Chapter 245
Little Tomie's Supernatural Weapon: The Submissive Central Chamber of Commerce
Chapter 245 Little Tomie's Supernatural Weapon: The Submissive Central Chamber of Commerce (4k)
The next moment, the void of darkness surrounding the God Space disappeared, replaced by a misty scene.
Everything around became blurry, and it could only be roughly discerned that this was a dilapidated village.
There were bits of red paper left over from the firecrackers on the ground, as well as some indescribable grayish-black substance, which seemed to be paper ash.
The entire scene was deathly silent, with only Lu Ming, the ghost bride, and Tomie as the three living people.
Not far in front of Lu Ming, there was an earthen house made of mud bricks and tiles.
Judging from the signs of erosion on the exterior walls, this earthen house appears to be quite old and has been uninhabited for a long time.
Facing Lu Ming and his companions was a pair of old, moldy wooden doors. Looking at these doors, Xiao Fujiang seemed to be bewitched and involuntarily moved closer to them.
Then, Xiao Fujiang hung the "Fu" character in his hand upside down on the door.
"Wait, something's not right here..."
After Xiao Fujiang hung up the upside-down "Fu" character, it seemed as if the surrounding environment had undergone a strange change, whether it was an illusion or not.
The already gloomy and oppressive sky hung even lower, looking extremely dim.
Then, a foul stench of corpses emanated from the earthen house.
Despite the festive atmosphere, a chilling feeling permeated the air, sending shivers down one's spine.
Judging from the stench of decay, there was definitely at least one corpse, and possibly several, in the earthen house.
Upon realizing this, even Lu Ming's expression changed.
Are you kidding me?
Pasting the character "福" (fortune) upside down signifies that good fortune has arrived, and is an auspicious sign for inviting blessings.
However, there is a prerequisite: the upside-down "福" (Fu) character can only be pasted on a house for the living, not on a house for the dead.
The main door faces outwards, and the character "福" (fortune/blessing) is pasted upside down to welcome good fortune.
However, a house where someone has just died is called a "yin house," and bringing bad luck there is considered inviting bad luck.
Sure enough, as soon as the bright red "福" (good fortune) character was pasted on the door, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew up from somewhere, making the wooden door rattle and shake.
The stench of death in the air grew stronger.
The barking of stray dogs came from somewhere, and the faint sound of a child crying could be heard mixed in.
boom! ! !
A muffled thud.
The thin coffin inside the room was pushed open, and a cold corpse slowly stood up from the coffin, walking towards the door like a walking corpse.
"The Main God Space can only help extract supernatural items, but it can't help me directly control them..."
"This is the same pattern I observed in previous studies, so it didn't surprise me."
Lu Ming recalled briefly. In his understanding, once the talisman was pasted on the underworld, it would attract evil spirits and could neither be torn off nor burned.
Tearing it up is like kicking the guest out; leaving is like making an enemy.
To break the curse, one must soak the talisman in clean water at noon when the yang energy is at its peak, and then burn it while facing south.
"This level of supernatural attack doesn't affect me much... However, this inverted talisman might become a supernatural weapon for Tomie..."
"Why don't we take this opportunity to help her overcome the control she's under?"
Like the Ghost Bride, Xiao Fujiang was completely under Lu Ming's control.
Especially after Lu Ming's mental strength underwent its second transformation, all possibilities of Xiao Fujiang and the Ghost Bride going out of control were eliminated. Therefore, allowing Xiao Fujiang to obtain a new supernatural weapon, which increased its level of terror, was equivalent to enhancing Lu Ming's own strength.
With this in mind, Lu Ming silently activated the supernatural powers of the Deceitful Ghost.
“I said, the sun shines brightly here.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the gloomy and oppressive sky cleared up, the clouds parted, and golden sunlight shone through the gaps between the clouds, dispelling much of the terrifying atmosphere that permeated the earthen house.
Since the natural environment here could not meet the condition of "the time when the yang energy is at its peak at noon", Lu Ming used the supernatural trickery of the Deceitful Ghost to create the condition.
"Good fortune falls into the gates of the underworld, and ghosts follow good fortune."
"Yang energy protects the home, while yin energy induces conception."
"When the character '福' (fortune) is turned upside down, both the yin and yang are at ease."
Cold, damp water suddenly appeared out of nowhere, soaking the "福" (good fortune) character pasted on the wooden door.
