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Chapter 276 Returning to the Main God Space, the Final Seven-Star Dungeon! (4k)

Time quickly passed to midnight.

With a melodious chime ringing out, this instance was officially cleared.

Similar to the scene every time he returned to the Main God Space, the world around Lu Ming began to slowly disappear and become illusory.

A terrifying, eerie aura spread rapidly, freezing everything around them in place.

A thick, mercury-like darkness writhed and devoured everything.

Countless tiny white lights began to gather in front of Lu Ming, and these white lights came together to form lines of small characters.

[Congratulations to the challenger for completing the fourth stage of the main quest in the ??? world, surviving for forty-five days.]

[Reward received: 10 attribute points (already issued)]

[Quest completed, level ? ? Congratulations to the challenger for earning 20 points.]

The appearance of this line of flashing white text signifies that this phase of the survival mission has come to an end.

After briefly checking the current attribute panel, Lu Ming still used the old-fashioned method, adding all 10 attribute points he obtained to his mental strength.

Lu Ming's mental strength also naturally increased from 319 to 329.

Since the improvement this time was not significant, and not much time had passed since the second transformation, Lu Ming felt a noticeable improvement, but he did not experience a third transformation.

"What will the third transformation bring?"

"My primordial spirit and consciousness have changed from their initial wild and unruly state, and have gradually become calm and quiet."

"Based on this alone, not to mention compared with ordinary people, even compared with those high-level challengers in the Main God Space, I am considered one of the best."

"However... to reach those ultimate realms, one still needs to continue to increase the strength of one's mental power and achieve the third transformation."

Lu Ming was originally just an ordinary person, and the path he is taking now is to cultivate his character, temper his primordial spirit, and refine his consciousness through hard work in order to achieve the results he wants.

Unlike ordinary cultivators, Lu Ming's cultivation path was not so bumpy because he had the Main God Space paving the way for him, which was no different from having a cheat code.

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Within the God's Space, all around were dark specks of light. In the distance, beyond the reach of a hand, there were spheres of light that flickered like breathing.

The number of challengers around is still small, and most of them live in the dilapidated main city. A small number of powerful individuals or those with connections and backgrounds have been transferred to the eerie city.

"The blood-red Seven Star dungeon hasn't appeared yet; we'll just have to wait a while longer."

With a single step, Lu Ming's figure vanished from the spot, recklessly invading the bizarre city deep within the God's Space that didn't overlap with reality.

The few challengers in the eerie city were not unaware of Lu Ming's intrusion, but they all tacitly remained silent.

It wasn't that they didn't care about Lu Ming's intrusion, but rather that they couldn't stop Lu Ming's actions at all.

"If this guy continues to grow at his current pace, becoming a seventh-tier challenger is almost a certainty... When that happens, we'll be in a bit of a predicament."

"After all, as you all know, each position in the back is a one-person-one-hole job, and from any perspective, the fewer seventh-tier challengers, the better."

Upon hearing this, a seventh-tier challenger hidden in the shadows sneered and said nonchalantly, "It's alright, I've already obtained the information. The next Seven Star Dungeon is very special. Even for Ghost Bridegroom, it's practically impossible to successfully clear it."

"Moreover... if I remember correctly, after successfully completing the next Seven Star Dungeon challenge, Lu Ming will be able to advance to the next level. He has no reason to give up such a good opportunity."

The seventh-tier challengers gathered here at this moment make up a large portion of the top challengers.

After a brief exchange, they reached a consensus.

That means Lu Ming is a dangerous person, so it's best to avoid provoking him if possible.

However, while it's best not to provoke him, you should still try your best to ensure his failure, ideally by having him die in the instance. Otherwise, he'll just be an eyesore and a threat no matter how you look at it.

“That Lu Ming is extraordinary. Every time he's in a desperate situation that others think is impossible to survive, he manages to survive... What do you... say about that?”

