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Under the dark sky.
An icy cold blade that shone a crimson light cut through the fleshy limbs with great ease.Thick scarlet blood splattered in all directions. The limbs that had been cut off disintegrated and scattered into the air the moment it landed onto the ground.The young man’s expression was calm but each of his attacks were fierce. Like an unsheathed sword with an unstoppable force, he forced the giant being before him to retreat little by little.A faint gold light filled the depths of his eyes, reflecting the scarlet scene before him.As Mother defended with great difficulty and tried to retreat, her expression turned solemn.….Looks like she is in trouble.Although the injuries inflicted onto her were not fatal, she was slowly getting worn down. Like a bag with a hole, she could feel the power draining out of her body.Her current state was more akin to a physical manifestation of her powers.The door from earlier had only set free her consciousness and a part of her true power and her true body was still trapped on the other side.The concentration of malice in this world wasn’t enough so she had to rely on a vessel to maintain her current state.But now, not only did the blood sacrifice ritual fail, she even had direct damage inflicted onto her….Although these injuries were still not enough to topple her position, she couldn’t help but feel that she was in danger.If things continued like this, her powers that were released into the real world would soon be exhausted and her vessel would be destroyed. Once that happens, she would be forced back to the other side of the door.No…..She cannot allow this to happen!Mother’s expression turned scary. Her scarlet eyes rolled around in her deformed eye sockets as it flashed a cold and vicious light.In order to hold the blood sacrifice ritual, she had originally hoped to capture and control these two direct descendants of hers------But now it seems that they were cards that she could no longer use.The ball of flesh hanging in the air suddenly grew several times bigger, causing the entire world to shake. The air was filled with a terrifying amount of yin energy.The world trembled.Ye Jia gritted his teeth and looked on with cold eyes.This wasn’t easy for him either.Almost every attack directed at him came from his blind spot and they were all deadly attacks with the intent to kill.His attacks only inflicted small damages on the other party.But if any of the other party’s attacks landed on him, he would most certainly be dead.Wind whistled past his ears as the adrenaline in his body soared to an all time high. He could hear his blood pounding in his ears. It was as if he was deep under the sea. Everything around him became particularly slow. The only thing that was clear in his vision were the other party’s fleshy tentacles flying towards him. All his senses had become sharp and sensitive and his breathing was loud.Faster…...just a little faster.Compared to the mass of flesh before him, the young man was like a speck of dust standing before a mountain. He could be swallowed up any moment.He deftly dodged an attack, his toes lightly stepping onto the other party’s limb. Like a shadow, he easily evaded the attacks. He was like a wind that could never be caught.Mother’s heart fell.She could clearly feel and see the other party improving little by little. He was learning at a terrifyingly fast speed. In less than ten minutes, the seemingly weak human before him had grown into someone who could easily evade her attacks and even have the time to fight back.Mother’s eyes moved down.Ye Jia hurriedly dodged, but what he didn’t expect was that the other party hadn’t attacked him the way she had been until now. Her numerous limbs just hung up in the air.The expressions of several of the fierce ghosts were slightly distorted from shock.“What….?!”Scarlet liquid flowed out.“Ahhhhhh!!!” They screamed as their bodies slowly melted alongside a sizzling sound.Ye Jia was startled. He then saw more of Mother’s fleshy limbs stretch out out like a net, densely covering the entire sky. All the surrounding fierce ghosts were captured and terrible screams sounded one after another.His expression darkened.She was actually……..She was actually supplementing her own health by consuming her children. As expected of the mother of all evils.The woman's scarlet tongue stretched out and she proceeded to slowly lick her lips. She still looked unsatisfied.Finally recovered a little.Her lips slowly split open, revealing her sharp, white teeth. Corrosive saliva dripped out of her mouth.