Seeing this, Qiao Bushi had no choice but to leap aside. He shouted loudly, and a bolt of lightning suddenly appeared, striking the bull's horn. The lightning struck the horn, producing a crackling sound like boiling oil, followed by a strong, nauseating smell of burning.
The black mist on the bull's horn churned and retreated back into the bushes, shrinking by more than half until it became the same size as Qiao Bushi.
"Good heavens, that old man really knows his stuff! Gale, hurry up, this old man's magic is very effective against me!" the One-Horned Ghost King shouted.
"I'm done, you can leave now!" The Gale Ghost King agreed, and a black wind swirled up in front of the bull's horn, forming a tornado pillar that faced Qiao Bushi from afar.
"Stay here, all of you!" Qiao Bushi shouted again, and another bolt of lightning struck the tornado pillar, but the pillar was incredibly agile and dodged the lightning with a single twist.
With a loud "crack," flames erupted from a large tree next to the pillar of wind, and a branch as thick as an arm was struck down by lightning.
Although the tornado avoided the lightning, the situation on the scene was far from optimistic. One by one, powerful members of the Shu clan had gathered around, subtly surrounding the two ghost kings.
"I am your nightmare!" Suddenly, a ghostly scream was heard, and a large head swayed and floated towards a powerful member of the Shu clan. This kid obviously wanted to create some chaos to give the two ghost kings a chance to escape. The powerful member was caught off guard and was indeed startled.
Upon seeing this, Wang Yao hurriedly raised his hands: "Stop! Stop! Let's stop fighting! Chief Qiao, you should stop too!"
That Shadowless One, with only a big head left, still tries to act tough. Don't let Qiao Busi's lightning strike turn him to ashes, leaving him no chance for reincarnation.
Upon hearing Wang Yao's call, the two Ghost Kings, Unicorn and Gale, revealed themselves. Black smoke continued to escape from Unicorn Ghost King's body, indicating that he was seriously injured.
Wuying also stopped, and several powerful members of the Shu clan around him took a step back. It seemed that they were quite wary of this ghost with only one head.
Qiao Bushi glanced at the two ghost kings who were basically surrounded, then turned his head to look at the messy, fallen members of the delegation before looking at Wang Yao.
"Lord Yue Lao, what exactly is going on?" The two ghosts in front of me are at least at the Refinement of Void Realm. Although they are not as powerful as me, it will still take some effort to take them down.
Moreover, the Ghost Realm is elusive and clearly wants to escape. Qiao Bushi thought to himself that even if they could eventually keep them here, they would probably have to pay a heavy price. At the very least, the death of a few powerful figures would be unavoidable.
With a formidable enemy at hand and the situation within the clan delicate, it was best to consult the Old Man of the Moon before deciding whether it was worth fighting these two vengeful spirits to the death. Therefore, in a flash, he chose to stop and question Wang Yao.
"Um... let me introduce them. These three are members of the Underworld Manhunt Team, ordered to come to the Holy Domain to capture the culprit behind the Underworld Corpse Qi Plague," Wang Yao said.
"Could they be related to the great calamity of the underworld's corpse aura?" Qiao Bushi asked, frowning as he pointed at the corpses scattered on the ground.
"Didn't I already tell Chief Qiao? The mastermind behind the great calamity is the Monkey Clan. The tribal alliance, which obeys the Monkey Clan's commands, is an accomplice of the mastermind. Of course, the Underworld's arrest team cannot let them go," Wang Yao said calmly.
"How can you kill people indiscriminately without any evidence?" Qiao Bushi stomped his foot and roared.
“Chief Qiao believes it’s baseless, but we believe the evidence is conclusive,” Wang Yao said.
"If the evidence is conclusive, then please produce it! If you can produce evidence today that the clan alliance colluded with the mastermind of the great calamity, then we can all talk. Otherwise, I will definitely take this to the Heavenly Court and see how the Heavenly Emperor will judge it," Qiao Bushi said irritably.
He had spoken with Wang Yao during the day and knew that the Heavenly Court's investigation team's suspicions about the monkey clan were purely speculative. Otherwise, the Heavenly Court would have already sent down heavenly soldiers and generals, instead of letting these few scattered immortals cause trouble in the Holy Realm.
"The actions of the Underworld have nothing to do with the Heavenly Court. If the Heavenly Court wants solid evidence, the Underworld only needs to identify an enemy, and we don't have those petty fusses," Wuying interjected from the side.
As a member of the underworld's arrest team, he naturally knew that Yama's judgment on the culprit of the great calamity was the same as that of the fairy, so when he saw Wang Yao in a passive position, he hurriedly spoke up to help him out.
"That's right. Killing these guys was done by our Underworld Arrest Team. If you want to file a complaint, come to our Underworld. It has nothing to do with the Old Man of the Moon or the Heavenly Court."
The two ghost kings, Unicorn and Gale, had previously served under King Yama and were well aware of the Heavenly Court's tedious procedures. Despite the perilous situation, they immediately sided with Shadowless.
Qiao Bushi glanced at Wang Yao, then at the few ghosts, and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Where are the guards?" Qiao Bushi shouted.
"Clan leader, we're waiting here!" Gu Laoda, Zuo Laoba, and the others rushed over. Jifeng had acted with great restraint, and all six powerful figures who were welcoming the delegation members were unharmed. Moreover, because of the commotion here, the guards at the other two gates of the guesthouse also arrived.
Therefore, when Qiao Bu Shi roared, in addition to the entourage who had come with him to the guesthouse, there were also a dozen or so powerful members of the Shu clan who responded.
"I still have three men holding the line at Building 2. They may... they may have already died in the line of duty?" Boss Gu glanced around and reported to Qiao Bushi.
“Those three aren’t dead. I was afraid they’d get in the way, so I knocked them out and they’re sleeping inside. In the Underworld, we settle scores and grudges, but we don’t kill indiscriminately,” Gale said to Qiao Bushi, pointing to Building 2.
Looking at the delegation members lying on the ground and the lively Shu clan powerhouses, although Qiao Bushi already understood that the two high-level Nether Ghosts were selectively killing, the fact that the guards were all alive while the people they were protecting were all dead still made him feel quite ashamed.
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