The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 237 Suppressing Zombies and the Appearance of Underworld Messengers

With a "bang," "Uncle Dong" was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground, causing the entire building to shake.

While dealing with the demonic fetus, Ah Jiu noticed something was wrong and managed to free her hand, throwing a few talismans at "Uncle Dong" and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"Uncle Dong" suddenly leaped up from the ground, used the ceiling for leverage, and pounced on Chen You again.

A vampire stood between Chen You and "Uncle Dong".

Before Li Zhen could speak, Chen You took a few steps back and quickly said, "You should understand what it means to draw the talisman on your body. Once it is used, not only will I pay the price, but you will also pay the price."

"Once you enter the barrier, your life will be lost every moment. If too much time passes, you will definitely die."

"I'm still young, this is nothing to worry about." Li Zhen took off his shirt.

He had seen talismans drawn on the body before.

When practicing the "Five Elements Evil Spirit Sublimation Method," he would inscribe runes on his body, and naturally knew what drawing runes on his body meant.

In the movie "Double Vision," the "goudie" is a talisman drawn on a person's body, representing the King of Hell taking lives.

In addition, some special talismans are drawn directly on the body, such as in cases of suppressing one's own demons.

The talismans in the "Five Elements Evil Spirit Sublimation Method" have the effect of suppressing inner demons and evil spirits, which Li Zhen already knew.

When Li Zhen heard Chen You say that he would have to pay the price, he was not surprised at all.

If he remembered correctly, in the original storyline, after Qian Xiaohao was injured to the point of near death, Chen You drew runes on Qian Xiaohao's body and told him that he was doomed once the runes were drawn on him.

That must be the price Qian Xiaohao paid.

Now, it is Li Zhen who is paying the price.

Chen You was somewhat bewildered that Li Zhen seemed completely unconcerned about the side effects of the talisman and directly asked him to draw the talisman on his body.

Although the situation is somewhat troublesome, it hasn't reached the most urgent point where lives are at stake yet. At least "Uncle Dong" hasn't gained the upper hand, while Ajiu is constantly being pestered by a terrifying little devil.

Perhaps we can think of some ways to deal with "Uncle Dong"...

More importantly, Li Zhen is clearly not a simple person, but he has never made a move since he appeared. It seems that Li Zhen only knows how to refine corpses and raise ghosts, but does not know any other methods.

But Chen You trusted his intuition and knew that the oppressive feeling Li Zhen exerted on him couldn't be fake.

What puzzled Chen You even more was that Li Zhen, who was so eager to enter the barrier and didn't even care about burning his own lifespan, was really so at ease and in control of everything?

Isn't he worried that he might tamper with it himself?
Why is he so at ease with me, as if he has known me for many years?
Chen You was certain that he had never met Li Zhen before, and did not know anyone related to Li Zhen.

Chen You, who seemed about to speak but hesitated, looked at Li Zhen.

Li Zhen urged, "The longer we wait, the more things might go wrong, Daoist Master. We can't let this zombie escape, or things will get complicated."

Chen You hesitated and said, "Once you enter the barrier, you are burning away your lifespan, and this cannot be made up for."

Li Zhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Daoist. I'm young and will live for many more years. Burning some of my lifespan won't affect my life for the time being."

Chen You was also a decisive person. He knew that things here had to end as soon as possible to prevent "Uncle Dong" from escaping.

Moreover, a hidden thought lingered in his mind, reminding him that activating the barrier was the best option—

Once the barrier is opened, Li Zhen will enter it, and then he can use the power of the compass to temporarily suppress Li Zhen.

In that case, no matter what Li Zhen is thinking, there's nothing to worry about.

Having come this far, Chen You knew he actually had no choice.

Chen You placed the Five Elements Compass on the ground and said to Li Zhen in a deep voice, "You're right. The longer we wait, the more things can go wrong. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible. I'll activate the compass now, and you should come out as soon as possible."

He bit his finger and used his own blood to quickly draw a talisman starting from Li Zhen's chest and extending to Li Zhen's abdomen.

Most of Li Zhen's wounds had healed, leaving only some minor cracks. Now, with the addition of a blood-red rune, Li Zhen became somewhat eerie.

Smelling the blood, Li Zhen didn't notice anything different about his own body.

