Chapter 110: Finding the Dye, Entering the Real-World Post Office

The two Ghosts in the Dye Vat quickly walked completely out of it.

They stared at Zhang Hao and the Ghost Bride; their bodies were scarlet, as if formed by gathered fresh blood, and they were filled with an inexplicable evil nature.

The Ghost's color matched the color in the Dye Vat, thick and reddening, like a corpse stripped of skin and drenched in fresh blood.

"Out already?"

Zhang Hao was not overly surprised by this.

To obtain the dye, being duplicated by it, and confronting one's own duplicate is inevitable.

The moment Zhang Hao felt his own body attacked by that strange Gaze, he also looked at the blazing red Fierce Ghost.

"Madam, you deal with the Ghost that has been painted in your likeness; I'll take this Ghost."

Facing this Fierce Ghost that was identical to himself, Zhang Hao quickly thought of a countermeasure.

It would be best for both sides to fight separately, otherwise it would be troublesome.

While Zhang Hao spoke, the color on his body began to fade, and the Black and White Ghost Domain was invading everything around.

However, likewise, that Ghost also released a swath of Black and White Ghost Domain, and the two Gazes intersected.

In the Black and White World, colorless figures attacked each other.

Zhang Hao summoned a Ghost Coffin; four Ghosts lifted the Ghost Coffin and collided with the Fierce Ghost that had been duplicated in his own likeness.

Although the Dye Vat can replicate all supernatural phenomena, none of the phenomena present on Zhang Hao can be replicated.

The suddenly appearing Ghost Coffin immediately slammed the blazing red Fierce Ghost outward.

Unfortunately, this did not successfully suppress the opponent.

Zhang Hao already had more than ten Fierce Ghosts of his own, and the duplicated Ghost also inherited this quota of Fierce Ghosts from Zhang Hao.

After being slammed outward, although he suffered a strong attack, he immediately Restarted from the Derivative Body Ghost Bride.

Even in the Dye Vat, a phantom Coffin quickly appeared.

Soon, beneath that Ghost's feet, a Coffin as scarlet as blood also appeared.

He stepped on the Ghost Coffin and attacked Zhang Hao.

However, anticipating this attack, Zhang Hao immediately controlled the Ghost Coffin and rammed it toward the opponent.

At the moment the two Coffins collided, the White Curtain at Zhang Hao's waist stirred and instantly entangled the Fierce Ghost also on the Coffin.

The bleak, colorless White Curtain, upon touching that Ghost, began to turn vivid red.

The White Curtain was infected by the color on that Ghost; although this Ghost appeared identical to Zhang Hao, it not only possessed the replicated supernatural phenomena of Zhang Hao, but also carried the characteristics of the Dye Vat.

Although the White Curtain is a Ghost, when it contacts this Ghost, it is immediately corroded by the dye on its body.

Fortunately, Zhang Hao himself also possesses a supernatural ability that makes everything fade.

As the White Curtain turned vivid red, Zhang Hao also emitted a chilling aura, and the dye soaked into the White Curtain continuously faded at that moment.

And while that Ghost was having the dye on the White Curtain removed by Zhang Hao, a blood-red drape extended and swept Zhang Hao up.

Countless blood-like red dyes were permeating Zhang Hao's body, trying to turn the colorless Zhang Hao into a Blood Figure.

The two supernatural forces of coloring and fading were in conflict, and at this moment Zhang Hao faced not only this duplicate, but also the supernatural phenomenon stemming from that red dye.

While Zhang Hao's body was undergoing the conflict, Zhang Hao was also launching a Ghost's Invasion against that Ghost.

Since the opponent intended to paint his own body with color, Zhang Hao simply made all the color on his body lose its hue.

In the Black and White World, countless Zhang Haos that existed only within the Gaze stepped out, wielding White Curtains and attacking the blazing red figure.

However, at that moment, in that world of Black and White with no other colors, identical silhouettes to Zhang Hao also appeared, resisting Zhang Hao's assault.

This Ghost not only possessed Zhang Hao's supernatural phenomena, but also learned the cooperative use of the Puzzle pieces on his body.