----Now, for the main meal..On the ground.Stench filled the air. Numerous ghost bodies were piled up on top of each other, slowly melting into the air.But the rate of increase in bodies far surpassed the rate of disintegration. Before their bodies could turn into yin energy, more bodies fell, forming a hellish scene.Ji Xuan stood at the top of it, looking like the ruler of this hell.He narrowed his eyes as a cold light flashed across it. His pale face was expressionless but it was enough to make his opponents feel pressured.The side effect of forcibly transferring Ye Jia’s price onto him was starting to take effect.Ji Xuan’s movements slowed down.But the other fierce ghosts around him conversely became even more cautious --- After all, all those bodies lying there were done by this person alone. Even if he was weakened, the oppressiveness belonging to a Ghost King couldn’t and shouldn’t be underestimated.Suddenly, the ground below them exploded.The sudden attack from underground caught all the fierce ghosts by surprise.Countless scarlet limbs emerged like worms and proceeded to attack the ghosts indiscriminately.Ji Xuan’s body was already moving instinctively. He jumped to the side and avoided their attacks.When he saw the scene before him, his heart trembled slightly. He raised his eyes and looked up.Looks like the reason why Mother made her body so big was in order to do this.She was very cunning. She knew very well that, when faced with such a large entity, the opponent wouldn’t be able to see all her actions.So, while fighting Ye Jia, she had used the yin energy from the bodies as cover and secretly sneaked her limbs into other parts of the city.Ye Jia heard miserable cries coming from behind him.The howls were deafening.….They were coming from where Ji Xuan was.Ye Jia was distracted for a moment.Taking advantage of this moment, Mother attacked.Ye Jia reflexively raised his hand to block.He heard a ‘clang’ as something clashed against each other.Alongside a bright flash, a chunk of flesh fell off. Sharp, white teeth bit firmly onto the crimson blade, not letting go.The scythe couldn’t be retracted.He couldn’t escape.
Ye Jia held the handle with both hands, the veins on the back of his hands bulging and his hands trembling from the pressure.He narrowed his eyes and glared coldly at Mother who was slowly approaching him.In the corners of his vision, Ye Jia saw her fleshy tentacles slowly return. The area in which he could move was growing smaller.“I’ve caught you.” Mother said.She greedily took in the young man before her as digestive juices dripped from her lips.Ye Jia smiled lightly, “Really?”He suddenly let go of his scythe, dropped down and flew towards the only opening before the encirclement was closed.Trying to escape?!Mother’s expression turned fierce. She chased after him closely while her tentacles charged over from the other end.But the moment she loosened her teeth around the scythe, the scarlet blade disappeared.Ye Jia raised his head and looked up.A small smile rested on his lips. It was very fleeting but it contained some mockery.His eyes remained fixed on the giant monster before him. The scythe once again appeared in his hands.Damn! He wasn’t trying to escape!Mother hurriedly stepped back.But it was too late. She wasn’t able to move out of the other party’s range of attack in such a short amount of time.The icy cold blade that shone a scarlet light drew a perfect arc in the air.“Ahhhhhhhhhhh--------”Mother’s leg split open. The moment it was cut open, the colour started to fade.This was the second limb that had been cut off since the wrist from earlier.But----Her screams suddenly stopped and her expression turned terrifying. She suddenly charged forward, her lips splitting open as she laughed deviously, “It’s okay. I already know your weakness.”Ye Jia’s heart skipped a beat.Mother’s limbs flew past his head, attacking a place behind him.A low grunt belonging to a man sounded.Ye Jia’s pupils constricted. He instinctively looked back.Ji Xuan was there in the air. A pair of lips appeared on the fleshy tentacle and smirked at Ye Jia, “See? Your weakness.”Mother was approaching from behind.In an instant, the fight was settled.Ye Jia had no way out.The monster behind him suddenly opened her large