Xiong Wenwen's precognition had not revealed the second layer of this Ghost Domain.
The Black Umbrella seemed capable of blocking certain supernatural investigations, such as Xiong Wenwen's deeper precognition or the curse of Yang Jian's hatchet.
This isolation made the Ghost Domain extremely peculiar. The Black Umbrella served as a passage connecting the layers of the Ghost Domain, yet the layers did not interfere with one another.
The surrounding village was still the same as before, but Yang Jian was already inside the second layer of the Ghost Domain.
This sudden descent had caught Yang Jian completely off guard.
He had not even had time to retrieve his Supernatural Weapon, nor had he managed to notify Feng Quan, Huang Ziya, Xiong Wenwen, and the others.
Within the second layer of the Ghost Domain, there were clearly far fewer vicious ghosts holding Black Umbrellas, but their level of terror had risen noticeably. Yang Jian could already feel the frigid aura around him growing increasingly intense.
But none of this made Yang Jian stop.
He raised his head and looked at the Black Umbrella in his hand, the one he had brought in from the first layer of the Ghost Domain.
The umbrella was being warped and damaged by the rain. If this continued, it would be completely ruined, while the umbrellas held by the other vicious ghosts remained intact.
Yang Jian immediately realized something.
He needed to replace his umbrella.
In other words, he had to deal with one vicious ghost in the second layer of the Ghost Domain, seize its umbrella, then repeat what he had done before and enter the third layer of the Ghost Domain.
Only...
What worried Yang Jian most was just how many layers this cursed place contained.
If he went too deep, he might lose