Chapter 1508
Soul Night Hungry Asura
Chapter 1508 The Night of Return of the Soul, the Hungry Asura
"Fool! The Spirit Candle uses a person's yang energy as a catalyst; it requires concentration to light, but..."
Ma Xiaoling explained the correct way to use a "spiritual candle" to everyone, then dug a hole for Jin Zhengzhong:
“Jin Zhengzhong, you’ve been learning from Uncle Qiu for so many days, how come you haven’t made any progress at all?”
Jin Zhengzhong somehow managed to get Uncle Qiu to agree to take him as his apprentice.
This led Ma Xiaoling to complain more than once that Uncle Qiu was blind and had actually accepted this charlatan.
Little did she know that if Lin Hao hadn't interfered, it would have been Ma Xiaoling who accepted the charlatan's offer.
Upon hearing Ma Xiaoling's sarcasm, Jin Zhengzhong simply smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to retort.
For some reason, he was genuinely afraid of this beautiful female Taoist priest, and Kim Jung-jung himself had no way of expressing his unease.
Although Uncle Qiu agreed to take him as his apprentice, he hasn't taught him anything useful in the past few days. He just makes him practice those scribbles every day.
Looking at the thick book of Maoshan talismans, Jin Zhengzhong was on the verge of collapse. He even suspected that Uncle Qiu was deliberately playing a prank on him.
At this moment, Lin Hao spoke up:
"Xiaoling, I feel that you don't need to use this Great Reincarnation Earth Treasury Map at all. You should know that Luo Kaiping is a hungry Asura, and he has no chance of reincarnation. It would be better to just destroy his soul."
"No, Ping-ge is usually a very nice person. Since Xiao-ling can help him reincarnate, let's give it a try."
When the kind-hearted Wang Zhenzhen heard that Lin Hao was going to beat Luo Kaiping to a pulp, she was the first to object.
“Silly girl! You’re too kind. Have you forgotten how vicious Ping’s mother is?” Lin Hao shook his head.
"Ping's mom is Ping's mom, how can they be the same?"
"There's no difference in my eyes!"
"My dear husband, please, I'll only agree to that one thing."
It has to be said that kind girls are really likable.
However, upon seeing Wang Zhenzhen's blushing face, Lin Hao was initially taken aback, but then quickly realized what was happening.
"Hehe! You promised this yourself, so you can't go back on your word."
"Mmm~, no regrets!" Wang Zhenzhen said, gesturing to herself.
Looking at the two whispering amongst themselves, Ma Xiaoling couldn't help but say sourly:
“Wang Zhenzhen, why are you begging him? You should know that whether or not to save Luo Kaiping is my business and has nothing to do with him.”
"That's incorrect!" Lin Hao immediately retorted.
"Remember, I am the employer. If you don't do things my way, I won't pay you."
"You talk as if you've already paid them."
"Why didn't I give it to you? Didn't I promise to work for you for free for seventy years?"
"Who knows if you'll live to be that old?"
The two then resumed their usual bickering, while Wang Zhenzhen watched them with a complicated expression, and unconsciously pouted.
At this moment, Wang Zhenzhen's gaze was not only complicated, but her mood was also very complicated.
Although she was simple-minded, she could tell that Lin Hao and Ma Xiaoling both had feelings for each other.
One is her boyfriend, and the other is her best friend; these two are the most important people to her.
She doesn't want to lose any of them, so what should she do? Could it be...?
At this moment, a very bold idea popped into Wang Zhenzhen's mind.
Lin Hao's combat power is so strong, having a good sister to help him share some of the burden seems like a good choice.
This idea took root in Wang Zhenzhen's mind and wouldn't go away.
In the past, she definitely wouldn't have agreed, but she truly knows her own situation and has experienced it firsthand, so she has many thoughts now.
But given Xiaoling's personality, she probably wouldn't agree to her idea. Oh well, let's just take it one step at a time.
"Alright! It's almost time. Who wants to go down first?" Ma Xiaoling glanced at the time and asked the group.
“I’ll go!” Kim Jung-jung was the first to volunteer.
It wasn't that Kim Jung-jung was particularly bold or had an overflowing sense of justice; rather, it was because Uncle Qiu had instructed him before he came to observe Kim's performance this time.
If he performs well, then we can begin to teach him some real Taoist arts.
If he doesn't perform well, then let him continue practicing his scribbling. As for whether he performs well or not, that will depend on Ma Xiaoling's evaluation at that time.
Therefore, in order to learn the true Taoist arts as soon as possible, he had no choice but to work desperately.
“Alright! You’ll go first.” Ma Xiaoling nodded, and then explained the precautions to Jin Zhengzhong.
