After harnessing the supernatural bus’s ghost, Yang Jian’s own supernatural abilities seemed to have reached a new level, to the extent that even Ye Zhen beside him felt terrified because Yang Jian wasn’t dealing with ordinary ghosts, but the vengeful spirits filtered by Ghost Lake. Handling even one such ghost isn’t easy and requires full effort.

But now, Yang Jian seemed to be sweeping away trash. The ghost attack not only didn’t harm him but was easily knocked away, and the ghost lost its ability to move after being knocked away, falling into silence.

“What’s going on with Yang Jian? What exactly happened when he entered the cabin? How did he change so much upon coming out?” Not only was Ye Zhen beside him terrified by this scene, but even the three watching from not far away, Leuk San, He Yuelian, and Tong Qian, were also shocked.

Any ghost that approached Yang Jian would be knocked away just by physical contact.

It wasn’t just pure strength that achieved this, but a more terrifying supernatural power pushing the vengeful spirits away.

“Yang Jian must have harnessed a new vengeful spirit when he entered the Ghost Ship’s cabin. Otherwise, the difference wouldn’t be so pronounced, but how is this possible… Even if he did harness a new ghost, it shouldn’t make him this powerful.” He Yuelian’s voice emerged from beneath her hood, filled with doubt and uncertainty.

Everyone knows that the more powerful a ghost rider becomes, the smaller the room for improvement because your own supernatural prowess has reached a relatively balanced state. It’s generally too risky to harness other ghosts arbitrarily, even if you do, you can only choose those that don’t affect your supernatural balance, and such ghosts usually aren’t very terrifying.

So for a ghost rider like Yang Jian, seeking further improvement is extremely, extremely difficult because a single misstep could lead to their supernatural essence spiraling out of control.

Yet now, the supernatural power Yang Jian has displayed is so strong it’s beyond belief. Such a supernatural force is definitely not something a living person can harness because ghost riders can’t suppress such powerful vengeful spirits.

This really is the case.

Under normal circumstances, Yang Jian shouldn’t have been able to harness the ghost from the supernatural bus, but after the bus collided with the Ghost Ship, the ghost on the bus fell into a state of dead silence, giving Yang Jian the opportunity.

In normal times, the supernatural bus would only crash into other ghosts—where is the chance for another ghost to crash the supernatural bus into silence?

“No matter what, this is good news. Yang Jian’s power has increased, giving us a better chance against the Ghost Ship and its captain. What I’m worried about now is whether Yang Jian can handle wielding such an advanced supernatural force. Can he hang on until this matter is resolved?” Leuk San’s paper figure frowned, his words filled with concern.

Tong Qian said, “The more terrifying the supernatural power, the greater the price to be paid. Yang Jian made such substantial progress in such a short time, indicating that he didn’t thoughtfully consider the ramifications of harnessing the vengeful spirit—it was a decision made out of necessity. Even if he’s fine now, once this is over, he will certainly endure significant consequences.”

“He’s sacrificed too much to fight the Ghost Ship, and I can’t help with anything.”

Then he fell into deep remorse.

He thought the ghost makeup could play a crucial role at this time, but who knew such an anomaly would occur?

“Now we can only remain silent and watch Yang Jian and Ye Zhen, hoping he can truly succeed this time. After all, he’s paid such a high price; if he still doesn’t succeed, it would truly be indefensible.” Leuk San’s paper figure said.

Tong Qian nodded, looking into the distance, fervently hoping Yang Jian could successfully resolve this matter.

“Bang!”

With just a simple swing of his arm, a vengeful ghost attacking was instantly hurled away. Despite not exerting much force, the ghost’s heavy and stiff body flew tens of meters away, finally plunging straight into the cold lake water, unable to rise again.

And this situation wasn’t an anomaly; it consistently occurred around Yang Jian.

Ye Zhen, who was beside him, looked at his own fists and then at Yang Jian’s, and in that moment, it seemed tears were about to well up. Now, even in punching, he couldn’t beat Yang Jian. Could it be that from now on, he would be surpassed by Yang Jian, with no chance left to defeat him?

This was too despairing; life seemed to have suddenly turned dark.

“Ye Zhen, don’t get entangled with these ghosts, or else we will surely lose. My strikes can’t put the vengeful spirits into permanent silence; they only last for a while. Once that time is up, we’ll be drained alive just like last time. That captain is clearly targeting us, and unless we perish, it looks like this Ghost Ship won’t leave. Hence, we must leave here and head to the designated place.”

Even now, Yang Jian, without relying on the Coffin Nail or Firewood Knife, could hold his own against the relentless onslaught of vengeful spirits.

But he knew that even a supernatural bus ramming didn’t render vengeful spirits permanently silent. Back then, when the supernatural bus collided with his father, the Ghost Dream didn’t crash into silence.

