Free Web NovelChapter 547: Chapter 164: The Strongest Monster Revisits Old Haunts
The Original.
In Dong Nianyu’s heart, if the man she wanted to know the most was Bai Yuan, then the woman she wanted to understand the most was the Original.
The one who had split into her and Dong Yugan, as well as a plethora of unconscious "consumable" Split Bodies.
In Evil Fallen City, the method to hypnotize those Evil Fallen was through these consumables. Of course, many consumables were also split from Dong Nianyu’s spiritual power.
Dong Nianyu’s spiritual power was strong enough to modify parts of people’s cognition worldwide.
Xiaoyugan’s mind was capable of constructing a massive Memory Palace, having completed a true "purification of the Well Level".
Now, Dong Nianyu had heard it.
When Bai Yuan left, he took the Original with him, and Xiaoyugan was just a Split Body, a decoy.
She didn’t like that naive Xiaoyugan, but she had to admit that both herself and Xiaoyugan possessed immense power.
They were existences extremely close to the Original.
At least... in Dong Nianyu’s perception, she was already a perfect Split Body, capable of contesting the Original.
However, the truth that Jing Yi slowly revealed next made Dong Nianyu realize... she had severely underestimated the Original.
"What exactly is spiritual power?"
Jing Yi posed this question first, of course, it was just a lead-in; he did not need an answer from Dong Nianyu:
"Before the Distortion arrived, people generally considered spiritual power to be Will. It was the tension of emotions."
"The same holds now, only the power of the Well, the source of all distortions, stems from the negative emotions of humans, eventually transforming into spiritual power, which then influences reality."
"Consequently, you would perceive the world as very idealistic."
"For instance, someone desires to protect others, so after distortion, they gain a body full of protective terms. Someone wishes to bring laughter, so after their distortion is completed, they can force others to burst into laughter."
"Someone craves money, hence the more money they have, the stronger their power becomes; while another yearns for family ties, so within a certain range, she can forcibly make people into her parents."
"Some wish to redeem others, to walk with everyone to the very end, so one after another, the deceased turn into eyes within balloons."
Jing Yi’s speaking pace slowed down again:
"The Well grants people the ability to fulfill certain desires of their hearts. But it’s simply responding to these emotions."
"You can consider the Well a container of spiritual power, the desires and emotions of everyone in the world, all within the Well; it uses tremendous spiritual power to transform these desires, these emotions, into various powers that can influence reality."
"And your Original is such an existence, a miniaturized version of the Well, a living Well."
At this point, Jing Yi looked toward Dong Nianyu, and unsurprisingly, he saw the shocked expression on her face.
"Seven hundred years ago, the Land of Bliss had indeed a formidable ensemble. Bai Yuan, the Club King, the Spade King, the Club King."
"Each of them was strong enough to stand on their own, worthy of my careful cultivation, but out of these four individuals, only your Original... is an existence no lesser than mine."
At this point, Jing Yi paused, reflecting on some past events, and after about a dozen seconds, he continued:
"Although I have five siblings, I am completely different from them because only I am a true Split Body, the one who split from me is the great Master."
"Hence, only I will never waver in my convictions."
Jing Yi’s statement actually had some issues; in fact, there was another person who, though somewhat mediocre, had firmly sided with the distortion lineup out of the remaining five Well Levels.
Just that he was defeated by Bai Wu time and again.
"By embracing these children, I had never imagined there would be one whose spiritual power was immense enough to influence reality."
"To put it conservatively, around her, substantial illusions would frequently appear. Even I couldn’t ascertain the origin of this power."
Jing Yi actually had some recognition of that power; it was a force brought forth by a powerful Sequence.
Perhaps that child hadn’t yet awakened to that Sequence, but some clues were already evident.
"Fortunately, my power ultimately surpasses hers. And when her emotions are stable, her power is much diminished."
"So for a long time, although she has felt pain, she couldn’t generate much emotion due to the influence of the medication."
"I realized that this child is not stable and can only serve as a ’factory,’ continuously producing powerful spiritual power units, rather than as a combat unit."
"Because when she loses control, it’s terrifying."
"However, the observant Bai Yuan still found a clue. He noticed that even though your true body had been continuously medicated and not fully conscious, there would be brief periods of lucidity every so often."
"So, eventually, Bai Yuan found her."
"Their plan to escape was also conceived at that time."
