Chapter 060 Legion
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Before Jisoo could do anything, a thick black gas suddenly poured out from the statue which startled her making her throw the statue to the ground without hesitation.
But as she did so, she discovered that the statue would not leave her hand.
Then she saw hundreds of black ghosts separating from the black gas creating a horrifying scene that made Jisoo feel her back drench in a cold sweat.
She is not afraid and could even fight against ghosts, but with her strength at the primary level of the Breaking Mortality realm, she is not sure if she could handle such a large number of enemies.
She could tell that the number of ghosts before her is numerous.
"This… this is a legion…" she muttered as she tried her best to remove the jade statue from her hand.
But it was to no avail. And what's more annoying is that the jade statue is actually absorbing her Reiki.
Soon, the cracks on the surface of the statue spread, and jade pieces covering its surface fell to the ground one by one.
Jisoo feels astounded and in a panic because… the real material of the jade statue is actually a black cosmos stone.
Black cosmos stone is a rare valuable material in the cultivation planet where she came from. Such stones are used for many of the most powerful artifacts in that world.
Even her valued sword which has become the symbol of power for the sect is made of Black Cosmos stone.
However, there is something that no one knew about this stone that she has discovered. And that is the ability of the stone to change its shape by spirit controlling the stone.
Although doing such a thing would lessen its durability as a weapon, in terms of utility and usefulness, Jisoo prefers such a function.
But what made her feel fearful right now is that… the form and the glyphs on the surface of the black object are actually soul-devouring runes.
"No wonder it has created such a legion…" she thought but then something clicks in her mind.
If it can store these souls then that means that the object has a dimension inside of it. If not, then how could it hold these souls inside of it for a long time?
Jisoo's mind was fully occupied with her thoughts when suddenly she felt a cold shiver running down her spine.
Right at this moment, an ugly corpse's face is right before her eyes which almost made her jump in fright.
"Damn it! This is the disadvantage of having emotions…" she thought as she suddenly feels fear creeping inside of her heart.
"Since I cannot remove you, then we can only duke it out then…" she thought as she quickly sits in a meditative posture with the statue held in front of her.
Right at this moment, the door of the hospital room suddenly opened.
As soon as it did, the nurse who is standing with a surprised expression froze on the spot in fear.
But before she could run, an ugly ghost with a corpse face dashed towards her.
When the ghost enters the nurse's body she began to scream out loud and began running out of the room like she was crazy.
Possessing one's body is not that simple. It needed time, coercion, destabilization of the mind, temptation, and then comes possession.
But these ghosts who were trapped in this world by force wanted no more than to gain a body of their own.
But before any one of them could exit the door, it actually closes forcefully.
Bang!
Several ghosts hit the door and for some reason, they all suffered as they seem to have hit an energy barrier.
Shriek!!!
They all shrieked like crazy as they began attacking the wall and the windows of the room. But no matter what they try to do it would seem to that they are once again imprisoned inside a huge box.
Their sight then turns to the two living souls inside the room. One is a dying old man, and the other is a healthy young woman. So without hesitation, then all rushed into her body.
Outside the room, the one that closes the door quickly was Arthur.
He saw the nurse enters and tried to rush in, but he just saw her running outside while shrieking in fear.
From the window of the door of the room, they all saw what is happening inside.
Geana Ao almost fainted in fear while the other doctors are all trembling all of them are far from the door and just looks at it in fear.
"This… how is this… possible?" Jun Tang who is holding his mother muttered with a trembling tone.
"Shut up! If you don't want to watch just get out of here…" Arthur scolded his uncle.
He stood by the door with a serious expression while looking at the beautiful woman calmly sitting on the floor and the hundreds of ghosts attacking her body.
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Jisoo's mind is really bombarded by different thoughts feelings and emotions. The chaos that causes her to almost lose her mind is truly terrifying and she could say in her almost 1,000 years of living, this is the first time she experienced such a frightening assault in her mind.
