Looking at the densely packed floating corpses in Ghost Lake, the people on the small boat appeared particularly grave at this moment.

“Things seem to have gotten a bit out of hand,” Leuk San said, staring at the white Ghost Candle burning at the stern.

All supernatural incidents were triggered by this white Ghost Candle.

Li Jun said, “The corpses that can float to the surface must have connections with Ghost Lake, yet the ghosts submerged in the lake haven’t risen. Therefore, the Source Ghost in Ghost Lake is very likely hidden among these corpses, or might be one of them. Once we find it, things will be much easier.”

“It’s not that simple.”

Shen Lin said, “Ghost Lake is an S-level supernatural event. S-level supernatural events also have another name: insoluble supernatural events. If it were that easy to handle, Cao Yang should have solved it already.”

“Let’s take it step by step. As long as the Ghost Candle keeps burning, the ghost will surely appear. We’ll make our move to try then,” Yang Jian said calmly.

He then looked at the wound on his arm.

It had recovered quite a bit, and the Ghost Shadow beneath his feet was almost reassembled. Just a little longer, and the curse of the Firewood Knife would be negated.

But the situation around them changed again.

The female corpses floating on the lake were undergoing continuous mutations, and the once calm water surface began to ripple.

No wind rose.

Yet the water surface was waving.

It seemed something beneath was affecting the entire Ghost Lake, making the water restless.

The waves grew increasingly larger, and the water turned more and more turbid.

The black boat bobbed on the lake, and the people aboard struggled to keep their balance, risking falling if not careful.

But these were merely minor issues.

The truly serious problem was the corpses on the surface swaying.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The floating corpses were driven by the waves, crashing into the boat with muffled thuds, seemingly trying to overturn it.

“Something’s wrong,” Li Jun said gravely.

“It’s more than just wrong; it’s life-threatening. All the corpses are waking up, and Ghost Lake is abnormal. Even the oil lamp on the boat appears to be going out,” Ah Hong’s expression revealed strong unease.

She’s not the captain, and if real danger arises, her chances of dying here are high.

Previously, she remained safe due to Yang Jian’s rescue.

“We should have anticipated this when lighting the Ghost Candle, but with four captains joined forces, we can confront it directly, no need to worry too much,” Shen Lin said confidently.

Even as he said this, his heart was heavy.

No one can take supernatural events lightly; a mistake could mean death.

“Be careful, changes are beginning,” Leuk San suddenly said.

He used his Premonition Ability, but the supernatural interference was too severe. He couldn’t foresee events beyond the next thirty seconds, only knew that interference would deepen in ten seconds, indicating imminent danger.

The crowd glanced at him, but now wasn’t the time to dispute his abilities.

The next moment.

Sure enough, changes arose.

As the lake waves grew larger, the boat bobbed repeatedly on the water, struck by floating corpses until a tipping point was finally breached.

With the lake’s rise and fall, a pale female corpse was swept onto the boat with a wave.

“Bang!”

The corpse landed in the cabin, lying slanted, filthy lake water dripping from it.

Without a word, Li Jun tried to kick the female corpse off the boat.

Yet, despite his forceful kick, the corpse remained unmoved, and instead the boat shook violently, nearly throwing the others off.

Moreover, with the corpse aboard, the tilting boat sank sharply, chilling lake water pouring in, threatening to sink it immediately.

“The boat can’t support too much of the supernatural, the corpses can’t come aboard, or this boat won’t last,” Yang Jian recognized.

He unhesitatingly plunged the coffin nail into the corpse on the boat.

The suppression of the Coffin Nail was still terrifying.

The corpse trembled slightly then went still, seemingly lighter than before, and with a slight flick was sent back into Ghost Lake.

However, Yang Jian’s timely action seemed futile.

No sooner had he tossed out this corpse than the boat was suddenly struck again.

Another female corpse.

Driven by waves, slick hair over a distorted, sunken face, its head heavily collided with the boat, almost capsizing it.

Moreover.

After hitting the boat, the corpse started to move, unexpectedly reaching out pallid hands to grasp it, and as the arms moved bone-clashing sounds echoed, it attempted to climb aboard.

This scenario, once occurred, began spiraling out of control.

The boat rocked, other female corpses animated, their hands reaching to clutch the boat’s edge. Each hand was pallid, bloodless, exerting force, nails scratching the wood with a hissing sound.

“Extinguish the Ghost Candle, no more burning it; all the female corpses are targeting us. Without waiting for them to board, our boat’s sinking. It’s now or never if we’re to act, continuing like this means we’ll perish first.”

Leuk San shouted loudly, quickly reaching the stern to extinguish the Ghost Candle.

Ghost Candle was snuffed out.

But it was nearly gone, only a stub remained.

