Chapter 13 Saint? Dictator?

Deng Rong and Kong Yulin... These two unexpected visitors were surprisingly able to endure.

After they arrived at the Ghost House, two full days and nights passed, leaving only two days until the "week-long appointment" set by Cen Dongsheng and An Zhizhen.

During these two days and nights, this mysterious pair of Curse Forbidden Masters, a man and a woman, chose a tent in the camp to settle in.

The woman hardly communicated with the residents, while the man occasionally inquired about news to join in the fun. Most of the time, like Cen Dongsheng, they started exploring in a certain direction, looking for the Core Ghost...

Or rather, the thing they truly wanted.

After seeing the photo and linking the two of them with Granny Lin's grandson, Cen Dongsheng had a rough guess about the cause of the Ghost House's birth:

Yu Wentao, out of unexplained reasons, brought an unrefined Forbidden Item to this building, which quickly attracted a large amount of yin energy, causing the "ghost house transformation" phenomenon. Deng Rong and Kong Yulin probably came here to retrieve this Forbidden Item.

As for what this "Forbidden Item" was, Cen Dongsheng was naturally quite interested.

The power composition of a Forbidden Master was divided into three parts: Forbidden Qi, Forbidden Curse, and Forbidden Items. The first was the basic, the second everyone had, hence Forbidden Masters were also called "Curse Forbidden Masters"; but the third—Forbidden Items—were relatively rare.

However, high-level Forbidden Items were similarly restricted by the "Three Talents," meaning a Forbidden Master could not simultaneously use more than "3" Curse Forbidden or Forbidden Items, so while he was interested, he didn't particularly care.

He was just curious about these people's backgrounds.

In this era when the wave was just rising, the number of Forbidden Masters was neither too many nor too few, but mostly people with hidden identities, acting secretly.

Cen Dongsheng was very aware that while he was observing them, these two were also observing him. For them, being in the same place with a stranger Forbidden Master who wanted the same Forbidden Item was undoubtedly an unknown risk.

He met them a few times, greeted each other amicably, and even exchanged a few probing words with that man called Deng Rong.

The opponent was an experienced veteran, and neither side showed any loopholes.

Cen Dongsheng had one advantage, and that was he was a Reincarnator. Although he couldn't be all-knowing, he still had impressions of those numerous strong individuals; in any case, the good news was that these two weren't among them.

And his disadvantage was...

"'Superpower.' Still not working?"

Cen Dongsheng felt the flow of True Qi within him and sighed slightly.

The so-called "superpower" was the unique special ability of each curse, compared to something like the "Tiger Demon Cloak" that brought passive physical enhancement, each superpower was a truly significant "immortal power," the trump card of Forbidden Masters.

The number of superpowers also followed the "Three Talents," once the Triple superpower was mastered, it meant complete mastery of this curse, reaching the level of Entry.

The young man's pace was leisurely as he walked down the deep, deserted corridor. He happened to encounter a white ghost floating past ahead, and he extended his iron-cast hand to grab the Floating Spirit's shell, crushing it directly with a surge of True Qi.

After the Floating Spirit dissipated into a mass of flowing white mist, it was absorbed by Cen Dongsheng's body. Once the yin energy was refined, the flow of True Qi within him grew even stronger.

"Still not working, can't see an end to this."

According to Cen Dongsheng's personal experience, the awakening of the "First Level Superpower" was relatively easy, so he was a bit puzzled now.

In the past few days, he had almost refined all the yin energy within the Ghost House, and the amount of True Qi in his body had indeed increased, yet he still couldn't find the edges of superpower awakening.

Was it because the "Tiger Demon Cloak," as part of the Special Class curse, demanded too much True Qi; or was there some special trigger condition?

Before confirming this point, Cen Dongsheng didn't want to start any conflicts lightly.

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On the morning of the sixth day, something happened in the temporary camp of Xiaokang Building that changed Cen Dongsheng's thinking.

"Ah... ah... so painful...!"

The sound of agonizing moans drew everyone's attention, residents emerged from their tents, gathering curiously.

They saw a pregnant woman painfully curling up, seemingly about to give birth. Her helpless husband stood next to her, casting a pleading look at everyone.

A figure emerged from the crowd, drawing all eyes onto her.

"Doctor An, Doctor An, please... save my wife..."

"I understand."

An Zhizhen appeared calm. In times of crisis, the mindset of the leader greatly influenced whether the team could maintain stability, and her performance was impeccable in this regard.

"The situation is urgent, and I need to take immediate action. But I'm lacking tools at the moment, so I'll have to use certain methods to deliver... there will be some risks, but I'll do my best."

"I... I understand, please, Doctor An."

The man bowed deeply.

The woman nodded slightly.

"Come, everyone lend a hand, help her lie flat on the table. Those who are free, please help prepare hot water, clean towels, and scissors."

Then, An Zhizhen entered the tent. The anxiously waiting people outside heard her voice from within.

"Follow my rhythm, exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale, yes, slower, deep breaths... How is it? Has the pain eased? Don't worry, your body is ready for the baby's arrival."