What happened next was similar to the original story: when Kim Jung-jung reached the third floor, the lights went out.
Then there's Sister Kim, but coincidentally, Kim Jung-jung's father, Kim Soo-jung, suddenly returns.
In the original series, their entire family was wiped out, but considering that they were important characters in the early part of the story...
Although Lin Hao disliked them somewhat, he wouldn't stand by and watch them die for the sake of the Fate Points. So he secretly intervened and concealed the presence of the family.
So it seemed as if Kim Jung-jung's entire family had been wiped out, and Ma Xiaoling also sensed that something was wrong.
"Damn it, Kim Jung-jung and the others have disappeared! I'm afraid...!"
"Oh no! There are only 25 minutes left, there's no time left."
"Let me go, Brother Ping will listen to me!" Wang Zhenzhen said anxiously.
"Let me go!" Kuang Tianyou asked Ma Xiaoling expressionlessly, "Is there any other way to bring Aping up here?"
"Forget it! Don't bother, I'll go myself." Lin Hao, who had been watching the commotion for a while, stretched and said lazily.
Even a hungry demon has been dawdling for so long; it's the middle of the night, and Lin Hao must be exhausted.
If Kuang Tianyou were allowed to continue, things might turn out the same way as in the original story, with who knows how long it would go on.
Lin Hao wanted to go back to sleep as soon as possible, but Ma Xiaoling glanced at the three people who all wanted to get off and felt that none of them were very reliable.
Wang Zhenzhen was a weak woman, so let's not even mention that. It's quite puzzling that Kuang Tianyou couldn't even light a candle in his heart.
If Uncle Qiu hadn't said that Kuang Tianyou could be trusted, Ma Xiaoling would have tested him to see if he was a human or a ghost.
As for Lin Hao, Ma Xiaoling didn't know how to evaluate him. As far as she knew, Lin Hao was just a novice exorcist, but the strength he had shown before had surprised her time and time again.
On that trip to the island nation, he was able to help Chu Chun, whom he himself couldn't help, and his knowledge was extraordinary; he even recognized the Great Reincarnation Ksitigarbha Map.
According to Wang Zhenzhen, Ping's mother was also killed by Lin Hao, and it was a one-hit kill.
All signs indicate that Lin Hao is not as simple as he appears on the surface.
Perhaps because she paid too much attention to Lin Hao, or for some other reason, she always felt that Lin Hao gave people an unreliable feeling.
After weighing the options in her mind, Ma Xiaoling ultimately decided to let Lin Hao give it a try, just to see what he was really capable of.
"Let Lin Hao go!" Ma Xiaoling instructed, "Luo Kaiping harbors the most resentment towards you, so you must be careful."
"Ugh! I know, stop nagging." Lin Hao waved his hand impatiently and strode downstairs.
Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaoling's lips twitched, and her anger flared up instantly. She had kindly given him some advice, but this bastard actually thought she was being long-winded.
Now is not the time to lash out. After this is over, I will definitely teach him a lesson.
Ma Xiaoling thought bitterly.
"Hey! You haven't brought the candles yet!" Ma Xiaoling suddenly remembered that this jerk had forgotten to bring the heart candles. She slapped her forehead and thought to herself that this jerk was indeed unreliable.
"No need for all that trouble, just prepare to begin your reincarnation," Lin Hao's calm voice rang out.
"Thump thump~~~!"
Lin Hao strolled through the deserted, eerie corridor, his footsteps echoing throughout the empty space.
Suddenly, a strong wind swept through the stairwell, and a powerful, almost tangible, resentful aura filled the hallway, causing the temperature to drop several degrees.
Lin Hao yawned and looked up, only to see a green light, like a will-o'-the-wisp, shining from ahead. That was the resentment emanating from Luo Kaiping.
Originally a kind and gentle man, Luo Kaiping, a well-known good guy in Jiajia Building, now had a ferocious and terrifying expression, like a primordial beast ready to devour its prey.
The moment Luo Kaiping saw Lin Hao, his expression became even more ferocious, and his eyes revealed a bloodthirsty light.
"Hahaha~, Lin Hao! I told you I would make you die a horrible death, and I would make you pay with your life for my mother."
Luo Kaiping burst into wild laughter and lunged at Lin Hao.
"You're courting death, Palm Lightning!" Lin Hao's lips curled up slightly as he raised his hand and pointed, a bolt of lightning suddenly shooting out from his fingertip.
With a "boom," a bolt of lightning shot from Lin Hao's palm and struck Luo Kaiping directly.
"Ah...!" Luo Kaiping let out a wail, cursing involuntarily.