So far, the situation is still under Lu Ming's control.
But then, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The faded, grayish characters on the red upside-down "福" (Fu, meaning good fortune) character disappeared after being soaked in water. At first glance, it looked as if the water had washed away the "福" character.
In this way, the "福" (fortune) character on the wooden door is no longer the same as "福".
The exorcism method that Lu Ming used before naturally lost its original effect.
"Oh?"
However, faced with the current situation, Lu Ming remained calm and simply took out a strange calligraphy brush.
This calligraphy brush is made of a very special material and looks extremely old, especially the tip, which is not made of wolf hair or sheep hair, but is mixed with a lot of human hair.
Lu Ming and the ghost bride held the ghost pen together and rewrote an upside-down "福" (fortune) character on the now blank red paper.
boom!!!
After all this was done, a sinister fire broke out, burning the entire eerie space to ashes.
Lu Ming returned to the void of the God Realm once again.
All of this came quickly and went quickly.
With his powerful mental strength, Lu Ming easily sensed that Xiao Fujiang had fully mastered the new supernatural weapon—the upside-down Fu.
From that moment on, Tomie's image changed.
She transformed from the yandere-like female ghost with an ever-present contemptuous expression in the world of Tomie into the little girl now dressed in a floral funeral robe, holding a huge upside-down "福" (fortune) character in her arms.
These things are not directly related to each other, and even belong to different worlds.
However, when combined, they don't feel out of place at all; on the contrary, they seem strangely harmonious.
From that moment on, this eerie "福" (Fu, meaning good fortune) character became one with Tomie, becoming part of Tomie's supernatural existence.
Like the funeral clothes, Lu Ming could use the supernatural powers related to mirrors to create countless replicas of Tomie, as well as the upside-down "Fu" symbol on her hand and the funeral clothes on her body.
Thus, an unbelievable scene unfolded on the streets of this bizarre city.
Two figures, one in red and one in white, walked silently down an empty street with a little girl holding an upside-down "福" (fortune) symbol.
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A bizarre city.
The top of the tall building in the very center.
Tang Wan has already received news from the two challengers who returned alive from the dungeon.
An accident occurred when they entered the dungeon. The team leader, Chen Tiantian, died, leaving only the two of them and the infamous Lu Ming as survivors.
Her expression shifted slightly as she thought to herself, "Judging from the information we have, this Lu Ming not only cleared the horror movie dungeon on seven-star difficulty twice, but he cleared it both times with great ease... It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he crushed it."
"If this continues, it's only a matter of time before he clears the final Seven-Star dungeon."
"By then, the High Dimension God Space will probably have another seventh-tier challenger."
Tang Wan's current concern is no longer how to suppress Lu Ming, or whether she can suppress Lu Ming at all.
The Central Chamber of Commerce should now be considering how to be on good terms with Lu Ming, or at least not become his enemy.
After all, a seventh-tier challenger represents an enormous amount of power. Even if this challenger hasn't built their own faction and is all alone, no one would dare to offend them easily.
"None of the challengers who have made it this far are fools."
"Simply verbally admitting defeat is definitely not enough; the only way is to actually offer some tangible benefits."
Tang Wan quickly made up her mind and began contacting her subordinates.
What she didn't notice was that in a deserted corner of the eerie city, a deathly gray ghostly domain eroded the space, easily breaking through the city's limitations.
Lu Ming, along with the ghost bride and Tomie, left the eerie city and returned to the Main God Space.
Since Lu Ming has already completed his mission and there is no need for him to stay any longer, it seems that she is planning to leave immediately.
If the people from the Central Chamber of Commerce want to find him, they will have to wait until the next time, when Lu Ming returns from the mysterious world of resurgence.
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Lu Ming did a quick check, redeemed a new Sunny Doll, and then spent 300 points to repair his body.
He then decided not to waste any more time there and instead planned to return directly to the mysterious resurrection world.
To be honest, Lu Ming is feeling rather eager right now.
The cumbersome procedures involving the ghost post office have basically been completed.
Once you clear the haunted house dungeon in Zhangdong and obtain the wedding room, the final wedding can begin.
For others, Zhangdong's haunted house may be a place of no return.
Seven Days in the Haunted House is definitely one of the most oppressive instances in the Mysterious Revival world.
