Chapter 232
The malevolent spirit within the bone china vase was clearly stirring.
He turned to the man in black, his eyes filled with urgency. “Mr. Dechuan, can you really handle this spirit?”
The man in black snorted, gripping the formation plate tightly, and replied in broken Chinese, “Wang Rui-san, are you questioning the yin-yang techniques of the Dechuan family? It’s just a mere spirit! My Dechuan and Ye can easily suppress it! Don’t forget how I subdued those two containment objects for the Demon-Slaying Office in C Province!”
As he spoke, blood mist began to pour from the vase’s opening.
The alluring figure of the bone china woman emerged from the blood mist.
A chill swept through the conference hall, causing Wang Rui to swallow hard, his spine tingling with fear.
But since Dechuan He-ye had assured him, dealing with a mere spirit should be… manageable, right?
Suddenly, Dechuan He-ye’s right arm surged, the cuffs embroidered with dark golden patterns flickering like an afterimage. Twelve vermilion talismans shot forth, swirling around the bone china woman with magnetic precision, forming a circular barrier three feet off the ground.
He formed hand seals, chanting rapidly as he danced around the bone china woman, gradually raising his voice!
Grayish-blue smoke billowed from the center of the talisman formation, causing the floor tiles to crack. The neon character for "thunder" on the talismans suddenly glowed, blue-white lightning coursing along the formation’s path, casting flickering shadows on the bone china woman’s pale face.
The bronze candlesticks in the corners of the hall began to sway on their own, the flames transforming into a ghostly green!
“Wow, that’s impressive!” Wang Rui leaned forward unconsciously, gripping the armrest of the sandalwood chair tightly.
So this is the great yin-yang master of the Dechuan family? Terrifying indeed!
They say the more effects, the greater the power.
The effects were filling the conference hall—how fierce must this assault be?!
Dechuan He-ye raised the formation plate high, roaring.
All the talismans converged above the bone china woman’s head.
Everyone in the conference hall held their breath.
In that critical moment—!!!
The bone china woman, who had remained still, curled her lips into a cold smile and casually waved her hand, striking the circular barrier.
Crack—!
All phenomena came to an abrupt halt, and the air fell silent.
Dechuan He-ye mechanically lowered his head, staring blankly at his palm.
The formation plate in his hand…
It was shattered!
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Chapter 249: The Demon-Sealing Box
“My formation plate… shattered? How is that possible?! This is the Dechuan family’s demon-suppressing plate!”
Dechuan He-ye was in disbelief.
After the revival of spiritual energy, the Dechuan family had slain countless demons. Now, they were a core force against evil spirits in Osaka’s Night Parade of a Hundred Demons. It could be said that the yin-yang masters of the Dechuan family were professionals in exorcism.
Such a situation had never occurred before.
The formation plate could actually break?!
This plate was a magical artifact summoned from the mysterious ancestral shrine!
Before Dechuan He-ye could recover from the shock of the shattered plate, a chilling wind swept toward him.
“Not good!”
Sensing the sharp killing intent, he quickly formed seals, and a talisman ignited with ghostly flames flew from his sleeve, landing on the ground and transforming into a three-eyed white wolf—one of his shikigami, Ban Chou, embodying both defense and offense.
He had put in considerable effort to contract this shikigami.
“Go, Ban Chou, block her!”
The three-eyed white wolf howled and charged at the bone china woman.
In the next moment, the bone china woman’s ghostly claw swiped, tearing it into a flurry of talisman scraps.
“How… how is this possible?!”
Dechuan He-ye’s eyes widened.
Even his strongest shikigami was easily obliterated by this spirit.
What level of spirit is this?!
However, he had watched the containment of this spirit by the Demon-Slaying Office in C Province, and it had not been this strong at all.
At most, it was just slightly stronger than kSC-01 and kSC-02.
“Wang Rui-san, I think we should have a serious talk with the governor of the C Province Demon-Slaying Office again.” Dechuan He-ye’s face turned pale as he took a step back.
Meanwhile, the bone china woman strolled leisurely.
Not in a hurry to attack, she moved around Dechuan He-ye, like a cat toying with a mouse.
“Wang Rui-san? Wang Rui!”
Dechuan He-ye turned around, but where was Wang Rui?
Even Wang Rui’s subordinates had retreated.
