I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 296 - 260: Merging with the Yin Object

Luo Danian and Luo Dayong exchanged a glance. Both brothers were decisive men; years ago, to avoid leaving their elderly mother, they fled military service and went to the mountains, establishing the foundation they have today.

If they had hesitated even one more night back then, they would have been forcibly taken by the soldiers the next day.

"I choose the second method," Luo Danian said decisively.

Before attempting, Sang Que utilized the Ghost Eye to meticulously examine Luo Danian’s past. For the survival of the people in the fort, he once robbed passing caravans.

Not entirely a good person, but not a wanton killer. Though his kindness is limited, it hasn’t completely vanished. He has a conscience and loyalty, able to keep his subordinates in line.

Sang Que needed someone like him to help manage the unruly bandits of other forts.

After observing thoroughly, Sang Que closed her eyes for a brief moment.

The two pieces of nails belonged to the Deceitful Bride, different from the yin nails she used before, which would turn into ghostly hands to strangle.

The nails of the Deceitful Bride have a simple function: pure tearing and harming, as sharp as her Hundred Victory Saber, also requiring blood for nourishment. The redness of the nails is the redness of blood, absorbing blood is a side effect; it won’t absorb others’, only its own.

After opening her eyes, Sang Que said to Luo Danian, "In a moment, I will slowly remove your nails, allowing you to feel the extremity of pain as much as possible."

"I will endure," Luo Danian frowned, corpse poison infiltrating his blood vessels, leaving bluish marks on his neck.

Sang Que shook her head, "Do not endure; you must carefully feel and accept this pain, and amplify it, enlarge it to the extent of fear. Fear is the best medium for evil spirit power invading the human heart. I need your utmost fear."

After asking Luo Dayong for the dagger, considering the severe corpse poison, disinfection was deemed unnecessary. Sang Que pressed Luo Danian’s injured right hand on the ground, slowly moving the dagger’s tip towards the pinky finger.

"Truth be told, this is my first time doing this, without any experience; it’s very likely to fail."

The moment she uttered this, not only Luo Danian, but his brother Luo Dayong also became apprehensive.

Before Luo Danian could inquire in detail, Sang Que exerted force in her hand, sharp pain instantly surged from the pinky finger.

Argh!

Luo Danian groaned; cold sweat broke out instantly. Despite being afflicted with corpse poison, his hand numb with cold, he could distinctly feel the agony of the blade sliding into the crevice of the nail and finger.

Sang Que did as she said, inserting very slowly and gradually tilting upwards, intending to forcibly lift the nail cover.

Sang Que herself had her nails lifted before; she knew this was the most painful way.

Unable to bear it, Luo Danian turned his head and bit into his brother Luo Dayong’s shoulder. As someone respected as an instructor, he would never lose decorum, even at times like these.

Luo Dayong, suddenly bitten, couldn’t hold back, howled akin to a slaughtered pig.

The onlookers were startled by his cries, baring their teeth and stepping back as if feeling the excruciating pain of nail tear personally.

"Shut up!"

Sang Que shouted sharply, and Luo Dayong immediately covered his mouth, cold sweat pouring down.

Luo Danian remembered Sang Que’s words, experiencing the pain meticulously while contemplating the fear of death upon failure, magnifying inner terror.

After a full three minutes, Sang Que finally pried off one of Luo Danian’s nails.

Subsequently, she took out a red nail and used the Yin Child’s ability to assemble, reattaching the nail to Luo Danian’s pinky.

The nail seemed like a living entity, beginning to grow upon contact with flesh, burrowing into the skin from both sides, causing pain even more agonizing than when the nail was pried off.

Luo Danian endured the agony, veins bulging all over, drenched in sweat, while Luo Dayong, bleeding from the bitten shoulder, suffered similarly.

The nail fused smoothly, but the corpse poison traces on Luo Danian’s neck hardly diminished, indicating one nail wasn’t enough.

