Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

It was still the first floor.

Only two minutes had passed since the house returned to normal.

He took a moment to compose himself.

Then Du Wei shifted his focus to the Antique Clock and Annabelle.

The thing he was most wary of was the Antique Clock, but he was completely helpless against it. He thought about destroying it with his hands, but this object was even more sinister and terrifying than most Evil Spirits.

To act recklessly was utterly pointless.

"Alex had told me he would help me look into the antiques that flowed out of the Berson Auction House, and he is also investigating the Antique Clock for its information. I'll have to wait a bit longer... Right now, I need to resolve the issue with Annabelle,"

he silently muttered to himself before reaching out to knock on the glass of the display cabinet.

Inside the cabinet, Annabelle gave no response.

Its doll proportions were extremely uncoordinated, with yellowed fake hair tied into two ponytails, rosy cheeks, and its exaggerated facial features that made one's skin crawl at a glance.

Without removing his mask, Du Wei calmly stared at Annabelle.

After a while, he softly said, "Do you know what I want to do right now..."

Whoosh...

Annabelle, which had been completely still in a doll-like posture, suddenly twisted its head and stared intently at Du Wei.

Its plastic eyes were filled with gloom and malice.

But it couldn't speak... and naturally couldn't answer Du Wei.

Du Wei didn't mind, clenched his Evil Spirit Transformed Right Hand, and directly pulled out a Joker Card from his pocket.

Then, in a cold voice, he said, "I make a wish under the identity of the Masked Evil Spirit, that after I ask Annabelle a question, it will give me the correct answer. If yes, bump against the door once; if no, remain silent."

The reason he didn't wish directly to the Joker Card to restore his Evil Spirit Transformation ability was because Du Wei instinctively felt that doing so would mean paying an unbearable price.

Those two Joker Cards, whether used for gambling or subjective wishing, were in fact a form of trade.

The use of them would only accelerate the process of being assimilated by the Evil Spirit hidden within.

Moreover, the Joker Card used for wishing was exceedingly strange; the process of fulfilling a wish was utterly beyond human control and would result in a very malicious outcome.

Du Wei was very cautious about this; he remembered clearly that before he killed the Bald Man, the man had said he had wished to leave the street.

Although Du Wei had killed him and turned him into a new Masked Evil Spirit, in a sense, his wish had indeed been fulfilled.

Therefore, even if it was the Masked Evil Spirit that bore the risk of being assimilated by the Evil Spirit, Du Wei still made a wish that was relatively easy to control.

The next second.

A vague sense of terror emerged subtly within the room.

On the card, next to the gloriously ornate door, a rotten hand suddenly reached out towards the masked man and firmly grasped his left arm.

Inside the display cabinet.

Annabelle trembled violently, staring fixedly at Du Wei as the cabinet also trembled.

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Even without a lock, it couldn't leave the display cabinet without an external force.

You win some, you lose some...

Du Wei looked at it and began to organize his words, "When I was in the Horror House, the Evil Spirit Transformed Right Hand had come into contact with you and had been numb since then, as if its master wasn't me."

"At first, I didn't find it too strange. Although the Evil Spirit Transformed Right Hand is quite useless, it has also brought me a lot of help. To be honest, I've always been quite satisfied with it."

"But in Massas City, I encountered another hunter whose Evil Spirit Transformation was more severe than mine. Whether he lost consciousness or not, I don't know, but he possessed an ability to paralyze people."

"And that is something I don't have."

"The second time I got off the bus, my Evil Spirit Transformation spiraled out of control, but by the time I got home, this loss of control disappeared, and soon you could leave the display cabinet. You even thought about killing me."

At this point, Du Wei's tone turned somewhat chilling as he stared at Annabelle and asked bluntly, "What have you left in my right hand, treating me as nourishment for your recovery and growth, am I right?"

Bang...

Annabelle, trembling, helplessly bumped against the glass cabinet.

Du Wei knew that was her answer.

He continued to inquire, "My hand has a one-sided connection with you, right?"

Another bang.

Du Wei's expression turned grim: "Did my hunter ability disappear because of you?"

Deathly silence...

No answer...

This slightly relieved Du Wei, and he tried to rephrase his question: "If not for your influence, would my ability have manifested by now?"

He asked this to ensure that Annabelle couldn't mislead him.

But what happened next took Du Wei by surprise.

Annabelle remained silent; she just stayed in the display cabinet, silent as a grave.

Du Wei froze: "It has nothing to do with you?"

Annabelle bumped against the display cabinet once again, giving her answer.

At this moment, on the Joker Card, another decaying arm reached out, grabbed the man in a tailcoat wearing a mask, and pulled him a short distance toward the door.

He had already asked several questions.

Du Wei took a deep breath and asked again, "So my Evil Spirit Transformation actually had issues from the beginning, and then it was influenced by you?"

Bang...

That was enough.

Du Wei didn't bother to ask whether it was possible to sever the connection with his right hand from Annabelle. Instead, he put away the Joker Card.

His mind was in turmoil as he took off the mask and sat back down on the sofa to sort out his thoughts.

Firstly, he now knew that Annabelle had left something in his right hand, and was using his Evil Spirit Transformation to nurture herself.

Resolving this was simple, he just needed to find a way to kill Annabelle.

But the ability that should have naturally arisen from the Evil Spirit Transformation was not influenced by Annabelle, because the transformation itself had issues from the beginning.

In a sense, as a hunter with the ability to undergo an Evil Spirit Transformation, he might end up being the weakest of them all.

He bore the hidden dangers that came with the transformation but did not gain the corresponding abilities.

This was entirely unequal...

Du Wei was silent for a while, then slowly said, "The Church and the Dusk Bell Church both have information on the Evil Spirit Transformation. If I want to get this information, I'll have to expose my identity..."

"And it cannot be a direct exposure. I have to create an opportunity for them to witness with their own eyes that I have entered the Third Phase of Spirit Vision and started the Evil Spirit Transformation..."

"This is deception, but it's also the best solution. Originally, I planned to join the Dusk Bell Church, but since I killed their hunter, my only choice is the Church..."

"Of course, there is another solution, which is to make a wish... but there are too many uncontrollable factors. It's possible that after I make a wish, I could instantly become an Evil Spirit, or the wish might only come true after my death."