Chapter 581: Backlash (3/10, Extra Chapter for 'Ruichi Tian Xia')

Bathed in Night Rain, Fang Yue sat slumped on the ground, gasping for breath.

Killing Bai Xiaoya grants a reward—what that means goes without saying.

If possible, Fang Yue wanted to step out right now and see what Bai Xiaoya had become in reality.

Had she turned into this—her chest a mess of rotting flesh, her corpse unrecognizable—or would Bai Daya's will take over her body?

Fang Yue thought carefully and decided the possibility was slim.

Because according to Bai Xiaoya's own words, Bai Daya had already been swallowed by her; naturally, there was no chance of her reanimating from reality—she was most likely dead and gone.

The only question was how to explain all this to Yuan Jie.

Fang Yue didn't want Yuan Jie to know that Bai Xiaoya had become like this—better to leave beautiful things in memory.

Let the cruel truth be borne by him alone.

No matter what, Fang Yue had no time to log out of the game right now.

Night Rain fell; the anomalies hid from the rain, and humans hid from the rain too.

This was a brief peace—a different kind of peace.

When Night Rain stopped—or intensified further, to the point even eaves could not shield against it, to the point the Underground Stronghold dissolved—

Then both anomalies and humans would simply endure the Night Rain and leave the range of Black Cloud.

"N-Night Lord! Night Lord defeated the anomaly!"

"Night Lord!!"

"Victory! Great victory! It's Night Lord's victory!!"

The green-robed ones hiding nearby shouted excitedly.

The anomalies cowering in corners trembled violently upon seeing Bai Xiaoya dead.

Someone who could eliminate Bai Xiaoya could certainly eliminate them too!

Feeling his body's condition, Fang Yue sensed a faint return of strength and slowly rose to his feet beneath the Night Rain.

He realized he'd eaten too many Sea Corner Pills.

That stuff, said to awaken potential, actually just triggered the anomaly power within his Anomaly Spirit Root.

And his anomaly power had an upper limit.

No matter how many Sea Corner Pills he consumed, the final power increase was only ever up to the anomaly tier corresponding to his own cultivation level.

The remaining energy was all wasted…

No, not entirely wasted—under the amplification of the Sheepskin Paper, the excess efficacy still manifested.

Now that the battle was over, the Sea Corner Pills' effects still continued; his anomaly strength had risen from Blood Grade Middle Stage to Blood Grade High Stage, only to stall again—yet the effect hadn't worn off yet.

Fang Yue suspected part of the efficacy had expired, and the next batch had simply pushed forward.

If true, that would be better—when the effect fully ended, he'd only need to endure the final portion of the side effects.

But if it all exploded at once…

Fang Yue shuddered—the image was too beautiful, too terrifying to imagine.

Aside from the efficacy issue, the most troubling problem was his lifespan.

Under accumulated poison toxicity, his lifespan burned away at an alarming rate.

Add to that the lifespan consumed by this battle, and he nearly burned to death.

Fortunately, after risking everything, he killed Bai Xiaoya first, replenishing a massive amount of lifespan and stabilizing himself—barely.

Opened the attribute list.

"Name: Yese Liming."

"Cultivation: Xiantian First-Rate."

"Anomaly Realm: Blood Grade High Stage."

"Spirit Root: Anomaly Spirit Root."

"Status: Anomaly Curse 【Black Rain】."

"HP: 2530/7000."

"Qi: 1307/6000."

"Anomaly Value: 6000/6000."

"Control Power: 6020 【Base: 6000】 【Status/Bonus: +20】."

"Dodge Power: 6020 【Base: 6000】 【Status/Bonus: +20】."

"Comprehension: 8. 【Special Attribute】"

"Talent: Night's Breath 【Human-level Upper Rank】."

"Anomaly Gift: Stilled World."

"Human-level Martial Art: Analysis Pupil 【Human-level Lower Rank】."

"Innate Martial Art: Innate Qi Shield 【Xiantian First-Rate】, Aura 【Xiantian First-Rate】, Shadow-Treading Step 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Dark Moon Blade Technique 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Night Flow Mental Method 【Xiantian Third-Rate】, Root-Clasping Mental Method 【Xiantian Third-Rate】."

"Acquired Martial Art: Nine-Turn Linked Blade 【Incomplete】, Starfire Blade Technique 【Acquired Third-Rate】, Water-Sky Blade Technique 【Crude Martial Art】, Blazing Heart Method 【Acquired First-Rate / Ninth Layer】, Starfire Heart Method 【Acquired Third-Rate / Third Layer】."

"Lifespan: 22 years, 2 months."

Anomaly Spirit Root!

I've got a Spirit Root!

Though he'd already experienced it firsthand, seeing the words "Spirit Root" appear on the system screen still filled Fang Yue with genuine joy.

Tail had a Phantom Spirit Root, which the Extreme Ice Sect noticed and cultivated—eventually, he'd ascend to Immortal Rank.

And he was no different!

With diligent cultivation, he would surely reach Immortal Rank.

This is an immortal-grade stepping stone, and a must-have item!

As for 【Eerie Value】, it was the black qi that had previously coiled around Fang Yue's body, similar to Lord Han's black qi sword energy, capable of greatly boosting strength.

Rousing himself, Fang Yue prepared to go clear out the remaining anomalies in the Green Division.

But just as he turned to leave…

Fang Yue discovered that his right hand was undergoing a change.

At the tip of his thumb, the skin and flesh, like pages of a book curling outward from within, transformed into layer upon layer of parchment.

The parchment layered upon itself, forming the shape of a thumb.

Fang Yue was stunned for a moment, then not only felt no fear, but dared to feel excited and delighted.

Because this time, the backlash of the parchment's eerie-ification did not act on his brain, but on his thumb!

Looking at it this way, the danger of using the parchment's kind of power was far less terrifying than he had imagined — well within an acceptable range.

It was just a bit of a gamble with his life: if the eerie-ification hit the brain, he'd most likely be done for; if it was a finger or toe or something, then it didn't really matter.

Fang Yue tried it out — his thumb felt like it had become the distinctive texture of parchment, a complete replica of parchment.

It was a bit like cutting parchment into a large sheet of scraps, then piecing them together into the shape of a thumb.

Just as Fang Yue breathed a sigh of relief…

Thump!

The beating speed of Fang Yue's heart suddenly slowed.

The heart was beginning to eerie-ify!

The color drained from Fang Yue's face in an instant, leaving him completely bloodless.

The blood supply of his entire heart suddenly slowed down. Fang Yue could feel that the heart's eerie-ification was still continuing, far more intense than that of the thumb!

So… the thumb was just an appetizer, and the heart's eerie-ification was the true backlash?!

Fang Yue's expression darkened, his heart sinking. He did not know whether he could still survive after the heart's eerie-ification.

The answer was: he could live.

After the greatly enlarged heart fully eerie-ified and became a heart made of paper, it still possessed the same blood-supply and conversion effects as a normal heart. The only problem was that its endurance and burst capacity were considerably weaker than those of an ordinary heart.

Additionally, certain Heart Methods or Martial Techniques for training the heart might encounter cultivation obstacles.

Of course, this thought merely flashed through Fang Yue's mind. The specific consequences of the heart's eerie-ification were still unclear to him for the moment.

But… he was still alive! He could live! That was enough!

Perhaps because of insufficient blood supply, Fang Yue's complexion turned pale, no longer as rosy as before, as if he were suffering from kidney deficiency.

Overslept… starting updates now

(End of chapter)