mouth, swallowing the young man in one bite.The woman’s figure was still slender. One could hardly tell that she had just eaten a young man that was taller than herself.The corners of her split lips were raised as her eyes gleamed with satisfaction.Ye Jia had never made a mistake during this fight.Like a machine made for battle, his nerves, bones and muscles were all working at maximum efficiency. It was enough to make Mother feel scared.But she noticed the moment Ye Jia lost concentration when he heard screams coming from Ji Xuan’s direction.So at that moment, Mother understood what she should do next.Mother smiled.He was a human. Even if he was strong, he was no exception ---- Weak, stupid and predictable.As long as she has his weakness, he would no longer be a threat to her.The only unfortunate thing was….She lowered her eyes and looked at her leg that had been cut off. Under the jagged cut, fleshy masses of flesh squirmed about as dark liquid dripped out. The moment it came into contact with the air, it scattered into the air like ash.Mother’s expression twisted for a moment.He had actually made her lose one of her legs before he died….She had let him off too easily by just eating him. She should’ve made that ignorant human suffer more first.She slowly retracted her numerous limbs and looked into the distance-----Now, she should go and see her other ignorant child..“Alright, you can stop.”Mother’s lazy voice sounded from above.Below her, the fierce ghosts all stopped their attacks and fearfully backed away.The woman sat on a hill-like mass of flesh and looked down with her pale face. Her hand and leg were severed and giant limbs that looked too large for her body stretched out from it, wrapping around the mass of flesh she sat on.She slowly wiped off the blood on her face and looked down at the man standing amidst the ghost corpses.The other party looked back.His expression was cold and indifferent but there appeared to be a terrible storm brewing in the depths of his eyes that resembled Mother’s.Ji Xuan asked slowly, “Where is he?”The man stood there with his back perfectly straight as he asked this question. Only the hands hanging by his sides tightened into fists.Mother smiled, “Why? You’re still asking about him at a time like this?”To think that he would actually ask such a naive question.He was no longer like the old Ji Xuan.Mother shook her head and said with some disappointment, “I didn’t expect you to end up being infected by that human’s stupidity in such a short amount of time.”“I don’t need disobedient children.” The woman raised her pale hand and rested it on her stomach. Her lips held a light smile, “I got him to go back to where he should be.”In an instant, the air was deadly silent.Ji Xuan’s eyes were dark. He stared deeply at the woman before him as dark emotions surged under his seemingly calm surface. Mother took in the silent Ji Xuan and stretched out her hand:“My child. As long as you are willing to admit to your mistakes, I will forgive you.”She smiled:“Of course, there will still be a small punishment.”After all, if she left him alive, Ji Xuan would be useful for her blood sacrifice ritual in the future.
Mother looked down at her fingers and said lightly, “Why don’t you start by personally killing those ghosts and humans who dare to defy me?”Ji Xuan chuckled, “You sure are magnanimous.”His tone was flat and sarcastic.Mother’s expression darkened.She could hear the disrespect in the other person’s words.Her thin finger tapped impatiently onto the ball of flesh, “Are you thinking that….you still have the right to defy me?”Mother sneered, “You think I don’t know? For Ace to be able to hurt me with that scythe and for him to be able to use your ability, it was because you took on the price and allowed him to get away with the benefits only.”“How selfless.” She revealed a contemptuous expression, “But unfortunately, you chose the wrong person.”Mother leaned closer, “And now, not only are you unable to harm me, you’re also….”Her gaze swept up and down the man before her, taking in the other party’s weakened state, “You must be suffering right now.”“You clearly don’t have the ability to fight back yet you’re still trying to hold on…..How stupid.” Mother shook her head disapprovingly, “Did you know? With you like this, I don’t even need to personally take you on.”She scanned across the scene below her.But Ji Xuan continued to maintain that indecipherable expression. He didn’t agree or deny it and just stood there like a statue.Mother twisted the corners of her lips to reveal a malicious smile, “You don’t believe me?”