Horror Resurrection: I Evolve Starting with the Ghost Buddha

"What exactly is that old man...?"

Lin Chuan's thoughts kept flowing.

The handprint on his chest made him increasingly uneasy.

He had a vague feeling that the old man's purpose was not simple.

The handprint left by the other party was like a timer; as the handprint continued to expand, Lin Chuan felt himself getting closer and closer to the abyss.

"Never mind..."

"There's no use in overthinking it."

Lin Chuan sighed inwardly, suppressing all his distracting thoughts.

He knew that the only thing he could do right now was to continue evolving and increasing the level of terror!

When I become an S-class taboo... or even an SSS-class taboo, perhaps I will be able to erase the handprint on my chest!

If one becomes terrifying enough, even when facing that old man, one can deal with him with ease.

……

at the same time.

Far away from the City of Rebirth, under the pitch-black night sky, a mutilated head streaked across the heavens like a shooting star.

The head was the [Head of Weeping Blood], which was now only half its original size.

Although it managed to break free and escape under the mysterious old man's rule-suppressing influence, its own rules were almost completely crushed...

Its forbidden sequence continues to fall, and its terror level is about to become A-level.

At this moment, the smile on its face had disappeared, replaced by... a hideous and twisted expression of pain.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

After crossing a collapsed mountain range, it charged directly toward the base city controlled by the New Federation.

It was incredibly fast, like a blood-red meteor, carrying a nauseatingly pungent stench, as it crashed into the most bustling restaurant in the city center.

Boom!!

With a loud bang, the roof of the restaurant was instantly pierced.

Gravel flew everywhere, and dust billowed.

Countless high-ranking officials of the New Federation, who were indulging in debauchery and revelry in the taverns, were instantly melted by the blood-red rules that descended from the sky before they could even scream.

"ah!!"

"Help! My face... my face is melting!!"

Outside the restaurant, pedestrians on the street were not spared either.

Although the wrecked head's terror level had dropped to A-level, it was still an S-level taboo, and the corrupting rules it emitted were still incredibly terrifying.

Within a radius of several hundred meters, all the living people were painfully scratching their faces.

Their facial features began to distort and shift, eventually turning into baby faces with grotesque expressions.

Some of the new Federation’s demon tamers tried to imprison it, but before they could even get close, they were instantly corrupted by its rules.

"presumptuous."

Just then, a calm yet authoritative voice came from the direction of the New Federation headquarters.

Followed by.

A golden beam of light shot into the sky, instantly illuminating the entire night sky.

Within the pillar of light, a huge, golden, phantom-like scale slowly emerged.

On one side of the scale lay a heavy legal code; on the other side, it was empty, as if waiting for the weight of sin.

A terrifying aura of rules emanated from the scales, as if to freeze time.

This scale is actually an A-level bizarre object!

"Under order, all chaos subsides."

"In the name of 'justice,' I will put you on trial!!"

The defender of the Way arrived with his hands behind his back and his feet treading on the void.

He wore a spotless Taoist robe and his face was covered by his signature mask, making him look sacred and inviolable.

He simply waved his hand lightly.

The enormous golden scales tilted slowly.

"Guilty, deserve punishment."

The defenders of morality whispered.

hum! !

An invisible force of rules descended instantly.

The half-head that was still raging was as if it had been slammed to the ground by an invisible giant hand.

It struggled frantically, emitting piercing cries, trying to resist.

However, under the suppression of the rules of the [Scales], its current rule power is simply no match for it.

"Huh!? This rule seems to be above A-level, but it's incomplete."

"Interesting, I never expected to encounter a half-crippled S-rank forbidden beast!"

The righteous one slowly descended into the ruins.

He ignored the agonizing cries of the mutants around him, his gaze fixed on the suppressed, broken head.

The eyes beneath the mask gleamed with extreme fanaticism and greed.

"Forbidden...a perfect creation..."

"Transcending the boundary between life and death..."

He reached out and carefully cradled the still-bleeding head.

The bloodstains from the head stained his hands, but he didn't care at all, and even took a deep, nauseating breath of the bloody smell.

"Commander! So many people here have been contaminated!"

At that moment, a team of fully armed federal soldiers arrived at the scene.

The soldiers' eyes were filled with terror as they looked at the civilians who had become bizarre beings.

"It's alright."

The defender of morality spoke calmly, his voice still gentle and refined.

"They didn't die, they just exist in a different form."

He turned around and looked at the civilians who were struggling in pain due to the corruption and contamination, a look of compassion showing in his eyes.

"Take them all away."

"Send it to the lab."

