Free Web NovelIn a corner of the city, inside an unremarkable residential building, a one-bedroom rental apartment just over forty square meters lit up.
As the sound of the door closing echoed, the man walked into the room, slumped onto the simple gray fabric sofa, and stared at the ceiling lamp, lost in thought for a long while before sitting up straight and taking a parchment scroll from his briefcase.
He held the parchment, hesitated for a moment, then put it back in his briefcase, and took out a cigarette and his phone. He lit the cigarette, and the cheap tobacco burned, filling the air with a pungent smell.
While puffing on the cigarette, the man unlocked his phone screen, opened his contacts, and scrolled for a while before finding the name noted as Adelaide Phoenix. He lightly touched it and made a call.
“Whoosh—a beep—!”
After three rings, a heart-wrenching scream came from the other end of the phone, mixed with muffled sounds of flesh and blood tearing. Hearing this, the man frowned and pulled the phone away from his ear.
"Phoenix, Phoenix, what in the world are you doing?"
After switching his phone to speakerphone, the man called out twice, followed by a deep voice from the other end, like a beautiful male baritone.
\"Uh, sorry, Chairman. My subordinates caught a dog from the Elder Council during the day. He dared to sneak into the company to steal information, and I was just giving him a good reception!\"
The person on the other end of the phone stopped halfway through and then roared at someone he didn't know, "Hey, whoever that is over there, if that dog still doesn't confess, send him to Experimental Department No. 2. They just happen to be short a male sample."
The man, "..."
Experimental Department No. 2?
The research subjects there, aren't they the daughters of the Emerald Fig Tree Matriarch?
As the thought of his friend from the Elder Council, who was about to explore the secrets of life's birth with that urban legend covered in pus sores, pale and swollen all over, and with organ tissues that were neither limbs nor exposed internal organs, crossed his mind, a slight expression of discomfort immediately appeared on the man's face.
"I say, Phoenix..."
Uh, I'm here, Chairman. Please speak, I'm listening!" "Do me a favor..."
"Whatever the Chairman commands, your subordinate will go through fire and water!" Before the man could finish speaking, the person on the other end of the phone shouted, "The black sun is in the sky, tomorrow falls!"
"The black sun is in the sky, tomorrow falls!"
As the man shouted, more voices joined in unison, likely the experimental personnel of the Black Sun Brothers Technology Association. The man, "..."
So, what he told Lu Ming was the truth. Although he had many trusted subordinates, he truly didn't have a single friend. In this situation, how could they happily become friends?
Those people and urban legend were too in awe, or rather, too afraid of him, even treating him as a powerful deity in this world, second only to the "black sun".
Gods cannot be friends with people.
However, in his opinion, the fear of the Eclipse Society members towards him was probably like him smiling at a high school girl on the street, and she immediately showing an expression of physical and psychological discomfort and disgust, so scared that she fumbled to call the police.
But actually, what is there to be afraid of about an ordinary office worker?
If Phoenix was willing to help him complete the extra work assigned by his supervisor, instead of "silently and unknowingly" getting rid of the person who assigned the work, he would still be very happy to become friends with Phoenix.
Unfortunately, he likes to follow the rules, the company's rules, society's rules, the world's rules, all the rules, while Phoenix, though not bad, has never followed the rules.
Because of Phoenix, he has changed twelve supervisors and project managers in the past year. Supervisors and project managers are almost becoming consumables.
It's really troublesome to adapt.
After the cheering on the other end of the phone, which sounded like a cult ritual, died down, the man took a deep puff of his cigarette and finally continued, "Phoenix, remember what I told you before about finding Lu Yibei's fiancé?"
"Of course, Chairman!" Phoenix on the other end of the phone replied, "As of now, your subordinate has found seven urban legend, thirteen humans, and—"
"And?"
"And a scrapped tractor," Phoenix said in a strange tone, "Chairman, does Unmyouki really not have some psychological problems?"
What kind of "perverted and cruel marriage" did Lu Ming find for his son!
