The man in black robes spoke. His voice was strange, like a broken stereo, yet it carried a strange sense of holiness.

As he spoke, the man in black robes also made a movement; he opened his arms and made a gesture that resembled an embrace towards Qin Huanyu from a distance.

“It is time for you to return to your true home, my holy maiden.”

! !

Qin Huanyu's legs, which she had been trying to use to escape, immediately became immobile. At the same time, she felt her brain and soul frantically sending out alarms. It was as if a hacker had used a backdoor to enter her system and was frantically trying to seize control of her.

'what's the situation? ’

Qin Huanyu was shocked.

After the Pure Love God of War case, Qin Huanyu realized the danger of psychological attacks and has been setting up multiple layers of protection for her soul and brain, just like a firewall in a computer system.

Coupled with her own super-high computing power, Qin Huanyu was confident that she would not be afraid of any mental attack, and could even counterattack the opponent through the mental link channel, turning the enemy into an idiot and a puppet.

But this time is different.

Those firewalls weren't triggered at all; it was as if his soul had been implanted with a backdoor at the factory, leaving him helpless as the other side could penetrate unimpeded.

This means that Qin Huanyu has researched soul datafication and even possesses the Jade Network. Her achievements in this area are likely unmatched. Otherwise, she would most likely have lost control of her body and been completely taken over by the man in black robes.

Even so, Qin Huanyu's current situation remains very dangerous.

The black-robed man's abilities were strange. His mind invasion was like a prion, which could disguise itself as the host's own cells to deceive the immune system, rendering all the automatic protection mechanisms set up by Qin Huanyu ineffective.

Qin Huanyu had to sink her consciousness deep into her mind and use her subjective consciousness to identify the black-robed man's consciousness that had invaded her body. She then manually mobilized her enormous computing power to fight back, and even used the Jade Network to draw on the idle computing power of many linkers.

The man in black robes seemed surprised that Qin Huanyu could resist it, and he quickly increased the output power to continue to forcibly seize control of Qin Huanyu's consciousness.

This kind of spiritual and mental clash is not manifested in reality; it's just Qin Huanyu and the man in black standing there staring at each other in a messy house.

However, at the level of soul and mind, this was an extremely rare top-level duel. The aftershocks triggered by the collision of computing power were like an EMP storm at the level of soul, instantly covering an area of ​​thousands of meters centered on the house.

The villagers and police officers who were fighting at the village entrance were quickly affected by this huge spiritual storm. They were almost powerless to resist, and they fainted with their eyes rolling back. They all fell to the ground and slept as sweetly as babies.

Inside the house, the battle between the soul and the mind continues, and the fighting is fierce.

At first, Qin Huanyu was caught off guard, and the man in black robes did not go all out.

But soon, Qin Huanyu used her subjective consciousness to mobilize computing power to counterattack and establish a defensive line. The man in black robes also became serious and launched a full-scale attack. The two sides fought fiercely.

In the heat of battle, some secrets can no longer be kept.

For example, Qin Huanyu saw through the true identity of the man in black robes, realizing that he was one of the most theoretically restraining embodiments of her original sin—the embodiment of arrogance. The backdoor that allowed her to enter like a traitor and then offer up control of her consciousness was her own arrogance.

This is Qin Huanyu's inherent weakness, and it is indeed like a factory-installed backdoor that is almost impossible to block in a short time. It can only be remedied through other means.

Qin Huanyu's method was to use the jade net, which linked the reverence and humility of those who faced knowledge and truth, to combat the erosion of arrogance.

The embodiment of arrogance also noticed the existence of the Jade Net during this battle and was quite surprised:

"You've actually become something similar to us? The thirst for knowledge is also a desire, and you've become the embodiment of desire. I should be your kind... If that's the case, why do you still pretend to be human?"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

When dealing with enemies, Qin Huanyu never pretends to be a lady:

"I am a genuine human being! Not some embodiment of desire! The Jade Net is a product of human technology, and I am using human power!"

