40: Chapter 40 The Red Wedding Dress Inside the Pillar! Beautiful lady, isn't your foundation a bit too thick?

"Crack—boom!"

As that pale hand reached out, the massive load-bearing pillar, already covered in cracks, finally collapsed completely with a deafening roar!

Rubble flew everywhere, and dust billowed.

A suffocatingly thick scent of blood instantly filled the entire top floor, even overpowering the original stench of corpses.

"Cough, cough, cough... It's so choking..."

Zhou Mingyue hid behind a pillar in the distance, covering her mouth and nose, squinting at the center of the dust.

Although the livestream camera was a bit blurry, that glaring touch of crimson remained clearly visible.

A figure stood silently atop the ruins.

It was a woman.

She wore a blood-red Chinese wedding dress, embroidered with golden Phoenixes poised to take flight.

But at this moment, the wedding dress was already tattered, the hem stained with black-red blood and grayish cement debris.

She kept her head lowered, her long, pitch-black hair draped down like seaweed, obscuring more than half of her face.

Her exposed feet were bare, and two broken red cords were tied around her ankles.

Her skin was so deathly pale it lacked any hint of color, as if sculpted from marble.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

With her appearance, even the wild night wind around them seemed to have stalled.

The lingering souls and wild ghosts that were originally wailing were now so terrified they even retracted their shadows into the cracks in the ground.

"Is... is this the bride?"

Zhou Mingyue swallowed hard and muttered, "Why does she feel even scarier than that Ox-Head Ghost General from before?"

"A Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost, who died with a grievance in life, and after death was sealed into a living pillar, enduring the erosion of Earth Qi and the nourishment of resentment."

Su Yang stood less than five meters from the Red-Clothed Female Ghost, holding a large iron hammer in his hand. There was no fear on his face; instead, he looked as if he were admiring an antique.

"Tsk tsk, this is a top-tier piece."

"It's a real shame to let it gather dust in this unfinished building."

Seeming to hear Su Yang's voice, the Red-Clothed Female Ghost slowly raised her head.

In that instant, the surrounding temperature plummeted by ten degrees!

Beneath the messy hair, a face was revealed—exquisite yet extremely eerie.

Her features were extremely beautiful, a typical Eastern beauty's face.

But at this moment, the face was covered in fine cracks, as if it were broken porcelain pieced back together.

Within the cracks, black Evil Qi flowed faintly.

The most terrifying part was her eyes.

There were no whites, only pitch black.

They were like two bottomless black holes, staring fixedly at Su Yang.

"Was it you... who broke my home?"

Her voice was hoarse and dry, like two rusty iron plates rubbing against each other, setting one's teeth on edge.

"Home?"

Su Yang glanced at the pile of broken cement chunks on the ground, his mouth twitching.

"Beauty, you call this cement block a home?"

"Then your living conditions are too harsh, aren't they? Not only are there no windows, but it's not even ventilated, and the key is..."

Su Yang pointed to her dust-covered face and clothes.

"Look at your outfit. It was originally a quite beautiful wedding dress, but you've made it look like it was dug out of an ash heap."

"And this foundation on your face..."

Su Yang actually took two steps forward and reached out, wanting to wipe the cement dust off her face.

"Was it applied too thick? Do you know it's caking?"

"..."

The whole scene was dead silent.

Whether it was Zhou Mingyue hiding in the distance, or Su Qingcheng and Chu Ling floating in mid-air, they were all stunned at this moment.

What the hell do you mean, caking!

That's her face cracking, okay?!

Facing a Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost of this level, his first reaction was actually to roast her makeup?

Is this a thought process a carbon-based lifeform could have?!

"You... seek... death..."

The Red-Clothed Female Ghost was clearly enraged by Su Yang's unconventional actions.

Although she had been trapped in the pillar for many years and her mind wasn't very sharp, she still knew that the man in front of her was humiliating her!

"Roar—!"

She suddenly opened her mouth and let out a shrill shriek!

Her originally cherry-like small mouth instantly split to her ears, revealing a mouthful of fine, sharp fangs, and countless pitch-black strands of hair surged like steel needles, stabbing crazily towards Su Yang!

"Ouch, why are you getting so worked up?"

Facing the hair attacking from all over the sky, Su Yang was unhurried, not even raising the hammer in his hand.

"Qingcheng, Chu Ling, protect me!"

"This woman's hair is too dirty, I don't want to get my clothes dirty."

"..."

Although Su Qingcheng and Chu Ling were speechless, their movements were not slow in the slightest.

"Hmph! Where did this ugly monster come from, daring to lay a hand on Master?"

Su Qingcheng shouted delicately, and with a wave of her red sleeves, a blood-red barrier instantly blocked the front of Su Yang.

Pfft, pfft, pfft!

Those sharp strands of hair stabbed into the barrier, making dull sounds, but they couldn't advance an inch.

Immediately after, Chu Ling descended from the sky.

"Get down!"

Her long, slender legs carried the force of a thousand jun, slamming down hard towards the top of the Red-Clothed Female Ghost's head.

Boom!

The Red-Clothed Female Ghost had to retract her hair and raised her hands to take the blow head-on.

The huge impact force caused the floor beneath her feet to instantly shatter, and her legs sank halfway in.

"Yo, got some skill."

A flash of surprise crossed Chu Ling's eyes.

Her kick could shatter even rock, yet this female ghost had taken it head-on, and she didn't even seem to have suffered any injuries?

"Hard?"

Su Yang stood behind, rubbing his chin, thoughtful.

"After all, she's been soaked in cement for so many years; this body density... is probably harder than granite."

