pity I wasn’t the one to personally slay it. I’m so jealous.

"Ding... Zhao Yun has killed the Zi Qing Ancient Ape, dropping an exclusive item, which has been collected into inventory."

Chu Hao hurriedly opened his inventory and indeed, there was a new item: the Qing Ping Sword. A treasure sword from the Three Kingdoms era!

Item: Qing Ping Sword

Rarity: ★★★

Ability One: Increases Zhao Yun’s strength by 10%

Sword Prison: Weakens enemy Ghost Shadows’ strength by 10%

Impressive! This sword can actually weaken the strength of Ghost Shadows. It’s perfect for ghost hunting and a great asset for home defense.

Zhao Yun returned, holding the head of the Ancient Ape, which was about twice the size of a human head. He knelt on one knee and said, "My lord, that old monkey burrowed into the ground and escaped."

Chu Hao nodded and handed Zhao Yun the Qing Ping Sword. "Brother Long, this is your sword too, right?"

Zhao Yun received the Qing Ping Sword, his face showing ecstatic joy. He said excitedly, "Thank you, my lord."

"Ding... Zhao Yun’s loyalty has increased."

The higher the loyalty, the more devoted Zhao Yun will be.

With the Qing Ping Sword equipped, Zhao Yun’s combat power increased by another 2,000 points, reaching 17,000.

Zhao Yun was becoming increasingly powerful.

On the other hand, my own strength isn’t even half of Zhao Yun’s. This is truly frustrating.

Diao Chan also returned, clearly unhappy that the Fox Demon had gotten away.

"The Fox Demon escaped. It’s all my fault," Diao Chan said, blaming herself.

Chu Hao laughed. "It doesn’t matter. If it escaped, we’ll just catch it next time. When we do, I’ll make a sable fur coat for my Diao Chan."

Diao Chan’s stunningly beautiful face lit up with happiness.

This wasn’t the first time Zhao Yun had seen Diao Chan. Since they were from the same era and Diao Chan was known as the foremost beauty of the Three Kingdoms, he couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, "My lord, does Lü Bu know that Diao Chan is here?"

"Lü Bu?"

Chu Hao looked at him oddly and whispered, "Isn’t that guy dead already?"

Zhao Yun gave a wry smile. "Indeed, Lü Bu is dead. But his reputation in the Underworld is substantial. You may not be aware, my lord, but Lü Bu is known as the God Killer in the Underworld for his great contributions."

What the hell! Lü Bu is doing so well in the Underworld? Despite having killed so many innocents in life, how did he not end up in Hell?

Zhao Yun shook his head. "I’m not clear on the specifics, but it’s undeniable that Lü Bu is in the Underworld. It’s said he has been looking for Diao Chan for quite some time."

You’ve got to be kidding me.

Chu Hao suddenly became curious and asked, "That doesn’t make sense. Zhao Yun, since you knew Lü Bu was in the Underworld, does that mean you came from the Underworld?"

Zhao Yun nodded. "Yes."

And here Brother Hao always thought you guys were just copies made by the System.

Chu Hao quickly asked the System, "System, what’s going on? These Ghost Generals aren’t copies?"

System: "The Host is overthinking. These characters are summoned from the Underworld, not copies. They have a contract with the System: by helping resurrect people in the Yang Realm, they gain a chance to resurrect themselves." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Chu Hao was speechless. "Aren’t you just duping the ghosts? How can I resurrect so many people? One Diao Chan is already enough trouble for me."

System: "The Host is worrying unnecessarily. For a ghost, just having a chance to return to the Yang Realm is already the best form of resurrection."

This System is still so treacherous. Isn’t this blatantly tricking the ghosts? However, before blaming the System, I should worry about myself first. Damn System, keeping such important information from me! If Lü Bu comes knocking, how am I supposed to fight him?

Forget it, I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it. It’s just Lü Bu. If he annoys Brother Hao, I’ll make sure he doesn’t survive.

After recalling Baxia and Zhao Yun, Chu Hao opened the interface. Today’s haul was pretty good.

Lord Show-off: Chu Hao

Level: 6

Experience Points: 3,800,000/7,000,000

Pretentiousness Points: 8,800

Mana Points: 12,000

Merit Points: 0

Ghost Servants: Zhao Yun, Confucius, Sadako, Chu Renmei, Jiayeci, Ghost Dragon (Qiu)

One Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest, three Silver Treasure Boxes.

These three Silver Treasure Boxes were hard-earned through the valiant charges of the Silver Dragon soldiers.

"Open the treasure chest."

"Ding... Host has opened the Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Manual."

"Ding... Host has opened the Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a second Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Manual."

Item: Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Manual

Rarity: ★★★

Ability: Cleanses flesh and marrow. (Grants a chance to acquire True Essence.)

Wow! It’s actually a Cleansing Marrow Scripture! One Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Manual costs 6,000 Pretentiousness Points, so two would be 12,000, right? But what’s the use of Brother Hao having two? You might as well have given me a Foundation Building Scripture for 10,000 Pretentiousness Points!

The System seems to know what I’m thinking. It’s becoming more human-like as my level increases.

System: "The Host should take a closer look at the requirements for purchasing the Foundation Building Scripture."

Chu Hao was stunned. I really hadn’t looked carefully before. He opened the System store and was immediately speechless. This System is full of tricks!

Beginners Foundation Building Manual: Requires 10,000 Pretentiousness Points (Must study three Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Manuals before this scripture can be purchased.)

Three are needed just to get the right to purchase? What a rip-off! I didn’t look carefully enough at the start.

Chu Hao cursed, "System, are you trying to scam your old man? It requires studying three Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Manuals!"

System: "The Host isn’t blind. Or is it that the Host can’t read and didn’t bother to look carefully?"

"Fine, you win!" Chu Hao retorted. "But like I said before, once I’m capable, I’ll definitely turn your voice into a woman’s moan."

System: "..."

Two Top-Grade Marrow Cleansing Manuals! The Semi-Diamond Treasure Chest really delivered. Killing Jiang Yuran was totally worth it.

"Open the Silver Treasure Box."

"Ding... Host has opened a Silver Treasure Box and obtained a Yin Yang Ring."

Brother Hao is already wearing one of these. What’s the use?