It is terrifying enough that the majestic giant whale has transformed into a terrifying monster.
When the monster revealed the petri dish containing the 'living dead' inside its body, the monster seemed to have turned into a deformed laboratory.
Gloom shrouded people's hearts. When the deck of the cruise ship was silent, the demons on it all bowed their heads and touched their chests, as if they were mourning in silence.
"Is this the revelation you mentioned?" Looking up at the giant whale floating in the air, Mu Hua frowned and asked Barbara and Tina beside him.
"The natural lifespan of a demon is longer than that of a human, but the followers will perish with the death of their master."
"These are humans who are unable to achieve life transition. In order to ensure the continued survival of their families, they chose to accept the parasitism of the Bound Soul Yu before they died." Tina was silent, and Barbara explained.
"The Soul Binding Yu is not a good thing. Were these created by the Seventh One? Did they also voluntarily share their spiritual power with the Seventh One?"
"I'm afraid there are not only people here who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the devil? They also include those contractors who have been punished?" The cruise ship and the giant whale intersected. Mu Hua withdrew his gaze from the giant whale, put on a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and said to Barbara.
"I'm not sure about this." Mu Hua's tone was slightly sarcastic. What was more surprising was that Barbara did not deny it outright.
The Bound Souls are evil sea urchin-like creatures that parasitize on people's heads. They can be understood as a kind of magical creation, or they can be regarded as a kind of ghost.
They were born from a top-level undead magic, and although they have the effect of prolonging life, they are by no means kind.
They imprison the host's soul, absorb the host's thoughts and spirit, and if the host's spirit does not resist them, they can also transfer the host's mental power to their creator.
This is a very evil ghost. They will even absorb the blood of the host. After absorbing enough blood, they will develop a certain subjective consciousness and evolve into a half-human, half-demon "Flower of the Other Shore".
The reason why only the heads of the humans in the petri dishes inside the giant whale were left was to prevent the evolution and growth of the Bound Spirit Yu.
This is not extending the life of the contractor, because the parasitism of the Soul Binding Yu is irreversible, and its original characteristic is to erase the five senses of the parasite.
Necromancers usually regard Soul Binding as a means of attack and punishment, which is completely sacrificing the contractor to help the demon prolong his life.
Well, maybe it can’t be called a sacrifice. After all, those contractors were going to die anyway, it was just that before their demon followers died, they were made to be in a state where it was difficult for them to either live or die.
"This is the fate of the contract master. They bear this fate. They are the heroes of the demon clan." A demon near Mu Hua and his companions probably heard Mu Hua's words. He bowed again in the direction of the giant whale and looked at Mu Hua with a serious face.
"Get out of here, or I'll beat you up." Mu Hua raised his eyebrows and said to the demon in a vicious manner.
Unlike Tina and Barbara, that demon at least looked like a crazy fan.
It would be fine if he said this was the price to pay for having a demon follower, but his wording and attitude made him sound like a brainwashed idiot.
"You..." Mu Hua said this rudely. The other party seemed to want to argue, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he found that most of the humans around him looked at him coldly.
After being stopped by a young man next to him, the demon turned his head away in dissatisfaction and ignored Mu Hua.
The young man who stopped the demon gave an apologetic smile and nodded apologetically to Mu Hua.
Mu Hua also nodded in response, and the two of them greeted each other. The young man took the demon to the side, away from Mu Hua and the others.
No matter what the demons' attitude is towards the humans in the petri dishes, as invited humans, these young people on the ship will definitely not like the situation of being parasitized by the Bound Spirit at this stage.
"The Soul Binding Yu will not erase their consciousness. They can kill their followers at any time, but they have been holding on. They should be respected." A human wearing Alan ethnic ornaments attracted the attention of the people around him while speaking.
This is a human being, a contract master, but he should be a citizen of Alan. In addition to foreign guests like Mu Hua, there are also some locals on the cruise ship who have signed contracts with the demons.
After taking a look at the person who was speaking, I found that his words were relatively reasonable, while the people around him looked away while they did not comment.
