Chapter 165 Self-destructive strife

ed that his stern and enigmatic master had such another side to himself.Xiao Yu smiled lightly seeing how both ghosts acted. It was astonishing for two spirits who had lived over a thousand years to s...Chapter 165 Mutual Destruction

"Summoning Thunder Spell"

The old Taoist looked at the lightning in mid-air, his expression one of astonishment as he muttered to himself.

"Ah!"

A moment later, the old Taoist reacted with fear, emitting a mad scream and struggling desperately to avoid the bolt of lightning.

The Nine-Child Ghost Mother also saw the lightning in the sky; lightning is these evil spirits' nemesis. At this sight, she instinctively showed a hint of fear in her eyes, wanting to dodge from the lightning strike.

The old Taoist's desperate struggle began to have an effect, slowly loosening the Nine-Child Ghost Mother’s hold on him.

"Aaaah!"

Seeing that the old Taoist was about to break free from her grip, the Nine-Child Ghost Mother's ferocious face and soul-deep hatred gradually replaced her fear of lightning as she let out a series of insane howls.

The ghost mother’s entire body's malevolent energy and resentment surged wildly; her whole figure vanished, turning into a dark mist made up of evil energy and resentment, entwining around the old Taoist. Only an opening as big as a bowl remained above his head.

"Crack!"

A sharp sound was heard amidst the black fog, followed by the old Taoist’s hoarse scream; a smell of burnt flesh wafted out from within the dark mist.

Even in that cluster of black mist surrounding the old Taoist, faint lightning could be seen flickering; the dark mist emitted a piercing cry and rapidly separated from him, condensing to one side.

Around the old Taoist, when the black fog detached itself, it wildly contorted before gradually reforming into its previous shape of the Nine-Child Ghost Mother.

At this moment, though the ghost mother's form was somewhat dispersed due to being struck by lightning, she paid no mind to herself; instead, her eyes flashed with satisfaction as they looked at the old Taoist who was completely charred black. Each time he breathed in and out, dark smoke emerged from his mouth and nostrils.

"Why Why How can you break free from my control"

The burnt-black Daoist, looking at the ghost mother with a somewhat scattered figure floating in mid-air but not fatally injured, roared.

"Gag gag gag"

Upon seeing the appearance of the old Daoist and hearing his words, the nine-children ghost mother gave an excited and wicked laugh.

"Do you want to know why Alright then I will tell you. Let you also become a knowing ghost! Half a year ago, in the middle of the night when I woke up, I heard your conversation with that beast. That's when I knew your plan and realized which children must be yours for you to have complete control!"

At this point, the nine-children ghost mother's originally pleased smile vanished as she thought back on her miserable life over the past few years; hatred gradually appeared on her face.

The nine-children ghost mother seemed to be lost in that unbearable memory for a while before regaining composure and continuing: "So one day, before you arrived, I seduced a guard here. That means out of these nine children, there is actually one who isn't yours! Gag gag."

When she finished recounting how she tricked the old Daoist once, she let out a relieved laugh, but in that laughter, Xiao Yu heard a hint of bitterness.

"Ahhh... I'm not willing to accept this. I don't want to!" The old Daoist, who looked like burnt charcoal, was stunned upon hearing the nine-children ghost mother's words and then roared angrily at the sky.

Seeing the old Daoist and the ghost mother entangled in a verbal battle, Xiao Yu, who had a bewildered look on his face, understood what happened after listening to the ghost mother. He sighed inwardly.

Simultaneously, he felt secretly relieved; before tonight, he never would have imagined that the old Daoist actually succeeded in creating the nine-children ghost mother but ultimately failed due to a miscalculation by his plaything.

"Ahhh..."

The old Daoist glared at Xiao Yu and the nine-children ghost mother with hatred, giving off an unwilling roar.

Then, struggling with his charred hands, he made a hand gesture. With that, a series of incomprehensible sounds came out of his mouth, growing louder in the vast underground hall.

The violent yin energy and heaven and earth essence qi were crazily converging into him as well. Even though the old Daoist's face was twisted with pain, he didn't stop chanting; his expression gradually became distorted from agony to madness.

"Not good."

Seeing the violent yin energy and heaven and earth essence qi gathering towards the old Daoist without restraint, causing his charcoal-like body to slowly swell up and crack with blood seeping through the cracks, Xiao Yu couldn't help but exclaim inwardly.

"Clang"

A soft murmur, and Xiao Yu's wicked dagger once again emerges from its sheath. Gripping the dagger tightly, Xiao Yu rushes towards the old Taoist priest.

