You actually managed to find me!"
The white-haired youth's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water.
This is unbelievable!
It should be noted that even a fifth-tier expert would have difficulty detecting his presence when he is in his Ghostly Realm state.
But this woman actually managed to hit him with her knife again and again!
"I've noticed something strange about you."
Liu Yuanyuan casually picked up the arm from the ground and calmly took the key-shaped token.
As soon as she got her hands on it, she felt a certain barrier between herself and her surroundings break down.
They immediately confirmed the authenticity of the token.
"Although the Ghost Realm is rare, it is not insurmountable; you are simply being narrow-minded."
"You've gained control of the Ghost Realm through clever means, but you've also left many hidden dangers. That young man just now seems to be able to influence your Ghost Realm to some extent, and even be used by him."
This is ridiculous.
She shook her head and smiled.
"snort."
Bai Mao stared coldly at Liu Yuanyuan, clearly unconvinced:
"I admit you're stronger than me."
But don't get too cocky!
"Most of those who can control the Ghost Realm are sixth-tier powerhouses. I can do it at the fourth tier, and in the entire supernatural world, there are few who can compare to me."
"I failed today, not because the Ghost Realm is incompetent, but because I was unable to fully develop it!"
"If my strength could advance further and reach the fifth rank."
"In a battle against someone of the same level, even ten of you would die!"
His tone was filled with deep resentment and malice.
He believes that he lost to Liu Yuanyuan simply because he did not develop his own strength enough, and that he has much greater potential than Liu Yuanyuan!
Liu Yuanyuan chuckled upon hearing this.
"A loss is a loss. What's the point of making a fuss about it? It just makes people think you can't accept defeat."
She said slowly:
"Let's not even talk about whether Ghost Realm can really make you invincible. Just talking about casting Ghost Realm at the fourth rank, I know a friend who can do it."
"Moreover, his demonic power is ten times stronger than yours."
The image of the gray ghost realm that Jiang Qiao had used in several battles flashed through her mind; the feeling of facing an abyss was deeply etched into her heart.
That was the real terrifying ghost realm.
Even terrifying ghosts of the sixth rank will be affected!
Compared to Jiang Qiao, this white-haired youth was like a firefly compared to the bright moon!
"Impossible!"
The young man's expression was ferocious, and he opened his mouth as if to say something.
However.
The next moment he shut his mouth, and fear appeared on his face.
Liu Yuanyuan's eyes flickered, and she said with a half-smile, "Compare it yourself."
The words had barely left his mouth.
A strange and deep gray aura suddenly appeared all around and quickly spread.
The youth's demonic aura was instantly eradicated, like a piece of paper set on fire. And the lamp hanging from the ceiling shattered.
Everything around me, like an illusion, began to disappear rapidly.
Just a few seconds.
The once brightly lit and elegant lobby has been transformed into an abandoned room with peeling paint and trash everywhere.
"You've arrived."
Liu Yuanyuan smiled and nodded to Jiang Qiao.
Jiang Qiao was somewhat surprised.
This woman is indeed quite capable.
Even a dual-awakened being with ghostly powers was no match for her!
He had a clear view of the fight from the outside.
It can only be described as a crushing defeat!
"Is she able to detect her opponents in the Ghost Realm because of her so-called sensory talent?"
Jiang Qiao thought to himself.
Liu Yuanyuan had previously mentioned that she possessed a sensory ability. Anyone who harbored hostility towards her, or any vengeful spirit that had its sights set on her, would establish a mysterious connection with her.
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Within a certain range, one can not only know the other party's location, but also roughly sense their behavior.
That's absolutely terrifying!
If what Liu Yuanyuan said is true, then it is not impossible to find enemies in the Ghost Realm.
After a moment's hesitation, Jiang Qiao looked at the white-haired youth.
"Is this the leader you were talking about?"
He asked Xue Lan.
He didn't even glance at the pile of corpses next to the white-haired youth.
Eight evolved beings.
Five of them were killed with a single blow.
The remaining two evolved beings who were following the white-haired youth were also dismembered on the spot because they failed to avoid the cracks created by Liu Yuanyuan's feet.
Truly cannon fodder!
"That's right, it's him."
Xue Lan glared at the white-haired youth with hatred in her eyes, while continuously spraying some kind of medicine onto Li Xin and Luo Wen.
The medicine had a strong, strange smell that made people want to vomit.
However, it did stabilize their injuries. At least their charred bodies had stopped oozing pus.
Their vital signs also began to stabilize.
"These survivors do have quite a few good items on them."
Jiang Qiao observed for a moment, and felt a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex feeling of mixed emotions, including admir
Subsequently, he stopped paying attention to Li Xin and the other person.
Now that the injuries have stabilized, it shouldn't be difficult for an Awakened to return to normal.
He looked at the white-haired youth who had lost an arm.
He slowly opened his mouth and said:
"What are you doing here, New Humans?"
Without any unnecessary words, Jiang Qiao asked directly.
However.
The white-haired youth, however, kept his neck stiff and remained silent.
There was a hint of a cold smile in his eyes, as if he didn't want to pay any attention to Jiang Qiao.
"Um."
"good."
"These new human guys are tough as nails."
Jiang Qiao was not surprised by this.
This is a bunch of lunatics, and their emotions fluctuate wildly.
sometimes.
One moment they were filled with fear, but the next they were charging into a frenzy!
Normal people can't understand their mentality.
However, it's okay if you don't understand.
You don't need to understand it!
Jiang Qiao produced several sealing talismans and slammed them down on the white-haired youth.
"Get out of my way!"
The young man reached out to try and block it.
A strange, eerie wind emanated from his body.
However.
Before the wind could reach Jiang Qiao, the sealing talisman struck the white-haired youth.
Instantly.
The wind vanished without a trace.
Then, a bright green spark appeared in Jiang Qiao's hand.
"Good luck."
The next second, he flicked the sparks at the young man.
"ah--!"
A chilling scream echoed throughout the room.
Jiang Qiao had learned how to torture disobedient children through various means from the very first day he got the simulator.
It's a traditional craft!
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The white-haired youth's shrill screams echoed in the room.
As being evolved who have deeply merged with vengeful spirits, ordinary damage has little effect on them, and even burning them with fire would hardly cause them such pain.
But unfortunately.
Jiangqiao's "White Bone Fire" is specifically designed for the supernatural; it burns not only the physical body, but also the consciousness and the vengeful spirits within.
This feeling, which penetrates to the core and pierces the soul, is unbearable even for evolved beings.
Just as Jiang Qiao said.
Some people may disdain death and take their own lives lightly. However, there are many things in this world that are more terrifying than death.
The phrase "living a life worse than death" is an adjective perfectly suited to describe these kinds of experiences.
"No rush, the fun is just beginning."
"You burned my companions, so I'll treat you the same way. Is that too much to ask?"
Jiang Qiao looked at the white-haired youth whose body was twisting and convulsing, but who was unable to move due to the sealing talisman, and said with a grin.
"What do you want to ask... I'll say... Ah!"
In just over ten seconds, the young man, who had just been so disdainful, couldn't hold on any longer. He snapped out of his self-righteous and tragic mood and began to beg for mercy.
However, Jiang Qiao remained unmoved.
He said calmly, "You're begging for mercy too slowly. You need to be burned first to perk yourself up."
"ah!"
The white-haired youth's body was as red as iron in a furnace.
Strangely, there was no heat emanating from the scene; instead, a chilling coldness permeated the air.
Moreover, his body was not injured at all; at least, no harm was visible from the outside.
Jiang Qiao's control over the flames has become increasingly precise!
"Alright, let's leave this guy alone for now and let him sober up first."
"Li Xin, can you speak?"
Jiang Qiao turned around and went to the two wounded men, observing them carefully.
Rowan's injuries have been brought under control, perhaps due to a lack of strength, but it will probably take a long time for him to recover.
Li Xin, on the other hand, was so severely corrupted by the strange forces that his entire body was practically a wax figure.
So after the injury was brought under control, it was quickly restored to a normal human appearance through liquefaction and reshaping.
Judging from his depleted and exhausted appearance, he was clearly severely weakened.
"Mr. Jiang, Ms. Liu, thank you for saving us."
He clasped his hands in gratitude.
Come with me for a moment.
Jiang Qiao nodded and led Li Xin to a corner nearby.
"Why have you become like this? Tell me the whole story. What do these evolved beings want to do?"
Jiang Qiao inquired.
Li Xin dared not hide anything, and after organizing his thoughts, he began to recount his experiences over the course of the day.
