Chapter 231 Reversing the Past
The boy's screams ignited in the dilapidated restaurant.

The cruise ship's dazzling lights shone all night long, but in the restaurant at this moment, the scattered powder became a dimly lit island.

Boom!

The boy gripped the sword tightly, his eyes fixed ahead.

His hair fell loose across his forehead, sticking to his pale cheeks with cold sweat.

A damp sea breeze blew in from the high dome, ruffling the hair on his head. The boy shivered as he raised the blade in front of him.

Ferocious ghosts surrounded them.

Laughter and music drifted from afar, reaching their climax.

"Good times never seem so good."

(Good times have never been better.)
"I've been inclined to believe it never would."

(I've fallen for you, but they never believed it.)
……

The music, interwoven with the corpses, was hoarse in the cold wind.

Xiao Xiangyun stared intently at the vengeful ghost before him, while in Ji Ran's eyes, his anger was like a transparent sea of ​​fire.

It made a crackling sound.

The crystal chandelier, which had fallen to the ground, emitted a new burst of light with a hissing sound.

Xiao Xiangyun let out a roar that was stuck in his throat!
"Ahhhh!!!"

The boy's underdeveloped voice still carried a hint of sharpness as he charged towards the horde of ghosts in the dim light!
"Die!"

Xiao Xiangyun trudged through the viscous blood, his sword held horizontally in the pale moonlight, its blade gleaming with a cold, watery light.

Pfft!

boom!
The oncoming vengeful ghost was pierced directly into the head by his blade!
He was slashed hard in the abdomen by the vengeful ghost's closed blade arm!

boom!
The boy slammed into the wall! After knocking over a sofa, he stood up, leaning on the blood-soaked knife.

The boy's face grew even paler, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

However, the spot on his body where he was slashed was completely unharmed!

Skill - Immortality: The skin is slippery and resilient, ignoring damage from sharp weapons and fire. Only continuous blunt force attacks can kill.

"Gurgle!! Cough gurgle—"

The vengeful ghost he struck had its head visibly split open. The enormous, tumor-like head was cleaved diagonally down the middle by the sharp blade, spilling blood and brain matter.

The faceless demon hunched over, took two steps on all fours, then staggered to the side and fell heavily to the ground!
Bang!
The vengeful ghost twitched slightly twice, then fell silent.

Spiritual Tool: Kunwu Jade-Cutting Blade *3 Forged!
A knife of this caliber would be an absolute weapon of mass destruction, even for a weak ten-year-old child!
If he weren't so weak, a single swing would have been enough to cut this less than level 1 vengeful ghost in two!

"Gurgle!"

Countless vengeful ghosts let out eerie growls and charged towards the boy!

"Ahhhh!!!"

Xiao Xiangyun let out a ferocious roar! Like a true warrior, he charged towards the vengeful ghost without any fear!

bass!
The feeling of the blade cutting into muscle was like cutting through swelled cotton; the sharp blade only provided a slight resistance when it cleaved into bone.

puff--

Blood splattered all over Xiao Xiangyun's face, and when the foul-smelling liquid splashed onto the corner of his mouth, he tasted the salty, fishy smell of rust mixed with seaweed.

But the next moment!
The hairs on the back of his neck stood on end!

Before he could turn around, a sharp bone blade pierced his back!
His skin was like tough cowhide, with exaggerated indentations from the spikes, yet it didn't break!

But that terrifying force pushed him up, sent him flying, and crashed forward!

Bang!
He was thrown into the group of menacing demons and torn apart by sharp bone claws!
"Crack!"

Xiao Xiangyun's vision suddenly went dark!
A sharp pain shot through his neck—his head was being bitten in the mouth of a vengeful ghost!

Those jagged, sharp teeth were biting his head tightly! Although the teeth couldn't break his skin, they were like a clamp, tightly constricting his neck!

Make it impossible for him to breathe!

"Um!"

At this moment, Xiao Xiangyun felt his limbs being pulled up by the vengeful ghost, being torn apart by sharp mouths, and being scratched and clawed by sharp bone claws!
In the foul-smelling, sticky mouth, Xiao Xiangyun saw the image of a figure being torn apart.

Just now... she was like that too.

"I want...you all to die!!"

