My starting summon is a small skeleton - Chapter 436: 433 Mu Laogui

Chapter 436: 433 Mu Laogui

Fei Yinghao’s spiritual world.

“Thud”

A light sound rang out as a spoon struck Fei Yinghao’s head once again.

Fei Yinghao, who had just taken a deep breath, trembled suddenly and stiffly turned around to see Lu Wu, a bloody and indistinct form, healing rapidly as he attacked him.

At the moment Fei Yinghao turned, Lu Wu had already fully healed.

At this moment, Fei Yinghao’s eyes turned red.

“Die for me!”

With a roar, he pounced again, once more knocking Lu Wu to the ground and launching an even more frenzied attack.

He used every means at his disposal, spoons, rocks, hands, and even his teeth to quickly kill Lu Wu.

His movements in killing Lu Wu were fast and efficient.

And Lu Wu’s healing was even more efficient.

No sooner had he killed Lu Wu than the wounds healed instantly and Lu Wu was again striking him with a spoon.

This drove Fei Yinghao even crazier, causing him to burst out in another round of killing, and to prevent Lu Wu’s resurrection, he even dismembered Lu Wu, but it was still pointless; Lu Wu still revived in an incredibly short time.

Fei Yinghao was now beginning to break down, starting to attack and kill and vent in madness.

But no matter his attacks, his venting, his slaughter, it all ended the same; Lu Wu would still come back to life.

Lu Wu was utterly unkillable!

Moreover, Fei Yinghao also realized that this kind of killing, after the first few times, no longer brought him any satisfaction.

On the contrary, each kill of Lu Wu piled up a sense of fear and despair within his heart, and as these feelings accumulated, eventually Fei Yinghao collapsed.

No matter how much Mu Laogui outside tried to persuade him, he would no longer attack or kill Lu Wu.

He began to give up, to flee.

It all returned to the beginning, but he simply couldn’t escape.

Lu Wu was always right there behind him, like a shadow.

No matter where he fled, he couldn’t shake off Lu Wu.

He tried completely giving up resistance, letting Lu Wu attack him. But every attack from Lu Wu, while faint, was firm. Each one was a pain he couldn’t bear.

He couldn’t stand it, so Fei Yinghao once again tackled Lu Wu to the ground.

This time, he didn’t choose to kill Lu Wu but to control him.

He knew Lu Wu was immortal, so he needed to hold onto him; he was too tired and needed a rest.

Holding onto Lu Wu and controlling his hands did bring Fei Yinghao a brief moment of peace, but soon he found attacks landing on him once more.

Fei Yinghao was stunned for a moment, looking down to see Lu Wu had broken his own arms, hitting him in unimaginable ways.

The peace was gone for Fei Yinghao once again.

In his despair, Fei Yinghao completely erupted; he realized that in this spiritual world, it was impossible for him to have peace.

Only slaughter was the correct path.

He had to kill his way through this relentless purgatory.

With that resolution, Fei Yinghao started to erupt, he began the slaughter anew.

One Lu Wu, two Lu Wus…

Fei Yinghao didn’t know how long he had been killing for, or how many Lu Wus he had killed.

The mechanical slaughter left him completely numb.

And this numbness had to continue, with no end in sight.

Thḭ𝐬 ₡hⱥp†𝑒r 𝙞𝘴 pɵ𝗌𝐭𝘦𝙙 b𝖞 Ḱ𝚒𝙩ꬲ𝗇𝗼𝐯℮|

One year, two years, three years…

In Fei Yinghao’s spiritual world, he had lost track of how many years had passed.

This endless slaughter, endless fear, and despair had nearly driven Fei Yinghao to complete madness several times.

Luckily, Mu Laogui was still there.

Over these years, Fei Yinghao would occasionally hear Mu Laogui’s voice.

Although Fei Yinghao hadn’t gotten along with Mu Laogui previously, in recent times, Mu Laogui’s voice had become almost the only pillar that Fei Yinghao could rely on to keep going.

If it weren’t for Mu Laogui’s voice, Fei Yinghao felt he might not have made it even one more year.

But even with Mu Laogui’s voice, Fei Yinghao felt he was nearly reaching his limit.

This was a point on which those outside of his spiritual world, including Mu Laogui himself, were most qualified to speak.

Countless years might have passed in Fei Yinghao’s spiritual world, but outside in Mu Laogui and the others’ perception, only a few hours had elapsed.

