An eerie glow flashed in the depths of Wang Baole's eyes as he watched the trembling natives fleeing in all directions. However, he put on a look of helplessness on his face. With a flick of his body, he landed beside the statue in the village. His gaze swept past the numerous trembling natives.
"Does anyone know the language of the first cultivation civilization, the Baole Great Federation?" Wang Baole coughed and spoke in the language of the Federation.
However, the natives all stared at each other. They couldn't hide their confusion under their fearful expressions. It was obvious that they couldn't understand what Wang Baole was saying. That made Wang Baole sigh. He changed to the language of the Vast Expanse Dao Palace and repeated what he had said.
This time, as soon as he spoke, the natives turned their heads and looked at one of their companions who was obviously very old. The old native had a bitter expression on his face and his skin was wrinkled. He trembled as he walked forward. He cupped his fists and bowed to Wang Baole with his palms that were obviously much smaller than his feet.
"Greetings, my lord. I'm the only one in our village who knows the language of the sect. If you have any questions, you can ask me." The old native spoke with pauses, and his pronunciation was a little strange. It was as if he spoke in a dialect. Fortunately, Wang Baole could understand what he was saying.
"Oh, what planet is this? Why are you bowing to this statue? Who is this statue? "Wang Baole thought for a while and looked at the old native.
The old native blinked and put on a cautious expression. He sized up Wang Baole before speaking in a low voice.
"My lord, this is the Black Wind Star. As for this statue, it's the deity tablet of Black Wind Laozu. Every village on the Black Wind Star has a deity tablet like this. We have to worship it every day. If we don't, the light of the statue will weaken until it's extinguished. Black Wind Laozu often goes out to investigate. Whenever the light of the deity tablet is extinguished, it will think that it's disrespectful and will eat everyone."
"I see …" Wang Baole was deep in thought. He didn't pay attention to the natives around him. Instead, he turned to look at the statue and studied it carefully. However, the moment he studied the statue, the old native who had answered his question moved his toes slightly. Immediately, a blood-red glow erupted from the statue's eyes.
The light appeared too suddenly, enveloping Wang Baole in the blink of an eye. It was as if it had transformed into a seal, locking Wang Baole in place. It was as if both his body and soul had been frozen to the point that he couldn't move at all!
At the same time, strange smiles appeared on the faces of the surrounding natives, regardless of their size or gender. They stopped trembling, and a strange light shone in their eyes. At that moment, the space between their eyebrows split open, and black mist flew out, transforming into ghost-like existences in midair. They laughed viciously and charged towards Wang Baole from all directions!
"It's been a long time since a person of flesh and blood came here. We're really lucky this time!"
"He's been locked down by Laozu's deity tablet. This guy is dead for sure!"
"I can't believe he actually dares to come to our Ghost Planet. Hahaha! I like his eyes! Don't try to steal them from me!" Shrieks rang out as the ghosts excitedly charged toward Wang Baole. The fastest of them all was the old native who had just spoken to Wang Baole. The ghost that had emerged from his forehead was the largest, and had the strongest aura. In the blink of an eye, it was right next to Wang Baole. Then, it opened its mouth and prepared to swallow Wang Baole's head whole!
That was especially so for its huge mouth, which seemed to be able to open infinitely. At that moment, it had actually opened its mouth wide enough to swallow Wang Baole's head. However, just as it was about to swallow Wang Baole, an impatient voice suddenly reverberated in the surroundings.
"You people are so annoying!" Before the spirits could react, Wang Baole raised his right hand in a seemingly slow but inescapable manner. He grabbed the old ghost by the neck and squeezed. The old ghost's eyes widened, and a series of gurgling sounds came from his mouth. He tried to struggle, but Wang Baole's hand was like a metal clamp. The old ghost couldn't break free.
The sight of this caused the excited ghosts in the area to look on in shock. They immediately stopped in place and began to back up. However … despite their speed, they couldn't outrun the underworld fire that was emanating from Wang Baole.
With Wang Baole as the epicenter, the chilly Dark Fire erupted and spread outwards. The ghosts didn't even have time to scream before the Dark Fire spread in all directions and enveloped the entire village. It was as if it was purifying them. Other than the old ghost that Wang Baole had grabbed, all the ghosts in the surroundings trembled as the Dark Fire swept past them. They disappeared completely in an instant.
They were gone!
All of this caused the struggling old ghost to tremble. He stared blankly at everything that had happened, and then at Wang Baole. His eyes shone with true terror, and he began to shake uncontrollably.
Wang Baole ignored the ghosts in the area, and the old ghost that he had grabbed. He simply stood there, allowing the red glow to envelop him as he examined the statue.
Actually, from the moment he had sensed the village, he had realized that the so-called savages were actually ghosts. Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that they were ghosts that had latched onto the corpses of the savages!
More accurately, the savages had been dead for who knew how many years, but whose corpses hadn't rotted away. In some ways, they were the clothes of the ghosts. Anyone else, even if they were Yuanying, would have a hard time seeing the truth. Furthermore, even if they could fight back against the attacks of the ghosts, it was possible that something unexpected would happen.
After all, the red glow of the statue was mainly targeted at the soul. However, all of this was nothing to Wang Baole. As a Dark Child, he wasn't afraid of these ghosts.
Therefore, he hadn't paid any attention to them. However, the material of the statue had piqued his interest. After studying it for a while, Wang Baole stepped forward and touched it a few times. He knocked on it, and his eyes gradually lit up.
"That's right, this is indeed … made from Stellar Source!" Wang Baole looked a little excited. He hadn't been very sure before, but after careful observation and confirmation, he was ecstatic.
He was well aware of the value of Stellar Source. He also knew that the most important material to repair the Dark Artifact on Mars was Stellar Source. However, it was very difficult to obtain, unless he wanted to abandon a planet.
Therefore, Wang Baole couldn't do anything about it in the Federation. However, he hadn't expected that he would encounter such a huge gift after coming to this strange planet for this trial.
In his excitement, Wang Baole waved his left hand and was about to take the statue away. However, the red glow of the statue suddenly intensified, as if it wanted to resist. However, when the Dark Fire appeared in Wang Baole's left hand, the red glow of the statue immediately lost its effect. Without any resistance, Wang Baole took the statue away.
At this moment, he lowered his head and looked at the old ghost that he had grabbed by the neck. After licking his lips, Wang Baole smiled.
"Two options. Either you take me to another village, or I'll eat you."
The old ghost trembled. If someone else had said that they would eat him, he wouldn't have believed it. However, after seeing Wang Baole's ability to restrain ghosts and seeing the way Wang Baole licked his lips, he had a strong premonition that this monster before him would really eat him.
"I … I know many villages!" The old ghost trembled and hurriedly screamed.
"Lead the way." Wang Baole loosened his grip, seemingly unafraid that the old ghost would run away. The old ghost hesitated for a moment, then thought about how Wang Baole had licked his lips. Immediately, he became obedient and led the way.
It was in this fashion that one man and one ghost shot through the air toward the other village that the old ghost had pointed out. Six hours later, Wang Baole acquired another statue and destroyed the village. Even as the old ghost continued to look on in terror, Wang Baole's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
By now, he was no longer in a hurry to complete the mission. From what he could see, this place was filled with treasures. If this trial by fire had been an illusion, it wouldn't have been a big deal. However, if all of this was real, then he would have struck it rich.
Having reached this point in his train of thought, Wang Baole looked at the old ghost with a burning gaze.
"Perform well, Bigfoot. If I'm satisfied, I won't eat you."
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