Chapter 285 Dog Spirit
The group of people who were timidly stepped into this purgatory courtyard on earth carefully at my urging. However, after entering, everyone was very scared. Not only did they carefully avoid the corpses on the ground, they were also paying attention to the human flesh that had been cut into pieces, as if those pieces of meat could get up and attack them at any time.
I was too lazy to complain about those guys, so I turned around and walked towards the room in front of the yard. The back door of the house in front of the yard was just a small door. After pushing open the door, you could see the room inside. This was obviously a kitchen, because you could see a large row of stoves and other things, and there were many shelves with cut pieces of meat and various pieces on it. There was also a yard in front of the kitchen. As soon as I walked to the door, I heard a barking sound of dogs. When I stepped into the yard, I immediately found two things tied to the corner of the yard, which were not known to be dogs.
In fact, strictly speaking, this should be a very rare thing - dog spirit.
Some people may not know that the dog spirit is a very special and rare undead, because after a dog dies, it will usually be reincarnated immediately, and there is basically no possibility of incarnation into a resentful spirit. However, once it becomes a dog spirit, it will usually not be a common person. I am not very clear about what the Western legend is, but as the King of Hell, I still have a relatively good understanding of the domestic soul management system.
According to the 103rd revised version of the Heavenly Court Soul Management Regulations, dogs should belong to the animal realm, but although they are in the animal realm, dogs are quite special existences. If the King of Hell can also buy it, I think most people will find ways to bribe the King of Hell to reincarnate and become dogs when they know that they need to transfer to the animal realm, because dogs are the creatures with the fastest accumulation of merit among all animal realms, and even pigs or cattle are not opponents. According to the provisions of the King of Hell Palace, after a person dies, there are corresponding merit values required for any existence. If your merit is high, you can reincarnate into a human being. If your merit is higher, you can choose a family with rich conditions and not suffer in your lifetime. However, if your merit is unfortunately not meeting the standards of being a human being, you can only be an animal, or directly into hell.
Since merit determines the luck of the next life, being a dog is naturally a good choice. After all, you have to be a beast anyway, and being able to gather more merit under the current conditions is obviously a good choice. It is precisely because dogs are a creature that accumulates merit quickly that they rarely die in vain. Most dogs die from heart failure, almost all of them die unknowingly. This alone is much more cost-effective than the pigs, cattle and sheep that will be eaten by hundreds of people.
Because of these characteristics of dogs, coupled with the high merit accumulated after death, they are treated better in most cases, and special ghosts can be taken to the rescue after death. In this way, there are fewer situations where dogs die and wander around. This way, it is naturally quite rare to see dog spirits. In addition, since there are few too complicated thoughts in dog consciousness, they usually do not have any obsessions when they die, and obsessions or unwillingness are necessities for becoming "spirits", which further reduces the probability of dog spirits appearing.
However, the ones that appear in the yard in front of me are indeed dog spirits, and not one, but two, which is definitely a very rare existence.
Generally speaking, because dogs have simple thoughts, once they decide to do something, the progress is often exaggerated, because this race seems to be born with action, and once the goal is determined, they will continue to work hard. This kind of morality determines that the soul of a dog does not enter the underworld but becomes a dog spirit, and his cultivation and strength will surge in geometric ways. Compared with the human soul, after the dog dies, it usually only takes three to five days to completely control its special abilities as a ghost. After about five weeks, the dog spirit will have initial mana. After a year, the dog spirit can already compare with the human soul at the level of a resentful spirit. After five years, the dog spirit will basically become a half-step ghost immortal level. For more than ten years, the dog spirit can even deal with most ghost immortals. For more than fifty years, the dog spirit can directly kill all low-level gods. The growth rate of this strength is simply dazzling.
Erlang Shen's Xiaotian Dog is a dog spirit that has been over 200 years old. That guy was able to chase the Monkey King back then, and you can imagine how fierce this guy is. Isn't it possible that a large group of gods in the Heavenly Court unable to deal with Wukong? As a result, Xiaotian Dog chased the monkey from the South Heaven Gate to Guanjiangkou like a rabbit. Is this record so impressive?
Since the dog spirit is so strong, it can be imagined that the two dog spirits here can be tied here. This must be a dog spirit that has not died for a long time. Otherwise, with this existence in just three to five years, it is estimated that it can be left sideways in this **. How could it be tied here?
When I saw my appearance, the two dog spirits barked at me desperately, but I didn't understand the dog's language, so I didn't know what they were calling. However, when I walked over, the two dog spirits immediately became quiet and stood there quietly.
In fact, this low-level dog spirit looks quite scary. The black body looks like it is composed of black flames and its shape is not very stable. Only those eyes are not only like light bulbs, but more importantly, the thing also flashes with red light, which looks like you want to choose someone and eat it.
