Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

Jiang Mian snuggled closer to Ye Chenyang and said sweetly:

"Baby~"

"Yes, I'm here."

Ye Chenyang tightened his embrace and patted her back like he was comforting a child.

The warmth around her made Jiang Mian feel exceptionally at ease, and she even felt a strange urge to act coquettishly.

Jiang Mian was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to her senses and suppressed the impulse.

"You're saying... after absorbing [Balance], wouldn't you also be considered an agent of the 'Tai Chi Diagram'?"

"It should be."

Ye Chenyang nodded slightly, giving a fairly definite answer.

When he broke through to the seventh level, he gathered the "power of heaven" into himself, and only then did he unleash that sword strike.

Now, as long as he activates [Balance], it seems he can mobilize the power of this world at will.

In this state, as long as they don't get close, even an eighth-tier fighter isn't invincible!

"Hmm, that's impressive."

Jiang Mian casually offered a compliment, then changed the subject:

"I don't know what they're planning, but I have to carry it out."

Although she was passively involved in their plans, she could only cooperate.

Jiang Mian understood very well that there was no point in resisting the trend that concerned the fate of the world.

"Well……"

Ye Chenyang thought for a moment and realized that Jiang Mian's most unique feature was the [Annihilation] generated by combining the power of several vertices.

In addition, there is the [World].

After all, Zhao Niugao was talking about finding a way out, not fighting against the "Black Sun," so they might very well use it to their advantage.

"Annihilation? World?"

Jiang Mian tilted her head, seemingly having a vague idea.

"Mianmian, no matter what, I will be with you."

Ye Chenyang lowered his head and saw that Jiang Mian's face was still pale. A trace of heartache flashed in his eyes, and he changed the subject:

"Okay, let's stop here for now. Get some rest and get used to it soon. Once you're fully integrated, this shouldn't happen again."

"oh."

Jiang Mian nodded obediently, pulled herself out of Ye Chenyang's arms, rolled to the side, and beckoned to him with her finger.

"Baby, I still feel a little pain. Maybe a kiss will help?"

The implication in his words was quite obvious, which made Ye Chenyang raise an eyebrow.

"You're injured and still not behaving yourself, huh?"

That's what he said, but he still obediently stuck it on.

"Hmph, you're not honest either... Hey, don't stick your tongue out—ooh!"

……

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Mian's face flushed slightly, and she glared at Ye Chenyang with feigned ferocity.

"A kiss is fine, but why are you kissing like that?"

"Really? I think you quite like it."

Ye Chenyang tapped her nose and teased:

"Then I'll be more restrained next time?"

"No!"

Jiang Mian instinctively refused, but when she met his smiling eyes, she knew she had been tricked.

She puffed out her cheeks, turned her back to Ye Chenyang, and didn't say a word.

But he immediately moved close to Jiang Mian from behind and whispered in her ear:

"How are you feeling? Any better?"

Just now, while being intimate, Ye Chenyang also spared some energy to mobilize [Balance] to soothe her "pain" and incidentally promote her recovery.

Judging from her complexion, she seems to have improved considerably.

Perhaps it was the heat that made him itchy, Jiang Mian subconsciously twisted his waist and nudged his stomach.

After a long silence, she finally answered:

"It's better, and... the fusion process seems to be progressing faster too."

Jiang Mian had a vague guess about this:

As long as it meets the characteristic of "destruction", whether it is destroying others or destroying oneself, the progress can be increased rapidly.

Overloading the core might be a shortcut, but the process would likely be quite painful.

That one move just now instantly increased her fusion progress to eighty!

If I do this a few more times, I can break through to the seventh rank directly!

Ye Chenyang seemed to have seen through Jiang Mian's thoughts, and gently hugged her, saying:

"Don't rush, take your time. There are still the withered remains; once we absorb them all, it should be about the same, right?"

"Um."

Jiang Mian gave a muffled reply, closed her eyes, and fell silent.

Feeling the emotional fluctuations of the person in his arms gradually calm down, Ye Chenyang felt relieved and began to check his own condition.

……

Over the next few days, Jiang Mian focused entirely on advancing the project, but she would also occasionally go out for walks and explore the ruins of this world with Ye Chenyang.

