Abnormal Doomsday Records

Chapter 140 73.1 V1? Ah, why are you so optimistic about your situation?
Sublimation, this is a process.

Each force in the evil land has its own understanding of sublimation. The Snake Nation believes that it is transcendence, the Eagle Nation believes that it is the extension and transformation of the soul, and the Tiger Nation believes that it is the only way to obtain absolute power.

The only common point among these statements with completely different cores and interpretations is that in order to complete sublimation, one must do inhuman things, which means to complete the ultimate purification of biological energy. No matter what method is used, as long as this can be achieved, one has already touched the entry path to the sublimation state.

In this power system, which is itself based on metaphysics, biological energy is absolutely the core of the core. Its importance surpasses the body, which can be strengthened in various ways, that is, the role of "container".

The time other Ascendants spend strengthening and purifying their bio-energy is measured in years.

The most outrageous Snake Nation even needs ten years to complete this process. The Eagle Nation, because they follow the path of "mind over matter", skips the process of strengthening the body, but even if they devote themselves wholeheartedly to the strengthening and purification of biological energy, it will take at least several years.

The sublimators under the Tiger State and Acholi Group, who turned to technology, used mysterious means to complete the "in vitro purification" of biological energy, which would take at least one or two years of in vitro energy purification.

Even so, the quality of Tiger Nation's Ascendants is notoriously poor, and they are nicknamed "quick-made warriors". Apart from their fast replenishment speed, they have almost no advantages.

However, the above harsh rules can only restrain ordinary people. Creatures like "hacktivists" are obviously not included. It has been less than four months since Zhou Ke entered the evil land, but he has indeed reached this step.

As the flash operator from the second team who mistakenly entered here was killed, Zhou Ke finally felt the "overflowing and leak-free" state that Amanda had described before after breaking the last assassin's mask.

That's what it means literally.

He could feel that his body was filled with condensed biological energy, and that stuff had even become like liquid, moving in every part of his body with his movements. Zhou Ke didn't even dare to open his mouth to speak, for fear that he would spit out a mouthful of pure biological energy as soon as he opened his mouth.

But this "overflow" is just a feeling. Once the energy is integrated into the body, it can no longer be discharged at will.

He knew it was time.

Using the method of promotion to Knight Commander that Amanda had given him before, he allowed the overflowing biological energy to merge into his strengthened body, allowing those powers to become one with his flesh and bones, just like an iron ingot being sent into a forge, allowing himself to "transcend into a saint" through repeated beatings.

Just as he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, preparing to start the process according to the meditation method of the Snake Knight Commander, Wu Neng suddenly reminded him:
"Don't worry! You still have a mask."

"Is this what you're talking about?"

Zhou Ke took out the pure white mask which he named "Self" from his arms.

This thing is different from other masks. It is a crystal formed by Zhou Ke to regulate and extract dissipated biological energy when he encounters emotional ups and downs. It has no effect. Zhou Ke tried to wear it but couldn't get any amplification.

It seems to be just like its pure white appearance, a piece of white paper, meaningless.

"This thing stores the biological energy that has escaped since I embarked on the path of sublimation, but its capacity is very small. Even if it is broken, it will not bring me more power."

Zhou Ke sighed and said:
"It makes no difference whether you have it or not."

"Are you sure?"

Wu Neng disagreed with this view. He said quietly:

"On this matter of metaphysics, are you sure you want to exclude the 'self' when you are going to sublimate? Didn't this machine say that this is dangerous? According to the experience and understanding written on the note Amanda gave me before, you are likely to complete sublimation using the Snake Nation's meditation method in your current state, but this machine still thinks that every mask you get is useful.

Although the 'self-mask' seems meaningless, it is better for you to pay attention to it. "

"Hiss, if you think about it carefully, it is indeed true."

Zhou Ke stroked his chin and said:

"The meditation technique of Snake Nation focuses on perceiving nature and obtaining the inner symbols of natural phenomena through secret techniques, so that biological energy can possess certain elemental properties before it is sublimated. I lack this process and have no interest in perceiving nature.

This means that even if I complete the promotion using this method, I won't get the outrageous "elementalization" ability like Amanda or Uncle Ohm.

