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Chapter 200 "Daughter" Tomie, Complete Control! (6.2k)

With this in mind, Lu Ming immediately chose to exchange for the high-level ability [Mirror Image].

[Should I spend 50000 points to redeem the advanced ability "Mirror Image"?]

No/Yes

Lu Ming chose "yes".

A notification popped up again on the main god panel.

[50000 points have been deducted for exchanging the advanced ability "Mirror Image," leaving you with 66320 points.]

After receiving the prompt, Lu Ming felt a chill run down his spine. With almost no difficulty, Lu Ming mastered the advanced ability [Mirror Image].

After mastering the [Mirror Image], Lu Ming could feel some subtle changes happening to him.

He has gained a new understanding of controlling mirror images and the world within them.

This ability may not seem like much on its own, but when combined with the ghost in the mirror, it will have an amazing effect.

As for the "person in the mirror," and the specific uses of those three supernatural items...
The only certainty is that the pale hand Hao Ren extracted can be used as a boxing glove.

When the time comes, let this ghostly hand grasp you, punch a fierce ghost away, and with a terrifying supernatural suppressive force, you'll be able to scare Ye Zhen without even thinking.

Lu Ming plans to study the rest after returning to the mysterious resurrection world.

Lu Ming originally planned to let the Kumanthong doll carry the supernatural power of Kawakami Tomie before returning to the mysterious world of revival.

However, considering that obtaining the supernatural abilities of Tomie Kawakami requires the participation of the main god, and that Tomie's supernatural abilities are too complex and full of uncertainties, Lu Ming wondered if controlling Tomie's supernatural abilities in the mysterious revival world would cause a bad chain reaction.

So he had no choice but to give up. He found a secluded spot in the main city, used his ghost domain to shroud the area, and after ensuring that no one would disturb him, he took out a worn-out Kumanthong doll.

This Kumanthong doll was originally a cute-looking doll.

The doll's expression is very vivid, and the texture of its hair is also very good; it's obviously very valuable.

However, ever since Lu Ming soaked the Kumanthong doll in the blood pool, the doll's outer shell has fallen off, leaving only a shrunken, thin corpse inside.

The corpse's limbs were curled up in a ball, looking as if they had been charred, and there were deep gaps between its skin and flesh, from which a cold chill emanated.

This doll is definitely not as simple as its name suggests; it is an extremely malevolent and supernatural object.

And that is indeed the case; the way this little thing is made is even more terrifying than the substitute dolls in the mysterious resurrected world.

There are many negative rumors circulating among the people about Kumanthong dolls.

Lu Ming didn't care about these things. Instead, he used the Kumanthong doll as a spiritual vessel to guide and control Tomie's abilities.

It wasn't that he himself was unwilling to master Tomie's abilities.

However, the characteristics of infinite splitting, mind control, and having an infinite number of clones are not compatible with Lu Ming's current system.

Moreover, having a Kumanthong doll control Tomie's supernatural powers is, in some ways, a better choice.

After being soaked in demon blood, the Kumanthong doll has had its original curse removed and will no longer have any intention of harming Lu Ming.

Moreover, Lu Ming also had a bloodstained old newspaper, coupled with the supernatural element of the Deceitful Ghost, and he was confident that he could make the new "Tomie" completely obey his orders.

Having made up his mind, Lu Ming thought for a moment, and the Kumanthong doll's curled-up limbs began to twitch continuously.

Immediately afterwards, thick, scarlet blood seeped from the deep, seemingly bottomless cracks on the surface of the Kumanthong doll's body.

The bald scalp began to show numerous tiny holes, from which fine hairs began to grow.

It gives the impression of...

The dead doll is redeveloping, as if it has come back to life.

Moreover, the darkness surrounding the Kumanthong doll seemed to have become a tangible thing, even permeating into reality.

The Kumanthong doll was originally inanimate, a dead object, so Lu Ming didn't need to worry that it would die because it couldn't bear Tomie's supernatural power.