"Not long after you and Miss Liu entered the supernatural space, this group of people appeared. First, they provoked us, and then they tried to forcibly take us away."
"I saw that they were too strong, so I chose to surrender temporarily and was taken away by them along with Rowan."
"Xue Lan is quite strong-willed; she chose to break through at the last moment."
As he said this, he glanced at Jiang Qiao with a hint of shame on his face.
Although it is not shameful to temporarily submit in order to survive in the supernatural world.
But in this harsh environment, what is admired even more is the courage to live in the face of death and to perish together with the enemy!
Surrendering to the enemy without even daring to fight back is not a good thing to say.
"And then what?"
Jiang Qiao smiled slightly but didn't say anything.
Li Xin was neither related to him nor had he harmed his interests. He might pity Li Xin if Li Xin died in battle, but he would not despise Li Xin if Li Xin surrendered.
In short—it's none of his business!
Seeing that Jiang Qiao did not mock him, Li Xin felt a little touched.
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He continued:
"I heard this group of people call the village Gujing Village. It seems they came here in search of something."
"They led me and Rowan into several houses and found some old items inside. There were candlesticks, stools, flower pots, and several bowls of steaming rice, which looked like supernatural objects."
"From what they said, it seems that these things will reappear after a while, even if they are taken away."
"We walked and stopped along the way, and finally arrived at this house. They said it was the residence of the village chief of Gujing Village. Inside, there was a terrifying supernatural object."
"They come back to search every now and then, but they find nothing."
"I heard them say it was something like a radio."
"A radio?" Jiang Qiao narrowed his eyes slightly.
This village was truly beyond his expectations.
The items that are taken away will reappear on their own, and there are supernatural items in the village chief's residence that cannot be found.
And this item is actually a radio?
"Did they mention what the radio was for?" Jiang Qiao asked.
The form of a supernatural object often indicates its function.
For example, a knife can be used to dismember a vengeful ghost.
For example, a flashlight can be used for illumination, allowing you to see your surroundings clearly in places where there is no normal vision or eerie cover.
For example, he previously acquired a camera, and the photos he took could reveal hidden supernatural curses.
However, both the flashlight and the camera overlapped with his "double pupils" ability, so he rarely used them.
So.
What is the function of this so-called radio?
Li Xin also seemed to be trying hard to recall.
"When Rowan and I came in, we were pushed to the ground by two evolved beings and beaten and abused."
"So I couldn't hear their conversation very clearly."
"That leader seemed to be saying it could be used to... listen to voices from the past?"
He said it somewhat uncertainly.
"Listening to sounds from the past?" Jiang Qiao asked, somewhat surprised.
"I didn't hear clearly either, but it seems to be like that," Li Xin said somewhat apologetically.
"It's alright," Jiang Qiao comforted her.
Anyway, we'll have to torture that white-haired little guy later.
"Were the injuries on your bodies caused by their abuse?"
Did they interrogate you about the purpose of your visit?
Jiang Qiao continued to ask.
"They asked me, and I told them I came here with you to explore that small building, and that you are at the fifth level of strength, but they didn't believe me."
"They think we are too weak, especially Rowan, who is not even at the second rank and has no chance of being associated with the fifth rank."
"They judged that our leader should be a fourth-level Awakened."
Li Xin said.
After hearing this, Jiang Qiao recalled that when Liu Yuanyuan first entered the house, she showed no surprise whatsoever.
It seems they've mistaken her for the leader of Li Xin and his group.
That being said...
Actually, this group of people's judgment wasn't too wrong.
Level 5 is a threshold.
After crossing that threshold, you'll find yourself among the true big shots of the supernatural world!
Li Xin and two others.
One is at the third tier, one is at the peak of the second tier, and one is at the peak of the first tier.
He claimed to have come in with the fifth-tier member to do a mission, and even said that he was standing guard for the fifth-tier member.
If it were Jiang Qiao, he would probably think it was pretty outrageous too!
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Li Xin recounted his and Luo Wen's experiences in detail.
He continued:
"After they stayed in the room for a while, the white-haired man said that a high-ranking Newtype once almost found the radio while searching for it."
"He made the radio appear once through a kind of human sacrifice, but it disappeared again before he could get it."
"At the time, the new humans thought they had found a way."
"This led to a large number of ordinary people, awakened individuals, and evolved individuals being repeatedly sacrificed in the hope of replicating the previous operation."
"But for some reason, we got nothing."
"After a while, they finally gave up, believing it was just a coincidence."
"However, they have developed a habit of holding a sacrificial ceremony after entering Gujing Village, which is a kind of traditional event."
"This time, the white-haired guy led the team on a training mission. They left in a hurry, so they didn't bring any offerings with them."
"Originally, there were no plans to hold a sacrificial ceremony."
"Unexpectedly, they found us at the sacrificial temple, and so Rowan and I became the victims."
Li Xin gave a wry smile.
"They smeared a kind of grease on us and then set us on fire."
"I quickly fainted, and in my hazy state, I seemed to hear them chanting scriptures."
A look of lingering fear crossed his face.
Even in his memory, the burning terror still made him feel suffocated. It was as if the excruciating pain still clung to his body.
It won't go away!
"You were sacrificed, so why didn't you die?"
Jiang Qiao frowned as he looked at Li Xin.
This wasn't because he was cold-blooded, but because normally, those used as sacrifices would undoubtedly die.
We were about to die.
"Fortunately, Miss Liu came over at this time. After hearing the knocking and seeing that the ritual did not seem to have much effect, they interrupted the ceremony."
"They sent five people into the hall, while the remaining white-haired man and two others planned to use me and Rowan as supernatural objects."
"However, they didn't expect Miss Liu to be so capable, so White Hair had to make a personal appearance."
Li Xin's journey can be seen as a testament to what it means to be fortunate amidst misfortune.
Although she was unlucky enough to be arrested, fortunately Liu Yuanyuan arrived in time.
Otherwise, he and Rowan would definitely have died here.
"Make it into a supernatural item?"
Jiang Qiao listened silently.
Since both vengeful spirits and the bizarre can be used to create supernatural items, it's not hard to understand why awakened individuals are used as raw materials.
He can do it himself.
However, the humans he has encountered so far are not very strong, so spending time making supernatural items will not help him much.
It's a complete waste of time.
"Although your body seems to have recovered, this is only superficial; in reality, you have suffered a severe loss of vitality."
"Now you should take good care of yourself. Tomorrow will be the seventh day."
"I can go home after tomorrow."
Jiang Qiao patted Li Xin on the shoulder and returned to the hall.
at this time.
The white fur, now completely red, was still suffering purgatory-like pain.
Because of the effect of the sealing talisman.
He couldn't move, couldn't struggle, and couldn't pass out.
Even the screams had weakened considerably.
Why bother?
Jiang Qiao smiled and reached out to wipe it slightly.
A faint green light rose from the white-haired creature's head and eventually fell into Jiang Qiao's palm.
Although only a quarter of an hour had passed.
But I believe this guy has learned more life lessons than he has in the previous twenty years.
"Alright, I don't have time to waste with you."
"I ask you a question, and you answer it."
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"If you're not clear-headed enough, I'll help you clear your head again."
Jiang Qiao wore a kind smile.
But to the white-haired man, this was even more terrifying than a ghost story!
"I... said..."
His voice was hoarse as he tried to open his mouth wide to make a sound.
He was afraid that if he spoke too softly, Jiang Qiao would misjudge that he intended to resist to the end!
"Who are you, and what are you doing in this village?" Jiang Qiao asked.
"I am the vice-captain of the Ninth Squad of the New Humans. I brought the newly formed Third Group to Gujing Village for training, mainly to find some consumable supernatural items."
"This village is very strange. Anything that is taken away will reappear after a period of time."
"It can take anywhere from seven to forty-nine days."
White Hair replied.
It wasn't much different from what Li Xin had said before; there were just a few more details.
"What's so special about this house? Why are you here? And why did you burn Li Xin and Luo Wen?"
Jiang Qiao continued to ask.
"This was the house of the village chief of Gujing Village back then, and there are many supernatural items inside. Among them is a radio, which we have been trying to find."
"Lighting them both up is just an attempt to see if we can lure the radio out. Because one of our high-ranking officials once succeeded by chance."
Bai Mao recounted the whole story in detail.
It wasn't too different from what I'd heard from Li Xin before.
"What's the use of that radio? Since it's hidden, how did you know about it, and even know its functions so clearly?"
After repeating the two questions, Jiang Qiao asked the most crucial one.
Bai Mao glanced at Jiang Qiao, his gaze somewhat unfocused.
