The Terror of the Heavens Begins with Gu

Chapter 74: Nourishing the Soul with Blood
Taking a deep breath, Li Zhen suddenly stood up, picked up the big bowl, and slowly poured the liquid in it over his head.

The cold feeling quickly spread from the top of his head to his whole body, causing Li Zhen to shiver uncontrollably.

The evil spirit and resentment in the charity cemetery almost turned into substance and rushed towards Li Zhen.

The resentment was accompanied by tragic wails, as if the residual souls of the seven people were also forcibly pulled into Li Zhen's body.

At the beginning of the ceremony, the little ghost who was ordered by Li Zhen to monitor the surrounding movements dared to move around next to Li Zhen.

But when the ceremony reached the point where Li Zhen poured the liquid on the head, the frightened little ghost had already hidden on the wall, and only dared to stick his head out to watch carefully.

Even an evil kid like the little ghost felt fear at the terrible evil thoughts that erupted in the charity cemetery.

"what……"

The little ghost on the wall turned his eyes and looked at a corpse that suddenly moved.

It was the corpse that was wrapped like a mummified body.

At this time, it was slowly getting up from the ground.

The little ghost disappeared from the spot.

……

"It's moving, the corpse is moving..."

The little ghost appeared beside Li Zhen, but he stopped talking here because he saw Li Zhen's deep bloodshot eyes.

Under those eyes, it felt an extremely terrifying sense of oppression.

It was an oppression that came from the essence, as if the two people were at different levels of life.

Under such oppression, the little ghost had no power to resist.

The trembling little ghost retreated and said, "The corpse has turned into a ghost and is moving..."

Li Zhen knew what the little ghost was talking about.

From the corner of his eye he could see the mummified body had risen from the ground.

The corpse had a strong resentment and was already on the verge of transforming into a zombie. After drinking Li Zhen's blood, it was exposed to the evil energy gathered by Li Zhen's half-ghost descent. It would be abnormal if it did not transform into a zombie.

But after the corpse turned into a zombie, it showed no hostility towards Li Zhen, and did not have the momentum of a resurrected evil ghost that had to go on a killing spree.

Perhaps it’s because Li Zhen’s current condition is so scary…

Or maybe it was because Li Zhen had no grudge against it and had even helped it...

Li Zhen just glanced at the transformed corpse and then looked away.

Without any extra energy to pay attention to a corpse that had turned into a zombie, Li Zhen focused all his attention on sensing his own soul.

His soul is undergoing a strange and wonderful change.

Countless memories flashed through his mind rapidly.

Including his own, some memory fragments of Nai Mi, He Mei, and the seven people who died in the charity cemetery appeared one after another.

Certain details that he had previously overlooked appeared clearly in Li Zhen's consciousness this time, giving him the opportunity to examine those memories from a higher perspective.

The temperature around seemed to be dropping continuously.

Li Zhen gradually felt cold.

This feeling of coldness is getting stronger and stronger.

Li Zhen felt as if he had escaped from a warm and comfortable place and appeared in the vast winter world.

Besides feeling cold, he suddenly felt a little confused.

At some point, Li Zhen discovered that the wailing and strange squeaking sounds in his mind had stopped.

Then he noticed that his gaze was rising.

The entire charity cemetery gradually appeared in his eyes from a bird's-eye view.

He saw corpses all over the ground, saw "himself" standing in front of the altar, and saw the bored little ghosts circling around the "immobile" corpse... A feeling of freedom and ease emerged in Li Zhen's consciousness.

It was as if he had left everything behind, without any hindrance left in his body or mind...

Suddenly, there was a pulling force from below, pulling the unprepared Li Zhen downwards.

His vision went dark, and Li Zhen saw the altar from the front again.

The strange feeling of his body being bound and unable to stretch made Li Zhen feel heavy and depressed.

The contrast with his previous ease and comfort made him particularly uncomfortable.

Is this... the feeling of the soul leaving the body?

Recalling the feeling just now, Li Zhen didn't even want to move his hands and feet.

Li Zhen felt that if he wanted to, he could make his soul leave his body again.

But as soon as this thought came to his mind, he became alert, as if it was reminding him that something bad would happen if he did that.

After adjusting his state and pulling himself out of that inexplicable emotion, Li Zhen looked at the spider demon on the altar.

At this moment, the evil demon statue seemed to be filled with a strange activity, and its eight arms were constantly twisting and shaking in Li Zhen's eyes.

After Li Zhen's "Half-Ghost Descent" was successfully performed, the connection between the evil demon and Li Zhen's soul was significantly deepened.

With his eyes closed, even without actively visualizing, the image of the evil spider appeared in Li Zhen's consciousness.

What appeared at this time was a complete spider demon, with the bat face features completely erased from its face.

There is no doubt that as Li Zhen's soul changes, the influence of this evil demon on him is gradually increasing.

The bat-faced demon seemed to have died down and was temporarily suppressed by the spider demon.

For Li Zhen now, the pressure from both the spider demon and the bat-faced demon has become much weaker.

Li Zhen had never felt so clear-headed as he was at this moment.

There has to be a balance...

Li Zhen slowly stood up.

He turned the spider demon statue around and moved away from the spider demon's sight.

Then he tore a piece of clothing from the dead man on the ground and covered the spider demon with it, completely blocking the spider demon's eyes.

After stuffing the evil demon statue under the altar, Li Zhen took out the red-eyed bat from the coffin and placed it directly on the altar.

Sitting down in front of the altar, Li Zhen focused his attention on the red-eyed bat.

Since he has temporarily suppressed the invasion of the two evil demons, he will not allow one side to dominate.

Otherwise, it won't be long before the dominant party will suppress his soul.

Only by using his powerful primordial spirit to maintain the fragile balance between the two sides can Li Zhen avoid being corroded by the evil spirit and turned into an inhuman being while utilizing the power of both sides.

With a strange "squeak", the image of the six-armed bat-faced evil demon appeared in Li Zhen's consciousness again.

The image of the evil spider demon did not disappear for a moment.

The two sides divided Li Zhen's consciousness into two areas, making Li Zhen feel very awkward.

……

The corpse dragged itself like a disabled person, walking step by step in a certain direction.

In a short period of time, his body began to decay, and the decaying fluid that flowed out dyed his bandages reddish-brown.

As he moved, the bandages on some parts of his ankles were squeezed open, and the rotten flesh inside could be clearly seen.

The little ghost circled the corpse a few times and couldn't help asking curiously, "Big guy, what are you going to do?"

(End of this chapter)