Game time, the danger level of the Blood Mist World had drastically increased. Many hidden monsters had all appeared.

However, after waking up, Xu Lang still plunged headfirst into the blood mist.

Almost the moment he entered the blood mist, a group of monsters surrounded him.

This area had the most soul-type monsters.

Although Xu Lang had never truly been here before, killing monsters felt effortless, as he had already been here in the simulation dreams.

"Ang ang ang!"

The Soul-Herding Wolf was summoned, black smoke swirling around it as it galloped. In the blink of an eye, it pounced on a humanoid soul-form monster.

"Hold him!" Xu Lang strolled over, a slender scarlet chain flying from his left hand, lassoing the humanoid soul-form.

Receiving the command, the Soul-Herding Wolf's eyes turned red, its ferocious nature fully revealed.

"Let go now." Xu Lang was afraid the Soul-Herding Wolf would bite it to death.

The scarlet chain bound the humanoid soul-form, its pointed tip piercing into its ethereal body!

"Ao~"

The humanoid soul-form let out a piercing, miserable shriek, its body continuously streaming with black soul blood.

Xu Lang sneered, not expecting the Scarlet Herding Chains to be so powerful in actual combat, more useful than most weapons.

In just under two minutes, the humanoid soul-form turned into a puddle of black water, its value completely extracted.

[Measuring target... Soul Blood... Suspected vital organ of soul-form monster... High-value item]

[Measuring target... A certain spirit's Resentful Ghost Claw... Carries curse effect, requires sealing with gold]

Rosen's Invisible Eyes flickered with measuring light. Xu Lang stepped forward, picked up the spoils, and then rushed to the next battlefield.

Because he was concerned about the situation at the dormitory building, Xu Lang hadn't ventured too far during his simulations either. This area didn't have any targets worth measuring;it could basically be categorized as "amusement park" level.

"If I see that Blood Mist Giant Snake again, it will absolutely leave its reflection in my herding plains!"

Xu Lang licked his lips, casually slaughtering two monsters as he moved like a bloody afterimage.

For monsters of average value, he couldn't be bothered to use the Scarlet Herding Chains.

The Soul-Herding Wolf followed behind, swallowing the corpses into its mouth in large gulps.

This Sequence pet of the Scarlet Shepherd had a stomach pouch connected to the Scarlet Herding Plains on the other end. It could eat anything, making it extremely practical.

If the enemy was particularly strong, the Soul-Herding Wolf could even swallow the enemy, letting the Herd Spirits take action to suppress and kill it.

But at the same time, they had to guard against truly powerful monsters getting in and damaging the tombstones.

...

After indulging in a slaughter spree, Xu Lang reached the edge area he had visited in the simulation dreams. He took a deep look into the distance and prepared to turn around and retreat.

*Boom~!*

A black shadow suddenly slammed into him! Xu Lang was sent flying like a meteor, crashing straight into a pile of ruins!

After knocking Xu Lang away, the black shadow paused in place for a moment, then realized something and gave fierce chase.

That opponent he sensed as very strong had actually run away!

...

The Ghostly Profound Armor shattered with a *kua kua* sound, flickering in and out of visibility. A large section of the chest plate was deeply dented!

Converted to numerical value, at least one-third of its Durability was gone!

How could Xu Lang dare to keep up the bravado? He decisively ran.

"Soul-Herding Wolf, it's time to go home!" Sensing the feeling of danger approaching rapidly, Xu Lang shouted.

The Soul-Herding Wolf exploded forward, opening its mouth wider than a washbasin.

Xu Lang leaped into the air and dove into the Soul-Herding Wolf's large stomach pouch!

It appeared!

The combined escape ultimate technique Xu Lang and the Soul-Herding Wolf had practiced!

—The Great Human Swallow!

After entering the Scarlet Herding Plains, Xu Lang summoned the Soul-Herding Wolf again.

"Perfect, absolutely perfect!" Xu Lang vigorously rubbed the wolf's head, laughing heartily: "Good dog, good dog!"

Having a physical entity enter the Scarlet Herding Plains was an ability even he didn't possess.

Because the Scarlet Herding Plains was more like a spiritual domain than an actual physical space.

The Soul-Herding Wolf wagged its tail, seemingly also happy to have escaped with its life.