Xiao Xiangyun tightened the hilt of the knife on his blood-soaked wrist and stabbed wildly toward his own head!
"Goo!!!"

The vengeful ghost screamed and released its grip, but the blade aimed at its head did not stop for a moment!
stab-

The blade sliced ​​across Xiao Xiangyun's face, making a sound like cutting cowhide, or like tearing brocade.

His face was ripped open with neat, bloody gashes by the Kunwu Blade—this spiritual weapon, which was a whole level above the Wind Beast, had torn through the defenses of the Undying with its terrifying power.

"Ahhhh!!!"

But Xiao Xiangyun ignored it all. While his face was covered in blood and gore, the vengeful ghost that had bitten him had its head riddled with holes!

boom!
His eyes lit up as he saw the vengeful ghost fall to the ground, its head mangled into a mushy mess.

The boy brandished the blade, frantically slashing at the arms around him that were pulling him away.

boom!
Boom!

His small figure, like a long, thin ball, was repeatedly smashed and sent flying by ferocious ghosts!

Xiao Xiangyun's consciousness was already blurred.

Almost instinctively, like a drowning man grasping at a straw, he gripped the slippery Kunwu knife tightly and slashed wildly!

The extremely sharp blade sliced ​​open the necks, abdomens, and limbs of the vengeful spirits.

In the flickering light and shadow, patches of dark red, humid heat were torn apart.

Once again.

The boy was violently thrown into the air and crashed into the velvet sofa in the corner; he never got up again.

Xiao Xiangyun still gripped the Kunwu sword tightly, the blade and his arm completely soaked in blood.

He tilted his head back and saw countless reflections of himself in the remaining stained glass of the dome—hundreds of blood-soaked boys, reflected in the flickering orange light.

Before the boy lay a series of large, pale corpses, their bodies mangled and broken.

At that moment, wet, sticky footsteps echoed in the darkness, like countless bloated corpses dragging across the tiles. Faceless ghouls appeared before him, countless faces pressing close to his face.

Several evil spirits also clung to the wall, their purplish-red tongues reaching for the boy's breath.

moment.

"Coo-coo ...

boom!
A giant bone claw lifted the boy!
The horde of vengeful spirits tossed and tore at him like a rag doll! It was as if they wouldn't stop until they had ripped him to pieces!

The boy's skin was gradually losing the protection of his skills.

The time for stealing life is 3 minutes, and the time for bestowing spirit is 6 minutes.

Once the time is up, the boy will be torn to pieces instantly!

"Hey?"

"What's going on here?"

Suddenly, footsteps came from the corridor leading to the residential area not far away.

A dozen security personnel appeared between the residential area and the restaurant.

Among them were several medical staff members wearing white coats.

The group saw the mess in the restaurant and heard sounds of things being smashed in the darkness, but they couldn't see clearly.

now.

All the vengeful spirits turned to look outside.

"Coo-coo ...

With a strange sound, all the vengeful ghosts immediately pounced on the living crowd!
"Ahhh!!!"

"What's this!?"

"don't want!!"

"what--"

……

The screams coalesced into a surge of blood under the cover of night.

After the vengeful ghost killed the group, deafening cheers erupted from the climbing area, even drowning out the music of Sweet Caroline.

boom!
Boom! !
The vengeful spirits, like a pack of wolves, charged toward the greenhouse that reflected the light from the rock climbing wall.

……

Da da da.

Ji Ran walked on the sticky floor and came to the boy's side.

He looked at the face of the handsome boy, which had been slashed seven or eight times by Kunwu. The boy's flesh was now exposed, making him look ugly and ferocious.

Those large eyes were bloodshot, and the person was tilting their head, looking at the departing ghost with a miserable expression.

Climbing area...

His parents are still there.

Ji Ran looked at Kunwu. The boy's wrist was twisted and broken, but his five fingers were white from the force, and he still gripped the knife handle tightly.

The effect of immortality has disappeared.

The boy's bones, internal organs, and muscles were shattered beyond recognition under the relentless beatings and attacks of countless vengeful ghosts.

However, a raging fire was surging within him!

In Ji Ran's eyes, the transparent flame burned out a clear boundary.

This sickly boy.

It has the heart of a wandering phoenix.

