Chapter 143: 130. Ghost Palace, truly worthy of the Ghost Lord

The dawn light was faint.

Zhuang Jun had already left Great Xia, finding himself in the foreign land of Shapudian.

He stood outside a makeshift cabin, gazed at the warplanes roaring across the sky, and felt a sense of wonder: “So this is the battlefield.”

Last night at ten.

After a long flight, the fighter jet he was on finally landed at Plante Airport.

This long journey left a deep impression on him.

He had seen the great rivers and mountains of his homeland from the warplane, experienced the thrill of fast maneuvers, and witnessed aerial refueling firsthand.

Zhuang Jun genuinely felt that this trip was damn worth it.

When he returns to school, he can brag about it for at least two years!

In short.

Thanks to the summons from Ghost Lord!

“Creak!”

An adjacent portable house’s door was pushed open with a soft sound.

A captain came out and asked with a smile: “Lieutenant Zhuang, how did you sleep last night?”

He was addressed as “Lieutenant Zhuang” because he was awarded the rank of lieutenant yesterday.

Zhuang Jun replied: “Not bad!”

In truth, he didn’t sleep well.

Because he repeatedly heard the “dada” of gunfire, which sounded periodically, with one instance being particularly intense.

The captain laughed: “Come on, I’ll take you to the canteen for breakfast and you can meet your fellows.”

Zhuang Jun nodded: “Okay!”

Of course, he knew that the so-called “fellows” were candidates selected by the Jiuzhou Legion, just like him.

Five minutes later.

Zhuang Jun was having breakfast.

The food in the army was significantly better than at school, with more variety too.

But Zhuang Jun didn’t complain at all; he felt it was perfectly natural.

After all, if not for the soldiers struggling on the battlefield, how would ordinary people enjoy peace? Isn’t it normal for soldiers to eat better?

Zhuang Jun also met twenty-five colleagues.

Just as he expected.

Zhuang Jun was the youngest superpower user among them.

When the captain introduced “Lieutenant Zhuang is only eighteen,” everyone’s eyes turned to him.

However.

Zhuang Jun keenly noticed that although everyone was polite, there was a sense of distance between them.

Of course, he knew the reason.

Because there were twenty-six candidates, and Mr. Ghost would only select the twelve best performers in the end.

The rest would be eliminated, returning to where they came from.

Given Mr. Ghost’s current status, even the chief governor would treat him with respect.

Being selected by Mr. Ghost meant more than just being “chosen.”

It meant bearing the mark of Mr. Ghost.

To put it more clearly—faction.

The stronger Mr. Ghost’s power, the more benefits the whole Ghost faction would gain.

“Slurp!”

Zhuang Jun slurped a noodle, muttering in his heart: “Wouldn’t it be better to just relax?”

He felt quite at ease.

If chosen, he would study well.

If not, he’d just see it as a free trip!

After breakfast.

A lieutenant colonel arrived.

He glanced around and said: “I’m Wu Guobin, the arrangements for the next few days will be handled by me.”

Major Wu said promptly: “Go outside and form up!”

Zhuang Jun hurriedly stood up and jogged out of the canteen to start forming up.

Although he was still in college, he had received regular training at school, and behaved quite reasonably.

Major Wu shouted: “Attention!”

Everyone immediately stood up straight.

Major Wu said: “I’ll first take you to the ’Ghost Palace’ to wait, follow me.”

After saying this.

He turned around and left without hesitation.

The team closely followed him.

In his heart, Zhuang Jun thought: “Ghost Palace? As expected of a big shot, we live in cabins, and the big shot lives in a palace.”

He quickly realized he’d misunderstood.

The so-called “Ghost Palace” was just a two-story villa.

There was a wooden sign with a cute ghost carved on it at the villa’s entrance.

Zhuang Jun took a glance, with a subtle expression.

Such a renowned big shot, yet there’s such a wooden sign at the door.

This contrast was kind of cute!

Major Wu stopped and shouted again: “Wait here, no chattering, report any issues.”

Zhuang Jun stood obediently.

He was very curious, why didn’t Major Wu knock on the door? Was there really a ghost in the villa?

