Chapter 258 – Tang Yu's Shock! A Big Shot Has Arrived!

Wu Tiangong withdrew to carry out the task Ye Sheng had assigned him.

Although he didn’t understand why Ye Sheng wanted to provoke the Shadow Hall—a force even he had to avoid—since Ye Sheng had issued a Hall Master’s order, he would carry it out even if it meant traversing mountains of blades or seas of fire.

Before leaving, Xu Xingchen, out of curiosity, couldn’t help but ask what level of Combat Power this little War God had actually reached.

The answer was that Wu Tiangong was at the 5th Revolution Ghost King Realm, with a Combat Power exceeding three million!

Upon hearing this, Tang Hongyi and Xu Xingchen were nearly stunned speechless.

Over three million!

That was seven to eight times their own Combat Power!

In other words, if Wu Tiangong wished, he could crush them both with a single finger.

After Wu Tiangong left the room, Xu Xingchen consoled himself, “It’s nothing. He’s a few years older than us. Give me three more years… no, two! I’ll also have three million Combat Power!”

Tang Hongyi nodded. As students of Fengdu University, all they lacked now was time. Sooner or later, they would catch up to people like Wu Tiangong.

With an owner after years of vacancy, the Ghost King Manor gained a bit more vitality.

The Ghost King Manor had always been an asset under the first hall, the Ghost King Hall, belonging to the Hall Master.

It was only natural for Ye Sheng to move in.

…

In an underground cultivation chamber, Ye Sheng sat cross-legged, surrounded by dim light.

Taking charge of the Ghost King Hall!

Ye Sheng had expected it to be difficult, but he hadn’t anticipated it would be so fraught with challenges.

The Seventy-two Halls, the Four Guards, and the One Hall—each one alone was a colossal entity capable of crushing ordinary forces into dust.

The difficulty of integrating them all was unimaginable.

However, just because others couldn’t do it didn’t mean Ye Sheng couldn’t either.

“I never thought… I’d have to use the Three Corpses Soul-Hooking Technique so soon!”

Ye Sheng pondered. He had no intention of taking a roundabout approach to solve the Ghost King Hall issue, nor did he have that much time.

Instead, he planned to solve it through brute force!

After careful consideration, he set his first target on the ‘Shadow Hall’—a force others dared not provoke!

To be precise, the five Elders of the Shadow Hall!

By controlling these five with the ‘Three Corpses Soul-Hooking Technique,’ he could indirectly control the entire Shadow Hall, turning it into a force under his command.

Then, using the Shadow Hall’s intelligence, assassination… capabilities, he could pressure the Seventy-two Halls and the Four Guards, breaking and controlling them one by one.

Although the method was violent and simple, in Ye Sheng’s view, it was the most effective and fastest approach!

If he were to resort to scheming, division, and alliances, he feared it would take at least ten years to control the entire Ghost King Hall.

“Wouldn’t taking ten years to control a single Ghost King Hall be a joke?”

Ye Sheng shook his head, having no patience for such delays.

The only concern now was whether the ‘Three Corpses Soul-Hooking Technique’ could control the five Elders of the Shadow Hall.

“These five are all 6th Revolution Ghost Venerables! And they’re all hundreds of years old Old Monsters!” Ye Sheng murmured.

The youngest of the Shadow Hall’s five Elders was over three hundred years old!

Each of them had unfathomable cultivation levels!

It was no exaggeration for Wu Tiangong to call them Old Monsters.

The difficulty of controlling five such Old Monsters was beyond imagination.

Ye Sheng shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it further. He had no way back now and could only give it a try.

“Focusing on increasing Combat Power is the true path!”

Ye Sheng closed his eyes.

Since arriving in Dongsheng Province, Ye Sheng had increasingly felt a subtle pressure weighing on him.

According to the information Wu Tiangong provided… all seventy-two branch hall masters and the four guard commanders of the Ghost King Hall were 6th Revolution Ghost Venerables!

The number of Experts under their command was countless.

As a mere 5th Revolution Ghost King, it was inherently difficult for him to command such people and gain their respect!