[Transfer spell: Deducts 5 points of karma.]

[Transferring a spiritual artifact: Deducts 3 points of karma.]

Adding to the previous amount, Ji Ran has now deducted a full 9 points of karma. And 10 points of karma are enough for him to open a Tianjin world once.

Ji Ran stood in front of the boy, and Xiao Xiangyun looked at him.

Anger connected the two of them.

The unseen ghost has reappeared.

Ji Ran placed her arm on the boy's forehead.

"Kid!"

"Oh woo!"

The Zashiki-warashi sat on Ji Ran's head and suddenly pressed down with its palm!
Stealing life!

This time, Ji Ran's target is herself!

Skill: Undying Bones!

Grant me a miracle!

[Deduct 5 points of cause and effect.]

Just as the Undying Bone technique was applied to the boy, crackling sounds emanated from Xiao Xiangyun's body!

His entire body was covered with countless bones, like scales!
Do not!
Ji Ran's eyes narrowed slightly. That wasn't all! Almost all the muscles in his body had been turned into bones by the skill! Only the movement of some joints remained.

This is something I couldn't do myself!
Click!

The boy leaned against the wall to his feet, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the transparent ghost, and said, "Ghost... Mr. Ghost..."

"Thank you."

"I--"

Xiao Xiangyun was taken aback when he saw the tall ghost wave his hand and point to the climbing area.

The boy nodded vigorously, then turned and rushed towards the climbing area ahead!

……

Climbing area.

A deafening roar of cheers celebrated the second batch of winners who had finished the competition.

A lean man is still hanging at the highest point of the rock climbing wall—through the glass below the greenhouse—holding a beautifully crafted pirate treasure map in his hand.

"Oh oh oh!!"

Below, a little boy dressed in a green dinosaur costume stomped his feet happily and shouted with his little hands raised.

"Dad! Dad found the pirate treasure!"

That location requires climbing the rock climbing wall from the front to the top, then climbing sideways across the entire hall, navigating various challenging slopes and obstacles to reach it.

The man, gripping the platform beneath the greenhouse glass, proudly waved the treasure map in his hand at his son.

then.

The man's gaze changed when he saw the people below. Everyone's eyes were filled with terror and bewilderment.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw what appeared to be another figure beside him.

"Um?!"

He was stunned. So fast? When he was watching just now, the second-place player was still spinning on the side slope!

The man turned his head, and his expression immediately changed drastically!

A person wearing a black hoodie, like a gecko, was lying next to him. The face without features stared straight at him, and a ferocious and terrifying mouth was no more than a meter away.

"You... are staff?" The man was startled and broke out in a cold sweat, but then he realized something and his face turned slightly angry.

Could this monster be a climbing Easter egg?

To scare the champion at the last minute?
But the only response he received was the monster's waving claws!
Pfft!

"Ugh! Waaah—"

The man's chest was pierced through, and the bone knife lifted him up.

boom!
The man's hand smashed against the glass, leaving a scarlet handprint.

He saw countless hideous ghosts peering at the bustling crowd from the greenhouse ceiling, above the glass.

"Run...run!"

The man rolled his eyes, opened his mouth with difficulty, and tried to say something.

But as a bloody maw bit down, all that responded to him was the shattered greenhouse dome and the demons that swarmed in from the side door and jumped into the crowd!

"Ahhh!"

"Help!!"

"Son, son!!"

"Come down quickly!!"

……

The blue seats were instantly covered in a layer of blood!
Countless evil spirits can take a life with a single wave of their hand and a single bite in the crowd!
boom!
At this moment, Xiao Xiangyun's figure had already rushed into the climbing area from the main entrance below!

The swift demon swung its claws through the crowd, sending limbs flying everywhere!
Screams, wails, roars, cries...

Pervasive!

Xiao Xiangyun felt his whole body trembling and cold sweat pouring down his face!
"Mom...Dad!"

His eyes darted around, the glaring light making it almost impossible for him to open his blood-soaked face.

The world was a crimson red through the blood.

"what!"

A man's body was ripped in half by a vengeful ghost's claw! Hot, steaming organs spilled out!

In his arms, a four- or five-year-old girl was clinging tightly to his neck.

boom!
The man fell to the ground, convulsing.

