Chapter 295: Soul Migration
Chapter 295: Soul Migration
With a rare opportunity in hand, how could she not strike with full force? In one swift move, she aimed for his heart, intending to shred it beyond repair.
Hu Ma swiftly retreated, backing away until she reached the side of Red Wine Miss. Only then did she take a closer look.
Ji Tang's heart had been pierced, and he seemed to have lost all his strength in an instant. His body stiffened, and the saber in his hand fell to the ground. Slowly, inch by inch, he knelt down, unable to support his head, which gradually drooped.
"Dead?"
Hu Ma furrowed her brows as she stared at him, then kicked up a cloud of dirt and sand, showering it over his body.
There was no movement, but Hu Ma knew for certain that he wasn't dead.
If he truly were, the force of the dirt and sand would have been enough to topple his kneeling body. The fact that he could still hold himself up meant he had a breath left.
"Huff..."
As expected, Ji Tang, who seemed to have exhausted his energy, slowly knelt down. After appearing to have lost all signs of life, he suddenly inhaled, and his already drooping head slowly lifted again.
Both his eyes were bleeding, but only one could still see. It stared fixedly ahead, and this time, it finally locked onto Hu Ma.
"Impressive..."
His voice, surprisingly deep and powerful, slowly said, "As a Shou Sui, I never imagined I'd die by the blade..."
"And I never thought that after spending so many years of effort and consuming so much blood, I'd finally cross the threshold of entering the mansion, only to lose my life in the very first month. And it's at the hands of the Deception Sect, the one I look down on the most..."
"Han Womzi..."
"..."
He paused briefly, then said, "Do you know that I also have to offer sacrifices?"
"Even for a Shou Sui who has entered the mansion, if their heart is pierced and not promptly sewn up, they may still die."
Red Wine Miss seemed to ignore his words, only offering a vague explanation to Hu Ma, "So, to truly kill a Shou Sui who has entered the mansion, you must decapitate them, and it has to be a vertical cut."
"Even now, as you see him at the end of his strength, he only lost his power for a moment when his heart was damaged, but it quickly returned..."
Hu Ma nodded in agreement.
After saying this, Red Wine Miss turned to Ji Tang and said, "Of course I know you have to offer sacrifices."
"In the martial world, whether it's people or evil spirits, any who hold a position for a long time will offer sacrifices to the elders above."
"..."
"Yes, so I want to remind you..."
Ji Tang spoke in a low voice, "You've eliminated too many brothers from the martial world."
"Now, with my death here, you'll become a thorn in the eyes of those above. You won't live long either..."
"..."
Red Wine Miss looked at him and smiled faintly, her voice soft, "No need to worry. They're just a bunch of lapdogs. Perhaps they won't come looking for me, but I might go after them instead."
"Hehe, quite the bold talk, even more so than me..."
Ji Tang was also surprised by Red Wine Miss's words, and his face showed a hint of astonishment. He seemed to have used all his strength to say these words, and suddenly, he took a deep breath, his body slightly stiffening.
Hu Ma was slightly startled and immediately held her saber horizontally across her chest, ready for another confrontation.
But Ji Tang was only mustering his last bit of strength, as if preparing for one final battle. Just then, the flower rope in Red Wine Miss's hand flipped again.
The silver needle, half-buried in Ji Tang's body, suddenly pierced deeper, and a thick mist of blood burst forth.
His internal organs ruptured, bones shattered, and even his head became like a beehive.
At this moment, Ji Tang finally appeared completely dead, his body stiffening as it slowly collapsed to the ground.
Even Hu Ma believed that Ji Tang had truly died; there seemed to be no reason for him to survive. She fixed her gaze on Ji Tang's fallen body, considering whether to go and cut off his head.
A vertical cut.
"Don't be hasty, be careful."
Just then, Red Wine Miss suddenly reminded her, her eyes slightly focused, and the flower rope in her hand flipped once more.
With this flip, it transformed into an ox stable!
"Huala!"
As she revealed the ox stable, the surrounding soil exploded, sending dirt flying in all directions.
In the four cardinal directions, four tall wooden scaffolds burst out of the ground, each adorned with hanging yellow pennants, blocking the respective directions.
Simultaneously, a Kongming lantern slowly flew over, hovering above them, also adorned with hanging yellow pennants.
"What's this...?"
Even Hu Ma was surprised, never expecting Red Wine Miss's grandest display to occur after Ji Tang's death.
Sensing something amiss, she quickly turned her gaze to Red Wine Miss.
"He was trying to escape just now."
Red Wine Miss explained in a low voice, "He seemed to be at the end of his strength and spoke those meaningless words, leading us to believe he knew he was going to die and was making a final desperate move."
"But he didn't know that after a Shou Sui enters the mansion and transforms their brain and soul, they still have one last trick to escape—their soul spirit can leave the body and seek a person with similar eight characters to transmigrate and be reborn."
