46: Chapter 46 Residual Potential, Four-Star Ghost Lady

[Ghost King (Hero Unit)]

[Tier: Tier 4]

[Grade: 6-Star (↑)]

[Skills: Ghost Kings Pressure (Active), Ten Thousand Ghosts Submission (Passive), Ghostly Qi Avatar (Active), Nether Slash (Active), Immortal and Indestructible (Passive), Ghost Territory (Active), Yellow Spring Road (New Active), Ghost Gate Pass (New Passive/Exclusive)]

[Yellow Spring Road: Unfolds a path to the Yellow Spring centered on the user. On this path, the strength of all enemy units continuously decreases, eventually being forcibly dragged into the Yellow Spring. The length of the path is proportional to the Ghost King's own strength, extending up to a hundred miles. Cooldown: Seven days.]

[Ghost Gate Pass (Exclusive): The phantom of the Ghost Gate Pass behind the Ghost King can absorb the resentment and energy of all the dead, converting it into the Ghost King's own power. At the same time, the Ghost Gate Pass can serve as the first barrier of the Netherworld World; any intruder must pass through the Ghost Gate Pass to enter the core area of the Netherworld. As long as the Ghost Gate Pass remains unbroken, the Netherworld will not perish.]

[New Exclusive Weapon: ghost king sword]

[ghost king sword: A long sword condensed from pure Yin Qi and the power of the Yellow Spring. The sword body is as black as ink, and the blade glows with a faint blue light. It can sever souls and cut off reincarnation; it is the exclusive weapon of the Ghost King.]

Su Bai looked at the newly added information, his pupils slightly contracting.

Yellow Spring Road.

Ghost Gate Pass.

ghost king sword.

A 6-Star Ghost King is a completely different concept from the Tier 3, 6-Star Black and White Impermanence.

Black and White Impermanence are soul-reaping envoys, judges of the underworld, and existences that wield the laws of life and death.

The Ghost King, however, is a commander.

It is the first line of defense for the Netherworld.

It is an existence that can make intruders die on the road before they even step into the core of the Netherworld.

"As long as the Ghost Gate Pass remains unbroken, the Netherworld will not perish."

Su Bai whispered the line, the corners of his mouth slightly rising.

Worth it.

It was so worth it.

He was about to say something when his gaze suddenly froze.

The crystal, the prop for increasing racial potential, had not completely disappeared.

In the Ghost King's palm lay a small fragment.

It was only a quarter of the original size, transparent throughout, with a faint golden halo flowing inside.

It had not been fully digested.

Su Bai was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood.

The racial potential enhancement item was meant for a race itself.

Although the Ghost King is a Hero Unit and a member of the Netherworld, his efficiency in absorbing such an item is far inferior to that of a complete race.

This remaining small piece was the residual part.

Su Bai reached out and took the fragment, holding it in his palm.

A warm touch came through, but it was much weaker than before.

It could still be used.

But it could only be used for one unit.

He lowered his head, looking at the fragment, and was silent for a few seconds.

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the kneeling Hero Units.

The Ghost Bride was bowing her head at this moment, not daring to look at him.

Su Bai looked at her, and a complex emotion welled up in his heart.

Ghost Bride.

His first hero.

She had followed him since the first day he awakened.

At that time, he had nothing, only a little over a hundred points of Power Of Faith, and could only create a 3-Star hero.

The Ghost Bride did not mind.

She accompanied him from having nothing to where he was today.

From Tier 1, all the way to Tier 3.

But she was only 3-Star.

Tier 3 was her limit.

After returning from the Shadow Demon Realm, after returning from the Ice Crystal Realm, and after returning from battle after battle, the Ghost King had broken through, Black and White Impermanence had broken through, and the Mushroom King, Shadow Blade, and Frost King had all broken through.

Only she remained stuck at Tier 3.

Because she was only 3-Star.

Her potential cap destined that she could not go any further.

She had never complained.

Every day, she would still float beside him with a smile, chattering about all sorts of boring things.

But Su Bai would occasionally see her floating alone above that dilapidated village, looking at the new heroes in the distance, a flash of loneliness crossing her eyes.

