Chapter 1735: Chapter 1766: On the Battle Between Thousand-Layer Pancakes
“Stop!”
“This child is precious. Even if you have followed Baihe Boy here, you cannot afford to bear this responsibility!”
Granny Liu appeared flustered; the ghost fetus was her Achilles’ heel, and the life and death of the Liu Family rested on this unborn child. If the Ghost Gate plan succeeded, the Liu Family would henceforth be affluent and powerful, rising to prominence. But if any mishap led to the child’s demise, what awaited her would be the judgment of the entire Netherworld.
“It is you who cannot take this responsibility. After today, I will wash my hands of this and leave. Let’s see how your Liu Family manages then.”
“I fear your Liu Family will bear an embarrassing reputation for the next millennium.”
Li Xiaobai said coldly.
“Son, what are you waiting for? Hurry and snatch back my grandson!”
Granny Liu shrieked at the wooden man in the distance. The black four-faced Buddha head behind her started spinning rapidly, and the four different faces gradually merged into one, revealing a strangely kind visage. The Buddha’s eyes slowly opened, and a faint purple light shot straight into the center of Li Xiaobai’s forehead.
“It worked! It baffles me whether you are merely weak in cultivation or just overly arrogant, but facing my secret technique, you didn’t even dodge!”
“You have been possessed by the capture technique of the four-faced Buddha. That spirit invading your body is of a cultivator who had once crossed the Heavenly Tribulation into the Immortal Gods Realm. You should feel honored!”
Granny Liu laughed heartily, pointing mockingly at Li Xiaobai. Little did she expect that this Supreme Deity was so foolish, not moving a muscle against her assault. Every entity in the Netherworld had different Visualized Items, with abilities that were bizarre and unpredictable. Though she’s not mighty in combat, she had no equal against spiritual attacks.
“In one minute, the spirit’s enveloping force will break through your sea of consciousness first!”
“In two minutes, the soul will enter your upper Dantian through the breach in the sea of consciousness!”
“In five minutes, it will take root completely within your Mudball Palace, and you will no longer be able to expel it!”
“In two hours, it will complete the possession, and it will reclaim new life, walking the world through your body!”
Granny Liu was assured of her impending victory, her earlier panic replaced by her typical composure.
“Son, drag my daughter-in-law over here. Be careful not to hurt her.”
The wooden man, hearing her words, walked towards the woman, smashing a massive rock into powder with one hand before gently dragging her by the slender ankle over to Granny Liu’s side.
“Rest assured, daughter-in-law. With me here, the grandson’s birth will surely go smoothly!”
Granny Liu extended her bony fingers, gently tracing over the woman’s high, rounded belly, her eyes glistening with excitement and madness.
The light in the woman’s eyes gradually faded, and tears silently rolled down her cheeks.
Li Xiaobai quietly watched the old woman; with the System protecting him, mental assaults were ineffective.
The force wrapping the spirit was obliterated by the System the moment it invaded his mind. However, to his surprise, the spirit attempting to escape was consumed by the lady ghost.
A flash of jet-black hair within him ensnared and devoured the spirit, disappearing without a trace.
That hair, that haunting aura, was undoubtedly the lady ghost.
After such a long silence, he had almost forgotten he housed such a ghostly being within him. With a ghost fetus outside, and a female ghost residing inside, he felt internally tormented.
“The time is nearly up. Brother Feng, have you taken control of this body?”
Granny Liu glanced toward the direction of the attic, where the King of Underworld was engaged in a relentless battle with Baihe, a trace of anxiety flickering in her eyes.
Time was of the essence; the ghost fetus required top-tier experts from the Netherworld to oversee its birth.
Li Xiaobai stretched lazily and walked toward Granny Liu, lowering his voice menacingly as he spoke, “It’s been so many years; I’m finally out again!”
Granny Liu welcomed him with a smile, “Indeed, after all these years, we’ve finally found you a suitable body. How does the power of this Supreme Deity feel? Are you accustomed to it?”
“Quite good, with some familiarization, it will be a formidable force.”
“How do you plan to deal with your daughter-in-law? Do you need help?”
Li Xiaobai remained expressionless as he approached Granny Liu, quietly clutching a golden talisman in his sleeve.
“Give me a hand, take her to a secluded place. Once the King of Underworld deals with Baihe, he’ll come to assist with the birth.”
Granny Liu said.
Li Xiaobai nodded, pretending to bend down to lift the woman’s body, continually observing Granny Liu from the corner of his eye. When she was unprepared, he swiftly pressed the talisman towards her face, like lightning.
“You old thing, trying to possess me? Die!”
Li Xiaobai attacked ferociously, intending to use the Exchange Charm. Once it adhered, it would instantly send Granny Liu into the midst of Baihe and the King of Underworld’s battle.
He was a top-tier strategist.
However, this time, he failed. The old lady, without even a glance, grasped his wrist as if predicting the future, taking away the talisman while the four-faced Buddha behind her swung a giant fist, smashing him into the ground.
“Heh, young man, you’re still too green. Pretending to be possessed was a clever idea, but you exposed yourself from the beginning.”
“The one trying to possess you wasn’t surnamed Feng, but Feng. His cultivation was mediocre, having died just ten days ago—killed by my own hand!”
Granny Liu laughed smugly. In such a critical moment, how could she possibly let a strong person possess Li Xiaobai? That would be inviting trouble.
Just a little probing revealed his flaw; the young was indeed inexperienced.
However, her laughter didn’t last three seconds before a fist unexpectedly pierced her chest, blood spraying as Granny Liu looked incredulously at her heart being gripped by familiar fingers.
The wrist had a birthmark she was all too familiar with—it was her son’s hand…
“You… why…”
Granny Liu coughed out a large amount of blood, struggling to turn back.
The person behind her, without hesitation, crushed her heart.
“Poof!”
The old lady fell to the ground, lying in a pool of blood, her eyes dimming and her vision blurring, carrying endless questions at this moment.
In dim perception, she saw her wooden son wiping his bloodstained hands, and she also saw a young man slowly climbing out from the hole created by the black Buddha’s strike.
Li Xiaobai’s mouth bled, heavily wounded by the black Buddha’s earlier attack.
“Who says age brings wisdom? You realized I wasn’t possessed, but you didn’t know that when Young Master Liu moved your daughter-in-law, he had already reached a secret agreement with me. You saw only one step, but I foresaw two steps in advance, old hag, you’re still too naive.”
Li Xiaobai spat, sneering as he spoke. He had mentioned he was a top-tier strategist, and in life-or-death situations, anyone who put all their eggs in one basket was doomed.
Granny Liu, unwilling, gradually closed her eyes and died in anger.
“Young Master Liu, your noble sacrifice will be recorded in the annals of the Netherworld.”
“What does the Supreme Deity intend to do about Yun’er?”
The wooden man looked at the woman with remorse.
His beloved woman had suffered such humiliation, becoming a sacrificial pawn for the Ghost Gate’s schemes. He had naively thought it was merely some Netherworld officials’ momentary lust; if he had been firm and decisive initially, the situation wouldn’t have reached this point.
Li Xiaobai looked at the man, sighing. This Young Master Liu suffered a severe blow, thinking he was only betrayed, not knowing his wife had been turned into a vessel for cultivating a Ghost King, and even worse, his family colluded with outsiders to deceive him.
But what was done was done. The immediate priority was to eliminate the ghost fetus as a threat. Before Baihe resolved the trouble, this ghost baby must not be born!
“Young Master Liu, move another boulder over and block her up!”
“With me here today, its birth—impossible!”