I have a ghost diary

But if the Ghost Diaries are from a higher-level ghost, perhaps there is a possibility that communication is possible.

Of course, Ghost Diary doesn't actively communicate with humans; it just spends all its time thinking about how to kill Chu Jiang.

As Chu Jiang pondered, he thought of the Ghost Chess Game again, that anomaly—could it also be a special existence...?

After thinking for a while, Chu Jiang pulled himself out of his thoughts. Now was not the time to think about that; the important thing was what to do next.

Should we continue?

Continuing to attempt to seal the ghost within Xu Yanting is extremely risky.

But Chu Jiang had already agreed to it, and now he's backing down so easily. What kind of cooperation can we talk about in the future?

In short, try out how much improvement the small theater can bring you before making a decision.

"Give me a little more time." Turning back to the closed room, Chu Jiang called out, flipped the Ghost Diary back to the second page, and then placed his hand on the portrait in the small theater.

Just like when he borrowed the imitation ghost, Chu Jiang instantly knew what abilities he could gain.

At this moment, Chu Jiang felt both relieved and disappointed.

Fortunately, he can now actually use the Ghost Domain! To be precise, it should be called the Theater Ghost Domain.

However, judging from the battle between Chu Jiang and the small theater, the small theater possesses at least three abilities: ghost domain; consciousness invasion through physical contact; and the ability to make listeners unconsciously immerse themselves in the story and lose control of their emotions.

However, Chu Jiang could only use one ability at this moment, which was the strongest Ghost Domain.

According to this rule, sealing other ghosts in the future will be the same; only the strongest one can be used, even if other abilities are also quite good.

Chapter 118 The Ghostly Realm of the Theater

After clarifying this rule, Chu Jiang turned back to the first page and touched the portrait of the ghost.

Then he could determine that he could not borrow the abilities of two ghosts at the same time; but he could switch between them temporarily, mainly by touching the portrait.

Forget it, one should be content with what one has; being too greedy will only lead to a bad end.

So next, let's try to see what it feels like to control the Ghost Realm.

Just as Chu Jiang had predicted, a script is required to use the Theater Ghost Domain.

So he took out a simple printed script, and using his ability, instantly unleashed the Ghost Realm!

Chu Jiang did not expand the scope of the Ghost Domain too much, only covering a corridor outside the room.

If you accidentally include the room behind you, it could cause unpredictable changes to the sleep paralysis, so you must be very careful when using your abilities.

At this moment, Chu Jiang was in a very strange state, and he could see two worlds at the same time.

One world is, of course, a normal villa corridor; the other world is the world in his script.

Chu Jiang set the theater stage in an ancient execution ground, with himself as the executioner wielding a butcher's knife.

Next, as long as anyone enters the arena, Chu Jiang can forcibly turn them into prisoners, directly forcing them into a bound kneeling state, where they can only be beheaded by Chu Jiang with a single stroke.

This is the absolute advantage in the scenario: the executor kills the guilty.

Why make such a simple script? Because Chu Jiang wasn't doing it for the performance at all; he was just trying to achieve his own goals, so naturally, the simpler and more direct the better.

Look at Lin Qian's script before, it was so fancy, but in the end, Chu Jiang still found a loophole and escaped.

For a scene like this beheading, you can't just say that spitting out blood is the end of the performance; at least someone has to be killed.

Moreover, when Chu Jiang was writing the script, he specifically noted that it was a script not to be made public, containing absolutely realistic bloody scenes, in pursuit of the highest artistic level.

He also described in detail the prisoners' deaths, so that even if an outsider was clever, he would not be able to exploit the loopholes as Chu Jiang had done before.

As for why he doesn't just set himself up as God, or the Jade Emperor, Buddha, or the Three Pure Ones and Four Emperors, it's quite simple.

Although the script can be written however one wants, it needs to have a basic degree of plausibility. Otherwise, Chu Jiang was afraid that if he wrote something too outrageous, it would weaken the power of the Ghost Realm.

In other words, Chu Jiang could position himself as an extremely high-class being, or even directly as the Hongjun Ancestor.

