Herrscher of Domination: Liu Bai's Exclusive Edition

The Herrscher of Domination, whose limbs were severely twisted and who had completely transformed into an aberrant species, crawled toward the group with difficulty, using her elbows for support.

Seeing this, the group quickly dispersed.

Although the flames didn't burn any "items," they wouldn't let their guard down because of that.

To be fair! They were also Herrscher of the unpredictable type, and they immediately saw what was going on—this fire was scorching their spirits!

The Herrscher of Domination wasn't entirely wrong either. Karmic fire only targets sins, while mental anguish is a form of punishment. Burning sins and burning the spirit are fundamentally different.

After stumbling and crawling a few steps, the Herrscher of Domination realized that she could not rely on her companions at all, and turned around with difficulty to face Liu Bai.

"My lord!! Spare me! Spare me! It hurts so much! I know the location of all the other Herrscher of Domination, I can kill them all for you... Please, please! Spare me!"

"Hiss..."

Mei was also frightened by the shrill screams and the twisted posture, and even changed back to how she addressed him.

"Brother... what's this?"

"Purification of sins".

Liu Bai answered calmly, but seeing such a tragic scene, he was also inwardly gasping for breath. Fortunately, he hadn't just given it to anyone else.

It's only suitable for someone as selfless Bianka; it's better to be cautious with others, since there are quite a few reformed members among our own people.

Although Liu Bai reflected on it, he realized that the tragic state of the Herrscher of Domination likely stemmed from his subconscious belief that the Herrscher of Domination itself was inherently evil, thus making the Herrscher of Domination a sinful entity, but... the effect was truly...

Fortunately, he is a Herrscher of Domination.

Liu Bai breathed a sigh of relief, while observing other aspects. As for taking it back, sorry, he didn't know how.

The other Herrscher of Domination did not react.

In other words, karmic fire will not spread through the mental network... That makes sense, since karmic fire only causes mental harm, not mental attack.

But judging from the expressions of the others, they were probably frightened.

That's right, Liu Bai was absolutely right; the other Herrscher of Domination were genuinely terrified.

Unless an individual is inherently afraid of death, they are actually completely indifferent to death. In most cases, with the support of their mental network, they can die with a mocking smile on their face.

But even someone who's afraid of death wouldn't be willing to betray the group just to beg for mercy!

Moreover, this companion is not the type to be afraid of death.

Since they are all one, their first reaction to their companion's pleas for mercy is not resentment, but rather a feeling of utter terror, as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

What kind of pain could make these Herrscher, who disregard life and death, beg for mercy in agony?

Fortunately, the little Herrscher's mournful cry did not last long, lasting only a little over three minutes from beginning to end.

But everyone present breathed a long sigh of relief.

Those three minutes of agonizing screams caused psychological trauma to everyone present, from the completely immoral Herrscher of Domination to the moral exemplar Liu Bai.

Okay, if it were just wailing, that would be one thing, but the main problem is that the Herrscher of Domination can actually twist, her whole body is twisted into indescribable shapes, and she's still wailing, it almost turned into a Cthulhu role-playing game.

But as the wailing subsided, Liu Bai noticed a new notification appearing under the skill bar Karma Ablation.

[Herrscher of Domination (139)]

[Permanent Increase: Faith Assimilation]

[Short-term increase: 60% increase across the board]

[This character has undergone conversion and is now bound by contract.]

[Compatibility: 100% (Minimum)]

This... is still alive? And it even shipped the goods?

Liu Bai stared at the indescribable mass, a rare expression of disbelief on his face.

Crack... Crack...

A sickeningly sweet sound suddenly rang out from the Herrscher of Domination had already twisted herself into a ball.

Break bones.

Mei keenly perceived the true nature of the sound.

Soon, the remaining four Herrscher of Domination also discovered the true nature of the sound, and immediately huddled together, trembling.

How can this person survive?

They're more inclined to believe it's some kind of zombie or something!

They believed that this handsome young man, the culprit, was capable of turning Herrscher into a living corpse!