In this way, the most attractive advantage of the Snake Nation's promotion method no longer exists. Well, the cost-effectiveness is rapidly reduced.

So, how about I put on a self-mask and go through this process?"

"no point."

Wu Neng complained:
“This mask has no special abilities. When you put it on and enter the sublimation state, it won’t mutate into anything amazing. However, I think its existence is not completely useless.

Because it is pure, if you use all the biological energy overflowing in your body to strengthen it
Maybe it will bring you a little surprise.

But I have to remind you that this is a risky behavior!

The machine is not sure what the result will be when so much energy is poured into a featureless mask. But on the other hand, when Mulan was "teaching the secret" that day, he pointed out that your ability system is based on the mask, Joker.

All your tactical arrangements are also based on different masks, which are the foundation of your existence.

So, are you sure you want to give up the enhanced mask and learn to complete the body mutation like the Snake Knight? You yourself said that without the advantage of elementalization, the cost-effectiveness of the Snake Knight's promotion method is very low.

This machine is just providing you with a different option and suggestion. It thinks you should give it a try. We are not from Snake Country, so there is no need to follow their way completely.

Isn't this just imitating others or imitating others?"

"Dong Shi just smiled, but you unscrupulous bastards have been complaining about her for thousands of years. How innocent she is! Be a decent person!"

Zhou Ke complained, and Wu Neng immediately retorted:

"How dare you ask me, who taught me to use these idioms? I didn't know them before. My database was locked eight hundred years ago. If I'm not a human being, you taught me that!
If the unit is dirty, it's your problem!

Make a decision now!
Time is running out. ”

"Wait a minute, I'll think about it."

Zhou Ke placed the white mask that he had never paid much attention to on his fingertips. He stared at it, trying to see some features on it that could help him make up his mind.

but no.

This thing is just a pure white mask with no other colors or features.

However, after staying in this superstitious world for a long time, Zhou Ke was more or less infected with a superstitious temperament. He felt that when he named this thing "self", it was definitely not just a whim.

Perhaps this is some kind of "enlightenment" from fate?
What finally prompted him to make up his mind was Wuneng's description just now.

There is really no need for me to follow the path of the Snake Knight Commander completely. If my core strength comes from the mask, then I have to complete my own "sublimation" in my own way.

"Help me protect the law!"

He spoke to Wu Neng, and the armed backpack on his back was immediately activated.

Although two of the mechanical arms were damaged in the previous battle, the remaining two were equipped with the most deterrent explosive warheads. Uncle Ohm and Old Merck's shadow warriors also stepped out at this moment, one holding a razor blade and the other with bare hands to protect Zhou Ke.

He took a deep breath, grasped the white self-mask in his left hand, placed his right hand on his forehead, and re-drawn the biological energy that overflowed from his body to strengthen this featureless mask.

This is indeed a big gamble.

If this mask remains featureless after absorbing enough energy to allow Zhou Ke to enter sublimation, then Zhou Ke is doomed.

In this case, it's literally "finished".

But as the old saying goes, the greater the risk, the greater the reward.

If Zhou Ke was really "enhanced" with a particularly awesome mask, wouldn't he make a fortune?

The process of energy extraction and conversion is very smooth. After all, it is biological energy that has been purified once by yourself. Homemade things are easy to use and reliable, safe and additive-free, pure and natural and do not hurt the stomach.

As time passed, Zhou Ke finally saw the changes in the mask.

As more and more biological energy was extracted from itself, the shape and color of the white mask began to change. Under Zhou Ke's astonished gaze, the white turned into the color of the skin, and the shape took on a very familiar face as if it were carefully carved.

his face.
To be precise, the face he once had.

The facial features were sculpted, the eyebrows and eyes were all there, and even the muscle contours of the thin face were sculpted one-to-one. The eye holes on the mask were also sculpted to look like a pair of tightly closed eyes. When it was about to be completed, Zhou Ke felt like he was holding his own face in his hands.

That's horrifying enough.

But fortunately, the mask is something that only he can see.

"return."

He sighed and said:

"The Enlightener, Lord Toth, who disappeared in the old civilization era, insisted on using this word to describe the process of sublimation. So this is what it means. It is really a literal interpretation."

"What are you talking about?"

