The City of Terror
chapter-494

 However, such a sinister environment only made Wei Xiao Bei feel even calmer.

They quickly arrived at the laboratory building. From a distance, the dim lights made the building appear like a giant monster crouching in the darkness.

Wei Xiao Bei faintly sensed the aura of danger coming from the building as well.

He wasn’t as silly as to just charge into the building. Instead, he kept a healthy distance and opened his eyes to look at it.

As his eyes opened, the status panel of the laboratory building appeared within his sights.

Name: Brush Spirit Laboratory Building (High-Quality Structure)

Introduction: This building has been transformed due to the Brush Spirit Ceremony. The aura of the Brush Spirit has been affixed to the building from the Dust World, causing this place to become the location where the Brush Spirit can choose its host.

Effect 1: Hosting the Brush Spirit Ceremony. Hosting the Brush Spirit Ceremony in the building will guarantee the Brush Spirit’s descent.

Effect 2: Those who fail to pass the test of the Brush Spirit will be visited with misfortune and are very likely to die.

Effect 3: Those who pass the test of the Brush Spirit can have a Brush Spirit’s clone placed within their bodies. The effect of this is unknown.

Effect 4: Luring others to host a Brush Spirit Ceremony here will result in rewards.

Wei Xiao Bei wasn’t surprised that the building was now named after the Brush Spirit. He was shocked at the quality description behind the name!

To think that even a building could have a quality ascribed to it. This was truly the first time Wei Xiao Bei had seen something like this.

None of the buildings in the past, be they skyscrapers or ordinary houses, had been anything else other than Ordinary when Wei Xiao Bei examined them with [Status Appraisal] and [Enlightenment].

One had to admit that the Brush Spirit’s power had its uniqueness, even though it was so strange.

To think it could transmit aura from the Dust World to transform a building in the real world.

A feeling of hunger came from the Life Altar when a status panel appeared for the laboratory building. It was obvious that the Brush Spirit’s clone from earlier had not satisfied the Life Altar.

According to the information sent over by the Life Altar, it needed three Brush Spirit clones to recover the interrupted evolution process. If it could get twenty clones, then it could experience further evolution.

Either way, it seemed like the Brush Spirit’s clones were more than beneficial for the Life Altar.

Wei Xiao Bei looked at Zhang Tian Kun. The Brush Spirit Ceremony required at least two people to be held.

However, he didn’t believe that Zhang Tian Kun had the energy to hold another ceremony with him.

Wei Xiao Bei had already examined his body before this. It could only be described with a single word.

Emptied!

His body wouldn’t be in such a state if it was just the damage from the plasma.

The cause for Zhang Tian Kun’s condition had to be because the Life Altar had devoured the Brush Spirit clone attached to him.

Wei Xiao Bei had seen through the form by which the Brush Spirit granted Zhang Tian Kun power.

Simply put, it was wool from a sheep.

Zhang Tian Kun might seem like the host, but in truth, he was just a puppet being controlled by the Brush Spirit.

The power that the Brush Spirit clone bestowed Zhang Tian Kun was obtained by extracting his life force, potential and other similar forces. Moreover, the Brush Spirit clone even took a portion of the life force and potential for itself.

The clone had been very subtle in doing this, which is what made Zhang Tian Kun’s sudden attainment of power appear to be so amazing.

As the Life Altar devoured the Brush Spirit clone, Zhang Tian Kun’s lifespan was probably limited to his last few days.

Which is to say that the Brush Spirit clone had become the essence of his existence. His person was hardly more than a useless piece of flesh.

One could say that the originally bright and active Zhang Tian Kun had died at the moment the Brush Spirit Ceremony was completed. The only thing left was a weak and timid coward that had lost all his principles.

Wei Xiao Bei ran through the people in his mind for candidates who could conduct the Brush Spirit Ceremony with him.

He excluded Zhou Xing Yuan in the blink of an eye.

Then, Zhu Xin Yi, Andre, Huang Kun, and the others appeared in his mind.

Mm, it will be Zhu Xin Yi then.

Wei Xiao Bei had a feeling that this disciple of his will be able to benefit from this experience if she held the Brush Spirit Ceremony with him.

As a master, he should treat all his disciples fairly.

If he placed more attention on someone due to their superior talent, it could easily drive conflict between the disciples.

Of course, Wei Xiao Bei’s two disciples didn’t seem to be antagonistic with each other all, but he still couldn’t ignore this possibility.

Wei Xiao Bei had given Zhu Xin Yi a storage bag before this, while Huang Kun got the Small Holding Bag. Zhu Xin Yi definitely got the better gift. However, Wei Xiao Bei then gave Huang Kun the Ice Heart. It was time to give Xin Yi something now.

Just as Wei Xiao Bei prepared to return, he got a call from Zhou Xing Yuan. He had already arrived at the dormitory from earlier and had people bring Meng Xiao Ling to the hospital.

However, Zhou Xing Yuan was still nervous and wanted to meet Wei Xiao Bei.

