Free Web NovelChapter 483: Chapter 100: Myriad Forms Doomsday Shape
The cat was stumped by the question.
She tilted her head, contemplating who she really was, a question she had pondered many times over the past seven hundred years.
Seven hundred years ago, when the distortion arrived, a group of people awoke to something in advance.
Evil Fallen awakened to Mutation Entries, humans to Sequences. freewёbnoνel.com
She had become an Evil Fallen long ago.
Evil Fallen could usurp each other’s powers by devouring one another. Nie Chongshan had thus obtained entries such as Siren’s Song and fragments of the Traveler.
And she, too, had killed someone.
Wu Jiu’s language was very respectful; he was well aware that this cat was a creature of legendary status.
Perhaps no weaker than those of the Well Level.
"Can’t I just be a cat? Meow..."
The cat, spoke.
Wu Jiu was somewhat helpless, "I too wish I hadn’t noticed your identity, but I am clear about myself, or rather, I am clear about the capacity humans have to endure. Without you, I would have died many times over."
At this point, Wu Jiu’s tone was very sincere, and his eyes softened considerably:
"I’m very grateful for your rescues, it’s just a pity, I haven’t really achieved anything."
Haven’t achieved anything?
The cat thought this was quite modest, but after some thought, she realized that this man wasn’t intentionally trying to boast; he truly felt that he had accomplished nothing.
The cat didn’t know what Wu Jiu had been through, she simply said:
"I was originally planning to kill you."
After saying this, the cat lady—began to transform.
The coveted transformation of "become what I wish" was realized before Wu Jiu.
This time, she did not change into Wu Jiu’s form but reverted to her original appearance.
A woman in her early twenties, with a noble air between her brows, a high nose bridge, and when her eyes drooped, they quite resembled Wu Jiu’s, very sharp.
Unlike Wu Jiu’s expressionless face, Wu Jiu’s was unyieldingly imposing, while this woman’s was arrogantly proud.
She resembled an aristocrat from ancient times scrutinizing a down-and-out young man with her eyes.
But in Wu Jiu’s view, the woman’s arrogance wasn’t truly arrogance.
After all... if someone has been petted by you like a cat for a long time, no matter how proud they may seem, you wouldn’t feel it’s pride anymore.
Especially since— the woman was not tall, about two to three centimeters shorter than Wu Jiu, looking quite petite.
So when their eyes met, the woman was actually a bit annoyed—why did I turn into a cat?
"Is this your true appearance..."
"Yes, I think so, from what I remember."
"So, your ability is to assume the form of others?" Wu Jiu recalled someone else who had a similar ability.
In the Color Domain, Zhong Xu’s subordinate, Liu Chengzi’s sister Lizhi, only Lizhi was rather weak, Wu Jiu believed this must be a much more potent power.
"To assume the form of others, I can gain their appearance, power, and memories by inflicting harm on them. Although I can no longer confirm if my current form is what I originally looked like, I always seem to inadvertently revert to this."
Seven hundred years is a long time, but Wu Jiu felt that no matter how much time passes, a person shouldn’t forget what they look like.
Although the woman before him hadn’t forgotten, she was close to it.
He suddenly thought, perhaps she had absorbed too many memories, causing her own memories to become an increasingly smaller fraction.
"This ability, I gained from someone I devoured; it was in his memories. His original power was called Ten Thousand Phantasmal Bodies, but for some reason, when he became an Evil Fallen, his power shifted from a Sequence to a Mutation Entry, renamed Myriad Forms Doomsday Shape."
Myriad Forms Doomsday Shape...
Wu Jiu didn’t understand, yet was deeply shocked:
"It sounds like a very powerful ability. By the way, I still don’t know your name. You probably know mine, my name is Gu Qingyu."
"Li You. But it has been a long time since anyone called me that, you can call me monster. I’m quite used to it, after all, many people called me that just before dying."
"Li Senior." Wu Jiu was still very polite.
But such politeness felt somewhat detached, leaving Li You rather displeased:
"Either call me monster, or by my name."
"Okay, I’ll remember that, Li You, thank you for saving me many times. I came today to bid you farewell."
Wu Jiu sensed that the other party seemed disinclined to be addressed with old-fashioned formality, so he changed some of his wording.
This pleased Li You, but the word ’farewell’ displeased her:
"You’re leaving again?"
