Chapter 435 "The Female Ghost

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Kong Chuan actually managed to resist the power of the darkness to some extent, which was surprisingly formidable.

However, the strength of the Blue Peacock fiercely clashed with the darkness, and it slowly began to shrink. The blue glow dimmed bit by bit, and it was only a matter of time before darkness would completely overwhelm it.

"At this rate, in at most half an hour, the darkness will fall upon us," Lin Shen calculated in his mind. "I wonder if Kong Chuan can take care of that Night Ghost Tribe member within half an hour."

"This Kong Chuan really isn't reliable. He said he would follow my commands after arriving at the Giant Ring Star, but he went ahead and did his own thing, even controlling me here. Is this protection? No, this feels more like murder. Damn it, with such capability, he still wants to be the head of the Special Service Department?

How does he even have the face for it?" Lin Shen cursed Kong Chuan in his heart, wishing he could smack him across the face.

"Having such a subordinate is truly like being cursed for eight generations. Forget about the Heavenly Consort's face, he doesn't deserve to be the head of the Special Service Department even if I resigned as the Dean."

Inside Lin Shen's body, the Evolution Theory was running wildly, already showing some effects. He could move his eyes and mouth, and his body regained a bit of movement, although he was still far from being able to move freely.

"At times like this, hopefully no member of the Night Ghost Tribe will come over and play that tired old trick of luring the tiger away from the mountain," Lin Shen sat motionless, muttering to himself.

It's true—one often encounters what one fears. Lin Shen was still pondering when he suddenly spotted a white figure floating outside the roofless building.

Lin Shen's heart skipped a beat: "Good things never happen, but bad things always come quickly."

Outside the intense blue flames, the white figure drew nearer, and Lin Shen could finally see clearly that it was a woman wearing a white dress.

Her skin was pale, and her black, straight hair hung down to her waist.

Her eyes were the red of blood, glowing like infrared in the darkness.

She would've looked quite beautiful under other circumstances, but in this context, she was somewhat frightening, like a vengeful ghost who had died with grievances.

Lin Shen thought the hair length and style of this woman resembled that of the woman he had spied upon combing her hair next door.

But Lin Shen wasn't completely sure since he had only seen her from behind and not the front at the time.

He only remembered the way she combed her hair, long and straight.

Those immobilized and unable to move all saw the Female Night Ghost, and in their minds, they cursed Kong Chuan's ancestors for eighteen generations.

Lin Shen felt that the Heavenly Emperor's decision to deal with Kong Chuan was extremely wise, it was freaking reasonable.

The Female Night Ghost stared at the Blue Peacock for a while, then suddenly threw a dagger-shaped Life Base, not attacking the Blue Peacock but instead flying toward the people inside the house.

This action immediately caused everyone to break out in a cold sweat, and Lin Shen was about to summon his Life Base.

Who would've known that the dagger, once it entered the range of the blue light, suddenly became immobilized, suspended midair, unable to move.

Lin Shen let out a slight sigh of relief. Although Kong Chuan was a bastard, his abilities were indeed quite formidable.

The Female Night Ghost tried to retrieve her dagger Spirit Base, but within the blue glow, it remained motionless, causing her to frown slightly.

After sizing up the situation for a moment, the Female Night Ghost vanished into thin air, and when she reappeared, she held two stones in her hand.

The Female Night Ghost directly hurled the stones into the blue glow. The stones, like the dagger, were immediately frozen in midair upon entering the area of the blue light.

The crowd immediately felt much reassured. The strength of the Blue Peacock was mighty indeed; it seemed unlikely that the Female Night Ghost could break through.

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The Female Night Ghost tried several tactics but never managed to penetrate the range of the blue light. Anything that entered the range of the blue light immediately came to a halt.

Just when everyone thought they could be safe for the time being, the Female Night Ghost disappeared again, followed by a thumping sound of walls being smashed.

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Lin Shen's face changed slightly as he realized what the Female Night Ghost was up to, she was planning to demolish the walls, exposing them completely to the darkness of the night.

Being fully exposed to the darkness didn't have too much of an impact on them in itself, but it would increase the contact surface between the darkness and the blue light. Blue Peacock would then have to combat more dark forces, increasing its consumption of energy and shortening the time it could hold out.

If Kong Chuan couldn't return quickly, they would be in grave danger.

As Lin Shen had anticipated, the walls kept collapsing, some stones falling outward and some flying into the blue light, becoming suspended mid-air by the blue light.

Darkness kept encroaching inside, igniting upon contact with the blue light.

The walls on all sides were soon breached, darkness enveloping from all directions. The blue flame burned more fiercely, and the area it illuminated shrank steadily, with the dark pressing down at a notably faster pace than before.

The Female Night Ghost stood outside, staring at them coldly. The blue light made her look even more like a ghastly specter from the netherworld.

Lin Shen felt that his body had recovered a lot, but he remained sitting still.

Because he was originally facing the direction of the door, he could see the Female Night Ghost clearly.

As the darkness closed in, it got closer and closer to Lin Shen, Wei Wufu, and a few others who were sitting near the door.

The darkness approached them, and the Female Night Ghost also moved closer; the distance between her and them became ever shorter.

Everyone was terrified; at this rate, it would only be a matter of minutes before the darkness reached the people at the front.

The Female Night Ghost was waiting for that moment, her eyes growing more ferocious.

"Kong Chuan, that bastard, I'll have to deal with him later," Lin Shen made up his mind that he couldn't let that guy off easily.

Those who were nearest to the darkness still hoped that Kong Chuan would be able to make it back in time.

But then they heard terrifying explosions in the distance, sounding like thunder on the horizon, indicating with their volume that they were very far away.

Everyone could guess that it must be Kong Chuan fighting with the Night Ghost Tribe; the prospect of him returning in a short time seemed unrealistic.

Lin Shen wasn't concerned about the distance; even if it was thousands of miles, a Nirvana Level speed would not take much time to traverse.

The key issue was whether Kong Chuan could extricate himself from his opponent and make it back, which didn't look too optimistic.

There is indeed a connection between a master and his Spirit Base; Kong Chuan could definitely sense the change in the situation here, but until Blue Peacock's strength was completely suppressed, Kong Chuan would have a hard time grasping the exact situation.

He would only know that the Blue Peacock was still fighting against the darkness, but how much Blue Peacock's area of light had been compressed, or if anyone was exposed outside the area of the blue light, those details would be beyond his awareness.

The darkness was inching closer to everyone, and Lin Shen and Wei Wufu, who were already very close to the door, found the darkness merely half an arm's distance away from them after just a few minutes.

Looking at the blue flames burning close at hand, Lin Shen cursed Kong Chuan in his heart ten times over.