Chapter 583: Chapter 590: It’s Collapsed! The Persona has Collapsed! (Second update)

Indeed, it had begun, but it was not Yang Zhen who acted, but the Ghost Pill Master.

With a grim face, the Ghost Pill Master cast a mutual murderous glance at Yang Zhen, corner of his mouth lifting into a smirk as he carefully pulled something resembling a skull from his chest.

Yang Zhen faltered, “Oh dear, that’s rather rare.”

“Skull Furnace!”

GuanGuan exclaimed, startling a group of people around her, even the Heavenly Snow Saint Lord was taken aback and asked, “What’s a Skull Furnace?”

When even the Heavenly Snow Saint Lord had not heard of it, could you blame him for his ignorance?

Just like how GuanGuan, despite being an Alchemy Grandmaster, wouldn’t be able to answer a basic question about the eighteen methods of forging. In different fields, there were different areas of specialization; on this matter, no one could find fault.

GuanGuan took a deep breath and said, “The Ghost Pill Master often uses living beings in alchemy. His favorite alchemy tool is the Skull Furnace. If I’m not mistaken, the skull should belong to a boy who has just reached maturity, soaked in three hundred and sixty kinds of heart’s blood. It’s extremely wicked, yet it can produce the purest elixirs.”

Everyone stared at the Skull Furnace in the Ghost Pill Master’s hand with swelling anger on their faces, “This Ghost Pill Master is too wicked, why can such an evil object produce the purest elixirs? Where is the justice in the world?”

“Existence is rational!” the Heavenly Snow Saint Lord said solemnly, “I’ve heard that the founding master of the Ghost Pill sect did no evil. Even though his methods make people’s hair stand on end, his legacy is honest and upright.”

GuanGuan nodded with a strange expression on her face, “Indeed, most of the Ghost Pill sect’s infamy was brought on by the innumerable atrocities committed by later disciples who strayed from the path.”

“This is somewhat interesting. The Ghost Pill Master actually took out the Skull Furnace. What kind of elixir is he intending to refine?”

The Heavenly Snow Saint Lord, full of curiosity, was looking at the Ghost Pill Master.

GuanGuan bit her lip, giving Yang Zhen a worried look, then her eyes widened in surprise.

Yang Zhen was half-leaning on the alchemy table, watching the Ghost Pill Master messing about with the Skull Furnace with great interest. He didn’t seem like he was here for a contest at all, but more like an admirer of the Ghost Pill Master, observing his alchemy.

The Ghost Pill Master, of course, noticed Yang Zhen’s peculiar behavior, snorted coldly, and ignored him.

Although both of them could do what they pleased in the refining process, they could not cross the line in the middle else they would be judged as lost, losing their advantages.

Neither Yang Zhen nor the Ghost Pill Master would make such a mistake.

So even though Yang Zhen was behaving oddly, the Ghost Pill Master didn’t worry at all, as long as he was vigilant about Yang Zhen’s True Essence fluctuations.

As for the True Essence fluctuations, Yang Zhen had not even started alchemizing and therefore couldn’t use this against the Ghost Pill Master.

The Ghost Pill Master was carefully holding the Skull Furnace, an object that would shatter at any touch, extremely rare and difficult to refine, it’s not something he would take out unless it was for a significant occasion.

Seeing Yang Zhen still looking curious, the Ghost Pill Master laughed with the Skull Furnace in his hand, a profound and combative laugh.

With the Skull Furnace at hand, barring any unforeseen mishaps, he was sure to win.

But gradually, a solemn expression appeared on the Ghost Pill Master’s face. Yang Zhen was still motionless, watching him with a smile, making him doubt his original assessment.

The Ghost Pill Master stared intently at Yang Zhen, the more puzzled he was, the more wary he became. From the moment they first met, their overt and covert contest had never stopped.

