Seeing that he still had one more simulation opportunity, Xiao Feng decided not to be a miser and immediately initiated his thirty-third simulation.
"Ding! Randomly selecting a simulation world..."
Under Xiao Feng's eager gaze, the text in the selection box rapidly changed, eventually settling on —Mysterious Resurrection!
"Ding! Please choose the simulation method!"
[Text Projection Simulation (No Cost)]
[Physical Projection Simulation (Cost: 9 Billion Merit Points)]
"Mysterious Resurrection? Is it really that world?"
A flash of surprise crossed Xiao Feng's eyes, followed by a regretful shake of his head.
It was a pity that Xiao Feng couldn't physically enter the world of Mysterious Resurrection. Otherwise, he might have been able to subdue some powerful Demons, which would have been a good match for the Hollow Realm.
"Begin the text projection simulation!"
With Xiao Feng's command, a new simulation officially began.
"Ding! Text projection simulation starting!"
[Day 1: You realize that you seem to have traveled through time. Looking at the familiar architectural style and the people around you, you secretly breathe a sigh of relief. After all, China is the safest country in the world. Traveling to a version of China in another world is definitely better than ending up in an unfamiliar, foreign world.]
[Day 2: You work half a day at a construction site, earning 100 yuan. With that money, you buy a hand-pulled pancake and a bottle of mineral water. You then head to a nearby shady internet café to surf the web and gather information about this world. As you aimlessly browse through the news, a highly popular post suddenly catches your attention.
The post roughly describes an incident where an old man allegedly fell to his death, only to resurrect afterward. The post also includes a photo. The photo is simple, taken through the glass window of a hospital emergency room. Outside stands an old man dressed in a black, full-length robe. He is emaciated, with brownish skin covered in spots.
From the angle of the photo, you can clearly see the old man's eyes—lifeless and hollow, not at all like the eyes of a living person. You are startled by the old man's appearance in the photo, but soon you smirk in disdain. After all, before your time travel, you had seen many AI-generated masterpieces, including some featuring deepfake celebrities.
To you, this photo is clearly photoshopped. Besides the photo, there is also an audio file attached. Out of curiosity, you click on it, only to hear a series of knocking sounds. This further convinces you that someone is playing a prank. After closing the spooky post, you continue browsing for major news events in this world.]
[Day 3: At 2 a.m., while you are sound asleep on the internet café's table, a low knocking sound suddenly echoes. The entire café plunges into darkness. You die!]
[This simulation has ended!]
[Simulation rewards are being drawn. Below are ten reward options. Please purchase the desired rewards first, then randomly select one reward.]
[Knocking Demon (Price: 1,000,000 Merit Points)]
[Golden Body Bag (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[Golden Dagger (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[LCD Computer (Price: 2 Merit Points)]
[Mouse Pad (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[Demon Ring (Price: 20,000 Merit Points)]
[Computer Chair (Price: 1 Merit Point)]
[Demon Shroud (Price: 100,000 Merit Points)]
[Life-Buying Money (Price: 20,000 Merit Points)]
[Golden Safe (Price: 10 Merit Points)]
Seeing this, Xiao Feng first spent over 100,000 merit points to purchase the nine relatively cheap rewards. Then, using a free draw opportunity, he managed to get the most expensive reward—[Knocking Demon]—for free.
"Whoosh!!!"
With a thought from Xiao Feng, the Knocking Demon, dressed in a black robe, instantly materialized before him.
Looking at the lifeless appearance of the Knocking Demon, Xiao Feng directly placed his hand on its head and activated the Curse Manipulation Technique.
"Zzzz..."
The Knocking Demon's body rapidly contracted like black liquid, eventually forming a black sphere the size of a fist.
It was clear that the nature of the Knocking Demon was similar to that of cursed spirits or soul entities, which was why it could be subdued by the Curse Manipulation Technique.
In the world of Mysterious Resurrection, the reason why those vengeful spirits seemed so invincible wasn't because they were inherently powerful, but rather because that world lacked any other supernatural forces. The only way to deal with vengeful spirits was to use other vengeful spirits.
"Gulp!"
Xiao Feng forced down the nausea and swallowed the black sphere. After doing so, he gained a more detailed understanding of the Knocking Demon's abilities.
First, the Knocking Demon's killing mechanism: it would kill anyone who heard its knocking sounds, and it would also randomly hunt down those who indirectly heard its knocks. Therefore, avoiding the Knocking Demon's pursuit was relatively simple—one just needed to become deaf.
In a way, the Knocking Demon's ability was somewhat similar to a Zanpakutō. For example, Aizen's Zanpakutō, **Kyōka Suigetsu**, had the ability to completely hypnotize the five senses of its target. However, when facing someone like Tōsen Kaname, who was blind, it was less effective than an ordinary Zanpakutō.
Secondly, the Knocking Demon's attack power had an upper limit. It could only kill beings whose spiritual power was weaker than its own. Otherwise, it wouldn't be suppressed by other vengeful spirits.
This was similar to Soi Fon's Zanpakutō, **Suzumebachi**, which had the ability to kill in two strikes, but only worked on beings with weaker spiritual pressure.
Finally, the Knocking Demon had its own Demon domain. To Xiao Feng, it felt somewhat similar to a Special Grade Cursed Spirit's Domain Expansion. Within its domain, the Knocking Demon's power would be significantly enhanced.
After testing the Knocking Demon's abilities, Xiao Feng stored it in the Hollow Realm and infused it with a large amount of malevolent energy, transforming it into an Arrancar.
As an Arrancar, the Knocking Demon's strength was comparable to a peak Dou Huang-level expert. Its Zanpakutō ability was related to sound, allowing it to directly curse and kill beings with weaker spiritual power.
After assigning the Knocking Demon to the Arrancar Army, Xiao Feng turned his attention to the remaining simulation rewards.
Judging from the prices of the rewards, the ones with real research value were the [Demon Ring], [Demon Shroud], and [Life-Buying Money], as they were all supernatural items.
The [Demon Ring] appeared to be an unremarkable iron ring. Its ability was simple: it could reduce the wearer's presence. As long as there were more than two people around, others would find it difficult to notice the wearer. Even if the wearer appeared in someone's line of sight, they would be subconsciously ignored.
The [Demon Shroud], on the other hand, could help the wearer resist attacks from vengeful spirits to a certain extent.
(End of Chapter)