“The three of us have been cursed before, but the impact wasn’t significant back then. Now the situation has worsened; it feels like our bodies are being eroded. Realizing the severity, I chose to retreat for now. Otherwise, if all three of us suffer mishaps simultaneously in a fight, it would spell disaster.”

Yang Jian was still holding the Ghost Scissors in his hand.

He saw the curse.

An icy female corpse almost overlapped with Leuk San, beginning to affect his consciousness and control his actions.

When Leuk San was in a trance, it wasn’t him moving; it was that female corpse. His body was like a puppet possessed by a malevolent spirit, being guided to walk.

However, Yang Jian was in the same situation.

The difference was that he was slightly better off than Leuk San. Only his body was out of control; the Ghost Shadow was not.

The Ghost Shadow could forcibly regain control of the body, but this was still a temporary solution.

Li Jun’s situation was the best. He was least affected by the curse because he himself was like human skin filled with Ghost Flame. His human consciousness was maintained solely by ghost makeup. There wasn’t a single part of him that was truly alive, so he hadn’t lost control, only showing slight traces of invasion.

“It’s absurd to collapse even before making a move.” Li Jun said grimly, clearly displeased.

Things had come to this; they had faced so much danger, yet they fled when confronting what seemed to be the source ghost.

They didn’t flee when sinking into the Ghost Lake, nor when surrounded by countless female corpses, but now….

“Perhaps this is the limit of what we can achieve against the Ghost Lake. Just seeing that ghost alone. To go further, either we continue to evolve, or we need to find another way.” Cao Yang, unaffected by the curse, said calmly.

“Moreover, if we don’t deal with the curse now, there’s no way to return to the Ghost Lake. Getting too close might spell drowning death once more.”

Ah Hong asked, “Yang Jian, do you have a way to deal with the curse?”

“We can sever the curse with the Ghost Scissors, but it also means risking other ghosts’ curses. To completely eliminate the Ghost Lake curse with the scissors, I think we need to endure at least three other ghosts’ curses. The Ghost Lake’s curse is more potent than anything I’ve encountered before,” Cao Yang said.

He still felt apprehensive.

Because the Ghost Lake curse clung to you like a real malevolent spirit, hard to shake off.

“As for Li Jun’s curse, pay it no mind. He’s not even truly alive; adding more curses makes no difference to him. His body is dead, so he can’t die again,” Yang Jian said.

“As for me, I don’t need to use the Ghost Scissors; I can deal with it myself.”

“Since this body bears the curse, I’ll just discard it and switch to a new one. A brand new body won’t have this ghostly taint.”

As he spoke, Yang Jian acted quickly.

He didn’t shy away from it.

The Ghost Shadow separated from the original body, taking with it the blackened Ghost Hand and the Ghost Eye within the body, along with all valuable items and paranormal objects.

Thus.

The lifeless, handless body was stripped away.

The Ghost Shadow stood in place, a blood-imprinted face on the shadow depicting Yang Jian’s appearance, as if this was his true self, the familiar body a mere interchangeable shell.

Then.

Everyone witnessed an incredible scene.

A new outline of Yang Jian gradually appeared before their eyes, from blurry to clear, until an exact replica of Yang Jian formed completely.

This person had no pulse, no breath, but a rosy complexion, healthy-looking—a stark contrast to the previous cold, lifeless demeanor.

“Changing reality, creating a new body?” Cao Yang’s eyes flickered, understanding what transpired, yet still finding it unbelievable.

Li Jun and Ah Hong also showed surprised expressions.

Before everyone’s eyes, the pitch-black Ghost Shadow directly invaded this new body.

Ghost Hand grafted, Ghost Eye parasitized, paranormal power transferred.

And in the next moment.

The new Yang Jian opened his eyes and came to his senses, facing an exact duplicate of himself.

It was the old body, lifeless but still standing, now moving forward with each step leaving wet footprints, quickly succumbing to the Ghost Lake curse without paranormal interference.

“As expected, the method worked; I’ve shed the curse.”

