After walking for a while, the three of them spotted a group of about twenty people—Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan were among them.

Chen Ying was just about to go and join Zhao Yulin's team when Zhou Haoyu grabbed her arm.

"Are you stupid? I told you that 'mother' of yours is fake—use your brain."

Zhou Haoyu looked at her speechlessly. No wonder she hadn't noticed anything amiss with that level of intelligence.

Seeing the look of disdain in Zhou Haoyu's eyes, Chen Ying immediately quieted down.

"What are you doing?" Lingling asked.

"Your mother isn't a Psychic mage, right?"

"…What?"

Chen Ying didn't react for a second. Why did that sound like he was cursing?

Zhou Haoyu didn't explain. Instead, his gaze fixed on the figure wrapped in white cloth within the group.

That was the Ghost Bride!

Once he locked onto his target, Zhou Haoyu didn't hesitate—he directly cast an illusion on her using his Spiritual Force.

Normally no High-Tier mage could break free from such an illusion.

But the Ghost Bride had cultivated both Psychic and Curse Elements—her Spiritual Energy was far stronger than most High- Tier mages.

At that moment Zhao Yulin noticed that something was off with his Wife and quickly asked, "What's wrong with you?"

The very next second his expression changed to horror as a terrifying Psychic aura erupted from her body.

Jiang Feng should not have Psychic magic!!

Though Zhao Yulin had already moved on emotionally, he still hadn't forgotten Jiang Feng's Elements. She absolutely did not have any Psychic abilities!

By then, the Ghost Bride had already woken from the illusion. Her face turned pitch-black. Since her identity was exposed, she could not let anyone here live.

"Ghost Punishment!!"

The Ghost Bride burst into a high-pitched laugh and activated the curses she had secretly planted in all their bodies.

Enormous translucent ghostly monsters appeared behind Zhao Yulin and his team!

Each ghoul was as big as a small hill, their faces twisted and savage—like demons crawling out of hell.

Curse Element mages were unquestionably among the hardest to deal with. Even with Zhao Yulin's cultivation, he paled in terror before these ghosts.

Let alone the others—several together couldn't handle even one of those demons.

In just a few minutes, even Mo Fan and Zhao Manyan would die.

Suddenly, a silver dagger flew out from deep within the forest—so fast it gave the Ghost Bride no time to react.

Although she was powerful in Psychic and Curse magic, her defensive and destructive abilities were lacking compared to other High-Tier mages.

The silver blade pierced straight through her chest. A splash of blood burst, and the Ghost Bride collapsed to the ground in terror and disbelief.

Even at death's door she hadn't realized who had made the attack.

[Activation condition: fulfilled.]

[Activating.]

[Obtained Dark Matter Shadowsoul.]

Zhou Haoyu didn't waste time looking at the treasure. Instead, he immediately turned to Zhao Yulin's group.

Curse magic was different from other types—death of the caster didn't mean an end to the spell.

Why would those ghouls give up prey already at their lips?

Compared to Zhao Yulin's group, Mo Fan and company could still hold out thanks to a Light mage among them.

Against these spirits, Light magic was the most effective—followed by Psychic.

Zhou Haoyu decisively pulled out the necklace Magic Tool—it was the Psychic magic tool originally meant to fix Ding Yumian's innate problem.

That pendant had stored two to three months of Ding Yumian's Psychic energy. Once released, it could rival a Super-level spell.

Zhou Haoyu didn't hesitate—he poured ALL that Psychic force out of the pendant. Ding Yumian could always refill it later.

Splitting into several attacks, those Psychic strikes instantly annihilated the ghost creatures into nothingness.

Once the ghosts vanished, Zhao Yulin and his group collapsed to the ground, exhausted—their souls severely wounded and unlikely to recover anytime soon.

Mo Fan and his friends were better off, mainly because Zhao Manyan, the turtle-shell mage, had tanked most of the ghost attacks.

"That you, Bro Yu? What are you doing here?" Zhao Manyan exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing Zhou Haoyu suddenly appear, Zhao Manyan was both shocked and delighted.

If Zhou Haoyu hadn't shown up in time, they would all have been done for.

Mo Fan also looked at Zhou Haoyu in disbelief—why was he everywhere?

When the Black Serpent was trapped in the Thunder Punishment Array, Zhou Haoyu appeared just in time to save it. Now here in the Northern Corner, the moment they were in danger, Zhou Haoyu appeared again.

Was he playing with some kind of cheat engine?

"I came here to handle some personal business," Zhou Haoyu replied calmly.

Although he had a good relationship with Zhao Manyan, he certainly wasn't foolish enough to reveal anything about the Fire Vein.

This was the Zhou family's opportunity to rise, and there could be no mistakes.

At that moment Zhou Haoyu also noticed a frail-looking girl in the group, sitting atop a Swift Star Wolf.

[Activation Condition: Help Ye Xinxia become the Goddess]

"As expected."

Zhou Haoyu wasn't surprised; he had already figured out a pattern to treasure chest conditions—they usually tied to important events or things that could change someone's fate.

This mission wasn't too difficult. Ye Xinxia possessed the Parthenon Divine Soul. With a little push, she could definitely ascend as the Goddess.

Mo Fan noticed Zhou Haoyu's strange look and immediately felt a little panicked. Could this guy really be a Cao thief?

At this moment Zhao Manyan, wanting to express his gratitude, suddenly spotted a familiar face standing behind Zhou Haoyu.

It was none other than his cousin—Chen Ying.

Zhao Manyan was immediately confused—why was his cousin together with Zhou Haoyu?

Was there some shady business between them?

Both were Imperial Capital Academy students, so crossing paths wasn't strange.

But Zhou Haoyu already had a partner!

Zhao Manyan might be a womanizer himself, but he didn't want his own cousin to become someone else's sidepiece or mistress.

Right then, Chen Ying lowered her head—her heart an absolute mess.

She had actually been fooled by a wanted criminal pretending to be her mother up till now.

If not for Zhou Haoyu's help, she would still be in the dark—and might even have helped that criminal steal the Fire Calamity Fruit.

"Bro Yu… did you come here together with my cousin?" Zhao Manyan pointed at Chen Ying and asked.

Even though it was obvious, Zhao Manyan still couldn't help but ask.

If Zhou Haoyu became his brother-in-law, would that be tragic or lucky?

"Yeah—we three came together." Zhou Haoyu answered straightforwardly.

He had no interest in Chen Ying. Though she had excellent looks and figure, she was lacking in other aspects—far inferior to Mu Ningxue.

Ever since he had Mu Ningxue, Zhou Haoyu's standards had risen considerably.

Seeing Zhou Haoyu so direct and not hiding anything, Zhao Manyan froze again—could it be that he was overthinking things?

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