"That radio can receive some channels that don't exist, and it will play sounds from the past from a certain area."
"These voices include not only human voices, but also those of vengeful spirits and even ghost stories."
"As for how it was discovered, I don't know either."
Bai Mao shook his head, seemingly worried that Jiang Qiao wouldn't believe him, and quickly added:
"I'm not in a high-ranking position in the organization, so my knowledge is very limited."
"Some core secrets will not be revealed to me."
"However, I personally speculate that the information may have been obtained from the survivors of Gujing Village."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Liu Yuanyuan, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but ask, "Are there any survivors in this village?"
Jiang Qiao was also somewhat surprised.
He thought everyone in the village was dead.
"some."
"The tokens I have are three items that the organization traded from them."
"However, I have never seen them."
"I once overheard a corpse driver mention that these people are very few in number and are even more like vengeful ghosts than vengeful spirits themselves."
"It's extremely strange."
More like a vengeful ghost than a vengeful spirit itself?
Jiang Qiao and Liu Yuanyuan exchanged a glance, seeing the same solemnity in each other's eyes.
In their minds, they all imagined a certain special state of humanity.
"Who is this corpse-driver you're talking about?"
Liu Yuanyuan asked.
"The corpse driver is the captain of the first special operations team and one of the organization's top experts, with a strength that has reached the sixth level."
White Hair replied.
"So powerful..."
Just as Jiang Qiao was about to say a few words.
Suddenly.
A memory from the simulator appeared in his mind.
He immediately asked, "Does this corpse-driver operate in the real world?"
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"A corpse driver!"
A simulated message appeared in Jiang Qiao's mind.
That was the fortieth day after the supernatural resurgence.
He was in Ancheng at the time.
In the early hours of the morning, he smelled a foul odor by the window.
When they went out to check the situation, they found a long line of rotting corpses slowly walking down the street.
Leading the group of corpses was a middle-aged man wearing a bright yellow Taoist robe.
As he walked, he would occasionally shake the bell in his hand, making a clear, tinkling sound.
It looked very eerie in the dead of night, like a corpse-driving figure in a movie.
He didn't take it too seriously, after all, with the resurgence of supernatural phenomena, there were all sorts of people with strange abilities awakening.
Ancheng is a major human stronghold, with countless awakened beings!
During the conversation with this "corpse driver".
The other party seemed very excited, even saying that they were a fan of Jiang Qiao.
He told Jiang Qiao that before the resurgence of the supernatural, he was a corpse carrier. After the resurgence, he awakened the talent of a "corpse driver," capable of manipulating corpses.
So his job remained the same as before the recovery: moving the dead from every corner of the city every day.
Because many of these dead bodies have no known identities and their appearances are extremely mysterious, it's impossible to allow ordinary people to move them.
Before leaving, this guy even tried to get Jiang Qiao's autograph.
Jiang Qiao felt it was awkward, so she rejected him.
He originally thought this was just a very ordinary exchange between awakened individuals.
But the next day, the person in charge of Ancheng told him that no corpse drivers had ever been arranged to drive corpses, and there were no awakened people with similar abilities in Ancheng!
On the contrary, there have been many mysterious disappearances recently!
...
"I suspected it was some kind of ghost story back then."
"But I didn't find anything wrong with him in the simulation, and the simulator didn't give any ghost story information either."
"And most importantly, in another simulation, I massacred the entire city of Ancheng."
"No abnormalities were found either."
As Jiang Qiao recalled the situation, he felt more and more that there was some connection between the "corpse driver" he encountered and the one Bai Mao had mentioned.
It might even be the same person!
"I've simulated it so many times and traveled to Ancheng quite a few times, but it seems like I only encountered it that one time."
"Besides that, Shen Yingning has been reporting to me that the number of missing persons in Ancheng is increasing, and many unidentified corpses have appeared in the city."
Because this information was too bizarre, Jiang Qiao conducted an investigation.
Unfortunately, there were no clues.
In the end, they had no choice but to give up.
"What's the name of this corpse-driver you're talking about? Does he/she live in the real world?"
Jiang Qiao asked again.
He wasn't too surprised that an Awakened One had emerged from among the New Humans.
As far as he knew, there were several Awakened Ones at the highest levels of this organization.
No one knows the name of the corpse driver.
White Hair shook his head.
"But he is indeed away from headquarters for long periods of time, and even the First Special Operations Team is usually managed by a deputy captain."
Jiang Qiao frowned slightly.
Judging from the white-haired man's tone, this person seems quite mysterious.
Do you know what he usually dresses like?
Jiang Qiao thought for a moment and decided to confirm his identity.
"dress up..."
White Hair seemed lost in memories.
"As far as I remember, his usual clothes and appearance were nothing special."
"However, he likes to wear a Taoist robe when fighting. And he has a soul-capturing bell, which is very terrifying, and he often carries it in his hand."
Hearing him say this, Jiang Qiao roughly confirmed the identity of the corpse driver.
It must be the person I met.
"Where is the headquarters of you new humans located, and what branches do you have in the supernatural world?"
Jiang Qiao thought for a moment and then began to inquire about some information about the new humans themselves.
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This was his true purpose in capturing the other party.
"New Human Headquarters..."
Bai Mao seemed somewhat surprised that Jiang Qiao asked this question.
However, after glancing at the flame in the other person's hand, he still gave his answer:
"The organization's headquarters is in Village No. 36, Zongmiao Village."
"Um?"
Jiang Qiao was taken aback:
"You mean, the headquarters of the New Humans is an ancient village?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Liu Yuanyuan beside him.
The other person also looked surprised.
"As far as I know, Zongmiao Village was destroyed as early as forty years ago."
"They were attacked by the gods."
Liu Yuanyuan said in a deep voice.
She has been collecting various materials, and ancient villages are an unavoidable hurdle.
Human history on this mysterious land began with the establishment of ancient villages. And many major events in human history are closely related to these villages.
Therefore, he was very clear about it.
Or rather, those who have reached a certain level in the supernatural world all understand this.
Village No. 36 is long gone!
Even the land where the village is located is shrouded in some kind of mysterious curse.
Most people who have been there die mysteriously after returning!
Among them, there were even fifth-level experts who fell into the trap!
Therefore, in the eyes of humans in the supernatural world, that place is a cursed land.
However.
Now, White Hair says that the headquarters of the "New Humans" is in Village 36, which makes her suspicious of the other party's intentions.
"God?"
Jiang Qiao didn't think there was anything wrong with it, since he didn't know the cause and effect.
However, the word "god" aroused his great interest.
"Why was this Village No. 36, or rather, Zongmiao Village, destroyed by the gods? Do you know what happened?"
He looked at Liu Yuanyuan and asked curiously.
"It's not really a secret."
Liu Yuanyuan glanced at Jiang Qiao and slowly said:
"About forty years ago, a strange pink cloud happened to drift over the head of Zongmiao Village."
"It rained."
"After that, the entire village was completely dissolved, as if it had encountered sulfuric acid and aqua regia."
She paused here, her tone tinged with disbelief.
"Although Zongmiao Village is called a village, it is larger than a county and is full of powerful people. There are even three seventh-level experts."
"I've heard they also possess some kind of terrifying supernatural weapon with the power to suppress evil."
"But it had no power to resist that strange cloud and was wiped out in an instant."
"Moreover, although the village is gone, a curse has been placed on that area. About a third of the people who have been there will suddenly and inexplicably die after returning."
"The time can range from seven days to three months."
"The cause remains unknown."
Through Lian Liuyuan's explanation, Jiang Qiao finally understood what kind of place Zongmiao Village was.
"Where did that deity go afterward?"
Jiang Qiao asked.
"I don't know," Liu Yuanyuan shook her head.
"At that time, the people in the nearby villages were terrified and dared not follow the deity."
Jiang Qiao nodded slightly.
really.
Following a god is a brain-dead act, something no ordinary person would do.
He turned to look at the white-haired man.
Is what Liu Yuanyuan said true?
Are you sure the headquarters of the New Humans is in Zongmiao Village?
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Jiang Qiao looked calmly at Bai Mao, hoping to get further explanation from him.
When Bai Mao saw Jiang Qiao's gaze, he trembled and quickly said:
I didn't lie to you.
"The headquarters of the New Humans is really in Zongmiao Village, or rather, in the underground vault of Zongmiao Village."
"They have a tunnel that connects to the basement from another place."
"The basement is not only very safe, but it also contains all kinds of supplies from Zongmiao Village back then."
"As for the curse on the ground, it did not seep down."
