Rules of the Strange: I Became a God in a Bizarre World Through Taoist Arts

At the same time, within the ghost story.

After seeing the lantern-bearer's head roll away, Shen Xingzhu swiftly and decisively killed dozens of eerie creatures disguised as ghost soldiers.

The bizarre limbs and remains tumbled through the air before crashing heavily to the ground one after another.

An eerie aura emanated from the broken section, spreading a black mist across the ground.

As Shen Xingzhuo sheathed his sword, his gaze fell upon the mark on the lantern bearer's wrist.

She unconsciously shook her wrist.

"Yin energy returns to Yin, Yang energy returns to Yang. Qi returns to the Yellow Court, and evil retreats in all directions!"

Shen Xingzhu changed his palm into a claw and made a contracting motion with his palm facing down.

The black mist on the ground instantly surged like boiling water, transforming into a dragon of energy that converged towards her palm.

A moment later, a huge balloon appeared in Shen Xingzhuo's palm.

"Xi'er, come here."

Shen Xingzhuo called out softly, and when Pei Xi approached, she quickly slapped her palm downwards, slapping the entire mass of eerie energy into Pei Xi's body.

"For the supernatural, eerie energy is the most potent tonic. With so much eerie energy poured in, it should be able to fulfill its wish to grow up, right?"

Pei Xi's complexion instantly turned even more pale and bluish, and he grew even taller.

Shen Xingzhuo watched this scene with satisfaction, but there was always a voice that would pop up and disrupt the warm atmosphere.

The lantern bearer is dead; the path of reincarnation is severed!

[Congratulations to Shen Xingzhuo, the chosen one of Tianxia Kingdom, for unlocking the hidden ending—Endless Reincarnation.]

[Chosen One, Shen Xingzhuo, must find and complete the requirements for clearing this mystery before dawn! Given that this mystery is rated SS, a high-difficulty level, the Chosen One must achieve a perfect clear! This means revealing over 90% of the truth behind it. Otherwise, it will be considered a failure, and the Chosen One and their respective nation will face the most severe punishment in history!]

【Dear Chosen One, best of luck!】

After hearing this, Shen Xingzhuo narrowed his eyes dangerously.

Unraveling the truth behind this strange tale is not difficult; she has almost pieced together the backstory into a complete narrative.

However, that information comes before the hidden ending is unlocked.

She couldn't be sure that all the previous information was still correct after this ending was triggered.

Shen Xingzhuo felt that her temper had been tempered.

Despite the blatant challenge posed by the ghost story, she actually had the thought, "It's finally here."

Seeing her constantly changing expression, Pei Jinyu suddenly stepped forward and took her hand.

"Should we continue on?" Pei Jinyu asked worriedly.

"Go, why don't you go?"

Looking at the mother's worried face in this ghost story, Shen Xingzhuo curled the corners of her lips and gave an answer that seemed to be the opposite of the ending.

"Can……"

Pei Jinyu hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't because of some kind of constraint.

"Do you want to keep repeating this tragedy?" Shen Xingzhuo asked rhetorically.

"I don't want to." Pei Jinyu paused, "but I can do it for you..."

Shen Xingzhuo immediately raised his hand, stopping Pei Jinyu from continuing.

"no."

"Pei Jinyu, whether for my sake or for the sake of others... the person you should be thinking of most is yourself!"

This was the first time she had stepped out of her identity as Pei Yin and addressed Pei Jinyu by her given name.

Pei Jinyu was stunned.

Madam Pei, standing to the side, was completely bewildered by the sudden change in the emotions of the two.

"What are you talking about?"