Chapter Sixty-Two: Bringing the Evil Person, Luxianbei
“What the hell? Wasn’t it said to restore the body? Why do I have to enter that ghostly thing’s dream!” Luxianbei exclaimed in surprise after hearing Proxy Player Sister explain the process of body restoration.
She had no interest in what monsters might dream about, and was even very resistant to it.
“To be precise, it should be the spiritual world,” Proxy Player Sister explained. “If you want to use the flesh and bl**d of the Inheritance Beast to help you restore your body, you need to have it replicate you. Then, at the moment the replication is completed and the body begins to reorganize, you have to forcibly sever the connection with the part of flesh and bl**d it used to replicate you.”
“During the replication process, your consciousness will link with it, and entering its spiritual world is inevitable.”
“I am just trying to help, okay? The two of us will split the tasks: one of us collects the flesh and bl**d of the Inheritance Beast scattered in the special space to restore the body, while the other enters its spiritual world to resist the spiritual erosion. It’s practically a guaranteed win!”
“That makes sense, but…” Luxianbei pondered for two seconds, looking expressionlessly into Proxy Player Sister’s eyes. “Why can’t I be the one to collect the flesh and bl**d to restore my body, and you go resist the spiritual erosion?”
Proxy Player Sister crossed her arms and glanced at Luxianbei. “Are you suspecting that I want to harm you?”
“Uh-huh!” Luxianbei nodded without hesitation.
Proxy Player Sister facepalmed and said irritably, “Can you stop using that filthy little brain of yours to speculate against my integrity?”
“Letting you resist spiritual erosion is precisely because you just inherited Mrs. Wang Meili’s powers and have the means to fight back, right?”
I don’t have the ‘Imperial Might’ that comes from the Emperor of Humanity’s powers, Proxy Player Sister thought.
Given her previous experience with the Inheritance Beast, which had long been suppressed and enslaved by the Solar Eclipse Society and used for various crazy experiments, its spiritual world was quite chaotic and twisted. If she entered it without some special spiritual ability to back her up, her mind would definitely be severely polluted.
If she were to enter the Inheritance Beast’s spiritual world, even if she could resist the spiritual pollution, she wouldn’t be able to escape from it in a short time, and would undoubtedly miss the best opportunity to sever the connection with the Inheritance Beast.
“…” Luxianbei was silent for a few seconds, frowned, and said, “Since you put it that way, I guess I have no choice but to brace myself, right?”
“Say, when do we get started?”
“Now!” Proxy Player Sister smiled.
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly pushed Luxianbei, causing her to feel a moment of dizziness.
“Remember, don’t trust anything you see there…” Proxy Player Sister’s voice echoed in her ears, gentle yet low.
It felt like an illusion, as Luxianbei sensed her body tipping backward and falling.
She passed through what seemed like an endless darkness and fell into the Inheritance Beast’s spiritual world.
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Slowly, Luxianbei opened her eyes from the darkness, a brilliant light of pale gold flickering deep within her pupils.
Once she got a clear view of her surroundings, her brows furrowed, and she looked around with a strange expression.
“…”
In the sky floated clouds of light pink, light purple, and light green, hanging very low, shaped like kittens, puppies, and little ducks, looking like fluffy cotton candy.
A sweet fragrance wafted through the air, like a refreshing fruit blend mixed with floral scents.
As far as the eye could see, there was a wide street where the winding, undulating roads were painted in rainbow hues, resembling a rainbow that had fallen to the ground. Adorable pumpkin and corn carriages hurried by.
The trees lining both sides of the street had tender green leaves, adorned with various cakes and candies. The buildings were covered in brightly colored graffiti, with huge colorful mushrooms, smiling sunflowers, and round little bees… all filled with childlike wonder.
The pedestrians on the street were dressed in cute and glamorous clothes, each “person” having animal heads as if they had jumped out of a cartoon, fluffy and endearing.
Even their oddly shaped bodies, after being stylized in a cartoonish manner, lost their weirdness and instead evoked a type of clumsy cuteness.
It was as if the entire world looked like it was a fairy tale city set up by a child.
Is this really the consciousness world of the Inheritance Beast?
What a strange thing!
It felt like a strawberry milkshake flavored traditional medicine or like a muscular man in a pink princess dress.
It isn’t said to be impossible, but it does feel a bit awkward.
Could it be that beneath the Inheritance Beast’s grotesque exterior, there’s actually something like a type that has very pink hair and hits very hard? Luxianbei wondered.
At that moment, as if in an illusion, something abruptly flashed through her mind, similar to the feeling she experienced when receiving messages through her coat’s bond, yet distinctly different.
It was like a soundless call coming from somewhere, plucking at her heartstrings, softly tugging at her consciousness, trying to bring her to its side and seek her help.
Luxianbei slightly frowned and decided to ignore this sudden call invading her mind.
Just like helping an elderly lady up from the street, which might lead to being framed, some kindness shouldn’t be offered casually.
At the very least, she needed to make sure there were no cameras around, right?
And this damned place clearly had no cameras… Luxianbei thought.
Proxy Player Sister had warned her not to trust anything she saw here, and now that her memory had fully returned, she was clear about how many familiars she had.
