Chapter 159: The Ambitious Rock Ghost King
“Mind you, I can’t guarantee that you guys can master it!” Tong Gua added, seeing the two had agreed.
Murphy and Little Pomelo nodded immediately.
“Okay, Master Tong Gua!”
“Then let me tell you about the origin of the Cursed Clan.”
“The Cursed Clan are not natives in the land of Beiqi, but a race who moved here from Naraka. It seems that they supported the wrong team during the battle for the monarch position. After the birth of the new monarch, they moved to Beiqi in order to prevent their clan from being exterminated.”
“The situation in Beiqi at that time was also very unstable, with two major forces competing for the position of monarch in Beiqi.”
“Speaking of that, this clan had a miserable fate. In order to gain a foothold in Beiqi, they chose to support one of the two forces after assessing the strength of both sides. However, they still picked the wrong team. The force they trusted eventually lost, and they were almost annihilated. By the way, the leader of the other winning force was Lu Yan, the latest King of Beiqi, who just passed away recently.”
When he thought of the King of Beiqi who treated him well, Tong Gua sighed deeply in his heart.
“Was the Cursed Clan wiped out, too?” asked the two as though they were curious babies.
“Well, they should have been obliterated, but not necessarily destroyed. It is said that a few people survived and fled to the Arctic Abyss with the defeated force. Of course, I’m not sure if it’s genuine news, because I was practicing divine power during that time. I had an isolated practice for a long time.”
“The Arctic Abyss?” the two immediately opened their map and scrolled to the south.
However, as they had not been to that place before, the map only showed rivers below the Burial Grounds. The rest of the area was covered by map fog.
“Therefore, if you really want to learn the ability of the Cursed Clan, then you have to ask them. If they have survivors, they would have escaped to this Arctic Abyss, because they’re unable to survive in other areas of Beiqi.”
“Nevertheless, I want to remind you that this Arctic Abyss is almost a forbidden area in Beiqi. It is an eerie place. Although it is located above a geothermal volcano, its glaciers still haven’t melted in over hundreds of thousands of years. Instead, it is perennially showered in heavy snow.”
“What’s more, it is said that the birth of this Arctic Abyss is related to the Ice Snow Clan who was under the first King of Beiqi so it’s not a good place anyway. Besides, even if that defeated force really did hide in the Arctic Abyss, the Ice Snow Clan would have wiped them out.”
“Hence, you should think about it carefully. Since you are immortal, it is okay to go and play around. If you come across the Ice Snow Clan, don’t mess with them because their patriarch who may be alive has reached the Ghost Emperor Realm. Beiqi will be overturned if they get angry.”
“I have told you guys everything that I know. What ideas do you have in mind?” Tong Gua looked at them and asked.
“We will go!”
Seeing that the duo was so headstrong, Tong Gua waved his hands. He seemed to be afraid that they might come back to trouble him if they could not find the Cursed Clan. So he spoke again.
“Don’t be discouraged if you really can’t find them. When you have grown more powerful, you can go to the Naraka Territory. Many races here have the power of the Naraka Realm.”
The two of them nodded again and bowed respectfully to Tong Gua. Then, they turned around and made their way to the door and climbed out the window next to it.
Tong Gua was speechless.
“Wait, how did they know that I know the origin of the Cursed Clan?” Tong Gua held his crotch, feeling that something was wrong.
……
In the external world, the big holiday event was still going on.
That very moment, millions of players suddenly appeared airborne as they were transported to the peripheral of the North Rocks. They marched toward the inner part of the North Rocks.
Facing a frenzied wave of players, the Rock Ghost King felt his heart skip a beat. He hastily stopped his subordinates who were preparing to launch an attack.
“Calm down and let these madmen be. They will leave in no time.”
It was exactly like what the Rock Ghost King had mentioned. After the players surrounded an area and went crazy for a moment, they all giggled and started to retreat.
“Lord Rock Ghost King, what kind of race are these new forces, and why have we never seen them before?” the steel zombie commander could not help but ask curiously.
There was also a hint of uncertainty in the eyes of the Rock Ghost King. He turned his head to look at the Soul Liberating Envoy Du Yan.
“You were the first to contact them. Do you know their origin?”
Upon hearing that, Du Yan replied respectfully to the Rock Ghost King.
“Lord Rock Ghost King, this force has appeared in the Mansion of the Dead inexplicably after the death of the King of Beiqi. I do not know their origin.”
The Rock Ghost King was even more confused after hearing what Du Yan had to say.
How could Ghost Kings like them not know in advance of such a large-scale influx in Beiqi?
The Land of Beiqi could only be accessed through four areas: his North Rocks, the Eastern Liuli, the Western Barren Grassland, and the Southern Arctic Abyss.
First of all, the Arctic Abyss could certainly be ruled out – people could not pass by that area at all. Also, he would have definitely noticed such a massive biological invasion in the North Rocks, so the North Rocks could be excluded, too.
Next, Eastern Liuli was the area where Cha Na was stationed. If they really wanted to come across the Eastern Sea, they would face Cha Na head-on. How could they occupy the Mansion of the Dead before killing Cha Na?
If so, this force might be from the Barren Grassland.
Nevertheless, the Rock Ghost King still felt something was amiss.
As he had addressed those creatures several times, he found that the abilities they mastered obviously came from Beiqi.
Rune Warriors, Sun Chasing Archers, Naraka Realm of the Cursed Clan, and so on were the abilities that once existed in Beiqi. Assuming that those creatures were all from the outside world was probably too much of a coincidence.
As he thought for a moment, the Rock Ghost King’s face went pale.
“Du Yan, do you still remember when the King of Beiqi said that he would befall the underworld one day?”
Hearing that, Du Yan arched his hand, “Lord Rock Ghost King, I have indeed heard the King of Beiqi say this before.”
“Then, do you remember that the King of Beiqi would include all of the Beiqi Army’s heroic spirits of ghost general rank and above – and the enemy’s souls that they had killed – in the Valiant Spirits Palace, for enshrinement?”
“I do remember it. The King of Beiqi said that the purpose was to make the future generations remember these former warriors.”
At this very moment, the Rock Ghost King’s face became extremely dignified.
He recalled something vital.
It seemed that the abilities of the players were related to the deceased warriors who had been included in the Valiant Spirits Palace.
As the Rock Ghost King thought about it, he suddenly had a conjecture.
This new Beiqi force had a great possibility to be related to the late King of Beiqi. Maybe it was the secret force that he had secretly built, in order to achieve his ambition to befall the underworld.
Thinking of this, another thought suddenly surfaced in Rock Ghost King’s mind.
If this power was really the secret weapon of the King of Beiqi, could he control it, or would there be a way for him to control it instead?
He did not believe that the King of Beiqi would train a force beyond his control. There must be a way to ensure that this secret weapon would never betray him.