The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"Ok?"

"Oh, it's nothing, don't worry about it." Chen Li shook his head.

"I have one last question," Huang Quan suddenly said.

"Okay, go ahead and ask."

Is it necessary to touch someone's head when engaging in fictional activities?

“No, that’s not it. Usually, you just imagine a specific area and point to it, but I can’t just touch your tongue directly, can I? So I simply imagined the perception of the entire head. Speaking of which… Huang Quan, your hair has such a nice texture.” Chen Li gave a thumbs up.

"……Thank you for the compliment?"

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Chapter 176 Gluttonous Star God: I feel like a greenhorn in front of Chen Li!

"Are you ready?"

"I'm ready!"

Are you really ready?

"I'm really ready!"

"you......"

"Mei, are you sure you're not deliberately getting back at me for saying earlier that touching your head felt good?"

"...Just call me Huang Quan."

"Okay, Mei, I understand, Mei." Chen Li made a gesture to Huang Quan as if to reassure him.

"..." Huang Quan was starting to regret it.

Why did I just reveal my real name?

Perhaps it was because Chen Li fabricated the state of his entire head area as if it were the past that Huang Quan felt some unnecessary sadness?

"There's no other option now. Get ready," Chen Li said to Huang Quan.

"Alright, I hope you get what you want." Huang Quan nodded, then poked himself with the Peace Longbow.

That's right, Huang Quan stabbed Huang Quan with the Peace Longbow.

The real Peace Longbow hangs at the entrance to the Underworld. If the Peace Longbow is taken down from the Underworld's gate frame, the Underworld will disappear. The Peace Longbow in Huang Quan's hand is a projection.

After Huang Quan poked himself, he successfully triggered the Peace Longbow's "Eliminate the Weeds" effect.

Huang Quan can see the number of his contacts through this "root out the weeds" effect.

The bad news is that Huang Quan has very few contacts; the good news is that among Huang Quan's contacts is indeed the Void Star God that Chen Li wants.

"......" by Huang Quan.

Huang Quan declined to comment on this.

Although Huang Quan has never admitted to being a Void Messenger, because there can be no messengers on the Void Path, Huang Quan, having traveled so far on the path of the Void, has already formed a deep connection with the large black egg in the sky.

Or rather, all the self-destructors and Chaos Healers embarked on this path because they were influenced by the Void Star God, and they are also connected to the Void Star God.

The illusory destiny is the most unique of all destinies.

"Alright, come on, don't pity me just because I'm a delicate flower." Chen Li walked up to Huang Quan, opened his arms, closed his eyes, and looked like he was facing death with equanimity.

"Are you sure this bow can shoot you out?" Even though things were down to the last step, Huang Quan was still a little skeptical.

Can this thing shoot anything out?

"Don't worry, this artifact can shoot anything. If it can shoot even artifacts, then it can shoot even more artifact blacksmiths." Chen Li nodded.

If you have any unused ancestors at home, you can even use this bow to launch them out.

Huang Quan nodded with some doubt, then held the bow in his left hand and extended his right finger, gently touching Chen Li's chest.

Just as Chen Liqie had described beforehand, the power of the Peace Longbow began to twist Chen Li's body.

Although the degree of distortion is small because the artifact blacksmith is almost exempt from all negative effects on Chen Li when artifacts are in the hands of others, there is no problem as long as Chen Li actively cooperates.

Two seconds later, Huang Quan stared into deep thought at the golden "arrow" in his hand.

"Is this really considered a distortion?" Huang Quan couldn't help but ask.

"Never mind that. As long as you can attach this arrow to the bowstring of the Peace Longbow and pluck the bowstring, I will be able to successfully reach the Void. Just wait for my good news." Chen Li, whose body had shrunk to the size of a fist and was tied to a golden arrow, did not forget to give Huang Quan a thumbs up when he had a moment.

The Peace Longbow did not twist Chen Li into an arrow, but instead twisted him into a tiny dot and then tied him to the arrow.

Looking at Chen Li now, Huang Quan felt a strange sense of urgency, as if he were tying his pet to a firecracker that could fly, lighting the fuse himself, and watching it soar freely.

Whether it will be successful is unclear, but it certainly has entertainment value.

"Then... I hope you can return safely." After saying this, Huang Quan looked up at the black sun in the sky, and drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

Then let go.

"Wuhu, take off!" The arrow transformed into golden light and shot into the sky.

This was the second time Huang Quan had watched his friend attempt to explore deeper into IX. And this time, Huang Quan himself took action.

But Huang Quan couldn't feel sad at all.

Huang Quan always felt that Chen Li wouldn't get into trouble so easily.

"He's gone?" After leading his companion, who had emerged from the Pool of Rebirth, into the Emperor's Banner, Tirnan approached.

"I'm leaving." Huang Quan nodded.

"Are you worried?"

"Yes, he's a good person."

