The most melodramatic rebirth in history

Chapter 25 Beset by a Ghostly Curse

From within the black smoke, the figure of the old Taoist priest with the ox-nose nose appeared first, followed by the roaring, furious ghost.

"How is this possible! It's just... a minor injury!?" Xu Banxian, who was holding the Nine Heavens Demon Spell, was shocked. His opponent had been hit by a sudden attack that was close to the tenth level, yet he was still alive and kicking despite his grimacing!

As Xu Banxian had previously thought, this strike should at least knock this level 10 hanged ghost to the ground and make it howl in pain... even if it only lasted a few seconds! But, judging from the other party's appearance, it seemed to be doing quite well!
"No, it should have only recently reached level ten. Your attack has already caused its cultivation to drop back to the peak of level nine!"

The ghost's vibrant blue color dimmed slightly, which Feng Ling noticed clearly. However, this conclusion also shocked him!
Judging from this, the reason this hanged ghost is keeping such a low profile is likely to consolidate its level ten cultivation! If it succeeds, the entire village of Gujing, including myself, will perish under its blue claws!

Just as Feng Ling was secretly lamenting the dire situation, Zhang Dan and his companion outside, along with the crowd secretly watching, were horrified, their eyes wide as they stared at the billowing black smoke inside the ten-meter-high wall!
Old Wang trembled violently. The place where he was hiding was directly opposite the broken wall, and his line of sight was completely clear to the terrifying hanged ghost with its eerie blue body!

Because the courtyard was covered with a thick layer of white frost, the blue that stood out from the surroundings made a strong visual and emotional impact!

"That was terrifying! How long did it stay in my house? How come I wasn't eaten by it!" Old Wang felt a chill run down his spine as he recalled the strange occurrences in the house a few nights ago.

"Could it be that I chopped down the shady tree where someone hanged themselves on their deathbed?! Judging from this, it's been with me for ten years... day and night?" Old Wang's eyes twitched violently, and he cursed his bad luck inwardly.

He still remembers that the pillars in this house were all cut and used on the spot ten years ago.

"The consequences will be endless, we absolutely cannot let it go..." Xu Banxian also knew that winning this life-or-death gamble was no longer an option.

"Zzzzt!" Before the words were finished, lightning struck, and Feng Ling and Xu Banxian attacked in shock and anger.

If it's a stable level 10 vengeful spirit, the two of them might just turn around and leave. But if it's a level 10 spirit that has fallen, it might be very difficult to subdue, but it's not entirely impossible!

This is the first time Feng Ling has faced a level 10 vengeful ghost, while he has encountered and subdued several level 9 ghosts. He is just one level 9 away from advancing his clone to the ninth level!
If a near-level 10 were to appear, that would be even better!

"Boom!" Like a thunderclap from a clear sky, dust billowed up from where the blue figure stood.

Several large trees were instantly reduced to fragments and scattered everywhere, leaving a three-meter-wide crater in the ground.

He dodged it!?

Looking at the empty pit after the smoke and dust had dissipated, Feng Ling and Xu Banxian felt a chill run down their spines and cautiously observed their surroundings.

"Giggle giggle... So fun, so fun!"

A chilling, ethereal laugh drifted over, its mocking tone sending a shiver down the spines of everyone present, including Feng Ling.

A violent flash of lightning struck, and the frost-white tree on the left exploded, its blue color disappearing once more.

The shadows of the trees rustled, and no one noticed a faint light flickering on the body of an elderly man with white hair. A while later…

The eerie laughter from the bushes continued, echoing in all directions. Feng and Ling broke out in a cold sweat. Xu Banxian glanced at the messy ground and was even more horrified!

"Cancan, you two old food, I'm tired of playing with you. Tell me, how do you want to die?"

A bewitching blue figure stood atop the roof, its eerie pupils radiating ferocity.

He pursed his lips and looked around, then his ghostly eyes suddenly lit up, as if he were very excited!

"And the delicacies outside the courtyard—once we see the true face of the Ghost Spirit Child, none of them will escape!"

The villagers hiding nearby felt a chill run down their spines. Several chubby little boys were so frightened that they burst into tears. The adults nearby panicked and quickly covered their mouths, leaving only sobs coming from the debris blocking their view.

"Monster! You can actually speak human language!" Feng Ling was horrified.

All great demons have the potential to understand human speech, but not all of them succeed. On the contrary, those who can understand human speech are invariably cunning great demons.

What does this mean...?
This shows that this hanged ghost possesses extremely high intelligence and is more cunning and treacherous than the previous water ghost!
Xu Banxian remained silent, secretly gathering his strength. Upon hearing Feng Ling's words, he couldn't help but roll his eyes in disdain: "The intelligence of a high-level ghost is already up to standard, so what's so strange about it being able to speak human language?"

"Smug!" The hanged ghost stuck out his tongue, seemingly quite pleased with himself, and then said something even more smug: "This devil actually discovered you a long time ago, so I decided to play along and plant the 'Ghost Curse' on you two. As for how you die, naturally it will be like the hanging I just performed for you!"

"The Ghost Yin Curse!" Xu Banxian exclaimed in horror, while Feng Ling's expression was also extremely grim.

This "Ghostly Curse" is formed from the ghostly energy on a ghost's body. Once you are tainted by it, it is as difficult to eradicate as a maggot clinging to your bone. Almost every vengeful ghost is affected by it.

Once cursed, the effects occur intermittently, and the specific triggering conditions depend on the type of ghost. However, those cursed invariably suffer the corresponding fate!
Feng and Ling witnessed the way the hanged ghost died and were cursed by it. When the curse was cast, they would personally experience the fear of hanging. If they didn't die the first time, they would be cursed again and again until the cursed person was tortured to death... until death!
Those who are lucky enough to survive will become neither human nor ghost! But most of those who survive the curse are brutally tortured by the vengeful ghosts who revel in their suffering!

It can be described as...extremely ruthless!
Being cursed is almost equivalent to being sentenced to death!

"You bastard! I'll destroy you right now! Prepare to die..." Xu Banxian roared in fury, unleashing a gilded black palm that stretched three meters in size, creating a gust of wind and snow!
"Stone-Shattering Fist!" Feng Ling followed up with his attack. As long as he killed this hanged ghost, the Ghost Yin Curse would naturally be broken! Otherwise, his otherworldly clone would truly perish here.

"Ah!" A terrified scream came from ahead, and Feng Ling's forward momentum suddenly stopped. In his contracted pupils, he saw the old Taoist priest with the ox nose reenacting the scene of the vengeful ghost "kicking his leg to hang himself" earlier.

Just as he was horrified by Xu Banxian, a bewitching red light appeared around his neck, slowly contracting and attempting to lift Feng Ling up!
"Ah!" Another cry of surprise and anger rang out. Zhang Dan and the others, who were gathered with the villagers, looked on in horror from the outside and saw two figures hanging strangely in mid-air, struggling desperately!
"Bang, bang!!" The out-of-control giant hand and fist, even after being dodged by the blue hanged ghost, still razed the entire Wang family compound to the ground with undiminished force.

The explosion left the surroundings empty, revealing everyone's figures!
(End of this chapter)