But surely Hongjun Laozu wouldn't hold a grudge against a mortal, would he? If the plot is to be reasonable, then a complex and lengthy story would have to be created.

If you want to be straightforward and ruthless, your opponent can't be too weak. Being too weak means that your opponent in this scenario will possess superhuman strength.

Chu Jiang disliked such variables, so the script he set was a world without magic, or even ancient times, where the possibility of a prisoner carrying a hidden pistol did not exist.

At the same time, within the framework of this magic-free world, Chu Jiang elevated his status as an executioner to the highest possible level; simply put, he set the limit that mortals could reach in a magic-free world.

An executioner can fight a hundred men with his bare hands, let alone with a precious sword that can cut through iron like mud and drink countless blood, while his opponent is just a prisoner who is tightly bound with ropes.

Chu Jiang didn't even set a strict limit on the number of prisoners. The script stated that the number of prisoners would be determined based on the actual actors entering the scene.

In other words, there is only one executioner, Chu Jiang himself. Those who come in later can only play the role of prisoners. There is no third identity in the entire story.

That's the advantage of being simple and straightforward. If you insist on bringing out some kind of executioner and putting on a show like "Men, take him out and execute him," then there are too many variables.

The sky was dark, and Chu Jiang stood alone in the center of the execution ground, at a crossroads in a bustling city.

All exits of the execution ground were blocked by rows of tall wooden barricades, ensuring that prisoners entering had no way to escape.

As for the onlookers who should have been there, Chu Jiang wrote in the script that the criminal to be executed was extremely heinous, so the scene was cleared out in advance.

Chu Jiang's appearance is largely based on his original facial features.

However, unlike in reality, Chu Jiang in the theater was much taller, with well-developed and symmetrical muscles all over his body, achieving a near-perfect human proportion, and possessing extremely strong explosiveness and endurance.

Chu Jiang was dressed in blood-red clothes, the color of which looked as if it had been stained with the blood of the dead; in his right hand, he held a cold-looking ghost-headed knife.

This knife is heavy, with a demon head carved on the handle; the blade is extremely sharp, capable of cutting through jade and gold; there is a round opening at the spine, and the back is thick and the blade is wide, making it suitable for chopping and most suitable for beheading.

As for the origin of the Ghost Head Knife, it is because ghosts are vengeful spirits that claim lives, and the ghost head on the hilt signifies that the knife is meant to take lives.

Standing on this stage he had created, Chu Jiang felt extremely good, as if he were the master of this place and could appear anywhere in the Ghost Realm at any moment.

If an ordinary person were to accidentally wander into this place, even if Chu Jiang cleared a path and removed the barricades to allow him to escape, he would still be unable to escape no matter what.

Chu Jiang can even alter the physical laws within the Ghost Realm, such as making the "virtual" and "real" intersect, or making the "real" and "real" overlap.

For example, placing a person's hand on their head can ensure they can live normally and not die while in the ghost realm...

Of course, everything looks wonderful, but the biggest problem is that Chu Jiang only has fifty percent of the power of the small theater.

In other words, he still had some confidence in facing the Ghost Master Chu Jiang.

However, against a real ghost... this ghost realm may not be able to completely block its supernatural power.

Otherwise, if Chu Jiang were truly so invincible, the Ghost Diary wouldn't have written in it that he was killed by being possessed by a ghost.

Oh no, to be precise, bring him to the brink of death. Because Chu Jiang believes that the one who will ultimately reap the rewards is Ghost Diary.

Another hidden danger, Chu Jiang looked at his body. He could clearly feel the corrosive effect of the supernatural power on his body and the mental pressure it brought after using the power of the mini-theater.

As mentioned before, even if one borrows the power of a demon through the Ghost Diary, it will still bring burden to oneself.

However, the ghosts in Ghost Diary don't usually harm Chu Jiang; they only affect him when he uses their power.

Previously, using the Imitation Ghost was fine, but the impact wasn't as great as the Blood Hand Ghost. However, once it entered the small theater, the pressure from this kind of ghost with its own ghostly aura became immediately apparent.

