I have a ghost diary

Looking at everything before him, Chu Jiang was somewhat incredulous. Had they really turned the tables on him? He pondered for a moment before finally understanding what had just happened.

This made Chu Jiang mutter to himself, "If this can't kill me, I simply don't know what kind of fool I'd have to be to die..."

In the instant he lost consciousness, Chu Jiang truly thought he was going to die. But what had happened at the Lin Clan Ancestral Hall was repeating itself.

Chu Jiang lost consciousness, but Chu Jing's instincts briefly took over the body.

This is essentially a "death takeover" mechanism, which has existed ever since Chu Qing's power was revived.

Because Chu Qing's instincts surfaced, the surface consciousness, thoughts, memories, and emotions that were about to be erased by the delirium were buried deep in the subconscious, and the delirium suddenly lost its target.

Chu Zhi's instincts as a ghost could not be erased by his delirium; in fact, because both the ghost diary and the delirium threatened Chu Zhi, they were instantly subdued by Chu Zhi using the power of [Life].

Just as Chu Jiang had guessed, Chu Zhan's [Control of Life and Death] allows the power of death to specifically overcome living things, and the power of life to specifically overcome dead things.

Now, both Ghost Diary and Talking are being tormented by this power that turns death into life; Ghost Diary is doing a little better, as it completely suppresses all supernatural phenomena, and its white radiance gradually dims and disappears.

However, the entity that was uttering the whistling sound was being held tightly in Chu Jiang's right hand. It continued to scream, but to Chu Jiang at this moment, it sounded like the wind passing by, without causing any disturbance.

This time, after Chu Jiang's instincts took over his body, he did not switch back to human form when handing over control of the body again.

Because Chu Jiang had already become almost 100% Chu Zombie, and even experienced it once in the [Future Moment], his body had completely adapted to this ability.

Therefore, the choice of whether to switch states now rests with Chu Jiang himself.

The more Chu Jiang thought about it, the more peculiar it seemed. This didn't mean he had two wills within him, but rather a conscious mind and a subconscious mind.

Under normal circumstances, the conscious mind dominates everything, but when it comes to life and death, the subconscious mind will spare no effort to prevent Chu Jiang from dying.

Whether it was when Chu Jiang tried to control the black sun, or when he was tricked by the delirious whispers, it was Chu Zhan's instinct as a ghost that made all the difference.

Looking down at the babbling, Chu Jiang decided to seal the thing away first.

Although the delirium was making a loud noise, the ghost was not going to die; at most, its power was being continuously weakened, and this power was making the delirium very uncomfortable.

Now that he has fully awakened, Chu Jiang instantly learned all of Chu Zombie's abilities: zombie power, interference with reality, control over life and death, control over lifespan, and separation of yin and yang.

The Zombie Power is the abnormal power possessed by Chu Zombie's body, which can even directly beat up other supernatural beings.

It has been shown before interfering with reality.

Controlling life and death is divided into two parts: life and death, which Chu Jiang now controls as well.

The ability to control lifespan is very mysterious, difficult, and complex. Chu Jiang only knows that it is ineffective against ghosts; as for humans, it remains to be tested, but it is certain that it cannot be used arbitrarily.

Chapter 440 You should thank me

The phrase "splitting Yin and Yang" refers to Chu Jiang's current ability to control day and night at will, including the ghost realm he is currently in, which is a manifestation of this power.

If this ability were to be pushed to its limit, it would seem to involve the concept of time, which is quite complex. Chu Jiang has only recently regained his full power and is not yet proficient; he will need to explore it gradually over time.

In summary, Chu Jiang could only say that Chu Zhan was abnormally strong, ridiculously strong.

Moreover, it did not seem to be so perverse at the beginning. Over a long period of time, through the continuous worship of the people of Chu, it embodied their wishes, obsessions and fantasies. Then, through the inheritance of the Chu family lineage from generation to generation, it devoured a lot of the humanity of the Chu ancestors, and only then did it evolve into the complete form it is today.

Noticing Chu Jiang's icy gaze, Yiyu suddenly stopped emitting that heart-wrenching scream.

It no longer used any of its abilities, such as precognition, obscenity, unconditional trust, future moments, or consciousness erasure, because these abilities posed too little of a threat to the fully-formed Chu Zombie.

In reality, the whispering ghost isn't a particularly powerful vengeful spirit in direct combat; its terror lies in other aspects.

