I have a ghost diary

Theoretically, it should be possible, but Chu Jiang had never tried it before. He wasn't just bored; why would he take out a ghost? What if it revived?

Previously, it was just a thought that passed through my mind but was never put into practice, but now it seems that the time has come for me to put it into practice.

Since entering this castle, Chu Jiang has been pondering a question: Is the only way out to force his way out through seven rooms?

Is there any shortcut?

Previously, he couldn't get an answer to this question at all. If he didn't force his way in, it seemed that the only way to break the deadlock was to use high-level supernatural power to forcefully break through.

However, after the Ghost Diary provided Chu Jiang with crucial information, he had a completely new conjecture.

The castle's purpose is likely not to kill, but to free the trapped ghosts and accelerate the global resurgence of the paranormal.

The cardholder's death is a process, not the castle's ultimate goal.

Therefore, death is not actually necessary; releasing the ghost is.

However, within the normal rules, these two are bound together; only when the card holder dies will a ghost be released into the world.

So, if Chu Jiang voluntarily releases a certain ghost from the Ghost Diary, does that count as liberating a ghost?

If he is freed, then can he leave?

Anyway, that's the logical way it is. After thinking it through, Chu Jiang immediately started to take action.

He first laid the diary out on the ground, then reached out and placed his hand on the page depicting the ghost at the door.

The moment he touched it, Chu Jiang could sense that he could borrow the ghost's power at any time; however, he did not borrow it, but instead seemed to be groping for something.

Soon, Chu Jiang's right hand gradually sank into the diary. This made him overjoyed; there was hope, it really could seal and retrieve.

Chu Jiang rummaged through the diary and quickly found something, then slowly pulled it out.

Then the firefighter holding the baby saw a shocking scene: Chu Jiang actually brought up the highly decomposed ghost again from his diary.

Of course, it wasn't fully revealed; only a head was shown.

Moreover, this ghost showed no signs of reviving; its eyes were tightly closed.

Chu Jiang tested the feel of it, then muttered to himself, "Why does it feel a bit heavy, like it's connected to something?"

After thinking for a moment, he exerted force and pulled most of the ghost's body out of the diary.

Even Chu Jiang himself was surprised to find that a black chain of Nether Iron was attached to the back of the Door Ghost.

This thing wasn't tied to the ghost; it was directly pierced into the ghost's body, which looked rather eerie.

This reminded Chu Jiang of what his grandfather had said: part of the power of the Ghost Diary involves the realm of [Domination].

The reason Chu Jiang was able to borrow the abilities of the sealed ghosts was probably because of the Ghost Diary, which allowed him to forcibly control these ghosts and then transfer that power to the host.

Even the power that the Ghost Diary can control should be 100% of the original ghost's power, but it only lends 50% to the host.

......

Looking at the ghost in front of him, Chu Jiang figured that even if he pulled the whole ghost out while it was still chained, it wouldn't really be considered "liberation".

Because, in essence, it is still controlled by the Ghost Diary.

Thinking of this, Chu Jiang took the baby with one hand and signaled the firefighters to come and catch the ghost.

Paul felt a chill run down his spine, but he still lit the newspaper, stepped forward, and grabbed one of the door openers' arms.

If he didn't read the newspaper, his hand would probably be corroded the moment he touched it.

After confirming that Paul had a firm grip, Chu Jiang intended to use the power of Chu Zombie to try to break the chains.

But think about it, wouldn't the credit for liberation be attributed to us?

So Chu Jiang took out the broken-blade hat and had the firefighter put it on.

Although using this sealed item too much can turn a person into a serial killer, it should be fine to let firefighters use it once or twice for now.

The firefighter didn't quite understand what Chu Jiang meant, and it took Chu Jiang quite a while to teach him how to use the sealed artifact.

"See this chain? Imagine cutting it in half in your mind," Chu Jiang said, gesturing with his hand on the chain.

Paul nodded. In short, he would do whatever Chu Jiang told him to do.

"Clang clang clang~!" The invisible blades cut into the Nether Iron chains, but failed to sever them, instead scattering sparks.

Chu Jiang had anticipated this. He placed the baby on the ground, then gripped both ends of the chain with both hands and twisted it forcefully!

The terrifying power of Chu Jiang was immediately apparent. The chains were first twisted into a pretzel shape, and as Chu Jiang exerted force at both ends, they gradually showed signs of breaking.

"Quick, do it again!"

Under Chu Jiang's instructions, Paul, who felt inexplicably agitated, nervously stared at the weakest point in the chain, the one about to snap.

"Clang!" Countless sharp blades cut at the same point, finally severing the Ghost Diary's Nether Iron Chains.

The moment the chains are cut, the gate-opening ghost is officially released from its seal.

What's even more bizarre is that, in theory, a ghost that has just been released from its seal needs some time to fully recover, but the opening ghost opened its eyes immediately!

The moment the ghost opened its eyes, the firefighter suddenly vanished, leaving only a card that floated lightly to the ground before disappearing as well.

Chu Jiang was stunned for a moment. It really worked?

Before he could react, two things happened at the same time.

On the other side, the door-opening ghost did not attack Chu Jiang, as if it had forgotten what had happened before, and simply instinctively drifted towards the door closest to it.

It will reside on this door, and anyone who tries to open it will immediately trigger its killing pattern.

Another thing is that the Ghost Diaries has started to riot!

