What Made the Ghost Cabinet Truly Terrifying!

After listening to Yang Jian's account, Lin Cheng smiled and said,

"I originally planned to have you directly take control of this Headless Paranormal Shadow. After all, it's a good fit for you right now."

"But since you unexpectedly stole its power, there's no need to control the actual ghost."

"Its supernatural power isn't that strong, anyway, and it comes with side effects."

Yang Jian nodded. "All right."

The office fell silent for a moment.

After a brief hesitation, Yang Jian finally spoke. "About becoming a Different Kind-that method you mentioned last time..."

Before Yang Jian could finish, Lin Cheng suddenly stood and walked over to him.

He extended a finger and lightly touched Yang Jian between the brows.

The Ghost Brain's supernatural fluctuations spread outward.

In an instant, unfamiliar memories flooded madly into Yang Jian's mind.

They showed the path Yang Jian had taken to become a Different Kind in the original novel Lin Cheng had read.

[Stand before the Paranormal Realm, hang yourself with the Ghost Rope, then force the Headless Paranormal Shadow into dormancy...]

Yang Jian let out a muffled groan and staggered back two steps. The vivid images in his mind made his expression change drastically.

"That's why I said the Headless Paranormal Shadow is a good fit for you right now."

Lin Cheng sat back down, his voice distant. "I've told you the method. Whether you try it is up to you. I can only offer a little advice: as you are now, you don't really need to resort to something so extreme."

Yang Jian pressed his temples, steadying the turmoil in his mind. "Let me think about it."

Then Yang Jian asked the question he had kept buried for so long.

"A month ago, did you use this same memory implantation method to get me to join the Paranormal Forum?"

After witnessing Lin Cheng's abilities, Yang Jian had even begun to question whether his own memories were real.

Lin Cheng smiled helplessly and spread his hands.

"I can guarantee there's nothing wrong with your memories."

"I merely told you the truth about this world ahead of time. You chose to become a Ghost Handler and take control of that Ghost Eye. Weren't those all your own decisions? If I wanted to hurt you, why would I use such a troublesome method?"

Yang Jian stared hard at Lin Cheng. "Then why did you choose me?"

Lin Cheng's smile faded, and he answered with complete seriousness. "Because you're handsome."

Yang Jian: "..."

The First-Floor Lobby.

Yang Jian stepped out of the elevator, looked at the four people waiting anxiously, and announced stiffly,

"The Paranormal Forum won't take in useless people. Tomorrow, the forum will issue a mission. Only those who survive will qualify to stay."

Hu Liena, Meng Yiran, and Yu Tianheng were immediately disheartened.

In their world, securing opportunities required nothing more than quietly cultivating.

But in this world, if they wanted to survive, they had to stake their lives every second.

That invisible pressure nearly suffocated them.

All of them desperately wished they could become Ghost Handlers like Yang Jian.

What they did not know was that Ghost Handlers were not merely gambling with their lives. They were racing against death.

Once they set foot on that path, their lives no longer belonged to them.

Then Yang Jian slowly opened the golden doors to the Advanced Welfare Zone.

Ning Rongrong followed curiously and craned her neck to look inside.

Within the empty, oppressive golden chamber stood only an old cabinet that gave off an air of decay.

There was something sinister about the cabinet that sent chills down their spines.

"Yang Jian, this is the advanced welfare you were talking about?"

Ning Rongrong instinctively retreated half a step. The cold that pierced straight into her soul was even stronger than what she had felt when facing the Headless Paranormal Shadow earlier.

Yang Jian stood before the Ghost Cabinet. The Ghost Eye on his forehead opened a narrow slit, emitting an uneasy red glow.

"It's the Ghost Cabinet." Yang Jian's voice was cold and utterly flat.

"What it does is simple: it grants any wish you make."

Any wish?

Those words exploded among the four of them like a powerful bomb.

On the Douluo Continent, the Sky Screen zoomed in, locking tightly onto the dilapidated wooden cabinet.

The Papal Hall, Spirit City.

Bibi Dong's hand, which had been gripping her scepter tightly, suddenly trembled. An unprecedented fervor erupted in her eyes.

"Any wish? Even becoming a god?"

Her breathing quickened, and her chest rose and fell sharply.

As a Peak Douluo, she knew all too well how difficult it was to defy fate and change one's destiny in this world.

Yet now, a cabinet claimed it could grant any wish!

Shrek Academy.

Tang San stared fixedly at the screen. His Purple Demon Eye took on an eerie violet hue from his overwhelming excitement.

"If I could wish for the Mysterious Heaven Skill to evolve, or obtain this world's finest supernatural materials to make hidden weapons!"

Tang San's heart raced so fast it almost leaped out of his chest.

He looked at Yu Xiaogang beside him and found that the master of theory was already flushed with excitement.

Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot, a sign of mingled greed and excitement.

"If my martial soul evolved completely, wouldn't it become a golden dragon?"

Inside the Golden House, Yang Jian continued his explanation, his tone carrying the scorn of someone who had seen through life and death.

"Don't get excited too soon."

Yang Jian swept a cold gaze over the four of them before finally settling on Hu Liena.

"The Ghost Cabinet operates on equivalent exchange."

"You make a wish, and it grants it."

"But afterward, it makes a demand of you."

"You have to fulfill its demand before you can make another wish. And in the next exchange, the Ghost Cabinet takes the lead. After that, it will force you to keep making exchanges without end."

"If you fulfill its demand, you can keep making wishes. If you don't..."

"You'll pay a price beyond anything you can imagine."

Ning Rongrong swallowed and asked in a trembling voice, "What kind of demands? Are they difficult?"

Yang Jian gave a cold laugh.

"There's no telling. Its demands follow no logic. One of those exchanges might demand your life."

Hu Liena stared fixedly at the Ghost Cabinet, but her mind was racing with calculations.

On the Douluo Continent, obtaining soul rings required hunting soul beasts, and growing stronger required grueling cultivation.

But now, could she bypass all of that simply by fulfilling one demand?

If I wished to become a Titled Douluo, no matter how difficult its demand was, could it really be harder than spending decades cultivating on my own?

Hu Liena's gaze gradually grew resolute, even taking on a trace of madness.

For the Soul Masters of Douluo, who were accustomed to opportunities and fortuitous encounters, the temptation of such a shortcut was nothing short of lethal poison.

Yu Tianheng clenched his fists as well, lightning dancing between his fingers.

As long as I can restore the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, as long as I can gain power beyond that of the clan's predecessors, what does the price matter?

Though Meng Yiran was still immersed in the grief of losing her family, as she looked at the Ghost Cabinet, she could only think,

If I wished for Grandmother to come back to life, could it do that?

At that moment, the looks in all four of their eyes became remarkably alike.

It was the fervor of those blinded by overwhelming greed-and that was what made the Ghost Cabinet truly terrifying!