Mysterious Awakening

Yang Jian could be humble in speech, but he never let humility compromise his character. Speaking modestly was simply a way to avoid offending others and prevent sticking his neck out. But to be timid as a person would make it too easy to suffer losses and be bullied.

This Lin Long obviously mistook Yang Jian's humility for timidity, misjudging the situation due to his arrogant nature and failing to restrain himself. He took it upon himself to forcefully attempt a takeover of Yang Jian's Ghost Candle, even going so far as to openly threaten him.

After some thought.

When Lin Long's arm fell off his body, he realized something was terribly wrong.

Almost immediately, he tried to fight back using the ghost within him.

Without any concern, he didn't care if Yang Jian accidently got killed in the process. Daring to remove his own arm was like seeking his own death.

Lin Long's body rapidly began to emanate a foul stench, the smell of decomposing flesh, yet it was strong and overpowering.

"There's always a gap between people, do you think there's no difference between ghost controllers?" Yang Jian coldly stared at him.

The next moment.

"What?"

Feeling a chilling presence behind him, it was as if a fierce ghost had appeared and was closing in on him.

Lin Long turned his head to look and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The Headless Ghost Shadow loomed behind him like a bizarre corpse, silent and breathless, emitting an eerie aura all over.

Before he could do anything, the Headless Ghost Shadow swooped onto him like a shadow and vanished... the Ghost Shadow had invaded his body.

Lin Long was instantly frozen in place, unable to move, and the strong smell of decay also came to a halt.

The ghost inside his body fell silent.

For ghosts of insufficient rank, encountering the Headless Ghost Shadow was like meeting their bane. Besides that time when Ye Feng's burial shroud withstood it, few ghost controllers could withstand it.

Though his body couldn't move, his consciousness remained.

In that moment of engagement, even though it had taken him by surprise, the gap between them became immediately apparent.

Lin Long was completely suppressed, no match for Yang Jian at all.

"Yang Jian, calm down."

Zhao Jianguo had allowed Yang Jian to suppress other ghost controllers, but he hadn't wanted him to kill the others. Although gathering ghost controllers together was not favorable, seeing this scene, he still couldn't help but try to intervene. ꞦÄΝŏ₿Èṡ

However, he was not a ghost controller himself and could only attempt to intervene by yelling.

The other ghost controllers had no intention of stopping the fight either, simply watching the scene unfold with cold expressions.

Someone testing Yang Jian was ideal, to see if the renown of 'Ghost Eye' Yang Jian was justified. After all, there were too many mysteries surrounding Yang Jian, and if Lin Long could force him to reveal even a little, it would greatly assist them in gauging where Yang Jian stood.

Hence, the indifferent attitude of the ghost controllers was starkly evident.

"I'll send you a coffin, and from today forward, you will disappear from my sight forever," Yang Jian glowed with a red light.

The Ghost Domain opened in an instant, engulfing the entire conference room, and then, the red light spread out of the conference room. In just three seconds, it had covered the entire gymnasium.

He spotted something and directly retrieved it with the Ghost Domain.

A golden box.

It was one of the supplies brought for the operation in Dachang City, anticipating that more than one ghost might be present. Besides the special box crafted for the Hungry Ghost, there were other containers designed to imprison fierce ghosts.

Lin Long, no longer in control of his body, began to move toward the coffin as if intending to seal himself inside.

"Ghost Domain?"

Zhao Jianguo's heart felt half chilled at this moment, because he knew that once the Ghost Domain was opened, everything in front of him might be false. Despite Yang Jian seemingly still being here dealing with Lin Long, there's no telling if his real body had already left this place.

"Yang Jian, can we stop here? At the next meeting, I will have headquarters severely punish Lin Long and transfer him away from his post so that you'll never see each other again. And as compensation, I'm willing to transfer all of Lin Long's subsidies to you."

He attempted to negotiate terms to protect Lin Long.

After all, Lin Long was a rather skilled ghost master, and it would be a huge loss if he were to fall at the hands of Yang Jian.

However, based on his understanding of Yang Jian, Zhao Jianguo also knew that Yang Jian's actions weren't simply to teach Lin Long a lesson, but also to use his life to establish his own status among these people, to avoid being suppressed for no reason.

But Yang Jian didn't reply to him at all.

Lin Long still entered the golden box as if controlled, like a puppet being directed by strings.

Once sealed inside, he would be imprisoned like a ferocious ghost.

The uncontrolled Lin Long showed fear in his eyes as he walked into the box, a kind of fear that wasn't present when facing fierce ghosts. Against fierce ghosts, he could resist, or even flee, but facing Yang Jian, he seemed like an ordinary person.

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Without the power brought by the fierce ghosts, his sense of superiority and confidence were lost in an instant.

An esteemed ghost master was now having his fate controlled by someone else.

The sudden drop from his high position, coupled with the threat of death, how could it not bring about despair and fear?

"Li Jun, please help, save Lin Long," Zhao Jianguo pleaded to Li Jun to rescue Lin Long after failing to persuade Yang Jian.

As long as this fight was quelled, what remained were mere trivialities, compensation, comforting words; in any case, it was far better than losing someone in confusion.

Special Forces Captain Li Jun stood up. In this scenario, the only possibility of rescuing someone from inside Yang Jian's Ghost Domain was him.

Using his Ghost Domain as well.

A sinister cyan-green glow emanated from his body, casting upon his resolute face, making him appear as terrifying as a fierce ghost.

This eerie light invaded Yang Jian's red-tinged world, as if to extinguish the glow.

"Li Jun, this is my business. Don't interfere," Yang Jian felt the anomaly in his Ghost Domain and turned to glance back, placing a hand over his forehead.

The two Ghost Eyes overlapped.

Within the Ghost Domain, a second layer of Ghost Domain opened.

In an instant.

Li Jun's Ghost Domain was directly suppressed, and this place remained a world enveloped in red light.

"What? Li Jun has been suppressed," the others widened their eyes at the sight, becoming restless.

Special Forces Captain Li Jun was a top ghost master, famously known in the circle, and he possessed an invincible Ghost Domain.

Yet, even he couldn't stop Yang Jian.

"This is the collision of Ghost Domains, and Li Jun has lost. Yang Jian's Ghost Domain is even more terrifying," Ghost Master Cao Yang narrowed his eyes, feeling uneasy.

This brief clash and swift defeat further highlighted the gap that had emerged between Yang Jian and Li Jun.

Even a top ghost master like Li Jun had a gap with Yang Jian, which meant something clear to everyone.

This Ghost Eye Yang Jian... might no longer be on the same level as everyone else.

His strength was absolutely not as simple as just controlling two ghosts.

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