Chapter 37
The Spirit of the Ouija Board Descends
It was 11:30 p.m. at Lu Li's home.
A group of people were sitting around the coffee table in the living room.
The living room lights were on, and several white candles were placed on the coffee table.
"Young Master Pan, when does our thrilling bachelor party begin?"
Pan Shuai's lips twitched slightly. "Five minutes later."
"Tsk." He hesitated for a moment, still feeling uneasy. "Old Lu, are you sure you want to create so many at the same time? If these urban legends don't counteract each other, or even come together against us, we'll all be dead here tonight."
"It's okay. After we bring in these so-called immortals, it'll be just like that day, you know what I mean."
Lu Li winked.
Pan Shuai understood.
Old Lu meant that, just like yesterday, he would directly interfere with everyone's five senses.
That way, even if a spirit or something similar possesses someone present, it will be disturbed.
Then we'll have a way to save them.
Although it's unclear why Lu Li wanted to hide it from Xing Tian and the other five, since using his abilities would eventually expose the fact that Lu Li was a superhuman.
However, he didn't ask any further questions.
They do have that much understanding.
Soon, it was midnight.
Lu Li lit the candles, turned off the lights, and then returned to the coffee table.
There were nine people sitting around the coffee table.
One was eager to try, four were cautious, and four were dismissive.
The four who looked down on him were none other than Xing Tian's four new companions.
Well...
They were indeed quite cautious at first.
Even now, they remain quite cautious.
According to the quest clues they received, the real difficulty of this instance world wasn't here, but in Old Locust Village outside the city.
There are clues to the truth behind this world's urban legend there.
There's nothing particularly difficult about this place.
Besides, Ouija boards and such... are just a piece of cake for them.
With careful precautions, you won't fall victim to this at all.
Even if you get infected, it can be resolved.
So they subconsciously lowered their guard.
Lu Li glanced at them, then looked up and said, "Liangzi, explain the rules."
"Um."
Hao Liang pulled up the information on his laptop and then explained to everyone: "The urban legend of the Ouija board is a two-player game. Two people with the same hands interlock their hands and hold a pen between them. The pen must be held perpendicular to the table."
"Relax your hands and then silently recite, 'Ouija board spirit, Ouija board spirit, you are my past life, I am your present life. If you want to continue our relationship, please draw a circle on the paper.'"
"There is no need to confirm whether the spirit of the Ouija board has descended, because this is a passive Ouija board game, so at 12:05, a pen and paper will appear in the middle of the table."
"If you don't play, the target will be possessed and start going on a killing spree. After that, regardless of whether they kill anyone else or not, the possessed person will die after ten minutes. Then the Ouija board game will start looking for the next person."
"If the attempt to send the Ouija board fails, the same result will occur as above."
"If the Ouija board is successfully activated, this urban legend will enter a dormant state until someone else actively performs the correct Ouija board game."
"In the Ouija board game, the spirit will only answer three questions, and any question will do."
Lu Li nodded. "What if the Ouija board can't answer?"
Hao Liang paused for a moment, then tried to organize his thoughts, "Emmm... I haven't encountered anything like this yet. After all, people who get dragged into this urban legend either just want to survive or they have something they want to know."
He glanced at the note beside Lu Li's hand, "I haven't encountered anyone asking me all sorts of math and physics puzzles yet. People like that usually don't play Ouija boards."
"So you've run into them today." Lu Li smiled slightly, even glancing at his watch. "Why haven't they arrived yet?"
He was already getting a little eager to try.
The onlookers: "..."
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait long; soon, a black pen appeared on the coffee table.
Lu Li pulled out a piece of paper and laid it flat on the table, then picked up the pen and looked up at Xing Tian, "Who wants to play with me?"
Pan Shuai wanted to volunteer, but Lu Li stopped him with a look.
Xing Tian thought to himself, "I knew it was me!" Then, dejected, he tried to go up, but was stopped by a beautiful woman wearing glasses.
"Captain, leave this to me."
She looked at Lu Li and licked her red lips.
This guy is troublesome, and he seems to be very familiar with Pan Shuai, the important NPC who handles the mission.
