Chapter Forty-One: The Plot of the Untainted

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[System detected that the host has met the upgrade conditions for Hell’s Wail LV2. Would you like to spend 3000 Terror Points to complete the upgrade?]
“Yes!”

Indeed, just moments ago, Xiao Zi had witnessed with his own eyes as Yuan Zhikong’s soul shifted from a fiery red to a deep violet. His Blood Demon Eye had already reached LV3, allowing him to instantly discern that this was the soul of a brave one. He had gone to great lengths, even employing the Void Inferno, to force his opponent into a cry of utter despair.

But the moment that desperate wail escaped, the color of Yuan Zhikong’s soul faded back to ordinary hues. It was as if—yes, as if some unseen force had stripped him of the title of the brave.

[Hell’s Wail LV3 Upgrade Conditions: One unit of A-grade or higher Vital Essence; 10,000 Terror Points]

There was no doubt now—every skill would require A-grade Vital Essence to reach LV4. But for him, A-grade seemed exceedingly rare. Even the Immaculate One, the supreme anomalous being of Well City, possessed only A-grade strength.

This meant that a being of A-grade caliber was at least the top combat force of a small nation like Maoguo. Yet what he did not know was that the Immaculate One had only just ascended to A-grade; before that, as a B-grade with a Forbidden Domain, it was already the most powerful entity in the country.

Just as he was about to leave, the entire school underwent a dramatic transformation. A dense layer of mist enveloped the campus. Through the Blood Demon Eye, Xiao Zi could see the mist was charged with strange, sinister energy. A mere brush against it, and one would fall under the control of its master.

He was about to warn the Clown not to touch the mist when he saw the Clown curiously poking at it with his hand.

“Whoa, boss, look at this—it’s trying to burrow right into me when I touch it.”

What an idiot!

On the Immaculate One’s side, in addition to itself, there were five other bizarre and formidable anomalous beings—the weakest among them still at C-grade. Besides these, Si Liren was present as well.

“Well then, Miss Spokesperson, please begin.”

The Immaculate One, now reduced to nothing but a wisp of black smoke, floated beside Si Liren and spoke in a low, hollow voice.

Si Liren cast a look of pity at the anomalous beings around her and nodded silently. “Very well, I’ll begin.”

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In the next instant, Si Liren’s entire presence shifted. In her eyes flashed the image of a figure—divine and majestic—though it vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

Threads began to emerge from Si Liren, drifting outwards and winding tightly around the Immaculate One.

“It’s ready. Use your Devour skill now.”

The Immaculate One wasted no time. At once, the five anomalous beings twisted in agony, their energy churning into black mist and flowing into the Immaculate One’s form.

As the energy accumulated, the threads released by Si Liren turned pitch black, writhing together. Before long, the Immaculate One’s original body took shape once more.

Examining its own hands, it let out a chilling cackle—harsh and shrill, like the weeping of a vengeful ghost. Any ordinary person would have been scared out of their wits.

Yet even now, it continued to ravenously devour the life force of its five minions.

“Boss, what are you doing? If you keep draining us like this, it won’t just be a matter of lost strength!”

But the Immaculate One was unmoved, only quickening its pace.

“This energy is only enough to restore my form. To reawaken my Forbidden Domain, I need the entirety of your life essence!”

At last, its minions realized what was happening. Their boss meant to sacrifice them all to regain its power.

The thought that they’d just risked their own strength and survival for its sake made the anomalous beings snap.

“You… you’re asking for death!”

Without exchanging a word, all five attacked in unison.

The Immaculate One only sneered. “Heh heh, now you’re starting to panic?”

With that, the triangular mark on its face began to spin, and five black voids appeared along its body. These voids unleashed a powerful suction, and before the anomalous beings could react, they were all swallowed up.

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Si Liren had been watching silently, as if she had expected this all along.

“Now that your strength is nearly restored, begin your revenge. But remember to handle one particular trouble for me—I’m leaving.”

“Wait!” The Immaculate One interjected. “My power is almost fully restored, but it’s still not enough to take on that fellow from the Grand Xia. However, I have a way to return to my peak—no, to surpass it!”

“Oh? What is it?” Si Liren asked, intrigued. “Do you need my help?”

“I need it very much,” the Immaculate One replied coldly. “Because I intend to devour the divinity residing within you!”

At these words, Si Liren’s eyes widened, but before she could react, the space around them warped. All light was swallowed, replaced by layers upon layers of dreadful mist.

The mist instantly immobilized Si Liren, while the Immaculate One drifted to her side.

“Hahaha, I spent days setting up my Forbidden Domain within the school. The moment I regained my strength, I could expand it at will—that’s why I insisted on carrying out this plan here! And you, as a support-type spokesperson, are powerless to stop me!”

Indeed, he had chosen this school precisely because of its dense student population, making it ideal for harvesting fear. From the moment he arrived, he’d begun laying the groundwork for his Forbidden Domain, waiting for this very day.

“Are you insane? The divinity and I are one. Even as the incarnation of Devouring, you cannot absorb it. Don’t forget, you’re nothing but a speck cast off the true Devourer’s body!”

Si Liren knew her combat prowess was lacking, so she didn’t even bother struggling. She merely warned her adversary.

But the Immaculate One only laughed louder. “Didn’t your intelligence network pride itself on knowing everything? Yet you never discovered my other skill: Stripping! I always thought it was useless, but after learning of your existence, I realized this skill was made for you!”

With those words, a surge of energy pierced into Si Liren, whose face twisted in agony.

“It’ll take a while to strip your divinity away. In the meantime, I’ll go drain two other interesting fellows!”

With that, he set his gaze upon Xiao Zi and the Clown.