Lu Ming's only concern was whether this item could successfully contain Tomie's supernatural power.

If the slightest sign of trouble appears, Lu Ming will immediately take action and forcefully halt the current process.

“The risks certainly exist, but considering the potential gains, it is worth taking those risks.”

Before them, on the gray, dusty ground, the transformation of the Kumanthong doll was not yet over.

Long hair has grown on its head, and fresh flesh and blood are beginning to grow on its withered body surface, as if it had been drained by something.

However, these fleshy parts were not covered by skin, so they looked bloody and extremely terrifying.

Various strange changes even affected the environment around Lu Ming.

Fortunately, this is the Ghost Painting World, which is within Lu Ming's control.

During the event, the Kumanthong doll showed several unstable signs, but fortunately it stabilized in the end, so it was a close call.

Even though it was still broad daylight in the main city, Lu Ming felt the chilly aura around him growing stronger.

Tomie's laughter rang out from somewhere, and it was so mesmerizing that you could tell who was making it just by listening, without even looking.

"She is coming."

Lu Ming's expression shifted slightly as he refocused his attention on the Kumanthong doll in front of him.

The newly grown skin on the Kumanthong doll's body was covered with a layer of soft tissue that looked like human faces. Countless human faces were densely packed together, resembling nauseating fish scales.

"finished?"

"No······"

"The real confrontation has only just begun."

The Kumanthong doll, with its skin and hair regrown, slowly stood up from the ground. Although it was ugly and had no facial features, its face was a blank white canvas, it could be roughly seen that it was a ghost that looked like a little girl.

"Tomie" took over the body and subconsciously began to influence Lu Ming mentally.

The strange-looking Kumanthong doll began to walk towards Lu Ming.

Because Lu Ming was the only living person she could see.

A certain instinct within the rules caused the Kumanthong doll to subconsciously want to be killed by Lu Ming, and then split into more versions of itself.

Upon seeing this, Lu Ming quickly made an analysis: "The real Tomie is dead, and her consciousness no longer exists, but this thing will act according to instinct, just like a vengeful ghost will kill according to the rules of killing... It is simply unavoidable."

"In this way, the Kumanthong doll will endlessly want to die, and there will be no chance to control it."

In addition, after being imbued with Tomie's supernatural powers, even the Kumanthong doll itself will develop an emotion similar to "jealousy," wanting to kill its other selves.

Bringing her back to the mysterious world of resurrection was like bringing back a vengeful ghost that had been resurrected and could not be fully controlled.

The situation has developed in a way that has exceeded Lu Ming's expectations and cannot be considered entirely smooth.

But just then, a brightly colored figure suddenly appeared in the gray, ghostly world around Lu Ming.

She is a ghost bride wearing a ghost wedding dress.

The red on her clothes stood out conspicuously in the ghostly world where everything had lost its original color.

The ghost bride remained silent, but a strange floral jacket had appeared in her hand at some point.

Lu Ming was very familiar with this floral jacket; it also came with a matching shroud for a child.

Both floral-patterned jackets and burial garments offer some form of protection.

The supernatural power within a ghost or ghost tamer who wears that shroud will be amplified.

This floral jacket, on the other hand, is believed to have the effect of suppressing supernatural phenomena.

"The funeral shroud was put on the ghost child. Judging from the bride's intentions, she wants to put this floral jacket on Tomie?"

Lu Ming was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening.

When Lu Ming learned the specific purpose of the floral jacket, he was still a little puzzled.

A funeral shroud that can enhance supernatural abilities is certainly good, but I wonder what the purpose of a floral jacket that suppresses supernatural abilities is.

Looking back now, I realize I was being too short-sighted.

The ghost bride simply placed the floral jacket in front of her, and the jacket, as if it had a life of its own, stood up as if supported by something and flew towards the Kumanthong doll, or rather, towards Tomie.

