Strawberries, Guavas, and Hulatang

The eyeballs on the dying Chi An's body had all disappeared.

Only the slow-healing wound continues to ooze dark red blood.

A sweet, fruity aroma wafts out.

It may look ordinary, but upon closer inspection, you can sense that it contains a mixture of multiple flavors, making it quite complex.

Even the Eye of Madness Shisui took out was tainted with that smell.

This taste reminded Shisui of a description of a certain fruit hard candy that he had heard from someone in his previous life.

He remembered that he used to sneak into university classrooms to audit classes, and the girls sitting next to him would whisper among themselves before class started.

My friend recommended a newly opened handmade candy shop in Ginza, and I heard it's super delicious!

"Ah! I know, I know, isn't the signboard for fruit hard candy?!"

"Yes! That's the one!"

What follows is a series of descriptions of the candy's flavor.

At that time, he couldn't taste the fruit like a human could, and he couldn't empathize with it at all.

The reason this memory was preserved so clearly is not because of the so-called fruit hard candy.

It was because the two of them were discussing humans, and the smell was sweet and pleasant.

They became the targets of his Shisui that very night.

Recalling the taste of blood on his tongue after it flowed into his mouth that day, Shisui tore off a piece of Chi An's tissue with his Bikaku.

The chunk of meat, stained with dark blood, was lifted up, and you could still vaguely feel its warmth.

Upon tasting, it releases a refreshing aroma that is even stronger than the slightly sweet and sour fragrance I remember.

Shisui belatedly realized that he had eaten fruit on Ruolan Star.

The sweet and sour taste I remember is probably from strawberries.

The Chi An is more like a perfectly ripe guava, with a rich aroma, sweet taste, and delicate texture.

Although it was forcibly modified, it has acquired some of the salty and spicy flavors derived from the Undying Cells and the Eye of Madness.

But this actually makes the flavor even richer.

Shisui was very satisfied with this. Koukaku grew from his shoulder blades and instantly covered Chi An, who had died at some unknown time.

The fruits of the intermittent surveillance by the Demon Race and Beastfolk races for decades, which they had been waiting for, were simply lost.

Even the blood that fell into the mud was absorbed, purified, and condensed into Flesh Crystals by the Radiant Feathers planted in the ground.

As for the main attraction— the Eye of Madness was partially fused with the Undying Cells —that too was snatched away by Shisui.

Shisui placed the two eyeballs into the boxes formed by the Koukaku and temporarily placed them in Alternate Space.

This place is not safe; it's not a good place to fuse with the Eye of Madness.

However, he was still able to stay for a while before the Beastfolk high command realized what was happening and sent a large army.

At this moment, in his hand, there was still a cluster of Eye of Madness Cells, trapped by Shisui Psychic Energy.

This is the organization that we couldn't find immediately before.

Chi An's counterattack was triggered by this cluster of cells.

Perhaps it's because Chi An already has two Eye of Madness inside him, occupying his eyes and lungs respectively.

Unable to compete, the cluster of cells set its sights on the more important brain.

As the vessel of the soul and the highest center controlling the body, the brain is not so easy to control.

Compared to other organs, controlling the brain requires ensuring that the nerves under its control are also under control.

Otherwise, when the Eye of Madness takes over control of the brain Chi An, the body will become uncontrollable.

Therefore, the cluster of cells plans to first infect and control the nerves one by one.

This is why Shisui couldn't find him at first.

The human body has too many nerves, Eye of Madness Cells wander everywhere, never stopping.

Therefore, they quickly discovered Rc Cells and then immediately flew along the nerves towards the brain.

The Chi An soul was mobilized after a moment.

This indirectly stimulated the Undying Cells rooted in Chi An's body and the rest of the Eye of Madness.

"What a clever tactic of using someone else to do the dirty work."

Shisui's hand directly pinched the cluster of cells, squeezing it until it made a sound like air being rapidly expelled as it was being squeezed.

Sensing its instinctive trembling, Shisui chuckled and continued.

"Stop pretending. You're not like those two intact eyeballs; you have some self-awareness."

Although very faint.

However, even a cluster of cells can develop self-awareness by absorbing energy through parasitism.

This is enough to prove the power of its origin.

Without a doubt, this cluster of cells was taken from a vital part of the Beastfolk Heaven-Controlling Realm.

Shisui had never seen that Heaven-Controlling Realm expert before, so he couldn't deduce anything further.

However, one Shisui is certain.

That is, he must never accept this cluster of cells into his body through fusion.

With the strength of Rc Cells, those two eyeballs can be completely merged and controlled without any worries.

But this cluster of cells possesses self-awareness, and behind it stands the Shisui and powerful Heaven-Controlling Realm.

The risk is too great.

Rather than merging with it, he prefers to kill it and devour it, completely absorbing its energy.

He stared at the cellular tissue in his hand, which was still subtly changing shape, trying to escape, and then suddenly changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, I've been wondering before what the Heaven-Controlling Realm tastes like."

Spatial Energy rose from his hands, surrounding the cellular tissues.

Immediately afterwards, the internal Psychic Energy trembled violently, instantly pulverizing all the cells like a juicer.

In Shisui's hand, a strange and beautiful red shimmered within the transparent sphere.

He raised the cup made of Spatial Energy and drank it all in one gulp.

The spicy and stimulating flavor immediately filled the mouth, forcefully dispelling the lingering guava taste in Shisui's mouth.

Oh, it's actually hot and sour soup?

A surge of energy entered his body, causing Shisui's body temperature to rise slightly.

The sheer quantity demonstrates that Chi An's cultivation level is far too low for the cells of the Heaven-Controlling Realm, making it impossible to fully develop them.

Rc Cells are excitedly surging, absorbing energy voraciously.

Shisui's Kagune grew uncontrollably behind him to increase the number of Rc Cells with increased absorption capacity.

This situation lasted for a minute before stopping.

Thanks to this cluster of cells, Shisui reached the Sixth-Realm Peak of the Heaven Realm, just one step away from advancement.

On the other side, Layered Peaks City medium-sized settlement of the Lantiao Continent Human Race.

A large number of Demon Race poured into the complex mountain forests, heading towards Layered Peaks City.

"Lord City Lord, I'm very sorry, we..."

Yan Fei was interrupted before she could finish speaking.

"Don't say that. We're both Human Race, this is what I should do."

The city lord of Layered Peaks City patted Yan Fei on the shoulder and continued.

"You are intelligence agents under the high command's protection. If you release all the information in your heads, it could affect the world situation. If you really feel bad about it, then make good use of this intelligence for the Human Race."

"Yes."

While they were talking, Psychic Energy Cannons had already been set up on the city walls of Layered Peaks City.

The cannons covering the city walls were pointed down the cliff, creating a very imposing scene.

Even Yan Fei was somewhat surprised.

After all, the walls of other cities have always only had a row of Psychic Energy Cannons placed on the city walls.

At most, we'll arrange another batch near the bottom of the wall, staggering them.

But this was truly the first time he had ever seen something like this covering the entire city wall.

"It's amazing, isn't it?"

The city lord's tone carried a hint of pride, "This is why we were able to establish ourselves in the Lantiao Continent."