The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 204 The Mutated Female Ghost and the Wang Family's Dying Counterattack

The woman harbored such strong resentment that it distorted the environment around her.

A series of gruesome murder scenes flashed past the woman and then disappeared.

Li Zhen knew that this was a hallucination caused by the woman's powerful resentment affecting his vision, but in those images, he could actually smell blood and hear screams.

He had killed many people and was not horrified by such scenes of killing, but it was unusual that this woman could influence him.

Having entered so many mission worlds, Li Zhen had rarely encountered ghosts with such strong resentment.

A mournful sob echoed intermittently.

The woman slowly turned around, revealing her bloodied face to Li Zhen.

It was a horrifying face with half its skin peeled off, while the other half remained intact. The incision ran straight down from the center of the forehead, past the tip of the nose and the lips, precisely dividing the face in two. One half was a bloodless pale white, while the other half was a bloody, mangled crimson, creating a striking contrast.

The woman's men were holding a man.

The man was short, with his lower body inside the threshold, while his head and neck were held in the woman's arms. Half of his scalp had been ripped open, but the man was not dead; his eyes were still blinking.

If it were anyone else, witnessing such a bloody and cruel scene in this desolate mountain village, their consciousness would be somewhat shaken.

But Li Zhen did not.

Following the beam of the flashlight, he carefully examined the face of the dying man and discovered that this man did not match the Wang family men in his memories.

Although there are many people in the Wang family, there are not many of them this age.

If Li Zhen hadn't failed to obtain any memories of this person, then it would mean that this person had nothing to do with the Wang family and was an outsider.

Looking inside the house, Li Zhen saw some unburnt talismans, which were probably used to deal with the woman who was obviously possessed.

Clearly, this woman was more skilled.

The man's eyelids twitched, and he forced a glance at Li Zhen, his lips moving slightly: "Save...me..."

Li Zhen looked at the woman's face.

The face looked somewhat familiar to him; this woman must be from the Wang family.

The aura of the evil entity possessing this woman also felt somewhat familiar to Li Zhen.

With a "bang," the flashlight in Li Zhen's hand shattered, causing Li Zhen's vision to suddenly go black.

A putrid stench, mixed with the smell of blood, assaulted the senses and was nauseating.

Li Zhen knew that the woman had already come to stand in front of him.

The soft sobs instantly turned into piercing screams.

In the darkness, a pair of hands covered in sharp nails grabbed Li Zhen's face.

Li Zhen remained unmoved.

The fingernail slowly pressed into Li Zhen's skin, then suddenly retracted at a certain moment.

The piercing screams then disappeared, leaving only a fading smell of blood and decay.

After wearing those contact lenses that he couldn't take off, Li Zhen's vision became far superior to that of ordinary people even at night. After adapting to the darkness, his vision quickly recovered.

The mahjong ghost who was originally standing beside Li Zhen now stood in front of Li Zhen, staring motionlessly at the woman who had retreated to the door.

The woman stood like a statue, confronting the mahjong addict.

Although he couldn't see clearly, Li Zhen knew from the Mahjong Ghost's feedback that the Mahjong Ghost was actually at a disadvantage in the brief exchange.

This surprised Li Zhen.

He had seen many ghosts, but only a handful were stronger than the Mahjong Ghost.

In the real world, this was the first time he had ever encountered a ghost with such strong resentment.

Looking at the ghostly creature, Li Zhen suddenly uttered, "By blood and soul, I curse this bloodline to be utterly annihilated, from root to tip..."

The woman suddenly tilted her head back, let out a shrill scream, and spat out a blurry shadow from her mouth.

The moment Li Zhen saw that shadow, he knew his perception was correct.

The ghost possessing the woman was created from your zombie body by him when he used the extermination spell on the Wang family.

This ghost is the bearer of the magic.

Originally, Li Zhen believed that if the ghost could not wipe out the entire Wang family, he would definitely sense it and then use the ghost as a vessel to continue casting spells to kill everyone who could stop it.

But after he released the ghost, he didn't sense any obstacles it encountered until now, when he saw it again.

Judging from the situation in this village, this ghost must have killed all the members of the Wang family who were to be killed.

Things are going too smoothly, either the Wang family is too weak, or the ghost has undergone some changes, making it too strong.

Judging from the current situation, this ghost must have undergone some changes that Li Zhen did not notice, otherwise it would not be so powerful.

