Chapter 408

Chapter 408: The Little Person in the Abyss

When Chu Jiang took out the Music Box Ghost, Soga Hayayuki was confused. She was even more surprised when she saw him throw the ghost, who wasn’t fully recovered yet, onto the head of the Guardian Deity!

When Chu Jiang threw it, he used a special power that interfered with reality. He tried his best to make the music box land smoothly on the head. Otherwise, if it fell into the sea of negative emotions directly, he was afraid that the ghost would be contaminated by the negative emotions, causing the music to stop playing or even malfunction.

After a brief observation, when noticing the Guardian Deity’s head and the ocean of negative emotions were relatively calm, Chu Jiang immediately transformed into a black and golden beam of light, taking Soga Hayayuki to evacuate.

If they waited until the Music Box Ghost fully recovered and turned around to target them, it would be troublesome.

……

After about five minutes, the music box completely recovered. The pale hand unfolded, and the lonely princess inside the music box continued her endless singing.

Once upon a time, the bottom of the Ghost Abyss was very calm. But after about half an hour, something special happened. A black little person emerged from the forehead of the Guardian Deity.

It moved on the ground like a snake at first, and then slowly and unsteadily stood up.

The figure looked at the music box, its eyelids constantly fighting each other. However, it still willingly approached. Its eyes were blood-red, like red lantern fruits, or like crimson sauce.

After getting closer, the little black figure sat in front of the music box, with one hand holding its knees and the other supporting its chin. Its head slowly listened to the singing of the white princess. Despite feeling tired, it managed to stay awake.

If there are no changes to come, everything might seem very heartwarming, just like a fairy tale. The lonely performer and its lonely audience.

But… the little figure wasn’t just listening, its mouth was also moving. Instead of singing, it was uttering strange and sinister chants:

[If one falls into this abyss, from the moment of entry to hundreds of thousands of cycles, day and night, countless deaths and rebirths, begging for a momentary stop in vain. Only when karma is exhausted can one be reborn, and continue this eternal cycle, hence called the endless…]

With the recitation of the little black figure, threads of black silk emerged from the ocean of negative emotions and gradually wrapped around the Music Box Ghost.

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Above the Ghost Abyss, Chu Jiang and Soga Hayayuki came out and kept a close eye on the changes in this place.

The Peaceful Spirit Garden saw the presence of these two individuals and immediately contacted Hayayuki, with the old man personally speaking to his granddaughter.

Soga Hayayuki briefly described their encounter and explained that, thanks to Chu Jiang’s adventure and sacrifice, the Ghost Abyss had been temporarily sealed. However, the situation was quite complicated, so they would talk about it in more detail after returning.

In addition, she reported another thing: Tanakano and Kujo Kazuki should already be dead.

However, Soga Yamiami said, "No, according to reliable sources, Mr. Kujo has already returned to their family shrine. And it seems like the shrine is preparing something, as they have started dispersing unrelated personnel."

Soga Hayayuki was stunned for a moment. She felt both surprised and expected, that guy really isn’t easy to die.

After hanging up the phone, Hayayuki quickly told Chu Jiang about the situation.

Chu Jiang thought for a moment, "Continue monitoring the Ghost Abyss. I will go down again in twenty-four hours. If everything is fine, we can visit the Kujo family shrine. After all, they have warmly invited me."

Soga Hayayuki nodded, "I will go with you then."

Next, came the long wait and observation time. The Ghost Abyss seemed to have truly calmed down. Not only did it stop expanding, but the roars and moans that used to come from inside also disappeared.

Such a big change on the side of the Ghost Abyss couldn’t be easily concealed from the outside. In fact, during the previous earthquake and severe contraction, many Ghost Masters from the island country had suspected that the Peaceful Spirit Garden had taken action.

They quickly discovered through telescopes, drones, and various means that although the Ghost Abyss hadn’t disappeared, its area had significantly and astonishingly shrunk!

The discussion on the ⑨ch forum started immediately, and many people were curious if Chu Jiang really took action. What role did Kujo Kazuki play in this incident?

……

After one day and one night, Ghost Abyss remained quiet.

So Chu Jiang entered the abyss for the last time, transforming into a ghost, making every effort to hide all his presence, and quickly turning into light to descend to the bottom and then ascend back to the mouth of the abyss.

All of this was done to not disturb the "hypnosis work" of the Music Box Ghost.

Even though it was just a quick glance, Chu Jiang could confirm that this ghost was currently engaged in its normal duties. The Guardian Deity’s head and the black ocean appeared unchanged, indicating that this plan had been quite successful.

So Chu Jiang left this place with Soga Hayayuki, and let Peaceful Spirit Garden seal it off. It would be best to build a structure to completely cover this big hole, to prevent anyone who’s not afraid of death from sneaking in and disrupting the arrangements inside.

Though the underlying threats hadn’t been completely resolved, the phased work had already ended. From now on, the focus would be on slowly clearing away the negative emotions underground, in order to achieve a true and complete seal in the end.

Having received the accurate information from Chu Jiang and Hayayuki, Peaceful Spirit Garden, which had previously kept it secret, finally had the confidence to announce: S-class event "Ghost Abyss" has now been officially resolved!

Of course, their announcement didn’t go into much detail, but here’s the general idea:

After the powerful intervention of Peaceful Spirit Garden, Yamata no Orochi in Ghost Abyss has been sealed at the bottom of the abyss. The range of the abyss has also been minimized, and Peaceful Spirit Garden will strengthen monitoring in this area to prevent dangerous ghosts from escaping.

The final lineup for the battle consists of four people, namely:

Kujo Kazuki, who is known as the strongest Ghost Master in the country; Soga Hayayuki, the eldest daughter of the Soga family and the next heir to the family; Tanakano, the captain of the seventh squad who made significant contributions but has sacrificed bravely; and Chu Jiang, an external support from Kyushu.

From this announcement, it can be seen that Peaceful Spirit Garden has put a lot of effort into it. Firstly, they put Kujo Kazuki, who unexpectedly "revived," in the first position, implying that this time it’s not solely relying on external support, but also the talented people within the country.

Then, they placed Soga Hayayuki in the second position, even though she hasn’t been widely recognized or prominent.

However, being the eldest daughter of the Soga family carries enough weight. It shows the determination of the three noble families and their solidarity with the people of the country, to the extent of risking the life of the next generation’s heir by entering Ghost Abyss.

Next, they elevated the old man, Tanakano, who was originally just an honorary Ghost Master, directly to the position of captain of the seventh squad. They deliberately mentioned his sacrifice, allowing the ordinary Ghost Masters to imagine the extent of his contribution.

Lastly, there is the unremarkable "external support from Kyushu, Chu Jiang." Based on how the announcement is presented, it seems that this person, who is mentioned last, has the smallest contribution.