Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1590 - 426: All Are Materials, Jiu Nian Got Screwed (5k)

Upon hearing these words, Youji immediately came out with a bitter face and took out the Spiritual Incense he carried with him.Although others were quite reluctant to let him hold such a dangerous item, since Yu Ziqing didn't say anything, no one dared to speak up.

Youji, having been brainwashed repeatedly by Cece and Wang Fugui, was reminded many times not to offer incense to his own people. Now hearing this, he naturally understood that the other party was certainly an enemy.

He still didn't know about the matters with the Evil Ghost and the Hungry Ghost.

Yet everyone else did know about this.

The Evil Ghost opposite them, right in front of Yu Ziqing and so many Hungry Ghosts, claimed to be the Ghost King.

Moreover, it emerged from an adversarial force that originally came to flatten them.

That statement was roughly equivalent to saying during a gang fight, "I'm your dad, a bunch of trash, if you have the guts, kill your dad."

But Youji didn't care about any of that; he simply followed orders. Although he didn't think that offering incense would do anything.

In fact, he still felt that those who worshiped evil were inherently in high danger, and it was reasonable that they were killed. His stepping in to take the blame felt completely unjust.

Youji lit the Spiritual Incense. Holding four sticks of incense, his entire temperament changed a bit. The eerie nature of the Hungry Ghost, along with that sorrowful demeanor, dissipated significantly.

Each movement seemed as though it had been practiced a thousand times, ingrained into his very bones—both skilled and focused.

He held the four sticks of incense horizontally in front of him, then drew them to his chest, lifting them high above his head. His straight posture carried his body as he bowed deeply, yet the incense remained over his head.

First respect, respect to the heavens.

Then he prostrated to the ground, bowing again. The four sticks of incense stood steadily, neither tilted nor slanted, always straight, always higher than his head.

Second respect, respect to the earth.

Rising up, looking toward the Evil Ghost across from him, Youji's eyes were solemn and devout, without any distracting thoughts, as he bowed deeply like when he worshiped the Evil Cult before.

Third respect, respect to the ghosts and gods.

After three bows, Youji's incense held above his head began to emit light smoke, drifting without wind, the qi of the incense swayed, floating towards that Evil Ghost.

It didn't appear abnormal.

The group of ghosts opposite, noisily clamoring, yet that Big Evil Ghost remained cautious, not accepting it.

As foolish as he might be, he wouldn't think that the opposing party sought them out to first pay tribute with great ceremony, with incense, bowing first. Surely, this was not a good thing.

The gently drifting incense qi soon transformed into a hazy mist, hovering. The Big Ghost saw the opposite person's expression, half-smiling as if waiting to see a spectacle.

Afraid to accept it, he ended up bowing first.

As the Big Evil Ghost's thoughts turned, he looked around at those ghosts and gave a signal to a subordinate.

Immediately, his fierce-looking, razor-toothed Evil Ghost subordinate shouted loudly.

"Thanks to our great king for the reward."

Suddenly, one by one, each ghost raised their heads, taking a fierce inhalation. The surrounding wisps of misty qi transformed into strands of smoke that they devoured.

A group of ghosts devouring the incense qi didn't seem to cause any change.

Only, in Youji's hand, the two sticks of incense on the left burned very fast, the third burned very slowly, and the fourth was almost completely burned out.

Faced with this change, Youji stood motionless, holding his hands up, his eyes untouched by the slightest change. That was the result of intense training; in the act of offering, he could execute with perfection without being alarmed by whatever might happen.

Yu Ziqing in the back only glanced at it, observing the fourth incense burned nearly to the end, leaving two short and one long. The swaying incense qi spiraled in mid-air, increasingly strange in its trajectory, making his eyelid twitch involuntarily.

Turning to look at Yang, Yang didn't notice the situation here at all, still watching the battle in the sky.

The village chief and the Great Demon had turned into a stream of light, the booming sound continuously appearing in the sky, and they were already indistinguishable to the human eye.

Yu Ziqing still wanted to ask if Yang saw anything special in Youji's offering.

He was even slightly confused, whether if they killed the Big Ghost after Youji's offering, would it count as Youji's power?

Because even without Youji's offering, Yu Ziqing definitely wouldn't spare these guys.

This thought flickered by, Yu Ziqing decided to look for a more appropriate opportunity to test it in the future.

While pondering this, Yu Ziqing felt a hint of anomaly, a slight emergence of the Three Calamities power uncovered, enveloping those ghosts who had inhaled the incense qi.

Yu Ziqing slightly lowered his eyelids and carefully observed for a few breaths, and then noticed the slightly darker complexion on these ghosts' foreheads.

A hint of ominousness concealed within it, beyond ordinary perception. So subtle that even Yu Ziqing could only sense it through careful observation, feeling the ominousness taking form, disaster brewing.

The blind recipients of the offering could not possibly detect this kind of thing.

Furthermore, hidden within the power of the Three Calamities, slowly ascending, not fast but extremely stable, not just covering those who absorbed the incense but continually spreading towards the Big Evil Ghost.

The Big Evil Ghost was the true target of the offering.

He had a profound connection with those ghosts, unavoidable.

Yu Ziqing observed carefully, gaining insights, deciding to have Youji practice more in his free time, observe more.

While Yu Ziqing was still observing, the two Big Ghosts opposite were also watching, incidentally buying time for the Black Mountain Demon King.

In this strange standoff, Yu Ziqing observed sufficiently, temporarily categorizing Youji's ability as a negative empowerment, understanding that more would be undefined at this moment.