Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 463 Evil Ghost Resolved

The Yin Envoy only felt a cold breeze coming his way, not yet noticing anything amiss. Having wandered a bit too far, he didn’t hear what Chen Nuo had said.

Seeing the Yin Envoy continue to amble along, Chen Nuo cautioned him, "Stop talking and hurry back to the Underworld, something seems off over here."

"What?"

The Yin Envoy, preoccupied with his own speech, did not catch Chen Nuo’s shout clearly. Only after he finished his own sentence did he realize that the person behind him seemed to have said something to him.

"Move it, something is not right!"

Unfortunately, his warning came far too late. The moment the Yin Envoy turned around, he was suddenly bitten in the head by a massive creature that came rushing at him.

The body of the Yin Envoy remained in place, headless, for a moment before it slowly fell to the ground.

The massive creature, crying out "so hungry, so hungry," then bent down to devour the collapsed body of the Yin Envoy.

Even Chen Nuo, confident in his own speed, was taken aback by the creature’s swiftness as he gasped, "This monster moves so fast."

Nuwa was also shocked; she had only felt a gust of wind, and in an instant, the Yin Envoy was killed.

"Let’s not act rashly for now," Chen Nuo stopped Nuwa, explaining that his protective shield was a top-quality Magic Artifact, and even if he attacked, it wouldn’t harm the people inside it.

After devouring the Yin Envoy, the monster continued to shout about its hunger.

It then looked around and spotted Nuwa and Chen Nuo. In a mere moment, it rushed in front of the two of them.

The monster, just as the Yin Envoy had described, had a mouth full of sharp teeth and a head with two faces, which, given the enormous size of its head, weren’t crowded at all.

The face crying out with hunger had bulging, bloodshot white eyes and a drooling mouth. The protective shield of the Magic Artifact prevented harm but not smells.

The stench was so foul that Nuwa almost vomited on the spot, so Chen Nuo pulled her back and faced the monster himself.

The Evil Ghost’s other face cried, "So much pain, so much pain."

It lunged at Chen Nuo with its mouth open, trying to devour him as it had the Yin Envoy, but was stopped by the protective shield. Its mouth collided with the barrier like it had hit a rock, and the creature stumbled back several steps.

"If you’re in so much pain, why don’t you end it yourself?" Chen Nuo scoffed coldly.

"So much pain, so much pain. Living in this world is truly too painful. Let me end this pain for you," the Evil Ghost said.

It turned out that the Evil Ghost’s lament was not about its own suffering but others’.

Chen Nuo despised the Evil Ghost even more, retorting, "How do you know others are in pain? Besides, whether or not they’re in pain isn’t for you to decide."

Even so, Chen Nuo had figured out the Evil Ghost’s trick.

The Yin Envoy had said it could bewitch people; presumably, this bewitching involved making others think only of despairing situations from their lives, leading them to willingly let themselves be devoured by the Evil Ghost.

This Evil Ghost was indeed formidable; it likely had the second type of condition Chen Nuo had previously contemplated.

It was two souls fused into one body, cooperating with each other—one using brute force, the other bewitching. If brute force failed, it would switch to bewitching; if bewitching failed, it would employ both simultaneously.

The Magic Artifact could block all harm, so presumably, the Evil Ghost’s power of bewitchment would be ineffective.

Chen Nuo had only ever cooked in Chaos Residence since coming to this world and had never used Mana to fight. He never expected his first use of Mana would be here, but he supposed it wasn’t too bad.

He pondered in his mind how to deal with the Evil Ghost and finally decided to attack with fire first. When the Evil Ghost was on its last legs, he would capture it alive.

Having just received Xuan Feng’s Divine Skills, Chen Nuo stuck out two fingers joined together. The instant he extended them, they were alight with fire. Then, using Mana, he pushed the fire from his fingers towards the Evil Ghost, and in a flash, the creature was set ablaze.

The Evil Ghost howled in agony as it ran and jumped around. The face crying out in pain screamed even louder, "So much pain, so much pain!"

Running was useless, leaping was equally futile; the Evil Ghost could only lie on the ground, attempting to extinguish the flames covering its body by rolling around.

But it was no use; no matter how the Evil Ghost flapped and fluttered, the fire would not go out, and it only grew fiercer instead. The face that had been crying out with hunger now ceased its clamor and began to cry out in agony.

"It’s pointless; this fire is no ordinary fire," Chen Nuo said to the Evil Ghost from inside the barrier.

"This is Xuan Feng’s Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire," Nuwa observed, "You possess Xuan Feng’s Divine Skills as well."

"Good eye," Chen Nuo replied, "In fact, I can add a bit more to it."

As Chen Nuo spoke, he opened his palm, where a flame was burning. He pushed it toward the Evil Ghost, still rolling on the ground.

"Samadhi True Fire?"

Indeed, seeing is believing, and mere words could not convey to Nuwa the shock of witnessing this.

After seeing it with her own eyes, Nuwa was truly impressed. She believed that besides Chen Nuo, there was no one else in this world who could wield both Samadhi True Fire and Nine Heavens Mysterious Fire.

With the two layers of fire, the Evil Ghost’s rolling movements slowed down even more, and just as it seemed about to stop, Chen Nuo immediately withdrew the fire.

The originally red Evil Ghost had now turned charred black.

Chen Nuo took out a Magic Net and tossed it over the Evil Ghost. The moment it touched the Evil Ghost, it was swiftly retracted, turning into a yellow egg.

Chen Nuo retracted the barrier Magic Artifact, walked over to the egg, and picked it up, "Alright, let’s head back now and report this..."

The moment he picked up the egg, a familiar mechanical voice resonated in his mind.

"Congratulations Host, for subduing a level ten monster, Two-faced Food Ghost. The Mana of the Evil Ghost has been transferred to the host’s body, and a reward of ten thousand Merit Points has been awarded!"

Nuwa saw Chen Nuo freeze, unsure of what had happened, and quickly approached, "What’s the matter, Shopkeeper Chen? Is there something wrong with this Evil Ghost?"

Chen Nuo put away the yellow egg and smiled at Nuwa, "It’s nothing; let’s return and hand this egg over to Yama first."

This was not a good place to converse with the system, so it was better to go back first.

Arriving at Yama Hall, Chen Nuo handed the egg to Yama, "The Evil Ghost is inside. Take a look."

Yama accepted the egg with utmost respect, "Is this really true?"

"Of course it’s true. Why would I deceive you?" Chen Nuo said, "Now give me what we came for."

"Ah, sure, sure, I’ll get it for you right away," Yama said, cheerfully flipping through the Book of Life and Death.

After a short search, Yama pointed to a line, "Found it, found it!"

Chen Nuo leaned over to look, and it read about Lady He’s life. Because she had made a deal with the Evil Ghost, she lacked two souls and four spirits, making rebirth impossible.

Currently, she was doing hard labor in the underworld and would have to do so for forty years before she could be reborn, and even then, she could not become human. The price was indeed quite steep.

Although Lady He’s fate seemed rather tragic, it was the result of her own doing, and she could only bear the consequences herself.

Chen Nuo also thought of an excuse in his mind, preparing to explain it to He Xi later.

"I thought you might plead for Lady He," Nuwa said.

"Why should I plead?" Chen Nuo asked in return, as he looked at Nuwa, "I thought you would plead for her since you were the one who accepted the task."

"It, too, was a consequence of her own actions."