Chapter 108: Cruise Ship
Like a chain reaction, the speed at which the colors disappeared grew faster and faster.
In no time, the space in front of Yue Linhai turned into a void, like a blank photo that had never been used, empty and deathly still.
But on this photo, there were many black spots existing, standing out starkly against the pure white background.
These black spots were distributed chaotically, varying in size and shade, some shaped like greatswords, others resembling beautiful women…
Yet Yue Linhai did not hurry to open his eyes; after all, there was still plenty of time, no need to rush.
He rubbed his forehead somewhat wearily, his temples throbbing, his head faintly swelling.
“Is the consumption too great? Or is it impossible to fully adapt…”
Every spot in this world represented a fierce ghost; the larger the coverage, the more it encompassed, the greater the consumption naturally.
If he activated vision【vision】 in the outside world, there naturally wouldn’t be such severe side effects, but unfortunately, this was the old house, with an overwhelmingly large number of fierce ghosts inside.
And Yue Linhai was a half-hearted ghost controller, naturally unable to bear this consumption.
Fortunately, he did not plan to cover the entire old house, just wanting to see where Zhang Qian’s confidence came from.
What kind of fierce ghost could give Zhang Qian such strong confidence, to the point of thinking himself more special than a god?
After easing up a bit.
Yue Linhai finally opened his eyes wearily and looked in front of himself.
“…”
After a moment of silence, Yue Linhai turned his head toward Xu Zheng’s direction.
That youth with an ordinary appearance had already vanished from the spot, leaving only some black threads floating in the void, connected to some invisible figure.
The other end of the black threads was a tall figure, whose arms were extremely thick, but his entire body was wrapped in black lines, as if bound by some confinement.
“A crude balance, not bad…”
Only the fierce ghost remained; it seemed this ability had no problem.
He silently withdrew his gaze and looked toward Zhang Qian again.
“So what is this situation?”
Zhang Qian’s figure had already disappeared, but not completely.
Because in the spot where Zhang Qian had just been standing, a pitch black figure had taken his position, standing rigidly in place like a life-sized mannequin of him.
This figure’s face could not be seen clearly, covered by an angular mask; the mask’s style was very flamboyant, somewhat like the shape of an ink face paint.
The figure’s hands were also somewhat different from Zhang Qian’s, quite bony, and each fingertip had grown somewhat sharp fingernails.
“Controlling two ghosts… then what is this figure?”
Yue Linhai circled around the figure once; even with his broad experience, he felt somewhat surprised.
“Height, hairstyle, body shape completely the same, even the action is the previous action. This is no longer just similar; it’s fundamentally the same person, right?”
“No, it shouldn’t be human.”
The only things that could remain in this space besides Yue Linhai himself were various fierce ghosts.
No wonder he was so confident; turns out this guy wasn’t even human.
Though he felt like he’d been tricked, Yue Linhai felt no anger, instead curiosity and amusement.
A fierce ghost acting as a ghost controller, even calling himself a cultivator.
No wonder he claimed his path was unique; there probably wasn’t a second one in this world.
“I originally thought there was no fierce ghost revival because the balance was well-managed; I never imagined this possibility. These fierce ghosts have all been completely devoured and merged with it; it would be strange if it could revive.”
Yue Linhai said with a smack of his lips.
“Normally, there’s no clue at all; even the old house treats him as a living person. Is this a fierce ghost with consciousness? The concealment is indeed very strong.”
“And this guy has already infiltrated the upper echelons of humans. This generation of ghost controllers is really not up to par; if it were the old folks, they would probably have dragged him out and killed him already.”
But this wasn’t the most important.
Yue Linhai leaned in close, scrutinizing the mask on Zhang Qian’s face and the somewhat sharp fingernails on his hands.
“Not the same fierce ghost, which makes sense; even fierce ghosts without consciousness instinctively collect puzzle pieces, let alone one with consciousness.”
“Truly terrifying; if no one ever discovers it, he might grow under others’ eyelids into a fierce ghost capable of destroying the world.”
Though the consequences Yue Linhai described were severe, he showed no worry at all, completely in a mindset of watching the fun without minding the trouble.
He could clearly kill Zhang Qian in the cradle right now, but Yue Linhai just didn’t want to do that.
He even somewhat anticipated to what extent Zhang Qian could grow, and how he would deal with those ghost controllers and ordinary people.
Surely, when Zhang Qian suddenly struck, those people’s reactions would be quite spectacular, right?
Click.
It seemed a camera shutter sound came.
The entire world abruptly returned to normal, and the world began flowing again.
The expression on Yue Linhai’s face changed, and he very cordially patted Zhang Qian’s shoulder. “I didn’t expect you to truly be a ghost immortal. My apologies, my apologies.”
To emphasize, he bit down hard on the word “ghost,” but the two in front of him noticed nothing unusual.
Zhang Qian brushed off Yue Linhai while secretly checking his body for any changes.
Unfortunately, he found no abnormalities.
But Zhang Qian always felt somewhat uneasy; this guy’s attitude change was too sudden—he must have used some ability.
Not afraid of terrifying abilities, but afraid of unknown abilities…
After contacting him for so long, he hadn’t even probed a bit of intelligence on Yue Linhai, and who knew how many kinds of supernatural power he had.
Before Yue Linhai could say more, a muffled foghorn sound suddenly came from the depths of the ocean.
For some reason, thick fog enveloped the boundless sea surface; the fog came abruptly, covering the heavens and earth around them in the blink of an eye.
The surrounding light was already insufficient, and with this thick fog, it plunged even deeper into darkness.
But before they could react, an orange light beam shot over from the extreme distance on the sea surface, the light heavy as if it had weight, pressing down so hard they could hardly breathe.
The dazzling orange light made Zhang Qian squint slightly; when he opened his eyes again, the source of the light beam had already appeared in the sky above the nearby sea surface.
By the residual glow of the light beam, Zhang Qian saw some giant object in the thick fog.
It was an old, dilapidated ship, its hull rising and falling with the surging waves, the occasionally exposed parts of the ship body decayed beyond recognition.
But the cabins’ rooms were lit up, unknown if already full of passengers or wanting to take on more guests.
“The time shouldn’t have come yet; why has this thing appeared now…”
Yue Linhai’s voice remained calm; he just glanced at the giant wheel and turned toward the corridor ahead.
“Don’t look; if we don’t leave now, we won’t be able to in a bit.”
