Chapter 333: Spirit Channeling

Guillaume Bénet heard Lu Mian's words, and even though he had become a spirit body, he felt a chill for no reason.

Almost at the same time, he felt a strange suction, curling up involuntarily, falling toward a certain place.

That was a huge, water-colored transparent vortex, with thin gray mist lingering at the bottom, and a dim village inside the gray mist, where one after another figures wandered.

One of the figures raised his head, looking toward the sky, and happened to see Guillaume Bénet, who was struggling desperately, not wanting to fall into the vortex.

His numb, pale face suddenly became excited and fanatical, shouting loudly:

"Oh, my god, my master, have you come too?

"Come quickly! Come quickly!"

This figure belonged to Guillaume Bénet's brother, Pons Bénet.

Sensing Pons Bénet's "abnormality," those figures wandering in the dim village raised their heads one after another, casting their gazes toward Guillaume Bénet.

Among them, Madena Bénet, who was once Guillaume Bénet's mistress, and Philippa Guillaume also stretched out their pale arms toward the sky, laughing blankly:

"Come quickly! Come quickly!"

Immediately after, figures like shepherd Pierre Bery and Lu Mian's friends Guillaume Bery and Azema Lizier also made the same movements.

In an instant, the dim village in the thin gray mist seemed to grow pale, strange forests, and all the palms pointed to that parish priest.

Guillaume Bénet fell another distance, so scared that his spirit body was about to crack.

He tried his best to "float up," wanting to escape the influence of the vortex, wanting to escape Lu Mian's body, which was dangerous to the extreme.

He had already ignored "reborning" in the other party's body and taking over the corresponding fate.

That was something he couldn't bear at all!

Lu Mian "listened" to the screams and panic from within his body, laughing more and more brilliantly.

Sure enough, the treatment obtained by using the "Rebirth" ability to possess oneself and being attracted by the "Summoning Dance" and forced to possess is completely different!

The former will create a connection with his own fate and try to replace it, which will inevitably touch the seal, and Guillaume Bénet had long been deeply polluted by Fate, which would inevitably resonate with the Fate power within the seal.

What would happen in that case, Lu Mian couldn't guess, but he believed it definitely wasn't a good thing.

"Sensing" Guillaume Bénet's strong desire to escape, Lu Mian not only didn't stop him but actively gave up interference.

——After using the "Rebirth" ability, unless encountering specific abilities in certain fields like "Sun," otherwise, as long as Guillaume Bénet wasn't willing, Lu Mian almost had no way to drive him out of his body, even if he used "Mirror Substitute," but if Guillaume Bénet himself wanted to leave, things would become very simple.

Finally, consuming a large amount of spirituality and suffering certain influences, Guillaume Bénet, who had become exceptionally fragile, struggled to escape Lu Mian's body.

Just then, Lu Mian twisted his right wrist slightly and used "Distortion" again.

The dark golden light on his chest flashed, and Guillaume Bénet, who had just gotten rid of fear and "gravity," was distorted to his destination, appearing in the mirror the size of a palm in Franca's palm.

Franca condensed clean and crystal-clear frost on her right palm and wiped it on the surface of the mirror.

Guillaume Bénet's figure was immediately sealed behind a layer of solid ice, sealed in that mirror.

Immediately after, Franca let black flames float on the surface of the solid ice.

Relying only on the ice layer couldn't stop a spirit body from leaving the mirror, but black flames could. As long as Guillaume Bénet dared to leave the protection of the solid ice, he would be ignited by the black flames!

After "sealing" Guillaume Bénet's spirit body, Franca raised her head and said to Lu Mian, who had already taken off the paper balls:

"Spirit channel outside. It's full of your flames and anesthetic gas here."

With her constitution and consumption, even without using "Mirror Substitute," persisting for another two or three minutes wasn't a problem, but she could see that Lu Mian was approaching his limit.

Lu Mian nodded, turned around quickly, and ran silently toward the exit of the "Fictional Bottle."

With Guillaume Bénet "dead," the traps hidden there had naturally been lifted.

Returning to the sacrificial hall, Lu Mian immediately stopped "Nisse's Face," no longer in the appearance of Franca wearing a hood and black robe.

His upper body had been burned to charred black everywhere, but thanks to his control after initially digesting the "Pyro" potion, his lower body hadn't been seriously damaged.

Creating pain, stimulating the brain, and waking oneself up didn't require burning the whole body; the effect of burning only part of the torso was the same.

"Are you a masochist? Every time you fight, you turn yourself into this ghost-like appearance." Franca, who followed out, scolded him half out of concern and half out of amusement.

Lu Mian looked at the mirror wrapped in black flames in Franca's hand and answered casually:

"'Hunters' are all like this."

"If I believe this lie of yours, I'm not an 'Instigator'!" Franca hadn't never seen a "Pyro" fight.

Seeing them still in the mood to chat, Jenna understood that the enemy had been caught and the matter was considered to have come to an end, so she walked out from the shadows.

Franca smiled at her and turned to Lu Mian:

"Wait a moment, don't be in a hurry. Guillaume Bénet isn't completely dead yet. Wait for the 'Rebirth' effect to disappear, and he will become a newly dead spirit, becoming muddled. At that time, 'Spirit Channeling' will be safer, and you don't have to worry about him lying."