In these few hours, the fragment in Fei Yinghao’s hands was being refined at an incredible speed.

Previously, the Zeroers had schemed for decades to obtain a single fragment of refinement from Yukawa Ryuzo, enduring various hardships before finally securing one.

Yet here at Elder Mountain, they were close to obtaining a fragment in just a few hours’ time.

This rate of progress, this level of achievement had once filled the people of Elder Mountain with pride.

But their pride didn’t last long as they saw Fei Yinghao hit a critical point of stagnation.

In the first three hours, Fei Yinghao had already refined the fragment to ninety-nine percent.

But that final one percent, Fei Yinghao had been refining for two to three hours without success.

What was worse, Fei Yinghao’s body was also having issues; despite being enveloped in Mu Laogui’s energy, his life force continued to fade.

If this situation continued, Fei Yinghao’s current attempt at refinement was likely to fail.

This left the people of Elder Mountain deeply disappointed, but they were helpless to do anything.

After several moments of silence, Zhang Mingrui spoke up, “Shall we wake him up and have him stop the refinement?”

He made this suggestion not out of concern for Fei Yinghao, but to preserve as much as possible from this attempt at refinement.

By having Fei Yinghao stop refining, they would be able to extract some details about the process from him, making his death more valuable.

Zhang Mingrui’s suggestion was swiftly approved.

But just as they unanimously decided to stop Fei Yinghao’s refining, Mu Laogui disagreed.

“No, we’re just one step away, we can’t give up now.

I have an immature idea, let me try it!”

Mu Laogui spoke and didn’t wait for Zhang Mingrui and the others’ agreement before he started his work, which annoyed them.

Since when had this old ghost become so resolute?

But Mu Laogui had already started, and they had no choice but to let him be, although his first sentence threw them all for a loop.

“Old Man Fei, I have a secret to tell you, I am not Mu Laogui, I am actually Lu Wu!”

What?

When Mu Laogui spoke those words, all the elders of Elder Mountain were astounded.

Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui both exploded with rage, locking their energy onto Mu Laogui, and as they discerned Mu Laogui’s energy, they shouted, “Mu Laogui, you better explain yourself clearly!

Otherwise, don’t blame us for being merciless.”

Mu Laogui gestured them to wait with a hand and then pointed at Fei Yinghao.

With a point from Mu Laogui, they noticed that Fei Yinghao’s aura had undergone an extremely intense change.

The fragment in his hand started to flicker with light.

Such a scene made Zhao Xue’en instantly understand the so-called method by Mu Laogui.

But he was still a bit nervous, carefully probing Mu Laogui several times and didn’t find any problems with the old ghost.

Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui exchanged glances, confirming that neither of them had noticed any issue, and only then did they relax.

Then they felt that they might be a bit too nervous.

How could Mu Laogui possibly be Lu Wu?

If Mu Laogui were Lu Wu, then Lin Jianying’s appearance at Elder Mountain previously would have been meaningless.

If he could disguise himself like this, why would he need Lin Jianying to lead them away?

Moreover, they also felt that Lu Wu wouldn’t be so crazy.

After all, Lu Wu isn’t Pang Duddu, he doesn’t have a Fragment, isn’t him barging into Elder Mountain just like sending himself to his doom?

Could he possibly still have confidence in facing the centuries of heritage of Elder Mountain as a brave warrior?

However, although they were thinking this way, Zhao Xue’en and Zhang Mingrui still decided that after everything was over, they had to confirm again. They absolutely couldn’t take this lightly. As for now, they naturally watched Mu Laogui’s performance.

Whether Fei Yinghao could succeed this time depended on Mu Laogui’s performance.

Indeed, Mu Laogui didn’t disappoint them; after ‘blowing his cover’ as Lu Wu, he was whispering in Fei Yinghao’s ear about how he had switched places without being detected, explaining it in a very convincing way.

As Mu Laogui continued to speak, the Fragment in Fei Yinghao’s hand flickered with light.

Those outside of Fei Yinghao’s mental world could only judge Fei Yinghao’s emotions and state by the flickering light.

As for what exactly was happening inside Fei Yinghao’s mental world, they had no clue whatsoever.

In the mental world, Fei Yinghao, who had been tormented for who knows how many years, was finally about to give up when Mu Laogui’s voice rang out again.

Hearing the voice that had supported him through the ordeal, Fei Yinghao at first had a glimmer of hope on his face, but the light quickly vanished.

