On the field, Moon Mark, Seraph, Wolong, Hidden Dragon, and Xuan Lan carefully listened to Ice Emperor's account.
"At that time, when I rushed over according to the source direction of the movement, the ghost had just finished its action."
Ice Emperor recalled, "At that time, I only saw the professional player he had killed. The corpse did not refresh, but directly turned into a skeleton. After discovering this, I immediately contacted Zhang Yue."
It was at this time that Zhang Yue received Ice Emperor's message about having made an important discovery.
But after that, there was no further news.
And when they heard this part, Wolong seemed to think of something, interrupted Ice Emperor's words, and asked, "What did you say? The person killed by the ghost, the corpse did not refresh, but directly took the form of a skeleton?"
"Yes," Ice Emperor said, "It should be that he possesses some kind of ability to permanently erase the enemy, using this method to make the killed player permanently disappear."
Not only Wolong, but Hidden Dragon beside him also seemed to recall something, "Why is this image so vivid? It feels strangely familiar…"
Xuan Lan then asked Ice Emperor, "After the killed player's corpse turned into a skeleton, did it spontaneously combust after a moment, and then get completely burned to ash?"
Ice Emperor's face showed astonishment, "You… how do you know?"
"That skeleton was indeed burned by a burst of fire until it disappeared."
Ice Emperor looked at Xuan Lan and said in disbelief, "Senior, you've also seen the ghost?"
Wolong, Hidden Dragon, and Xuan Lan didn't speak, but at this moment, all of them unknowingly fell into shock.
In their hearts, it was as if they had discovered some astonishing secret.
On the side, the confused Seraph asked, "Then did you see the perpetrator, the ghost's appearance?"
"A mass of black clouds covering the earth," Ice Emperor said, "Within the black clouds, a warrior wearing golden armor…"
"It really is him!"
Moon Mark said, "The same one from a few days ago, the Golden Warrior who teamed up with Zero to clear the Nightmare Difficulty Arena in World 32's Death Territory."
"He indeed used Zero to open the Hell Gladiator Arena, this king-level secret realm, and then used the secret realm to hunt us human professionals."
It seemed that the truth had come to light.
'So the real ghost is the Golden Warrior.'
Ice Emperor then continued, "When I discovered this, I was planning to avoid his line of sight, but unexpectedly I was still noticed by him."
"I don't know when, but contact with the outside world was cut off, and I couldn't use the return scroll. It was as if an invisible barrier had trapped me, and I couldn't escape from it at all."
Hearing Ice Emperor's words, Hidden Dragon immediately analyzed, "That's the skill 'Sin Domain' of the God of Malevolence · Motan."
Realizing this, Hidden Dragon couldn't help but curse, "Damn! Back when I was in that God of Malevolence's Sin Domain, I suffered several times. That old fox."
"That's right! Using the Sin Domain released by the God of Malevolence to isolate the prey from the outside world, then silently killing them inside the domain. This is why until now, even though we knew the ghost was nearby, we couldn't track any of its movements."
"His strength is too strong!", Ice Emperor said, "In his hands, I couldn't last three rounds. He defeated me with only three moves."
As soon as this was said, Moon Mark and Seraph were shocked.
They knew Ice Emperor best.
As the legendary Ice and Snow Great Emperor, Ice Emperor was known for his defensive power, and before Wolong and the others came out of seclusion, he was one of the three strongest players in Dragon Nation.
Even he couldn't last three moves against the opponent, it was imaginable just how strong the ghost, that is, the Golden Warrior, really was.
While Moon Mark and Seraph were still in disbelief, Wolong said calmly, "It's normal that you couldn't beat him. If you could beat him, that would be abnormal. Not only you, even the three of us, if targeted alone by him, would only end up as prey. Unless the three of us joined forces, perhaps we could barely have the power to fight him."
Wolong's words made Ice Emperor and the other two even more shocked.
Heaven-and-Earth Mage, Arrow Emperor, and Witch Ancestor, their professional strength far exceeded ordinary legendary professions; they were all demi-god level professionals with one foot already stepping into the threshold of mythic professions.
For Wolong to say such a thing meant that the ghost's strength was far more terrifying than Ice Emperor had imagined.
Moreover…
"Senior Wolong, how do you know he has such strength?"
"You all seem to know a lot about the ghost?"
Wolong did not answer Ice Emperor's question.
But from his serious expression at this moment, Ice Emperor could sense just what kind of terrifying existence Zhang Yue was now facing.
"Previously, Zero contacted me, asking me to find a list of Dragon Nation's fallen professionals, naming eight with the highest revival value, because he had obtained eight Resurrection God Stones from the Gate of Immortality in World 33."
"Except for the one used on me, Zero should still have seven Resurrection God Stones on him. Unfortunately, all the stones are with him," Ice Emperor said with deep regret, "If the stones were with us, in case Zero unfortunately died, we could still revive him later with the resurrection stones…"
Moon Mark asked, "What level is that guy?"
"The same as us, affected by the level cap of the Hell Gladiator Arena, Level 175."
Hearing this answer, Moon Mark said in surprise, "In the same level domain, if even Zero can't kill the ghost, who else could possibly defeat him?"
After a moment, Wolong instructed Ice Emperor and the other three, "You should not enter the Hell Gladiator Arena for the time being. Immediately send word to have all top-tier domestic professionals withdraw from the Hell Gladiator Arena."
Ice Emperor agreed, "Mm, I'll issue the order right away."
Once Ice Emperor, Moon Mark, and Seraph had withdrawn, Wolong, Hidden Dragon, and Xuan Lan all fell into deep silence.
From their expressions, their mood was extremely heavy and grim.
"Master really guessed right, this guy actually is…"
"But don't you think this is absurd?", Hidden Dragon said in disbelief, "How could such a thing even be possible?"
"But whether it's his combat habits, skill techniques, behavior, or the profession trait of absorbing the enemy's combat power after killing them, all signs point to him being…"
"If things really are as we suspect, then Brother Yue is in big trouble this time."
Thinking back to just now, when Ice Emperor described how he was easily defeated in three moves by the Golden Warrior, and to the look of disbelief on Moon Mark and Seraph's faces, Xuan Lan murmured, "If they knew that the opponent they were facing was Asura, would they still have that reaction?"
As Xuan Lan's words had just fallen, from behind them suddenly came a trembling voice.
"What… what did you say?"
"The GHOST… IS ASURA?"
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