"Waaaah! Daddy, get up!"

"Nini doesn't want the treasure map anymore..."

"Nini wants to go home!"

The little girl got up from the ground, crying and hugging her father's head.

And that evil spirit was already close in.

"Back off!"

Xiao Xiangyun grabbed the girl by the collar and pulled her behind him. His eyes were filled with anger and ferocity!

He didn't see his parents, nor did he dare to think about the most terrifying possibility.

He felt the rage in his chest was about to burn him to ashes!
creak!

Xiao Xiangyun gripped his sword, staring intently at the vengeful ghost!
"Don't even think about killing another person in front of me!!"

The boy, knife in hand, charged fiercely at the evil spirit!

This time, with the blessing of the Undying Bone, his power was significantly stronger!

With a single stroke, he severed the demon's arm and head!

boom!
As the vengeful ghost fell, the viscous blood once again attracted the surrounding faceless ghosts.

Xiao Xiangyun gripped his sword tightly and saw dozens of faceless demons rushing toward him on the vertical rock face!
On the climbing wall, torn corpses hang suspended, with only patches of blood-red flesh clinging to the safety ropes.

The swarming ghosts caused Xiao Xiangyun to roar!
"escape!"

"Run outside!!"

He suddenly accelerated, stepping over the corpse of the vengeful ghost, and charged towards the evil spirit against the flow of the crowd!

Bang!
bass--

The blade flashed across the brightly lit climbing area, tearing through thick streams of blood! Those whose bodies were struck were sent flying backward!

boom!
He rolled on the ground, then struggled to his feet, relying on the bones in his body to sustain the fight!

"escape!"

"Run away!!"

Xiao Xiangyun roared, and the group of vengeful ghosts, like a pack of wolves, focused their attacks on the strongest member of the group—the ten-year-old boy.

Like a pack of wolves hunting, after killing the sheepdog, the scattered flock of sheep is still defenseless prey.

Xiao Xiangyun watched people flee towards the gate, a slight smile appearing on his face.

in case……

If the parents were still alive, they would have escaped too, right?

He looked at his arm, covered in white bone fragments, and at his face, reflected in the glass, scaly as a reflection. Even his parents wouldn't recognize him now, would they?
Bang!
He was only distracted for a moment, and the evil spirit lashed him away!

click-

His indestructible bones began to crumble!
He's still just a child.

Even if skills were added to him, his own ordinary physique wouldn't be able to support such a high level of intensity.

The Undying Bone, which was based on the explosive power of his own bones, was far less powerful in him than the Immortality of the Wind Beast.

However, the same skill cannot be bestowed in a short period of time.

In the now-empty climbing area, Xiao Xiangyun was like a bowling ball, constantly being hit and flung around by over a hundred evil spirits!
Bang—Pfft!
suddenly!

The boy was finally pierced through by the bone blade and flung away violently!

His incorruptible bones were completely shattered!
It was like a blood-soaked sack with countless holes, overflowing with blood everywhere!

"cold……"

The boy just felt very cold.

He was completely exhausted.

Da da da! !

Suddenly, someone scooped him up in their arms, and a long-lost warmth instantly enveloped his cold body!
Xiao Xiangyun opened his eyes and saw the woman with red eyes and the blue hoodie. His right hand reflexively gripped the knife hilt tightly and couldn't let go.

But his left hand, covered in blood, gripped the woman's collar tightly!

"mom……"

"You can recognize me..."

Upon hearing these words, the woman suddenly burst into tears.

"Yes! Yes!"

“I know it’s you no matter what you look like.”

The woman's slender fingers trembled as she touched the boy's face. Beneath his face, covered in jagged scars, was a bloody mess, making his features almost unrecognizable.

She held the boy tightly, while a man in a polo shirt stood in front of them, holding a fire axe.

boom!
Xiao Xiangyun clung tightly to the man's trouser leg, saying, "Dad...run away!"

"Take Mom and run away!"

The man looked down at him, his eyes red, then suddenly smiled and said, "Silly boy, what father would abandon his son?"

Bang!
suddenly!

Another vengeful ghost leaped down from the wall!
They've blocked the way to the main entrance!

"Don't be afraid."

With tears in her eyes, the woman gently patted the boy's head, placed him lightly on the ground, stood up, and faced the evil spirit.