Knowing what Li Zhen was thinking, Chen You said, "You'll only experience the effects of this talisman once you're inside the barrier. I'm going to activate the barrier now."

"You only have the time it takes to smoke a cigarette. If you still haven't come out by the time you finish smoking a cigarette, then the barrier will collapse. If you're unlucky, your soul will be scattered. Even if you're lucky, your end won't be pleasant."

After lighting two prepared candles on the ground, Chen You lit a cigarette, then tore off the cloth wrapped around the compass, clenched his fingers into claws, and pressed them down hard on the center of the compass.

The compass has eight sides on the outside, resembling a Bagua (eight trigrams), and in the middle is a circular component about the size of two palms.

Chen You's hand pressed down on the five points of that circle.

The ground suddenly shook, and a cloud of dust was kicked up from under the compass. Continuous thumping sounds came from all over the corridor.

Starting with the light bulb above Chen You's head, all the light bulbs in the entire building shattered.

Glass shards rained down from overhead onto the ground.

Five round, slightly smaller than a finger, components rose from where Chen You was touching the compass. The tips of these components were extremely sharp and easily pierced Chen You's fingers.

A large amount of blood flowed from Chen You's fingertips, spreading to all directions around the compass.

Under Chen You's trembling right arm, the compass was pushed and slowly turned.

Without a sound, an indescribable mysterious aura emanated from the compass, rapidly spreading outwards.

The two zombies shrouded within became even more sinister.

Feeling something, Li Zhen walked forward.

Once he crossed the boundary, he knew that he had entered the area of ​​the barrier.

This place seemed to be another world isolated from the outside world, and it seemed that no movement outside could reach this barrier.

Not only the sounds and noises, but also all external influences, and even some connections between Li Zhen himself and the evil spirits, have been cut off.

Is this the barrier?

Li Zhen looked at his arms.

A powerful force was spreading throughout his body, making him feel that he had endless power at his disposal, giving Li Zhen the illusion that he could kill a zombie with a single punch.

Within the barrier, the demonic will within him was also affected, reacting in succession and causing the evil energy within him to almost spiral out of control.

Chen You, standing outside, kept his eyes fixed on Li Zhen's back.

In his original plan, if someone needed to enter the barrier, he preferred to let Qian Xiaohao go in; otherwise, he would not let Qian Xiaohao follow.

But now it seems that Detective Li is a more suitable person than Chin Siu-ho.

As his blood flowed in, the concave area on one side of the compass was completely filled with blood. If you looked closely, you could see that the stained side had an ancient-looking character for "water." The flames from the two lit candles turned into dancing water droplets, like falling mercury. The color of the water spread rapidly, turning the candles into the color of mercury.

The two fighting zombies were also stained with water, making them even more ferocious.

The vampire grabbed "Uncle Dong's" only remaining arm and roughly slammed him against the wall next to him.

The wall shook, and broken bricks kept falling down.

"Uncle Dong" roared, struggling to break free from the vampire's grasp. Just as he was about to retaliate, he suddenly froze in place.

A hand landed on "Uncle Dong's" shoulder from behind.

"Uncle Dong" suddenly turned around and thrust his arm behind the hand, but was punched hard in the face and slid back several meters.

Is this power?

Li Zhen glanced at his fist, which was gleaming with moisture.

In his memory, once the Five Elements Compass was opened, it could create barriers of five different attributes in turn.

Sensing the moisture permeating the barrier, Li Zhen knew without looking that the barrier's attribute was water.

Water is associated with Yin, which is undoubtedly an attribute that benefits zombies. Within this barrier, zombies will also be strengthened to a certain extent, allowing them to unleash greater power.

This can be seen from the changes in the vampire and "Uncle Winter" after the barrier was opened.

Nevertheless, "Uncle Dong" was still beaten into such a state by Li Zhen's physical strength with a single punch, which shows how much the barrier strengthened Li Zhen.

Li Zhen sensed that not only had his physical body become incredibly powerful, but the demonic consciousness within him had also been enhanced, becoming increasingly terrifying and almost beyond his control.

As the mysterious aura continued to flow into his body and converged at his kidneys, the strange "squeaking" sounds he could hear became increasingly clear.

The shadows writhed and coalesced behind him into a terrifying demon with a bat-like face and six arms.

