Mysterious Resurgence: Starting with the Strange Bus

Chapter 186 Dense Darkness

"Was the suppression successful?!"

The group of wandering souls on the streets of the ancient town all had the same thought when they looked at the motionless vengeful ghost in front of them.

At this moment, the ghost, who looked like a middle-aged man, had a solid body and was not illusory. However, it was still black and white in color, and its whole body was filled with death aura. Its eyes were cold and empty.

A rusty coffin nail was stuck in its chest.

The sharp end of the nail had already pierced deeply into the ghost's body, with only the other end remaining outside.

Under the pressure of the coffin nails, the vengeful ghost lost all ability to move, its supernatural power waned, and it became like a statue.

"That nail is truly terrifying. It can easily suppress even a real vengeful ghost. If a ghost-controlling person with supernatural abilities were to be stabbed by it, wouldn't they be powerless to resist?"

Some of the dead focused their attention on the coffin nail that had been inserted into the chest of the vengeful ghost.

These ghosts had seen that rusty coffin nail before, but each time they were still amazed by its suppressive power.

In their view.

The suppressive power of the coffin nails seems to have no upper limit. It appears that as long as someone is successfully pierced by a coffin nail, no matter how terrifying they are, they will be completely suppressed.

This shocked and puzzled them, as they couldn't understand how such a supernatural object was made. It almost ignored some basic rules of the supernatural, and anyone who was stabbed by it would be suppressed, which was too outrageous.

"That coffin nail is indeed terrifying, but it also has significant limitations. It needs to actually pierce the opponent's body to suppress them. For those vengeful ghosts without a physical body, that nail is just a decoration and has no effect whatsoever."

At this point, another departed soul offered a summary.

The speaker was an old man. His clothes were very old-fashioned, his face was covered in age spots, his eyes were gloomy, and his expression was indifferent, giving people a feeling that he was not easy to get along with.

The old man then continued, “However, supernatural phenomena without a physical form are only a minority, so that coffin nail is indeed very practical and extremely terrifying. Just as you said, it has an almost unsolvable suppressive ability against both vengeful ghosts and ghost tamers!”

"..."

Just as the spirits were discussing, Li Hui on the other side made another move, reaching out to grab the vengeful ghost in front of him.

This time.

The vengeful ghost, which had been successfully suppressed by the coffin nails, was easily lifted up by him, just like a puppet on a string.

Then, a cloud of gray paper ash emerged, enveloping the vengeful ghost in his hand. As the paper ash scattered in all directions, the vengeful ghost in Li Hui's hand also disappeared.

However, what's strange is...

The vengeful ghost that was the source of the evil spirit has been suppressed by Li Hui. Even the evil spirit itself has been imprisoned in the depths of his ghost realm, in a blank portrait. However, this strange black and white world still exists and has not collapsed or dissipated.

"Could it be that the vengeful ghost I suppressed wasn't the source of this supernatural event?" This thought involuntarily surfaced in Li Hui's mind.

But then he denied it.

He was almost certain that the vengeful ghost resembling a middle-aged man was the source of the ghost movie incident. The supernatural elements on the ghost were almost identical to those of the ghost slaves he had sent away using his ghost domain, as well as the supernatural traces left on the bodies of the dead in Dahang City. There was no way he could be wrong.

As for why this black and white supernatural world hasn't disappeared even though the source of the vengeful ghost has been suppressed, he didn't know.

"Could this supernatural space be separate from the vengeful ghosts?"

"The source of the ghost movie incident was indeed that vengeful ghost, but the source of this black and white world is not. Is there more than one vengeful ghost here?"

Li Hui secretly guessed.

Such situations are not uncommon. Looking at the entire world of mysterious resurgence, there is a high possibility that other vengeful ghosts exist in the same supernatural space or the same ghost realm.

Even setting aside Li Hui's own supernatural abilities, such paranormal events as ghost knocking on doors and ghost ships are already commonplace, not to mention truly haunted places like Caesars Hotel, Ghost Post Office, and later Fushou Garden.

