The Undying Immortals of the Terrifying Heavens

"I can accept getting beaten up in real life, but do you think I'd let you bully me here?!"

Chen Xing stared at the wall that was repairing itself for a long time, and after confirming that Saeki Takeo would not be able to return for the time being.

Chen Xing looked at Junxiong and the black cat lying on the ground, and Kayako on the cabinet.

Chen Xing did not act rashly, nor was he in a hurry to act, because time in the Flesh Lotus Dream Realm was not the same as in the outside world.

So he can spend some time here thinking about why all the parents are here, even though it's Kayako who's trapped.

According to his understanding, the resentment of a ghost would only give birth to one being, but here the whole family had reunited.

"Could it be that the curse of Ju-on, while seemingly caused by Kayako, is actually composed of many resentful thoughts, such as the tyrannical and cruel Saeki Takeo... Kayako sometimes toyed with people to death, does this represent Toshio's playful and carefree nature?"

"Perhaps it has something to do with this cat. Toshio, who merges with the black cat, is often the first to appear and take the lead. Although they seem to be separate, they are actually one."

Black cats may seem inconspicuous, but they are essentially the eyes and ears of felines. This corresponds to the hunting instincts of felines.

Upon closer inspection, Chen Xing discovered that the two were indeed one; Junxiong's hand and the black cat's corpse were somewhat fused together, but it looked as if it would fall off at any moment.

If we compare this cursed creature called Kayako to a tree, then Kayako is the very first seed.

The very first person and the cat who died—the male, the black cat, Takeo Saeki, and even Shunsuke Kobayashi, whom Kayako secretly loved—were all its roots and trunk.

While the continued growth of the curse may make Kayako even more terrifying, it will never change her essence; at most, it can be considered as branches and leaves, making her flourish.

Each death transforms Kayako into a new, enhanced version of the Curse. If anyone tries to approach her again, Kayako can lock onto and kill them.

Then an unsolvable cycle of curses and retribution was formed.

At this moment, the cursed tree named Kayako was able to begin to grow wildly.

What Chen Xing is facing now can be described as this tree just reaching the seedling stage.

"If the curse spreads throughout the entire district or even Japan... forget it, I'll just run away, or go back to my hometown and pray to the gods."

Although Chen Xing had a lot to think about, not much time had actually passed, and the wall plaster was still not fully repaired.

He quickly made up his mind that if Toshio and the black cat lying on the ground represented part of the essence of Kayako's curse.

By dealing with it, the terror of Kayako can be reduced.

"Never mind, let's do it!"

Without any hesitation, he reached behind his back and took the most comfortable memorial tablet in his hand.

Chen Xing focused his attention on Junxiong and the black cat, then slapped Junxiong on the head. With a bang, his head exploded, turning into wisps of black smoke that dissipated into the house.

Just as a glint of joy flashed in Chen Xing's eyes, the black mist that had been dissipating suddenly condensed again, transforming back into Junxiong's head.

No, are you kidding me?

He slapped it twice more, and sure enough, the dissipated resentment was not diminished at all, and it was restored in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, his eyes darted around, and he turned his head to look at the tunnel outside where the Great Black Buddha Mother, who was blocking Kayako, was located.

He thought that this place represented Kayako's territory, and he had no chance of winning no matter what. The only way was to take her out.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, suddenly, Saeki Takeo, whom he had just kicked away, reappeared from nowhere.

He yelled, "You bastard! Who let you in? You're dead! I'm going to find your family, kill them, skin them alive, torture them to death! You'd better die right now!"

He seemed to have forgotten what had happened before, as if he were meeting Chen Xing for the first time, but he still couldn't hide his violent nature.

He charged again, sword in hand, but the next second, the enormous figure flew backward at an even greater speed, crashing through the door.

Then something surprising happened to Chen Xing.

After leaving the house, Takeo Saeki's body began to change into the shape of Kayako.

"Didn't I notice this just now?"

Saeki Takeo landed and roared. He had become neither male nor female, but when he ran back in, he returned to his original form.

This undoubtedly confirmed Chen Xing's previous conjecture: they were separate here, but once they went out, no matter what changes they underwent, they would still be Kayako. Therefore, Saeki Takeo's essence was the corresponding part of Kayako.

The same applies to Toshio and the black cat on the ground.

Chen Xing kicked him away again.

After getting rid of this trouble for the time being, he would try to take Junxiong and the black cat away from the ground, or just the black cat.

Chen Xing thought for less than half a second before deciding to take the black cat away.

Because this is the smallest, it's the easiest to bring.

He bent down and picked up the black cat's corpse, but he didn't feel any weight at all. It was so light that it felt like he was holding a piece of cotton. When he shook his hand, the black cat swayed around like a real dead cat, which was a bit disgusting.

Chen Xing picked up the black cat, didn't examine it at all, and turned to run out the door.

But at that moment, the whole house suddenly trembled, and in an instant, everything around them changed.

The black cat corpse in my hand suddenly became soft and sticky, and a silky, tender feel quietly appeared.

Chen Xing looked down and saw that the black cat had turned into something made up of eyeballs and what looked like brain tissue. These strange and disgusting things formed the shape of the black cat he had just seen.

Meow~

Each eyeball is opening its mouth, making cute cat-like meows.

This is...this is too bizarre. A question flashed through Chen Xing's mind: "What exactly is going on?"

The next moment, the pupils of the black cat's eyes rolled blankly, all looking at Chen Xing, which sent chills down his spine.

Chen Xing took two more steps, and in an instant, the appearance of the entire house changed.

The windows around the room turned into glass crystals like eyeballs, the wall plaster turned into flesh and blood, the electrical wires in the stairwell became blood vessels, and the swaying stairs became the gums of a mouth.

In an instant, the entire house seemed to transform into a human head, but from a different perspective than normal. It was as if he had entered the three-dimensional space that constituted the head, and everything he saw was reversed.

Click click click click...

A familiar voice came from below the room, followed by whispers. Chen Xing felt a chill run down his spine and ran without hesitation.

"This isn't as simple as it being haunted!"

The eyes, transformed from windows, seemed to have drawn the curtains, squinting slightly, but this wasn't a smile; rather, those eyes were filled with coldness.

"Wait, why can't I cover a distance of just a few meters no matter how hard I run?"

From where you were standing before, to the entrance hall, and then to the main gate, the tunnel leading to the location of the Great Black Buddha Mother will not exceed 10 meters.

At his speed, he could basically get over in two moves.

But as Chen Xing ran, the distance between the living room and the entrance hall seemed to stretch infinitely, and some wet, sticky things appeared around him.

The floor beneath his feet, now a mass of flesh and blood, felt soft and increasingly difficult to grip. It even seemed to sprout pores from the ground, from which tufts of hair would grow, trying to bind Chen Xing's feet.

"This room is basically a giant Kayako; she doesn't want me to leave, she wants to devour me!"

The thought had just crossed Chen Xing's mind when the door opened and a tall figure reappeared.

Takeo Saeki became even stronger.

He wasn't even a normal person; his arms were stretched out, two boning knives were deeply embedded in his hands, his joints were tightened, making him look like a feline, his body arched, as if he were about to pounce and kill at any moment.

"You damned thief! How dare you try to steal from my house! Even if this is a bastard born of a slut, no one is allowed to touch it without my permission!!!!" Saeki Takeo roared, his saliva dripping from his sharp teeth.