r18novel Chapter 208 The Birth of the Ghost King
Chapter 208 The Birth of the Ghost King
The smoke took a long time to dissipate.
The ghost king's body was full of holes like a worn-out bag.
The body parts were scattered all over the ground, and only one leg was left.
Yet he still smiled.
"Very good attack. The key question is, when did you bury these talismans under my feet?"
"Let me think..."
Although his body was blown into pieces, the Ghost King didn't care.
Between breaths, his body began to heal and his broken limbs were regenerated.
"Could it be...when you used an unknown skill to teleport in front of me and rescued that girl?"
"In such a short time, they have planted so many explosive talismans as a prelude to deal with me later."
"Tsk tsk, excellent, so excellent."
"Compared to you, Li Shanyi may be extremely talented, but his fighting consciousness is like that of a baby compared to an adult."
Qin Shi remained silent.
The Ghost King guessed correctly.
Before Qin Shi came out to investigate in the tent, he had already placed the mark of the Flying Thunder God on Pei Buliang and Mi Dou.
It was also the moment when he used Flying Thunder God to teleport in front of the Ghost King and rescued Mi Dou.
Qin Shi buried all the detonating talismans underground, waiting for the opportunity to appear.
However, more than 400 detonating talismans were still unable to kill the Ghost King who had super self-healing abilities, and couldn't even seriously injure him.
"Young man, I am more interested in you..."
The Ghost King laughed.
"I have decided to accept you as my follower!"
The blood rain stopped, and countless blood from all around gathered into the Ghost King's body, as if it had life.
"It seems that simple moves cannot defeat you. Well, I will let you see my true form."
"If you don't fully feel my power, even as my follower, you will never truly submit."
The Ghost King laughed and his body suddenly changed.
His body quickly grew larger, bursting through his black coat.
His arms stretched strangely, and red claws appeared.
On his back, two black bat wings that were big enough to cover his entire body suddenly spread open.
Two sharp fangs grew from the corners of his mouth.
"This is......"
When Qin Shi saw the Ghost King's appearance at this moment, the first word that popped into his mind was.
vampire! ! !
The Ghost King's body finally stabilized at a height of five meters, but his hands and feet no longer looked like those of humans, but like a real demon.
"Hello, Qin Shi... my future Upper Rank Leader."
The transformed Ghost King bowed politely.
"You are the first human to see my true form."
"In the face of a perfect follower like you, I should remain sufficiently sincere."
"I see the shadow of Kikyo in you. If you are me, I would like to share a little of my story."
Without rushing to attack, and without paying attention to Qin Shi’s reaction, the Ghost King said calmly.
"I guess your Demon Hunting Academy has already obtained information about me, the number one villain on the list."
"You all think that I have mastered two inheritances, right?"
"Aren't you curious about why I was able to obtain two inheritances?"
Qin Shi was speechless.
He had indeed read the information about the Ghost King before setting off.
He is the first human to have dual heritage.
They are Naraku, the villain in "Inuyasha", and Muzan Kibutsuji, the strongest demon in "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba".
And based on his battle experiences with successive lecturers and principals of the Demon Hunting Academy, the descriptions of these two inheritances fit perfectly.
However, after so many years of research, the Demon Hunting Academy still doesn't understand how the Ghost King obtained two inheritances.
Different inheritances and power systems come from different worlds. If they are forcibly integrated together, a huge conflict of power will occur, resulting in the death of the inheritor.
Moreover, countless people have discovered through experience that, whether using the Pillar of Inheritance or some people’s self-awakening inheritance during tremendous near-death experiences, they will only obtain one kind of inheritance.
Once you have obtained it, no matter whether the previous inheritance was weak or strong, you will never be able to obtain a second one in your lifetime, even if it is the same anime world and the inheritance has the same power system.
Therefore, the Ghost King’s dual inheritance has always been the biggest mystery studied by the Tiangong Institute of the Demon Hunting Academy.
Where does the Ghost King’s second inheritance come from?
"The answer is simple. From the beginning to the end, I have only had one kind of inheritance, and that is... Naraku."
Seeing the shock and disbelief in Qin Shi's eyes, the Ghost King just smiled, then sighed slightly, as if recalling some sad past events.
"One hundred years ago, I was an ordinary biology teacher in Kyushu."
"Although I have awakened the S-rank [Inuyasha] Naraku inheritance, my inheritance has not been fully developed due to my limited talent, so I cannot become a demon hunter."
"But even so, I am happy because I have a loving wife by my side."
"She is the most beautiful woman in the world, with the sweetest flower name, Platycodon."
"And her heritage is the same as her name, the shrine maiden in [Inuyasha], Kikyo."
Qin Shi was stunned. Of course he had heard of the name Platycodon.
According to the academy's records, Kikyo was the third-generation principal's most proud female disciple, and was also a strong candidate for the fourth-generation principal that year.
Even after many years, when the college selects the most charming female lecturer in history, Kikyo always ranks first.
Only in the past three years, the appearance of Lin Long, a Chinese-German mixed-race girl with an angelic face and an S-level inheritance from Altria, broke Kikyo's record.
However, there is no mention in the academy’s records that the popular female teacher Kikyo in history was actually... the Demon King’s wife!
"She is a graduate of the Demon Hunter Academy just like you, and became a Demon Hunter after graduation."
"But that day two hundred years ago...everything changed!"
The Ghost King was still immersed in his memories. His face changed slightly and his voice trembled a little.
It is clear that after becoming a ghost, one's emotions will gradually be lost.
But Qin Shi clearly felt the Ghost King's sadness at the moment.
"One hundred years ago, on the night of the red moon, a tide of beasts... came!"
As inheritance descends and myriad worlds merge, the blue planet where Jiuzhou is located has been invaded by all kinds of monsters from all over the world.
Every hundred years, there will be a massive monster attack, known as the "Red Moon Beast Tide".
According to the academy records, during the beast tide, when the red moon appears, there will be a hundred times more monsters than usual.
They will attack humans like crazy, completely ignoring casualties.
And every time, the Red Moon Beast Tide would bring endless disasters to Jiuzhou.
"During that beast tide, the nine major passes including the Great Wall Pass, the Demon Locking Tower Pass, and the Skyline Pass were all breached by the beast tide."
"According to the call of the academy, my wife Kikyo also went to the battlefield without hesitation."
"But her departure...is a farewell forever!"
Having said this, the Ghost King closed his eyes.
A drop of crystal clear water slowly slid down from the corner of his eye.