596 Dark Town Ghost Plane (1/2)
Looking at those trembling indigenous people who were scrambling to escape, a glow flashed across the depths of Wang Baole's eyes. However, on the surface, he appeared helpless as he turned and landed beside the statue in the village, sweeping his gaze at the frightened indigenous people.
”Does anyone know the language of the Baole Federation, the top immortal civilization?” Wang Baole cleared his throat and spoke calmly in the language of the Federation.
However, the fearful indigenous people looked at each other with confusion evident from their faces. They clearly didn't understand what Wang Baole said. That made Wang Baole sigh and repeat his words using the language used in the Vast Expanse Dao Palace.
When Wang Baole spoke this time, the indigenous people turned their heads immediately to look at an elderly man amongst them. The elderly man, with his body covered with wrinkles, looked bitter as he emerged from the crowd while trembling with fear. He cupped his fists, which were clearly smaller than his feet, and greeted Wang Baole.
”Greetings, Sir. I am the only person in the entire village who understands the language of the superior sect. Please direct any questions you have to me.” The elderly indigenous man spoke in parts with a weird intonation and a heavy slang. Thankfully, Wang Baole could understand him.
”Oh, what planet is this? In addition, why are all of you praying to this statue? Who is this statue of?” Wang Baole thought about it as he expressed his doubts and looked at the elderly indigenous man.
The elderly indigenous man blinked. With a cautious expression on his face, he sized Wang Baole up before speaking softly.
”Sir, we are on the Black Wind Planet. The statue is the altar of the Patriarch. Altars similar to it are present in every village on the Black Wind Planet. We have to pray to it every day, and if we don't, the glow from the statue will dampen and eventually extinguish. Patriarch Black Wind inspects the villages frequently and will deem villages with statues that no longer glowed as disrespectful to him. He would then eat everyone in that village.”
So that is how it is… Wang Baole seemed to be in deep thought and didn't bother himself with the other indigenous people around him anymore. Instead, he turned his head to analyze the sculpture in detail. However, as he was analyzing the sculpture, the elderly indigenous man who was answering Wang Baole's questions suddenly made small movements to his toes. Instantly, a blood-like reddish glow emerged from the sculpture's eyes.
The glow appeared extremely suddenly and enveloped Wang Baole in the blink of an eye. It seemed to have been turned into a seal that froze Wang Baole where he stood. It appeared as if his body and soul had been frozen, and they were both unable to move at that moment!
At the same time, the initially frightened indigenous people revealed eerie smiles on their faces, regardless of whether they were men or women, young or old. They no longer trembled in fear, and instead had a peculiar glow in their eyes. At that moment, their glabella split apart, and a black fog emerged from the crack, forming spirit-like existences in mid-air. As they smiled eerily, they charged directly towards Wang Baole!
”It's been a long while since someone with flesh and blood has arrived. What good luck we have this time!”
”This fella is destined for death, having been frozen by the Patriarch's gaze now!”
”How dare he come to this ghost planet of ours. Hah, I like his eyes, don't any of you try to snatch them from me!” As the ghost spirits shrilled with high-pitched voices, they excitedly charged towards Wang Baole. The one who moved the fastest amongst them was the elderly indigenous man who had spoken with Wang Baole previously. The ghost spirit that emerged from his glabella was of the biggest size and had the most concentrated aura. Right now, as his ghost spirit charged forward, the ghost spirit arrived right beside Wang Baole. It opened its large mouth and was about to swallow Wang Baole's head whole!
Its large mouth seemed like it could be opened infinitely without tearing apart. It was expanded to a size that could swallow Wang Baole's head in its entirety, but when it was about to swallow, an annoyed voice reverberated in the surroundings.
”All of you are irritating.” As the voice was heard, the ghost spirits didn't even have time to react before Wang Baole's right hand rose slowly to grab the neck of the elderly ghost spirit in such a manner that it couldn't escape. Wang Baole twisted his right hand after grabbing hold of the ghost spirit's neck, and instantly, its eyes widened as it exclaimed breathlessly. It wanted to struggle and break free, but Wang Baole's wrench-like grip made escape impossible for the elderly ghost spirit.
That instantly made those excited ghost spirits surrounding Wang Baole shocked as they stopped in their tracks and retreated at high speed. However, even though they moved at high speed, they still couldn't escape the Dark Fire that emerged from Wang Baole's body.
The chilly ball of Dark Fire had Wang Baole at its center as it spread in all directions. The ghost spirits didn't even have time to scream before the Dark Fire instantly filled the entire area, enveloping the entire village. It was like a cleansing process taking place. All of the ghost spirits, except for the one Wang Baole was grabbing onto, trembled and vanished into thin air once the Dark Fire swept across them.
They all ceased to exist!