292: Chapter 291 You're Being Watched

Chu Xuan suddenly turned his head and swept his gaze over.

The person at the doorway hurriedly raised both hands, an awkward smile appearing on his face: "Big Brother, I'm just passing by. You continue, please continue..."

While speaking, he took two steps back, then turned around and scurried away into the distance.

Chu Xuan withdrew his gaze. At this moment, fifty Slashes had already condensed within his body, and 1950 points of spirituality value remained, while the current time had just reached 7:04.

With a little time left, Chu Xuan pondered slightly and began to add points on the spot.

Thinking that the Debt-Collecting Ghost might arrive early this time as well, Chu Xuan slowed down the speed of adding points.

Perhaps because his stamina and spirit had both reached the maximum value of 130 points, Chu Xuan only felt a slight numbness in his muscles and bones when increasing his agility attribute, which did not cause too much strain.

[Tang Zheng: Chu Xuan, have you prepared the one hundred thousand yuan? You must remember, when the Debt-Collecting Ghost appears, it has already targeted you. Under the effect of the death rule, you can only break it by paying money; otherwise, you cannot escape.]

[I don't know what your strength is exactly at this point in time, but since you were able to kill King Seth of Dona, even if you haven't ascended to transform your real attributes yet, relying on the Fire of Nirvana, you must definitely possess the strength to face an S-rank Specter head-on.]

[If possible, try your best to kill the Debt-Collecting Ghost and master the authority of traversing and etherealization. This thing will become very troublesome in the future!]

[The Debt-Collecting Ghost of the future is vastly different from a normal S-rank Specter. Even until the Late Stage, it did not choose a base point to release its Domain to expand and gradually occupy the real world.]

[But later on, it completely mastered the authority of etherealization, making it very difficult to kill. Coupled with the ability to traverse space, it can easily escape when encountering a crisis.]

[And there is the death rule of "debt collection," where it might appear in front of you at any time to collect debts. Its level of terror is even half a level higher.]

Must I first break the influence of the death rule...

Chu Xuan's mind stirred. He immediately thought of the scene at the hospital before, when he faced the Red Mask Nurse and the Black Mask Nurse; it was similar to this Debt-Collecting Ghost.

Although he had killed them both, he was still affected by the rules, causing a large amount of life to be lost, which was reflected on the System interface as an instant deduction of his life value.

While lost in thought, Chu Xuan had already replied to the message: [I have already prepared enough cash, and in the previous two dreams, I have already killed it twice.]

[Tang Zheng: That's good. I'm going to go through a Lightning Tribulation first. Waiting for your good news! Remember, pay the money first, then directly use a full-power instant kill. You only have one chance; otherwise, if it wants to escape, you might not be able to stop it.]

[Damn it, I just experienced one pursuit, and now I have to face a Lightning Tribulation challenge... No, it should count as three repeated pursuits. Fortunately, I have enough trump cards...]

Chu Xuan's mouth twitched slightly.

He knew that [Future Tang Zheng] was being struck by lightning because he had died too many times in the dream.

Suddenly thinking of something, Chu Xuan sent another message: [Wait! Think carefully again, is there any other important information you haven't sent over? Or is there an error in that message? Are you sure that only one hundred thousand yuan is needed to break the death rule of the Debt-Collecting Ghost?]

[Tang Zheng: Don't worry, the current me is no longer what I used to be. I can resist the rules to a certain extent. I have carefully checked every piece of information repeatedly, and there will be no more problems.]

Resist the rules? Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly.

Taking a deep breath, Chu Xuan focused his attention, ignoring the noise and commotion outside, clutching a large stack of banknotes in his hand, waiting for the appearance of the Debt-Collecting Ghost.

The time was still 7:06.

It was about 17 seconds away from 7:07 when a sound like metal scraping against metal suddenly rang out. At the same time, ripples appeared in front of Chu Xuan.

"Old money not accepted, new life not spared, it is time for you to repay your debt..."

Accompanied by the sound, a hunched old man holding a broken porcelain bowl in his hands stepped out from within the ripples of air and appeared before Chu Xuan.

It's early again!

His heart tightened slightly, and a strong sense of discomfort lingered in his mind. Chu Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly, suppressing the urge to act immediately. Just as the other party appeared, he stepped forward and stuffed the pile of cash in his hand into the other party's hands.

