Checking In for Sixty Years, From Puppet Emperor to Heavenly Emperor – Chapter 78

Ch 78: World Inside the Tower

This change surprised Zhou An, and the title of Guardian Spirit was the first time he had heard it. He hadn’t seen any cultivators outside with Guardian Spirits.

“The Azure Ghost King actually wants to become this mortal’s Guardian Spirit? How is this possible?”

“Am I dreaming? The Azure Ghost King is the strongest here.”

“He can control a flying sword, he must be a cultivator. Why can’t I feel his True Energy?”

“This person must have a big background. It seems we can’t eat him.”

“Should I follow this human too? I’m going crazy staying here.”

The surrounding demons chattered, seemingly always chatting when they were idle.

“What is a Guardian Spirit?” Zhou An asked.

The Bamboo Hat Old Demon was surprised and curiously asked, “Immortal doesn’t know about Guardian Spirits? Are there no Demon Race and Ghost Clan outside?”

“There are many demons, but the Ghost Clan rarely appears in Qian Province. Now, outside, cultivators, Demon Race, devils, and humans generally stay in their own territories. Not many cross the border,” Zhou An said.

“I see. A Guardian Spirit is a servant who makes a contract with the Master and follows them for life. Even if the Master dies, the Guardian Spirit will stay by the tomb, even following the Master’s descendants,” the Bamboo Hat Old Demon said.

Zhou An nodded to show he understood, then asked, “They call you Azure Ghost King. Do you dare to go to the ninth floor with me?”

“I’ve been here for almost Three Thousand Years. I’ve wanted to go up for a long time, but I stayed here waiting to obey my brother’s words. This wait has been Two Thousand Years. I really can’t bear it anymore. I want to go above to find my brother. No matter what, I just want to know if he’s alive or dead.”

“As long as you can take me to find my brother, I, the Azure Ghost King, am willing to follow you forever and become your Guardian Spirit,” the Azure Ghost King knelt on one knee and said with his head lowered.

Zhou An nodded and said, “Okay, lead the way.”

“Yes.” The Azure Ghost King got up and walked towards a cave on the right. Zhou An and the Bamboo Hat Old Demon followed.

Other demons were also tempted, and many followed behind.

The cave terrain here is extremely complex. It can be said to be a 3D maze, with cave entrances and passages up, down, left, and right.

If the Azure Ghost King hadn’t been here for Three Thousand Years, who could remember such a complex path?

Here, everyone cannot use magic. Although they can only run with physical strength, their speed is also extremely fast, like off-road motorcycles speeding through the cave.

After running for more than thirty minutes, they reached a large karst cave. A large number of devils were entrenched here, all creatures from various races who had been demonized, killing and devouring each other here.

In the middle sat a giant ape more than ten meters tall, with three sharp horns growing from its head and four eyes emitting a strange red light.

The Azure Ghost King jumped out of the passage and landed here. Seeing the group of ferocious devils in front of him, he picked up a bone blade and said, “This is the territory of the Demonic Ape King. The Yin-Yang Fish formation over there is the entrance to the third floor.”

The Bamboo Hat Old Demon drew out the bone sword from his waist and said, “Immortal, although the devils here cannot use magic, each one has come out of the devils through mutual devouring. They are all very strong. This Little Demon is only confident in defeating one.”

The Azure Ghost King said, “The demons and monsters here are very strong as long as they survive. No one can deal with several at the same time. The rule here is that whoever defeats the Demonic Ape King is the boss here.”

Zhou An asked, “I don’t have time to slowly pass through the levels. Can you solve this guy in one minute?”

The Azure Ghost King shook his head helplessly and said, “I have fought him many times, and we always end in a draw. I represent the ghosts here, and the Demonic Ape King represents the devils on this floor.”

Zhou An flew over directly. The Demonic Ape King saw him coming and showed an excited look. He stood up, clenched his fists, and beat his chest in a provocative posture.

