In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 42 No! Don't take her back to the He family!
"This isn't right!"

Gu Yuexi watched the battle from behind the water mirror. When she saw Ming Ke transform into a red-clothed ghost, she immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Logically speaking, red-clothed ghosts usually harbor resentment before they die, so they become vicious after death. They have no emotions or reason!"

"When Ke Mingke appeared, I did not sense the ferocious aura that a red-clothed ghost should have on him."

"Furthermore, he only became angry after being repeatedly provoked by Huowa and Shuiwa, which proves that he still had some sense. He had only been dead for a year, how could he possibly have the ability to control his behavior?"

She speculated, "Unless he isn't some red-clothed ghost at all, or he's obtained some kind of magical artifact that allows him to maintain his sanity."

But the fact that his true form is a red-clothed ghost is undeniable, so the second idea seems somewhat plausible.

"Zero One, who's stronger, him or the Rat Demon?"

[If we only consider cultivation level, the red-clothed ghost and the seven-hundred-year-old rat demon are roughly equal. The former has an innate ferocity, while the latter has accumulated years of cultivation experience.]

"I wonder if Fire Boy and Water Boy can handle him." Gu Yuexi continued to watch the battle.

System: [It's hard to say. The seven-hundred-year-old rat demon stole the golden light of merit and was able to raise his cultivation to fifteen hundred years. Perhaps the red-clothed ghost also has similar methods.]

The system leans towards the red-clad ghost being slightly more powerful than the rat demon. The rat demon can weigh the pros and cons, while the ghost is mostly ferocious and irrational, killing without regard for consequences.

Ming Ke spoke in a sinister tone: "I didn't want to argue with you, but you've gone too far!"

He gathered ghostly energy and transformed it into a massive army of skeletons that charged towards the two children. The skeletons, wielding long swords and knives, surrounded the two children in a dense, overwhelming manner.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it!" Ming Ke stepped back, looking at them mockingly from mid-air. He chuckled lightly, "Gentlemen, slowly savor your death."

"Hahaha—" Under the eerie atmosphere, he raised his head and laughed shrilly, his voice piercing and strange!
"Kill them—" The army of skeletons, formed from ghostly energy, charged forward wielding swords and blades.

Fire Boy wielded a longsword engulfed in pure, raging flames. The skeletons dared not approach and instead attacked Water Boy instead.

Shuiwa wielded a water spear in one hand and a water shield in the other. The water spear and shield, formed from flowing water, looked incredibly fragile, as if they would shatter at the slightest touch.

However, with a casual flick of her wrist, thousands upon thousands of spikes were flung out, piercing the skeleton army like steel needles. The skeletons struck by the spikes instantly turned into smoke.

After several attempts, the skeleton army was successfully driven back.

"You do have some skill, but none of you are going to take Wanwan away today."

He leaped down, gathering the surrounding ghostly energy to increase the number of skeletons in his army.

"Whether we can take Miss He away is up to our own abilities, not yours to decide."

With one hand wielding his longsword, Huowa swept through the skeleton army, while with the other hand he made intricate and wondrous gestures in the air. A huge circular array appeared from beneath his feet and spread toward Mingke. Shuiwa threw out his water shield, which disintegrated into countless water droplets in the air, then transformed back into a water shield that descended over Mingke's head.

The two children used their supernatural powers to surround Ming Ke from above and below.

Ming Ke lifted his toes off the ground, shattering the water shield and escaping from the two children's supernatural powers.

He flew over and engaged in a fierce battle with the Fire Boy and Water Boy, and for a time the two forces were evenly matched.

Gu Yuexi was relieved and said, "It seems you were right. Ghosts are indeed a bit stronger than rat demons. Fortunately, I raised the puppet doll's cultivation to the sixth level of Qi Refining."

During the battle, Huowa and Shuiwa gradually became exhausted and their spiritual power was depleted, while Mingke became more and more courageous. He almost lost several times in the battle, but his ghostly energy seemed to be inexhaustible. Under such circumstances, he had the upper hand.

The battle lasted a full day and night!
The two children were exhausted and their spiritual energy was almost depleted.

"Humph!"

Ming Ke snorted coldly: "It's time to end all of this."

"Fire Boy, how come his ghostly energy seems inexhaustible?" Water Boy frowned in confusion. They were about to defeat Ming Ke, but in an instant, the opponent's ghostly energy became abundant, giving them no time to react.