"However..."

Su Yang's eyes flashed, his gaze falling on the Red-Clothed Female Ghost's legs trapped in the ground.

"Hard as she may be, her agility definitely won't be good."

"Chu Ling, attack her lower body! Qingcheng, use Ghost Arts to interfere with her vision!"

"Yes!"

The two women received the order and immediately changed tactics.

Su Qingcheng transformed into countless red phantoms, circling around the Red-Clothed Female Ghost, occasionally emitting shrill ghostly laughter to disturb her mind.

And Chu Ling utilized her close-combat advantage, throwing punch after punch, each one connecting solidly, specifically targeting the Red-Clothed Female Ghost's joints.

Bang, bang, bang!

Dull impact sounds echoed through the night sky.

Although the Red-Clothed Female Ghost had astonishing defense and monstrous resentment, under the siege of the two experts, she quickly fell into a disadvantage.

She roared angrily, wanting to counterattack, but was always confused by Su Qingcheng's illusions, hitting empty air.

"Ahhh!!! I will kill you all!!!"

The Red-Clothed Female Ghost went completely mad.

A rich blood light suddenly erupted from within her body.

The originally tattered wedding dress actually began to repair itself, becoming dripping fresh red.

"Blood Sacrifice: Ten Thousand Ghosts Weeping!"

Woo woo woo— Following her scream, the entire Jinding Building began to shake violently.

Countless streams of black resentment surged from all directions, gathering on her body.

Her aura climbed steadily, and there was actually a faint trend of her breaking through the Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost Realm and advancing towards the Ghost King Realm!

"Not good! She's absorbing the Earth Qi here!"

Su Qingcheng's expression changed, "Master, hurry and stop her! This place is a Corpse-Raising Ground; if she drains the Yin Qi here, we might not be able to beat her!"

"Absorbing Earth Qi?"

Su Yang narrowed his eyes, the large iron hammer in his hand glowing faintly.

"Want to level up? Did you ask me first?"

"I hate two things the most: one is people acting cool in front of me, and two is people using cheats right in front of me!"

"Golden Light Curse: Break Evil!"

Boom!

Su Yang's whole body erupted with brilliant golden light, as dazzling as a small sun.

He leaped up violently, holding the large iron hammer high with both hands, and smashed it down directly onto the head of the Red-Clothed Female Ghost who was frantically absorbing Qi!

"Get it... back in!"

Clang!!!

This hammer blow landed solidly on the Red-Clothed Female Ghost's forehead.

Just like ringing a bell, it emitted a huge sound.

The Red-Clothed Female Ghost's rising aura was instantly interrupted, and she was struck by the hammer until she saw stars, her head buzzing.

The resentment originally gathered around her was also dispersed by the golden light.

"You... you..."

The Red-Clothed Female Ghost clutched her head, staggering back a few steps, looking at Su Yang with a stunned expression.

This hammer blow was too ruthless!

It almost lifted her skull!

"What 'you' what? How rude."

Su Yang landed, shouldered the hammer, and walked in front of her with a ruffian air.

"Weren't you fierce just now? Why aren't you screaming now?"

"Come on, give your master a smile."

As he said this, he actually reached out and used the hammer handle to lift the Red-Clothed Female Ghost's chin.

"You..."

The Red-Clothed Female Ghost was trembling with rage, the red light in her eyes flickering uncertainly.

Humiliation!

It was simply a massive humiliation!

She, a dignified Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost, had been sealed for so many years, and had finally come out to catch some air.

As a result, she was first beaten by two female ghosts, and now she was being teased by a human who hit her on the head with a hammer?

"I want to perish together with you!!!"

She roared, her body actually beginning to expand rapidly, as if about to self-destruct!

"Want to self-destruct?"

Su Yang's eyes turned cold, but he didn't retreat.

He suddenly stepped forward and grabbed the Red-Clothed Female Ghost's wrist.

"Don't be impulsive, beauty."

"If you explode, this beautiful wedding dress will be gone."

"And..."

Su Yang leaned into her ear and whispered:

"I have a way to let you see the person you want to see."

This sentence was like a immobilization spell.

The Red-Clothed Female Ghost's body, which had already expanded to its limit, froze instantly.

The madness and brutality in her eyes gradually faded, replaced by a deep confusion and... longing.

"You... what did you say?"

Her voice trembled, staring fixedly at Su Yang.

"He... is he still alive?"

Su Yang's mouth curled slightly.

As expected.

Behind every Red-Clothed Vicious Ghost, there is a melodramatic love story.

As long as you grasp this pain point, no matter how fierce the vicious ghost is, it can turn into a well-behaved little lamb.

"Whether he is alive or not, I don't know."

Su Yang shrugged, "But I can help you find him, or... his Reincarnation."

"Really?"

A glimmer of hope ignited in the Red-Clothed Female Ghost's eyes.

"I never lie to ghosts."

Su Yang bluffed with a sincere face, "But well... you know, finding people is very expensive now, and it requires using connections..."

"So..."

Su Yang rubbed his fingers, the meaning self-evident.

The Red-Clothed Female Ghost was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the surrounding ruins.

"I... I have no money..."

"No money?"

Su Yang sighed, "Then that's tricky..."

He looked the Red-Clothed Female Ghost up and down, finally letting his gaze rest on her figure, which, although somewhat damaged, could still not hide its gracefulness.

"However, I see your physique is quite sturdy."

"It just so happens that my Agency is missing a bodyguard to carry heavy loads."

"How about you sign an indentured contract and work for me to pay off your debt?"