Suddenly, a large amount of blood gushed out from the page that had originally depicted the ghost opening the door. This blood was not red, but a thick, dark black, as if it had been accumulating in the diary for countless years.

The gushing black blood wasn't aimed at the ghost that opened the gate, but at Chu Jiang, the host; it surged more and more, as if, if left unchecked, it could even flood the ancient castle.

The rapidly surging black blood sent chills down Chu Jiang's spine; this stuff looked incredibly dangerous. And this should be considered the first official attack the Ghost Diary had launched against him, right?

In the past, even its devouring was slow and deliberate; it never acted with such a murderous intent as it has this time.

Chapter 260 Only One Road Remains

"Hey, don't be so stingy, I'll catch it for you right now."

While trying to use the power of the Blood Hand Ghost to stop the black blood surging towards him, Chu Jiang rushed towards the Gatekeeper and punched him in the head!

The attacked ghost, naturally, wouldn't be polite to Chu Jiang and immediately turned around to kill him.

But if Chu Jiang could defeat it once, he could certainly defeat it a second time.

When Chu Jiang opened the door to the ghost, Ghost Diary did not intend to give him time to clean up.

Fortunately, Bloodhand Ghost had some effect in controlling the black blood flowing from the diary, and the ability of [Blood Manipulation] played a significant role for the first time.

After Chu Jiang finished beating the door ghost and stuffed it back into the diary, the black blood finally flowed back and stopped trying to kill Chu Jiang.

Wiping away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, Chu Jiang picked up the Ghost Diary again.

Just like before, the diary still contained a lifelike drawing of a ghost, and Chu Jiang could still use the ghost's abilities.

However, this time, it also allowed Chu Jiang to test out a new rule of Ghost Diary:

The sealed demon can be taken out, but this is like taking out the flesh that the Demon Diary has eaten, which will directly trigger the sealed object to attack its owner.

Moreover, Chu Jiang suspected that the longer the time dragged on, the more intense the attack would become. After all, Ghost Diary still had 304 chains that it hadn't used on him yet.

In addition, Chu Jiang sealed the Gatekeeper Ghost, which had already been freed, back inside. However, the firefighter wasn't sent back into the castle, or at least not back to where he was. Hopefully, he has successfully returned to the real world.

Then it was just him and the policewoman Michiko. Chu Jiang picked up the baby he had placed aside.

To be honest, Chu Jiang is having a bit of a headache right now.

Because his guess was correct: the card holder's death was not the goal; releasing the ghost was the real objective.

However, this means that Michiko and Chu Jiang might not be able to leave so easily.

The reason is simple: the ghost on the firefighter's card is suspected to be a Class C vengeful ghost.

The ghost that the firefighters just released should also be of this level.

So even if it's not the same ghost released, as long as the quantity is equal, the castle will accept it.

Just like before, when the black sun was replaced by the white tiger, the castle doesn't care which ghost is released, but there must be a corresponding number of ghosts released.

So here's the problem: the Ghost Bride is suspected to be an A-rank vengeful ghost, and the White Tiger should be an S-rank, but there isn't a single A-rank vengeful ghost in Chu Jiang's diary, let alone an S-rank one...

Wait a minute, Chu Jiang remembered something: the zombie ghost lying in the dark purple coffin is still considered to be sealed.

This ghost is a bit special. Logically, an ordinary seal shouldn't be able to completely seal it. However, it has been sealed for three or four hundred years and seems to have entered a deep slumber, which is why it hasn't broken out of the coffin.

If Chu Jiang were to release it from the coffin now, the zombie ghost would likely be revived by the power of the castle.

This can be seen from the previous door-opening ghost. Under normal circumstances, a door-opening ghost would not immediately revive as soon as its chains break.

After careful consideration, Chu Jiang felt that he could really succeed by doing this.

However, this comes at a price. Judging from the firefighter's disappearance, he will be immediately sent out of the castle after he succeeds. Then, won't the zombie ghost be left here?

No, it might be sent back to the real world by the castle, causing a huge disaster.

Moreover, with Chu Jiang gone, Michiko, being an infant, is practically doomed.

Unless Chu Jiang jumps into the mass grave now and risks finding an A-level vengeful ghost to seal it away.

Oh no, even if you did that, it wouldn't work, because a baby can't release a ghost. It wouldn't matter if you sealed it in a clay pot instead of a ghost diary.

Because Michiko is too small to even hold the jar, theoretically, it's impossible for her to accidentally drop and break it.

Thinking to himself, Chu Jiang opened his diary again. He brought up the ghost that opened the door for the second time and broke the chain for the second time. Sure enough, the ghost diary launched a second counterattack.

However, as Chu Jiang stuffed the ghost back in, the Ghost Diary fell silent again.

Of course, it's hard to say what the consequences would be if Chu Jiang repeatedly provoked Ghost Diary like this in a short period of time.

After Chu Jiang did this, he did not disappear from the castle, which further confirmed his guess that the card he drew was S-rank, and he could not leave without releasing an S-rank ghost.

This brings us back to the same question: should we resort to brute force to break the deadlock and choose one of the three options, or should we abandon the S-class zombie and Michiko and choose the safest way to escape?

Putting away his diary, Chu Jiang shook his head and stood up. Running away in a sorry state wasn't in his nature; he'd rather break the deadlock with violence.