Volume One Chapter One: A Parade of a Hundred Demons!

The sky was dark and gloomy, filled with wandering spirits everywhere.

"Lin Beiye! Hurry up and keep up!"

Hearing someone call his name, Lin Beiye snapped back to his senses. Just moments ago, he had been lying on a hospital bed awaiting death, and now, he found himself in a strange and eerie world.

[Binding Ghost Domain System]
[........]
[Binding complete]
[Generating Ghost Domain World. Granting host the novice gift pack: 'Black and White Impermanence']
[Tip: The host may freely manipulate the ghostly energy within the Ghost Domain. The more ghosts within the domain, the more ghostly energy the host can control.]
(Ghostly energy: akin to spiritual power or chakra)

Hearing the voice echoing in his mind, Lin Beiye's eyes lifted slightly. A system? Could it be... he had transmigrated?

But before he could even feel excitement, a broadcast blared from the sky!

"Alert! Alert!
A Class B supernatural reaction has occurred in the Eastern District!
All residents in the area must evacuate immediately! Evacuate at once!"

The Eastern District!

Only now did Lin Beiye remember—his school, Eastern City High School, was right at the heart of the Eastern District!

[Scanning information]
[Name: Unknown]
[Type: Shadow Soul] (Evil Ghost, Fierce Ghost, Sha Ghost, Vicious Ghost, Ghost General, Ghost King, Ghost Emperor, etc.)
[Grade: Inferior] (Inferior ~ Superior)
[Ability: None]
[Description: Formed from the souls of the dead, these are the lowest grade of ghosts, devoid of intelligence, fond of eating humans, and frequently accompanied by bizarre phenomena.]

Lin Beiye could clearly see the information about these spirits. He looked around and saw that all of them were these inferior shadow souls.

He dared not hesitate and hurried to catch up with the fleeing crowd ahead. But just then, a scream erupted from the head of the group.

"Ahhhh! There's... there's a ghost!"

An elderly man sat hunched in a corner, his head bowed, face as pale as paper, chewing on something. Thick saliva occasionally dripped from the corners of his mouth, as if he were savoring a delicious treat.

Suddenly, the old man raised his head, his gaze locking onto the fleeing students.

The students froze in terror, and screams spread like wildfire through the crowd. The students in the rear stopped moving forward and frantically turned to flee in the opposite direction.

Lin Beiye had never witnessed a scene like this and was momentarily stunned. At that moment, he felt like an outlier amidst the chaos, completely out of place among the other students.

He pressed a hand to his forehead and gave a bitter laugh. "This world is truly insane beyond belief!"

He had thought transmigration would bring a new life, but instead, he'd landed in a hellish world brimming with terror and the supernatural.

Humanity, beset by ghosts, was like a candle flickering in the wind, barely holding on.

Even so, Lin Beiye was determined to survive. After all, this was a hard-won second chance at life.

He exhaled slowly and looked up at the ghostly old man just a few steps away.

A ghost?

He wanted to see just how terrifying these so-called ghosts really were.

"System, scan," Lin Beiye murmured.

[Name: Li Zhongguo]
[Type: Evil Ghost]
[Grade: Superior]
[Ability: Distorts the surrounding space, causing objects to change position.]
[Description: During his life, Li Zhongguo was constantly abused by his son and eventually starved to death at home. After death, he became an evil ghost, roaming the world.]

Reading the information, a trace of disdain curled on Lin Beiye's lips.

He raised his arm and called softly, "Black and White—"

But before he could finish summoning Black and White Impermanence, a fiery streak blazed past him like a shooting star.

A schoolgirl in uniform, her body wrapped in pale red flames, appeared before him.

All eyes turned to her in an instant.

"Isn't that the goddess of our school?!"

"I heard someone at Eastern City High School signed a contract with a ghost, but I never knew who it was—turns out it’s our school beauty!"

"Damn! If you make a contract with a ghost, you could become a member of the Ghostslayer Division!"

The students buzzed with excitement, envy shining in their eyes.

In this world, not everyone could form contracts with ghosts. Only those who passed the 'Fear Test' were qualified.

Now that Lin Beiye’s memories had merged, he naturally understood this well.

A hint of curiosity flickered in his eyes as he used the system to scan the girl.

[Name: Li Jinhua]
[Contracted Ghost: Evil Ghost] (Contractors can upgrade their ghost type through certain methods.)
[Grade: Inferior]
[Contract Bond: 95%] (Details about the contract bond will be explained later.)
[Ability: Can transform her ghostly energy into flames and control them freely.]

Lin Beiye nodded thoughtfully. "Li Jinhua... a contractor."

Suddenly, a deafening crash sounded from ahead. Lin Beiye looked up at once.

Li Jinhua’s right fist blazed with crimson fire as she struck the old ghost fiercely.

But the old ghost was unfazed by her attack. Instead, his mouth stretched wide as he lunged at her.

"So hungry... I want more..."

Startled, Li Jinhua instinctively flipped backward, only to find herself inexplicably returned to the old ghost’s grasp the next moment.

Panic seized her. She had no time to react before the old ghost clamped his hand around her throat.

As his gaping maw closed in on her neck, Lin Beiye no longer hesitated.

"Black and White Impermanence!" he shouted.

At his command, two ghostly figures appeared soundlessly.

Yet their arrival sent fresh waves of panic through the crowd. Screams rose to a fever pitch.

For everyone could sense the chilling, oppressive aura exuding from these two ghosts—far more terrifying than the old man’s.

"Didn’t they say it was only a Class B supernatural event?!"

"We’re doomed! This is way beyond Class B!"

"I don’t want to die! Not yet!"

"I’m so scared... I want to go home..."

Lin Beiye looked towards the old ghost and said, "Catching a ghost shouldn’t be too hard for the two of you, right?"

Black and White Impermanence exchanged glances and gave sinister smiles. "Our lord summons us, just to catch a little ghost?"

Lin Beiye turned slightly and replied, "Not just one. All of them..."

"I want you to capture every ghost that appears here!"

But just then, a teacher behind him grabbed him by the collar and pulled him back.

"Lin Beiye, why aren’t you running?!"