Abstraction for a bad world

Chapter 169: 50 Molten River's Combat Power, Gift of the Scorching Sun (4k)

How should I describe the feeling?

——It was like being brushed by a pair of gentle hands all over the body, or like being thrown into a blazing lava and burning to ashes.

The body's nervous system has dissolved. After coming into this world, Yuan Qingzhuo looks down on himself and the world from the perspective of the soul for the first time.

This world is a green hope, and of course there is also a mist full of warning.

Indigo is full of tolerance and expectation towards the creatures moving on His body, which Yuan Qingzhuo has witnessed before.

And this mist... is all about moderation.

Sister Fa said before that this is one of the seven virtues of the Inquisition: [Temperance].

——These mists that can be seen everywhere are not a means of restraint or a skill, but himself.

After he was promoted to the fourth level, Core Casting, he chose a strange authority, so he could transform himself into a strange existence and be everywhere.

Now his carrier is [Mist] because mist is regarded as a natural phenomenon in "Indigo" and is best spread.

Withdrawing his attention from the outside world, Yuan Qingzhuo stared at his still young body earnestly, recasting it as the center of the ritual using the boundless fourfold abyss.

Dissolve and reshape.

Whether it is muscles, bones, nerves or organs... they are all being carefully and meticulously recast by heaven and earth.

It was as if there really was a giant standing tall and wielding an extremely delicate little hammer, squinting his eyes and concentrating on using the nails and hammer to carve out his body.

——Carving 86400 of him at the same time.

Even Yuan Qingzhuo had to admit that this feeling was very wonderful.

Although at the moment the promotion ceremony started, Yuan Qingzhuo's soul was passively disconnected from his body.

But you can still see very clearly.

——The golden law that was originally hanging over the "head" suddenly loosened, and then found a higher position to tighten.

He knows that node is 9999.

Outside the ceremony, Flandel was drinking orange juice handed to him by a trainee judge while watching Yuan Qingzhuo who was being promoted.

Almost half an hour has passed now.

Considering the time it took him to be promoted to Baitie, it seemed a bit long.

--This is normal.

Because there is not only one Yuan Qingzhuo who is undergoing [Reshaping Bone and Blood], but there are 86400 of him who are undergoing [Reshaping Bone and Blood] at the same time.

Even the "giants" who were concentrating on carving couldn't help but frown in annoyance when they saw the number, and then continued to complete the promotion for the long-lost guests with curses.

[You have broken through the first level: White Iron...]

[You are being promoted to the second rank, Mercury...]

[It is detected that you are using the special ritual · Giant's Cup to advance, and the advancement process has undergone special changes. 】

[Your body has undergone the first remodeling of bones and blood - your physique has been upgraded to the upper limit of the second level, mercury! ]

The long burning fire is gone in a flash.

When Yuan Qingzhuo's soul returned to his body, he gained five senses that were countless times more sensitive and powerful than before.

He only needed to clench his fist slightly to understand how terrifying the power of this body was.

It is no exaggeration to say that there are a hundred of him before the hammer.

The reason is simple. Everyone can do the math of 1×100 and 100×100...and improving physical fitness is not just a simple addition.

——And this was obtained at the moment of promotion.

Yuan Qingzhuo took a deep breath, calmed down the thoughts that had arisen in his mind, and then looked at Farandel.

He said calmly, as if telling someone: "Sister Fa, my physique has reached the upper limit of the mercury level."

"I know - this is the effect I want to achieve." Flandel bit the twisted and shriveled straw head with his canine teeth, looking at Yuan Qingzhuo who remained calm, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes: "Because you can control this power, you could have done it a long time ago."

Yuan Qingzhuo lowered his head.

——Then came the call and whisper from the abyss, which was countless times clearer and deeper than before.

If he listened carefully, Yuan Qingzhuo, who was endowed with the will of martial arts, could almost hear the vague words that the Abyss said to him.

After being confused for a moment, Yuan Qingzhuo withdrew his martial arts will and calmed his mind.

Indeed, if the soul is not strong enough, it will probably be corroded by the surging whispers of the abyss the moment the soul returns to the body.

And this is even within the range of Indigo's force field.

"It's not over yet."

Flandre took out a long, thin cigarette from his pocket and raised his chin: "Look at what I am doing."

As Farandel finished speaking, a large number of prompts appeared again.

[Your spiritual essence has undergone a second remodeling of the bones and blood - your spiritual essence has been upgraded to the upper limit of the second level, mercury! ]

The surging spiritual essence flowed continuously in Yuan Qingzhuo's body - facing this abrupt change, Yuan Qingzhuo was actually a little uncomfortable.

