Time to Move, Tear Them Apart

Bai Zuo was not surprised.

Ever since he had unfolded his Ghost Domain, with no other Ghost Domain opposing him here, he held absolute control over everyone and everything within it.

He could control whoever he wanted to control.

Those who were still conscious and able to control their own bodies were simply those he hadn't bothered to manipulate yet.

A web materialized out of thin air before him. This white spiderweb looked like a thin layer, yet it was precisely this that blocked the bullet that had been fired.

The bullet stuck to the web, stopping a meter away from Bai Zuo.

Bai Zuo hadn't used a web to block Ji Wu's bullets because Ji Wu's bullets were specially modified to destroy webs.

But these ordinary bullets couldn't threaten him in the slightest.

In fact, Bai Zuo didn't even spare them a glance.

Kong Yubo punched the wall hard. Here it was again—this feeling of powerlessness.

When all the ordinary people in the Ghost Domain were controlled by the spider silk, the surroundings fell into utter silence.

Everyone stood still in place, silent, like puppets stripped of expression and soul.

A terrifying, horrifying ghost play was unfolding here.

"Bai Zuo!"

Ji Wu finally squeezed out from the crowd of people who had stopped moving. "What the hell is going on!"

Xu Zhou also stepped out, drenched in sweat. Every time he used a Weird ability, he felt extremely exhausted afterward.

Of course, this was because he hadn't yet raised his compatibility with the Weird, and his control over it was still unskilled. Once his compatibility increased, controlling the Weird would become much easier.

"Brother Bai!"

Yet the man standing on the high platform didn't even spare them a glance.

Bai Zuo looked up at the sky in excellent spirits. The massive spider spun out silk, weaving its web with full dedication, and the unfolded Ghost Domain gradually filled with cotton-like threads.

Xu Zhou sensed something and looked up at the sky as well.

In the sky, Bai Zuo's Ghost Domain seemed to have collided with something.

The space at the point of impact rippled continuously, tearing apart and then healing.

But two different Ghost Domains simply couldn't coexist harmoniously in the same space. They would endlessly vie for dominance, devouring each other until one covered the other.

Xu Zhou watched, feeling a very familiar aura emanating from the other Ghost Domain. He quickly recognized it.

"It's that Ghost Domain!"

Right—since that Ghost Domain manifested as Anyang Island, it meant it was hovering right above Anyang Island.

It had been hiding here all along, stirring restlessly toward everyone on Anyang Island, waiting for the right moment to reveal its true form and swallow everyone on the island into its Ghost Domain.

And this event was practically the perfect opportunity to unfold a Ghost Domain. If the Holy Prince candidate hadn't been Bai Zuo, if Bai Zuo hadn't decisively unfolded his Ghost Domain at this moment—

Once the event proceeded smoothly, the person playing the Holy Prince would be the first to be swallowed by that Ghost Domain, followed by those participating in the Lamp Mansion Festival, and then the people watching the event.

Bai Zuo had unfolded his Ghost Domain first, marking everyone as his prey, and in doing so, he had protected everyone from that other Ghost Domain.

This kind of thing was all about first come, first served.

If Bai Zuo hadn't detected the other party's scheme in advance, and if the other party had succeeded in swallowing everyone on Anyang Island, it would have been very troublesome to snatch people back from their Ghost Domain.

Even if Bai Zuo's Ghost Domain was significantly stronger than the other party's, it would still be hard to forcefully take them.

Not because Bai Zuo wasn't strong enough.

But because the people being snatched were too weak. They simply couldn't withstand the struggle between two powerful Weirds. More likely, their fragile bodies would shatter like tofu in the process of being fought over.

Ji Wu paused. Once he understood, his face showed both anger and anxiety. This little brat!

Even if you were dealing with another Ghost Domain, you should have told him beforehand!

He had actually thought Bai Zuo had betrayed them!

Remembering the shot he had fired at Bai Zuo, Ji Wu's conscience ached!

Although Bai Zuo usually didn't act like a decent person and his methods were extreme, with countless precedents to his name, this time, Ji Wu had indeed misunderstood Bai Zuo.

Ji Wu felt a rare pang of guilt toward Bai Zuo.

Maybe next time, even if Bai Zuo acted willfully, he should be a bit more tolerant toward him!

After all, Ji Wu had misunderstood Bai Zuo and even shot him in the face.

Ji Wu and Xu Zhou quickly made their way to Bai Zuo's side.

The other Ghost Domain had begun to manifest.

Murky water surged in from all directions, quickly flooding every street until the entire Anyang Island was submerged.

Countless hideous faces emerged from the water, staring at the people with urgent, greedy eyes, opening their mouths wide, trying to pull them down.

We cannot reincarnate—come keep us company!

Come down! Come down!

Yellow Spring is your final destination!

I hate this so much! Why are you still alive!

These things are all the lowest-grade Weird. Outside, they can't even be seen by people, nor can they attack anyone. They can only infect and parasitize humans when touched.

But now they're inside the Ghost Domain. By borrowing the power of the Ghost Domain, they can be seen and attack others.

Tens of thousands of the lowest-grade Weird forming a group—that's still a force not to be underestimated.

"These are all Wandering Souls! So many!"

Xu Zhou kicked away a Weird trying to bite him.

But there were just too many Weird!

He couldn't even count them at a glance.

He immediately untied the blade on his back and started hacking away like chopping vegetables.

One slash, one down!

One slash, one down!

His hands went numb from the cutting!

Yet the Weird in front of him kept surging forward endlessly, trying to tear a piece of flesh from his body.

"Damn it!"

Ji Wu was in even worse shape.

Dodging the Weird's attacks while raising his gun to shoot, but his bullets were limited. Even if he fired them all, it wouldn't help.

"You little brat! Stop watching the show! Get moving!"

"Hm~" Bai Zuo let out a light hum. He raised his hand, and a white spider slowly descended from his finger. A blood-red web connected it to Bai Zuo's finger, suspending it midair so it wouldn't fall.

A dense darkness flashed in Bai Zuo's eyes as he whispered to the spider: "Time to move. Tear them apart."

The spider's red compound eyes lit up.

The massive spider in the sky let out a silent shriek, and countless threads under its control trembled.

The people who had been standing still were now covered in a red glow over their eyes.

Crack! Crack!

Their joints made a skin-crawling grinding sound as they suddenly moved. Controlled, they looked like stiff-limbed puppets, lunging forward with uncoordinated bodies to grapple and fight with the Weird.

Xu Zhou looked around in confusion, only to find that the countless Weird had been overwhelmed by the crowd, trampled underfoot, never to rise again.

His bewildered expression shifted to admiration: "That's amazing!"