Splash!
Amid the churning water on the frigid lake, a soaking-wet figure emerged from beneath the surface.
Yang Jian appeared once more. He had narrowly escaped the captain's restraints, but he had also been forced to pay a price. Part of his supernatural power had been left behind in his previous body. If he did not retrieve it, his strength would be severely weakened.
But compared to dying at the hands of a vicious ghost, that price was much smaller.
"In my current condition, I'm no match for this ghost at all. Not only does it possess terrifying supernatural power, it also has the consciousness of a living person. Ordinary methods are useless against it, and even clever tricks will be seen through easily. This is the hardest ghost I've ever faced."
Yang Jian stood upon the water, staring fixedly at the captain in the distance.
The captain noticed him as well. It stopped walking, then immediately twisted its neck and turned to look in his direction.
The captain saw Yang Jian and immediately understood that the Yang Jian it held was merely a useless corpse.
Yang Jian had deliberately revealed himself because he did not want the captain to truly take away his old body. He had to make the captain understand that he was still alive and had already escaped. Only then would the captain abandon the corpse in its hand.
"Our fight isn't over yet. You haven't won, and I haven't lost."
Yang Jian showed no fear under the captain's gaze. At the same time, he kept thinking about how to deal with what came next.
The captain's stiff neck turned slightly. It glanced at the lifeless corpse in its hand. For some reason, it did not throw the corpse away, instead continuing to carry it as