Eternal Life as False Emperor

Earth-bound Spirit!

"What kind of Ghost is that?"

The Harpies asked curiously.

The Charming Ghost replied: "An Earth-bound Spirit is the Fierce Ghost born from unresolved resentment before death that turns its resting place into a Ghostly Fiend, assimilating it as part of itself."

"Earth-bound Spirit is a High-tier Fierce Ghost, not particularly strong. But once trapped within the Ghostly Fiend it creates, its power can surge several times!"

"Moreover, this place is where we feast on the Human Race, where tens of thousands of human children have died over a century. Despite our tribe's Demon Masters practicing Soul Devouring, remnants always remain."

"Over the century, many remnants have accumulated."

"Now, attracted by this Earth-bound Spirit, all these remnants of children will be consumed, further strengthening it!"

The Charming Ghost's blood-red eyes continually scanned the surroundings, simultaneously sensing the presence of the Earth-bound Spirit.

Facing the panicked demons, especially those who had already started killing each other, an unmistakable murderous intent glimmered in their eyes.

"Moreover, the Earth-bound Spirit excels in Illusion Techniques, some have already fallen under its spell!"

"They mistake each other for that Ghost, which leads to their desperate fighting!"

"Illusion Techniques?"

The Harpies frowned and asked: "Is there a way to escape this Ghostly Fiend?"

Among all Magic and Demonic Arts, Illusion Techniques are the most troublesome.

"There is!"

The Charming Ghost said, "Since the Earth-bound Spirit is attached to a place of death, destroying this house will break its Fiend!"

"Then its strength will drop by half, and we'll have the upper hand!"

"I see!"

The Harpies sneered, "Take it down! Tear down this house!"

"Screech!"

With a shrill call, it swiftly flew into the air.

Its wings flapped, launching countless feathers densely packed like rain, mercilessly crashing down on the roof, punching hole after hole.

This feast on human flesh was a great deed within the tribe, granting them this opportunity.

Especially a child with a Spirit Root; usually reserved for enjoyment by the Demon King or those near forming Demon Core.

Now divided among them with resentment, it will inevitably become a Fierce Ghost!

Elsewhere.

Azure Bone's form swelled, transforming into a giant skeleton towering three or four meters high.

It sprinted madly toward the main door, attempting to break through.

"Hmm?"

"You are that Fierce Ghost!"

In mid-air, the Harpies caught sight of a Fierce Ghost in a red bellyband charging toward it.

Suddenly darting aside, several feathers shot forth.

"Boom!"

An explosion sounded, instantly tearing the Earth-bound Spirit to pieces.

"Roar!"

From the ground came a roar.

And one by one, seemingly just five or six year old children crawled up and attacked.

"Earth-bound Spirit, huh? Illusion Techniques or not, even if you're kin, kill!"

The Harpies sneered, wings flicking again, down came countless feathers.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

On the ground.

The battling demons suddenly faced an aerial assault.

Two untransformed demons were shredded instantly.

Azure Bone, the half-man half-snake demon, and the wild Pig Demon were severely injured, swearing in anger.

"Stop it! That's the Earth-bound Spirit's Illusion Technique!"

Suddenly, the Charming Ghost appeared beside the Harpies.

"The roof has collapsed, quickly get outside, attack this area from outside and eliminate it along with the Earth-bound Spirit!"

"Alright!"

The Harpies agreed, turning to fly toward the holes in the roof.

But next moment, a cold hand pierced through its heart!

With another, it grasped its unhatched Demon Core!

"You, you..."

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"Damn... Earth-bound Spirit!"

Biting teeth in rage, the Harpies turned, but next it saw countless pale-faced, lifeless-eyed children storming forth.

Each carried endless Yin Qi, their faces naive but their gaze terrifying.

With open mouths, revealing cute yet somewhat eerie white tiger teeth, they poured into the Harpies' body, devouring its flesh.

"My life back!"

"I died so unjustly..."

"Nanny Liu, you deceived me!"

"I'll eat you...!"

"Waa waa... It hurts so much!"

Countless harrowing, ghostly wails drifted from the void, echoing in the Harpies' mind.

It struggled desperately, trying to escape.

But another group of bare-bottomed, ghostly pale child Resentful Souls emerged from the void, swarming over, granting no quarter.

"Damn, damn...!"

"Charming Ghost, save, save me...!"

The Harpies struggled fiercely, yet couldn't escape so many Resentful Souls.

Nearby, the Charming Ghost appeared but didn't intervene, fixating on the swarm, searching for something.

One thing left unsaid.

Human children in innocence are the purest beings.

Once overwhelmed by resentment and killed, transforming into Fierce Ghosts absorbing vast quantities of Yin Qi.

These ghosts are far stronger than those transformed from ordinary adults!

Moreover, they just consumed a child with Spirit Root, already in Qi Cultivation Stage.

Once transformed into a Fierce Ghost, its strength would grow even greater!

He must seize this chance to locate the Earth-bound Spirit's true form.

Otherwise, none of them would escape!

With a "bang," the Harpies' body crashed onto the ground!

No help came; after struggling briefly, it couldn't fend off endless Yin Qi and fierce ghosts, ultimately perishing completely.

"Damn Earth-bound Spirit!"

"Damn Human Race!"

"Die!"

"Roar!"

On the ground, with the Harpies gone, the demons resumed their fighting.