Lu Mian calculated how long the "Decency" brooch could still be worn and said:

"Wait here."

According to the mystical knowledge he obtained from the gift, the "Rebirth" effect could only be maintained for two minutes. It wouldn't take long before it ended.

If he left here and spent time looking for a safer place for "Spirit Channeling," Lu Mian would have to find another uninhabited place, spend an hour that was disgusting and hateful, and then be able to "Spirit Channel."

By then, he would miss the best time for "Spirit Channeling."

And, Lu Mian didn't want to wait anymore.

Franca nodded slightly, indicating understanding.

She walked to the sacrificial altar, placed the mirror in her hand on the black ring symbol composed of thorns, and kept the black flames burning.

This was for Lu Mian's convenience to watch.

Lu Mian looked at Guillaume Bénet under the black flames and ice layer, looked at that face that was starting to turn pale and cyan, curled his lips, and said with a brilliant smile:

"You are really stupid!

"If I were you, I would keep dodging after using 'Steel Body,' not attacking, until the enemy couldn't hold on anymore in such an environment.

"Oh, forgot to tell you, my spirituality was long below the warning line. I couldn't 'Spirit World Travel,' nor could I use the 'Hum-Ha Technique.' I could only barely release fire, change my face, and use the brooch. If you dragged it on for a while, I would really reach my limit and definitely faint on the spot.

"I performed so recklessly later, and my reactions were relatively slow. On one hand, I didn't want to consume more spirituality and wanted to keep them for critical moments, and 'Mirror Substitute' consumed Franca's spirituality. On the other hand, hehe, I was setting

"Do you still remember that giant flame flower? Without this 'gift' to complete the 'bribe,' it would be very difficult for Fu Lanca's curse to kill a Sequence 5 you in one go..."

Hearing the term "Snort-Ha Technique" and recalling Lu Mian's previous performance of knocking out two fake Guillaume Bénet in a row, Fu Lanca's eyelids twitched, feeling both astonished and bewildered.

Watching Lu Mian continuously taunt the spirit inside the mirror, Jianna pulled on Fu Lanca with some worry and asked in a low voice:

"Do we need to soothe him?"

"No need." Fu Lanca shook her head and took the initiative to increase the distance between herself and Lu Mian, giving him a "private" space to vent.

Jianna let out an "Mm," and as she followed Fu Lanca toward the edge of the sacrificial hall, she took one last glance at the pale, cyan-tinted face in the mirror that reflected darkness.

Beyond his resentment and fear, Guillaume Bénet had uncontrollably revealed a sense of despair.

"Dill" Brothel, sixth floor.

On the balcony on the other side, Albus stood sideways in a corner, secretly looking toward Room 602.

Only after Lu Mian and the others "teleported" away did he step out from his hiding place and laugh in a low voice:

"A magical artifact that can traverse the Spirit Realm at only Sequence 7?

"His relationship with 'Red Boots' is not simple. I wonder if Gardner Martin knows about it or not..."

As he muttered to himself, Albus's smile became ambiguous, carrying a hint of mockery.

50 Vincent Street, inside the underground sacrificial hall.

Lu Mian continued his taunts until the "Rebirth" effect ended, and Guillaume Bénet's eyes became dull and vacant.

Estimating the time, Fu Lanca had already arrived beside the altar, creating a "Wall of Spirituality" and making preliminary preparations.

Soon, she chanted the incantation in a low voice, using her self-created "Magic Mirror Divination."

Just as she was nearing success, Lu Mian mustered his remaining strength and used the "Decency" brooch once more, "distorting" the questioner of the "Magic Mirror Divination" into himself.

To ensure success in one go, he also used the "Face of Nissen," turning into Fu Lanca's appearance once again.

The mirror instantly became deep and dark, and Guillaume Bénet's pale, cyan-tinted face blurred slightly.

Lu Mian no longer had the strength to maintain the effect of the "Face of Nissen" and returned to his original appearance, looking at Guillaume Bénet as he said:

"Who made you believe in Inevitability?"

Although Fu Lanca was a bit curious, she was worried that Lu Mian would ask questions he shouldn't, causing her to suffer contamination, so she still opened the "Wall of Spirituality" and moved away from the altar.

Guillaume Bénet answered in a daze:

"It was Aurore Lee!

"After I discovered someone was spreading the faith of an evil god, she secretly found me and told me that I could obtain supernatural power very simply, without needing to beg the bishops, and that in the future, I would have the opportunity to obtain divinity, become a saint, and live forever.

"I didn't quite believe it at the time, but I wanted to see if it was true or false, so I chose to remain silent. Later, I discovered she was becoming more and more powerful, and I slowly changed my mind."

Lu Mian was silent for a few seconds, his blue eyes dark as he asked:

"Who made Aurore Lee believe in Inevitability?"

"I don't know." Guillaume Bénet shook his head blankly.

Lu Mian deliberated for a moment and asked again:

"Regarding Aurore Lee, is there anything that left a deep impression on you?"

Guillaume Bénet's expression changed, as if recalling the confusion and fear from back then:

"She said, she said she wasn't Aurore Lee!"

(End of chapter)