"No...don't..."

Under the bright lights, a man and a woman stood on either side of Xiao Xiangyun, facing the densely packed faceless ghosts.

"Coo-coo-coo-"

The vengeful ghost roared from its throat, its sharp claws closing together and transforming into a ferocious bone knife!

"no, do not want!"

creak!

Xiao Xiangyun struggled to sit up, his hands scratching the ground, leaving scarlet marks!
"No, no, no, don't go..."

His eyes were almost bleeding! Tears mixed with blood streamed down his cheeks.

A surge of furious energy erupted from his body!

"You! How much will you take from me?!"

Xiao Xiangyun trembled, leaning on his sword, and struggled to his feet.

But without the support of the indestructible bone in his legs, he was already trembling uncontrollably before he could even stand up straight!
Ji Ran saw everything.

Such violent emotions were reflected in his eyes, allowing him to perceive two completely different auras.

This anger, once unleashed, is an anger as scorching as the blazing sun!
If suppressed, it will precipitate into intense resentment and madness, becoming... the seed of a nightmare!
Ji Ran walked towards that emotion.

[Personally interfering with cause and effect consumes 1 point of cause and effect per second.]

Ji Ran ignored the prompt.

He stepped into the boy's anger, almost becoming a physical entity—of course, only the boy could see it.

"Gurgle!!"

now!

The vengeful ghost has already leaped into the air!

Those hideous ghost claws, with just one strike, would be enough to tear the man and woman to shreds!

"Do not!!!"

The boy seemed to have unleashed his last potential; he staggered to his feet and let out a roar like a young tiger!

"You are not allowed to hurt her!"

Bang!
But! The boy only took one step before collapsing to his knees! His flesh and blood had already been shattered by the shock, and the pulverization of his incorruptible bones had left them without support.

The fact that you were able to stand up was already a miracle.

Snapped.

suddenly!

A large, strong hand helped him up!
Then I grabbed his arm!
The boy suddenly turned his head and saw the tall ghost for the first time! Its sharp profile was right beside him.

"Mr. Ghost...?"

"Hold on tight."

At this moment, Ji Ran enveloped the boy like a guardian deity. For the first time, as if guided by the will of a startled phoenix, he grasped the boy's hand holding the knife!

"Good... good!"

At this moment!

The boy and Ji Ran raised their hands at the same time, holding knives!

The ghost's figure had already enveloped the man and woman in front and behind, and the ghost's voice crashed into the boy's heart like a tidal wave!

"Together, you and I..."

"Kill them all, leave no one alive!"

bass!
The flashes of the blade were like lightning, like a river, like thunder, like a raging torrent!

There's nothing fancy about it.

Only the startled phoenix dispersed, simultaneously unleashing nine slashes!

puff!
boom--

The two leaping demons instantly exploded into a bloody mist!
The terrifying force shredded them into dust!
Amidst the bloodshed!
The boy's figure was propelled by the spirit barrier!

Behind him, Ji Ran's figure seemed like a majestic god, slashing out with sharp blades in the hall!
Hidden teeth! Wind cutter!
A wildfire!

The precise fire blade pierced through one evil spirit after another!

The pale, malevolent spirit shattered in the flash of the blade and burned to ashes in the flames!
Bang!
When the last demon fell to the ground, Ji Ran waved his hand and swallowed up all the remaining flames.

"you……"

The boy had just turned to look at Ji Ran when his whole world suddenly collapsed!

Your karmic points have been exhausted.

As the mist drifted by, the entire world instantly crumbled from its position, revealing countless spiderweb-like cracks!

brush--

Ji Ran suddenly opened her eyes!
The morning sunlight streamed down, clear and gentle, filling the greenhouse.

The faint sound of someone exploding nearby drifted over, saying, "Hey, you're awake?"

"Perfect timing. According to the local security authorities, not many of the people who went rock climbing in the early morning died. The missing people whose bodies don't match up are mainly from the top-floor residential area."

boom!
Ji Ran seemed not to have heard what he said at that moment, and rushed to the greenhouse glass immediately!

The bloody handprint is still there.

Everything seems unchanged, yet it also seems... like a complete upheaval.

(End of this chapter)

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