In mid-air, after killing the harpies, Zheng Yi was about to make his next move.

A dark shadow suddenly leapt onto him.

"Hehehe..."

"I found you!"

After killing the harpies, the long-awaited rose finally found that splash of bright red among the group of azure-grey child fierce ghost.

Zheng Yi!

"A newly born earth-bound spirit, devour you, and my Celestial Ghost Soul-devouring Technique will gain another variation!"

"Die!"

The Charming Ghost's figure fiercely charged towards Zheng Yi.

The dense group of child resentful souls around Zheng Yi, upon coming into contact with the Charming Ghost's body, emitted a series of piercing friction sounds, and were quickly eroded away, turning into green smoke and dispersing.

The two forces of the same attribute, yet completely different Yin Qi, started battling immediately.

"Damn it!"

"I don't accept this!"

"I want to kill you!"

Inside Zheng Yi, his own Yin Qi was rapidly being devoured by another kind of Yin Qi.

He wanted to stop it, but there was no way to do so.

He could only allow it to be devoured.

As an earth-bound spirit, his greatest abilities are illusion techniques and trapping the enemy.

Commonly known as Ghost Wall.

However, the Charming Ghost that had entered his body was a stronger soul-devourer, naturally able to devour other ghosts.

If he had continuously harassed with illusion techniques, he might not have been defeated so quickly.

But after he acted and killed the harpies, the Charming Ghost hidden behind finally made its move!

"Hahahaha..."

"Die!"

"Human Race Cultivator! Earth-bound Spirit!"

"Celestial Ghost Soul Devouring!"

"Roar!"

"I'll never let you have an easy time, even if I die!"

Zheng Yi also roared angrily in his heart, his whole body's Yin Qi surging, carrying endless infant resentful souls, fiercely pounced towards the Charming Ghost.

The two ghosts immediately started a frenzied battle.

For a time, the ghostly wails were continuous, the Yin wind gusted, and the evil ghosts devoured souls!

Zheng Yi's last memory was of a giant, pitch-black mouth fiercely pouncing on him.

"Phew...!"

In the darkness, Zheng Yi opened his eyes again.

He had returned from the Spirit Pool World to Great Yu.

"Failed again... This time I only lived seven years in the Spirit Pool World, which is just seven days in Great Yu?"

Zheng Yi slowly got up and began to move his body.

After the palace maid brought food, he began to carefully recall this experience in the Spirit Pool World.

Compared to the first experience in the Spirit Pool World, the second was obviously much worse.

However, he had also discovered many things.

First: The spirit roots of the children in the Spirit Pool World are most likely not innate!

According to the teachers in the Spirit Pool who taught them the "Spirit Eating Technique," their spirit roots are 'seeds.'

And where did these 'seeds' come from?

Zheng Yi guessed that they likely came from those rows of strange big trees guarding the Spirit Pool.

Especially those bizarre fruits that were only the size of red dates yet shaped like babies!

"What are those fruits?"

"Ginseng Fruits?"

"Or something else?"

While eating, Zheng Yi was pondering over this matter.

Besides the special spirit root 'seeds,' Zheng Yi also thought of other things.

The second thing.

The Spirit Pool World is not a real world.

Either it is a fake world.

Or it is a projection world of some real world.

With too little information now, he couldn't determine.

Third.

Demons.

The first time he entered the Spirit Pool World, Liuu Linger and Liuu Miao'er, two sisters, were Snake Demons.

They both could transform into humans, both were descendants of the Demon King.

Liuu Linger clearly was not very strong, around the Qi Cultivation Stage.

The most challenging was Liuu Miao'er, who carried a Demon Core, at least at the Golden Core Realm!

The second time in the Spirit Pool World, there were several Little Demons.

But even so, he was no match!

After finishing dinner, Zheng Yi once again linked his spirit with the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

Words began to appear again.

[World Illusion Truth ended.]

[You lived only seven years in this world, eventually killed by a group of Little Demons, and in resentful energy transformed into an earth-bound spirit, killing three Little Demons. This life was also quite eventful.]

[Illusion Truth Progress: Eight points]

[Lifespan consumed: 7 years.]

[Illusionary Items: None.]

"Hmm?"

Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly paused.

"What's this?"

"Why is the world completion only eight points? That's only eight percent? Much less than the first Illusion Truth World completion!"

Zheng Yi stared at the data on the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror with full of doubt.

After a few moments, he finally remembered something.

"In the first life, I was eventually devoured by Liuu Linger of the Baisu Demon Race, and my soul was defeated by Liuu Miao'er, achieving 18% world completion."

"In this life, I didn't see Liuu Linger and Liuu Miao'er but left the Spirit Pool early, killing three monsters... Little Demons?"

"Could it be..."

A thought flashed in Zheng Yi's mind: "Liuu Linger and Liuu Miao'er are the main quests of this Illusion Truth World!"

"In the first life, even though I just frightened Liuu Linger to tears, because it was the main quest, I earned such a high world completion."

"In the second life, although I killed four Little Demons, these few Little Demons were at most considered side quests."

"Even if I killed all those Little Demons, I'd only complete side quests, and the world completion would definitely not be much!"

"That means..."

Zheng Yi gritted his teeth: "To fully clear this Illusion Truth World, the main quest is Liuu Linger and Liuu Miao'er!"