He didn’t dare to ask, so he just held it back.

After a while.

Zhuang Jun suddenly widened his eyes.

There was a slight commotion in the team.

On the right side of the villa’s entrance, a ripple suddenly emerged out of thin air, interspersed with many fragmented images.

Zhuang Jun actually saw his own figure in there.

He wore a military uniform and sat in an armed helicopter, swiftly flying over a field.

In a breath.

The ripple disappeared.

Zhuang Jun swallowed with a face of astonishment.

The place where the big shot lived even showed anomalies? No wonder the military called it the Ghost Palace!

Major Wu shouted again: “Quiet!”

The commotion immediately subsided.

Major Wu explained a bit further: “Mr. Ghost is researching superpowers, and strange phenomena often appear around here.”

Zhuang Jun thought inwardly: “Impressive.”

He was also a superpower user, but aside from hearing some sounds, didn’t know what anomalies were.

The big shot casually did some research, causing anomalies that disturbed a large base.

A minute later.

The ripples appeared again.

Among the fractured images, many Poisonous Mosquitoes appeared, some alone, some in groups.

“Buzz~”

The sound of the Poisonous Mosquitoes’ wings fluttering even transmitted from the ripples out of nowhere.

Zhuang Jun couldn’t even tell if this was real sound or virtual noise.

He watched for a while, feeling completely amazed.

Is this the power of the strongest on Canglan Star?

Shortly after.

The Poisonous Mosquitoes vanished.

Suddenly, the villa door swung open.

There was no one inside.

As if a ghost had opened the door.

Major Wu immediately called out: “Enter orderly one by one, Liu Mingzhe, go inside and stay for one minute.”

The superpower user first in line, namely Liu Mingzhe, promptly responded: “Yes!”

As everyone watched.

Liu Mingzhe leisurely walked towards the hall.

The moment he crossed the threshold, his steps noticeably paused, and he entered even more slowly.

Liu Mingzhe stood in the hall, initially dumbfounded and immobilized, then his body began to tremble.

Zhuang Jun looked bewildered.

What was wrong with this guy?

Was there really a ghost in the hall?

A minute later.

Major Wu shouted: “Liu Mingzhe, you can come out now.”

No sooner had he spoken.

Liu Mingzhe darted out of the hall in a fluster, as if fleeing in panic.

His face was pale, with a trace of sweat on his forehead, as if he had really encountered a ghost inside.

The more Zhuang Jun watched, the more perplexed he became.

What is going on?

Major Wu shouted again: “Liu Mingzhe, you can go back and rest.”

Liu Mingzhe’s lips trembled a bit: “Understood.”

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and left panting, as if he had run ten thousand meters in the hall.

Zhuang Jun’s curiosity reached its peak.

What exactly is in the hall?

He isn’t foolish; he has begun to realize that the hall is definitely not what it seems on the surface, there must be something odd inside.

Major Wu called the second name: “Lin Zheng, you can go in.”

As time went by.

One superpower user after another entered the hall.

Every superpower user came out with a pale face, as if they had really encountered a ghost.

At this moment.

Zhuang Jun had a very profound understanding of the words “Ghost Palace.”

This name really wasn’t wrong!

“Zhuang Jun! Go in!”

Major Wu shouted again.

Zhuang Jun responded: “Yes!”

He took a deep breath and strode towards the Ghost Palace.

Then.

He understood why his colleagues acted so strangely.

The moment he entered.

Zhuang Jun felt his vision suddenly darken.

It was not the usual darkness.

But rather, pitch black where you couldn’t see anything.

Zhuang Jun involuntarily shuddered, just like the other superpower users.

He never expected the hall to appear bright and shiny from the outside but turn completely dark once inside.

It was truly spooky!

A strange voice, as if from an electronic voice changer, suddenly rang in his ear.

It was as if someone was speaking close to his ear: “Walk forward, don’t stop.”

Zhuang Jun instinctively followed the voice, moving forward like a blind person.

Because he couldn’t see anything, he felt extremely uneasy inside.

“Stop!”

