Chapter 1107: Method of Control

Method of Control

Red Paper danced in the office like fluttering red butterflies, bizarre and vivid.

Teacher Ye was taken aback. He looked at the figure that was half human and half paper before him, and it took a long time before he recovered his senses:

"But just now you were..."

"I have the ability of disguise." Chen Ling paused for a moment. "In fact, even if you didn't tell me about Calamity Embodiment, I was planning to find you to chat alone."

Teacher Ye pushed his glasses, rapidly recovering his calm from the surprise just now. He circled Chen Ling, sizing him up a few times, and asked again: "How long has this state appeared?"

"It was already there in the Wuji Domain." Chen Ling paused for a moment, and added another sentence, "After I advanced to the Fifth-Tier, this state had already manifested. But later, after I devoured part of the Calamity of Mockery, there was a trend of somewhat losing control..."

After Chen Ling advanced to the Fifth-Tier, he felt something extra in his body. According to previous experience, this kind of Red Paper transformation of the body was his new Fifth-Tier skill... But after Chen Ling knew he was the Calamity of Mockery, his understanding of skills changed. Rather than saying it was a Fifth-Tier skill brought by the twisted Path of the Actor, it was better to say that his body was gradually mastering more power of the Calamity of Mockery.

After that, the Silver King released the Calamity of Mockery within his body. Having no choice, Chen Ling devoured several Audience members. When he regained his body, he found that this Red Paper transformation ability had been amplified several times over, even faintly having a trend of losing control...

"Teacher Ye nodded slightly. "Then it matches. These two days, in order to find the reason why you didn't have Calamity Embodiment symptoms, I even flipped through all sorts of materials... It seems I had fallen into a misunderstanding."

Chen Ling lowered his head, looking at his palms that had turned into Red Paper. "Is Calamity Embodiment a bad thing?"

"No, of course not." Teacher Ye said calmly. "Calamity Embodiment is an inevitable phase in the process of [Slaughtering the Calamity]. It marks that human consciousness has gained a temporary advantage in the slaughter against Calamity consciousness, a spoil of war after a 'small victory'...

For a Fusionist, only by entering the [Slaughtering the Calamity] phase and obtaining the Embodiment ability can one truly be considered to have obtained Combat Power."

Chen Ling thought carefully, and it was indeed so...

Whether it was Formless, Scarlet Trick, Fate Weaving, or the cards, none of them had much frontal Combat Power. Currently, almost all of Chen Ling's lethal skills were drawn from the [Judgment] and [Asura] paths.

Just as Chen Ling was in deep thought, the Red Paper spreading in the office suddenly shook as if possessing self-consciousness. Like agile red snakes, they swept all the cups and saucers on the desk to the ground with aswoosh.

Smash——

A few cups smashed on the ground, emitting crisp sounds and directly splitting into several pieces. The wet tea flowed on the ground to Teacher Ye's feet...

Teacher Ye was taken aback.

Chen Ling was also taken aback. He frowned tightly, immediately controlling those Red Paper wandering snakes to retreat backward, gathering under the sleeves of the Theatrical Robe once again.

"Are you unable to completely control the Embodiment?" Teacher Ye discovered the problem and asked doubtfully.

"... Generally I can, but... occasionally there are situations of losing control." Chen Ling looked at Teacher Ye somewhat apologetically. "I'm sorry, Teacher Ye."

"Just a few cups, don't take it to heart." Teacher Ye waved his hand. At this time, his attention was completely on the Red Paper under Chen Ling's cuffs, thoughtful. "That shouldn't be... Logically speaking, Calamity Embodiment is a symbol of controlling the Calamity. Why is your Embodiment still not completely under control..."

"... Could it be related to me eating the Calamity consciousnesses?"

"Eating?"

Teacher Ye was taken aback. "What kind of eating method?"

Chen Ling hesitated for a moment, but still recounted the rough situation from back then. After listening, Teacher Ye's expression instantly became somewhat strange.

"Gnawing... This is also my first time hearing of this method of Slaughtering the Calamity." Teacher Ye spoke while pacing. "But it can also be understood. After all, you are not an ordinary Fusionist, but an internal slaughter within a World-Ending Calamity... The problem lies in doing this. Although it can plunder the power of the Calamity of Mockery at the fastest speed, while eating them, it will also swallow their consciousnesses into your own mind, becoming existences similar to subconsciousness. So your Embodiment is not completely under control."

Chen Ling could indeed feel that after eating those Audience members, there was an emotion not belonging to him accumulating in his body. But fortunately, his condition was quite good right now and he was able to suppress it, so it wouldn't affect his daily life.

But in the long run, it would eventually be a trouble.

"Is there any way to solve this problem?"

"This is also my first time encountering this situation... Currently, I still can't think of a solution. You might have to give me some time." Teacher Ye spoke helplessly.

"Alright." Chen Ling changed the topic and asked. "Then regarding how to further control the Calamity of Mockery, do you have any thoughts?"

"Actually, you are already doing it." Teacher Ye slowly sat down on the chair,

"Human consciousness brainwaves have a 95% overlap with Calamities. Although I don't know where your consciousness came from, the frequency band emitted by your consciousness belongs to the human frequency band, different from all other Calamity of Mockery consciousnesses. So although you are the Calamity of Mockery, you don't possess the world-destroying power of the Calamity of Mockery...

You can understand it as, that 'key' of your consciousness cannot open the 'lock' of the Calamity of Mockery's world-destroying power, because the two do not match.

So, if you want to control the power of the Calamity of Mockery, there are only two ways... Either turn the Calamity of Mockery into a human, or assimilate your 'key' into a shape that matches the 'lock'."

"How should I assimilate?" Chen Ling asked immediately.

"You are already assimilating. Those Calamity consciousnesses you devoured will gradually merge with your consciousness... Now is only the beginning. Perhaps you haven't realized it yet, but actually... you are already gradually turning into 'Mockery'."

Chen Ling's frown deepened,

"So, if I want to control 'Mockery', I need to constantly gnaw at them... The more I gnaw, the more I control."

"Correct. But while you gnaw at them, you will also accumulate their consciousnesses in your body. So this process will inevitably cause an impact on your thoughts... Even to the end, you won't be you." Teacher Ye's voice was incomparably serious,

"I will hurry up and research the method to solve this problem, but during this period of time, it's best you don't easily [Slaughter the Calamity] again..."

"Roughly... how long do you need to research?" Chen Ling looked into Teacher Ye's eyes.

"... To tell the truth, I'm not sure." Teacher Ye sighed deeply. "Maybe it's three months, maybe it's a year, maybe it's three years... Or maybe I'll never find a way. Although I know a bit more than others, I'm ultimately not omniscient and omnipotent."