90: Chapter 90 Temporarily Sealed, a Terrifying Afterimage from Ancient Times
What was even more hair-raising was that, at some point, dense clusters of human faces had emerged on the cliffside!
Those faces weren't physical entities, but were outlined by some kind of eerie lines. They twisted and writhed on the cliff, like countless resentful Souls trapped in a mirror, desperately trying to break free from their shackles.
"What is this?!"
A Ghost Controller asked with a trembling voice.
Before anyone could react...
Those faces began to rapidly piece together and reorganize, eventually transforming into a series of grand and grotesque images.
The images depicted a vast and desolate land.
A "person" with a vertical eye on his forehead, bathed in golden light, was suspended in mid-air like a scorching sun.
In his hands, he held a giant bow cobbled together from countless pieces of flesh and blood. The bow was drawn to its limit, pointing straight at the firmament.
His target... was a twisted, indescribable thing that looked like a mass of burning black flesh!
"This... is Hou Yi Shooting the Suns?"
Ning Shou muttered to himself, his eyes filled with shock.
But the "sun" being shot didn't look like a real sun at all; instead, it looked more like... the eyeball of an evil god from the abyss!
Soon, the scene changed drastically.
A giant, ten thousand feet tall with disheveled hair and a peach forest growing on his back, was brandishing a peach wood staff, fighting some kind of invisible, transparent monster.
Every collision triggered a shock like the heavens collapsing and the earth rending.
In just a few seconds, the scene shifted again.
A warrior with no head, using his nipples as eyes and his navel as a mouth, was swinging a massive axe, crazily hacking at the surrounding Void Realm.
With every strike of his axe, a large amount of black blood would spout from the Void Realm... On the cliff, images that overturned all known perception continued to emerge, striking the hearts of everyone present like a heavy hammer.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Just as everyone was immersed in the shock brought by those images...
A dull, low sound suddenly came from the Bronze Palace not far away.
The sound was rhythmic, one strike after another.
It was as if something was forcefully pounding on a coffin lid!
Creeeak... accompanied by an ear-grating grinding sound.
The bronze gates, which had been tightly shut for untold ages, slowly opened a crack.
A cold, decaying breath, carrying a thick stench of corpses, drifted out from the gap.
"Not good! That thing is coming out!"
Wang Yue's face instantly turned deathly pale.
He stared fixedly at the gate, his eyes filled with terror.
"Damn it! Captain Bao is dead, who will lead the sealing?!"
As a high-ranking official of Bureau 749, he knew the importance and danger of this mission better than anyone!!
Inside the Bronze Palace, a terrifying existence capable of destroying the entire Yanlong Empire was suppressed!
And the only one who could use that key sealing item was the S-Rank Fifth-Tier Taboo Master... Bao Teng!
But now... Bao Teng was dead!
"It's over... it's all over..."
Wang Yue slumped to the ground, his eyes full of despair.
Without Bao Teng, no one could activate that [Demon Suppression Talisman].
Once the thing inside came out... everyone would die!
Even the world outside would fall into an abyss of eternal damnation!
Thump thump! Thump thump!! Thump thump thump!!!
The pounding grew more urgent and louder.
It was as if that thing couldn't wait to break out of its cage and see the light of day again.
The surrounding air began to solidify.
A suffocating sense of pressure shrouded everyone's heart.
"Who says no one can Seal it?"
Just then...
A cold voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone followed the sound and looked over.
They saw Zhou Kai carrying the stone tablet and holding the prophecy pen, stepping out one pace at a time.
His gaze was as calm as water, without a hint of fear.
"You are an S-Rank Fifth-Tier Taboo Master?"
Wang Yue looked at Zhou Kai, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes, but it quickly dimmed.
"It's useless..."
"That talisman... only a specially trained Taboo Master can use it."
"And... it requires sacrificing a massive amount of vitality..."
"You're just a newly promoted S-Rank Fifth-Tier Taboo Master. Even if your strength is fictional, it's impossible for you to..."
"Shut up."
Zhou Kai coldly interrupted him.
"Give me the item."
His voice wasn't loud, yet it carried an unquestionable authority.
Wang Yue froze for a moment.
Looking into Zhou Kai's pitch-black eyes, he actually pulled a black wooden box out from his robes as if possessed.
The wooden box opened.
Inside lay a tattered, pitch-black talisman paper without any writing.