Fortunately, Zhang Hao himself is a Ghost; unlike a Ghost Tamer, the extent to which he uses his own supernatural abilities may not even reach Six-Tenths of the Ghostly Power of a Fierce Ghost at its strongest state.

As the two sides continued to clash, the Black and White world was the first to determine a victor.

That Ghost duplicated Six-Tenths of the Ghostly Power of Zhang Hao; in the Black and White World, the number of Zhang Haos it could release was also only Six-Tenths of Zhang Hao himself.

Even in the confrontation of the main bodies, it was because Zhang Hao himself is colorless.

After both sides fell into conflict, Zhang Hao smoothly performed a Ghost's Invasion on that Ghost, causing it to lose its color.

After all, the premise of using a Ghost Domain is oneself; a Ghost Domain appears with the releaser as its source.

When this Ghost attempts to use a Ghost Domain, its own color would continuously fade, but because it is formed from pigment, it is constantly coloring itself, so the fading is not apparent.

Now, after entering conflict with Zhang Hao and being invaded by that colorless Ghost Domain, the body immediately became dim.

Meanwhile.

On the other side, the Ghost Bride was also confronting that Female Ghost.

The Ghost Painting's Ghost Domain was released, and grayish paper ash continuously fell, covering the muddy Ground.

One after another, Ghost Brides emerged from the Ghost Domain; those were derived portraits.

These Ghost Brides walked on the Ground, and their embroidered shoes emitted an eerie Footsteps sound like that of leather shoes.

Similarly, within the Ghost Domain there were countless Ghost Brides awash in scarlet.

When these Ghost Brides clashed, perhaps as the pigment itself, they exerted a certain restraint on the painting frame.

When the Derivative Body of a Ghost Bride confronted the Derivative Body of that Female Ghost, once its body was coated with red dye, it needed to Restart immediately.

If the painting frame is painted over, damaging its structure, it will fall into a state where Restart is impossible.

However, likewise, the Ghost Bride does have a way to deal with this Female Ghost.

When a Ghost Bride contacts these Female Ghosts, all the red pigment on those Female Ghosts will also change accordingly.

The Ghost Painting's Killing Rule possesses the ability to randomly invade portraits; when facing these pigments, it can also achieve this.

The Ghost Bride, using the supernatural of the Ghost Painting, recolors those Fierce Ghosts that emerged from the dye.

Although this cannot, after invading a portrait, turn the portrait into one's own property.

But once the painting frames of these Fierce Ghosts are recolored by the Ghost Bride, they will also lose the ability to Restart.

The confrontation between the two sides continues unabated, and one after another ghost paintings, as if soaked in Hong Bai Shuang Sha dye, their images blurred, fall to the Ground and lose their effect.

Similarly, one after another abstract‑like paintings fall to the Ground, turning into a pool of scarlet dye that quickly rots, like blood emitting a putrid smell.

The confrontation continues until Gui Xinniang herself contacts the Fierce Ghost that emerged from the Dye Vat, at which point the dynamics of the confrontation change again.

Gui Xinniang, using the Ghost's Invasion ability on paintings, alters the body structure of this Female Ghost and invades the painting frame that the Female Ghost represents.

However, the Female Ghost's ability to contaminate paintings is not as strong against Gui Xinniang.

Although the derived ghost paintings are restrained by this power, Gui Xinniang herself does not fear such contamination.

Moreover, when crimson‑white double‑sand dye from the Female Ghost is applied to Gui Xinniang, red blood also seeps from Gui Xinniang and mixes into the Female Ghost's body.

The red color represents Gui Xinniang; she also carries Ghost Blood within her.

These blood continuously permeates the Female Ghost's body, and combined with the ghost painting's invasion ability, quickly begins to suppress the Female Ghost.

Because of the ever‑Restarting supernatural phenomenon, Zhang Hao and Gui Xinniang directly duel the Fierce Ghost that emerged from the Dye Vat in terms of Terror Level.

After a prolonged contest, the world containing this Dye Vat has become extremely bizarre.

The painted moon in the sky, at an unknown moment, became distorted, and the soil on the Ground turned a uniform crimson.

The sky, originally black, turned gray‑white.

These are the supernatural manifestations displayed by Zhang Hao, Gui Xinniang, and this dye.