"For the continuation of human civilization, for unlocking the ultimate mysteries of life..."

The defenders spoke subtly, but everyone present knew that once these civilians entered the laboratory, their fate would be a thousand times worse than being corrupted or wiped out!

"Yes, Commander!"

Although the soldiers were reluctant, they carried out the order without hesitation under the persuasive and unquestionable voice of the moral guardian.

Trucks arrived one after another, and all the mutated civilians who were still crying were crammed inside.

The defender of morality nodded in satisfaction as he watched this scene.

Then.

He held the forbidden head in his hands and turned to walk towards the laboratory.

"I've got this..."

"I might be able to get involved in that field."

"It seems I'm one step closer to becoming a true god..."

"Human civilization will once again shine brightly because of my existence!!"

……

Half a month has passed since the end of the "Head of the Crying Blood" incident.

In Lin Chuan's perception, the whole world was becoming increasingly bizarre.

It was as if the void was being distorted by some kind of force.

The once azure sky is now always shrouded in a thin layer of haze.

Strange things roam the land.

The light of human civilization flickers precariously in the darkness.

Inside the Temple of Rebirth.

Lin Chuan sat upright on the lotus platform, surrounded by dark red Buddhist light.

Over the past two weeks, as believers' reverence and fear of the "Buddha of Rebirth" have deepened, he has gained a great deal.

On the panel, another 30,000 Fear Points, 300,000 Willpower, and 2 million Evolution Points have been accumulated!

"Not enough..."

Lin Chuan glanced at the data on the panel but was not satisfied.

To evolve to S-rank Tier 1, you need 30 million evolution points!

As its terror level increases, evolution becomes increasingly difficult.

During this time, in addition to reaping fear points and wish points, Lin Chuan also devoted himself to exploring the surroundings of the City of Rebirth.

He not only dispatched the city's demon tamers, but also unhesitatingly spent 30,000 Fear Points to exchange for another [Blood Raven Servant].

Under Lin Chuan's mental control, the Blood Raven kept flapping its wings, constantly traversing mountains and rivers...

With the help of the Blood Raven's vision, Lin Chuan discovered more and more information and saw more and more scenes.

North of the City of Rebirth, in the dark sky.

A three-hundred-meter-long void rift stretched across the sky.

Behind the crack lies a chaotic and turbulent unknown world.

Vaguely visible, one could see enormous tentacles floating in the chaos, emanating a suffocatingly terrifying aura.

A thousand miles to the south, on the edge of Qinglong County.

An ancient wooden building appeared out of nowhere.

The wooden building was entirely black, and was covered with white lanterns.

A bride dressed in a bright red wedding gown stood in front of the window on the second floor.

Although he couldn't see the face clearly, the blood-red notification that popped up on the panel made Lin Chuan feel a chill run down his spine.

[Warning! Class A anomaly detected—the Crimson Bride!]

Lin Chuan withdrew his gaze and steered the Blood Raven to continue flying eastward.

Soon, the base city of the new Federation came into view.

The entire New Federation base city was under heavy security, with demon riders patrolling almost every street.

Lin Chuan did not venture too far in; he simply circled over the city once.

Sudden.

His gaze settled on a corner of a slum.

There, a ragged, filthy boy was being trampled underfoot by several demon tamers dressed in the new Federation uniforms.

"You brat! How dare you steal my things?!"

"Beat them! Beat them to death!!"

The demon tamers cursed and punched and kicked the boy.

The boy curled up on the ground, clutching the half-eaten, dirty bread tightly to his chest.

He remained silent, but his eyes revealed a fierce, wolf-like glint.

"Um?"

Lin Chuan's gaze lingered on the boy for a moment.

To his surprise, he discovered that although the boy was an ordinary person, there was nothing strange about him.

However, a very special power of rules lingered around him.

Although the power of that rule was very weak, Lin Chuan still sensed it.

"That's interesting."

"This might be a good piece."

Lin Chuan felt that this boy might be of some use!

With this in mind, he activated the power of the rules, using the Blood Raven as a medium to directly envelop the boy.

"Young man, do you crave power?"

Lin Chuan used the illusion of rules to release a magnetic and gentle voice.

The boy being beaten suddenly stiffened.

He thought he was hallucinating.

"Do you want to trample these people who bullied you under your feet?"

Do you want to take control of your own destiny?

Lin Chuan continued to speak, constantly using illusions to influence the boy's mind.

"think……"

The boy's consciousness gradually became hazy, and he immediately roared in his heart.

"Then believe in me."

"I am... the Buddha of Rebirth."

As Lin Chuan's voice fell, a warm current instantly flowed through the boy's entire body.

