Di Yang stood rooted to the spot. Despite having witnessed so many abnormalities with his own eyes, hearing his "master" speak and seeing his "master's" figure still made him instinctively want to believe him.
Reason sounded a warning, yet instinct sank helplessly into the illusion.
He felt as though his mind had split in two: one half urged him to flee at once, while the other told him to obey his "master."
The two utterly opposing thoughts fought a fierce battle in his mind, crushing against each other until his body went completely rigid. His feet seemed to have taken root, unable to move an inch.
"Yang'er, why haven't you come over yet?"
"Wuchen" spoke again, his face grave and anxious, as though he were worried about Di Yang. "You..."
"Roar!"
Before "Wuchen" could finish, the Vengeful Ghost erupted into action.
Resentful Qi poured wildly from its entire body, gathering into black clouds that filled the sky and churned furiously.
Sensing the towering resentful Qi, the [Rising Sun Array] released a crimson radiance, sealing the black clouds within the array.
Anyone watching from outside would have seen Di Yang's little courtyard blazing with astonishing light, dazzling and warm, like a great sun in the night.
Yet within that great sun, huge patches of eerie darkness condensed into chains, whistling toward a tiny figure and instantly binding his limbs and neck.
The chains snapped taut!
Pulled by the chains, "Wuchen's" body gradually stretched and deformed. Yet he seemed to feel no pain, still gazing at Di Yang with concern, his eyes holding nothing else.
Under the circumstances, that only made him more horrifying.
Rip!
"Wuchen's" head flew high into the air, and the chains tore his limbs clean off. Blood gushed like a fountain.
With its death once again, Di Yang