The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

“You can be bold, but not this bold. I’m healing myself.” Chen Li admitted that in terms of imagination, he still couldn’t compare to Huang Quan.

Chen Li was quite frustrated that his own racking of brains could not compare to Huang Quan's flash of inspiration.

"Heal yourself?"

"Yes, although the WeChat Moments feature is really useful, as long as you have friends you can stay invincible, but the downside is that I don't have that many friends." Chen Li sighed.

So after entering the Void Star God's interior for a period of time, Chen Li used up all his "friends".

Fortunately, because of the Black Tower, Chen Li gifted each of his friends more than two communication terminals, so establishing contact later was not difficult.

However, this put Chen Li in a rather awkward situation.

Chen Li originally planned to eat a few bites of the Void Star God and then run away, because the effect of the Gourmet Cells was that they could only enhance physical fitness after the first bite, and after the second bite, they would only increase resistance.

The plan was perfect, but a small oversight occurred – the Miracle Card: Food God.

The God of Food allows Chen Li to gain mental enhancement when devouring gods, and mental enhancement is indeed what Chen Li currently lacks the most.

While Gourmet Cells slightly increase mental attributes when enhancing physical fitness, and leveling up the Oddity Forger also strengthens mental attributes, the enhancement of mental attributes still cannot keep up with the speed of physical enhancement.

Now that a way to make amends has been found, Chen Li will not hold back.

The main reason is that even if the Void Star God noticed that Chen Li was eating Him, He didn't care.

"Because I have VIP access to the revival round, I don't need to use a revival card; I can revive simply by watching a 30-second ad. Plus, consuming the Void Star God increases my resistance to it, so the speed at which I turn into still water slows down as the game progresses. However, besides attacking my physical body, the Void Star God also attacks my spirit..."

"Fortunately, after acquiring the Food God Miracle Card, devouring gods can increase my mental attributes. In addition, due to a special experience, I gained a special ability called [Ancient Mirror Without Waves], which greatly enhanced my mental endurance... So I ate while self-hypnotizing and self-healing. When I couldn't take it anymore, I would give up, revive, refresh my state, and continue eating. That's how I obtained this Miracle Card." Chen Li explained the origin of this Miracle Card in a rather brief manner.

Although Chen Li's Guide to Forging Rare Items could also help him resist mental attacks as a soul weapon, Chen Li did not use it.

Because the effect of the Ancient Mirror Without Waves is that the more one tempers one's mind, the more Chen Li's resistance to immortality will increase.

Ha, even if you, Void Star God, are powerful, are you any more terrifying than Mirror Flow who can cut me 1000 times?

Uh, okay, it's really more terrifying than Mirror Flow.

In short, thanks to Chen Li's constant reckless actions, he can now withstand being inside the Void Star God's body for 10 minutes without dying.

Chen Li felt that he could now withstand seventeen blows of the Taixu Sword God and still shout in his decaying voice: "Immortal Chiyuan, I did not lie!"

You think you can kill me with 17 Taixu Sword God strikes? If you can kill me, I'll eat the Treasure Forging Guide right now!

Death? It's commonplace.

"...Isn't this a bit too much work?" Huang Quan couldn't help but ask.

Although Chen Li spoke casually, Huang Quan felt that things were probably not that easy.

"I'm used to it, so it's alright. To be honest, I think even the Void Star God looks somewhat handsome now." Chen Li looked up at the black sun in the sky.

"Are you alright?" Because he was too worried about Chen Li's mental state, Huang Quan leaned over and placed his palm on Chen Li's forehead.

"It's really nothing. Let's talk about the effect of this Miracle Card." Chen Li took a step back after realizing that the two of them were too close, but Huang Quan took a step forward, maintaining the same posture and distance.

"Okay, continue." Huang Quan didn't give up observing Chen Li's mental state, and spoke while observing Chen Li's expression.

"It can make self-destruction a little more fun."

"???"

"Huang Quan, why are you reacting so strongly?"

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

You ask me why? Because I am a self-destructive being.

What does it mean to make self-destructive behavior more fun?

Are self-destructing creatures just for fun?

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Chapter 179 Yellow Springs: Chen Li, can you really bear the weight of my life? (4k)

[Chaos Physician] (Miracle Card): How could someone who even finds the Void Star God handsome be a bad person? I feel great, I feel fine! I'm full of energy!

Effect 1: Your presence can make the people around you who are mentally ill (people who are in a bad mood or have psychological problems) a little more "fun," and thus gradually improve their mood. It doesn't matter whether you improve your own mood or the patient's. And when you improve a patient's mood, you will receive a random gift from them.

