Art of Speaking (Green)

The Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand's compatibility with Su Wu had increased again.

It had risen by 10.2%.

Was the sharp increase in compatibility caused by the pain I endured while incorporating it?

If that was the reason, wouldn't I have to endure that kind of pain countless times to reach full compatibility?

Just imagining it was agony for Su Wu.

He banished the jumble of thoughts from his mind and looked down beneath his right armpit-a pitch-black arm extended from it.

Its ten fingers spread as it lightly tapped the tabletop.

Su Wu was directing it to perform these movements.

With compatibility approaching thirty percent, Su Wu could already make the Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand perform simple movements.

Raising its arm, reaching out, or clapping, for instance.

Moreover, these simple movements took no toll on him.

But if Su Wu tried to control the Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand to play basketball or fight someone now, it would likely consume a great deal of his vitality.

As for using this hand to embroider or perform surgery, he probably couldn't manage it even if he exhausted all his vitality.

Su Wu studied the Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand.

Purple lines wound around the pitch-black arm, forming a pattern of hand bones that looked eerie and mysterious.

Only after truly incorporating this Fiend Hand could he feel the explosive power contained within it.

Once the incorporation level rose high enough, I should be able to use that power, right?

At a thought from Su Wu, the black hand growing beneath his right armpit began to writhe and retract, finally becoming a black patch against his skin.

With compatibility approaching thirty percent, he could now extend and retract the Fiend Hand freely.

He stretched, stood up in the darkness, and took a roast duck he had prepared earlier from the refrigerator in the living room. Sitting on the coffee table, he tore off a duck leg and ate it with several packs of compressed biscuits.

With the Strongman Spellmark, every large meal Su Wu ate strengthened his physique.

And a stronger physique would inevitably increase his vitality, allowing him to better balance the Vicious Ghost he had incorporated and delay its revival!

Su Wu chewed mouthfuls of food in the darkness.

The lack of light had no effect on him.

The fifteenth was approaching, and the Shadow Fiend could appear at any moment.

His surroundings were already beginning to be affected by the Shadow Fiend. It was best to be cautious about everything.

After eating, Su Wu rose and returned to his room.

Several more cracks had appeared on the Gang Cave lying on his desk.

He picked up the Gang Cave and examined the new cracks in the yellowed bone, understanding that this relic could only be used a limited number of times.

Every time he used it to enter "Zhuo Jie's past life," it sustained damage.

Once cracks covered the Gang Cave and it crumbled to pieces, it could no longer be used for simulations.

Su Wu put the Gang Cave back in his backpack.

Then he held the Imperial Bell, closed his eyes, and summoned the simulator.

Welcome to the Perfect Life Simulator!

Your wallet balance is 1,558 Origin Jade. You may choose to simulate your own future life or another person's past life...

"Simulate my own future life," Su Wu said.

Selection confirmed.

1 Origin Jade deducted. Your wallet balance is 1,557 Origin Jade.

Would you like to spend Origin Jade to bring real-world items into the simulation?

A huge clock face appeared in the darkness, with various items floating around it.

Option 0: Your body (100 Origin Jade).

Option 1: Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand (500 Origin Jade).

Option 2: A Chevrolet Cruze car key (1 Origin Jade).

Option 3: Slightly damaged copper-clad bone (1 Origin Jade).

Option 4: Imperial Bell (1 Origin Jade).

He had clearly incorporated the Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand, yet entering the future simulation in person cost far less Origin Jade than bringing the hand in on its own.

Why was that?

Was the simulator undervaluing me because I couldn't unleash the Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand's true power?

-Psychological humiliation from the simulator +10,000.

Su Wu skipped Option 0 outright and said, "Bring Options 1 and 4 into the future simulation!"

In reality, he had too many concerns to freely wield the Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand.

He had no such concerns in a simulated future.

Fiends couldn't be killed, so surely they couldn't be worn out through use either.

That being the case, Su Wu had to put the Corpse Buddha Ghost Hand through comprehensive testing in the simulation. Only then could he truly get this fiend under control.

Selection confirmed.

500 + 1 Origin Jade deducted. Your wallet balance is 1,056 Origin Jade.

Loading talents...

Loading simulation...

Your future life has loaded successfully!

The clock face dissolved into drifting starlight, and his surroundings abruptly came into focus.

Su Wu immediately saw the orange flames blazing on the lampstand. Looking around, he saw boxes of supplies piled in the corners of the Little Temple.

-These were all things he had moved over from the small warehouse.

When the Little Temple appeared in reality, these supplies would appear inside it as well.

When that happened, Su Wu would only need to flee from his rented home to the Little Temple.

Avoiding the trouble of moving supplies would also eliminate many risks.

He picked up the notebook and phone from the floor and checked them one by one. After finding that the information was no different from what he had obtained on his previous visit, he dropped both items.

The Trapped Corpse Fiend would appear along his route.

Su Wu suspected that this fiend could pinpoint his location because of the phone he carried with him.

Through the phone, the Trapped Corpse Fiend could track his movements.

This time, I'll leave the phone in the temple and see whether the Trapped Corpse can still appear directly along my route.

Outside the temple, the red glow faded, and the neon lights shone again.

With the Imperial Bell hanging around his neck, Su Wu held a burning candle in one hand and tucked an entire box of candles beneath his other arm, then strode out of the Little Temple.

He hadn't gone far along his planned route before he spotted the Chevrolet Cruze parked outside the restaurant.

He dragged the headless corpse out of the driver's seat, sat down, set the candle on the console, and started the car before pulling onto the road.

At 10:51, Su Wu reached the intersection.

Jiang Yingying approached from directly opposite him, carrying Emergency Can in her arms.

Su Wu drove straight up to Jiang Yingying, blocking her path. He gave her a cold glance and said, "Get in."

His tone was flat, but carried an unquestionable firmness.

The girl holding the rooster only paused for a moment before opening the door and getting into the car.

Although Su Wu had met Jiang Yingying many times in future simulations, to her, every encounter was their first.

Someone she had never met before had made Jiang Yingying obediently get into his car with a single sentence.

Why?

Naturally, it was because of Su Wu's talent-Art of Speaking.

He had already spent a Talent Upgrade Talisman to raise this talent to green quality.

Art of Speaking (Green): Your words are extremely persuasive.

If the person you are speaking to is your enemy, your words will very easily enrage them, and continued verbal provocation may even cause them to lose their reason.