Translator: CinderTL
Suddenly, the blood mist converged, and a ten-foot-tall figure burst forth. It had four arms, three eyes, a ferocious expression, and knotted muscles all over its body. Even its crotch bulge looked unusually imposing.
Its four arms swept through the air with fierce gusts of wind, slamming down heavily on Ci Sheng's head.
Bang!
Ci Sheng raised her eyes, calmly watching Xu Sanyan as if the four arms were invisible.
In an instant, her head exploded like an overripe watermelon, spraying crimson blood across the sky and splattering all over Xu Sanyan.
Xu Sanyan was slightly stunned. Is it over? So simple?
"When young women are forced into Ghost Marriages, their souls are claimed by ghosts. As the saying goes, humans have their path, and ghosts have theirs—they should not interfere with each other."
Ci Sheng's voice continued. Xu Sanyan stared at the headless corpse before turning to look at Ci Sheng, who was slowly emerging from the temple in the distance. His eyes sharpened immediately.
It's not over!
And the temple had somehow reappeared behind him. The two beautiful monks were also staring at him intently.
"Stop your charade!" Xu Sanyan snorted coldly, bending his knees slightly and unleashing a burst of power. He shot forward like a drawn blade, aiming straight for Ci Sheng's heart.
Ci Sheng neither dodged nor flinched, continuing to quietly narrate the story. "But marriage is different. It must follow the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. This is the glorious Heavenly Dao. After the Ghost Marriage, the young women were married off..."
Tear...
Xu Sanyan's four arms pierced through Ci Sheng's chest. With a slight exertion of force, he tore her in half, blood spraying like a scene from hell.
The two young nuns remained unfazed by the spectacle before them, their eyes fixed on Xu Sanyan.
"What? You think you can stare at me? I'll make you watch!" Xu Sanyan's malice surged. "Just because you're pretty doesn't mean I won't kill you!"
His eyes bloodshot, Xu Sanyan suddenly appeared beside the nuns. His massive hands seized their necks, dragging them before him.
The nuns extended their slender hands, straining to pry Xu Sanyan's thick arms away. Their faces flushed crimson, yet their expressions remained eerily calm, creating a bizarre contrast.
"The four young women were betrothed to one man, the son of a wealthy family in the village. He had been frail since childhood and passed away young. Upon hearing of this, the wealthy family paid the fathers of the four women to arrange a Ghost Marriage..."
As the voice echoed, another Ci Sheng emerged from the temple, gazing up at Xu Sanyan. Her eyes remained unchanged, still filled with tranquility.
"Damn it..." Xu Sanyan took a deep breath, suppressing his rising rage. He looked up at the plaque above the temple gate, where the three golden characters "Wondrous Sound Temple" gleamed in the night.
With a slight exertion, Xu Sanyan crushed the two young nuns in his grasp. Then, raising his arms, he gripped the edges of the plaque and pulled with all his might. The plaque remained unmoved.
A crimson light flashed in Xu Sanyan's eyes. After his transformation, his strength was more than enough to shatter a small mountain. How could he fail to budge a mere plaque?
Ci Sheng's voice, like a demonic incantation, pierced his ears, leaving him no moment's respite. "The father of the four girls naturally agreed. After receiving the payment, he wrote the marriage contract, and from that moment, they became the man's wives. After the Ghost Marriage, ghosts came to claim them..."
Xu Sanyan clenched his fists, a towering killing intent rising from the depths of his heart. "Keep telling your fucking story! Keep going you bitch!"
His eyes deepening to blood red, Xu Sanyan seized Ci Sheng's head with his massive hand and ripped it clean off.
Before he could catch his breath, the two young nuns emerged from the temple again. Xu Sanyan wasted no words, sending each of them to their deaths with a single punch.
Then Ci Sheng reappeared. "The four girls' resentment soared to the heavens. Ordinary ghosts were no match for them. But the ghosts seemed endless, wave after wave. The four girls gradually weakened, and three of them were captured..."
Xu Sanyan found Ci Sheng's calm voice increasingly grating, stirring his agitation and leaving his murderous intent with nowhere to vent. Despite his formidable strength, he felt as though he were punching cotton—utterly powerless.
The two young nuns emerged again, but Xu Sanyan didn't attack. Instead, he turned his gaze to the pile of corpses on the ground—all belonging to the three of them.
"Only one girl remained. She was the youngest and most innocent among them when they died. Witnessing her sisters' tragic fates, she showed no fear. Instead, her resentment deepened, and her corresponding power grew stronger. Slowly, she discovered she could seemingly influence reality..."
Xu Sanyan clenched his jaw, forcing out a few words through gritted teeth, "So... you're the last little bitch?"
Ci Sheng didn't answer, continuing her story. "She began killing the villagers one by one. First, she killed her own father, then the fathers of her sisters, the villagers who had aided and abetted the evil, the village women who had colluded in their crimes..."
"The more people she killed, the stronger she became. Finally, she wiped out the entire mountain..."
"Then, she turned her gaze to the temple beyond the mountain—a temple called the Wonderous Sound Temple."
Xu Sanyan looked up at the temple's plaque, seeing the three large characters: "Wonderous Sound Hermitage." He didn't know when it had changed from "Wondrous Sound Temple."
TL/N: It sounds weird because the two characters used here are 寺 (Temple) and 庵 (Hermitage).
Could it be... this place was the legendary Ghost Realm?
Had he stumbled into the Ghost Realm?
Xu Sanyan clenched his fists tightly and said, one word at a time, "What... does that have to do with me?"
As he spoke, he slowly raised his head. In the pitch-black night, a terrifying face emerged, bathed in blood. Fangs stained with fresh blood made it look even more ferocious.
Ci Sheng suddenly laughed. "Men... all deserve to die!"
"Without men, there would be no oppression in this world. Without men, this world could become a paradise..."
"Hahahaha... So you're just an old virgin who's never tasted a man's touch! No wonder you're so full of resentment!"
Xu Sanyan roared with laughter, his body moving like a wild beast tearing apart the three figures. He stepped into the temple, raised his head, and shouted, "Come on, ghost! Let's see if you have what it takes to kill your grandpa!"
Whoosh...
Deep in the night, a gentle breeze swept through the temple. Ghostly lights flickered in the surrounding meditation cells, as if wild beasts were lurking within.
Bang!
Wooden doors exploded one after another, and countless figures poured out, their arms outstretched, clawing at Xu Sanyan.
"Hahaha... You dog, no longer hiding?!"
Xu Sanyan threw his head back and roared with laughter, his four arms raised high without a trace of fear.
They wore bloodstained robes, their bodies mangled and torn. Some were missing arms, others legs, and some were reduced to mere halves, yet they still staggered toward him.
Xu Sanyan charged into the crowd with a thunderous roar. Each punch reduced his foes to pulp, their entrails splattering everywhere.
These creatures were undoubtedly the villagers of Desolate Sheep Mountain from years ago.
In mere moments, only Xu Sanyan remained standing in the temple. Limbs lay scattered across the floor, creating a scene of utter carnage—a true human hell.
Xu Sanyan's face remained flushed, his breath steady. Killing them had barely cost him any effort.
"You won't escape. Once you've come here, you must stay..."
Ci Sheng's ethereal voice echoed from within the Great Hero Hall. A towering figure over thirty feet tall emerged from the towering doors, its entire form gleaming golden.
Xu Sanyan looked up to see the golden Buddha statue from the lotus throne...
(End of the Chapter)
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