Although it looks a bit scary, I am not afraid of this thing. After all, I am the King of Hell, which is what I often see.
I looked down at the two dog spirits in front of me, and I suddenly realized that the two dog spirits had a wrong look. They seemed to be praying for something. After a moment of silence, I suddenly reacted and pulled out the eternal everything and passed by. The iron chains on the necks of the two dog spirits broke silently. The two dog spirits lost their bondage and immediately rushed up, but they did not want to bite me, but kept spinning around me and crawled towards me from time to time, looking super enthusiastic. Although they turned into ghosts, even if they turned into ghosts, they were still dogs. Their personality had almost no change. These two were definitely not bulldogs. When they saw people so friendly, they probably were working dogs or local dogs. But judging from their size, if they were so big before death, they should be large dogs.
I was teasing the dog spirit when I suddenly heard screams from the other side of the yard. When I turned around, I found that the people had finally followed. As soon as I came in, I saw two dogs rushing to jump towards me. They thought I was attacked. So someone exclaimed.
After discovering that the group of people appeared, the two dog spirits around me immediately stopped playing. They stood up on both sides of me, then lowered their heads and rushed forward in a posture of preparing for battle. The black soul flame on their body suddenly surged as if they had come alive. The dog spirits, which were more than one meter long, were more than 60 cm tall, suddenly became two giants two meters tall, similar to small armored vehicles. This scared the people behind and almost ran back.
"Yunjing, this is a friend." I shouted loudly at the two dogs. Sure enough, the dog spirit can understand human words. As a result, the huge version of the dog spirit quickly shrank, and in the blink of an eye, it became normal size again.
"President Zi Ri, what's this?" The people over there were not stupid either. When they found that the two monsters actually listened to me, they immediately felt relieved. Then the young man who led the team asked.
I said without any worries: "This is the dog spirit, the dog's ghost."
"Dogs have ghosts, too?"
"Everything has spirits, and any living creature has souls. It is normal to become a ghost." After I finished speaking, I ignored those people and walked directly to the two chains that I had cut off and checked. I was blocked by the two enthusiastic big dogs before and couldn't get over. Now I can naturally see it casually.
From the combat modes of the two dog spirits just now, we can see that these two are definitely not dog spirits that have just died. Although they have not reached that level of defiance, they should at least have entered the stage of practicing ghosts and demons. After all, they have been able to accurately control their own forms, which is not something that a simple puppy can do.
As two demons, not to mention that the spirit body itself should have the ability to penetrate the wall, these two have great magic power, and were actually tied there by an iron chain. This means that there must be something different on the iron chain. Otherwise, if you rely solely on the iron chain, let alone ghosts and demons, even ordinary souls should not be tied up.
Sure enough, the iron chain in my hand felt a chill as soon as I started, and I could be sure that it contained quite pure Yin attribute energy, and I vaguely felt that this thing looked familiar.
"Damn!" I screamed out in surprise after turning the chain in my hand.
"What's wrong?" The people around had already walked into the yard. The brave people even observed the two dog spirits. Suddenly, they heard my screams and thought something had happened. They all nervously pulled out their weapons to guard the situation around them. However, the two dog spirits had no reaction. The dog spirit also inherited the characteristics of dogs, and their ears were particularly awesome, and they also had super energy perception ability. If an enemy approached them, they would have discovered it long ago, so they knew that my scream was not because of someone attacking them, so they did not react at all.
Knowing that I was scaring the people around me, I quickly explained: "It's not dangerous, I just didn't expect to see this thing in such a thing." I raised the chain in my hand.
"What is this?"
"Soul Chasing Search."
"Is this props and equipment?"
I nodded and said, "Holy Spirit-level equipment, exclusive to the undead players, has super extra damage to the spirit body and can resist spell attacks. This kind of thing is commonly used by Black and White Impermanence, but the level is a little higher than this, and this should be used by ordinary ghosts."
"You mean this thing is something from the Hall of Hell?"
"There are ten halls of Yama in the Ten Palaces. In addition, the judges have their own offices. There are not many ghost officials under the King of Hell and the judges. Although this kind of chain is not low for players, it is a standard for ghost officials. Basically, ghost officials who are qualified to go out to do business are all one. It should be normal for those who are lost, but I didn't expect to see it here. No wonder these two dog spirits cannot break free, and they are actually such things."
After I finished speaking, I turned around and found that all the people around me were gone. The people who were originally careful were rushing into all rooms in all directions at this time, and many of them even ran back to the yard just now. I thought about it carefully and realized that these people were probably going to find equipment.
Since there are chains of ghost soldiers here, it means that there is a ghost soldiers here or have lost their equipment. One piece is likely to mean there is a second one. It is very likely that the possibility of finding other equipment in this kind of place is very high. When those people think that there may be Holy Spirit-level equipment hidden in this kind of place, they are no longer afraid of ghosts and monsters, and they all rushed out like chicken blood.
