Chapter 437: Insanely Overpowered

【Obtained usable anomaly: Chromatic Badge "Materialist Soul (Crimson)" — Hidden Trait Activated】

【Materialist Soul (Chromatic · Crimson · Non-Upgradable): …】

【Wearing Effect: …】

【Advanced Path: …】

【Hidden Trait: Badge Slots +2, Current Slots: 5, Total Anomalies Required to Unlock Next Slot: 4】

【Your Corruption Value has increased】

【Current Corruption Value: 0. 】

…

After carefully reading the description of the "Witch's Broom," especially the Corruption Value of 0. , Li Ang couldn't help but turn his gaze to the black goat on his desk, his expression deeply complex.

You're really weak…

You're always bragging about being some great demon, looking down on this one and that one, yet your Corruption Value can't even beat a broom?

Do you know? If you hadn't just "leveled up" yesterday, your Corruption Value would've been only one-fifth of this broom's — a single broom outweighs five great demons… It's just… utterly humiliating…

"What are you staring at?"

After locking eyes with Li Ang and being pierced by what he saw in those eyes, the black goat — still bearing a shoe print on its face — stiffened its neck and glared angrily:

"Are you ashamed of me? You bastard! We've been partners through life-and-death crises!

When you nearly got killed by that old man, it was me who took the blade for you! Now that you've got a new anomaly, you're ashamed of me?"

"No no no."

Though this thing was mouthy, always trying to lure him into corruption and goading him into doing evil, it had saved his life — and as someone gentle and sentimental, Li Ang could only turn his head aside and lie untruthfully:

"You're mistaken. I don't look down on your weakness. Uh… really, I don't."

"… "

Then why the hell aren't you looking at me while you say it?!

If Li Ang had directly mocked his weakness, the black goat might not have felt so crushed — in verbal sparring, it had never feared anyone.

But Li Ang's pitying expression — the kind that spared the truth out of compassion — was like saying "I'm sorry" followed by "Alright then?" — it instantly pierced the black goat's pride as a great demon.

"Don't you dare look down on demons!"

It tumbled off the desk with a thud, its psyche shattered, rolling on the carpet while screaming in fury:

"I am a true great demon! One of the top demons in the entire Abyss!"

"Mm-hmm, I believe you. Your abilities are actually quite powerful."

"Aaaaaaah!!!"

Furious to the point of headache, the black goat shrieked:

"You little brat… I was ambushed when I first descended! My heart, my eyes, my stomach… all ripped out! Even these horns were corrupted by that red-haired woman!

Don't judge me by how I look now — if you can recover everything I lost, I'll be among the strongest in the Clearance Bureau… top ten… at least top thirty!"

"… "

So you're a demon set?

Though he didn't believe the black goat's weak claim of "top thirty," hearing that other anomalies — besides the 【Demon Horns】 — might exist, Li Ang instinctively perked up.

The effect of the Silver Badge 【Friend of Demons】 is to increase affinity with anomalies marked "Corruption," reduce usage cost, and greatly enhance ability effects.

That meant anomalies like 【Demon Heart】, 【Demon Stomach】, 【Demon Horns】, 【Demon Eyes】 — all had extremely high compatibility with him; once acquired, they'd rapidly boost his power!

…"Tell me about it."

After bending down to pick up the goat's head and placing it back on the desk, Li Ang temporarily set aside his "new love" and turned with interest to his "old friend":

"How many of your separated anomalies are there? And where should I find them?"

"If you're interested… counting these horns, the parts of me that qualify as anomalies should be split into seven pieces!"

Seeing Li Ang seemed genuinely invested in "reuniting" him, the black goat immediately perked up and began boasting enthusiastically:

"At my peak, my rank was only half a step below that of a Xieshen -level entity. As a top-tier great demon, my body itself was the embodiment of ultimate sin!"

"My horns are weapons of combat, symbolizing wrath and war; my heart is swollen ambition, symbolizing pride and lust for power; my eyes are twisted will, symbolizing envy and rebellion;

My stomach is greed and conquest; my tongue is gluttony and desolation; my tail is sloth and secrecy…

Kid! Believe me! If you reunite me, your power will vault into the Clearance Bureau's top tier — even that red-haired woman won't be your match!"

"… "

Reuniting can wait — but your numbers don't add up.

After counting the items the black goat mentioned — horns, heart, eyes, stomach, tongue, tail — Li Ang frowned, skeptical:

"That's only six. Where's the seventh?"

"The last one isn't urgent…"

The black goat mumbled:

"That anomaly was completely destroyed back then. It's probably still repairing itself — we can look for it once it recovers…"

"Fine, it's not urgent — but you still have to tell me what it is."

"… "

"Why are you stalling?"

"… "

"Speak up! Why are you hiding this last one?"

Under Li Ang's relentless questioning, the black goat, though deeply reluctant, finally revealed the true nature of the final anomaly.

"The last one… is my whip… symbolizing lust and copulation…"

"… "

Seriously… can't you tell I didn't want to say it? Why keep asking about the wrong thing?

Shooting a glare at Li Ang — the one who kept poking the sore spot — the black goat scowled:

"As for how to get them… after I was ambushed, those bastards took advantage of my weakness, used some method to restrain me, and slowly peeled off my parts one by one.

I feared I'd be completely killed, so when they were about to take that one thing, I gritted my teeth and blew it up myself — blasting the other six anomalies away. So I don't even know where they ended up.

I just remember landing, grabbing the first available host, and making him run like hell, hiding for who knows how long.

Then, when I thought no one was chasing me, I tried stirring up a little trouble to regain strength — and immediately got caught and beaten to pieces by that red-haired woman, reduced to this state… What's wrong with you now?"

Noticing Li Ang's gaze shift repeatedly — from disdain to shock, then to disbelief, finally to admiration — the black goat's heart lurched, paused its recollection, and stared warily:

"Kid? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Why look at you like that? Because I admire you. Honestly, anyone with a pulse would have to respect that insane move.

(End of Chapter)