Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The surrounding fog had almost completely engulfed everything. Even with Gu Wuji’s enhanced vision, he couldn’t see anything clearly. Clearly, this wasn’t ordinary fog; it contained some kind of astonishing power.
A piercing scream seemed to echo within the fog— the very familiar scream of Cheng Jia.
“This is bad.” Gu Wuji could sense that Austin and Cheng Jia were probably in dire straits. His connection with Austin had become increasingly faint, which was obviously very strange for him, given that he had the pocket watch on his person.
The talismans on Cheng Jia were collectively warning Gu Wuji of the perilous situation. Fortunately, there were enough talismans; Cheng Jia could probably hold on a little longer. As for the last man, Gu Wuji didn’t know his condition; it was a miracle he was still alive.
He rushed forward to try and save him, but his body was bound by an invisible force.
“This is…” Gu Wuji frowned, looking down. Countless black mists were coiling around his body, making him too weak to break free.
Even when Gu Wuji used healing magic to treat himself, the black mist simultaneously increased its power to devour him, maintaining a delicate balance that Gu Wuji couldn’t escape.
Clearly, the other party didn’t want to harm Gu Wuji but also didn’t want him to save others.
“It’s you.” Gu Wuji instantly understood; the one who had done all this was undoubtedly the being within his body.
After he finished speaking, a shadow seemed to faintly emerge from the black mist.
Everything around the figure was obscured by the pitch-black mist, and the terrifying power emanating from it instinctively instilled fear. Of course, this person didn’t include Gu Wuji.
Gu Wuji’s eyes were filled with complex emotions.
To him, the ghost before him was his most important friend from childhood.
But at the same time, it was also the ghost that had destroyed everything and hurt his most important family members.
Even now, as Gu Wuji had grown up, he could feel the terrifying power contained within the other’s body— power that even a typical ghost boss in a dungeon couldn’t match.
The only good thing was that, like those powerful ghosts, the other party was restricted when appearing, unable to use its full power. Otherwise, Cheng Jia and the others would probably have died instantly, with no time to wait for Gu Wuji to rescue them.
Gu Wuji suddenly seemed to realize the reason for all the strange things that had happened in the various dungeons, even the source of his own odd behavior. So it was because such a powerful ghost was possessing him, making him act so strangely?
Obviously, this ghost didn’t intend to harm him; it had even helped him several times in the dungeons. But the ghost wasn’t so gentle with others, even showing a desire to kill them all.
No wonder that high-level player was so terrified when it tried to possess him; after all, it was terrifying for such a high-level ghost to exist in a person’s body.
Other players would probably be happy to have such a helper, but Gu Wuji couldn’t accept it.
At this moment, Gu Wuji would not back down no matter what.
“Although I can’t remember most things, you are my former… friend, right?”
The shadowy figure remained silent, and Gu Wuji could feel it watching him.
“Whatever you want, or whatever your request, I will fulfill it, as long as you let them go.” Gu Wuji took a deep breath, trying to persuade the other party, “I know you’re not that kind of person, there must be some misunderstanding…”
The black shadow dissipated, and Gu Wuji clearly felt that the chilling power around him had turned even more astonishing. If it were Cheng Jia, he probably wouldn’t have been able to hold on for long.
“Damn it, it seems I can’t persuade him at all.” Gu Wuji kept struggling, but he couldn’t break free from the black shadow’s restraint. He tried to use the Ghost Control Technique, but the system informed him that under such restraint, his abilities were limited, unless the Ghost Control Technique was upgraded again.
Of course, this upgrade wasn’t a direct upgrade like before, but rather a patch-like effect, meaning he wouldn’t be restricted by other things anymore.
Gu Wuji: “…” Why does this system always give people the feeling of a black-hearted merchant?! Shouldn’t such patches be added to players for free?!
He had finally upgraded his Ghost Control Technique, but it was unusable because the ghosts were cheating! This was clearly a bug in the game!
Gu Wuji checked again; upgrading and patching it would require a considerable number of points, not as many as before, but still not enough for him.
“Looks like this is all I can do now.”
Gu Wuji took a deep breath and pulled out the kitchen knife he hadn’t used in a long time.
Clearly, the knife was useless against the surrounding black mist; its level was too low, unable to harm even ghosts of this level. At most, it just looked a bit creepy.
In the next instant, Gu Wuji slashed his wrist with the knife. The moment blood spurted out— the surrounding black mist seemed to freeze for a moment, becoming uneasy due to the change in its owner’s heart.
Gu Wuji didn’t care about all that. He certainly wasn’t trying to threaten the other party with his own life. Gu Wuji still had no idea what the ghost wanted from him. Not harming him didn’t mean it cared about his life. Who knew what the problem was? Maybe his own death would fulfill some kind of condition.
He did this to summon the surrounding ghosts with his blood.
