The creation he had dreamed of...
Xu Yuan fell silent.
The Selection Tournament's task had been broken into three parts.
Now,
it seemed he could begin the part that said, "Build the creation of your dreams."
If he could make anything, what had he always dreamed of?
If he used Eldritch Creation to make it, and it came to life...
Xu Yuan thought for a while, then suddenly sprang up, plunged into the mist, and vanished.
Elsewhere,
in the Parallel World,
the Funeral Love Family's Factory had been converted into a base.
The moment Xu Yuan appeared,
cries rang out all around him. "Boss Zang Ai!" "The boss is back!" "Come look, it's the boss!"
Xu Yuan looked up at the towering bone base, a strange expression crossing his face.
"Zang Ai, you're back."
Zang Ling stepped out from among the ghosts and greeted him with a smile.
"Yeah, but what exactly have you built here?" Xu Yuan asked.
The ghosts all turned to look.
The bone base was hollow, with enormous wings spreading from either side. A head had been carved in the middle, and it bore a distinct resemblance to Xu Yuan—though its hairstyle was rather outrageous.
"It's a statue. We live in the village beneath it," Zang Ling said.
"Why give it two wings?" Xu Yuan asked.
"Because... they look good. Boss, don't you think it's cool?"
"It looks spectacular, Boss Zang Ai!"
The male and female ghosts all chimed in at once.
Xu Yuan stared at the likeness of his face. Something about this felt familiar.
Then he remembered...
"Zang Ling, carve likenesses of the rest of you up there too. From now on, we'll call this place Burial Shadow Village," Xu Yuan said.
"Yes, Boss Zang Ai!" Zang Ling replied.
The ghosts grew excited.
They