Huang Quan felt that both he and Tie Ernan should be able to tell that this strange artifact blacksmith, who could summon the underworld with a wave of his hand, casually create the Emperor's Banner that could contain countless souls, and even dare to fly into the void, would not need to go back a hundred years ago to seek help if he wanted to deal with the Great Lord of Annihilation.

Putting aside the fact that traveling back a hundred years is far more difficult than dealing with the Great Lord of Annihilation, even if a time travel machine is developed in the future, we shouldn't ask these puppets in the void, these blood-stained spirits, for help... Instead, we should give this precious opportunity to those who are more deserving of our help.

How evil could someone be who would specially forge a Human Emperor Banner for the sake of these "obsessions of the Destiny Walkers" (Blood Sin Spirits)?

After observing Chen Li for the past three days, Huang Quan could hear sincerity in Chen Li's words...

Well, sometimes he's not entirely sincere, like when he said he and the Masked Fool, Hanabi, were best friends and dearest family.

Huang Quan did indeed discover that Chen Li would often stare directly into his eyes, and after making him feel embarrassed, he would look away and then look at his legs.

He seemed genuinely curious about the decoration on his left leg.

“Whether someone is a good person or not cannot be judged from an individual’s perspective. For example, in the context of the entire universe, can someone who recklessly resurrects the dead be considered a good person?” Tirnan retorted.

"An interesting point of view. And then?"

“As the old saying goes, good people don’t live long, but evil people live for a thousand years. Someone like him can live a long time. So there’s absolutely nothing to worry about,” Tiernan said with a smile.

"And if you're really worried about him, you might as well watch more ads. Didn't he leave you a revival card exemption mark? Once you collect a complete revival card, you can specify to revive Chen Li."

Although Tirnan felt that Chen Li wouldn't be foolish enough not to prepare a resurrection card for him, there are some things that, even if meaningless, still need to be done.

It's like wanting to deliver the souls of those who aren't your true companions, but merely the blood-stained spirits they're obsessed with.

"I think he left this mark to help me or you revive the person you want to revive, to prove the effect of this resurrection card, and to give us the belief that we can watch 100 years of advertisements. It wasn't to revive Chen Li." Huang Quan said, looking at the bright red mark on the back of his hand that remained unfaded even when affected by the power of nothingness.

It was a cartoon doll head that Chen Li called the Houmu King.

"Hehe, I remember Chen Li saying that winning the revival match isn't so simple; it all depends on luck. Besides, this Dead Sea isn't a good place. Rather than dragging our friend into this Dead Sea, it's better to give us both peace of mind." After saying this, Tirnan slowly stood up, then picked up his megaphone and walked away into the distance again.

Although there are already many Bloodborne Spirits queuing up, Tirnan enjoys the feeling of bringing his companions together.

"We'll fight even if it hurts! Don't be a coward, let's go together!"

"This Weilong... is quite a character." Recalling Chen Li saying that this was a warrior named Weilong's catchphrase, Tirnan couldn't help but praise him.

This character certainly wouldn't throw a magnetic bomb at the start of the game just to compete with teammates for the protection exemption, thus revealing their teammates' positions, right?

After listening to Tirnan's words, Huang Quan felt that what Tirnan said made a lot of sense, so Huang Quan started watching the advertisement that he had seen countless times.

"Glug glug, glug glug, glug glug..."

......

Meanwhile, Chen Li, who was bound to an arrow and launched into the air, experienced a series of chaotic teleportations, a rare occurrence for him.

The Peace Longbow has a special mechanism: if the target is too far away, the arrow will not fly there idly. Instead, it will teleport after flying for a while, appearing within a few meters or tens of kilometers of the target, and then continue to chase the target.

But only after experiencing it firsthand did Chen Li realize just how disgusting this teleportation could feel.

It feels like riding a roller coaster while eating peanuts with your eyes.

Moreover, the arrows of the Peace Longbow are only responsible for leading you to the target, not for providing you with protection.

Chen Li relies entirely on the protection provided by her WeChat Moments to ensure she doesn't lack anything.

Chen Li had actually considered having Kaguya Houraisan use the Peace Longbow effect to return to Gensokyo with her friends, but ever since Kaguya heard Yagokoro Eirin say that after Kaguya Houraisan returned, she must go to bed early and get up early every day, ensure sufficient sleep, and eat nutritious and healthy food, she refused to go home no matter what.

"Whoosh! IX, here I come! Ugh! Oh no, I'm feeling a bit dizzy from teleportation."

Although he was a little dizzy from the overly simple and crude teleportation, Chen Li couldn't help but drool when he saw the black hole so close by and smelled that incredibly delicious aroma.

"Brother, you smell so good... Can I take a bite? Just one bite." As the force of the arrow binding him gradually dissipated, Chen Li, who was now able to move his hands, placed his index finger and thumb in front of his eyes.