This is terrible!
Hu Jiu had already realized that time around him had become abnormal. He could still barely maintain normal thinking ability. Ordinary people probably wouldn't feel anything and would be dead by the time they realized it.
Perhaps the Fierce Ghost he controlled was powerful enough to still think and move within this time-stopped zone, but it was also incredibly slow and had little effect.
Since becoming Ghost Tamer, Hu Jiu had not experienced this terrifying feeling of being powerless and hanging by a thread for quite some time.
The mysterious man in black robes moved freely within this frozen time. He approached Hu Jiu step by step and slowly extended his hand.
He wanted to act faster, but Hu Jiu resisted fiercely, completely disregarding the consequences. Endless Supernatural energy erupted, directly unleashing a violent catastrophe.
The surrounding buildings and vegetation, influenced by Hu Jiu, could all function as Supernatural Item. However, this still couldn't stop the black-robed man's movements. Although slow, his hand eventually touched Hu Jiu.
This was perhaps the closest Hu Jiu had ever come to danger. In the past, no matter how much trouble he caused, he always left himself a way out. But now, however, an emergency had suddenly occurred.
Moreover, Hu Jiu suddenly sensed something was wrong; he was unable to unleash his full power!
He also couldn't transform into the real Bronze Ancient Tree to break the deadlock!
Soon, a faint cracking sound rang out, and Hu Jiu's body was covered with a net-like crack. The silver light and shadow twisted and collapsed, and a look of astonishment froze on his face. Suddenly, he shattered and disappeared into thin air.
The mysterious man in black robes lost his target, stood there stunned for a moment, staring at the spot where Hu Jiu had disappeared, and suddenly let out a strange laugh.
"It's fake..."
He laughed unrestrainedly, his sleeves fluttering slightly, and everything around him, polluted and destroyed by Hu Jiu's Supernatural aura, slowly returned to normal.
"Linjiang City is his long-established stronghold. If I stay here, I won't have to worry about not being able to find him!"
The man in black robes was gone, and the nearby streets were still bustling with traffic and pedestrians. There was no trace of the battle that had just taken place, and no one had witnessed it, as if nothing had happened.
Within the Deep Mirror-Image Ghost Domain formed by the Magic Mirror.
The environment here is almost identical to the real world, except that the sun in the sky has no warmth, the light is dim and seems to be shrouded in a thin, impenetrable mist, and there is no trace of living things. The most conspicuous thing is a towering Bronze Giant Tree that reaches into the clouds on the ground.
The Bronze Tree had a metallic sheen, and it had roots, a trunk, and branches, but no leaves.
The dense branches twisted and grew wildly, interspersed with many corpses and objects, some intact and some broken, like fruits—all Fierce Ghosts, yet firmly nailed to the branches.
A prominent human face grows on the trunk of the Bronze Tree, its eyes closed, as if it were fast asleep.
Until a certain moment, those eyes suddenly opened, cold and devoid of any warmth.
"The clone is gone so quickly..." Hu Jiu was somewhat surprised.
After learning that he had been targeted by an unknown enemy who controlled the Time Fierce Ghost, Hu Jiu made a rather bold decision that went against his principles—he created a clone of himself.
This clone's memories have been altered, and it is unaware of its true identity.
Although there was a risk of being betrayed by a clone, Hu Jiu did feel a sense of unease. He hadn't felt this way in a long time, and he wasn't going to be foolish enough to Neglect his Intuitive Premonition.
At most, clones will only cause some trouble, but unknown dangers could be fatal.
Now my intuition has come true. The clone had half the strength of the original, yet it was defeated so quickly. This enemy was truly formidable.
After a long while, the Bronze Giant Tree slowly shrank and eventually transformed back into human form.
Hu Jiu did not leave the Mirror Ghost Domain, but instead pondered quietly. Faced with a powerful, mysterious enemy who had inexplicably set his sights on him, what should he do next?
If you don't even know who the other person is, you don't know whose table to flip if you want to.
However, Hu Jiu quickly changed his mindset. When faced with a problem that he couldn't solve, there was no need to face it alone. Instead, he decided to turn his personal crisis into a collective crisis!
Supernatural aura surged, conjuring a square sheet of white paper out of thin air. Hu Jiu informed the Beidou Organization about his encounter with an unknown mysterious person and his serious injuries.
The key point is that he vaguely mentioned the other party's abilities—suspected visitor from Otherworld, wielding Time Fierce Ghost, capable of stopping time on a small scale, returning to the past, peering into the future, and unconditionally restarting the state of matter...
Hu Jiu was clearly exaggerating and spreading alarmist rumors. Big Dipper might not believe him, but it would be enough to just be aware that such a person existed.
The ability to manipulate time might not be something an individual would covet, but large organizations would definitely want it!
A square piece of white paper covered in writing was folded into the shape of a paper crane, and flew out through layers of mirrors.
A mysterious man in black robes wandered the streets of Linjiang City. There were many pedestrians and vehicles around him, but no one noticed his strange attire.
After a cursory tour of the city, the man in black robes wore a rather amused expression. According to Headquarters, the city's safety level was relatively high. However, he noticed something quite interesting: some hidden, unresolved, and merely isolated Fierce Ghost all seemed to share a slight aura.
He suddenly realized that he might have misunderstood something. Although Linjiang City was Hu Jiu's base of operations for a long time, the other party might not care about the fate of this land at all.
"Can we catch him if we stay here?" A question flashed through the black-robed man's mind.
Just then, he suddenly stopped and looked around. Several powerful, undisguised auras surrounded him.
"Are they Hu Jiu's reinforcements?"
"Oh, I almost forgot, he's not a lone wolf who keeps a low profile and works alone."
"It's so annoying, I hate being stared at." The man in black robes raised his voice slightly as he said this.
"Who exactly are you?" A loud voice rang out as a strange light rapidly approached.
A bald man slowly walked out, his face full of compassion. The sound of chanting could be faintly heard around him. It was Kaiyang from the Beidou Organization!
A halo hung behind Kaiyang's head, like the light of Buddha shining everywhere. Those who were illuminated by the light wished they could immediately prostrate themselves, chanting cold, indescribable, yet grand and righteous ravings, and then tear off pieces of their own flesh.
The man in black robes seemed to completely disregard Kaiyang, merely raising his head and giving him a blank look...