However, Lu Ming's current strength has long surpassed that of this era. His level is beyond the comprehension or even the ability of ordinary ghost tamers to measure it.
Captain-level and king-level ghost tamers are nothing compared to Lu Ming.
Not to mention that Lu Ming had prior knowledge of information related to the haunted house, which allowed him to avoid many potentially fatal situations.
"From the first time I came to the mysterious world of revival until now, after so much preparation, is this day finally coming?"
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Without a fixed route, Lu Ming relied entirely on his instincts and arrived at a familiar place on his own.
There was no trace of any other challengers here.
Because apart from Lu Ming, no one else could find this place; that deathly gray orb of light representing the mysterious resurrected world seemed to be visible only to Lu Ming.
Therefore, no matter what happens, other challengers will be unable to enter the mysterious world of resurrection.
Upon arriving here, Lu Ming looked at the sphere of light in the very center.
As expected, the sphere of light had a deathly gray halo, constantly floating like breathing, and was still emitting a faint glow.
If the grayish-white orb is dim, it means that the cooling down of the mysterious resurrected world is not yet complete.
However, the fact that it emits a faint halo now indicates that Lu Ming can return to the mysterious revival world at any time through this sphere of light.
As he approached the sphere of light, Lu Ming reached out and touched it.
A familiar semi-transparent panel appeared in front of him.
【? ? ? ? 】
[Difficulty: ? ? ? ?]
[No-go zone for life (now abandoned)]
[Mission: Phase Four Main Quest, Survive for Forty-Five Days]
[Upon returning to the Main God Space, you will receive a reward of 10 attribute points.]
[Enter the current world?]
No/Yes
Lu Ming was already very familiar with the whole process, and nothing surprised him.
With a thought, Lu Ming chose "Yes," and the God immediately led him into the mysterious world of revival.
The ghost bride and Tomie beside him have disappeared, but this disappearance is only temporary. No matter which world they are in, they can reappear at any time.
The next moment, Lu Ming's figure gradually blurred under the influence of the main god, slowly decomposed, and emitted a deathly gray halo.
This color is exactly the same as the gray ball from before.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Ming had disappeared from the Main God Space.
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The melodious chimes rang out, echoing endlessly in the boundless darkness.
The concept of time seemed to disappear at this moment.
No one knows how much time has passed.
Lu Ming's feet touched solid ground again, returning to the mysterious world of resurrection, to the old neighborhood where he lived.
This is Dachang City, the territory of Ghost Eye Yang.
It was the middle of the night, but the sound of firecrackers being set off could be heard from outside from time to time.
Fireworks are banned throughout Dachang City, but small-scale displays are not particularly investigated in the current turbulent social environment.
The world outside is filled with joy and celebration, a new year bringing new beginnings. They are completely unaware of the dangers lurking in the shadows, nor do they realize that this is a turbid and evil world, a living hell.
Looking back at Lu Ming's residence.
An altar, a portrait, wreaths, white and red candles, and countless coffins...
Everything exuded an eerie atmosphere, forming a stark contrast with the outside environment.
"I have obtained the most resources and am destined to become the only one of its kind in this era. If the sky falls, only I, the tall one, can bear it."
"Even if no one can understand, I must keep moving forward."
Lu Ming's mind stirred slightly, and after a moment, he dismissed the various random thoughts floating in his mind.
He used the Ghost Realm to pave the way, transformed into a rainbow, and left Dachang City in the blink of an eye.
Before ending the era of the supernatural, Lu Ming now plans to find Sun Rui and Li Yang and first end the post office era that belongs to messengers.
"Zhang Xianguang...and Zhang Dong..."
"Even if some seniors pave the way for me, I have my own thoughts. I am not a bargaining chip or a puppet for these people to use in their games. I will always walk my own path."
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A mysterious world is reviving.
the other side.
A coastal wharf in Dadong City.
A rusty cruise ship appeared out of nowhere on the sea and then gradually approached.
Officials responsible for maintaining coastal security turned a blind eye to the presence of the cruise ship.
It seemed that no one could see this enormous thing at all.
With a loud bang, the cruise ship docked, and several foreigners, covered in black cloth and with gold pistols at their waists, stepped off the ship.
Happy Lunar New Year's Eve! May the Year of the Horse bring you good fortune! Wishing everyone good health and smooth sailing in the new year!
Okay, I'm done with my work. Time to go play cards with my family, hehe.
(End of this chapter)