"I have a good idea. I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates. I'll find a few challengers to infiltrate Lu Ming's team and cause him trouble at crucial moments, so that he can't survive this Seven Star Dungeon."

Another person raised their concerns: "But... Lu Ming isn't stupid after all. With his current strength, bringing other challengers along would only increase his burden and raise the difficulty unnecessarily. I estimate that he might not accept new team members."

"There's no need to worry about that; I'll figure out a way to handle it myself."

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It would be disgraceful for several seventh-tier challengers to team up and scheme against a newcomer if the news got out.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

Lu Ming spent a few days in the bizarre city of the Main God Space, and he lived a leisurely life.

This eerie city might be a death trap for other challengers, but for Lu Ming, the strangeness in this city is nothing. In fact, these strange creatures sense Lu Ming's terror and sometimes take the initiative to avoid conflict with him, so as not to become his nourishment.

Ghosts do not act entirely according to the rules; they possess their own emotions to some extent.

In this way, the numb and chilling feeling of the vengeful ghosts in the mysterious resurrected world disappeared, and the sense of oppression was greatly reduced.

On this day, a great commotion broke out in the direction of the Main God Square. Lu Ming left his home ground and came to the Main God Square to join in the fun.

"As expected, a blood-red sphere of light has appeared... Does this mean that all of this is finally coming to an end?"

Once the blood-red orb appears, it will attract the attention of almost all challengers.

Those who are able to complete the dungeon challenge are extremely rare.

Knowing the difficulty of the Seven Star Horror Movie dungeon, most challengers simply chose to give up and give up.

Only a very small number of challengers who are both capable and ambitious will continue to take risks and try new things.

I hope to forge a new path in this hopeless world.

Afterwards, Lu Ming stepped forward, wanting to see the specific details of this instance and see if it was indeed the Ju-on instance he had imagined.

But when Lu Ming went closer, he found that the situation was more complicated than he had thought.

[Instance Name: Ju-on or The Conjuring] [Final Choice: Completely Random]

Completely random?

This was the first time Lu Ming had encountered such a method of selecting instances.

In other words, if he chooses to adjust this seven-star difficulty horror movie instance, whether he is ultimately assigned [Ju-on] or [The Summoning of Souls] is completely random, and there is no way to prepare in advance.

"Is it really necessary for the God's Space to play like this? None of the challengers here know the specific plots of the horror movies anyway. Whether it's Ju-on or The Conjuring, they're just names. You can't deduce anything from a two-character name, let alone prepare in advance..."

Whether it was a misperception or not, Lu Ming had a feeling that the Main God Space was targeting him specifically.

"No matter what the situation, whether it's targeting me or just a trick on me, it doesn't matter. If I end up with the 'Summoning the Soul' card, I'll clear it; if I end up with the 'Ju-on' card, I'll clear it..."

Objectively speaking, if it were to be considered as a seven-star difficulty horror movie instance, even [Ju-on] would require the main god space to actively increase its horror level.

Not to mention [summoning spirits].

Although the "Summoning of Souls" did terrify young Lu Ming back then, becoming one of his childhood traumas, given the worldview of "Summoning of Souls," it's unlikely to pose an absolute threat to the current Lu Ming.

The only plausible explanation is that the God Realm actively increased the level of terror.

As for [Ju-on]...

Lu Ming was deeply impressed.

This is the most famous Japanese horror film after "The Ring".

Without exaggerated gore, it became a childhood nightmare for countless people simply because of its consistent sense of oppression and unsolvable curse.

In fact, in Lu Ming's opinion, the oppressive feeling of Kayako's image was even greater than that of Sadako with her hair down.

In order to prepare for all eventualities, such as the challenge starting early or some unexpected situations arising, Lu Ming roughly reviewed the plot of "Ju-on" in his mind.

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In Tokyo, Japan, there is a seemingly ordinary house.

No one knew that this was a haunted house, hiding an evil curse that could devour everything.

The origin of Ju-on is quite classic.

It was formed from the tragic resentment of Kayako after her death.