Finally, the outcome was decided.

Even though these two ghosts inherited the Restarting supernatural traits of Zhang Hao and Gui Xinniang, they still could not reach a quadruple Restart.

Now Zhang Hao and Gui Xinniang each Restart each other, and with Photo and portrait Restarts, they possess four Restart points.

Meanwhile, these two ghosts have only three mediums capable of Restart, unable to Restart via Photo.

Later, after Gui Xinniang invades and alters the structure of the scarlet picture frame, they are left with only two Restart points.

After Zhang Hao and Gui Xinniang simultaneously suppress these two derived Fierce Ghosts, they are successfully subdued.

"Finally solved; it's the first time I feel this hard to deal with."

Zhang Hao looks toward the Fierce Ghost that began to melt, quickly turning into a pool of scarlet dye flowing on the Ground.

The red dye does not dissipate; instead it slowly writhes and, in a bizarre manner, gradually flows back into the Dye Vat.

Only the dye inside the Dye Vat has slightly decreased—not as much as before; some of it was consumed, but it is unknown where it went.

"This dye seems to require time to produce."

Zhang Hao looks at several other Dye Vats; not all of these Dye Vats contain Fierce Ghosts.

This should be a very special Supernatural Artifact, similar to the hanging copper coin at Zhang Hao's waist.

The Source Ghost of the oil painting should be this Fierce Ghost that can produce dye, not the dye itself.

"Madam, please put these things away first." "Place them in the Republic Era courtyard; these items are harmful to the ghost painting world, but you should also be able to use the dye to achieve things normally impossible."

Zhang Hao asks Gui Xinniang to store the Dye Vats here, then looks toward the distant empty Ground.

There, a Road still stretches.

This is the place where Dye Vats are stored; perhaps delving further will reach the location of the ghost that produces the dye.

Venturing deeper, it becomes dimmer, and even Zhang Hao's gaze is somewhat affected here, seeing only an endless winding Road.

Following this Road for an unknown duration, a faint light finally appears in the pitch‑black world.

That light seems to emanate from an Oil Lamp.

Zhang Hao quickens his pace and soon arrives at the place he seeks.

It is a cellar‑like room, which also contains a pool.

A blackish substance spreads over the pool, and the room is filled with a foul stench, like the rotting smell from a filthy sewer.

Within that foul black water, a few human silhouettes can be seen.

"Those are all Ghosts, but they have already been suppressed."

Zhang Hao quickly concludes, taking a spoon from the ghost painting world, intending to scoop a mouthful from the ink‑black water.

However, the spoon is corroded the instant it contacts the black water.

"This might be the black dye," Zhang Hao's eyes brighten.

A White Curtain appears in his hand, and he dips a portion of the White Curtain into the black water.

Soon, the black water climbs up along the White Curtain.

Soon, the once‑clean White Curtain becomes a multicolored tapestry.

"If we separate these dyes, can we obtain various different colors?"

Zhang Hao looks at the corpses within the dye; the dye appears to flow from those bodies.

"This thing uses Fierce Ghosts as raw material for the dye."

Zhang Hao stands at the edge of the pool, yet the black dye inside does not reflect his image.

Perhaps this dye can only replicate once per individual, which is why.

"Madam, can you wield this thing?" Zhang Hao asks.

Gui Xinniang hears this, stands at the edge of the black dye, exuding a chilling aura.

The originally pitch‑black dye, shortly after Gui Xinniang steps onto it, automatically separates into red, yellow, green, and black hues.

The separated colors slowly spread along the pool to Gui Xinniang's feet, seemingly being absorbed by her.

"It seems there is no problem now."

Zhang Hao watches this scene and quietly begins to wait.

After a long time, the bride finally absorbs all the dyes.

She employs Ghost Domain to gather the bodies of these ghosts.

At the same moment, Zhang Hao also senses the bride's transformation and wonders what this dye truly is.

The dye itself is a Ghost, not a Supernatural Artifact, so Zhang Hao did not obtain any useful information when he encountered this dye.

Although this dye is a liquid-type Ghost, in reality it resembles the existence pattern of Ghost Fire rather than that of a water Ghost.

