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Chapter 133 Advanced Abilities and Supernatural Interplay (6k)

Upon seeing the Kumanthong doll, Chen Xin and the others were all startled.

Although I've only seen it once, I'll never forget this thing once I've seen it; it will definitely leave a deep impression on my memory.

Chen Xin remembered very clearly that the doll she saw last time was very different from the doll she saw this time.

Both in terms of appearance and the feeling it gives people.

At this moment, the Kumanthong doll seemed to have just been pulled out of the blood pool, its curled-up body covered in blood.

Its eerie expression turned aggrieved and mournful.

Just like Lu Ming did something very inhumane to it.

As for that chilling feeling that sent shivers down my spine, it had completely dissipated.

"It's hard to imagine the inhuman torture this bizarre Kumanthong doll endured in Lu Ming's hands..."

In this low-dimensional divine realm, the legend of the Kumanthong doll is widely circulated.

But as it turns out, no matter how evil something is, it's nothing in Lu Ming's hands.

Jiang Zi looked at Lu Ming and said with genuine admiration, "Captain Lu, I feel like ranks are meaningless to you. You're practically invincible already?"

Lu Ming, who had maintained a calm expression, finally couldn't hold back and quickly denied it, saying, "Don't make wild claims. There's no point in discussing whether someone is invincible or not."

Based on Lu Ming's experience watching anime and reading novels, invincibility is a huge debuff. Once a character is given the title of invincible, they are likely to be eliminated immediately.

After drawing the special supernatural items, Lu Ming summoned the Main God Shop.

The panel is enormous, and there are many items available for exchange. Even with a simple search, it would probably take three days and three nights to find the item you want.

"I already have many methods at my disposal. If we're looking for sheer strength, layering is undoubtedly the most suitable approach..."

Thinking this, Lu Ming did not immediately refresh the high-level ability unique to fifth-tier challengers, but instead tried to search for a certain item.

"I need a mirror, like the rattle drum I just drew, to serve as a vessel for the supernatural..."

Lu Ming didn't expect to be able to directly exchange for supernatural items similar to those in Mysterious Revival in the God's Shop.

As long as it is an evil object and can serve as a vessel for the supernatural, that is enough.

The effect is created by the reflection of the mirror and the water surface.

After he said these words, dozens of mirrors appeared on the main god shop panel.

Lu Ming was a little confused, so he had to add another restriction.

"The back of this mirror is painted red; it's an old object, and the red paint has become somewhat mottled over time..."

The results displayed on the God's Shop have undergone another round of filtering.

Ultimately, only one supernatural item met all the conditions.

The panel is a red mirror, and the back has fine wood grain and exquisite carvings. Both in terms of function and appearance, it perfectly meets Lu Ming's requirements.

[It is said that this is a mirror used by a bride who was about to get married... Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the bride hanged herself the night before her wedding. This red dressing mirror was placed on the wooden table in front of her. Because it was considered too eerie, few people dared to touch it...]

After reading the description of this item in the God's Shop, Lu Ming became even more determined to exchange for the dressing mirror.

That's perfect.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was tailor-made for him.

Until Lu Ming saw the price clearly.

My good mood instantly turned sour.

"5000 points?!"

"They could have just stolen it, but instead they gave me a mirror."

Lu Ming remained silent for a moment.

It has to be said that the prices in this God's Shop are really a bit of a mystery.

A Teru Teru Bozu (Sunny Doll) only costs 200 points.

But a single dressing mirror costs 5000 points.

Even the description clearly states that because it is a very evil item, no one has ever dared to touch it.

Given this, the normal approach would be to lower the price, rather than setting exorbitant prices like the God's Shop does.

"I only have 18220 points left... I must exchange for this high-level ability that I've been longing for for so long."

"We still need to look at the points required for higher-level abilities before making a plan."

With that in mind, Lu Ming opened a new module that was available to him in the God's Shop.

Exchange for advanced abilities.

Once you become a Tier 5 Challenger, you can randomly unlock three high-level abilities.

Similar to Hextech enhancement in a game that Lu Ming had played before.

If you find a high-level ability that interests you, you can directly redeem it using your points.

If you don't like any of the three, the God Space will give you a free refresh opportunity.

If you use up this opportunity and want to refresh it again next time, you either need to spend a lot of points or wait to advance to the sixth-tier challenger level.

After selecting to enter the advanced ability module, three transparent cards appeared near the beginning of the God Shop. Under each ability, densely packed small white characters, emitting a faint halo, explained the current ability.

"【Buddha's Light of Salvation】, 【Stretching Body】, 【Body Amidst Calamity】..."

