CHAPTER 339: CHAPTER 339: INSTANT REFINEMENT

Looking down at the tense atmosphere in the valley, Zhu Haomiao, high above, curled his lips and uttered two words at a volume imperceptible to others.

"Jealousy~"

It was like a starter gun; uncontrollable envy erupted from the depths of the soul, and a chilling scream immediately echoed in the valley.

Twisted emotions lost control, and people attacked each other madly, not distinguishing between friend and foe. Any living being in sight seemed like the murderer of their father, inciting the most extreme hatred in their hearts.

Only by killing the other person could their heart, gnawed by venomous snakes, find a moment’s peace!

"Ah!!"

With a wail, one of the weakest Seventh-Grade Martial Artists was dismembered by several people working together. The intangible Source Quality and sin dispersed and merged into the murderers like swallow into the forest.

The next second, these people shivered, as if they had taken an Immortal Pill, trembling, their energy rapidly expanding, and their faces involuntarily displayed grotesque and twisted smiles of pleasure.

Within just a few seconds, these people visibly swelled a circle, with incomparable euphoria and a sense of power surging through their bodies and minds, making their gazes towards others even more strange and malicious.

Roar!

Accompanied by sharp howls uncharacteristic of humans, these people lunged at the next victim, and the entire valley turned into chaos.

While above the pit walls, Zhu Haomiao calmly overlooked the tragic and evil scene below, his retinas reflecting the swirling golden divine light.

Like a deity standing above the clouds, overlooking the ants’ slaughter and struggle, the boy’s calm eyes were devoid of joy or sorrow, merely waiting for the secret ceremony to complete.

As time passed, the situation in the valley became more bloody and terrifying. Each time a life was lost, the Source Quality and sin within them concentrated onto those remaining.

The evil power continued to compress and converge, causing the surviving individuals to gradually twist and mutate, becoming less and less human.

Some elongated like stick insects, with limbs and torsos becoming dry and deformed, crawling around like bizarre species.

Others swelled, with tumbling knotted muscles growing chitinous shells on the outside, charging like tanks.

Some grew exotic organs, with transparent membranous wings, scythe-like foreclaws, and venomous stingers...

The ugly spirit projected into reality, transforming the entire valley into a hellish place. Standing beyond the scene, Zhu Haomiao watched as these ants, like Gu worms, plundered each other, pursing his lips in an indescribable way.

"It’s getting more and more wicked..."

"Where did it go wrong, I clearly am a sunny, cheerful boy..."

Rubbing his chin, Zhu Haomiao couldn’t find a scapegoat, and could only attribute it to the treachery of the human heart and the declining morals of the world.

That’s right!

It’s because these bad people are so bad!

I just triggered a tiny bit of Original Sin, and they started killing each other!

If you all had a flawless Dao Heart, impervious to all evils, how could the situation possibly become this mess?

Even if we step back ten thousand steps, ignoring the facts, even if I had 1% of the problem, don’t these people have 99% of the problem?

Nodding thoughtfully, Zhu Haomiao sorted out his thoughts, making coherent sense.

In summary, I, Little Zhuzhu, am still very good; it’s just that these people below can’t understand my painstaking efforts, and didn’t withstand the test...

Book of Black: Dao Heart+10

Zhu Haomiao: "..."

Just as the boy’s features wrinkled into a ball, about to speak but stopping, the slaughter in the valley advanced to a new stage.

The twisted, terrifying monsters tore their enemies apart, inserting their organs into themselves, becoming increasingly hideous and deformed.

Eventually, in a blur of flesh and severed limbs, three of the most powerful Third Grade Experts survived to the end.

They barely maintained human shape and the last shred of clarity in their minds, confronting each other from afar.

Seeing the situation in a stalemate, Zhu Haomiao impatiently pursed his lips.

"Plunder, and take back what belongs to you..."

The eerie whisper seeped into the soul like poison, extinguishing the final flicker of spirit light in the three men’s eyes like a candle in the wind. The rolling, distorted malice took over their brains, making them howl like beasts, brutally lunging at their once comrades.

Crunch~

Squelch~

...

The teeth-grating sound of bones shattering, the chilling sound of flesh tearing, and the screams of despair and agony were all mixed together, forming an indescribable symphony of Hell...

When the performance ended, the last survivor stood on his former comrade, yanking his head and spine out, laughing hysterically as he attached them to his shoulder.

Immediately, he twisted and pulled off the corpse’s arms, attaching them to himself.

Thus, a four or five-meter tall, grotesque monster with three heads and six arms roared at the sky, with Qi Force surge around its body, transforming into visible bright yellow flames.

Having plundered the Source Quality and sins of all other sacrifices, all power converged at this moment. The three-headed, six-armed monster raised its head, gazing directly at the bizarre boy above.

Roar!

The Qi Force membrane blocking the cave entrance was instantly torn apart, and the soaring monster lunged straight at Zhu Haomiao, with three deformed, hideous heads simultaneously grinning grimly, six arms like stone pillars enclosing a space of several meters, sealing all evasion routes.

On the other hand, facing this monster that had reached Hegemony Level, clearly mimicking himself, Zhu Haomiao curled his lips with interest and softly uttered two words.

"Kneel."

The soft whisper carried an irresistible terrifying Authority, like Mount Tai descending from the sky. The three-headed, six-armed monster was instantly suppressed to the ground, crawling at the boy’s feet, twisting and struggling like a crab.

Roar!

Amidst muffled growls of resentment and unwillingness, Zhu Haomiao raised his hand gently, his five fingers spread out, hovering over the monster beneath him with a mischievous smile.

"Refine in an instant~"

The next second, the Authority of Jealousy quietly released, and the Source Quality and sins condensed within the monster surged into Zhu Haomiao like a flood, completing the final step of the secret ceremony’s harvest.

"Awoooo!"

Amidst the desperate, shrill screams, the monster’s body shrank rapidly, the massive muscles deflating like a punctured balloon. The heads and arms fused into the body began to loosen, the fleshy tumors at the junctions cracking open, revealing ghastly white bones, and finally fell off with a plop, leaving behind only a mummified-looking, grotesque dry corpse.

Jealousy: LV.3→LV.6

Strength +13

Dexterity +7

Body +12 (6×200%)

Suppressing the evil light swirling deep in his pupils, Zhu Haomiao thought for a moment, removed the mummy’s head, kept it with the other two heads, and kicked the remaining severed limbs back to the bottom of the pit.

Hoo~

Taking a deep breath, the boy drew the Luo Hou Sword from the void, activating the Red Lotus Karma Fire, and swept it violently towards the bottom of the valley.

Swipe~

The rushing divine flame instantly erupted from the sword blade, enveloping the entire pit.