Master Gu sucked in a breath of cold air and said, "If that's the case, once your mental power can't suppress the overloaded mold spirit energy storage, the storage may leak due to overload. If the mold spirit energy accidentally flows into your body, then it may create a huge mutual repulsion force with the divine power in your body, causing an explosion. In short, it would be a very terrifying thing."
Hao Yun's expression changed when he heard this. "Trigger an explosion? Doesn't that mean I'll be blown up?! I can't believe there's such a dangerous situation when capturing mold spirit energy! Does it mean that after capturing mold spirit energy, I've basically planted a time bomb in my body?!"
"Relax, this danger is actually just theoretical. As long as you handle it properly, don't act impulsively, and follow the procedures, such things won't happen. After all, we will neutralize its attacking power before capturing the mold spirit energy, and try to capture it when it's weak and defenseless," Master Gu reassured.
Although Master Gu's words made sense, Hao Yun still grumbled with an embarrassed expression, "This is too dangerous! My life matters most. I can't do this job."
"Sigh! Why are you afraid? The storage used to seal mold spirit energy is made with divine power. Once the weakened mold spirit energy is compressed inside, it will be difficult for it to escape due to the cut-off energy supply. Moreover, as the assistant designated by the spiritual realm for the mold spirit envoy, even your soul will undergo reinforcement. This will create an additional powerful imprisonment force around your soul, so even if the captured mold spirit energy is extremely powerful, it won't be able to escape from the storage," Master Gu said disdainfully, looking at Hao Yun, who seemed frightened, and explained again.
"Reinforce my soul? Are you saying you'll help strengthen my soul?" As soon as he heard something beneficial to himself, Hao Yun immediately threw all his worries and concerns out of his mind. This guy had quite the bold heart.
"Of course! Otherwise, why would I waste so much time with you here?!" Master Gu said impatiently. "Activating the system functions for you is something I can do in an instant. After that, the incubation system's job is to strengthen your physique and soul as much as possible based on your current situation. This way, even if you can't ascend to the Holy Spirit form for a while, you'll still live tens of thousands of years like a turtle, relying solely on this flesh."
"Oh, right. The incubation system has implanted all known languages, including the exclusive language of the spiritual realm, into your mind. Now, no matter where you go, you can understand and speak any civilization's language without pressure," Master Gu added.
"Wow! Is it really that amazing?! So, doesn't that mean I have immortality now? Ha ha ha! Comfortable! Comfortable!" Hearing Master Gu's explanation, Hao Yun immediately felt delighted.
At the same time, Hao Yun also realized that something was wrong when he saw the system interface. It turned out that he could now fully understand the strange characters used in the system.
"Alright, alright! Look at your demeanor!" Master Gu raised his hand to stop Hao Yun from dancing around and singing, saying, "Restricted by your physique, you can only receive the most basic strengthening for now. This kind of reinforcement can indeed ensure your longevity and give you excellent physical qualities surpassing ordinary people. However, there's still a considerable gap between you and the enemies we'll encounter during missions. After all, no matter how much help you get from the outside, you still need strong personal strength to handle it. So, don't get too complacent. Calm your mind and focus on improving your own strength."
After a while, the preliminary adjustment of Hao Yun's body by the incubation system was finally completed. Master Gu explained each of his newly acquired abilities to Hao Yun again and guided him through some simple operations. Then, under Master Gu's guidance, Hao Yun set his teleportation coordinates next to a life monitoring and rescue system in the base. The purpose was to ensure that once the system forcibly teleported him back to the base, he would receive a comprehensive check from the rescue system and immediate repair for any injuries he might have suffered.
After dealing with Hao Yun's issues, Master Gu confirmed the whereabouts of Ghost Doll Liu Erwa on the huge screen in the base, then returned to Hao Yun's home with him through the portal.
"He he he he, he he he he!"
As soon as the two appeared in the corridor of Hao Yun's house, they heard a series of slightly silly laughter. Following the sound, they looked into the room and saw the solemn Grand Steward of the Underworld sitting in front of a computer, holding a cushion and silly smiling without stopping. Yes, our beloved Gu Li Reba, aka Master Gu, was currently watching the latest personal video clips of Gu Li Nazha and Di Li Reba. Such a big, fierce-looking green orc, actually looked so shy while watching the videos of two human beauties. Hao Yun was completely amused by the scene, seeing the drool hanging between the sharp fangs and the loving red eyes.
"By the way, how did Master Gu become obsessed with Gu Li Nazha and Di Li Reba?" Hao Yun couldn't help but ask when he saw this visually stunning scene.
"According to Old Yan, it was a few years ago when Master Gu randomly inspected the work of the Soul Summoner in the mortal realm. He happened to come to this world and saw the huge billboards of the products endorsed by these two stars. Then, he was completely conquered by the beauty of the two actresses. After that, Master Gu has always wanted to find an opportunity to come to this world again and see the two goddesses in person. So, allowing Master Gu to come and assist us this time also fulfilled Master Gu's little wish of unrequited love, so he wouldn't delay his work every day by missing them," Master Gu explained.
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After Dao Lao finished speaking, he suddenly slapped his own forehead and exclaimed, "Oh my! I almost forgot! The reason I passed by here during patrol was to help Master Gu remember the posters of Gulina Zha and Dilerba."
"Ah! Blame it on that spicy potato! If it weren't for its aroma drawing me in, I wouldn't have forgotten about it! Luckily, we brought him back with us. Otherwise, Master Gu would have never let me off the hook! I thought he looked at me oddly when he saw me. Turns out he wanted to ask if I had gotten him the posters of those two actresses!"
