The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 99 The Terrifying Ghost Child and the Looming Deadly Trap
The mummified corpse opened its mouth and let out a mournful wail.

Its abdomen was ripped open flat, revealing a hideous mass of red flesh inside.

Several curled, blood-red tentacles tentatively extended from the mummified corpse's abdomen, stretching outwards and gradually reaching Zhou Tong's hand.

Zhou Tong swallowed hard and reached out to touch the strange tentacle.

His feelings toward this thing were very complicated.

It came from his wife's corpse and was fed with his blood, just like his child.

He paid a heavy price to nurture this "child".

Since Tirapa began using the ritual to bring the demon child into the world ahead of time, within just a few hours, the cracks on his face, which looked like they were covered in black mud, have multiplied and now cover his entire face.

Zhou Tong clearly felt that as the things on his face increased, his life was slipping away.

But the moment this thing he had cultivated at the cost of his life appeared, it made him feel very uneasy.

But this couldn't diminish his sense of closeness to the monster.

If he has children...

The tentacle suddenly straightened and wrapped around Zhou Tong's neck, trying to pull him toward the mummified corpse's abdomen.

Having already sensed something was wrong, Li Zhen grabbed a small knife not far away and, with a swift motion, severed the tentacle.

The tentacle continued to roll after it fell to the ground.

The chunk of flesh inside the mummified corpse's abdomen let out a strange cry.

Before the mummified corpse, Lapa opened his eyes and quickly recited a spell.

He waved his hands over the mummified corpse, picked up the unidentified liquid placed next to it, and poured it on top of it.

The chunks of flesh inside completely tore open the mummified corpse's abdomen and suddenly burst out.

Li Zhen and Zhou Tong finally saw the whole thing.

It was about the size of a newborn baby, with a bright scarlet body and a lot of mucus on its surface, looking like a piece of skinned meat.

Several long tentacles extended from this thing, making it look less like a "ghost fetus" and more like some unknown creature.

When this thing wasn't opening its mouth, Li Zhen couldn't tell its front from back, left from right.

Only when the flesh on its body split open, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth covered in sap, did Li Zhen realize which side of the ghost fetus was the front.

Then, he saw an even stranger scene on the ghost fetus.

The thing's face was actually inside its open mouth.

That face was also blood red, and when its eyes were open, the whites of its eyes were occupied by an eerie deep yellow, and its pupils were vertical like those of a wild beast, making it look terrifying.

The feeling of watching a scene in a movie or TV show is completely different from watching it live.

Only by actually seeing this thing can one truly appreciate how powerful the unease and eeriness can be to a normal person's psyche.

The ghost fetus let out a strange cry at Zhou Tong.

Zhou Tong was so frightened that he took a few steps back.

Tilapa chanted a spell for a while longer.

The demon's eyes slowly closed, and its open mouth shut, obscuring its face.

The outstretched tentacles curled back around it.

Although the ghost fetus was still eerie at this point, it didn't have the same strong visual impact as before.

Just then, the woman's head suddenly exploded.

After a scream, the female corpse remained motionless.

Zhou Tong was both shocked and saddened. He staggered to the mummified corpse and touched its arm in a daze.

Even if it's a mummified corpse, his wife's vengeful spirit is inside.

On many occasions, he regarded the mummified corpse as the resurrection of his wife.

With the disappearance of the vengeful spirit within the mummified corpse, he now had no last shred of hope left.

With her hair completely white and her face covered in wrinkles, Tilapa slumped backward onto the ground.

Fearing the guy was dead, Li Zhen quickly asked, "How are you?"

“It’s alright, this is the price.” Tilapa shook his head weakly. “The ghost planting was successful. They… they were a step too slow and only destroyed his wife’s ghost.”

"If we're any slower, they might try to break the Ghost Seed Technique. At this rate... their magical power is very profound, and I might not be their match."

There's no such thing as "maybe," you were never a match for them to begin with...

Li Zhen said, "The ghost fetus is very fierce. As soon as it is born, it wants to turn against its master. It is not easy to control it."

Tilapa sighed: "Just now, the ghost fetus wanted to be born directly from the womb of its enemy's wife. I was worried that it would get out of control and I didn't want to harm the innocent. They were also performing a ritual over there, so I had no choice but to pull it back and let it be born in the mummified corpse."

"It was never fully conceived, and after birth it had no blood to replenish itself, so it wanted to turn on the people who fed it with blood and devour their flesh to replenish itself."

"Go and communicate with it now. Remember, you must control its consciousness with your soul. Once you lose control of it, you're finished!"

The last sentence was addressed to Zhou Tong.

