Want to join me?

"A system?" Jiang Chen's eyes lit up. "My Cheat finally arrived!"

He said decisively, "System, draw a Monster Transformation Card for me!"

He had no idea what it was, but right now, it seemed to be the only thing that could keep him alive.

"Ding! Spend 100 Ghost Qi to draw a One-Star Monster Transformation Card. Proceed?"

"Draw!"

As soon as he spoke, savage apparitions appeared before Jiang Chen's eyes: a giant bear clad in sharp armor, a black bull with enormous horns, a gray wolf with fur like steel needles...

Waves of murderous ferocity washed over him, sending chills down his spine.

The figures kept shifting, finally settling on a monster with a tiger's head and a human body.

"Ding! Congratulations, host! You have obtained a One-Star Monster Transformation Card-General Yin!"

Jiang Chen froze for a moment, then suddenly realized. "General Yin? One of those three sucker monsters at the very beginning of Journey to the West?"

He had loved myths and legends since childhood and knew Journey to the West inside out. Naturally, he knew about the three monsters who appeared before the monkey arrived: Te Chu Shi, General Yin, and Bear Mountain Lord. They were among the biggest suckers in Journey to the West.

They had actually captured Tang Sanzang, but only ate his two servants. Full for the moment, they left Tang Sanzang alone, and Taibai Jinxing later rescued him.

"This monster doesn't look nearly as stupid as the book made him sound." Jiang Chen recalled General Yin's apparition from earlier: his bloodthirsty ferocity, his hulking frame looming over him, his icy tiger eyes, and his crushing presence.

Just being stared at by that apparition had nearly soaked his back with sweat, filling him with overwhelming terror.

"How do I use the Monster Transformation Card..." Jiang Chen looked at the virtual panel before him.

[Host]: Jiang Chen

[Ghost Qi]: 0

[Monster Transformation Card]: General Yin (one star)

When his gaze fell on [Monster Transformation Card], a description appeared.

[One-Star Monster Transformation Card]: Activate mentally to begin Demon Transformation, gaining a portion of the monster's power for half an hour and drawing one random supernatural ability.

Note: After Demon Transformation ends, permanently retain 10% of the monster's physical prowess and demonic power. A 1% chance to permanently inherit the supernatural ability.

After reading it over, Jiang Chen considered for a moment, then opened the door and walked out.

"My starting Ghost Qi is already gone. I have to figure out how to use this Monster Transformation Card and the ghost in front of me to farm enough Ghost Qi, or things are going to get rough from here on out."

Inside the bedroom of apartment 1202, a woman in a burgundy slip nightdress had braced a chair against the wooden door. Half her body pressed against it as she shook uncontrollably.

The woman was Sister Hong. Usually poised and gracious, she was now utterly disheveled, her bun a mess and her whole body drenched in cold sweat as she murmured unconsciously.

"No, don't come in. Please, don't..."

Her eyes were vacant, and she seemed on the verge of a breakdown.

"Knock... knock... knock..."

As the knocking sounded outside the door, an electrical buzzing filled the bedroom. The light abruptly dimmed, then brightened again.

Sister Hong's pupils contracted.

When the light came back on, she clearly saw that the bedroom door had opened a crack. Several pale fingers hooked through it, and a crazed woman's voice sounded from the other side.

"Open up! I know you're in there. Why won't you save me?"

"Open the door! Help me, please!"

The voice was pleading for help, yet it carried a strange hint of laughter that made her blood run cold.

"Knock... knock... knock..."

The light went out again, and knocking sounded in the darkness. When it came back on, Sister Hong's eyes widened, her whole body going limp with fear. This time, the gap had widened again, and half a woman's pallid face was smiling at her.

"I see you. Hurry up and let me in!"

Staring at the deathly pale ghostly face before her, Sister Hong felt as though her heart was about to stop.

It's over.

Just as despair filled her face, footsteps suddenly sounded outside, as though someone had rushed in.

Whoosh!

A dark figure flashed past the door. While Sister Hong stood stunned, someone seemed to rush into the bathroom beside the bedroom and shut the door behind him.

The female ghost naturally noticed this too.

Daring to rush into a room and shut the door right in front of her was an immense provocation to a Knocking Ghost like her.

She immediately abandoned Sister Hong. Her head twisted stiffly toward the bathroom, and she raised her pale arm.

"Knock... knock... knock..."

"Is anyone in there? Open the door!" The female ghost's hoarse, icy voice sent chills down the spine.

The bathroom fell silent for two seconds before a deep, powerful male voice answered.

"Miss, what do you need? Want to come in and take a shit with me?"

The instant he finished speaking, a system notification sounded in Jiang Chen's ears.

"Knocking Ghost is dumbfounded. How gross can you get? Ghost Qi +5."

Outside the door, the female ghost suddenly regretted knocking on the bathroom door.

Thinking about it, that made sense. She could knock on any other door, but knocking on a bathroom door was just weird...

While she stood dazed, Jiang Chen actually took the initiative to slap the door twice and extend an invitation.

"Want to join me?"

"Knocking Ghost: ???"

Such a short question, yet it did so much damage.

"Ghost Qi +10."

Seeing that the female ghost wasn't responding, Jiang Chen grew even more proactive. He actually pulled the door open and looked at her through the gap, clearing his throat. "Don't worry, my shit doesn't stink. And I promise, this is my first time doing this with a girl too. Want to join me?"

Looking into his sincere eyes, even the pallid female ghost was dumbstruck.

She opened her mouth, brimming with complaints but unable to figure out where to start.

Are you a fucking demon?

What kind of freak asks someone to take a shit together?

"Ghost Qi +7."

"Ghost Qi +8."

Hearing the notifications, Jiang Chen's eyes lit up. He had earned 30 Ghost Qi in an instant. It seemed his approach was working perfectly, satisfying the system's requirements.

"It hurts so much, young man. Could you save me first?" The female ghost was no pushover either. After her initial shock, she gave a sinister laugh, and blood suddenly began dripping all over her body.

Bloody holes appeared across her chest and stomach. Numerous knife wounds emerged on her pale face as well, the skin peeling back into a hideous sight.

The female ghost stepped into the bathroom, and an icy presence instantly enveloped the cramped space.

"Aah!!! A ghost!!"

Jiang Chen, who had been squatting on the toilet, suddenly leaped up. His face filled with terror, and he screamed as though he were being raped.

"Knocking Ghost is stunned. Where the fuck did all your earlier composure go? Ghost Qi +5."

It wasn't that the female ghost's emotions were so easily stirred. Rather, Jiang Chen had been far too calm and composed when facing her earlier, clearly not very afraid of ghosts. His reaction now was so extreme that the contrast left even her bewildered.

But a moment later, she laughed sinisterly and advanced on Jiang Chen, step by step. "Hehe, scared now, are you?"

Yet Jiang Chen didn't even glance at her. He merely pointed at the mirror ahead, his face full of terror. "A ghost! There's a ghost over there! Miss, can't you see it? There's a hideous evil ghost in the mirror!"