"Master Ren, if we don't cremate him, there will be trouble!"
"Anything is fine—but cremation is out of the question! Think of something else!"
"..."
Seeing Ren Fa's unyielding stance, Jiu Shu had no choice but to compromise.
"…Very well."
"We'll temporarily store the coffin at the mortuary."
"By tomorrow, I'll find a new burial site."
—
Ren Fa finally agreed.
The workers resealed the coffin carefully.
He stood before it, murmuring softly:
"Father… please bear with it for one night."
"Tomorrow, I'll find you a better resting place…"
—
On the way back—
Jiu Shu lowered his voice.
"Tonight… stay alert."
"I have a feeling this isn't over."
—
"We understand."
Uchiha Mo nodded calmly.
—
Back at the mortuary—
The coffin was placed in the west wing.
Jiu Shu personally arranged the defenses.
Glutinous rice—
Scattered around.
Ink lines—
Drawn into a tight grid across the lid.
No gaps.
No weaknesses.
Only then—
Did he return to rest.
—
...
—
Deep night.
The moon hidden.
Stars faint.
—
Thud.
—
A dull sound echoed from the coffin.
Then—
Scratching.
Sharp.
Grating.
—
The ink lines began to glow—
A faint golden light.
The grid—
Shifted subtly.
Like a living net.
Locking the corpse energy inside.
—
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
—
Ren Weiyong slammed violently against the coffin from within.
Each impact—
Made the golden light flicker.
But it held.
—
The disturbance—
Alerted everyone.
—
Jiu Shu arrived first.
Lantern in hand.
—
Wencai and Qiu Sheng followed.
Half-asleep.
Disheveled.
—
The Uchiha brothers—
Stepped out calmly.
Watching.
—
"M-Master… what's happening?"
Wencai clutched Jiu Shu's sleeve.
—
Jiu Shu observed carefully.
The seal—
Still intact.
"Nothing serious."
"He won't break through."
—
As if responding—
The pounding slowed.
Then—
Stopped.
—
Silence returned.
—
Wencai exhaled heavily.
"That scared me to death…"
"Even after dying, he still won't rest…"
—
"Enough."
Jiu Shu waved him off.
"Everyone go back to—"
—
BOOM!
—
The coffin exploded.
—
Wood shattered.
Fragments flew.
—
Ren Weiyong shot upright.
—
Different.
Completely different.
—
Eyes—
Blood-red.
—
Forehead—
A crimson sigil.
—
Black energy—
Surging wildly around him.
—
"ROAR!"
—
He leapt out.
—
"Heaven and Earth without limit—borrow the power of the cosmos!"
Jiu Shu raised the Bagua mirror.
Golden light burst forth—
Pinning the corpse in place.
—
"Brother Mo!"
Jiu Shu called out.
"The caster is five li west—can you—"
—
"Of course."
—
Before he finished—
Uchiha Mo was gone.
A flicker—
Into the night.
—
...
—
Five li west.
—
A desolate graveyard.
—
Broken tombstones.
Cold wind.
Ghostly flames flickering.
—
At the center—
A crude altar.
Covered in black cloth.
—
Upon it—
A dark ceramic jar.
Filled with rotting organs.
Stench overwhelming.
—
Before it stood—
An old man.
Gaunt.
Withered.
—
His feet traced ritual steps.
His lips moved.
Chanting.
—
Before him—
A straw effigy.
—
With every incantation—
It trembled.
—
A talisman on its forehead—
Resonated.
—
Far away—
The same sigil burned on Ren Weiyong's corpse.
—
"Cough… cough…"
—
The old man coughed violently.
But his movements—
Only grew faster.
—
His eyes—
Burned with hatred.
—
"Twenty years…"
"Ren Weiyong… you treacherous dog…"
—
"My master helped your family rise…"
"And you repaid him with betrayal!"
"You withheld payment…"
"Seized his burial ground…"
"And had him killed!"
—
"For twenty years…"
"I've planned this…"
—
"Sealing the grave with cement…"
"Turning fortune into curse…"
—
"So even in death…"
"You would never know peace!"
—
"You would rise…"
"And slaughter your own bloodline!"
—
"Wipe them out!"
—
"And now…"
"It's finally happening!"
—
"Lin Jiu… you meddlesome fool…"
"You destroyed my corpse-nurturing ground…"
"And helped my enemy…"
—
"How could I let you live?!"
—
He bit his tongue.
—
Spat blood—
Onto the effigy.
—
"Rise, Ren Weiyong!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them all!"
—
Black energy surged from his body—
Pouring into the effigy.
—
Veins bulged.
Face twisted.
—
"Lin Jiu! Ren Fa!"
"You will all die!"
"No one can save you—!"
"HAHAHAHA!"
—
His laughter echoed—
Through the graveyard.
—
...
—
Back at the mortuary—
—
The corpse roared.
—
Under the golden light—
It pushed forward.
—
Black energy churned—
Violently resisting.
—
Jiu Shu's face paled.
His hand trembled.
—
"Master!"
Wencai threw glutinous rice.
—
Sparks erupted.
—
The corpse faltered—
For a moment.
—
Then—
Swung its arm.
—
Straight at Jiu Shu.
—
"Watch out!"
—
Uchiha Xiuren moved.
—
Instant.
—
He appeared in front of Jiu Shu.
A precise side kick—
Intercepted the blow.
—
Bang!
—
The sound rang—
Like metal striking iron.
—
The corpse staggered.
—
Xiuren flipped back.
Landed steadily.
—
Shook his numb leg slightly.
—
"…What a tough body."
—
And now—
The real battle—
Had begun.
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