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Chapter 149 The Whereabouts of the Head (5k)

Ye Zhen, who was standing nearby, seemed to sense that something was wrong and quickly moved away to the side.

He couldn't understand what Lu Ming was trying to do, why he would bring the ghost bride to the ghost's presence.

The terrifying power of the machete in the faceless demon's hand had increased dramatically; this act was practically tantamount to suicide.

After the eye contact ended, unsurprisingly, the vengeful ghost slowly raised its hand.

The curse of certain death has been cast, and the demon's killing pattern has been triggered.

However, the target who triggered the killing pattern was not killed, which caused the Faceless Demon to raise its hand four times in a short period of time.

According to the rules of the Ghost Cleaver, only by hitting the target with a medium can the terror of the cleaver be further enhanced.

The faceless ghost missed all four of its attacks, and the ghost bride and Lu Ming were unharmed. On the other hand, the other three ghosts stood frozen in place.

Stab it! ! !

Including the faceless ghost itself, the four terrifying vengeful spirits were simultaneously attacked by a strange supernatural force, and a huge crack appeared on their bodies.

No blood flowed out; the tear was completely black, and the hollow flesh was being supported by something in an incomprehensible way, which was extremely creepy.

Not only that, the rift completely tore the ghost's body apart in the next moment, dismembering it in two, and then there was no more movement.

Ten seconds passed exactly.

Lu Ming completely sent the Deceitful Ghost into the fifth level of the Ghost Domain. Although this vengeful ghost will not be revived for the time being, it will be unusable until the next trip to the Main God Space.

Moreover, without the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll-shaped ornament) at his waist as a vessel, Lu Ming's body was once again eroded and decayed by supernatural forces.

This means that when Lu Ming goes to the Main God Space next time, he will not only have to spend 200 points to exchange for a Sunny Doll again, but also need to spend 300 points to repair his body.

These are all unavoidable costs, but as long as we can kill these four ghosts guarding the Ghost Temple courtyard, it will all be worthwhile.

After the four vengeful ghosts were dismembered by the ghostly cleaver, the level of terror dropped dramatically.

Lu Ming seized the opportunity and used the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain.

As the ashes of the paper fell in a flurry, the four dismembered vengeful ghosts were sent away at the same time, leaving only the rusty machete behind.

"As expected, this ghost-slaying knife is the most terrifying thing; otherwise, it wouldn't be able to dismember four vengeful ghosts at the same time."

Sadako was still hanging in the well, and Lu Ming dared not touch the ghost knife directly, lest he be tainted by some terrible curse. So he had to ask the ghost bride to pick up the knife.

To be honest, even Lu Ming himself didn't expect that the ghost bride would be the one who made the greatest contribution to this ghost temple incident.

If it weren't for the ghost bride's intervention, Lu Ming himself, even with the help of the Deceitful Ghost, wouldn't have been able to accomplish what he just did.

Just as Lu Ming led the ghost bride forward to pick up the rusty machete, the terrifying supernatural object suddenly vanished into thin air.

"Gone?"

Lu Ming was somewhat surprised.

The faceless demon was first dismembered by the cleaver, and then sent away by the demon realm, so it's impossible that it still has the ability to take back the cleaver.

The current situation is as if the Ghost Cleaver has disappeared on its own.

Lu Ming was only puzzled by the mysterious disappearance of the Ghost Cleaver, but not too disappointed.

Supernatural objects of this level undoubtedly have significant side effects.

It's fine if a ghost uses it, but if a ghost tamer uses it, he'll probably kill himself after only a few strikes.

Subsequently, Lu Ming attempted to retrieve Sadako, who had been hanged by a rope, from the well.

But he was surprised to find that Sadako was in a rather unusual state. Ye Zhen, who was hanging in the well, could be rescued, but Sadako could not.

The female ghost Sadako, dressed in white, seemed to have fallen into silence, engaging in a supernatural struggle with the ropes of the demon well.

"It seems that Sadako will have to stay in the Ghost Well for the rest of the Ghost Temple incident. This is not good news for me. Even if Sadako is released, I don't know what bad things might happen."

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Ye Zhen, who had just recovered from his shock, looked on with confusion.

