Pre-death assessment

Fortunately, Ling Wu and his companions had many teammates. If there had been only one person, he would have broken three rules at once and died instantly.

"This is not a clever approach, especially when dealing with groups of challengers; in fact, it's practically useless."

Ling Wu then laughed and said, "So, let's lift the restrictions; it'll be good for everyone."

"Heh, heh heh!"

At this moment, the female ghost suddenly let out a cold laugh, her voice incredibly sinister and eerie.

"You're saying I'm not clever enough?"

She continued, "It's simply because your understanding is superior to that of ordinary people. You know that in my domain, if all the hearts disappear, death will occur. But if it were someone who knew nothing... would it be the same?"

It was precisely because Ling Wu knew in advance that her rules seemed so powerless.

If other people who know nothing come along, they might even try to see what happens when all three hearts disappear.

"So you shouldn't have come to us in the first place; you should have gone to someone else," Ling Wu said calmly.

"Yeah?"

The female ghost sneered again and continued, "Then I'd like to ask you, even if you already know the three rules, so what?"

"If I just keep watching you and following you, what can you do?"

"Without superpowers, you can't even find food. You can't guarantee food, water, or sleep."

"In the end... isn't it all the same—death?"

Indeed, Ling Wu and the others now know the three rules and can avoid violating them as much as possible.

But that's just to avoid it as much as possible. If you keep bothering them, you'll eventually find a way to make them break the rules.

Moreover, even after losing all superpowers, normal people still need to eat and sleep.

You can survive for a few days without eating, but how many days can you survive without eating or sleeping?

Anyway, she's a ghost, so she can go without eating or sleeping.

But Ling Wu and the others are human; they can't do that!

"That sounds like it."

Ling Wu smiled faintly again and continued, "But aren't you worried... about being killed in return?"

Upon hearing this, the female ghost seemed to be stunned and then smiled.

Then he burst into laughter: "Hehehehehehehe, I've killed countless people by now, but this is... the second time I've heard something like this."

He actually wants to turn the tables on her in her own territory?

She's a ghost, you can't touch her.

How to turn the tables?

Using the rules to fight back? That's a complete joke!

For example, the three rules we have now.

She can keep her eyes open and float away forever.

As for making her scream in terror? That's absolutely impossible.

She's a ghost, so what could possibly frighten her?

However, in the past, some people have indeed said similar things to her.

I never expected to hear it again today!

"Don't you believe me? If I were to make a move, I really could kill you!"

Ling Wu slowly raised his hand.

The next moment, a dark red aura suddenly rose from his palm.

Upon seeing this, the female ghost was immediately startled: "This..."

How could that be?

How could he have such an aura?

This is the aura of death, something that ordinary challengers cannot possess.

This is something that only those at the management level or above in the pre-death assessment space can possess.

"Your restrictions are actually useless to me."

Ling Wu's lips curled into a smile: "Or rather... it only works on my other abilities, but not on me personally."

"Who...who are you?"

The female ghost's voice grew even colder and more serious: "The Heavenly Stems, or the Five Elements?"

Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Heavenly Stems can all appear in the fourth level of this pre-death assessment space.

Could this guy be a high-ranking member of the pre-death assessment space?

But how can a high-ranking official lead a group of ordinary people to try and pass the test?

Li Ming and the others were also looking at Ling Wu at this moment.

Looking at the dark red aura on Ling Wu's hand.

To be honest, they were curious too.

Ling Wu's ability doesn't seem to belong to any of the twelve categories of superpowers?

This kind of aura only appears on hidden bosses.

He defeated those hidden bosses and then stole their abilities?

It doesn't seem that simple!

"My name is Ling Wu, Wu as in boredom," Ling Wu introduced himself.

"So boring..."

The female ghost muttered, "I once met someone similar to you. She was talking about... boring chatter."

"Her name is Jiang Liao?" Ling Wu asked with a smile.

"So you know each other?" The female ghost did not deny it.

Ling Wu withdrew the dark red aura from his hand and continued, "She's my girlfriend. Looks like you've messed with her too? You're lucky you survived."

"Heh, looks like you know your girlfriend quite well?"

The female ghost chuckled. Yes, at that time, her domain also enveloped Jiang Liao's entire team.

She had also wanted to kill Jiang Liao and the others.

However, Jiang Liao figured out her rules at lightning speed, and then... he almost managed to kill her.

Jiang Liao is very smart, and her teammates are no slouch either.

She failed to kill even one of Jiang Liao's teammates, and Jiang Liao failed to inflict any fatal damage on her.

