Excessive ferocity due to caution

Chapter 405 Anomaly

Leah and the other two returned to the inner city, their excitement and trepidation gradually subsiding.

Their excitement in front of Zhao Yi was partly genuine and partly feigned.

"It's time to choose sides."

Leah stared at the blonde woman and the ordinary-looking young man and said:

"As always, the minority submits to the majority."

The two exchanged a glance.

"Do we really have to make a decision so quickly?"

"I think...both sides are unreliable."

"The major guilds go without saying."

"Those guys are holding onto their power tightly and will never relinquish it to players from other guilds."

"As for the church and Zhao Yi... frankly speaking, neither side is trustworthy."

"They...are too dangerous."

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"It's the blonde woman, Clark, who said this with a serious expression."

"Imagine a ruthless person who killed all the players and management NPCs for a little power in the outer districts of the ruined city—would they suddenly be so generous as to hand over such an important identity card to us?"

Leah countered:

Why not?

"He's a player, and so are we, and we both work for the Skull Church. From a purely interest-based perspective, we're a community of shared interests."

"Furthermore, since he was invited by Chaotic World Entertainment, he naturally participated in this reality show game..."

"Without access to the inner city, if he wants to win, he has to cooperate with us!"

Clark was unimpressed by Leah's confidence, but didn't say anything more.

The three people raised their hands to vote.

"Raise your hand if you agree to take sides."

All three of them, without prior arrangement, did not raise their hands!

Leah's eyelids twitched slightly.

"Raise your hand if you agree to side with the church."

Still, no one raised their hand.

"You know what we're thinking, Leah."

Clark's voice was cold.

Leah exhaled and laughed:

"Okay... I admit, I wasn't being entirely honest."

"Since none of us want to take sides, why not take this opportunity... to become king ourselves!"

He brandished the ID card in his hand and said with a cold laugh:

"It just so happens that the entertainment company has given us such great help this time. I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't make good use of it."

"That guy Zhao Yi... he actually dared to threaten me with the church..."

Clark also wore a venomous smile:

"After reclaiming the assets in the abandoned city, if the church still wants to develop its influence there, it will have no choice but to cooperate with us. Otherwise, if the confrontation continues, it will be a huge loss for everyone. The Skull Church's forces are difficult to transport, so they won't fight us to the death. At this point, Zhao Yi will become an insignificant pawn. With just a word from us... he will be completely abandoned by the Skull Church!"

Leah echoed:

"That's right... but we can't rush things now."

"Our main goal right now is to collect the identity cards issued by these entertainment companies, and then, based on the number of identity cards, decide whether to ultimately cooperate with Zhao Yi or get rid of this annoying fly..."

"You two, you must keep a low profile these next few days, and don't alert them... Understand?"

The two agreed.

...

The spiritual world.

Darkness and Chris have repaired the road, making it accessible to the old locust tree.

As we approached the locust tree, a gust of cold wind blew by, causing the tree to sway and shake violently.

There were also quite a few faint whispers.

Zhao Yi stood under the huge, ancient locust tree, its age unknown, and carefully examined it.

The texture of every leaf on this tree is extremely strange.

It resembles a human face, but occasionally it also shows the faces of other creatures.

Zhao Yi stood under the tree and seemed to hear the devout whispers of many living beings.

Although he couldn't understand those languages.

But one can clearly perceive that it is the praise of all spirits.

Chris approached the well, stuck her head out, and saw that it was pitch black below, and she couldn't see anything. Even with her own strength, she couldn't see anything at all.

"What is this well used for?"

Chris asked curiously.

Zhao Yi glanced at it, a strange smile on his face:

Who knows?

"Perhaps it was used to bury corpses?"

Chris obediently shrank her neck back.

Zhao Yi glanced into the ancient well.

He couldn't see what was at the bottom of the well either.

But one could sense a strong aura of resentment emanating from the ancient well.

That kind of resentment was far beyond what a grave as ominous as Havel's could ever match...

God knows what's buried down there.

"This resentment feels very familiar... like I've seen it somewhere before."

The ancient well and the old locust tree overhead form a striking contrast.

The text above is filled with praise and chants.