This seemingly supernatural item, which had nothing to do with Tomie, was instantly put on her body after she came into contact with it.

The two are closely intertwined, as if this floral jacket was tailor-made for her.

In the boundless, colorless world of ghost paintings, only Lu Ming and the ghost bride, holding hands, appear in two distinct colors, one red and one white.

However, at this moment, blood began to seep from the center of the ghost bride's palm. The blood was an unnatural red, like the paint on the surface of old furniture.

The ghost bride smeared the blood from her palm onto her floral jacket.

The originally dull, lifeless, and colorless floral jacket seemed to have been dyed with color, becoming vibrant again.

"Ok?"

"Is this... a medium?"

After the ghost bride re-dyed the floral jacket with her blood, Lu Ming felt a connection between himself and Xiao Fujiang, who was wearing the floral jacket.

Moreover, under the suppressive effect of the floral jacket, Tomie's mental control over those around her became much more restrained, and she was no longer as completely uncontrollable as before.

Lu Ming seized the opportunity and used the blood-stained old newspaper and the supernatural power of the Deceitful Ghost to modify Tomie's consciousness.

The basic instructions written on the blood-stained old newspaper were similar to those used when the demon child's consciousness was modified.

However, Lu Ming could clearly sense that this time, his control over Xiao Fujiang was fundamentally different from his control over the ghost child.

"Both methods involve using blood-stained old newspapers to alter consciousness, but while the demon child risks losing control at any moment, Tomie doesn't have that problem..."

"Because I don't have any supernatural connection with the ghost child, but I do have a certain connection with Tomie."

After color was added to this gray, ghostly world, Tomie, wearing a floral jacket, regained her normal complexion, which had previously been ashen.

The eerie phenomena that sent chills down her spine disappeared from her body. From an observer's perspective, she looked exactly like Tomie from Junji Ito's world.

Lu Ming had imagined that the Kumanthong doll, after carrying Tomie's supernatural powers, would transform into Tomie's appearance.

However, due to the size limitations of the Kumanthong doll, what I got was a miniature version of Tomie.

She has delicate and lovely features, with her signature beauty mark at the corner of her eye. However, the floral jacket she is wearing looks a bit rustic and doesn't quite match her delicate face.

"Can you speak?"

Lu Ming tentatively asked.

Tomie seemed to understand his words and looked up to meet Lu Ming's gaze.

She opened her mouth, but no sound came out.

Lu Ming then realized that Xiao Fujiang had no teeth, not even a tongue. Looking inside, it was a dark void, with nothing at all.

Lu Ming shook his head.

Whether or not he can speak isn't a big problem. After his consciousness was altered by the blood-stained old newspaper, Lu Ming was now completely in control of the little guy.

This is thanks to the liar and the blood-stained old newspaper, as well as the red floral jacket on Tomie's body.

"You now need to split into two Tomie."

Lu Ming issued the order.

Without any hesitation, the skin on Xiao Fujiang's face, who was wearing a floral jacket, suddenly began to tear outwards, revealing another face.

The two faces have identical features, only their expressions are different.

Soon, a new Tomie emerged from the original body of the young Tomie.

The two little Tomie girls, dressed in red floral jackets, stood side by side, staring stiffly at Lu Ming, seemingly waiting for his next instruction.

"It can be stacked in number and is completely under my control... Moreover, I don't have to worry about it being killed at will like ordinary ghost slaves. If I let Tomie fuse with a death curse later, this little thing alone can easily kill a captain-level ghost tamer."

"Or, to take a different approach, I can use the characteristics of Tomie and Sadako to help me stack up infinitely. Conservatively speaking, I should be able to reach the threshold of the Seven Elders very soon."

With mental strength as a foundation, Lu Ming's paths to becoming stronger became much more diverse.

He didn't need to consider anything that other ghost tamers had to worry about.

If it really develops in the future, it will be incredibly fast.