"...Completely self-centered, even ignoring objective facts? Good, very good, that's true arrogance. Compared to you, those who need money and power to be arrogant are nothing but piles of garbage!"

The man in black robes became even more excited, his mind filled with a desire to possess Qin Huanyu:

"My Church of Pride needs someone like you! You are the most suitable saintess! And you will be the most outstanding saintess! Since you so readily accept your human identity, then succumb to your own original sin like a true human being... Your pride is invincible, and it also means that you are destined to be mine!"

The arrogant entity intensified its offensive, causing Qin Huanyu, who had already established a defensive line, to retreat step by step, and the situation became precarious once again.

Qin Huanyu no longer had time to verbally refute; she was experiencing the greatest crisis of her life.

Pride is indeed her weakness. Unless she is willing to abandon her humanity, no matter what defense she has, the embodiment of pride will seize this weakness and gradually break through and erode her.

Even though the Pride Avatar's soul computing power is actually less than a third of Qin Huanyu's, the advantage still lies with the Pride Avatar, and it is becoming more and more obvious.

The way to change this situation, as Arrogance Avatar just mentioned... is that as long as Qin Huanyu abandons her self-identity as a human, relinquishes her humanity, and becomes a pure Jade Net consciousness, she will no longer have the human weakness of arrogance, and naturally will no longer be afraid of Arrogance Avatar. She can directly crush it with her own computing power advantage.

But after abandoning her humanity, is Qin Huanyu still Qin Huanyu?

Qin Huanyu had always enjoyed her human identity and wholeheartedly accepted it. She still had many things she wanted to do and would never give up her humanity.

However, if one does not abandon humanity, the inherent weaknesses of humanity cannot be eliminated. Qin Huanyu will never be able to defeat the embodiment of arrogance. If this continues, she will eventually be completely swayed and become the other party's puppet.

To abandon humanity or to be controlled by the enemy?

Qin Huanyu was caught in a dilemma where she didn't want to choose either of them.

Is there really no other way?

The calmer Qin Huanyu became, the faster her thoughts raced, especially during these moments.

For every 1% of the erosion progress completed by the Arrogance Avatar, Qin Huanyu could simulate thousands of battle strategies in her mind.

Those who connect to the Jade Network can draw more inspiration from it when needed, and Qin Huanyu can certainly do the same.

At this moment, all the researchers and students in Baiguang City suddenly felt tired, drowsy, and their brains were almost unable to think, unable to solve even the simplest problems.

Their wisdom and inspiration were also concentrated at this moment, opening up a third path for Qin Huanyu that would neither make her lose her humanity nor be defeated by the enemy.

Qin Huanyu had a bold idea.

In terms of manipulating consciousness through human nature, Qin Huanyu is indeed no match for the embodiment of pride. The embodiment of original sin has a unique ability in this regard, which cannot be surpassed by humans in just a few decades of research.

Therefore, to win, one must play to one's strengths and avoid one's weaknesses. One should not fight the enemy in the area where the enemy is most proficient, but rather change the playing field and rules to one's own advantage.

Simulation, deduction, calculation.

After what felt like an instant, or perhaps a very long moment, Qin Huanyu took a deep breath in her mind and decided to take the risk.

In any case, the worst outcome would be that she and the embodiment of arrogance would explode together, which is better than losing her humanity or becoming the other party's puppet... Moreover, Qin Huanyu might not die even after her soul explodes. She will still live in the Jade Net, in the depths of the soul of every linker. At that time, anyone who pursues the truth may become the new Qin Huanyu.

Of course, it would be even better to win this battle and survive, and Qin Huanyu would fight with all her might to stay alive.

"Ok?"

The arrogant incarnation, which was launching a full-scale attack, suddenly discovered that Qin Huanyu's defenses had collapsed and she no longer resisted, allowing its consciousness to easily enter.

