### Chapter 175: Sister, This Way Please~
The young girl corpse hung upside down, her mouth wide open as if something was stuck inside, but the Dragon Lady dared not touch it. This object was a collection of curses. If she hadn’t been well-prepared, just the sight of this girl corpse would have attracted the Thousand Eyes Godmother’s curse.
Bai Yu stepped out from the Dragon Lady’s body and raised her hand, sealing the cave entrance with a bl**d Thread.
Their infiltration into the cave had already been discovered by the Evil God. All patrolling ghosts and creatures outside were rushing toward them—at least twenty of them. Any one of these could casually be tossed into a three-star mission and still be considered a mini-BOSS, and at least one-third of them were Red Cloth level.
Speaking of difficulty, if the White Day Amusement Park was rated four and a half stars, then this place was at least six stars. Here, Red-clothed Evil Ghosts were practically commonplace; you’d meet one just by taking a few steps.
Ignoring the commotion outside, Bai Yu stared intently at the inverted corpse in the cave.
Just one glance was all it took. She didn’t even have to make direct contact, and the curse’s power latched onto her. Luckily, with the Thousand Eyes Godmother absent, the curses weren’t as powerful as she had feared.
This body was truly an empty shell, the soul completely drained.
There was a complex aura around her.
It was a mixture of many souls, intertwined with the powers of the other three Godmothers.
If we compared this corpse to a “cocoon,” could we say the Thousand Eyes Godmother was like a butterfly waiting to break free?
“Those men who entered this cave are mere fodder; their souls have been absorbed. Perhaps something else, like desires…”
“These souls and desires, combined with the Burning Heart’s power, use her negative emotions and her soul as the base.”
Bai Yu pondered. From the intel provided by the Dragon Lady, it seemed accurate, but something felt off. Was Burning Heart betting on something? Did the First Generation Goddess really choose to become a Godmother?
And why were the two Evil Gods summoned?
Bai Yu felt the Thousand Eyes Godmother’s location was crucial. If one could summon it, could they target it accordingly? Unfortunately, with Xin’er’s soul completely gone, communication was impossible.
Ignoring the corpse, Bai Yu began to survey the small room in the cave.
It was pretty much a prison cell, with a damp, moldy, old wooden bed and neatly stacked bedding. After so many years, the bedding was unrecognizable, turned yellow and black with decay.
Instead of bed legs, the bed had just a wooden base. Bai Yu noticed something carved into the cave wall.
“He still hasn’t come.”
“But it’s okay.”
“He said he would marry me once he achieved enlightenment.”
“I will hold on, I will wait for him.”
“But now, I’m not me anymore. Who am I? Why do I still have a face?”
“She’s talking to me again.”
“She wants to gamble with me.”
“I don’t believe it; I trust he will come back.”
The wall was engraved with many words scratched out with a kn*fe, some deep, some shallow, the handwriting varying. From the script, one could roughly ascertain the Goddess’s mental state at the time—sometimes lucid, sometimes utterly mad. Especially towards the end, the notes became so chaotic that they were nearly unreadable, with some spells being scratched into the wall.
“They’re back again.”
“It’s not him. How I wish it would be him opening that door.”
“How many days has it been? Ten? A hundred?”
“Why build this door? To keep me in or to prevent others from coming in to save me? But when I came here, I was told that this would be my home.”
“I hate doors.”
“Is he really deceiving me?”
“I hate him.”
“Take my eyes.”
“As long as I have no eyes, I won’t see them anymore.”
“Thank you for telling me; if I have no eyes, I won’t need to look.”
“Even with eyes, they serve no purpose.”
“Every time I open my eyes, it’s their faces I see.”
After this, the engraving on the wall regained clarity and beauty, only the period in the middle being chaotic.
After the mention of eyes, no further words were carved into the wall.
It’s very likely the Goddess used that kn*fe to gouge out her own eyes.
At that moment, she might have died or perhaps fully transformed into the Thousand Eyes Godmother.
The bl**d Thread at the entrance began to falter, and Bai Yu stopped overthinking. Instead, she entered back into the Dragon Lady’s body.
The useful information in the cave was basically just this.
“Is there anything useful?” The Dragon Lady gradually relinquished control of her body.
“Some, but it will be necessary to find the Thousand Eyes Godmother first.”
bl**d Threads gathered in Bai Yu’s hands, forming a long blade. She dashed toward the cave entrance, dispersing the bl**d Thread blocking the ghosts outside. Two emaciated believers stood at the entrance, and as the bl**d Thread faded, the two followers charged inside.
With a swift kick, Bai Yu shattered one believer’s body. The follower behind him was sent flying, colliding with a Red Cloth.