Like Ghost Fire, this dye requires Fierce Ghost as a raw material (similar to Ghost Fire fuel) to increase its total amount.

The difference is that, as a liquid-type Fierce Ghost, the dye can exist separately, and the remaining dye does not vanish into thin air like Ghost Fire.

After completing this dye, the Dry Corpse Bride's own Terror Level rose considerably.

And just as Zhang Hao thought, the bride can now employ infinitely stacked supernatural.

She can now generate new Ghost paintings on her own without using Ghost's Killing as a Medium.

She just doesn't know what the upper limit of this stacking is.

Zhang Hao's own Crying echoed, the Black and White Portrait stacked Gaze, all are infinitely stacked supernatural means.

However, due to his insufficient Terror Level, Zhang Hao cannot reach the concept of infinity when stacking.

If the stacked supernatural becomes too strong for him to bear, he will fall into a Dead Machine state.

"Forget it, let's ignore this and keep looking for ways to raise the Terror Level."

Zhang Hao contemplated his next target, and soon set off, taking the Dry Corpse Bride away from the Ghost Post Office.

It was troublesome when entering, but there was no trouble when leaving.

Having mastered Ghost Dye, the Dry Corpse Bride can now control the oil painting world here.

Since the living people depicted in the paintings are already dead, the Dry Corpse Bride directly merged the remaining oil painting world—except the Ghost Post Office portion—into the Ghost painting world.

Leaving the Ghost Post Office and entering the Reality World, Zhang Hao did not forget to release Zhang Xianguang.

That guy knows too much; keeping him could likely cause some bad events.

And after Zhang Xianguang's death.

The unfinished building standing in Dahan City suddenly underwent some change.

The unfinished building seemed to be swallowed by something eerie, and an old dilapidated structure replaced it.

"Ghost Post Office!"

In front of the building's main gate, there was a plaque like this.

"Dong! Dong! Dong!"

Inside the suddenly appearing old building, a dull Footsteps sound came from within.

It seemed someone inside was moving up and down.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

In Dachang City, Yang Jian had just inspected the city, confirming no Ghost paintings or Black and White Portraits remained, and finally felt at ease.

However, before he could relax for long, a phone call landed in his hand.

"I am Ghost Eye Yang Jian, what is it?"

Yang Jian replied in a cold voice.

"Yang Jian, go check quickly, Dahan City is in trouble," Liu Xiaoyu said urgently over the phone.

"Dahan City? What could happen there?" Yang Jian frowned.

"I should have already arranged things there, and besides, Sun Rui is still there if anything goes wrong."

"Sun Rui is dead, and according to the investigators' report, the Ghost Post Office has had an incident," Liu Xiaoyu said gravely.

"Hold on, I'll send you Dahan City's situation right away."

Soon, accompanied by a 'Dingdong' sound, Yang Jian's phone received a text message.

Yang Jian opened the text message; it contained several photos.

The first stop was likely taken at an intersection; both sides of the intersection featured modern brick houses that seemed fine.

However, when Yang Jian's gaze fell on the exact center of the photo, his pupils sharply contracted.

In the middle of the photo, at the end of the Road, a building familiar to Yang Jian could be seen; its main gate was shut tight, and the plaque bore multicolored neon lights.

"Is this... Ghost Post Office?"

"What are you joking about? How could Ghost Post Office enter Reality?"

Yang Jian still remembered that he had released five layers of Ghost Domain to successfully enter the Ghost Post Office.

Yang Jian flipped through the later photos, which appeared to be taken by drones from high altitude, as well as shots from other angles of the Ghost Post Office.

From these photos, although the Ghost Post Office's doors were tightly locked, silhouettes could be seen by the windows.

There was also a video clip among them.

It was a window on the top floor of the Ghost Post Office.

A figure appeared on the window; from its outline it seemed to be a female corpse.

"Is that Tian Xiaoyue's corpse? Could Sun Rui have been killed by Tian Xiaoyue's corpse? Troublesome, perhaps we should have dealt with that thing back then."

Yang Jian frowned; the current state of the Ghost Post Office was unknown.

But it was clearly not good.

Although the Ghost Post Office's doors are now closed, no one knows when it might suddenly open.

(End of Chapter)