Bab 120: Taking Over as City Lord
[Note: Only your dark side can choose the Extreme Evil Specialty. If you switch back to the light side, you will still awaken the specialty in the dark side after choosing it.]
[Extremely Evil Body: Your body is composed of evil thoughts, rendering you immune to fatal weaknesses.]
Bai Yi hesitated for a moment, tempted by the prospect. Choosing this specialty would mean that even if he were beheaded, his combat power would remain unaffected. A headless figure could still fight, a terrifying thought.
With excitement, he moved to the next option, but his pupils narrowed in surprise.
[Extremely Evil Creature: You have absorbed the blood of a god, transforming your evil thoughts into real creatures. These creatures can awaken specialties through growth.
Note: After selecting this specialty, you cannot use advanced materials for rapid growth. The dark side can only grow by absorbing extremely evil auras such as blood, fear, evil thoughts, and lust.
Warning: An extremely evil soul must reside within the body of an extremely evil creature. Normal souls will be corroded and transformed into extremely evil souls.
Warning: Extremely evil souls spend their lives pursuing ultimate malice, driven to orchestrate the next act of extreme evil.]
Bai Yi took a deep breath, realizing this specialty was exactly what he wanted. Moreover, it exceeded his expectations by lacking the word "upper limit."
Evil thoughts as modified organisms meant their growth potential was tied to the materials used to create them. Currently, the most powerful materials were those Sabo had found initially, limited to the lower gold level. To advance, they would need to be replaced with higher-level materials—otherwise, they risked explosive failure.
This specialty removed that limitation, allowing for retained strength while sacrificing extreme growth rates in exchange for higher potential.
The warnings? Bai Yi dismissed them. After all, the extremely evil creatures were more volatile, and he'd survived worse.
With his [Soul Gourmet] ability, choosing this specialty would mean his potential had no upper limit, balancing growth between his light and dark sides. The light side would focus on knowledge, while the dark side honed combat power, ensuring neither would fall behind.
This was the vision for the White Plague Project—a transformation beyond mere alchemy.
He turned to the last option:
[Extreme Evil Killing God: Whenever evil thoughts kill a god, they absorb everything from the victim to enhance themselves.]
Bai Yi frowned. That option was dangerously enticing but ultimately suicidal. The regret of Cersis was formidable; absorbing everything from a god would be akin to becoming a nuclear bomb—self-destructive.
He quickly dismissed the third option, choosing the second one instead. The first specialty was tempting, but he hoped it might be available in future selections.
As soon as he made his choice, the scarlet hue in his eyes faded, and the overwhelming aura of extreme evil dissipated, signaling an automatic switch to the light side.
He checked the dark side's information: [Transformation in progress, expected to complete in 1 natural day.]
Bai Yi's tension eased as he regarded the core of the world. After some contemplation, he decided to submit it soon. Since he could still enter and exit the dark side, the world would reset to its original state. If the rewards from the panel fell short of expectations, he could reclaim the core and plunder its resources.
If the panel provided satisfactory rewards, this world would become his feeding ground.
The dark side had temporarily lost its ability to transform directly and increase strength, but it retained the capacity to grow by consuming dangerous entities. At each stage of soul growth, he could continue to strengthen the dark side.
As for the panel's assertion that important items could not be destroyed, he took it as an assurance of stability in his plans.
Bai Yi felt a slight tremor in his hand as the panel's prompts flashed rapidly before him.
[You touch the artifact Soul of Death (fake). Your health decreases by 5% per second, and your sanity decreases by 5% per second. The evil thoughts collection is exempt from the decrease in sanity value.]
He loosened his grip, allowing the Evil Soul to be lifted by some gold-eating bugs that floated beside him. It seemed this artifact needed to be bound to him, and Bai Yi had a strong feeling that placing it in his space ring would destroy it.
Nearby, Charles walked with purpose, both men heading toward the exit of the world, though neither moved at full speed. An inexplicable tension hung in the air between them, a palpable reminder of the recent conflict.