The complete supernatural bus couldn’t achieve that, let alone Yang Jian’s incomplete supernatural bus power.

“Do you think I want to get entangled with these ghostly things? These things cling like stubborn glue,” Ye Zhen said angrily.

He could also repel the vengeful spirits but couldn’t make them immediately fall silent. Thus, the pressure on him was much greater than on Yang Jian, he couldn’t move a bit freely, and even a slight lapse meant suffering several attacks from vengeful spirits.

Seeing Ye Zhen’s plight, Yang Jian immediately suggested, “I’ll pave the way upfront. Follow me.”

Then, he charged blindly forward, ignoring the ghosts’ obstruction, immediately alleviating the pressure on Ye Zhen.

Subsequently, Yang Jian changed directions again, heading towards a building near Dazhou City.

Ye Zhen quickly followed, feeling much more at ease with Yang Jian sharing most of the pressure. Although the situation remained perilous, at least he had been pulled back from the brink of death. Otherwise, if this dragged on any longer, he would have died here.

“The real-world location corresponding to the ancient house must be very precise. Because the ancient house is small, the corresponding place is also very small.” At this moment, Yang Jian’s ghost eye turned.

At this time, another scene appeared in the view of his ghost eye.

It was no longer the modern city, but rather a dark, gloomy old forest with an ancient house standing tall in the middle, sealed for many years, surrounded by an eerie silence.

However, in another ghost eye, both the old forest and the ancient house were gone, replaced by the district and tall buildings in front of him.

The real and supernatural scenes appeared separately, overlapping, making it difficult for one to adapt quickly.

“It seems that after controlling the ghost on the supernatural bus, even the ghost eye has been affected, possessing the ability to see through real and supernatural places. But this ability is not good news for me—it indicates that the ghost on the bus has already infected my whole body. Fortunately, this ghost has not yet revived; otherwise, I would be dead by now.”

Yang Jian felt uneasy inside.

Controlling this ghost was just to address the immediate crisis. He had even considered dissecting the ghost from the supernatural bus out of his body after this matter was resolved.

But from the looks of it, this supernatural power had already integrated into his body, becoming an indispensable piece of the puzzle. Dissecting it out seemed unlikely.

After a brief thought, Yang Jian, with Ye Zhen, continued to charge through.

The nearby ghosts that were closing in could not hinder him. Instead, they were directly sent flying when Yang Jian crashed into them, even if a fierce ghost attacked Yang Jian, it was to no avail. Neither the curse of the fierce ghost nor supernatural attacks had any effect on Yang Jian.

This situation made Yang Jian even consider turning back to confront the captain head-on.

However, rationality restrained this impulse.

After all, Yang Jian had personally witnessed the supernatural bus being smashed by the Ghost Ship. Therefore, even now, he couldn’t possibly be a match for the captain, so the plan had to be executed normally.

“Right up ahead.”

Suddenly.

In Yang Jian’s ghost eye vision, he had already arrived near the ancient house, and in reality, the position corresponding to the ancient house was exactly an open space beneath a high-rise building.

The very center of the open space corresponded to the courtyard of the ancient house.

In other words, as long as the captain stood in the middle of that open space, and then Yang Jian broke the boundary of reality with supernatural power, the captain would instantly plummet into the ancient house.

Immediately, Yang Jian stopped in his tracks.

He arrived at this open space, then turned to look at the captain.

At that moment, on the nearby surging lake surface, fierce ghosts stood tall, and the captain mingled among them, his lifeless eyes fixed intently on him and Ye Zhen. Clearly, he had followed them here and had not left.

“The second phase of the plan can be considered successful. Next, I just need to lure the captain to the correct location.” Yang Jian took a deep breath, then gestured to Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen seemed to understand Yang Jian’s intention and roughly guessed the trap’s location: “This is putting me, Ye, in a difficult position.”

He couldn’t think of a good way to make the captain step into the trap.

Instantly, the white Ghost Candle flashed in Yang Jian’s mind, but he immediately dismissed this plan. If a Ghost Candle were placed lit on the ground, it would blatantly inform the captain that something was wrong with that spot, and the captain definitely wouldn’t fall for it.

Unfortunately, that Copper Coin had been taken by the captain, otherwise, he could have tried using it.

“Retreat into the building,” Yang Jian immediately said and then retreated, directly entering the deserted building with Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen understood Yang Jian’s plan; he wanted to make the ghost think the trap was inside the building, thereby overlooking the trap at the building’s entrance.

The method wasn’t particularly clever, but it was worth a try.

As soon as Yang Jian and Ye Zhen entered the building, fierce ghosts followed right behind.

But the captain remained motionless, standing on the water outside the building, seemingly sensing a hint of danger, so he didn’t approach rashly.

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