A passerby in a horror movie

"This is……"

Li Haotian quickly sensed that although the jade ruyi's divine power suppressed it, there were still thousands of ghosts inside.

The yin energy inside is extremely strong, and many ghosts have already formed solidified souls. Several have even evolved once and become true vengeful ghosts!

Li Haotian sensed this aura and, based on that sense, drove to the place where the attraction was strongest.

"This is the City God Temple!"

After many twists and turns, Li Haotian arrived at a nearby City God Temple.

That special aura came from inside.

Li Haotian immediately understood that the underworld had been summoned by ghosts, thus opening a passage.

Li Haotian suppressed his excitement and stepped into the City God Temple.

The City God Temple wasn't very big, and there were some staff members and Taoist priests inside. Li Haotian, thanks to the jade ruyi, went straight into the main hall without being noticed by anyone.

"Disciple Li Haotian pays respects to the City God. Entrusted by the Goddess Mazu, I am collecting ghosts in order to reopen the Gate of Hell. Today, I am using the City God's temple to help these ghosts pass on to the underworld. I humbly request the City God's assistance."

Although the gods of the Silk World have all disappeared.

However, Li Haotian still performed the proper etiquette and posture. After bowing to the statue of the deity, Li Haotian placed the jade ruyi on the offering table.

Then, while reciting the Sutra of Salvation from Suffering, he released the ghosts and used his magic to open a passage to the underworld.

"At that time, the Heavenly Venerable Who Saves from Suffering pervaded the ten directions, constantly using his divine power to save all sentient beings, who were unaware of his presence, like the blind seeing the sun and moon..."

After reciting a sutra of salvation, Li Haotian suddenly felt a gentle breeze.

It was as if something had been opened, and then a surge of yin energy came in.

The surrounding temperature dropped visibly.

Li Haotian was overjoyed and was about to send all these ghosts into the underworld passage when...

Suddenly, a very strange aura descended.

Li Haotian felt as if his soul had been frozen, and he was unable to move his entire body.

Fortunately, the jade ruyi on his body emitted divine light, and the other magical artifacts protected his soul and body, allowing him to escape a calamity.

However, just as Li Haotian breathed a sigh of relief, he sensed something was wrong again.

Upon getting up and looking at the scene, Li Haotian immediately got goosebumps.

Everyone around stood motionless, looking up at the sky, with black mist swirling between their brows and thin, eerie lines appearing on their foreheads.

These eerie threads drifted everywhere, numerous threads intertwined and explored, as if searching for something.

Li Haotian noticed that many of the strange threads were heading towards the City God Temple.

He ran out immediately.

However, the moment he ran out, Li Haotian felt an irresistible force pressing down on him.

The sky also darkened at this time.

In an instant, the world spun around, and day turned into night.

Everything seemed to have been frozen in time.

In the blink of an eye, countless strange threads condensed into a giant face in the sky.

Li Haotian couldn't describe this face. Just one glance sent countless venomous and twisted voices through his mind, voices that made his soul feel like it was about to explode.

Even with magical artifacts protecting them, there was no way to stop the overwhelming pollution.

"Holy crap, Dormammu."

Li Haotian covered his head and swore.

He never imagined that he would encounter the power of the source in this way.

The enormous face before him bore a striking resemblance to Dormammu from the movies, exuding an overwhelming sense of menace.

But he doesn't have the Time Stone!

Moreover, this face is so abstract that it cannot be described in any language.

Li Haotian felt like he was going to explode if he looked at himself even once more.

Moreover, although the large face in front of us may not be the source's true form, it is definitely a means by which the source operates.

It is clear that the source has been identified as Li Haotian.

Otherwise, Li Haotian wouldn't have been locked down, and his soul wouldn't have been invaded and corrupted.

Li Haotian could sense that the divine power on the jade ruyi was being rapidly depleted.

If it weren't for the jade ruyi and other magical artifacts protecting him, Li Haotian would likely not only have his soul corrupted, but would have died instantly.

Li Haotian knew that the time had come.

He directly activated the divine power within the jade ruyi, and then recited:

"Goddess Mazu, save me!"

After reading it, Li Haotian lost consciousness.

In an instant, countless strange threads appeared deep within his soul, binding it and constantly tearing at Li Haotian's soul, seemingly trying to rip it apart and devour it.

Fortunately, at the critical moment, the magic plate on Li Haotian's body suddenly emitted a strong light.

A golden light emanated from the wooden board, instantly dissolving the strange threads deep within Li Haotian's soul.

But the mysterious silk did not give up and still tried to invade. Moreover, at this time, some dark energy had already appeared deep within Li Haotian's soul, which even the golden light could not eliminate.

At this moment, the giant face in the sky seemed to be about to act again, and countless eerie threads rushed towards Li Haotian.

Suddenly, a tremendous roar came from the sky.

"presumptuous!"

A blazing golden light appeared before the giant face, surrounding a figure—the goddess Mazu.

“Ka-ka-ka-ka…”

The enormous face emitted an indescribable sound, a sound that seemed to contain countless emotions, yet also resembled a vicious curse.

The sound spread out and instantly dispersed the divine power emanating from Mazu, seemingly trying to corrupt her as well.

"Heaven above, I, Mo Niang, today offer this incense and divine body, burning my divine power. May the divine light shine upon all evil spirits, causing them to flee and have nowhere to hide! Resolve!"

Mazu made a vow, and then crushed her divine status without hesitation.

Suddenly, she emitted a strong divine light and headed towards the giant face.

Bathed in divine light, his face emitted a painful roar, as if he wanted to disband.

However, under the invasion of divine power, the strange threads began to become disordered.

A faint point of light formed from divine essence pierced through the face formed by these strange threads in an instant, and the figure of Mazu disappeared.

"Got you!"

Just then, a solemn and dignified voice came from somewhere.

As soon as the sound faded, the giant face in the sky collapsed instantly, and countless eerie threads quickly dissipated, restoring the sky to its original state.

The people nearby regained their senses and continued what they had been doing, as if nothing had happened.

However, Li Haotian's body disappeared outside the City God Temple, leaving only a car behind.

If a cultivator were here, he would see the black aura between the eyebrows of the people around him slowly disappearing.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the special energy deep within these people's souls was exhausted, and their celestial souls were gradually replenishing themselves.

now.

Inside a peculiar space, surrounded by a vast expanse of white mist, there was nothing there.

Suddenly, several figures radiating divine light appeared here, along with Li Haotian, who was lying unconscious on the ground.