"Is it...finished?!" Luo Danian released Luo Dayong and asked.

"No, we have to do it once again!" Sang Que replied nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Luo Danian experienced genuine terror from within. This pain was truly beyond what an average person could endure.

At this moment, Luo Dayong extended his arm to Luo Danian’s mouth, "Brother, hold on!"

Brotherly unity.

This time, Sang Que took more than three minutes to pry off Luo Danian’s ring finger nail. After placing the second nail, the corpse poison on his neck showed a noticeable suppression response.

The corpse poison was absorbed by a force, all drawn back to the gaping wound on his arm, while the two nails adhered seamlessly to Luo Danian’s fingers.

With pain receding, Luo Danian gasped deeply, his cold, stiff arm remained cold but was no longer rigid.

The two fingers became long and slender, nails vibrant as blood.

Luo Danian grasped a stone on the ground with his right hand, a slight exertion saw his fingers penetrate the stone like tofu; applying more force, the stone shattered.

Not only were the nails sharp, but his hand’s strength had increased as well.

But after merely testing the nail’s power briefly, Luo Danian felt a sharp sting at the arm wound, hinting at corpse poison spreading.

Noting this, Sang Que witnessed their success, lucky on her first attempt, affirming her prior assumptions—the artificial creation of Yin Walkers was viable.

Currently, Luo Danian was akin to a downgraded Yin Walker, merely a fusion of human and yin object, possessing yin object’s abilities but lacking upgrade potential, unless he was provided a higher-grade yin object later.

This aspect could be gradually validated and refined later.

"The power of the nails and corpse poison restrain each other. After using the nail’s power, ensure it absorbs blood promptly, or the corpse poison will spread. Once you become skilled, you might try integrating the corpse poison into the nail."

Luo Danian contemplated seriously.

Luo Dayong muttered, staring at his brother’s two feminine fingers, "A man fighting with clawed poison is so peculiar, isn’t it?"

Luo Danian pouted, glancing at his brother Luo Dayong.

Sang Que stood up, pulled out the handkerchief she carried to clean her hands, "I’ve placed the Ghost Slave Seal on both you and your brother. Betray me and you’ll die."

The brothers were stunned upon hearing this, taken aback by when it happened—without any sense of it.

"But, you needn’t worry overly. You’re currently the ones I trust most; as long as you prove trustworthy, I’ll remove the Ghost Slave Seal later, causing you no harm."

The two brothers exchanged glances, kneeling before Sang Que, vowing allegiance.

"The heroine saved our lives; from now on, we brothers will follow you unswervingly."

"Indeed, unwaveringly!"

Sang Que nodded slightly, turning to see the female zombie still standing there, the frequency of her convulsions decreased.

"Stand guard at the fort entrance."

Upon the command, the female zombie jumped, swiftly leaping to the fort gate, behaving much more obediently.

The remaining white-haired zombies inside the fort followed suit, jumping towards the fort gate, transforming into guards.

With the female zombie, Sang Que’s corpse cultivation progress would expedite greatly, an unexpected boon.

However, observations regarding Wangshan City’s Evil Ghost Bureau from the female zombie would have to await tomorrow, as she needed the Ghost Eye to recuperate; after every ten uses, roughly half a day of rest was required.

Observing Luo Danian earlier exhausted its uses; viewing one scene consumed one usage.

"It’s getting late; tonight I’ll stay over; after tidying up the corpses in the fort, come see me."

Sang Que planned to take Zhang Junyao, the hostage, out tomorrow for ransom, while scouting the situation outside, intending to bring seeds from the modern era upon return.

Thus, before leaving, she had to assign them all the tasks they were supposed to undertake.

With the mountain having so much wasteland, these two brothers, leading the people of the four forts, will be tasked to clear all, and tidy up Jinfeng Mountain’s entrance.

She had already devised a plan: first build a barrier, ensuring Jinfeng Mountain’s internal security, then quietly develop behind closed doors.