"So it is, I thought you were deliberately seeking revenge on me,"
Mu Jinyu gritted his teeth and grimaced as he recalled the agonizing pain that had made life unbearable just moments before, upon hearing Xiang Mantang's explanation.
As he spoke, a thought occurred to him, and he hurriedly asked, "By the way, this ghost face of mine, and those demons that emerged after Le Le's death just now, where did they all go? Did you completely destroy them?"
Sheng Rulai and Reinhardt, who had been silently observing until now, also perked up at the mention of this, equally concerned about the answer to this question.
If these demons could be totally dealt with by Xiang Mantang, then they wouldn't have to keep imprisoning them in the golden container and later search the world for a fold in space to banish them into.
Xiang Mantang shook his head; "It's not that simple. I'm not capable of destroying these ghostly things for the time being. However, this ghost shadow of mine is quite special as it inherently possesses a layer of Ghost Domain. These spirits are trapped inside it for now, unable to escape."
Upon hearing Xiang Mantang's explanation,
Mu Jinyu and the others also came to a realization.
They remembered the video they had watched.
The ghost shadow that appeared behind Xiang Mantang at that time was probably the first demon to show up, but as it went out of control and erased a small village and a town, countless other demons also ran out.
Like those associated with dire calamities, the Tide of Chaos, and other such demons.
At the time, they thought these demons had escaped because the Minor World imprisoning them was opened by Xiang Mantang, but now it seemed they had actually escaped from the ghost realm within the ghost shadow.
"So these demons, as long as they are captured into your Ghost Domain, they won't get out again? Or is there a limit, like there's a maximum number of demons that can be imprisoned at once, and then no more will fit?"
Reinhardt couldn't help but ask.
Xiang Mantang glanced at him and shook his head, "I don't know, but for now, I haven't felt any pressure."
As he said this, he noticed the Agglomerate Demon, which was pinned by the Spear of Longinus and unable to move, behind them, and frowned, "There's still such a thing here?"
Xiang Mantang suddenly understood what Mu Jinyu had meant earlier; without that ghost face, he probably would have died at the hands of the demons long ago.
On his journey back from overseas, he had witnessed many scenes of demons causing chaos, and he knew how helpless ordinary people were against these demons.
In contrast, the Demon Whisperers who had accidentally merged with the demons and become half-human, half-ghost possessed some resistance to the demons.
Although Mu Jinyu and the others were all strong beings from the God Realm, they felt equally powerless against the demons because the demons could not be killed!
Perhaps by cultivating to an even higher realm, one could kill the demons, but at least with their current God Realm cultivation, they were temporarily unable to do so!
Afterward, Xiang Mantang turned to glance at the ghost shadow behind him, thinking that the risks and dangers of controlling demons were too great, and there was no need to expose so many people to risks in a desperate struggle!
Since he had already fallen to this state, and temporarily controlled the ghost shadow, and since this calamity was originally unleashed by him, created by his own hands, then it was only right for him to resolve this issue.
There was no need to involve those innocent victims anymore.
With his mind made up, the ghost shadow behind Xiang Mantang stirred slightly, extending and stretching out once more, and then enveloped the Agglomerate Demon lying near the school gate.
Soon, this Agglomerate Demon, which comprised the Knocking Ghost, the Nursery Rhyme Witch, the Chef Ghost, and other extremely terrifying demons, began to dissolve on the spot, visibly to the naked eye.
If it weren't for Xiang Mantang's recent clarification that he could only imprison these demons within the Ghost Domain that accompanied the ghost shadow, Sheng Rulai and the others would have probably thought that these demons were truly being completely dealt with.
As the Agglomerate Demon, comprising around fifty demons, was being imprisoned, Mu Jinyu and the others clearly sensed that the thick ghost mist, which had been shrouding the school and obstructing their divine sense, was gradually dissipating with the fog!
In the sky above, the thick layer of pitch-black fog that had once hung heavy seemed now to have dissipated considerably. The oppressive feeling of dark clouds bearing down on the city, threatening to crush it, was gone, replaced by a sense that daylight was about to return.
Mu Jinyu and Sheng Rulai felt a sudden surge of excitement and immediately spread their divine sense to scan the inside of the school, eager to find out which of their companions who had entered were still alive.
Unfortunately, despite several searches, they couldn't find a single soul within the school.
It seemed that Lucifer, Ren Xiaoyao, Wu Shisan, Wang Hu, and the others who had come on this mission... had most likely... all perished!
A wave of distress washed over Mu Jinyu.
The once-mighty Dragon King Hall, besides the Dragon King, the Hall Master, once had seven Great Hall Masters. Now, of these seven Great Hall Masters, only Xiang Mantang and Jian Ruyan remained.
Wang Hu, the once promising rising star, had also sacrificed his life here.
The organizations such as Way of Nature and Fallen Splendor had similarly suffered greatly, with the leaders of their organizations falling as victims.
As for Paradise Lost, Omniscient, and Withered Tree Quest for Spring, there was no need to mention their fates!
In short, during this event, aside from the Heavenly Palace, which had always remained out of sight, each of the top ten organizations suffered heavy losses!
Xiang Mantang also used his divine sense to scan the inside of the school. Finding no one there, and judging by the expressions of Mu Jinyu and the others, he guessed that there must have been many people who entered together, but in the end, they probably all died inside.
"Sigh..."
Xiang Mantang let out a light sigh and said, "Well, now that everyone is safe and the schemer has also died, I won't stay any longer. I will continue chasing and capturing the demons causing chaos across the world!"
With that, Xiang Mantang prepared to leave Capital City.
He had come all the way from overseas, for the sole purpose of checking on Mu Jinyu and the situation in Capital City.
Now that the fifty or so demons within the school grounds had been dealt with, Capital City and its surrounding areas were essentially free of demons. He could leave with peace of mind and continue chasing demons around the world, restoring peace and order.
"Hmm?"
Xiang Mantang was about to leave when he suddenly sensed something amiss.
With a sudden wave of his hand, the ghost shadow behind him mimicked his action.
Then, a pitch-black skeleton was flung out by the ghost shadow.
Different from before when the skeleton had been placed into custody by Xiang Mantang, having not a single shred of flesh on it, it was now covered in thin strands of blood that were still slightly writhing.
"What's the matter? Is there a problem with this skeleton demon?"
Mu Jinyu, seeing Xiang Mantang suddenly halt his departure and throw out a black skeleton, recognized it as one of those that had remained after Le Le's death and asked.
Xiang Mantang stared at the dark skeleton and scoffed, "This wretched thing is quite cunning, actually hiding within my Ghost Domain, planning to strip other demons of their flesh to rebuild its body. If I hadn't noticed something was off, it might have really caused some trouble in the end!"
After speaking, he turned to Mu Jinyu and said, "Brother, call for a golden coffin to be brought here so we can separate and suppress it."
"No need to call for anyone." Mu Jinyu looked over at the nearby truck and said, "When I came over, I was prepared with several golden coffins. I assumed that if we found demons inside the school, we could immediately come out and get a golden coffin to suppress them. But we were blocked inside and couldn't come out. Now, they can finally be put to use."
Saying so, he ran over, opened the truck's cargo compartment, and dragged down a golden coffin.
The black skeleton, struggling on the ground, noticed Mu Jinyu bringing over the golden coffin and seemed to realize that something was wrong. It tried to stand and flee, but the ghost shadow pressed it down, and eventually, Xiang Mantang threw it into the golden coffin, thoroughly sealing it inside!