The only ones able to convey information to her mind through normal, non-dangerous means were Du Sixian, Meng Meng, and her coat; aside from that, anything could be considered suspicious!
So, after a short moment of contemplation, Luxianbei frowned and released her newly acquired ability—【Royal Authority】—toward the source of the call.
In the next moment, waves of pale gold rippled through the air around her.
The ripples spread outward in layers like waves on the surface of water, dissipating into nothingness about two to three meters away.
As the pale gold ripples stabilized and gradually disappeared, a surge of intense confidence quietly rose in Luxianbei’s heart, making her want to shout, “I want to take on ten!”
At the same time, her petite figure, not exceeding one and a half meters, seemed to suddenly become towering, exuding an invisible, strong sense of pressure.
It was as if the legend of standing one and a half meters tall and having a five-meter aura had come true.
As a lower-tier ability carried by the diluted powers of the Emperor of Humanity, 【Royal Authority】 was essentially just an auxiliary ability.
Proxy Player Sister had said so.
And the ability it grants to its owner only works to intimidate enemies weaker than themselves or of similar strength, instilling fear, and creating an invisible spiritual ability field around the owner that repels incoming spiritual energy fluctuations, causing a degree of suppression on the enemy’s spiritual energy movement.
In simple terms, it weakens all aspects of the enemy while adding a debuffing intimidation aura.
Luxianbei thought that the source of the call in her mind would be deterred by the 【Royal Authority】 and would back off due to fear.
However…
When she unleashed 【Royal Authority】 and attempted her first impact on the source of the call, it fell silent for a few seconds, only to intensify even more afterward.
In an instant, it felt as though she was hallucinating; she heard a soft murmur in her ear, “Come here, come to this side, help me.”
Luxianbei, “…What the hell? What’s going on? Are you some kind of masochist?”
Hearing the soft murmur echoing in her ears, Luxianbei suddenly felt a very subtle sensation arise in her heart.
It felt as if she had discovered an elderly lady lying on the ground, calling out in pain, and after she symbolically inquired, she ended up being framed.
Then she discovered there were no cameras around and angrily threatened the old lady, “No cameras, do you still dare to scam people? Watch out for me hitting you!”
Yet the old lady, far from being scared, had an expectant look and said, “Okay, okay, just make sure to hit a little harder when you do it!”
……
The experience was excessively frustrating.
“I’ll be damned if I believe this today!” Luxianbei whispered to herself, and after her initial attempt with the new ability, she increased her spiritual energy output, pushing the effects of 【Royal Authority】 to its utmost control.
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On the other side, Solar Eclipse Society No. 4 Base, lower level of the Great Furnace.
Beres stood by the window in the control room, looking at the multitude of alchemical devices operating in a hyper-speed state below, his brows tightly knitted, his mood heavy.
Those alchemical devices were clearly operating beyond their capacity, yet for some reason, the efficiency of the energy capture wasn’t showing any significant improvement.
“…”
What exactly went wrong?
Could it be that when Qin Nanzhu created the special space, the cornerstone spiritual ability users and urban legends weren’t as numerous as I imagined? Therefore, after capturing a certain amount of energy, the efficiency began to decline? Beres thought.
Before he could pinpoint the problem, a series of explosions suddenly interrupted his thoughts.
Following the direction of the sound, Beres saw that in the lab below, several alchemical devices had exploded, with the broken alchemical circuits spraying sparks and thick smoke billowing from the damaged equipment.
Those Solar Eclipse Society members responsible for controlling the alchemical devices were blown away by the explosion, collapsing to the ground like a pile of mud, lifeless, with their spines mangled and bloodied.
Seeing this, Beres hurriedly asked his subordinates, “What happened!? Why did the devices explode?”
“Report, Lord Beres, the Inheritance Beast has suffered an unknown source of mental impact, causing intense fluctuations in its consciousness.”
Beres frowned slightly, his voice deep as he said, “Analyze the information carried by that mental impact!”
Mental impact, a highly unique form of spiritual offensive, was akin to uttering threats; it could either intimidate adversaries through harsh words or disrupt their minds with sharp language. However, since it was “issuing threats,” it would inevitably carry different thoughts and information depending on the sender.
Although it’s challenging to analyze the sender’s thoughts and information through such mental impacts, the Solar Eclipse Society had mastered this technique.
“Understood.”
After a brief wait of about three minutes, Beres once again heard his subordinate’s voice.
“Report, Lord Beres, the analysis is successful, but the results…”
Hearing his subordinate’s hesitant tone, Beres impatiently said, “What? Can’t you understand the analysis results? Then just forget it; lower the device’s operating power and switch to defensive mode.”
In his view, any urban legend or spiritual ability user capable of causing mental impacts on the Inheritance Beast must possess extraordinary power. It was reasonable that his subordinates could not decode the information from the mental impact.
However…
“No, my lord, the result has come out. The information carried by that mental impact is… is 【Today, I just want to be the evil person who beats up old ladies!】”
Beres, “…” Where did this ruffian come from?
As he thought this, a sharp roar echoed in the lab.
The suppressed Inheritance Beast awakened, opening its eyes, its body filled with alchemical needles thrashing violently, foul-smelling bl**d mixed with dark red flesh chunks splattering everywhere…
