“Hiss~~~ hiss~~~”
The dim, yellowish light on the street flickered a few times.
At one end of the street, Su Mu Bai paused his action of stabbing with the Coffin Nail, his entire body stiffening abruptly, and then he immediately turned his head to look behind him.
Beside him, the Starving Ghost's attack also stopped, and almost at the same time as Su Mu Bai, it looked towards the bluestone wall on the street side.
The original old stone wall, covered in moss, was stained red, and in the center of the wall, where the red light was strongest, a scarlet eye was imprinted there.
The eye was the size of a water bucket, extremely illusory, not like a physical entity, but more like the true reflection of something, or perhaps a special mark.
“A third wave of supernatural power has gotten involved; this is another Ghost Domain that has invaded from the outside. Does this mean if I counter-invade along this red Ghost Domain, I can leave this place?!”
Su Mu Bai’s eyes lit up; he instantly figured out his escape route.
The mist churned and boiled; the Black Mist Ghost Domain, which was about to dissipate, rapidly condensed and spread towards the bluestone wall behind him.
The ink-black mist made contact with the scarlet light and immediately invaded it.
The red Ghost Domain was not very strong, only possessing the intensity of about one Ghost Domain. It couldn't resist Su Mu Bai’s intrusion at all. It was unknown how it managed to invade the Starving Ghost's Ghost Domain.
“As expected, by following the trace left by this sudden invasion, I can find the correct exit and leave this place!”
Following the trace left by the Ghost Eye’s invasion, Su Mu Bai counter-invaded. He sensed the aura of the previous Hospital passage.
This proved his idea was correct; he could indeed leave this eerie street using this method.
The Ghost Domain Counter-Invasion was successful. Su Mu Bai clearly felt that his Ghost Domain could be used normally again. At the very least, he could use Teleportation to get out without worrying about being trapped on this street.
“Go!”
Su Mu Bai did not hesitate. He turned around again, took a deep look at the terrifying-looking Starving Ghost, and prepared to use Ghost Domain Teleportation to leave the street.
He had a premonition that he and the Starving Ghost would meet again in the future, and besides, he didn't want to let the other party off easily.
This body of his was the Starving Ghost's Ghost Slave, capable of growing by devouring other Fierce Ghosts. This meant the Starving Ghost was his "Ghost Master."
As long as Su Mu Bai did not abandon this body and continued to evolve by devouring ghosts, the Starving Ghost would also gain some benefits.
“The next time we meet, the outcome will surely be reversed. You will eventually belong to me and become my Puzzle Piece!” Su Mu Bai looked at the Starving Ghost with icy eyes, as if wanting to imprint its terrifying appearance into his heart.
With a flash of black light, Su Mu Bai’s Figure vanished from the spot.
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“What is this?”
In the alley, Yang Jian’s expression changed drastically. He retracted the hand he had placed on the bluestone wall and gloomily surveyed his surroundings.
In the red Ghost Domain, mist drifted, and wisps of ink-black mist floated, eroding Yang Jian’s Ghost Domain.
“My Ghost Domain has been invaded, and I haven't even seen the main entity. This is different from what was recorded on the Human Skin Paper. Is it lying, or did it conceal a large portion of crucial information?!”
Yang Jian was puzzled. After thinking quietly for a few seconds, he concluded it was the latter.
After all, since obtaining the Human Skin Paper until now, it had never told a single lie, but every piece of information always contained hidden traps or directly concealed part of the truth.
Black mist condensed within the red Ghost Domain, and finally, with a flash of black light, a Figure appeared in the area.
With eerie black-green skin, its pitch-black eyes rotated as it surveyed the surroundings, its gaze utterly cold and devoid of emotion.
This was not a human, but a Fierce Ghost!
“What kind of joke is this? My Ghost Domain was just barged into by a Fierce Ghost like this?!” Yang Jian’s face grew even uglier. The Headless Ghost Shadow positioned itself between him and Su Mu Bai.
Yang Jian did not attack first but instead warily observed Su Mu Bai, who had suddenly appeared within his Ghost Domain.
At this moment, Su Mu Bai was unclothed. His black-green skin looked so eerie that it sent chills down the spine.
His physique was slightly gaunt, but when Yang Jian’s eyes landed on what Su Mu Bai was holding in his right hand, his pupils couldn't help but contract sharply.
“That rusty nail… it looks exactly like that eerie nail I saw back then!”
Yang Jian had once seen a nail very similar to the Coffin Nail Su Mu Bai was clutching in his right hand.
That was the first Supernatural Event Yang Jian experienced, and it was an A-level Supernatural Event: Ghost Knocking on the Door!
At that time, Yang Jian was not yet a Ghost Controller. It was during that event that he successfully controlled the Ghost Eye, thus becoming a Ghost Controller.
Yang Jian remembered clearly that he was being hunted by a Ghost Slave in that restroom.
In a panic, Yang Jian ran to a Strange Land—the location of the Ghost Eye. The Ghost Eye at the time resembled a glowing light bulb, and Yang Jian successfully controlled it upon contact.
In that Strange Land, there was also a bizarre tree with stark white bones rooted in the ground. Many strange things hung from the tree, such as withered human heads and old rags…
The strangest thing was.
Nailed to the trunk of that White Bone Tree was a giant black figure, over three meters tall.
The Figure seemed to be condensed from darkness, hanging upside down motionlessly on the White Bone Tree, its head towards the ground.
And on the chest of that Tall Black Shadow, a rusty Coffin Nail pierced through its body. It was precisely because of that Coffin Nail that its body could be pinned to the tree.
The Coffin Nail on the chest of the Tall Figure had been nailed to the tree for an unknown number of years; it was so rusty it looked like it could break at any moment.
“The nail pinning the Tall Black Shadow is exactly the same as the nail in the hand of the Fierce Ghost before me!” A sharp glint flashed in Yang Jian’s eyes.
Suddenly, Yang Jian conceived a very bold idea. He wanted to seize the Coffin Nail in the hand of the Fierce Ghost opposite him!
Su Mu Bai was unaware of Yang Jian’s inner thoughts.
After leaving the street, he had Teleported here. Looking at Yang Jian before him, Su Mu Bai felt both surprised and that it was very normal.
This was Dachang City after all, and a place with high foot traffic like the Hospital. It was reasonable for Headquarters to send a Ghost Controller to handle a Supernatural Event here.
It was just unexpected that the person sent would be Yang Jian.
“Judging by Yang Jian’s current state, he seems to have controlled the Headless Ghost Shadow not long ago. If the plot hasn't changed much, he should have just gotten through the Huanggang Village event…” Su Mu Bai speculated.
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PS: I have to temporarily end this instance/dungeon. If I don't end it soon, I’ll be accused of padding the word count. Xiao Mo, such a conscientious author, never pads word counts, （ and I’m completely justified! ）
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