Kayako was a loner from a young age, without any family members to accompany her. Her only solace was her college classmate, Shunsuke Kobayashi, whom she secretly loved. She wrote all her love into her diary, but never dared to confess her feelings.

Later, Kayako succumbed to reality and chose to compromise, marrying her neighbor Takeo Saeki and giving birth to her son Toshio.

She thought she could live a peaceful and ordinary life, but no one expected that this seemingly rational decision would ruin her life.

After marriage, husband Takeo Saeki wanted to have another child, but he was diagnosed with oligospermia. Suspicious, he accidentally discovered Kayako's secret love diary and learned that Shunsuke Kobayashi was his son Toshio's art teacher. He then concluded that Toshio was not his biological son.

From Saeki Takeo's perspective, he was cuckolded, made a fool of, his wife never loved him, and even his child was born to another man...
In this situation, no man could possibly resist.

However, Takeo Saeki's personality was too extreme. Without verifying the facts or handling the situation rationally, he brutally assaulted and murdered Kayako at home and hid her body in the attic ceiling.

Young Toshio witnessed his mother's tragic death and hid in the closet in fear and hunger, eventually dying there as well.

Finally, Takeo Saeki then murdered Kobayashi's pregnant wife, and died at the hands of Kayako's vengeful spirit.

Like many ghosts in the island nation, Kayako, who suffered neglect, suspicion and torture in her life, turned into a vengeful spirit with endless resentment, and even Toshio was dragged down with her and turned into a fierce ghost.

The mother and son together formed the most terrifying vengeful ghost in Asia.

However, Kayako's true form is not a single ghost, but an entire haunted house.

Anyone who steps into this house, or has any connection with anyone who has been in contact with it, will be haunted by resentment. After death, they will transform into new resentment, making the curse stronger and stronger.

The curse of a haunted house is an indiscriminate attack; whoever touches it will die, and there is no way to break it.

Anyone who has ever stepped into it, no matter what means or methods they use, will ultimately meet their demise.

The first to be consumed by the curse were the Tokunaga family, who moved into this haunted house.

A man named Hitotoku Nagayoshi was also possessed by the vengeful spirit of Saeki Takeo, and he and his wife died mysteriously in the attic.

Hitomi Tokunaga, who came to visit the elderly, was targeted by a cursed spirit and died tragically at home.

Not long after, female college student Li Jia came to take care of Tokunaga's elderly mother-in-law, Yuki, as a volunteer.

As soon as she stepped into the house, she felt a persistent chill.

In the room, they also saw a pale-faced, silent little boy named Toshio, and Kayako with disheveled hair who kept climbing out of the stairs and ceiling.

Rika was terrified and immediately contacted her superiors and the police, but the police only found the bodies of the Tokunaga couple in the attic and could not find any vengeful spirits.

Subsequently, Granny Yuki, Rika's boss, and even the police officers involved in the investigation all died mysteriously one after another; no one could escape the curse.

The officer in charge of this case, Toyama, had investigated the Saeki family tragedy years ago. He knew the horror of Ju-on and wanted to burn down the haunted house to break the curse.

But Kayako's vengeful spirit allowed him to see the future...
His own daughter, after growing up, broke into the haunted house with her classmates and also met a tragic end.

Officer Toyama completely broke down, suffering a mental breakdown and dying tragically at home. His daughter and classmate were also ultimately cursed and killed...

In short, to sum it up, anyone who gets involved with this haunted house is destined to meet the same end: death.

Kayako even seems to possess the incredible ability to control time and space. Faced with this demon, even high-level challengers would only feel deep despair and helplessness.

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Without much hesitation or agonizing, Lu Ming strode towards the scarlet orb of light amidst the curious gazes of the challengers.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

“Mr. Lu, would you like to participate in the Seven Star Dungeon challenge? I might have some useful information here… This dungeon is much more difficult than previous Seven Star Dungeons. If you are willing to team up with us, I can share this top-secret information.”

(End of this chapter)