Moreover, even without mentioning these branch hall masters and commanders, even his personal guard Wu Tiangong possessed a Combat Power exceeding three million!

The cultivation chamber was silent, and the sense of urgency in Ye Sheng’s heart grew increasingly intense!

…

…

Under the night sky, Yunyan Tower stood like a luminous pearl, its walls brilliantly lit.

This tower was a venue accessible only to the nobility of Dongsheng Province. Luxury cars filled the area in front of the building, with dignitaries and socialites coming and going—only the wealthy and influential could enter here!

On the top floor of the tower, in a lavish room adorned with luxurious carpets, a long dining table was meticulously arranged.

By the floor-to-ceiling window stood two figures: Xu Xingchen and Tang Hongyi.

The two stood before the window, gazing at the bustling Dongsheng City under the night sky, where neon lights flickered and countless vehicles flowed through the streets.

“Tonight… will they come?” Tang Hongyi frowned slightly, awaiting the arrival of the five Elders from the Shadow Hall.

Xu Xingchen sucked on an ice pop. “Summoned by the Hall Master, they wouldn’t dare not come! Even if they secretly disobey orders, they wouldn’t openly disrespect the Hall Master’s authority.

If not for the monk’s sake, then for the Buddha’s!

Our boss is a disciple of the Great Emperor; they wouldn’t dare disregard Emperor Lord Dongxuan’s face.”

“Makes sense!” Tang Hongyi nodded. No one would dare disregard the Great Emperor’s authority. “I just wonder how Ye Sheng plans to play this game?”

“Don’t worry!” Xu Xingchen blindly idolized Ye Sheng. Since the boss had taken this step, he surely had a plan.

“It’s still early, and it’s stifling here. Let’s go for a walk downstairs!” With that, Xu Xingchen turned and slurped his ice pop as he headed out.

Tang Hongyi sighed helplessly, not wanting to stay alone either, and followed him.

…

A high-society banquet was being held inside Yunyan Tower.

Dignitaries, either accompanied by their Madams or socialites, moved among the long tables, engaging in polite conversation.

“How utterly boring!”

On a sofa, a group of young people lounged carelessly. Tang Yu, dressed in a suit, held a glass of red wine, his gaze dazed as he stared at the crimson liquid in the goblet.

“Just bear with it!” Jiang Luo sat beside him, also looking utterly disinterested.

They were accompanying their fathers to this social event, and such banquets occurred several times each month.

The nobility used these occasions to exchange information or Resources.

Wealthy merchants would also bring their daughters to meet promising young talents, hoping to arrange a political marriage.

“My father wants me to marry an ugly woman!” Tang Yu looked disoriented, feeling as if the sky had turned dark.

Jiang Luo and the other noble youths offered no comfort, only casting sympathetic glances his way.

Tang Yu’s fate was also their future destiny!

The difference was… they might get lucky and marry a stunningly beautiful wife.

But marriage was never something they could decide for themselves.

Jiang Luo sighed. “My father is also starting to arrange one for me…”

“Your father, as the commander of the Ghost King Hall’s Spirit Guard, should be able to arrange a decent marriage alliance for you,” Tang Yu said.

Jiang Luo groaned. It was true that his father was the commander of the Spirit Guard, but he was only a ‘deputy commander.’

When bragging with Xu Xingchen and the others before, he naturally omitted the word ‘deputy.’

Though only differing by a single word, the disparity in power was worlds apart!

As the group chatted idly, suddenly, a commotion arose outside the banquet hall.

At first, it was nothing significant, but gradually, even some of the high-status dignitaries within the banquet began to stir, as if someone truly formidable had arrived, someone even they had to fear.

“What’s going on?” Jiang Luo was stunned!

This was the Yunyan Building—such disturbances were rarely seen here.

Just who could have arrived, to make panic flash in the eyes of these dignitaries?

At that moment, a subordinate ran up to Tang Yu, whispering something into his ear.

Tang Yu listened, initially unconcerned, but gradually his expression turned horrified. Trembling, he said, “A great Lord has arrived at Yunyan Building!”

“A great Lord? What kind of great Lord?!”

Jiang Luo and the others all turned their gazes toward him.