From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Within the Ghost Realm, all supernatural abilities used by living people are consumed at an extremely terrifying rate.

Zheng Zha can't afford to waste any more time!

"You're just going to watch?" Jiang Liu had no intention of taking sides, but merely teased Zhao Yingkong, "Zheng Zha is your captain, right?"

"I haven't acknowledged him as the captain yet, nor do I consider Arno, Qi Tengyi, and the others as teammates. They're just a group of people who temporarily banded together," Zhao Yingkong said coldly.

Compared to Zheng Zha and his group, Zhao Yingkong's personality actually feels closer to the Black Lady deep down.

However, considering that Zhao Yingkong didn't help the Black Lady, she wasn't as heartless as she seemed to be towards Zheng Zha and the others.

at this time.

Where the white woman's body shattered, a black heart slowly beat, with three white points of light spinning rapidly on it, forming a white halo. This caused the shattered flesh to quickly condense and recombine, but instead of forming the white woman, it continuously absorbed the surrounding building debris, the skin of people from the mountain of knives, the bones of people from the sea of ​​fire, the nearby wandering ghosts and demons, and Arno's corpse.

In just seven or eight breaths, a "centipede" about a meter wide and nearly fifty meters long, with human arm and hand bones wriggling along its sides, appeared before everyone's eyes.

The "centipede's" head was the upper body of the woman in white, wearing a white dress and a white hat with the words "Seeing it brings wealth" written on it. However, her eyes had changed from their original white background with black pupils to pure white, surrounded by a faint golden halo.

Zheng Zha and the Black Lady also stopped fighting, both keeping a close watch on the eerie "centipede" hovering in mid-air.

"elder sister?"

Looking at this giant "centipede" with bones of knives and muscles of lava, which was constantly capturing ghosts and monsters in the nearby mountains and towns and sucking blood with its human bone "tentacles", the black woman couldn't help but scream.

The centipede's head seemed to sense something, and the upper body of the "white lady" swayed her head from side to side like a doll on a hand, and spoke: "Sister... is no longer here, now... is in our... control."

"You're not my sister! Who are you? You're the one who's controlling my sister! Give her back her body!" The woman in black trembled and screamed.

"This is really...interesting..."

Three golden dots appeared between the eyebrows of the "white lady," and as they rotated, they transformed into a halo, projecting the figure of a woman, faintly carrying a fragrant scent.

The woman wore a pink brocade dress on her upper body and light green trousers with black trim on her lower body. She wore a peony crown on her head. She was graceful and gentle, as if she were in a fairy palace, surrounded by clouds and mist.

It is:

The magnificent fragrance was unlike anything I had ever seen before; red lanterns shimmered, and green dragons coiled around them.

Awakening alone, I am filled with fear and trepidation; in which celestial palace am I?

Suddenly, the woman's eyes narrowed, and three points of light appeared in each of her eyes, one black and one white. The eyes of the two infants in her arms also showed three points of light, one black and one white.

“You, your mothers, are all our puppets.”

The White Lady's voice was broken and chilling, "Disobedient...children, they deserve...a beating! A beating!"

The moment the words fell, the "centipede" body coiled around and surrounded the entire small house, enveloping Jiang Liu, Zhao Yingkong, Zheng Zha, the Black Lady, the Loli Fairy, and Qi Tengyi, who had lost an arm.

On a hillside hundreds of meters away, Zero Point, holding a Gauss sniper rifle, kept firing at the "centipede." The bullets were extremely powerful, capable of shattering the centipede's shell, but the shell would regenerate in an instant. Even the enchanted spirit bullets could hardly cause fatal damage to the "centipede."

What should we do now?

When Zheng Zha saw the woman in black kneeling on the ground with her eyes glazed over, as if she had crashed due to a massive influx of information, he realized that he would not be able to get her help. He could only hope that Jiang Liu would have a way to deal with this strange "centipede".

But to be honest—

Zheng Zha just felt like cursing!