The moment the ghost emerged from the woman's mouth, the entire village seemed to tremble, and the flow of energy within it instantly became chaotic.

Each house became a node, continuously emanating malevolent energy.

The moon was obscured by dark clouds, plunging the village into absolute darkness, as if it had fallen from the human world into the underworld.

Li Zhen's heart skipped a beat; he knew he had walked into a trap deliberately set by someone.

Since embarking on the path of immortality, he seems to have encountered exceptionally bad luck. He had just resolved the trouble with the "Destiny Demon," and now, even after arriving at the Wang family, someone is plotting against him.

As his restlessness grew, Li Zhen's breathing gradually became rapid.

Before Li Zhen's eyes, a faint blue light shone in each house.

The surging Yin energy carried a dense corpse aura, turning the entire village into a dead zone conducive to zombie activity.

Many bodies have been buried under every house in this village. Some may have been buried there voluntarily by the Wang family, while others may have been forcibly buried there by the Wang family. Otherwise, the resentment here wouldn't be so strong.

This must be the foundation that the Wang family has accumulated over so many years.

If this corpse energy hadn't been dispelled, this place would definitely have become a forbidden zone overrun by zombies and ghosts.

Most of the dead members of the Wang family will turn into zombies.

The vampire standing behind Li Zhen was stimulated by the environment, and its body began to tremble uncontrollably. A terrifying corpse aura surged from its body, making its figure appear blurry.

Not only the vampires, but also the red-eyed bats that were sleeping and recovering their bodies opened their eyes and flew out from behind the banshee.

Even the dormant ghost fetus barely opened its eyes and let out a strange cry.

On the surface, this is a village inhabited by living people, but in reality, it is indeed a burial ground. This is probably its true state now...

With bloodshot eyes, Li Zhen surveyed the village.

This place was originally a geomantically auspicious site. Even if it had been turned into a burial ground, it shouldn't be so eerie. Perhaps the Wang family used some tricks to turn this place into a place for raising corpses...

A violent roar came from behind the village.

The aura of death surged wildly, obscuring the sky and the sun, and even the eerie blue light inside the house became blurred.

Li Zhen turned his head to look in the direction from which the roar had come.

The roar grew closer.

A blurry shadow appeared before Li Zhen, steadily approaching him. The corpse energy formed a vortex around the shadow, continuously seeping into it.

He summoned the vampire to his side, and Li Zhen removed the black robe from the vampire's body, as well as the two baskets on its back and in front.

Knowing he might be staying here for a few days, Li Zhen brought the statues of the Golden Buddha and the Great Black Buddha Mother with him.

The Great Black Buddha Mother is in the basket on the back of the vampire.

The golden Buddha was placed on the female demon's body.

The shadow had already jumped more than ten meters away from Li Zhen.

At this distance, Li Zhen could clearly see the shadow's ferocious face and the burial clothes it was wearing.

Without a doubt, this is a terrifying zombie.

"Destroy my... Wang family, they... will all die..." The zombie spat out intermittently, like rusty iron scraping against each other, accompanied by an even stronger resentment.

This surprised Li Zhen.

This zombie still retained some instincts and could talk to him.

Is this how the Wang family arranged things?
A family that can survive for hundreds of years must have some tricks up its sleeve.

“I thought the entire Wang family was dead, but I never expected to run into you again,” Li Zhen laughed. “You think you can kill me now that you’ve become like this? You’re just making me kill you again.”

"Once the foundation of your Wang family is destroyed, no one will ever remember your Wang family again."

Perhaps the zombie understood, for it roared suddenly, swallowing all the surrounding corpse energy into its belly, and then leaped into the air to pounce on Li Zhen.

The vampire roared and charged at the other zombie.

At the same time, the ghost that crawled out of the woman's body let out a sharp cry and pounced on Li Zhen.

One moment it was in front of the door of that house, and the next moment it appeared in front of Li Zhen.

Li Zhen raised his left hand and grabbed the ghost's neck.

Evil energy surged forth, covering its hands and locking the ghost within them.

"You were killed by the Wang family!" Li Zhen said coldly. "I gave you a chance for revenge, letting you kill so many members of the Wang family, and now you want to turn against me? Who gave you the guts?!"

The struggling ghost let out a few mournful howls.

Li Zhen slowly closed his hand, when suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his heart, causing his arm to go limp for a moment.

Seizing the opportunity, the ghost broke free from Li Zhen's grasp.

