Chapter 365: Resentful Spirit (2) |
"This kind of ghost has no concept of fear at all. They are ferocious, violent, and bloodthirsty. It's very similar to naturally formed evil spirits. However, the minds of these ghosts are usually not very sound," Yang Haoran said.
"Boss, what's the origin of this ghost infant? Why have we never seen it before?" Zhu Xiaoyu asked.
At that moment, the question Zhu Xiaoyu asked was exactly what Bai Xue wanted to ask, as neither of them was familiar with this ghost infant.
However, Master Wu didn't show any surprise or strange expression on his face. Based on his expression, he seemed to have some understanding of the ghost infant.
There were now many books in Yang Haoran's study, including some materials he had compiled, and Master Wu had access to these resources. Master Wu would also read books there when he had the time, so he knew about ghost infants.
Since Zhu Xiaoyu asked, Yang Haoran naturally wouldn't purposely avoid answering. After all, allowing her to gain more knowledge in this field would only benefit her future work and cause no harm.
"If you want to know what a ghost infant is, you first need to understand what a resentful spirit is. Resentful spirits are a special type of ghost. They are formed differently from ordinary ghosts. They are the result of certain special refining methods."
"Ordinary ghosts can enhance their strength by devouring other ghosts, and they can also advance when their strength reaches a certain level. But resentful spirits are different. Once a resentful spirit is successfully refined, its strength remains unchanged. Simply put, their strength is fixed from the moment they are successfully refined, and there will be no further improvement."
"Due to the unique nature of resentful spirits, they differ from ordinary ghosts in many aspects. For example, ordinary ghosts are usually only interested in things with extremely strong Yin energy, but resentful spirits are different. They are interested not only in things that ordinary ghosts are attracted to, but also in things that ordinary ghosts are not interested in. For instance, they enjoy drinking blood and eating meat, especially human flesh, which is their favorite. This is somewhat similar to zombies."
"The body of a resentful spirit can be both ethereal and corporeal. It's similar to the Yin spirit power in our Yin Division. When it's in the ethereal state, it can devour spiritual bodies, and when it's corporeal, it can devour flesh and blood. Whether they devour spiritual bodies or flesh and blood, it's just their instinctive reaction. The ghost infant we see before us is one of the resentful spirits."
After Yang Haoran's explanation, Zhu Xiaoyu and Bai Xue finally had a general understanding of ghost infants and resentful spirits.
In fact, there was one more thing that Yang Haoran didn't mention: resentful spirits are also good materials for refining soul pills. But naturally, he couldn't disclose such information.
"Boss, is it possible for vengeful spirits to be reincarnated?" Zhu Xiaoyu pondered for a moment, then asked.
Yang Haoran shook his head and said, "Vengeful spirits cannot be reincarnated. From the moment they are refined, their souls are scattered by the refiner, and then reassembled according to the process of refining vengeful spirits. As a result, the vengeful spirits' souls become incomplete and disordered. It is precisely because of this that they become bloodthirsty and ruthless, without fear or rationality, just like a machine programmed with a set of instructions."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaoyu's expression became complex, and she sighed, "Listening to you, Boss, I actually feel that vengeful spirits are quite pitiful."
Zhu Xiaoyu was known to have a soft heart, as Yang Haoran had witnessed before. When Xiu Juan was killed by her husband and returned as an evil spirit for revenge, Deputy Captain Zhou happened to witness the situation. At that time, Zhu Xiaoyu, as a Night Watch member, unexpectedly felt pity for the evil spirit Xiu Juan. If she hadn't been present, there might have been conflicts between the Yin Division and the Spirit Police that night.
From that incident, Yang Haoran could tell that Zhu Xiaoyu was a person with a soft heart.
However, in this society where people don't spit out the bones after eating meat, being too soft-hearted often harms oneself and even those around them.
Therefore, when faced with Zhu Xiaoyu's question, Yang Haoran decisively shook his head and denied her statement.
