ith me! Stay at my place for a year! After that, we’ll figure something else out!” Although Xiao Yu said that Ah Hu could find other doctors to treat him, Zhang Dahan knew this method wasn't easy to s...Chapter 625: Underground Construction

These piles of bones, resembling small mountains, consist of four heaps with possibly hundreds of skeletons. Xiao Yu has killed people before and in Zhong Kui's memories, he has also seen piles of bones in some demons' lairs, but this sight of several hundred piled together is unprecedented, hence the impact it leaves on him.

Xiao Yu looked at the ground here; no longer was there any trace of its original color, instead it had turned completely black. A wave of bloody stench circulated within this room.

"No wonder there's such a dense presence of blood energy," Xiao Yu's ghost floated in mid-air and thought silently while looking at the dark ground.

Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Yu finally understood why there was so much blood energy mixed with the yin煞qi. Moreover, here, the blood energy had merged with the resentment and malevolent qi of this place to form a dense aura of blood.

This was precisely why ghosts in this area were significantly stronger than those outside. However, what puzzled Xiao Yu was that despite there being so many skeletons here, no ghost existed at all. This left him very confused.

After all, this place could be considered a severely yin location and a breeding ground for ghosts as per legends, hence the existence of those ghosts mentioned earlier. Furthermore, something must have sealed off this area to keep the yin煞qi and ghosts contained here, whereas when Xiao Yu entered through that small hole previously, it clearly disrupted this seal causing both the yin energy and the spirits to escape.

Only then did these strange phenomena around the building occur; hence there was nothing odd about people being injured here before.

"Cack…cack…" Suddenly, an eerie shrill laughter echoed within this underground space. Upon hearing it, Xiao Yu paused and listened carefully. He realized that the laughter originated from behind the walls while his ghost floating in mid-air sensed no abnormalities in the adjacent room; thus his expression immediately turned serious upon hearing the shrill laugh.

"Looks like there are still secrets here unknown to me," thinking about the wall behind him, Xiao Yu pondered silently.

After a moment of contemplation, he lightly shook his hand holding the Demon-Slaying Sword. The sword, composed of mysterious patterns, reformed into its original design and extended towards that wall.

"Papapa…popopu…

When the mysterious pattern extended into the wall, a series of cracking sounds like firecrackers suddenly came from within. The cement walls also showed signs of it.

It turned out that many jade talismans had been embedded inside this wall, although they were rather rudimentary in design. However, their sheer number made up for simplicity.

Now that Xiao Yu had destroyed the jade talismans within the wall, he disappeared instantly after hearing the sounds from the other side of it. When he reappeared, he was already on the opposite side of the wall.

The moment Xiao Yu crossed to the other side, several dark figures charged at him.

"Ghost devouring the world..."

Seeing these ghostly figures rush towards him, Xiao Yu uttered a low cry. His head suddenly swelled in size while those ghostly souls directly rushed into his mouth. Once all of them had been swallowed, he closed his mouth, and his head slowly returned to its normal size.

After his head returned to normal, Xiao Yu's belly gradually bloated and seemed to be moving internally. Realizing this situation, Xiao Yu was momentarily stunned before a bitter smile appeared on the corners of his lips as he slowly closed his eyes.

A while later, once Xiao Yu’s stomach started shrinking again, he opened his eyes and exhaled with ease. As he did so, a black mist spewed from his mouth, gradually dissipating into thin air. The figure of Xiao Yu's shadowy soul also became slightly more solidified.

Xiao Yu looked down at the now more solidified form of his shadowy soul and revealed a hint of joy on his face. Although he had long known that consuming ghosts could help restore his own, his earlier incarnation’s shade couldn't leave its body. Moreover, ghosts have their own destinies, and the netherworld was the best place for them. Therefore, even though Xiao Yu knew that eating ghosts could help him recover, he never did it recklessly except for evil spirits or those like these Lǔ Kingdom ghost souls.

Also, there were these ordinary soulless spirits here. Even without consciousness, such solitary souls would dissipate in the netherworld eventually, as pure yin energy there would assimilate them quickly. Hence, Xiao Yu had never been soft-hearted when dealing with those ghosts.

