Chapter 402
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Chapter 402: The Nature of Sky Crying
Standing silently in the same place for a while, Chu Jiang extended his hand, attempting to touch the Headless Guardian Deity once again.
This time, nothing unusual happened. However, when Chu Jiang tried to stay away from this place, he realized that he was still trapped in this closed time loop.
This proves that the S-class ghost was indeed still existing, and it wasn’t the big snake that Chu Jiang sealed away.
However, once they found the problem, it wasn’t difficult to break free. Chu Jiang forcefully slowed down one end of the time flow at the merging point where time starts and ends.
By doing this, the beginning and end of the time loop were disconnected, and the time flow naturally disappeared without a trace.
Although Chu Jiang escaped the loop, Soga Hayayuki remained trapped because they were not in the same part of the time flow.
After some thinking, Chu Jiang decided to take out the magical sword.
This sword was about three feet and eight inches long, with a blade as thin as a reed leaf. The middle part of the blade was thicker, the edges shaped like a spinal bone, and the handle was pure white.
Chu Jiang didn’t intend to shatter the Headless Guardian Deity, as it would be meaningless. If destroying the statue alone would be effective, Soga Hayayuki could also take action from her side.
Before starting their mission, Chu Jiang tried calling Hayayuki again, but this time, no matter what they did, they couldn’t get through. It might be related to Chu Jiang getting rid of the supernatural activity inside the Headless Guardian Deity.
So he could only try it himself.
First, Chu Jiang spent some time exploring the features and negative effects of "Sky Crying." He took the name from the description in the book "Night Voyage."
This demon sword is indeed a seal, and it should be a level zero seal with a terrifying effect.
Firstly, all the characteristics Chu Jiang felt in the illusion about this sword are real. In other words, its blade can really cut through Chu’s Jiang’s body, but it’s only hindered when it reaches the hardest bone position.
Moreover, "Sky Crying" can transform into rain, and it can also make rain transform into itself.
Finally, the terrifying illusion ability of this sword only works under one condition: The target must be drenched by the rain it creates.
There is only one way to avoid the illusion: never touch the rainwater produced by the demon sword, whether directly or indirectly.
Even separating with a Ghost Domain is useless because the Ghost Domain is created by the Ghost Master, which counts as indirect contact.
Such a powerful seal naturally has terrifying negative effects; it will cause the user to experience illusions.
The more often you use it, the more often and severe the illusions will appear. In the end, it can become so serious that the user can no longer distinguish between reality and fantasy, and may even get lost in the world of illusions forever.
Unfortunately, Chu Jiang sensed it with the enchanted sword and created two illusionary worlds, "The Tale of Taketori" and "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio". However, the world of "The Tale of Taketori" has already disappeared.
This means that the old man Tanakano has died completely, and even his body vanished along with the disappearance of the illusions.
As for Kujo Kazuki, it’s highly likely that he has also died, but if something unexpected happened, no one knows the outcome.
In the world of "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", because Chu Jiang didn’t die, this world continues to exist.
Furthermore, he discovered something terrible: Belfast is not completely free yet. She has only temporarily moved away from the enchanted sword, allowing her to regain her senses.
Once she gets closer to the enchanted sword again, she will be trapped in the world of "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" and become that "Nie Xiaoqian".
Realizing this, Chu Jiang decisively ends the world of "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" to eliminate the hidden risks.
It’s unknown how such a terrifying seal ended up in the Ghost Abyss and came under the control of that fierce ghost. At any rate, it is currently considered Chu Jiang’s spoils of war.
Luckily, the one holding this thing is a ghost. They casually made a strike, and then Chu Jiang resolved it and took it away without any attempt to snatch it back.
If the Ghost Master were to use it, Chu Jiang estimated that he would have died several times already.
Of course, if it were the Ghost Master, using the full power of the demon sword to its extreme could very possibly lead to Chu Jiang’s demise as well.
In any case, this thing is powerful, but it must not be abused.
Although Chu Jiang has some resistance against illusions, like how he won’t easily lose himself in the world of Chatelaine; the deepest level of the illusion, the one he just fell into, is simply undefendable.
Now, Chu Jiang took out Sky Crying, not to use it directly, but to sense the presence of Soga Hayayuki with its help.
After all, Hayayuki has also been rained on, she just managed to break free from the illusory world, temporarily unaffected by the illusions, but the connection remains.
Holding a long knife, Chu Jiang closed his eyes and sensed for a moment. Soon, he faintly perceived Soga Hayayuki’s location. She stood right beside him, but Chu Jiang couldn’t touch her directly.
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On Soga Hayayuki’s side, she didn’t completely rely on others for hope of escape.
Even though the ghost haunting her doesn’t involve time, it’s still a very scary ghost.
As Hayayuki looked around, the space flipped upside down, with the sky below and the Ghost Abyss above, but Soga Hayayuki remained unharmed.
Soga Hayayuki searched, hoping to find the closed-loop node Chu Jiang mentioned, so she could manipulate time and break free from this time loop.
Just then, Hayayuki noticed droplets of water seeping from her body, making her furrow her brow in worry.
Before Soga Hayayuki could take action, the water droplets formed a line of words on the back of her right hand.
[I’m using rainwater as a medium, attempting to help you break free from this cycle. Try to leave this place, over and over again.]
Hayayuki hesitated for a moment but chose to believe these words, as it was unlikely for Yamata no Orochi to deceive her using text. It was more likely that Chu Jiang was trying to communicate with her.
As Soga Hayayuki continuously attempted to escape the Headless Guardian Deity, she found herself returning to the starting point time and time again.
But on the thirteenth time, she suddenly saw a man holding a long knife not far ahead, which immediately made her stop walking.
Chu Jiang began to sweat slightly on his forehead. Continuously using the core power of the Black Sun would still put some pressure on him, especially after going through a fierce battle just now.
Seeing Soga Hayayuki escape, he temporarily put away the long knife.
As for Ghost Diary, Nun Ghost, and the Black Box, they had naturally been put away a long time ago.
Speaking of this mysterious metal box obtained from the research institute, Chu Jiang increasingly felt that it may be hiding a big secret.
Chu’s Jiang’s power couldn’t even destruct it violently, and even when Demon Sword Sky Cyring stabbed it, there wasn’t even a mark. Chu Jiang couldn’t understand it. He hoped that after fully awakening Chu’s Jiang’s power, he would be able to open this box and see what’s inside.
