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Chapter 49 The Main God Shop (Please continue reading)

As another wave of weightlessness washed over them, orbs of light, large and small, began to appear in the boundless darkness around them, flickering as if they were breathing.

The Midnight Bell instance has now ended, and Lu Ming has returned to the Main God Space.

"The attribute points I get from each dungeon run may seem small, but they are actually the foundation for maintaining the balance of the evil spirits within me. If my mental strength were too weak, my consciousness would have been corrupted by the supernatural long ago, and I would have lost the ability to think like a living person."

As he pondered this, Lu Ming glanced at his current attribute panel.

Even without any stat points, the attributes on the attribute panel are not static.

For example, if a challenger insists on doing 100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and running 10 kilometers every day, his strength will increase even without any additional training.

The panel displays Lu Ming's attribute details.

[Available points: 20 points]

【Mental Power: 29】

[Stamina: 1]

【Strength: 2】

【Speed: 3】

【? ? ? 】

Just like last time, there haven't been any major changes.

But Lu Ming could clearly feel that his body was being gradually eroded. If he was still hanging on by a thread before, he was now a complete corpse.

The reason why the physical strength is still showing as 1 is entirely due to supernatural maintenance.

"As my physical functions deteriorate, my strength has decreased a bit, but it's not a big problem. For me, it's not difficult to change bodies. However, after changing bodies, I can only maintain normalcy for a period of time, and then I will return to my original state... Moreover, as long as I can use the supernatural, nothing else matters."

As long as his mental strength is strong enough, and he eventually transforms into a rule-level being, Lu Ming can even use the consciousness of a living person to control the body of a vengeful ghost, thus becoming an anomaly.

With this in mind, Lu Ming did the same as last time, adding all his attribute points to mental power.

He had previously speculated that when his mental strength attribute reached a certain threshold, a qualitative change would occur from a quantitative change, allowing his mental strength to reach a completely different and higher level.

This critical value could be 50 or 100. Before that, Lu Ming will not consider any other point allocation schemes.

The next moment, the stat allocation was complete, and the attribute panel was refreshed.

[Mental Strength: 29] → [Mental Strength: 49]

The increase of twenty attribute points brought obvious changes to Lu Ming. Even with his eyes closed, Lu Ming could clearly sense everything within the area shrouded in mist.

From the minute to the macroscopic, this is an insight that transcends the constraints of the physical body.

He had a premonition that if he took just one more step forward, he could transform himself from an all-knowing observer into the manipulator…

In addition to his mental strength far exceeding that of ordinary challengers, as well as supernatural phenomena such as the mummified bride, the ghostly smiling face, and the ghostly mourning clothes, Lu Ming now also possesses the supernatural ability to spread the Sadako curse.

It can kill people using screens, mirrors, or even text as a medium, and can even kill people online without showing its face. It is a highly scalable monster.

However, because the puzzle pieces are not yet complete, Sadako has not yet reached the strength to be infinitely stacked.

Although there is still a big gap between him and the Seven Elders, Lu Ming, who has experienced two dungeons, has already surpassed the combat power of a captain. Moreover, this is only the beginning for him. After he completes the puzzle, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

With one step, Lu Ming left his original spot. After becoming a third-tier challenger, many challengers who were forming cliques tried to invite him to join them, but Lu Ming refused them all.

Chen Xin and Wu Lei were not seen in the Main God Space this time, probably because they participated in other instances or were somewhere else.

Lu Ming didn't pay any attention and went to a spot not far from the giant ball of light, where he opened the God Shop.

A canopy much larger than a normal panel appeared in front of Lu Ming, almost covering everything in sight. However, judging from the reactions of the people around him, it seemed that only Lu Ming could see this canopy.

As Lu Ming expected, the exorcising incense and the disaster-replacing holy cup that Wu Lei used last time were both redeemed from the main god shop.

The former requires 500 points per item, while the latter requires 800 points per item.

However, the Holy Grail for Disaster Relief is not limited to the one Wu Lei used. There is also a bloodstained Holy Grail, which appears to have mottled bloodstains on its surface. It costs 2000 points to exchange for one.

The Bloodstained Holy Grail is able to withstand attacks at a higher level than the ordinary Holy Grail, and its life-saving effect is also better. Lu Ming guessed that it was probably equivalent to the substitute doll in the mysterious resurrection world.

"Corpse oil, Taoist talismans, placenta, soul-summoning bells..."

Besides various props, there are also some lower-level abilities, such as the Vajra that Wu Lei redeemed before, and even the corpse-driving technique from Xiangxi. Compared to one-time consumable props, the various techniques require significantly more points.

As for higher-level abilities, they will be unlocked sequentially after challengers reach the fourth and fifth levels.

"Low-level abilities are not very useful to me. As for evil things like corpse oil... I can choose them according to my needs when I go to the next dungeon. The Mysterious Revival World doesn't need these evil items. The ghosts there are more like a kind of rule-based existence than traditional ghosts."

Lu Ming browsed through the God's Shop and found many things that interested him, making a plan in his mind.

Putting everything else aside, Lu Ming was quite interested in exchanging for the enhanced Bloodstained Holy Grail.

It can be used as a substitute doll once. The downside is that it is not stable enough, with only a 50% chance of blocking a supernatural attack. However, it may play a surprisingly effective role in critical moments.

"Forget it, I'll wait until I unlock more advanced abilities. I currently have 9100 points, which is a lot, but I still can't squander them."

"After all, high-level abilities are much more useful to me than items that will be consumed."

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In an inconspicuous corner of the God's Space, Lu Ming arrived in front of a deathly gray orb of light, where familiar characters reappeared.

【? ? ? ? 】

[Difficulty: ? ? ? ?]

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

[Mission: First Stage Main Quest, Survive for Seven Days]

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

[Enter this world?]

No/Yes

The deathly gray sphere representing the mysterious resurrected world was not dim at this moment, but rather emitted a faint glow.

This means that Lu Ming can enter at this moment.

Lu Ming did not hesitate and chose "yes".

The next moment, his figure became blurry, and with a flash of deathly gray light, Lu Ming disappeared from the God Space.

(End of this chapter)