Chapter 1151 - 297: Offering the Heart, Creating a Counterfeit (5k) - Master of Strange Dao - NovelsTime

Master of Strange Dao

Chapter 1151 - 297: Offering the Heart, Creating a Counterfeit (5k)

Author: Unsettling Youtiao
updatedAt: 2026-01-21

Yu Ziqing always felt those fanatics were basically not normal people.

If not for wanting to speak more precisely, he wouldn't even use the words "basically".

Now, seeing this Fish Bone Bald, oh no, the fish bone was gone, and now this guy had it tattooed on his back.

Most of his body was tattooed, with eyes closed, Yu Ziqing felt an inexplicable strangeness in his heart.

He never imagined being tattooed on someone's back one day, and this bald guy seemingly could see things others couldn't.

This reminded Yu Ziqing of two foolish thieves brain-damaged by a sedative made from the Jinlan Mushroom.

Those foolish thieves had taken too much of the Jinlan sedative; even after detoxification, they couldn't fully recover.

At that time, it seemed they saw things others couldn't see.

And this bald guy, from his expression and eyes, was obviously not a normal person.

It's unknown where the Saints found this guy; thinking about it, the Saints couldn't teach anyone normal.

When a normal person is captured, without any interrogation, they would rebel, and the speed and intensity of their rebellion baffled Yu Ziqing.

Looking carefully at Fish Bone Bald, Yu Ziqing inexplicably felt that this guy didn't even think he'd betrayed anyone.

Don't even talk about normal people, normal Saints would definitely not be this abnormal.

Honestly, Yu Ziqing originally didn't like these Saints because he had preconceived notions.

He was prepared to give this bald guy the full treatment, interrogate, and dispose of him afterward.

But now, seeing the bald guy's eyes full of devotion and fanaticism, he was a different kind of pure, so pure that not a speck of impurity could fit.

He really couldn't bring himself to do it.

Later, he might need this bald guy's cooperation to research a method to let the living cultivate the Hungry Ghost Dao.

The hungry ghosts were easy to handle, relying on instinct without a Dharma Method, aside from being slow, there were no other shortcomings.

And this method was actually more suited to hungry ghosts.

If it were like the cultivator's, with a bunch of flashy Dharma Methods, it might cause issues.

But for the living to cultivate the Hungry Ghost Dao, a Dharma Method is necessary.

Ultimately, a special ritual might be needed for assistance.

Mo Huitou's research needed increased effort and resource investment, and his mental state needed attention.

Here, Fish Bone's cooperation was needed to understand the rituals he controlled.

Yu Ziqing glanced and could determine that the rituals Fish Bone used were vastly different from the ones Mo Huitou's legacy imparted.

The ritual materials, magical treasures, spells, and so on, all had significant differences.

Yu Ziqing left the vicinity of the small courtyard with Fish Bone, having a new small courtyard constructed by hungry ghosts nearby.

He had barely asked a question when Fish Bone, eager like a fervent fan, immediately explained the third Saint's Road he intended to take in detail.

Yu Ziqing was particularly unaccustomed to this situation.

Because usually, when capturing any enemy personnel, whether during interrogation or negotiating with allied units on certain matters.

It never went this smoothly...

When he went to the Lihuo Institute to find Wen Lingyou, he had to start with the matter of the Dean which Wen Lingyou was most on guard about, before discussing the Five-Colored Soil.

It's not like Yu Ziqing didn't have anyone he could fully trust around him.

Like when Yu Ziqing asked Wu Shuangge how many hearts he had, Wu Shuangge would honestly answer that he had one.

But when asking someone as abnormal as Fish Bone, he would dig out his heart for you to check, ensuring you saw for yourself that he only had one.

Yu Ziqing considered himself normal, so being unaccustomed was normal.

Yu Ziqing did not expect Fish Bone's thought process could twist to such an extent, and it was truly effective.

He personally approved, allowing Fish Bone to tattoo, and Fish Bone could then draw strength.

Although this strength was only a form of nominal suppression, Fish Bone himself couldn't use the power of hungry ghosts or the King of Hungry Ghosts directly.

Fish Bone's strength still stemmed from another ritual target, following his original path of promotion.

At its core, it was indeed the Third Day Saint's Road.

And just as Yu Ziqing suspected, Fish Bone never felt he betrayed anyone.

The Deep Sea Saints were an organization, but fundamentally, they banded together for a common goal.

There was a High Priest leading them, true, but the High Priest's position wasn't like an Emperor, having absolute authority.

As for the altar covered with red cloth on the Black Ship, looking at the path of the Black Ship Saint, it was merely a controlled and essential part of the advancement journey, the most crucial part of performing rituals.

Having already been sacrificed to it, isn't that enough?

If it dared to demand one incense stick more today, would it dare ask for freedom tomorrow?

Hiss, truly terrifying, totally unacceptable.

At a glance, Yu Ziqing seemed no different from the red cloth altar.

But Fish Bone clearly differentiated, he must be loyal and devoted to Yu Ziqing, genuinely sincere, believing in his heart they were two completely different things.

One was devotion and allegiance, and the other was sacrifice and borrowing power.

This is why Yu Ziqing said he felt these people were a coexistence of reason and madness.

Extreme reason and extreme madness can coexist in one person, making it possible for the emergence of the strongest Saint.

Yu Ziqing had a thorough chat with Fish Bone, realizing thereafter that these people were truly geniuses.

This unravelled a previous curiosity of Yu Ziqing.

He once thought, if the Saints could capture deities, or deity-like beings, controlling them and borrowing their strength.

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