My Ability Pool is Superior-Chapter 144 - 143: All Under Control?

The elderly woman returned to the team, her face looking somewhat grim.

Under an unknown influence, unable to bring out Master Bai the Fourteenth for support, it felt like having no backup.

Relying solely on incense to borrow power, the situation didn’t look optimistic no matter how you viewed it.

After all, in the elderly woman’s eyes, there were only five people on the scene, two of whom were apprentices and clearly unreliable.

She turned her head to Lv Bai: "Xiao Lü, what do you think?"

"Yes, since Fourteenth Master said at the start that you would take the lead on this trip."

Shi Xiangtou subconsciously rubbed the goosebumps on his arms: "You have to come up with an idea."

"Anyway, it seems like they don’t want to let us go, so we might as well stroll around the village first."

Lv Bai remained composed, even speaking with a smile.

His calm demeanor actually helped keep the two Incense Masters present more settled.

"Let’s go and see how the villagers are doing now."

As he spoke, he strode towards Xiaoli’s house at the village entrance.

The elderly woman and Shi Xiangtou exchanged glances, not voicing any objections, and followed behind Lv Bai one after the other.

Even if the two Death Fighters left had other thoughts, faced with such a situation, they could only brace themselves and follow along.

After all, staying with the Incense Masters was safer than wandering around on their own.

Passing through the wooden fence surrounding the house, they arrived at the front door.

The door was ajar; a slight push would open it.

But as soon as they pushed it open, a ghostly cold wind swept over them, making them extremely uncomfortable.

The room was unlit and pitch black.

This made them notice the God of Wealth Tower at the base of the wall, where a ghostly fire flickered faintly inside.

"Did it escape or..."?

The elderly woman cautiously approached but did not sense the presence of the Family Guardian Immortal in the God of Wealth Tower.

Lv Bai crouched down before the God of Wealth Tower: "There were no signs before this happened; I doubt it escaped."

What they called the Four Great Sects could be nicely termed as the Immortal, but bluntly, they were actually a bunch of spirits turned animals.

Evil spirits and the Immortal were essentially the same, the difference being orderly or chaotic.

Since it didn’t follow the rules, Lv Bai wouldn’t be surprised by anything it might do. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Lü Xiangtou, come out and see quickly."

Shi Xiangtou stood at the door, a look of shock on his face.

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Lv Bai rose and walked to the doorway, following Shi Xiangtou’s gaze.

There, along the stone road in the village, an enormous crowd had appeared from nowhere.

A rough count showed about three or four hundred people.

So many people crammed onto the narrow stone path, bustling with heads, it looked quite spectacular.

Lv Bai recognized some of the people; they were indeed villagers of Liu Family Village, though some were inexplicably missing.

The villagers had lost their previous enthusiasm, now with expressionless faces, slowly shuffling towards Lv Bai and the others.

Their eyes were hollow, void of any human emotions.

Seeing this scene, even the self-proclaimed experienced elderly woman felt a wave of fear.

The crowd of villagers gradually approached, their presence thickened by the night, as if something hidden among them was secretly watching.

Lv Bai exhaled lightly: "Let’s get out, don’t stay inside the house."

Typically, though numerous, if push came to shove, just Shi Xiangtou and the elderly woman would suffice to deal with them.

The problem was that these villagers moved so unusually, clearly under the control of an evil spirit, it felt a bit heartless to harm these innocent villagers.

Finding and eliminating the evil spirit behind this mess would be the best solution.

Reaching the outside of the wooden fence, Lv Bai gestured for Shi Xiangtou and the others to follow him around to the back of the crowd.

He jogged along, circling the edge of the village, occasionally slowing down to form a hand sign, casually dropping a few grains of glutinous rice.

Lv Bai casually asked: "What methods can you still use now?"

"Except for the means that require incense, the rest are fine."

Shi Xiangtou responded without hesitation.

Upon realizing they couldn’t summon Master Bai the Fourteenth, he immediately tested his current abilities.

Let’s say the area’s restrictions weren’t as severe as expected, it just extinguished incense, but they could still borrow the Immortal’s mana.

"Yes, we still have the strength to resist."

Regardless of the elderly woman’s true thoughts, at least her words were a morale boost.

Lv Bai nodded, refocusing his attention on the crowd.

Their actions did not trigger any extreme responses from the villagers, who merely followed their movements, slowly turning their heads.

The large group of villagers moved as if they were marionettes, their steps extremely slow, which wouldn’t pose a significant threat just by itself.

The evil spirit mingled among the villagers seemed to realize this and promptly took steps.

Amidst the crowd, a peculiar cry abruptly sounded.

The cry was like nails screeching across a blackboard, making it deeply unpleasant to hear.

But with the strange cry, the chilling cold wind intensified several times over, making the fence outside the dilapidated tile-roofed house creak.

In every shadow within the village, there seemed to appear indescribable entities,

The darkness and cold around Lv Bai and the others grew increasingly bone-chilling, their joints stiff as though iced.

"... It can’t go on like this."

The elderly woman’s speech was labored: "We can’t keep hiding; we must find a way to counteract."

Lv Bai halted, nonchalantly tidying his clothes.

With a cheerful smile, he spoke: "It is time to counteract."

"Have you thought of a way?" Shi Xiangtou’s eyes brightened.

"Do you wonder why this evil spirit suddenly intensified its attack?"

Lv Bai didn’t wait for Shi Xiangtou to answer, continuing: "This proves it’s anxious."

"What do you mean?"

"Among the Four Great Sects — Hu, Huang, Bai, and Liu, the only one capable of controlling so many at once is the Hu Sect."

As he spoke, Lv Bai formed a hand sign, then extended it to Shi Xiangtou’s mouth: "Go ahead."

Shi Xiangtou recognized the hand sign, realizing Lv Bai’s intention.

He took a deep breath: "Coo~ coo~ coo~"

He mimicked a rooster’s crow, amplified by Lv Bai’s control.

Simultaneously, similar sounds echoed from other directions in the village.

Unable to find a real rooster, they could only try this method.

Will it work?

Yes!

And it worked exceptionally well.

As it’s said, "When the rooster crows, the entire world awakens."

A fake rooster still counts as a rooster.

Clearly, as the villagers gathered on the stone path heard the sounds from all sides, they snapped out of their puppet-like state.

Though not fully conscious, they appeared bewildered and no longer moved by the evil spirit’s commands.