Bai Yi's eyes gleamed as he contemplated the world core in his possession. Charles was undoubtedly a formidable foe, and Bai Yi pondered his chances of defeating him. Charles was equally calculating, both men aware of the stakes.
After a while, Charles broke the silence. "White Plague."
The atmosphere shifted, tension dissipating, as Charles chose to abandon any hostile intentions. He could not match the speed of the gold-eating beetle, and he sensed that Bai Yi might have more tricks up his sleeve.
Bai Yi remained silent, his space ring glowing as he summoned a plague doctor's suit. He discarded the tattered cloth strips from his body and donned the dark robe. This was a signal: he too had relinquished the urge for conflict.
"I will leave Dawn. The gods crave more souls and seek to disrupt order. I forfeit Tobu City; you can retract your surveillance."
Charles stretched lazily. "But be warned: a few perverts are still out there. Stay cautious. Pu Sheng is in the abyss, having turned his back on the gods. The mutation zone will become dangerous."
As he spoke, his form began to dissolve into darkness. "Once we stabilize our growth, I'll need your cooperation. I will return to Dongwu City. Don't die before then."
Without waiting for a response, he vanished into the upper reaches of the space.
Bai Yi paused, adjusting his death robe. It felt fitting, a stark contrast to the Curtain of Apocalypse, which had been merely a graduation outfit for level 30 players. The material was fine, but this plague doctor set was something entirely different.
[Name: Epidemic Doctor Set I]
Quality: Special Clothing
Durability: 200/200
Effect: Curse Resistance +100
Set Effect: Wearing the bird-beak mask grants poison resistance +100, blocking some effects of the Black Death Curse.
Equipment Requirements: None.
Description: Death costumes in despair, praying to defeat the Black Death by embodying the Grim Reaper.
Price: 2000 gold coins.
A resistance of 100 meant immunity to all silver-level curses and poisons, and partial protection against gold-level threats. This equipment was already at its peak in terms of resistance, aligning perfectly with Bai Yi's needs.
Exiting the ruins, he found himself alone in the upper world. Leaning against a sturdy tree, he settled down to review his panel data. This latest god-slaying achievement had significantly boosted him.
[You killed an ancient god above your level (regret), gaining +300,000 XP, 300% XP bonus for killing gods, +900,000 XP, and +300,000 extra XP.]
[God-killing bonus: Free attribute points +10, skill points +10, optional God-killing reward ×1.]
[Obtained the seven-star title: God Hunter.]
[Obtain exclusive rewards for the dark side: God's Sin x1, Extreme Evil Expertise x1.]
[You obtain the Black Death Pathogen World Core, and the World Management section is opened on the panel.]
[You obtain the artifact Shahun (fake).]
[Your experience value has reached the maximum value; excess experience is converted into additional experience. After reaching the maximum, experience gained will be reduced by 80%. Please complete the promotion task as soon as possible.]
[Your Dark Hunter absorbs the blood of God: Strength +10, Agility +10, Endurance +10, Intelligence +10, Charm -1.]
Reflecting on this, Bai Yi grasped the true power of the ancient gods. To require such extensive resources and collaboration to weaken one god was astonishing. If Cersis had been alive, wouldn't the entire Shia tremble?
He understood the Federation's extreme measures even more clearly now. Dozens of ancient gods, along with many demigods, lurked outside Xia, all eyeing the three major federations. While they appeared stable, they were but a small boat on a vast sea, vulnerable to the tides of fate.
Bai Yi redirected his focus to the rewards. He realized that titles like God Hunter were the most direct indications of the panel's power, while expertise related to his personal growth. This panel acted as an accelerant, extracting previous experiences to maximize potential—a true boon for Bai Yi.
As he pondered, Bai Yi felt a surge of determination. He would harness this power, ensuring that the federation's future was as bright as possible.
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