“Then let’s give it a try.” The woman raised her hand slightly and one of her fleshy limbs split open and flew towards several of the fierce ghosts standing around in anticipation.Plunge.As it pierced through them, loud roars sounded.All of their eyes began to shine a red light as they stared at Ji Xuan who stood before them.“Go.” Mother commanded lightly with a smile.With loud, frenzied howls, like mad dogs whose chains had been cut off, the fierce ghosts all charged towards Ji Xuan.Each of their combat powers had risen exponentially compared to earlier. Ji Xuan who was already at a disadvantage found himself in an even more troublesome situation. He dodged and evaded with great difficulty as more and more injuries appeared on his body. Little by little, his movements grew sluggish.Mother lowered her eyes and appreciated Ji Xuan’s sorry state.“Have you thought it through?”Ji Xuan’s pale figures pierced through the throats of one of the fierce ghosts. His lips curled with mockery:“Of course.”The next fierce ghost left three bone-deep slashes across his arm before it had its neck snapped.Ji Xuan avoided the third one who tried to attack from behind.Through the large group of ghosts, his scarlet eyes looked straight at Mother. There seemed to be some dark emotions surging in the depths of his eyes, as if there was a monster about to break out of its cage.”“I will eat you.”--------Only by doing this would he become one with gege.“And then, I will eat everyone.” Ji Xuan continued with a smile.--------Since there is no possibility of a happy ending, then he’ll just let them sink into hell together.Although he was clearly at a disadvantage, Mother couldn’t help but feel her heart stop for a moment when she saw that look in his eyes ---- Her instincts told her that Ji Xuan’s words were spoken from the heart. They were his true thoughts.In that case, he couldn’t be kept around.Mother’s expression turned dark. She then slowly raised her hand, but before she could do anything, a sudden feeling of danger struck her.Like a needle piercing deep into her bones, her body began to tremble.A strong gust of wind blew past.Mother instinctively dodged to the side but she wasn’t able to completely avoid it. With this blow, her large mass of flesh trembled, shook and broke down into smaller pieces. This was the terrible power of malice.A skeleton monster slowly stepped out. The giant head belonging to a goat still had remnants of blood and flesh on it. A scarlet light shone from its dark eye sockets.It was the blood gu fish.Mother’s expression was dark.Suddenly-----“Hey! Why didn’t you tell me that you’re gathering here?”Not far away, an arrogant voice sounded.Yin fire roared through the gathering of ghosts, crackling loudly.“Blast! Leave some for me!” A young woman’s voice sounded alongside the roaring of a chainsaw, “Do you realise how long I’ve been locked up for? I’ve become all rusty!”“Hey, you two, don’t be so reckless.” A man said with some helplessness.The next second, a swarm of insects including a giant centipede appeared, crushing a bunch of the B-Level fierce ghosts in an instant.A shadow ghost also made a timely appearance behind him and swallowed up a fierce ghost along the way. It turned its head and explained to its boss, “U-um, it’s not that I didn’t try to stop them, they were the ones who insisted….”“Bang-----”A huge crash sounded from above.The blood gu fish swung its tail and once again charged at Mother. It bit onto the other party’s fleshy tentacle, not showing any signs of letting go.After being thrown off, even despite the broken bones, the blood gu fish continued to charge at Mother, attacking the mass of flesh before it..-----”Bang” “Bang”.The surroundings were deadly silent. Only the faint sound of something being hit could be heard coming from a place far, far away.The place shook.Like he had fallen into the deep sea, the entire world trembled slightly.What……?Ye Jia’s eyelids trembled slightly.Then, there was another crash.He opened his eyes.It was pitch black.A layer of blood enveloped Ye Jia, loyally protecting its master.Where…..is this?Ye Jia’s brain slowly started to work.“Bang!”Again.He stood up with difficulty but because he had no strength in his body, he couldn’t help but fall back down again.“Clang.”