Upon hearing Tilapa's words, Zhou Tong walked towards the ghost fetus that was frozen in place and carefully reached out to touch its body.

A strange feeling rose in his heart.

He seemed to be able to sense certain emotions of the ghost child.

Zhou Tong closed his eyes, then opened them again to look at the ghost fetus.

That feeling wasn't an illusion; he could indeed sense certain emotions in the other person.

Li Zhen looked at Tilapa and couldn't help but ask his question: "You risked your life to cultivate something like that, what exactly do you want to do?"

Tilapa said with a wry smile, "If I don't help him, he'll report me for digging up corpses. What can I do?"

Li Zhen said calmly, "Do you think I believe you or not?"

“Whether you believe it or not, there’s nothing I can do; that’s just how it is.” Tilapa straightened up. “Having you come to help me was definitely one of the smartest decisions I’ve ever made.”

"If you hadn't reminded me, I might not be alive now. No wonder I've been feeling terrified lately."

"Don't worry, I will definitely keep my promise to you."

"To be honest, before I took you to see Chachai, I thought you couldn't kill him and might need my help later. This would bind you to my side. I didn't expect you to actually kill him."

"However, it's probably not enough for your evil creature to devour just one evil creature. I will also tell you where the other bat-type sorcerers are."

Although he didn't seem to do anything, Li Zhen knew he had changed a lot.

If it weren't for him, Tirapa would be dead by now.

Since we've already helped, it's only right that we receive a reward.

"There are actually sorcerers of the Bat lineage in Hong Kong?" Li Zhen was a little surprised.

According to the partial memories he obtained from Chachai, there weren't many Bat School sorcerers in Southeast Asia, so why were there so many Bat School sorcerers in Hong Kong?

“I won’t lie to you.” Tirapa stood up. “It’s time to help him get revenge, and also see if the Ghost Child is worth our effort.”

Upon hearing the word "revenge," Zhou Tong hurriedly stood up and looked at Tilapa.

“Take him with you, let’s go check out your enemies,” Tirapa said. “I’ll prepare some things.”

He went into his house and returned shortly afterward with a backpack on his back.

Zhou Tong put the dormant ghost fetus into a piece of clothing, carried it out the door.

Zhou Tong's taxi was left abandoned on the roadside.

Even if he is in good health, it will take several months for his leg to fully recover.

One day, he gritted his teeth and drove the car here, and it has been parked here ever since.

Li Zhen was driving this time.

Tirapa can't drive.

Zhou Tong couldn't drive, so besides Li Zhen, there was no one else to drive.

After managing to squeeze the vampire into the trunk, Li Zhen drove the car in the direction Zhou Tong had indicated.

It's already late at night, and there aren't many cars on the road.

In less than half an hour, the three arrived at a luxury residential area.

Zhou Tong led the way, heading straight for a brightly lit house.

Before the three of them even reached the door, they heard voices coming from ahead.

"Thank you both for your help. Please don't be shy about accepting this small token of our appreciation."

"Your wife is alright for now, but the evil aura surrounding her hasn't been completely dispelled. If anything strange happens, please come find us as soon as possible."

"sure."

A group of people walked over from the opposite direction and bumped into Li Zhen and his two companions who had stopped.

The man walking in the middle opposite them was a young man who looked somewhat like Yin Zhong.

Two Taoist priests dressed in Taoist robes walked on either side of the young man.

Neither of them wore yellow Taoist robes; instead, they wore blue Bagua (Eight Trigrams) Taoist robes.

One of them looked to be in his thirties, while the other was a bit older, around forty or fifty.

Several young Taoist priests, who were clearly disciples, walked behind the three of them on either side.

Upon seeing the group of people opposite him, Zhou Tong's gaze immediately became fixed on the young man between the two Taoist priests.

That was Fang Ming, whom he wanted to kill no matter what!

After receiving some information from the police, he concluded that Fang Ming had grown tired of his wife and had hired those two thugs to kill her.

Enraged, he grabbed a baseball bat and went to find Fang Ming, wanting revenge, but Fang Ming, who was very skilled in fighting, broke his leg.

Upon seeing Fang Ming, Zhou Tong felt a dull pain in his broken right leg, making his face even more pale.

Tilapa immediately understood what was going on and reminded him, "Use your blood to awaken the demon fetus."

Zhou Tong bit his finger and dripped a few drops of blood onto the clothes that were wrapped around the ghost fetus.

He didn't have much blood left in his body, so even with a large bite wound, he could only squeeze out a small amount of blood.

As soon as the blood seeped into the clothes, the fetus began to writhe.