Chapter 119 Deterioration

This means that Chu Jiang cannot use Ghost Domain for an extended period. Otherwise, not only will he risk escaping Ghost Diary, but he will also be subject to the dual corruption of Blood Hand Ghost and Ghost Domain, leading to his death even faster.

Having basically figured out his own limits, Chu Jiang decided that the next step was to figure out exactly where the danger of being paralyzed by ghosts lay.

If you really can't figure it out, it's better to postpone the matter than to rush into it.

No sooner had he made this decision than a muffled groan came from the room behind the door, followed by the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Chu Jiang's expression changed. Before he could open the door, he immediately allowed the theater's ghost domain to invade the room, but he did not immediately cover Xu Yanting.

As the ghostly aura invaded the room, Chu Jiang saw that Xu Yanting's condition seemed to have deteriorated significantly. He collapsed to the ground, face down, blood streaming from his mouth and nose.

On Xu Yanting's back, a corpse lay dead, as if determined to kill the elderly man.

Xu Yanting was still struggling. He tried to get up and call for help from Chu Jiang outside the door; but no matter what he did, he couldn't make a sound and his body was completely immobile, just like the legendary sleep paralysis.

This oppression had nothing to do with physical force; it did not flatten Xu Yanting's body in the slightest, but it placed a tremendous burden on his mind.

Chu Jiang's face turned grim upon seeing this. How could things have suddenly worsened? His attempt shouldn't have affected the room.

Could it be that the noise from the Ghost Diary when it was eating ghosts aroused the ghost that was being held down by the ghost, causing it to go all out to kill?

Or perhaps, Chu Jiang had previously touched Xu Yanting's jade pendant amulet, and now the spiritual power within the pendant had dissipated, thus rendering it unable to protect Xu Yanting.

But whatever the reason, Chu Jiang must make a decision as soon as possible: whether to get involved or walk away.

Intervening would be extremely risky. Although the Ghost Diary seems to be good at deceiving people, it doesn't lie when it comes to the specific events that will happen on that day.

At least so far, Chu Jiang has not found any evidence that Ghost Diary has lied about this matter.

But if he leaves, Xu Yanting is practically doomed...

He hesitated for less than a second before making his decision. If there hadn't been any promise between them, it wouldn't have mattered, but he had already made a promise, and he couldn't just run away. Besides, he had a backup plan...

Without making a sound, Chu Jiang had the ghost domain envelop Xu Yanting, attempting to save the old man's life first. He would then decide whether to take him away first.

To protect Xu Yanting, it is necessary to separate him from the ghost.

As soon as the Ghost Domain took effect, Chu Jiang immediately activated its rules, attempting to suppress the ghost and turn him into a prisoner about to be executed.

This is a means of control; it doesn't mean that Chu Jiang was really reckless enough to immediately go up and behead someone.

But to Chu Jiang's shock, the laws of the Ghost Realm were ineffective?

The ghost on Xu Yanting's back was not separated, nor did it become a prisoner; it remained firmly attached to the old man's back.

On the contrary, Xu Yanting became a prisoner. He was dressed in a white prison uniform, his hands were tied behind his back, and a "prisoner's plaque" was stuck in his back. It read "Murderer Zhang San" with a red circle around the word "mutilate".

This is because the rules of the Ghost Realm apply indiscriminately. Furthermore, Chu Jiang's script did not include a third identity; there can only be one executioner, so Xu Yanting was forced to assume the identity of a prisoner.

The only change in the sleep paralysis was that it became more clearly visible after entering Chu Jiang's ghost realm, although it still looked somewhat illusory and hazy.

The ghost looked like a cold, emaciated corpse, wearing a black mandarin jacket that is almost no longer seen in modern times.

Its hair was braided and hung down its back. Although its face was pressed against Xu Yanting's neck, one could still vaguely see that its features were so thin and gaunt that it was almost inhuman, both ferocious and eerie...

At this moment, Xu Yanting had changed from a prone position to a kneeling position. Seeing that everything in front of him had changed, and with blood still flowing from his mouth and nose, he was clearly in a daze.