Ghost Turning Back

The ghosts in the coffin cannot be imprisoned.

Because imprisoning a ghost will trigger its second ability, similar to a reboot, the ghost will abandon this identity and reappear in front of you with a different identity.

Yang Jian had already experienced this once when he was in Huanggang Village, so he was well aware of this.

Since it cannot be imprisoned, all he can do is reduce the ghost's power, decreasing its ability to suppress nine ghosts to six.

Only by reducing the terror of the ghost could Yang Jian dare to proceed with the next step.

The best way to reduce the number of ghosts suppressing him is to remove the coffin nail that Wang Xiaoming left on him.

As for why the target was that coffin nail.

There is only one reason.

Because the coffin nails were made by combining the abilities of three dead ghosts with the coffin, there will be no consequences after they are removed. On the contrary, if other ghosts are removed, they might turn around and kill their own people after the coffin is no longer restrained.

"My power as a vengeful ghost is still usable."

Yang Jian was using his Ghost Eye to quickly scan the ghost in front of him.

He needed to find the mark of that coffin nail.

Wang Xiaoming definitely didn't really lose it; he must have used it to buy time for the ghost to escape.

Therefore, the coffin nails are very likely on this ghost's body.

"Found it."

Suddenly.

Yang Jian saw a dark mark on the ghost's shoulder, a mark that penetrated deep into the cold corpse, running along the shoulder as if piercing into its heart.

However, what he felt was a chill running down his spine.

The shape of the coffin nail had disappeared, and the black mark it left behind had merged with the ghost's flesh, becoming indistinguishable from it.

Did the ghost even piece the coffin nails into its own body?

Or perhaps it was the convergence of various supernatural forces that created this vengeful ghost that plunged everyone into despair.

I can't think about that anymore.

Even if the coffin nails had fused into a patch of blackened flesh, Yang Jian still wanted to dismember it.

The power of the headless ghost should be enough.

He gritted his teeth, and the headless ghostly figure coalesced on his arm. Yang Jian dared not be careless; he decided to try the ghostly hand that had been spliced onto his body earlier.

A ghost hand that can reside within the third layer of the Ghost Domain should, according to normal reasoning, be able to invade the ghost's body.

A black shadow covered the pale, bloodless hand, and Yang Jian immediately rushed forward and grabbed the ghost's shoulder with that hand.

This was my first direct encounter with a vengeful ghost.

The headless ghost and the ghostly hand combined to form a new supernatural entity, attempting to invade the ghost's body. Using the ghost's ability to piece together corpses and the ghostly hand's ability to invade the three layers of Ghost Domain, they forcibly dismembered a part of the ghost.

The collision between the ghosts altered the surrounding environment.

The darkness receded swiftly like a receding tide, and everything around was no longer pitch black. It was as if morning had suddenly arrived. A faint light appeared from nowhere, restoring everyone's vision. Although it wasn't particularly bright, at least everyone could see their surroundings clearly.

"What happened? Is it dawn?"

"No, it's the Ghost Domain that has receded."

"The Ghost Domain hasn't dissipated, and the distance remains pitch black. It seems our location has returned to normal, and the ghosts aren't affecting our surroundings for the time being. Could it be because we've reunited with Qian Yi?"

The others were all surprised and uncertain, but they all felt that the situation must have improved.

However, what they saw before them was utterly horrifying.

Qian Yi's body, bleeding profusely and twisted in agony, was suspended in mid-air by a straw rope. He was not dead and was still struggling in pain, but to no avail.

A cold, blackened corpse stood there stiffly, motionless, with its back to them.

However, Yang Jian's pale, bloodless hand was covered by the shadow of a ghostly figure, which forcefully disappeared into the corpse's shoulder, as if it were swallowed up, or as if it reached in willingly.

Is this... is this a ghost?

The strangely extra corpse sent chills down everyone's spines and filled them with dread.

It's clear from this scene that the Ghost Messenger killed Qian Yi, Yang Jian intervened in time to block the ghost's attack.

It was precisely because of Yang Jian's intervention that some of the ghost's abilities were rendered ineffective, causing the surrounding darkness to dissipate and allowing them to see clearly.

"I've lost all feeling in my arm, and I can't control the headless ghost anymore." Yang Jian's eyes narrowed at this moment. He felt that his entire arm no longer belonged to him. Although he had been corrupted by the ghost hand before, he was never completely unable to move it like this.

Unable to move, unable to retract, and unable to continue dismembering the ghost.

This is a form of suppression.

This is also the most despair-inducing ability of this ghost: it can suppress the abilities of other ghosts without any countermeasure.

But Yang Jian had already considered this.

Because he had calculated that this ghost could suppress a maximum of nine ghosts, what he needed to do now was to challenge the limits of this ghost.

Now.

The real ghost seemed to react to Yang Jian's attack. It no longer stood there stiffly, nor did it choose to leave. Instead, it turned its head slowly and eerily backward, its stiff neck making a cracking sound, as if its cervical vertebrae had been broken. But this had no effect on the ghost.

The Ghost Turning Back, its target seemingly Yang Jian.

This is a mutation.

Because Yang Jian personally came into contact with the ghost, the so-called pattern of being alone will be changed.

If the ghost's detection range is relatively large when they are not in contact, it could be a small area. However, once Yang Jian into contact with the ghost, this three-meter detection range will disappear.

At this point, whoever comes into contact with the ghost is essentially left alone.

Moreover, Yang Jian's contact was prolonged, not something that ended quickly after the initial contact.

Just as the Ghost Turning Back, Yang Jian felt that his body, especially his neck, was no longer under his control and was twisting. Moreover, the twisting force was terrifying and astonishing, and he could not resist it. It was as if his body was making this movement involuntarily.

If this continued, Yang Jian felt like his body was going to be twisted into a pretzel.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Lei seemed to realize something and immediately exclaimed in horror, "We can't make this Ghost Turning Back! This is the ability of another Ghost Tamer, who can make Ghost Turning Back. If it does, the person behind it will surely die!"

"I'll hold off this attack."

He gritted his teeth and immediately rushed forward.

That was the original plan: Yang Jian would be in charge of taking action, while the others had to withstand the ghost's attacks and ensure that Yang Jian wasn't killed by the ghost while he was being suppressed.

If Yang Jian dies, all hope will be lost.

If they can successfully withstand the attack, then they will have a chance to leave this place.