The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 98 The Red-Eyed Bat's New Abilities and the Premature Birth of the Ghost Fetus

The moment the ghost appeared, the atmosphere in the private room became even more sinister.

Li Zhen sensed a powerful resentment and yin energy invading the private room as the ghost appeared.

This ghost is very strong, even stronger than the little red-clothed ghost that was devoured by the red-eyed bat.

What surprised Li Zhen was not the presence of such a powerful evil spirit, but rather the fact that the evil spirit looked somewhat familiar.

The ghost's withered face contrasted sharply with the brightly colored mahjong tiles embedded in it, making it quite distinctive.

Detective Li wouldn't be mistaken.

This should be a demon from a game called "Human Bone Mahjong," how did it end up here?

Li Zhen had a very deep impression of that ghost.

The scene where the protagonist runs away with the ghost is Li Zhen's childhood trauma.

Li Zhen looked at the man holding the bones and confirmed that he had no recollection of him.

Could they be ghosts created using the same method?

This casino owner is really something...

Looking at the ghostly creature, Li Zhen, somewhat puzzled, thought of many possibilities.

But this scene, in the man's eyes, naturally made him feel fearless.

"You think you can do whatever you want in Hong Kong just because you know some evil magic? If you offend the people you shouldn't, you'll know what it means to wish you were dead!"

The man tapped the white stick in his hand several times.

The evil spirit reached out and tore open the wall, then walked directly behind the man.

A puff of white vapor shot out from the demon's mouth, and a layer of white mist rose from the man's hair as it hit him.

The red-eyed bats hanging on the vampires emitted brief but rapid "squeaks".

Li Zhen silently reached for the palm leaf whip hidden in his sleeve.

The evil spirit, though seemingly standing far away, had already attacked Li Zhen.

A skeletal hand slowly reached out and moved forward, attempting to grab Li Zhen's neck.

Li Zhen swung the palm leaf whip backward.

The skeletal hand recoiled as if pricked by a needle.

The vampire that was pressing down on the door roared, and a visible aura of malevolence surged from its body, turning most of the private room into a hazy, ghostly black.

The light bulbs are flashing faster and faster.

The atmosphere inside the private room grew increasingly eerie.

Just as the lights went out, Li Zhen's spirit suddenly left his body and grabbed the white-haired man's neck.

As long as the primordial spirit is not far from the physical body when it leaves the body, it can return to the physical body in time. At most, it will just take a little more time to adapt to the physical body.

The speed of the primordial spirit is incredibly fast.

The man felt an evil aura rushing towards him, making his heart pound.

But at the crucial moment, the evil spirit stood in front of the man, replacing his neck with its own head, and was pressed against the wall behind them together.

The demon roared, but Li Zhen ripped its head apart.

Li Zhen's primordial spirit palm moved forward and pressed down on the man's head.

With a loud bang, the man's head smashed into the wooden wall, creating a large hole, and Li Zhen forcefully pushed him into the wall.

However, the man's head was not directly smashed by Li Zhen.

Two faintly visible skeletal hands appeared on the man's head, barely supporting Li Zhen's primordial spirit power for him.

Li Zhen pressed the skeletal hand slowly into the man's head; at this rate, it wouldn't even last a few breaths.

But it still bought the man some time.

A sudden jolt ran through him, and Li Zhen returned to his physical body.

Several "bang" sounds rang out as bullets flew directly into the private room from outside, passing through a decorative painting and hitting a corner opposite Li Zhen.

The shot didn't seem to be deliberately fired at the private room; it was more like someone outside was firing at someone else, and the bullet accidentally went into the private room.

As if by premonition, the demon with several mahjong tiles missing from its face and several bleeding dents appeared where the bullet had been fired.

A skeletal hand appeared, precisely intercepting the bullet and forcibly changing its trajectory, directing it towards Li Zhen.

Just as Li Zhen returned to his body, the gambling table was overturned by an invisible force and placed in front of him.

This was naturally done by the little devil who secretly returned to Li Zhen's side, ready to seize any opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

The bullet hit the heavy gambling table but did not penetrate it.

Li Zhen, who was hiding behind the gambling table, looked up and found that the man had disappeared.

They run fast...

Li Zhen opened his hand, and a few blood-dripping mahjong tiles and a few strands of white hair fell from his hand at the same time.