Just as Chu Jiang was about to violently dismantle the babbling tale, temporarily exhausting all its resistance and sealing it away, a neatly folded letter suddenly popped out of the earthenware jar.

This time, the whispered conversation did not involve any mental communication or exchange with Chu Jiang; instead, the whispered conversation took out a letter that had been prepared beforehand.

To be honest, Chu Jiang's first thought upon seeing it was: a letter of surrender?

But then I thought it was impossible, because according to the research paper, ghosts are not afraid, they don't run away, and they don't surrender.

However, considering that the delirious speech already possessed consciousness, and even a high degree of intelligence, Chu Jiang felt it wasn't impossible, after all, there were freaks like him.

Therefore, Chu Jiang felt that it should be revised: real ghosts have no emotions, but some S-class vengeful ghosts, after gaining consciousness, may calmly consider the pros and cons.

So-called surrender is nothing more than a transaction. After all, they don't view things with any emotion, and there's no sense of dignity being violated.

Just like Chu Jiang now, he is in a state of absolute rationality, even though, as a human being, he rejects and reconciles with delirium;

However, having eliminated the interference of emotional factors, he felt that he should first see what the letter said before making a decision.

Let the letter unfold in front of him on its own. Chu Jiang saw lines of delicate and gentle handwriting, just like the hints that Yi Yu left on the cover of the Ghost Diary back then.

However, the content of these words surprised Chu Jiang greatly.

This is not a letter of surrender, but a proper notification, which even includes a section saying "You should thank me":

The ramblings first indicated that sealing it in the diary was absolutely the worst choice, because it would allow the ghost diary and Wudu to run even further in a direction of out of control.

Therefore, even if Chu Jiang wanted to seal it away, he couldn't put it into the diary. This was an action that couldn't be undone, and he had to be extremely careful.

Secondly, the ramblings said that since Chu Jiang had seen this letter, it meant that it had failed, but its actions this time were the result of restraint.

Because it controls the behemoth that is the Church of the Holy Word, it also knows that Chu Jiang cares a lot about Belfast.

Therefore, knowing through its prophetic abilities that the chances of winning a direct battle with Chu Jiang were very low, the best course of action for Yiyu was not to come to Chu Jiang's door and offer itself up for sealing.

It could easily resort to a desperate measure, first launching the Holy Word Church to incite disasters in various countries and create numerous supernatural events; at the same time, it could kill Belfast, causing Chu Jiang pain; or, before the war even begins, directly threaten Chu Jiang with Belfast's life.

The reason why Yiyu didn't do that wasn't because it couldn't, but simply because it didn't choose such a "divisive" solution, so Chujiang should be grateful to it.

Finally, the dreamer suggested that ghosts share a common language, and it believed that Chujiang would one day understand it.

As for now, the dream has been sealed, and as long as Chu Jiang doesn't throw it into the Ghost Diary, everything is fine.

......

After reading it, Chu Jiang shook his head repeatedly. This ghost was really too clever for its own good.

Indeed, this time, Yiyu's attack was almost an open-ended tactic, which is normal for a ghost that doesn't play tricks; but it's very unusual for a "high-IQ criminal" like Yiyu.

Moreover, the ramblings made it very clear that the so-called "divisive" solution would actually benefit neither side.

Because the delirium has no emotions, it will not feel pleasure because Chu Jiang is in pain; moreover, it has no meaning in fighting to the death with Chu Jiang, it only cares about the result.

In that case, it would be better to do Chu Jiang a favor. If Yiyu wins, then it will naturally be the ultimate winner.

If the rambling inevitably fails, then because it has chosen restraint, Chu Jiang might show it leniency and prevent it from reaching the worst possible outcome.

As for hiding and avoiding being found by Chu Jiang, that's even less meaningful. Because Chu Jiang possesses the Ghost Diary and the Ghost Mirror, even if he can't find her for a while, as long as Chu Jiang seals three hundred ghosts into the diary, Yiyu will suffer the same fate as she has now.

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, then put away the letter and threw a punch, smashing the earthenware jar to pieces!

And that wasn't all. He threw punch after punch, practically crushing the delirious words into dust, splattering blood all over the ground. The scene looked bloody and bizarre.

After temporarily depriving the opponent of all resistance, Chu Jiang took out the sealing pottery jar and the peace talisman, and temporarily sealed away the talking ghost.

