Chapter 298

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Chapter 298: Once Called the God-Like Ghost

In the tone of the stone statue, there was a sense of hysterical madness. At the same time, the whole stone cave started to shake slightly.

Chu Jiang became more alert when he saw this.

However, the stone statue didn’t attack Chu Jiang. After taking a brief moment to catch its breath, with a pained tone, it continued, "In the following days, there will be a conflict between human reason and the instinct of the ghost."

"On one hand, I maintain the original appearance of Nangao Village, trying not to expose any flaws in this false village."

"On the other hand, I am fighting the ghost inside me, trying to regain control of it."

But trouble came quickly. I discovered that I couldn’t completely control the villagers. When they were revived, each one became devoted followers in reality. They spontaneously spread the belief in the river god to outsiders.

"This should be related to the instinct of the ghost taking the upper hand. After the villagers were resurrected, one by one, they became fanatical believers. They would spontaneously preach to outsiders, promoting the belief in the river god."

"I couldn’t completely stop their strong desires, unless I mechanically control them, making them live without consciousness."

"In fact, if I didn’t intentionally suppress them, they would behave even more crazily. For example, if you mentioned the ritual of offering sacrifices to the river god during the day and completely ignored it, that old man might have attacked you on the spot."

Chu Jiang felt deeply amazed when he heard this. Wang Lei’s control was very clever, as he managed to keep the villagers’ abnormalities restrained within a relatively normal range.

No wonder it has been so long and no one has noticed any problems in Nangao Village.

"Furthermore, there is another troublesome matter. The power of the river god will affect the visiting tourists, and even the people in the surrounding area of Nanyi Town, and even near Sanjin Mountain."

"This is the result of my intentional suppression. Otherwise, it is feared that anyone who comes into close proximity to the Luohe River, from its source to the upper, middle, and lower reaches, would start to become interested in the river god to some extent, eventually developing genuine belief."

"I cannot predict what will happen afterward, so I can only desperately suppress this instinct."

"This intensifies the conflict between me and the ghosts, and I suffer even more."

"To be honest, even if you didn’t come today, I planned to find an opportunity to actively contact Research Institute No. 21."

"Because I discovered something very sad: I cannot control the river spirit at all!"

"Just like I said earlier, although we are intertwined, ghosts definitely have the upper hand."

"Even though the river spirit, this ghost, intentionally preserves my consciousness, I am still slowly dying."

"And even if I continue to delay death, I am only prolonging the torment and suffering every day. I have had enough, truly had enough! It’s better to just die…"

While the stone statue’s words became increasingly self-deprecating, Chu Jiang remained calm.

He was assessing the danger posed by the ghostly river spirit, who had clearly acquired the ability to kill on a large scale. Its influence extended beyond one city and could be classified as an A-class formidable ghost.

If we take it to the extreme, it might even be considered S-class. However, it is still too early to determine because S-class ghosts often possess one or even several nearly unsolvable abnormal abilities.

For example, the mind-virus infection and time reboot of the Black Sun; the infinite proliferation ability of a certain S-class ghost; the cause-and-effect erasure of the Ghost Buddha…

Chu’s Jiang and Chu Mei’s abilities can also be considered, but Chu Jiang and Jing Ruoxue are clearly unable to fully unleash their powers.

"Stay calm," Chu Jiang first advised, then he said, "I have some guesses about why the River God chose to keep your consciousness intact."

The statue’s eyes became focused on Chu Jiang, showing an interest in this topic, regardless of whether Chu Jiang’s guesses were right or wrong.

"As you mentioned before, the water spirit inside you has an instinct to return to the Luohe waters, even influencing you subconsciously. It means that it wants to go back to a certain past pattern."

"Furthermore, when you mentioned resurrecting the villagers, it gave me a feeling of déjà vu, which made me more certain."

"Perhaps many years ago, there really was a local River God. However, this River God wasn’t just a pure ghost, but a ghost controlled by the Ghost Master."

"This Ghost Master claimed to be a god, accepted the worship of the local people, and provided them with some level of protection."

But as time passed and certain dramatic changes occurred, the self-proclaimed god, the Ghost Master, died, and even the ghost within him was sealed.

"Of course, it’s also possible that it wasn’t sealed, but during a period of temporary calm in the supernatural resurgence, that ghost naturally fell into a state of dormancy somewhere."

"After many years of twists and turns, this water spirit inadvertently entered your body, making you the Ghost Master."

"But because of this water spirit, which was permanently changed by the Ghost Master of that year, it still has the instinct to return to Luohe and become the river god again."

"However, just one ghost alone cannot fulfill the duties of a god well. So the water spirit took your consciousness away, hoping to become a new river god with you."

"But unfortunately, you are not the powerful Ghost Master from back then, so you cannot resist being passively consumed by the ghost nature. Even if the water spirit wants to preserve your humanity, it’s the same."

This guess was made by Chu Jiang based on his own experiences and some secrets that Jing Ruoxue told him. It’s hard for ordinary people to think at this level, especially the origin of certain "gods."

After listening, the stone statue fell into a long silence, then it asked, "Why can’t a single ghost become a god?"

"It’s not that they can’t become one. Do you know about that S-class event called ‘false god’ abroad? That S-class ghost should be a solitary existence."

"It’s just that the water spirit inside you, which used to be just an ordinary ghost, was brought to the level of a god by that powerful Ghost Master. So it doesn’t adapt to being a god on its own."

"If you were to die, my guess is that this ghost would either act on instinct and start killing people everywhere, or it would seek out the next consciousness that is suitable for merging with it."

Chu Jiang is only speculating, without any direct evidence. But the stone statue fell silent once again, and combined with its own situation, it vaguely felt that this could very well be true…

After thinking for a moment, the statue didn’t continue the topic and instead asked, "Can you tell me about the situation outside?"

"It would be better if you could introduce yourself again. From the ghost on you to your manners and knowledge, you don’t seem like a little responsible person."

It is worth mentioning that after Wang Lei’s death, all his accounts and permissions on the supernatural website were shut down.

Therefore, he couldn’t manipulate the villagers to obtain information about the supernatural world from the outside. Not to mention, his waking time was limited during the day, and most of the time he was tormented in a daze.