Chapter 607: A False Alarm, Covered in Merit

Chapter 607: Chapter 607: A False Alarm, Covered in Merit

Cheng Yuan’s face fell!

Was it true that whatever you feared most was bound to happen?!

Were the nine little girls about to lose control?

Cheng Yuan quickly activated his Double Pupil and stared at the nine little girls. If they showed any sign of losing control, he would have to step in and subdue them, even if it meant hurting them!

He couldn’t let them bring disaster upon the world!

Fortunately, Cheng Yuan’s worries were unfounded.

Through the vision of his Double Pupil, Cheng Yuan discovered that the strange fluctuations were not karmic sin from killing, but Merit!

Cheng Yuan was ecstatic!

These Mercenaries carried too much sin from all their killing. By eliminating them, his little sisters not only avoided accumulating any sin themselves but were actually granted Merit from the heavens!

With this Merit protecting them, the chances of helping the little girls reincarnate in the future were much greater!

If they gathered enough Power of Merit, there was even a chance he could help the nine little girls reconstruct their physical bodies and live again!

Cheng Yuan quickly advised them, "Little sisters, hurry and refine the Power of Merit! It will be of great benefit to you in the future!"

The nine little girls stopped devouring blood and quickly sat cross-legged to begin refining the Power of Merit!

Bolstered by the Power of Merit, the black mist surrounding the nine little girls thinned slightly, and they began to emit a faint, black-gold luster.

Their forms also became a bit more solid.

Upon closer inspection, the facial features of the nine little girls had also softened somewhat.

Cheng Yuan let out a sigh of complete relief.

Seeing that everything had calmed down, Gao Qingyuan and Xu Ke leaped down and rushed to Cheng Yuan’s side, showering him with praise.

"Brother Yuan, where did you find these little girls? So violent! So bloody! I love it!"

"Mr. Cheng, you’re practically a god! I thought we were dead for sure! I never imagined that such terrifying enemies would be like paper dolls before you."

The few remaining underlings gathered around, looking at Cheng Yuan with awe.

"Mr. Cheng, what’s your Cultivation realm? Are you a Grandmaster?"

’A Grandmaster?’

A slight smile touched Cheng Yuan’s lips. In truth, his strength couldn’t be judged by his realm alone. He could easily eliminate even a Half-Step Martial Saint!

Cheng Yuan said calmly, "Currently, I’m at Martial King Peak."

Martial King Peak?

Dongshan valued civil matters over martial arts. Before this, Dongshan had only two Grandmasters. This was the first time these underlings had ever seen a Martial King!

The underlings bowed deeply to Cheng Yuan.

"So Mr. Cheng is actually a Martial King!"

"If Mr. Cheng hadn’t come, we’d all be dead!"

But Cheng Yuan couldn’t bring himself to feel happy. Instead, he turned and bowed deeply to Gao Qingyuan and his men.

"I was too late. So many of our brothers were lost because of me."

Xu Ke also bowed quickly, his voice choked with emotion. "They all died trying to save me!"

Gao Qingyuan grew a little flustered and quickly helped Cheng Yuan and Xu Ke up. Choking up, he said, "This is the life our brothers chose. They lived with their lives on the line every day. There’s nothing to be done when you’re outmatched! But please, Mr. Cheng and Mr. Xu, rest assured, I will provide a generous compensation to the families of our fallen brothers."

An underling named Kang Fei, whose elders had some experience with the divine, saw through the nine little girls’ origins. He looked cautiously at Cheng Yuan and asked, "Mr. Cheng, those nine little girls... they aren’t human, are they?"

Gao Qingyuan’s expression darkened. He scolded, "Kang Fei, watch your mouth! How could these nine adorable little sisters not be human?"

Cheng Yuan waved his hand and said calmly, "Qingyuan, the little sisters are indeed not human. To put it in terms you can understand, you could consider them accomplished Spirit Bodies."

’Isn’t that just an Undead??’