Fearing that Jiang Qiao might misunderstand, he quickly told her everything he knew.
"The external entrance to that tunnel is located in nearby Village No. 98. This village was once an appendage of Zongmiao Village."
"In addition, they also controlled several small villages and a county town..."
"What, there are county towns too?"
Jiang Qiao interrupted Bai Mao.
"Yes, the county town," White Hair replied.
Jiang Qiao was immediately surprised.
This "new human" gave him quite a surprise; he even controlled a county!
You need to know.
In the supernatural world, cities the size of county towns are mostly occupied by terrifying supernatural phenomena, leaving no room for humans.
He was already quite surprised to see Yicheng, a human city, during this mission.
But at least the humans in Yicheng are natives of this world.
Moreover, I've heard that the city's guardian deity is the city's nemesis from back then. I just don't know why it's getting involved with humans.
Jiang Qiao felt that the natives might have used some special means to reach a pact with these strange things.
This is not surprising.
After all, the natives are the true masters of this world.
They experienced the entire historical process from the normal world to the Great Cataclysm, and then to complete supernaturalization.
However, he was quite surprised that a new human could take control of a county.
After all, this organization is only about 20 or 30 years old, and its foundation is not very deep.
It could even be described as rather superficial.
Liu Yuanyuan seemed to remember something and asked:
Huasheng County?
White Hair nodded repeatedly after hearing this:
"That's right, it's Huasheng County."
"However, the organization has always operated behind the scenes, so very few people in the supernatural world know that it belongs to the organization."
"What is Huasheng County?" Jiang Qiao asked.
"It is one of the few places in the supernatural world where evolved beings and awakened beings can coexist peacefully."
Liu Yuanyuan replied:
"It's not because everyone has become more refined and easygoing, but because the ruler of this county possesses extremely powerful military force and can forcibly intervene in high-level battles."
"They forcibly separated the battle between the sixth-tier powerhouses."
"Because violence is strictly prohibited in and around the city, it has gradually become a place for evolved people and awakened people to trade with each other."
"Furthermore, it is located on the shore of Qinghu Lake, and across the way is the mysterious Qing County."
"Therefore, it has also attracted many adventurers."
"However, its managers have always been very mysterious and rarely show their faces."
"No one has ever known who is in control behind the scenes."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qiao couldn't help but nod slightly. He had heard another familiar name—Qing County!
The ceramic bowl in his hand comes from this place.
Moreover, it was brought out from inside by a vengeful ghost.
"Since the discovery of the Zongmiao Village Tunnel fifteen years ago, the organization has been growing rapidly with the help of its vast heritage."
Seeing that Jiang Qiao's gaze had shifted back, Bai Mao spoke up again.
"You new humans are the strongest..."
Just as Jiang Qiao was about to ask about the combat capabilities of the new humans...
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He suddenly paused.
"who!"
He let out a loud shout and turned around abruptly.
at the same time.
Liu Yuanyuan's gaze also fell on the stairwell, and she drew the large cleaver from her waist.
Something just went upstairs.
She and Jiang Qiao exchanged a glance, both of them looking serious.
Just now.
They saw a woman in a white gauze dress walk up the stairs with her back to them.
The woman's appearance was quite abrupt.
When Jiang Qiao found her, she was at the front door of the house.
However, he hadn't even had a chance to speak.
The other party mysteriously moved to the stairwell!
When he turned to ask.
The woman's figure had already climbed the steps one by one, and all that could be seen was the hem of her skirt.
"I didn't sense any ghostly aura."
"And I didn't sense any malice from her. Or rather, she didn't seem to exist."
Liu Yuanyuan said in a serious tone.
"This information wasn't in the intelligence I purchased."
"Interesting." Jiang Qiao narrowed his eyes.
Although the woman only appeared for a moment, and disappeared before her face was even seen.
But this aroused his great vigilance!
If the other person can go upstairs silently, it means they can appear beside him silently as well.
I don't know why.
He suddenly remembered some ghost stories he had heard before.
In some remote rural areas, very few people are out and about during the midday hours in summer.
One reason is that we just finished lunch and need to rest for a while.
On the other hand, this period of time is also considered very unlucky.
There's an old saying: Ghosts possess you in July and August!
Once, a child was playing at the door at midday when he saw the uncle from next door carrying a girl on his back as he returned from outside the village.
Children say the truth without thinking.
He clapped his hands and shouted, "Adults still have to carry it, shame on you..."
However.
The child's mother, who was working nearby, saw nothing.
The man himself only felt a little soreness in his shoulders. But this is nothing unusual for someone who does farm work all the time.
...
"It is said that those ghostly things hang from the lush trees at midday."
"If someone walks by, you fall off and climb onto their back."
"My current situation is somewhat similar."
"This thing just floated past me silently. Who knows, one day it might just climb onto my back without me even noticing."
Jiang Qiao's eyes flickered.
Every paranormal event contains a certain inevitability within its apparent coincidence. The passing of evil spirits might mean they inadvertently triggered something.
He looked at the white-haired man beside him and asked, "Do you know what that is?"
Since the "new humans" have been active in this so-called ancient well village for a long time, they should be quite familiar with these paranormal phenomena.
However.
The white-haired man who just looked very energetic and could answer questions fluently.
He remained expressionless and silent.
He just looked strangely behind Jiang Qiao.
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The white-haired boy who was originally able to answer questions and seemed perfectly normal.
After that strange woman appeared, he seemed to fall into some kind of strange mental state.
He stared intently behind Jiang Qiao, as if there really was a vengeful ghost on his back!
What does he mean?
Jiang Qiao glanced warily behind him.
It was empty; no ghosts or other unusual circumstances were found.
Standing to the side, Liu Yuanyuan, Li Xin, and the others stared blankly at Jiang Qiao's back.
They didn't see anything either.
"He might just be looking around aimlessly, or he might be hallucinating," Li Xin guessed.
This kind of thing is very common in the supernatural world.
Some awakened individuals or evolved individuals, due to prolonged exposure to terror and constant erosion by the supernatural, are prone to developing mental problems.
They would act as if they saw ghosts when there were none.
Not only that.
In severe cases, they may even mistake normal people for vengeful ghosts and attack them. This is no different from violent psychopaths in the real world.
"No, I think Mr. Jiang might really have something on his back."
Liu Yuanyuan looked solemn.
"If it were five minutes ago, what you said would make sense. In the supernatural world, mental breakdowns are quite normal."
"A sudden mental breakdown is not uncommon."
"But it shouldn't happen when evil spirits appear. There must be some connection between the two. It's just that we can't see it from our perspective."
Liu Yuanyuan looked behind Jiang Qiao and said in a deep voice.
"Can't you see it with normal vision?"
Jiang Qiao thought to himself.
Although he is currently under gray vision, he has not activated it at full power.
This was sufficient for my needs in the past.
Aside from ghost stories, he can see even the most deeply hidden vengeful spirits and curses.
But.
As their strength grows, they encounter more and more terrifying supernatural beings, and this state of "sufficient" is slowly being broken.
Therefore, he largely agrees with Liu Yuanyuan's speculation.
"How about we maximize the double pupils?"
He hesitated for a moment.
This isn't him making a mountain out of a molehill; rather, many paranormal phenomena exist in a state where "if you don't see them, they don't exist."
If you can't see it, it doesn't exist.
When you see it, it will trigger its effect on you.
He even suspected that the white-haired man's sudden mental breakdown was a trap, designed to lure him into triggering some potential risk.
"However, with my current strength, even if I trigger a supernatural attack, I should be able to withstand it."
"Even if I can't stand it, I can still die in someone else's place."
Jiang Qiao pondered this in his heart.
His main concern was that some deeply hidden danger had already quietly descended.
"Give it a try."
"Surviving in the supernatural is simply about choosing between the bad and the worse; there is no such thing as absolute safety."
"Even relative safety is sometimes difficult to guarantee."
Jiang Qiao made a decision.
Seeing Jiang Qiao's expression, Liu Yuanyuan immediately understood that he was preparing to use some means to detect danger.
She didn't try to stop him, but instead stared intently at Jiang Qiao's back, the mud on her feet beginning to peel off piece by piece, ready to fight the strange entity at any moment.
Jiang Qiao nodded at her.
Then, a deep, heavy, lifeless gray haze suddenly emerged from his eyes, enveloping his entire face!
This gloom is terrifying.
In the eyes of Li Xin and the others, Jiang Qiao's entire face now looked like a bottomless abyss.
Not only are facial features invisible, but you can also vaguely see grotesque, monstrous hands constantly grabbing and pulling, as if trying to break free.