Wu Jiu nodded:
"I’m going to a place, but I can’t take you with me. However, if I come back, I’ll come for you," he said.
"Can’t I go with you?"
"No."
Wu Jiu was very clear that if he was dealing with Jing Si, it didn’t matter whether he took Li You with him or not—the outcome would be the same.
Li You seemed even stronger than himself, but if they encountered someone like Jing Si, strength was meaningless regardless of how great it was.
Going to Denglin City alone was best. The key to survival was to avoid Jing Si.
Of course, on the other hand, Wu Jiu had a certain plan for Li You. After seeing that Li You could transform into his likeness, Wu Jiu said,
"I have a request."
"As you’ve said, I’ve saved you many times, but now you plan to leave me behind and go somewhere else. And you still have the nerve to make a request?"
Li You was slightly angry.
Wu Jiu said very seriously,
"I understand if you don’t agree, and I will complete this matter myself. After that, I will head to the place I need to go."
Li You watched Wu Jiu. During the time she had spent with this man, she had come to understand him somewhat.
"Speak, what is it?"
"I hope you can lead them to the outskirts of the High Tower. The High Tower has emerged, and soon countless people will rush toward it.
I don’t care whether they can enter the High Tower, but since these people have followed me, I at least owe them a chance."
Having lived for seven hundred years, killed many, and taken plenty of memories, Li You was naturally aware of where the High Tower was located.
"You want me to turn into you?"
"Yes."
"It’s not impossible," Li You said with a mysterious smile.
Li You agreed too readily, and Wu Jiu, knowing she would definitely have conditions, spoke again,
"This matter is very important to me. Although I am not close to these people, I would feel guilty if I just abandoned them. If you can help me, I am willing to help you."
Gu Qingyu was very forthcoming, or at least that’s what Li You thought, or maybe this person just disliked taking advantage of others too much.
In fact, it was precisely Gu Qingyu’s personality that made someone like Li You find him strange and gradually become attracted to him.
She had seen too many greedy people who liked to take advantage of small gains, and too many who said one thing but felt another.
Her association with Gu Qingyu became some strange relationship, initially because she found this person very peculiar.
Refusing to initiate the Return Roulette even at death’s door. Surviving crisis after crisis with a strong will.
Though just barely getting by, he went out of his way to look after a cat.
Yet this man was not an extreme do-gooder; he was decisive in killing, swift and resolute in his actions.
Li You had a feeling that perhaps the place Gu Qingyu was going to was crucial, and that they might not meet again for a long time.
She could help Gu Qingyu deal with some matters, but didn’t want to sever their connection.
It wasn’t easy to find such a pure soul in seven hundred years.
"My Myriad Forms Doomsday Shape has two methods of use. I can transform into you because, before you left, I left a claw mark on your arm, remember?"
His strong regenerative abilities had already healed the claw mark, but Wu Jiu remembered clearly that before he had left camp, when he told Li You he would return soon, she had scratched him.
"I need you to cause harm for me to gain more of your information and ultimately I can completely devour you. In that case, I could even directly replace you."
Hearing this dangerous statement, Wu Jiu wasn’t concerned. Li You had had many opportunities to kill him, but she had never done so.
This was enough for Wu Jiu to trust Li You.
Li You continued,
"Of course, I have no need to kill you. You’re interesting."
This statement gave off a "Hah, interesting man, you’ve caught my attention" vibe when said by Li You.
"So I can offer a second method. I will carve a Curse Mark on you, establishing a connection. You and I will share senses, such as vision, hearing, touch, and so on.
When necessary, even memories can be shared, and I can completely control your power.
Similarly, while you can’t control the powers I already have, you can gain any power I acquire from now on."
This ritual was unique to the Myriad Forms Doomsday Shape.
The Ten Thousand Phantasmal Bodies could create copies with the same abilities, while the legendary Mutation Entry, Myriad Forms Doomsday Shape, could "spread."
Li You was the source of the spread, and Wu Jiu was the conduit.
"So the side effect is sensory linkage?" Wu Jiu frowned, weighing Li You’s request.
"You could say that, but don’t worry, I won’t establish the connection with you all the time. Normally, your senses and mine will not be linked."
"Besides, you cannot have any disrespectful thoughts towards me. It’s like your life is in my hands. This connection is like a vampire’s blood thrall, and being the source of the spread, I can exert a great influence over you."
