Chapter 56: Darkness Corrosion

At that moment, Jiang Nannan, who had been standing behind them, suddenly stepped up beside the two and whispered, "That Cheng Liang is no good; he's also a member of the Xuanming Sect, so this is trouble."

"He's also from the Xuanming Sect? No wonder." Bosabei raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, but even if they're from the Xuanming Sect, with his current standing in Shrek, a little maneuver would be enough to finish them off.

Then Bosabei walked to Cheng Liang's front and said, "So, Captain Cheng, how do you intend to deal with us?"

Cheng Liang was about to speak when Xu Sanshi stepped forward, pointing at Wang Qiu'er and growling, "Tonight this woman will sleep with me! Otherwise you all can expect to be kicked out of Shrek!"

Hearing that, Wang Qiu'er instantly boiled with anger; she was no little girl to be bullied, and the golden dragon spear pointed at Xu Sanshi, her tone icy, "You can try!"

Xu Sanshi was startled by her aura, quickly ducking behind Cheng Liang; he had already witnessed the power of the golden dragon spear, and even its mere presence gave him the feeling of being stared at by Death itself.

"Enough!" Cheng Liang shouted, the two juniors in front of him truly giving him no respect; ever since he became patrol captain, hasn't anyone shown him proper deference?

Even trainees from Slake Academy, as long as they're not in the inner courtyard, he can handle them.

"Men, seize them!" With Cheng Liang's wave, armored patrolmen surged from all directions, each brandishing a silver spear, murderous aura evident on their faces, clearly veterans of many battles.

Bosabei's face darkened at that moment; he hadn't expected Shilaike City to have such an abuse‑of‑power individual, but on reflection it was normal—such people exist everywhere, and meeting one is just bad luck.

Since Xu Sanshi likes to compare backgrounds, he doesn't mind having a proper argument with him; even if this incident becomes known throughout the city, it won't affect him at all.

As a massive Sea God phantom appeared, three concentric black ten‑thousand‑year soul rings rose orderly beneath Bosabei's feet.

A terrifying wave of soul power surged forward like a tide.

"Ten‑thousand‑year soul rings!" Cheng Liang, Xu Sanshi, even Jiang Nannan and the silent Beibei felt their eyes pop out.

Even Wang Qiu'er was somewhat stunned.

Cheng Liang's expression grew extremely grim; three ten‑thousand‑year soul rings meant this person must hold an extraordinary position within the academy—truly ruined by Xu Sanshi!

Xu Sanshi was equally baffled; since when had the academy had such a formidable figure?

To know, the strongest and most gifted in the outer courtyard had been Su Yun Tian, but in their eyes Su Yun Tian had long gone to compete!

The only others slightly stronger were some sixth‑year trainees, and he knew those people, which gave him the audacity to act so recklessly.

As the situation stalled, a soft, pleasant yet authoritative voice rang out.

"What are you doing?"

Hearing the familiar voice, Cheng Liang's body visibly stiffened.

Bosabei curiously looked over and saw a woman in a black long dress walking from the direction of Shrek's east gate, not far away.

Her features were delicate yet carried a hint of authority; tall and slender, under the moonlight her slow steps seemed to merge with the light.

"Zhang Lexuan?" Bosabei raised an eyebrow; no wonder Cheng Liang showed that expression—aside from Zhang Lexuan's status as senior sister of the inner courtyard, her Contra‑level cultivation could easily crush him.

"Senior Sister." Bosabei called softly.

"Xiao Bei, what's really going on?" Zhang Lexuan asked, a hint of confusion on her face.

"It's like this…" Bosabei then embellished the earlier events with a dramatized recount.

"Captain Cheng, is everything he said true?" Zhang Lexuan's face remained calm, but Cheng Liang knew she was on the brink of exploding.

Seeing him stammer and refuse to speak, Zhang Lexuan turned her gaze to Beibei, her voice unusually gentle, "Beibei, tell me, is it true?"

"Um…" Beibei scratched her head, not knowing how to answer.

Seeing his reluctance, a flash of disappointment crossed Zhang Lexuan's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

"I'll report this to the academy; you can expect to be kicked out." She finished, not forgetting to glare at Xu Sanshi.

"Let's go, Xiao Bei, this matter ends here; I trust Senior Sister will handle it." Zhang Lexuan said softly.

However, Bosabei didn't answer immediately; he looked at Wang Qiu'er, and only after seeing her nod did he agree.

Clearly, he had now forged a tie with the Xuanming Sect.

……

Inner courtyard, dormitory.

Though Bosabei claimed he was now training in the outer courtyard, he currently had no spare dormitory, so he returned to the inner courtyard.

At this moment he wasn't sleeping; instead he sat cross‑legged on a bed that was evidently many times larger, pondering silently.

"Brother Tianmeng, help me shield the surrounding perception."

Upon speaking, layers of black light radiated outward from his body; his once aqua hair turned gray‑white, and his deep‑sea‑like eyes shifted to blood‑red.

Three circles of violet soul rings also appeared behind him as a result.

His appearance had fully reverted to that of Su Yun Tian.

Watching the lingering evil aura in the dormitory, Su Yun Tian clenched his fist.

"So this is the so‑called ten‑fold darkening, three‑tenths whitening?"

In terms of quality, this Eight‑Wing Fallen Angel seems to surpass even the Sea God!

Moreover, his previous soul skill and domain appeared to have changed.

What caught his attention most was still the domain—the Fallen Angel domain.

First, the original Angel domain's effect persisted and was amplified; the purification upgraded to devouring.

Previously it could only cleanse the enemy's soul power, but now it devours it, feeding back to the user.

Upon release, it suppresses all enemy attributes by 20%.

Self‑augmentation 30%!

And this domain also unlocks the first evolution skill—Darkness Corrosion.

However, this domain is rather special and requires certain conditions to be used effectively.

Afterwards, using Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's shielding ability, Su Yun Tian casually captured a rabbit soul beast that was only a few years old from Heart‑of‑Lake Island.

Extending a hand, black specks of light spilled from his palm and quickly merged into the rabbit's body.

After a spasm, Su Yun Tian activated the Fallen Angel domain.

Then the rabbit's originally red eyes turned purple, and moments later reverted to red.

Its body also sprouted some strange markings.

"As expected!" Su Yun Tian nodded with satisfaction.

Using the negative energy inside the Fallen Angel Domain to infiltrate the enemy's body, then initiating dark corruption, if the opponent absorbs enough negative energy, they can be completely turned into one's servant.

However, it has a major drawback: it is almost unusable during combat.

If used in ordinary times, activating the Fallen Angel Domain is too conspicuous and also hard to manage.

Yet Su Yun Tian has already thought of a countermeasure.

Negative energy is hard to detect and also hard to eliminate.

Unless the opponent's strength far exceeds one's own, there is no chance to notice it.

And eliminating it is even harder; apart from light and holy attributes, the rest are useless.

(End of Chapter)