"Phoenix," the man sighed silently, "people's XP is free. What if Lu Yibei just likes scrapped tractors?" "In that case, I'll respect him as a man!" Phoenix exclaimed.
"Me too..." The man opened his mouth, then slightly furrowed his brow and brought the topic back on track, "Later, send me the information on Lu Yibei's fiancés that you've found?"
"Later, when I finish the company's work, I'll choose carefully." "Understood, Chairman!" -
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In the Zhenwu Mountain Scenic Area, on an open area within that small basin, a figure wearing heavy armor, like an iron bucket, lay on the ground, twitching all over.
Along the thread of consciousness, black flames spread from the void, igniting Lu Yibei's body from the inside out.
The black flames surged within him, causing the core of the two great urban legend and the raging Hundred-Armed Giant Power to fall silent. As for the little brother, he ran even faster!
A strong sense of weakness constantly eroded Lu Yibei's consciousness, making him
Like someone seriously ill, he couldn't muster any energy, feeling drowsy, his internal organs wailing as if they could wither and fail at any moment.
Although the black flames had no temperature, one could feel the death and decay attached to them. Spiritual Energy, bones and blood, and even every cell were rapidly dying.
He was as if petrified, his mind stopped the Spell, but his body was completely disobedient. It was as if his body no longer belonged to him.
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This feeling, damn it, is the Black Sun Fire Seed?!
Seeing Zhang Shuo's appearance after being corrupted and eroded by the Pink Fluffy Rabbit, he momentarily forgot that he used to be a member of the Eclipse Society. Oh no! What should he do now? At this time, chanting the slogan of the Eclipse Society and pretending to be a member, is there a chance to get away with it?
Realizing that the black flames invading through the thread of consciousness were the Black Sun Fire Seed he had encountered in the God Kingdom Prototype, such a ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) thought flashed through Lu Yibei's mind.
He had originally planned to conduct a fishing expedition, but he was counter-killed instead, which was very frustrating! Immediately after, even the thoughts that appeared in his mind were swallowed by the black flames.
Those thoughts flashed through his mind, and then, as if burned to ashes, they were instantly forgotten completely.
In a pitch-black darkness, Lu Yibei entered a very strange state. His body seemed to have lost its weight, turning into something like a ghost or dust.
Drifting, constantly drifting, as if attracted by something in the deep darkness.
Immediately after, a chaotic and disordered, yet seemingly radiating infinite creativity, black sun gradually appeared in a void. Countless distorted figures danced with the raging black flames and the faint sound of a qin, twisting their bodies madly.
Listening to the qin music, Lu Yibei was drawn in unconsciously, just like the children who followed the Pied Piper's flute and eventually disappeared into the mountains.
Just as he was constantly approaching the black sun and his consciousness was gradually getting lost, a lifeless voice, without any warning, sounded in his ear.
The voice seemed to come from an unfamiliar man. He said something softly, the content was vague, as if he was praying to some existence, or perhaps sighing helplessly.
Lu Yibei tried hard to hear what the man said, but only heard a low hum. The next moment, the thread of consciousness that had brought the black flames, as if pulled apart with brute force, completely snapped.
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For a moment, Lu Yibei even felt that his soul was about to leave his body with that brutal tug. "Bang—!"
A roar suddenly erupted. The incense table, offerings, and the items left by Zhang Shuo, which were used for the Directional Soul Summoning Spell, suddenly exploded, crushed into powder by terrifying force and scattered into the air.
In the roar, Lu Yibei was sent flying by the airwave and landed on the ground, his body twitching uncontrollably. Black flames constantly flickered across his skin, and scorched marks quickly appeared.
The Directional Soul Summoning Spell was interrupted, but the black flames that had already invaded his body did not immediately extinguish. They continued to erode and destroy, which worried the "little brother."
The last time the Black Sun Fire Seed invaded Lu Yibei's body, it had already suffered once. This time, as soon as it smelled the Black Sun Fire Seed, it didn't even think and "hid" with several big shots.
