Chapter 665 - He Brought This Upon Himself (1/2)

Zongzheng Yu Er sneered. Xuan Bing will end you for being so haughty!

Zongzheng Yu Er believed that Xuan Bing would have his own plan to handle her as he would never allow anyone to humiliate him like this.

Just like what Zongzheng Yu Er expected, Xuan Bing gently shut his eyes before he parted his lips as if he was reciting an inaudible spell.

Whitey, who was in the Fantasy s.p.a.ce, overheard the commotion. Its chilling voice rang by Helian Wei Wei’s ears, “Wei Wei, can you hear what the exorcist is saying? Is he chanting a spell?”

“I think so.” Helian Wei Wei used her consciousness stream to communicate with her guardian beast. Her eyes flashed before she said, “I would’ve missed it if you didn’t mention it. The spell he’s chanting sounds rather strange.”

Whitey replied with a m.u.f.fled tone, “He chanted the spell before the compet.i.tion even started. This is definitely not as simple as it seems. You have to be careful.”

“I know.” Helian Wei Wei narrowed her eyes.

The first exorcist in line was an unremarkable young man from Huangzi Nation. He began his ritual by making a few streaks on the floor with his wooden sword. Then, he took out a yellow rune before he started to recite a spell under his breath.

The moment he lifted the yellow rune, they immediately sensed a change of air within the Great Hall, overwhelmed by gusts of cold wind coming from all directions of the hall. Everyone present in the hall could immediately feel the chill down their spin. The feeling was indescribable. It was as if somebody was standing behind them and watching them, but when they turned around, they found no one.

As though the Great Hall had lost its liveliness, they heard a faint noise amidst the quietness. Sometimes, the noise resembled the breeze, but other times, it sounded as if someone was panting.

As the sound gradually got louder, the young man’s forehead was beaded with sweat. However, he could not identify the reason behind his profuse perspiration as he continued to pace in circles. “How did this happen?”

“What happened?” An exorcist from a neighboring country, who stood nearest to him, leaned forward to take a peek. Immediately, he grimaced. “There… there are…”

The young man’s face turned pale as he trembled. “Two reapers.”

“Don’t panic. You… you should take it slow.” Although he was trying to convince the young man, the exorcist subconsciously took a step back.

It’s already difficult to handle one reaper. Now that two reapers are present, even if he can successfully send one of the reapers off, what can he do with the second reaper?

He was frightened by the thought of it.

Initially, everybody was clueless. Only when the venue had turned significantly colder and darker, the audience finally noticed the two silhouettes.

Coupled by the clanking of the metal chains, they were walking toward the young man with no expression on their pallor faces. They scanned their surroundings with their dead lifeless eyes, appearing far scarier than the female ghost from before.

But, why would two reapers appear at the same time?

The young man’s hand, that was holding the yellow rune, began to quiver. The two reapers had reached his sides as one of them stood on his left, while the other one on his right. They appeared as if they were sniffing.

Helian Wei Wei screwed up her eyes before she said, “Throw the yellow rune in your hand into the fire.”

Ghosts were afraid of fire and that yellow rune was used to attract the reapers. The reapers would follow the yellow rune, and once they saw fire, they would instantly take to their heels.

This was merely a simple reasoning.

Yet, the young man refused to believe Helian Wei Wei. Are you kidding me? You want me to discard the yellow rune? This is the only thing I have to protect myself!

At this moment, Xuan Bing finally spoke with a confident tone, “You must not listen to her, Brother Mu Bai. You will lose the compet.i.tion if you discard the yellow rune. You should remain persistent as the reapers can’t stay in the human world for too long. Once their time is up, they will leave. As long as you have the yellow rune in your hand, you’ll never be hurt.”

The young man nodded after he heard Xuan Bing’s words before he applied a little of his spiritual aura.

Seeing that he had no intention to follow her advice, Helian Wei Wei turned to look at the little one who was squatting next to her. “Little Seven, stay as far away as possible. Within half a minute, the two reapers will realize that they’re not smelling a spirit but a yellow rune.” Do they take the reapers as idiots? Can they not tell that the reapers are different from humans?