Chapter 697: Chapter 696: Creatures from the Void

This was no longer merely about corruption, but about extraordinary powers being twisted and eroded.

While to some extent extraordinary powers are twisted,

it’s the transformation of twisted into extraordinary powers, devoid of any hint of madness.

If extraordinary powers carried twistedness, it would result in what Qing Yuanyang now faced.

So Qing Yuanyang, even thinking of killing Qing Ling’er to increase his strength, was not entirely illogical.

After all, he was the one who knew the situation of his Spiritual Energy Acupoint the best.

Every use of extraordinary powers deepened the twisted corrosion, no wonder Qing Yuanyang turned into a beast.

Faced with this situation, Lu Zixun suggested that other than abandoning these extraordinary powers, he would purify the twistedness.

But no one has yet researched the ability to purify twistedness.

Even Lu Zixun could only do it with the help of the system, and couldn’t use it on others.

“What’s the situation?”

Seeing Lu Zixun’s increasingly furrowed brows, Wang Linfan wore a worried expression.

Although his previous words were resolute, Qing Yuanyang was always Qing Ling’er’s brother.

After briefly describing the twisted situation inside Qing Yuanyang, Lu Zixun shook his head, “I can solve this by dispersing the extraordinary powers inside Qing Yuanyang’s body, but after doing so, he won’t be able to use the Derivative Ability granted by the Justice Goddess, so…”

Utilizing the Extraordinary Power of Defy Fate, he trapped the twisted extraordinary powers inside Qing Yuanyang, and then Lu Zixun yawned.

“In a while, Qing Yuanyang should wake up, and then we can solicit his opinion.”

Knowing how much Qing Yuanyang had sacrificed to become an Order Bishop, Wang Linfan could only silently sigh and agreed with Lu Zixun’s approach.

Now, Qing Yuanyang had two choices, one was to stubbornly continue and hope the twisted might spare him,

The second… was to abandon these extraordinary powers and revert to ordinary.

While waiting for Qing Yuanyang to wake up, Lu Zixun couldn’t help but feel that inheriting a Divine Position this way was better.

This method of helping a Divine awaken was too dangerous, and seemed never to end well?

However, Lu Zixun had not encountered any believers and could not rashly judge what treatment they might receive once a Divine descended.

“What is this?”

Qing Yuanyang, bound by Lu Zixun’s Ice Chain, slowly woke up, with the cold aura exacerbating the pain on his body.

“You’ve woken up; the surgery was very successful, and now you’re a young lady.”

Just as Qing Yuanyang frowned in confusion and tried to call out, an upside-down cat head appeared before him, uttering chilling words.

“Lord Xun? Why are you here?”

Upon seeing Lu Zixun, Qing Yuanyang displayed confusion, “Why am I locked by the Ice Chain, did something happen?”

Looking into the puzzled eyes of Qing Yuanyang, which did not seem feigned, Lu Zixun looked thoughtful.

It appeared that Qing Yuanyang had not only lost his sanity but also his memory of that period.

However, Lu Zixun didn’t plan to delve into that matter, and directly addressed the issue, “How was the extraordinary power inside you twisted and eroded?”

As if his innermost feelings were exposed, Qing Yuanyang’s expression stiffened, and he smiled sheepishly, “Lord Xun, how could extraordinary powers be twisted and eroded?”

Staring at Qing Yuanyang who, even at this time, refused to tell the truth, Lu Zixun watched him for a while.

Shoulders shrugged and tail flicked, “Fine then, just wait for your death.”

He felt the Ice Chains that were binding his body dissolving, and Lu Zixun, without any hesitation, turned and left.

Qing Yuanyang immediately panicked. Why wasn’t he following the script?

Listening to the anxious breathing of Qing Yuanyang behind him, Lu Zixun couldn’t help but roll his eyes. Some people really are masochistic.

It was like those people in the VV space who post about having a bad day, and when you see it and ask them through a private message what’s wrong, they’d just say nothing.

If you kept asking, they’d insist there really was nothing wrong.

But if you responded with an “Oh,” they’d start spilling everything.

Qing Yuanyang was that kind of person and directly called out to Lu Zixun.

“Last time, I sensed the Justice Balance appearing at a certain location in the Abyss, so I organized Order Personnel to head there. But the power of the Abyss is far beyond what Extraordinary Powers can contend with.”

“But even so, using my Extraordinary Ability, I was safely able to lead my team members to retreat from the Abyss. Just as I was about to withdraw, a Void creature blocked our escape path.”

“Its eyes flickered with terrifying light, and it looked like a mantis. Its shell could achieve Invisibility in the Void, and I…”

Pausing, Qing Yuanyang lifted the wound wrapped around his abdomen.

There was a wound from the heart to the Spiritual Energy Acupoint.

Pausing again, Qing Yuanyang managed a bitter smile, “As my team members risked their lives to create an opportunity, I escaped from the Abyss. Then I discovered—my Extraordinary Power had become twisted and corroded.”

After understanding the situation, Lu Zixun became evidently more interested in the Void creature mentioned by Qing Yuanyang.

The ability to use twisting to corrode Extraordinary Powers wasn’t common among strong creatures.

“Lord Xun, what should I do?”

Qing Yuanyang’s expression was one of utter confusion, like a child lost, “I can feel strange voices around me all the time. I’m rarely conscious, and often, I don’t even know what I’ve done.”

Those corrupted by twisting indeed were in such a state.

Lu Zixun thought back to an old teacher who, despite being on the verge of shellification, still insisted on finishing his classes, and he couldn’t help but sigh.

“Being eroded by twisting, you can’t keep these Extraordinary Powers.”

Pausing, Lu Zixun had two spheres of Spiritual Energy appear in his hands, “The Extraordinary Power and twisting inside you now resemble these two spheres of Spiritual Energy in my hands. Every time you use your Extraordinary Power, the degree of twisting corruption will deepen.”

“But to alleviate the twisting eroding your mind, you must use your Extraordinary Power. It’s a vicious cycle.”

As the two spheres of Spiritual Energy merged intermittently, Lu Zixun ferociously crushed them and then smirked, “To resolve this situation, the only way is to eradicate the Extraordinary Power in your body; otherwise, within three days, you will surely die under the corrosion of twisting.”

“I…”

After listening to Lu Zixun’s explanation, Qing Yuanyang, like a deflated balloon, hung his head with an exceptionally hoarse voice, “Let me think, let me think.”

However, Lu Zixun felt there was nothing to think about.

Though power was important, one had to be alive to use it.

Moreover, even if he lost his Extraordinary Power, wasn’t Qing Yuanyang still an I-Level Spiritual Ability User? There was nothing to ponder.

“You… must die!”

While Lu Zixun silently awaited Qing Yuanyang’s decision, a crazy and twisted whisper reached his ears.