Li You stared intently at Wu Jiu:
"If you want me to agree with you, you must establish such a link with me; you can think about it properly."
"What if I die?"
"Your death would cause me some pain, but the impact would be minor."
"What if... you die?" Wu Jiu asked the crucial question.
Li You didn’t avoid it and told the truth:
"Then you would die too. The conditions are harsh, and you can choose not to agree. The advantage of agreeing is that your abilities will be further enhanced. It’s quite convenient to acquire abilities through Myriad Forms Doomsday Shape."
"The downside is that I will be superior to you. Although I cannot control your will, technically speaking, I govern your life and death. But if you never betray me, you needn’t worry about that because I never harm my own people."
Wu Jiu’s expression was complex, while Li You still carried an air of pride on her face. She wasn’t in a hurry, waiting for Wu Jiu to provide an answer.
Over the course of seven hundred years, she did have a diffused body who wholeheartedly collected various pieces of information for her.
Of course, this diffused body also reaped great benefits. The powers plundered by the Myriad Forms Doomsday Shape were gained not only by Li You but also by the diffused body.
Yet later, when she perceived that the diffused body harbored some dangerous thoughts, some ideas that made her extremely uncomfortable, she erased them.
Li You was lonely but also very proud.
She disdained to, like many Evil Fallen, beg for people to like her. The former diffused body, she did find somewhat interesting, treating it as a friend.
But when she sensed its intentions were not pure, she was able to decisively sever those connections.
And Li You only sought out a diffused body once in total.
After that one time, she never found another diffused body again.
Although the relationship with her diffused body was akin to master and servant, as Li You said, she could not influence the will.
She could share five senses with the diffused body at any time, or she could actively sever this connection.
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Seeking an absolutely trustworthy partner.
She was willing to trust Gu Qingyu. If Gu Qingyu was heading to a dangerous place and unwilling to take her along, she at least could lend him part of her strength.
Only when Li You voiced these thoughts did it come across like she was forcing Wu Jiu into signing an unequal contract.
"I agree with you."
"Are you sure?"
Li You knew Gu Qingyu was a decisive person, but this matter seemed too hasty even for him.
Gu Qingyu’s thinking was simple: Li You had saved his life too many times, and she had had too many chances to kill him as well.
Even if she wanted to kill him in the future, he wouldn’t mind.
But now, he needed to find his subordinates; he needed more strength.
The ultra-long survival challenge outside the High Tower had greatly enhanced Wu Jiu’s ability.
But Wu Jiu was well aware that the place they were going next could be very dangerous.
Denglin City.
Recalling the adventure related to Denglin City, Wu Jiu still remembered it being Bai Wu who volunteered to leave the High Tower, aiming to help him recover from the grief of transforming from Liu Mu into an Evil Fallen.
Wu Jiu clenched his fists:
"I’ve made up my mind, Li You. Having accompanied each other all this time, I’ve come to regard you as my friend. I’ve always been frank and straightforward with my friends. Plus, I need strength, and you, coincidentally, possess it."
"And even if I died, it wouldn’t have much of an impact on you, so I have nothing to worry about."
That last sentence moved Li You somewhat.
She had assumed Gu Qingyu would be concerned about the dominion aspect of their relationship, yet unexpectedly, his concern was that his own death would affect her.
"Are you really not going to regret it?"
"No regrets."
"Alright, Gu Qingyu, I have also agreed to your request. I don’t care about those humans, but I’ll do as I said and lead them towards the High Tower."
Li You’s hand touched Wu Jiu’s forehead, and the diffusion ceremony thus began.
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Outside the Tower, as well as beyond the Mist.
With the sudden appearance of the gigantic High Tower and Stele in people’s view, this unexpected marvel attracted countless audacious onlookers.
Some considered it a kind of extraterrestrial structure—a sign of interstellar invasion.
Others believed it was a divine manifestation from the heavens.
The emergence of the High Tower triggered three major events.
The first major event: Human curiosity and touch meant that the High Tower was protected by some sort of strange energy, making it difficult for ordinary people to approach.
However, the stele outside the High Tower disappeared due to someone’s touch.
Those who disappeared entered the interior of the High Tower.
When the Return Roulette could directly lead people back to the High Tower from beyond the mist, it also meant that the High Tower could directly be reached through the stele from the world beyond the mist.
Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi quickly dispatched a large number of investigation teams to find the location of the High Tower through the white steles.
