YM778.TV Chapter 102 - 102 Shadow
Yet, the Headless Ghost Shadow appeared once again.
It ran out from the human skin paper and began to struggle for control over Yang Jian’s body.
If it truly could have broken free, it would not have been captured by the human skin paper in the first place.
The only explanation was that the human skin had actively released the Headless Ghost Shadow.
Just as previously agreed, it was to help Yang Jian subdue this second ghost.
And the method was still displayed on the human skin.
The handwriting was clear and distinct, showing no sign of fading, as if meant for Yang Jian to see.
Yang Jian was also well aware that without sufficient help, he would be unable to control this Headless Ghost Shadow himself. In a struggle over the body, he would certainly be the one to die.
This was why, upon learning that the method to delay the resurrection of the fierce ghost was to control a second one, he did not act rashly.
Merging directly with a second ghost, Yang Jian felt, was no different from seeking death.
Perhaps among a thousand spirit tamers, there might be one exception.
But such success was not guaranteed, it was a fluke.
Yang Jian did not believe he had that kind of luck; if he did, he wouldn’t have encountered ghosts in school.
“Regardless of why the human skin wanted to actively release the Headless Ghost Shadow and show me the method to control this ghost, at this point, I have no choice but to continue to follow its guidance. There’s no turning back now,”
he felt as if he was being lured step by step by this human skin.
The seed was planted from the moment he had taken it out of school.
Yet reality forced Yang Jian to compromise with the human skin.
It was like a demon, constantly whispering in your ear; one day you would be unable to resist falling into the abyss, walking a path of no return.
“Since I have no choice, then let’s do this. Control the second ghost and stay alive to leave Huanggang Village.” Yang Jian gritted his teeth and once again looked at the Headless Ghost Shadow.
At that moment, the Headless Ghost Shadow tried to stand, but it seemed to be forcefully held back by something.
No matter how it struggled, it was like a shadow under Yang Jian’s foot, unable to move freely.
Looking closely, one would notice a black thread, shadow-like, connecting the shadow to the human skin.
It was helping Yang Jian suppress the Headless Ghost Shadow.
Like a beast tamer subduing a wild beast, it prevented the shadow from recklessly taking control of Yang Jian’s body and breaking free, transforming into a ferocious ghost.
However, at this moment, Yang Jian did not feel fear.
Instead, he resolutely extended his hand.
He was going to deliberately make contact with the Headless Ghost Shadow.
But Yang Jian was keenly aware of the risks of contact; this ghost could easily remove your limbs, attaching them to itself. One misstep, and Yang Jian’s arm would be handed over to the ghost.
But the situation was much better with the suppression from the human skin.
“The arm I cannot give you, but ghost eyes I have seven. I’ll give you one.” Yang Jian’s palm split open, revealing a ghost eye.
The restlessness of the resurrection became even more apparent.
The other eyes were uncontrollably moving around in his body; he could barely control one ghost eye.
If the last one becomes uncontrollable, that would probably be the moment the fierce ghost resurrects.
Careful and cautious.
Thus, the eye on his palm made contact with the black Headless Ghost Shadow for the first time.
Chilling and bone-piercing, it carried a formidable coldness.
The touchpoint between his palm and the ghost shadow instantly lost sensation.
The field of vision from that ghost eye disappeared as well. Yang Jian could feel that eye being stripped from his body, entering the dark shadow.
Quickly.
The hand retracted.
Yang Jian checked his palm… The ghost eye was gone.
A blood-red ghost eye appeared on the Headless Ghost Shadow, and as the eye opened,
the Headless Ghost Shadow suddenly seemed to be nailed in place, instantly distorting at one point.
As if a calm surface of water suddenly dipped in.
Yang Jian, now missing one ghost eye, distinctly felt the restlessness of the resurrection in his body slow down considerably. Although it didn’t stop, from this feeling, he judged that he could hold on for at least another ten minutes without problem.
“The lost ghost eye didn’t grow back,” Yang Jian started to feel worried.
After one ghost eye was taken by the Headless Ghost, he was left with six, and their number did not increase.
