Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 654 The Taboo of Vengeful Ghosts! A Reality That Brings Despair!
Zhao Xinqiao didn't have the courage to tell everyone the truth.

Having just graduated from university not long ago, and being the sole survivor of the last test of courage, Zhao Xinqiao understood all too well what these college students were thinking.

At this point, everyone is just mustering their courage, driven by a vanity that doesn't want to be looked down upon.

If the truth were revealed to everyone now, Zhao Xinqiao was certain that once they knew there really was a ghost here, and a deadly one at that, if even one person backed down, the others would likely lose the courage to continue.

Slapping her forehead, Zhao Xinqiao pretended to be calm and said, "I almost forgot. Let's start the live stream now and get started as soon as possible. My friend here has something to do later, so let's start early and finish early."

Upon hearing this, the college students immediately agreed in unison.

When the live stream started, viewers who had already heard about this test of courage quickly flooded into the live stream room, but the number of viewers in the live stream room was not large.

After all, the ghost bridge at Donghu University is only legendary within the campus and its surrounding area. Which university doesn't have similar campus ghost stories?

Among the audience, apart from a handful of five people, most of the others were classmates of these university students and other students from Donghu University.

After greeting everyone in the live stream, Glasses Li Wenyao was the first to step onto the ghost bridge.

The other college students, as if joining in the fun, kept reminding us of all sorts of taboos.

Like an outsider, Luo Fu stared intently at Li Wenyao, who had stepped onto the Ghost Bridge. The moment Li Wenyao suddenly disregarded the taboo and began counting the steps, Luo Fu's eyes lit up.

The other participants in the courage test, except for Zhao Xinqiao, were all frightened.

In truth, before Li Wenyao stepped onto the bridge of the female ghost, everyone had clearly told him not to count the steps, but this guy just forgot so quickly.

In an instant, the faces of the college students who had just been looking forward to watching the spectacle changed.

"Didn't I tell him not to count the steps?"

"Yes, I... I already said that."

Seeing the several college students exchanging bewildered glances, Zhao Xinqiao had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

After all, this was her second time returning to such a place and participating in such a ceremony.

From the moment Li Wenyao, with his self-righteous belief that he could intimidate others by wearing those glasses and recklessly counting the steps, disregarded taboos, Zhao Xinqiao was certain that if Luo Fu hadn't been present, Li Wenyao would have been the first to become a sacrifice.

but now……

Completely ignoring these college students who had no idea how terrifying the Ghost Bridge was, Zhao Xinqiao immediately went to Luo Fu's side.

Luo Fu glanced at the anxious Zhao Xinqiao but ignored her, instead looking at Li Wenyao who had climbed the steps.

From a perspective that others cannot see.

As Li Wenyao ascended the first step, counting each step, Luo Fu clearly felt a strong surge of yin energy and resentment, like rippling water, spreading from the bridge and instantly covering the surroundings, forming a ghostly realm.

This is a ghostly realm that overlaps with reality.

Within the ghost realm, the intense resentment and yin energy created a dreamlike atmosphere comparable to the underworld.

In the real world, even under the cover of night, the world of the living still exerts a suppressive influence on the spirits of the dead.

This is the natural law of Heaven.

Wherever ghosts and monsters haunt, there is usually a strong yin energy and resentment. Even after the evil spirits leave, they will not completely dissipate for a considerable period of time.

Human cultivators rely on these yin energies and resentful energies to determine whether a place truly has ghosts.

When resentment and its influence reach a certain level, they can completely negate the suppression of the deceased's spirits in the real world, and even after forming a ghost realm, the environment may become more conducive to the deceased's spirits.

The abandoned girls' dormitory 404 in the school of the Ghost Bridge and Wang Xiaoya illustrates this point.

Having been eroded by yin energy and resentment for an unknown period of time, the place had become perfectly suited to the power of these fierce ghosts.

As the gloom and resentment spread, Luo Fu saw a figure, filthy all over, as if it had been soaking in the mud for who knows how long, climb out of the river under the bridge step by step.

A strong sense of resentment, like a mark, was branded onto Li Wenyao, who was still foolishly counting the steps.

Even the yang energy of a living person dimmed as it was enveloped by this resentment.