Fang Ming's gaze swept over Li Zhen and Tilapa before settling on Zhou Tong, his eyes narrowing.

In his own opinion, he was actually somewhat wronged. As a womanizer, he frequented bars and casinos, and changed women countless times a year. Who knew that something would happen with this woman?

That woman doesn't even know who she is.

He's just a casino dealer; wanting to marry him is obviously wishful thinking.

He was a little surprised when he heard from the police that the woman was dead, but then he felt a sense of relief.

Having finally escaped that woman's clutches, how could he not feel relieved?

Who knew that the madman on the other end of the street would keep bothering him and now he's come knocking on his door again...

The two Taoist priests had a completely different feeling when they encountered Li Zhen and his two companions who suddenly appeared.

Upon seeing the three people opposite them, the two men's hearts skipped a beat.

Judging from their aura alone, both Tirapa and Li Zhen are more sinister than the other.

In all their years in the industry, they had almost never encountered such an eerie person.

These two were already alarming enough, but when they saw the person next to them drip blood into the package, they immediately felt a chill run down their spines.

What kind of evil thing was wrapped inside those clothes?
The older Taoist priest looked wary: "Mr. Fang, who are those three...?"

Fang Ming whispered, "I don't know either of them. The one holding the clothes has a misunderstanding with me and came to cause me trouble a while ago."

The elderly Taoist priest said solemnly, "That kind of evil is somewhat similar to the evil aura emanating from your wife. I suspect..."

Fang Ming immediately understood, and gritted his teeth as he looked at Zhou Tong: "So it was him!"

The Taoist priest shielded Fang Ming, pulling him back two steps. "Mr. Fang, please be careful. I feel things are a bit..."

A piercing scream rang out, and the ghost fetus tore through its clothes and flew directly towards Fang Ming.

The ghost fetus wasn't fast, but its eerie appearance immediately intimidated the people opposite it.

By the time the group realized what was happening, the demon fetus, waving its tentacles, had already pounced.

The older Taoist priest reacted the fastest, instantly taking the peach wood sword from one of his disciples and slashing it at one of the ghost fetus's tentacles.

The evil fetus was completely unharmed.

The peach wood sword had no blade, so it failed to sever the tentacle.

This extremely evil thing isn't even afraid of a peach wood sword!
The older Taoist priest was taken aback.

A scream rang out behind me.

The older Taoist turned his head and saw that several of the monster's tentacles were simultaneously wrapped around another Taoist and Fang Ming.

No matter how the Taoist priest and Fang Ming struggled, they couldn't sever the red tentacles.

What kind of monster is this? !
After so many years of cultivation, the Taoist had never seen a monster that wasn't even afraid of a peach wood sword!

He quickly took several talismans from a panicked disciple and stuck them all on the ghost fetus.

However, the talismans emitted blue smoke as soon as they were pasted on, having almost no effect on the ghost fetus.

If the altar were there, he would naturally have more options, but now he is helpless against the monster in front of him.

The demon fetus instantly retracted all its tentacles, lunged forward, and pounced on Fang Ming.

Its terrifying fangs snapped upwards, revealing the human head inside.

Those terrifying eyes met Fang Ming's eyes.

"No! No! Get out! Get out..."

The fear that came from the depths of his soul caused Fang Ming to completely lose his mind.

His hands pushed downwards haphazardly, but even his hands were entangled by the tentacles of the demon fetus.

The demon fetus suddenly swooped down and bit down on Fang Ming's head.

A peach wood sword was stuck between the ghost fetus and Fang Ming, but the ghost fetus bit it off along with the sword.

The demon's teeth easily pierced Fang Ming's skull, biting his head in two.

Half of it was in the devil's mouth, and the other half remained on Fang Ming's neck.

White stuff spilled all over the ground.

The demon fetus's teeth were also covered with red and white substances, making it look even more ferocious and visually striking.

Seeing that they had failed to save Fang Ming, the two Taoist priests were also horrified. They retreated more than ten meters before looking at the ghost fetus in fear.

The two Taoist priests exchanged a glance, both seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

Seeing Fang Ming killed in such a cruel way, Zhou Tong felt a surge of satisfaction.

He finally killed the culprit who caused his wife's death!

Then all the high price he paid was worth it.

However, his killing intent did not subside after killing Fang Ming; on the contrary, it intensified.

His urges were so intense that he wanted to kill everyone he saw.

Tilapa patted Zhou Tong on the shoulder and solemnly reminded him, "You must learn to control it, not be controlled by it, otherwise you will become its puppet."

Zhou Tong was startled.

