Chapter 27: Ghost Spirit Tablet (Bonus Chapter)

He did not heed Guo Fan's thoughts.

Zhang Hao, amid Guo Fan's frantic words, slowly dropped to his knees.

Kneeling guarantees death.

The voice abruptly stopped, and the air was filled only with a continuous wailing "Wooo—".

Zhang Hao looked up; Guo Fan's photo was now a dull gray, lifeless.

In the photo, a bizarre darkness shrouded Guo Fan's face, making his features impossible to discern.

After a moment of thought, Zhang Hao reached out, lifted the face-covering cloth from his own face, and looked at the photo in the Ghost Spirit Tablet.

"Hmm, should we stuff this ghost back in?"

He noticed the photo in the Spirit Tablet beginning to warp, the person in it gradually taking his own shape, and Zhang Hao began to contemplate.

Within the Ghost Spirit Tablet resides a ghost's consciousness.

Now Guo Fan has been killed inside the Spirit Tablet, yet that ghost's consciousness still remains in Guo Fan's body and has not returned to the Tablet.

Zhang Hao knelt before the Ghost Spirit Tablet, not rushing to act, but pondering what benefit he might gain by stuffing the ghost's consciousness back into the Tablet.

First, if he puts the ghost's consciousness back, Zhang Hao could let that consciousness replace him in controlling his body.

However, this offers no advantage to Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao does not need a ghost to help him master his body.

Although Zhang Hao is not yet a true ghost, he is not much different from one.

Even if Zhang Hao were killed, he could restart beside the Ghost Bride through the paranormal of Ghost Seeking Kin.

The only condition for restarting is that he must not be too far from the Ghost Bride.

As for the Fierce Ghost's revival, it poses no threat to Zhang Hao.

The flesh and blood brought by Ghost Seeking Kin largely helps him block the Fierce Ghost's erosion of his body.

Regarding erosion of consciousness, Zhang Hao, as the Ghost Bride's Ghost Slave, has the Ghost Bride bear that erosion for him.

Conversely, returning the ghost's consciousness to the Ghost Spirit Tablet could cause Zhang Hao, once inside the Tablet, to lose control.

After all, when Zhang Hao himself is inside the Spirit Tablet, the Bride herself lacks the ability to think and can only act according to the Killing Rule.

And the ghost's consciousness likewise lacks the ability to think and can only act according to the Killing Rule.

"But if I don't return the ghost's consciousness to the Ghost Spirit Tablet, what use does the Tablet have for me?"

Zhang Hao watched the Ghost Spirit Tablet; the photo's distortion was not rapid, and it would still take some time before it fully turned into Zhang Hao's likeness.

"Fine, we'll talk after the transformation is complete."

"If it proves useless then, we'll stuff the ghost's consciousness back in."

Zhang Hao thought that and quietly sat up from his kneeling.

Time seemed to have no meaning for him.

As a consciousness already infiltrated and controlled by the Ghost Bride's Fierce Ghost consciousness, Zhang Hao does not possess the drawbacks of a Ghost Tamer.

Even for the Abnormal, time is very important to them.

Because as time passes, the Abnormal's consciousness is gradually eroded by the Fierce Ghost within the body, eventually becoming a Fierce Ghost like a Wish Ghost.

For the living, this is undoubtedly death, and the same holds for the Abnormal.

Because at that point, their actions are no longer driven by their own personality but by the Fierce Ghost.

Time drifted slowly, and after an unknown duration, the photo on the Ghost Spirit Tablet finally turned into Zhang Hao's likeness.

"Did it succeed?"

Zhang Hao lifted the Ghost Spirit Tablet, held it in his hand, and felt an inexplicable connection.

His consciousness now seemed able to enter the Spirit Tablet at any moment.

But that would inevitably turn Zhang Hao's body into an empty shell. "No, perhaps I can still control my body from within the Tablet, even without that ghost's help."

Zhang Hao stepped over Guo Fan's corpse and approached the Ghost Bride.

The Ghost Bride can forcibly control her own body, and within her body now also resides a Fierce Ghost.

In other words, after entering the Spirit Tablet, he can still rely on the Ghost Bride to control his body.

Thinking that, Zhang Hao's thoughts flickered, and he entered the Ghost Spirit Tablet.

At that moment, Zhang Hao could feel that his perspective had not changed.

Indeed, because his body was not possessed by another ghost's consciousness, he could still command his own body.

"Indeed, swapping consciousness with that ghost is far worse than the current situation."

Zhang Hao was very satisfied with the current state; the Ghost Spirit Tablet in his hand was not a ghost but more like a tool.

When facing incomprehensible dangers, Zhang Hao can use the Ghost Spirit Tablet to shield his consciousness from being killed.

At least, he won't be killed so easily.

After all, Zhang Hao's greatest weakness now is his consciousness; if an enemy launches an attack targeting consciousness, he has no way to respond.

As for physical attacks, Ghost Seeking Kin and Ghost Mourning Clothes can well protect his body from harm.

"Then shall we try it this way?"

Zhang Hao controlled his body and handed the Ghost Spirit Tablet to the Ghost Bride.

The Ghost Bride took the Spirit Tablet without any abnormality; she neither forcibly controlled Zhang Hao's body nor affected Zhang Hao inside the Tablet.

This shows that even with Zhang Hao's consciousness inside the Ghost Spirit Tablet, the Ghost Bride still treats him as her Ghost Slave, causing no cognitive conflict.

"Bride, let's go out."

Zhang Hao, inside the Tablet, tried to communicate with the Bride.

However, it seemed that because Zhang Hao, inside the Tablet, was detached from his body, he could not communicate with the Ghost Bride.

No, the Ghost Bride's body moved slightly, but the motion was minimal.

"Because my consciousness entered the Spirit Tablet, has the power of Ghost Seeking Kin been reduced?"

Zhang Hao's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly recovered.

The ability for me to communicate with the Ghost Bride relies on the supernatural effect provided by Ghost Seeking Kin.

Now that I have no body, when speaking from a Photo, the supernatural effect of Ghost Seeking Kin is diminished.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hao's consciousness returned to his body.

"But this can give me a means of survival, so I can accept it."

Zhang Hao returned to his own body, glanced at Guo Fan's corpse, ignored it, and led the Ghost Bride outside.

Just now, he had thought of the function of the Ghost Spirit Tablet.

Let the Ghost Bride carry the Ghost Spirit Tablet, so that when I encounter an unsolvable problem later, I can enter the Ghost Spirit Tablet with my consciousness.

Later, he can also trigger the ability of Ghost Seeking Kin through the Ghost Spirit Tablet, restarting from the Ghost Bride's side.

"Ghost Spirit Tablet Ghost Painting"

"Perhaps after obtaining the Ghost Painting, the function of the Ghost Spirit Tablet will change, so for now I'll just carry it as a survival tool."

Zhang Hao thought to himself.

The Ghost Painting can connect to the world within the painting, and this painting also includes things like Photos and images.

"Unfortunately, it will be a long time before the Ghost Painting appears in Dajing City, and I cannot go to Dajing City until it is completely in chaos."

"Otherwise, I could first go retrieve the embroidered shoes to prevent them from falling into Yang Jian's hands later."

(End of chapter)