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Chapter 125 The King of Lust! The Second Evolution (5k)

The trio had terrified expressions, but their staring eyes were identical, and their synchronized movements made them look like twins.

Their expressions seemed to belong to them, but behind their eyes and movements, it was as if another entity was lurking...

He is watching the white boat.

He discovered the white boat!
A whisper sounded in Bai Zhou's ear, sending a chill down his spine, as if someone were whispering in his ear:
"You were making noise in the hallway just now, weren't you?"

"what!"

Bai Zhou's hair stood on end. He turned around and looked around, his muscles tensing even more than a drawn bowstring.

However, the surroundings were empty.

Bai Zhou's wary gaze was fixed entirely on empty space.

The enemy has appeared, but it seems to be invisible, all-pervasive and omnipresent. With a casual move, it subdued the three people in number 9, and Bai Zhou didn't even understand what was happening!
"rule……?"

Bai Zhou's eyes showed a hint of confusion.

These things, which look like school rules, exude an eerie and sinister aura from top to bottom.

Before this, Bai Zhou seemed to have never encountered such an invisible "enemy".

……what to do?!

"Emergency! Emergency!"

Inside the command vehicle, the alarm blared, the staff pens flew across the paper, and the monitoring operators stared intently at the screen, not daring to look away for a moment.

"Sizzle! Sizzle!"

The corridor footage in the camera kept fluctuating, and even the figure of "Senior Zhou" became extremely blurry.

Fortunately, the school rule entry that had just appeared had already been captured in a screenshot and projected onto the other side.

"I need a signal!"

"Technicians! If even a single frame of the following footage is missing, I'll hold you all accountable!"

The gaunt Commander Han slammed his fist on the table and roared inside the command vehicle, making the already heated atmosphere inside even more tense.

"Camera backup battery is activated."

"Signal is being interfered with, change the channel immediately!"

Everyone was busy and efficient in reporting and handling tasks.

"really……"

Commander Han was shocked. His eyes, bloodshot and gleaming, were fixed on the screenshot of the eight school rules.

Found you!
He said it to himself.

Now he understood why a "small" Reflection Ruins could attract so many important figures to visit one after another—

"Could it be?"

Beside Commander Han, Liu Yisheng, a high-ranking executive from the Bauhinia Group, dressed in a suit and tie, suddenly changed his expression and spoke in a low voice with great uncertainty:
"Is it lust...?"

His voice stopped abruptly halfway through.

"Um"

Commander Han nodded with a serious expression; he knew what Liu Yisheng was talking about.
"I'm afraid... it's the one you're thinking of!"

After a brief pause, Commander Han deliberately lowered his voice:
"—King of Lust!"

As soon as the name came out.

Even Liu Yisheng, who had always been calm and composed, changed his expression.

"No wonder."

With a slight sense of realization, Commander Han reached out and took the folder from his secretary, then began to peruse it:
"Judging by common sense, the Dream Middle School of Reflection Listening to the Sea should not have this level of strength."

"Four years ago, the Anomaly Investigation Bureau conducted a unified measurement of the Reflection Listening to the Sea. At that time, Yuanmeng Middle School didn't even have many Level 3 anomalies."

"Logically speaking, unless the Dream-Fulfilling Middle School in reality suddenly suffers a major disaster and half of its members are wiped out, and evil spirits arise... there's really no reason for these strange phenomena to have expanded to this extent!"

As he spoke, Commander Han gave Liu Yisheng, who had come uninvited, a meaningful look:
"However, just yesterday, we investigated all the information about Yuanmeng Middle School and conducted an on-site inspection of the school... Everything was normal, and there was no sign of human intervention."

"Perhaps nothing ever happened, or... someone erased these traces!"

"..."

Liu Yisheng let out a soft exclamation, turning to look at Commander Han, who was locked in a deep gaze with him:
"How dare someone be so audacious? This matter needs to be thoroughly investigated... I suspect it might be another work by the Blood Worship Cult!"

"These things cannot be confirmed yet."

Commander Han's smile was forced and insincere.
"But one thing is certain."

"The fact that we can see these school rules now shows that Yuanmeng Middle School has developed into a self-contained 'little secret realm'."