The surging water vapor gave the demon form, transforming it into a physical demon made of shimmering golden mercury.

The aura within the barrier became even more sinister, even overpowering the chilling aura created by the corpse energy.

Chen You, who was holding a cigarette in his left hand, looked astonished when he saw this scene.

He could tell that the bat-faced demon was a terrifying demon, and that it was water-based, so it could draw water power from the barrier to strengthen itself.

The water-based barrier gave the demon wings, making it even more terrifying.

Chen You had no idea why there was such a terrifying demon inside Li Zhen's body, and that the demon was actually water-attribute.

The compass in his hand suddenly started spinning faster, causing Chen You's expression to change drastically. He could only try his best to slow down the compass's rotation.

More blood flowed into the compass, and the excruciating pain from his fingernails became even more intense.

The feeling of being drained made Chen You feel extremely uncomfortable, and his face grew paler and paler.

If this continues, he might not even be able to last half a cigarette, let alone the time it takes to smoke one.

Unable to control the situation, Li Zhen could only hope that he could end the incident as soon as possible.

The scene before him made his heart skip a beat.

Inside the water barrier, the zombies would definitely be strengthened. Knowing this, Chen You originally thought that Li Zhen would suffer if he went in, but unexpectedly, Li Zhen repelled the zombie with a single punch.

But after that demon appeared, an even more terrifying scene unfolded—

As "Uncle Dong" charged forward with ghostly speed, he was pinned to the spot by Li Zhen with one hand.

The scene of "Uncle Dong" roaring and his corpse energy surging wildly, yet unable to advance an inch in front of a pale arm, was deeply imprinted in the eyes of everyone present.

Qian Xiaohao only thought that Li Zhen was very powerful, able to deal with zombies with one hand, but only Chen You knew what this meant.

The demon behind Li Zhen turned its gaze to the struggling "Uncle Dong," and the "mercury" on its body began to flow continuously.

Like the demon behind him, Li Zhen's physical body kept "flowing," making it look extremely eerie.

He suddenly exerted his strength and slammed "Uncle Dong" to the ground.

The flesh on his arm began to swell, and amidst a dense series of "squeaks," wounds appeared on the arm that Li Zhen was pressing against "Uncle Dong's."

Countless sharp teeth grew from the wound, suddenly biting down on "Uncle Dong," seemingly wanting to swallow him whole.

Even though Li Zhen knew that the bat-faced demon would affect his physical body, he was still startled by the scene.

The fact that the Five Elements Compass could correspond to the Five Elements Demons within him was something Li Zhen had long anticipated.

The reason he insisted on entering the barrier was to use the power of the compass barrier to influence the demon within him, awakening the demon's consciousness to an unprecedented degree.

The result did not disappoint Li Zhen.

But Li Zhen never expected that under the influence of evil spirits, he would become so wicked.

Releasing his hold on "Uncle Dong," Li Zhen punched "Uncle Dong" in the chest, causing a deep dent in his skin.

"Uncle Dong" flew backward, and the two female ghosts screamed as they broke free from "Uncle Dong's" body and rushed towards the vampire standing to the side without hesitation.

Li Zhen did not stop the two female ghosts, but instead looked at the demon fetus that was playing with Ajiu.

The demonic fetus understood immediately, its expression turning cruel. Despite the fact that half of its own body was severely injured, it grabbed the neck of the resisting Ajiu and threw her into the barrier.

Ajiu scrambled to her feet, looked up, and saw Li Zhen standing in front of her.

Under the eerie power emanating from Li Zhen, he couldn't even muster the thought of resisting.

Biting her tongue, she used the intense pain to wake herself up. Ajiu tried to back away, but Li Zhen grabbed her with one hand.

In a flash, Li Zhen in front of Ajiu turned into a vampire.

After the two female ghosts entered his body, the vampire, now at an unprecedented peak, turned to look at Ajiu, his terrifying face expanding ever larger in Ajiu's eyes.

Only then did he realize the pain emanating from his chest.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at his chest, only to see that the vampire's right arm had pierced through his chest.

Pulling out his right arm, the vampire stuffed the heart in his hand into his mouth, chewing it slowly, and looked at Li Zhen with a fierce glint in his eyes.

Li Zhen ignored the vampire and looked behind it.

A row of figures holding umbrellas appeared there...

(End of this chapter)