Looking at the ghost fetus that was eyeing the two Taoists covetously, he gave the ghost fetus the order to return.

The ghost fetus reluctantly twitched its tentacles a few times, then bit Fang Ming hard before flying back into Zhou Tong's arms.

Looking at the demon fetus with its mouth full of blood and flesh, Zhou Tong felt nauseous and almost vomited.

Looking at the demon fetus, Tilapa laughed and said, "There is almost nothing that can restrain the demon fetus, and the demon fetus is also very durable. Even if you beat it into a sieve, you can't kill it. Moreover, it will become stronger and stronger as it consumes flesh and blood."

"That's the terrifying thing about the ghost fetus spawned by the seed ghost!"

Detective Li was also very satisfied with the performance of the ghost fetus.

Most ghosts fear things with strong yang energy, but ghost fetuses are not afraid.

Moreover, its severed tentacles can regrow.

If the opponent is a Taoist priest wielding a peach wood sword, like the two people opposite, then encountering a ghost fetus suddenly would be very difficult to survive.

The two Taoist priests exchanged another glance. The older priest said coldly, "Gentlemen, Hong Kong is a place with rules. It's not a place for you to recklessly use evil magic to harm people. Aren't you afraid that harming others will ultimately harm yourselves?"

Zhou Tong shouted sternly, "Do you know what he's done? You don't! You're all helping him for money! You all deserve to die! You all deserve to die!"

As his emotions fluctuated violently, the ghost fetus in his arms also became restless and opened its mouth to the Taoist priests again.

The two Taoist priests' expressions changed slightly.

Li Zhen looked at Zhou Tong and reminded him, "Your enemy is dead. We should go."

Having already killed everyone, the two Taoist priests no longer wanted to engage in a pointless death struggle here, and there was no need to kill anyone more.

Tilapa nodded: "Damn it, we've dealt with most of it. Let's go."

With rapid breathing and bloodshot eyes, Zhou Tong said nothing more and walked back the way they came with Tilapa.

Li Zhen glanced at the corpse on the ground and followed behind the two.

……

The two Taoist priests who remained looked at the corpse on the ground with grim expressions.

"Brother, what should we do now?"

"What can we do? Call the police and inform the family to claim the body."

"We're not going to do anything?"

"What can we do? That evil creature is so strange, we're not confident we can deal with it. And those two people behind it are also terrifying, exuding an evil aura."

"Sigh, where did such a terrifying evil person come from in Hong Kong? I've been cultivating for so many years, and I've never seen anything so terrifying."

"The one with long hair is probably from Southeast Asia, but I don't know about the younger one."

"Then you should go back and inform them about things here. I'll handle things here."

"This……"

"They have achieved their goal and will definitely not come back. Don't worry, senior brother."

The older Taoist priest did not hesitate for long before hurriedly leaving with his two disciples.

……

Back in front of the taxi, Tilapa blocked Zhou Tong from getting in and turned to Li Zhen, saying, "You drive yourself. I'll give you an address. Follow the address and you'll find the second Bat Sect sorcerer I mentioned."

"The direction you're going is opposite to the direction we're going home. Hurry up, or it will be too late."

"I can't help you like this, so I won't go with you."

Li Zhen got into the driver's seat and said, somewhat puzzled, "Why can't you just tell me the other party's address?"

Tilapa said mysteriously, "There are some people and some things that cannot be said, because if you do, others may sense something."

The reason is a bit bizarre, but it's a barely plausible one.

Tirappa tossed something wrapped in a bag and flattened it onto the passenger seat.

"Go over there, cross the first bridge, then open this bag. It will tell you how to find the person."

Li Zhen glanced at the bag, then looked at Tirapa.

Tilapa laughed and said, "You kept my photo and collected my hair. In my current state, I can't withstand your black magic at all, so I won't lie to you."

"It's strange, really. Most of you bats use birth dates to cast spells, but you're a little different... Go."

He stepped back a few paces and waved to Li Zhen.

"I'll come find you after I've finished looking for the person." Li Zhen started the car.

Tilapa's words sounded strange, but it wouldn't take long to drive to the bridge he mentioned.

As Tirapa said, Li Zhen had already collected Tirapa's hair and photos, and was not too worried that Tirapa in this state would deceive him.

The car turned a corner and sped off in the opposite direction from where it had come from.

After driving for about twenty minutes, Li Zhen arrived at a secluded street lined with small woods on both sides.

A large truck was approaching from the opposite direction.

Just as the two vehicles were about to pass each other, the large truck suddenly swerved and crashed into the taxi driven by Li Zhen without warning...

(End of this chapter)