Horror Resurrection: I Evolve Starting with the Ghost Buddha

tick tock...tick tock...

Black blood dripped onto the floor, making a chilling, corrosive sound.

"Who is it...?"

"I apologize for disturbing... my lord's peace..."

At this moment, the old man suddenly and slowly raised his head.

His cloudy, yellowish eyes had no pupils, only two pitch-black vortexes that seemed capable of swallowing everything.

His voice was hoarse and shrill, like some kind of ancient babbling.

"Rules... cannot be broken..."

"Those who disobey...shall die..."

As he finished speaking...

The space inside the entire carriage began to distort.

Black slime seeped from the walls, and countless pale arms sprouted from the floor.

A rule belonging to the S-class taboo began to spread within the carriage.

[S-Rank Forbidden Form Detected!]

[Target: Train conductor! Once an ordinary train conductor, but under the blessing of the 'Dominator,' he has become a twisted Lawful Taboo...]

[Terror Level: S-Rank, Tier 2!]

【Serial Number: 299!】

[Forbidden Rule: Annihilate all living beings who do not follow the rules! Devour all bizarre beings that do not follow the rules!]

"S-rank, second-tier...the true form?"

Inside the Temple of Rebirth, Lin Chuan noticed the information on the panel and felt a jolt of shock.

This old man... is actually a taboo being transformed from a living person!

In this world.

For a living person to control forbidden power, there are only two paths.

One option is to follow the example of the Great Xin Dynasty and forcibly integrate forbidden items through technological means to become a "Forbidden Master".

Before losing control, the Forbidden Master was at least half a living person, capable of maintaining rationality and self-awareness...

And another path...

Just like this old man in front of me.

Completely abandon your human identity, accept the blessing of an indescribable being, and transform yourself into a chaotic, twisted, forbidden life!

But this is no longer... a human being.

"Pathetic ants..."

The old man looked at Chen Feng and the illusory image of the evil Buddha behind him, his eyes gleaming with a strange, blood-red light.

"How dare you cause trouble on my lord's train..."

"Pathetic creatures who defy order!"

"Truth...is watching over you..."

"My lord...will decide everything..."

At that moment, he raised the kerosene lamp in his hand.

hum! ! !

Accompanied by a strange, unsettling noise, the previously dimly lit carriage was suddenly blazed with lights!

In the light, countless faces flew out of the lamp, turning into black, twisted things that rushed madly toward Chen Feng and Wu Jian.

Simultaneously.

The black blood beneath the old man's feet spread rapidly, turning into a black swamp that seemed poised to devour and submerge everything.

"Chen Feng...run!!"

Wu Jian was terrified when he saw this scene.

however.

Chen Feng remained completely still.

He looked calmly at the old man, without panicking.

Because the true Buddha is right behind him!

"Before the Buddha, all evil shall retreat!"

As Chen Feng spoke, a power of rules that was even more terrifying and domineering than the old man's surged out from his body.

The rules originating from Lin Chuan's true form are being projected through him!

"Amitabha!!"

As Lin Chuan's illusory figure uttered the Buddhist chant, a black Buddha's hand materialized out of thin air.

The rules of 【Buddha Kingdom in the Palm of Your Hand】fall down with a bang!

boom!

Beneath the Buddha's hand, the fierce ghosts that rushed forward were instantly pulverized.

That black swamp was also forcibly suppressed.

"Um?!"

The old man's terrifying, ferocious face suddenly froze.

The kerosene lamp in his hand began to tremble violently, as if it might go out at any moment.

"Who...who are you?!"

"What is your purpose in stepping into my Lord's land?"

Perhaps sensing the terrifying power of Lin Chuan's rules, the old man's voice even became a bit more normal!

Lin Chuan did not respond to the old man, but instead activated his own rule again—[Mountain Moving Warrior]!

boom!!

The void seemed about to shatter, shaking violently incessantly.

The next moment, a black giant materialized out of thin air!

It was clad in heavy armor, had a ferocious face, and swung its iron fist, powerful enough to shatter mountains, at the old man.

"Waaaaah!!"

The old man let out a piercing scream.

He wanted to continue activating the rules, but he was suppressed by the [Buddha Kingdom in the Palm] and was powerless to fight against Lin Chuan's projection.

boom! ! !

A loud bang.

Faced with the full force of the Mountain Moving Warrior's punch, the old man's body shattered instantly!

The kerosene lamp in his hand was also violently smashed!

After suppressing the old man with the rules, Lin Chuan immediately began to devour him!

Soon, information prompts kept popping up on Lin Chuan's consciousness panel:

[Devouring into the forbidden S-rank, Tier 2 entity—the train conductor!]

[Gained Forbidden Value Reduction: 0.5 points!]

[Currently required Taboo Values ​​for upgrading to S-rank Tier 6: 24.5 points!]

After Lin Chuan completely devoured the old man, the carriage returned to calm once more.

Those distorted spaces and blood-soaked walls have all disappeared.

All that remained was a scene of utter devastation and pools of black blood.

"This...that's it?"

Wu Jian stared blankly at all of this, feeling as if he were dreaming.

That terrifying old man, the suspected source of the train terror, was just... dealt with like that?

"The true Buddha...this is the true Buddha!!"

Listening to the lingering, deadly chants all around, Wu Jian's eyes grew increasingly fervent.

He knelt down with a thud and kowtowed frantically to the illusory image of the evil Buddha behind Chen Feng.

"Disciple Wu Jian... wishes to take refuge in the Buddha!!"

"I am willing to go through fire and water for Buddha, even unto death!!"

Clearly, Wu Jian has been converted!

Lin Chuan didn't care about this.

For him now, a B-level Devourer follower is no longer of much importance.

Just then.

The train's announcement system came on again.

"Attention passengers..."

"Final destination—[Takamagahara]—has been reached."

"Please take your belongings with you and disembark in an orderly manner."

As the announcement ended, the train slowly came to a stop.

As soon as the car door opened, a strong, chaotic, and fishy smell rushed towards Chen Feng and Wu Jian.

Chen Feng stood up and reluctantly stepped out of the car.

All that could be seen outside was a huge, ancient black platform.

The platform was packed with people.

They were all dressed in white hunting robes, wearing tall eboshi hats, and carrying various kinds of ritual implements.

And at the end of the platform.

It is a stone staircase leading to the top of the mountain.

Countless dark red lanterns were lit on both sides of the stone steps.

On the mountaintop.

That magnificent shrine was emanating wisps of suffocating, twisted rules.

"Welcome to... the realm of the Great Ruler."

Suddenly, an old man standing at the front slowly walked up to Chen Feng and Wu Jian.

His voice was hoarse, yet it possessed a strange, penetrating quality.

"According to the rules..."

"Passengers who survive to the final destination will receive the blessing of the 'Great Ruler'."

As he spoke, the old man raised his head and stared intently at Chen Feng and Wu Jian with his dead fish-like eyes.

The surrounding figures quickly gathered around and tightly bound the two of them!

Faced with this bizarre scene, Chen Feng and Wu Jian instinctively turned around, wanting to retreat back onto the train.

However, the two discovered that the train of death had vanished without a trace at some point.