Of everyone present, besides Luo Fu, perhaps only Zhao Xinqiao, who had signed a contract with the female ghost, could sense that the terrifying female ghost had already appeared.

Of course, Zhao Xinqiao could only sense it vaguely, unlike Luo Fu who could see it clearly.

Subconsciously, she moved closer to Luo Fu again, even wishing she could wrap herself around him like a vine. Zhao Xinqiao said, "Master... it... it's here."

Luo Fu's body trembled, causing Zhao Xinqiao, who was tightly gripping him, to involuntarily loosen her grip. He then said, "Don't worry, I'm here."

Although the female ghost had already appeared, Luo Fu was in no hurry to make a move, since the female ghost had not yet fully demonstrated the terror of the ghost realm.

From the very beginning, Luo Fu's goal was the Ghost Realm. As for these college students, unless circumstances prevented it, Luo Fu would still save them.

But if you ask Luo Fu to act as a babysitter from beginning to end, sorry, Luo Fu would never agree to that.

Several college students, who had been frightened by Li Wenyao's counting of steps, rushed onto the bridge in a rush.

But just as they stepped onto a few steps, the chairs they had just arranged were suddenly pushed over by an invisible force. The group was immediately startled by the sound and turned around, forgetting another taboo of the Ghost Bridge: one must not count the steps, and even more so, one must not look back on the bridge.

In the instant they turned around, they clearly saw that the chair had been thrown off the bridge by an invisible force.

I was completely terrified by this horrific sight.

But the moment they turned around, Li Wenyao, who was wearing glasses, disappeared from the bridge.

"What a farce!" Luo Fu, who had witnessed everything, couldn't help but exclaim.

Whether it was the movement of the chair or the disappearance of Li Wenyao's eyes, Luo Fu could see clearly that most of it was caused by the female ghost. The former was caused by the female ghost's power, and as for the latter, although Li Wenyao hid behind the tree on his own, he was able to remain unnoticed because of the female ghost's resentment, which actively helped him block the view of others.

Even Zhao Xinqiao, who was standing next to Luo Fu, did not notice when Li Wenyao disappeared.

Although Zhao Xinqiao broke the seal on the female ghost bridge four years ago, resulting in her being the only one to survive among the participants of the test of courage in the previous leap year.

However, Zhao Xinqiao and the female ghost did not have a cooperative relationship; she was merely a tool of the female ghost under the bridge.

The female ghost had near-absolute control over her, while Zhao Xinqiao knew absolutely nothing about the female ghost, only that she was a terrifying evil spirit. For the female ghost, the sacrifice had already been offered, and even the ghost realm had been opened.

So, with such a powerful grudge, the female ghost would only target these college students next, and wouldn't care about Zhao Xinqiao anymore.
These college students have already violated the taboos of the Haunted Bridge.

Yet they remained completely unaware.

At this moment, Luo Fu understood that the female ghost had begun to make her move, because her resentment had spread to most of Donghu University.

These college students, who participated in the test of courage and were treated as sacrifices, could no longer escape the control of the female ghost.

as predicted.

Having startled everyone with his suspenseful act, Li Wenyao, seeing that everyone had been frightened away, then emerged from behind the tree, completely unaware of what was happening.

Completely unaware that they were about to become the first victim.

The next moment, Li Wenyao's phone rang.

"Master... she... she's here!" Zhao Xinqiao said in a trembling voice, her tone choked with tears, "What should we do? When... when will you make a move? Glasses... she's already got her eye on Glasses."

The reason why Luo Fu had not made a move was partly because he was waiting for the female ghost to take the initiative, and partly because it was related to the ghost realm that the female ghost had opened.

The ghost realm was filled with resentment, and this scattered resentment was almost entirely the body of a female ghost. It was virtually omnipresent in the ghost realm.

The targeted hunting of these college students who became sacrifices was at best nothing more than the embodiment of a wisp of resentment from the female ghost.

To put it simply, even if the female ghost currently clinging to Li Wenyao is killed, it would only weaken her resentment to some extent, and could not be considered a complete kill.

This method, however, has no reference or reference value for Luofu.

