Charg~ing~ In~to~ Bat~tle~
Hearing this, Chen Ling's brows furrowed slightly.
He took out the roster from his embrace and flipped through it carefully, but didn't find the [Path of Ghosts] column.
"Because nothing else was written, they thought it was a prank at the time... And according to the process, this kind of blank registration form wouldn't be included in the official roster either." That logistics personnel explained.
Mr. Han pondered for a moment. "I need to maintain the [Kingdom of the Dying] right now and cannot move at will. You guys immediately report this matter to the higher-ups of the Five Great Realms and have them pay attention to it immediately."
"The Five Great Realms..."
"What's wrong?"
"Mr. Han, today is the high-level meeting of the Five Great Realms! At this time, their meeting should have just begun."
"Then find the Tower to Heaven. In short, find whoever is in charge!" Mr. Han was incomparably firm. "The emergence of the Path of Ghosts is no small matter."
"Also, notify all participants to stay away from places with heavy Yin energy. If they feel the surrounding temperature dropping rapidly, they should leave immediately." Mr. Han added,
"The Path of Ghosts can demand souls. If he is allowed to arrest or shatter souls during combat, even within the scope of the [Kingdom of the Dying], they will truly die!"
"Yes!"
The Walkie-talkie fell into silence.
Having listened to the entire conversation between the two, at this moment, only one thought remained in Chen Ling's mind...
There's actually such a good thing?!
[Audience Expectation Value +3]
[Current Expectation Value: 70%]
"The Path of Ghosts... sounds very un-trifling-with." Before Jian Changsheng could finish speaking, he glimpsed Chen Ling beside him and was suddenly stunned. "No, bro! Why are your eyes glowing!!"
Chen Ling was indeed somewhat pleasantly surprised. Just now he was still troubled over how to truly die once, and unexpectedly this Path of Ghosts came... To others, that person might be an existence like a Plague God, but to the current Chen Ling, he was a lucky star, the key to allowing him to recover to his peak state and find back his Domain!
Just as Chen Ling was about to open his mouth to say something, the Walkie-talkie sounded again. Only this time, it was the Tower to Heaven communicating with all the referees:
"Everyone, a sudden situation has occurred now. Among the participants for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position] this time, it is suspected that a Path of Ghosts has sneaked in..."
In the Walkie-talkie, the Director truthfully repeated some of the intel regarding the Path of Ghosts just now.
"Path of Ghosts?" A referee spoke in a deep voice. "The warden of the undead world, the embodiment of the 'Yin' in the world... is also coming to compete for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position]? This thing shouldn't have any meaning to him, right?"
"His purpose is temporarily unknown, but Mr. Han said that the emergence of the Path of Ghosts often means there will be great disasters in the world... And no matter what his purpose is, he has already arrested the souls of dozens of Divine Pathway heaven-chosen. We absolutely cannot let him just leave the [Kingdom of the Dying] like this."
"So..."
"The Tower to Heaven has already dispatched people over, but arriving here still needs time... Everyone, whether in terms of age or Rank, you referees are higher than the vast majority of participants. This time we can only rely on everyone to try your best to stall the Path of Ghosts and buy time." The Director behind the Walkie-talkie took a deep breath. "The Tower to Heaven has already issued a death order. The participants within the Old District are all the future hope of humanity. There absolutely cannot be any mishaps!"
Hearing these words, the referees felt somewhat uncomfortable in their hearts.
The Tower to Heaven deciding to protect the participants at all costs meant that they, these referees, could be sacrificed. Compared to those young geniuses, they were indeed older, and perhaps it would be difficult to advance further in this lifetime. So this decision could also be understood... But in their hearts, it was still somewhat unpleasant.
Just when all the referees were silent and the atmosphere was stiff, the voice of Judge No. 6 sounded without hesitation:
"I am willing to go to my death for the future of humanity!!"
At this moment, everyone was stunned.
"Wang Xuan, you..." The Director behind the Walkie-talkie also seemingly didn't expect him to be the first to jump out, feeling somewhat moved in his heart.
"Director, no need to say more. At times like this, someone always has to be the first to stand up, isn't that so?" Chen Ling smiled slightly. "If traces of the Path of Ghosts are truly discovered, I am willing to charge into battle on everyone's behalf."
Among the referees, quite a few people were moved by Chen Ling's Facing Death With Courage. After taking a deep breath, they also spoke:
"Alright, since Wang Xuan is even willing to stand up, then I am also willing to bet this life to give it a try."
"I actually want to see just how difficult to deal with this Path of Ghosts is!"
"Exactly, with so many of us, what is there to be afraid of?"
"..."
Everyone's fighting intent was roused. They started to stop the work in their hands and spread out in all directions, searching for the traces of that Path of Ghosts like an inescapable net.
Chen Ling put away the Walkie-talkie and was about to leave.
Jian Changsheng at the side rolled his eyes and imitated in a sarcastic tone:
"I am willing to charg~e in~to~ bat~tle~ on everyone's behalf~"
Chen Ling: ...
Chen Ling silently clenched the Bone-Stripping Knife in his hand tightly.
"Are you really going to find that Path of Ghosts?" Jian Changsheng noticed a trace of Killing Intent and immediately asked seriously. "Aren't you afraid your soul will be arrested?"
"Rest assured." Chen Ling spoke calmly. "Although I haven't been arrested before... but my soul, he shouldn't be able to arrest it away."
In Chen Ling's mind, there was the existence of "Mockery". Chen Ling didn't think this Path of Ghosts had that great of an ability. So the other party would highly likely choose to shatter his soul, causing him to die completely.
Jian Changsheng gave him a suspicious look,
"Really or not, Rest Assured Brother~"
"..."
Chen Ling's face darkened, but he couldn't be bothered to argue with this guy. "Are you going?"
"You're going to seek death, why would I follow?" Jian Changsheng spread his hands. "I'm different from you, I will really die... You all are afraid of that Path of Ghosts, and the others are afraid too. But this is exactly the best time for me to overtake on a curve and snatch the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position]!"
"... Fine, then I wish you success."
Chen Ling was about to leave when suddenly, as if thinking of something, he caught a glimpse of Jian Changsheng from the corner of his eye and still sighed.
He took out something from his embrace and casually tossed it into Jian Changsheng's hands.
Jian Changsheng subconsciously caught it. Lowering his head, he realized it was a crystal-clear precious pearl.
That was the [Privilege] he dreamed of.
"You..." Jian Changsheng raised his head in bewilderment, as if in a dream.
"Going this time, I will definitely die. In case someone takes advantage of the chaos to take this thing away, it would be too much of a loss." Chen Ling spoke calmly. "I'll leave it with you for safekeeping."
After speaking, Chen Ling left without looking back.
Looking at Chen Ling's departing back, Jian Changsheng froze in place like a sculpture... He didn't expect Chen Ling would actually really give him the privilege. The final sentence "I wish you success" also lingered in his ears, not dispersing for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Jian Changsheng finally silently clenched the privilege in his hand tightly. Looking at Chen Ling's departing back, he muttered softly:
"At a time like this, he actually started acting cool..."
"You better truly be fine. Even if you aren't... don't expect me to go save you... I will only badmouth you for a whole day on the grass of your grave... Hmph."