And in the palm of each of the monster's hands, there is an eyeball.
"What terrifying supernatural power."
"This must be the source of his demonic nature."
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Liu Yuanyuan felt a chill run down her spine.
A sense of impending death subtly surfaced in her mind.
Then she frowned again.
"Such a terrifying evil spirit, I can't even tell if it's a ghost or a malevolent spirit."
"Could it be a ghost story?"
"It doesn't seem quite like it."
"How did he manage to control something so terrifying?"
A series of questions flashed through her mind.
at this time.
The eerie pupils in Jiang Qiao's eyes had spread to the entire eyeball.
His perspective also began to change rapidly.
Under the gray field of vision, all matter was reduced to lines, as if it had become a simple sketch.
But now, color has appeared on the lines of these sketches.
The colors appear to have been applied randomly, making them slightly abstract, but you can generally make out what they are.
for example.
He saw Xue Lan overlap with a strange shadow.
The shadow resembled a stiff corpse; it was clearly rigid and upright.
at the same time.
Between her and the stiff corpse stood a large bell, its surface covered with crooked handprints of all sizes, as if many people had frequently struck it.
"This is Xue Lan's corpse transformation and Golden Bell Shield."
Jiang Qiao understood.
Then, his gaze fell on Li Xin, who was standing to the side.
There was no living person at the scene, nor the wax figure as expected.
There was only one black candle!
The candle was covered with cracks of all sizes, and a small flame shone from the top.
In the firelight, Li Xin's face was faintly visible.
"Li Xin has indeed been deeply corrupted; he no longer has a living body."
"These cracks, large and small, must be the marks left from the abuse he just suffered."
Jiang Qiao was greatly surprised.
I never expected that turning the "double pupils" up to the maximum would be so interesting.
Although he had previously activated his maximum power, his vision did not undergo a significant change because he had released the Ghost Realm.
But this time...
He concealed his demonic aura and focused it into his eyes. The result was completely unexpected!
"Look at Liu Yuanyuan!"
Jiang Qiao thought to himself.
Of all the people here, Liu Yuanyuan is the one he is most curious about.
This woman not only possesses the strength of a peak fourth-tier expert, but also has at least three talents!
Moreover, each one is extremely terrifying, and they are by no means just filler items.
Not only that.
She also possesses a large number of supernatural items, as well as a wealth of supernatural knowledge and information!
This is the most terrifying awakened being Jiang Qiao has encountered since entering the supernatural world.
Their actual combat strength has probably reached the fifth tier!
He had a feeling.
The barrier between the fourth and fifth tiers is difficult for others to overcome.
But this woman could have been torn apart long ago!
For some reason, we didn't do that.
"Let me see what's so special about you."
Jiang Qiao shifted his gaze slightly, looking at Liu Yuanyuan standing to the side.
The terrifying gray color, like a see-through lens, tore through Liu Yuanyuan's layers of appearance, revealing her truest self.
Holy crap!
Just one glance.
Jiang Qiao exclaimed in disbelief.
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Jiang Qiao triggered a qualitative change in his gray vision by pushing his double pupils to their limit.
In this state.
Li Xin and Xue Lan's physical condition and the strange things happening inside them were all exposed to his gaze.
Li Xin no longer has a living body; he has been completely corrupted by the bizarre.
Xue Lan, on the other hand, still retains her body.
"Li Xin's path has come to an end."
Jiang Qiao remained silent.
Losing a body means that the monstrous entity could awaken at any time.
He has no future.
However, what happened to Li Xin and Xue Lan was not his concern.
His gaze finally turned to Liu Yuanyuan.
This strong woman was what he was most curious about.
at this time.
In the thick gray smog, clumps of wriggling colored paint were randomly smeared together, forming Liu Yuanyuan's true self!
"She does indeed have a big secret."
Jiang Qiao's gaze sharpened.
What he first saw was Liu Yuanyuan's bright and full independent body, which did not overlap with any vengeful ghosts or eerie creatures.
This means that the woman still possesses a real, living human body.
Then.
Behind this body stood a gigantic figure, three meters tall!
The figure appeared completely black under the double pupils, but it was not a real shadow; rather, it was a physical body.
It carried a lantern in its hand, the pale light emanating from it enveloping Liu Yuanyuan.
"It seems to be protecting Liu Yuanyuan."
Jiang Qiao observed carefully.
Soon, he noticed that the figure's feet had a light yellowish-brown color.
"I see."
"This strange thing is the source of Liu Yuanyuan's talent."
"Whether it's those ghostly shadows or those terrifying feet, they all originate from this towering evil spirit."
"Judging from Liu Yuanyuan's vibrant body, she is not relying on her body to control supernatural power at all. Rather, she is borrowing power from this figure through some unknown means."
Just as Jiang Qiao was about to take a closer look...
Sudden.
The enormous figure seemed to notice Jiang Qiao's gaze and actually nodded slightly at him.
"Depend on!"
Jiang Qiao's expression changed.
Although he couldn't see the other person's facial features, he could sense that the other person seemed to have smiled.
This is really weird!
His gaze shifted downwards, landing on Liu Yuanyuan.
As it turned out, the other person was staring intently behind him with a serious expression, seemingly completely unaware of the actions of the figure behind him.
"This figure, even Liu Yuanyuan doesn't know him?"
Jiang Qiao had this idea pop into his mind.
Liu Yuanyuan's background is mysterious. She claims that her parents were both survivors, but whether they were or not is only her own claim.
But without a doubt.
The figure behind her was terrifying.
Jiang Qiao sensed at least four or five kinds of supernatural fluctuations emanating from it!
"Never mind, we'll talk about Liu Yuanyuan's matter later."
"The most important thing now is to see what's behind me."
Jiang Qiao finally looked away.
He had only observed the group for a little over a minute, but he already understood how powerful the field of vision was in this state.
It's at least ten times better than before!
"Hopefully it's just a false alarm."
He took a deep breath, moved his neck slightly, and first glanced slowly behind him out of the corner of his eye.
Just these few glimpses.
Jiang Qiao saw a few strands of yellowed, withered woman's hair.
"There really is something?"
Jiang Qiao's vigilance was raised to its highest level.
He didn't turn his head again, but instead reached out and touched the hair.
Double pupils allow you to "see and touch"!
Don't mention vengeful ghosts.
Even if it's an invisible curse, as long as he can see it, he can touch it with his hand.
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He decided to check the quality of the item first!
However.
When his hand touched the hair, he found that he couldn't touch anything!
It's completely empty!
"How is this possible?" Jiang Qiao was shocked.
"Did the double pupil technique fail?"
However, he immediately rejected this view.
"No, it wasn't a mistake by the double pupil technique."
"This weird thing seems to be something like a ghost story!"
Jiang Qiao didn't lower his hand; instead, he still loosely grasped the hair and even tugged at it.
Then, he felt something wriggle slightly behind him.
"It's just that you can't completely touch it, but you can still have an impact."
Jiang Qiao felt a sense of disbelief.
"This thing feels like a special kind of ghost story, but it seems to have something more than ordinary ghost stories."
As he pondered, he tugged at his hair again.
He hadn't grabbed anything in his hands, but as he increased his movements, he felt a wriggling sensation behind him again.
Then.
A cold, damp sensation slowly crept up his neck.
It felt like someone was approaching and blowing on him!
Out of the corner of his eye, he could already see a head covered in hair.
It seemed that a woman's head was sticking out because Jiang Qiao was pulling her hair.
"snort."
Jiang Qiao gave a cold laugh.
Suddenly, a green flame shot up from his back!
Immediately afterwards.
The black current, like a python, hissed and crawled up his neck!
"Let's see if we can get rid of it."
He mobilized supernatural power to the maximum extent!
The black and green colors blended together, instantly submerging the entire back of the river bridge.
However.
Through the corner of my eye.
Amidst the raging flames and surging electricity, the "overhead" seemed completely unaffected.
Even firelight and lightning kept passing through it.
The two seem to exist in different spaces!
"They're quite difficult to deal with."
Jiang Qiao frowned.
After thinking for a moment, he released his grip on the woman's hair.
soon.
The woman's head disappeared from his sight, seemingly retreating back onto his back.
"how's it going?"
Liu Yuanyuan asked.
She saw Jiang Qiao reaching out, setting fires, and amidst lightning and thunder.
It has clearly discovered what's on its back and is trying to fight back.
"There was probably a woman lying on my back, but I could barely touch her, as if there was a layer of space between us."
"I can't affect it with my supernatural powers. Only when I touch it with my hands, even though I can't feel anything, does it seem to affect it."