Something fell.Ye Jia felt around him ----- It was a small triangle shaped jade with an eye-shaped hole in the centre.He was surprised.The Omniscient Eye.That name suddenly surfaced to his mind.As Ye Jia held it, his chaotic mind slowly settled down.He remembered what happened before he fell unconscious.So…….Ye Jia looked around at the darkness before him.He should be inside Mother at this moment.Ye Jia couldn’t summon his weapon.Neither his scythe or the waves of blood that Ji Xuan passed onto him could be summoned or used.Only the wall of blood around him remained, separating Ye Jia from the darkness outside.….How to get out of this place?The icy cold surface of the Omniscient Eye was warmed by his body temperature. The sharp edges brought about some pain in his palm.Ye Jia was stunned for a moment.After some hesitation, he slowly raised his hand and brought the Omniscient Eye in front of his eye.The scene before him was terrifying. Even Ye Jia couldn’t help but forget to breathe for a few seconds.In that darkness…it was completely filled with the souls Mother had consumed. Humans, ghosts, those that are in pain, those that are in fear, they were completely piled on top of each other, filling the space. There was no beginning or end in sight.Ye Jia took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.Then, through the Omniscient Eye, he slowly searched for a place to escape.Ye Jia suddenly noticed that there was a place somewhere in the distance where light peeked through..Humans and ghosts fought.In addition to the experienced players, ordinary members of the Bureau also joined the fight. They discreetly formed small teams and used various props and weapons to deal with the scattering fierce ghosts.Everyone’s eyes burned with passion. They fought not only for their own survival but also for the future of this world.In the air.Mother glared furiously at the blood gu fish before her.Behind her, giant fleshy limbs writhed around as it slowly repaired itself.She narrowed her eyes darkly and looked unblinkingly at the monster before her.The blood gu fish swayed its tail and lowered its head slightly. Its horns flashed a sharp light and it once again charged at the mass of flesh----Ji Xuan caught sight of this and quickly called out:“Stop!”But it was already too late.Fleshy limbs resembling tentacles cut through the air. It charged directly towards the blood gu fish’s core..In the darkness.Ye Jia approached the light source.It was very dim, almost like a solitary candle that was about to be extinguished by the wind, or like weak moonlight that would be obscured by the darkness any moment.But it still continued to illuminate the place. Like an obsession that couldn’t be satisfied, it stubbornly stayed there.He seemed to be getting closer.Ye Jia could now see a vague outline.It…..seemed to be a soul.Ye Jia was a little surprised.He moved closer. As he got closer, the soul's appearance became clearer.It was a remnant of a soul.Weak, pale, hazy and blurred.But Ye Jia felt as if he had been lured by something. There seemed to be some force urging him to get closer.That soul remnant also seemed to sense his presence. It slowly raised its eyes and looked in Ye Jia’s direction.At that moment, as if he was struck by lightning, Ye Jia stopped in place.His mouth was open but no sounds were made.…...Is it you?The young man couldn’t help but tremble.His mind stopped working.That face…..Although all the features were blurred and unrecognisable, but for some reason, Ye Jia recognised the other party ----- Even after such a long time had passed, that familiar feeling was firmly branded into the depths of his soul. Even if he thought he had completely forgotten, crushing pain still returned to him the moment he saw it.He was brought back to that stormy night.Completely soaked by the rain, he stood at the door, looking into the dark room.“Mum…….”Ye Jia’s voice was so hoarse, one could hardly hear his normal voice.He was in panic, and almost frightened.Time seemed like it held no meaning. It felt like it went on for a whole lifetime. Finally, after a long time, that female soul remnant raised her hand and slowly reached towards Ye Jia.On that blurred face, Ye Jia saw an expression he was all too familiar with.Her eyes were slightly curved, revealing a small smile:“You’ve…..grown….”Ye Jia’s fingers trembled. He raised his hand and reached towards the other party.The soul glowed faintly in the darkness, looking like it would disappear the next second.Finally, their fingers touched..The blood gu fish’s large body was completely bound by Mother’s fleshy limbs. No matter how hard it struggled, it couldn’t break free.Mother happily watched on.