"What exactly did this Xiao Lu do? How was he able to transfer the fatal curse of the four ghostly cleavers?"

"This is something even I, Ye, couldn't do. Did he control the scapegoat, or did I control the scapegoat?"

Ye Zhen's core ability is substitution, so he immediately recognized that the supernatural power Lu Ming and the Ghost Bride used was somewhat similar to his substitution.

Although not exactly the same, in terms of effect, it is even more incredible than his scapegoat.

"When did Xiao Lu become able to control a ghost of this level?"

"I've never heard of anything related to this before, and it wasn't mentioned in my brief encounter with Ye in Dachang City..."

"hateful!"

"How many secrets does this young Lu still hold that I don't know about?"

Lu Ming ignored Ye Zhen, who was still arguing with him, and looked into the depths of the thick fog. He said, "The fog hasn't dissipated, and the supernatural force restricting Sadako hasn't been lifted. Let's take this opportunity to go deeper and find the source of the Ghost Temple and Ghost Well as soon as possible."

Those five vengeful ghosts, much like the tall male corpse in the Caesars Hotel, roamed this haunted place. Even if these five ghosts were sent away, the haunted place could not be made to disappear.

The ashes fell to the ground in front of them again, forming a gray path.

Following the path paved with ashes, the two were able to easily enter the depths of the thick fog.

Without the ashes of the paper offerings, it would be impossible to find the true origin of the ghost temple by simply wandering around in the thick fog.

Because terrain can be altered by supernatural forces, what you see in front of you may not be the reality.

Although Ye Zhen was very upset, he still followed behind Lu Ming.

He felt a pang of sadness.

Ye Zhen's greatest skill is using a substitute to deflect supernatural attacks.

This is precisely what Lu Ming is least good at.

Lu Ming defeated Ye Zhen in his weakest area, in his strongest area.

Ye Zhen realized that he couldn't keep his title as the number one ghost tamer in Asia. He could only wait until he and Lu Ming solved the Ghost Temple incident together to stabilize his title as the number two ghost tamer in Asia.

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There is a door ahead.

After walking along the path paved with ashes for a while, the thick fog that stretched as far as the eye could see finally disappeared.

The twisted tree branches stretched out obliquely, giving people an eerie feeling.

Behind the branches, there was a vermilion wall painted red. Perhaps due to supernatural influences, the red paint on the wall was uneven, with patches of dark and light, giving the impression that it was painted with congealed blood.

Lu Ming hesitated slightly before reaching out and pushing open the wooden door in the center.

He possesses many abilities, and still has many trump cards up his sleeve.

If you encounter a less terrifying ghost, you can use the supernatural power of the Ghost Bride to summon the ghost, combined with the Ghost Painting Ghost Domain, to send the ghost away in an instant.

Even if you encounter an entity similar to the first perverted ghost, you can suppress it by using the superimposed ghost call, and then have the ghost painting handle it.

Moreover, Lu Ming has not yet used the Time Stop in the Ghost Realm.

Reaching the sixth level of the Ghost Eye Ghost Domain doesn't necessarily grant the ability to stop time; it's merely an additional supernatural ability, which Lu Ming happens to be able to do.

In his memory, there are very few Ghost Masters whose Ghost Domain strength reaches the sixth level. Reaching this level from a Water Ghost Domain that barely reaches the fifth level means that the Ghost Domain is no longer Lu Ming's weakness.

The next step is the ability to restart.

"Carefulness is indeed necessary, but with so many supernatural powers surrounding me, there's not much to worry about. Ordinary vengeful spirits can't kill me easily..."

Crunch!

The thought had barely formed in Lu Ming's mind when he pushed open the old wooden door in front of him.

A chilling aura swept over him, and when Lu Ming looked up, he was met with a pair of dark, deep, circular holes.

Before him was a faceless ghost, burly in stature, without any facial features.

It's the same faceless demon from before.

The only difference is that the faceless ghost that was dismembered by the ghost's blade had its face, which had no features, dented by Ye Zhen's punches.

The faceless demon behind the wooden door has a smooth face.

Isn't it the same ghost?
Could it be another kind of supernatural phenomenon that has emerged from this?
No.

