Chapter 497 Mother and Child Ghost
Following the evil ghost's breath, E Kui soon arrived at the center of this strange area.
As expected, the one lurking in this area was indeed an evil ghost.
The only difference was that unlike what E Kui had imagined, the evil ghost was not a vicious and evil creature.
On the contrary, it was a mother and child ghost.
When a mother dies unexpectedly during pregnancy, causing her child to fall into the underworld before being born, this is called a "mother-child ghost."
This kind of ghost is usually a being with two souls in one body - the soul of the mother and the soul of the child.
Under normal circumstances, a child's soul is ignorant and has no mature self-awareness at all.
Therefore, at the moment of death, the child's soul will leave the mother's body and go to reincarnation again.
As for the mother's soul? No matter what happened to her in her lifetime, even if she turned into a demon, she would just be an ordinary demon.
However, in very rare cases, the child in the mother's body has its own self during the embryonic stage and develops an attachment to the mother.
Therefore, when death comes to mother and child, the child will develop an obsession with not wanting to be separated from the mother.
If the mother happens to be worried about the baby in her belly at this time.
Then a "mother-child ghost" that is completely different from normal evil ghosts was born.
As individuals, the mother and child ghosts are two independent beings.
But from the perspective of ghosts, the mother-and-child ghost is an extremely special and rare double-bodied ghost.
Of course, if that were all, E Kui wouldn't just stand there in a daze.
What really shocked Ekui was that he did not feel any resentment or hatred from the mother and child ghosts.
Ghosts are also born out of obsession, and what gives birth to both mother and child ghosts is pure love and attachment.
This was something that E Kui had never come into contact with and was completely unable to understand.
When it was in the [Box of the Creator], the Evil Kui was able to evolve from a single-celled organism into a truly intelligent creature, fundamentally due to its will to "sacrifice everything in order to survive."
And when E Kui descended to the Mountain and Sea Realm as a "nameless soul".
All it felt from its creator was indifference and malice, there was no so-called "love" at all.
Even if it was reincarnated as the evil Kui it is today, it has never felt kindness from anyone.
"No... maybe there was..."
He suddenly shook his head and murmured something, because E Kui thought of the Creator and the Goddess of Death who gave him his current name.
After all, if it weren't for their kindness, E Kui wouldn't be the E Kui he is now.
"ah!!!"
Just as E Kui was deep in thought, the mother and child ghosts not far away finally discovered the unidentified intruder.
The mother ghost, as the mother body, was the first to let out a shrill roar, and then rolled up a bloody vortex and attacked the evil Kui.
At the same time, this area assimilated by the mother ghost also showed a visible wriggling trend.
It was like wrinkles being squeezed out of flesh and blood.
The scarlet blood of malice is staining the land, turning it into a bloody hell.
Clang! Seeing this, E Kui immediately drew out his Demon Slaying Sword.
When the sword was unsheathed, a huge amount of spiritual energy turned into substance and poured into the sword.
The next second, the terrifying sword energy directly cut through the space, dispersing the blood and malice in the sky.
After all, E Kui is a born demigod and the natural nemesis of evil spirits.
A mere mother and child ghost could not possibly pose any threat to Ekui.
No, let alone a threat, E Kui didn't even take the other party seriously from the beginning.
"It seems that beings like Shen Tu are a minority after all."
When the Demon-Slaying Sword was sheathed, E Kui still stood there motionless, as if nothing had happened.
However, from the slightly fluctuating look in Ekui's eyes, it was not difficult to tell that his current mood was not as calm as he appeared to be.
It was not until this moment that E Kui had a clear understanding of his own strength.
As long as the opponent is not an out-of-specification existence like Shentu, with Ekui's current strength he can easily walk all over the underworld.
“Oh…”
Just as E Kui was about to walk slowly towards the mother ghost that he had chopped in half with his sword not far away, a shrill baby cry suddenly sounded again.
Looking in the direction of the sound, a baby-like ghost suddenly appeared next to the mother ghost.
“Oh…”
He reached out and stroked the gaping wound on the female ghost's body.
The little ghost seemed to be crying in a state of confusion, as if he had no idea what had just happened.
The seriously injured mother ghost, after noticing the evil Kui's footsteps, struggled to stand up again and barely blocked the little ghost behind her.
Unfortunately, he took a direct hit from the Demon-Slaying Sword.
This was all the mother ghost could do. She was completely powerless to launch any counterattack against the evil Kui.
“…”
Witnessing this scene, E Kui couldn't help but stop.
Looking at the mother ghost who was still determined to protect the little ghost even though she was seriously injured, E Kui's cold heart seemed to throb a little.
“Don’t… come over here…”
Seeing this, the female ghost spoke in an almost pleading tone.
Although her voice was very hoarse and seemed a little strange because she hadn't communicated with anyone for a long time.
However, the fact that an irrational evil ghost could be forced to regain his "reason" was enough to show the deterrent power of the sword that Ekui had used before.
"You are beyond help."
After a brief silence, E Kui said this.
The sword that E Kui had swung previously not only cut off this alienated space, but also killed the souls of the mother and child ghosts.
"No... my child... can still be saved..."
As if she had a last breath of life, the mother ghost regained her sanity and continued to beg.
"He... can still be saved..."
"Please... don't hurt him..."
She turned around with difficulty and caressed the still ignorant little ghost. Her maternal love was fully displayed at this moment.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, E Kui also saw the little ghost's current condition.
At the last moment before she swung her sword, the mother ghost took the initiative to cut off the umbilical cord connecting her child ghost, saving her child at the cost of almost losing her soul.
Otherwise, even if she was defeated by E Kui, she would not be killed by the other party with one sword.
After realizing this, the throbbing in E Kui's heart became more obvious.
However, before E Kui could figure out the source of the throbbing in his heart, the mother ghost quickly dissipated because she could not withstand the power of the Ghost-Slaying Sword.
“Oh…”
He watched helplessly as his mother disappeared from existence and turned into particles of light all over the sky.
Although the ignorant little kid didn't know what this meant, he still cried out loudly instinctively, as if he wanted to call his mother back in this way.
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