66: Chapter 66 Sixth-Order Ghost King!

The Sword Emperor stood before his shattered world projection, his face as pale as paper.

He looked at the battlefield strewn with corpses, at the sword cultivators who had been slaughtered, at the Fifth-rank Sword Immortal sliced in half, and at the dark figure suspended in the void, staring coldly at him with golden vertical pupils.

"I... I..."

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but nothing came out.

Su Bai looked at him and spoke indifferently:

"Do you still want to fight?"

The Sword Emperor shook his head violently.

His world was gone.

One hundred and fifty thousand sword cultivators were completely wiped out.

The Fifth-rank Sword Immortal had fallen.

What did he have left to fight with?

He raised his hand and tremblingly clicked the surrender button.

Before the passage dissipated, he looked at Su Bai, his eyes full of complexity.

There was indignation, fear, regret, and awe.

Finally, only one sentence drifted from his mouth:

"You... you won..."

The passage dissipated completely.

[Battle Ended]

[Victory achieved, Points +10]

[Current Ranking: 332nd]

The public channel completely exploded.

[Onlooker A: Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!!! He won!!! Su Bai defeated the Sword Emperor!!!]

[Onlooker B: A crush!!! A total one-sided crush!!! One hundred and fifty thousand sword cultivators wiped out!!! A Fifth-rank Sword Immortal was slain!!!]

[Onlooker C: What kind of Hero Unit is that black figure?! Fifth-rank peak?! How does he have a fifth-rank peak Hero Unit?!]

[Onlooker D: And that gate! That gate is too terrifying! The full-strength strike of a sword immortal didn't even leave a scratch!]

[Onlooker E: Qinglin Province... Qinglin Province has truly produced a trump card...]

[Onlooker F: @Sword Emperor, does your face hurt? The person you challenged blew up your world!]

[Onlooker G: @Sword Emperor, why don't you come out and say something? Didn't you call him a coward?]

[Onlooker H: Hahahaha, I'm dying! The Sword Emperor really lost face big time!]

[Onlooker I: Say no more, the Sword Emperor has already gone offline. He's probably hiding somewhere crying.]

[Onlooker J: @Su Bai, Boss, are you taking disciples? I can learn anything!]

Su Bai looked at the spamming messages with a calm expression.

He didn't speak in the public channel, simply closing it silently.

His gaze fell upon the Ghost King.

The Ghost King hovered in the void, his golden vertical pupils slightly closed.

His body was undergoing a fundamental change.

That change was more intense than any previous breakthrough.

His aura was skyrocketing.

Fifth-rank peak.

Breakthrough.

Sixth-rank.

An invisible pressure erupted with the Ghost King as the center, instantly sweeping through the entire Consciousness Universe.

The pressure was so strong that the spectating contestants were all forced back hundreds of miles.

Those points of light trembled violently, as if they would be extinguished at any moment.

The Ghost King opened his eyes.

Those golden vertical pupils had become deeper and more majestic. In the depths of his pupils, one could vaguely see countless malicious ghosts wailing, struggling, and submitting. At the very core, the phantom of the massive gate had become more solid, as if the true Ghost Gate Pass had descended.

He descended from the void and landed before Su Bai, kneeling on one knee.

"Master."

Su Bai looked down at him, and new information surfaced in his mind.

[Ghost King (Hero Unit)]

[Rank: Sixth-rank]

[Quality: Six-star]

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

[New: Pseudo mark limit: 3/3→5/5]

Sixth-rank.

The first sixth-rank unit in the Netherworld World.

The corners of Su Bai's mouth curled up slightly.

He looked at the Ghost King and suddenly asked:

"What is the catalyst for the breakthrough between the fifth and sixth ranks?"

The Ghost King looked up, his golden vertical pupils fixed on him.

A second of silence.

He answered honestly:

"Faith."

Su Bai raised an eyebrow.

"Faith?"

"Yes." The Ghost King nodded. "From the fifth to the sixth rank, it is no longer just simple power accumulation. It requires faith. It requires enough beings to believe in their hearts that you are a god, a supreme existence, and a being worthy of following and worshiping."

"The reason I was able to break through is because..."

He paused and did not continue.

Su Bai finished for him:

"It's because in the current Netherworld World, many creatures consider you a deity and have faith in you."

The Ghost King lowered his head.

"Yes."

Su Bai fell silent.

He thought of the Ghost Gate Pass.

That towering gate stood at the boundary of the Netherworld World, a presence visible to all units.

The Ghost King stood there every day, looking down upon all living things.

Those Mushroom People, Shadow Demons, Ice Crystals, and Naga set out from their respective territories every day, passing through the Ghost Gate Pass to enter the core of the Netherworld. They look at that gate, and the dark figure standing before it, naturally feeling awe in their hearts.

Furthermore, the Ghost King was the strongest existence in the Netherworld, charging at the very front in every battle and slaying the most powerful enemies.

It was only normal for ten thousand people to have faith in him.

As Su Bai thought, his gaze fell upon the Black and White Impermanence and the Ox-Head and Horse-Face.

These two groups...

He frowned slightly.

The Black and White Impermanence are indeed strong. Their twin skill 'Life and Death Impermanence' can even forcibly reap souls regardless of rank differences. But they are usually too low-key, staying in the Hall of Impermanence all day, only coming out occasionally to reap a soul before returning.

The ordinary units had hardly seen them a few times.

The same was true for the Ox-Head and Horse-Face; since they were created, they had barely ever taken action.

How were they supposed to gain faith?

Su Bai rubbed the space between his eyebrows.

It seemed he would have to let them show their faces more often in the future.

He couldn't let the Ghost King hog all the limelight.

He looked up, his gaze sweeping across the Hero Units.

The Ghost Bride squatted in front of him, drawing circles on the ground.

Sadako stood in the distance, her long hair fluttering.

The Slit-Mouthed Woman held her scissors, standing there in silence.

The Mushroom King, Shadow Blade, Frost King, and Lan stood at the front of their respective armies.

The Black and White Impermanence stood side by side; White Impermanence still wore a smile, while Black Impermanence still looked fierce.

The Ox-Head and Horse-Face stood on the other side, one burly and one slender, one blood-red and one pitch-black.

Su Bai looked at them, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Just wait."

"There will be plenty of opportunities for you to show your stuff in the future."

He withdrew his gaze and looked at his ranking.

332nd.

Still 232 places away from the top one hundred.

Still 322 places away from the top ten.

Su Bai was in no hurry; since the Ghost King had now promoted to the sixth rank, the Netherworld World had also promoted to the sixth rank.

A sixth-rank Netherworld World could sustain more creatures and required more area.

There were still several days before the heavenly pride list settlement; as long as Su Bai could enter the top one hundred in the end and join the final Top Scholar Competition, it would be enough.

Therefore, Su Bai decided to head to the Creators Association to exchange all the federal credits given by the Chu Family for faith crystals and give the Netherworld a massive upgrade.