As the old Taoist priest's incantation echoes throughout the underground space, the Ghost Mother suddenly realizes that her body is once again beyond her control.

The Ghost Mother feels her body gradually slipping out of her grasp, and she immediately lets out a furious howl, glaring at the old Taoist priest with hatred blazing in her eyes.

Suddenly, the Ghost Mother's face twists into an ugly grimace. She fixes her gaze on the old Taoist priest nearby. It seems that she feels as though her body is no longer hers; no matter what she does, she can't control it. She certainly doesn’t want to become the old Taoist priest’s puppet once more.

Thinking about the trials she has endured over these years, the Ghost Mother grits her teeth, as if making a firm decision.

The Ghost Mother looks at the nine little ghosts by her side. These nine little ghosts have no consciousness; they simply scream instinctively. Even so, when the ghost mother sees them, she can't help but feel tender warmth.

However, this warmness in her eyes quickly fades away and is replaced with a vicious and ruthless expression.

"Ah-boom, ah-boom, ah-boom..."

Suddenly, the Ghost Mother lets out a frenzied howl. With each yell, one of the little ghosts explodes, until all nine have been reduced to nothing but black clouds made from pure Yin energy and resentment.

The remains of these small ghosts don’t dissipate; instead they form into dark cloud-like clusters hovering around the Ghost Mother.

While Xiao Yu is sprinting towards the old Taoist priest with his dagger in hand, he hears a series of muffled explosions and feels an intense Yin energy and resentment spreading around him.

Racing through the space, Xiao Yu suddenly senses a violent gust blowing toward him. This causes him to abruptly stop running and hastily retreat several steps, staring intently at what's ahead.

The Ghost Mother gazes at these clusters of Yin energy, her eyes filled with sorrow. But upon sensing an invisible force controlling her body once again, she suppresses the emotion and inhales sharply towards those pure clouds of Yin energy and resentment.

"Zzzz..."

A loud suction sound emanates from the Ghost Mother's mouth as these dark cloud-like clusters surrounding her are swiftly pulled into her body like a whale gulping water.

Once the Ghost Mother has inhaled all nine clusters of Yin energy, her body rolls and suddenly swells to twice its original size.

"Gag..."

The ghost mother moved her limbs and felt that they were now under her control again, which couldn't help but make her emit a joyful laugh.

"Puh"

In the moment when the ghost mother regained control of her body, Old Tao spat out a mouthful of blood.

Looking at the ghost mother who had grown more than twice in size before him, Old Tao's eyes flashed with a fierce determination. Using this spurt of heart-blood, Old Tao rapidly chanted secret mantras and increased his pitch.

As Old Tao sped up his chanting, an even more violent flow of Yin energy and primordial qi from heaven and earth was continuously absorbed by him.

With the acceleration in absorbing Yin energy and primordial qi, Old Tao’s body started to grow rapidly too. His originally cracked carbon-black skin began splitting open, revealing fresh red flesh moving under the blackened surface.

Blood also seeped out of his ears, nose, and mouth, adding a horrifying touch to his already fearsome appearance.

"Ahhh"

The ghost mother, who had just freed herself from Old Tao’s control, once again felt that sense of helplessness. Her limbs slowly lost control, and she let out an angry roar as her figure swelled up once more to break free from Old Tao's grasp.

Drifting in mid-air, the ghost mother looked at Old Tao with a fearful expression before anger took over for herself. How could she be so weak that she was controlled so easily

Actually, she didn't know that although Old Tao had lost control of her, he still retained some influence over her as her creator; by paying a price, he could temporarily regain control.

"Wuah wuah"

After breaking free from Old Tao's control again, the ghost mother glared at him with hatred and let out incoherent roars of dissatisfaction.

Seeing her break away once more, Old Tao gritted his teeth and chanted even faster, raising his voice higher than ever.

The ghost mother suddenly felt an intangible force trying to seize control over her body again.

"Ah!" The ghost mother let out another furious roar. She had been controlled for several years now and did not want anyone else to take control of her.

Drifting in mid-air, the ghost mother dove straight towards Old Tao who was chanting with his eyes closed in the middle of the hall. As she flew beside him, the enormous ghost mother wrapped herself tightly around Old Tao’s body, spinning him inside.ed in place. When he felt that the fractured area had been firmly secured by the bandages, Xiao Yu finally exhaled a long breath of relief; at the same time, those few shattered bones were also tightl...