97: Chapter 97 Accumulating Malevolent Energy! The Ghostly Creature of the Mortuary!

"The Zhushan Army... it seems they were completely wiped out back then, right?"

"Yes... My Lord!"

The troops galloped through the storm... Shen Yi looked at Wu Yi, who was following by his side, with a strange look in his eyes.

Could it be that he was a True Dragon Emperor... and by releasing just a little bit of personal charm, he could make the whole world follow him?

That wasn't right either... if that were really the case, would he be in such a pitiful state right now?

He looked calm and composed as he turned to Wu Yi and asked, puzzled.

"General Wu Yi... you can just call me Shen Yi."

"The title of 'My Lord' cannot be used lightly!"

Wu Yi had wind beneath his feet, his face calm, as he cupped his hands and spoke.

"If it weren't for you, My Lord, the twenty-four of us would have died here long ago. How could we have any chance of survival?"

"But we are just passing acquaintances..."

Wu Yi added.

"Our lives were all saved by you, My Lord... living even one more day is considered a profit."

"Besides that, it's not that we don't have selfish motives."

Shen Yi asked curiously.

"Selfish motives?"

Wu Yi smiled slightly.

"My Lord, your status is extraordinary... and you are an official of the Immortal Dynasty. Although the troops under your command are First Grade, they are quite elite."

"You are certainly exceptional."

"Earlier, you even provided Evil Qi for us to recover... your foundation naturally goes without saying."

"Following behind you, My Lord, is better than us being wandering ghost spirits, not knowing when we might be treated as monsters by Cultivators to grind for experience!"

Shen Yi sighed.

He really didn't have any personal charm to speak of.

But there was still some charm.

"The world often revolves around profit..."

Wu Yi patted his chest and said.

"My Lord, do not worry about our intentions... you can ask for a 'Soul Locking Chain' to suppress us."

"Our loyalty is as clear as the sun and moon..."

Shen Yi's mouth twitched.

"But after all, this is our first meeting... I am indeed a bit flattered."

The smile on Wu Yi's face slowly faded, his voice hoarse.

"My Lord, perhaps you do not know what kind of place the Ancient Battlefield really is!"

"The Annihilation Spirit Storm is like a disaster sent down by the Heavenly Dao... harvesting our lives at irregular intervals!"

"And in the Ancient Battlefield, there are remnant souls of Yao Beasts. They were enemies when alive, and after death, the resentment has not faded... they conquer and devour each other!"

"Only by absorbing the faint Evil Qi and Demonic Qi from the other party's body can we feel alive!"

"Yao Beasts are fighting humans... and humans are fighting humans."

"It's like a Gu pool... there is no humanity here, only the survival of the fittest."

"The so-called Ancient Battlefield... for us, it is an endless purgatory!"

"Maintaining one's sanity here, not eating people... is such a difficult thing."

"And escaping, how difficult that is!"

"Our battalion, a full several thousand people, turned into ghost soldiers, but in the end, only twenty-four of us escaped."

"The others either fell into the curse of the Ancient Battlefield or were killed by the Annihilation Spirit Storm."

"At that time... I, Wu, made a poisonous vow."

"Whoever offers a helping hand... regardless of age or gender, regardless of Dao or Demonic Path, regardless of whether they are Essence Spirit, Yao Beast, or Prodigy."

"We will surely repay them with our lives..."

"Everything from before death is wiped clean... but after death, it is rare to be able to make a choice for oneself!"

"So My Lord, do not worry."

"Our sincere determination is willing to climb mountains of blades and descend into seas of fire for you, My Lord!"

Yan Shu, Zhou Xian, and Di the Charcoal, who were behind, only felt that this sentence was somewhat familiar.

Shen Yi completely lost it, slapping his forehead.

"What the hell... another one who wants to climb mountains of blades and descend into seas of fire."

"Are there really that many mountains of blades and seas of fire in this world?"

However, this wasn't a bad thing... his plan to drive wolves to swallow tigers could now begin!

This expedition was not a direct strike at the heart of the enemy.

Shen Yi's plan was to save these ghost soldiers, or rather, to save the Annihilation Spirit Storm.

The scale of the Annihilation Spirit Storm depended on the strength of the fleeing ghost soldiers.

The stronger the ghost soldiers, the stronger the Annihilation Spirit Storm.

To make the ghost soldiers strong, they needed Evil Qi... and Evil Qi required battle.

So Shen Yi and Steward Zhao discussed it... and chose a path.

Along the path, there were Yao Beast encampments of all sizes, and even eerie places.

These could all serve as battlefields to accumulate Evil Qi!

Not stopping along the way... the ghost soldiers would grow strong.

He could act as the eye of the formation to suppress the Annihilation Spirit Storm.

When the critical moment arrived... he would remove the suppression.

After the Annihilation Spirit Storm swept through, he would then save these ghost soldiers.

He would just play with the Annihilation Spirit Storm a few times.

Of course, the ideal was full, but reality was not something human power could control; he would just have to take it one step at a time!

Shen Yi didn't dwell too much on the titles... he shook his head and said.

"Do not stay too far from me, otherwise the Annihilation Spirit Storm will erupt instantly."

"There's no need to climb mountains of blades or descend into seas of fire, but I do need General Wu to return to his old profession."

Seeing this, Wu Yi patted his chest.

"Who does Lord Shen want to kill?"

Shen Yi and Steward Zhao exchanged glances... in Steward Zhao's eyes, there was also astonishment and uncertainty at the constantly shifting situation.

He nodded at Shen Yi... only then did Shen Yi speak.

"We will pass through many eerie places along the way... the accumulated Evil Qi can supply Wu Yi and your twenty-three brothers!"

"You will grow rapidly... but in the end, I will personally trigger the Annihilation Spirit Storm!"

"Your situation will be very dangerous!"

"You are the chips I am using... can you accept that?"

Wu Yi was silent for a moment, looked at his brothers, and then, with a solemn expression, cupped his hands and said.

"I am willing to... go through fire and water for Lord Shen!"

Seeing this, Shen Yi couldn't help but sigh.

"Indeed a general..."

Afterward, our Lord Shen did not forget to paint a big picture.

"If this matter is handled properly... I will petition the City God Temple... to have you brothers receive imperial enfeoffment, be granted official status, and completely erase the worry of the Annihilation Spirit Storm!"

"And also secure a future for you all!"

Seeing this, Wu Yi was excited and grinned.

"Then Wu Yi thanks you, My Lord!"

"I've already said... in public, you must call me Lord Shen!"

"Yes! Lord Shen!"

...

The combat formation of Travel a Thousand Li a Day was extraordinary; the ghost soldiers came and went without a trace, and they would not fall behind.

The yellow sand left footprints... but within a few incense sticks of time, they were hidden by the wind and sand!

A few scattered Yao Beasts seemed to smell the human flesh in the air... and walked over with staggering steps.

But they couldn't find anyone... and walked blankly into the depths of the storm!

Traveling day and night... about three days later.

A rather simple complex of buildings loomed in the storm.

There were no city walls, nor any defenses!

A chilling Yin Qi rolled above it.

Steward Zhao's throat tightened.

"The Public Mortuary... we have arrived!"