In the end, they indeed found this location, and thus, before a large number of people swarmed into the High Tower, and before people dared to be sure that the High Tower was the architecture to avoid the end of the world, there were already sentinels around the stele.
The members of the Investigation Corps were naturally much stronger than the average person, and the Xie Family’s technological armament further increased the gap between them and the ordinary people.
As a result, a defensive line was established at the stele leading to the High Tower. Those from outside the mist who had entered the High Tower earlier, if they did not meet the standards set jointly by Yan Zizai, Xie Yingjie, Qin Zong, and Wang Jue, the rulers, would be denied refuge and sent back.
The people who were sent back from the inside of the High Tower to its outside, if it had been a year earlier, would certainly not have given the High Tower a second glance, but now—they saw the High Tower as paradise.
Therefore, it didn’t take long for word to spread that the High Tower was a haven, a pure land, a shelter.
A massive population from all over the world began to surge towards the High Tower, much like what happened seven hundred years ago.
The current rulers of the High Tower, Yan Zizai and Xie Yingjie, were also very clear that they had to start playing the bad guys.
The "not one less" from the apocalyptic human movies does not exist in the upcoming catastrophe.
The real catastrophe to come is about the survival of the fittest, the elimination of the weak.
The second major event.
Through Xie Xingzhi’s relentless efforts, they finally got some clues about the Ark from Zero.
They learned that the Black Mist was initially punctured by the Ark.
The Ark was incredibly huge, like a city upon the sea, capable of easily destroying islands.
And the leader of the Ark was quite close to Bai Wu.
Yan Zizai believed that if they could establish contact with the Ark, perhaps they could provide humanity with more options in the future.
Similarly, upon hearing of the High Tower’s appearance, people from the Ark’s forces also began to drive the massive Ark towards the location of the High Tower.
Wen Hao, as well as countless sailors from the Ark, were very eager to see the High Tower.
They had long been unable to enter the High Tower, but everyone was very clear that the High Tower was their obsession.
The very existence of the cruise ship was for the purpose of seeing the High Tower.
So in addition to the countless humanity surging toward the High Tower, a second force—the Ark’s forces—also began to advance toward Meinan.
The contact between the High Tower forces and the Ark’s forces was also established at this moment.
The third major event—Evil Fallen tide emerged.
The High Tower would not always be present; as the concentration of distortion kept rising, once it surpassed a certain value, the High Tower would disappear as well.
Those monsters at the top of the distortion, the Well Level beasts, were all very clear about one thing: if they missed the opportunity to attack the High Tower this time, then they would miss it forever.
And that chess player who had always been behind the scenes, Jing Yi, finally commanded a great number of Evil Fallen to start hammering at the High Tower.
A vast army of monsters, whose scale could be said to be hundreds of times that of Black Gold Island and Huangquan attacking Baichuan City, all these endless Evil Fallen surged towards the High Tower.
Their only goal—one: to destroy the High Tower! To release the monsters at the very top of the High Tower and usher in the true era of distortion’s arrival.
Most of these Evil Fallen were humans transformed from the world beyond the mist, but there was also a small portion of Evil Fallen that were elite forces from the farm.
Xi Yunzi, Club K, and Club Ace did not join the attack; their mission was not to assault the High Tower.
But that doesn’t mean there are no K-level Evil Fallen among the attacking monsters.
The farm had many, many, although there was only one farm owner.
Humanity, Ark forces, High Tower forces, Evil Fallen forces, all converged towards a particular place in Meinan—the location of the High Tower.
Countless fates were about to collide.
But in this world, two people however headed to Denglin City. For various reasons, they did not participate in the whirlpool surrounding the High Tower.
Wu Jiu, having established some sort of contract with Li You, embarked on the journey to Denglin City, alone with his sword.
He did not know what kind of changes he would encounter in Denglin City, nor did he know what Denglin City had become.
Even less clear was whom he would meet in Denglin City.
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Inside the Mist, the ruins of Food City.
The blood-red mist, even after the departure of the Hydra, had not dissipated and seemed to still carry the scent of blood from ninety years ago to those who sniffed closely.
But this place had long since lost all signs of life.
The young man in the blood mist, feeling the familiar presence, slowly opened his eyes, and as soon as he did, he heard a voice:
"You’re awake? That’s no small feat, haha... I saved you from Laosi’s hands; you really should thank me properly."