As soon as he arrived, he saw that the White Lady had cut off Qi Tengyi's arm. If it weren't for Arno's protection, he would have been dead... But he never expected that after he killed the White Lady, she would turn into such a terrifying monster!

"Relax, this guy isn't difficult to deal with."

Jiang Liu gestured for Zheng Zha to calm down and then turned off the gene lock. While internal energy could circulate freely and stabilize the five internal organs, and alchemical array patterns could also stabilize the body and brain, keeping the gene lock active for a long time would put a great burden on the body.

"He is not a single consciousness, but a collection of multiple consciousnesses."

Jiang Liu had some guesses about the form in which the "centipede" existed.

Similar to a collective of consciousnesses with independent awareness.

The power of worship from all living beings can create deities, but deities cannot truly exist in reality. Among the extraordinary beings, there is a type of ability called "God Mask," which can absorb the power of worship from all living beings for a certain deity. By using this power, one can manifest the deity with their own life to carry the faith of all living beings, thereby making the "deity" manifest in the world and gaining a portion of the deity's abilities.

The current situation of this "centipede" is similar to that of the divine mask, which is equivalent to an independent consciousness formed by the fusion of many consciousnesses.

It is a "deity"!

It is only in this "Great Black Mountain" formed by the accumulation of countless spirits that such peculiar "creatures" could be born.

In reality—

The only hope is that future scientific advancements will awaken "artificial intelligence," which could potentially create a "Skynet" similar to a collective consciousness.

Although the "centipede" revealed very little information, Jiang Liu was able to roughly guess its form of existence based on his perception of it.

As for the other party's purpose—

Not yet clear.

However, the basic goal of such "cluster consciousness" communities, which can be compared to that of ants and bees, can be summed up in just two words:

survive.

Most animals in the world behave this way, but it is all based on instinct. Only humans are abnormal and will sacrifice their lives in violation of their survival instinct.

Right now, this "centipede" might have other purposes besides survival...

"What consciousness collective? I don't understand!"

Zheng Zha grabbed the chains that burst forth from the centipede's body, yanked hard, and tore off a human bone. "How do we deal with this thing?"

# Chapter 363 The Legend of the Dragon and the Snake: The Centipede's Entanglement

Jiang Liu did not answer Zheng Zha's question, but instead glanced at the black-clad woman and the fairy-like girl without making a sound.

Since this area was coiled, shrouded, and surrounded by the body of the "centipede," it has formed an atmosphere that is even more unpredictable than the ghostly realm outside.

Although they are already "living dead", they are only adapted to the aura of the ghost realm itself, rather than to an aura created by the ghosts and gods within the ghost realm that is favorable to Him.

in short.

This "centipede" created a divination pattern similar to that of sorcerers in the outside world using its body, but the underlying logic system was not the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, but a special method unique to this "ghost realm".

In Jiang Liu's view, it is more like a "program".

That's right!

It's a computer program!

If the gate opened by the gods truly leads to a void and infinitely vast two-dimensional space, then this ghost realm, with the natural energy of the outside world as its foundation, is equivalent to a near-three-dimensional space, making the entire space resemble a peculiar video game world.

The fact that the Black Lady, the White Lady, and the "centipede" formed from the White Lady's heart possess abilities that other ghosts in this ghostly realm lack is most likely because they have gained control over the relevant "program permissions," essentially giving themselves a "cheat code."

While the other ghosts in this ghostly realm could only fight hand-to-hand, these "cheaters" had already "cheated" themselves using those black, white, and gold light spots.

When this "hanging" is placed in the outside world, it is equivalent to a Taoist talisman, similar to half of the precursor to the Dharma Image Talisman Seal that Jiang Liu is currently cultivating - the Primordial Talisman Diagram.

And it's even more convenient!

To some extent, Jiang Liu, who has mastered the art of controlling the climate and fire, can sense the changes in the atmosphere of this world, and can be considered a half-cheater in this ghost realm.

