After being stuck in the Ghost-devouring Flag, the gnome cowered on Austin's shoulder obediently,
glancing and observing the surrounding ghosts. Curiosity flashed on his small face, evident that he was
not afraid at all. . . .
Meanwhile, in the underground, four people from the Ghost Sect intensely gazed at the Ghost-
devouring Flag flapping in the air.
Before it could be mobilized, the flag was smaller than a man's palm. However, as soon as it was
thrown out, its size gradually increased, reaching over seven thousand square meters. As it grew
bigger, it also released a cloud of black smoke, completely swallowing anyone who badly wanted to
flee.
"Haha, the Ghost-devouring Flag is indeed one of the Secret Weapons of our sect. The guy threw out
the corpse generals by just one single blow. He is evidently very strong and powerful. I'm guessing he
has already reached the premium stage of Earth Realm.
But I didn't expect that he'd be so easily stuck in the Ghost-devouring Flag."
"Yeah. After the flag ultimately devours him, we can surely take back the resources he stole from the
mummy storage warehouse."
The four people of the Ghost Sect felt at ease after seeing Austin completely stuck in the Ghost-
devouring Flag. They stood watching, throwing a few remarks on what they would do after using the
flag.
"Of course. It's a shame that our Secret Weapon is not fully perfected yet.
If it were fully accomplished, even the martial artists of the Mysterious Realm wouldn't easily get out if
they were stuck in it.
The man is only at the premium stage of Earth Realm, and there's no way he can get out from being
trapped in the flag. I bet he must be suffering from the pain of his soul being devoured. It won't be long
before his soul is entirely consumed, and he will completely become one of the countless ghosts of the
Ghost-devouring Flag.
All right. It's time to retrieve the flag. We don't need to pay attention to the man stuck inside. He is
going to die anyway.
I received a message from the elders of our sect, telling that our revenge plan will officially start in half
a year.
And we have a lot of things to do in preparation for that. First of all, we need to refine and improve the
Ghost-devouring Flag fully. We also need to make ten more corpse generals and five hundred more
mummies.
It will take us a long time to finish these tasks. So we must hurry up. We don't have much time."
"What? We need to make ten more corpse generals and five hundred more mummies? Do we really
need that many corpse generals and mummies for our revenge?" Another man slightly gasped in a
surprised voice.
During the past few years he had been staying underground, he had been incessantly making
mummies from dusk to dawn. He was honestly tired of doing it every day.
"In half a year, we will face all the sects and teams of the Violet Orchid Empire, including the royal
force. All the sects have a lot of people, especially the five most powerful sects. Each of them has over
ten thousand people at their call. So of course, we have to make more corpse generals and mummies.
All right. No more complaints! You know, we have been preparing for our revenge plan for almost ten
years now. Do you really want to give up now, when we only need six more months?
Think about it; when our plan succeeds, the whole Violet Orchid Empire will be under our control. All
the martial artists of the entire Violet Orchid Empire will have to kneel in front of every one of us in the
Ghost Sect.
When that time comes, we, as part of the Ghost Sect, will be the owners of the Violet Orchid Empire.
We can have whatever we want and do whatever we want to do."
"Yeah, you are right. When we succeed, I will have a lot of beautiful women to take care of my needs
every day. I am sick of this dark and gloomy place. I've been stuck here for so long, and I will surely
enjoy myself a lot when I get out of here."
The four of them talked and laughed, imagining the outcomes of their future plan. In a simple gesture of
his hands, one of them retrieved the Ghost-devouring Flag. It flashed in the air and recoiled back in his
hand.
A smirked grew on his face as he looked at the flag which was now set on his palm, its size greatly
diminished.
"It seems that the Ghost-devouring Flag completely devoured the guy."
"By the way, I clearly remember that I saw two people when we arrived here a while ago. What
happened? Why was there only one person caught in the flag?"
One of them suddenly asked.
"Yeah, I noticed it too. I saw a man and a woman. But after a flash of green smoke, the woman
disappeared.
I am sure she hid in some Secret Weapon and was carried by the man.
Although we are just in the premium stage of Earth Realm, we have undeniable and excellent spiritual
senses—thanks to the secret methods of our sect. We didn't sense anyone flee so that woman must
still be with the man.
And I bet that she is stuck in the Ghost-devouring Flag too. There's no need to worry; she will also be
devoured by it, just like what happened to the man.
All right, it's time to go back."
After assuring themselves that the woman did not run away, they quickly left the ruined place. . . . .
Meanwhile, inside the Ghost-devouring Flag, Austin and Violet were constantly fighting the ghosts that
tried to suck out their souls. Austin had already killed more than one hundred of them.
But even with that number, there were still countless of them that never stopped attacking. The ghosts
didn't even back away at all, and Austin and Violet were aware that they could not continue defending
themselves endlessly.
Because it was a battle of their spiritual senses, Austin and Violet both sat down to save their strength.
Austin took four powerful crystals out from his Space Ring and gave Violet two. Holding his own, he
started drawing energy from them to compensate for what his spiritual sense had consumed.
While he was occupied refilling his energy, he kept throwing the Spiritual Sense Flying Needle to fight
the ghosts.
But he also knew it wouldn't last. He had no idea how many ghosts were inside the flag. If there were
indeed countless of them, he would surely use up all the energy of his spiritual sense sooner or later.
And he would totally be screwed if he drained all of it.
Using the energy of spiritual sense was not like using vital energy or physical strength where he could
rest and replenish his energy and strength right away.
As for the use of spiritual sense, too much could readily harm his spiritual souls. And once his spiritual
souls were harmed, he could not rejuvenate them back anymore.
The spiritual souls were the foundation of human existence. They bore all the thoughts, the memories,
and the personalities of a human. If they were harmed, there was no turning back, everything would
vanish, and so would the essence of being a human.
Austin was clearly aware of that. While he was fighting the ghosts, he was also thinking of how he and
Violet could escape that hellish place.
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