“Is this how I extend the resurrection of the fierce ghost? To give the ghost eyes to this Headless Ghost Shadow? If that’s the case… then surely one eye is not enough,”
Yang Jian took a deep breath.
He repeated the process, extending his hand once more.
As the ferocity of the ghost’s resurrection was mitigated, he gradually gained control.
In a short while, a second Ghost Eye was stripped away.
The Ghost Eye appeared on the Headless Ghost Shadow.
The agitation of the ghost’s resurrection subsided once again; at this moment, Yang Jian felt that his Ghost Domain could be maintained for fifteen minutes without any issue.
Then, he continued, giving a third Ghost Eye to the Headless Ghost Shadow.
The sensation of resurrection was no longer present.
At this moment, he felt as if he had returned to the time when he first acquired the Ghost Eye.
In this state, Yang Jian thought he could live another three months without any problem.
However, the method on the human skin parchment told Yang Jian that he had to give away five eyes in total to control the second ghost.
So, the action continued.
After the fourth eye was given away, Yang Jian no longer felt the abnormal presence of the ghost within his body.
It was as if he had become a regular person, and if he did not use the power of the ghost in the future, he might even live for several more years.
When he gave away the fifth Ghost Eye,
Yang Jian suddenly felt that he seemed to be able to control the Headless Ghost Shadow and also to dominate the Ghost Eye.
Was this considered controlling two ghosts?
A delicate balance had emerged.
The writing on the human skin parchment erased itself, and new words appeared: “I actively gave five Ghost Eyes to that Headless Ghost Shadow, which delayed the resurgence of the Ghost Eye, and the Headless Ghost Shadow was also suppressed… but I must not let my guard down, absolutely must not let the Headless Ghost Shadow possess another body, otherwise, it will control the Ghost Eye and instantly turn the tables.”
“At that time, I will surely die.”
“But I also have a way to suppress it…”
Upon seeing this, Yang Jian’s face changed.
It seemed that controlling the second ghost did not achieve a true balance; it was merely mutual restraint that extended the time for the ghost’s resurrection.
But the next time the ghost resurrected, it would not be one ghost, but two ghosts resurrecting together.
As he thought this, the black thread that connected the Headless Ghost Shadow and the human skin parchment,
snapped.
The human skin parchment was no longer helping Yang Jian suppress the Headless Ghost Shadow.
And almost at that instant,
the Headless Ghost Shadow abruptly stood up, pressing itself against Yang Jian’s body in a flash.
It wanted to seize Yang Jian’s body, to control this human rather than be controlled by one.
Cold, numb, the body stiffened to the point of nearly losing all sensation.
Yang Jian felt his body was being taken away.
“Get lost.”
He growled softly.
The five Ghost Eyes on the Headless Ghost Shadow opened all at once, emitting a crimson light.
Immediately,
the standing Headless Ghost Shadow fell to the ground, pinned to the floor firmly by the five Ghost Eyes, struggling in vain like a mere shadow.
The agitation brought by the use of the Ghost Eye was mostly transferred to the Headless Ghost Shadow… after all, the Ghost Eyes were now on its body.
A temporary balance was formed…
“Are Ghost Eyes like nails? Used to suppress a potentially uncontrollable Headless Ghost Shadow at any time,” pondered Yang Jian with a slightly somber expression.
For some reason, he thought of a phrase called “thorn in one’s side.”
But a moment’s upheaval didn’t mean the Headless Ghost Shadow could always resist him.
Yang Jian felt he could control the Headless Ghost Shadow.
As the eyes on the Headless Ghost Shadow gradually closed, it began to change, merging into his shadow like a pool of ink, slowly.
Yang Jian turned around.
Even without sunlight, his shadow stretched out long, and unlike ordinary people’s shadows, Yang Jian’s was pitch-dark and dense… and headless.
Yes, headless.
Even though his head was there, his shadow had no head, as if it had been chopped off clean, the head severed and vanished.
This was the second ghost within his body.
Code name: Headless Ghost Shadow.