"Within this 'secret realm' where regulations exist, there must be... a king of lust who makes the rules!"

King of lust!
The master of the minor secret realm, the nightmare of the extraordinary, a top-tier anomaly wandering the Reflection Ruins!
Now, Commander Han finally understands why the small Yuanmeng Middle School has attracted so much attention, even the deputy director of the Abnormal Investigation Bureau has gotten involved.

They've probably all gotten a bit of a headline, but they may not have received final confirmation.

The so-called "desire and sin" refers to the distortion and reflection of desire and sin in the mortal world by the Reflection Ruins.

Like the arrogance of the Blue of Pride, the greed of the Red of Greed, the lust of the Brown of Lust, and the sloth of the Black of Sloth...

The essence absorbed and plundered by the white boat school uniform is a distorted reflection of certain phenomena or psychology in Yuanmeng Middle School in reality, which is a kind of sinful desire.

The essence of "Exam King" is the same; "exam" and "pressure" are both manifestations of desires and vices.

The "school uniform," embodying numerous desires and vices, is on the verge of transformation and progress, much like a Gu king emerging victorious from a cycle of infighting.

But if one of the Gu Kings defeats all the other Gu Kings, gathers all the desires and evils in the same environment, and achieves the situation where "I am Dream Middle School, and Dream Middle School is me"...

Therefore, the victorious Gu King will evolve together with Yuanmeng Middle School.

Dream-Fulfilling Middle School will become a high-risk "little secret realm" where new and bizarre phenomena are rapidly and freely bred within an internally circulated system.

And this Gu King will also be promoted to—

Emperor Gu!
That is, the "King of Lust"!
The ability to merge with the secret realm and establish rules that everyone within it must follow is the most prominent characteristic of the King of Lust!
"I heard that there is a B-grade black box in Tianjing. It is a red robe that forms its own domain and contains 108 kinds of desires. It can refine the strange things in the world. Even extraordinary people above level 6 will be corrupted and confused when they see it, and their minds will be clouded."

"If the domain were allowed to expand unchecked, it could even cover most of a city, turning it into a desolate, ghostly wasteland!"

"—It is said that this robe was forged from the bones of an unimaginable king of lust!"

Liu Yisheng's expression shifted as he looked up at the camera footage on the wall, his gaze both awe-inspiring and intense.
"Killing the strange creatures in the Reflection Ruins will not bring any benefit."

"But the birth of the King of Lust is both accidental and unique; once killed, he cannot be resurrected, making him a treasure trove from head to toe..."

It's more than just a treasure trove!
As a being standing at the top of a self-contained chain of small rifts, the Lord of Lust might even have fallen off a broken extraordinary path!
The Reflection Ruins Realm is never short of "knowledge." All sorts of intangible knowledge are deposited here, twisted, deformed, and combined with desires, giving them extraordinary power.

For example, Yuanmeng Middle School may be hiding a distorted and flawed system related to teachers.

In some era countless years ago, there must have been a corresponding, real, extraordinary path that served as its prototype!
Of course, this "fall" is only one possibility!
In reality, only one or two out of ten Lords of Lust might be able to drop the incomplete path, and the peak will definitely not reach the level of a Lord of Lust; only a portion can be restored.

If Yuanmeng Middle School has just nurtured a "weak" new king, it can barely surpass level 6.

Even if it falls through a certain path, it will most likely only reach level four or five before hitting its limit, with no way forward, and the side effects are extremely severe. It is not a concept at all like the real-world prototype sequence that actually existed.

To draw a rough analogy, it's like the legendary "Mechanic" path, compared to the official, clumsy imitation, the standard path "Mechanical Walker".

Generally speaking, the incomplete path is a path that is more uncontrollable, cheaper, and weaker than the standard path... and it is also the path taken by more than 90% of the world's extraordinary individuals.

Even so, the value of a completely new approach is immeasurable and incredibly appealing.

Corresponding to its value is the King of Lust's power, ferocity, and eeriness!
Standing in a small secret realm, the King of Desires becomes one with the environment, which is equivalent to being blessed by destiny. He is often stronger than other chosen ones of the same level and has no rivals among extraordinary individuals of the same level.