The voice resounded again.

Zhuang Jun automatically stopped.

The voice didn’t appear again.

Zhuang Jun stood for a few seconds and suddenly heard a “buzzing” sound.

It was the flapping sound of a Poisonous Mosquito.

His heart started pounding wildly.

Reason told him there were no Poisonous Mosquitoes in the hall.

But his senses and instincts told him that Poisonous Mosquitoes were everywhere around.

The conflicting sensations made Zhuang Jun extremely uncomfortable.

“Buzz—”

The buzzing grew louder and louder.

Zhuang Jun abandoned reason and began to feel as if he was surrounded by countless Poisonous Mosquitoes.

They were eyeing him, ready to suck him dry at any moment.

This terrifying feeling left Zhuang Jun pale, with sweat dripping from his forehead and back.

“Buzz—”

The buzzing turned into a storm.

Zhuang Jun felt he couldn’t hold on any longer.

But an indomitable spirit inside made him grit his teeth and persist.

He had no idea how long it had been.

It seemed like just a moment, yet also like an eternity.

Zhuang Jun suddenly “saw” a beam of light.

This wasn’t seeing in the visual sense, but a spiritual “sight.”

It was like a bright light in the darkness.

Zhuang Jun suddenly felt that the world had changed.

He could easily discern that the buzzing sound was coming from 13,984 Poisonous Mosquitoes.

Earlier, he could only tell it was over ten thousand.

He could also sense within a two-meter radius, the position and flying speed of each Poisonous Mosquito.

“Zhuang Jun, you can come out now.”

Major Wu’s voice seemed to come from a very distant place.

With that voice.

The darkness receded like a tide.

The hall was thus revealed.

Zhuang Jun stared blankly at everything, realizing he was undergoing an experiment.

He felt a lingering fear, mixed with a strong heartfelt amazement.

What kind of technique did the Ghost Lord use?

It was too incredible!

Zhuang Jun felt that he would never forget the experience of today.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurried out of the hall.

Although he found it marvelous, this ghostly place still made him feel uncomfortable.

“You can go back and rest now.”

Major Wu said with a smile.

Zhuang Jun nodded, and left with trembling hands and feet.

*

Noon.

Zhuang Jun got up from a nap and received another order.

Namely—to use the “Spiritual Silk Technique” to test his Spirit Value.

Zhuang Jun followed a Lieutenant into the base’s testing room.

He sat in front of an instrument, staring at a white thin wire in front of him.

As he understood it, this string was made from a special material that could react with Spiritual Power.

He also knew that this was a technique imparted by the Mysterious.

A few seconds later.

The thin string began to tremble slightly, emitting a faint glow.

Zhuang Jun exerted all his might to control his Spiritual Power, trying hard to “pull” the string.

The reading on the small screen began to climb rapidly.

points!

points!

…

points!

points!

The rate of increase started to slow down.

13.4 points!

13.5 points!

…

14.3 points!

14.4 points!

The data stopped changing.

Zhuang Jun was suddenly stunned.

The Lieutenant standing next to him asked concernedly: “Lieutenant Zhuang, is there a problem?”

Zhuang Jun called out excitedly: “My Spiritual Power has increased by 0.3 points!”

Yesterday at the Jiuzhou Corps Headquarters, he had tested his Spiritual Power, and at that time the result was 14.1 points!

The Lieutenant was a bit surprised: “That much?”

Zhuang Jun couldn’t stop smiling and said sincerely: “The Ghost Lord is amazing!”

He realized that this was definitely due to participating in the Ghost Lord’s experiment, which stimulated his Spiritual Power to rise dramatically.

Half an hour later.

Zhuang Jun received an anticipated message.

Major Wu personally informed him: “Lieutenant Zhuang, congratulations on being selected by Mr. Ghost!”

Zhuang Jun couldn’t help but clench his fist and give a strong swing.

After experiencing the miraculous experiment, and feeling the surge in Spirit Value, he could no longer remain calm.

Major Wu smiled and said: “In two hours, you will meet Mr. Ghost.”

Zhuang Jun suddenly became nervous.

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