Would it make the same mistake twice?
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However, the little brother quickly discovered that some things were destined. The big shots could hide, but that didn't mean it could too. As the black flames spread within Lu Yibei's body, the cores of the two urban legend entities and the Hundred-Armed Giant Power, with no retreat possible, resisted the erosion of the black flames with the strength of their own Powers, while the Ifrit Spirit Mark was almost instantly swallowed as soon as it was surrounded by the black flames.
Then.
After a painful struggle and whine, the little brother suddenly realized that the black flames seemed to only bring pain but were not enough to destroy it. In fact, after a small amount of fusion, they even brought some indescribable subtle changes.
The little brother instantly became cheerful, agitated, and unrestrained.
You, you, and you, were you the ones who oppressed me before? Today, not only will you die, but Lu Yibei, this idiot Master, will also die! All of you, die!
Thus, after Lu Yibei experienced the Spiritual Energy Mark going out of control through sensory sharing with Hua Sang, he had the opportunity for a personal experience. The Ifrit Spirit Mark, after being oppressed for such a long time, finally became abnormal in silence—
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When Lu Yibei began the ritual of the Directional Soul Summoning Spell, the Shui Shu Beast did not follow him but found a patch of soft weeds not far away, chose a comfortable position to lie down, and waited quietly.
When it heard the explosive sound, the Shui Shu Beast didn't pay attention. It just slightly lifted its eyelids and continued to nap, not even moving its body.
It was just an explosion, no one died, what was there to panic about?
In the eyes of the Shui Shu Beast, explosions occurring during ritual Spells or Alchemy were too normal. The disciples of Da Chunyang Palace who spent their days in the Chi Li Hall caused one or two coal explosions on average every day, and it had long been used to it.
But then, it heard Lu Yibei let out a scream, tearing his heart and lungs, as if he had been stabbed eighteen times. The Shui Shu Beast, """Could he have been injured by the explosion? Pfft, this little cousin is just weak!
It slowly got up and walked leisurely in the direction from which Lu Yibei's scream came. When it saw Lu Yibei, its sturdy body stiffened.
, It stretched out its neck, tilted its head, and widened its bell-like eyes.
Lu Yibei, wearing heavy armor, lay on the ground, twitching all over. Thick smoke constantly drifted out from the gaps in his armor, and from the gaps in the armor on his back, wisps of black and red mysterious flames spewed out.
The Coat, which could no longer stand the high temperature emanating from Lu Yibei's body, hovered in the air, anxiously floating back and forth. The Shui Shu Beast, "???"
What is this little cousin doing? Roasting himself in an iron barrel? Why is he so desperate? Dog confused.jpg
After a brief moment of stunned silence, the Shui Shu Beast cautiously approached, stretched out its neck to sniff Lu Yibei, confirmed that he wasn't cooked yet, activated its Spiritual Energy, and stirred up a stream of water to wrap him up. It carried him on its back and rushed toward the Lan Yue Cave in the back mountain of Da Chunyang Palace with sudden speed.
If he wasn't cooked yet, then the Old man should still be able to find a way to rescue him. However, direct contact was impossible.
At this moment, Lu Yibei's body was burning hot and emitting an aura that the Shui Shu Beast disliked. There was even a considerable amount of black sun erosion radiating, and the Shui Shu Beast simply didn't want to touch him.
Suddenly, I don't like the little cousin as much!———-
Da Chunyang Palace back mountain, within Lan Yue Cave.
The bright white moonlight, like mercury pouring down, shone through the window onto the ground. On the table in the corner of the cave, a beast-headed incense burner with a golden base exhaled fragrant smoke.
Zhang Huainan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, bathed in the moonlight, calming his mind and focusing his thoughts, quietly meditating and gradually adjusting his Spiritual Energy circulation to the optimal state.
Giving Lu Yibei a weapon was not difficult for him. The Chi Li Hall forged many Spiritual Energy items every year.
