Chapter 1560 - 1523: Surfacing and Guarding the Corpse

Chapter 1560: Chapter 1523: Surfacing and Guarding the Corpse

When Tong Qian, Li Yang, and He Yuelian opened their eyes again, it signified they had escaped from the Ghost Dream World and returned to reality.

“It feels just like waking up from a sleep and having a dream.” Tong Qian squinted his eyes slightly, having some difficulty adjusting to the dazzling sunlight outside after just opening his eyes.

“Although we didn’t get rid of He Yuelian, the problem should be resolved. After being reprimanded by the captain this time, she shouldn’t dare to act recklessly again in the future.” Li Yang said as he stared at the eerie figure in the red wedding dress not far away.

Tong Qian said, “Yang Jian is as reliable as ever. He has considered all the issues; otherwise, facing He Yuelian now would really put us under a lot of pressure.”

At this moment, He Yuelian also awoke, feeling cold sweat pouring down her body. Despite having regained her terrifying supernatural power, everything that had happened in the dream still left her with lingering fear. She instinctively raised her hand to touch the red veil covering her head.

This supernatural item couldn’t block the invasion of the Ghost Dream; otherwise, she wouldn’t have lost so badly.

Now, He Yuelian had completely lost the thought of resistance. She understood that Yang Jian’s warning would only come this once. Next time, she would surely die with no room for maneuver.

“Yang Jian is right; even if I resist him, there’s still Zhang Xiangguang waiting for me afterward, and I can’t possibly handle both of them at the same time. I am destined never to be free my whole life…”

He Yuelian thought maybe continuing to live like this wasn’t a bad choice. At least she now possessed a supernatural power that commanded awe, freeing her from placating most people; compared to before, this was a form of freedom.

Having come to terms with everything, He Yuelian no longer worried about whether her memories had been altered and didn’t care whether Yang Jian could survive and emerge from the Blood Pool.

She just needed to live as she had before.

“It seems I need to rejoin headquarters and start dealing with paranormal events again.” He Yuelian understood as long as she behaved herself, she would be safe, and Yang Jian would have no reason to target her.

At once.

She chose not to linger here any longer and prepared to leave.

However, the Blood Pool was still bubbling continuously, and even though He Yuelian had stopped summoning ghosts, the previous supernatural influences remained affecting the Blood Pool.

This change caused He Yuelian, who intended to leave, to pause and slightly lift her veil, looking towards the center of the Blood Pool.

“What’s going on? He Yuelian, did you do this?” Li Yang noticed the change as well and immediately stared at her, questioning.

“At least right now it has nothing to do with me; I don’t know if it’s the effect from before.” He Yuelian explained.

Li Yang’s expression darkened, “I warned you earlier not to act recklessly; if something happens, you can’t bear the consequences.”

He Yuelian remained silent, standing still.

The Blood Pool boiled, becoming increasingly murky, yet no Evil Hound emerged this time. Instead, as the blood swirled, numerous strange body parts surfaced, including dismembered arms, tattered skin, and bloody bones, and even faceless heads could be seen.

From afar, it looked like a pot of boiling soup.

“Those are not Yang Jian’s body parts; they should be the remains of victims who perished in the Blood Pool,” Tong Qian said while watching the Blood Pool.

“No matter what, the Blood Pool has undergone some unpredictable changes, all caused by He Yuelian’s summoning. Her influence disrupted the supernatural balance in the Blood Pool. I just hope it doesn’t ruin the captain’s plans; otherwise, this situation could get really troublesome, and we won’t be able to handle it,” Li Yang said.

“Let’s not rush; let’s observe a bit more,” Tong Qian said.

The group continued to observe.

As time passed, the boiling of the Blood Pool became more intense, and what emerged was increasingly chilling.

Initially, it was just severed limbs, but eventually, whole body parts appeared, like half a corpse or two dead men’s legs.

The common feature of these limbs was that they were all dyed crimson by the Blood Pool, appearing as if they had been skinned.

In the end, entire intact bodies began to float up one after another,

those bodies did not seem like corpses of the living since living corpses would dissolve in the Blood Pool, making preservation impossible. Therefore, those bodies were likely ghosts, merely existing in bodily form because they couldn’t revive within the Blood Pool.

Every corpse represented a ghost.

No one knew how many ghosts had been soaked in the Blood Pool.

“This definitely isn’t the Blood Pool created by the revival of Yan Li’s ghost; his Ghost Blood isn’t that terrifying, capable of submerging ghosts within. I suspect Yan Li’s Ghost Blood is merely a catalyst, connecting to some terrifying paranormal realm. These ghost bodies emerged from some unknown haunted location, similar to Yang Jian’s Ghost Lake, where a small puddle could lead to the actual Ghost Lake.”

Tong Qian analyzed seriously while observing.