"What the hell is this?"

Lu Ming frowned.

It has to be said that he was really unlucky.

The three high-level abilities that appeared in succession were all useless.

The only advantage is the relatively low price: 8000 points for one and 9000 points for two.

Without hesitation, Lu Ming used the free refresh opportunity.

As a halo of light flashed, the information on the three transparent cards changed.

[Yin Yue: The sounds you make will frighten people. If they are continuously disturbed by these sounds, they will die instantly.]

Price: 15000 points

[Time Manipulator: Deleting a period of time will completely erase that time. There is a cooldown period between uses of this ability; it cannot be used consecutively.]

Price: 50000 points

Transferring misfortune: Transferring one's own "misfortune" to others, provided that this "misfortune" is within one's capacity to bear.

Price: 15000 points

After carefully reviewing the three advanced abilities several times, Lu Ming finally managed a stiff smile.

"interesting."

None of these three advanced abilities are weak.

If Lu Ming exchanges for the first ability, [Yin Le], his ghostly wails and ghostly laughs will be enhanced to some extent.

The second ability, [Time Manipulator], is even more extraordinary.

This ability is similar to King Crimson from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, which can erase a certain period of time.

For high-intensity ghost realms, time can be stopped and restarted, but Lu Ming had never heard of the ability to erase time.

This ability can effectively fill the gap in the Ghost Realm.

As for the drawback of not being able to use it continuously...

After advancing to a higher-level challenger, one might be able to upgrade their abilities as well.

It can be said that the [Time Manipulator] ability is basically flawless, except that the price is too high, and Lu Ming simply cannot afford it.

The final "transfer of misfortune" is even more of a conceptual concept.

The term "misfortune" encompasses a wide range of meanings.

Curses, supernatural attacks, the resurrection of one's own vengeful spirit... all can be considered as "misfortune".

"From this perspective, 'transferring misfortune' can be seen as a kind of alternative form of surrogacy."

"However, [Transferring Misfortune] is still not as good as Ye Zhen's substitution. According to the information on the transparent panel, once the so-called misfortune exceeds the limit of the ability itself, it cannot be transferred out..."

After some analysis, Lu Ming realized that the resurgence of his own vengeful spirit was most likely impossible to transfer.

After all, both the Red Fiend and the White Fiend have reached a terrifying level.

"The limitation is only temporary. By increasing the strength of the [Transfer Misfortune] ability itself, this limitation can be broken."

With this in mind, Lu Ming ultimately chose the [Transfer Misfortune] ability among the three.

He currently only has 18220 points left. After redeeming the [Transfer Misfortune] item, he will be unable to redeem the dressing mirror, which costs 5000 points.

Although he was quite interested in the mirror, after some deliberation, Lu Ming decided that higher-level abilities were more important.

You can exchange the dressing mirror after you've accumulated enough points from the next dungeon run.

[Should I spend 15000 points to redeem the advanced ability "Transfer Misfortune"?]

No/Yes

Lu Ming chose "yes".

A notification immediately popped up on the main god panel.

[Exchanged for the advanced ability "Transfer Misfortune," 15000 points have been deducted, current points: 3220.]

It feels exactly the same as when you gain extra abilities.

A chill ran down his spine. Without much trouble, Lu Ming had already mastered the ability: [Transfer Misfortune].

The brief explanation on the panel was inadequate. Only after Lu Ming truly mastered the advanced ability [Transfer Misfortune] did he truly understand how to use this ability on a deeper level.

The extra reward for clearing the "Final Destination" dungeon is a curse of certain death.

This curse has now been attached to the ghostly incoming call, giving it the potential to exceed the upper limit of supernatural intensity and even stack up.

However, the way ghost calls lock onto targets is too complicated, making it difficult to make consecutive calls in a short period of time. This means that the possibility of ghost calls being supernatural is only a possibility and is difficult to actually achieve.

Until the appearance of [Transfer Misfortune].

"It's indeed difficult to repeatedly target the same paranormal entity using ghost calls... but what if that target is myself?"

After gaining a deeper understanding of "transferring misfortune," Lu Mingsheng had this thought.

Calling yourself repeatedly, with multiple calls piled up, is like having multiple death curses piled up together.

Then, the curse is transferred to the target using [Transfer Misfortune]...

I must say, this is a very good method.

"Just like my idea about the rattle drum, we need to return to the mysterious world of revival and experiment in the Ghost Realm."

"I need to figure out the upper limit of supernatural events that [Transferring Misfortune] can withstand, exactly how many fatal phone calls can be transferred out."

Thinking about these possible uses, Lu Ming's frustration at having spent all his accumulated points vanished.