I smiled slightly and didn't stop them. Instead, I turned to look at the two dog spirits and asked, "Is there any such energy-carrying thing in this place?"
The dog spirit nodded, and then one of them jumped directly to the window on the second floor and broke into the window without any obstacles. The dog spirit stayed inside for less than five seconds and jumped out, with an extra piece of clothing in it.
I took the clothes and took a look. Sure enough, this is the clothing worn by the ghost officer when he went out to do business, which is equivalent to a uniform. It is a matter of throwing away the equipment, but even the clothes are thrown here, it is wrong. The only explanation is that a ghost officer was caught or killed, which led to the uniform of a ghost officer being left here.
Originally, I came to such a place just to help the Tsar complete the task. It was considered an exchange. But now I realized that this place seemed to be a big task for me. As the King of Hell, I found that the ghost man doing business outside was attacked and probably had been killed. Of course, I can't ignore such things.
After looking at the clothes, I asked the dog spirit: "Do you know who this thing originally belonged to?"
The two dog spirits shook their heads together. Obviously they didn't know how this thing came about.
I thought for a while and said again: "Can you find the original owner of this thing based on the energy breath on this thing? Just like you used to smell the smell with your nose."
According to the explanation of the six realms of reincarnation, the soul is different. Human souls are souls, and animals' souls are also souls. After all, some people become humans in this life, which is normal in the six realms of reincarnation. Therefore, when the dog spirit is free from the limitations of the physical body, the intelligence will be greatly improved. Although it will not be restored to human standards immediately, it will not be much different. Even quite complex issues can be understood. However, the personality of the previous life will seriously affect their way of thinking. After all, the dog spirit has not gone to the underworld and has a lifetime of memory.
Unfortunately, after I asked, both dog spirits shook their heads. I don’t know if they couldn’t track them or for other reasons. I just couldn’t help anyway.
I thought about it for a while and probably understood something. It is probably not that these two dog spirits do not have the ability to track, but that this thing did not appear recently. This thing may have been here a long time ago, and that ghost almost died a long time ago. Now it may not even have a shadow, so the two dog spirits have no way to chase after them.
Since I couldn't help, I had no choice. After putting away the ghost man's suit and soul-chasing search, I walked into the row of houses in front of the yard. This time I didn't have to explore the way. Driven by money, those guys had already become fearless, and then rushed into the house and started searching. I knew they would definitely not be able to find anything. The dog spirit had brought the only suit left here, and it was impossible to find other equipment here.
Although these people suddenly became much more courageous under the influence of money, some of the people were in trouble soon. The first thing that appeared was a scream, and then there was a fight. Everyone immediately stopped the work at hand and rushed to the room in front. I followed behind and walked over like a wandering walk. The reason why I was not in a hurry was that the Tsar guy didn't participate in the search, so he stood behind me. He was protected by the two dog spirits, and there was no danger at all, so I didn't care about anything. As for the life and death of those people, I didn't plan to care about them at all. They were just going with us. I said before entering the village that I would not specifically protect them. If I could reach out to the place I could see nearby, it would be fine. There was no need for me to rush over this far-distance situation. After all, the Tsar behind me was my client. If the Tsar was killed because of helping them, it would be said that it would be put before the horse.
When the Tsar and I walked into the hall in front, we found that the players here had already become a mess. The players who came with us were fighting with a large group of ghosts wearing ordinary villagers' costumes. Several players and a large group of ghosts had fallen in the hall of a considerable size. The door of the house was also penetrated, and the surrounding walls were covered with pits of all sizes. Obviously someone was using skills in the room.
It can be said that these players and those ghosts are very ordinary, and there is no expert on either side, which causes casualties on both sides so exaggerated. However, I don’t care much about this situation. After all, both sides are not considered "one of their own people" to me. At most, those players are familiar with me.
After I appeared in the room and immediately took action, I turned around and looked at the two dog spirits beside me. "Do you want to eat?" I suddenly asked.
Both dog spirits immediately showed their white teeth. Although their expressions were not visible in the form of flame, they were obviously very eager to eat. I plan to bring these two dog spirits back. After all, dog spirits are not ordinary things, so they cannot be allowed to wander outside. If you take them back, you can at least take them to visit the door. Moreover, the strength of dog spirits itself is easier to improve, so it is absolutely better to take the door to visit.
What else can I say about two dog spirits that are about to flow out of water? I pointed directly at the front: "Eat enough."
As soon as I finished speaking, I saw two black flames flashing by, and then a player fighting in the room found that his opponent was missing. When I turned my head, I found that one of the dog spirits was standing next to me, tilting his head and desperately swallowing a human-shaped ghost.
