In Tokyo, the dungeon master

The research on the ancestral book went very smoothly. Having had experience with the ancestral pen, Gu Meng had already figured out the book's main purpose.

As previously speculated, this book also has three powers, each corresponding to one of the three powers of the Ancestral Hand.

The [Darkest World], which summons dungeon spaces, corresponds to the [Darkest Creation], which writes extraordinary items.

There are also two other functions that correspond to 【Darkness·Moment】 and 【Darkness·Extraction】 respectively, which Gu Meng directly named 【Darkness·Eternity】 and 【Darkness·Infiltration】.

Since I chose the name myself, I can change it anytime.

If the corruption and absorption of the Ancestral Pen is to transform the real into the unreal, instantly corrupting and absorbing extraordinary objects or pollutants into dark power for reuse.

The Book of Ancestors can be summarized as refining the false into the true, by connecting to a pre-set simulated state and then forcibly fixing the illusory state.

If I'm not mistaken, Gu Meng can use the Book of Ancestors to corrupt those humans with whom he has a fictitious connection—such as those imaginary descendants who have a connection due to time travel.

Although it is only a fictional relationship, it was created through time travel, and its status is so high that it is the highest Gu Mengping has ever seen.

Before establishing sufficient connections with this new world, the descendants of the Tokai, Shirakawa, and Toyokawa families, for Gu Meng, possessed bloodline power and the power of imagination that surpassed that of millions, making them the best talent for him.

Through corruption and distortion, they temporarily elevate their own status by leveraging their fantasies, and even distort and solidify this state...

This is just the most basic application. Each function of the cheat code has different derivative applications. By continuously developing and mastering them, there is no reason for the upgrade speed to lag behind the previous life.

As a former Dark Archmage who had reached the peak of the Ninth Primal Essence and was halfway to the Perfect Human realm, Gu Meng had experience climbing to the near-god level once before, and this time his ascent should be even faster.

Once the seal on the ancestral pen is broken, and the legacy of the previous life is obtained, the pen and book can be combined and used skillfully. With the six powers combined, one might actually be able to comprehend the seventh power, [Extreme Darkness - Add Points].

Thinking of this, Gu Meng almost couldn't help but chuckle out loud.

Of course, that's just one possibility for future development. Currently, the Ancestral Pen is dormant and unusable after the transmigration, and the Ancestral Book, due to its weak power, definitely cannot use the ability to create worlds within the book, such as [Extreme Darkness World], and will be completely drained in an instant.

The available skills are 【Darkness·Eternity】 and 【Darkness·Infiltration】, both of which have limited uses and long cooldowns.

Gu Meng decided to first infect a few suitable test subjects, establish a fixed connection, and use the test subjects' fantasies to transform the false into the real, thus using this as a stepping stone to distort reality as soon as possible.

The number of slots is limited and cannot be used indiscriminately by ordinary people. Therefore, the first test subjects of the power of the Ancestral Book were naturally the direct descendants that he first encountered after transmigrating, the Shirakawa mother and daughter.

In the darkness, Gu Meng thoughtfully observed the sleeping Shirakawa Manka through the door.

After testing her last night, Gu Meng confirmed that the woman seemed shrewd and capable.

However, in times of crisis, they become emotionally fragile, wavering, and lack common sense. They perform even worse in desperate situations, prioritizing their own safety and almost abandoning all thought.

This is a typical case of an unstable Daoist mind and a tendency towards low-level thinking.

Because his descendants were too soft-hearted, Gu Meng felt almost ashamed that he was the ancestor of the Shirakawa family in the original setting.

If she were in a magical family in her previous life, Gu Meng would never have paid attention to this kind of good-for-nothing who was all show and no substance, nor would he have used his ancestor's pen to create a magic potion to help her become an extraordinary being.

But now it's the turn of the Ancestors' Book, and as a target for exploitation, she seems particularly easy to take advantage of.

As for the possibility that she was faking it...

If she truly managed to deceive Gu Meng last night with her mortal body and purely through acting skills, concealing various physiological reactions and even spiritual aspects, then Gu Meng could only say she was amazing and that being fooled was no loss.

That's too un-magical, unless she also has an ancestral-level, unreasonable cheat ability... Gu Meng wouldn't even consider that possibility.

"That's unlikely, so this lady is really easy to bully. As for her daughter, she sounds like she has a teenage angst."

Gu Meng looked around the room, glanced at the girls in cosplay costumes, and chuckled dismissively, "Heh, still a fan of anime."

"Japanese high school students are the easiest to fool in all kinds of works. They're so old and they still believe in light, let alone a stupid anime fan. They're probably even easier to manipulate than their mothers."

"Even in a world without demons and monsters, people still recklessly perform supernatural rituals."

"When I actually show up, she'll automatically conjure up a whole bunch of weird and powerful settings in my head."

"With just a little guidance, or even by deliberately concealing some of the settings, I can extract the maximum amount of their imagination by revealing one of my identities at the last moment."

"After all, in their current knowledge system, regardless of whether there were supernatural powers in ancient times, the modern world no longer has supernatural powers. It would be more reasonable for a supernatural being to suddenly appear, especially one with an extraordinary background."

Although there are likely evil gods in this world as well, and no other extraordinary forces have yet stepped up to them, after calmly considering the situation, Gu Meng felt that his situation might be better than in his previous life.

In any case, of all the extraordinary forces in the previous life, apart from the Far East Empire, which should have broken the seal of the ancient god star realm under the leadership of the Far East Emperor and ascended into the starry sky, all the other forces' means of resisting the apocalypse ended in failure.

Project Ark, Project Babel, all failed. Damn it! The Wandering Empire plan was good, but Gu Meng wasn't included.

Those local extraordinary forces were of little use to Gu Meng. They often got in the way during the early stages of development, and in the later stages, only he, a pseudo-god of the mortal realm who had barely reached the tenth level after his ultimate sublimation, could help him.

It was only because he, a minor deity in the mortal realm, managed to escape even a little bit of true spirit energy that he managed to do his best.

As for the knowledge of becoming a god researched by extraordinary forces, Gu Meng had already obtained almost all the experience available in the field of human intelligence in his previous life, so he lacked nothing.

In this world, everything is achieved in one step, transcendence vanishes, and a blank canvas is created. Fast forward to the point where you can take on the role alone, and there's not much difference, except that Gu Meng will have less intrigue and backstabbing.

"Hmm, it seems that this time, against a supreme being of the tenth rank or above, a zero-tier remnant soul... one could even say the advantage is on my side!"

Gu Meng, who had been studying the subject all night, looked at the rising sun outside the window, his chin twitching, and a sense of confidence rose in his heart.

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Perhaps because the questions asked last night had left Mrs. Shirakawa exhausted, or perhaps it was due to her late-night sleep schedule on the weekend, Shirakawa Manka slept quite well this time.

When the sun had fully risen, Shirakawa Manka groggily opened her eyes, opened her bedroom door, and looked into her daughter Chihana's bedroom.

Everything seemed normal, which even made Shirakawa Manka wonder if yesterday was just a fantasy? Just a dream?

That man was actually just a figment of her imagination, born from a year of suppressed emotions after being widowed.

Once you wake up, it doesn't count anymore?

Although such a lucid dream is actually unlikely, what if it happens?

She could have imagined it that way, until she saw a figure in the kitchen, or rather, a ghost.

You must still be dreaming. How could a demon make breakfast?

Shirakawa Manka couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Incidentally, Shirakawa Manka's fear of Gu Meng isn't because Gu Meng is ugly; Gu Meng was as handsome as a young Daniel Wu. Her fear stems entirely from her fear of ghosts.

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