Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

"Won't there be any adverse consequences?" Lu Mingfei asked, raising his hand. "Splitting a spirit in two sounds dangerous."

“The spirit is different from the physical body. Its core is only consciousness. Its form is free. Even if a consciousness is split into hundreds of images, it is still the same in essence. Even if two consciousnesses exist in the same image, they are still two.”

Gu Yidao explained, "It's like a glass of water. If you divide it into two or more glasses and then pour them back together, they're still indistinguishable. But if it's water and oil, even if you put them in the same glass, they'll still be clearly separated."

Lu Mingfei and Banner nodded, looking completely bewildered.

“So I suggest you learn the ability to astral projection, so you can split your spirit into two sides, yourself and the Hulk, and then talk to each other,” the Ancient One said to Banner.

"Can you teach me?" Banner's heart was filled with hope.

During the time he spent with Lu Mingfei, Lu Mingfei also told him that Hulk was not bad at heart, but more like a child. He just lacked guidance, and his immense strength made him prone to causing destruction.

If the Ancient One's method works, he might be able to guide the Hulk to stop causing so much destruction.

“Of course,” Gu Yi smiled and nodded, looking at Lu Mingfei. “What about you? Are you interested in this ability?”

"I can learn it too?!" Lu Mingfei exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course," Gu Yi said.

"That's wonderful! Thank you, Ancient One!"

Although he didn't know what use this ability would be other than being able to peep at beautiful women without being discovered, Lu Mingfei figured it was always good to have more skills, so he immediately agreed. After all, with a big shot like Gu Yi around, there shouldn't be any problems.

"When can we start learning?" Banner asked somewhat impatiently.

"The existence of a spirit alone is a dangerous thing, and there is even a small chance that it will attract strange beings from outside the dimension. Some people claim to have seen angels or devils."

Gu Yi said, “You need to learn the most basic knowledge first to ensure that you can protect yourselves after your spirits leave your bodies. Since spirits do not need to sign contracts with those powerful magical entities after leaving their bodies, you do not need to learn the basic knowledge of mages. If you only learn about spirits, it should be quick.”

Gu Yi said solemnly, "I am now handing over to you the books that contain that knowledge."

Lu Mingfei and Banner sat up straight, feeling nervous and uneasy, wondering whether Gu Yi would solemnly hand them a pile of bamboo slips or a stack of parchment books.

They saw Gu Yi stand up, walk to a shelf, slowly and steadily raise his hand, and pick it up...

A laptop?

"What are your email addresses?" Gu Yi asked, turning her head while holding her laptop. "I'll send you the ebooks."

Lu Mingfei: ...

Banner: ...

……

A week later.

Quiet room.

Lu Mingfei sat cross-legged on the futon, resting his chin on his hand, looking at Dr. Banner, who was sitting on the futon not far away with his eyes closed and a peaceful expression on his face: "He's already mastered it?"

Gu Yi sat cross-legged opposite Lu Mingfei, a closed folding fan between his legs, and nodded: "He is waving in front of you right now."

Lu Mingfei reached out and grabbed at the air in front of him, but found nothing.

“Then why haven’t I made any progress in all these days?” Lu Mingfei scratched his head. “To be honest, I was originally quite confident in my learning ability.”

“Spirit magic remains one of the most mysterious forms of magic,” said the Ancient One. “Sometimes, it doesn’t require diligent practice, but rather a special opportunity.”

"An opportunity?" Lu Mingfei scratched his head even more. "Then how do I find an opportunity?"

“If you really want to try,” Gu Yi said, “I’ll try to help you.”

"Really? Then I'll have to trouble you!" Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up.

Then everything went black again—before he fainted, the last thing he saw was the Ancient One suddenly appearing in front of him, and a folding fan that rapidly enlarged and tapped him on the forehead.

Before Lu Mingfei lost consciousness, his last thought flashed through his mind—I knew it! Why did the Ancient One specifically choose a folding fan with metal ribs today?

……

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Mingfei covered his head and got up from the ground.

He looked around; the Ancient One and Dr. Banner had already left.

The quiet room was dark, and looking out the window, it was already dark outside. The room was dimly lit by only a few candles, and shadows flickered everywhere as the flames danced.

"Honestly, couldn't they have installed a light? It's too hard on the eyes, and this quiet room is all wood-paneled. What if it catches fire..." Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, sitting on the futon and rubbing his temples.

He was just making a casual remark, talking to himself, when suddenly a childish voice replied from not far away: "As you wish. God said, 'Let there be light!'"

With a "click" sound, as if a switch had been turned on, light surged from all directions, instantly illuminating the entire quiet room as bright as day. Lu Mingfei subconsciously squinted, but then found that these lights, which seemed brighter than the sun, were not dazzling at all.

He turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound came.

The quiet room seemed to have suddenly grown larger, the walls appeared incredibly distant, and there was an exaggeratedly large light switch at the base of the wall.

Standing under the switch was a little boy dressed in a black suit and wearing a dark blue bow tie.

77. Chapter 76 The Little Devil and the Return

In the quiet room of Kamar-Taj, Lu Mingfei turned to look at the base of the wall in the distance.

It was as if the entire room had been magnified, with each wall seemingly a street away from him, and the ceiling as high as a palace dome.

This size is unacceptable for a quiet room. Being alone in an overly spacious area can evoke feelings of loneliness and unease.

Just like the bedroom of a person living alone, no matter how rich they are, they won't make it very big. Otherwise, when they open their eyes in the morning and find themselves alone in the vast emptiness, the immense loneliness will overwhelm them in an instant.