"Although it may make you feel uncomfortable, this can also be seen as a kind of motivation. Humans don't necessarily die earlier than demons. If there are some emotional factors involved, many of Alan's tragic love stories are based on them."
Seeing that Taibetha was silent, Barbara comforted her. "As long as we complete the life transition, humans can also have a natural lifespan that exceeds that of demons." Tina also said to Mu Hua, who looked unhappy.
Although he didn't like it, Mu Hua couldn't be said to be too resistant to those bound spirits. After all, between the contractor and the demon, it was the contractor who held the initiative in everything.
"Oh, only need?" Mu Hua chuckled. Tina talked too easily about the life transition.
"Well, for you." Tina's matter-of-fact tone seemed to be trying to comfort Mu Hua, but it also attracted Barbara's sidelong glance.
"Tsk, you demon clan are really nosy. No wonder after all these years, your reputation in the outside world is still mixed." Mu Hua shook his head and said casually like a complaint.
"Haha, this is also the last resort for the demon clan to protect themselves. We should be understanding." Before Tina could respond, a tall young man in a tight combat suit walked up to Mu Hua.
"Hello, Voorhis." The young man named Voorhis extended his hand to Mu Hua.
"Mu Hua." Mu Hua shook hands with Voorhis, but then heard Voorhis invitation.
"Hey guys, we're going to form a team to fight the exiles. Do you want to join?" Following the direction of Voris's finger, Mu Hua saw a dozen young people gathered together, all of whom were wearing white masks.
"Master, we have important business outside, so we can't stay in the courtyard for long." Before Mu Hua could say anything, Tina stepped out. Although she was close to Mu Hua, she spoke to Mu Hua in a voice that Wallis could hear.
There was an obvious rejection in her expression, and Tina's attitude towards Mu Hua also made Wallis' eyes flash with a strange look.
Mu Hua apologized for refusing, but Wallis didn't say much. He smiled and said goodbye to Mu Hua, then walked towards other people.
"Those are demons who lack confidence in their own fighting ability, and their contractors..." As Voris left, Tina whispered, looked around, and lowered her voice.
"I've read their information. They generally come from powerful families outside."
"This type of people focuses on scheming, and their interactions focus on mutual assistance and connection in terms of power."
"You don't have much advantage in this regard, and it's hard to establish friendship with them. These people have instinctive ignorance and arrogance."
"They value talent, but they also believe that there is no talent that they cannot create, so apart from politics, they have a great degree of contempt for everything else."
"There is no need for you to have any interaction with them. They will only delay your growth." Tina whispered to Mu Hua why she interrupted.
"Hey, hey, hey, Mu Hua, what kind of magic potion did you give Tina?" When Mu Hua nodded casually, Barbara came forward and put her arms around Mu Hua's neck.
Barbara is very tall, and even with her arm on Mu Hua's shoulder, their posture does not appear awkward.
"How did you make her give up the idea of going deep into the Garden of Exile?"
"And she's acting so useless now. What leverage do you have on her?" Barbara looked between Mu Hua and Tina with a puzzled look.
Barbara was puzzled, and Tabitha was also very curious. Tina was no longer as cold and arrogant as before, and there was a natural yet professional smile on her lips.
In Barbara's opinion, even if Tina became someone else's wife, she shouldn't consider the trivial matters of Mu Hua so carefully.
"Barbara, you should be more steady." Barbara asked jokingly without avoiding Tina, and Tina said calmly.
"Ha, steady? He is not my master. Look, your master doesn't seem to hate my instability." While talking and laughing, Barbara pulled Mu Hua towards her, put her arms around Mu Hua's neck, as if she wanted to put Mu Hua's cheek against her chest.
Barbara's action made Tina raise her eyebrows slightly, but at this time Barbara was wearing half-light armor on her upper body.
Mu Hua's cheek was pressed against the iron plate on the leather armor. Seeing Mu Hua's depressed expression, Tina curled her lips, ignored Barbara's provocation, turned her head to the side, faced the sea breeze, and looked at the nearby islands. (End of this chapter)