"I suspect it must be a special kind of ghost story."
Jiang Qiao said in a deep voice.
"Is there a layer of space between us?"
"Special Ghost Stories?"
Liu Yuanyuan frowned, her mind searching for all the rumors and information she had heard before.
She seemed to have heard of a similar situation somewhere before.
But for the moment, I couldn't remember some of them.
Did she have any effect on your health?
Liu Yuanyuan asked.
"Not yet." Jiang Qiao stretched his shoulders slightly.
I don't know if it's because I didn't see the whole picture, or because I didn't trigger the other party's mechanism.
This thing is very quiet right now.
She was so quiet that you wouldn't even notice her presence if you didn't look at her!
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"It's getting cold."
Jiang Qiao muttered to himself, somewhat speechless.
He considered all sorts of possibilities, including being instantly killed by a vengeful ghost.
However, he never expected that the vengeful ghost would remain motionless on his back.
He had just been thinking about ghost stories from the countryside.
And then, the very next second, I encountered it myself.
This is so lame!
"I feel like I've heard of this situation somewhere before, but I can't remember where."
Liu Yuanyuan said as she recalled.
"My personal suggestion is that you don't worry about what you're carrying for now."
"You were prepared to confront it directly before, but now it seems that such a confrontation is unlikely to materialize."
"It's not that we can't fight back, it's that we simply don't have the opportunity to fight back."
"After we get out, I'll look into it for you. As far as I can remember, it seems to be some kind of curse."
She gave her opinion.
Finding the situation rather strange, they decided to temporarily abandon the confrontation. At least for now, the village was surrounded by danger, making further attempts unwise.
Jiang Qiao frowned and said, "The thing that just came upstairs is obviously targeting me. If I back down after just one attempt, I might as well have pretended nothing happened in the first place."
He did not quite agree with Liu Yuanyuan's views.
Since the decision to fight against the vengeful ghost has been made, there is no reason to back down as soon as there is a setback!
Otherwise.
"I'll try again."
"You all leave the house first and wait for me in the yard."
Jiang Qiao decided to give it another try.
Seeing this, Liu Yuanyuan knew that Jiang Qiao might be preparing to use some abilities he didn't want others to know about.
She nodded and said, "Be careful."
After that, he took Li Xin and the other two and left the village chief's villa, leaving the house to Jiang Qiao.
When he left, he also closed the door behind him.
It shows that they are very thoughtful.
"It seems that Liu Yuanyuan really wants to win me over; she's been trying to curry favor with me."
Jiang Qiao watched them leave, lost in thought.
In a supernatural world like this, he didn't believe that a woman like Liu Yuanyuan, who had experienced so much, would simply have any feelings for him.
After all, he had previously threatened to kill her.
"The places she wants to go are all very dangerous, but the places I want to explore are also not safe zones."
"It's not necessarily impossible for us to cooperate."
The place Jiang Qiao wanted to visit was even more dangerous than the place Liu Yuanyuan had been to.
At least.
In the entire supernatural world, there are probably very few who dare to touch the forbidden zones of the gods!
Let's take another look.
He paused for a moment, temporarily putting all his thoughts aside.
Then.
The gray light in his eyes intensified again, now mixed with a hint of red.
That was blood flowing from an eye that couldn't withstand the pressure and ruptured.
"Let me see what you really are."
Jiang Qiao said in a cold voice.
Then he extended his palm.
A strange black vortex appeared in his palm.
"It has been proven that demonic possession can even be integrated with hellish stories and ghost tales."
"Then there's a high probability that we'll come into contact with this evil spirit."
"If done properly, the suction force of the demonic possession can be used to pull it off your back."
Jiang Qiao kept making plans in his mind.
His idea was simple: to use the fact that "possession by demons" can merge with everything to absorb the things on his back.
Then, just as it is about to merge into the body, the process is interrupted.
At this point, the evil spirit will appear to have fallen off his back, but it will not have been merged with him!
"start!"
Jiang Qiao turned his neck instantly, his face, covered in thick gray haze, and looked sharply behind him!
In an instant.
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A woman's face, seemingly smiling yet not smiling, appeared in Jiang Qiao's sight.
The woman's face was quite beautiful, but it was somewhat blurry, as if viewed through a filter.
She closed her eyes, her hands gripping Jiang Qiao's shoulders, her long, withered hair falling naturally.
"Still no attack on me?"
Jiang Qiao stared intently at the woman, bracing himself for a supernatural attack.
But nothing happened.
The woman seemed to be asleep on his back.
He reached out, grabbed the woman's hair in mid-air, and pulled it down forcefully.
In an instant, the woman's body shifted slightly in response to his movement.
"Whatever your purpose is, come down first."
Jiang Qiao's left hand, still swirling with vortexes, suddenly pressed against the woman's head, activating his "Demonic Possession" talent!
"Waaaaah"
A cold wind blew in from somewhere, lingering in the hall, and the surrounding light began to dim.
On the wall, strange human-shaped protrusions appeared, as if something was trying to crawl out of them.
"The demonic possession affected the surrounding area and created some kind of connection with the vengeful spirit that exists in this house."
Jiang Qiao knew this very well, so he didn't pay too much attention to it and instead focused his attention on what was behind him.
After the "White Bone Fire" and "Lightning Thunder Fist" failed to achieve their intended purpose.
Jiang Qiao resorted to an even more bizarre method of "possession by demons," and finally succeeded!
At this moment, as a tremendous suction force emanated from his palm, the previously somewhat blurry face of the vengeful ghost behind him began to become increasingly clear.
Then.
Her head slowly began to leave Jiang Qiao's back, moving closer to the black vortex.
"it works!"
Jiang Qiao thought to himself.
Fortunately, the evil spirit didn't seem to know how to resist, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
If it struggles even slightly, the absorption will be interrupted.
After all, Jiangqiao didn't have the ability to control it.
The talent of "possessing a demon" is actually somewhat similar to the Star Absorbing Skill in martial arts novels. It allows one to merge any vengeful ghost into their body and use it for their own purposes.
If you're bold enough, you can raise your strength to an astonishing level in a very short time!
Even the so-called barriers between ranks cannot stop you.
Because you absorb ghost stories and hellish fairy tales, you can directly acquire their levels!
It's terrifying.
Compared to the "shared by all" system, which also allows one to passively absorb supernatural energy to enhance their own strength, this system is simpler and more direct.
However, it has a major hidden danger.
That means one's mental state is easily affected!
Although the "possession of demons" talent strengthens a person's spirit and consciousness, greatly enhancing their sense of self-identity.
However, as more and more vengeful spirits were absorbed, the level of evil spirits absorbed became higher and higher.
Your consciousness can still be subtly altered.
The best example is that during the simulation, Jiang Qiao once sacrificed the entire city of Haicheng.
His strength jumped directly to the eighth rank!
At the same time, the memories and fragmented consciousness of hundreds of thousands of people formed a terrifying torrent that instantly tore apart his mental barrier and obliterated his self-personality.
Although he was so powerful that he was invincible in the human world, he eventually lost his mind and was banished to the supernatural world by a very simple trap.
It was because of my experiences in the simulator.
Therefore, in the real world, Jiang Qiao has always been wary of this talent.
It was used several times, but always as a supplementary means.
After fusing with the vengeful spirit, it was immediately used as a material to exchange for the "Wish" talent.
I dare not keep these supernatural and evil spirits on my body for long periods of time.
"Liu Yuanyuan is right, this evil spirit must be some kind of curse."
Jiang Qiao saw black and red lines representing curses being drawn out of the woman's body like unraveling silk.
"It seems I really should travel around the supernatural world. The people in this strange land are not simple."
Just as Jiang Qiao was holding the vortex and continuously absorbing the female ghost.
Sudden.
A strange sound came from the stairwell.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle"
Is anyone there?
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Jiang Qiao used his "possession of demons" talent to successfully influence the evil spirit on his back.
Although it was slow, the evil spirit was indeed leaving his body.
However.
At this critical moment, a strange noise came from the stairwell.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
Is anyone there?
A series of electrical buzzing sounds, accompanied by a mechanical synthesized tone, sounded like they came from some kind of electronic device.
"Is it that radio?"
Jiang Qiao looked towards the stairwell but couldn't find the source of the sound.
However, considering what the white-haired youth said earlier, this might be coming from the legendary radio that can listen to past sounds.
"The clash between demonic talent and bizarre evil spirits has triggered unpredictable variables."
Jiang Qiao pricked up his ears, wanting to hear what kind of noise would come from the radio.
at the same time.