Giving him a sword of excellent quality was also not difficult. Da Chunyang Palace had accumulated a large number of high-level Spiritual Energy items over the past thousand years, and with the development of Alchemy technology in recent years, the Chi Li Hall also forged many high-quality items every year.
However, giving Lu Yibei a weapon that suited him perfectly was slightly difficult and required the use of a Calamity-level Spiritual Energy item—the Sword Heart and Qin Soul.
That was a Spiritual Energy item left behind by a highly talented Senior of Da Chunyang Palace who cultivated both the qin and the sword and passed away centuries ago. Its function was nothing else: the person holding this Spiritual Energy item could almost achieve a state of oneness with any Spiritual Energy item.
This state was not like the fusion with an item after being eroded and corrupted by the Pink Fluffy Rabbit, but a higher level, similar to the fusion of soul resonance.
To put it simply, it was "man and sword as one."
Although things like sword spirits and blade souls hardly existed, when a Spiritual Energy item gave birth to such things, it was not far from becoming a urban legend.
But Spiritual Energy items did have their own different temperaments.
It was like a race car; only a racer who had gone through long-term training with it could understand every detail of its high-speed performance and achieve the fastest speed.
This temperament was usually hidden in the Spiritual Energy fluctuations of the item, extremely weak, and could only be detected unless one spent a long time with it or had extremely sharp spiritual senses.
It was like the difficult-to-open heart of a beautiful ice maiden.
The 【Sword Heart and Qin Soul】 amplified and visualized this "temperament," allowing any Psychic, after obtaining most Spiritual Energy items, to understand the item's "temperament" in an instant, complete the adjustment, and maximize its power.
In fact, if the Pink Fluffy Rabbit's Power hadn't been so strange and highly targeted towards items, Zhang Huainan, holding the Sword Heart and Qin Soul, combined with a large number of high-level Spiritual Energy items in Da Chunyang Palace, might have been able to suppress it alone.
The 【Sword Heart and Qin Soul】 could be called the strongest item "language" translator!
If you wanted to and could afford the terrifying Spiritual Energy consumption, you could even use the 【Sword Heart and Qin Soul】 to hear the "love words" that your plastic figurine wife always wanted to say to you but couldn't.
Zhang Huainan letting Lu Yibei choose for himself was to use the Sword Heart and Qin Soul to help him find a Spiritual Energy item weapon that matched his temperament so that he could maximize its power as soon as he got it.
Zhang Huainan adjusted his Spiritual Energy state while waiting for Lu Yibei to arrive, and time passed little by little.
Finally, he didn't wait for Lu Yibei to appear but waited for a familiar Spiritual Energy fluctuation to enter the range of his spiritual sense. "That is..." Zhang Huainan suddenly opened his eyes and looked out the window with surprise and uncertainty, "That guy actually dared to appear around Da Chunyang Palace? Isn't he a little too bold?"
For a moment, Zhang Huainan detected the Spiritual Energy fluctuation of the current Eclipse Society President.
Although he had never had direct contact with him, as a Guardian of the Night Watch, he had indirectly dealt with that guy quite a bit and was very familiar with his Spiritual Energy fluctuation.
Hmph, it's truly better to arrive at the right time than early! Zhang Huainan snorted coldly in his heart and slowly stood up from the meditation cushion with a darkened face.
Although he felt that with the style of the Eclipse Society President, it was basically impossible for him to personally come near Da Chunyang Palace.
But at this moment, he had just adjusted his Spiritual Energy to the optimal state, and the 【Sword Heart and Qin Soul】 was by his side. Even if that person really appeared near Da Chunyang Palace, he was not afraid at all.
If it was some insignificant person holding an item with the Spiritual Energy fluctuation of the Eclipse Society President, that would be even easier to handle. Since they've come, they should stay! freēwēbηovel.c૦m
This behavior was simply like an enemy flashing face-to-face with low health after their ultimate ability was off cooldown. Just asking for it!