Because he clearly heard what Mu Laogui said.

“Old Fei, you’re dying, so I might as well be upfront with you.

Actually, I’m not Mu Laogui, I am Lu Wu!”

“I know you think it’s impossible, that it’s false, but unfortunately, it’s true.

When you were rushing to the Holy Sect Alliance, I left a part of myself there and then my true self quickly went to find Mu Laogui.

He had the bait on him, marked clearly for me to find him without difficulty.

After finding him, the rest was easy. Killing an Epic 2 Star elder is as easy as slaughtering a chicken; with one swing of the sword, he was done for.

Then I used a prop to change into his likeness, and with his identity, I came to the Holy Sect Alliance.”

“You know why I came back?

Of course, it’s for you!

Although I’ve already made you kill your own family, deceived you out of ninety-nine percent of your life force, leaving you nothing but a powerless, dying old dog writhing in pain.

But how could I be satisfied with just that?

You are one of the sinners who caused Dudu’s death, I must make you suffer even more.

So I came back, I returned when you were desperate for death, saved you, and in your despair gave you a brand new hope, yes, the new hope named Gate.”

“Do you know why I cooperated with your experiment?

I wanted to be up close to witness your pain and despair. How should I put it, it’s quite a spectacular visual feast.

Alright, seeing you so pitiful and miserable has finally dissipated some of the malice in my heart.

Also, thank you for your cooperation, helping me accumulate valuable experience in the Refinement of the Gate.

Next up, you’re tired, aren’t you? You can’t go on, right?

Well, you can die now. Have a good journey, no, it should be complete annihilation!”

Old Man Mu’s onslaught of words had exploded Fei Yinghao’s mind on the spot.

A single statement completely demolished the mental pillar that had been Fei Yinghao’s support.

At the same time, it also ignited the survival instinct that had been drained from him.

Boundless murderous intent surged forth.

And when this murderous intent erupted, Fei Yinghao was somewhat unclear whether it was directed at Lu Wu or at Old Man Mu, who had sustained him for so long.

He couldn’t distinguish, and he refused to try.

Right now, he just wanted to do one thing—he wanted to escape this endless purgatory.

He wanted to successfully refine the fragment.

He wanted to go out and question Old Man Mu, to find out if what he had said was true or false.

He wanted to find Lu Wu and heap all the misery he had experienced in this endless purgatory back onto him.

“Ah!”

Amidst a hysterical roar, Fei Yinghao rose once more, turned around to face Lu Wu again.

But the moment he turned, he discovered that the Lu Wu in front of him was shattering into bits.

“What?”

Fei Yinghao hadn’t had a chance to react before another cracking sound rang out; he froze, turned his head to look, and saw his fragmented mental world falling apart.

The mental world that had trapped him for untold years had finally collapsed, and a brand-new mental world appeared before him.

And with this new mental world, there appeared a gate flickering with mysterious light.

The moment Fei Yinghao saw that gate, endless strength filled his entire body.

At that moment, the onlookers on Elder Mountain saw the fragment in Fei Yinghao’s hand lighting up, slowly melting into his heart, and strength poured into his body—the once skeletal Fei Yinghao recovered at a terrifying speed.

In the blink of an eye, Fei Yinghao not only returned to his prime, but even reverted to his youth.

Fei Yinghao, having completed the refinement, opened his eyes to the sounds of the Elders’ admiration.

“Not bad, Mu Laogui, your method really worked.”

“We all thought Old Man Fei was a goner this time, but you brought him back from death’s door with just a few words; impressive!”

“This success is all thanks to you, Mu Laogui!”

…

Hearing these words, Fei Yinghao was taken aback.

Then a relieved smile appeared on his face.

It turned out that everything Old Man Mu had just said was to save him—undoubtedly terrific news for Fei Yinghao.

No one could comprehend how important Old Man Mu was to him after experiencing that purgatory.

If Fei Yinghao had opened his eyes only to confirm that Old Man Mu was, in fact, Lu Wu, he feared he might have collapsed.

Thankfully, it was all false.

Fei Yinghao took a deep breath, reached over, and put his hand on Old Man Mu’s shoulder.

“Old Mu, thanks!”

Old Man Mu gave Fei Yinghao a brilliant smile: “No, I should be thanking you!”

The next moment.

“Thunk.”

Fei Yinghao’s heart was directly excavated by Old Man Mu—or rather, by Lu Wu…