Before he knew it, he was the only one left in the entire conference hall.
“Baka!” Dechuan He-ye trembled with rage.
At that moment, the bone china woman’s hand tightened around his neck.
With a ‘crack,’ she twisted it in two.
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“Governor Chen, I think we might have a small misunderstanding.” Wang Rui grasped Chen Huai’an’s hand, tears streaming down his face, his old face contorted in a fawning smile.
“I’ve thought it over carefully. Whoever contained the spirit should be the one to keep it. You in the C Province Demon-Slaying Office are fully capable of handling this spirit; it’s better if you take her.”
“Is that so?” Chen Huai’an revealed a broad grin, “Mr. Wang, you’re being too modest. The Wang family has countless talents, and this spirit is powerful; it’s perfect for your family’s ancestral home.”
“No, please don’t…” Wang Rui’s face turned green.
This thing in the Wang family?
That wouldn’t be a protective charm; it would turn their home into a haunted house.
“We can certainly continue the containment, but we spent quite a bit of resources during the initial containment. We don’t have enough resources to do it again. After all, we’re just a local Demon-Slaying Office, and our resources are quite limited. You see, we don’t even have enough fuel to fly back by helicopter.” Chen Huai’an feigned a troubled expression, pushing Wang Rui’s wrinkled hand away. “How about we just forget it?”
“The Wang family can provide the resources; just tell me what you need!”
Wang Rui was no fool.
He immediately realized that Chen Huai’an was trying to negotiate for benefits.
If that’s what it takes to get rid of this bone china woman, so be it.
He truly couldn’t stand it any longer.
Nowadays, every major family had basically found one or two mysterious forces as partners—like Kunlun Xian Palace, Da Lei Yin Temple, etc., which were typical representatives of mysterious forces.
Their families produced talents.
The mysterious forces provided resources.
But there were only so many mysterious forces, and the pie had been divided up. The Wang family, unwilling to be outdone, could only look for partners outside of the Great Xia.
He had thought this partner was impressive, boasting about being a pillar against demons in Neon, but it turned out to be so weak! The flashy skills were just for show; what good were they? They were still taken out by the spirit in one hit.
“Conditions I can set at will?” Chen Huai’an fixed his gaze on the Wang family patriarch, having learned his lesson this time. He knew these families had money, so he boldly declared, “I want one hundred billion!”
“One hundred billion?!” Wang Rui was dumbfounded.
Although money had lost its value, the currency system hadn’t collapsed.
Exchanging goods with other forces still required money, and sometimes they would barter. For the Wang family to cough up one hundred billion at once would be a significant blow.
“Governor Chen, you’re just containing a spirit. Do you really need that much money for resources?” Wang Rui didn’t dare to get angry with Chen Huai’an and tried to keep his tone calm. “How about you tell me what resources you need, and I’ll find them for you?”
“Blood of a transformation-stage demon beast, go find it.”
“What?” Wang Rui was taken aback.
Chen Huai’an continued, “Also, spirit crystals, mixed-element restoration pills, and top-tier magical artifacts. If you provide these resources, I can agree.”
No one in the Wang family had the chance to enter Kunlun Xian Palace.
But he had heard from other families.
The first step to becoming an immortal in Kunlun Xian Palace was refining qi, followed by foundation establishment, golden core, and nascent soul. Only after passing the nascent soul stage could one reach the transformation stage.
Qi-refining cultivators could rival the general level, foundation establishment corresponded to the commander level up to the king level, and golden core corresponded to the emperor level. No emperor-level demons or spirits had appeared yet, yet Chen Huai’an was asking for the blood of a transformation-stage demon beast.
And he claimed it was material for suppressing spirits.
Did Chen Huai’an have any himself?
“Don’t joke with me; where am I supposed to find the blood of a transformation-stage demon beast…” Wang Rui forced a smile.
“If you can’t find it, then one hundred billion.”
Chen Huai’an’s fingers curled slightly in his pocket.
The bone china woman, who had already killed the yin-yang master, broke through the door and stepped out, leaving a trail of blood and porcelain in her wake, frost forming on the ground. Her otherworldly face twisted into an exaggerated arc, her crimson eyes fixed intently on Wang Rui.
In that gaze, Wang Rui felt his soul leave his body.
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