If we're talking about a single vengeful ghost in the same ghost realm, then it's probably only possible for the two supernatural events of the starving ghost and the ghost messenger to achieve that, since other vengeful ghosts were either devoured by them or taken in by them.

As for the ghost infants in other stages of the starving ghost incident, they are actually supernatural manifestations of the starving ghost and cannot be considered other supernatural phenomena. Similarly, the same applies to other vengeful ghosts that were devoured by the ghost messengers and became part of their ghost realm.

While thinking.

Li Hui's ghost domain spread out in all directions, attempting to further investigate the situation in this black and white world.

The actual size of this supernatural space is astonishing, resembling a complete world that stands in opposition to the real world, except that the world's colors are very monotonous, presenting an overall black and white appearance.

The ancient town where Li Hui and his group are currently located is only a part of this supernatural space. Even Li Hui's ghost domain only covers this ancient town and some surrounding areas, and cannot completely envelop this supernatural space. This is one of the reasons why he chose to use the mummified bride's supernatural ghost-summoning technique.

Of course, the main reason is that they had heard strange noises before, but did not see any ghosts. This is the main reason why Li Hui used the ghost-summoning technique!

"It's really strange. This world seems to have no boundaries. Even now, my Ghost Realm can't reach its end. How come such a bizarre supernatural world is not mentioned at all in the original work?" Li Hui frowned slightly.

In such a bizarre world, if a supernatural event were to occur, it would definitely be an astonishingly large-scale supernatural event involving a wide range of people. There's no reason why it shouldn't be mentioned at all in the original work.

Even if the supernatural event in the original work hadn't had a chance to completely invade reality before Yang Jian's ghost domain sealed off the supernatural and real worlds, such a large-scale supernatural space would most likely have been mentioned briefly; it's impossible that there was no information about it at all.

"Unless, in the original story, this supernatural event hadn't had a chance to fully invade reality, or it was dealt with as soon as it invaded reality, only then can it make sense."

Li Hui's mind raced as he considered the possible supernatural phenomena in the original work that corresponded to this supernatural space.

After much thought, it seems that only the Ghost Mirror that Lin Bei controlled later on can match up, which is also an incredibly large mirror world.

As for the fact that this supernatural space is currently black and white, while the Mirror Ghost is a true counterpart to the real world, like a reflection of the real world, this difference is not significant.

The completion of the paranormal puzzle can completely change the current state of this paranormal space, transforming it from a black-and-white paranormal world into a paranormal world that is the opposite of the real world.

of course.

This is just Li Hui's personal speculation.

He wasn't entirely sure whether the source of this black-and-white world was a piece of the Mirror Ghost's supernatural puzzle; he just thought it was possible, and he couldn't rule out the possibility that it was a vengeful ghost that hadn't appeared in the original story.

After all, the original plot is only told from Yang Jian's personal perspective, and what is described is only the tip of the iceberg of the whole world. There have been countless supernatural events in the world, but how many have actually been described?

It can be said that, apart from some truly major events, other paranormal events are either glossed over or not described at all. It is not impossible that the vengeful ghost that is the source of this black and white world is one of them.

next moment.

A hazy, ghostly aura enveloped Li Hui and the others, then began to move, spreading outwards into the distance.

Since standing still won't allow the ghost realm to encompass this supernatural world, then let's explore it by moving around.

Although Li Hui didn't necessarily want to find the source of this supernatural space and imprison it, since he had already come here and knew about this vengeful ghost, and given how vast the black and white world it had created was, Li Hui naturally became curious about the vengeful ghost that was the source of this supernatural space.

He wanted to know just how terrifying the source of the vengeful spirit was, what kind of abilities it possessed, and its killing patterns.

the most important is.

Li Hui had an idea about the ability to construct this supernatural space, which was the main reason he wanted to find the source of the evil spirit.

As he moved through his ghostly domain, the group of spirits behind him gradually realized what was happening. Among them, Yang Xiao asked, "Li Hui, are you looking for other vengeful ghosts?"

“That’s right.” Li Hui replied calmly, without any intention of hiding anything, since his intentions were already quite obvious.

