A passing traveler through the heavens

Chapter 144 First Battle in a US Variety Show

Ji Lin stood in the center of the kitchen, skillfully cooking a bowl of fragrant noodles. He picked up the steaming bowl of noodles, walked to the dining table, sat down, and began to eat heartily.

While he was enjoying the food, he kept issuing various commands, directing Xinghai to clean every corner of the room.

Poor Xinghai, though filled with resentment, had no choice but to obey Ji Lin's orders. He silently picked up a broom and rag and diligently swept the floor and wiped the furniture.

At this moment, Ji Lin completely ignored Xing Hai's mournful eyes and continued eating his noodles, occasionally pointing out Xing Hai's work.

After finishing his meal, Ji Lin put down his chopsticks with satisfaction, took Huan'er out of his system space, and then gave the order for Huan'er to supervise Xinghai in completing the remaining cleaning work.

After giving his instructions, Ji Lin turned and walked towards the bedroom without looking back.

Seeing Ji Lin finally leave the living room, Xinghai, who had been suppressing his dissatisfaction, instantly threw all the broom, mop, and other tools he was holding onto the ground, muttering, "Hmph! That wretched Ji Lin, treating me like free labor!"

However, in stark contrast to Xinghai, Huan'er simply smiled slightly, then gracefully stepped forward, picked up the cleaning supplies that Xinghai had discarded on the ground, and began to clean diligently.

At the same time, Ji Lin walked into the bedroom and plopped down on the soft and comfortable bed, reaching into the system space to retrieve the detection radar he had obtained through system check-in.

The detection radar resembles a tablet computer in appearance, simple yet technologically advanced.

Ji Lin gently slid his finger across the screen and typed in the words "demons and monsters." In an instant, small dots flashing red light suddenly appeared on the previously black tablet screen.

These red dots are unevenly distributed, some dense and some sparse; moreover, their color intensity varies, with the more intense and vibrant the red dot, the more powerful the corresponding demon or monster.

Staring at the screen filled with countless red dots, Ji Lin frowned and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect there to be so many. I really don't know how the United States of America hasn't collapsed yet? They're incredibly resilient!"

Ji Lin stared intently at the detection radar screen, where a red dot closest to him was flashing a faint light.

The red dot wasn't particularly vibrant in color, but it successfully caught Ji Lin's eye.

A slight smile played on his lips as he murmured to himself, "Hehe, it's you, my little darling!"

Ji Lin decided to take a steady and cautious approach, first getting a feel for the combat power level of this world.

As Ji Lin stepped out of the bedroom, a dark shadow suddenly flashed before his eyes—it was Xinghai!

Xinghai suddenly leaped up from the sofa like lightning, then rushed towards Huan'er with lightning speed, quickly grabbing a broom from the side, looking as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

Seeing this, Ji Lin couldn't help but smile helplessly and shake his head. Then, with a casual wave of his right hand, the sea of ​​stars instantly transformed into an exquisite folding fan and fell into his hand.

After exchanging a few words with Huan'er, Ji Lin turned and left the house.

Not long after, he arrived at the gate of a university with a folding fan in his hand. According to the radar, the mysterious red dot was located in the campus.

Just as Ji Lin was standing at the school gate in thought, Xing Hai's voice suddenly came to his mind: "Ji Lin, I can sense that there seems to be some fluctuation of time in this university in front of us."

Since the Star Sea had long been Ji Lin's exclusive weapon, the two of them were able to communicate through telepathy.

Hearing Xinghai's words, Ji Lin nodded with interest and murmured, "Oh? Time... seems quite interesting." With that, he slowly walked into the campus.

Ji Lin stared intently at the signal displayed by the radar in his hand, following the radar's navigation all the way, and finally stopped in front of a girls' dormitory building.

Without hesitation, Ji Lin activated his invisibility ability and silently entered the girls' dormitory building.

As soon as he stepped into the building, he couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Wow, wow..." The girls at this American university are dressed quite scantily in their dorm rooms.

He walked slowly down the corridor and soon arrived at the door of a dormitory.

Just as he was about to reach out and push the door open, a girl in a sundress suddenly strode out and casually tossed a small cake aside.

Upon witnessing this scene, a series of thoughts flashed through Ji Lin's mind, and then he suddenly realized—wasn't this the classic scene from the movie "Happy Death Day"?

Combining the current time, the girl in front of him, the discarded birthday cake, and the physical characteristics of the girl who just left, all the clues fit together perfectly.

At this moment, it seems that only one girl remains in this dormitory.