Red-eyed bats took flight from above the banshee's head and chased after the ghostly creature.

Without checking whether the red-eyed bat had caught up with the female ghost, Li Zhen pressed his chest and realized that not only his heart, but also his liver was in pain.

After a moment's thought, Li Zhen understood what was going on.

When he was performing that bloodline-tracing witchcraft, he felt that the female ghost he had taken from the zombie was not fierce enough, so he added his own heart and liver to the spell and fed them to the zombie to arouse the female ghost's resentment.

Unexpectedly, even after his "resurrection," he failed to completely sever his connection with the female ghost, causing her to directly injure his heart and liver during her backlash.

Li Zhen, whose eyes had turned bloodshot, looked up at what was in front of him.

The red-eyed bat chased the female ghost into the misty, malevolent aura. Li Zhen could not see the red-eyed bat, but could only hear its strange cries.

As Li Zhen lowered his head, the dim blue lights changed again, becoming even deeper, as if they were becoming passageways connecting to other places.

Faces emerged from the doors and windows of those houses.

These faces were strange, some were male and some were female, some were old and some were young, some had incomplete faces, and some shared a single head. All the eyes on these faces were fixed on Li Zhen.

"Die...die! Die!"

The repeated sounds coming from one mouth after another made Li Zhen feel a wave of nausea.

Even worse, it felt as if someone was gnawing at his heart and liver, making the pain emanating from them even more intense.

Faintly, Li Zhen seemed to elicit a series of gnawing sounds.

Li Zhen let out a muffled groan as his vision went black from the pain.

Sensing Li Zhen's condition, the red-eyed bat immediately flew back to Li Zhen's side.

The female ghost also appeared not far away.

Several human faces immediately pounced on the female ghost, gnawing at her body.

Li Zhen suddenly felt the pain emanating from his heart and liver become even more intense.

Even though he had experienced a lot of pain and was used to it, he was still tormented by the pain to the point that his vision went black and his body tensed up.

The red-eyed bat let out a sharp, eerie cry.

Although the cry was invisible, it forced back the malevolent energy in front of Li Zhen and completely overwhelmed the sounds coming from those faces.

Many faces were unable to withstand the terrifying screams and were instantly reduced to nothingness.

The female demon emerged from behind Li Zhen and slowly walked into the Yin energy.

She raised her arms, revealing the sharp nails on her ten fingers.

Without watching the battle between the banshee and the others, Li Zhen calmly took out coffin nails from the basket the vampire had been carrying and nailed them into his own body.

Originally, when suppressing the "Demon of Fate", he used coffin nails to suppress his own body. Later, the "Demon of Fate" squeezed out one of the coffin nails on its own, and the rest were taken out by Li Zhen on his way here after returning.

Now the coffin nails are embedded in those unhealed wounds, causing Li Zhen to lose his sense of pain again.

Taking out a small knife, Li Zhen expressionlessly plunged it into the flesh corresponding to his liver, cutting open a huge wound from the outside, and then severing off a section of his liver covered with countless tiny holes.

Only a small amount of blood flowed from the wound.

After throwing the section of liver on the ground, Li Zhen calmly dissected the area outside his heart.

Seeing that his heart was also covered with small holes, as if it had been gnawed by insects, Li Zhen hesitated for a moment. Instead of cutting off those areas directly, he took a little viscous liquid from a jar in his basket and applied it to his heart.

The loss of a portion of his liver doesn't significantly affect his current condition, but if his heart were damaged, he wouldn't last much longer in his current state.

After doing all that, he took out something that looked like incense ash from another jar and applied it to the wound to stop the bleeding.

After resolving his heart and liver issues, Li Zhen felt much better.

He took out a piece of white cloth, quickly spread it on the ground to make a simple altar, then placed the fleshy demon statue on the altar, and finally offered his own liver before the demon statue.

Undoubtedly, the demonic statue was very pleased with Li Zhen's offering of his internal organs, and it began to vibrate on its own even before the ritual had begun.

An eerie aura began to emanate from Li Zhen, pushing aside the surging Yin energy around him and completely altering the atmosphere around him.

……

Several figures appeared on the riverbank, gazing into the distance at the village that had undergone the strange changes.

"I wonder who entered this village and caused such a strange change?" someone said solemnly.

Another person chimed in, "Is this the foundation the Wang family has built up over hundreds of years? No family should be underestimated. No matter who it is, they probably won't be able to escape this fate..."

(End of this chapter)