Thick tentacles plunged through its ribs. As it struggled in pain, it continued to penetrate deeply into its body, moving closer to its core.The blood gu fish turned its head with difficulty and weakly bit onto one of the tentacles that was restraining it.“Foolish thing.” Mother sneered.Her tentacles tightened around it. The blood gu fish whined in pain.But just as Mother was about to crush its core, her actions suddenly stopped.“What…….”Her eyes widened and her scarlet pupils constricted.Faint cracking could be heard coming from under her skin. Very quickly, cracks appeared over her fair skin. In a blink of an eye, it covered her entire body.“Impossible….Impossible?!” Her expression was distorted as she screamed.This….what’s going on with her vessel?!Why was it suddenly breaking down?!Nonononono!!!She won’t allow it…..she won’t allow it!!!!Panicked, Mother raised her hand and tried to put back the pieces that had fallen off her face but it only made more fall off. In her shocked state, her entire body started to rapidly break down.“Ahhhhhhhhh------” She cried out, “Hurry! Hurry and get me a new vessel!!”The woman’s stomach grew at a rapid speed. There seemed to be something trying to break out—----In an instant, the entire place was deadly silent.Everyone watched on in shock.None of them knew why this was happening.Like she was being rapidly weathered down, mother’s outer skin broke down and her screams soon turned into something that no longer sounded human. She was no longer able to maintain a human-like appearance.“Bang!”A loud sound.Her vessel finally completely broke down and a large mass of flesh fell from the air.No…..Nononono!That mass of flesh continued to scream soundlessly as it struggled about.A crack formed on the ground and an eerie red light appeared from below. The door had opened to welcome her back.At this moment, the sound of something being cut open could be heard ----A bright light flashed.In the rain of blood, her stomach was torn open from the inside and a young man appeared.Ye Jia could feel himself falling.He raised his head and looked at the dark sky above him. He could vaguely see the blue sky between the dark clouds, resembling a freshly polished gem.In a trance, the feeling of weightlessness enveloped him.All he could see was the bloody rain as well as the distant sky. There was also a loud commotion nearby but he couldn’t hear it past the whistling wind.Down, down, down.His limbs felt like they were filled with lead. He felt like he could fall asleep right then and there.Ye Jia’s eyelids slowly closed.Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice. Like a sharp blade, it cut through the chaos, instantly pulling Ye Jia out of his trance-like state.“Gege----”The other party’s voice was low but faint trembling could be heard. It contained strong, overwhelming emotions that felt almost suffocating.Ye Jia was startled.The next second, he felt himself falling into a cold embrace.His falling stopped.He looked up.A man looked back down at him. Under his long eyelashes, his scarlet eyes trembled slightly. His icy cold arms tightened protectively around the young man.He seemed to be afraid of using too much force such that it would destroy this illusion but he was also afraid of not holding onto him tightly enough and letting him slip through.Ye Jia rested his hand on the other person’s arm, his touch pulling the other person out from his daze.“A’Xuan….”He murmured.Ye Jia blinked a few times.A large tear drop rolled down his face.Ji Xuan was startled. He seemed to be at loss. He asked nervously, “W-what’s wrong?”Ye Jia raised his hand and touched his face.It was cold and damp.Tears continued to fall. It rolled down the side of his face, falling onto Ji Xuan’s arm. Ji Xuan trembled, as if he was being scorched.Ah….So that was it.Ye Jia shook his head and smiled. His amber eyes were bright from his tears.“I just…..saw someone.”Someone very important to me.Ji Xuan stared at him.A long time later, he lowered his head and kissed away Ye Jia’s tears.His body still carried a strong smell of blood from the killings earlier and the madness in his eyes still hadn’t dissipated but his lips were cold and soft as he gently brushed it against the young man’s cheeks.Ji Xuan slowly kissed Ye Jia on the lips.This time, Ye Jia didn’t avoid it.With their lips pressed together, Ji Xuan’s muffled voice sounded. He seemed to be trying to act spoiled.“Gege, you promised me. After everything is over….Will you keep your promise?”Ye Jia laughed.“Yes, I’ll keep my promise.”He raised his head and responded with a kiss.