Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

Just as the wrinkled woman's face was about to cover Du Wei's face in the mirror.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Suddenly, the right hand transformed by the Evil Spirit paused abruptly.

Du Wei was attempting to exit the Third Phase of Spirit Vision.

It was the only thing he could do.

Although he couldn't understand why the successful possessed Evil Spirit wanted to superimpose the woman's face onto his own face in the mirror, if it really succeeded, something terrifying would definitely happen.

It was possible that his face... would actually change.

At this moment, the Evil Spirit possessing Du Wei seemed to sense something, attempting to stretch out its hand again, but it was unable to continue, as if it were stuck.

After a while, it threw the woman's face into the washbasin and turned away.

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On the first floor, the ghosts had mysteriously disappeared.

The hands of the Antique Clock were spinning at an exaggerated speed.

Once the Evil Spirit possessing Du Wei had thrown the woman's face into the basin and given up on changing the face in the mirror, the speed of the clock's hands slowed down significantly, but it was still faster than initially.

According to Du Wei's previous speculation, his ability to see his future death in the state of Spirit Vision might have been influenced by the Antique Clock.

Later, when he obtained the mask, he realized that there might be another Evil Spirit inside the Antique Clock.

But until now, that Evil Spirit had not shown itself, like a Hunter hidden behind the scenes, silently waiting for the right moment to strike.

At this time, the Evil Spirit controlling Du Wei's body descended the stairs, lifted its head to quietly gaze at the Antique Clock, and took steps towards it...

As if feeling threatened, the hands of the Antique Clock split apart, with the hour, minute, and second hands spinning at different speeds. Annabelle, who had been stuffed back into the display case, started to tremble violently, as if sensing an opportunity to break free once more.

But immediately after, as the hands spun faster and faster, Du Wei ended the Spirit Vision state...

Everything came to an abrupt halt.

The display case jarred violently, and the mask fell off instantly.

"I succeeded... but it seems like it helped me again..."

Du Wei's voice was very weak, and after regaining control of his body, he sat down on the ground.

He looked at the mask on the floor and the Antique Clock hanging on the wall, his eyes revealing an unmistakable fatigue.

If possible, he never wanted to deal with these chaotically weird gadgets ever again in his life; they were enough to drive a person mad.

The nun jumped from dreams into reality, directly breaking the delicate balance Du Wei had painstakingly maintained.

He could only choose to put on the mask, adding a new weight to the scales. Indeed, the nun was crushed, but neither Annabelle nor the shadow, nor the woman's face could suppress the mask.

Had it not been for the confrontation with the nun causing the mask to crack open a lot, as if it had exhausted much of its power.

Had it not been for the Ancient Clock exerting its power at critical moments, he would probably already have been given an Evil Spirit's face by now, which essentially meant death.

Thinking of this, Du Wei laboriously took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it for himself.

He felt he needed to sort out his thoughts.

The Antique Clock and the mask were both exceedingly bizarre, and in comparison to other Evil Spirits, they seemed to have other motives, rather than just wanting to kill him.

These two items, one contained a ring, the other a Golden Brooch.

The Antique Clock always kept a low profile, showing no abnormal changes on the surface and subtly taking up the central position in the balance.

The mask, on the other hand, appeared very terrifying from the start; as soon as he wore it, the Evil Spirit inside wanted to take over Du Wei's body.

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Fortunately, it was only half, while the Antique Clock was a complete whole.

But now, Du Wei felt that he might no longer be able to maintain the balance in his home.

This time, the turmoil caused by the Evil Spirit had turned the situation at home into a complete mess.

Even the strengths of the mask, Annabelle, and the shadowy figure had become blurred, apart from the Antique Clock.

In such a case, maintaining any sort of balance had basically become impossible.

Unless, his home acquired something absolutely safe and even more ruthless than all the Evil Spirits…

He lowered his head and glanced at his Right Hand, re-entering the Third Phase of Spirit Vision.

By now, his entire right arm had undergone Evil Spirit Transformation, giving off a chilling sensation, and ever since the last encounter with Annabelle in the Horror House, this hand had developed new changes.

Apart from still being controllable, Du Wei could no longer feel its existence…

Only in his dreams, when facing the nun directly, could he regain the lost sense of touch and perception.

And now, it seemed to have undergone another abnormal change.

"Perhaps, I should find a way to kill a few Evil Spirits…"

"But before that, I must first resolve the curse of the nun…"

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May 23, 7:07.

The rain in the North Brook District had lessened quite a bit, but the sky remained overcast, covered by a continuous layer of dark clouds as if brewing something.

"A storm is coming."

Du Wei stood at the entrance of the psychology clinic, quietly looking at the sky, his voice somewhat weak.

After a while, he opened the umbrella, slung his bag over his shoulder, and step by step walked into the rain.

He drove to the church in his Subaru sedan, parked at the curb. After starting the car, he headed for the church.

According to the appointed time, the Exorcists from the church should have arrived already, and soon they would come to his house in an attempt to solve the long-standing Evil Spirit disturbance plaguing Du Wei.

Twenty minutes later.

Du Wei parked the car in front of the church and noticed that before him, two black Audi sedans had already arrived.

His gaze lingered for a moment, and he spoke in his usual tone, "It seems there are quite a few people here, I hope they can give me a surprise."

After speaking, Du Wei took a deep breath and entered the church.

Because Father Tony had sent out a notice in advance, there were no people coming to pray in the church today.

As soon as Du Wei entered, he saw Father Tony about to take out his cellphone, with three Exorcists in black Priest's attire standing solemnly beside him.

Two men and one woman, all Caucasian.

The woman appeared to be just over 20 years old.

One of the men seemed to be 30, and the other at least 40.

Seeing Du Wei arrive, Father Tony greeted, "I was about to call you, but you're already here. By the way, these three are Elite Exorcists sent by the church to deal with the curse, but before that, they'll take care of the trouble afflicting you."

Then, turning his head, he introduced Du Wei to the others, "This is Mr. Du Wei, whom I mentioned to you, also an Elite Exorcist responsible for the North Brook District. Mr. Du Wei, oh, right, he is also a doctor."

Among them, the oldest Caucasian man nodded at Du Wei, "Hello, Mr. Du Wei, I've got a good grasp of your situation. First off, welcome to joining the church as a member of the Exorcists, and secondly, we are on a tight schedule, can we go to your place now?"

Du Wei calmly said, "Of course, we can."

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