Chapter 2161: Ghost Master’s Invitation!
Seeing the sudden appearance of the Jiao Long’s shadow, Zhou Yu was shocked.
Instinctively, he wanted to invoke the Brahma Heaven Demon Qi.
But at this moment, Ghost Master chuckled.
"Don’t be afraid!"
"This is merely the array barrier of this place."
"Let’s go."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, then began to observe closely.
Indeed, the entire cliff face was hiding an extremely powerful Killing Array.
Zhou Yu considered himself to have some research into the Array Path too.
But he didn’t notice it at first glance.
Clearly, the array barrier here under Ghost Master is truly quite formidable.
Following Ghost Master, Zhou Yu entered the mountain cave.
The inside of the cave was far more luxurious than Zhou Yu had imagined.
The entire passage of the cave was square and the walls were polished very smoothly, adorned with some jade stones and similar materials.
After passing through a tunnel approximately a kilometer long, they arrived at a vast hall.
In this hall, the most striking aspect was the four directions of the hall, each with several passage entrances.
However, each entrance was sealed with an array barrier.
Judging by the looks of it, it must be a very important place.
Apart from this, Zhou Yu’s gaze was drawn to some humanoid monsters within the hall.
These humanoid monsters were exactly the Ghost Mastiffs.
Unexpectedly, in this hall alone, there were over a hundred Ghost Mastiffs.
Bear in mind, the strength of these Ghost Mastiffs was equivalent to the Divinity Transformation Realm level.
This meant, just in this hall, there were entities equivalent to a hundred Divinity Transformation Realm experts.
This made Zhou Yu take a sharp intake of breath.
This Ghost Master was simply too formidable.
Seeing Zhou Yu’s reaction, Ghost Master wore a deep and unfathomable smile.
"Mr. Zhou, come along."
Saying this, Ghost Master led Zhou Yu into a nearby corridor.
This path was winding, continuously descending downward.
Zhou Yu wasn’t sure where Ghost Master intended to take him. As Ghost Master didn’t explicitly say, Zhou Yu didn’t ask more and just followed along.
After approximately a quarter of an hour of walking, they finally arrived at their destination.
This was an extremely deep space underground.
As Zhou Yu arrived in this space, he was stunned by the sight before his eyes.
He saw a vast Earth Fire Lake here.
The so-called Earth Fire is something that only appears deep beneath the earth, typically below a volcano.
Compared to ordinary lava or magma, Earth Fire is far more formidable.
In a sense, Earth Fire could be considered an upgraded version of subterranean magma.
Unexpectedly, the Earth Fire here was so rich, it formed a lake.
What surprised Zhou Yu even more was that at the center of the Earth Fire Lake, there was actually an island.
There were also some structures on the island.
However, these structures were entirely built from a kind of gray stone.
When Zhou Yu saw these gray stones, he immediately felt they looked familiar.
Indeed.
The material of these gray stones seemed identical to that used in the construction of the Soul Abyss Pavilion.
Just as Zhou Yu was in a daze, the voice of Ghost Master came.
"Mr. Zhou, we’ve arrived."
"Let’s follow this old man onto the island."
"There are hidden traps everywhere here. Mr. Zhou must follow closely, otherwise, even a Void Refinement Realm expert would instantly perish upon triggering a mechanism."
On hearing this, Zhou Yu’s heart skipped a beat, and he promptly said:
"Yes, senior."
Led by Ghost Master, Zhou Yu passed through several array barriers and finally arrived on the island.
Although this island lay at the center of the Earth Fire Lake, it wasn’t as hot as Zhou Yu imagined.
Instead, it was suffused with a refreshing coolness.
Ghost Master led Zhou Yu to a pavilion in the center.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a table full of Spiritual Wine and gourmet food appeared before them.
"Mr. Zhou, try the wine brewed by this old man himself."
Zhou Yu was taken aback.
Why was this Ghost Master drinking while there were more pressing matters?
He hesitated for a moment and said:
"Senior, why don’t we get started immediately?"
"Please let me know how I can assist in advance, senior."
Ghost Master waved his hand dismissively.
"Don’t rush."
"Have a good rest today, try the wine, and tomorrow, this old man will tell you."
With that, Ghost Master raised the glass of Spiritual Wine before him, started tasting it, and revealed an expression of enjoyment.
Seeing this, Zhou Yu was extremely perplexed. He was confounded by Ghost Master’s intentions.
But he couldn’t ask.
Heeding his words, Zhou Yu began to drink.
I have to admit, Ghost Master’s Spiritual Wine indeed had a unique flavor.
As Zhou Yu was drinking, suddenly, two strikingly beautiful women approached gracefully, pouring wine for Zhou Yu and Ghost Master.
Zhou Yu instinctively wanted to express his gratitude.
But immediately, he halted, then showed a look of disbelief.
"This is..."
"A Ghost Mastiff?"
Zhou Yu looked at the beautiful woman in astonishment.
He realized this beauty wasn’t a real person but similar to a Ghost Mastiff.
Seeing Zhou Yu’s reaction, Ghost Master triumphantly said with a smile:
"Mr. Zhou, you’re correct. These are indeed Ghost Mastiffs this old man crafted."
"To craft these Ghost Mastiffs, this old man put in a significant amount of effort."
Zhou Yu took a deep breath to suppress the shock in his heart.
"Senior, your method of crafting Ghost Mastiffs is simply miraculous."
"Absolutely incredible."
Ghost Master suddenly asked:
"Young friend, do you like this sort of thing?"
Zhou Yu paused.
"Certainly, I do."
"Such exquisite Ghost Mastiffs are truly rare masterpieces in the world."
"In that case, I’ll give them to you!"
Saying this, Ghost Master summoned a spell with a wave of his hand.
The two beautiful women instantly froze, standing motionless.
They completely lost the liveliness they had earlier.
Then, Ghost Master tossed a Jade Talisman to Zhou Yu.
"The method to control the Ghost Mastiffs is all in this Jade Talisman."
"If you follow the instructions in the Jade Talisman and imprint your Primordial Spirit Mark within the Ghost Mastiffs, you’ll be able to control them at will."
Zhou Yu couldn’t believe Ghost Master would so readily give him these two intricately crafted Ghost Mastiffs.
He looked at the Jade Talisman in front of him.
"Senior, this is a bit too precious, and I haven’t earned it..."
However, before he could finish, he saw Ghost Master’s brow furrow.
"What?"
"Do you not like my Ghost Mastiffs?"
Zhou Yu’s expression changed immediately, and he said:
"I wouldn’t dare."
"In that case, I accept respectfully."
Zhou Yu immediately put away the Jade Talisman and the two Ghost Mastiffs.
Only then did Ghost Master smile again.
"That’s better."
"Within the Jade Talisman, there’s also some information on crafting simple Ghost Mastiffs. If you’re interested, you can research it."
"This will also be of great help for what you need to do tomorrow."
Hearing this, Zhou Yu suddenly understood why Ghost Master abruptly gifted him the Ghost Mastiffs.
It seems the purpose lies in this.
Zhou Yu immediately cupped his hands and said:
"Yes, senior!"