It took some effort to clear the horror movie dungeon on seven-star difficulty this time.

However, based on the current situation, if he returns to the mysterious revival world once, then even if he encounters a horror movie dungeon with a seven-star difficulty level next time, Lu Ming will not feel any difficulty.

The reason why the older generation of ghost-controlling practitioners in the Republic of China were so terrifying was largely because they used superposition to launch supernatural attacks, thereby raising the already terrifying intensity of the supernatural to another level.

Now, both Lu Ming and Xiao Fujiang have this possibility.

Moreover, to give an inappropriate example.

If the demon boy is the godson, then Tomie is the biological daughter.

Lu Ming would have some reservations about letting the former develop, but he basically doesn't need to restrict the latter.

Yang Jian once said, "Raising ghosts is a major taboo in the paranormal community."

that's the truth.

The battle in Baishui Town demonstrated that if the Ghost Child is not restricted, it can grow to a level sufficient to fight against those old monsters from the Republic of China era in a very short time.

But Lu Ming has now broken this status quo.

"There's no need to be overly cautious, but I still shouldn't indulge myself. I have plenty of time, and I'm not in a hurry."

Thinking of this, Lu Ming said to the two little Tomie girls wearing red floral jackets in front of him, "You two stay in the Ghost Painting World. If I need you, I will let you invade the real world."

Xiao Fujiang still didn't answer, but their figures began to gradually become blurry after Lu Ming finished speaking.

The plan to have the Kumanthong doll carry Tomie's supernatural powers deviated significantly from expectations.

Overall, the results were pretty good.

Moreover, this time, by clearing the horror movie dungeon at the seven-star difficulty level, Lu Ming not only completed one-third of the advanced tasks and underwent a transformation in his mental strength, but also obtained three supernatural items and a high-level ability.

There is no gain without pain. Although this challenge dungeon was very troublesome, Lu Ming's final success in fighting Hell Star even had a lot of luck involved.

However, he was very satisfied with the results.

"It's time to return to the mysterious world of resurgence."

Thinking of the plans he had made beforehand, Lu Ming followed his intuition and arrived in front of a ball of light that only he could see.

The gray sphere emitted a faint halo, flickering slowly like other horror movie replicas, as if it were breathing.

When Lu Ming reached out and touched the gray orb of light, familiar text appeared again on the main god panel in front of him.

【? ? ? ? 】

[Difficulty: ? ? ? ?]

[No-go zone for life (now abandoned)]

[Mission: Phase 4 Main Quest, Survive for 45 Days]

[Every 45 days of survival allows you to return to the Main God Space and gain 10 attribute points.]

[Enter this world?]

No/Yes

The permission to return to the mysterious world of resurgence has been granted.

However, the main quest has changed from the third stage quest to the fourth stage quest.

Since the quests in the previously abandoned dungeons started to undergo minor changes, the changes have become increasingly significant.

This time, the survival time is 15 days longer than last time.

Forty-five days would have been too long for Lu Ming in the past, but for Lu Ming now, it's just right.

"Using conventional methods to clear the Ghost Post Office, 45 days is definitely not enough, but if you're aiming for a speedrun, it's hard to say."

Lu Ming selected "Yes" on the panel.

A familiar feeling came.

The solid darkness around him turned into nothingness, and everything ceased to exist. Then, Lu Ming stepped onto solid ground in the nothingness.

The surrounding objects began to become tangible and perceptible.

It was the same residential community where Lu Ming lived in Dachang City.

It was completely dark outside, but unlike usual, Lu Ming could hear occasional firecrackers and the sounds of children laughing and playing.

At midnight, during the time Lu Ming was away, time seemed to stand still. When he returned, the second hand had only moved one notch.

At this hour, under normal circumstances, there would definitely not be such a commotion.

But Lu Ming then realized that today was actually the last day of the year. However, even such a grand festival had faded from his life after he entered the supernatural world.

"After all, he's no longer an ordinary person."