Ignoring the mahjong tiles, he reached out and picked up a few strands of white hair.

Chachai, who knew that Li Zhen was a sorcerer, was already dead.

In their brief exchange, Li Zhen did not reveal any of his black magic techniques.

The other party probably didn't know he was a sorcerer.

After witnessing his little devils, zombies, and half-ghost spirit, one might think he's a guy who practices unorthodox and evil methods.

Detective Li was very interested in the evil spirit.

Not only is its appearance similar to that of the character in the movie, but its abilities are also very similar...

If we could obtain this evil spirit, it would completely compensate for Li Zhen's fear of guns.

While vampires can block bullets, they are not agile.

Neither the imp nor the red-eyed bat could do that.

Let me know what it means to be worse off than dead?
Li Zhen stood up.

His primordial spirit was a little out of sync with his physical body, making his gait appear somewhat strange.

The vampire slowly turned around and took a step towards the hole.

Several more gunshots rang out outside the private room, followed by terrified screams.

Having dealt with the people outside, the little devil, covered in blood, appeared beside Li Zhen: "A lot of police have come outside, run quickly, or we'll run into them!"

What a coincidence!
Li Zhen's gaze swept downwards, glancing at the skull necklace the little devil was clutching in his hand.

The little devil quickly hid the necklace behind his back: "This is mine! You have no idea how hard I worked to get this!"

Li Zhen didn't say anything.

Anyway, once we get back, this thing will definitely be his.

After a slight hesitation, Li Zhen did not chase after the hole.

He quickly dragged Chachai's body to the vampire's side, then tore off the tablecloth from the gambling table, tied Chachai's body directly to the vampire's body, and covered it with the vampire's large clothes.

This was also his spoils of war, so naturally he couldn't let it go.

Having done all that, Li Zhen led the vampire out of the private room.

The entire casino was in chaos, and even the once quiet private rooms were now crowded with panicked people.

A man with his head down bumped into Li Zhen, and half of the money stuffed in his pockets spilled out.

"You're not grown..." the man roared, but when he looked up, he saw Li Zhen's sinister face and bloodshot eyes, and he swallowed the rest of his words.

He quickly squatted down and got into a tug-of-war with the men who were trying to rob him.

Just as Li Zhen was about to send the kid out to scout ahead, he suddenly felt his hand being grabbed.
"It's me, come with me!"

As soon as Li Zhen turned around, he saw Tilapa's cracked face.

Without further ado, Li Zhen led the vampire zombie and followed Tirapa into the crowd.

Although the vampires didn't walk fast, they were already slow in the crowd, so they ended up having the vampires lead the way while Li Zhen and Tirapa followed behind.

Having finally escaped the casino, Tirapa did not return the way he came. Instead, he ran up to the second floor and jumped directly from a window onto a patch of grass.

Besides Tirapah, quite a few people jumped directly from upstairs to this spot.

Before jumping, Li Zhen pushed the vampire down first.

He carried the small bamboo basket containing the little devil's heart in his arms.

Li Zhen put the small bamboo basket back into the vampire's backpack and continued running forward with Tirapa.

Tilapa, panting heavily, stopped running until she reached a busy street. Turning to Detective Li, she said smugly, "Hehe, wasn't it good that I called the police in time?"

Li Zhen looked at Tilapa: "Did you call the police?"

“Yeah, isn’t that clever?” Tilapa laughed as he watched the endless stream of police cars heading toward the casino. “If you had been any later, you would have definitely been at a disadvantage. Although gambling is officially banned in Hong Kong, who knows how many casinos have been operating in the shadows.”

“If I report that there is a casino, they might not come, but if I say that there is a big commotion at the casino and someone has died, they will come in a hurry.”

"But you actually managed to kill Chachai in the casino in such a short time!"

Tirapa glanced behind the vampire at Chachai's corpse.

He had noticed the corpse earlier, and was both surprised by Li Zhen's audacity in actually daring to kill someone directly in the casino, and shocked by Li Zhen's perversion.

In that kind of environment, if you kill someone, you can just devour their evil spirits and be done with it. Why bother bringing the body out?
He recalled the incident where Detective Li saved that person's life, and naturally suspected that Detective Li was using some kind of evil magic.

