Ghost Driver Dies a Miserable Death on the Street**
Amid the ghost driver's shrill screams, Ning Chen sliced open his lower back.
Then, with a hand-blade condensed from yin energy, he stirred around inside a couple of times—
And pulled out a jet-black ghost kidney, about the size of a chicken egg.
It was saturated with pitch-dark yin energy.
Ding! Detected an underdeveloped ghost kidney.
Can be exchanged for Merit Points ×10!
Hearing the system notification in his mind, Ning Chen's eyes instantly lit up, as if he'd discovered a new continent.
Ghost kidneys…
Could be exchanged for Merit Points?!
"Exchange!"
Ding! Congratulations, Host! Merit Points +10!
Nice kidney! Good kidney!
As the extracted ghost kidney dissipated into wisps of yin energy, the Merit Points on the system panel immediately increased by ten.
The corners of Ning Chen's mouth curled into a twisted smile.
Without the slightest hesitation, the hand-blade stabbed straight into the other side of the ghost driver's lower back.
This scene terrified the old ghost hiding in the bushes.
His phone slipped from his hand as he curled up in the grass, not daring to make a sound.
Both hands clutched his own lower back as he trembled violently.
"Too sick… this is too sick…"
...
Meanwhile, Ning Chen had already cleanly and efficiently removed the ghost driver's other kidney.
He really hadn't expected ghost kidneys to be convertible into Merit Points.
That was an unexpected bonus.
Looks like in the future, he might end up walking the path of a kidney reaper.
Thankfully, harvesting from ghost criminals wasn't illegal!
Once he figured that out, Ning Chen felt instantly relieved.
After exchanging the second kidney for another ten Merit Points—
Watching his freshly regrown kidneys vanish without a trace in Ning Chen's hands, the ghost driver, already at the end of his rope, let out a heartbroken wail.
"Ahhh!! My kidneys!!"
In the next second, his soul flickered twice, then completely shattered, dissolving into threads of black smoke that dispersed into nothingness.
Only a jet-black orb, about the size of a dragon's eye, remained on the ground.
May heaven never produce such a yin bastard again!
Detected a ghost core. System has automatically absorbed it!
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for killing a ghost. Merit Points +200!
The system notification rang out.
The smile on Ning Chen's face grew brighter and brighter.
One ghost driver alone had delivered him 260 Merit Points.
Who knew how much the ghosts at Wanda Plaza would be worth?
Glancing at the time, Ning Chen stopped wasting any more.
With a thought—
By the roadside, a black Lamborghini materialized out of thin air.
It was none other than the ghost artifact: Yin Spirit Vehicle.
Aside from its appearance being identical to a normal car, the body was shrouded in a faint layer of black mist, giving it an added air of mystery.
Rubbing his hands together, Ning Chen couldn't wait and hopped inside.
"Vroom—"
Engine started!
Qiushan Mountain Car God online!
Look— it's flying!
Ignoring all obstacles, the spirit car tore through streets and alleys at extreme speed—
Straight toward Wanda Plaza!
...
Not long after Ning Chen left—
Hearing the outside fall silent, the old ghost hiding in the bushes finally dared to lift his head.
Seeing that Ning Chen was gone, he collapsed limply onto the ground.
That twisted smile Ning Chen had worn earlier was burned deep into his mind, impossible to erase.
"That's definitely a damn ghost tamer!"
"When did Jinling's Spirit Management Bureau branch produce a freak like that?!"
Muttering in terror, the old ghost fumbled in his pocket and pulled out a crumpled paper cigarette.
He put it to his lips—it ignited spontaneously.
After taking a deep drag and calming down a bit, he picked up his beloved iPhone 14 from the ground.
Then he opened an app with a gray-and-white penguin avatar.
He entered a pinned group chat named:
[Jinling Ghosts — One Big Family]
Members: 500!
Times were changing.
Technology was advancing at breakneck speed!
Naturally, ghosts had to keep up with the times too!
"Shocking! Is this a distortion of human nature—or the collapse of morality?!"
"Jinling Jiangning District street incident!
A Kidney Reaper appears! Ghost driver dies a miserable death on the street!"
The message the old ghost sent was like dropping an explosive shell into a calm lake.
The previously quiet group chat instantly exploded.
...
Naturally, Ning Chen had no idea—
That an old ghost had witnessed his entire "crime" against the ghost driver.
Nor did he know that he was about to be exposed in Jinling's ghost circles.
If he had controlled that old ghost and infiltrated the ghost group—
Five hundred ghosts!
Damn—how many Merit Points would that be?
How many system choices could that trigger?!
A perfect opportunity—
Lost, just like that.
...
Back to Ning Chen.
Driving the Yin Spirit Vehicle, he blasted through pedestrians, streets, and alleys alike.
Speed shot straight past 300 km/h!
In under ten minutes, he arrived at Wanda Plaza.
This was true Fast & Furious!
No wonder it was a veteran driver's must-have divine vehicle!
Patting the steering wheel, Ning Chen was practically in love.
But there would be plenty of time to enjoy it later—
Right now, business came first.
...
Looking toward Wanda Plaza, he saw that the area was already sealed off with yellow police tape.
The entire building was dimly lit, illuminated only by pale emergency lights.
Before the incidents, this place would never have looked like this.
Even after midnight, it used to be packed with young people.
But now—
It was terrifyingly silent.
Golden light flashed in Ning Chen's eyes as he narrowed them.
Sitting in the car, he looked up and examined the entire plaza.
The building was shrouded in a layer of gray mist, thick with yin energy.
Clearly, the previous deaths had not been coincidences.
"Looks like people really did die here because of ghosts…"
Ning Chen muttered.
"Young Master~"
"The ghost inside has already awakened a Ghost Spirit Space."
"I'm not a match for it…"
"Ghost Spirit Space?"
Touching his chin, Ning Chen fell into thought.
He'd learned this from the system before.
Once a ghost reached Tier 4, those with exceptional talent could awaken a Ghost Spirit Space.
So-called Ghost Spirit Space was essentially an incomplete domain.
Inside it, the ghost's strength would be amplified.
If it later cultivated into a Ghost King, that space would grow into a true Ghost Domain.
Only those with territory were kings.
Through a Ghost Domain, a Ghost King could command subordinate ghosts.
Which meant—
To face a Ghost King was to face an entire ghost army.
"No wonder killing a Ghost King costs such a high price…"
Then—
"If that's the case, the ghost inside Wanda Plaza is a genius ghost, huh?"
Ning Chen's eyes lit up.
Only ghosts with potential were worth cultivating!
But if it was a male ghost…
Sorry.
Young Master Ning was a heartless kidney reaper.
"Let's go!"
"Hongdou, let's head up and take a look!"
Gripping the steering wheel with both hands, Ning Chen floored the accelerator.
Even if it was a Tier 4 ghost that had awakened a Ghost Spirit Space—
With Ning Chen's Tier 4 Qi Condensation cultivation, plus Hongdou at Tier 3 peak—
Once he activated Spirit Possession, his combat power could infinitely approach Tier 5 Entering Dao Realm!
A Tier 4 ghost?
Wasn't that basically free loot?
And Spirit-Capturing, Ghost-Dispatching General wasn't just for show.
For now, his strength was insufficient, so he could forcibly restrain only Tier 3 and below ghosts—
But that didn't mean he couldn't hurt higher-tier ghosts.
After all—
Spirit-Capturing, Ghost-Dispatching General was a technique designed specifically to counter spirits.