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Chapter 449 A Chinese Ghost Story: The Aggregator

Akainu frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Didn't they kill the Taoist priest?"

"If that's the case, how did the now demonically powerful Master Ning come into being?"

As a staunch general of the Justice League, he utterly despised Ning Shusheng's behavior, for he couldn't even uphold justice.

Smoker also looked at the female ghost with curiosity.

Nie Xiaoqian's face turned pale as she said, "At that time, Ning Shusheng didn't have much time left to live. Even if he promised the Tree Demon Granny treasures and gold, he wouldn't have had time to enjoy them."

"And he scoffed at Yan Chixia's talk of sacrificing his life."

He paused for a moment.

A hint of fear flashed in the female ghost's eyes as she continued, "What Ning the scholar did was... peel off the bark of the dying old woman, eat the heart of the thousand-year-old demon king, and then drink the blood of the chivalrous Taoist, which contained power, and finally become the current [Demon-Clad Scholar]."

Therefore, the female ghost who was originally controlled by the Tree Demon Granny is now able to be used by Master Ning.

This is all because most of the power of the Tree Demon Granny and Yan Chixia was absorbed into Master Ning's belly.

The scene was silent.

The only sound was the eerie clanging of tree branches against each other.

Even Orochimaru looked on with amusement, never expecting that the seemingly calm Master Ning would have such a crazy mindset.

Smoker seized on the key point and asked, "Wait, you're saying all of this happened six months ago?"

"Yes……"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and asked, "Master Ning's appearance suggests that decades have passed, and why is he unable to leave the mansion?"

If what the female ghost said was true, why would Master Ning lie to them?

unless……

"His feigned old age was a bluff, because swallowing both the demon king's heart and the Taoist's blood at the same time caused his body to suffer a very serious backlash."

The female ghost explained, "Therefore, he needs to eat the demon heart of the ghost tree every day to maintain his condition."

"If you take the Demon Heart of the Ghost Tree back to Master Ning, he will definitely kill you all after he recovers."

The Demon Tree Heart is a balancing potion.

It can suppress the two chaotic energies within Master Ning's body.

Iron Fist Garp scratched his head, came up with the simplest solution, and said, "In that case, why don't we just go back to the Ning residence and kill Master Ning?"

Since the other party is bluffing, it means that their current state is not good, and the Navy Alliance team can definitely consider the possibility of hunting them down.

"Can't."

The female ghost quickly shook her head and said, "It's not that Master Ning is unable to leave the mansion, but that even when he's in a state of backlash, as long as he's inside the mansion, he has the power to kill everyone."

That Ning family mansion was the source of most of Master Ning's power.

Only by finding a way to destroy the mansion can we become enemies with Master Ning.

Orochimaru suddenly asked, "So, does this Lanruo Temple contain game items capable of destroying the Ning family mansion?"

The female ghost didn't understand the game items, but she understood Orochimaru's words.

She turned her head, her slender, fair hand landing on the peach tree behind her, and said, "This is the remains of the Tree Demon Granny. It wasn't completely devoured by Master Ning; a part of it remained."

"Master Ning created the Ning Mansion by relying on the power of the Tree Demon Granny."

"If our benefactors can fuse the Demon Tree Heart into the corpse of the Tree Demon Granny and stimulate it to regain its vitality, they will be able to take the opportunity to destroy the foundation of the Ning Mansion."

If that's the case, the Navy Alliance squad can hunt down the weakened Demon Clothes Hideshi.

"is that so?"

After a slight hesitation, Akainu took out a Demon Tree Heart from his backpack and threw it at the peach tree that resembled a blood-red arm.

When the demonic heart of the ghost tree touched the bark, it emitted a faint crimson hue before being instantly absorbed.

Just looking at this scene,

This seems to match what the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian said.

Just as Akainu was about to continue throwing all the Demon Tree Hearts to Momoki,

Orochimaru reached out to stop Akainu, looked at the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian, and said strangely, "Based on the story you told, I have some doubts."

