Everyone ascended, but I didn't get on board

Chapter 147 The True Face of the System

"Young friend Chu, are you saying that this person has the means to turn spirit beasts back into demon beasts?" The Pavilion Master of Fuge Valley frantically fed pills to the white dragon that had shrunk to the size of a palm, while glaring angrily at the unconscious person on the ground.

“That’s right.” Qiu Ci nodded and said, “To be precise, it’s that they corrupted the inner core of the spirit beast and then used some means to control the spirit beast.”

"This... is simply unbelievable." Not only the Valley Master, but also the Dean and the other Pavilion Masters were somewhat shocked. You must know that once a demon beast forms a contract with a human, the master will help it refine the demonic energy in its body into spiritual energy. This is the reason why spirit beasts can become intelligent. Also, because the spiritual energy in their bodies is of the same origin as their masters, spirit beasts will only be close to their masters.

This process is irreversible because spiritual energy is the nemesis of demonic energy. There has never been any case of anyone using demonic energy to pollute the inner core and turn a spirit beast back into a demon beast.

“That’s true. Many disciples at the Sword Enlightenment Pool saw it before,” Qiu Ci continued. “Before I purified its inner core, it was a black dragon.”

The faces of the pavilion masters turned even uglier, knowing that Qiu Ci would not joke about such a thing. Pavilion Master Gu even picked up the little dragon in his hand and examined it carefully, fearing that there might still be black scales on the other side that had not been purified.

"This child... does he really possess such abilities?" The dean was shocked.

"Not only that, he can also administer potent poisons that target the primordial spirit of other students!" Qiu Ci said, frowning.

"What?!" Everyone was shocked.

Qiu Ci didn't hide anything. She had to get justice for Jing, who was socially anxious. So she told everyone in detail about his poisoning. After listening, the others' expressions became even more somber.

"I also went to see that child named Jinghong. At the time, I only thought he had lost some vital energy, but I didn't expect that he was poisoned." Elder Dan Gequan looked at Qiu Ci with a guilty expression. "Young friend Chu, I'm sorry. It was my negligence that caused that child to suffer so much."

They all knew that Chu Xiaoyou had three juniors in the courtyard. Although they didn't treat her specially, the various pavilions would usually take extra care of her out of respect for Chu Xiaoyou. But who could have imagined that someone would get into trouble while she was only gone for two years, and yet these old men were completely unaware?

"Elder Quan, you flatter me. This matter has nothing to do with the Pavilion Master." She only found out about the poisoning because of the dog system; it's normal that they couldn't see it.

"So, this person is indeed a bit strange." The dean looked at the person on the ground with a heavy expression. "Not to mention the method of turning a spirit beast into a demon beast, we have never heard of such a powerful poison that targets the primordial spirit. How did he do it?" They had never heard of such a poison before.

"We'll have to see what he's hiding on him," Qiu Ci said meaningfully.

Everyone turned to look at Di Zifan on the ground.

At the same time, the system's little ball of light above her head started dancing wildly.

【Aaaaaaah!! Master, Master, are you going to tell them about the system? But what if they find out you have a system too?】

"So what if they know?" she replied directly. "Do you think they can beat me?" After all, she was at the Celestial Realm.

Uh... that seems to make sense.

However, this person is using a pirated system; we don't know what programs it has installed. What if we force it to reveal itself and it escapes?

“Sigh…” Qiu Ci sighed before replying, “Damn system, you don’t actually think that Di Zifan is bound to a system, do you?”

【Huh? Isn't it?】The system's little ball of light was taken aback. If it really was the same system, why didn't it have the same ball of light avatar? And the notification sound didn't seem very intelligent, unlike the dog system, which would occasionally spout a few idiotic statements.

"Scan it yourself and see."

[Ding, scan started.]

The small ball of light brightened, emitting a beam of light that swept across the person on the ground. Instantly, Qiu Ci's vision changed. It was no longer just a person lying on the ground, but a clear image of meridians, bones, and spiritual energy flow appeared before finally settling on the image of the primordial spirit.

"Ah! What's that?" The little ball of light was so frightened it almost lost its mind, and shrank back above Qiu Ci's head. "Master, Master, why is there a huge bug crawling on this person's spirit? What is that?"

"What do you think?" You're the system, why are you asking me?
Although I had suspected from the beginning that the so-called system on the other party was definitely not the same as the dog system, the true appearance revealed by the scan was still quite shocking.

[Ding! Imaging analysis in progress. No target found. There is a 23% probability that it is a psionic machine parasite.]

"What do you mean?" Qiu Ci asked hurriedly.

【Wait a minute, Master, let me check the database!】The little light beeped twice before replying.

[A parasitic psionic machine, a failed product resulting from research on psionic machine aggregates at a Blue Star base. It possesses the ability to transform and fuse psionic machines, but lacks the inherent ability to automatically aggregate energy to generate psionic energy. It can only operate by absorbing fixed energy sources, violating Blue Star's environmental protection regulations. Therefore, it was not qualified for sale and has been abandoned.]

So this thing is very likely a failed experiment from Earth, but why is it tied to Di Zifan?
"Strange, there's nothing special about young friend Chu." The dean and the pavilion master also examined Di Zifan thoroughly but found nothing unusual about him.

Qiu Ci didn't hide anything. She made a hand seal and directly revealed the appearance of the other party's primordial spirit.

The group was startled and immediately took a few steps back.

"What...what kind of monster is this! How can it grow on the primordial spirit?"

It's no wonder the group was terrified; Di Zifan's primordial spirit was simply too horrifying. A silver spider-like insect was crawling on the back of his head, its eight metal claws tightly gripping his head, the tips of which were deeply embedded in his primordial spirit. A gem-like crystal was also embedded in the giant spider's back, flashing intermittently.

Not to mention the few people who had never seen Blue Star Technology before, Qiu Ci herself felt that the thing had a Cthulhu-esque style.

"Is that thing... sucking his soul?" the dean asked in disbelief.

"Perhaps." To be precise, it should be about energy conversion, Qiu Ci was about to explain.

"Uh, what am I..." The person on the ground suddenly moved, and the crystal behind the spider on his primordial spirit also flashed. Di Zifan opened his eyes and was clearly stunned to see the Dean and the various Pavilion Masters.

At the same time, his 'system' seemed to be activated again, and it started beeping once more.

[Ding! New potential partner detected. Fortune calculation in progress. Total fortune value: 1 million... 2 million... 2 million...]
[10 billion...20 billion...50 billion...]
[70 billion...73 billion...]
[Error, error! Triggered underlying protocol, serious error...buzzing...]
[Ding! Detection failed, new target luck value: 0]
Di Zifan: "..."

Autumn Farewell: "..."