Lu Ming shook his head, clearing his mind of these distracting thoughts.

Most ghost controllers live one day at a time, and the degree to which Lu Ming's spirit is corrupted decreases over time is unheard of in the entire paranormal community.

Not to mention having the time to think about these miscellaneous things.

Upon returning to the mysterious world of resurgence, Lu Ming has many things to deal with, but these are not trivial matters; each one is quite important.

For example, as mentioned before, going to a ghost temple in an island nation to retrieve a demon sword.

There's also the Express Ghost Post Office, which accepts weighings from Zhangdong...
Just as Lu Ming was about to make a detailed plan and then take action the next day, he suddenly received a message on his satellite phone.

It was sent by his secretary, Li Yao.

Taking advantage of the holiday season when everyone was off guard, an organization of ghost tamers infiltrated Dachang City and launched an attack on Shangtong Building.

Yang Jian is not at Shangtong Building, but at a villa in Guanjiang Community. Upon receiving the news, Yang Jian rushed to the scene immediately.

This is breaking news from the paranormal community; most paranormal practitioners haven't received this information.

However, Lu Ming has his own informants, as well as a very loyal secretary like Li Yao who handles these tasks specifically for him.

So I received the notification immediately.

No one knows the details of that Ghost Tamer organization.

Moreover, they attacked Yang Jian's Shangtong Building, not Lu Ming's Furen Building.

Under normal circumstances, Lu Ming would definitely not join in this fun.

However, he and Yang Jian were on the same side after all, and the two helped each other quite a few times.

Moreover, although Lu Ming did not join the headquarters and was not the actual person in charge of Dachang City, everyone in the current paranormal community knows that he, the ghost groom Lu Ming, is in Dachang City.

The fact that this Ghost Tamer organization so blatantly attacked the Shangtong Building in Dachang City clearly shows that they don't take Lu Ming seriously.

"It's just a small favor, I'll take care of it if I want to, but... some nobodys are not worth my personal attention."

As the head of the headquarters in Dachang City and one of the captains of the Captain Project, Yang Jian must have been confident that the Ghost Rider organization would dare to attack him.

In any case, it is definitely not weak in the entire paranormal community.

But in Lu Ming's words, they became a group of nameless nobodys.

If someone else were to say this, it might sound arrogant.

But since it was Lu Ming who said it, then it makes perfect sense.

After all, in the current paranormal community, there are really not many ghost controllers that Lu Ming would consider worthy of his attention.

With a thought, Lu Ming felt the already dimly lit living room become even more oppressive.

The portrait of Sadako on the altar exuded a cold aura.

at the same time.

A little ghost dressed in a floral jacket invaded reality from the world of ghost paintings and stood stiffly in front of Lu Ming.

The little girl had delicate features and didn't look like a ghost. Instead, she looked like a well-cared-for little girl. The only strange thing was her face, which was as white as paper.

"Let's take this opportunity to test Tomie's combat abilities."

Thinking of this, Lu Ming gave a self-deprecating, stiff smile.

If we compare Xiao Fujiang to his daughter, other parents would dote on their daughters, afraid that they might suffer even the slightest hardship.

But Lu Ming's first order to Xiao Fujiang was to "kill all the Ghost Tamers who attacked Shangtong Building and find out as much information as possible about that Ghost Tamer organization," which was quite unusual.

···········
If someone were watching this scene in Lu Ming's home right now, they would be incredibly shocked.

Because of the little girl who was just standing in front of Lu Ming.

It disappeared in an instant.

It was as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

Moreover, the eerie portrait on the old altar was shrouded in a thin mist.

The image of Sadako slowly faded away, leaving the frame of the portrait blank.

Two terrifying supernatural phenomena were activated simultaneously.

This is Xiao Fujiang's first appearance in the supernatural world. I wonder if anyone would have guessed that this is actually the little ghost raised by the ghost groom Lu Ming.

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