Below lies endless resentment and madness.

Moreover, the intense resentment and the deadly madness reminded Zhao Yi of a special place.

—Infinity.

The area where his chaotic true form resides.

You can also enter the Demon Temple on the Immortal Path.

The resentment within the Abyss is very similar in concentration to that within this ancient well.

"Could this ancient well lead to the Abyss?"

"What is Avici Hell?"

Zhao Yi felt that he had more and more questions.

Among the fragments of memory, the 108 ferocious ancient Buddha statues in the Demon Temple left a deep impression on Zhao Yi!

His consciousness attempted to sink into the ancient well, but was prevented from doing so.

Insufficient permissions.

One needs at least the strength of a Great Ferocious Being to enter.

The darkest personality had somehow appeared here as well.

The praises from the old locust tree gradually transformed into flowing light, disappearing into the tattoos on the darkest personality.

As a result, the runes on the Darkest Personality became more and more obvious.

Zhao Yi sensed that the power of the darkest personality was slowly growing.

This speed is definitely not fast.

But what's terrifying is... that it keeps growing!

And you don't need to do anything!

Furthermore, during his growth, Zhao Yi discovered that the eyes of the darkest personality gradually cleared.

Interestingly, as the power of his darkest personality gradually increased, he seemed to show a deeper fear of Zhao Yi.

Why is it so afraid of itself?

Having seen the appearance of the darkest personality, Zhao Yi looked at the large locust tree above his head, lost in thought.

Soon, Zhao Yi was inspired again.

He left this place and went to the Bloodline Temple, leaving the Darkest Personality to continuously absorb power under that giant locust tree.

Inside the Bloodline Temple, Zhao Yi found the red robe he had brought from the Silent Containment Center.

This red robe is stained with the blood of many terrifying and bizarre beings, even gods.

Although it was just a drop of blood left behind by some extremely powerful beings in the past, it was terrifying enough.

A terrifying consciousness was gradually reviving within, and green mold began to grow on the red-robed figure.

Black mist swirled all around.

The remaining consciousness within this red garment could no longer suppress the evil spirits born from its blood for as long as possible.

"How much longer can you hold on?" Zhao Yi asked.

The woman in red replied with a regretful sigh:

"I can't hold on much longer. I've been completely corrupted by this ominous force, and soon I'll become just like them..."

"You previously possessed the corpse of an extremely powerful, peak-level ferocious beast. I can first transfer the ominous influence into its body. You will then use your own bone marrow and mental power to forge a bronze coffin, place the corpse inside, and preserve it deep within the Bloodline Temple. Finally, cover the coffin with your own 'red robe' to suppress the evil spirits!"

"But this is only a temporary measure... This method will subject you to constant and ominous corruption. You must touch the power of a great evil law as soon as possible. Even if you don't take that step, it will at least allow you to hold on for a long time..."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi immediately understood that the red-clothed remnant was referring to Ouyang Feng's body.

Because he had promised Edison to "revive" his teacher, Zhao Yi no longer used X-2's technology to make excuses.

Therefore, the body was kept in the system's containment space.

Unexpectedly, it will be of great use at this moment!

He retrieved the body.

The red clothes, shrouded in black mist and covered in green mold, enveloped Ouyang Feng's body.

Then, using the power of the "Divine Brush," he extracted a portion of his own bone marrow and flesh, and combined it with the mental power of his spiritual world to create a mysterious bronze coffin.

Zhao Yi placed Ouyang Feng's body in the coffin and closed the lid.

The four corners were nailed shut.

He then covered the coffin with his own white robe, which he hadn't yet stained with blood.

In an instant, Zhao Yi felt his body and consciousness beginning to change under the erosion of countless ominous forces...

With his current strength, he simply cannot withstand it!

To survive, one must quickly raise one's strength to the level of a near-Great Fiend, and then comprehend one's own power of rules!

Inside the coffin, the remnant spirit in red weakly said:

"You must become stronger as soon as possible... at least enough to touch upon the laws of the Great Calamity..."

"otherwise……"

"Something terrible will happen to you..."

"The red-clad clan is born with bad luck..."

"Throughout history, no one has ever died a peaceful death..."