Jing Yi stood up and turned to Dong Nianyu:
"Looking at it now, with powerful spiritual power, to a certain extent, one can easily abandon their own body. Inside Bai Yuan’s body resides your true self."
"But the gap between Bai Yuan and me is too great, in terms of physical strength, I am considered to have an immortal body. And as you age, your true self’s spiritual power will continue to grow."
"In short, although Bai Yuan is excellent, as a vessel for your true self, he is not qualified."
"I don’t know what happened later. Perhaps Bai Yuan’s death is related to this, or perhaps... Bai Yuan died for some other reason. But in my view, Bai Yuan’s child is unlikely to be the progeny of your true self."
Jing Yi can peer into causality, and even if Bai Yuan, The First Generation, and Xiaoyugan changed their names, they cannot completely avoid Jing Yi.
It’s just that Jing Yi will not abuse the Power of Causality on a grand scale like Jing Liu.
Or to say... in terms of the Power of Causality, Jing Yi cannot be as comprehensive as Jing Liu.
But this is also a form of luck.
After all, Jing Yi is well aware that those who manipulate causality can also be entrapped by it, Jing Liu being a case in point.
In any case, in Jing Yi’s eyes, there is a certain possibility that Bai Yuan’s death was due to being unable to bear the powerful spiritual power.
It’s just that Jing Yi doesn’t know... later on, Bai Yuan went to a place that could suppress all distortions.
In that place, Bai Yuan survived. Although he eventually died.
But all inheritance had been completed.
"So don’t obsess over a person without a heart, a person who is beyond reach."
"As for Bai Yuan, I will promise you that once my Lord returns and the fusion with me is completed, he will use the Well to fulfill your wish to see Bai Yuan."
Jing Yi had already walked up to Dong Nianyu, lifted her chin with his forefinger, and looked at her teasingly:
"Remember who you belong to, and do not betray us. While I’m in seclusion, manage the farm well."
Dong Nianyu seemed to be in shock and took several seconds before responding.
But deep down, she did not agree with Jing Yi.
Shen Shuyue, Qu Li, had already begun to explore the farm.
If Jing Yi truly was a Split Body of Alpha, then this farm might indeed be hiding even more fundamental secrets.
But all of this was a gamble.
Dong Nianyu could only pray that Jing Yi, severely injured, would neglect to monitor the farm with the Power of Causality.
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Denglin City.
Humanity now has three major strongholds for survival.
The refuge of Baichuan City, the Ark in the North Sea region outside the fog, and Sanchez City within the former territory of Meinan Country.
These places all have a large population, but there are also many other places hiding some remnants of humanity.
For example, a certain underground shelter is home to the former world’s richest man, Zhao."
In Denglin City, there were dozens of scientists living.
Not long ago, the appearance of two men, one tall and one short, reignited the determination of the scientists.
Also not long before, Bai Wu planned to entrust the scientists to build a weapon capable of restraining Evil Fallen and thereby increase their odds of victory in the High Tower defense battle.
This was one of Bai Wu’s backup plans.
But this backup wasn’t used; instead, it was Qian Yixin who performed extraordinarily without any restraint.
However, just because it wasn’t used didn’t mean it wouldn’t be effective in the future.
After receiving the news of High Tower’s fall, the scientists felt an even greater sense of responsibility.
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But having witnessed two men die over a thousand times, bringing clear skies after the rain to Denglin City, and realizing that Professor Tao bore even heavier burdens than theirs, the scientists no longer entertained the idea of giving up.
In the High Tower defense battle, the weapons developed by the scientists ultimately failed to arrive at the battlefield on time.
Even to this day, due to continually discovering new flaws, they have been unable to complete their work.
During the development process, they had to risk venturing out to confront Evil Fallen in order to conduct experiments on them.
This was, undoubtedly, a very dangerous endeavor.
Fortunately, Zero, who couldn’t reach the battlefield, established contact with Denglin Technology building at this time to assist Bai Wu.
After that, Xie Xingzhi also received the message. Zero hoped that Xie Xingzhi could bring people to assist the scientists.
So in the High Tower defense battle, Yan Zizai was prepared to head towards Lower East Square to join the fight, but Yan Zizai didn’t show up in the end.
Because Xie Xingzhi arrived in time and took Yan Zizai away.
Xie Xingzhi possessed powerful physics knowledge not inferior to Xie Yingjie from 700 years ago, and Yan Zizai’s strength was best suited for initiating instant rescues.