In each ruin, there is basically a creature similar to the previous "worm".

According to Zhao Niugao, they are called "Shadow Servants," beings that were once merged with [Formless], but were separated and stationed in various city ruins.

The purpose was to "fish".

When Yang Ze appeared, it made it aware of the existence of another main world.

However, it devoured almost all life in this main world, was firmly locked by the world, unable to leave, and could only wait for its prey to come to it.

When the two arrived in this world, the flesh-and-blood warship happened to be wandering nearby, which led to what happened that day.

"So we're just unlucky?"

On a pile of ruins, Jiang Mian pouted and complained.

"Um...you could say that."

Ye Chenyang scratched his head.

The previous encounter had indeed left a deep impression on the two, but now, with Zhao Niugao keeping an eye on things, they didn't have to worry about it suddenly appearing.

Jiang Mian snorted softly, turned his gaze to the ruins below, and stirred up the surrounding "wind".

As the fusion level of [Annihilation] continues to increase, its power gradually becomes apparent.

Even if an element is contaminated, Jiang Mian can "purify" it by attaching [Annihilation] and then transform it into a usable "Destruction Element".

Soon, howling winds enveloped the ruins.

"Hey!"

A hoarse cry came from the wind.

A three-headed, jet-black bird rises from the ruins, attempting to find the source of this unusual natural disaster.

However, as soon as it entered this annihilation storm, its body began to disintegrate.

Before it could even react, its body had already been torn to pieces.

Even though this shadow servant was only at the early stage of the seventh rank, its defense was practically zero for Jiang Mian in his current state, and he could easily crush it.

"All done!"

Jiang Mian clapped his hands and led Ye Chenyang back.

Zhao Niugao's residence is called Yuehua Ridge, which is the last place where humans lived in this main world.

Originally, this place was no different from other places, but after [Red Moon] threw him here, he was protected by the moonlight.

It can be said that this is the last pure land in the world.

Jiang Mian and Ye Chenyang quickly returned to the courtyard, but Zhao Niugao was still nowhere to be seen.

The two were already used to this, and now they had more important things to do.

After several days of digestion and continuous "digestion" like before, Jiang Mian has basically absorbed all of what he had gained.

In other words, she's about to reach the seventh rank!

The moment of advancement had finally arrived, but Jiang Mian's heart was unusually calm.

She sat down on a stone chair on one side of the courtyard, leaned casually against the stone table, and closed her eyes.

Ye Chenyang stayed by her side without leaving for a moment, observing the changes in her breathing.

……

Jiang Mian's consciousness sank into the core, as if trapped in a desolate and lifeless place, sinking deeper and deeper until even his soul turned into nothingness.

Is this the essence of annihilation?

She felt inexplicably tired, as if she was about to fall into a deep sleep, but then she suddenly woke up.

"No! I am its owner, how can I let it drag me in!"

As soon as the thought popped into her head, a golden light appeared before her eyes, as bright as a lamp in the dark night.

Jiang Mian extended his spiritual power without hesitation and "swallowed" it in one gulp.

……

Whether it was the torrent in the first main world or Xuanhuang searching for a way in the void, they all suddenly felt an instinctive tremor and couldn't help but look up at the sky and roar.

"Black and yellow?"

Its unusual behavior prompted Gu Cheng'an and the others to return immediately and inquire about the reason.

"The Overlord... is about to advance!"

Xuanhuang's voice remained steady and deep, but it contained a hint of undisguised anticipation.

It already possessed a rudimentary form of authority called "gravity".

Sensing that Jiang Mian had begun his advancement, the [Earthquake] authority almost instantly condensed within its body, and it also possessed the "Destruction" characteristic!

In other words, the fusion can now begin!

Soon, it and the old mudfish will be able to ride the momentum of heaven and truly reach the ninth level!

……

In the world, Jiang Ling transforms into a blue-feathered roc, soaring freely in the sky.

This little world seems to be growing along with Jiang Mian, and its rules are becoming more and more perfect.

At the same time, her aura was also surging.

Even after breaking through to the seventh rank, it continued to rise!

"dominate……"

However, Jiang Ling did not feel happy at all; on the contrary, she was extremely worried.

She had a vague premonition that the outside world would likely face a major catastrophe in the not-too-distant future!