"This method can even be used during combat..."
"He just grabbed you and used his Green Ghost Hand to pin you down, giving him the opportunity to have his soul spirit penetrate your head. However, he knew I was nearby and could see through his plan, so he didn't do it immediately. Instead, he waited until the end to use it."
"If we truly believed he would just give up, we'd encounter him seeking revenge within half a year."
"Of course, his appearance might have already changed."
"..."
"Soul Migration Technique?"
Hu Ma's mind raced with these words, and he suddenly thought of many things.
The New Year Guardian was indeed difficult to kill, capable of running and fighting, enduring severe injuries that ordinary people couldn't withstand, and still able to fight.
But how could those outside the Dao have known that they had already found it difficult to kill him? Even if he appeared dead on the surface, he might still have the chance to escape in the form of a soul spirit.
Moreover, after escaping, he could still come back to life through soul migration?
Furthermore, this soul migration technique seemed somewhat similar to the way reincarnates appeared in this world.
Especially the way they arrived in this world, so similar?
"The people in this world believe we are all soul-migrating evil ghosts, and they are also related to the New Year Guardians."
Miss Red Wine explained in a low voice, "Previously, there were also some reincarnates who believed that to find out how we came to this world, we needed to thoroughly investigate the Dao of the New Year Guardians. Of course, in the end, they didn't discover anything."
"After all, we are more like rebirth transformations, breaking the fetal mystery."
"..."
Speaking casually, she lightly waved her hand, and the Kongming lantern floating in the sky slowly descended and landed in her hand.
Hu Ma looked into the lantern and saw a moth flapping inside. He had seen similar things before and instantly knew that someone's soul spirit was trapped in the lantern. Without a doubt, it was the Beggar Sect's Ji Tang, who had just tried to escape.
"After pinning him down, I knew he would definitely use this trick to escape at the last moment. I was prepared for it."
Miss Red Wine spoke softly, "After all, we need to extract information about the New Year Guardians' heritage from his mouth. If we forcefully extract his soul, we might not get everything, so I set up this scheme to let him enter voluntarily."
"She really calculated every step..."
Hu Ma couldn't help but glance at Ji Tang, feeling a mix of emotions.
The New Year Guardian, not only was he a New Year Guardian, but he had also entered the mansion.
Yet, this person was completely played with and killed by Miss Red Wine as if it were a game?
He couldn't help but feel a sense of pity for the New Year Guardian, and even doubted the Dao of the New Year Guardians.
Miss Red Wine, standing beside him, seemed to sense Hu Ma's subtle thoughts and spoke softly, "Do you think the leader of the Beggar Sect is not living up to his reputation, dying too easily?"
"Heh, he died at my hands for two reasons. First, I unveiled his secrets. When someone's secrets are unveiled, it's almost like they're walking a path to their death."
"Secondly, although I didn't use my full strength, I used my acumen to observe his weakness and designed a scheme to deal with him. Even so, it still took half a day, and there was even a little danger in the middle..."
"Think about it this way, and you'll still believe that the leader of the Beggar Sect's strength is not enough?"
"..."
"My full strength?"
Upon hearing these words, Hu Ma was genuinely surprised.
He knew Miss Red Wine was powerful, but seeing her now, she seemed even more formidable than he had imagined.
"The New Year Guardians are indeed troublesome..."
Miss Red Wine sighed softly, holding the Kongming lantern as she walked forward. Simultaneously, she snapped her fingers, and the tall wooden scaffold around them collapsed with a loud crash.
As she spoke, she approached Ji Tang's body and said softly, "Those within the Dao had a consensus that each Dao could take advantage of the New Year Guardians, but each Dao also had the possibility of falling into the hands of the New Year Guardians."
Hu Ma pondered over these words, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt there was some truth to it.
The New Year Guardians' skills were straightforward and honest, all on the surface. If they suddenly encountered another Dao, it was easy to be taken advantage of.
But if the New Year Guardians seized an opportunity and got close, they could indeed be killed.
Thinking about it this way, he regained confidence in the New Year Guardians' Dao.
"This guy has quite a few good things on him..."
At this moment, Miss Red Wine had already searched Ji Tang's body and said, "He still has many Dao techniques on him, but he didn't have time to use them."
"Look at this arm; it was nurtured from a corpse. But it's not just this one; his right leg is also impressive. It seems to be Swift Legs? It's a pity that if he had two, we couldn't have kept him alive. I suppose something unexpected happened when taking someone's leg."
"And this waist, what a guy..."
"Do you want to change it? I can help you change it!"
"..."
"?"
Hu Ma, who had been deep in thought, was startled and shook his head repeatedly, "Never mind, I prefer the original."
"Tsk."
Miss Red Wine glanced at Hu Ma and said, "Then you are destined to miss out on many of the New Year Guardians' special skills..."
(End of Chapter)
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