Ghost Compendium

Luo Fei not knowing about Symbionts is quite normal; after all, she was imprisoned shortly after joining the Awakening Association, and even Chengyang City's He Zhan and others were unaware of this group of Symbionts.

But her saying she's not an Awakened is rather bewildering!

Although Wu Liang is not an Awakened, he has learned the specific details about Awakened Abilities from official archives.

From the contents of the world's first Awakened's archival records to the current Awakened profiles (official documents recorded those Awakened, rather than Yao Qingxue, the true first Awakened in essence).

Everything is well-documented, and all Awakened individuals can sense their awakening the moment their abilities manifest.

It's like a person consciously performing actions like "gripping", "clenching", or "slapping" while awake, and they would certainly be aware of what they're doing.

Once awakened, the effects of the abilities imprint naturally into the brain, like breathing.

Thus, there can't be an instance where someone is completely unaware of what their Awakened Ability is after awakening.

"Makes sense, you don't have the aura of a Fierce Ghost on you, even when Nightmare guides you in using the ability, I didn't notice anything unusual within you, not really like a Symbiont," Wu Liang pondered.

Back then, I couldn't detect Jiang Min as a Symbiont at first glance.

That's because the Fierce Ghost within her was deeply hidden, and showed no sign of exposing its aura; even the foretelling was conducted passively.

But now, regardless of my almost complete control over the Ghost Compendium, or the Nightmare's power being far stronger than before, the deeply hidden Symbionts can be detected when possessed by Nightmare.

"Mr. Hou, is it possible… I'm just an ordinary person…" Luo Fei's voice was as faint as a whisper.

Even now, she was unclear about what special trait Mr. Hou hoped to find in her.

She also didn't know what exactly the Promised Land was.

"Ordinary person? If you were truly ordinary, you'd have drowned in the river long ago; I merely tossed a rope to pull you ashore, yet you broke through that steel container on your own." Wu Liang shook his head in denial.

Seeing Luo Fei's slender arms and legs, without a trace of muscle, don't even mention bursting human physical potential limits.

A steel container is like a math problem on a test paper that you can't solve; a regular person would definitely not be able to break it!

"How do you feel mentally now? Can we continue the experiments?" Wu Liang took a deep breath, planning to further study the peculiar ability on her.

"Hmm, I'm not tired, but could you agree to one request?" Luo Fei cautiously asked.

Wu Liang agreed without hesitation: "Don't be nervous, go ahead."

As she spoke, Luo Fei thought of something, her face turning slightly crimson, she timidly said: "Just… if I become like before again, could you wake me up immediately? Don't let me roll around on the ground…"

"Oh, sure."

Wu Liang indeed hadn't considered a normal girl might feel embarrassed by this, after all, he lacked such sentiments.

But he pondered over an odd matter.

Luo Fei didn't feel fatigued?

It should be noted that using Awakened Abilities continuously exhausts Spiritual Power, and unless gifted, a regular Awakened should already feel mentally fatigued.

Why doesn't she show any signs of Spiritual Power depletion?

Thinking of this, Wu Liang subconsciously planned to have Nightmare continue stimulating her ability, intending to observe that state of losing control again and find the source and effect of this ability.

Just as he was about to speak, he seemed to have thought of something, gently extending his hand and placing it on Luo Fei's head.

"Relax, just like before."

The next moment, a stream of Power of Nightmare flowed from Wu Liang's hand into her mind, starting to control the release of her Awakened Ability.

This time, however, Nightmare did not appear, but Wu Liang personally used the Ghost Compendium's Deep Dream Realm ability to guide her.

"Phew… huh…"

As Wu Liang gradually guided Luo Fei's Awakened Ability to emerge, her breathing became urgent once more.

Veins began to appear on her smooth forehead and tightly clenched fists, slightly opened mouth showing clenched teeth, the entire body tense, face revealing a ferocious expression as if enduring immense hardship.

It was the extreme emotion that appeared before—pain.

After this emotion manifested for the first time, Wu Liang also asked Luo Fei.

She claimed it was merely experiencing an intense painful emotion, while in reality, neither her body nor her spirit had suffered real damage.

As long as the Awakened Ability stops, she immediately returns to normal.

"Ugh, still can't see any clue, where does this extreme and uncontrollable guidance come from!" Wu Liang, somewhat helpless, prepared to withdraw.

After all, he's not some devil, there's no need for a young girl to endure such extreme painful emotions constantly.

Just as his fingers were about to leave Luo Fei's head, Wu Liang suddenly felt a power so faint that he almost missed sensing it.

This power was channeled from her body to the top of her head and finally entered his spiritual world!

Despite the unexpected situation, Wu Liang didn't panic at all.

After all, in his mind sits a stable Ghost Compendium!

With this holding the fort, no Awakened Ability can cause issues within his mind.

He quietly waited, hoping to see what this force would do inside his mind.

The next second, Nightmare's surprised voice came from the Ghost Compendium.

"Damn! Boss, did you feel my Power of Nightmare strengthening? Though it's not that noticeable, it's roughly equivalent to consuming a couple of fragments of a typical Fierce Ghost's body, not yet reaching Red Robe."

"Hmm, I felt it."

Wu Liang nodded seriously.

He genuinely sensed that this faint power had slightly enhanced the Power of Nightmare.

However, due to Nightmare already surpassing the strength of a regular City-Destroying Level Fierce Ghost, this increase was pathetically weak.

But the key isn't in the strength of the amplification!

It's the nature of Luo Fei's Awakened Ability to directly enhance a Fierce Ghost!

Ignoring differences in strength, disregarding the essence of opposing abilities, directly amplifying them!

In a certain sense, hers can be considered comparable to Yao Qingxue's Valkyrie's strongest Awakened Ability!

"Huff… huff… cough cough cough!"

Suddenly, Wu Liang noticed the girl in front of him breathing heavily.

Her forehead began to sweat slightly, her lips turned quite pale, even her legs softened, nearly causing her to kneel on the ground.

This kind of change wasn't previously displayed from extreme painful emotions; rather, she genuinely became weak and fatigued!

Swiftly withdrawing his Power of Nightmare, Wu Liang forcibly channeled the energy that amplified him back into the girl's body.

Luo Fei barely managed to open her eyes, slightly breathless, she said: "Mr. Hou… did I assist you this time?"

"Hmm, my doubts are resolved, thank you." Wu Liang nodded solemnly.

"That's good… you saved my life after all, it's what I should do… not a hardship…"

With that, Luo Fei's head tilted, she fell into a deep sleep, evidently exhausted to the extreme.

Wu Liang gently picked up the girl, heading towards the parked haunted taxi on the roadside.

He already understood why the Promised Land might be interested in such a fragile girl.

She might be the opportunity for the Promised Land to research and develop even more terrifying Fierce Ghosts!