A passing traveler through the heavens

Chapter 145 A Nightmare on Elm Street

In the world of American fantasy, there lives a group of terrifying monsters and demons.

They are given a common name—evil spirits, but these evil spirits know nothing about their origins. It is as if they suddenly appeared in the world on some ordinary day.

Furthermore, when a person dies, if they possess strong resentment, they will transform into an evil spirit after death. There is a clear hierarchy among evil spirits, ranging from low to high: low-level, medium-level, and high-level.

These evil spirits feed on human souls, constantly increasing their level and power by devouring souls.

The difference between high-level evil spirits and low-level evil spirits is that only those evil spirits at the high level are qualified to have their own unique names.

Moreover, even among high-level evil spirits, the difference in strength between them remains significant.

The most powerful high-level evil spirits can even control a region, ruling their own territory like a tyrant who occupies a land.

Within this realm, the concepts of time and space become blurred, as if in a state of primordial chaos.

The only way to break this realm is to find the source of the evil spirits hidden within and destroy it completely.

Ji Lin learned all of this from his memories of just eliminating the evil spirit, which was in its early, nascent stage and relatively weak.

When it was born, it wandered aimlessly and happened to encounter the girl that Ji Lin had killed together. This girl was extremely jealous of her roommate, which caused her to become twisted and evil.

This negative emotion gave the newly born evil spirit an opportunity to invade and control her consciousness.

This evil spirit originally had the potential to upgrade to a higher level, but unfortunately, it encountered Ji Lin just as it was about to kill someone.

Although Ji Lin had successfully eliminated one evil spirit, he seemed somewhat depressed at the moment.

Although even low-level evil spirits can add a little merit after being destroyed, the amount is pitifully small and negligible.

However, after fighting the low-level evil spirits that had just been wiped out, Ji Lin had a general understanding of their strength.

As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. Taking advantage of the momentum from just defeating the low-level evil spirit, Ji Lin decided to seek out an even more powerful high-level evil spirit to hone his skills.

Without further ado, Ji Lin swiftly pulled out a detection radar from his pocket and began searching for information about advanced evil spirits on it.

As he operated the radar, the densely packed red dots on the detection radar receded rapidly like a tide, disappearing in the blink of an eye, leaving only those exceptionally dark, blood-red dots standing alone on the screen.

Ji Lin stared intently at the display on the detection radar without hesitation. He then slowly floated off the ground, his body gradually hovering in mid-air.

Immediately afterwards, his figure vanished, and the next moment, he appeared in the sky above a quiet town near New York.

At this moment, Ji Lin was in a strange state of invisibility, quietly floating in the air.

His eyes, radiating dazzling golden light, were like two bright lamps, piercing through layers of mist and scanning the seemingly ordinary town below. Ordinary people would not be able to detect Ji Lin's abnormality.

In Ji Lin's unique perspective, the entire town was already shrouded in a thick, ink-like black aura.

Without a doubt, there must be an extremely terrifying existence hidden here—a powerful evil spirit with its own domain!

"I just randomly picked a high-level evil spirit, and I didn't expect it to be a being with a domain. My luck is unbelievable!"

"Damn it, the bold get rich, the timid starve," Ji Lin cursed under his breath before arriving in the town.

Ji Lin strolled along the streets of the small town, his deep and sharp eyes constantly using his unique ability to see through the world to observe every inch of his surroundings.

However, what was surprising and puzzling was that when he was looking down from high above, he found that the entire town was shrouded in a thick layer of black mist, as thick as ink.

But when he actually stepped into the town, he couldn't find even the slightest trace of black energy.

Looking at his surroundings, Ji Lin thought to himself, "It seems I have already entered the territory controlled by the evil spirits of this town."

"Unfortunately, my merit cultivation method is still in its initial stage and is far from sufficient to support me in exploring such a powerful evil spirit's domain."

Since he was already there, Ji Lin decided to learn more about this evil spirit first.

Soon, Ji Lin arrived at the entrance of a bar in the town. He straightened his clothes slightly and then stepped into the bar.

The bar was dimly lit and filled with a faint smell of smoke and alcohol.

Ji Lin walked straight to the bar and introduced himself to the busy bartender with a smile: "Hello sir, my name is Ji Lin. I am a freelance writer who likes to travel around to get more novel and interesting materials and inspiration to enrich my writing."

Would you be willing to share some strange and unusual stories that happen in this small town?

"Of course, if you can provide valuable information, I will certainly not treat you unfairly." As he spoke, Ji Lin gently patted the bulging wallet on the bar.

Tempted by Ji Lin's financial power, the bartender, who had been hesitant, finally made up his mind. He put down the glass he was wiping, leaned closer to Ji Lin, and whispered something.

"Since you're so generous, let me tell you the story of a horrific serial killer who once appeared in our area..."

As the bartender recounted the story, a terrifying tale gradually unfolded before Ji Lin. After hearing the story, Ji Lin couldn't help but gasp, and a fine layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.

"Damn, I never imagined that this seemingly ordinary town would actually be the legendary Nightmare on Elm Street! And right now I'm in the territory of that nightmare killer—Freddy!"

Thinking of this, Ji Lin's heart suddenly raced, and an unprecedented sense of tension surged into his heart.

It's no wonder Ji Lin reacted this way; from the Tianlong World until now, Ji Lin has never encountered an enemy that targets his consciousness like this!

Ji Lin sat at the bar with a furrowed brow, gently swirling a glass of wine in his hand, his mind racing as he pondered how to deal with the current crisis.

He learned very little from the bartender, only some of Freddy's horrific deeds during his lifetime. Since Freddy's disappearance, no murders had occurred in the town.

However, not long ago, the intense, suffocating black aura that Ji Lin felt high in the sky made him clearly realize that Freddy was about to make a comeback, and that his operation would take place in the next few days.

So Ji Lin decided to stay at the bar and continue to gather more clues about Freddy.

Time passed by, from day to night, and he remained silently sitting in the corner, observing everything around him.

As night deepened and midnight approached, the number of customers in the bar gradually dwindled, leaving only a handful of people.

Suddenly, Ji Lin keenly sensed an unusually powerful energy fluctuation…