[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste":3,"chapter-pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-355":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Pain Immunity: Worried the Villains Aren’t Twisted Enough",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},687589,922,"Chapter 355: The Power of Godslaying - Unaffected and the Most Terrifying Effect","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-355",355,"\u003Cp>Long Jiu watched the golden light dissipate, his expression grim. Only now did he realize the determination behind their opponent's actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was practically a trump card-level power in the world, and they were using it against \"Sin\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sin's\" appearance had been an accident - they couldn't have prepared specifically for his arrival!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had this power originally been intended for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had lain in ambush for so long... clearly harboring ambitions for quite some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems history truly is fascinating,\" Long Jiu muttered. \"Times of chaos always breed those with domination in their hearts. Your Illuminati never truly desired peace, did you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single-handed gesture in midair, Long Jiu compressed the atmosphere into what seemed like machine gun bullets, firing a continuous barrage at the figure in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Illuminati member showed little reaction, simply raising an energy shield with one hand to block what he could, enduring what he couldn't!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black robe covering him was torn away, revealing a face with sharp features but an unusually sinister expression. Deep-set eyes, sagging skin that spoke of countless years, hollow cheeks combined with a prominent nose and cheekbones giving him a terrifying presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man seemed unconcerned about his identity being exposed. With a wave of his hand, he summoned the golden-glowing object from the base of the skyscraper into his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a golden, needle-like object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly two meters long, resembling a rod but only slightly thicker at the center - just enough for an adult's grip - tapering into exceptionally sharp, elongated cones at both ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding it was like grasping an oversized double-pointed needle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it touched his skin, it was as if he'd plunged his hand into boiling oil - a sizzling sound erupted as Matthew instantly let out a pained grunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of Long Jiu's compressed air bullets dissipated harmlessly around him like gentle breezes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire arm instantly withered as if the flesh beneath had been vaporized, yet he endured the agony and maintained his grip on the object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing called the Godslayer Spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game lore claimed these were the same nails used to crucify gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though its authenticity was questionable, it spoke volumes about the weapon's terrifying nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had one singular purpose - suppressing divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in CHOSEN'S PARADISE, all players' powers fundamentally derived from divine energy. From this perspective, the spike was every player's natural enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment the Godslayer Spike appeared, nearly every player present sensed something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most severely affected were top-tier players like Sun or Chiyo Eine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their magic-derived powers suffered terrifying suppression, their flames growing dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who had been battling Lu Ce moments ago rapidly retreated, clearing the area until only Lu Ce remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out of there!\" Long Jiu urgently warned. \"This thing's different!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he couldn't intervene - against this weapon, he'd be no different from an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them, Matthew's energy also waned. Though special circumstances allowed him to wield the spike, his power was now comparable to a dying old man's - he could no longer even maintain his aerial position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he began his descent, thrusting the spear-like Godslayer Spike directly at Lu Ce!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce looked up. Hearing Long Jiu's warning, he instinctively grew alert but didn't flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only felt something strange about the hand gripping his axe - as if he was simply holding a heavy object, with all instinctive knowledge of how to wield it suddenly gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Scholar's Right Hand seemed to have deactivated!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matthew roared mid-air as the Godslayer Spike's aura manifested not just around Lovers' Island, but as far as Penglai Island where the East Sea Debate had occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this operation, they hadn't prepared just one spike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Jiu's expression darkened. These spikes were limited in number - even Dragon Group only possessed three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the initial global distribution among underwater organizations, their purpose had been to prevent disasters caused by powerful players - ensuring humanity didn't destroy itself before the game could pose any threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But according to the original agreement, even top organizations were limited to three spikes maximum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Illuminati... had clearly exceeded this limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoughts flashed through Long Jiu's mind at lightning speed. He realized he'd underestimated some people's ambition and shortsightedness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All those wars across the world over the years...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't actually try to catch it with your hand!\" Long Jiu's heart sank as he saw \"Sin's\" movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his greatest fear realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Geniuses often fell to arrogance - their first true challenge becoming their last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began understanding the Illuminati's plan - they likely sought to position themselves as future world leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If \"Sin\" was truly slain here, the victors could dictate any narrative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kidnapping during an engagement party, public execution, combined with previous propaganda against the strongest player...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Illuminati could portray themselves as impartial arbiters of justice, a powerful yet mysterious \"court\" among players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, \"He who controls the players controls the world\" would become reality...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Long Jiu watched with bulging eyes as \"Sin\" performed an utterly unbelievable act - he stood his ground, raising a hand to catch the incoming Godslayer Spike!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least use your axe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Jiu felt darkness cloud his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in those seemingly slowed seconds, Lu Ce's outstretched hand indeed grasped the approaching spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time appeared to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinking, Long Jiu quickly realized - time hadn't stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sin\" had caught the spike and forcibly halted Matthew's momentum mid-air!