Stepping out of the cave, Bai Yu quickly scanned her surroundings.
In mere moments, over twenty believers surrounded her, with an unknown number of elite believers intermixed with the Red Cloth ones.
The believers plus the Red Clothes—Bai Yu had already faced these in the previous village. They were primarily strong, resilient, and resistant to regular tactics against ghosts.
These beings would definitely give someone like Li Tianan, the ghost exorcist, a real headache.
The methods they could use to deal with ghosts were all rendered ineffective against these believers. With bodies present, these Red Clothes were like wearing a suit of magical armor. The only way to deal with them? Good ol’ physical means.
Curses swirled around the Dragon Lady’s body, but no matter how hard they tried, not even a single thread could penetrate.
The Dragon Lady was well-prepared this time with a talisman capable of blocking curse power.
This talisman had been taken from a shrine in the previous village, but unfortunately, it was the only one. This was also the main reason Bai Yu hadn’t brought Zhao Mingyue along.
Zhao Mingyue wouldn’t be able to withstand the invasion of curses. Coming here without a way to counter curses would be like walking into a d*ath trap.
If it weren’t for the Dragon Lady, she would have been here forever.
The emaciated believers unleashed tremendous strength, lunging from all directions. Their faces were horrific, driven wild by a visible power of desire, as if they hadn’t eaten for three days and saw prey, their crimson eyes sparkling with murderous intent.
This group of believers hardly resembled humans anymore.
Their skin appeared pale and blackened, like dried meat. Something squirmed beneath their shriveled skins.
Bai Yu, controlling the Dragon Lady’s body, bent her knees slightly and lowered her center of gravity.
She gripped the bl**d Thread blade at her waist and made a slashing motion. After a brief moment of concentration, she unleashed her attack.
Swish!
The circular bl**d blade expanded, stretching a ten-meter radius.
All the lunging believers were sent flying, their heads severed or bodies sliced in half.
Bai Yu’s feet churned up dirt as her body transformed into a blur.
The blade sliced with a mournful cry; it looked like just one slash, yet the four believers before her were turned into dozens of meat fragments of varying sizes.
With one sweep, mist-like bl**d Threads formed a blooming lotus in midair, petals bursting forth, filled with countless razor-sharp blades.
As they landed, spikes erupted from the ground, piercing through ten believers’ bodies. Before they could recover, the bl**d Threads devoured the Evil Ghosts inside them.
Bai Yu now understood the difference between the followers in the back village and the wax corpses in the front village.
The followers here, with decayed bodies hiding the true Evil Ghost within, were much stronger—some even being Red Cloth level. So naturally, their power was notable. The Evil God controlling them only had to remove their masks to awaken them from their beautiful dreams, unleashing countless negative emotions and significantly boosting their strength.
Terrifyingly, there were at least hundreds of such followers in this village.
Blade flashes flickered, as if it rained chunks of bodies from the sky.
In just one interaction, from one swing that sent the believers flying to their landing, all the followers were completely wiped out.
Their regeneration abilities were strong, but there were limits.
Heads chopped off or bodies severed? Such wounds were trivial. But the real issue was that if their bodies were reduced to bits, the Evil Ghosts inside were also split—good luck trying to regenerate!
“…” The White-haired Fox paused, conflicted—stay put or keep charging forward?
She was a spirit, held back by the curse’s influence, having gained intelligence after snacking on many souls. Although she had some demon powers, her abilities were similar to those of a ghost, only able to do ghostly things and some mental attacks—she couldn’t even fully transform into a humanoid, at most resembling a humanoid fox spirit, still maintaining that terrifying fox face.
Bai Yu raised her hand, wrapping the bl**d Threads around the fox’s neck and yanking her close.
The fox, with dark red slit eyes gleaming with a human-like spark, trembled before Bai Yu: “When you need me, I’ll tell you everything I know.”
The White-haired Fox nodded vigorously, speaking human words.
“Oh dear sister, please spare me! I’m just a poor little fox! Don’t k*ll me! I’ll definitely tell you everything I know! I know when the sacrifice is tonight! I know where the temple is! I even know how to deal with those two nasty Divine Mothers! Just listen to me, and you can definitely take them down!”
Bai Yu spoke just one sentence, and the fox completely spilled the beans.
In one second, she sold out both Godmothers.
“However, sister, I need to stay close to you, or I’ll be killed by the curses, too.”
“Fine.”
“Alrighty, this way, Sister! I’ll lead the way~”
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Yesterday promised four updates, but today only has two.
Let’s just count it as two owed updates, and this week hasn’t seen the crazy Friday update yet.
Tomorrow, I’ll make it up with five updates. (These five won’t count toward the reward, as they’re part of the crazy Friday~)