"Phew~ That was really scary. The margin of error in the simulation is still too high!" Xu Lang let out a genuine sigh of relief internally.

He absolutely did not want to fight that black shadow.

If it could even scrape off a layer of his skin, he felt it had the ability to kill him. This direct hit that took out one-third of his set's Durability meant fighting it would be no different from gambling with his life.

Nine deaths for one life, truly nine deaths for one life!

True courage isn't about charging in recklessly, but about protecting oneself from harm.

"...Is this... establishing a tombstone!?" Xu Lang's head-rubbing motion paused as he looked at a reflection next to the Blood Ghost Tomb.

This reflection was of a man wearing a cloak, with a pale jawline, dressed in a leather jacket and pants, exuding an aura of mystery all around him.

Establishing a tombstone on the high plains, I see your death omen star twinkling!

"Ang ang ang ang!"

The Soul-Herding Wolf immediately got angry, baring its teeth and growling at the cloaked man.

Xu Lang smacked the wolf's snout. When danger had struck earlier, this damn dog had run faster than him.

Looking at the cloaked man's reflection, Xu Lang's gaze flickered.

"I'll simulate killing him a few times before going to challenge him... I hope he doesn't turn tail and run by then!"

Super monsters in the blood mist like the cloaked man were called Super Lives by players. If players encountered them, it was basically instant death upon meeting.

These kinds of monsters usually didn't stay fixed in one area but roamed around everywhere.

However, Xu Lang felt that cloaked man seemed quite belligerent. Maybe he would continue roaming around that area waiting for him. If he searched carefully, he should be able to find him.

Next, Xu Lang started a simulation. After confirming the cloaked man wasn't lying in wait for him outside, the man and wolf returned to the Safe Zone.

Although he could use the Scarlet Herding Plains as a springboard to enter the Fusion Dream, being accustomed to the datafication of the Dorm Survival Game had somewhat eroded his ability to judge real things.

So even if he wanted to fuse items, he would do it within the Safe Zone.

...

Returning to Dorm 200, Xu Lang lay down on the Nightmare Bed.

After waking from the Fusion Dream, he called Senior Sister Red Butterfly and Tong Qi over for a proper chat.

"Close the bed curtains properly." Xu Lang said with a serious face.

The two girls rolled their eyes hard. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"..."

This time's harvest. The item with the best fusion effect was the Soul Blood. After fusing two drops of Soul Blood together, they could give birth to a supreme-grade Soul Blood that, when consumed, could increase one's Ghost Affinity.

This was a great tonic for ghost-path players.

"See if any of these are useful to you." Xu Lang took out a large pile of soul-type items.

"Hisss~ This piece of equipment can increase Curse Power level!" Tong Qi held a ghost hand, her small face showing a look of surprise.

Tong Qi had an exclusive skill called Prajna Ghost Curse. While cultivating to increase Spiritual Energy, it could also accumulate Curse Kill power.

After testing, this Curse Kill ability was terrifyingly strong, or rather, terrifyingly bizarre!

If she obtained a target's hair, Tong Qi could kill someone from a thousand meters away. The closer the distance and the tighter the connection between the curse-casting item and the target, the greater the damage.

If Tong Qi obtained Xu Lang's... essence, and released all her accumulated Curse Kill power in one go, even he might not necessarily withstand it.

"Curse Power..." Xu Lang chewed on the term, then said: "Seems like among special powers, there is Curse Power."

Tong Qi nodded vigorously: "Yes, Prajna Ghost Curse can cultivate this kind of power. It's just that I haven't stabilized it yet!"

Special powers referred to things like True Qi and Blood Qi. Xu Lang also hadn't stabilized his yet;once released, it was gone.

Senior Sister Red Butterfly looked displeased, gritting her teeth: "Curse Power is a purer destructive energy than Ghost Qi. Tong Qi, you're really lucky!"

This female ghost was truly super malicious. Even though Tong Qi and she were connected by life, she still couldn't help but reveal this kind of jealous emotion.

One couldn't imagine how terrible her original body's personality must be!

Seeing the heartfelt negative emotions revealed on Senior Sister Red Butterfly's stunningly beautiful face, Xu Lang couldn't help but lick his lips.

This was exactly Senior Sister Red Butterfly's charm!

Charm increased by another two points, excellent!

This kind of human scum absolutely needed proper discipline!