Yang Jian, holding the Ghost Scissors, watched his former body.

The icy female corpse had completely merged with the previous body, moving slowly away towards the Ghost Lake, not clinging to the new body.

This was quite logical.

The new body was crafted by the Ghost Necklace altering reality, a product of another paranormal item, unrelated to the Ghost Lake.

“I see, you maintain a human state through this method, no wonder you appear unaffected by malevolent spirits.”

Li Jun realized, staring at Yang Jian, Ghost Flames flickering in his eye sockets, pondering something.

Li Jun pondered, is this Yang Jian really the true Yang Jian?

And when did the real Yang Jian unknowingly die?

Then Li Jun shook his head, dismissing the philosophical musings, not his forte.

“The body is changing,” Feng Quan observed the body discarded by Yang Jian.

At that moment, Yang Jian’s cursed body, moving steadily forward, also underwent strange changes, first with hair growing longer, reminiscent of Leuk San’s, but far more extreme as the growth was too rapid.

Soon enough, Yang Jian’s body had a head full of long black hair, moist and dripping.

Then the skin paled, blood hue draining quickly.

Even the clothing faded to a strange pallor.

In mere seconds, the original Yang Jian vanished, replaced by a new female corpse.

His earlier body seemed replaced by the curse.

“So that’s it,” Cao Yang realized watching the scene unfold.

Feng Quan said, “It seems those cursed by the Ghost Lake gradually turn into new female corpses. With paranormal power, they resist the change, but without it, the rapid erosion is unstoppable.”

“Invasion, replacement, such an attack isn’t from the Ghost Lake. Has the Ghost Lake stolen this power from another supernatural entity?” Yang Jian was expressionless, casually flicking.

A spear flew, piercing through the body transformed into a female corpse.

The Coffin Nail suppressed it, causing the body to fall, unable to move, while water seeped out continuously.

The body deflated like a punctured balloon, quickly withering, flesh dissolving, clothes rotting, leaving only a putrid pool.

“I understand now, that’s why the female corpses can’t reach the shore. Once ashore, unable to contact the Ghost Lake, they’re suppressed, turning into a pool of water like this. But those in contact with the lake become true malevolent spirits, unkillable.”

Cao Yang observed this, gaining crucial information.

Yang Jian said, “Makes sense, but the Ghost Lake is big enough. The female corpse doesn’t need to come ashore; it just waits there for us. Even if we know this, what can we do? There’s no way to deal with it.”

“That’s true, the ghost never leaves the Ghost Lake, yet it can invade other waters through the lake, affecting the city.” The hint of joy that just emerged on Cao Yang’s face was immediately extinguished.

“Your curse is resolved, mine doesn’t need attention, so what about Leuk San?” Li Jun said, “His situation seems to be quite bad.”

Yang Jian turned to look at Leuk San again.

At this moment, black hair had already grown on Leuk San’s head, his skin was pale and delicate, his consciousness seemed to be eroding, one eye was lifelessly pale, and the curse had at least eroded half of his body. If this continues, he will be completely eroded.

If that happens, Paper Man Leuk San might just turn into Ghost Lake Leuk San.

Then another formidable ghost will appear.

“No choice, we have to use the Ghost Scissors; if this continues, he’ll really die.” Cao Yang immediately said.

“I know.”

Yang Jian’s expression changed slightly as he picked up the Ghost Scissors in his hand.

His vision changed.

He saw the cold female corpse almost overlapping with Leuk San, and there seemed to be whispering voices.

Meanwhile, he was already engulfed in darkness.

Decayed corpses, eerie heads, the sound of dripping blood, approaching footsteps… all sorts of supernatural phenomena emerged around him, all accumulated curses.

Every use of the Ghost Scissors touches these curses, and the slightest mistake can result in being tainted.

“Yang Jian, if it’s inconvenient for you, let me do it.” Cao Yang said, “Even if I catch a bit of the curse, I’ll find a way to handle it.”

