Nightmare Apostle

Yang Xiao speculated that during the battle with the Sword Lord, the Second Demon Uncle fought until he was completely exhausted. He was not in good condition, and as a result of overusing the Magic Artifact, he was backfired by it on the spot.

Generally, being backfired by a Magic Artifact would reduce one to a mindless killing machine, but the Second Demon Uncle was clearly not in such a state.

He was neither a mindless being, nor a human; he was a resentful spirit!

He was possessed by the resentful spirit from the Magic Artifact!

And the creature trapped in the Blood Fog World, roaring to reclaim his body, was the real Second Demon Uncle!

After the resentful spirit commandeered this body, the power it unleashed was far beyond what the Second Demon Uncle could muster. It repelled the Sword Lord or possibly escaped; in any case, it survived and inherited this body as the Second Demon Uncle.

Thinking of this, Yang Xiao felt extremely panicked inside. This secret was too huge; if the resentful spirit in front of him somehow sensed it, he would be as good as dead.

A resentful spirit capable of taking over a body was undeniably a person of great renown during their lifetime. Yang Xiao was experiencing such a thing himself; currently, the skin on his body had already been half replaced by the Drama Robe. Once the full transformation was complete, he would also be possessed by his "good sister".

"Junior Brother, the Master is asking you something?" reminded Senior Brother Qingfeng in a low voice when he saw Yang Xiao daydreaming.

Yang Xiao steadied his mind, covered his head, and pretended to be in a state of confusion, "Uncle, my mind is in chaos. I only remember entering a strange space, as if... as if something attacked me. I kept running and then... then when I woke up, I was back."

Faced with this resentful spirit, Yang Xiao dared not lie too much, he could only mix nine parts truth and one part lie, hoping to deceive for the time being.

"What attacked you, do you remember?" asked the shadow behind the curtain.

"I don’t remember, it was just very scary. If it weren’t for you, Uncle, stepping in, I fear I wouldn’t have returned." Yang Xiao stood up, cupped his hands to salute the shadow behind the curtain, still with an expression of lingering fear, his acting very convincing.

Yang Xiao swore he had never exerted himself like this to deceive a ghost even in nightmares.

After all, failing to deceive a ghost might still leave some chance of survival, but if he couldn’t deceive this resentful spirit this time, he was certain to die.

"Qingfeng, go get an Awakening God Pill for your junior brother to steady his mind," ordered the Second Demon Uncle.

"Uncle, let’s not trouble Senior Brother Qingfeng, I’ll go with him to fetch it." Yang Xiao wanted to slip away.

"Qingfeng, go get the Elixir, nephew, you stay here," said the Second Demon Uncle.

Daoist Qingfeng took the order and turned to leave. Left alone in the room with the Second Demon Uncle, Yang Xiao felt the sky had fallen.

Cold sweat ran down his back in streams. Yang Xiao dared not even breathe; he could already feel that this resentful spirit was growing suspicious.

Sending Senior Brother Qingfeng for medicine was, in fact, a way to get him out of the room.

"Xiao’er, how does your uncle treat you?" came the old voice from behind the curtain.

"Uncle treats me like both a teacher and a father. I, Yang Xiao, owe much of who I am today to your guidance, Uncle," Yang Xiao gave the standard answer.

"Good, then listen to your uncle, come closer, step forward," said the Second Demon Uncle.

Knowing the power gap between him and the resentful spirit, Yang Xiao dared not disobey. He had no choice but to summon courage and step forward, standing in front of the curtain.

"Come in," the Second Demon Uncle’s voice was calm, "Let me see you, and let you... see me."

This was the first time Yang Xiao was allowed to enter the curtain. Despite knowing his uncle for so long, he had never seen his uncle’s true face before.

Of course, this was the first time, and it might also be the last.

Yang Xiao tried to appear natural, but his fingers still trembled slightly. He dared not imagine what he would face next.

After stepping into the curtain, Yang Xiao saw a figure sitting on the altar. The figure had no legs, or more precisely, was missing both lower legs, severed from the knees.

The figure wore a Netherworld Mask, tall and imposing. Despite lacking legs, its presence was overwhelmingly powerful.

The next moment, as the Second Demon Uncle slowly removed the mask, Yang Xiao’s pupils shrank suddenly, even his breath stopped.

What kind of face was it indeed, his uncle’s entire face was gone, as if it had been sliced off, leaving only a thin layer of skin over the skeletal facial contours.

This was a skeletal face; no wonder he never dared to show his true face to others.

At that moment, Yang Xiao instantly thought of the remnants of flesh and blood in the Blood Fog World monster, aside from those legs, there was only an old, withered face left.

No mistake, this face and legs were the ones cut off by the Sword Lord. And now, the identity of this "Second Demon Uncle" before him was completely clear.

Perhaps noticing Yang Xiao’s fear, the Second Demon Uncle put the mask back on, "You’ve met him, haven’t you?"

"Who are you referring to?" Yang Xiao continued playing dumb, seeking that sliver of possible survival.

"The one who chased you, resembling me," said the Second Demon Uncle.

Yang Xiao didn’t expect this guy to reveal things so quickly. His heart was in turmoil, but he responded with feigned composure. "I remember now, there was someone who slightly resembled you, Uncle, who chased me. He wore your face skin, had your legs. That despicable guy, next time if given a chance, I will kill him and restore your legs, Uncle. To dare impersonate you, Uncle, what audacity!"

As Yang Xiao expressed his anger verbally, the Second Demon Uncle across from him remained calm, and this unprecedented pressure nearly drove Yang Xiao insane, making him feel like a clown putting on a one-man show.

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