[Consuming 30 evolution points, granting believer Chen Feng the attribute [Strong and Robust]!]

boom!

The originally frail boy suddenly unleashed an astonishing power.

He suddenly flipped himself up and punched one of the demon tamers in the face.

Caught off guard, the demon tamer was sent flying, losing several teeth in the process.

"Wh...what?!"

The other demon tamers were stunned.

Before they could even react...

A plume of black smoke suddenly billowed out from the nearby sewer.

That's a C-rank anomaly—[Mysterious Smoke]!

It was originally a strange creature roaming in the wild, but now it seemed to have been summoned and rushed straight towards the boy.

"ah!!"

The boy let out a painful scream.

But under Lin Chuan's covert manipulation, the strange smoke did not engulf him, but instead merged perfectly with him.

A few seconds later.

The boy stood up again.

A wisp of black smoke swirled around his body, and his eyes were as black as ink.

"From this day forward... I, Chen Feng... am a follower of the Buddha of Rebirth..."

The boy's voice was broken and intermittent, and smoke kept billowing from his throat.

Immediately, several of the New Federation's demon tamers were enveloped in smoke, their bodies then decaying and turning into a pile of rotten flesh.

The E-level anomalies within them were directly devoured and fused by the anomaly smoke... turning into an anomaly puzzle.

Seeing this, Lin Chuan nodded in satisfaction.

A nail has been planted within the new Federation.

After doing all this.

Lin Chuan controlled the Blood Raven to leave the new Federation base city and continue exploring the surrounding area.

His vision continued to expand, sweeping across the entire Yanmang Province.

Today, in addition to the New Federation, there are more than thirty other large and small factions that control the Yanmang Province.

The civilized order of the past has long since vanished.

The province, which originally had hundreds of millions of people, has seen its survivors reduced to less than one in ten.

Many villages and towns have become terrifying and eerie forbidden zones.

"Um?"

Just as Lin Chuan was controlling the Blood Raven servants and preparing to return, his gaze was suddenly drawn to a building located deep in the wilderness.

It was an old Gothic church.

Around the church, the void twisted and distorted, and a sharp, monotonous, eerie sound, like fingernails rubbing against glass, filled the air.

And in the square in front of the church.

Thousands of survivors are kneeling on the ground, bowing in worship before a giant statue.

That statue...

It turned out to be an indescribable creature with countless tentacles, resembling a snail!

"The Nightmare's Former Master... The Nightmare's Former Master..."

The sound of fervent prayers echoed across the wilderness.

Lin Chuan had barely glanced at the statue when a blood-red warning popped up on the panel deep within his consciousness.

[Warning! SSS-rank, Tier 3 Forbidden – [Nightmare's Former Master] medium statue detected!]

[Forbidden Sequence: 97!]

[Description: The ruler of rules from the Nightmare Void Realm is attempting to descend upon this world through a medium!]

"SSS-rank?!"

Lin Chuan was greatly alarmed.

Keep in mind that the [Head of Weeping Blood] is only S-rank, Tier 1.

And just then...

The statue seemed to sense the spying.

Its featureless face suddenly twitched and turned toward the Blood Raven's servants.

hum! !

An invisible mental wave instantly traversed thousands of miles, traveling along the connection between Blood Raven and Lin Chuan's consciousness, and fiercely attacked Lin Chuan's physical body.

"Snap!!"

Inside the Temple of Rebirth.

Lin Chuan's stone Buddha body trembled violently, and the Buddha body, which had just healed, cracked open again.

"court death!"

Lin Chuan was furious.

Although he was wary of the SSS-level taboo, this was, after all, just a medium statue, not the real body.

"Get out of here!!"

Lin Chuan mobilized the power of the rules, and a dark red Buddhist light suddenly erupted, colliding fiercely with the invading power of the rules.

boom!!!

The invisible rules collided and exploded.

Rebirth in the city.

All the believers felt a strange sense of unease, as if the world was about to collapse.

"What happened?"

"Could it be that Buddha has become angry?!"

Countless people knelt on the ground, trembling.

[Gained 100000 Fear Points from followers!]

[Gained +100000 Wishes!]

Lin Chuan ignored the information on the panel and instead expanded the second layer of the Ghost Domain!

Finally, with the support of the second layer of the eerie domain, he managed to dispel the power of rules emanating from the statue of the 'Nightmare Master'!

"Even a mere statue possesses power of rules comparable to a first-tier S-class forbidden realm..."

"What if that thing's true form were to descend..."

Lin Chuan shifted his perspective to a 360-degree view, gazing into the distance with a solemn expression.