Da Han City.
The entire Unfinished Building not far from Jianshe Road was shrouded in Black Mist, with wisps of seemingly tangible black gas surging up and down.
This was a Ghost Domain, Su Mu Bai's Black Mist Ghost Domain!
"How could this be?!"
Within the Ghost Domain, Su Mu Bai appeared somewhat surprised and filled with Puzzlement. The scene before him exceeded his expectations; the Ghost Post Office he imagined did not appear, and what he saw was still this Unfinished Building.
"Where is the problem... Did I miss something?"
Su Mu Bai tried hard to recall the plot he had read in the Original Work. Too much Time had passed, and he had read quite a few other novels in the interim; he only remembered the general outline of the Ghost Post Office plot.
"The location is correct, it is this Unfinished Building. In the Original Work, Yang Jian used Ghost Domain Counter-Invasion here to forcibly break into the Ghost Domain where the Ghost Post Office was located!"
"If that's the case, why did my invasion fail? What exactly did I miss?" Su Mu Bai pondered, recalling the plot of the Original Work.
"Right!"
After a moment of recollection, Su Mu Bai finally knew why his invasion had failed.
"The place is indeed correct, but the person is wrong. At that time, Yang Jian seemed to have opened his Ghost Domain to the third level before the Ghost Post Office manifested, and only opened it to the fifth level before successfully invading."
"As for my Ghost Domain..."
Su Mu Bai looked at his surging Black Mist Ghost Domain and muttered to himself, "Unlike the Ghost Eye, where each additional eye raises the Ghost Domain by one level, other Fierce Ghosts are different."
"Strictly speaking, the Ghost Domain doesn't have many defined levels; the so-called 'Nth level Ghost Domain' was just a classification Yang Jian created based on his Ghost Eyes!"
"A true Ghost Domain only has divisions based on strength. If my Black Mist Ghost Domain were classified using Yang Jian's Ghost Eye system, its strength would only reach one and a half levels—it wouldn't even reach the strength of a second-level Ghost Domain!"
A Ghost Domain that didn't even possess the strength of two levels—could it invade the Ghost Post Office?
The answer was clearly no!
"I arrived at the right place at the wrong Time. I came too early! I should have first completed my own Ghost Puzzle to raise my Terror Level!"
Su Mu Bai understood that in this world, the only way for a Fierce Ghost to enhance its Terror Level was by finding a suitable Puzzle Piece for itself. The more complete the Fierce Ghost, the more terrifying it would be!
"Were there any Fierce Ghosts related to mist in the Original Work? Feng Quan's Fog Ghost counts as one, Fang Shiming's ghost wind could also become a Puzzle Piece, and also..."
Su Mu Bai thought carefully and realized there were quite a few Ghost Puzzles suitable for him. Of course, some were not very difficult to obtain, but some Puzzle Pieces were beyond his current capability.
For instance, if the current Su Mu Bai faced Fang Shiming from the Friend Circle, it was hard to say who would defeat whom. Although the current Su Mu Bai was a ghost and wouldn't die, it didn't mean he wouldn't be suppressed.
"There are many Fierce Ghosts and quite a few Ghost Controllers in the Ghost Post Office. I originally planned to invade, see if I could find a suitable Puzzle Piece, or perhaps even use my 'Invasion' ability to Control other ghosts, or even take control of the Post Office..."
"Since that failed, because my Ghost Domain strength wasn't enough to Counter-Invasion the Ghost Domain where the Ghost Post Office resides, I might as well go to Dachang City!"
"The place where everything began, the waters in Dachang City are also very deep, hiding many secrets. I can check how far the plot has progressed while I'm there..."
In fact, Su Mu Bai was very bold; he harbored an idea that was almost utterly insane, even though the success rate he envisioned was close to zero.
"Huanggang Village in Dachang City is the easiest place to obtain that Coffin, but going there alone now would likely be suicide. So, I want to suppress a ghost first. That way, even if the worst happens, I can guarantee I won't fear the initial Ghost Messenger, just like Feng Quan!"
Su Mu Bai knew that the initial Ghost Messenger possessed the ability to unconditionally suppress a Fierce Ghost, and it was immune to other suppressions because it could unconditionally Restart.
And Su Mu Bai's Ghost Body inherently possessed the 'Invasion' ability, allowing him to invade and Control Fierce Ghosts!
This was an ability similar to consciousness, bearing some resemblance to how Yang Jian in the Original Work used his consciousness to replace the consciousness of the Ghost Shadow's head.
But it was even more perfect because Su Mu Bai was a ghost; he couldn't die!
"Invade the Ghost Messenger, replace it, and then lie in the Ghost Coffin to await the completion of Gestation. It might even be more than that; there is also a Starving Ghost in Dachang City..."
"The ideal scenario would be successfully invading the Starving Ghost and then lying in the Ghost Coffin. When Gestation is complete, the Starving Ghost plus the Ghost Messenger—that won't be as simple as one plus one equals two!"
Of course, while this idea sounded perfect, actually implementing it was as difficult as ascending to heaven. One had to remember that both the Ghost Messenger and the Starving Ghost were S-class Fierce Ghosts, incomparable to Su Mu Bai at this moment.
If they truly met, it was more likely that Su Mu Bai would be contained by the Ghost Messenger or devoured by the Starving Ghost, rather than Su Mu Bai successfully invading them.
To actually implement this idea, there was only one situation where there was a sliver of possibility for success: striking when the Starving Ghost hadn't fully grown yet, while it was still a Ghost Infant.
Otherwise, if Su Mu Bai really had to face the fully grown S-class Supernatural Source, the Starving Ghost, he wasn't reckless enough for that.
"Man proposes, God disposes. This is the fastest way I can think of to rise right now. I can try to attempt it. If I really succeed, I will completely soar to the heavens."
"If there's no chance of success, I'll give up. At worst, I'll hide in the shadows and search for Puzzle Pieces. Every Fierce Ghost becomes terrifying upon growth. After all, even Yang Jian in the Original Work didn't expect the initial Ghost Infant to grow into an S-class Fierce Ghost, which even gave him psychological trauma!"
Regardless, Su Mu Bai was definitely going to Dachang City because many opportunities lay there, and he needed to go to Dachang City to confirm the plot's progression.
The reason Su Mu Bai came to the Ghost Post Office first was that it was closer to him, and the Ghost Post Office held considerable temptation for him, so he chose to check it out first.
"Rumble..."
The Black Mist Ghost Domain surged like a tide, beginning to spread in a straight line toward the southeast.
Since he had confirmed he couldn't invade the Ghost Post Office right now, Su Mu Bai didn't plan to waste any more Time here. He accurately got up to head to Dachang City.
Dachang City was a city with an extremely long history, bordering Da Han City, located to the southeast of Da Han City, and not too far from Su Mu Bai.
Based on Su Mu Bai's Ghost Domain Range, it wouldn't take long to cross the entirety of Da Han City and reach Dachang City.
"I hope the plot hasn't progressed too far yet, so my plans still have time to be laid out!" Su Mu Bai thought to himself.
With a flash of black light, Su Mu Bai's Figure vanished from the spot.
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