"Bastard! If you have the guts, kill me. Otherwise, I'll haunt you day and night. Even if I can't kill you, I'll make sure all your relatives and friends die."
Luo Kaiping never expected that even after becoming a vengeful ghost, he was still no match for the other party, so he could only curse and threaten to relieve his inner imbalance.
"Boom boom boom~!" Lin Hao was too lazy to waste words with him. He made several hand gestures, and a bolt of lightning several times stronger than before struck Luo Kaiping again.
"Ah...stop! No, I was really wrong!"
Being struck repeatedly by lightning from the palms is fatal for a ghost; if it weren't for the powerful Hungry Asura, it would likely have been obliterated.
Luo Kaiping, now only showing his dark side, didn't care about saving face and knelt down without hesitation to beg Lin Hao for mercy.
Seeing the other party beg for mercy, Lin Hao's eyes narrowed, and he said coldly, "You're not really wrong, you just feel like you're about to be struck by lightning and your soul will be scattered, unable to reincarnate!"
"Five Thunder Orthodox Technique!" Lin Hao was too lazy to use the palm thunder anymore and directly used his ultimate move.
"Boom!" As he spoke, another bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking Luo Kaiping directly and nearly obliterating his soul.
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"Ah Hao didn't take the Spirit Candle down with him, so he doesn't know what happened down there. Otherwise, I'll go down and take a look."
Ever since Lin Hao left, Wang Zhenzhen has been constantly worrying and nagging in Ma Xiaoling's ear.
"Lin Hao has only been down for three minutes, let's wait a little longer." Ma Xiaoling felt her head was about to explode from Wang Zhenzhen's nagging, and she comforted her somewhat speechlessly:
“Zhenzhen, can you wait quietly for a while? Lin Hao is also an exorcist. Even if he can't bring Luo Kaiping up, he should be able to protect himself.”
In fact, her worries were no less than Wang Zhenzhen's, she just didn't show them.
That bastard, what's with the act of being a big shot at a time like this? He didn't even bring a "heart candle," he's asking for it.
If anything really happens to Lin Hao, she will definitely beat Luo Kaiping to a pulp.
Of all those present, only Kuang Tianyou was not worried about Lin Hao at all; he felt that Lin Hao was no ordinary person.
I have warned myself several times, both openly and subtly, to stay away from Wang Zhenzhen and Ma Xiaoling.
He even suspected that Lin Hao's abilities were superior to Ma Xiaoling's.
Because Ma Xiaoling didn't realize she was a zombie at all, but Lin Hao seemed to have seen through her and Fusheng's identities.
"Help!" Just then, a faint cry for help suddenly rang out:
"I was really wrong, please save me."
Immediately afterwards, Luo Kaiping, looking eerily frightened, rushed onto the rooftop.
Everyone looked at each other, completely bewildered, with big question marks on their foreheads. What was going on?
Ma Xiaoling tightened her grip on the demon-subduing staff, shielding everyone behind her, and said:
"Luo Kaiping! What are you doing? Where's Lin Hao? Where did he go?"
"That guy is inhuman, he's a devil! He wanted to beat me to a pulp, and I barely managed to escape!"
"Miss Ma, you must save me!" Luo Kaiping knelt down in front of Ma Xiaoling with a thud, tearfully accusing Lin Hao of all his evil deeds.
Is this the legendary Hungry Asura?
How could you be so cowardly?
Are all the materials Pete sent me fake?
"If I'd known it would be this easy, why did I bother preparing for so long?" Ma Xiaoling thought to herself, constantly complaining about Luo Kaiping.
"Brother Hao, Luo Kaiping has never done anything wrong, so why don't we let Xiaoling send him to reincarnation?"
Because they had known each other for many years and had a good relationship, Lin Hao was preparing to summon Thunder again when Wang Zhenzhen spoke up to plead for Luo Kaiping.
After all, it was Luo's mother who committed the murder, not Luo Kaiping. Lin Hao thought about it and decided to give Wang Zhenzhen some face.
But Lin Hao really did lose several Fate Points this time because he was soft-hearted. At the same time, he decided that next time, he should not let Wang Zhenzhen see this kind of thing.
At the same time, we should abandon the cat-and-mouse mentality. If we encounter this situation again, we should use our ultimate move to kill the enemy in one fell swoop and give them no chance.
Regardless of the process, the outcome was a happy one for Ma Xiaoling.
Ma Xiaoling immediately performed a ritual, summoning the underworld's elevator and sending Luo Kaiping away in one smooth motion.
After finishing his work, Lin Hao, thinking about the loss of several Fate Points, went home and gave Wang Zhenzhen a severe beating, letting her experience what it meant to have weak legs and to be as limp as mud...