Lu Ming's eyes narrowed, and he quickly realized what had happened.

The Faceless Demon has restarted.

This is an extremely unsolvable ability.

This explains why the fallen demon cleaver disappeared into thin air.

After being restricted, the faceless ghost used a single-unit restart supernatural ability, returning to its previous state and emerging again from behind the wooden door.

The Demon Slasher is, in a sense, part of the Faceless Demon, and will naturally be restarted along with it.

Ghosts capable of using this ability are very rare.

As for those who control ghosts, even the top-tier ones, they're lucky if they can use this ability once or twice a day; using it too often will inevitably cause the vengeful ghosts to revive.

at the same time.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The dull, oppressive sound of the clapper rang out again rapidly, with hardly any pauses. "It's not just the Faceless Ghost that's been restarted; all five vengeful ghosts—the Killer, the Lustful, the Drunkard, the Foolish, and the Thief—have been restarted."

"Are you kidding me...?"

Lu Ming's heart sank to the bottom.

His body was corrupted by supernatural forces, and the teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll symbolizing good weather) he had hanged was also broken.

In other words, the operation of "borrowing" the demon cleaver just now cannot be replicated a second time.

Moreover, even if we try every means to restrain these five evil spirits again, it will be in vain and a waste of effort.

Since there's a first restart, there will be a second restart, a third restart, and so on...

The thought process is completed in an instant.

The faceless demon also raised its hand at that instant.

If nothing unexpected happens, the next moment, a supernatural attack capable of dismembering even vengeful ghosts will fall on Lu Ming's head.

At the critical moment, Lu Ming used the time stop function of the sixth layer of the Ghost Domain.

Everything around us was put on hold.

The fluffy paper dust falling from mid-air, the flowing mist, and the murky eyes of the other few vengeful ghosts, all froze in that instant.

It's like a normally playing video suddenly being frozen in time, giving people a strange and eerie feeling.

The essence of the Ghost Realm is actually an incomprehensible supernatural space constructed under the influence of vengeful ghosts.

When the strength of the ghost realm reaches a certain level, it can affect things in reality.

Once you reach the fifth level of the Ghost Realm, you will be able to influence reality.

At this moment, Lu Ming activated the sixth layer of the Ghost Domain, and everything nearby was frozen in place.

The faceless ghost, who raised his hand to wield the demon cleaver, did not trigger the cleaver's fatal curse, and Ye Zhen behind him also fell into a state of stagnation.

In fact, for some extremely terrifying ghosts, even the sixth level of the ghost realm cannot completely stop their actions.

However, Lu Ming had limited the Ghost Domain to a very small area around him. What Lu Ming was truly wary of was the Ghost Cleaver in the Faceless Ghost's hand. Apart from this Ghost Cleaver, the Faceless Ghost's level of terror was about the same as that of the Lustful Ghost.

"Using the sixth layer of the ghost domain to pause everything around me, not only the vengeful ghosts are paused, but also myself..."

If you have no prior experience and are using the sixth level of the Ghost Domain for the first time, you might not know how to handle the current situation and waste an opportunity.

But Lu Ming was clearly prepared.

It doesn't matter that he can't move his body; he can still move using the Ghost Realm.

A pair of red scissors was taken out.

The moment the red scissors appeared, everything in Lu Ming's field of vision changed.

The thick fog grew gloomy, with ghostly figures vaguely floating within it, and the occasional dripping sound of water could be heard.

Lu Ming's eyes darted around, and he noticed that something like threads had appeared on his body, faintly connecting the faceless ghost's cleaver and his own body.

"This is the medium through which the curse is triggered."

With a thought, the ghost scissors cut all the threads.

However, the handle of the ghost scissors was wrapped with dense threads that looked like a woman's hair and emitted a foul stench of corpses.

"This time, using the Ghost Scissors actually deepened the extent to which the Ghost Scissors were corrupted by the curse?"

Lu Ming was startled, thinking to himself that it was indeed a ghost-slaying knife that could even dismember a vengeful ghost, and that cutting off a curse required such a great price.

"Like I said, we can't waste any more time dealing with these ghosts here. We have to leave this courtyard immediately."