To put it simply, Chu Jiang never intended for the Ghost Diary to become the absolute leader in the field of prophecy; so regardless of whether the ramblings were restrained or not, Chu Jiang would not put them into the diary for the time being.

Secondly, Chu Jiang really wanted to say: I'm sorry, I don't understand you, and I probably never will.

Chu Jiang only knows that Yi Yu wants to obtain the Ghost Diary because of her instinct to become stronger and her instinct to complete herself; but he still doesn't understand why Yi Yu wants the Two Realms Bell.

But never mind, I'll talk to Yiyu about life, or rather, about the life of ghosts, another time when I have the chance.

Finally, Chu Jiang was actually worried that Yi Yu's swift action this time might have left some hidden agenda. For example, what might the Holy Word Cult do if it lost contact?

Therefore, many things remain to be observed, including the state of the Church of the Divine Word and the state of Belfast.

Chu Jiang decided that he would resolve all the hidden dangers before deciding on the final fate of Yiyu.

Chapter 441 Belfast's Awakening

After cleaning up the battlefield and retrieving two pages of his diary, Chu Jiang deactivated the Ghost Domain and exited the Chu Zombie state.

Just as he expected, after he withdrew, the feelings that were meant to return came back.

Chu Jiang assessed himself and found that his overall condition was good. The ghosts inside him were also quiet, and even the black sun was barely moving. This was excellent news.

Since that's the case, he greeted Wang Lei and told him not to worry about this, then returned to the Luohe City branch.

In fact, Chu Jiang's battle with Yi Yu did not go unnoticed, after all, Chu Jiang had switched between two ghost domains in succession, both of which covered a very wide area, and the battle took place near Luohe City.

However, outsiders have no idea what happened here and can only make all sorts of wild guesses. There were even false rumors such as "Chu Jiang was assassinated by a spy from the island nation," which is both ridiculous and absurd.

Only a few ancient ghost master families or forces, such as the Jing family of Chu, the Ning family of Zhenjiang, the Chen family of Yanjing, and the Four Emperors Temple, exist. Based on that ghostly realm as dark as night, it is speculated that Chu Jiang may have reached the peak of all previous Chu ghosts at this age.

This is alarming intelligence. He is too young, and historically, not every head of the Chu family has been able to fully awaken.

......

As soon as Chu Jiang returned to the company, Jing Ruoxue was already waiting for him in his office.

Lin Mohua was also there; she brought Belfast, who was still asleep, and had not yet woken up.

"You've worked hard." Chu Jiang looked at Lin Mohua, who was wearing a red cheongsam.

Lin Mohua's gaze towards Chu Jiang changed slightly. "I feel you're different from before, but I can't quite put my finger on it."

Chu Jiang smiled and said, "Really? I don't think there's much change."

After saying that, Chu Jiang paused for a moment. In fact, there was a clear change. Since becoming a Ghost Master, his emotions had been suppressed.

In other words, emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness remain at a low level for a long time; they may occasionally erupt, but when they do, they are more extreme.

This is why ordinary people think that ghost masters are very violent. In other words, Chu Jiang rarely suffered from the torment of vengeful ghosts in the later stages of his life, so he didn't lose his temper much and just seemed to become more indifferent.

Now, Chu Jiang feels that he is recovering. Although it is not obvious, at least when he smiles, he has regained some of the feeling he had in his student days.

This is a good change, possibly because after he was completely transformed into a zombie, the other three ghosts in his body were suppressed more strongly, thus weakening their negative impact on the host.

After handing over the "prisoners," Lin Mohua left temporarily. Apart from keeping staring at Chu Jiang, she seemed perfectly normal.

When the two of them were alone, Jing Ruoxue looked at Chu Jiang with a hint of hope and asked, "Did you succeed? I sensed it before."

Chu Jiang nodded. "I can now fully enter the Chu Zombie state, and I also have a certain understanding of my background. Thank you for the information you provided me before."

“Okay.” Jing Ruoxue nodded. “Let’s find some time to go back to Chu together and receive a grand sacrificial ceremony.”

“Some ancient tribes still retain the tradition of worshipping the Great Master of Fate and the Lesser Master of Fate. If you can come back with me, they will be very happy.”

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "Okay, but I have to remind you that this supernatural resurgence may end soon; the old era is passing and a new era is about to begin."