But none of us chose to look away or cover our ears.
We want to witness their revenge firsthand.
Among these hundreds of remnant souls, there are many souls of children.
They were nimble, using all four limbs, and moved as fast as black spiders.
Some of the children still had innocent smiles on their faces, but those smiles now looked incredibly eerie and ferocious.
"Ah! Get out of here, you lowly creatures! You are nothing but food! I am your god, the sovereign who gives you your home!"
A female ghostly figure let out a frantic roar, attempting to mobilize the power of the evil array and the malevolent energy of the vines to resist and disperse the raging vengeful spirits.
But it's not that simple!
My formation is based on the ancestral hall, uses amulet coins as nails, and is driven by the vengeful spirits' most fundamental desire for revenge!
The hundreds of dead souls have been forcibly united into a clear-cut torrent of revenge.
Under this torrent, even a mere remnant soul of a sorcerer, dormant for over a hundred years, is utterly powerless to resist.
"This guy is really into the role, acting like a god and a ruler. No wonder Wu Yan kept calling himself a god's favorite when he was being misled. He's definitely not normal at heart."
Luo Tianhe rubbed his chin and complained.
Upon hearing this, Wu Yan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but shrink back and subconsciously glanced at the others.
He breathed a sigh of relief after realizing that no one was looking at him.
At this moment, he was so ashamed that he wished he could crawl into a hole in the ground, and he deeply realized how ridiculous he had been before.
At this point, the war between the vengeful spirits had intensified.
To our surprise, the first thing to rush forward was the soul of an old woman whose body had been severed in two by vines!
Her lower body was still writhing in place, but her upper body opened its pitch-black mouth as if her entire head had been split in two, biting hard at the edge of the ghostly figure!
She bit off a piece of eerie green flesh, which turned into black smoke and dissipated in her mouth, while she let out a painful yet satisfied whimper.
Sun Wang wiped away his tears and choked out:
“This is Aunt Wang. She used to be a kind old woman who was good to everyone and never offended anyone. Her life was also very hard. Her son died early, and her daughter-in-law ran away, leaving her only a pair of grandchildren, whom she cherished like treasures since they were little. They should have died at the hands of this thing, otherwise her hatred wouldn’t be so intense.”
"Alas, they are all unfortunate people."
I sighed sadly. Although I had avenged them, they were dead and that was that. I hadn't protected them.
It's not that I didn't want to, but I simply lacked the ability, and the situation came far too suddenly.
We've only been here for less than a day, and such a huge crisis has broken out. We had absolutely no time to prepare!
I feel somewhat guilty towards Doctor Sun, as we came to this village at his request.
But so many people died this time; he must be heartbroken to know.
Luo Tianhe patted my shoulder and whispered comfortingly:
"Chen Yan, don't overthink it. You've done your best. This thing is just too brutal."
Upon hearing this, Sun Wang turned around and, with a thud, knelt down before me, kowtowing several times.
"Master, you are the benefactor of our village. On behalf of those tragically deceased souls, I kowtow to you a few times!"
Just as I was about to pull him up, I heard another thud of someone kowtowing beside me. I turned around and saw that it was Wuyan, his face covered in tears.
He kowtowed several times, his forehead covered in blood, then knelt on the ground and slapped himself hard across the face.
"It's all my fault. I'm such a beast! I was bewitched by that thing and believed his lies. Otherwise, otherwise..."
He stammered, unable to speak, his left leg, now just bone, stuck straight to the ground, completely ignoring the excruciating pain.
I could tell that he was genuinely repentant, and although he was bewitched by that thing at the time, he at least genuinely felt that he was doing it for the good of the village.
"Alright, get up, everyone."
I helped Sun Wang and Wu Yan up.
"It's too late to say anything now. Just quietly observe their sacrifices; that should make you feel a little better."
At this moment, in the center of the blood array, the spirits of several children screamed, clinging tightly to the ghost's legs like maggots, scratching and biting with their tiny arms, causing the ghost to scream in pain.
For the first time, fear mingled with that shriek; he smelled the scent of death.
More and more vengeful spirits joined in, layer upon layer, like a black ant colony covering a sugar cube, completely engulfing the eerie green ghostly figure!
The ghost struggled frantically, each swing of its arm scattering more than a dozen vengeful spirits, but immediately more vengeful spirits pounced on it.
They had no reason, only the most instinctive desire for revenge.
"Please, please! Remove this formation, and I promise I won't retaliate against you. I'll even share this immortal technique with you, as long as you disperse them!"
Suddenly, the remnant soul of the sorcerer made a plea to me, lowering his posture to an extremely humble level, completely unlike his previous arrogant self.
"Hehe, isn't this a god or a supreme ruler? How can I, an ordinary mortal, possibly make such a request? I can't possibly accept such a request."
I sneered, completely unmoved.
"Listen to me, if you just nod, you can live in this world forever! There are so many people in this world, even if we use hundreds or thousands of them, it won't have any effect! On the contrary, it allows us to live forever. What a worthwhile deal! Think about it carefully!"
The remnant spirit of the sorcerer struggled while desperately trying to instill his thoughts into me.
"Heh, living like this is pointless. Do you even resemble a human being anymore?"
I shook my head. This guy is talking a lot even when he's about to die.
Seeing that he was about to say something more, I lost patience and retorted sarcastically:
"Just die a quick and painless death, stop struggling! The more you struggle, the more ridiculous you become. You're an old ghost with hundreds of years of cultivation, can't you have any shame?"
As soon as I finished speaking, he fell silent.
He wants to live, but he still has some self-respect. If he continues to beg after I said such harsh words, he's no different from a dog.
The resentment in his eyes was no longer hidden; it was once again laid bare.
"You insignificant ant, you've ruined my grand plan! You've chosen the path to hell when there's one. Since that's how it is, let's die together!"
His voice was icy cold, filled with a chilling hatred that sent shivers down my spine.
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