160: Filial son and grandson, come and greet me

Li Shun stared intently at the blood-colored command banner.

He was all too familiar with this item: the Royal Secret Treasure—the soul suppressing banner.

It was a treasure capable of suppressing evil, expelling demons, and controlling Souls, and had always been enshrined in the Royal Mausoleum.

How could it be in Netherworld Old Ghost's possession?

Wang Guanli and Li Dequan shared the same thought.

Both of them were from the time of the late emperor and knew some secrets.

"The soul suppressing banner... it clearly went missing back then!"

Wang Guanli's voice was unstable; as he spoke, he suddenly realized, of course, it went missing.

If it hadn't gone missing, how would it have ended up in Netherworld Old Ghost's hands?

He just didn't know if Chancellor Liu was involved in this matter.

Netherworld Old Ghost seemed very pleased with everyone's reactions, the corners of his mouth turning up, and rotten flesh flaked off with his laughter.

"Didn't expect this, did you? That great fire thirty years ago only burned down my Physical Body; I, Netherworld Old Ghost, still have a day to see the light again."

A great fire thirty years ago?

Was it related to the great fire at the Imperial Mausoleum?

The amount of information here was not small.

Thirty years ago, Li Shun was only seven years old, not too old, not too young.

Even if a royal child was precocious, he wouldn't know much about this matter.

He only knew that three hundred tomb guards had rebelled and were all executed.

At the brink of death, the rebels struggled in their final throes, releasing evil fire that burned the entire mausoleum to ashes.

This event was known as a royal top secret.

It was personally handled by Chancellor Liu, who was then the head of the Ministry of Justice.

"So, thirty years ago, Liu Chongshan helped you rebels?"

"Hehehehe..."

Netherworld Old Ghost's laughter sounded like it was squeezed from deep within his throat, a mix of a viper's hiss and the grating of shattered glass, sticky and sinister, making one's scalp tingle.

"Little Emperor, I'm here to kill you, not to answer your questions. If you have any other questions, how about I send you down to ask your Li family Old Ancestors?"

"Hahahahaha~"

"That scene must be very interesting."

As he spoke, Netherworld Old Ghost's emaciated fingers gently stroked the Dragonlines on the blood-colored command banner, as if touching some rare treasure.

"No, speaking of which, you don't need to go down now to see your Li family Old Ancestors. You don't need to thank me too much, hahahaha!"

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

Wang Guanli suddenly cried out in alarm.

Behind Netherworld Old Ghost, twelve blurry ghost figures appeared, each wearing an emperor's crown and a Dragon robe.

Li Shun's heart was greatly shaken; the faces of these ghost figures were exactly the same as the portraits of the past emperors enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple!

"Do you see them?"

Netherworld Old Ghost said with a sinister laugh, "All your ancestors are waiting for you here."

"Filial son and worthy grandson, why aren't you coming to pay your respects?"

Netherworld Old Ghost waved his withered claw, and the twelve ghost figures simultaneously let out mournful wails, shaking the soldiers on the city wall who clutched their heads and fell to the ground.

"Playing tricks!"

Luo Cheng endured the headache, nocked an arrow, and shot it with a roar.

Unfortunately, the arrow passed through the ghost figure and embedded itself in a withered tree in the distance, instantly corroding into a pool of black water.

For humans, among demons and ghosts, demons and ghosts are the most difficult to deal with; demons go without saying.

Ghosts have no physical form, and physical attacks cannot land effectively, so only Spell attacks can be used.

Therefore, when fighting against ghosts, ordinary people can only take a beating.

"It's useless..."

Netherworld Old Ghost smugly shook the soul suppressing banner, and the Souls controlled by the soul suppressing banner all took a step forward, seemingly about to launch another attack.

Seeing this, Li Shun bit his fingertip and smeared blood on the Sword Qi.

The Son of Heaven's Sword immediately burst forth with dazzling golden light, and the Dragonlines on the sword body seemed to come alive.

"Imperial Blood sharpening?!"

Netherworld Old Ghost's expression finally changed. "You actually know this move?"

Li Shun sneered, "The Son of Heaven's Sword is specially for slaying evil spirits like you!"

Netherworld Old Ghost's eyes darted around; not only was he not afraid, but his demeanor visibly relaxed.

"Little Emperor, this trick of yours might fool others, but it's not enough to fool me."

"How could I not know what your Li family possesses!"

As he spoke, Netherworld Old Ghost earnestly waved the soul suppressing banner in his hand.

Everyone present was greatly angered by his shameless behavior.

During a confrontation, you dig up all of someone's ancestors and send them to the battlefield,

and then act as if victory is assured; it's utterly shameless.

Li Shun's hand gripping the sword was bulging with veins; he took a deep breath, suppressing the surging killing intent.

"Netherworld Old Ghost, for what you have done today, I, Your Majesty, will ensure your Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, never to reincarnate!"

"Hehehehe..."

Netherworld Old Ghost chuckled sinisterly, his rotten face trembling, "Little Emperor, anyone can say harsh words, but what will you use to kill me? Just this sword of yours?"

He suddenly waved the soul suppressing banner, and the twelve ghost figures abruptly accelerated, pouncing towards Li Shun!

"Your Majesty!" Wang Guanli and Li Dequan exclaimed simultaneously, wanting to step forward to block, but were forced back by a chilling aura.

Li Shun's gaze sharpened, the golden light of the Son of Heaven's Sword in his hand surged, and his Sword Qi swept across, a brilliant Sword Qi roaring like a golden Dragon, rushing straight towards the ghost figures!

"Boom—!"

In the first round, the twelve ghost figures directly collided with Qingzhou's protective barrier, emitting mournful screams.

Li Shun's Son of Heaven's Sword light, however, passed through the protective barrier and struck the ghost figures squarely.

The ghost figures were torn by the Sword Qi, letting out mournful wails, but quickly re-condensed under the control of the soul suppressing banner.

Li Shun watched this scene and knew that the protective barrier set up by Lord Chuping had worked.

For a moment, he didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

The current situation was that the enemy indeed could not break through.

But in this round, everyone was unharmed, and only his family's Old Ancestors were injured, which was a world achieved.

"Damn it."

This was truly frustrating.

This Netherworld Old Ghost was truly abominable and deserved to die!

Yet, he himself was temporarily helpless against him.

"Hahahahaha! Little Emperor, you are actually so rebellious, defying your teachers and destroying your ancestors."

"I wonder if these old things of your family will be so angry that they wake up."

"Hehehehehe..."

Netherworld Old Ghost had just released a few old ghosts of the Li family, also wanting them to scout the way for him, but he didn't expect the protective barrier to directly block the ghost's main body.

Netherworld Old Ghost: "..."

My sin, my sin, thankfully I played it safe first.