Now, though Yang Zhen seemed harmless, his perceived innocence only caused the Ghost Pill Master’s tension to escalate. He didn’t dare to be negligent at all, paying exceptional attention to every move, every breath of Yang Zhen’s.

After a long while, seeing that Yang Zhen still showed no signs of starting, the Ghost Pill Master sneered and turned away.

“Ah!”

A sudden cry made everyone jump, all of them were intently watching and were caught off guard.

The Ghost Pill Master’s hands shuddered, the Skull Furnace slipped from his hands and flew out.

“Damn!”

Watching as the Skull Furnace traced an arc, descending toward the ground, the Ghost Pill Master hastily lunged and caught it, clutching it desperately in his arms. He turned to Yang Zhen and roared, “What are you doing?”

Yang Zhen coughed and said awkwardly, “My throat is a bit uncomfortable, just clearing it, aaah, eeeh, cough, cough, didn’t disturb you, did I? Eh, why did you stop? Keep going, keep going, It’s pretty exciting.”

“You bastard, you…”

The Ghost Pill Master was furious, his heart nearly leaping out of his chest.

The importance of the Skull Furnace was even greater than this expedition to the Ancient Ruins.

Even the Ghost Pill Master himself couldn’t imagine what kind of a mess he would be if he accidentally destroyed the Skull Furnace.

Yang Zhen… was this bastard actually trying to scare someone?

Everyone was wondering how Yang Zhen would deal with the Ghost Pill Master, no one expected that Yang Zhen would… would use a simple scare like a mundane child, shouting loudly to intimidate the Ghost Pill Master.

Is… is Yang Zhen corrupting?

What was even more shocking was that this method… was incredibly effective! Look at the Ghost Pill Master’s expression, he almost looked terrified!

“Hahahaha…” Little Fatty was spraying laughter, pointing at the Ghost Pill Master and saying, “This old man is such a coward, he’s startled by a mere shout. Holy shit, I’m gonna laugh my ass off.”

The others also struggled not to laugh as they looked at the distressed Ghost Pill Master and let out bursts of laughter.

From the moment Yang Zhen appeared, the Ghost Pill Master’s momentum had completely crumbled. The intimidation and shock he had created amongst the others with his identity over the past few days also disappeared.

He was shattered, his entire persona had completely collapsed.

Everyone was stifling their laughter as they looked at the Ghost Pill Master. An extremely wicked and malicious character was now flusteredly catching his Skull Furnace – this scene was something they would never forget in their lifetime.

The Ghost Pill Master finally caught the Skull Furnace. He glared at Yang Zhen, his eyes were sinister and murderous. After a while, he took a deep breath and turned around.

“Ah!”

Yang Zhen yelled again. At the same time, he stomped hard on the ground and muttered, “Damn it, there’s a bug.”

The Ghost Pill Master’s body shivered. He turned and roared at Yang Zhen, “Are you sick?”

It was clear that the Ghost Pill Master was truly furious. He nearly dropped his beloved Skull Furnace, we can imagine how embarrassed and angry he was.

The others felt the evil aura emanating from the Ghost Pill Master, they all watched, wide-eyed, holding their laughter, afraid that if the Ghost Pill Master gets angry, they will be hit by the backlash.

“I, Sao Saint, only stepped on a bug, what’s it to you?” Yang Zhen lay across the alchemy platform and winked at the Ghost Pill Master.

Upon hearing Yang Zhen’s response, everyone couldn’t help but laugh. Nearly everyone laughed, looking at the confused Ghost Pill Master, they laughed till their bellies ached.

Little Fatty even sat on the ground, laughing till he had tears in his eyes.

“This Yang Zhen… this Yang Zhen is simply toxic! There’s no need to compete at all. Just with his words, he could piss the Ghost Pill Master to death.”

All those who had dealt with Yang Zhen before were looking at him, at a loss for words with a wry smile on their faces.

Even those who initially had no interest in the competition became intrigued.

Yang Zhen was too wicked!