Realm of the Night God

Chapter 692: Boosting Morale

Ye Zhiqiu left, and Yang Haoran prepared some things in the study room before leaving the villa and heading to the Ghost Cave. Inside the Ghost Cave, the ghosts were strengthening their mental learning under Tang Shi's arrangement. Tang Shi was naturally acting as their instructor, teaching them. After Yang Haoran arrived, Tang Shi interrupted the mental learning and let the ghosts go to the training grounds for combat training, while Tang Shi reported to Yang Haoran about recent work.

After listening to Tang Shi's report, Yang Haoran handed over 19 smiling face masks and the flesh vessel of the female malevolent spirit. Why 19 and not 20? Because one of the smiling face masks was damaged during testing. Currently, the ghosts in the Ghost Cave didn't need 19 smiling face masks, but these masks were originally prepared for them. Yang Haoran didn't need them usually, so he handed them all over to Tang Shi. If anyone's mask was damaged or new recruits needed masks, Tang Shi could handle it, and Yang Haoran didn't need to worry about it.

These 19 smiling face masks had all been infused with Yang Haoran's Yin spirit power, not only retaining their previous defensive capabilities but also gaining a Self-Destruct ability. This Self-Destruct wasn't an ordinary Yin spirit power explosion but rather an explosion that included the smiling face mask, with a power that Yang Haoran had tested. Although it couldn't yet make a top-tier malevolent spirit's soul scatter, it would definitely make a malevolent spirit like Tang Shi's soul scatter if they didn't defend themselves.

As Tang Shi and the ghosts' strength increased, the smiling face masks would undergo some changes in the future. Otherwise, the masks' Self-Destruct wouldn't achieve the desired effect. This change would be in the material used to make the smiling face masks. The stronger the material, the more Yin spirit power it could hold, making the power of the protective barrier or Self-Destruct even more astonishing.

This problem was easily solved as long as suitable materials were available. Then, Ye Zhiqiu's crafted smiling face masks could reach this standard.

After handing over the smiling face masks and flesh vessel to Tang Shi, Yang Haoran hesitated for a moment before asking Tang Shi to gather the ghosts in the Ghost Cave. He thought it was necessary to make some things clear to them, which would benefit both parties and not cause any harm.

Originally, Tang Shi had intended to let the ghosts in the Ghost Cave pay their respects to Yang Haoran, but Yang Haoran didn't let him do so. Instead, he went to the ghosts' training grounds himself.

"Gather!"

Tang Shi's command was followed by the ghosts quickly assembling in a flash, lining up in order of height, standing tall and serious, with a fierce gaze that seemed to be filled with killing intent.

Under Tang Shi's training, Yang Haoran didn't know how their comprehensive combat power had improved, as he hadn't tested them yet. However, their current spirit was very satisfying to him.When Yang Haoran arrived in front of them, Tang Shi gave a low shout.

"Pay your respects!"

All the ghosts knelt down on one knee, their movements neat and swift, without any hesitation.

"Greetings, Master!"

Their voices were loud and clear, with a momentum that seemed to be able to move mountains.

Yang Haoran's smile grew thicker, showing his satisfaction with Tang Shi's training results.

"Heh heh, rise."

Yang Haoran smiled and spoke, and the ghosts stood up, still standing straight and tall, without any relaxation.

"You've all worked hard recently. Although I don't know how much your combat power has changed compared to before, your current spirit and demeanor have changed significantly compared to when I first met you. This shows that your hard work has paid off, and you've undergone significant changes, perhaps even changes that you yourselves haven't noticed."

All the ghosts listened intently, without anyone responding or interrupting Yang Haoran, because they knew that this wasn't the time for them to speak. In this situation, they only needed to remember every word their master said, which was their duty.

"Regarding the smiling face masks, I don't know if Tang Shi has told you about them, but regardless of whether he has or not, I think I need to explain it to you all. The smiling face masks, after my modifications, not only retain their previous defensive functions, able to release a protective barrier to share the damage when you're in danger, but also gained an additional ability – Self-Destruct."

Yang Haoran was observing the expressions of these ghosts as he spoke, especially when he mentioned Self-Destruct, and he even intentionally emphasized the tone to see how they would react. However, these ghosts showed no reaction, maintaining a serious expression without any change. Yang Haoran felt that he might as well take this opportunity to test their courage. "You may not fully understand what Self-Destruct is, but I'll tell you now. Once you activate the Self-Destruct ability in the smiling face mask, with your current strength, you'll definitely end up with your soul scattered all over the place!"

Although Yang Haoran's tone and expression remained unchanged, the impact of his words was much stronger than before. However, the ghosts present remained unmoved, their expressions and gazes firm and unwavering, without any sign of fear. "Hehe, actually, what I said earlier wasn't entirely accurate. With your current strength, even if you activate the Self-Destruct ability in the smiling face mask, as long as you use your Yin Qi to protect yourself, you might not necessarily end up with your soul scattered all over the place. I'm curious, when it comes down to it, will you use your Yin Qi to protect your soul body?" Yang Haoran asked with a smile.

"No!" The ghosts present responded with the same brevity, simplicity, and loudness as before. "Good I don't care if your answer is true or false At least your answer didn't show any hesitation, and that's enough!" Yang Haoran's voice rose, and his emotions seemed to be affected to a certain extent. He paused briefly before continuing. "After the smiling face mask is modified, injecting Yin Qi into the left eye will activate the protective barrier, while injecting Yin Qi into the right eye will trigger the Self-Destruct function. Once you put on the smiling face mask, it's like carrying a time bomb, so be careful."

"There's one more thing I need to explain clearly: the main purpose of giving the smiling face mask the Self-Destruct ability is not to make you scatter your souls all over the place, but to prevent you from falling into the enemy's hands. Once you're in their hands, no matter how loyal you are, the enemy can still extract the information they want from your mouth or memories. That would not only put me at risk but also endanger the lives of our brothers who have trained and fought alongside us. To prevent this from happening, I had no choice but to take this measure, and I hope you understand."

"I'm not raising you to be dead soldiers, but to become true warriors who can take on thousands of enemies alone. I want you to be warriors who can fight alongside me to conquer the world, and as long as I, Yang Haoran, stand tall, I'll always be your strong backing. Even if we face tremendous difficulties, I'll take them on for you." "Although your current strength is still average, with the strongest among you only reaching the malevolent spirit realm and the weakest still in the evil spirit realm, I can responsibly tell you that I won't let you remain weak forever."

"Evil spirit or malevolent spirit, that's not your endpoint, but your starting point. As long as I have time, I'll turn all of you into Ghost Kings. Then, you won't need to wear a flesh vessel forged from your souls, because you'll have the ability to reshape your physical bodies. Once you reach the Ghost King Realm, even if your physical body is destroyed, you can immediately reshape it." "This is another promise I'm making to you, and I'm confident I'll keep it. I have faith in myself and in you, but I'm not sure if you have faith in me!"

As Yang Haoran finished speaking, not only did his voice become louder, but his habitual smile also seemed to have disappeared. The ghosts present, upon hearing Yang Haoran's words, also became more enthusiastic and responded in unison. "We do!" Their voices were still loud, but Yang Haoran seemed unsatisfied. "I didn't hear that Did you say it loudly enough?" "We do!!!!" The ghosts' voices became even louder, and due to their excessive effort, their voices even became hoarse. If they continued to shout, their flesh vessels' vocal cords might even rupture.