Under the influence of the blood, the Ghost Control Technique was even more amazing than usual. A large number of wandering ghosts immediately appeared around, making the space incredibly crowded.
The dark figure was stunned, probably not expecting Gu Wuji to do something like this. It didn’t know what to do with these ghosts for a moment.
Gu Wuji used his upgraded Purification Technique to purify these ghosts in an instant, at an incredibly fast speed. Then he repeated the previous steps again… Anyway, his Healing Technique was strong enough to be used repeatedly, and his points kept increasing. He could only be thankful that Gu Wuji had already gained a lot of points by purifying ghosts in the village where the movie was being filmed. Now he was almost able to meet the conditions for upgrading his Ghost Control Technique again. There were also plenty of ghosts surrounding this haunted place.
In short, the whole scene instantly felt like playing a game with cheat codes.
Soon, after purifying another wave of ghosts that had painstakingly gathered, Gu Wuji was already feeling exhausted. Fortunately, he had just collected enough points.
Without thinking, Gu Wuji hurriedly summoned the system and immediately upgraded his Ghost Control Technique.
[Congratulations, player, your Ghost Control Technique has been upgraded.]
[Now the player can summon all ghosts except those below the Ghost King level and can even pay a great price to make Ghost King level ghosts obey him for thirty seconds.]
“This is what I’ve been waiting for.” Gu Wuji took a deep breath and directly used the Ghost Control Technique on the main body of the surrounding black mist.
[Because the opponent is a Ghost King-level ghost, the player will pay a heavy price. This heavy price could be a reduction of several years in lifespan, a lifetime of solitude, or months of unconsciousness— it’s all uncertain… Player, are you sure you want to use this?]
Gu Wuji nodded without hesitation, “I’m sure.”
No matter what, he would never hesitate to save someone because of his own situation.
The moment Gu Wuji finished speaking, he immediately felt that everything around him seemed to be under his control; he could even clearly sense the presence of the dark figure.
As long as certain requirements were met, whatever he said within those thirty seconds, the other party would do as he was told.
Of course, there were limitations. For example, requests like making a ghost vanish into nothingness or disappear from the world were impossible, far exceeding the capabilities of the Ghost Control Technique.
This was the power of the Ghost Control Technique. Gu Wuji couldn’t help but feel the immense power of this technique. At the same time, the power within his own body was being continuously drained. If this continued for thirty seconds, he would definitely faint.
“How can I save the others, suppress the crisis, and prevent him from leaving?”
Gu Wuji knew without a second thought what a terrifying situation such a powerful ghost would bring if it left. It could even create a high-level real-world instance around us!
“Since he was already inside my body, I just need to let him go back.”
Gu Wuji suddenly thought of this, took a deep breath, broke free from the surrounding restraints, entered the black mist, and grabbed the hand of the indistinct shadow.
“Go back to my body.”
The shadow looked at Gu Wuji in surprise, initially wanting to struggle, but then nodded gently.
Almost instantly, the surrounding black mist receded.
Cheng Jia, who had collapsed to the ground in fright, was moved to tears at the sight. He had just been chased by a ghost, and then suddenly a large number of ghosts appeared, scaring him half to death… He thought he was going to die, but thankfully Master Gu was there!
Austin seemed to realize something, looking at Gu Wuji with a complicated expression.
As for the man who had previously spoken of the past, he lay unconscious on the ground. If it weren’t for the slight rise and fall of his chest, everyone would have thought he was dead.
The dark figure vanished, replaced by a sudden chill in Gu Wuji’s body, as if something had been added to it. Yet, it was a familiar feeling. After all, this ghost had been inside him for so long.
At that moment, Gu Wuji instinctively understood. The dark figure seemed to be in a state of slumber within him, normally neither using its power nor waking up unless stimulated by something.
Its awakening would consume a great deal of Gu Wuji’s power, possibly even causing him to faint, since this was a Ghost King-level ghost appearing in this world through his body.
The ghost’s ability to wield such power this time was due to Gu Wuji’s astonishing strength as a high-level player.
“So, my physical strength has always been so much greater than ordinary from the beginning, is that also because of this?” Gu Wuji frowned, realizing this extremely terrifying matter. “What if one day my strength grows to the point where I can completely contain a Ghost King-level ghost…”
Perhaps this was the ghost’s purpose in possessing him? That’s why it didn’t allow him to know the truth, lest something unexpected happen.
Gu Wuji almost dared not think about the consequences. It was conceivable that if that time came, it would bring an unstoppable crisis, one that even ghost-controlling techniques couldn’t control. Not only him, but the entire city could be plunged into danger.
“I must find a way to completely seal him away.”
After Gu Wuji confirmed this, thirty seconds finally passed, and he immediately felt everything go black before his eyes, losing consciousness instantly.
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