Undead Mage from a Cell-Chapter 583 - 581: Slaying the Tiger and Subduing Chong Ghosts

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When the Ghost Dragon Breath and Lightning Spear struck the tiger, they immediately produced a powerful effect on the tiger.

The adjacent Earth-bound Deceitful Dragon saw this and immediately seized the opportunity to bite the tiger's head.

At this time, Gu Xi also realized the strength of this tiger.

It should have Level 10 strength, either a hero or a BOSS template.

Stronger than a normal Level 10, with life, attack, and defense levels around Level 13.

But no higher, and once the Ghost Dragon and Bone Titan charged in, its fate was sealed.

This tiger was doomed to die.

Now, when the Earth-bound Deceitful Dragon bit the tiger's head, the tiger instinctively exhaled its aura, trying to dissolve the charging Undead as it did before with its intense vitality.

But the Earth-bound Deceitful Dragon had already transformed into a Mirror Clone state, preferring to be hit by the tiger rather than suffer the tiger's vitality impact.

As the tiger moved, the Mirror Clone reflected the effect of the vitality back at the tiger; since the tiger was not in an Undead state, it wasn't affected by the vitality, and it couldn't escape from harming the Earth-bound Deceitful Dragon.

Thus, the Ghost Dragon and Bone Titan took advantage of the opportunity to hit the tiger again.

This time, the Bone Titan seized the opportunity, and the Bone Spear pierced straight through the tiger's heart, pinning it to the ground.

[Bone Titan (Summoned Creature) killed the Tiger King Mountain Monarch (Level 10, BOSS), you gained 1 point of experience, the summoned creature gained 119 points of experience.]

As the tiger was defeated, the hunters fighting the Undead noticeably paused.

Then, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and without needing the Undead to charge in, the hunter collapsed heavily to the ground, his body rapidly turning into a dried corpse as if all blood had been drained away.

The last white-clothed swordsman had already died in battle at the moment the Undead charged out.

When the hunter fell, Gu Xi noticed a ghost-like silhouette being drawn out of the hunter's body, flying southeast.

Seeing this, Gu Xi realized that the enemy might escape.

He decisively ordered, "Let the Stone Golem pursue and find out where the enemy fled."

After releasing the Stone Golem, Gu Xi turned to look at the Chong Ghosts that had charged in initially.

Though shrouded in black mist, their actions showed that they were kneeling.

With the tiger dead, the Chong Ghosts became masterless Undead.

The White Impermanence around them had already scared the courage out of these Chong Ghosts.

Gu Xi merely glanced at them, and with the Death Lord's power, they instinctively knelt before Gu Xi, choosing to submit to him.

[Some Undead feel your powerful strength and wish to join your team. Would you like to accept their surrender?]

"Accept!"

[You have subdued 317 Chong Ghosts, Death Lord experience increased by 317 points.]

[Chong Ghost (Level 4, Summoned Creature): Experience (0/750), Attack 4, Defense 4, Life 16, Skills: Wit (can retain some memories and abilities from life), Guardian (Combat Power increases by 50% with a tiger present)]

Seeing the Chong Ghosts' attributes, an idea flashed through Gu Xi's mind.

He waved his hand, signaling the Ghost Squad resembling White Impermanence to step aside, pointing at the Chong Ghosts.

"Do any of you know skinning? Come forward and process the tiger's body."

The Chong Ghosts hesitated for a moment, then a few dressed like hunters emerged from the crowd, bowing to Gu Xi before stepping forward to handle the tiger's body.

Seeing this, Gu Xi laughed.

It seemed the Chong Ghosts' fear of the tiger was limited, and at least after being subdued, their loyalty wouldn't be an issue.

Gu Xi then beckoned to the remaining Chong Ghosts.

"Come forward, a few who know what's going on."

The Chong Ghosts pushed among themselves again, finally three ghosts emerged.

Gu Xi noticed that these three had different outfits.

The leading one said to Gu Xi, "Immortal, I am the temple priest of the Mountain God Temple, this one is Li Zheng of the nearby Wang Family Village, and this one is Du Shusheng from the city. We all died by the tiger's mouth."

Gu Xi raised his hand, and Shaya appeared beside him.

Seeing Shaya appear, Gu Xi said, "Explain what happened, starting with that hunter, and include the situation of those white-clothed swordsmen and why they attacked me at the beginning."

"Immortal, you might be passing through here without knowing, this mountain is called Reincarnation Mountain. It is said that a thousand years ago, the King of the Wheel's defeated army fled here and was trapped by the Heaven and Earth Net set by the Celestial Soldiers and Generals of the Great Feng Dynasty, finally killed here.

At that time, the stones in the nearby valleys were all turned red.

To prevent the King of the Wheel from causing trouble again in the world, the Immortal Masters stationed here arranged the Suppression Structure of five villages and a temple.

They also enshrined General Wang, who died in battle here, as the Mountain God, with a covenant for an annual minor sacrifice, using a mixture of cinnabar, rooster blood, and black dog blood with yellow earth and glutinous rice juice to prevent the suppressed Yin Soldiers underground from emerging.

Every ten years there would be a major sacrifice, using a mix of fierce tiger blood, bull's blood, and mercury with quicklime to strengthen the Suppression Array.

Despite this, whenever there was thunder and lightning, the King of the Wheel's defeated army would still be the Yin Soldiers Borrowing Passage, and over time this place came to be known as Reincarnation Mountain.

The Mountain God Temple on the southeast side of the mountain has been passed down ever since.

About five hundred years ago, there was a severe drought nearby, leaving only two villages out of the original five. The Mountain God forcibly initiated a major sacrifice, but the tiger used as a sacrifice ran away, killing more than 120 participants, eventually overthrowing the Mountain God Golden Body and forcefully usurping the Mountain God's position.

I, the old priest, died at that time.

The Imperial Court later sent people to handle the matter, but they were all driven away by the tiger, and ultimately, the Court had to concede to the tiger occupying the Mountain God's position. The only requirement was the continuous annual minor sacrifice.

Moreover, the tiger was tasked with guarding the Reincarnation Mountain to prevent the Yin Soldiers of the King of the Wheel from emerging.

That hunter was the temple priest of this generation, using the tiger's power for cultivation and could become a beacon for the tiger when required.

As for those white-clothed swordsmen, I don't know their circumstances. I only heard that they were swordsmen from White Cloud City, here seeking a Divine Sword stolen over a thousand years ago, and it was for this purpose they asked the temple priest to come."

"Is that possible?"

"Of course, with the tiger watching, how could it not be? Over the years, they've sustained themselves by selling items buried underground for cultivation resources."