Su Xuan ultimately chose to leave the shell of "Su Xuan" in this world, because that identity had only ever belonged to this world.
Su Xuan knew that shell would attract Strange Creatures from the Real World, and he even watched a wandering ghost take possession of the body. But Ghost Creatures born by accident in the Real World were so weak that they could not even recognize what made that shell different. Any Strange Creature from beneath the Red Moon would have sensed the remnants and aura Su Xuan had left inside and known that it must neither touch nor even approach that aura. Only Ghost Creatures from the Real World, like fish stranded away from water, would hunger desperately for the remnants within the shell, unable to wait.
But Su Xuan did not stop it. Through his efforts and those of the Ghost Shaman, the improved Doll shell no longer leaked so much power. The power of any Strange Creature that entered it would be sealed away completely, and for as long as it remained there, the shell's special material would torment it until it was as helpless as an invalid.
The Ghost Creature occupying that shell had no ability to harm anyone. The entire shell would even collapse and perish within two years of Su Xuan's departure. When that happened, "Su Xuan" would die.
At the time, Su Xuan had never realized that great power was not the only way to hurt others.
To Su Xuan back then, all of this had seemed like the best arrangement. In his eyes, Su Bai had already become capable enough, and his mother's business had stabilized. Their lives would be happier than those of ordinary people.
That was what Su Xuan believed.
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