“No need, my ability to withstand curses is stronger than anyone else’s. Even the curse of the Ghost Lake couldn’t hold me; I believe other curses won’t affect me either.” Yang Jian shook his head, refusing Cao Yang’s goodwill.

Then he stepped forward, ready to make his move.

He raised the Ghost Scissors towards the neck of the female corpse almost merged with Leuk San.

On the first cut, he only sheared away half of the female corpse’s head.

Immediately, all the curses in Yang Jian’s vision seemed to come alive, with a harrowing sense of ghostly revival, all closing in on him.

And the effect of breaking the curse appeared.

Leuk San’s one lifeless eye turned normal, and his consciousness became clear.

“Not enough.” Cao Yang said.

“It takes at least three times.” Yang Jian replied, then extended the scissors for a second cut.

Another piece of the head was clipped off.

The black hair that had grown on Leuk San’s head began to disappear rapidly, and the invasion marks vanished.

However, on the second cut, Yang Jian’s face tightened, and he looked down.

An unknown rotten Dead Man’s Head had already turned around at some point, staring provocatively at him, and though it was slowly disappearing, the unsettling feeling remained.

Looking again.

At some point, that rotten Dead Man’s Head was lurking in the darkness not far from him, like a terrifying ghost standing in the dark, fixated on him.

“Tainted by a curse.” The thought popped into Yang Jian’s mind.

There’s no need for further probing; a mere intuition is enough to determine the current situation.

“Indeed, the Ghost Scissors aren’t a convenient supernatural item. Since this situation is unavoidable, it’s not worth worrying about.”

He finished speaking and used the scissors for the third cut.

Another large chunk of the female corpse’s head on Leuk San was clipped off.

At this moment.

Leuk San stopped vomiting, no more stagnant water flowed out, and the whispering sound beside his ear vanished.

His consciousness was no longer at risk of invasion.

As for his body… Yang Jian did not want to act, because it’s too complicated, requiring at least six or seven cuts with the Ghost Scissors, which he considered not worth it, especially now that Leuk San wouldn’t die.

“Just tainted by a curse, luck wasn’t great but not bad either.” Yang Jian’s expression shifted slightly, then he put away the Ghost Scissors.

“The Ghost Lake can erode consciousness, it’s a bane for us supernatural beings, you all have to be careful.”

Upon regaining consciousness, the first thing Leuk San said was this.

“Already figured it out,” Cao Yang said, “You were having a hard time staying conscious just now, at this rate you would’ve surely died. Luckily, the Ghost Scissors weren’t lost in the Ghost Lake, or else there’d be no way to handle this curse.”

“Thank you, I owe you my life.” Leuk San said.

Cao Yang said, “It’s not me who saved you, it’s Yang Jian. If you want to thank someone, thank him.”

Leuk San, still not fully conscious, thought it was Cao Yang who used the Ghost Scissors.

“Yang Jian, I’m sorry for troubling you,” he said, then felt a bit embarrassed.

“Not really a trouble, the real issue isn’t resolved yet,” Yang Jian said.

Ghost Lake, huh?

Everyone fell silent, enveloped in a rather heavy atmosphere.

This supernatural incident is too difficult to handle.

Moreover, the situation is complex, and from previous encounters, the Ghost Lake isn’t something that can be contained.

Once attacked by the ghost in the Ghost Lake, even if not dead, one will be tainted with a curse and have their supernatural powers stolen.

This means.

The more you confront the Ghost Lake, the more terrifying it becomes,

possessing the potential for infinite growth.

Next time, if they act without confidence, a few more attacks from the Ghost Lake, and who knows to what extent it will grow.

Judging from the current information.

The Ghost Lake’s invasion replaces the living, likely stealing from Shen Lin.

The numbers, most likely stolen from Leuk San.

The clothes, possibly taken from the one-eyed old man.

Yang Jian was attacked but not stolen from, because he previously had supernatural connections to the Ghost Lake, so he was unaffected.

As for Li Jun, he didn’t seem to be stolen from, perhaps because he lost consciousness at the time.

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