"Could he have some magical artifact to replenish his ghostly energy?" Huowa wondered.

[Host, this is very likely his ghost realm.]

Gu Yuexi immediately understood: "Ming Ke is almost invincible in the Ghost Realm because he can quickly replenish his ghost energy even when it is exhausted. The only way to defeat him is to destroy the Ghost Realm?"

She had just noticed it too. It was daytime, and the sun was blazing. Even though Ming Ke was a red-clothed ghost and might not be afraid of the sun, red-clothed ghosts wouldn't like to be under the sun because they hated sunlight.

Sunlight will dispel evil spirits.

However, all three people in the water mirror were surrounded by ghostly energy, and the sunlight did not diminish the ghostly energy on Ming Ke, which was very illogical.

Therefore, she guessed that the reason Ming Ke could instantly replenish his ghost energy was that he was in a place where he could draw upon ghost energy at will.

A malevolent land? Perhaps it devours its own kind of ghosts, or perhaps it has conjured up a ghost realm. "A ghost realm is like an array; only by destroying the array's core can the ghost realm be destroyed. Where is the core of Mingke's ghost realm?" Gu Yuexi asked the system.

【Sky!】

The system answers.

Gu Yuexi smiled knowingly: "I guessed it. The Ghost Realm is like an array. Array masters usually choose the array core in the place where trouble is most likely to occur. Ghosts are most afraid of sunlight. Sunlight will dispel ghost energy. The most important thing in setting up a Ghost Realm is to avoid sunlight."

"The sun's position changes over time, so the array's core is not fixed. However, the sun will not move far from the sky; the array's core will be located in the sky where the sun truly exists!"

She immediately transmitted her voice: "The sun in the sky is fake. Find the sun's true position according to the time, and shatter that part of the sky. Only then will you have a chance to win."

The puppet and its master have a deep connection; no matter how far apart they are, the master can communicate with the puppet through voice.

Upon hearing this, the two children, Fire Child and Water Child, held back Ming Ke, while Water Child combined Water Spear and Water Shield into a water-blue longsword.

She determined the current time based on the time she had spent at the magistrate's office.

one day one Night……

She lightly touched the screen to calculate the time.

It was exactly 9:00 AM!
At the hour of Si (9-11 AM), the sun should be in the southwest direction!

She looked at that part of the sky, gathered her spiritual power, and with a whoosh, tore the sky apart.

"boom!"

In an instant, the sky shattered, and the real sun shone with intense light.

Ten thousand rays of light poured down!

"Ugh! Cough cough..."

The Ghost Realm shattered, and Ming Ke spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Ahhh-"

The skeleton army turned to ashes.

The ghostly aura was mostly dispelled.

Ming Ke was startled; he hadn't expected that this little kid would actually find the core of his Ghost Domain's array.

He glared at the two children angrily, wanting to leave with He Wanwan, but Shuiwa saw him.

She shouted, "Fire Boy, don't let him get away!"

"Understood!" The ghost realm shattered, and Huowa flew to block Mingke's path. During their battle, the ghostly energy on Mingke's body had dissipated significantly.

If he were in the ghost realm, he could absorb ghost energy at any time. However, Shuiwa destroyed his ghost realm, so he could not continue to absorb ghost energy. Moreover, under the sunlight, his soul felt like it was about to dissipate.

He was a red-clad ghost, and originally he didn't need to be afraid of sunlight. Unfortunately, he lost a lot of his ghostly energy fighting with these two brats. Although sunlight couldn't make him vanish into thin air, it made him extremely uncomfortable.

When he was alive, he loved the warmth of the sun the most.

Now I absolutely hate this wretched sunlight.

Huowa kicked him in the chest, sending him flying.

Ming Ke cried out in pain, "Ah!"

Fire Boy and Water Boy gathered their spiritual power, intending to scatter his soul. The red-clothed ghost died with a vengeance that filled the sky, and after death he was ferocious and violent, not a good thing to mortals.

Gu Yuexi immediately transmitted her voice: "Don't kill him! Take him to the He family. Some grudges need to be settled. He is of utmost importance."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Huowa took a deep breath and sheathed his flaming sword.

Fire Boy said to Water Boy, "Water Boy, take Miss He's soul back to the magistrate's mansion."

"No!" The heavily injured Ming Ke scrambled to his feet and shook his head violently. He reached out to stop them, saying, "No, don't take her back to the He family!"

(End of this chapter)