Compared to beings like the "Centipede" and the Black Lady, his "cheat" is less effective. It doesn't allow him to unleash his supernatural abilities without restraint; it merely helps him adapt to the atmosphere of this ghostly realm and ensures that the consumption and recovery of his own Qi are in a balanced state.

Compared to the "centipede" and the Black Lady, it's nothing but a drop in the ocean.

But this doesn't mean Jiang Liu can't do anything to them.

After all, this ghost realm is not a real "video game world," but only similar, and even if you use "cheats," it still depends on your skill.

Just like the Black Lady, once her hands are restricted, she cannot actively exert her abilities.

In addition, this "cheat" cannot be directly applied to other "cheat" owners.

In other words, this ability cannot directly harm the Black Lady; one must first construct chains, knives, or form an energy attack.

In Jiang Liu's perception, the three black dots at the Black Lady's heart and the three golden dots controlled by the "centipede" were of the same origin. The difference in color was merely due to the different consciousnesses of the individuals.

And the fairy Lolita—

Jiang Liu felt as if she herself was one with this "centipede," and the magnetic connection between them was equivalent to the connection between "sex" and "fate."

We need to be more vigilant...

With this thought in mind, Jiang Liu dodged the "centipede" that was flung at him—a pitch-black "black hole" surrounded by a golden halo—and rose into the air with a single step.

"people?"

The "White Lady's" pure white eyes gleamed as she unleashed hundreds upon hundreds of chains, which swirled around the river, forming an impenetrable barrier, attempting to bind him.

Seeing this, Jiang Liu took a deep breath, reversed the Nine Apertures to transform into one Qi, and stabilized his spirit through the Eight Meridians. In an instant, he scattered into a sky full of white light and broke free from the chains.

In an instant!

A thousand white mists rose into the sky, and ten thousand rainbows shot into the clouds!

The white mist and rainbow light are both transformations of the river flow!

Once one reaches the third level of the Reverse Life Trilogy, one can gather form and disperse Qi. Jiang Liu has cultivated the Eighth and Ninth Mysteries, and the Ninth Level of Reverse Life penetrates the nine orifices. With his current life cultivation, the Reverse Life Qi Transformation can make his whole body disperse into Qi balls.

Reversing the eight directions stabilizes the eight meridians, consolidating life force to prevent it from being destroyed by the unique environment of the ghost realm.

Furthermore, by cultivating his Qi to a high level, he was able to manipulate the dispersed Qi flow at will.

Zheng Zha stared in disbelief, while Zhao Ying was speechless. They saw the river flow dissipate into a mass of qi, which then transformed into white mist and rainbow light, penetrating the "centipede's" body.

Subsequently, Jiang Liu transformed his Qi into power, and his power into form. He then used talismanic symbols to transform the white mist into a giant python and the rainbow light into a true dragon. The dragon and snake intertwined, their forms becoming one, disrupting the surrounding energy flow.

This "centipede" is able to levitate in mid-air because the slight rhythm of its body structure merges with the unpredictable atmosphere of the entire ghost realm, thus enabling it to fly.

Now that Jiang Liu controls the temperature of the four seasons, he can also instinctively sense the changes in the aura of this ghostly realm. After dispersing into a ball of qi, he can also rise into the air and stage a "dragon and snake drama"!

The dragon and snake surged and undulated, disrupting the energy flow and severing the connection between the "centipede" and the unpredictable energy flow of the ghost realm, thus breaking its ability to fly.

Then, the dragon and snake intertwined and coiled around the "centipede," instantly crushing it into powder.

Once the magnetic field fluctuations of the "centipede" could no longer be sensed, the dragon transformed into rainbow light and the python into white mist. The mist and light merged and passed through the falling clothes, returning to Jiang Liu's form.

"clatter!"

Jiang Liu snapped his fingers, waking Zheng Zha and Zhao Yingkong, who were still in a daze. "Wake up, stop spacing out. The problem is temporarily solved."

"What kind of kung fu is that?"

A look of reverence appeared in Zheng Zha's eyes as he asked incredulously.