Wu Neng, who was on guard, asked curiously. Zhou Ke shook his head and said:
"Nothing, I just figured out some things. I just came to this world, but it doesn't mean I have to cut off ties with the past, right?
I'm still me!

It's just that the environment has changed. Ah, I suddenly understood what the Buddhists mean by "attachment to appearances". I suddenly realized that just now, I broke through a layer of my... Um, the inner demon? Enter all appearances and break all appearances. "

"Uh, that sounds like a philosophical discussion. Sorry, my hyperdimensional database is locked. I'm not good at this right now."

Wu Neng complained. Zhou Ke didn't expect to get any useful answers. He just continued to extract the last bit of biological energy in his body and infused it into the "self" mask. In the end, more and more details appeared on the mask, and even the outline of ears grew, making it more like a "leather case" than a simple mask.

The "self" in his hand had its eyes closed, as if it was sleeping.

When Zhou Ke felt "weak", the strengthening of the mask was finally completed at this moment. Just by the texture of the mask, he could be sure that this was a "permanent" mask.

It will not break due to external impact. On the contrary, when you wear it, you can get all the blessings of this thing. I just don't know what kind of effect it can bring to you?

"bang"

The moment Zhou Ke stood up, the chaotic time maze suffered a heavy blow, just like a stopwatch. The chaotic time flow in front of him was torn apart by the erupting red storm, and then a familiar figure appeared in front of Zhou Ke.

Good news, it's not Roger.

The bad news is Wu Qinhu.

"Zhou Ke, we meet again. I said last time that we need to settle the accounts between us seriously."

The Tiger King was in great disarray now.

His body was covered with all kinds of wounds, and even his favorite "God of War" cloak was corroded by some toxin and turned into beggar's clothes. His durable pants became a very "popular" style, and there were tears on his buttocks.

But the spear in his hand was still sharp.

The red-haired woman he carried on his shoulders, whose life or death was unknown, looked more like an unlucky creature who was captured by bandits and taken back to the mountain stronghold to be the bandit's wife. Well, I wonder if Amanda can squeeze Wu Qinhu dry in another way so as to achieve the close assassination that would take his life.

However, I heard that Wu Qinhu's private life is quite dull. This guy has almost no desires of any kind, and all his energy and mind are invested in improving his absolute strength.

Perhaps, improving strength is his form of entertainment?
"boom"

The miserable Amanda was thrown on the ground in front of Zhou Ke.

The most resilient Ascendant in the Badlands was ultimately unable to withstand the attack of the strongest man in the Badlands. Zhou Ke stepped forward to take a look at Amanda's condition. Her breathing was weak, her hands and feet were broken, but her life was not in danger.

"what"

Zhou Ke stood up and said to Wu Qinhu with a look of disdain:
"I didn't expect you to be such a rubbish at beating women. You hit so hard. Have you ever practiced with Jinfu?"

"Haha, that's really humorous."

Wu Qinhu shook the spear in his hand, his face showing the expression of a tiger moving its eyebrows. He said:

“Roger told me that I had to hand you over to them for research first, but in fact, when I came here, I didn’t intend to let you leave alive.

You are a disaster!
Not just because of what you did in the End Castle, but also because you are a monster created by the 'Eternal Singularity'!

Old Acholi is not a good guy, but compared to what those lunatics in Eternal Singularity did, he and his "holy benchmark" are as kind as angels. You shouldn't have shown up, Zhou Ke!

But now that you have appeared, I would be honored to destroy you with my own hands.

The whole world will thank me!"

"Well, then I have to ask one more question. The world that will thank you for my death, is it the current world where everything withers and decays, or the perfect old world in your memory?"

Zhou Ke shrugged and glanced at the self-mask in his hand.

Under Wu Qinhu's gaze, he put the thing on his face little by little, fitting it perfectly with his skin without any gaps, as if he was wearing another face of his own. When Zhou Ke opened his eyes, he knew that this mask could not be taken off once put on.

But he doesn't care.

He said softly:

"Look, I put on a fake mask, but released my true self."

"buzz"

The storm that exploded in the spiritual world at that moment dragged Zhou Ke's consciousness into the illusion that gave him a headache.

