Chapter 438

Chapter 438: He Belongs to Me

Sleep Talking kept telling the story, saying that he founded the Holy Word Religion to find like-minded humans to work with. And after discovering the Two Realms Bell could fulfill this wish, he has been searching for its whereabouts.

By the way, Sleep Talking wanted to obtain the Ghost Diary not because of a desire to become stronger or to fill a void. It’s just that after becoming superior in the field of prophecy, it could better achieve its goals and bring peace to the world.

Moreover, the "Boundless" in the Ghost Diary is an extremely evil and untrustworthy ghost. Giving it to Sleep Talking and letting him weaken its power is definitely a better choice.

Chu Jiang strongly agreed with this, saying, "The Ghost Diary is truly a wicked ghost. It has tried to trick me many times, but luckily I was cautious enough to not let it succeed."

By saying this, Chu Jiang had already completely returned to his human form, no longer transformed by Chu’s Jiang.

Because he also realized that everything was a misunderstanding, no wonder the people of the Holy Word Religion had never harmed him and had always been helping him. It was his own excessive wariness.

Then Chu Jiang walked towards Sleep Talking, because Sleep Talking said there was something inside his body that had been there since he was born into this world, and it was now being offered to Chu Jiang as a peace offering.

Of course, Chu Jiang felt embarrassed to accept it, but the other person insisted. So Chu Jiang thought, it’s better to see what it is first and then return it to Sleep Talking.

Chu Jiang approached the circular pot, reached his hand inside, and then his expression froze instantly!

He felt like his mind was frozen. He felt like he couldn’t control his body anymore. He felt like Sleep Talking was trying to erase his thoughts, his memories, and all his emotions as a person…

If all of this is eliminated, then Chu Jiang, as a person, would be completely dead. Only Chu’s Jiang, as a ghost, would not die.

But why is it like this? Aren’t they both the same kind? Didn’t Sleep Talking just say that the misunderstanding has been resolved?

On the brink of death, Chu Jiang was filled with shock and confusion, as if he had been betrayed by a loved one or a trusted companion in life and death!

Gradually, Chu Jiang began to sense that something was wrong.

Is there something strange about myself? Wasn’t I just very cautious towards the other person? Why did I suddenly believe Sleep Talking’s words? It’s just like… like being brainwashed, just like in Belfast.

In that instant, Chu Jiang finally realized it, he fell for it!

Chen Jingguo had already said that Sleep Talking could make mysterious and eerie whispers that would make people genuinely believe them from the depths of their hearts.

This particular point, Chu Jiang had specifically reminded Sister Bel about it, but Sister Bel didn’t believe it at all.

Chu Jiang always thought that he couldn’t be brainwashed by this ability because he was already cautious in his mind. He wouldn’t believe a single word Sleep Talking said, so how could he be brainwashed?

But when Sleep Talking actually used this ability, Chu Jiang realized that he had greatly underestimated the other person.

This brainwashing was even more terrifying than he imagined. His earlier caution was easily removed by just a few casual words from Sleep Talking.

What’s even more exaggerated is that in just a few minutes, Chu Jiang suddenly took the other person’s words as the truth. He completely ignored the illogical parts and actively helped the other person "cover up lies" and find logical connections.

If it wasn’t for the moment when his life was genuinely threatened and his survival instinct kicked in, Chu Jiang would have noticed that something was off in so many ways. He probably wouldn’t understand how he died even until his death.

Chu Jiang’s face quickly turned pale as he couldn’t take control of his body. At the moment, he couldn’t even perform Chu’s Jiang transformation.

And if Sleep Talking truly succeeded, Chu’s Jiang, stripped of human consciousness, should enter a period of deep sleep.

It’s just like when Soga Hayayuki saw a vision in Ghost Abyss where Chu Jiang was killed by Demon Sword Sky Cyring.

In that vision, Chu’s Jiang in his head didn’t move; not because it died, but because Chu Jiang died, causing it to temporarily lose its ability to act.

So if Sleep Talking can really succeed this time, not only can it take away the Ghost Diary, but it can also seal Chu’s Jiang inside the diary, just like the diary prophecy said…

But won’t the Ghost Diary resist?

Generally speaking, it won’t. As a seal, it’s already impressive that the Ghost Diary can move around on its own; its true power to fight only comes into play when it follows the rules of the seal.

But… the rules have just been triggered!

Chu Jiang finds himself in a near-death state once again, but not the kind where he is instantly killed before the Ghost Diary can react.

So the Ghost Diary immediately takes action. Its first negative effect is that the diary holder cannot enter a near-death state. If they do, there is no need for someone else to interfere, as the Ghost Diary will consume them first.

This consumption is a form of protection. The front and back covers of the Ghost Diary attach to Chu Jiang’s chest, and it begins to consume his body.

At the same time, the pages of the book automatically flip open with a "swoosh" sound, and 306 chains made of dark iron shoot out from the pages, each chain aiming at Sleep Talking’s true form!

"Ding ding ding ding ding!" Surprisingly, all the chains hit their mark. It appears that Sleep Talking is now in a very special state, unable to freely move his body or even use any other abilities.

However, this is not enough. The surface of the can only has shallow marks, as if even after hundreds or thousands of hits, it can still hold up.

If Ghost Diary is still in its original blank state, it can at most create cracks on Sleep Talking’s body in a short time, and then Chu Jiang has to die.

Even because Ghost Diary voluntarily swallowed Chu’s Jiang, it skipped the process of Sleep Talking manually sealing it.

But now, Ghost Diary has already devoured 201 ghosts, so its actual combat power has also increased.

Just like when dealing with the Music Box Ghost last time, more than two hundred Painting Ghosts appeared on the pages of Ghost Diary. These paintings were peeled off, wrapped, and fused into the chain made of dark iron.

This means that the two hundred and one chains possess corresponding supernatural powers of ghosts. Ghost Diary once again released these more than two hundred chains in a burst!

The effect of the hit this time was outstanding. The dusty jar had many small cracks, and human-like blood unexpectedly oozed out, which looked very strange.

The chains of Ghost Diary were raised high again, but there was a jam in the middle.

This diary seemed to hesitate for a moment, not wanting to help Chu Jiang wholeheartedly, but its rules forced it to give its all, because only by giving its all can it ensure ultimate ownership over the "prey."