At least the points weren't wasted, and the expenses were all reasonable.

Just as Lu Ming came to his senses and was about to say goodbye to Chen Xin and the others, Jiang Zi suddenly approached and stood in front of him.

Lu Ming asked, "What's the matter?"

Jiang Zi took out a worn-out dressing mirror and handed it to Lu Ming, saying, "Captain Lu, thanks to your guidance and protection during this time, otherwise I would probably have died in the dungeon long ago... This is the red dressing mirror you mentioned earlier, and I took the liberty of exchanging it for you."

Lu Ming was taken aback at first, then glanced at the chipped dressing mirror, and then at Jiang Zi.

He certainly knew Jiang Zi's intention. It was a form of ingratiation.

Or it could be described as a release of goodwill.

If Chen Xin had been the one to offer the vanity mirror, Lu Ming could have understood.

But this person was actually Jiang Zi...
The cost of 5000 points is undoubtedly enormous.

The points Jiang Zi used to exchange for this dressing mirror were likely accumulated over a long period of time, just like the plans of most fourth-tier challengers: saving up points in advance, waiting to exchange them for higher-tier abilities after advancing to the fifth tier.

Advanced abilities are the fundamental difference between fourth-tier and fifth-tier challengers.

Jiang Zi's ability to temporarily give up this thing undoubtedly shows considerable courage.

"A very cunning woman."

"Jiang Zi is very smart. She knows that playing tricks on me won't work, so she simply revealed her intentions directly."

"It's true she was very grateful to me, but I simply don't believe that gratitude alone is worth 5000 points..."

Lu Ming stiffly tugged at the corners of his mouth, which looked like a smile.

Jiang Zi's guess was correct.

Lu Ming disliked people beating around the bush with him, so this approach suited his taste perfectly.

The world is hilarious, all come for profit.

Everyone in the world is benefiting.

It is utterly ridiculous for a worthless person to talk about feelings and respect with others.

Lu Ming showed little emotional reaction and accepted the dressing mirror that Jiang Zi offered him.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

Before leaving, Lu Ming pulled out a small glass bottle from somewhere and threw it at Jiang Zi.

The glass bottle contained eerie pools of water that, at first glance, resembled a miniature, winding river.

"When you encounter something that you can't solve, you can use this to solve it."

Jiang Zi was overjoyed, catching the glass bottle and saying gratefully, "Thank you, Captain Lu!"

The others looked at Jiang Zi with strange expressions upon seeing this.

This guy has found a way to broaden his horizons.

However, you can't envy this kind of thing; you can only learn from it.

It can only be said that reading between the lines is indeed important.

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Without wasting any more time in the Main God Space, Lu Ming decided to return to the Mysterious Revival World.

To be honest, he was already quite eager to try it out.

Lu Ming's first step back to the mysterious world of revival was to experiment with the superposition of ghostly calls to explore the limits of "transferring misfortune," and then test his guesses about the supernatural prop, the rattle drum.

Meanwhile, on the mysterious resurgence side... the ghost painting incident is still unresolved, headquarters is overwhelmed with work, and the situation in China as a whole is not very good.

If it were someone else, they would probably think that place was just a mess.

But all Lu Ming saw was opportunity.

Only in this so-called "mess" can he increase his supernatural power.

···········
I came to a familiar place alone.

There was no trace of the challenger anywhere around.

A deathly gray orb of light floated here, looking completely different from the other worlds' replicas.

But no one noticed the deathly gray orb of light, as if it had been ignored by everyone.

The deathly gray orb of light floated like breathing, emitting a faint glow.

This means the cooling process is complete, and Lu Ming can enter this abandoned, deathly gray world at any time.

A familiar panel appeared in front of Lu Ming.

【? ? ? ? 】

[Difficulty: ? ? ? ?]

[No-go zone for life (now abandoned)]

[Mission: Second Stage Main Quest, Survive for Fourteen Days]

[Every fourteen days of survival allows you to return to the Main God Space and gain 10 attribute points.]

[Enter this world?]

No/Yes

"Are you kidding me...?"

Lu Ming frowned; his earlier premonition had indeed come true.

Each time a panel prompt appears, the tasks or rewards related to the mysterious resurgence of the world change slightly.

This time, even the first phase of the main quest has become the second phase...
Does this mean there might be a third or fourth phase of the main storyline?

This is as absurd as a piece of software that has crashed suddenly starting up normally again and releasing a new version of itself, asking you to update.

After a slight hesitation, Lu Ming still chose to enter the mysterious world of revival.