Wei Xiao Bei looked at Zhang Tian Kun. He then picked him up by the collar and ran toward the dormitory building.

He could see a crowd gathered before the building before he even got close. There was no doubt that Zhou Xing Yuan had stirred too much of a commotion when he came over and caused many of the students to wake up. Naturally, the students would be crowding around out of curiosity.

Wei Xiao Bei couldn’t help but frown. He then took out his phone and called Zhou Xing Yuan’s number.

Soon, Zhou Xing Yuan snuck over stealthily.

Wei Xiao Bei didn’t comment on the whole commotion he had created either. He simply threw Zhang Tian Kun before Zhou Xing Yuan and asked, “How do you plan on dealing with him? ”

For some reason, Wei Xiao Bei wanted to test Zhou Xing Yuan. He then explained everything that had happened to Zhang Tian Kun but kept the part about his shortened lifespan to himself.

Zhou Xing Yuan first flared with anger upon seeing Zhang Tian Kun, but that anger quickly faded away. After a soft sigh, he said, “Master Wei was the one who caught this man. I will listen to what you have to say when it comes to dealing with him. I indeed wronged him in the first place. I would ask that Master Wei take that into consideration when thinking of his treatment.”

In saying this, Zhou Xing Yuan was basically pardoning Zhang Tian Kun.

This was already relatively generous. Any other person might want to exterminate Zhang Tian Kun, even if he had lost all his powers, just to get rid of any future problems.

“If that is the case, then I will tell you the truth. This person doesn’t have long to live. Send him to the hospital and take care of him as best as you can. Moreover, send some money to his family as recompense.”

Wei Xiao Bei had already made up his mind before this.

Zhou Xing Yuan hurriedly nodded and agreed to Wei Xiao Bei’s instructions.

In truth, Zhou Xing Yuan had still been a little concerned. After all, judging from all he had done, the kid held a bloody grudge towards him.

He was finally relieved when he heard that the kid only had a few days left to live.

Wei Xiao Bei left ahead of time and Zhou Xing Yuan called people over to send Zhang Tian Kun to the hospital.

By the time Wei Xiao Bei returned to the dojo, the sky was already starting to turn bright. It was five in the morning.

The people at the dojo had already gotten up and were training. So, he decided to prepare breakfast for them.

Just as Wei Xiao Bei was done making breakfast, Zhu Xin Yi came into the kitchen with the same intentions. Seeing that Wei Xiao Bei had already finished cooking, she quickly started to put out the utensils.

Wei Xiao Bei then explained what had happened to Zhu Xin Yi and she agreed to his request with a smile.

In all honesty, she was also pretty interested in that so-called Brush Spirit Invitation Ceremony. After all, she was still a college student. She had also heard of these more occult happenings before. She just simply never had the chance to be involved.

After breakfast, Wei Xiao Bei and Xin Yi made their way to Cui Hu University.

Wei Xiao Bei had intentionally chosen to head to the Brush Spirit Laboratory Building in the day.

Through [Deductive Reasoning], Wei Xiao Bei estimated that the effect of the Brush Spirit Laboratory Building was weakest in the day.

As such, he could better guarantee Zhu Xin Yi’s safety.

After all, it was hard to evaluate a strange existence like the Brush Spirit with power alone. Even Wei Xiao Bei didn’t dare to say that he had absolute confidence in dealing with the Brush Spirit clones that might appear in the building!

Take Zhang Tian Kun for example. His actual power was incredibly weak compared to Wei Xiao Bei, but the Brush Spirit clone had nearly succeeded in catching Wei Xiao Bei by surprise and turning the tables.

When they arrived at the laboratory building, Wei Xiao Bei realized that this area was void of any human presence even during the day.

Xin Yi did not have Wei Xiao Bei’s ability to see the status of the building. As such, she could only examine this strangely sinister place with curious eyes.

“Eat this.”

Wei Xiao Bei gave it some thought and felt like he hadn’t made all the proper preparations yet. He took out a completely black pearl from his storage bracelet.

This was one of the treasures he had obtained int he World Tree Dust World- the Soul Pearl of the Skeleton Bird.

This item was formed from the concentrated essence of the remains of the Skeleton Bird’s soul fire. Consuming this pearl could strengthen the soul.

The attacks of the Brush Spirit were largely focused on the soul. As such, Wei Xiao Bei had Xin Yi consume one of the pearls to strengthen her soul and prevent the Brush Spirit from affecting or controlling her.

Xin Yi did not doubt anything that Wei Xiao Bei gave her. She took the pearl and swallowed it.

Wei Xiao Bei stared at Xin Yi’s face nervously. He was a bit concerned. After all, there was a side-effect to the Soul Pearl. Eating the pearl would cause the person to be affected by the corrosion of an undead aura. It might result in some negative effects.

Wei Xiao Bei’s concerns weren’t without reason.

Twenty seconds after swallowing the pearl, a trace of gray appeared on Zhu Xin Yi’s smooth, white face.