He was also prepared to deal with supernatural attacks!
"Sizzle sizzle..."
Is anyone there?
"It's me, Little Ma. Village Chief, are you there?"
On the radio, the synthesized voice gradually changed, slowly transforming into a young man's voice.
However, soon there was another "buzzing" sound of electricity.
It seems to have been interfered with in some way.
"Little Ma? The village chief?"
Jiang Qiao's heart skipped a beat.
"Could it be that they've overheard sounds from when the village was still functioning normally?"
Jiang Qiao's curiosity was immediately piqued.
He was equally curious about this so-called Ancient Well Village.
Because it doesn't look like a village built for survival at all; rather, it looks like it was built to cover something up.
He believed that there was absolutely no way to reach the so-called deeper world from beneath ordinary villages!
"So, can you hear some secrets?"
Jiang Qiao absorbed the wisps of curses that kept separating from the evil spirits, and through repeated releases and interruptions of his talent, he made these curses drift into the void.
While quietly waiting for any possible revelations!
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle"
Another hissing sound came from the electrical circuit.
Sudden.
The synthesized voice rang out again.
"Village chief, the water in the well has just turned murky. That female monster might be coming out again."
"It's okay, she won't cause any trouble."
"The most important thing right now is to cooperate with headquarters to find the ruins of the ancient City God. Nothing else matters."
"Village chief, does the City God really exist?"
"Probably. Otherwise, how did people from the previous era drive away the mountain spirit?"
"Sizzle sizzle..."
The conversation was interrupted again, replaced by static.
However, Jiang Qiao keenly noticed a term: City God!
"In ancient times, the City God was the deity who protected the city, and he was officially appointed by the government in every dynasty."
Jiang Qiao recalled some information he had seen before.
"They seem to be looking for the City God? And they even said they drove away the mountain demon in the last era?"
He knew very well that the mountain spirit was the first evil spirit to arrive on the ground.
This thing doesn't even resemble a human in any way.
However, after continuously killing humans, it began to transform into a human-like appearance and form, and eventually became the vengeful ghost it is today.
He had previously seen a phantom image resembling a mountain spirit on Liu Yuanyuan's large machete. It looked like a fur coat covered in hair, and the inside was completely empty.
But what is this "previous era" that is being referred to here?
"Could it be that in the supernatural world, the Great Cataclysm wasn't the first time a mountain spirit had appeared in this world?"
Just as Jiang Qiao was analyzing the situation.
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The static from the radio stopped again, and then a chilling sound came through.
"Click"
"Click"
It looked like something was chewing bones in large gulps.
Along with the chewing sounds, there are also faint sounds of grinding and bubbling of boiling oil.
"What is this?"
He couldn't quite understand these voices.
But the next moment.
His doubts were dispelled.
"Old Xu, this kid's meat is really delicious."
"Hehe, it's Old Liu's family at the village entrance. They have plenty of grain, and the whole family is plump and healthy."
"Won't we be discovered?"
"The village chief went to the sacrificial temple and hasn't come back yet. Nobody's taking care of him, so don't worry."
"We're all barely surviving, what does it matter if we eat a few people?"
"Tsk tsk tsk."
"Slurp—"
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
...
"Holy crap, are they eating human flesh?" Jiang Qiao frowned.
This dialogue consisted of only a few sentences.
However, it reveals that something terrible had happened in this village.
"Could this be a conversation before the village was destroyed?"
The village chief went to the sacrificial temple and hasn't returned. It seems that these cannibals have run out of food.
Then.
Jiang Qiao shook his head slightly.
This is not a very important thing.
Whatever horrific things happened in the village before its destruction, it had nothing to do with him.
Aside from satisfying his curiosity, it offers no useful help to him now or in the future.
"Is there any more important information?"
Jiang Qiao is looking forward to it, hoping that more valuable information will emerge.
pity.
The content on this radio seems to be random.
Or rather, because no one is controlling it, it can only play randomly.
So, in the next few minutes, although there were several dialogues, none of them were particularly meaningful.
There were even ridiculous stories like two women arguing and cutting off each other's heads.
"Does this woman have far too many curses?"
Jiang Qiao turned his attention back to the scene and found that the cursed threads around him had become tangled together and were now floating in the air as clumps of yarn.
However, the evil spirits before them had not yet been completely absorbed!
"Something's not right."
An ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
Just then.
The radio started playing again.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
"Village chief, I have just received a secret message: there are people from other worlds on the surface."
"What, other worlds?"
"Yes, I heard it's a world called Blue Star."
"These people have been around for a long time. They have established villages on the ground, dating back as far as ten years ago. But the Illuminati have been keeping it from us."
"Because we rarely go to the ground, and these people are few in number, we have been kept in the dark all along."
Is the news reliable?
"I've already sent someone to verify it, and the news is true."
"Our people even discovered a village near Mengshan called Liunian Village."
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
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Blue Star?"
"Illuminati?"
Jiang Qiao was slightly taken back.
Unexpectedly, this strange radio played a conversation like this.
He knew that long ago, people from Earth came to this world as survivors and built villages.
But unexpectedly, they received information about the Illuminati here.
Moreover, it appears they reside underground, while the Illuminati exists on the surface. They exchange information with each other in some way.
However, when humans from Earth appeared in the supernatural world, the Illuminati chose to conceal it.
What good would it do them to keep it a secret?
Jiang Qiao frowned slightly.
Is it because the Illuminati intend to explore Earth alone and doesn't want to share the potentially huge profits?
That makes sense.
But if that's the case, wouldn't this organization have been active on Earth for hundreds of years?
Why have they hidden themselves all these years?
You need to know.
With their supernatural abilities, they can practically do whatever they want in the real world.
"It can't be some big shot in the real world, right?"
Jiang Qiao thought and thought, but couldn't come up with any clues.
"However, I did learn about an ancient village, which was a pleasant surprise."
"Mengshan, Liunian Village".
"Although I don't know the exact number, it's definitely very early, probably one of the top villages."
"After all, when this conversation took place, humans in the real world had only been in the supernatural world for about ten years."
Jiang Qiao silently memorized this information.
He had always wanted to visit an ancient village, to find the truth of history, and ultimately unravel the mysteries and find his way home.
However, the ancient village is not only powerful and profound, but also very well hidden.
Ordinary people simply can't find them!
The only clue we had was from Liu Yuanyuan.
But things are better now.
Surprisingly, I heard information about an ancient village from this strange radio.
"This radio is very useful; it can reveal a great deal of secrets. No wonder the new humans have been trying to find it."
"Let's assume we can get our hands on it and then place it in some ancient villages that have been rebuilt."
"We might be able to uncover many amazing secrets."
Jiang Qiao immediately understood its immense value.
"If I place it where the gods have appeared, will I be able to overhear their secrets?"
"Or, I can take it into the Underworld Sea..."
His eyes flickered, and a series of hypotheses came to mind.
"Unfortunately, I can't find it either."
Jiang Qiao looked around, but even with his double pupils activated to their maximum, he still couldn't see where the legendary radio was.
The conversations sounded like they were coming from the stairwell, but there was actually nothing there.
"Let's put the radio aside for now."
"This female ghost's problem is quite serious."
Jiang Qiao finally turned his attention back to the evil spirit on his back.
"What exactly is this thing?"
One by one, red lines representing the curse were drawn out, but the female ghost did not weaken in the slightest.
It's like a cursed perpetual motion machine.
"Becoming a demon is useful, but not often."
Jiang Qiao looked at the increasingly dense curse around him and became wary.
Because as the number of curses increases.
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He noticed that some of the lines were no longer randomly distributed, but were intertwined with each other, as if preparing to weave something.
The sense of danger that had always been in his heart began to intensify.
"These curses cannot be allowed to continue."
Jiang Qiao gritted his teeth, feeling somewhat unwilling.
In fact, he could go even further and absorb all these curses into his body.
He suspected that it was precisely because he abandoned the curse midway that the "possession" could not be truly unleashed, preventing the evil spirit from becoming a rootless tree.
However, he was somewhat hesitant to incorporate the curse into his body.
After all, this isn't a simulation.
If these curses are murderous, then he can get rid of them through a substitution technique.
The worst fear is that they might be hidden inside the body and not manifest for the time being.
Or their impact may not be immediately fatal.
Then the problem becomes serious.
Of course, he also has a hand of cards that he can exchange by "making a wish".
But he had a vague feeling that this method might be useful, but it would trigger some unknown situation.
This premonition must come from the talent of "making a wish" itself.