Lu Ming had this idea before, but he hadn't succeeded.

This time, no matter the cost, he and Ye Zhen must leave this place.

Ghosts cannot be killed.

What's more, these are five vengeful ghosts that can restart individually.

If this drags on, only Lu Ming and Ye Zhen will suffer.

Time resumed its flow.

The faceless demon maintained its raised hand gesture, but the death curse was slow to fall.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Lu Ming covered the ghost's head with a woven bag made of gold.

“Let’s go. The other four ghosts aren’t much of a threat. I’ll lead the way.”

Ye Zhen was startled and realized something was wrong.

In that instant, he didn't even realize what had happened; he only vaguely sensed that something was amiss.

He had dealt with the Faceless Demon.

You should know that once you are locked onto by a ghost's gaze, even if you escape immediately, it will not help at all.

But just now, Lu Ming used some method to render one of the Faceless Ghost's attacks ineffective.

"The attack just now wasn't transferred out; it simply vanished into thin air."

"I never imagined that Xiao Lu had gone this far..."

Ye Zhen quickly realized what was happening and didn't waste the rare opportunity.

The remaining four ghosts will not have much of an impact on the two of them as long as they do not get close, make contact with, or look directly at them.

The two rushed through the narrow wooden door toward the inner courtyard. On the load-bearing pillars that support the roof of the corridor, five dirty old canvases were hanging.

The paintings on the five canvases correspond to the five ghosts. The paint used on them is unknown, and the paintings look dirty and messy. It is these five canvases, along with the eerie paint, that give the five vengeful ghosts in the ghost temple the ability to be reborn.

"Should we tear these five canvases off the pillar?"

Lu Ming was thinking about this.

But the idea was quickly rejected.

As a demon tamer, he had a premonition that if he recklessly tore down the canvas, something terrible would definitely happen.

Moreover, his primary goal right now is to resolve the Ghost Temple incident, and there's no need to create unnecessary complications.

"The dense fog will block my vision and also block the senses of the vengeful spirit within me, which is the most troublesome thing."

Lu Ming had no idea what awaited him ahead. Since becoming a Ghost Tamer, he had not felt this fear of being dominated by the unknown for a long time.

The ashes of paper paved the road, stretching straight ahead.

Lu Ming and Ye Zhen silently stepped on the ashes and arrived at a place that resembled a main hall.

"This place... looks suspicious. It might be related to the origin of the ghost temple."

Lu Ming's mind stirred.

A black plaque hangs above the main hall, its inscription illegible, whether due to the thick fog or some supernatural force that erased the writing.

Before Lu Ming could make a move, Ye Zhen had already taken the lead and pushed open the door to enter the hall.

boom!
The moment the main hall doors were opened, a gust of cold wind swept in from the inside, making Lu Ming and Ye Zhen's scalps tingle.

Even more terrifying was the scene inside the hall.

The entire interior appears extremely towering. Ordinary people standing inside would feel incredibly small, like a mayfly gazing at the blue sky.

The cylindrical walls surrounding the room have been carved out into numerous stone chambers that have been corrupted by supernatural forces.

In each stone chamber, there is a headless corpse sitting in meditation. From a distance, it looks like a small Buddha statue, but upon closer inspection, one can discover something eerie.

The so-called "Buddha" had no head, only the lower half of a rotting and stinking corpse, with pus still oozing from certain parts.

Without exception, their heads were gathered together and piled up in the center of the temple, forming the shape of a large Buddha statue.

This is a large Buddha statue made up of human heads.

This scene reminded Lu Ming of a certain grotto in their country, where the stone Buddhas had also lost their heads.

However, the two give people completely different feelings.

The latter is solemn and dignified, while the former exudes a cold and eerie aura.

Just as Lu Ming and Ye Zhen were examining the corpse in the Buddhist temple, a slight sound came from inside.

In the giant tower made of human heads in the center of the main hall, all the ghosts simultaneously raised their eyelids, their eyes cloudy and numb, and looked at Ye Zhen, who was closest to them.

A certain pattern of killing has been triggered.

A noticeable crack appeared on Ye Zhen's body surface and spread throughout his entire body.

With a thud, Ye Zhen collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

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