Chapter 79 Salman (IV)
The moment the ground beneath his feet collapsed, Shi Zishu's vision was filled with blood. Then he felt a strong sense of dizziness, his body became lighter, and he fell straight into the depths of the cave.
The bloody light around him was so bright that it was as blinding as daylight, forcing him to close his eyes. The sound of the wind falling in his ears continued, mixed with the shrill cries, wails and roars of millions of dead souls. It was like falling into a dark hell. Countless pairs of pale hands reached out to him, piercing his body, bringing infinite coldness.
Enduring all kinds of pain, Shi Zishu raised his hand and planned to bite his fingertips, summon Sylvie out, and hide in the different space to stop himself from falling.
But when he closed his eyes and bit his fingertips with his teeth, he found that there was no real touch, no taste of blood, and he could not even sense his own existence.
Shi Zishu didn't know what happened. Just as he was about to call Madam Duosi, he suddenly felt the blood light gradually dim. He opened his eyes, and the light around him was dim. He was in a huge and empty cave. There was a faint light around him, and a large area of blood light was covering his head. He had fallen to the deepest part of the cave.
He frowned and looked down at his body. He had been falling in the air for more than ten seconds. If he had really fallen, he would have been smashed to pieces. But he was completely unscathed and didn't feel any pain.
His first reaction was that he was hallucinating, but the next moment he realized that his fingers were faintly transparent milky white, which was not a normal state.
At this moment, he suddenly recalled fragments: when he was about to fall, Feng Yan grabbed his hand, but he still fell down and saw his body remained above.
In other words, he is now a soul?
Shi Zishu's face darkened, and he raised his hand to touch his face, but just like before, he could not feel anything. He didn't know whether his current appearance was Gu Zishu's or his original appearance, and he didn't know whether the other three people saw anything.
"Bang!"
The sudden strange sound interrupted Shi Zishu's thoughts. He looked towards the source of the sound with alert eyes and took a few steps back.
Now he is in the state of a soul. He guessed that it might be the power of the infant spirit that caused his soul to leave his body. Although the system has not announced his death, his condition is also quite fragile.
The only thing that was not so bad was that he could still open the system panel and his abilities were still usable, but without the medium of blood, he could not summon Sylvie. Only Joan and Madam Duosi could be summoned.
He didn’t know if Miya was here or not; he couldn’t sense it now.
Shi Zishu looked around. This was a huge hollow cave. It was dark and deep, with no end in sight. It was filled with fishy and bloody smells. Broken bones and bloodstained clothes were scattered all over the ground. It looked like a large slaughterhouse, and the noise just now came from the direction with the most bones.
He observed vigilantly for a moment, but did not see the black tentacles that could drag away souls on the ground. However, he also understood that this did not mean that he was safe. This was the deepest part of the secret passage, which meant that Gaivo and the infant spirit were probably nearby.
The chance of escape is probably very slim. He now has only two options. One is to lure Count Gaivo or the infant spirit, and the other is to wait for Miya or Feng Yan and others to arrive here.
Both of these options involve great risks. He had not originally intended to try the former because he looked the same as Claire, and even if the count knew that he was not his daughter, it was impossible for him to fall in love with him. As for the infant spirit of Salman, that was a truly inhuman evil god, and he had never met him, so he could not be sure whether the other party had human emotions.
Needless to say, as for the latter, it is unknown when the others will be able to arrive here, and it is very likely that the infant spirit or Gaivo will kill him before that; what's more, he is now a soul and may have turned back to his original appearance. If he is discovered by Xia Bingying or the god of death... Thinking of this, Shi Zishu immediately called out Madam Duosi to confirm his current appearance through her.
"How you look like……"
Madam Duosi showed a slight surprise, and Shi Zishu's eyes were cold. He knew that he had returned to his original appearance without her saying anything. And he had confirmed before that Madam Duosi's illusion ability could not change a person's appearance.
Now it seems that he only has one way left, which is to return to his own body before Xia Bingying and the Grim Reaper arrive. In this way, he must control Gaivo or the infant spirit.
But Gaivo and the infant spirit must be very powerful. Without the help of aphrodisiac, it is still a question whether they can be bewitched into entering the illusion.
"Something is moving."
At this moment, Madam Duosi suddenly looked towards the source of the sound, her face showing shock, and said: "It is the power I felt before, and it is even more terrifying now..."
"Madam, if you want to drag it into the illusion, can you do it with your current strength?" Shi Zishu asked in a low voice with a serious expression.
Madam Duosi thought for a moment, then shook her head and replied solemnly: "If there is no other force to assist, it will be difficult."
“Assistance…”
Shi Zishu frowned slightly, thinking about how to successfully perform the illusion, when a huge gust of air suddenly rose from the fork in the cave full of bones, blowing the bones that were as big as a hill into pieces. A figure flew out from inside and fell heavily to the ground.
“Boom——”
The ground shook as a black fog so thick that it seemed substantial gushed out from the fork in the road. It contained thousands of painfully twisted human faces, which screamed and pounced ferociously on the figure lying on the ground.
"ah--"
The figure let out a shrill scream, and as he was surrounded by many wronged souls, half of his face was revealed through his pale limbs. It was none other than Count Gaivo.
Gaivo, who had lost his body and turned into a spirit, had his limbs pulled by ghosts. He was in so much pain that his face was horrible and he screamed heartbreakingly, shouting continuously: "Lord God, Lord God... I am your most loyal servant. I arranged everything for you and welcome you to the world. You can't, you can't kill me - ah ah ah!"
"You mean faithful?"
As Gaivo struggled and roared, a light laugh came out of the cave. The voice of the person who spoke was very clear, but also very vague. It was impossible to tell the age or gender. It seemed to be composed of countless voices, containing the breath of death and blood. Just listening to it made people feel a chill in their hearts.
Millions of undead were whistling around all around. Shi Zishu's expression darkened. Seeing that they had no intention of attacking him, he quickly called back Madam Duosi and disguised himself as one of the undead. He blended in with them and observed Gaivo and the person who was talking.
At this moment, the man in the cave smiled again, and his figure slowly emerged from the darkness. His face was blurred, as if he had no facial features. He was wearing a cloak covered with black mist, and only a pair of slender and pale hands could be seen. He leaned over, grabbed Gaivo's throat fiercely, and lifted him up.
It's Salman.
Shi Zishu's pupils shrank slightly, and he instantly confirmed the identity of the person who came. The infant spirit had absorbed many dead souls and had grown from a juvenile form to a fully mature form. The real evil god Salman was born.
"I know exactly what's going on in your heart, Gaivo."
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