The same principle applies to meditation rooms. Their purpose is to enable practitioners to maintain inner peace, so making them too large is more harmful than beneficial.

Of course, no matter how big this quiet room is now, Lu Mingfei will never be able to maintain peace and quiet.

Because in the corner by the wall stood a meticulously dressed, exquisitely made-up little boy.

And he just recited famous lines from the Bible while turning on the lights.

Why is a little boy like you reading the Bible? Aren't you afraid of attracting the priest's attention? The priest loves someone as delicate and innocent as you.

Lu Mingfei originally wanted to make this sarcastic remark, but now he was covered in cold sweat.

He had been in this quiet room for a week. He knew it like the back of his hand, but he was also very clear about its size and whether it had lights.

He is clearly no longer in that quiet room, at least not the quiet room he knows.

"What...what kind of monster are you? State your name!" Lu Mingfei shouted at the little boy in the corner.

The boy looked at Lu Mingfei quietly. His clear black eyes, meticulously crafted little suit, shiny leather shoes, and slightly curled hair made him look elegant and noble. If it weren't for his distinctly East Asian face, he would have looked like a young nobleman from the Victorian era in England.

"Brother, I am your younger brother Lu Mingze!" Almost as soon as he said this, the little boy appeared in front of him, sitting on the ground with one hand supporting his chin, facing Lu Mingfei.

"Nonsense!" Lu Mingfei retorted immediately. "I do have a cousin named Lu Mingze, but he's 160cm tall and weighs 160kg. Even when he wasn't overweight as a child, he wasn't as cute as you!"

But he immediately sensed something was wrong. He had been wary of this suddenly appearing little boy, but now that the boy had spoken, he was revealing his secrets—albeit about his fat cousin.

It seems that he can't help but feel relaxed in front of this little boy, and can't muster any wariness or hostility towards him.

and many more……

Lu Mingfei stretched out his hand, recalling the knowledge he had learned from the e-book sent to him by the Ancient One, and focused his attention.

A moment later, the hand became transparent.

Spiritual state.

Lu Mingfei suddenly realized that he hadn't been knocked unconscious by the Ancient One with a single blow—well, he probably had been knocked unconscious, but at the same time he had obtained the "opportunity" that the Ancient One had mentioned, and with this opportunity, he achieved astral projection.

Then somehow I ended up here, and I even saw a little boy.

Suddenly, Lu Mingfei remembered a sentence that the Ancient One had said before teaching them about astral projection—

"The existence of a spirit alone is a dangerous thing, and there is even a small chance that it will attract strange beings from outside the dimension. Some people have claimed to have seen angels or devils."

Lu Mingfei glanced furtively at the little boy in front of him, who looked like a noble young master, and his heart skipped a beat.

Am I really that unlucky? My first time having an out-of-body experience, I've been targeted by some strange things.

Lu Mingfei had read in those e-books that these beings, which could be seen in spirit form, came from different spiritual dimensions and possessed different abilities, but what they had in common was that they all craved other spirits.

Many so-called legends about "angels taking holy souls to heaven" or "making a deal with the devil to sell one's soul" are essentially stories about the spirits of some unfortunate souls being taken away by beings from the spiritual dimension.

As for what happens after they are taken away... most of them are eaten, and a few are even worse off than being eaten.

However, the rules of the spiritual realm and the material realm are different. In the material realm, you can simply tie someone up with a rope and carry them away. In the spiritual realm, it is extremely difficult to capture someone by force. But as long as you can get the other party to agree, you can lead them away even without a rope.

This is the very essence of the devil's deal.

Getting the other party to agree to the concept cannot be achieved through violence or direct deception—but indirect deception, such as misleading, inducing, and wordplay, is unrestricted.

In order to facilitate the abduction of ignorant souls, some spiritual dimensional beings have evolved a unique "affinity".

This ability can influence the target, causing them to subconsciously lower their guard, trust the other party, and ultimately be deceived until they are left with nothing.

Lu Mingfei thought back carefully and realized that when he spoke to the little boy, he seemed to subconsciously feel close to him and had a very familiar feeling, which is why he took the opportunity to reveal his fat cousin's secrets.

Sure enough, this guy is definitely trying to fool my soul!

Lu Mingfei instantly became extremely wary of the little boy in front of him.

Lu Mingze, sitting opposite Lu Mingfei, was stunned for a moment, not understanding why, after only two sentences, Lu Mingfei began to look at him with a wary gaze, as if a rooster had seen a weasel offering New Year's greetings.

"sorry for disturbance!"

Lu Mingfei quickly got up, ran to the door of the quiet room, opened the door, ran away, and closed the door behind him in one smooth motion.

Then he saw himself walk into an identical quiet room.

Damn it, just like the book said, those creatures from the spiritual realm can construct a spiritual space that encompasses both sides, making it very difficult to break free.

Lu Mingfei forced himself to calm down.

"Brother, don't rush off. I don't mean you any harm." The little boy stood next to Lu Mingfei and tugged at his trouser leg.

I would never believe you.

In Lu Mingfei's eyes now, the little boy who calls himself "Lu Mingze" is a blue-faced, fanged soul-devouring demon.

"Then can you let me out?" To avoid the other person guessing his thoughts from his expression, Lu Mingfei asked expressionlessly.

“No problem at all, but aren’t you curious why I came to find you, brother?” Lu Mingze asked, tilting his head up.

"Don't tell me you're here to make a deal with me. The deal is with my soul," Lu Mingfei retorted coldly.