As long as you have the courage, fierce ghosts go on maternity leave.

Chapter 383: So, will you still marry me?

The leading figure, drenched in blood and wielding a long sword, charged into the center of the Mist, with his followers encircling the guardians.

"Who are you?" White Clothes asked coldly, her brow furrowed as she looked up at the figure in the sky.

Although they had spent hundreds of years in the spiritual world, they had been engrossed in developing the devouring system within the Mist, transitioning from direct devouring to a more systematic approach.

This shift had spared the guardians the turmoil and subsequent slumber that followed the mass devouring of souls. However, it also meant they couldn’t acquire memory fragments, leaving them almost entirely ignorant of the outside world.

"I am Kael, ruler of the Horror World. You invaders from another world have slaughtered my people and occupied my land. Regardless of where you come from, leave! Leave the Horror World, or face our wrath!"

"Leave!"

"Get out of the Horror World!"

"Damn invaders!"

...

Shouts erupted from the Ghost Saints behind him.

"These natives of this world? Their Ghost Energy is so condensed, almost rivaling our father. Interesting!" Purple Clothes guardian said with a smile, stepping forward with disdain in her eyes. "A pity, they’re just ignorant natives. Even our peripheral hell warriors inflicted heavy losses on them. Pathetic!"

"Attack!" Kael didn’t waste words. With a shout, he swung his long sword, leading his army towards Purple Clothes.

As Purple Clothes stepped forward, white mist swirled around her, and soon two long swords appeared in her hands. With a single swing, a radiant blade of light illuminated the sky, instantly slicing the attackers in two, including Kael, who had no chance to resist.

"How can she be so strong!"

"We can’t fight this, run!"

...

Panic-filled cries echoed as the crowd desperately fled. Purple Clothes strolled casually, covering miles with each step, her sword strikes causing heads to roll.

"Stop playing around!" White Clothes called from behind, "This time, let’s directly devour them and acquire their memory fragments. We know too little about this spiritual world.

I have a feeling that Hades, who created this world, is not that simple. To create such a vast spiritual world, the amount of spiritual energy he must possess is terrifying. Even for us, it would be a difficult feat."

Hearing White Clothes’ words, Purple Clothes quickened her slaughter, swiftly finishing off the remaining people. She approached Kael’s corpse and snapped her fingers. Black beetles emerged, beginning to devour the bodies on the ground.

Soon, all the corpses were consumed by the black beetles. Purple Clothes sat down on the ground, and white mist rose from the now-white beetles, converging and entering her body.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Purple Clothes finally opened her eyes, her expression grave: "White Clothes, this world is complex! According to these memory fragments, this world consists of countless living spaces, with the spiritual world lying in the shadow of the real world.

When people die, their souls enter this Horror World, which once experienced a massive war that divided it into 32 Ghost Realms. This Kael was the first ghost emperor, gathering the top forces of the entire Horror World to attack us."

"That’s good news!" Blood Clothes’ face lit up with excitement: "The larger this world, the more energy it can provide to father! Let’s start devouring, tear apart the entire spiritual world, and consume the real world along with it!"

"Wait! After absorbing these people’s memory fragments, I have a new idea!" Purple Clothes shook her head, "Our original way of devouring is not sustainable. Perhaps we should find a way to continually draw Ghost Energy, allowing the living beings of the real world to provide us with an endless supply of Ghost Energy. In this man’s memories, there is something called a game, which I find intriguing..."

As Purple Clothes spoke, the other six guardians’ eyes brightened with interest.

Time raced by, and as the Mist expanded, towns and cities were engulfed. Soon, the 32nd Ghost Realm was completely consumed by the Mist.

The Horror World plunged into great panic. Many tried to enter the Mist world but never returned.

Inside the Mist, various Mist Instances began to emerge. Outsiders discovered these Instances and the rewards offered by the so-called Mist system, attracting more explorers.

For a time, resistance to the Mist world seemed to lessen. However, some wise individuals recognized the threat of the Mist world and began preparing for a larger scale resistance.

...

In the water curtain, the command center of a federation appeared again, this time with Sophia in command.

"Commander, the seed has been planted," announced a middle-aged man in a white lab coat, standing up from his seat. "Our target is Purple Clothes. Our program seed has been implanted, and we can arrange for Alexander to enter his fourth reincarnation."

"Well done!" Sophia clenched her fist excitedly, "Immediately arrange for Alexander’s consciousness to enter. Whether we can seize forbidden authority from Purple Clothes will depend on this attempt."

Following Sophia’s command, the middle-aged man began operating a device in front of him. In the water curtain, the fourth chess piece slowly fell into place.

In the Mist world, Purple Clothes was strolling through a cycle Instance ghost city when suddenly, the entire Instance’s data patterns flickered, plunging her consciousness into darkness.

Unnoticed by anyone, the flow of consciousness in the entire Instance ghost city accelerated dramatically. In the spiritual world, the speed of consciousness equates to time.

In Flower Rain City, a place of enchanting beauty and a name as poetic as the scene it describes, there thrived a special kind of cherry blossom tree known as the Blue Sakura.

These trees bore cherry blossoms with a unique blend of pink and a hint of blue, making them extraordinarily beautiful.

To create the most picturesque city, the government invested heavily in planting countless cherry trees in Huayu City, which already had many. The trees were so abundant that there was one every ten steps and a forest every hundred.

The flowering season of the Blue Sakura was slightly later than the regular cherry blossoms. When they bloomed in late spring, the somewhat fierce spring wind would scatter countless petals into the sky, enveloping Flower Rain City in a heavenly blanket of flowers.

On one particular day, in an old courtyard in Flower Rain City, laughter echoed as two families in the same complex celebrated the birth of their children – a boy and a girl, born on the same day and just minutes apart.

The families, living together in one large yard and sharing this double joy, naturally became even closer, toasting and drinking at a joint celebration. In the spirit of the moment, they arranged a future marriage for the two newborns. The boy was named Alexander, and the girl, Karin.

Growing up in the same courtyard and being of the same age, Alexander and Karin were inseparable and shared a close relationship, almost like a little couple.

"Karin! They all say you’re going to be my wife, so you should listen to me! Let’s go play in the mud, okay?" Alexander, chubby-cheeked and full of hope, looked eagerly at Karin.

"Who said that? I’ll beat them up!" Karin, clenching her little fists in anger, retorted, "I was born a few minutes before you, so you should listen to me. Let’s go check out the bird’s nest by the gate!"

The two children, both just over four years old, were at an age where girls often grow faster than boys. Karin was already half a head taller than Alexander, who shrank back slightly in intimidation – after all, not listening to her often meant getting hit!

"You squat down, and I’ll climb on your shoulders!" Karin commanded unceremoniously under the tree.

Alexander didn’t mind being bossed around by a girl and used as a stepping stool. Instead, his chubby face wore a worried expression as he asked nervously, "I’ll let you climb, but you have to promise to marry me. Mom said you have to marry me in the future!"

"The TV said husbands are supposed to protect their wives! Can you protect me?" Karin looked skeptically at Alexander, who was shorter than her.

"Of course! You’re going to be my wife, so I’ll definitely protect you!" Alexander declared, glancing at the taller Karin and then at his own chubby hands, adding timidly, "But... but... I can’t beat you. You even made Sam cry the other day..."

Karin thought for a moment, realizing Alexander had a point. Hesitantly, she said, "Okay, then. I’ll protect you in the future!"

"So, will you still marry me?" Alexander asked hopefully.

"Of course, we have a promise!"