Li Hui was not at all surprised that Yang Xiao and the others could tell that there was more than one evil spirit in this supernatural space.

After all, Yang Xiao and the other ghosts had a wealth of experience with paranormal events, so it was impossible for them not to see that the vengeful ghost resembling a middle-aged man was not the source of this paranormal space.

This is the most basic principle: once the source of the evil spirit is dealt with, all the remaining supernatural phenomena will dissipate. Whether it's the remaining ghost slaves or the ghost realm, the supernatural phenomena will disappear. It's impossible for the source of the evil spirit to be imprisoned while the supernatural space remains.

"It seems we misjudged the situation before. This paranormal event is not so simple. The vengeful ghost you imprisoned is just one of them. I wonder if the missing persons you asked us to find earlier are related to this paranormal space."

At this point, Yang Xiao mentioned the mysterious disappearances of people in Dahang City.

They had already found some clues, confirming that the missing people were indeed related to the supernatural, and found some water droplets with supernatural power at the scene.

However, at the time, the blame was pointed at the Ghost Master. Now, the appearance of this supernatural space has made Yang Xiao suspect that the missing people may be related to this black and white space.

The reason for this suspicion is that the vengeful ghost that was the source of the ghost movie incident has already appeared in this supernatural space and has been imprisoned, which also confirms that there is not only that one vengeful ghost in this supernatural space.

In this case.

Why can't the supernatural source that caused those people to disappear also be in this supernatural space?

“Indeed, what you said makes sense.” After listening to Yang Xiao’s words, Li Hui also realized the key point and felt that what Yang Xiao said was not without reason, and was even highly likely.

Being pulled into such a supernatural space by a vengeful ghost would be a bizarre disappearance in reality, perfectly matching the fifty-three missing persons cases in Hangzhou. However, the premise is that the vengeful ghost is actually in this supernatural space!

As for whether it is true or not, he will naturally find out after he has finished his investigation.

This time.

Li Hui has gained yet another reason to search this supernatural space!
soon.

During Li Hui's thorough search of the Ghost Domain, he discovered a strange place that was completely different from the dense forest and ancient town he had visited before.

It was a place of absolute darkness.

Unlike the black and white of the supernatural space and Li Hui's gray ghost realm, that area was filled with only endless darkness.

At first glance, it looked like a place shrouded in black mist, with extremely low visibility, as if one's gaze was about to be swallowed up by the dense darkness.

Furthermore, that darkness was not a ghost realm, because Li Hui's hazy ghost realm spread over without affecting that darkness. If that darkness were a ghost realm, it would definitely be affected and suppressed by Li Hui's ghost realm.

"A purely black theme? Is this the location of the second vengeful ghost in this supernatural space?" Li Hui's eyes were filled with intense curiosity.

Although he didn't see the second ghost at the moment, he absolutely refused to believe that there were no ghosts in such a strange place.

next moment.

A hazy layer of paper ash drifted in the air.

Li Hui and the others appeared outside the dense darkness.

The surrounding area was an empty open space, without any buildings or even trees. Only this dark and eerie place stood out in the open space, appearing very conspicuous even in such a black and white eerie space.

Li Hui then resorted to the same trick again.

He stretched out his palm and held it in front of him. The next moment, he started waving his palm, as if he were beckoning someone to come over.

As he did this, a chilling, eerie aura spread outwards. His hands, which were not originally dark, became even whiter, an unnatural white that looked somewhat eerie.

"It's that waving gesture again. It was Li Hui who started waving first, then that vengeful ghost appeared, and then the dense forest turned into an ancient town, right?"

A ghost watched Li Hui, who was constantly waving towards the darkness, with curiosity, and said, "I wonder if he can successfully summon the vengeful spirits from that darkness this time?"

Upon hearing his words, most of the other spirits watched Li Hui's actions with curiosity. Only a small number of spirits showed a thoughtful expression, their gazes sweeping back and forth between the eerie darkness and Li Hui, as if they were pondering something.

(End of this chapter)