“There are experts in that casino, and there are many people. You practice black magic, which involves evil spirits. You can’t handle it.”

"Your identity as a sorcerer has probably been exposed, so you're in danger. They might come up with a way to counter your sorcery. Don't underestimate these capable people."

"You're walking a bit strangely. Are you injured? Sigh, you'd better be careful while you're in Hong Kong."

He probably interpreted the strange movements caused by the incoordination between Li Zhen's spirit and body as a manifestation of Li Zhen's injury.

With this understanding, they naturally believed that their choice saved Li Zhen's life.

Li Zhen didn't know what to say for a moment.

It doesn't matter if his identity as a sorcerer is exposed. Others may think he is a sorcerer from the Bat Sect, but they don't know that he also practices another kind of sorcery.

Furthermore, his spiritual power was far stronger than that of ordinary sorcerers.

If those people think he's a Bat-Style sorcerer and try to use those methods against him, he'll give them a big surprise.

Seeing that Li Zhen didn't speak, Tilapa assumed that Li Zhen had listened to him and finally asked, "Did your evil spirit devour Chachai's evil spirit?"

Li Zhen nodded: "I've already eaten."

"That's good." Tilapa nodded. "It wasn't a wasted trip. Once your evil spirit awakens, its strength will definitely be greater than before."

"I've seen a bat that has undergone a metamorphosis, and even a ghost as powerful as the kind of evil spirit I summoned using the Ghost Seed Technique couldn't harm it."

Li Zhen repeated in surprise, "Can't hurt it?"

It's not that the bat-like evil creature, after its transformation, is too strong, as Tirapa claims; rather, it's too weak.

The ferocity of the red-eyed bat after its first metamorphosis is far beyond what the female ghost could do to it.

With Li Zhen's help, they would probably be able to forcefully swallow that ghost whole.

That bat that Chacha caught was way too weak...

Recalling the information about red-eyed bats he had seen upon his return, Li Zhen suspected that it might not be that other bats were weak, but rather that his red-eyed bat was too special.

“Yes, it won’t hurt you,” Tilapa said. “But it’s strange, your evil spirit hasn’t awakened. Theoretically, your black magic should be affected, but it doesn’t seem to be. You’re still so strong…” “Never mind, let’s go back.”

Tilapa's expression turned serious: "Zhou Tong just used that message-transmitting device, which means they really did hire a master over there. I have to go back immediately, or it will be too late!"

The two went to the street, hailed a taxi and went directly to the roadside closest to Tilapa's house, and then walked back to Tilapa's house.

Zhou Tong, who had already returned to Tilapa's residence, saw Tilapa's return and immediately said, "I saw it! That Fang Ming wants to invite two Taoist priests to his house, saying he wants to perform a ritual!"

"They're planning to transport a truckload of goods over there, and besides the two Taoist priests, several of their disciples will be going with them!"

Tilapa frowned and asked, "Have you found out the identities of those two Taoist priests?"

“No,” Zhou Tong said. “Fang Ming knows me. He’s the one who crippled my leg. I can’t let him see my face.”

"I only managed to chat briefly with the disciple of the Taoist priest who was moving the things. He said that the two Taoist priests were highly skilled in both Buddhism and Taoism, with profound magical powers and expertise in dealing with strange matters. They were just waiting for the right time to set up an altar and perform rituals. Just as I was about to ask him more questions, Fang Ming arrived."

“That’s troublesome,” Tirapa said. “To pull such a stunt at this time…”

Li Zhen said, "We can't let the ghost fetus be born prematurely?"

Tilapa had some doubts.

Knowing that Tilapa had been beaten to a pulp in a battle with the two Taoists, Li Zhen naturally wouldn't allow that to happen. So he urged, "This is the best way. Otherwise, we'll have to fight those two Taoists ourselves."

"It's dangerous not to know the opponent's strengths and weaknesses."

Tilapa nodded: "Although the premature birth may make the ghost child incomplete, it's the only way."

"Now is not the time to open the altar. It will take several more hours for them to be ready, which is enough time for the ghost child to be born ahead of schedule."

He turned to Zhou Tong and said, "I need your blood now, the more the better!"

"it is good!"

