One-Eyed Monster

This answer was like a timely rain, nourishing the flowers on the brink of wilting for Kuyi Tulan.

The nourishment of this rain brought hope, the hope of victory. Kuyi Tulan felt he was about to uncover the weakness of the Shadow Ghost.

Even though he was still at a disadvantage now, even though the part he was communicating with was just a small part of the Shadow Ghost.

Kuyi Tulan didn’t care about these. He originally relied on gradual encroachment, and time was his capital.

After mastering the devouring power and recoiling energy, life and death for Kuyi Tulan completely transformed into another concept. Life and death were no longer a matter but a state; not another uncontrollable unknown but one he could manipulate at will.

He could not only manipulate the life and death of others but also his own. Death was no longer a fearful thing, nor was life something to be joyful about.

Kuyi Tulan could let life continue indefinitely as long as he could find the appropriate vessel. And as an Alchemist, an appropriate vessel needn’t be found, just crafted.

So when facing this Shadow Ghost, he was filled with excitement, eager to obtain all the memories of the Shadow Ghost. He wanted to restore those ancient fears, to make the entire sky tremble beneath his feet.

But these were just dreams; right now, he needed to completely rout the bothersome part of the Shadow Ghost in front of him, and this was only a part of the Shadow Ghost.

A part that could form its own threat in this cemetery was indeed a rare thing. Such performance sufficed to indicate the strength of this Shadow Ghost.

This was only a small part of the Shadow Ghost, yet it created such a commotion. If the entire Shadow Ghost were to appear here, who could possibly withstand its attack!

But Kuyi Tulan gambled that the Shadow Ghost wouldn’t appear here completely.

The Shadow Ghost had always been hiding behind, never appearing outside. Even if it did appear, it was merely a cautious appearance of a small part; the Shadow Ghost was extremely careful throughout the whole process, rarely exposing any information.

Just now, Kuyi Tulan successfully elicited a sentence. This success stemmed from a gamble; Kuyi Tulan felt his luck was really good, gambling correctly in just one try, which was a bit surprising to him.

”As the ancestor of recoiling, you naturally disdain our clumsy imitators, and that disdain is justified. I shouldn’t have made such an elementary mistake before you,” Kuyi Tulan flattered genuinely, because he indeed felt a bit like showing off before an expert.

However, what puzzled Kuyi Tulan even more was that the Shadow Ghost actually responded positively to him once.

”Your attitude is still quite decent, people always make mistakes; I don’t care whether you devoured your predecessor or not, I care whether you have the ability to complete the task for me.”

The Shadow Ghost didn’t seem to view Kuyi Tulan as an enemy; it always considered Kuyi Tulan as one of its subordinates.

This condescending attitude displayed its strength, and although it made Kuyi Tulan very displeased, he knew now was not the time to get angry. There were many things he had to gradually understand. Now, being able to communicate fluently, he should continue along this momentum, continue to dig into the unknown secrets of this Shadow Ghost.

”I only feel humble in front of the ancestor; I feel humble!” Kuyi Tulan continued to express his sentiments, finding that the more he did so, the more the Shadow Ghost was able to respond to him.

”Ha ha huh, no need to be like that. Your method is still decent, at least it can’t be said to be too terrible. But you are still just a newbie; there is still much to penetrate and understand.” The Shadow Ghost started to unfold a topic, seemingly isolated from this world for too long. Its expression was a bit rusty and somewhat incompatible with this world.

Yet, Kuyi Tulan didn’t mind these things. He felt he had found a trick, a trick to pry open the mouth of this Shadow Ghost.

Moreover, this trick was so simple, so unbearably common. This part of the Shadow Ghost was not cold and rigorous; it merely had immunity to sarcasm and mockery.

The Shadow Ghost, it liked being flattered, liked hearing words of praise, those mocking laughs and sneers were merely selectively ignored by it.

Kuyi Tulan sighed, not expecting the situation to be like this. This was really ironic; he judged the opponent’s weakness based on his own presumptions, only to stray further, venturing down a wrong path...

Not expecting things to turn out this way; he couldn’t comprehend it.

Shaking his head, Kuyi Tulan, having discovered this point, was determined to proceed along this point, continuing to recount the various abilities of the Shadow Ghost with words of flattery, some heartfelt, some wholly fabricated.

And this Shadow Ghost indeed enjoyed others flattering it; the more enthusiastic Kuyi Tulan spoke, the more positive its responses were, making Kuyi Tulan quite helpless.

The exposure of the weakness emerged in this way. It was quite an unexpected thing.

All sorts of information were also revealed through this weakness; everything was exposed in such a way, unconsciously, inadvertently; these pieces of information formed a pattern in Kuyi Tulan’s mind, which was highly advantageous for him, yet highly disadvantageous for the Shadow Ghost.

But the Shadow Ghost didn’t sense this at all; it was now immersed in all the flattery, gradually losing itself.

”You must know, recoiling is not merely resisting blindly; that’s the lowest form of recoiling, holding no advantage in the face of a master. Recoiling is a manipulation of energy; only by understanding energy can one fully exert such power.”

”In essence, recoiling is a manipulation of devouring power; fundamentally, it is still a manipulation of devouring power, and devouring power is a comprehension of energy.”

”Devouring is also an integration, a mutual communication, where dominant power often occupies the masterful position but doesn’t necessarily announce the death of the weak immediately. In the process of this integration, the weak can find their opportunity; as long as they find the opportunity suitable for themselves, grasping it decisively, they can still reverse the defeat.”

The Shadow Ghost spoke more and more, the display of its weakness rendered it a transparent being.

Kuyi Tulan slowly calculated in his heart; he discovered many things from this Shadow Ghost; each discovery boosted his confidence immensely!