Because his overly sensitive five senses allow him to feel the location of every bit of spiritual essence in the body.

This experience is as strange as ordinary people being able to feel the blood flowing in their bodies.

However, the advantage that this brings is that as long as Yuan Qingzhuo has enough energy, he can now outline hundreds or thousands of spells on his body at the same time.

Is this still the Mercury tier?

Yuan Qingzhuo couldn't help but recall the mercury steps he saw in the monastery - there was no doubt that after entering the mercury steps he could be called a "little superman".

It is easy to smash a boulder several meters high with one punch, but there are only a few who can cut through a man-made rock block a hundred meters high.

But what about yourself?

Yuan Qingzhuo was confident that now as long as he added a hundred times of his martial arts willpower and punched hard, he would be able to blast the Molten River, which he had to work with Caroline to defeat, into pieces.

The so-called boulders of several meters, tens of meters, or even hundreds of meters in size are no different from children's toys in front of the molten river.

If the Molten River is regarded as a combat unit, Yuan Qingzhuo feels that he now has at least the combat power of 50 Molten Rivers.

But the promotion is not over yet.

It’s better to say that it has just begun.

[Congratulations, you have been promoted to the second rank, Mercury! ]

[——You have obtained the rank blessing "Nature's Protection"! ]

[Nature Guardian: …]

Before the words of blessing of new life appeared, Yuan Qingzhuo saw a new prompt covering it.

[It is detected that you are using the special ritual, the Giant's Cup, to advance. The blessing "Nature's Protection" has been changed to the blessing "Invulnerability to All Laws (missing)". ]

[Immune to All Forms (missing): The impact of the external natural environment on you is reduced by 99%, and your body will continue to increase its resistance to any natural environment until it is completely immune to the natural environment.]

[——What is the difference between a natural disaster and a gentle breeze to me? ]

Immunity to the influence of the natural environment...

Yuan Qingzhuo thought of the harsh environment of the Quadruple Abyss that Flandel had told him about before.

A special blessing from the fourth abyss?

[You can choose to invest in achievements/blessings to complete the blessing "Invulnerability to All Laws (missing)". ]

【Please note: There is only one chance to complete the game, please choose carefully.】

The next moment, a narrow and empty progress bar with 0/200 written on it appeared in front of Yuan Qingzhuo.

Below that are the blessings and achievements he possesses.

?

Can you still play like this?
It's obviously open, right?

Yuan Qingzhuo shook his head and laughed, and casually threw a few unused blessing achievements into it. They were the achievements of "How to Train Your Dragon" which were obtained after completing Caroline's achievement task, and were of high quality but had no practical use.

The gift from Big Brother Humor Abyss is also of very high quality, but it is a debuff blessing [Stainless Steel Sorrow].

The last one is [Molten Body], which obviously overlaps with the blessing you are about to get.

[212/200]

[The current investment has exceeded the upper limit of the completion. Do you want to reselect? ]

There is no need for that.

The rest of the blessings or achievements are more or less useful, and not much is wasted.

[Your blessing is completed from "Invulnerable to All Laws (missing)" to "Invulnerable to All Laws". ]

[Immune to All Invasion: The impact of external changes on you is reduced by 99%, and your body and soul will continue to increase their resistance under the influence of the change until you are completely immune to the change.]

[——The Tao body has been completed, and all things are invulnerable. ]

Yuan Qingzhuo narrowed his eyes and was speechless.

He originally thought that he would be able to use some offensive means after completing it, but he didn't expect it to be a more comprehensive pure armor stacking.

Yuan Qingzhuo could even imagine the strange scene where the enemy stabbed his heart with a knife, and then pulled the knife out to find that he was not hurt at all.

Such thick blood...

But after getting this blessing of stacked armor, the prompts have not ended yet and keep popping up.

Flandel smoked a cigarette a little sleepily - Yuan Qingzhuo's promotion timing was a little beyond her expectations.

[It is detected that you have reached the second level, Mercury. You have been deeply transformed by "removing the dross and retaining the essence". ]

[The abyss erosion in your current body has been completely cleared! ]

Yuan Qingzhuo felt his whole body suddenly lighten, but he did not notice that the fingers of Flandel behind him that were pinching the cigarette holder suddenly exerted force and almost broke the cigarette.

[Under the influence of "Removing the dross and retaining the essence", you can choose one of the following two blessings. 】

[Gift of the Reef: Your ability to resist the erosion of the abyss is greatly enhanced! ]

[——Under the waves of ravings, only the reefs remain standing. ]

[Gift of the Burning Sun: You will be completely eroded by the "Scarlet Burning Sun" and become a person who chases the burning sun forever.