It is when both sides have only one red heart left above their heads that they simultaneously call a halt, ending that competition.

"Since you know her too, then consider her an old acquaintance."

Ling Wu smiled, then sat down on the spot: "How about we... cooperate?"

"What does this mean?"

The female ghost was immediately surprised.

Challengers, cooperate with the lord?

Who told him he could do that?

However... it seems there isn't a clear rule prohibiting this.

This guy is definitely not simple.

He knows a lot about the pre-death assessment space; he definitely harbors a shocking secret!

"Your domain is very useful; it can help us collect fear points quickly."

Ling Wu then slowly said, "In exchange, I can teach you the rules that allow you to kill even more people."

As a lord, the more people you kill, the more fear you create, and the greater your own strength will be.

These conditions are indeed beneficial to her.

"If you tell me who you really are, I might agree to your request," the female ghost continued.

"I've already told you who I am," Ling Wu said with a smile.

"Your hidden identity!" the female ghost said coldly.

"I don't have any hidden identity."

Ling Wu smiled and continued, "I am who I am. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

Upon hearing this, the female ghost knew it was impossible to get any further information out of Ling Wu.

She hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly raised her hand and waved.

hum!

Instantly, the restrictive power within the entire domain completely dissipated.

The red hearts above everyone's heads, including her own, have all disappeared.

All her abilities were restored, and of course, her own strength was also restored.

"A smart choice."

Ling Wu smiled faintly.

After Liu Ruyan and the others regained their abilities, they were all relieved.

If you have the ability, everyone will naturally feel more confident.

In this pre-death assessment space, most of the time, it still comes down to ability.

If they didn't have superpowers, they would have died countless times by now.

Immediately afterwards, the female ghost let out a soft hum and walked up.

Then he sat down opposite Ling Wu.

Then she raised her pale hand and gathered her long, black hair, which almost covered her entire face, to both sides, revealing her face.

It was no longer the hideous ghost face it had shown when it scared Li Qingxue, but the face of a woman who was relatively normal.

If you look closely, it's actually quite exquisite and attractive.

It's just rather pale.

"Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?"

Noticing that everyone was staring at her, the female ghost glanced at the crowd.

Everyone gave a dry laugh and then looked away.

Of course, except for Li Qingxue.

She had just seen the man's hideous face and was already traumatized by it.

She would never think that this female ghost was good-looking!

"Tell me, how do you want to teach me?"

The female ghost then looked at Ling Wu and asked, "I can help you, but what you teach has to be useful."

She knew she couldn't kill Ling Wu and the others.

But she can kill even more people, as long as the rules she sets are tricky enough.

Do you have a name?

Ling Wu didn't answer her question directly, but instead asked a question out of the blue.

name?

Do I have a name?

It seems like it never has.

It's like I've been here from the very beginning, constantly killing, getting stronger, killing again, getting stronger again...

There was nothing else.

I don't seem to have ever thought about where I came from, where I'm going, or what my ultimate purpose in killing is.

"Since you don't have a name, let's call you Xiaobai for now."

Ling Wu continued, "Look at how pale you are..."

"noob……"

The female ghost was stunned for a moment.

What's going on? Suddenly I have a name, and it feels like... something has become strange.

"Your domain is very strong. If we stay within your domain, we can at least ensure absolute safety."

Ling Wu continued, "This fourth level is like a dark forest, where everyone is both hunter and prey. Having an absolutely safe sanctuary would certainly save a lot of trouble and effort."

"Speaking of shelters..."

Xiao Bai continued, "When your girlfriend's team arrived here, they found a pretty good shelter."

"In the mountains outside the city, there is a small village where a flower fairy used to live, but they got rid of her."

"Later, they used that place as their base of operations."

"There is clean water, soil, and fresh air there."

"Not long after they left, another group of people arrived, and they took advantage of the situation and used the place as their base."

The group of people he was referring to were, of course, Nie Lei and his associates.

"Are those people powerful? That place should have been ours," Jiang Luo said.

If it was your sister who stayed there, then she should have left a mark.

If possible, they could certainly seize that stronghold from the other side.

Fresh air, fresh water, and fresh soil—they already felt these were luxuries upon arriving at this fourth level.

"That's impressive, there are a lot of people."

Xiao Bai replied, "I also wanted to kill them all at first, but in the end I only killed a few. Among them now... there are already experts at the fifth realm."

"When Jiang Liao and the others left the fourth level, how many people in the group had reached the fifth realm?" Ling Wu then asked.