Chapter 615 613: Time's Up

"Witch Bone, the moment you deceived me, I swore I'd kill you."

JinLing shot toward Witch Bone in an instant.

Her hand formed a claw as she swiped viciously at him.

Witch Bone leaped from the bed and rushed out of the courtyard.

He roared in anger, "Little girl, even if my cultivation has greatly regressed, you still can't do anything to me."

As he spoke, Witch Bone's Black Robe billowed, moving without any wind.

Then, the Black Robe swelled violently and fiercely repelled JinLing's palm strike.

BOOM!

JinLing was horrified to discover that his Black Robe was actually an incredibly strange Magical Treasure that directly reflected her power back at her.

Her body was instantly forced back several steps.

She had already broken through to the Martial King Cultivation realm, yet she had unexpectedly been unable to handle Witch Bone, who was only at the Martial Master Cultivation level.

Although Witch Bone had repelled JinLing, he was actually no match for her current strength.

He could only rely on the power of his Black Robe to defend himself.

He shot JinLing an angry glance.

"JinLing, stop chasing me."

"Otherwise, you'll die a miserable death."

After speaking, Witch Bone suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His entire body transformed into a streak of bloody light and tore through the sky, moving so incredibly fast that JinLing was caught completely off guard.

"Witch Bone, where do you think you're going? I'll hunt you to the ends of the earth to kill you!"

She once again followed the aura Witch Bone left behind and resumed her pursuit.

This left the ordinary man so frightened that he fell right on his butt.

CLINK!

The two god-like figures had left, but he saw two gold ingots fall into the courtyard.

Jiang Chen slowly withdrew his gaze.

In the end, he didn't linger at the Lin Family Manor and turned to walk toward the Royal Palace.

However, just as he returned to the Royal Palace, Jiang Chen's heart stirred.

An aura that made him tremble suddenly arose from within his heart.

At the same time, he discovered that his heart seemed to be connected to something.

Jiang Chen abruptly raised his head, looking in the direction of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

'Ghost Heart... Damn it, the time has come.'

At this moment, Jiang Chen felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

He even felt a sense of helplessness.

A fate he was currently powerless to resist had begun to descend upon him.

Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, the location of the Ghost Temple.

A heaven-shattering aura shot straight into the ninth heaven.

"Hahahahaha..."

Bursts of extremely excited laughter echoed from within the Ghost Temple. The sound rolled out from Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain, continuously spreading outward.

The entire Fire Sparrow Kingdom trembled.

The Divine Wind Empire trembled.

The Four Directions Continent, the Five Great Domains, the entire Lower Realm—all were affected by this terrifying aura.

No matter who they were, every expert looked toward Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

「Moyun Mountain.」

On a mountain peak floating in mid-air, the Yunling Saintess stood at the summit.

Liang Yiyi was by her side.

The master and disciple both looked toward Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

"Master, who could be so powerful?"

The Yunling Saintess said gravely, "That is an expert no weaker than I am."

"He is, after all, about to emerge into the world."

"The Lower Realm is about to be plunged into a great catastrophe."

As she spoke, a deep look of worry crossed the Yunling Saintess's face.

Inside the Royal Palace, Wen Liang, who had been about to enter seclusion, abruptly raised his head and looked up at the sky.

His expression changed drastically.

'What a terrifying aura.'

Wen Shiren was terrified. The unfamiliar, booming laughter echoed endlessly in his mind.

"Jiang the Military Advisor, did you hear that laughter?"

Jiang Chen nodded.

He gazed in the direction of Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain.

He sighed softly.

Flame Dragon and Black Fire Crow both looked at Jiang Chen.

"Big Brother, it's that being from the Ghost Temple."

Flame Dragon had personally witnessed that being take action several times. It was terrifying. Each time he acted, Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain would be enveloped by a horrifying pressure.

He was terrified of that being.

Even Black Fire Crow couldn't help but tremble at the thought of that being.

This was because he had followed that being, accompanying him for a full five hundred years.

"It's him. What is he planning to do?"

Black Fire Crow was bewildered.

Jiang Chen said lightly, "He's coming out."

Black Fire Crow and Flame Dragon were both stunned.

"He's coming out?"

Then, the expressions of both changed drastically.

If such a terrifying being was coming out, who in this world could possibly stop him?

However, Flame Dragon then turned to look at Jiang Chen.

"Big Brother, you know this person. When he comes out, he won't make things difficult for us, will he?"

Jiang Chen gave a bitter smile.

"He won't make things difficult for you, but he will for me."

"Alright, I have an announcement to make."

"From now on, you will all stay in the Fire Sparrow Kingdom for the time being. I might have to leave."

What?

Flame Dragon, Black Fire Crow, Mr. Qiu Shui, and Xiaotian all looked at Jiang Chen, their faces filled with confusion.

"Master, what's going on? Where are you going?"

Everyone was completely baffled. They had just been preparing to make their mark in the Fire Sparrow Kingdom and expand its territory, but now, Jiang Chen was unexpectedly leaving. But to where?

Jiang Chen's tone was heavy as he said, "If that person is coming out, I have to go in."

"I made a deal with him."

"When he comes out, I must go in."

That was right. Jiang Chen knew that Fang Yinzi had been refining the Ghost Heart. Now, the Ghost Heart had perfectly fused with Jiang Chen.

Fang Yinzi was about to break free from the Ghost Temple completely.

And the price for Jiang Chen summoning him was that Jiang Chen had to take Fang Yinzi's place in the Ghost Temple.

He would be trapped in the Ghost Temple from then on.

This was not the outcome he wanted, but he knew that, for now, he was powerless to change any of it.

Xiaotian immediately said angrily, "Master, you can't go."

"That person couldn't leave the Ghost Temple. If you go, you won't be able to come out either!"

"No, we absolutely refuse."

Vaguely, Xiaotian and the others had come to understand that the Ghost Temple was an extremely strange place. Even a terrifying expert like Fang Yinzi had been trapped inside, unable to escape.

If Jiang Chen went, he would naturally be trapped as well.

"I have no choice right now."

Jiang Chen shook his head. Although he was unwilling, the outcome was already set in stone.

The price for summoning Fang Yinzi was being trapped in the Ghost Temple.

As for how many years he would be trapped, unless his cultivation reached the Martial Emperor Peak like Fang Yinzi's, he would be unable to find someone to take his place and leave the Ghost Temple.

"We can fight that person to the death."

Xiaotian was furious. He didn't want Jiang Chen to enter the Ghost Temple and be trapped.

"Heh, you're all too naive. That person is not someone we can deal with."

"He could kill us all with a single breath."

"You can all feel his aura right now. It's a presence that can cover the entire Lower Realm. How can you possibly fight him?"

Jiang Chen had no choice but to dash everyone's hopes.

Xiaotian and the others became dejected.

"Is there really no other way?"

Their expressions all turned grim.

Jiang Chen thought for a moment before saying, "Although I'll be trapped in the Ghost Temple, I will find a way out."

"At the very latest, when my cultivation reaches its peak, I will naturally get out."

"None of you should worry."

Jiang Chen stood up and started walking outside.

Xiaotian, Flame Dragon, Wen Shiren, and the others all followed Jiang Chen.

They had no way to stop Jiang Chen from entering the Ghost Temple.

It seemed this was simply fate.