In contrast, you will no longer be affected by any other type of abyss erosion. 】

[——Praise the scorching sun! Praise the scorching sun! Praise the scorching sun! ]

Two completely different choices were placed before Yuan Qingzhuo.

According to common sense, he should have chosen [Gift of the Reef] without hesitation - not to mention how effective it is, it is because the effect description of [Gift of the Blazing Sun] is too strange.

Directly and completely eroded by the scarlet sun?

According to the book and Flandel, those who are completely eroded by the abyss will turn into ignorant and unconscious "erosion species", without exception.

——Perhaps thousands or even millions of years later, a new consciousness will be born in the body of the eroding species, and it may inherit the previous memories.

But that was definitely not the same person as before.

But Yuan Qingzhuo's intuition told him that he should choose the Gift of the Fiery Sun, or rather, he could only choose it!
There is no better choice than the Gift of the Sun!
Such a good opportunity, a chance to be immune to all other abyss erosions, will never come again.

In the silence, Yuan Qingzhuo raised his head and his pupils shrank.

Through the endless fog and distance, I could see a faint afterimage of the scarlet sun behind the deep blue sky.

The scorching sun is silent, it just burns and casts light and heat equally on everything.

Do you want to choose?

The time for decision has come.

Yuan Qingzhuo closed his eyes, eliminating all external influences, and questioned his own heart and intuition.

——Do you want to choose?

Flandel's voice came quickly: "Yuan Qingzhuo, don't--!"

Yuan Qingzhuo still had his eyes closed, but he had already made his decision.

[You have chosen the absolutely unique blessing "Gift of the Burning Sun"! ! ! ]

For a moment, Yuan Qingzhuo felt himself extremely hard, and his soul, which had not been affected for who knows how long, was about to be burned out in an instant.

In just a moment, he would become the only light and heat that could cover the seven depths of the abyss at the same time.

But before that could happen, someone undoubtedly stopped in front of him, was used as fuel and firewood, and then hugged him tightly in his arms.

But the words were not humble pleas, gentle whispers, or condescending instructions...

Some are just pure notifications.

"——Can you please destroy the Seventh Abyss?"

——You can do your best, but it doesn’t matter if you can’t do it, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t do it.

Because no one will regret it, and no one will feel lost because of it.

At the end of the day, this is just a notification without any personal feelings.

That's it.

Finally, he felt a heavy blow on his shoulder and heard hearty laughter.

"——Also, remember not to cry anymore. It's embarrassing."

[——The scarlet sun embraces you. ]

[You have obtained the absolutely unique blessing "Gift of the Burning Sun"! ! ! ]

[Gift of the Burning Sun: You have been blessed by the scarlet burning sun. From now on, from now on, with this moment as the singularity, you will no longer be affected by any abyss erosion.]

【Congratulations, you have been gazed upon by the abyss.】

[Congratulations, you have obtained the blessing of the abyss, "Mercury's Sorrow." 】

【Mercury's Tragedy】

[Effect: Your upper limit of health is permanently reduced by 20%, and your spiritual essence reserves are permanently reduced by 20%. When you are in the abyss, it will be more difficult to increase the upper limit of spiritual essence.

The Abyss erodes you 70% faster. 】

[——This is the blessing and love from the abyss. ]

Yuan Qingzhuo opened his eyes again.

He gazed at the newly appeared "Gift of the Burning Sun" in the lower panel column.

Well, my thoughts haven't changed much...

Just as he was thinking this, Yuan Qingzhuo suddenly felt something wet flowing down his face.

So he reached out and wiped his chin, and was surprised to see the winding water stains on the back of his hand.

The moment I saw the world clearly again, boundless sadness and joy surged into my heart like a tide.

So Yuan Qingzhuo started to cry.

For some reason, tears kept flowing.

Outside the ritual, Flandel lowered his eyes and fiercely extinguished the still burning cigarette with his fingertips.

She turned her head suddenly, her face twitching as she spread her hands and sneered at the trainee judge who dared not move beside her: "Look, these days, even the dead have to get out of their coffins to breathe some fresh air."

The trainee judge stood there like a statue, sweating profusely, not knowing what he had done wrong.

Yuan Qingzhuo was extremely confused and puzzled. He kept wiping away the tears that were dripping like beads with his hands, and he didn't even pay attention to the new key hints that appeared.

[You have experienced deep bone and blood remodeling changes - please choose one of the following three options! ]

(End of this chapter)