Therefore, in order to avoid any unforeseen complications and to successfully infiltrate the Super Spirit Bureau, she decided to use the ability she had obtained in a previous instance to control Lu Li.
That's right, her most prized ability is her bewitching eyes (Otsu).
Once you make eye contact with her, if your willpower isn't strong enough, you'll fall for her tricks no matter how powerful you are. From then on, you'll look like a normal person, but in reality, you'll be controlled by her and act according to her instructions.
Even those with sufficient strength will have moments of momentary lapse in concentration.
In a duel between masters, sometimes a single moment can separate them forever.
Xing Tian glanced at her, and her information appeared in his mind.
This woman's name is Sun Xiu, and she is a mid-level descendant.
As the saying goes, there are nine heavens, and the strength levels of those who descended were also named after the nine heavens.
The Tai Xuan states: There are nine heavens: the first is the Central Heaven, the second is the Envy Heaven, the third is the Following Heaven, the fourth is the Changing Heaven, the fifth is the Bright Heaven, the sixth is the Vast Heaven, the seventh is the All-Encompassing Heaven, the eighth is the Submerged Heaven, and the ninth is the Complete Heaven. It also states: Heaven is mysterious because it is unseen.
Sun Xiuzheng is a descendant of the first level of the Middle Heaven realm.
Don't underestimate this level.
For the arrival of the newcomers, reaching the "Nine Heavens" level already makes them one in ten thousand masters.
Many experienced professionals don't even reach this level.
If we make a comparison, Zhongtian is equivalent to the level of Tan Jingyao, the Northern Leg King in "Kung Fu Jungle".
Although it's no match for firearms, it can still kill people in a fight; seven or eight strong men would definitely not be able to get close to it.
But one or two dozen won't do.
Xing Tian has always been selective and prefers quality over quantity. He himself is at the Xiantian level, so the team members he finds are naturally at least at the Zhongtian level.
As for Xiantian... experts all have their own pride, and there's no need for others to stay in his team.
"Envy Heaven" refers to a level that has initially surpassed the limits of human capabilities.
For example, they might know some Taoist magic and techniques, and then combine them with external martial arts, roughly at a level slightly below that of Master Four Eyes in "Mr. Zombie".
Or perhaps he cultivated internal energy, but he would only be at the level of a third-rate master in low-level martial arts.
But the target is Lu Li, a boss-level monster in this dungeon...
Xing Tian glanced at Sun Xiu, who was looking at him with disdain, and then secretly glanced at Lu Li's ambiguous smile.
So he decided to keep quiet and bury his head in the sand like an ostrich.
"OK."
Lu Li did not object.
So Lu Li and Sun Xiu sat facing each other on either side of the coffee table, their hands intertwined, with the pen in their hands.
Sun Xiu took off her glasses with her other hand, revealing her deep, mesmerizing eyes behind them.
She stared at Lu Li, secretly activating the power of her Bewitching Eyes.
Lu Li offered no resistance and was promptly caught in the trap.
He felt his mind was hazy, as if he were watching a movie in the first person.
But the next moment, a warm current surged in his chest, instantly bringing him back to his senses.
Looking up at Sun Xiu, who had a shocked expression, Lu Li smiled slightly.
"Ouija board spirit, Ouija board spirit, you are my past life, I am your present life. If you wish to continue our bond, please draw a circle on the paper."
A cold wind suddenly rose into the room with the windows closed.
The candles on the coffee table went out.
The room was completely dark.
A second later, the flame on the white candle reignited.
Lu Li felt a force controlling the pen in his hand.
He could no longer move the pen.
But he could sense that the pen seemed restless.
It seemed as if it would try to stab someone in the neck at any moment.
After glancing at the pale-faced, panicked woman opposite him, Lu Li then scanned the others.
Then, pointing with his other finger to the sheet of paper filled with unsolved mathematical and physical problems, he asked:
"Ouija board, Ouija board, what are the answers to the questions on that piece of paper? Please show the solution process."
Lu Li could sense it.
The pen belonging to the Ouija board, which he held in his and Sun Xiu's intertwined hands, remained motionless.