Gao Qingyuan’s eyes lit up, and he asked with a trembling voice, "Mr. Cheng, I know I shouldn’t ask this, but... these brothers were all loyal to a fault. I was wondering if they could also become Spirit Bodies?"

Cheng Yuan sighed. "Not everyone can become a Spirit Body. There are two paths. The first is to die with great unwillingness, filled with immense resentment. The second is to have an extremely tough body, so that the soul can linger briefly even after death! These brothers died quickly. Their resentment isn’t that strong, and their bodies weren’t that tough. I’m afraid..."

’Immense resentment?’

’A tough body?’

An image suddenly flashed through Gao Qingyuan’s mind. Suppressing his excitement, he said, "Mr. Cheng, there actually is one brother who died unwillingly, with immense resentment! And his physical constitution was extremely strong! In terms of pure physical prowess, he was the best man I had!"

"Oh? Where is this brother’s body? I’ll go take a look."

"This way, Mr. Cheng!"

With a thought, Cheng Yuan recalled the nine little girls into the Jade Pendant Space, then followed Gao Qingyuan straight toward elevator number six.

As they walked, Cheng Yuan felt a towering wave of resentment!

Cheng Yuan couldn’t help but be startled. ’What dense resentment!’

Cheng Yuan quickened his pace. After turning a corner, he saw a corpse riddled with stab wounds!

The corpse’s eyes were wide open, and its mouth was a mangled mess of flesh and blood, seemingly filled with bits of rotten meat!

The resentment from all the dead on the top floor was being drawn to him, rapidly converging and entering his body through his mouth!

Cheng Yuan wasn’t sure if it was a trick of the light, but he could have sworn its eyeballs moved!

Cheng Yuan’s heart skipped a beat!

’This brother’s resentment is too strong!’

’If this isn’t handled properly, the consequences will be endless!’

"Mr. Cheng, this brother’s name is Tan Honggang. I usually called him Scarface. Do you think you can...?"

’Scarface?’

Cheng Yuan walked closer to get a better look and realized it was indeed the Brother Scar he had met before!

"Since he’s an old acquaintance, then it’s no problem at all! However, after I ’revive’ him, Scarface can’t continue to follow you!"

"Understood! As long as Scarface can ’live’ again, it doesn’t matter who he follows!"

Cheng Yuan nodded in satisfaction. He bit his own fingertip and drew an incredibly complex Talisman in the air.

"Celestial Witch Decree, wandering soul, return! Slain by spear and blade, died an unjust death! Your debtors and enemies have claimed your life! Kneel before my altar, and I grant you rebirth!"

Cheng Yuan chanted the words, his tone growing faster and more intense!

As he spoke the final word, the Talisman in the air suddenly flared! It radiated a blood-red light! An incomparably sinister power instantly enveloped the entire Qingyuan Hotel!

At that exact moment, Scarface’s wandering soul, having followed Nakagawa Hisashi’s trail, was about to float out of the Qingyuan Hotel!

Once his soul drifted out, he would completely lose the chance to reincarnate, transforming into a Fierce Ghost, a great evil that would plague the region!

Scarface’s soul was just a single step from the hotel’s main entrance when it suddenly felt an overwhelmingly powerful summons.

The soul of Scarface drifted back uncontrollably, passing through floors and walls, and quickly returned to the top floor, back to its own corpse.

Bathed in the power of the Talisman, Scarface’s form materialized!

Gao Qingyuan trembled with excitement. ’Mr. Cheng is so fucking incredible! He really brought Scarface’s soul back!!’

Xu Ke also watched, clicking his tongue in amazement!

’When did Brother Yuan learn these kinds of skills?’

’I have to learn some of this from him later!’

Under the powerful pressure of the Talisman, Scarface obediently knelt and kowtowed properly to Cheng Yuan.

"This wandering spirit, Scarface, greets the Celestial Master! Please, Celestial Master, don’t exorcise me. After I have taken my revenge, I will naturally submit to you!"