I Can Extract Divine Power

Chapter 352 - 153: Wang Tianxing Delivers Warmth

The elder from the Daoist Sect nodded. "It seems all we can do now is see how Shen Bai handles it."

They couldn’t enter this nine-story tower.

They had even restricted themselves to ensure fairness and impartiality.

If their superiors came to inspect the fairness of the internal assessment, they could state with confidence that not even they could enter the testing grounds.

But now, this so-called restriction had become a hindrance.

Feng Zheng said with a grave expression, "Then it’s all up to Shen Bai."

His words were tinged with a sense of helplessness.

Beside them, the Third Prince remarked coolly, "You all seem to have forgotten that Shen Bai’s power surpasses your own. If even he can’t solve this, it would be useless for you to go in anyway."

The statement was blunt, perhaps even a little hurtful, but it was true.

Feng Zheng sighed, hoping Shen Bai would be able to avert this crisis.

The group conversed cautiously. The Monk from the Buddhist Sect had even set up a sound-isolating barrier around them, so their words would not travel.

The Observatory members below had no idea what was happening, but they all kept their eyes glued to the scene in the mirror.

They were confused but also filled with anticipation, wondering what Shen Bai would do next.

The scene grew quiet. Even the Observatory member in charge of tallying the rankings stood frozen in place, watching silently.

...

On the great plains, Shen Bai had been flying for some time using Divine Thousand Miles.

As he flew in this direction, Shen Bai felt a sinister, cold aura begin to spread.

The closer Shen Bai got, the more rapidly the sinister aura intensified.

Just as Shen Bai was about to reach the source of this sinister aura, he encountered someone.

To be more precise, it wasn’t a person.

Not far ahead, in the middle of the vast plains, a pitch-black figure was currently moving at an incredible speed, heading in the same direction as Shen Bai.

After this first pitch-black figure appeared, more and more of them began to rapidly converge.

Shen Bai did a quick count—there were at least a thousand of them.

Each pitch-black figure carried a wisp of resentful Qi, as if they had suffered some terrible injustice.

Seeing this, Shen Bai frowned and swung Cold Moon.

The blood-red Sword Qi split into a thousand streams, piercing through the pitch-black figures.

To his surprise, however, the figures suffered no substantial harm from being pierced and simply continued on their way.

’What’s going on here?’

Shen Bai frowned. After a moment of thought, he decided to ignore the pitch-black figures and instead continued hurrying in that same direction.

’Since I can’t destroy them, I might as well see what’s happening at the end of this path.’

Shen Bai picked up his pace again, pushing Divine Thousand Miles to its absolute limit.

After traveling for nearly the time it takes an incense stick to burn, Shen Bai reached his destination.

His brows furrowed even tighter at the sight that greeted him.

Ahead, a black gourd was suspended in mid-air.

The pitch-black figures he had encountered earlier were all heading for this black gourd.

A small hole at the top of the gourd was generating immense Suction Power.

Any pitch-black figure that got close was sucked inside, resentful Qi and all.

And with each figure that vanished, the sinister, cold aura emanating from the gourd grew stronger.

A wisp of smoke appeared before Shen Bai, gradually condensing into text.

[Pitch-Black Gourd]

[Appraisal Progress: 0%]

[A wisp of Evil Qi is required for rapid appraisal.]

It was a Deceitful Object.

Shen Bai hadn’t seen a Deceitful Object in a long time; he never expected to encounter one now.

The area around the Deceitful Object was completely empty.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in mid-air. It gradually solidified, taking on the form of Wang Tianxing.

Shen Bai raised an eyebrow. "You again, you bastard. Too scared to show your real face? How boring."

He could tell at a glance that this Wang Tianxing was another fake, projected into the trial grounds by some unknown means.

Wang Tianxing smiled but didn’t answer Shen Bai. Instead, he slowly began to speak.

"If I am appearing, it means you’ve arrived. Don’t bother talking to me. This is a recording I went to great lengths to leave behind."

"After all, the Observatory’s defenses are incredibly strict."

Shen Bai said nothing, watching patiently.

Wang Tianxing continued, "This is a little gift for you. That gourd is a Deceitful Object capable of absorbing resentful Qi. And the resentful Qi it’s absorbing comes from the very participants you’ve defeated. This is a small experiment of mine. The premise is quite simple."

"They say anything in this world can become an Aberration. So, I wondered... when a Deceitful Object absorbs enough resentful Qi, will it transform into an Aberration?"

"I’ve tried it before, but unfortunately, Deceitful Objects already possess powerful resentful Qi of their own and cannot transform into Aberrations."

"But not long ago, I obtained this gourd-shaped Deceitful Object. I discovered it could absorb resentful Qi, so I made a few... small modifications."

"Once its resentful Qi reaches a certain threshold, it will transform into an Aberration. I am so eager to see what kind of abilities a Deceitful Object has after it becomes an Aberration."

As he said this, a morbid smile spread across Wang Tianxing’s face, as if he were gazing upon a beloved treasure.

Yet that morbid gaze was utterly twisted.

"The perfect time, the perfect place, and the perfect conditions... all aligned to create this one Aberration."

Wang Tianxing spread his arms wide, the madness and morbidity in his eyes intensifying. "Shen Bai, I can’t wait to find out who is stronger—you, or the Aberration born from a Deceitful Object. I will be awaiting the outcome."

With those final words, Wang Tianxing’s figure vanished completely.

The gourd below trembled as the last of the resentful Qi was absorbed into it.

At that moment, a wisp of sinister, cold aura seeped from the mouth of the gourd.

Immediately after, the sinister aura swirled and gathered, forming a giant maw that appeared before Shen Bai.

"Interesting."

Shen Bai’s eyes narrowed. Using Divine Thousand Miles, he became a blur of motion and landed beside the gourd.

Then, he reached out and placed his hand on the gourd.

’The Deceitful Object, I’ll take it. The Aberration... I’ll take that too.’

’Wang Tianxing, you’re just too generous,’ Shen Bai thought to himself.