The next moment, his figure gradually became blurry, slowly decomposed, and emitted a deathly gray halo, just like entering a normal instance, disappearing into the main god space.

···········
The melodious chimes rang out, echoing endlessly in the boundless darkness.

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Ming stepped onto solid ground again and returned to his residence.

This is the mysterious world of resurrection, an old residential area in Dachang City.

It was the middle of the night, and there was no sound outside; it was completely quiet.

Many residents had already turned off the lights and were snuggled up in their blankets, fast asleep.

The lights were still on on the floor where Lu Ming was located.

However, no one noticed that after a series of frequent flashes, the light finally went out completely.

Lu Ming used his Ghost Domain to envelop the surrounding space.

"In this way, regardless of whether the attempt is successful or not, the impact will not spread."

Lu Ming always kept this in mind.

Although he doesn't mind killing, he is by no means the kind of bloodthirsty rioter who would do no good for disrupting social order.

In the pitch-black ghost realm, there was a scarlet mist and paper ash falling from the sky.

Lu Ming waved his hand, and a substitute doll appeared in front of him.

Given his current relationship with headquarters, obtaining a few ghost candles and scapegoats would be no problem for him.

Since Lu Ming couldn't find an opponent to use as a test subject, he simply took out a substitute doll.

"Hmm, wait a minute... Although the scapegoat is nothing, I might have a better option."

Lu Ming revealed a sinister and chilling smile.

With another wave of his hand, he put away the scapegoat doll and replaced it with a small, emaciated corpse with its limbs curled up.

This is a Kumanthong doll that I obtained from the God's Shop.

"This damn thing actually intended to kill me at first... Since that's the case, don't blame me for being impolite."

After saying that, Lu Ming took the initiative to trigger the murder rule of the ghost call.

A strange cell phone ringtone slowly began to play.

Lu Ming ignored him.

And this is just the beginning.

Immediately afterwards, a second cell phone rang...

Soon, Lu Ming's satellite phone was flooded with missed calls.

These missed calls were not ordinary calls, but rather deadly curses.

Just before the curse was about to erupt, Lu Ming used the [Transfer Misfortune] skill to transfer all the curses onto the Kumanthong doll.

The ugly-looking, twisted and contorted Kuman doll trembled slightly, as if it were afraid of something.

The next moment, countless cold, ghostly hands emerged from inside the Kumanthong doll, seemingly intent on dragging it into hell and killing it completely.

The Kumanthong doll trembled more and more violently.

It wasn't until much later that things returned to calm.

A cold smile still lingered on Lu Ming's pale face.

"This Kumanthong doll is indeed extraordinary; even so, we couldn't destroy it... Fortunately, the ghost's blood pressure has stopped it, and this ghost thing has completely shut down."

Lu Ming did not stop trying.

After further investigation, the number of incoming calls was continuously increased. When the number of incoming calls reached six, the "Transfer Misfortune" function failed.

Lu Ming's head split open, and you could even see what was inside through the crack.

"The curse of certain death is aimed at the teru teru bozu (Japanese teru bozu doll), not me."

The supernatural power of the liar is activated.

The attack was quickly absorbed by the hanging teru teru bozu (a Japanese doll) at Lu Ming's waist.

The teru teru bozu's originally smiling expression turned painful.

The tiny, barely noticeable black spot on its surface has also grown considerably.

After the experiment, Lu Ming finally came to a conclusion.

The superposition of five deadly calls is the upper limit of the curse that [Transfer Misfortune] can transfer.

What appears to be ordinary is actually a terrifyingly dangerous ghost call, each one imbued with the characteristic of certain death, let alone five calls combined simultaneously...

"These 15000 points were well spent. My transformation since returning from the Main God Space is obvious."

It is said that "geniuses are traceable," but if someone were to record Lu Ming's growth trajectory in detail in the mysterious resurrected world, they would find that this freak is completely inexplicable by common sense.

Every so often, Lu Ming would experience a leap in improvement, and at this point, he hadn't even left the house.

Lu Ming finished the first experiment with satisfaction and put the Kumanthong doll away.

Then he took out the old rattle drum painted red.

Boom boom boom! ! !
Boom boom boom! ! !
Each time a bullet tied with a strand of hair strikes the drumhead, it produces a dull thud.

Lu Ming held a rattle drum in one hand and led the mummified bride by the hand in the other.

The veil was lifted.

What's truly chilling is that beneath the bright red veil, there was no face.

Even Lu Ming's face became blurry at this moment.

Boom boom boom! ! !
The rattle drum was shaken again.

On the two drumheads, two numb and cold human faces were clearly visible.

One is a crying face, and the other is a smiling face.

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