Without hesitation, Zhou Tong used the IV needle he had deliberately bought to drain a large amount of blood from his arm, continuing until he felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Tirapa took the blood and went to the mummified corpse.

Before leaving with Li Zhen, he fed the ghost fetus inside the mummified corpse with the blood left by Zhou Tong.

The ghost fetus was now much larger than before.

Tirapa bowed three times before the mummified corpse, then rose and, while chanting incoherent incantations, poured blood little by little onto the corpse's abdomen.

As more and more blood was poured out, Tirapa's incantations became increasingly rapid.

A faint bloody light emanated from the woman's abdomen, pulsating upwards like a heart, as if a life was truly being conceived within.

The malevolent aura emanating from the woman's abdomen grew stronger and stronger.

This treacherous fetus certainly didn't disappoint me...

Li Zhen, who already considered this thing as his own, was very satisfied.

There was still some time before the ghost fetus was truly born, so Detective Li did not continue waiting there.

After taking what he needed from Tirapa's house, Li Zhen led the vampire out of the house.

"Where are you going?" Zhou Tong asked.

"Find a place to dispose of the body. I'll be back soon," Li Zhen said without turning his head. "If you need anything, you can find me in this grove of trees ahead."

As he approached the door, he suddenly turned to Zhou Tong and said, "I need a camera that can take pictures quickly. Can you buy one?"

After a slight hesitation, Zhou Tong said, "Polaroid cameras can take pictures quickly; you can shoot from above and the picture will be printed out immediately below. But they are very expensive, and film is also expensive. If I buy a camera, I can't buy many rolls of film."

"I need one." Li Zhen had only asked casually, but he didn't expect that there would actually be cameras that could take pictures quickly in this era.

"I'll be right back."

Zhou Tong didn't say anything more, and without even asking what Li Zhen needed the camera for, he rushed out of the house.

In his mind, Li Zhen was helping Tirapa, so naturally he was helping him as well.

After he bled, he walked with a slight limp, as if he might fall at any moment.

A little worried, Li Zhen had Xiao Gui secretly follow Zhou Tong.

With a camera, he could almost always cast a spell, and anyone who came would be doomed.
Feeling much more at ease, Li Zhen led the vampire zombie into the woods and found a clearing to sit down.

The palm leaf whip was a secret; he didn't want anyone to know, so he had to find a secluded place to dispose of the body.

Having performed the ritual of summoning evil spirits many times before, he is now very familiar with it and can complete the entire ceremony in one or two hours at most.

After setting down Chachai's body, he first let the thirsty vampire zombies absorb the blood from the corpse, while he himself grabbed a red-eyed bat and checked its condition.

The red-eyed bat's abdomen was still swollen, as it hadn't fully digested the bat.

After swallowing the bat, its ferocious aura grew stronger and stronger, and its eyes gradually became clearer.

"Long time no see." Li Zhen was in a good mood and greeted the red-eyed bat.

The other person has been confused for so long, but now they have finally come to their senses.

"Squeak..."

With a strange cry, the red-eyed bat flapped its wings and shifted into a more comfortable crouching position in Li Zhen's palm, its red eyes swirling like whirlpools.

A powerful evil aura emanated from the red-eyed bats, making the grove even more eerie.

The blood-sucking zombie let out a somewhat uneasy roar and dragged the corpse to a more distant place, like a wild beast that had encountered a more terrifying existence and had no choice but to drag its prey to a safer place.

This shows that red-eyed bats are much more effective at deterring vampires than before.

The red-eyed bats of today have no interest in Chachai's blood.

The bloodshot in its eyes spun faster and faster, and the hideous ghost face on its back finally opened its eyes, struggling to move outwards.

This is clearly not the ghost that has already been devoured regenerating on the red-eyed bat.

Li Zhen stared intently at the struggling ghost face while sensing the state of the red-eyed bat.

The red-eyed bat let out a few strange cries.

The hideous ghost face gradually disappeared on the back of the red-eyed bat.

A familiar red figure appeared in Li Zhen's peripheral vision.

He looked up and saw the little red-clothed ghost who had been devoured by the red-eyed bat in "The List of Evil" standing not far in front of him.

"Ghost?"

Li Zhen, who had a very close relationship with the red-eyed bats, naturally knew what was going on.

Although the transformation is not yet complete, a new ability has emerged in the red-eyed bat: it can turn the evil spirits it devours into its accomplices.