As she undergoes the mental trial of those ghosts trying to weaken the hold of her soul to her body, she could not help but feel a sense of weakness.
"Come on, you cannot hold on anymore… just give us this body and we can share it with you…" an eerie voice echoed in her ears.
"Yes, we can also lend you a hand in many ways… You are a cultivator but very different from what I can see… How about I teach you the strongest cultivation in this world? That would make you the strongest person, right?"
"I miss my mommy… I want to go home… Can big sister help me?"
"My husband and my kids are the only families I have… I want to see them…"
As the voices intertwined with her thought and her reality is being clouded, Jisoo's mind slowly drifted into confusion, then doubt, and then weakness…
At this time, the ghost that could feel the changes in her state of mind suddenly rushes to attack her soul.
Wheng!!!
But before they could even reach their target, they were blinded by a golden light.
Eeeek!!!
Shriek!!!
All the ghosts wailed and shrieked when they saw the light.
Then before they could do anything they were all enveloped in the light.
One of the ghosts stood there dumbfounded while watching that golden light.
"You… you are from my world… Celestia… And you are a nascent Demi-God. Hahaha… At last, I now know why I was sent here! Hahaha…"
Then the ghosts which were all covered in black and looking like corpses slowly turned white and then they regained their human features.
Everyone feel delighted as the darkness in their heart seemed to have been washed away.
Then that person who is wearing a cultivator's clothes which is familiar to Jisoo floated towards her soul with a big smile on his face.
"I can now go back to my own world… Thank you… Before I leave, I want to give you this…" he said as he extended his finger and a flow of memory enters Jisoo's mind.
Vast jungle, extremely hot desert, and ruins, are the things that enter her mind. The location of each of those places is shown which made Jisoo feel a bit startled.
"I have left my treasures in those places… If you can obtain them, then you can once again reach your demi-god state… Good luck little sister…" he said as his soul dissipates with the others flying towards the light which suddenly appears.
By this time, Jisoo's eyes slowly opened and what he saw is the frozen soul of the man named Kiwan Lu.
"You… How are you able to survive the assault of the legion?" Kiwan Lu asked in disbelief.
By this time, the dark aura around him is also gone.
Suddenly a light appears behind him.
But before that light could take him away, Jisoo suddenly takes out a blue gemstone from her pocket.
And as she lifted the gemstone, Kiwan Lu's soul was dragged inside of it.
"It would be a waste if I let the Reiki from your body disappears just like that, right?" she muttered as she kept the gem in her pocket.
Jisoo heaved a sigh of relief and then looks at the old man lying on the bed.
"I've done my part, now everything relies on your will to live old man." She muttered as she suddenly staggered.
Arthur who is watching from outside the door saw this and quickly opens the door.
"No, don't go in!" shouted Geana in fear when she saw her grandson rush inside.
She is worried for her grandson as she did not want anything to happen to him. She saw the vicious faces of those ghosts, so how could she let her grandson be in danger.
She would already lose her husband… she did not want to lose her grandson too.
"Arthur! You…" Jun also called but was not able to do anything as he is supporting his mother.
But when they saw Arthur holding the beautiful woman in his arms and the two seems to be talking, he stopped and just watches.
Then he saw the woman fainting.
Arthur carried Jisoo out of the room.
"Doctor Fu… My grandfather will be waking up soon… Prepare light meals for him and monitor his vitals. He still needed a lot of rest." Arthur said what Jisoo told him to say.
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As he lays the beautiful woman in the bed, Arthur could not help but look at her beautiful face. He extended his hand and carefully fixed the strand of hair.
"Thank you… I really owe you big this time…" he said in a low voice.
He then leaned forward and kissed her cheek.
He did not know why he did this, but he did not care anymore.
Spell or no spell, he could tell that he is actually developing a feeling for the woman.
But he still has his reservations, so he could only keep this feeling in his heart for now.