CHAPTER 417: CHAPTER 417: BREAKING THE CURSE

The phantom clutched its head, seemingly in immense pain, as the cloaked old man had brutally killed him.

He despised his own weakness and helplessness, and he hated that he could only watch himself be killed.

But at the same time, he didn’t want others to follow in his footsteps, so he developed an obsession, guarding this place and forbidding anyone to approach...

As long as no one else comes near, they won’t be killed, and they can live under the sunlight instead of ending up like him, a wandering spirit.

All of the phantom’s thoughts were reflected in Xia Mian’s mind.

Xia Mian couldn’t help but be moved.

The phantom in front of her was in a miserable state, reduced to a soul body filled with overwhelming resentment. Yet even so, he still harbored good intentions, hoping that others wouldn’t abandon their lives here as he did...

"Rest assured, your life will not be wasted, all those who do evil shall receive their rightful punishment," Xia Mian said resolutely, lightly pressing her lips.

The Dead Cultivator she had encountered earlier at least waited for people to die naturally, but this Dead Cultivator directly used lowly methods to bait people, leading them to die horribly!

The phantom seemed to understand Xia Mian’s words, and his previously blurry memories became increasingly clear.

He recalled his identity: he was an ordinary worker with a gentle wife and a lovely child.

But everything changed after one night when he worked overtime.

That night, he worked very late and drove home alone.

As he passed a rugged road, a voice in his head kept summoning him, and he was led here, only to be brutally killed...

"Xiu’er..." the phantom called out his wife’s name, and two streams of bloody tears flowed from his hollow eyes.

"Help me, help me..." the phantom murmured softly, "I want to see Xiu’er..."

Xia Mian lowered her gaze and spoke gently, "Seeing her this way would frighten her."

Xia Mian perceived all the scenes within the phantom’s mind. If the man hadn’t died, he would have been a capable husband and father.

Dead Cultivator...

A cold light flashed in Xia Mian’s eyes; these beings shouldn’t exist in this world!

No one knew what methods the Dead Cultivator used, as the phantom’s eyes had been gouged out. Even his soul body lacked eyes, leaving only two empty holes, which would terrify anyone with weaker mental strength.

Moreover, he died so tragically, and his wife and daughter were already deeply saddened. Reappearing in front of them like this would only rub salt into their wounds.

The phantom remained silent for a while before retreating into the haunted house.

The lights flickered and suddenly dimmed, "Leave here at once!"

The old man cloaked entirely in a mantle had extremely cruel methods.

If he discovered so many living people here, he would spare no means to keep them.

Yet, facing the phantom’s warning, Xia Mian merely curled her lips slightly, "It’s too late now."

From the moment they entered the amusement park, they had likely already been watched.

The phantom was confined to the haunted house, and all his ghost power could only be used within its scope. His original intention was merely to scare them away.

All the previous commotion wasn’t caused by him.

But by the Dead Cultivator who created this Yin Sha Land!

The phantom silently withdrew into the haunted house; all the lights went out, leaving it in dead silence.

It seemed he had accepted his fate of having his soul trapped here.

Xia Mian slowly exhaled a heavy breath, "Once I find those Dead Cultivators who ruthlessly end lives, I’ll help you transcend."

The lights flickered again in the haunted house, seemingly responding to Xia Mian’s words.

Xia Mian’s words caught Sun Yang and Xie Huang’s attention — Dead Cultivator?

This term, they were hearing for the first time.

It certainly didn’t sound like any righteous Cultivator.

With her words, Xia Mian held nothing back; she rose to the sky on floating talismans and surveyed the entire abandoned amusement park’s layout before waving her hand to cast a talisman at three points within the park.

Sun Yang and Xie Huang looked up, watching Xia Mian easily break the Yin Sha Land’s formation, their expressions grave.

"This one’s skills, even if we used all our power, we probably aren’t a match," Xie Huang said quietly, licking his dry lips.

Sun Yang nodded, slightly relieved that Xia Mian was still considered an ally.

As Xia Mian placed three talismans in the Beijing’s Third Ring, a black shadow rapidly flew out of the windows of an abandoned courtyard and transformed into a gigantic skull, which spewed out billows of black smoke from its mouth.

"Who destroyed my Array?" The eyes filled with black fog seemed to contain countless glimmers of coldness, malice, and hatred.

With one Yin Sha Land destroyed, the shadow, undergoing cultivation, was forcibly interrupted as the Death Qi, Sha Qi, and Grudge Qi it absorbed overflowed from its body!

Just when it was about to reach a breakthrough phase, someone broke the Evil Array?!

The black smoke rolled, as if the person hidden within also gathered True Qi.

Meanwhile, after casting the talisman, Xia Mian landed back down, turning to Sun Yang and Xie Huang, "We’re going to the other crime scenes."

Having decided to seek revenge for those who died wrongfully, Xia Mian wasn’t one to dawdle.

To provoke the culprit into emerging, she needed to infuriate them.

To infuriate them, break the Yin Sha lands they painstakingly crafted!

Just hearing Xia Mian’s intention, Sun Yang and Xie Huang understood the plan, and solemnly nodded in agreement.

The four departed from the amusement park.

Before reaching their vehicles, Xia Mian halted, "Don’t go any closer."

Two black off-road vehicles were parked outside the amusement park. The sky was dimly lit as the misty sunlight landed on the car bodies like two sleeping black beasts.

If Zhao Liu and Wang Cheng saw them emerge, they should’ve at least gotten out to greet them, yet the vehicles were eerily silent.

The quiet was somewhat excessive.

Sun Yang and Xie Huang, having encountered many situations, realized the severity of the matter.

"Zhao Liu." Sun Yang called tentatively.

Between the two off-road vehicles, Zhao Liu timidly peeked his head out, his face ashen pale.

From beneath one of the vehicles, Wang Cheng cautiously crawled out, nearly crying upon seeing Xie Huang and Sun Yang.

It was terrifying; their colleagues just seemed to go mad, eyes fixed on their necks like glowing beams, luckily Wang Cheng showed resourcefulness; otherwise, they’d have been bitten to death!

"Chief, Deputy..." Wang Cheng’s voice trembled, "You finally came out!"

Xie Huang’s expression changed slightly, noticing bloodstains on Wang Cheng’s face.

"Chief, our colleagues were controlled," Wang Cheng’s voice shook, "They lost their senses and ran over that way..."

Wang Cheng extended his hand, pointing northwest.