Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 844 - 818: Resentful Disaster

The two groups entered the Cold Pool together. Tangyu’s group consisted of four people, while the Left Protector’s group had eight, giving them a numerical advantage. However, with Tangyu and Qian Shanxue’s prowess, there was no need to fear.

As soon as both parties entered the dark passage, they became extremely vigilant, moving cautiously. They had to guard against the dangers in the passage while also being wary of each other.

Qian Shanxue discreetly signaled to Tangyu and the other two, indicating they should stay close to her and remain on high alert.

Qian Shanxue led from the front while Tangyu took the rear, maintaining a certain distance from the Left Protector’s group. Both groups advanced cautiously. The dark passage was winding and became increasingly spacious the deeper they went.

The cold walls and the ancient, decayed atmosphere gave the impression of entering Hell. It was uncertain how many years had passed since anyone last entered this place. An ordinary person would likely die upon entry.

"We’re going deeper; it seems we’re entering the depths of the earth," Tangyu thought to himself as he sensed their continued downward movement.

"Screech—"

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing sound came from the shadows. A black figure swiftly darted towards them. Seeing this shadowy figure, everyone was immediately on high alert.

But the shadow was too quick. It rushed directly into the body of a man from the Left Protector’s group. The man instantly fell to the ground in agony, thrashing wildly as if possessed, his face contorted in pain and covered in dark energy.

The Left Protector stared intently at the man but did not approach.

Tangyu’s group also backed away, maintaining some distance.

Whoosh—

The man suddenly stopped moving and stood up. His eyes glowed with an eerie light, and dark energy swirled around him. In a sinister voice, he spoke, "Dare trespass the Palace of King Liang, and you seek death!"

With that, the man attacked the Left Protector’s group. The people from the Left Protector’s side rushed to block him, but they quickly realized the man’s strength had greatly increased. He sent two of them flying with a single strike, causing the Left Protector’s face to darken with fury.

Tangyu frowned, staring intensely at the man. Could he be possessed by a ghost? How could such a bizarre event occur?

Who is this King Liang?

An ancient military king? Could this place be an Earth King’s Burrow?

Qian Shanxue also frowned, saying, "It’s a vengeful spirit, a thousand-year-old vengeful spirit. Once it invades a body, it controls the person, releasing its lingering hatred. I never expected such a thing to exist here. Everyone be careful; if there’s one vengeful spirit, there could be more. If it invades you and your willpower is insufficient, it will control you. The deeper the control, the harder it will be to save you."

"A vengeful spirit—" Tangyu had never heard of such a thing before. He didn’t expect such entities to exist in the world. This was even more terrifying than ghosts. Tangyu gripped his sword, and Qian Shanxue and the others drew their weapons, all wielding swords.

The Left Protector shouted, "Suppress the spirit inside you. If it fully controls you, you’ll be beyond saving, and I’ll have to kill you."

The man paid no heed to the Left Protector’s words, frantically attacking, completely driven by madness.

Tangyu asked, "Senior Sister Xue, who is this King Liang he’s talking about?"

Qian Shanxue shook her head and said, "I’m not sure. There were many kings titled King Liang in ancient times, and we can’t be certain if this is a Holy Land Ruin. If it is, it shouldn’t be related to any ancient kings. It might be an ancient martial artist who called himself King Liang. I know little about the Ancient Times, perhaps only the older elders in the valley would know more. For now, let’s focus on the situation."

Tangyu nodded. If Senior Sister Xue didn’t know, there wasn’t much else to do but keep going and see what they could find.

The Left Protector’s side struggled to suppress the man; he was completely controlled and beyond saving.

The thousand-year-old vengeful spirit was extremely terrifying, and the man had about the strength of the Second Layer of the Earthly Realm.

The Left Protector’s eyes turned cold as he ordered, "Kill him."

"Left Protector, this—"

The Left Protector’s voice was icy, "Didn’t you hear me? Kill him. He’s beyond saving."

"You dare to kill me? You will never succeed. All who dare enter King Liang’s Palace will die, you will all die." The man spoke with a chilling voice and then tried to run.

The Left Protector moved swiftly, delivering a killing blow. His blade slashed towards the man with unstoppable force and unmatched dominance.

The man’s face twisted with rage as the blade struck, cutting him in half. His body was reduced to a gruesome mess of blood and flesh, leaving him dead beyond any doubt.