“Makes sense.” Li Yang nodded, feeling Tong Qian’s speculation seemed plausible.

If the Ghost Blood were only as described in the records, it couldn’t possibly assist the captain in restoring supernatural balance; there must be an unknown side. The current phenomenon might be revealing that hidden aspect.

The bodies floating up from the Blood Pool didn’t sink; instead, they drifted on the surface. In just a short time, the corpses already filled the small Blood Pool, but it kept boiling, and more bodies emerged, pressing against earlier ones.

Consequently, many bodies were forced out of the Blood Pool, tumbling onto the shore.

Once the blood-soaked bodies left the Blood Pool, the blood quickly drained, until the corpses reverted to their original appearance.

Freed from the restraining Ghost Blood, the previously lifeless bodies remarkably showed signs of revival.

“Not good, those malevolent spirits soaking in the blood pool are about to awaken.” At this moment, Li Yang’s face suddenly changed.

“Let me handle this.” He Yuelian, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

“You?” Li Yang, who was about to take action, cast a doubtful glance at her.

He Yuelian did not say much; she understood that she needed to do something now to prove her worth. If she just ignored it, she might be pulled into the Ghost Dream World immediately.

Understanding this, she took action decisively, without hesitation.

Taking advantage of the corpses in the blood pool not yet resurrected, He Yuelian used the supernatural power of Ghost Painting to imprison all these corpses in the world of the oil painting, avoiding harm to the real world.

Very soon.

He Yuelian had an oil painting in her hand.

In the painting’s world was a wilderness, with a blood pool in the middle, beside which were piled bizarre corpses.

While in reality, the blood pool remained, but the blood corpses beside it had completely vanished.

He Yuelian could easily create an oil painting using supernatural abilities, and each painting formed a supernatural world, with all paintings interconnected. This could ultimately form an unimaginably vast supernatural space, where even living people could lead normal lives.

However, once entering the oil painting world, it meant accepting He Yuelian’s control.

After clearing a batch of blood corpses, more corpses emerged from the blood pool.

He Yuelian cleared more than ten batches consecutively, with oil paintings piling together already numbering over ten, until finally no more corpses emerged from the blood pool.

“I have to say, He Yuelian indeed possesses the powerful supernatural ability of a Captain Level, which would be challenging for Tong Qian and me to handle these batches of blood corpses.” Li Yang mused inwardly.

They waited for a while longer.

The blood pool gradually showed signs of calming.

“I’ve already finished dealing with the remaining issues; I should go now.” He Yuelian, seeing no more corpses emerging, prepared to leave.

“Wait, there seems to be one more corpse.” Suddenly, Tong Qian’s eyes focused, staring at a shadow in the blood pool.

As the shadow appeared, it seemed the last corpse in the blood pool emerged.

He Yuelian instinctively prepared to take care of the last corpse as well, but then she froze.

The last corpse to emerge was none other than the man who made her feel fear…Yang Jian.

“It’s Yang Jian’s corpse.” Tong Qian also recognized it, showing an incredulous expression.

“The captain’s corpse.” Li Yang was somewhat shocked, instinctively drawing closer, yet maintaining a safe distance due to the threat of the red spear.

He didn’t get it wrong.

The last corpse floating in the blood pool was indeed Yang Jian.

But at this moment, Yang Jian in the blood pool was motionless, his body not decayed, as if he had just stopped breathing, merely floating quietly on the surface.

He Yuelian stood silently by the blood pool, looking at Yang Jian’s corpse, unsure what to do.

This silence lasted for a while.

Finally, Li Yang spoke: “The captain’s corpse cannot be moved; leave it there to wait for the day the captain awakens. He Yuelian, you have a new task now, which is to guard the captain’s corpse from now on until he wakes up.”

He Yuelian turned slightly to look at him.

“You have no room for refusal. There are many supernatural entities aware of the captain soaked in the blood pool, and many want to exploit the captain. If left unchecked, the captain’s corpse might be stolen. If it leaves the blood pool, the process of the captain controlling Ghost Blood will be interrupted. At that point, do you think you can remain uninvolved?”

Li Yang’s eyes flickered.

He knew that He Yuelian had ulterior motives, but this made him even more determined to have her guard the captain’s corpse.

Because only she could intercept those with malign intentions.

Besides, the captain isn’t dead, and still exists in the Ghost Dream World, possibly observing the situation here. Thus, the captain’s corpse acts as a restraint on He Yuelian, for if she dares to act recklessly, the consequence will be a second trip into the dream world.

Tong Qian pondered briefly and quickly understood Li Yang’s arrangement.

He Yuelian fell silent again, but this time it didn’t last long. Her voice soon came out from beneath the red helmet: “Okay, I agree.”

She had no choice because she felt Yang Jian’s corpse seemed to be staring at her.

She had to become a Corpse Guardian.

Or she’d fear not making it out of Dachang City.

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