504 Spirit Sealing (2/2)
However, the effects were astonishing.
Just as the rune was almost covering Fang Yuan's entire face, there was a dim glow in his eye.
”The best outcome would be to let him willingly help is. Unfortunately... we can only use our last resort, using him as the tool to allow us to complete our curse on the 'Door'!”
Tantai Guijing sighed. ”Prepare to... open the netherworld! Also, lock Jueqing up.”
All the elders were overwhelmed with emotions of all sorts.
Outside, many members of the Tantai Family were already waiting. They were donned in a black attire and held tools in their hands as they appeared well-prepared for what was about to come next.
As soon as they heard the order, they immediately took action.
Tantai Guijing and the rest brought Fang Yuan to the Hall of Sacrifice.
The place of connection to the netherworld was there!
”Woooo!”
A bewildering fog appeared in the surroundings. It covered the sky and light could only seep through the fog. It was as though they had arrived in another world.
'They... They don't intend to remove the curse. Instead, they are treating me as a sacrifice to tide through this cycle!'
Fang Yuan's consciousness was still attempting to struggle in the final moments.
The Tantai Family had a few intentions as they watched Fang Yuan grow. If Fang Yuan was able to mature, they would risk it all to attempt to remove the curse.
However, this cycle seemed especially dangerous and even the head and the elders were not confident of tiding through it. Therefore, they had prepared to sacrifice him to mitigate the effects on themselves.
'I think that I will not be the only one entering the netherworld this time!'
Fang Yuan could sense a huge danger approaching. 'If I cannot escape... I will die!'
'I have no other choice!'
He had made up his mind. Absorbing the mutated dream elemental force, his willpower started to focus on the question marks in his stats window.
”Buzz! Buzz!”
The entire stats window started to shake violently. In an instant, the unknown fog started to dissipate and the question marks beside his techniques turned into a new number and more information flooded the stats window:
'Active Physical Property - Spirit Sealing Body!'
'Spirit Sealing Body (1st Grade): Your body is a weapon which is able to seal evil ghosts. You will able to seal any ghost that you come into contact with into your body! You have activated the 1st Grade, and the capacity for sealing evil ghosts: 1! You can choose to release the ghost!'
”According to this realm, since souls and curses cannot be destroyed, this ability to seal ghosts in me might just be the most powerful...”
Fang Yuan felt a little confused. ”How did it appear?”
The advent of evil ghosts would surely not bring with them the counter to their own kind. Fang Yuan knew himself and knew that this was not a skill of Tantai Mieming's, but his own.
”Could it be that... I have the blood of the Tantai Family?”
The Tantai Family was a renowned family of exorcists. Their blood would have the unique gene which might activate certain abilities in their descendants.
After eliminating all the possibilities, even though this explanation might sound absurd, it was the only one!
”Initially, Tantai Juexin and Su Xin's child would have the greatest potential among the people of the Tantai Family. He would be able to awaken the property to seal spirits, becoming the last hope of his family!”
The blood of the Tantai Family already had the potential to mutate by itself. It was only normal for the ability to counter ghosts to be mutated from the people of the Tantai Family.
Fang Yuan had even suspected that this child might just be a Fate Soul created by the realm's last ditch attempt to save itself!
Unfortunately, the Tantai Family was unaware of this and had decided to curse this child, using it as a tool to fight against the invasion of evil spirits!
This would be akin to destroying their own hope! What an irony!
”Although the true spirit of Tantai Mieming has already been killed by the fellow elders, the evil ghost which they have summoned must have been sealed by my physical property to my advantage?”
Fang Yuan was about to figure out the complete truth to the secrets of his birth.
It was the 'truth' that even Tantai Guijing was unaware about!
”The Fate Souls created by the realm would always be estranged. The will of this realm would either have been destroyed or have gone crazy...”
”But now, my survival depends on it.”
”The control methods of the Tantai Family will be able to control me as a human being, but it will surely not be able to control the evil ghost which I am about to release!”
Fang Yuan finally understood something. At that moment where he had awakened his own physical property, he must have likely to accidentally released the evil ghost, causing the unlucky servant's death.
”Spirit Sealing Body will allow be to seal the evil ghost in me and therefore allowing me to use its powers? Interesting!”
In Fang Yuan's consciousness, he released his tyrannical willpower. ”Since this is so... I shall release you!”
In the real world.
The zombie-like Tantai Mieming suddenly stopped in his tracks. The black earthworm print started to subside from his skin.
”This is not good!”
Tantai Guijing was shocked. With that, he quickly took a glance at his own mirror.
Blood started to gush out from his mirror. Tantai Mieming's image was undergoing a certain change.
The young kid was growing. He grew taller and stronger and finally... he became a mature young adult.
His facial features were blurred and he was wearing a white shirt. His skin was dark-green as though he was frozen to death.
”How is this possible? He is no longer a human, but a real... ghost!”
Chill vibes began to fill his heart.
This was true horror...