Resentment erupted from the vengeful ghost, whipping up into a terrifying storm. The sheer volume of hatred was simply too much. It didn’t only come from the ghost itself, but from all life that had died during its era. The countless years that the Firmament Prison’s inmates had spent in confinement had only steeped it with further strength. 

Even the power of hell was insufficient to quench it.

If the ghost’s rancor was allowed to leave the tomb, it’d render all of Nephrite Major into a ghostly domain.

“I need to become stronger so I can restore hell and gain the power to control all ghosts.” Lu Yun’s eyes fixated upon the vengeful ghost in its full form. The Tome of Life and Death glittered with spectral light, resisting...