Naturally, only qualified evil spirits can become its accomplices and be controlled by it.

If you're not qualified, you won't turn into a ghost face and appear behind the red-eyed bat.

However, this evil spirit that has been turned into a "Changgui" seems to be a completely controlled tool, lacking any intelligence.

Li Zhen indirectly ordered the little devil in red to walk in front of him.

This brat's eyes were very dull, and he could only act according to the will of the red-eyed bat, which was actually the will of Li Zhen.

"This ability is very useful..."

If you encounter a suitable ghost that is disobedient, you can let the red-eyed bat devour it to acquire its abilities.

This allows red-eyed bats to employ a wider range of tactics.

Li Zhen looked at the red-eyed bat and conveyed his will to it.

The red-eyed bat let out a strange cry.

The little red-clothed imp vanished from its spot, transforming back into a ghost face and reappearing behind the red-eyed bat.

Seeing that the red-eyed bat's eyes had become somewhat glazed again, Li Zhen put it back into the basket so it could continue to rest.

"We need to find some evil creatures for it to swallow; bats should also be effective..."

The red-eyed bats are currently resting, not in their previous dormant state. If needed, Li Zhen can summon them at any time.

Once the red-eyed bat has fully transformed, its form will definitely change further...

Detective Li was somewhat looking forward to it.

The problem was finding food for the red-eyed bats, which was giving him a bit of a headache.

Suddenly, he noticed that the bat-faced demon within his own will had become agitated.

Li Zhen's heart skipped a beat. He closed his eyes and sensed for a moment. After realizing what had happened, he opened his eyes with a hint of surprise.

As the red-eyed bat undergoes its transformation, the previously dormant will of the bat-faced demon within Li Zhen's consciousness gradually strengthens once more.

Correspondingly, the will of the spider demon, which was its natural enemy, was also affected and became stronger.

This was beyond Li Zhen's expectations.

Could the bat's increased strength actually accelerate the progress of black magic?

Li Zhen felt deeply that he knew too little about the bat-based sorcery.

After the vampire finished drinking Chacha's blood, he sealed the vampire away again.

After setting out the necessary props, Li Zhen immediately began his ritual to spawn ghosts.

The grove was soon filled with resentment.

In less than two hours, Li Zhen had acquired some of Chachai's memories.

First, seal away the unnecessary memories. Li Zhen, whose consciousness was throbbing slightly, thought...
Using palm leaf whips requires restraint, otherwise, who knows what side effects might occur...

However, after using the palm leaf whip to obtain memories this time, Detective Li actually gained quite a lot.

Although Chachai wasn't very strong, he had practiced black magic since childhood, and his knowledge of black magic was definitely more comprehensive than Li Zhen's.

Having acquired only a little knowledge, Li Zhen gained a deeper understanding of the bat sect's black magic.

Some of the doubts have also been answered.

After waiting for quite some time, the kid saw that Detective Li had opened his eyes and immediately reported to Detective Li, "That man bought the camera, and he also bought a lot of that film."

"Also, that ghost fetus is getting more and more ferocious; I don't even dare to get close to it anymore."

Is it about to be born?

"It should be soon, her belly is already bulging!"

"Then go have a look."

Li Zhen got up and walked towards Tirapa's house.

The vampire followed behind him.

Before even stepping into Tilapa's wooden house, Li Zhen sensed the terrifying malevolent energy emanating from within.

Pushing open the door, he saw that the mummified corpse's abdomen was swollen to an exaggerated degree, as if it were a pregnant woman about to give birth.

Intense blood-red light flashed continuously inside the mummified corpse's abdomen, like a giant eye opening and closing.

Upon seeing Li Zhen enter, Zhou Tong handed him the Polaroid camera he had bought, along with the film.

Following the instructions of the shop assistant, he clumsily taught Li Zhen how to use the camera again.

Operating this point-and-shoot camera was not difficult, and Li Zhen quickly mastered its use, trying to take a picture of Zhou Tong and Tilapa.

When he turned the camera towards the mummified corpse.

Suddenly, something cut open the mummified corpse's bloated abdomen from the inside.

A crimson, tentacle-like thing emerged first from the mummified corpse's abdomen...

(End of this chapter)