Strange Rules: It doesn't matter, the system will take care of it.

Thunder God, help me!

A thunderclap suddenly erupted from the ground.

A blazing torrent of lightning descended from the sky, engulfing Chen Feng entirely.

Without the reverse inductance of the prosthetic body, even Chen Feng's tower-level physical body was torn apart and covered in wounds in the face of such terrifying power.

"Ahem!"

Chen Feng coughed up a lot of blood, and his body cracked and popped, revealing the bare white bone through the cleaved wounds.

If Chen Feng, who has cultivation, is in such a state, then the Niu Mian inside him, who has never cultivated for even a day, must be in an even worse state.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Niu Mian screamed repeatedly as his entire body disintegrated and shattered.

Heaven is ruthless.

Such a terrifying tribulation lightning strike would have annihilated any other consciousness in the first place.

But Niu Mian stubbornly persisted: "I'm not dead! Haha! Even the heavens can't take me!"

Awesome.

As expected of Cihang's boss, he really didn't embarrass Cihang City.

Chen Feng pointed to the chaotic, raging sea of ​​lightning dancing in the sky, ready to unleash its fury, and said, "Don't get too excited yet." "This is nothing!"

The words fell.

A flash of purple light appeared, and the second lightning tribulation transformed into a giant dragon that swooped down, turning the auditorium into a vast purple ocean.

Then the third, and the fourth.

This is the Ninefold Tribulation of Lightning that the great demon specially prepared for the cultivators of Cihang City!

"No!"

The ox-faced man roared, "Are you insane? If you don't circulate your power to withstand the tribulation lightning, even if I die, you won't survive!"

"You're right."

Chen Feng knew that if he used the Xuanwu Longevity Technique now to convert his lifespan into defensive power, he could indeed successfully establish his foundation.

"But I refuse."

To ensure Niu Mian's complete demise, Chen Feng was willing to risk his life to explode in a fight against him.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The seventh! The eighth! The ninth!

After the ninefold lightning tribulation was completed, the entire auditorium was devastated. The corpses of the believers had long since carbonized and disappeared, leaving not even a trace.

As for Niu Mian, his divine consciousness had long since shattered, and he was completely silent.

[Ding! Congratulations from the Great Philanthropist System! The mission to destroy the mental hospital and the Holy Bull Cult is complete!]

Good riddance!

The system's prompt made Chen Feng feel as if he were listening to celestial music, and his hearing was temporarily restored.

Niu Mian, the mastermind behind Cihang City for thousands of years, a pervert who escaped the schemes of Cihang Bodhisattva, and a monster who caused the big boss of Youming Star to bomb his orders.

In the end, they still fell into my hands, Chen Feng!

[Statistics on user performance]

Monsters defeated: Rabbit-faced Nurse, Ox-faced Cult Leader/Dean, Pig-faced Instructor, Sheep-faced Professor, and Love-sniffing Monster.

[Participating in the assisting action: Hearing anger, seeing joy, tasting thought, expressing desires, and experiencing worries]

At first, Chen Feng was a little worried. After all, the guardians in this cycle had been recruited by Cihang, and the sheep-faced people in the mental hospital had not been killed. Would the score be too low?

However, it now appears that the Great Benefactor System evaluates individuals based on their historical battle records.

That's fair and just; he truly is a kind person.

[Task Evaluation: Good]

[Reward: 10 System Points]

[Equipment Enhancement System Notification: You have obtained 1 Advanced Enhancement Stone, which can be used to upgrade your equipment from +6 to +9]

[The Great Villain System notifies you: Your mission to rescue Cihang Bodhisattva is one-fifth complete. Since your repair has already been prepaid to the Hextech System, no repair attempt will be awarded.]

People can't even empathize with their past selves.

Inside the dilapidated temple, Chen Feng, who had previously praised Cihang for paying wages in advance, suddenly burst into a tirade: "Damn it, who told you to pay wages early?!"

"Wait, the Great Villain System?"

"So the mission to kill the Bull-Faced Demon Lord and rescue Cihang Bodhisattva was issued by the Great Villain System?"

"I knew that woman wasn't a good person."

Just as Chen Feng was getting angry.

A gust of wind blew by, and Chen Feng saw his charred body melt away on the spot like cream.

Without using any cultivation techniques, he directly confronted the heavenly lightning.

"Hehe, I think I'm kind of dead."

Chen Feng even had the mood to make a self-deprecating joke.

After all, people should keep their promises.

Even if Chen Feng hadn't been struck by lightning, he would still have reloaded his save to save Lao Lang.

Moreover, practice makes perfect; if he can kill Niu Mian once, he can kill him a second and a third time.

Beef noodles no longer pose a threat.

On the contrary, keeping the bull-faced monster alive lowers the vigilance of the other four monsters, which is more advantageous for Chen Feng to take down the lord-level demon and the others.

No problem!

With ten points in hand, the next save will grant me the Reverse Electro-Induction Prosthetic Body, allowing me to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, unlock the Foundation Establishment chapter, and then dominate the streets, cities, and countries, reaching the pinnacle of life!