The talisman paper looked ordinary, but it emitted an ancient aura that even an S-rank Taboo would shrink back from.
s-rank ninth-tier taboo item — [Nameless Demon Suppression Talisman]!
Zhou Kai took the talisman paper.
The moment he touched it, a bone-chilling cold rushed straight to his head.
He felt as if his Soul was about to be sucked into the paper.
But he did not back down.
Because he knew.
If he didn't stand up, he would definitely die in the end.
Now, his only choice was to give it his all!
At the same time...
Inside the Rebirth Temple.
Lin Chuan was also staring at that black talisman paper through Zhou Kai's perspective.
On the panel deep within his consciousness, a line of prompts jumped out:
[Detected a fragment of a Supreme Taboo Item!]
[Name: Unknown Remnant Talisman (Incomplete)!]
[Rank: ???]
[Effect: Suppresses all evil!]
Seeing the information on the panel, Lin Chuan's heart jolted.
The Rank of this remnant talisman was actually a series of question marks?
Clearly, the status of this talisman paper was extremely high!
While Lin Chuan was deep in thought, Zhou Kai took a deep breath while holding the remnant talisman.
He didn't use the method Wang Yue had mentioned to activate the talisman; instead, he mobilized the power of the stone tablet on his back!
Buzz!!!
The stone tablet vibrated.
An ancient, desolate power of rules poured into the black talisman paper.
The originally dormant talisman suddenly erupted with a brilliant dark light.
"Go!!"
Zhou Kai shouted.
The talisman paper in his hand turned into a streak of light, heading straight for the gates of the Bronze Palace.
Boom!!!
The moment the talisman paper stuck to the gate...
The entire Kunlun Ruins shook violently.
The bronze gates that were slowly opening seemed to be pressed down hard by an invisible giant hand. They let out an unwilling roar, and then... "Bang!"
They slammed shut!
The pounding inside came to an abrupt halt.
Everything returned to silence.
"Suc... Success?"
Wang Yue's eyes widened, unable to believe what had just happened.
That Demon Suppression Talisman, which even an S-Rank Fifth-Tier Taboo Master would have to risk their life to use, was used so easily by this newcomer?
And... the effect seemed even better than expected!
"Whew..."
Zhou Kai let out a long breath, his body swaying as he nearly fell over.
Even with the support of the stone tablet, using a Taboo Item of that level took a massive toll on him.
Having finished everything, he didn't say much and turned to leave.
Now that the remnant talisman was stuck to the Bronze Palace gate, the path they had come in by, which had disappeared, reappeared!
Zhou Kai didn't stay for a second longer.
In his view, since the Seal had been reinforced, there was no need to stay here anymore.
Most importantly!
The images on that cliffside gave him a deep sense of unease.
He felt as if those images... could come to life at any moment!
Watching Zhou Kai's back, the others also hurriedly followed.
As everyone left...
Dead silence returned to the Kunlun Ruins mountain range.
In the cold wind, the Bronze Palace stood quietly.
And on those tightly shut gates...
The black talisman paper was emitting a faint, eerie glow.
It was like an eye that never closed, watching over the entire world... Outside.
The moment Zhou Kai and the others walked out of the Kunlun Ruins.
Everyone felt as if a lifetime had passed.
"Alive... we made it out alive!"
Many people wept with joy.
Wang Yue gave Zhou Kai a deep look, said nothing, and hurriedly left with the people from Bureau 749.
Although the Seal was successfully reinforced, Bao Teng was dead.
This matter was too big; he had to go back and report immediately.
Meanwhile, the Ghost Controllers of the Great Xin Dynasty surrounded Zhou Kai, their eyes full of awe and gratitude.
If not for Zhou Kai, they would have died inside long ago.
"Director Zhou, from now on, we will follow your lead!"
"Yes! We will all listen to you!"
Zhou Kai looked at this group of people who once looked down on him but were now extremely respectful, and his heart didn't stir much.
"Let's go."
He said flatly.
"Back to the Great Xin Dynasty."
"There are still many things... waiting for us to do."
After becoming an S-Rank Fifth-Tier Taboo Master, Zhou Kai was confident he could... completely Control the entire Great Xin Dynasty Government!
Even Mr. K, even the entire Great Xin Dynasty Ghost Suppression Department... could no longer stop him!
He would establish the church for Lin Chuan in the Great Xin Dynasty, ensuring the entire Great Xin Dynasty was bathed in the glory of the 'Rebirth Cult'!!
Thinking of this, Zhou Kai felt incredibly excited and fanatical...