Chapter 244: The Theory of Balance (Please Subscribe)

"I feel like if we keep playing like this, it will collapse sooner or later..."

Aaron complained inwardly, then said to the professor, "If an Extraordinary becomes cold, we inject 'passion' as a form of corruption... to maintain a kind of dynamic balance. But where should one go to find such 'passion'?"

"Books are solidified thoughts, art is the crystallization of the soul, and some precious Spirit World classics contain specific corruption... Our school has been dedicated to collecting corresponding data, hoping to establish a Great Library that contains all Secret Transmissions and great works, categorizing them by corruption level, inclination, severity, and so on... so as to use them to treat specific Extraordinaries."

The professor said, "Balance... what a perfect term. All things in the world exist within balance! And the ultimate manifestation of balance lies in dual-pathway roads, in those Hidden Existences who have mastered different domains and Elements!"

"You mean... cultivating other Elements is also for the sake of balance?"

Aaron was very surprised.

Besides this, there was Lanli, whose mouth was wide open, almost able to swallow half of his face.

The chimpanzee's eyes were slightly dazed, but they quickly became firm: "That is not me..."

Slap!

Their bodies exploded, splashing in all directions like ink.

'However, there is also the possibility of true success, ascending to become a God of the Year... After all, the greatest meaning of the Mysterious lies in turning the impossible into the possible!'

And a humanoid with bulging eyeballs, ears that had become incredibly large, and distorted, weird facial features—it looked like it should be Luosi, but Aaron could not piece together Luosi's originally beautiful face from this strange visage at all.

These three weird bodies were all covered by a shadow-like substance, and their eyes, which were the deepest darkness, looked at their respective counterparts.

Aaron only took a glance and saw countless maggots, flies, and rotting flesh... all forming a twisted humanoid, carrying an evil aesthetic, even attempting to distort one's thoughts.

The raging flames burned rapidly.

"Of course, doesn't 'Underworld', which represents silence, coldness, and death, contradict 'Red', which represents life and reproduction? If one can balance these two, perhaps they can compensate for each other's flaws and eliminate madness... thereby going further at the level of Essence... Perhaps the next Hidden Existence will be born among Extraordinaries who cultivate both pathways. Based on the same reason, our school is also very optimistic about the 'Balancer' route of cultivating both 'Radiance' and 'Darkness'." The professor stated in a tone of deep emotion.

In the professor's view, he was well-prepared and had a Magical Item for Protection, and since Aaron was on the 'Radiance' pathway—the opposite of Darkness—it was normal that he had not been affected.

One of them was a pitch-black chimpanzee that had grown two heads and four arms!

The professor came to Luosi's side, a strange light rising in his eyes: "Luosi's obsession with beauty is too heavy. It just so happens that I have an oil painting of 'Rotten Flies' in my hand. It can distort an Extraordinary's aesthetic. I will attempt to 'neutralize' Luosi; you take the opportunity to eliminate these fallen bodies."

"Light!"

While speaking, he took an oil painting out from his bosom.

After the white light illuminated the surroundings, three shallow 'shadows' suddenly appeared on a broken wall.

The professor concluded at last: "Of course... if we could know more Occultism knowledge and the secrets of the Gods of the Year, our path to climbing the Essence might be easier. That is why I came here... In legends, the Spirit of Falsehood once favored Diate; He is the true God of Reason, presiding over Jiusu and freedom. Perhaps... an Extraordinary who can receive the protection of the Spirit of Falsehood can also climb further at the Essence level?"

Aaron added inwardly: 'Because you don't understand the deep-seated meanings represented behind these aspects, nor the hidden symbols and secrets!'

"It truly lives up to its name as the Duioluo zhi cheng!" the professor shouted: "The dark emotions in your hearts have been sensed by this city. These incarnations of your dark personalities are manifestations of abnormality; they possess extremely intense corruptive power! Gelin, use the power of Purification!"

Perhaps because the animal transformation enhanced its defense against external information corruption, its state was much better than that of Lanli, who seemed to be sweating Spirit Body sweat beside it.

These shadows were as black as ink, suddenly dissolving and turning into disgusting black slime, spreading continuously on the ground, from which several humanoids grew.

Wisps of flowing flames appeared in Luosi's hands, and her expression gradually became ferocious.

The professor suddenly took out a pocket watch to check it, and his expression changed.

"Well, you should use your Talisman."

"But as far as I know... it is actually an existence like the 'Mother of Nature' that became a Great Existence based on 'Pupa' and 'Red'."

"Go to hell!"

Bang bang bang!

Aaron quickly changed bullets and took the opportunity to fire three shots, which, with the professor's cooperation, accurately hit the heads of the corrupted chimpanzee and Lanli.

He asked this question on purpose.

"Damn it, to think you dare to make me look so ugly!"

The next instant, the sea of fire extinguished, and several other Luosis, who looked like they had walked out of a funhouse mirror, arrived in this world at the same time!

"Luosi, this is the fallen derivative from the bottom of your heart; do not try to attack it yourself."

Luosi screamed, letting the flames fall onto her fallen body.

"Alexander, your fall is because of your thirst for power! Lanli, yours is Greed... and Luosi, it is your obsession with beauty... Hurry up and practice Meditation, control your spirit, and do not let negative emotions be sensed by this city again, otherwise your incarnations will become incredibly powerful and difficult to eliminate!"

A revolver appeared in Aaron's hand, and various Radiant Bullets hit the three weird human shadows one after another, splashing large amounts of black blood.

'If we follow the route you planned, we might end up in a huge pit!'

The professor shouted loudly.

Sure enough, the professor's footsteps paused, and then he said: "The 'Mother of Nature' might be a deity born directly with the Spirit World, so it cannot be summarized by the previous theory... Moreover, in the current Mysterious world, there isn't even a single native 'Immortal', so we cannot confirm whether this theory is correct. But judging from the evidence that many Gods of the Year possess several major aspects, and the fact that the 'Mother of Nature' is not in a very good state, I think the accuracy of this balance theory is quite high..."

Aaron seemed to have grasped the thread of the development of Occultism over the past thousand years: 'Trying to bypass the influence of corruption and madness by utilizing the conflict and restraint between different aspects? There are still quite a few smart people among the Extraordinaries.'

'I acknowledge your line of thinking, but I do not acknowledge your categorization...'

Boom!

This time, however, something was wrong.

'So that's how it is...'

"Power?"

Aaron readily threw out a Talisman to purify the surrounding environment.

He hurriedly turned around, not daring to look again.

'If we keep treating her like this, won't Luosi's aesthetic sense be ruined after she recovers? From now on, taking the ugly as beautiful? Chasing after rot?'

(End of chapter)