Arriving at the front of the house, El opened the door and went straight to the living room, where the items sent from the auction house were neatly arranged.
After that, El walked into his room and sat on the bed, staring at the green glass marble-shaped item in his hand.
"How do I contract the Ghost Spirit in this pearl?" muttered El in confusion, noticing the fine details on the surface of the glass ball. "I have to take the Mission tomorrow, so there won't be enough time to go to the Home World, ask Yuri for help."
Ding!
[A Beyonder with a serial number of 120,000 can form a contract with a Ghost Spirit through a much simpler means. Simply swallow this Ghost Pearl, let it dissolve in the body, and the contract will be formed automatically]
El looked more seriously at the green pearl in her hand. "I have to swallow this thing? Ugh... it just smells bad," he muttered with a sour face.
However, with some hesitation and a heavy heart, El finally swallowed the Ghost Pearl. Instantly, her body was jolted by a sharp pain, as if a chill from the underworld was coursing through his veins, spreading and penetrating every fiber of his body.
El curled up on the mattress, his body writhing as the veins under his skin radiated greenish, as if they were about to burst out. The chill from the Ghost Pearl crept into her bones, penetrating to the marrow.
"It hurts..." he hissed, trying to endure the biting pain. "This absorption process... can't fail, right?"
Gradually, his vision began to blur, his consciousness fading slowly. Moments later, El drooped helplessly, his body increasingly covered in prominent green veins and a faint greenish aura emanating from his whole body.
Unknowingly, within El's inner world which was a boundless sea of blood, it appeared calm yet, every drop of it held more than a million visuals of life and death that continuously repeated.
Above the surface of the calm sea of blood, two lights of different colors appeared, each possessing a powerful aura.
The first light was bluish in color, shining brightly amidst the desolation of his soul, while the second light was greenish in color, emitting a cold aura that resembled the breath of death.
The two points of light slowly melted, merged into one, and formed a small humanoid figure with a transparent blue body.
The figure hovered above the surface of the sea of blood, seemingly weighing something. Then, with a smooth movement, it slowly entered the sea of blood below, sinking and disappearing without leaving a trace.
***
After 21 hours, the greenish veins and cold aura surrounding El's body disappeared without a trace. His eyelids trembled, slowly opened, and his vision was blurry as his consciousness tried to return.
As his vision began to clear, El saw a small figure, about the size of his hand, sitting quietly on his chest, looking at him with curious eyes.
"Eh?" El woke up with a surprised expression, her eyes immediately fixed on the cute-looking handheld-sized figure, similar to a Chibi character. "Y-Yuri? How can you be here?" he said in panic.
The Chibi figure was none other than Yuri, who smiled mischievously while hovering in front of El. "Hihi... Adrian, it turns out you have a Ghost Spirit, huh?"
"Yes, I bought it." El was silent for a moment, then said, "Wait, what did you do to my Ghost? And... how are you here?"
Yuri leaned closer to El's face, his smile growing more mischievous. "Hihi, I'm not really here, Adrian... I just left a little fragment of my soul fused into yours."
Floating backwards, Yuri continued his explanation, "When you swallowed the Ghost Spirit, that fragment fused with it, so that I could form this little spiritual body. In essence, we are one body and soul, but still have our own consciousness."
El fell silent, his confusion deepening. 'Damn... What the hell is going on? Why can my soul so easily merge with someone else's?' he thought, cold sweat starting to creep down his forehead.
Without waiting long, Yuri spoke again, trying to calm El down, "Take it easy, Adrian. With my soul fragment getting stronger, your Rinnegan won't damage your soul anymore."
El pinched his forehead in frustration. "That's better. But... why does my head feel dizzy with all this? It all happened so suddenly."
Suddenly, a system notification appeared right in front of him. Since Yuri was now one with El's body and soul, he could see the notification very clearly.
Ding!
[Detected that the Beyonder with serial number 120,000 had used up its rest time]
[Time to give out missions]
[Performed a search for suitable missions]
"Oh, good job!" said Yuri in a cheerful tone. "I'll reflect on the interesting experiences I had, so that I can restore my lost cultivation realm." After saying so, he floated up and reentered El's body.
Seeing Yuri's unpredictable behavior, El could only let out a long sigh. With mixed feelings, he got off the bed, stood up and took out the Mission Control Medallion from the Storage Ring.
The Mission Control Medallion in El's hand emitted a dazzling red light, filling the entire room. The medallion went to work, modifying the parameters of the next mission.
[Detected, the Beyonder with serial number 120,000 has an Item capable of setting the Mission assigned by the Reincarnation Room to a certain extent.]
[Do you want to use it?]
"Yes, I want to use it," El said, his face filled with confidence.
Ding!
[The Beyonder with serial number 120,000 has used a special Item to influence the Mission.]
[Would you like to continue the process?]
"Yes," El nodded slowly, then added, "I would like to change the number of Missions and the number of Participants. The number of Participants is 1, and the number of main Missions is 3."
Ding!
[Confirmation received]
[Continuing the setting process]
[You have selected the number of participants: 1 person and the number of main Missions: 4]
[Saving settings...]
Ding!
[Settings saved successfully!]
[Change mission details according to predefined preferences...]
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World : Black Bullet
Difficulty level : Easy
Number of participants : 1
Number of main missions : 4
Mission 1: Become a Promoter and rank in the top 3,000. There will be additional scoring based on the rank height achieved.
Mission 2: Kill Gastrea with Stage 2 or higher. There will be additional scoring based on the Number and Type of Gastrea killed
Mission 3: Collect 10 Blood or DNA samples from Curse Child. There will be additional scoring based on the number and Type of samples.
Mission 4: Get 10,000 points. There will be additional scoring if you exceed the target amount.
Penalties: Each failed main mission will be penalized 1000 points.
Reward : Will be calculated after the end of the main mission.
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Looking at the mission details on the holographic panel before him, El was stunned. "Black Bullet? Isn't that a world full of Loli being discriminated against? Moreover, I've only watched 4 episodes of Black Bullet."
El sighed. "What the hell is collecting Blood again anyway? You think I'm a pervert? System, can you change the Mission World this time?"
Ding!
[You don't have the right to change the Mission World that the Reincarnation Room has given]
Hearing this, El could only shake his head lightly and paused, then massaged his forehead, after which he sighed heavily. "Alright, whatever! I really want to hurry up and finish the mission this time."
Suddenly, El disappeared into the dark room. Before the vertigo-like pain attacked, Rinnegan activated itself, sensing the distortion of the space around it.