Generally speaking, it takes many extraordinary individuals of the same level, armed with specially made black boxes and extraordinary weapons, to have any hope of defeating it.

"Without a doubt, the one who created and implemented the school rules behind the scenes is definitely the 'principal'."

Liu Yisheng easily guessed the identity of the King of Lust and analyzed in a deep voice:
"If I'm not mistaken, the emergence of school rules may mean that these kids are not far from getting close to the principal."

"—The King of Lust is about to emerge!"

As he spoke, Liu Yisheng turned to look at Commander Han, his gaze unusually serious:
"But I think that this king of lust is too low-key and quiet, probably because it is still in the process of transformation, and even the school rules have some problems."

A half-finished king of lust?

"If you need help, I'll request assistance from the group headquarters right now! Perhaps the old man will personally intervene!"

"No, there's no need for you to trouble yourself, sir."

Upon hearing this, Commander Han waved his hands repeatedly.

Who cares if you're an old man or an old woman...

Have you discovered a good deal and want to take advantage of it?
Don't you even know who got here first!
However… Commander Han narrowed his eyes, scrutinizing Liu Yisheng’s burning yet awe-inspiring expression with an ambiguous look, wondering to himself.

So you didn't know beforehand that the King of Lust might appear here?
—Then why did you bring so many people here?
Don't say things like the Bauhinia Group is an officially designated friendly partner, and that everyone is cooperating sincerely...

You can't fool a ghost; even a ghost would find that foolish!
"Someone from FZDC will come to handle this. Judging by the time, they may have already arrived, but we just don't know it yet."

Commander Han responded politely but in a lukewarm manner, yet his words carried a certain degree of intimidation.

"in addition……"

Commander Han turned to look at the white boat projected onto the wall, his expression filled with worry:
"In that case, his existence becomes even more important."

"A king of lust who has been lying dormant, if he is determined to integrate into the small secret realm, will be difficult for anyone to find unless the entire small secret realm is destroyed with overwhelming power. They will only be slowly corrupted and worn down by it."

"—Therefore, we need exceptional individuals to overcome these school rules."

"The principal will naturally show up then!"

After a slight pause, Commander Han added uncertainly:

"If he dies here too, things will get much more complicated."

"This school will likely remain unconquered until tonight, and may take even longer to conquer..."

Frowning, Commander Han shook his head. "I feel uneasy here. We should avoid things getting complicated."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yisheng's expression froze for a moment.

"it?"

"An indigenous person in a school?"

Liu Yisheng looked at the white boat in the projection, his tone contemptuous and his eyes strange, thinking that Commander Han was really having some wild ideas.

"The King of Lust has absolute control and a chain of restraint over the monsters in the secret realm. He can decide life and death with a single word."

"The unique rules within the secret realm are the essence of the King of Lust's lust, how could a mere native monster possibly overcome them?"

Shaking his head, Liu Yisheng made a very certain judgment about "Senior Zhou":
"He's about to die... Commander Han, you'll probably have to find another way."

However, Commander Han simply shook his head, his gaze fixed on Bai Zhou's figure, his expression strange:

"—He's different!"

"What's the difference?"

Commander Han rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that he had no obligation to talk to him so much.

But after thinking it over, and out of respect for the Zijing Group, Commander Han, who was initially reluctant to speak, finally offered an explanation.
“Anomalous individuals are isolated cases within the small dungeons, but even among anomalous individuals, there are varying degrees of strength.”

"In some archived documents, I have seen some vague research and speculations by predecessors about school-like reflections."

"Some believe that the extraordinary knowledge that constitutes the school's reflection may originate from two extraordinary pathways that may never have existed."

"One could be a teacher, and the other is very likely a student!"

"The two are mutually exclusive and interdependent. Official records indicate that incomplete pathways called 'Preacher' and 'Seeker' were obtained respectively in the school-like reflections of the Reflected Ruins, which corroborates the previous idea,"

"Therefore, the special feature of school-type reflections is that, unlike other small secret realms, they are not a single, unified whole, but rather contain two interconnected and parallel systems..."

Commander Han paused briefly here before uttering words that made Liu Yisheng's face reveal his doubt.

—Or rather, Liu Yisheng already felt that Commander Han might have lost his mind.

