I have a ghost diary

Upon seeing these ghostly things appear, Chu Jiang understood why the people in Yulong Residential Area were so terrified.

Anyone with a normal mind would be terrified to see so many hands crawling out.

Wait, could it be that this ghost's killing pattern is... terror?!

Chu Jiang thought of this, but he wasn't afraid of performing on the spot.

One reason is that although the current scene is eerie, it is not yet enough to frighten him, given his "experience".

Another reason is that Chu Jiang jumped out to lure out the ghost, and now that the ghost has appeared, he naturally has no need to court death.

Chapter 143 The Dispersal and Reunification of Ghosts

However, while the idea was simple, reality was not so rosy.

Just as Chu Jiang was about to try to deal with the ghost that had appeared, he felt something strange in his mouth, as if something was about to crawl out.

Instinctively, he opened his mouth, and a pure black hand crawled out from Chu Jiang's mouth...

At the same moment, Chu Jiang felt something wriggling everywhere in his body, in his brain, internal organs, flesh and bones.

It felt as if countless hands were crawling inside his body, ready to tear him apart, rip him open, and shred him into pieces!

It was at this very moment that even Chu Jiang, with his strong mental fortitude, experienced some subtle fluctuations.

The moment Chu Jiang's mental state changed, the thousands of black hands in the entire community immediately turned around like a disciplined army, facing him directly!

But the next second, Chu Jiang calmed down.

Thus, the villains lost their common pattern and became like individual entities, just keeping a close eye on their prey.

Yes, the darkness inside the human body is also darkness, and the left-handed ghost can also emerge from there.

But Chu Jiang discovered something very strange: even though one hand after another crawled out of his body, his body still did not suffer any physical damage, as if it was just shadows crawling out.

This isn't to say that the Left-Handed Ghost is just trying to scare you. If you're truly frightened, it will materialize and tear your body apart instantly.

At the same time, countless left hands outside will attack simultaneously. At that point, it won't be as simple as just choking someone's throat; it will be uncertain whether Chu Jiang will even be able to leave with a whole corpse.

This brief standoff gave Chu Jiang a preliminary understanding of just how terrifying this ghost was.

For ordinary people, encountering this thing would almost certainly mean certain death. Even if you're incredibly brave, you wouldn't feel afraid if you suddenly saw a bunch of hands crawling out of the darkness.

But when you realize that those hands are crawling out of your body and swirling around inside you, can you really stay calm?

Even Chu Jiang was able to get through this ordeal because he was deeply corrupted by the ghost and his emotions were not very obvious, especially his fear.

If Chu Jiang were still that high school student, he would be certain that he would die at the hands of the Dark Left Hand.

This is what ghost masters are like. On one hand, they become extremely cold, indifferent to human life, and devoid of emotion; on the other hand, some of their emotions become extreme, especially when they want to release stress.

This makes them appear either cold-blooded and ruthless, or like thugs who kill without hesitation.

......

After the black hand crawled out of his body, Chu Jiang carefully lit a soul-guiding incense stick, stuck it in the ground, and then retreated.

This is one of the sealing artifacts developed by the research institute. It is similar to a talisman, but its effects are different.

This incense, when lit, can attract evil spirits or strange creatures. However, its effectiveness is only so-so, as it's a mass-produced item.

For example, right now, if the villains can't find a target to kill, they will spontaneously move towards that direction one by one, as if they are inhaling fireworks, even though they don't have noses.

However, once a target appears, Chu Jiang is 100% certain that those sinister forces will head straight for it.

The same goes for the oil-paper umbrella, a level three sealed item. When the ghost isn't targeting you, you can open it to minimize your presence in front of the ghost.

But once you trigger the killing pattern, then sorry, even holding ten umbrellas won't help.

This is also why Chu Jiang didn't use these things much before; they were too useless.

I heard that the research institute has a similar version, but with a more advanced effect; however, obtaining those is not so simple, you have to make many contributions to exchange for them, anyway, Chu Jiang doesn't have them right now.

Having temporarily diverted Dark Left Hand's attention, Chu Jiang pondered how to seal these ghostly things.

It's unlikely that he can suppress them directly with the Blood Hands. With so many hands, if Chu Jiang tries to suppress them one by one, he'll probably be the first to die, dying from the resurrection of the Blood Hand Ghost.

Actually, what Chu Jiang is most worried about right now is not how to find the true form of the Left-Handed Ghost.

His biggest fear was that all of these masterminds were actually ghosts!

Yes, there is no such concept as a single entity or an incarnation; it can be one or ten thousand.

Of course, if they are scattered, each individual hand may not be as strong as when they are gathered together, but there are advantages to being scattered.

At least for the living, a single, separate hand could easily strangle them, killing them as easily as drinking water.

Therefore, based on the degree of harm, this ghost is at least a Class B ghost.

If Chu Jiang's fears are true, then it might be necessary to find a way to bring all the hands together before attempting to seal them.

Otherwise, Chu Jiang might not even be able to seal one hand, because you can't make a ghost only slumber in a tiny part of its body.

However, this would create another hidden danger: Chu Jiang might be able to easily deal with a separated hand, but it would be difficult to deal with the fully formed Dark Left Hand.

Moreover, so far, the Left-Handed Ghost has only exhibited two characteristics: one is differentiation; the other is emerging from the darkness.

If it has any special abilities that it hasn't yet revealed, Chu Jiang might push himself into the abyss of death if he rashly lets them gather together.