Hao Yun looked at Dao Lao, speechless. So, the reason this old guy showed up here and caused him to step on hot ashes was actually to help Master Gu collect posters of two female stars!
"Haha! You and Judge Yan actually volunteered to help Master Gu chase after stars? Well, it seems the three of you have quite a brotherly bond!" Hao Yun said teasingly.
Dao Lao paid no attention to Hao Yun's teasing. He walked behind Master Gu with the same expressionless face, then slapped his shiny bald head hard, scolding, "I'm telling you, cut it out! We still have serious matters to attend to! After we're done with the important stuff, you can take your time to look at them!"
Although Master Gu was reluctant, he reluctantly pressed the pause button, looking at the two beautiful women frozen on the screen, and said with great reluctance, "Right, right! The important matters come first. After we're done, I'll come back to enjoy the beauty of these two goddesses slowly. Hahaha!"
Hao Yun sighed and patted Master Gu's shoulder. "Alright, Master Gu. Once we're done with the business, I'll send you a link to a dedicated fan website, where you can find plenty of videos and pictures of those two goddesses. But on another note, Master Gu, you're quite proficient in operating this computer. Where did you use it before?"
"Oh my! These computers on your Earth are simply primitive to us! This kind of ancient artifact, similar to prehistoric civilizations, I don't need to study at all. I can just look at it and know how to use it!" Master Gu raised his hand to indicate that he had no problem operating this latest model of computer in the Earth world.
Then, Master Gu rubbed his hands together eagerly and continued, "What about those websites dedicated to chasing stars? Oh, that's exciting! The videos I found just now weren't satisfying enough! Oh, right, Hao buddy. I saw two similar websites in your computer just now. Hehehe, the stuff on there is quite interesting! Do you have any more? Introduce a few to me?"
Hao Yun immediately exclaimed in shock, "Oh my god, Master Gu, you're that kind of person?! How could there be such websites on my computer?! Uh— It must be because it got infected with a virus! Yes, it's because my computer got infected with a virus! That's why those websites appeared out of nowhere!"
As Hao Yun tried to defend himself, he looked at Master Gu with feigned regret, as if lamenting that the two goddesses, Gulina Zha and Dilerba, had attracted such a fan—an old orc fan who loved watching those kinds of videos, a fan straight out of the underworld.
"Hahaha! It was just a joke! I, being a serious person, can't hold any woman in my heart except for those two goddesses. How could I be interested in those weird websites?!" Master Gu immediately laughed awkwardly and changed the subject. "Oh, right! Business! Let's talk about business first! So, how are you guys prepared? When are we going to set off to subdue that ghost doll?"
"According to the tracker I placed near them, the ghost doll is always with Xu Fang, never leaving their side. It seems like he's already taken Xiao Yong and Xu Fang as his parents. Given this situation, if we want to approach the ghost doll without alerting Xu Fang, we'll probably have to wait until Xu Fang and his wife are asleep at night, then find a way to approach the ghost doll and have a private conversation with him," Hao Yun explained roughly his thoughts.
"Hmm, this method seems feasible. Then, let's wait until nightfall and seize the opportunity to act!" Master Gu nodded in agreement after hearing Hao Yun's explanation. Then, he prepared to sit down in front of the computer again. Since we have to wait until dark to take action, he still had time to appreciate the beauty of the two female stars!
"Don't you dare look anymore!" Dao Lao, quick-witted, jumped up and slapped Master Gu's large shiny head again. "Tonight is Hao Yun's first operation, his first time personally confronting the mold spirit energy. We must take it seriously! Let's go, let's go check out the area near Xiao Yong's house first. We need to make some preparations based on the situation before we act tonight!"
"Ah! Indeed, he's my direct superior. Look at Dao Lao, although he usually acts nonchalant and carefree, he's even more concerned about Hao Yun's safety at critical moments!" Looking at Dao Lao, who was dragging Master Gu up from turning into a dead fish in front of the computer, Hao Yun couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in his heart.
"Gurgle— Gurgle, gurgle—." Just then, Dao Lao's stomach suddenly made a series of extremely disharmonious noises that shouldn't have come from a divine official like him.
"Oh my! Look at this! Just to bother you, this old orc, I've gotten hungry! Although..." Dao Lao's words, full of complaints, were directed at Master Gu, but his pitiful eyes were indeed looking at Hao Yun.
Hao Yun shouted inwardly, "This is bad!" He realized that his wallet was probably not going to survive. But then he thought, if it weren't for Dao Lao, his life wouldn't have embarked on a path full of adventures because of this. So, after cursing Dao Lao's despicable thoughts with a resentful gaze, Hao Yun reluctantly said, "Alright, since you're hungry, let's go eat!"
Upon hearing this, Dao Lao immediately swallowed his saliva and pretended to be modestly reserved. "Oh my! Look at how embarrassing this is! Making you pay again! It's okay, I'll treat you next time, I'll treat you next time! Oh, right, buddy. The barbecue we had last night seemed pretty good. How about having it for lunch again? Hehehe, we can eat something else too, I just want Master Gu to try it, because the barbecue tasted really good! The key is, it won't give you diarrhea after eating it."
Hao Yun glared at Dao Lao and said, "Just say you want to eat barbecue! Stop beating around the bush with me! Let's go, since you like barbecue, I'll take you to a more famous barbecue restaurant."