Most importantly, he felt his eyeballs begin to twitch uncontrollably. Two streams of warm liquid flowed from the corners of his eyes.
He understood that this was the limit of his double pupils.
Although these talents come from the simulator, there's no need to worry about the eerie creature waking up.
However, once a certain limit is reached, it may become temporarily unusable.
In such a dangerous village, if he cannot use his double pupils, his combat power will be reduced by at least half!
"Damn it, I actually got tainted by this scoundrel."
Jiang Qiao was both amused and exasperated.
But in the end, he withdrew the black vortex from his hand and closed the gray vision in his eyes.
moment.
The gray area before my eyes turned into a blood-red expanse.
Blood blurred his vision.
The curses that filled the sky and the woman clinging to his back also vanished from sight.
even.
The radio at the bottom of the stairs was also silent; even the buzzing sound of the radio had disappeared without a trace.
"The double pupils were pushed to their limit, and with the demonic possession, the female ghost behind him was absorbed, and a curse was released."
"These two actions interacted with some kind of rule in this room."
"So that's how the radio came about."
"But this effect wasn't strong, so the radio never actually appeared."
Jiang Qiao pieced together the cause and effect and quickly understood what had happened.
"That white-haired guy said that a high-ranking member of the New Humans made the radio appear briefly through a sacrifice."
"But they tried the same thing again, but it didn't work."
"The method of sacrifice cannot be wrong, and they must have tried everything they could."
"But it still failed."
"There is only one possibility: the person who offered the sacrifice was wrong."
"There must have been something wrong with the offerings they used for their first sacrifice. But even the new humans themselves don't know where that problem lies."
"Therefore they cannot repeat the operation."
Jiang Qiao believes that his previous actions were a kind of "sacrifice".
The items offered as sacrifices were those strange curses that appeared from evil spirits.
"With my current abilities, even if I get the radio, I might not be able to get it out of this village."
"Now that we roughly understand the method, let's come in when we're stronger."
He comforted himself inwardly.
Then, the unseen passing evil spirit appeared in his mind.
"What exactly is that thing?"
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How's it going?"
Upon seeing Jiang Qiao emerge from the house, Liu Yuanyuan and the others immediately gathered around him.
After leaving the house, they did not run around, but stood in the courtyard waiting for Jiang Qiao.
Certainly.
Apart from Liu Yuanyuan, the other three dared not wander off.
"Fortunately, part of it has been resolved. The rest will take some time." Jiang Qiao did not reveal the truth, but kept some details to himself.
None of them could see the vengeful ghost, so they did not suspect anything.
Liu Yuanyuan smiled and said:
"I've been wondering what kind of evil spirit you're talking about. Then I remembered that my mother mentioned before that such a curse once appeared in the northern border of Earth."
"At first, those who become infected will not feel anything and will not be able to see the vengeful spirit. But as time goes by, the vengeful spirit will gradually appear on their bodies."
"Some are perched on your back, some are hugged on your lap, and some are wrapped around your waist. But under normal circumstances, you can't touch them."
"I feel that my situation is somewhat similar to what you described, Mr. Jiang."
Jiang Qiao raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, somewhat surprised.
What does this woman's mother do? She even knows about this kind of thing.
This description does indeed bear some resemblance to the person on his back.
But has this thing ever appeared in the real world?
He asked, "Does something like this exist in the real world? Did your mother tell you how it came about?"
"No, my mom doesn't know the specifics either," Liu Yuanyuan shook her head.
"This curse is mysterious; it appears suddenly and then disappears just as suddenly. We can't find its source, nor can we find where it goes."
"But everyone who has been cursed says they have seen a strange figure dressed in white gauze."
"Sometimes it's a middle-aged woman, sometimes a young girl, and sometimes an old lady."
Liu Yuanyuan sounded a little embarrassed.
"I was quite young when my mom told me about this."
"So when I saw that woman in the white dress before, I didn't make any connection at first."
The three people next to Li Xin were completely dumbfounded.
Because they didn't see anything from beginning to end, including the woman who passed by.
Jiang Qiao glanced at Liu Yuanyuan.
"She saw the same figure, but Liu Yuanyuan was not affected by this so-called curse."
However, Liu Yuanyuan always had many secrets.
He was particularly wary of the tall figure behind her.
"Since it's in the northern frontier of the real world, I'll go and take a look when the time comes."
He planned to leave the village and head straight into the real world.
It took too long.
Who knows what major events have happened outside in these past seven days?
In particular, the real world is being eroded by the supernatural, and many places are undergoing earth-shattering changes.
"Alright, that concludes the matter concerning this village."
Jiang Qiao turned around and looked at Li Xin and the other two.
"Once you survive tomorrow, your seven-day survival mission will be complete."
"Cheer up, everyone. Don't lose your lives here at the last moment, it wouldn't be worth it."
This mission.
There were a dozen or so people who came in initially.
Two or three of them are not only very talented, but also have excellent character and intellect.
If I survive, I might achieve something great.
pity.
This is the supernatural world.
If you don't grow up, no matter how much potential you have or how cunning you are, you may fall at any time.
On this mysterious land, countless nameless geniuses are buried.
"We were able to complete this mission thanks to Brother Jiang's help."
Xue Lan said gratefully.
"Yes, without Brother Jiang, we probably wouldn't have even made it to the first day, and we would all have died in Yicheng."
Li Xin's face also showed respect.
Rowan didn't speak, he just nodded vigorously.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the three of them will be the last survivors of this mission.
By now, they had realized that Jiang Qiao was different from them and was not there to complete a survival mission.
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The big boss has his own agenda!
But it is precisely because of this that they have even greater respect for Jiang Qiao.
Because the big shots originally didn't need to care about them.
"It's alright. It's fate that we met. I've always been a public-spirited person who enjoys helping others."
Jiang Qiao said calmly.
Li Xin and the other two were unaware that Jiang Qiao had initially saved them simply to see if he could leave with them.
certainly.
Jiang Qiao wouldn't tell them about this.
Anyway.
Although we encountered many dangers along the way with Boss Jiang.
But without Boss Jiang, they would probably have been wiped out by the Cursed Woman Ghost the very next day!
They will have no ability to resist!
"By the way, Miss Liu, have you ever heard of Liunian Village?"
Jiang Qiao asked.
"Liunian Village?"
Liu Yuanyuan looked surprised.
"Isn't that Village No. 8?"
"Mr. Jiang, I wonder where you got this village name from?"
Jiang Qiao's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this.
"Is this village name unusual? Could it have been wiped out?"
According to Liu Yuanyuan, only the top fifty villages qualify as ancient villages.
Of these ancient villages, only a dozen or so still exist today.
Most of the rest have been wiped out.
"No, Village No. 8 has always existed."
"But the name Liunian Village hasn't been used for over a hundred years; they're now called Huai County."
Liu Yuanyuan said.
"Huai County??"
Jiang Qiao's expression immediately changed.
Villages and counties are not the same thing.
Especially in the supernatural world, the settlements of humans on Earth are mostly based on villages.
According to Liu Yuanyuan, even a human settlement the size of a county town, such as General's Tomb, refers to itself as a "village" to outsiders.
But this eighth village was renamed a county!
"Are they significantly stronger than the average ancient village?"
Jiang Qiao asked.
"I don't know," Liu Yuanyuan said.
"The people in ancient villages are very mysterious, especially those in villages like No. 8, which are among the earliest ones."
"Let alone having any contact with them, very few people have even heard of their village."
She glanced at the river bridge.
She was actually quite surprised that this man knew the old name of Village No. 8.
"However, I once heard a rumor."
Liu Yuanyuan glanced at Li Xin and the other two, then suddenly waved her hand.
A group of figures split off from her body and quickly surrounded her and Jiang Qiao.
Jiang Qiao narrowed his eyes upon seeing this.
Liu Yuanyuan used her shadow to block out the surrounding noise. It seems she doesn't intend to let Li Xin and the others eavesdrop on the rest of the conversation.
He didn't speak, but just quietly looked at Liu Yuanyuan, waiting for her to continue.
Liu Yuanyuan smiled slightly and said:
"Mr. Jiang, as far as I know, of the top ten ancient villages, three still exist today."
"They are Village No. 1, Village No. 3, and Village No. 8. Each of them possesses an incredible cultural heritage."
"Village No. 8 was formerly called Liunian Village, and is now called Huai County."
"The reason it was able to be renamed a county."
"It's because, according to legend, it discovered a strange place deep in the underworld and dragged out a mutilated corpse from it."
"That corpse..."
"The rumor is—"
"City God!"
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