There is a reason why the strength of the Dog Spirit grows rapidly. I don’t know if it will inherit some of the previous physical abilities after becoming a ghost. Anyway, the Dog Spirit not only inherits the dog’s super perception ability. It seems that it also inherits the digestive ability. All Dog Spirits can directly devour other ghosts to strengthen themselves. Not only is it extremely efficient, it can also generate spiritual pressure in this way, and produce oppressive effects on all spirits of the same level or low level.
Just now, those players fought with a large group of hungry ghosts, and so many ghosts died did not scare the other ghosts around them. As a result, all the ghosts stopped and were all there watching the two dog spirits swallowing their companions.
The two dog spirits didn't let them wait too long. After all, the dog spirits were no longer dogs, and they were not eating meat but spirits, so they devoured them so quickly that they swallowed a hungry ghost in almost two seconds.
After eating a ghost, the two dog spirits immediately became excited. The heads were circling around, and they swept around the remaining ghosts in the room as if they were choosing food. The ghosts were completely blown up, and they didn't care about the people around them at all. The ghosts turned around and began to run around. Unfortunately, there were three doors in the room in total. One of them was the back door, which opened the yard on the kitchen side, and one of the other two doors led to the next room, but there was a dead end and there was no other exit, so the only remaining passage was the door opposite the street.
Actually, I had seen before that this yard is a restaurant-like place, and the slaughterhouse behind is the kitchen. Now, in the lobby in front of this place, the hungry ghosts are all diners here.
I was here to eat, but I didn't see what I ate, but instead turned into other people's food. Of course, these hungry ghosts didn't want to stay as food, so they rushed out one by one to run away. As a result, because the gate was too narrow, only the ghost in front rushed out quickly. You two dog spirits jumped up and sealed the door. Most of the ghosts behind were blocked in the room.
Looking at the dog spirits blocking the road, the ghosts were a little stunned, and then suddenly turned around and rushed towards me. The purpose was very obvious, to run out of the kitchen. But obviously, they made a mistake. Yes, the dog spirits at the front door are indeed the nemesis of the ghost spirit, but am I just easy to mess with?
"king."
As soon as the king appeared, he immediately slashed with a sword. The row of hungry ghosts that appeared in front were directly cut in half. Then they were still alive, and they all started to cry and wail on the ground. The king didn't even look at the remaining ghosts on the ground. He pointed a long sword in his hand, and the remaining ghosts retreated one after another, and none of them dared to run to us anymore.
Seeing that the ghosts were scared, the king directly inserted his sword into a cut-out ghost at his feet. The guy immediately let out a heart-wrenching scream, and then melted into a purple smoke in front of everyone's eyes and was absorbed onto the king's sword, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
After sucking all the ghost, the king actually smashed his mouth and said, "The taste is really light, but forget it, it's better than nothing!"
Seeing that the king actually absorbed a hungry ghost, the other ghosts were completely unaware of what to do. There was a super ghost spirit in front and a dog spirit behind who specialized in eating ghosts. Isn’t this pushing them to the dead end?
Although the ghosts finally made a lot of efforts, the result was long ago destined. Even if there were no two dog spirits, the king alone would be enough to kill these hungry ghosts, let alone I am still there.
The hungry ghosts were killed in minutes. The king and the two dog spirits absorbed and devoured part of the ghost bodies respectively. In the end, the remaining ones were all packaged into a black pearl-like thing by the king. I know this thing, it is the compressed form of the ghost. I guess this guy is going to take it to honor Sha Yezi. Since Sha Yezi inherited the body, the king began to react abnormally to her. Now he is in a state of strict control, which is so humble.
After cleaning up the remnant souls here, the player team followed me to the street. This is no longer the alley just now. Although the street that is enough for two cars to run parallel is not very wide, it is much wider than the previous alley. However, the environment here is still filled with fog, and there is no way to see the distant environment, only the quiet street and the shadow-like houses around it.
"Now is it going left or right?" I asked the young man who led the team.
"This is the second street. We are still on the periphery of the village, of course, to the right, so that we can get close to the core of the village and have a shorter journey."
I nodded and asked, "Your personnel have lost so much, is there no problem now?" The accident just now caused these people to lose nearly one-third of their personnel, so I was a little worried about their configuration issues.
The other party did not react much, but said calmly that they were used to this situation. In fact, they were lucky this time, and the success rate of this action was very low. They could only succeed every three to four times. This time they went to this position and lost less than one-third of the people. It was already very good.
Since people don’t care, I don’t care even more. Follow the other party’s prompts to walk right from here. The footsteps and breathing of a few of us were intertwined on the empty streets. For some reason, the echoes in this place were particularly loud. Our footsteps turned into a scattered sound in the echo, which sounded like a large group of people walking together. In fact, after the previous major reduction, the number of people in that team was less than ten. In addition, we only had more than ten people. In this case, it was said that this kind of sound should not be made.
Chapter completed!