"A poison chamber" After surveying the room and seeing several skeletons lying on the floor that were bluish-black due to poisoning, a structure reminiscent of Japanese biological warfare bases in war movies came to mind for Xiao Yu. He hadn't thought about this earlier while he was amidst piles of bones but now that he saw it, everything fell into place.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu’s shadowy figure flashed again. When he reappeared, he was in another room.

Looking at the room, Xiao Yu's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. This place clearly resembled an operating theater, with a large iron cage in one corner containing two skeletons.

The room also contained several ghosts; some wore white coats while others did not. The ones wearing the white coats were unusually strong, whereas those without them wore patched jackets from old times and huddled trembling into corners.

When Xiao Yu entered the room, the ghost doctors were tearing apart the other ghosts cowering in the corner. With each bite they took, a portion of the ordinary ghosts' yin energy was torn off.

The ordinary ghosts had by now become riddled with holes and were extremely weak.

When Xiao Yu entered, these ghost doctors immediately floated into the air to look at him.

"Who are you I've never seen you before" The ghost doctors asked in hoarse voices.

As they looked at Xiao Yu, he observed them as well. These ghosts were obviously more powerful than those outside; their bodies contained impure yin energy which made them stronger, and this was clearly the result of eating ordinary ghosts.

Xiao Yu’s eyes turned cold upon seeing this. His head rapidly grew larger, and with a slight breath he unleashed an invisible force that pulled at these ghost doctors.

"Aaaah…" Upon seeing Xiao Yu’s enlarged head, the ghost doctors suddenly felt an instinctive fear deep in their souls. Although they didn’t know where it came from, they knew Xiao Yu was its source. So after a strange cry, the ghost doctors flew towards the wall beside them.

Seeing them run away, Xiao Yu did not display any signs of urgency; instead, he took another deep breath.

The moment Xiao Yu exhaled, these ghosts who had reached the side of the wall froze. Not only that, but their bodies flew back towards Xiao Yu’s enormous mouth.

The ghosts in white coats struggled in mid-air, but no matter how hard they tried to escape, the suction force prevented them from doing so. They helplessly ran towards Xiao Yu's mouth.

Although these ghosts were not weak, their strength did not reach Xiao Yu’s limit. Therefore, eating them would not harm him and could even enhance his own power.

After Xiao Yu finished devouring the ghosts, his form became more solid again.

Xiao Yu now understood why he only saw a few ghosts in another room with hundreds of skeletons; they were likely consumed by these ghosts from Rongguo. Although it was difficult to digest them, after prolonged grinding, they could be digested. Moreover, judging from the layout here, there should also be experts proficient in Qimen Dao among the people from Rongguo, and their strength shouldn’t be weak either.

The only thing that puzzled Xiao Yu was why all these people from Rongguo died here. He examined the bones of those ghosts but found no signs of poisoning on them. Hence, he was quite curious about the cause of their deaths.

Xiao Yu’s yin soul had recovered to a certain extent, so he could vaguely sense what was happening in the other room.

According to Xiao Yu's perception, this underground building was vast, and where he currently stood was just one corner. However, its exact size couldn't be determined because his perception hadn’t completely covered it. Furthermore, several powerful yin energy fluctuations were faintly felt by him.

Xiao Yu’s figure flickered as he prepared to fly towards the other room; however, his body didn’t appear in another room but reappeared beside this one's wall, slowly closing his eyes and deep in thought.

It turned out that while Xiao Yu was heading toward another room, a memory suddenly appeared in his mind. This wasn't Zhong Kui’s memory but came from the ghosts in white coats he had just swallowed.

Just now, after swallowing these ghosts, Xiao Yu hadn’t thoroughly converted their pure yin energy. As he flew towards another room, the last bit of something on them was only then converted by him. This included the memories of these ghosts.

Xiao Yu’s yin soul floated in mid-air and carefully sifted through these ghostly memories. As Xiao Yu browsed through these memories, his brows furrowed tighter, and there was a hint of shock in his eyes. (To be continued)hall. The owner of this voice was an elderly man sitting cross-legged beside the altar table who hadn’t even opened his eyes since Xiao Yu entered.Xiao Yu was at least seven or eight meters away from...