Ghost Exorciser: The Oust Fake Heiress Strikes-Chapter 345 - 343: Purification Circle

"I have exorcism talismans here! All awakened students and non-awakened students, come to this location immediately. Take them and use them to eliminate the ghosts!"

Within moments, figures began rushing toward them.

Mystical cultivators, spiritual cultivators, dream wardens, awakened students, and even those from unrelated departments arrived, their faces pale yet determined.

None of them knew where the talismans had come from. None of them knew who had prepared them. They only knew one thing.

These talismans were their lifeline.

With the talismans in hand, the tide began to shift.

The oppressive dead energy that had blanketed the university started to weaken as bursts of purified aura ignited across the campus. The sound of talismans activating echoed like firecrackers, sharp and cleansing.

Some of the more talented students used psychic abilities to send entire bundles flying through the air toward distant locations.

Telepathic users coordinated distribution, instantly transferring supplies to teachers and professors who were holding defensive lines elsewhere.

The efficiency was astonishing.

Within fifteen minutes, the suffocating death aura had been drastically suppressed.

By the time thirty minutes had passed, the energy fluctuations were no longer stable. They wavered like a candle struggling against the wind.

Yet even then, space itself twisted.

A strange distortion formed in midair.

Axel, along with the experienced teachers, felt their expressions harden.

"The portal is still opening," someone muttered.

Though slightly dispirited, they did not panic. They understood that now only one step remained.

A ghost portal formed naturally could not be closed by force; it would remain open until enough ghosts crossed over.

However, a portal created through a formation was different. Such portals could be destabilized if flooded with pure energy.

Aether.

The purest form of energy possessed by cultivators and superhumans alike, completely contradictory to ghostly yin energy.

"As long as we pour continuous waves of aether into it, the portal will collapse," Axel declared firmly. "Don’t stop channeling!"

He and the other teachers located the forming rift at the very center of the university grounds.

Without hesitation, Axel shouted,

"Everyone, release your energy now!"

Thousands of hands rose into the air.

Streams of light surged forward like raging tides, crashing into the forming portal.

The collision of energies produced violent ripples, and the portal began to tremble, its edges flickering as if reality itself were being torn apart.

Relief spread among the students as the rift started shrinking.

More people joined. More energy poured in.

The portal steadily contracted.

Yet before it could fully close, a handful of figures slipped through.

Small in number, but their presence was suffocating.

Axel narrowed his eyes.

"So only elites managed to escape..."

Four or five ghosts emerged before the portal finally destabilized and collapsed.

During this entire ordeal, Lana had experienced a deep fear.

She froze, but her heart pounded violently against her ribs.

Only moments earlier, when the portal had begun to open, she had felt an overwhelming pull, as if her soul itself were being dragged out of her body.

A chilling sensation had wrapped around her consciousness, whispering of annihilation.

She had not even dared to look directly at the portal.

It felt as though one glance would tear her spirit away.

And deep inside her mind, a single instinctive voice had screamed again and again...

’Close this thing.’

Her entire being had resisted that presence with every ounce of strength she had, as though facing it was the most dangerous act she could ever commit.

The pressure was so overwhelming that for a moment, Lana truly believed she would die.

It pressed down on her shoulders like an invisible mountain, squeezing the air out of her lungs, making every breath feel sharp and metallic.

Her knees trembled.

’I’m... going to fall.’

Yet somehow, she endured.

Maybe it was because so many people were gathered around her, their collective aether forming a fragile shield.

Or maybe it was the jade bracelet on her wrist, glowing faintly as it absorbed and deflected part of the pressure.

The first encounter with a ghost portal had filled Lana with a kind of fear she had never known before.

In her previous life, she had walked through ghost zones countless times, facing wandering spirits and resentful ghosts.

But ghost portals were rare, catastrophically rare, and she had almost never encountered one directly.

Finally, the portal sealed shut.

The distortion vanished, leaving behind only fading ripples and a suffocating silence.

All the students heaved a sigh of relief, some even dropped to their knees and cried, while others sobbed.

There were those who were crying because of the horrifying experience and there were those who were crying because they lost so many that surviving felt punishing.

Lana exhaled deeply, her entire body loosening as relief washed over her.

’It’s over... everything should be fine now.’

She and others had rejoiced too soon.

"Stay alert!"

Axel’s shout tore through the quiet like thunder.

"A two-thousand-year-old ghost has escaped from the portal! There may be five of them!"

Lana’s eyes widened, but she forced herself to calm down. Panic would only make things worse.

She closed her eyes briefly, already constructing a strategy. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Mr. Crow, is there a chance those ghosts will try to possess someone?"

Mr. Crow answered immediately, his tone grim.

"Ghosts usually search for a pure body, one devoid of corruption."

Lana froze.

"How is that possible? Shouldn’t they prefer evil humans?"

Mr. Crow shook his head slowly.

"Evil minds are difficult to control. A pure heart and a clean soul are far easier to dominate."

Lana frowned, confusion flashing through her thoughts.

’Pure... yang body? What exactly does that mean?’

She did not waste time questioning further. Instead, she relayed everything to Axel.

Axel’s expression tightened.

"Then gather everyone who might be vulnerable and move them near those with strong defensive abilities."

At once, people began moving toward Wayne.

Wayne possessed a rare power known as the Purification Circle.

The moment he activated it, a radiant halo expanded around him, releasing waves of searing energy that burned any ghost foolish enough to approach.