“The principal is undoubtedly the predator at the top of the teacher system, but there is also a student system within the school.”

Commander Han's expression held an unusual determination and confidence, his unwavering gaze clearly reflecting Bai Zhou's retreating figure:
“I have a gut feeling…you may not know me, but the FZDC organization knows that my gut feeling is quite accurate.”

"I mean, I think this unusual individual, 'Senior Zhou'—"

He spoke softly, his gaze burning with a greedy anticipation, as if he had spotted some buried, priceless treasure:
"He has the potential to become the next king of lust!"

……

Bai Zhou, who was the focus of everyone's attention, was in considerable agony at this moment.

He wanted to turn and run, but the door behind him was already locked.

The surroundings were quiet, with only the trio staring intently at him. The temperature in the air seemed to drop, and something unseen seemed to be gradually approaching.

The red sign with black lettering that reads "Sweet Home" hangs high at the end of the corridor, looking quite out of place and even a little eerie due to the contrast.

"really……"

Bai Zhou took a deep breath.

In that late-blooming story, the four adventurers journeyed westward. Only the three foolish disciples thought that there was nothing wrong with a beautiful woman appearing in the desolate wilderness, while the wise master had already seen through everything.

The most difficult enemies are those that cannot be seen or touched, and the most tense moments are when they are not being attacked.

But Bai Zhou keenly sensed that something was affecting him, causing his mind to gradually slow down and his eyes to grow sleepy.

Unexplained knowledge of derivative functions and related Chinese language concepts entered Bai Zhou's mind in a fragmented and chaotic manner, interfering with his thinking.

It's as if he's been studying here for a long time.

If this continues...

Bai Zhou wasn't even sure if he could still distinguish whether he was a student who had been studying in this school building, or the [Adventurer] Bai Zhou!
Since there's no escaping it, we can only face it.

The trouble should end it……

Bai Zhou gritted his teeth, bypassed the three people who were standing there dumbfounded, and cautiously walked to the school rules notice board to observe it carefully.

But what he was looking at wasn't the content, but something that ordinary people couldn't see.

As soon as Bai Zhou's gaze fell upon these school rules, his school uniform began to vibrate slightly.

"Buzz!"

This tremor is a mixture of fear and submission upon seeing a natural enemy, yet also something else...

A barely perceptible hint of rebellion and greed!

Even though Bai Zhou knew in his heart that these were all emotions stemming from the school uniform, he could still clearly empathize with them.

If the school uniform still belonged to the exam king at this moment, Bai Zhou really wouldn't have noticed these subtle emotions.

But now, the exam king has been defeated for the second time, and the school uniform now completely belongs to Shirazu.

Some information even escaped from the school uniform and was received by Bai Zhou in his heart.

"This is……"

Bai Zhou paused for a moment, his expression gradually becoming strange.

"Lust and desire?"

He was mentally processing the words.

The Dream-Fulfilling Middle School, rife with lust and depravity, is precisely the key condition for the breeding of rampant evil.

Pressure is a sin, as are greed and jealousy. Bai Zhou's school uniform is already covered with seven layers of sins, which are being digested and sublimated.

But the school uniform "tells" Bai Zhou that school rules are also sinful desires!
It is the manifestation of lust, or even the "skin" shed during the evolution of some incredible lustful being!
—Seeing the school rules is like seeing the school in person!

So……

Bai Zhou blinked twice, a whimsical idea making his heart pound.

We must use rules to fight rules, and desires to combat desires.

A solution seemed to be emerging, but what truly captivated Bai Zhou and made him ponder was another possibility—

Since school rules are also a form of sin.

Although it is on a higher level, in essence, it is no different from other lustful desires.

In other words——

"at this point……"

Bai Zhou looked at the faded, yellowed school rules notice board in front of him, took a slow, deep breath, and his eyes flickered.

If it is lustful, then there is a possibility that it will "devour" you!

—Just like when he ate the [Red of Greed] and achieved his first evolution!
A total of 8 school rules! They clearly correspond to the path of advancement that an incredible being once took!

As long as Bai Zhou can quickly "digest" the school uniforms, and then find a way to eat them up—

The second evolution is just around the corner!

(End of this chapter)