......

With time running out, Chu Jiang assessed his own combat strength and decided that he still had to take a risk.

If it weren't for the immense threat posed by the S-class vengeful ghost, Chu Jiang would definitely have chosen to retreat first, seal off the scene, and devise a plan before taking further action.

But right now, all he wants is for all the masterminds to come together as quickly as possible.

As for what lies ahead, facing unknown dangers, Chu Jiang can only adapt to the situation. In any case, if he doesn't increase his strength as soon as possible, he'll die anyway; he has no other choice.

So, under what circumstances would this ghost actively gather together?

It's definitely not when someone triggers the killing pattern; it's probably when countless hands are working together but still can't eliminate the target that the Left-Handed Demon would consider concentrating his power on one point.

This means we'll have to fight a tough battle first. So, is there a simpler and more efficient way? Let the underworld forces gather on their own before the battle even starts.

Hmm... Chu Jiang stroked his chin and thought for a moment. If the Left-Handed Ghost felt a great threat before the battle even started, it might proactively upgrade to its best state instead of continuing to use the "stomping the weak" mode.

So, should we use that move? When Chu Jiang was testing the limits of imitating the ghost's abilities before, he figured out a way to use it.

PS: Writer's block, only two updates today.

Chapter 144 Scaring Ghosts

When discussing the imitation of ghosts, one must mention its extreme form after being borrowed from Ghost Diaries.

This ghost was quite special; it could not only imitate humans, but also other ghosts.

However, imitating other ghosts reduces their power; borrowing the Ghost Diary further diminishes its power, ultimately making it rather weak. Therefore, Chu Jiang mostly uses it to imitate the Blood Hand Ghost, hoping to enhance it even slightly.

However, Chu Jiang pondered a question: what if he used a mimicry ghost to mimic an S-class vengeful ghost?

Even if it's only one-tenth the power of an S-class vengeful spirit, it's still stronger than an ordinary spirit, right?

Then Chu Jiang decided to give it a try, because the ghost he imitated had to be one he had personally seen and experienced the power and aura of.

So Chu Jiang chose to imitate Slender Man, since that guy's level couldn't be lower than A, and might even be S.

This attempt nearly killed Chu Jiang.

The reason for this is that imitating an overly powerful demon would place a great burden on Chu Jiang's body.

This left Chu Jiang speechless. Sure enough, the acquisition of all supernatural powers comes at a price; the stronger the power, the more you have to pay.

However, this test also allowed Chu Jiang to discover a use for it: he could "virtually" imitate the Slender Man, that is, imitate his appearance and aura, but he had no actual power whatsoever.

This way, it won't be a burden on Chu Jiang, since it's just a facade anyway.

This was originally a rather useless use, at most only good for scaring people, but now... it seems it can be used to scare ghosts?

Chu Jiang took action after thinking about this. He touched the Ghost Diary and chose to imitate not the Slender Ghost, but the black sun in the sky!

Chu Jiang's figure blurred for a moment and then turned into a child who was about three or four years old.

The infant was curled up, its skin was black, it had no distinct androgynous features, and its eyes were tightly closed. Around it was a black sunbeam!

It is dazzling and eye-catching, yet it also gives people a sense of endless depth and eternal darkness.

As soon as Chu Jiang turned into a black sun, the black hands that were feeding on incense suddenly stopped, as if they had been stuck for a moment.

Then all the hands were raised slightly, as if glancing at the sky; then they were lowered back down, as if looking towards the Chu River.

Finally, all the dark left hands, with the one closest to the Soul-Guiding Incense as the core, began to frantically converge!

The speed was terrifying; the specific trajectory was impossible to see. All that could be seen was darkness, and then only one hand remained.

Clearly, Chu Jiang's sudden transformation into a black sun posed a great threat to the Left-Handed Ghost, causing it to instinctively concentrate its power.

Ghosts don't experience fear, but they do have a survival instinct, or rather, an instinct to continue existing.

Therefore, after being covered by the ghost realm, the ghosts inside would become restless.

The same is true now. After the left-handed ghost condensed into one, it stared intently at the black sun that Chu Jiang had become, but it neither attacked nor fled.

Then it was Chu Jiang's turn. As he had predicted, the Left-Handed Ghost had coalesced into a single entity. So, should they charge in?

Chu Jiang observed it carefully and found that the merged dark left hand did not look much different from before.

However, its color is much darker, resembling a hand-shaped black hole.

Chu Jiang was a little curious. The two ghosts in the sky and on the ground seemed to have some similar characteristics. If the black sun absorbed this hand, would it become even stronger?

Thinking this way, Chu Jiang absolutely cannot let this hand go. Otherwise, if the black sun awakens and uses this hand, Chu Jiang will ultimately be the one to suffer.

Chu Jiang, who had transformed into a sun, actually had many flaws. For example, although he was so close to the ground, the black flames surrounding him did not burn a crater in the earth; instead, they resembled a spotlight.

However, the Left-Handed Ghost clearly lacked advanced logical thinking ability. It sensed the aura and power of the S-class vengeful ghost, so it reacted instinctively—it was that simple.

As the black sun slowly drifted towards it, the left-handed ghost became even more restless, its five fingers opening and closing repeatedly, as if brewing something.

Generally speaking, a ghost's instincts do not include attacking other ghosts; however, when a ghost senses a threat from external stimuli, it will often attempt to take the initiative to attack.