Zhou An flew and landed in front of the Demonic Ape King. The surrounding devils all howled, expecting this person to be torn to pieces by the Demonic Ape King.

“Get out of the way, or die.” Zhou An raised his right hand, and the Son of Heaven Sword flew out and hovered above his head.

The appearance of the flying sword surprised the Demonic Ape King and the surrounding devils. It was common knowledge that magic could not be used here. Everyone had become accustomed to it for thousands of years. Suddenly seeing someone using a flying sword, they were all stunned.

The Demonic Ape King became excited instead, roaring at Zhou An and pouncing on him, raising his fist and smashing it over.

The Son of Heaven Sword transformed into a Crimson Dragon and flew out. The fist collided with the Crimson Dragon. Under pure physical impact, it was able to block the Son of Heaven Sword, surprising Zhou An. This physical strength could really contend with an Immortal Treasure.

He suddenly thought that he possessed the Demon King Body. Could he also do this? It was just that he was used to magical battles outside and had not properly developed the abilities of the Demon King Body.

Just as he was thinking, the Demonic Ape King relied on the strength of his body to knock the Crimson Dragon away and stretched out his huge palm to slap Zhou An.

At this time, Zhou An’s hand seals changed, and the Son of Heaven Sword transformed into five Crimson Dragons, turned around, and flew down, biting the Demonic Ape King’s limbs. The fifth Crimson Dragon hit his back and transformed into a sword light that pierced into his body.

The Demonic Ape King howled, forcibly breaking free from the Crimson Dragons, ignoring the torn flesh and blood on his hands and feet, and pounced with a ferocious look.

The horror of the devils lies in the fact that as long as they don’t die, they will become more and more courageous in battle. Pain will only make them stronger.

Zhou An raised his hand. When the Demonic Ape King approached within five meters, he used the Dragon Capturing Art, and a Golden Dragon flew out and wrapped around the Demonic Ape King.

Then, with a wave of his right hand, the Demonic Ape King was thrown to the right, crashing heavily into the stone wall, and his body was embedded in the stone wall.

Before he could climb out, the Son of Heaven Sword transformed into a scarlet Sword Rainbow and chopped off his head. The huge head rolled down.

Zhou An walked towards the entrance to the third floor. The Azure Ghost King and the Bamboo Hat Old Demon leaped over and followed behind Zhou An.

The devils were restless, wanting to attack in groups. Their nature was to be bloodthirsty, and they would not retreat because of this.

The Azure Ghost King and the Bamboo Hat Old Demon were on guard, preparing to force their way through. Zhou An pointed with his right hand, and a white Mystic Light swept across the devils blocking the way in front of him.

Wherever the white light passed, they all turned into ice sculptures.

Although the combat power of these devils was not as good as the Demonic Ape King, they were only slightly weaker. With two or three together, the Demonic Ape King was by no means a match. Under this white light, they were all frozen. This strength forced the devils to retreat.

The Azure Ghost King and the Bamboo Hat Old Demon both showed joy, happy that their choice was correct.

At first, they didn’t think that Zhou An’s strength was stronger than theirs, just because Zhou An could use spells and treasures inside the Heavenly Authority Tower.

The demons and monsters here had lost their claws and teeth, and only one or two tenths of their strength might be left, so they needed Zhou An’s help.

If they could use their own talent powers and spells, then the strength of these demons and monsters might not be worse than Zhou An.

This time, no devils blocked them again, watching the three of them walk into the teleportation array at the entrance to the third floor and disappear in the white light.

The Ghost Clan and demons hiding in the distance struggled. They also wanted to follow, but they were afraid of the dangers of the upper level and could not quickly make up their minds to follow a strange human to take risks.

Of course, if Zhou An stopped to persuade them, he would definitely be able to take away a large group, but Zhou An didn’t want to do this. He came here because he valued the rewards for checking in inside the Heavenly Authority Tower, not to collect little brothers.

The Bamboo Hat Old Demon and the Azure Ghost King had this intention and courage, and besides, he needed someone to lead the way, so he naturally took them in.