"Vengeful spirits are not pitiful, because they are merely products created through special means. From the moment their souls are scattered and reassembled, they become new individuals. The truly pitiful ones are the materials used to refine vengeful spirits."
As Yang Haoran spoke, he emphasized the word "materials." Those present naturally understood what he meant by that.
"Look at this ghost infant in front of you, do you think it's pitiful? If I'm not mistaken, while being raised by Fatty Qu, he must have eaten a lot of human flesh. The more human flesh a vengeful spirit eats, the more ferocious it becomes. Isn't it already ferocious enough?"
Zhu Xiaoyu shrunk her neck. After Yang Haoran's words, she suddenly realized that this ghost infant in front of her was not as pitiful as she had imagined. If it weren't for the fact that the ghost infant was too weak, she would probably have been bitten to death by it.
"In the future, if you encounter vengeful spirits, you must be cautious, especially when facing powerful ones. You must not be soft-hearted, or else it will be you who dies. However, although vengeful spirits are not qualified for reincarnation, Yin Division has a way to deal with them. So if possible, it's best to collect them into the soul gathering bead and bring them back."
Yang Haoran's words were addressed to the three of them initially, and then to Master Wu and Zhu Xiaoyu.
After his words fell, Yang Haoran put away the ghost infant, and everyone dispersed after some final instructions.
Serpent Demon returned to his room to refine the Spirit Fruits, while Master Wu took Zhu Xiaoyu out to guide the undead. Yang Haoran, on the other hand, was busy drawing talismans in the study room.
The next day, Bai Xue brought news to Yang Haoran. She said that Fatty Qu had confessed to many things. Some were the misdeeds he committed before obtaining the Ghost Infant, while others were the incidents that occurred after he obtained it.
Even before obtaining the Ghost Infant, Fatty Qu was already involved in shady activities. The crimes he committed were enough to warrant multiple executions.
However, he used his connections and spent a considerable amount of money to save himself from punishment.
After obtaining the Ghost Infant, he controlled it to kill several people who had conflicts with him in the past. Since he manipulated the Ghost Infant to commit the murders, there were no clues left behind, resulting in several unsolved cases in Lecheng.
After being captured by the Spirit Police, Fatty Qu confessed everything in detail. It wasn't because he wanted to confess, but because he had no choice.
The Spirit Police were different from regular police officers. They usually didn't interrogate suspects, but once they started questioning, their methods were far beyond what ordinary police could compare with. When it came to them, there was no mouth they couldn't pry open, especially since Fatty Qu wasn't the type to die before revealing the truth.
Under the interrogation of the Spirit Police, Fatty Qu not only confessed his crimes but also revealed where he obtained the Ghost Infant from and the hefty price he paid to acquire it. He explained the whole process in great detail.
For the Spirit Police, knowing who created the Ghost Infant and the price Fatty Qu paid to obtain one were the most important aspects.
The Spirit Police thought it would take some time to extract this information from Fatty Qu, but they didn't expect him to be so weak-willed. He quickly confessed everything.
Although Bai Xue was a member of the Spirit Police, she didn't participate in the interrogation. Therefore, she was unaware of these two pieces of information. However, she shared everything she knew with Yang Haoran.
Upon hearing this, Yang Haoran felt a strong urge. If he could find the creator of the Ghost Infant, he would undoubtedly have access to even more powerful grudges spirits. The benefits of obtaining such a resource were self-evident.
However, Yang Haoran didn't act impulsively. He believed that once the Spirit Police found the creator of the Ghost Infant, they would seek his help. If he successfully took down the creator, according to his agreement with Captain Luo, all the ghosts would belong to their Yin Division. So, he just needed to wait for the news. Being anxious wouldn't help him in any way.
Days passed, and Yang Haoran didn't receive any news about the creator of the grudge spirits. Instead, he received an iron book order from the Yin Division.
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