Ten full hours had passed inside the Gu Chamber.
The Living Buddha had been quietly waiting at the passage entrance the entire time. As for the lively and active Abu, she had also calmed down because of the mask's arrival.
Lu and Commissioner Raven had reset all the instruments at the scene, helping Yu Xiaoxiao resist the body snatching.
Additionally, Lu and Commissioner Raven had discovered an important point.
Ever since Yu Jing began communicating with Yu Xiaoxiao, the fluctuations in his mental values had increased twofold. He could now completely suppress the exhausted Demon Monk.
Inside the internal space of the Ghost Orb in Yu Xiaoxiao's body.
The chains binding the Shadow Demon had long since all snapped.
The chained ghost creature transformed into a refined-looking man dressed in a standard office uniform, standing in the distance.
As for the Shadow Demon, it condensed into human form and transformed into the once-infamous serial killer of the Western Continent—the Ripper, Jack. His head was composed solely of shadows, with no definite features.
The demonic aura filling the canyon had now been completely suppressed, returning to the consciousness form of the Demon Monk, Xiang Chen—a decrepit old monk who looked like a corpse.
The fatal wound inflicted during the World War still remained on the Demon Monk's left chest. Because of this wound, his vitality had been draining away every moment while he hid. It was a miracle that he had survived until now.
In the end, the Demon Monk's consciousness dissipated.
He had not been killed by the Shadow Demon. His time had simply come, and the body snatching had consumed a great deal of his energy. His soul was about to scatter.
Even though the Shadow Demon was powerful, it could not break through the Demon Monk's protective barrier