So you're giving up already? Is this all the arrogance you've got...?

It felt a slight disappointment, but only a little. Even if it gave up in the end, Qin Huanyu's pride remained that she was the strongest human it had ever met, and the most suitable saintess.

Now that we have breached her consciousness, the next step is to modify it according to the arrogance's preferences, turning Qin Huanyu into a qualified saintess.

The embodiment of arrogance immediately began the soul-transformation surgery, but was momentarily stunned when it was about to 'make the cut'.

What are these?

It's like a doctor already holding a scalpel at the operating table, only to be suddenly told that the patient is a robot, and to perform the surgery, one must not only be proficient in medical knowledge, but also know how to write code and connect wires.

Not only that, the patient who was supposed to be anesthetized on the operating table suddenly opened his eyes and used a robotic arm to pierce through the doctor's body, injecting a large number of nanorobots into the doctor's body and assimilating the doctor's cells.

"!!!"

The avatar of arrogance finally realized it had been tricked. It tried to exit Qin Huanyu's consciousness, but it couldn't escape at all.

'Phew, it worked! Yay!'

Looking at the ball of blue light that she had successfully captured and transformed, Qin Huanyu's consciousness let out a long sigh of relief, finally feeling much more at ease.

She guessed right, or rather, she won the bet.

Qin Huanyu didn't know the specific principles behind the Sin Avatar's abilities, but she knew it was an innate ability... There was a very high probability that the Sin Avatar itself could only use it, just like how humans are born knowing how to breathe air, but find it difficult to understand all the scientific principles behind the breathing process.

So what exactly is the effect of this ability? It is to rewrite consciousness; the incarnations of original sin can easily control those with specific human weaknesses.

What if this person's consciousness exists in a different form than that of a normal person? Can the incarnations of original sin still rewrite it directly using their innate abilities?

Just like a doctor who is good at operating on flesh and blood, can he repair robots?

Qin Huanyu was not entirely sure, so her actions this time involved a certain element of gambling, even a rather risky gamble.

While deliberately giving up resistance, Qin Huanyu also used the still imperfect soul data technology to rewrite her own soul form, making her own consciousness more like an AI rather than a biological soul.

Of course, this rewrite is not perfect. If the arrogance incarnate continues to cut without hesitation during the surgery, it will find that the robot is only the surface. Piercing the outer shell and surface circuitry, the inside is still the human body structure it is familiar with.

However, the arrogant incarnation hesitated upon seeing the unfamiliar robot body, and Qin Huanyu seized that moment of hesitation to launch a fierce counterattack, completely turning the tide of the battle.

Since the embodiment of arrogance truly cannot understand the digitized soul, the next step is much simpler.

Qin Huanyu wanted to digitally transform the consciousness of the Arrogance Incarnation and simultaneously write it into her highest control authority!

This is a case of giving you a taste of your own medicine. You wanted me to be your saintess, didn't you? Now I'm going to turn you into my dog!

The venue was deep within Qin Huanyu's own consciousness.

In terms of strength, Qin Huanyu, who has benefited from the power of the Jade Network, has reached a level of soul computing power that is at least five times that of the Arrogant Avatar.

In terms of rules, the conflict between humility and arrogance in human nature has transformed into data programming... a field that the embodiment of arrogance is completely ignorant of but Qin Huanyu is very familiar with.

Arrogance has no chance of winning.

Its consciousness, its abilities, its origins, everything about it was slowly dissected by Qin Huanyu like analyzing the source code of an unfamiliar program, taking the essence and discarding the dross, and then rewriting it into a form she liked.

Everything about arrogance was no longer a secret to Qin Huanyu.

How to extract and use the power of arrogance, how many members the Church of Arrogance has, what conspiracy the Avatar of Arrogance and the Truth Society have this time, and the traitors who appeared in the Holy Week, all became clear to Qin Huanyu as the consciousness of the Avatar of Arrogance was dismantled.

