Day after day, I’m kept in this giant jar, waiting for Ethan Zhang to arrive. I’ve already recovered—completely. This jar can’t hold me at all. Even though my body is frozen and I can’t move, I could easily break free if I wanted to. There’s nothing restraining me.
"By the way, please don’t tell Ethan Zhang about this, alright?"
That thought sprang into my mind. Old Eccentric and Hu Tianshu fell silent, looking at me with puzzled expressions.
"Promise me."
As I spoke, both of them nodded. I smiled with relief. I couldn’t let Ethan Zhang know I’d eaten so many people, and ghosts too—he’d be heartbroken.
I didn’t know why I had this thought. All I knew was, I didn’t want Ethan Zhang to ever find out.
Gradually, exhaustion crept over me. Before Old Eccentric left, he told me Ethan Zhang would visit tomorrow. I was so happy that I fell asleep soon after they left.
In my dreams, I found myself in a ruined, ancient city. I saw buildings everywhere—cracked, damaged, and crumbling. It was night.
There was someone sitting by a collapsing building—a delicate face, full of sorrow. I walked over.
"What are you doing here? This place is about to collapse."
I greeted him. He glanced at me—his purple eyes were strikingly beautiful.
"My name is Mona Ouyang. Ethan Zhang, remember that."
I was stunned, blinking. Why did this person call me Ethan Zhang? I’ve met Ethan Zhang, but he called me by his name.
"Why are you here?"
"No idea. I lost a stone, waiting for someone. Those people will be here soon. You’ll have to stay here for now."
I just said "oh" and ignored Mona Ouyang, wandering around the desolate, ruined city. There was nothing interesting.
Mona Ouyang was still sitting there. I went over to talk again, but I couldn’t tell if they were male or female. They looked nothing like a man, but their voice shifted—sometimes deep, sometimes light. It was strange.
Just then, under the moonlight, I saw a purple glow. Gradually, five Black Hat Enforcers stepped out. I was terrified, tried to float away, but something purple wrapped around me—I couldn’t move.
I screamed—Black Hat Enforcers! The five of them quickly grabbed me.
"You killed Dinu Star, didn’t you?"
After I finished telling my story, Old Eccentric fell silent, smoking cigarette after cigarette. That’s how he is—whenever he’s deep in thought, he needs to smoke. As he sat there, I suddenly spoke up.
“We need to take care of business first. Dreadstar has been after the Blue Wraith for ages, and down below, the sword sealed underground—the Immortality Society is desperate for it.”
Suddenly, I shot to my feet, glaring at them with hatred. The words 'Immortality Society' were like a nightmare—every time I heard them, rage boiled inside me.
A wild surge of curse energy lashed out at the five figures, but it faded almost instantly.
“Just stay quiet, Ethan Zhang.”
Mona Ouyang said this as I lay on the ground. One of the Black Hat Enforcers sat down, fastening black chains around me. After chanting a spell, a purple door appeared beside him.
I stared in shock, eyes wide, as a flicker of an image appeared in the purple space. The Black Hat Enforcer split into two, and after he left, I saw myself—the me inside the jar—suddenly awaken. The jars all around exploded, echoing through the air.
One by one, the imprisoned ghosts burst free. Instantly, I heard my own voice, roaring, ordering them to release every ghost locked up here.
Then I found myself on the fourth basement level, staring at a pitch-black symbol and getting to work. I had no idea what was happening—my body was moving, using curse energy, but my consciousness was stuck here, helplessly watching myself act.
I saw my body talking to someone, telling them he'd come to save me. There was a response from underground. My body conversed for a long time with someone above. It turned out the sealed evil ghost was the Blue Wraith, whose true name was Zhao Yuyang.
Just then, the elevator doors opened—it was Ethan Zhang. I stared, wide-eyed, as he entered with a square-faced man.
As soon as they entered, the square-faced man started fighting my body. He was no match—my body nearly knocked him down, but he glowed with golden light and quickly got back up.
While my body fought, Ethan Zhang seized the chance to approach the Blue Wraith, injecting something into its body. The Blue Wraith screamed in pain.
Ethan Zhang’s face was as determined as ever. I couldn’t help but smile with joy.
Suddenly, that person named Mona Ouyang leapt down.
“I’ll head out first. You get ready and come out too.”
It failed. I panicked. After Mona Ouyang left, she transformed into a woman and blocked Ethan Zhang. The Blue Wraith—Zhao Yuyang—emerged. Ethan Zhang was defeated, lying on the ground, and Old Eccentric was dragged in as well.
Then the Black Hat Enforcers came out and took me away. As soon as I was outside, I collapsed in fear, not daring to move. One of them had warned me: if I acted up, I’d be punished.
They wanted the sword at the lowest level. After Old Eccentric handed them the key to the formation, one of the Enforcers entered and was instantly shredded to bits. I felt a twisted joy—go in, go in and die.
But then, they started plotting to deal with Ethan Zhang first. I wanted to help him, but fear held me back—I could only clutch my head and tremble on the ground.
At that moment, a flicker of flame appeared inside Ethan Zhang’s body. I saw a man with fiery red hair, who started arguing fiercely with Mona Ouyang.
Ethan Zhang erupted in fury. Old Eccentric looked like he was on the verge of death, his hand torn off.
Suddenly, the floating Soulreaper Blade shot out—Ethan Zhang seized it and killed one of the Black Hat Enforcers. The others fled.
I watched Ethan Zhang break down in tears, crouching by Old Eccentric’s lifeless body, sobbing uncontrollably. Then he rushed upward, determined.
All around, silence fell. Slowly, I stood up and saw a figure appear—a slovenly man with a stubbled chin.
The silence was absolute. I slowly stood up and saw a figure appear—slovenly, with a stubbled chin.