85: Great tonic, 20 pounds of ghost muscle

"That white Ghost lottery?"

Looking at the System's Ghost lottery area, Jiang Ye took a deep breath: "There's only this lottery left."

To be honest, he also didn't know what he should draw to escape his current predicament.

Something to improve strength?

It's just a white lottery, could it cross Yellow-Clothed and directly deal with this Black-Clothed Level Ghost?

If not improving strength, then what else?

While his thoughts were racing, the System's lottery result came out.

"Ding ~ Congratulations, Host, you have obtained the Starving Ghost's Stomach."

Item: Starving Ghost's Stomach

Description: This is a Starving Ghost's Stomach, a stomach that can never be filled.

"Starving Ghost's Stomach..."

"Why... haven't you eaten yet?"

Beside him, Ms. Zheng, who had been staring at Jiang Ye, spoke with doubt, but it was a strange doubt.

Also within this seemingly innocent expression, the woman's expression gradually twisted: "Do you think the things I made are very unappetizing?"

"Of course not, this looks very appetizing."

Jiang Ye forced a smile, and only now did he truly feel the oppression of the Ghost in the Ghost Domain.

Originally, he was still somewhat hesitant seeing the item he drew, but at this moment, he didn't dare to delay.

"System, merge the Starving Ghost's Stomach for me."

"Ding, merging begins."

1%, 2%... 100%

After the merging value quickly jumped to 100%, Jiang Ye suddenly felt his abdomen churning.

It was as if something alive was suddenly stuffed into his stomach!

He then looked at the bowl of soup in front of him.

Jiang Ye was surprised to find that after merging with the Starving Ghost's Stomach, the data for this bowl of soup completely changed.

'Item: Fish Soup'

'Nutrition: Great Tonic'

'Disgusting Level: Ten Stars'

'This is the obsession of a Black-Clothed Level Ghost. If the Host doesn't eat it, the Ghost will eat you.'

The lethality of a biochemical weapon became a great tonic of nutrition.

This made Jiang Ye let out a long breath.

However, the disgusting level, which had already reached nine stars, actually increased by another star...

He looked at Ms. Zheng beside him.

Her brown sweater gradually showed a tendency to be enveloped in black.

Not daring to hesitate any longer, Jiang Ye braced himself and picked up the bowl of dark soup.

In his opinion, if he could even eat that terrifying chili, no matter how unappetizing this great tonic soup was, could it be more terrifying than Scorpion Buqi?

However, when the soup was brought to his mouth, the strong foul smell almost made him faint.

The wolf's sense of smell passively analyzed everything in this bowl of fish soup, including fish bones, fish eyeballs, and fish tongues.

Even the Starving Ghost's Stomach churned, indicating that no matter how hungry it was, it didn't want to digest this thing.

But at this moment, the arrow was already on the bowstring.

Opening his mouth, Jiang Ye gulped it down in one go...

Two gulps, three gulps.

Every cell in Jiang Ye's body was trembling, repelling, and collapsing!

But his remaining rationality overcame his instinct.

In just two seconds, Jiang Ye began to regret having taste buds.

"Burp ~" Jiang Ye burped and put down the empty bowl in his hand.

"You ate it so cleanly!"

Ms. Zheng on the side, seeing the empty bowl, had the Ghost aura on her body disappear without a trace.

"How is it, is it delicious?" Ms. Zheng leaned towards Jiang Ye, eagerly awaiting his evaluation.

"Good, very good." Jiang Ye took a deep breath and nodded.

"That's great!" Ms. Zheng clapped her hands, then ran to the kitchen and brought out a large basin of fish soup: "There's still a lot here, you eat first, I'll go prepare the main course."

Jiang Ye: ...

"Host can consume one hundred points to enable taste and smell shielding."

Ye Tian's voice was like a sweet spring in the desert, giving Jiang Ye hope of leaving this apartment alive!

"System, you couldn't have come at a better time!"

After trying that small bowl of soup, hearing that Ms. Zheng was going to give him more things to eat, Jiang Ye had already considered escaping even if it meant being severely injured.

Fortunately, the System stepped forward at this moment!

"Eat." Ms. Zheng smoothed her apron, as docile as a virtuous wife.

Regarding this.

Jiang Ye enabled taste and smell shielding, smiled politely, scooped up the soup, and ate it.

Compared to just now, he now truly looked like he was savoring a delicacy.

Although this thing was extremely unappetizing, it was undeniable that it was a great tonic.

A basin of fish soup was soon swallowed by Jiang Ye into his abdomen.

Closing his eyes to feel, Jiang Ye could clearly sense it.

The Starving Ghost's Stomach had already started digesting.

Clear streams of nutritional energy were constantly being converted!

The energy converted by the Starving Ghost's Stomach was actually compatible with Ghost Muscle.

In a trance.

In just a few minutes, Jiang Ye found that the Ghost Muscle in his body had increased from the original 14 jin to 14.3 jin!

That basin of soup.

It actually made his Ghost Muscle grow. Is this what a great tonic is? The effect is astonishing!

Looking at Ms. Zheng bustling in the kitchen, Jiang Ye felt the situation had reversed.

The main course later would be a biochemical weapon for ordinary Humans, but for him, who possessed the Starving Ghost's Stomach, it was an Opportunity!

Ten-odd minutes later.

Ms. Zheng carried a basin containing a creature Jiang Ye had never seen before and placed it on the dining table.

Then, several dishes that were either pitch-black or brilliantly purple were brought up.

Only when the dining table in the living room was completely full did Ms. Zheng stop, stand aside, and look at Jiang Ye.

"You, aren't you eating?" Jiang Ye glanced at this woman.

"You eat." Ms. Zheng smiled and stared at Jiang Ye.

"Okay." Taking a deep breath, Jiang Ye began to bury himself in eating!

A full hour passed.

After Jiang Ye finished eating everything on the entire table, the Starving Ghost's Stomach truly displayed its ability.

Plates of great tonic food were converted into power, feeding back into the Ghost Muscle.

The original 14 jin of Ghost Muscle had now directly surged to 20 jin!

He glanced at Ms. Zheng beside him.

She was closing her eyes, and faint wisps of red light were subtly emanating from around her body.

The deciphering light screen in front of him displayed a line of text.

'Obsession is satisfied, a chance to break through to Red-Clothed has been found.'

He originally thought he had obtained a great Opportunity, but he never expected Ms. Zheng to be even more outrageous.

Her strength increased just by having her obsession satisfied...

This made Jiang Ye think of the Painter from the beginning. If he could find a few Humans and paint portraits of smiling people, he should also be able to rise to a higher level.

The Ghost asking for directions on Feng Jue Road was the same; if he kept asking for directions and killing people, his Realm would definitely also increase.

Ghosts killing people doesn't necessarily need to be indoors, but rather it's their rules, the rules generated by their obsessions!

So that's how it is...

Not long after.

While Jiang Ye was deep in thought, Ms. Zheng slowly opened her eyes.

'Half-Step Red-Clothed, no longer blindly following obsession, possesses a certain ability for self-thought.'

"Master Jiang, why don't you stay the night?"

Ms. Zheng began clearing the dishes on the table, and there was a bit more vitality in her tone.

"I'd rather not, we'll meet again if fate allows."

Finally able to leave, Jiang Ye didn't dare to delay for a moment.

In the opponent's Ghost Domain, he didn't feel safe at all.

Of course.

If he were outside and encountered such an existence, he wouldn't feel safe regardless of the location.