Ji Lin acted decisively, using his unique supernatural ability—the Heavenly Eye—to look into the room through the door. He saw that the girl in the room was surrounded by wisps of black aura, as if she were shrouded in a mysterious and evil power.

"Little darling, I'm here!" With a shout, Ji Lin rushed forward as fast as lightning.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of the girl, grabbed her delicate shoulders tightly, and then, without hesitation, Ji Lin used his teleportation ability to teleport the girl to the roof of the girls' dormitory.

However, faced with this sudden turn of events, the girl did not show much surprise. She simply glanced at Ji Lin and asked softly, "Who are you?"

Ji Lin had no time to waste arguing with her. Without saying a word, he suddenly swung his folding fan.

In an instant, several gleaming threads shot out from the fan like serpents, wrapping around the girl's body with lightning speed.

With a forceful tug from Ji Lin's arm, the silk threads, like incredibly sharp blades, easily tore through the girl's clothes and embedded themselves deeply into her delicate skin.

Shockingly, despite suffering such severe injuries, the girl did not utter a single groan of pain, and her life force did not diminish in the slightest.

Instead, an extremely eerie smile suddenly appeared on her face, and her originally clear and bright eyes became murky, revealing a sinister and terrifying aura.

At the same time, the voice coming from her mouth became hoarse and incomprehensible, as if it were the whisper of a demon from the deepest hell.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Ji Lin frowned slightly, secretly surprised.

But he did not back down. With a swift movement, he lunged forward like a whirlwind, his right fist clenched tightly, and with immense force, he slammed it down on the girl.

Just as the powerful punch was about to hit its target, Ji Lin suddenly felt a blur before his eyes and found himself still standing in the same spot, his attack completely missing its mark.

“Interesting…” Looking at the scene before him, Ji Lin was not panicked at all. Instead, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smile of great interest.

Then, Ji Lin took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and began to fully circulate the merit cultivation method he had been practicing for a long time.

In an instant, strands of dazzling golden light emerged from Ji Lin's body, like a radiant golden sun rising slowly.

These golden lights intertwined and intertwined, forming an indestructible shield that tightly protected Ji Lin within it.

After making thorough preparations, Ji Lin opened his eyes again, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

He roared and shot out again, this time faster and more powerful than before.

With a muffled thud, Ji Lin's fist slammed into the girl, the powerful impact sending her flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground.

The girl struggled to her feet, her face filled with disbelief. She stared wide-eyed at Ji Lin.

Ji Lin stared coldly at the weak girl before him, a cruel smile playing on his lips: "Hmph, strike while the iron is hot! Today is your death day, goodbye!"

After speaking, Ji Lin quickly formed hand seals, and the powerful merit and magic power within his body began to circulate rapidly like a surging torrent.

With a low shout, an incomparably powerful magical force suddenly surged out, transforming in the air into a gigantic golden hand that blotted out the sky, slamming down on the girl with earth-shattering force.

Wherever this giant hand passed, the space itself seemed unable to withstand such terrifying pressure and trembled slightly.

In the blink of an eye, the giant hand had already reached the girl. At the moment the two touched, time seemed to freeze for a second.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by an extremely dazzling light, the girl's body disintegrated and vanished like a fragile sand sculpture, leaving not even a trace behind.

Although the girl's body had turned to dust, in Ji Lin's eyes, which shone with dazzling golden light, her soul still stood quietly in place, like a candle flickering in the wind, about to fall.

Even more bizarrely, a jet-black aura, exuding a strong evil aura, surrounded the girl's soul.

Upon seeing this scene, Ji Lin felt a chill run down his spine and muttered something to himself.

An obscure yet sacred incantation flowed continuously from his mouth, echoing across the vast expanse of heaven and earth.

As the incantation continued, a strange scene unfolded once again. The girl's soul, along with the wisp of black energy, seemed to be drawn towards Ji Lin by some mysterious force.

Ultimately, the two disappeared without any hindrance into Ji Lin's forehead.

At the same time, a large number of complex fragments of memory flooded into Ji Lin's mind like a tide, constantly impacting his consciousness.

These memories come from the girl who was just given a proper rite of passage and the mysterious black aura. The ability to access some of the memories of the person who was given a proper rite of passage is a magical power that comes with the Merit Cultivation Method.

What Ji Lin was just reciting was the scripture and incantation from the Merit Cultivation Method concerning the salvation of the deceased.

Performing rituals to guide the deceased in this way not only allows them to rest in peace but also allows the caster to learn some unknown secrets. Golden light also appeared around Ji Lin…