Effect 2: Each effective treatment performed on a [Psychopath] (treatment progress is cumulative) increases Void Value. Once Void Value reaches 100, the Void Star God can be summoned to slam into the enemy. Summoning phrase: This huge [IX] is yours!

Effect 3: Can be used to forge rare items.

"This...is this really the effect a Chaos Healer should have?" After watching Chen Li explain the effects of this Miracle Card, Huang Quan began to doubt his life.

"You don't understand, do you? This is a variant of the Chaos Physician."

"What variant?"

"The healer of the Chaos faction."

"???"

Alright, alright, so this is the Chaos Doctor, right?

"You heretic!" Huang Quan couldn't help but exclaim.

"It seems that Huang Quan, you fit the description of a mental patient in this miracle card, which is why you keep becoming 'fun'." Chen Li scrutinized Huang Quan with piercing eyes.

"What do you want to do to me?" For some reason, Huang Quan felt a lot of pressure from Chen Li when he had this Miracle Card.

It felt like seeing a teacher back in my student days.

Perhaps this miracle card also has some effect such as [doctors can be oppressive to mental patients].

He wanted to...

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'd like to treat you. But I need to figure out where to start..." Chen Li examined Huang Quan, the self-destructor, and began to think about a treatment plan.

"I've got it! How about I just recreate your mental state as it was when you were normal?" Chen Li suddenly asked.

Huang Quan shook his head.

“That’s true, you’ve never truly lost faith in life.” Chen Li hesitated again.

"My purpose in walking towards nothingness is not because nothingness leads me to self-destruction, but because I chose this path myself. What I want to explore is the truth behind nothingness. And then... sever it." Huang Quan looked up at the black sun.

To defy fate, Huang Quan constantly wields his sword, relying on his strong belief to try to sever the curse of "nothingness" at its root by killing the star god who slumbers in the abyss.

This is the philosophy that has sustained Huang Quan to this day.

“You are much stronger than I imagined. Changing your mind without my permission might be disrespectful... but I still have to give you something.” Chen Li was somewhat conflicted.

To be honest, Chen Li is the kind of person who is results-oriented and believes that as long as the goal can be achieved, the process is not important.

However, Huang Quan's situation is quite special.

Although the body becomes dulled due to the descent into nothingness, the range of colors the eyes can perceive diminishes, memories and the past become blurred, the senses lose their sharpness, and even the sense of taste is completely lost, the belief in the heart never fades.

She went further and further down the path of "nihilism" simply because her belief in freeing the world from the shackles of fate was beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Therefore, Chen Li doesn't need to "win back" Huang Quan's mind; he only needs to address the impact of the Void Fate on the self-destructing one's body.

The emotions of those in the underworld become somewhat indifferent; this is merely the curse of those who self-destruct.

"Give me something? It's alright, don't worry about me so much. Besides, if I had the same mindset as before, I might not have persisted until I helped Tirnan send away all the Blood Sin Spirits before finally sending Tirnan away as well," Huang Quan said, shaking his head.

The experience of traveling through the starry sea has shaped Huang Quan's "present," and every trip is a growth experience for Huang Quan.

"How about this, I'll give you a chance to cut ties with everything?" Chen Li suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Huang Quan tilted his head.

"You said you wanted to sever the void, right?"

"Ah."

"I can help you."

“How can I help? If you want to help me devour the great sun in the sky, then there’s no need. Devouring nothingness within nothingness probably isn’t a good experience for you either, and at your devouring speed, it might take you a very long time to swallow it.” Huang Quan continued to shake his head.

“If we really want to devour the Void, it will indeed take a very long time... half a month or a month? In any case, I haven’t even devoured 1/10000 of the Void in that long. So this method won’t work.” Chen Li nodded.

Chen Li couldn't devour the Void Star God not because he was incapable, but because his mouth wasn't big enough.

Chen Li could certainly create a wondrous object that grows larger, but in the void, Chen Li was both strengthening his spirit through devouring and tempering his will.

Moreover, consuming the Void Star God is useless, because even if the Star God falls, destiny will not disappear.

But then again...

"Do you remember this?" Chen Li took out the Myriad Manifestations Cutting Tool.

"Your weapon is unforgettable." Huang Quan nodded.

This weapon is indeed impressive in its power; it can both tear through space and cleave through seemingly indestructible shields.

But what does this have to do with cutting off nothingness?

"I don't know how you, Huang Quan, plan to sever the void, but I have a simpler and faster way. These scissors can cut everything, including the relationship between the Void Star God and the void."

"That is to say..."

"In other words, you can leave the Black General in the sky alone and only sever the influence of the illusory destiny on the world. Of course, you can directly eliminate the source, but the heavier the burden of what is cut off, the higher the price will be. So, do you want to give it a try?"