383: I think I can

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It was as if question marks had appeared over everyone's heads. Several Disciples looked at Tang Ku, who was hovering in mid-air, with bewildered expressions, waiting silently for his explanation.

However, before Tang Ku could say anything more, his figure vanished without a trace.

...

In the real world, Tang Ku scratched his head and said helplessly to Ksitigarbha, who was beside him, "Is this dream world really that hard to enter?"

Ksitigarbha said in a deep voice, "Others have no problem entering, but you... seem to be different from everyone else."

"We can talk about the specifics later! Let's focus on what's in front of us first!"

Tang Ku pointed at Red Boy, who was lying on the ground, and said with a strange expression, "I've clearly pieced his soul back together completely, so why hasn't he woken up yet?"

Ksitigarbha said, "A complete soul doesn't mean there are no hidden injuries. I'm not sure how to heal him specifically. Tell me exactly what happened before, and perhaps we can figure out a solution!"

Tang Ku gathered his thoughts and then began to recount the story.

It turned out that over an hour ago, when Tang Ku entered the Sea of Consciousness of the ghost king—which was also Red Boy's—he had shockingly discovered a secret.

That giant foot that had almost crushed him flat actually belonged to a part of Red Boy's soul!

Thinking of this, he flew up above the clouds and was shocked to find limbs flying all over the sky.

Hands, feet, legs, arms, and the torso divided into upper and lower sections—except for the head, almost all the limbs were there.

Without a word, Tang Ku activated his movement technique and knocked these limbs down from the sky one by one.

These giant limbs landed with a boom, causing the ground to thud loudly. Fortunately, these limbs had no consciousness and did not resist, so the entire process was very easy.

"It seems that just now, it was actually the ghost king controlling Red Boy's foot to attack me."

Tang Ku landed on the ground, looked at these giant limbs, and then pieced them together one by one.

Perhaps because these limbs originally belonged to the same body, they firmly connected as soon as they were pieced together, without any gaps at all.

"These limb parts should be a part of Red Boy's soul. As long as I find the complete head, I should be able to wake him up!"

Tang Ku squinted his eyes and looked around, muttering to himself, "However, the one in charge of this Sea of Consciousness right now is the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King... This is a bit tricky!"

Given the ghost king's temperament, he would definitely not let Tang Ku easily find Red Boy's soul head.

Looking around, Tang Ku suddenly made a decision!

He suddenly flew up into the high sky, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly, "Ghost King, I know you can hear me! Get out here and see me immediately, or I will destroy this Sea of Consciousness!"

His voice was like a thunderclap, echoing in the Sea of Consciousness, its sound traveling nearly a thousand miles.

"Hehe, go ahead and destroy it. My soul is in the Sea of Consciousness, and so is Red Boy's! If the Sea of Consciousness is destroyed, I will certainly vanish into thin air, but he will die too! And don't forget, you are currently in this Sea of Consciousness as well. If the Sea of Consciousness is destroyed, do you have any chance of escaping?"

The voice of the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King seemed to come from all directions, but it seemed he had made up his mind not to appear, so the voice was ethereal and completely elusive.

"Hmm, what you say makes sense, but it's not entirely correct!"

Tang Ku chuckled, "First of all, it's true that Red Boy is the son of my friend, the Bull Demon King, but my friendship with the Bull Demon King is not as deep as you imagine. And... hehe, back when I was on the pilgrimage to the West, this brat once captured me and wanted to eat me. Honestly, I don't have a good impression of him. So... if I save him, I can use his friendship as a bargaining chip with the Bull Demon King. But if he dies, I can also vent my anger. By then, I can completely shift all the responsibility onto you..."

"Hmm, I can say that this ghost king was unwilling to surrender and self-destructed the Sea of Consciousness, wanting to perish together with me. Poor Red Boy died an untimely death without even seeing his parents one last time... This ghost king was so fierce and brave, which was unexpected..."

"I'll cry a bit, and with a face full of guilt, say, 'I'm sorry, I should have saved him'..."

"What do you think they would say? Hehe, they would grit their teeth and say: 'Holy Monk, you have done your best. This matter is not your fault; blame that ghost king for being such a wretch. If he were still alive, we would definitely grind his bones into dust, make him fall into Reincarnation forever, and never have a chance to return to the living'... Hmm, my scenario is pretty good, right..."

"You, you... don't forget... you are also in the Sea of Consciousness... if the Sea of Consciousness is destroyed... you won't be able to escape either!"

The ghost king's voice was clearly trembling, filled with unwillingness.

"Hehe, you don't need to worry about that. After I destroy the Sea of Consciousness and grind your bones into dust, I will naturally find a way to get out..."

Tang Ku scanned the area and sneered, "I'll count to three. After three, if you still don't appear and give me Red Boy's head, then just wait to perish together with him..."

"One..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Ku began counting, and the rhythm of his counting was very fast, giving the ghost king almost no time to react.

"You... are you really a monk? No, you are a devil, you... you don't deserve to be called a monk at all!"

The ghost king's voice trembled.

"Two..."

Tang Ku didn't pay any attention to him at all and just continued to say the next number.

The ghost king said in a trembling voice, "You... you wouldn't dare do that, you are... you are bluffing!"

"Hehe, time's up..."

Tang Ku didn't count to three; instead, he immediately raised his fist, head down and feet up, and then kicked off hard in the air. He plummeted toward the ground in a nosedive.

This fall was incredibly imposing. With the Earth-Shattering move of the Great Wilderness Divine Fist, combined with thirty times amplification and his understanding of the Power Law, this strike would be enough to destroy the entire land in the Sea of Consciousness, and it might even completely shatter the entire Sea of Consciousness itself.

The power of Law alone was enough to make the ghost king, who was hiding in the shadows, terrified.

Although he had not mastered the power of Law himself, he had used items to wield the power of Law, so for him, he was extremely familiar with this kind of power.

Without a doubt, Tang Ku was really planning to destroy this Sea of Consciousness!

"No, you can't, you can't do this, you didn't even count to three..."

The ghost king screamed in terror.

But Tang Ku didn't pay any attention to him and instead accelerated his descent toward the ground.

"Don't... don't do this... I beg you, I beg you... don't do this... I don't want to die like this... I... I am a generation of emperors, I am... the supreme ruler... No, don't do this, I was wrong... I was wrong... I'll come out, I'll come out, please don't do this... I'll come out... I'll hand over the head of Red Boy's soul, just spare my life, please spare me..."

Swish!

A beam of light suddenly appeared on the ground, looking at Tang Ku with a face full of terror. It was none other than the Bei Mang Mountain Ghost King. He stretched out his hands, trying to block Tang Ku's movement, but his legs were trembling uncontrollably.

Everything was gambled on this one punch from Tang Ku.