Chapter 6

According to the prompt of the rule, once the four values accumulate to one hundred, Ye Feng could enter the second floor of the Nine-Star Tower. China is the most populous country in the world, and thus also the country with the most wandering spirits. Collecting and accumulating one hundred souls in a short time would not be too difficult.

Thinking about this, Ye Feng's inner determination was rekindled. He felt that even if he endured more hardships and委屈 now, it wouldn't matter because his fate had already changed dramatically. He might soon become a powerful person, soon be able to control his own destiny, and soon be able to end his suffering and successfully take revenge.

Additionally, through the rule's prompt, Ye Feng confirmed another matter: after successfully completing the first stage of body tempering, the time inside the Nine-Star Pearl and the outside world had a significant difference. The time in the outside world was three times that of the space inside. That is, if he stayed in the space for three days, only one day would have passed in the outside world. Even without a phone or clock, and unable to see the sun rise and set, he was very clear about the passage of time and progress, which was one of the basic abilities granted by the rule. This space was bound to his soul, and after successfully completing the first stage of body tempering, he could control everything within the space at any time, even if the space was now shrouded in thick fog.

So, from the successful completion of the first stage to now, more than three hours had passed. In the real world, except for the time spent cleansing his body, the time had been different. He had spent more than three hours in the space, but in the real world, it was only a few dozen minutes. This time ratio seemed to be set to help him cultivate. If he cultivated for three days in the space, only one day would have passed in the real world.

Ye Feng concentrated his mind and instantly left the space, returning to reality. His body and consciousness felt no discomfort, and the pain was completely gone. The drastic changes filled Ye Feng with strength. Ye Feng smelled the foul odor in the air, which was due to the toxins and impurities being expelled from his body.

Looking down at his neck, he found that the Nine-Star Pearl, which was in the form of a string of prayer beads, had completely disappeared. Ye Feng knew it was because it had merged with his soul. From now on, he was the Nine-Star Pearl, and the Nine-Star Pearl was him.

Moreover, Ye Feng knew that he could now enter the Nine-Star Pearl at any time through his mind, and even bring his physical body with him.

Ye Feng was eager to try it right away, but seeing the surveillance camera in the detention room, he forcibly suppressed this desire. If the police discovered that he suddenly disappeared and then reappeared, it would bring him more trouble.

If not for the sake of revenge and clearing his name, Ye Feng could easily escape by entering the Nine-Star Pearl space. No one could stop him. The police would be helpless against someone who vanished without a trace.

However, Ye Feng could not do this, as it was the worst of the worst options.

It was now the middle of the night, and with Ye Feng's current state, staying awake all night was no problem. Thinking about the need to collect soul values, he stood up, walked to the window of the detention room, and looked outside.

Collecting the souls of wandering spirits was something unimaginable for ordinary people, but Ye Feng found it completely normal and felt no fear, which was one of the basic abilities granted by the rule. If he felt afraid, how could he successfully collect and accumulate soul values? The rule also emphasized that soul values were divided into real and virtual values. Currently, Ye Feng could only collect virtual values. Virtual soul values referred to a special energy produced after a person's death, while real soul values were the true souls of the dead. To collect real values, Ye Feng needed to reach the soul tempering stage. In his understanding, real soul values were probably ghosts, like those described in ghost stories, who did not enter the cycle of rebirth for various reasons after death. Virtual soul values were likely the special energy that ghosts carried with them.

Although Ye Feng felt normal and fearless in this aspect, it was different in other areas. Thinking about what he would face tomorrow and the scene when his parents learned the news, Ye Feng dared not think further. He felt very anxious and worried.

Therefore, Ye Feng forced himself to discard all杂念 and focus on collecting souls. The sooner he reached one hundred soul values, the sooner he could enter the second floor of the Nine-Star Tower, learn the techniques and spells, and clear his name. If he could accomplish all this in a short time, perhaps he could avoid his family knowing about these matters.

Discovering and collecting souls was achieved through sensing. The rule currently granted Ye Feng a sensing range of one thousand square meters, meaning he could only sense and collect souls within one thousand square meters around him.

The souls suitable for collection appeared in Ye Feng's sensing as a red misty form, roughly one cubic meter in size, not the ghostly figures with white clothes and fierce faces shown in TV and movies. To the space rule, souls were just a form of energy.

One thing to note was that the red misty souls were not stationary but moved around. They might be within Ye Feng's sensing range one moment and disappear the next. Therefore, once he discovered a soul, he had to collect it in the space as quickly as possible.

The souls sent to the space would be automatically absorbed, counted, and immediately notified to Ye Feng.

To Ye Feng's disappointment, from midnight to dawn, he only collected five souls. For his current state, this speed was too slow.

However, what made Ye Feng relieved was that souls did not only appear at night but also during the day. The fifth soul was collected after the sun rose.

Around eight in the morning, two police officers came to the detention room. Seeing Ye Feng's appearance, they both frowned.

The foul odor in the detention room had dissipated, but Ye Feng's clothes were dirty, and his appearance had changed significantly. Yesterday, Ye Feng was a sun-tanned, rough-looking worker due to years of working on construction sites, but today he had become a fair-skinned, good-looking man with a different aura.

Due to body tempering, Ye Feng's facial features were still the same, but his skin and aura had changed significantly, making him look like a completely different person.

After seeing his new appearance in the mirror of the detention room window, Ye Feng was also shocked for a long time.

One of the police officers walked up to Ye Feng, kicked him in the chest, and laughed, "Damn, what kind of body does this kid have? It's really strange. We beat him so badly yesterday, but today he looks fine and even whiter and better-looking."

The other police officer said, "Alright, what's so strange about that? I saw a movie where a person's appearance changed dramatically after a huge mental shock. They could turn white overnight or age quickly. Of course, they could also become whiter and more handsome. It seems this worker kid has good luck, with no negative changes but positive ones. Liu Captain has given instructions. Today, we should give this kid more food and salt, but make sure there are no visible external injuries."

The police officer who kicked Ye Feng grunted and said nothing, then escorted Ye Feng out with the other officer.

Ye Feng remembered the police officer who kicked him, who was also one of the most brutal beaters yesterday. Ye Feng swore in his heart that once he reached the initial stage of the second level, he would not let this police officer off.

According to the procedure, Ye Feng had "voluntarily" confessed to his crimes. The next steps should be identifying the scene, the body, and the weapon, but these police officers clearly did not follow the procedure. Instead, they brought Ye Feng back to the interrogation room to continue punishing him until his spirit was completely broken, which would satisfy them.

Ye Feng now basically confirmed that Liu Yong was likely a detective captain, and these police officers were his direct subordinates.

With the captain's instructions, the subordinates would undoubtedly exceed their tasks.

Ye Feng felt that perhaps in Liu Yong's mind, he was not just a toad, a worker with no background or power, a fool who wanted to eat swan meat, but also a death row inmate who would soon be executed. Perhaps the police had already gathered all the "evidence" and could file a lawsuit against him at any time, without needing him to identify the scene.

Ye Feng did not understand the specific legal procedures, such as when the prosecution, trial, and verdict would take place, but he knew one thing: even if he was a death row inmate, he could still hire a lawyer and file an appeal.

Therefore, Ye Feng's most urgent thought now was to find a lawyer, and whether this wish could be realized depended on his coworkers.