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exclamation escaped Long Jiu involuntarily. For those brief seconds, he'd genuinely wondered if time had frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there really a player with time-stopping abilities? He'd never heard of such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he soon recognized his mistake - the reality was simply that \"Sin\" had physically stopped the spike with raw strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This shouldn't be possible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every veteran player knew the Godslayer Spike was their absolute nemesis - no matter how powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Sun, merely affected by the spike's aura from a distance, saw his flames dim and felt obvious suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could someone directly facing it just catch it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spike didn't affect ordinary people - but \"Sin\" couldn't possibly be ordinary! That was ridiculous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless... he was using pure physical strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how? Even strength-focused players derived their power from in-game enhancements!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only explanation would be if \"Sin's\" strength came purely from pre-game training, but players still suffered suppression from the spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No human, not even the world's strongest weightlifter, could perform so effortlessly under such conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of body was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Jiu wasn't the only one stunned - even distant Illuminati council members frowned in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had all those explosive displays of power... just been raw physical strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not divine energy enhancing his body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began seriously wondering if the mask concealed not a man, but perhaps a machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at the suppression's epicenter, Lu Ce felt even more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely his opponent wasn't this weak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing firm, he'd watched this dramatic charge with what seemed like a secret weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he felt no sense of danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now, holding this rod without even feeling its weight despite the person attached to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He experienced no suppression whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just warmth spreading through his body... and slight itchiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chosen of Agony! Pain Points +2!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce's mind clouded with confusion as the Pain Points notifications began chiming repeatedly in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning... theoretically, I should be in pain right now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts grew sluggish - reasoning was never Wrath's strong suit - so he instinctively swung the spike in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matthew was sent flying through the air like a ragdoll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matthew: ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His deep-set eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets in shock exceeding even Long Jiu's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are you unaffected? Is this a counterfeit?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he himself still suffered the spike's suppression!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... are you doing?\" came the hoarse, confused voice from behind the mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're asking me? Shouldn't I be asking you?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matthew screamed internally, though his trembling lips produced no words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you're going to play like this... I can't handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be... all those accusations I made against you... were actually true?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you really the game's agent? Already recruited and controlled by it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Ce took a few steps before violently swinging, slamming Matthew into the ground with a shower of debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matthew screamed - in his suppressed state, the impact nearly shattered his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip failed, sending him tumbling across the ground, barely surviving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Godslayer Spike now belonged to Lu Ce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, Lu Ce examined it, but soon noticed something odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The needle reflected his mask's glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now the color wasn't pale green - it shifted constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expressions cycled rapidly - manic laughter, rage, madness, despair, cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mask's colors changed just as quickly - gold, blue, pale green, endless variations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed thrown into chaos, his mind growing increasingly unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he instinctively knew one thing - this was wrong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chosen of Agony! Pain Points +2!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notifications kept coming, confirming this object definitely posed some threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And gave his enemies absolute confidence in using it against him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This couldn't be so simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the Godslayer Spike affected all players - Lu Ce was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was special - his power upgrades directly modified his body to gain strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus the apparent lack of suppression was simply his enemies weakening themselves, letting Lu Ce toss them around like toys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the effects persisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body corroded, his mask and axe were affected, the Scholar's Right Hand skill deactivated completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his mask cycled wildly through expressions, Lu Ce's thoughts grew sluggish. He suddenly threw the spike away, dropping to one knee weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clutching his face as the mask shifted like Sichuan opera face-changing, a bestial growl emerged:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrong... this is wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take this thing away! Get it away from me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Matthew rejoiced from the ground. Despite his fractures, he shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now's our chance! Take him down!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several Illuminati members, believing their opportunity had come, rushed forward despite the spike's suppression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Jiu also moved to intercept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then -\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seemingly wounded \"Sin\" suddenly raised his head with a deafening roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound resembled a dragon's cry or tiger's roar - but nothing human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head snapped toward the nearest attacker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man froze - \"Sin's\" pale green mask now appeared fused to his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overload!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>",1745,"2026-06-02T09:03:27.234Z",1,"novelbin.me","49fdd422c7e35d098bc9739cc22ff35e3ff0ed6c7ade057e7922b4e6fd883648","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-356","pain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-chapter-354",867,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fpain-immunity-worried-the-villains-aren-t-twiste-cover.jpg"]