After all, the female ghost has completely lost her physical body, and her consciousness relies entirely on resentment, which stems from extreme emotions. As for the female ghost on the bridge now, she no longer even has self-awareness, only an extremely intense resentment, hatred, and murderous intent.

That series of intimidation tactics targeting college students is not due to any real intelligence, but rather an instinct.

Just like even the most clueless child would instinctively keep their distance from flames that could harm them.

Being frightened makes the female ghost more likely to hunt college students, so the female ghost, left only with instinct, will do so instinctively.

Just like now, knocking Li Wenyao's phone away and blocking the light emitted by the phone are all driven by this instinct.

Seeing Li Wenyao fumbling for his phone on the ground, Zhao Xinqiao seemed to understand something. She said, "Master, can't your eyes see? The streetlights are still on."

From Li Wenyao's perspective, just as he was about to leave, all the streetlights suddenly went out, plunging the surroundings into complete darkness, to the point where you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

In reality, the streetlights were never turned off, and the surroundings were still bright. The reason he couldn't see them was simply because the female ghost had blocked his view.

This is the trick that ghosts are best at: blinding people with ghostly illusions. Even the infamous "ghost wall" is based on the same principle.

When his eyes were covered by a ghost, and he could see nothing, and even his phone was lost, Li Wenyao's fear had reached a point where even his soul began to waver.

Intense fear can give the female ghost an opportunity to enhance her power.

At this moment, Li Wenyao had completely fallen into the control of the female ghost.

Luo Fu nodded slightly and said, "His vision has been clouded by the ghost's resentment."

Just as Luo Fu finished speaking, Li Wenyao was suddenly pulled backward by a force.

That place is the real hell.

Luofu has been waiting for this moment.

Ignoring Zhao Xinqiao beside him, Luo Fu leaped forward and instantly rushed in front of Li Wenyao, following closely behind him as they plunged into the true ghost realm.

"Master!" Zhao Xinqiao screamed.

She had regarded Luofu as her hope for survival, but what did she see now? The master she regarded as her hope had also been dragged into the ghost realm by the female ghost.

That's right. From Zhao Xinqiao's perspective, Luo Fu, like Li Wenyao, had fallen under the control of the female ghost.

Little did they know that Li Wenyao was truly drawn into a real hellish place, while Luo Fu was entirely acting on his own initiative.

He watched as Luo Fu and Li Wenyao disappeared right before his eyes.

In her panic, Zhao Xinqiao felt utterly hopeless.

But the next moment, Zhao Xinqiao suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and her eyes lit up abruptly.

The female ghost only needs five offerings.

If Luo Fu hadn't appeared, only one member of the test of courage competition would have survived. But Luo Fu has already been arrested, and with Li Wenyao added, that means two spots have already been filled, leaving three remaining.

Of those who survived, including Zhao Xinqiao, there were five others.

Among these five people is Zhao Xinqiao's boyfriend.

If... if Luofu is considered one of the sacrifices, then, would two of them be able to survive this time?
For four years, Zhao Xinqiao has been tormented by the female ghost and tormented by her own conscience.

The unprecedented fear and loneliness were the reasons why Zhao Xinqiao wanted to die, but now that there was an extra spot to live, it made Zhao Xinqiao have other ideas.

If she could keep her boyfriend, Quan, alive, then... wouldn't it be possible to get back together with him? At the very least, over the next four years, she and Quan would be the only two people to survive this test of courage, which would mean they would become the closest of friends.

Admittedly, Zhao Xinqiao's behavior at this moment was quite unexpected; under the threat of death, she actually became love-struck.

With a complicated expression, Zhao Xinqiao glanced in the direction where Luo Fu and Li Wenyao had disappeared, took a deep breath, and then turned around without hesitation, heading straight for A Quan and the others with mixed feelings.

Little did she know that in Zhao Xinqiao's eyes, she had died at the hands of a female ghost, just like Li Wenyao.

After Luo Fu followed Li Wenyao into the ghost realm of the female ghost, he discovered that it was actually a special space created by intense resentment.

This doesn't mean that any female ghost is so powerful that she can create her own space.

Instead, it seems that there is a chance to open up a space under the bridge where the female ghost died, and the intense resentment of the female ghost who died here became the key to opening this space.

(End of this chapter)