Sheathing his blade, the Left Protector commanded, "Move quickly. Everyone be on high alert and don’t let the vengeful spirit possess you. I will show no mercy otherwise."

Based on his strength, the Left Protector was at least at the Sixth Layer of the Earthly Realm.

"Let’s go," said Qian Shanxue.

As the group moved on, another shadow emerged from the corpse, darting away in a specific direction.

After the recent incident, everyone proceeded even more cautiously.

After walking for a while, Qian Shan and the Left Protector simultaneously gestured for everyone to stop.

Qian Shanxue frowned and said, "Something feels off. It’s too quiet, eerily quiet. We’ve been walking for so long, yet we haven’t seen the end or any other passageways. This is too strange."

Tangyu nodded, "Yes, it feels weird, like a great danger is about to descend."

Qian Shanxue nodded, "Everyone, be careful. This place is definitely not simple. If we encounter great danger, we’ll retreat."

Everyone nodded, survival is the most important no matter what.

The Left Protector also advised his people, both sides became more cautious and vigilant, the atmosphere grew tense.

Soon, they arrived at a fork in the road, splitting into nine paths. At the fork, everyone stopped.

Tangyu raised his eyebrow, "This place, why does it increasingly feel like a maze?"

Qian Shanxue said, "It does feel like a maze. That ghostly shadow said this is Prince Liang’s palace, so it must be a large underground palace. Generally, underground palaces are designed like mazes to make it difficult for people to easily reach the main chamber. And we need to reach the main chamber."

With nine paths, everyone was deliberating which one to take.

If they chose the wrong path, it might lead to grave peril. Given it’s an underground palace, it might be filled with traps. They couldn’t be careless.

Everyone examined the surroundings, searching for any clues to find the way.

"Hmm—" Tangyu’s eyebrows suddenly jumped as he scanned the area, his face changed drastically, "Not good—"

From several dark paths, countless black shadows flew out, numbering in the dozens or even hundreds, and the number seemed to be increasing.

They were ghosts, hundreds of ghosts.

Just one ghost is enough to be alarming, but hundreds of them at once is terrifying, making one’s scalp tingle and heart shiver.

"Not good, everyone be careful. We have no retreat, if we go back, we’ll be surrounded by these ghosts and controlled by them. Quick, we have to split up and escape, there’s no other choice, we must rush in." Qian Shanxue said.

The Left Protector urgently shouted, "Everyone split up, take care of yourselves, pair up freely, go."

After speaking, the Left Protector rushed into one of the dark paths.

"Tangyu, you take Xiaoxue, I’ll take Yahan, go." Qian Shanxue said.

As soon as she finished, she led Yahan into one of the dark paths without hesitation. Tangyu also quickly grabbed Xiaoxue’s hand and rushed into another dark path.

"Cry—"

A piercing, eerie sound, like ghostly wails. Several ghosts chased after Tangyu and his companions. Ghosts are formless, making them very difficult to kill.

Tangyu unleashed the Yin Yang Swordsmanship, infused with Yin Yang Path, Spiritual Immortal Power blasted out, one sword scattered the ghosts, but they quickly reformed, they couldn’t be killed. At most, they could be somewhat weakened.

To kill these ghosts with brute force would require considerable effort.

"Go." Tangyu pulled Xiaoxue and ran wildly, fortunately, there were no ghosts blocking the front, only some chasing from behind.

However, the good times didn’t last long, soon Tangyu and his companions were blocked by ghosts, more than ten on each side, totaling over twenty ghosts. Strangely, these ghosts surrounded them but didn’t immediately attack, as if to toy with them first.

Tangyu’s face darkened, his eyes cold, Xiaoxue clung tightly to him, her beautiful face showing fear. She bit her lip, glanced at Tangyu with eyes shining with a hint of light.

"Stay close to me, we will be fine. We’ve been through so many storms, I refuse to believe I’ll fall here today." Tangyu hardened his resolve.

Xiaoxue nodded, if there was light at this moment, one would see a shy blush on her face.

Of course, Tangyu didn’t have time to notice this right now.

Tangyu gripped the sword tightly, eyes locked on the ghosts, thoughts racing, do these ghosts have intelligence? Why are they surrounding but not attacking?

This made Tangyu more uneasy, could they be waiting for more ghosts to gather?

Tangyu felt bitter, over twenty ghosts already felt like a hopeless situation, uncertain if they could break through, any more ghosts would truly bring despair.

Tangyu absolutely wouldn’t allow that to happen.