Despite a strong desire to join the fight outside the High Tower against the twisted soldiers, Yan Zizai was also acutely aware...
that there might also be a chance to change the future in Denglin City.
Facing the vast descent of the twisted, perhaps humanity really could save itself.
So he chose to stay in Denglin City, alongside Xie Xingzhi, to protect the scientists.
Inside the Denglin Technology building, Bi Yunxia, Fu Lei, and others were testing their latest research.
"As it stands, it still looks out of reach... If we were only dealing with ordinary Evil Fallen, that would be one thing," sighed Hou Haiyan:
"But to deal with powerful Evil Fallen, where are we supposed to find specimens?"
"Without that specimen, the subsequent experiments... will always remain theoretical."
Fu Lei was also aware of the contradiction here.
Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi were both very strong, but even with their strength, they weren’t a match for the top-tier Evil Fallen.
Are there any top-tier Evil Fallen left in Denglin City?
The most top-tier one had been slain by Bai Wu and Wu Jiu working together.
Although the Evil Fallen in Denglin City had evolved numerous times, none of them could reach the level of being twisted.
To find more powerful Evil Fallen, one would have to leave Denglin City.
But once you leave Denglin City, the immortality is broken.
That might lead to a loss greater than the gain.
"How about we just stick to the theory for now, and work with the strongest specimen we’ve obtained, and multiply that by ten in theory?"
Would ten times the strength of the current most powerful Evil Fallen in Denglin City be enough to match the top-tier ones?
Hou Haiyan thought so.
But Fu Lei disagreed:
"Human imagination is powerful, but sometimes it is also very limited... The reason why top-tier Evil Fallen are considered top-tier lies in their terrifying regeneration ability, obsession, and so on."
"If we want to completely suppress the Evil Fallen, we can’t use theoretical values. We must... we must find the most powerful Evil Fallen."
Bi Yunxia, however, became anxious:
"Professor Fu, you speak so lightly. Such Evil Fallen... are simply impossible to find. We couldn’t do it 700 years ago, and it’s even more impossible now!"
The scientists were helpless, different from despair. If they were in despair, they wouldn’t feel so much pressure.
It was precisely because they didn’t want to give up that the pressure in their hearts grew ever stronger.
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Outside the Denglin Technology building.
The Evil Fallen no longer gathered outside the building because their deity had been killed by two humans not long before.
Also because two new Guardians appeared outside of the Denglin Technology building.
These Evil Fallen probably guessed they no longer had any opportunity to kill scientists for evolution.
This rule... with the demise of Jing Si’s heart, had vanished.
Otherwise, the scientists could also create a powerful monster through constant dying.
As a result, there was a kind of balance between humans and Evil Fallen in Denglin City.
Although occasionally Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi would kill some Evil Fallen, providing some specimens, overall, the Evil Fallen of Denglin City and the scientists kept to themselves.
But today, everything changed.
All the Evil Fallen hiding in the shadows, waiting for nightfall... suddenly saw a tremendous shadow.
It was as if night had descended in an instant.
But it was only afternoon, how could night come at this time?
The Evil Fallen were perplexed, and felt fear and unease deep in their souls.
Still, there were very bold Evil Fallen that stuck their heads out and stepped out of the shadowy areas.
At that moment, many oddly shaped Evil Fallen seemed to agree to lift their heads together.
They looked at the sky in astonishment, and the fear in the depths of their hearts grew increasingly intense.
The sky turned into a starry space.
The starry sky was like a chessboard, and the stars were like chess pieces, as if all the truths of the cosmos were revealed on this board.
Below the center of the starry sky, on a street in Denglin City, a man enshrouded in black mist, with a look of nostalgia in his eyes, was walking on this land.
Not long ago, he had been sent into a mysterious space by a bald man, and even using Reincarnation, he was unable to escape.
But not long afterward, he broke through that space by relying on his own Brute Force.
He was originally the most terrifying monster in the world.
After he walked out of the trap of the starry sky, he had always been afraid to come to this city.
He feared that in a fit of madness, he might once again make a grave mistake.
But now, with the help of Reincarnation, he was able to stay constantly lucid and finally dared to set foot in this place he hadn’t stepped in for 700 years.
This monster, which all Evil Fallen feared, was the only one who could possibly fight Alpha now—
Jing Si.
(It’s pouring rain, this afternoon’s event was postponed to tomorrow... I’ll dutifully update today)