That loneliness was fleeting, so fast that it was almost imperceptible.

But Su Bai saw it.

He lowered his head, looking at the small fragment in his hand.

One-quarter.

It was only enough to raise the potential of one unit.

Su Bai looked at the kneeling heroes, then looked at the small fragment in his hand.

Finally, his gaze fell on the Ghost Bride.

"Come here."

The Ghost Bride raised her head, looking at him somewhat blankly.

"Master?"

"Come here."

The Ghost Bride let go of his arm, floated to his front, and tilted her head to look at him.

Su Bai raised his hand and handed the small fragment to her.

The Ghost Bride was stunned.

She looked at the fragment, then at Su Bai, then at the fragment, then at Su Bai.

In those eyes, there was first confusion, doubt, then disbelief, and finally...

They turned red.

"Mas... Master..."

Her voice was trembling.

"Is this... for me?"

Su Bai did not speak, just handed the fragment forward again.

The Ghost Bride did not take it.

She just stood there, looking at him.

Her eyes were getting redder and redder.

Tears began to well up in her eyes.

"Master..."

Her voice choked.

"I thought... I thought you had forgotten about me..."

"Those new ones... the Ghost King, Black and White Impermanence, Ox-Head and Horse-Face... they are all so powerful..."

"I am only a 3-Star... I can't do anything..."

"I thought you didn't need me anymore..."

"I thought you were going to throw me away..."

The more she spoke, the more aggrieved she felt, and the tears finally couldn't be held back, streaming down her face.

Su Bai looked at her and sighed softly.

"Silly girl."

"You are the first."

"Always the first."

The Ghost Bride's shoulders heaved, and she cried like a little child.

After a long while, she raised her head and looked at him with red eyes.

"Really?"

"Really."

Su Bai stuffed the fragment into her hand.

"Use it."

The Ghost Bride looked down at the small fragment in her hand and nodded vigorously.

She closed her eyes and pressed the fragment to her chest.

The golden light lit up again.

But this time, the light was much softer, much gentler, like moonlight, like flowing water, like a warm embrace.

The Ghost Bride's body was wrapped in that light.

Her red dress became more vivid, deeper, no longer a simple red, but a strange color between red and black. Her black hair became smoother and more elegant, floating gently in the Yin Qi like an upside-down waterfall.

Her aura was climbing.

Tier 3 peak.

Breakthrough.

Tier 4.

Mid-Tier 4.

Peak-Tier 4.

The light dissipated.

The Ghost Bride opened her eyes.

Those eyes were no longer simple and innocent as before, but had a bit more depth, a bit more strangeness, and a bit of wisdom that saw through everything.

But when she looked at Su Bai, all that depth and strangeness disappeared.

Only reliance remained.

And overflowing love.

"Master!"

"I'm 4-Star! I can continue to become stronger! I don't have to be thrown away by you!"

Su Bai gently patted her back.

"I can't throw you away."

He lowered his head, and her new information appeared in his consciousness.

[Ghost Bride (Hero Unit)]

[Tier: Tier 4]

[Grade: 4-Star (↑)]

[Skills: Soul-Claiming Red Makeup (Active), Yin Energy Affinity (Passive), Resentment Absorption (Passive), Red Thread Entanglement (New Active), Ghost Wedding Dress (New Passive)]

[Red Thread Entanglement: Can transform herself into countless red threads. The threads can penetrate all physical obstacles, entangle the target, and absorb the target's resentment and life force. The range of the threads is proportional to the Ghost Bride's own strength, extending up to ten miles.]

[Ghost Wedding Dress: The Ghost Bride's exclusive wedding dress, which can absorb all attacks and convert them into her own power. At the same time, the Ghost Wedding Dress can serve as the Ghost Bride's mobile fortress; within the range of the dress, the Ghost Bride's speed and recovery ability are greatly enhanced.]

Su Bai's mouth curled slightly.

4-Star.

Enough.

There would be opportunities to upgrade to 5-Star, 6-Star in the future.

As long as she was there, it was enough.