Chen Feng has already planned out a bright future for his next save file.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"Bring up the two new group members and the new system box!"

Chen Feng closed his eyes, then opened them.

Why are we still in the auditorium?

Close it again, then open it again.

Am I not dead?

Chen Feng looked at himself and saw that the black charcoal on the ground was indeed his body.

But right now, he hasn't reloaded the save file.

What's going on?

Chen Feng scanned himself with his divine sense and then discovered something embarrassing.

He failed to break through, but he didn't completely fail.

In cultivation novels, there is a concept called "loose immortal," which refers to a cultivator whose physical body is reduced to ashes under a tribulation of lightning, leaving only their primordial spirit.

Ordinary people would certainly die if they lost their physical bodies, but cultivators have strong consciousness, so even if only their primordial spirit remains, they can continue to cultivate.

Now Chen Feng has become a wandering immortal.

Because I'm too strong, I can't die, and I can't reload a save file.

Chen Feng never expected to encounter something like this.

While he has a physical body, he can use his neck to engage in a thrilling tug-of-war with the roof beam to complete the save file, but he has absolutely no experience with how to kill one's primordial spirit.

If you can't die, you can only live.

Chen Feng felt that staying in the auditorium all the time was not a solution, so he decided to go out for a walk.

Because he was in a primordial spirit state, Chen Feng was able to leave without knocking on the door key.

Outside the auditorium, there was no sign of the great demon. Such a massive tribulation hadn't even arrived, so it seemed the plan to have tribulations everywhere was a success. The great demon was indeed so busy that he was practically giving up.

Of course, it's also possible that the auditorium's shielding system was effective.

Chen Feng wandered aimlessly through the fields on the outskirts of the city.

Say something.

The primordial spirit state is quite peculiar. It doesn't require walking; it can float using only its thoughts. Moreover, by concentrating its mind, it can briefly solidify into a physical form, influencing reality.

If all else fails, you might as well find a job at a haunted house.

As Chen Feng was thinking, he suddenly heard a sizzling sound. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw a group of ghostly figures carrying red umbrellas and iron chains walking down the road.

The sound was the dragging of his chains on the floor.

It's a ghost!

Chen Feng wanted to shout that, but when he thought about how he was also scared, he wasn't so afraid anymore.

"Young man! Are you out of your mind?!"

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with very little hair on his head, but carrying a watermelon knife, rushed out, grabbed Chen Feng's hand, and started running wildly without saying a word.

"Brother, you have a watermelon knife on your head."

Just as Chen Feng was about to speak, he heard a system notification in his ear.

[Ding! Vengeful spirit detected]

The ultimate ghost-catching system is currently fixing features lost due to the death of the previous trainer.

It was just a ghost, so it's alright now.

After running for several miles.

Chen Feng, who had stopped, asked, "What just happened?"

The man with the watermelon knife said, "Brother, you just died, didn't you? You have no idea how dangerous it was just now. Those people walking on that road were the Ghost King's ghost messengers. Any ghost or wandering spirit that was captured by them never came back!"

Was it really that dangerous just now?

Chen Feng quickly replied, "Thanks, brother!"

The man with the watermelon knife said, "You're too kind. My name is Brother Knife, and I'm the next Ghost King who will soon dominate Cihang City. I see you've only been dead a short time and don't know anything. Want to join me?"

Holy crap, the next Ghost King?

That's awesome?

Chen Feng, not knowing what to do anyway, agreed, "Okay."

Just then, firecrackers went off from the graves by the roadside. The two ghosts turned around and saw that someone was visiting a grave.

"Bro, we're in luck!"

Overjoyed, Brother Dao pulled Chen Feng over, and after the group left, they collected all the paper money and offerings from the grave: "We can eat the food that has been offered as tribute. Here, brother, have an apple."

Chen Feng never imagined that one day he would have to steal other people's offerings.

"Let's forget about it."

"Don't be shy, anyway, the main culprit has probably already been captured by the ghost messengers." Brother Dao took a bite of his apple and stuffed the ghost money into Chen Feng's hand. "As the saying goes, money can make the devil turn the millstone. This ghost money can be of great benefit to us. If you don't believe me, try refining it with your mind."

Following Brother Dao's instructions, Chen Feng focused his mind.

With a hiss.

The ghost money in his hand began to burn, and at the same time, Chen Feng felt that his soul power seemed to have become much stronger.

interesting.

"If I only focus on physical cultivation, I'll eventually be killed by a soul attack."

"Maybe I should steal more offerings, so that in the next playthrough I can beat Ox-Face to death with just my primordial spirit."

Chen Feng thought to himself.

Suddenly, a system notification sounded in my ear:

[The Prodigal Son System reminds you: You have already spent 100 million. Please keep up the good work, young master!]

Yoho!

There were also unexpected surprises.

Chen Feng seems to know how to spend 200 billion and get 10 points from the Prodigal Son System.