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Chapter 731: Don't Trust Him

The ghostly entity's laughter echoed far and wide, resounding with immense glee. In its eyes, the outcome of this battle had been decided the moment Ma Yuanjin collapsed.

"Hahahaha, if you have any more tricks, bring them out!"

The ghostly entity guffawed, its gaze sweeping over Yang Haoran and the others, a look of smug triumph on its face.

Xu Meijing remained as aloof as ever, her expression barely shifting, making it impossible to discern her inner emotions from her features.

While Yang Haoran's face didn't betray much excitement, his brows were slightly furrowed, his mind lost in thought.

Wang Yiming's expression was calm, yet it was a deliberate pretense. From his eyes, it was clear that he was already starting to panic.

As for Wang Yiming's master, Zhang Changqing, his emotional reaction was the strongest. His pale face contorted into a furious expression, but this fury wasn't directed at the laughing ghostly entity; it was aimed squarely at his cousin, Zhang Changchun.

Conversely, his cousin Zhang Changchun appeared remarkably composed, a stark contrast to his earlier agitation.

Zhang Changqing roared at Zhang Changchun, his expression agitated, his tone furious, as if he wanted to devour Zhang Changchun whole. If not for the fact that he too was an arrow at the end of its flight, he might have lunged directly at Zhang Changchun and torn his cousin limb from limb!

According to Zhang Changchun's previous explanation, the ghostly entity's formidable strength was due to its use of a certain secret art that temporarily amplified its power. Once the effect of the secret art wore off, the ghostly entity would become weak, making it easier to deal with.

At present, this ghostly entity was indeed a little weaker than when it first appeared, but its weakening was solely due to the intense battle causing damage to its Spirit Body and the depletion of a significant amount of its power. This was why its strength had relatively diminished.

None of the people present were fools; they could clearly see that the ghostly entity's current weakness had absolutely nothing to do with any so-called secret art!

Zhang Changchun didn't immediately respond to his cousin's enraged shouts, nor did his expression change because of them. He remained calm and composed.

"Hahahaha, you idiots! I already warned you earlier that this guy had tricked you, but you insisted on ignoring my words. What 'secret art' for boosting strength? If I truly understood such a secret art, your corpses would be cold by now!"

The ghostly entity laughed again, mocking Yang Haoran and the others.

Though Zhang Changchun had not responded, the ghostly entity's words served as an answer to them all.

Upon hearing the ghostly entity's words, Yang Haoran and Xu Meijing maintained their previous expressions, showing neither surprise nor anger.

However, Zhang Changqing and Ma Yuanjin, who was slumped on the ground, looked even more distraught, especially Zhang Changqing, who was trembling with rage!

The ghostly entity didn't immediately attack them, sensing an internal conflict brewing among them. It preferred to let them squabble, ideally leading to mutual destruction. That way, it could enjoy a good show and also seize the opportunity to rest and recover some of its expended power.

As its laughter subsided, the ghostly entity opened its mouth and inhaled sharply. The several corpses on the ground below immediately trembled violently. These corpses, naturally, belonged to the individuals who had died earlier.

Streaks of white smoke emerged from their bodies, then converged and swiftly drifted towards the ghostly entity's location.

These white wisps were, in fact, the souls of the deceased. The ghostly entity was forcibly extracting their souls from within their bodies. Since they hadn't condensed into true Spirits, they appeared as mere tendrils of white smoke.

Seeing that the ghostly entity intended to devour these souls to recover its strength, Zhang Changchun's brows slightly furrowed. Without hesitation, he immediately moved to intercept it.

The reason he wanted to stop it wasn't because the souls would undergo Soul Transformation if devoured by the ghostly entity. Rather, it was because if the ghostly entity consumed these souls, its expended power would recover to a certain extent, which was not the outcome he desired. Therefore, he had to intervene.

Under his control, the Town Soul Tower spun in the air and shot rapidly towards the ghostly entity. It seemed he intended to use the Town Soul Tower to stop it.

However, the ghostly entity seemed to have anticipated this situation and prepared in advance. Before the Town Soul Tower could even approach, its Spirit Body released a surge of Yin Qi. This Yin Qi condensed in the air, forming a colossal hand that snatched the incoming Town Soul Tower into its palm, then hurled it directly towards Zhang Changchun!

At this moment, Zhang Changchun's strength was far less than when he arrived, and he was also heavily wounded. If he were to face this ghostly entity in a solo fight, he absolutely wouldn't stand a chance.

So, even with his Zhang family's most formidable magical artifact, the Town Soul Tower, in hand, he was still utterly powerless against this ghostly entity.

Facing the Town Soul Tower hurtling towards him, Zhang Changchun's expression changed. He quickly mustered the power within his body, trying to forcibly control the Town Soul Tower.

The reason he chose to forcibly control the Town Soul Tower instead of simply dodging was because he feared damaging this supreme artifact of his Zhang family.

If he had dodged and the Town Soul Tower had crashed into the cliff face or the ground, causing damage that couldn't be repaired, the loss would be immense.

With a casual strike from the ghostly entity, Zhang Changchun exerted all his strength, barely managing to halt the Town Soul Tower mid-air.

However, the Town Soul Tower was now only a few meters away from him. If he had been even half a beat slower, or if his strength had been insufficient to stabilize the Town Soul Tower, then he, its master, would have been sent flying by it. At that point, whether he lived or died would be anyone's guess.

Aside from Zhang Changchun, the others present did not intervene. They all believed Zhang Changchun had deceived them and had no desire to continue being used as his pawns.

Moreover, they were all injured and needed a moment to catch their breath.

Without any surprises, the souls of the deceased were all swallowed by the ghostly entity, becoming nourishment to restore its strength.

After devouring the souls, the ghostly entity's Spirit Body became slightly more solid, though the change wasn't particularly noticeable. Without a careful side-by-side comparison, it would be impossible to tell.

Of course, with its Spirit Body slightly solidified, the power fluctuations it emitted naturally increased to a certain extent.

"Everyone, some things cannot be explained clearly in a short time. Afterwards, I will certainly provide a reasonable explanation to all of you. For now, what we must do is use every means to deal with this ghostly entity, otherwise, we will all die today!"

Zhang Changchun spoke in a deep voice. He offered no immediate explanation but promised a satisfactory answer later.

For now, he hoped they would continue to fight and help him deal with this ghostly entity.

Upon hearing Zhang Changchun's words, Zhang Changqing was livid. He was about to curse Zhang Changchun, then immediately flee this place without regard for the consequences, not caring if this ghostly entity came to find him later. He simply didn't want to stay here any longer.

But just as he was about to unleash a torrent of curses, a space not far away suddenly trembled violently, and then a spatial rift appeared.

"Don't you dare believe him!"

The spatial rift had just opened, and before the figure of the newcomer had even fully emerged, a voice echoed from within the rift.

At these words, everyone present turned their gazes towards the spatial rift, including the ghostly entity who had just finished devouring the souls.

Although they all looked at the suddenly appearing spatial rift, their facial expressions varied.

Ma Yuanjin, Zhang Changqing, Xu Meijing, and the ghostly entity all showed curiosity on their faces—curiosity about the newcomer's identity.

Zhang Changchun, however, turned pale, his eyes gleaming with a fierce light!

And Yang Haoran's eyes widened in surprise, for he recognized the owner of that voice.