All the shrill screams disappeared.
The compartment instantly became quiet...
Three young Transcendents, along with Yan Li, exchanged glances, only to see Zhou Xiao’s body suddenly stop moving, slumping down... and where his head had been, there was now only scarlet blood-sand, trickling down.
"...Where’s the head?"
Ling Wei shivered with fear.
She already knew that everything she had just seen in the Spiritual Domain was an illusion... but never could she have imagined that in the real world, Zhou Xiao, without the Ghost Veil, would be left without his head!
A calm woman’s voice came from behind.
Gu Shen raised the package beside Zhou Xiao and gently tossed it backward.
Yan Li’s expression was complex as he took the package and opened it... inside was a completely intact head, not stained with blood.
"This is... Zhou Xiao’s head."
This guy, took off his own head and carried it around?
And in such condition... could he still survive?!
"He’s already a dying man, won’t live more than a few hours."
Gu Shen said softly, "The sealed artifact ’Ghost Veil’ seems to have mutated, leading its wearer to do bizarre and crazy things. Removing one’s head and replacing it with a new face is just the first step... Only in the ’Ghost Veil Domain’ can life be extended as much as possible. Once a Transcendent realizes they’re headless, they’ll sink further into ’out of control,’ and the things they do next will naturally be even more insane."
Yan Li frowned deeply as he listened.
In all his years patrolling Da Teng City, this was the first time he had encountered such a malevolent sealed artifact.
"Indeed... this is a very ominous sealed artifact."
Gu Shen squinted his eyes, examining the red veil before him, and a thought suddenly occurred to him.
Wouldn’t this sealed artifact attract misfortune?
Wonder... if it would have any effect on him?
"Thanks to Judge Gu..."
Before finishing his sentence.
In the next instant, Yan Li’s face turned pale, and he saw a scene that made his heart pound in fear—
Gu Shen, after silently pondering for three seconds, directly pressed the Ghost Veil onto his own face.
Ling Wei screamed in terror. She couldn’t imagine someone would directly wear such a sinister sealed artifact on their face!
The scarlet veil spread out instantly, like an octopus, its eight tentacles embraced Gu Shen’s cheeks, voraciously sucking the "nourishment" from his head.
Yan Li instinctively protected those behind him.
Even a single Zhou Xiao, driven out of control by the Ghost Veil, was terrifying enough.
If Gu Shen also lost control... he couldn’t imagine the consequences.
Yan Li was already prepared to cut off the rear car from the other compartments, his mind full of thoughts on how to safely escape with the group.
He caught a glimpse of the extraordinarily stunning young woman in the priestess’s attire.
There was no change in her expression.
It seemed... this wasn’t something to worry about.
And the compartment remained bright and warm in the Light Domain, not reverting to the previous dark, eerie Hell.
Gu Shen’s voice sounded leisurely.
He stretched out a hand, pressing the Ghost Veil again... this action wasn’t slow, but Yan Li and the others held their breath throughout, fearing that Gu Shen’s raised hand meant a beheading move.
The Ghost Veil was pulled out again.
Gu Shen wasn’t harmed in the slightest. On the contrary, the soft, boneless scarlet veil twisted and convulsed like a salted soft-bodied creature, as if it had "seen" something terrifying when it touched Gu Shen.
With this, Yan Li and the others finally breathed a full sigh of relief.
And in their relaxation, their gaze towards Gu Shen changed again.
Compared to the Ghost Veil.
This young man was the true monster!
This veil is interesting.
Gu Shen squinted his eyes, examining the "Ghost Veil," recalling the feelings he had just experienced... After putting it on, a large amount of negative emotions had instantly invaded his Spirit Sea.
Each emotion tried to guide him to "self-destruction."
Beheading himself was just one of them.
Obviously, Zhou Xiao’s spiritual power wasn’t strong enough to resist the Ghost Veil’s spiritual invasion, so he really severed his own head and carried it.
Once done, it meant... the host was already destroyed.
The Ghost Veil’s negative spirit would seek a new host; if not for him, it might have chosen Ling Wei or the defeated Yan Li. Of course, the process wouldn’t necessarily succeed... if the wearer’s will were strong enough to resist the veil’s negative emotions, they could even enjoy its power boost.
Gu Shen indeed felt his "spiritual power" becoming stronger...
However, the Ghost Veil didn’t dare directly contact his spirit. Invading his Spirit Sea and encountering Chi Huo, it was instead flooded with reverse negative emotions... In terms of sinister forces, what in the world could be more sinister than the Netherworld King’s weapons?
Gu Shen’s "Truth Ruler" was an even more sinister object compared to this "Ghost Veil."
It was capable of driving the Netherworld King himself into corruption and loss of control with its "voice of the heart"!
One single mental pulse from the Truth Ruler scared the "Ghost Veil" into voluntarily dropping off, leaving Gu Shen’s Spirit Sea.
There was a great difference in the level of these two items.