Ghost Law smacked its lips, still craving more.
This was the first time it tasted a god associated with corpses, and it indeed had a unique flavor.
However, it needed time to separate the flesh of the Demon Exorcism True Monarch; only then could it be at ease.
Just as Ghost Law climbed into the dark clouds, ready to leave, a strange fluctuation of magical power suddenly emanated from afar.
It glanced in that direction and saw a young man in white holding a Ghost-slaying Treasure Sword standing on the boundary monument of the Yin-Yang Realm.
Doubts arose in Ghost Law's heart, and countless 'Scent-eating Ghosts' the size of sesame seeds instinctively crawled out from its nostrils.
The Scent-eating Ghosts, with their keen sense of smell, sniffed the air and detected a dense corpse aura!
It turned out to be a Corpse Monster that had gained significant power!
Ghost Law showed a hint of disdain; while it could meld myriad ghosts, it despised the chewy, tough flesh of zombies.
If the Demon Exorcism True Monarch hadn't offended it by consuming its subordinates, it wouldn't have risked swallowing the fetid-yet-fragrant god corpse.
In urgent need of separating from the True Monarch's corpse, it was too lazy to bother with the Corpse Monster in the distance, disappearing into the dark clouds, about to leave.
Yet, the impudent young man appeared above the clouds in a flash of sword light just as Ghost Law began to move away!
"Ghost-slaying Sword, Xu Qing..."
Ghost Law uttered in its ghostly tone; when it devoured the Demon Exorcism True Monarch, it also glimpsed the opponent's memories.
Xu Qing furrowed his brows, feeling a vague sense of foreboding.
But the bow was drawn, and the arrow had to be released!
Seizing the opportunity, Xu Qing with his Ghost-slaying Treasure Sword, now stacked to thirty-three layers, fiercely slashed at the ghost head facing him on Ghost Law!
The Demon Exorcism True Monarch once said that unjustly killed Corpse Ghosts have weaknesses.
The True Monarch died crashing into a pillar at the Jinluan Hall, and his weak spot was at the glabella!
The Celestial Spirit Axe Technique reversed the cosmos; at this moment, Ghost Law was on the ground and Xu Qing above. As the axe shadow covering a hundred miles descended, the skull ghost head facing Xu Qing shattered instantly.
Unprepared, Ghost Law struggled to resist but had already lost a head and three arms to the Celestial Spirit Axe Technique.
A shriek of rage sounded as Ghost Law, having been knocked down from the dark clouds, finally put away its disdain, with thousands of ghostly eyes staring intently at the young man above.
Missing the mark, Xu Qing's magical power was already largely depleted.
He frowned as he looked at the massive entity below.
That skull ghost head was not where Ghost Law's actual head was located.
Xu Qing opened his Yin Pupil, seeing the dense array of ghost heads covering Ghost Law's body.
These ghost heads either laughed or cursed, or wailed and howled, with a ghost face on Ghost Law's belly slyly squinting its eyes, even its navel seemed like a mouth opening and closing continually.
That was the belly-faced ghost.
As Xu Qing looked at the densely packed heads on Ghost Law's body, he found himself at a loss as to where to locate its true glabella...
The Demon Exorcism True Monarch never mentioned such a situation.
Xu Qing's eyes flickered as he suddenly bared his teeth and sneered:
"I've seen mongrels, but a mongrel ghost like you is a first for me; seems like your mother was quite promiscuous..."
Having missed his strike, Xu Qing didn't idle with his words, opting instead to provoke Ghost Law into speaking, trying to identify the location of its face from the sound source.
Yet, Ghost Law was devilishly intelligent, its body transforming, and the Clever Ghost possessing it said: "I wondered how that Demon Exorcism True Monarch was confident enough to challenge me to a life-and-death battle. Turns out he wanted to use his corpse to form a cage, trapping me, leaving you to finish the job."
The Clever Ghost's eyes rolled mockingly: "But you got tricked. I may have a flaw, but my divine powers haven't diminished one bit. Even with all your cunning schemes, how can you possibly outmatch me?"
When Ghost Law spoke, all its ghostly mouths opened, its voice coming from all directions, giving Xu Qing no chance to find the weakness of the Demon Exorcism True Monarch.
"I know everything about the Demon Exorcism True Monarch's life; the plots you and the True Monarch, along with the eggless master, devised cannot be hidden from me. I have one hundred and eight thousand ghost beings here, with one hundred and eight thousand forms combined. Even with the divine powers to create or destroy the universe, how many times can you cast them?"
As Ghost Law spoke, its body split into one hundred and eighty thousand ghost beings, just like when it dealt with the True Monarch, charging at Xu Qing!
Flexible Ghost arms reached out, attempting to entangle Xu Qing's body; the Plague Ghost spewed pestilent miasma, enveloping a thousand-mile range; besides there were Hanged Ghosts, Frozen Ghosts, Starved Ghosts, Forest Spirits, River Water Ghosts, and countless other ghost creatures attacking Xu Qing with various ghostly techniques and evil magic.
Knowing he must give his all, Xu Qing opened the Blood Lake Realm, and the Immortal Hall Realm, simultaneously transforming into the Immortal Raiment of the Demoness, utilizing Fatian Xiangdi to transform into Incense Fire Deity!
At the same time, he divided into nine with the Division Technique, expanding the absolute territory of the Yin Kingdom, channeling the Yin Heavenly Son's fortune to transform the Dark Dragon, mobilizing the earth's diabolic Qi of the Yin River...
Ghost Law's myriad ghost eyes showed shock, puzzlement, doubt, and dread, yet predominantly greed and covetousness.
In Ghost Law's eyes, Xu Qing was already regarded as a tougher dish than the Demon Exorcism True Monarch!
This zombie, it truly wanted to devour!
Xu Qing no longer used the Celestial Spirit Axe Technique; wielding the Ghost-slaying Treasure Sword, he began moving nimbly, utilizing Mysterious Lady Swordsmanship in tandem with the Blood Lake Incense Fire, gradually closing in on Ghost Law.
But he still underestimated Ghost Law's craftiness.
This Ghost Dharma Master, apart from its extraordinary intellect, had intuition and senses surpassing ordinary beings.
Although it didn't know Xu Qing's intentions, it instinctively resisted his approach.
The sword light in Xu Qing's hand grew faster, his eight avatars encircling from all sides, yet they couldn't withstand Ghost Law's superior powers!
Against Ghost Law, which even celestial, Buddhist, and holy beings feared, Xu Qing was like a mayfly shaking a tree; in but a brief moment, his eight avatars were all torn apart by the eight Yama Ghost Deities spawned by Ghost Law.
Xu Qing, having barely advanced even a step, found that even with the incense burning by the millions and billions like water splashes, he could only just stabilize himself.