It was still a game between the black sun and the pale light corona, but this time Zhou Ke did not feel any discomfort standing in the middle of it, because the inconspicuous and quiet nebula behind him had expanded several times in a few breaths.

Although he was still unable to fight against the two great gods before him, he had actually occupied the last part of the illusion, forming a barely possible "three-legged tripod".

Zhou Ke stood in the nebula that made him feel quiet and comfortable, watching the black sun and the white corona fighting each other in front of him.

He finally understood what the "third party" in this illusion represented.

"It turns out that the one who has been protecting me is precisely myself. Maybe it's the desire to survive or some other outrageous emotion. Anyway, thank you very much, myself!"

He reached out his hand and patted the nebula.

The twinkling stars gathered around Zhou Ke, like a pair of gentle arms embracing him, just like the feeling of being home, and a voice rang in his ears.

It was the voice of the strange woman who suddenly appeared and brought his mind back to normal when he was almost brain dead after looking directly at the moving fetus.

She said softly as if encouraging:
"Well done, kid. Go ahead and brave the storm. Farewell."

"So, who are you?"

Zhou Ke asked.

There was no answer, only the song of the stars echoing in his ears. He closed his eyes in this illusion and allowed himself to be awake in the material world.

To him, this was just a conversation similar to that a mentally ill person has with himself in his mind, but to Wu Qinhu, this scene was very "horrifying".

The Tiger King saw that Zhou Ke had put an invisible object on his face.

The next moment, this guy's aura rose wildly like a rocket, and in just a few moments he broke through the concept of "ordinary people" and jumped into the level of sublimators. He was not an inferior sublimator like his own Tiger State Biaowei, but a "high-end product" like the Snake State Knight Commander.

"Isn't this fucking unreasonable?"

Wu Qinhu cursed and stepped forward to pierce the "monster" Zhou Ke with his spear, intending to kill him right in front of his eyes. But at the moment when the spear drew a dozen phantoms and stabbed Zhou Ke, the latter raised his hand and grabbed the tip of the hair that was pressing against his throat like lightning.

He opened his eyes.

The eyes that were always squinting opened wide at this moment, allowing Wu Qinhu to clearly see the "halo" that lit up in the eyes with mysterious purple-red pupils. The halo like half-extinguished ashes lit up around Zhou Ke's pupils, reflecting a whole chaotic world in his eyes.

"Seprise! Mazefakle!"

Zhou Ke uttered something in his hometown dialect, and used his arms and strength like an ox to push Wu Qinhu out.

The next second, Uncle Ohm and Old Merck appeared on his left and right. Zhou Ke moved his shoulders. Uncle Ohm on his left hand reached out and picked up the shear blade stuck in the ground, while Old Merck on his right hand raised his arms, allowing dazzling psychic lightning to surround the "three people" to form a dangerous shield.

Facts have proved that it's not that the shadow warrior can't fight, it's just that Zhou Ke was too weak before and prevented him from displaying his abilities.

他 说:

"Welcome back, you two."

No one answered him.

But Ohm and old Merck nodded at the same time.

Maybe it was the dead thoughts that were returning. Not much, but enough. More importantly, Wu Qinhu was lucky enough to carry Amanda here and beat her so badly.
how?

Don’t you know that this silly woman has both a younger brother and an older brother protecting her?
"boom"

Amid the leaping flames, the "Ghost Rider" finally appeared where he should be.

Denar's hands were wrapped in flames, blocking Wu Qinhu's way out. Amid Zhou Ke's wild laughter, Ajie, who survived the disaster, also jumped down from the crack of time above his head.

"Let me tell you a secret, dear Tiger King."

Zhou Ke took the two straight blades that were standard equipment for Acholi operators that Ajie brought, and enchanted the blades in the flickering stars. He raised his weapons and pointed them at the surrounded Wu Qinhu, saying:

"I don't give a f*ck what you're doing here! As much as you think you have a grudge against me, I also think we should have a good chat about the night you broke my spine.

I know I can't kill you here, and I know you are the strongest man in the evil land. I have to be several times stronger to fight you, but this doesn't stop us from trying to collect some "interest" first.

I heard you have two hearts?

Great.

One was crushed like a ball, and the other was kept for drinking!

Let's play 'Skin of a Tiger', guys!"

(End of this chapter)