Yet the move didn’t halt Ghost Lake’s transformation.

A female corpse climbed to the stern position, slick hair scattered on the boat, dripping filthy, foul lake water, beneath which lay a strange, pallid dead face. The most frightening part was the corpse’s empty, eerie eyes fixated on Leuk San, as though smiling slightly at the corner of its mouth.

That wasn’t a smile.

It was the corpse’s face squirming, looking like it was smiling at you.

“Ghost thing.” Leuk San’s gaze was somber as he suddenly reached out and grabbed the corpse’s neck.

A sixth finger suddenly appeared among his five fingers, and it swiped across the corpse’s neck.

In an instant.

The corpse’s body immediately slipped into the murky lake, leaving only a head in Leuk San’s hand, which he casually tossed into the distance.

But the head did not sink. Instead, it floated on the water like a ball, bobbing with the waves, and its eyes remained fixed on him.

“No more holding back.” Li Jun shouted.

The Ghost Flame ignited once again, setting everything around ablaze, covering the lake surface in Ghost Flame’s light.

The eerie green flame only burned the supernatural, not the living.

But here, only the supernatural was present, allowing Li Jun to burn everything with impunity.

Nearby the boat, the corpse’s pale hand turned charred instantly upon touching the Ghost Flame, followed by strange cries from the corpse in the flames. One by one, the arms retracted violently, abandoning the attempt to climb into the boat.

The air was filled with the rancid smell of burned meat.

“It’s working.” Ah Hong exclaimed with some surprise.

“You’re celebrating too soon.” Leuk San said.

Just as he finished speaking, the surrounding water began to churn, and the Ghost Flame started sinking to the bottom of the lake. Shortly after, it completely extinguished.

The corpses that had been deterred by the flames started to close in again.

“This stalemate won’t do, hold on a bit, I’ll go find the source.”

Shen Lin stood up at this moment, and without another word, leapt from the small boat.

“Be careful.” Li Jun called out.

But he quickly fell silent.

Shen Lin was standing on the surface of the lake as if by miracle, with no tendency to sink whatsoever.

“We can’t keep this up.”

Shen Lin’s expression was grim and serious, for he began to feel a chilling cold, as if his body was about to be soaked through.

This was beyond comprehension.

He was merely a figure from memory, non-existent in reality, yet he was affected by the supernatural forces of reality, nearly soaking him through.

He had a premonition.

Once he was drenched, the ghost could touch him, and by then, he would be targeted and killed by the ghost, just like Yang Jian, Li Jun, and Leuk San.

So he had to act in advance.

Surveying his surroundings.

A red axe suddenly appeared in his hand.

This axe, hidden by him somewhere, did not exist in reality, but could influence real things.

Shen Lin then waved it, and the axe split the floating corpse’s head instantly.

Once the corpse’s head cracked open, it immediately sank into the water without a sign of struggle.

“I’ll take action alone for half an hour; keep the boat from sinking during this time, or I won’t be able to return.” With that said, he held the axe and strode forward on the lake surface.

His figure gradually faded, disappearing like an image before everyone’s eyes.

“It’s that axe.” Yang Jian’s expression turned sharp.

He recognized that axe.

In the painting inside the Ghost Post Office, someone owned that Ghost Axe, but it was a supernatural item drawn in the painting, not real. Therefore, it existed as a real Ghost Axe in reality.

Could this supernatural item have fallen into Shen Lin’s hands?

“Half an hour? Can he find the source, and even if he finds it, can he win?”

Then, Yang Jian couldn’t help but ponder this thought.

“Li Jun, your Ghost Flame can’t suppress the corpses, open the Ghost Painting, and I’ll use the Ghost Domain to cover Ghost Lake and throw the corpses in as much as possible.”

Then his Ghost Eye suddenly opened.

The Ghost Domain covered everything.

At this moment, Yang Jian got serious, his Ghost Domain covering everything around, bringing them to a standstill. The lake surface outside the small boat was motionless, and the floating corpses unable to move.

The crisis was suddenly averted.

“What is this?” Li Jun, Leuk San, and Ah Hong were all startled and uncertain at that moment.

They were not affected and could still move because Yang Jian’s six-layer Ghost Domain didn’t include them.

“I can’t maintain this state for long.” Yang Jian said again.

“Alright.”

Li Jun wasted no time; he opened his palm, and the Ghost Flame was kindled, revealing Ping’an Tower once more.

The world of the Ghost Drawing opened again.

At this moment, Yang Jian, through the Ghost Domain, moved the corpses forcefully into the Ghost Drawing’s world connected by Ghost Flame, sweeping them away.

Li Jun’s Ghost Flame couldn’t be maintained on the lake surface, meaning his Ghost Domain would be affected.

But Yang Jian’s Ghost Eye would not.

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