"..." The disheveled old man's voice paused, then he looked up at Chu Xuan, his gaze fixed, and his whole body seemed to be frozen in place.

Chu Xuan inexplicably felt much lighter, as if he were free of all debts. Immediately afterwards, he noticed the murky, dull gaze of the Debt-Collecting Ghost.

The next instant. A metallic ringing sound suddenly erupted!

Accompanied by a massive consumption of spirituality value, Black Flame spread, and countless Slashes flew out, instantly turning the entire bank into ruins.

[You have killed the Debt-Collecting Ghost. There are 8750 points of spirituality essence remaining in this body's flesh and blood, and 3500 points have been fed back to you.]

[Current spirituality value: 3900]

Instant kill of the Debt-Collecting Ghost! A radiant look appeared in Chu Xuan's eyes.

Although the consumption of All-Cutting Slash and the Fire of Nirvana is huge, possessing these two skills means that for him now, it is almost invincible.

For an S-rank Specter like this, it's a direct instant kill, and the 3500 points of spirituality value obtained are a net profit of a full half.

Moreover, such a situation can be replicated in reality, killing this Debt-Collecting Ghost once more. At the same time, if his guess is correct, killing the Debt-Collecting Ghost in reality is also very likely to yield a rule fragment.

At the same time. A large number of armed law enforcement officers appeared outside the bank that had turned into ruins. During this special period of Specter outbreaks, the nerves of every law enforcement officer were taut.

However, when they saw Chu Xuan in the Night Watchers uniform walking out from the smoke and dust, a young officer immediately raised his hand and shouted, signaling everyone to temporarily lower their weapons.

This person was also wearing the standard Night Watchers uniform, but his epaulets were slightly different from Chu Xuan's.

The young man strode forward, stood at the doorway, saluted Chu Xuan, and then spoke with a hint of vigilance and probing.

"Hello, Leader. I am Tan Yuming, an intern Inspector from District 1. May I ask what special incident just happened here?"

Chu Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "District 1? Surname Tan? What is your relationship with Tan Ziming?"

"That is my cousin. May I ask who you are..." Tan Yuming spoke with a hint of probing, the vigilance on his face easing slightly.

"I am Chu Xuan. A Specter just appeared here. We can talk about the details later. I'll leave this place to you."

Chu Xuan waved his hand. It was still a dream, and he was not prepared to explain too much; he still had many things he intended to ask [Future Tang Zheng].

Taking out his phone, he saw that [Future Tang Zheng] had not yet sent a message. Chu Xuan was not in a hurry and found a bench by the roadside to sit down.

Spending 1300 points of spirituality value, he also raised his strength attribute to 130 points. Accompanied by a sweeping sensation of numbness and swelling pain, a surge of power surged through his limbs and bones.

Chu Xuan exhaled a long breath, feeling as if he only needed one punch to crush an elephant from head to toe.

Crack, crack, crack! The floor tiles under his feet were covered with spiderweb-like cracks. With just a light tap of his toes, Chu Xuan appeared more than ten meters away in an instant.

This speed, if viewed by the naked eye of an ordinary person, was comparable to teleportation.

At this moment, Chu Xuan's four basic attributes—stamina, strength, agility, and spirit—had all reached 130 points, and he vaguely felt a barrier lying before him.

He could easily cross it with just one step. But if this step cannot meet the corresponding conditions, it might be a chasm that is insurmountable for a lifetime.

His mind was clear, and he suddenly had an epiphany. Without needing the System's prompt, he already knew what the requirements were to take the next step.

"It requires a large amount of spirituality value, as well as rule fragments, and... world certification!"

[Tang Zheng: Chu Xuan, I suddenly thought of something. Although the Debt-Collecting Ghost is very troublesome, it is not a taboo, and its hidden nature is not enough to make me unable to deduce it.]

[In addition, although it once caused great destruction, it was eventually eliminated by someone. The no-longer-existing Debt-Collecting Ghost is even less likely to deceive me, and it has even erased all traces.]

[I feel that there may be other hidden reasons for the Debt-Collecting Ghost to target you. You need to be careful; you might have already been targeted by someone!]

As this message from [Future Tang Zheng] came into view, Chu Xuan suddenly felt as if a pair of eyes were staring at him in the dark.

Looking around, with the Eye of Insight expanded, there was nothing unusual. The people passing by were all human.