The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 534 - 533

Chapter 534: 533

Ye Tian edged step by step to the Esoteric Master’s side and, seeing that she wasn’t glaring at him with anger, also let down his guard and asked tentatively, "Master, what’s the story with this man in black clothes?"

The Esoteric Master harrumphed coldly and said, "He overestimates his abilities."

Ye Tian was astounded, then thought a moment and oh, realized that probably wasn’t directed at himself.

"Master, who is this man in black clothes?"

This time, the Esoteric Master did not harrumph but turned to look at Ye Tian, "Kid, you stand no chance today. When the time comes, you must adapt to the situation and if it’s really not working out, just run away."

Hmph, why does this old lady have so little faith in me.

"Hehe, of course, I understand this principle. Then could you trouble yourself to tell me, what exactly is this person’s background?"

"A Ghost Taoist, one who catches and expels ghosts."

Ye Tian displayed a face full of disdain, where are the ghosts coming from, with all this talk of ghosts at this time.

As if seeing through Ye Tian’s thoughts, the Esoteric Master said unkindly, "Kid, you better believe it. You’ll see soon enough. The profound mysteries of these Dharma Methods are not something a novice like you, who’s barely glimpsed the threshold, can understand."

In the arena, a black-clothed Ghost Taoist and a Skull Master stood facing each other.

"Master, I’ve long admired your reputation."

"Although the Ghost Gate and my Buddhist sect are opposites, they also converge on the path of the Great Way. You flatter me."

The Ghost Taoist harrumphed coldly, "Buddhist? Since you keep saying you’re of the Buddhist school, then why did you kill my Master and steal his cultivation method? Of all the myriad Buddhist practices you could have pursued, why did you have to practice our Ghost Gate’s Earth Splitting Vengeful Soul?"

The Skull Master laughed coldly, "Heh heh, the common folk regard evil as evil, yet they do not know that it is the supposed ’good’ which is the most evil of ways. Your Master brazenly intruded into the Nushen Tower with the intention of stealing the Buddha Bead Relics. He was wounded by my fellow brothers and, seeing that he was pitiable and also a compatriot of mine, I decided to be lenient and let him go. Unexpectedly, he inverted right and wrong, twisting facts. The people of the Ghost Gate truly cannot be spared."

The Ghost Taoist, clothed in black, laughed sinisterly, "Today, I do not seek the Shariputra; I only wish to avenge my Master and restore his innocence!"

In an instant, a killing aura filled the air.

In this world, there are always things that are unclear and indecipherable. To the scholar, the wolf that preys on the rabbit is seen as inherently cruel, bullying the weak; whereas the warrior perceives it as the natural law of the survival of the fittest; to women, the wolf is wicked by nature, deserving of being struck down by lightning; but men tend to empathize more, reasoning that if you don’t eat, and I don’t eat, someone else surely will.

That year, Skull Master intercepted the Ghost Taoist’s master with the intention of protecting the Buddha Bead Relics, but his mistake lay in the last moment’s strand of greed. To kill for the pursuit of Dao is a great evil! But who can plead for the Ghost Taoist’s master? Keep in mind that the Ghost Gate master was also one who practiced cultivation using the souls of the living. Though not fatal, extracting someone’s soul and spirit would often leave them half-idiotic, hardly different from the dead.

Therefore, Skull Master did not feel that he had done wrong; who could accuse him of not considering the safety of more people?

As they distanced themselves from one another, ghost qi filled the air.

It was not until this moment that Ye Tian understood why the Great Zen Master had personally created the Barrier. It wasn’t just about allowing people to conserve their energy for the great war ahead, but also because crafting a Barrier that could withstand these people’s clash was not an easy task. Inside the arena, even before the two parties began their confrontation, the stirring of the pervasive ghost qi had already been astonishing. Barriers set up by ordinary Magicians would likely collapse under this one breath of qi; should the ghost qi spread, the people of the Capital would surely face calamity. If an epidemic virus or the like were to happen as a result, I’m afraid all temples would be shut down. Ye Tian turned his head to glance at the Great Zen Master, who, as expected, was watching the Barrier with an anxious gaze, likely feeling quite nervous inside.

Suddenly, the earth trembled slightly. Ye Tian swayed a bit before steadying himself. Looking back at the arena, it was now crisscrossed with ravines, with dark ghost qi spreading up from the ground. The qi condensed into tangible black smoke, swirling around Skull Master from his feet to both sides of his head. Across from him, the Ghost Taoist was also enveloped in black qi, but his seemed more ferocious and even thicker, enveloping not only his body but also turning his eyes pitch black, as if transformed into two black orbs. Comparing the two, this obscure Ghost Taoist was actually gaining the upper hand.

"Has this person given up on life?"

Esoteric Master hunched over and sighed; although it was unclear who she was referring to, Ye Tian guessed that she might be talking about the Ghost Taoist, who was slightly ahead. To absorb and circulate such ghost qi through one’s body, and operate it throughout the organs all the way to the Heavenly Court, was truly a disregard for one’s own life.

This person was really putting his life on the line.

Gradually, it wasn’t just the eyes; even the face began to fill with black qi, resembling a Ghost Yama crawling out from Hell.

"Has he become possessed?"

Though Skull Master was also surrounded by black qi, he had far more control over it compared to the Ghost Taoist and was not invaded by it, which was the best proof. Those in cultivation fear not making progress, but fear even more the excessive rapid advancement, which often indicates the onset of straying into devilry.

A mass of black qi attacked, this aura of killing intent aimed straight at Skull Master, who neither dodged nor avoided it, simply standing upright, calmly watching the black qi assault him.

"Ghost Taoist, why trouble yourself?"

A natural black qi barrier rose from the ground, positioned in front of Skull Master and shielding him from the two masses of black qi. The two collided, and although they simply appeared to be two masses of qi, the effect of their collision was indeed significant. The earth shook once more; despite the filtering effect of the Barrier, how could it completely eliminate the impact? The Great Zen Master could be seen walking around the perimeter of the Barrier, and without asking, one would know what he was doing. Ye Tian watched him pacing with a troubled expression, feeling extremely aggrieved. Ye Tian wanted to laugh, but considering the serious situation at hand, a lapse could provoke someone into a life-and-death struggle with him, and that would be a big loss. A laugh could cost a life; it truly wasn’t worth it.

Glancing around, no one was paying attention to him; they were all watching the black qi filling the arena. Ye Tian slowly started moving towards the Great Zen Master.

"Master, taking a walk?"

"Beat it!"