Qin Huanyu received a super gift package.

Now, she can use all the techniques of the power of arrogance whenever she wants, and she can control every member of the Church of Arrogance like a puppet... she can even absorb the incarnation of arrogance and become the Goddess of Arrogance herself!

This Goddess of Pride isn't just a title; she truly exists like those beings in mythology, coexisting with the arrogance of all humanity... As long as arrogance remains a flaw in humanity's character, the Goddess of Pride will never fall!

To be a goddess... Qin Huanyu was actually quite tempted at first.

However, after considering it for a while, Qin Huanyu gave up the idea and did not completely devour the avatar of arrogance. Instead, she wrote her highest authority into the depths of its consciousness.

The power of a goddess is both an honor and a responsibility. If Qin Huanyu truly becomes the Goddess of Pride, she will also need to bear responsibilities, such as protecting the believers of the Church of Pride and spreading pride.

This goes against Qin Huanyu's long-held beliefs... If the current opportunity were to become the goddess of wisdom or the goddess of truth, she might actually seize it, but the goddess of pride is out of the question.

Pride is a useful power, but it should only be a tool for humans, not the master of human behavior.

After giving up on becoming the Goddess of Arrogance, Qin Huanyu quickly completed the transformation of the embodiment of arrogance, ending this top-level confrontation on the level of soul and mind.

In the real world, the man in the black robe stared at Qin Huanyu for a few minutes, and then both of their bodies trembled simultaneously.

Qin Huanyu's lips curled up into a victor's smile.

The black-robed figure removed its hood, revealing its blue, transparent energy head. It obediently knelt before Qin Huanyu, kissing the ground in front of her boots, its voice utterly respectful:

"Owner."

"...Is this your true face? How ugly."

Qin Huanyu looked disgusted, searched the messy room, and found a relatively intact chair to sit down in, crossing her legs in black stockings.

She ignored the arrogant figure kneeling before her, and instead pondered for several minutes, chin in hand, before her eyes lit up:

"That might work."

Then Qin Huanyu's eyes also lit up with blue light as she looked at the avatar of arrogance, and at the same time snapped her fingers:

“This is not your true form. Your true form is a dog! A female husky with smoky gray fur.”

Chapter 142 The Anger of a Daughter-Obsessed Man

The embodiment of original sin is not a fixed form. Its essence is an aggregation of certain human nature. It should be invisible. All the visible forms it exhibits are for the convenience of communicating with humans, or rather, are forms that humans subjectively perceive, just like quantum life forms that collapse when observed.

If that's the case, then if humans, as observers, have enough knowledge and understanding to actively control the observation of the embodiment of original sin, then theoretically they could make the embodiment of original sin into whatever they desire, whether it's a cat-eared maid or a fox girl loli, it wouldn't be a problem.

Qin Huanyu is doing just that. She can now be said to be the person in the world who understands Pride Incarnate the most, even better than Pride Incarnate itself. It is not difficult for her to give Pride Incarnate a new image according to her own wishes.

Soon, the avatar of arrogance began to change. It shrank and shrank from its small blue form of energy body, and went from kneeling on the ground to lying on the ground. Ash-gray hair grew on its body, and its face changed from expressionless to silly.

"Woof woof... Hahahaha..."

A few minutes later, a lively husky emerged from the black robe, circled Qin Huanyu twice, and then lay down beside her to lick her feet.

"Haha, good boy, you're my dog ​​from now on... Hmm, I need to give you a name that matches your new identity."

Qin Huanyu laughed triumphantly, reached out and rubbed the dog's head, then pondered for a few seconds:

"How about I call you Shirley... Come on, Shirley, stand up and turn around, then shake hands."

"Wang Wang!"

Shirley obeyed the command immediately and was incredibly well-behaved. To anyone else, she was just an adorable dog, not one of the most feared embodiments of original sin.

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