"Doesn't Master Ning know that this peach tree is capable of destroying the Ning family mansion?"

"If he knew the truth, why didn't he find an opportunity to destroy the peach tree?"

Upon hearing Orochimaru's question,

The female ghost paused for a moment, then explained, "Master Ning cannot leave the Ning residence, so..."

"Master Ning cannot leave. As a female ghost controlled by him, haven't you already left the Ning residence?"

Master Ning could easily control the female ghost to burn down the peach tree for him, thus eliminating any future trouble.

"Although the Ghost Tree Demon is troublesome, if you lure it into the Ning residence, Master Ning should be able to handle it himself, right?"

The tree spirit is not very intelligent, so this method is very effective.

After the group came into close contact with Master Ning, they realized that the demonic aura he exuded was enough to easily annihilate the Ghost Tree Demon.

Orochimaru shook his head and said, "But they just had to give us strangers the task of collecting things that could have led to the destruction of the Ning family."

"Perhaps there's another possibility..."

"You have always been Master Ning's pawn, deliberately attacking us when we left the city and leaving behind the items that can be used to summon spirits."

"Near Lanruo Temple, where the Ghost Tree Demon roams, we happen to find your urn. Because we don't trust Master Ning, there's a high probability we'll perform a soul-summoning ritual on you, and then, as you wish, fuse the Ghost Tree Demon's heart with this peach tree?"

Orochimaru's smile was sinister, radiating murderous intent, as he appeared to be deep in thought.

"Let me think... Once the Demon Tree Heart and the Peach Tree merge, will Master Ning be able to recover? Or will he be able to leave the Ning Manor and move freely?"

Facing Orochimaru, whose killing intent suddenly surged...

The female ghost's expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly ran towards the outside of the courtyard wall, her light figure landing on the top of the wall in the blink of an eye.

puff.

A bone spear formed from the aura of the dead pierced the female ghost's chest.

The female ghost Nie Xiaoqian looked down and could see the spearhead piercing her chest; her soul-like body was rapidly decaying.

"Giggle giggle..."

A shrill, spoiled laugh echoed within the Lanruo Temple.

The female ghost, whose body was gradually decaying and rotting, turned around and stared at the five people with malicious and resentful eyes.

"If you don't behave and complete the task, I will be punished by Master Ning..."

The female ghost reached out and grasped the bone spear piercing through her body, pulling it out little by little.

Click.

Five sharp, knife-like fingernails interlocked, easily severing the bone spear.

"Have they been hiding their true strength?"

Smoker narrowed his eyes, wrapped his arms around the gaseous purple dragon, and suddenly disappeared from the spot.

boom.

The courtyard wall was smashed open, and the purple dragon corroded the earth like sulfuric acid.

Smoker turned his head and found that the female ghost was already floating in the air, moving so fast that he couldn't even catch a trace of her movement.

Kizaru's expression turned serious as he made his assessment: "Conservatively speaking, it's even stronger than that previous Demon Tree King."

As a Flame Gun hunter and a user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, his strength lies in his agility.

However, the female ghost's movement speed was actually faster than his.

"Since you refuse to cooperate, I have no choice but to kill you..."

The female ghost, floating in the air, began to expand at a visible speed.

It was as if she was soaking in water, her skin wrinkled and white, with pale, colorless arms protruding from the female ghost's ribs.

Her fair, slender, and graceful arms looked extremely terrifying at that moment.

On each arm, as if holding a ball, was a wet, beautiful head, all of which were beautiful ghosts originally controlled by the Tree Demon Granny.

The beautiful women's eyes rolled around, their mouths opened and closed, uttering unintentional murmurs.

【Nine Ghosts Lantern - Nie Xiaoqian (Gold Level)】: A yin energy aggregate created by Master Ning through the forced fusion of nine ghosts.

(End of this chapter)