With a series of sickeningly loud bone-cracking sounds, the Herrscher dumpling finally reverted to her Herrscher form and uttered her first words to Liu Bai—

"Lord God..."

Chapter 497 The Herrscher of Domination - Liu Bai Exclusive Edition

The Herrscher of Domination, marked as 129, likely had most of her bones broken. Although she lay sprawled on the ground like a rag doll, she still showed reverence to Liu Bai.

"..."

Liu Bai wasn't surprised by this situation, but weren't there more and more people calling themselves gods these days?

Thankfully, there are no Heroic Spirits in the Honkai world, otherwise Liu Bai thought he might have become two-faced.

However, after pondering his own art style, Liu Bai noticed another problem.

That is, there is only one "Herrscher of Domination (139)" in one's own contract, instead of the Previous Era's contract where a thousand Herrscher were all included in the contract after one contract was formed.

Based on the fact that Su can be considered part of the contract even in his soul state, the individual defined by the system should be either a spirit or a soul.

Furthermore, the amplification gained by this No. 139 was faith assimilation, and Liu Bai's eyes lit up, as if he understood something.

Does this mean that No. 139 now belongs to a different type of Herrscher of Domination?

Liu Bai turned his gaze to the four Herrscher of Domination who were huddled together in the corner, trembling with fear.

Upon noticing Liu Bai's gaze, the four Herrscher trembled even more violently.

(Are we going to be the next target to be burned down!?)

With number 139 ahead of them, they were all panicked.

However, Liu Bai immediately turned his gaze back to number 139, who was sprawled on the ground like a rag doll.

"139, can you assimilate them?"

Liu Bai asked in a kind and friendly tone.

139 glanced back at his four former companions, nodded, and said in a devout tone, "As you wish."

As soon as 139 finished speaking, the four Herrscher of Domination were huddled together turned pale, and four more names appeared in Liu Bai's contract list.

[Herrscher of Domination (150), Compatibility: -50% (Status Abnormal/About to Terminate)]

[Herrscher of Domination (177), Compatibility: -50% (Status Abnormal/About to Terminate)]

[Herrscher of Domination (231), Compatibility: -50% (Status Abnormal/About to Terminate)]

[Herrscher of Domination (233), Compatibility: -50% (Status Abnormal/About to Terminate)]

Then the compatibility score of these four people simultaneously jumped to -48%, and then jumped back to -49%.

"Kill, kill 139, she's still in our mental network..." The Herrscher spoke first had just gotten up to make a move when he caught a glimpse of Liu Bai's smiling expression.

"Think carefully before you act. If I can't assimilate 139, I can set it on fire."

"..."

The Herrscher of Domination had just stood up thought for a moment, then reluctantly sat back down, continuing to huddle together and tremble.

That's true. Anyway, they can't escape this devil's clutches. Rather than being burned so miserably, they might as well be assimilated.

Life is like being strong; if you can't fight it, then enjoy it.

Thinking about it this way, they seem to have gotten a better deal compared to 139... After all, 139's screams are much worse than being raped.

After Liu Bai spoke, the compatibility among these people began to increase normally.

Within a minute, the compatibility of all four people soared to 50%, the impending termination warning disappeared, and only the status abnormality warning remained.

However, 139 frowned at this moment. "We've been discovered, huh... no wonder it's 'us'."

Who discovered it? Naturally, it was the other Herrscher of Domination in the network.

But 139 remained completely calm, even revealing a sinister smile, "But it's too late, the damage is irreversible."

Unless other normal Herrscher of Domination come to assimilate them face-to-face, relying solely on voices within the mental network is completely ineffective.

But...

"My Lord God, there are currently 344 unbelievers in the spiritual network. If you wish, they will all come into your embrace."

"You can influence them through mental networks? Then take action."

Liu Bai revealed an expression of no surprise; he had indeed created a virus specifically for the Herrscher of Domination.

"What about the rest of them?"

Liu Bai then pointed to the four Herrscher of Domination whose eyes looked confused.

"They need some time to feel your greatness. Once they are fully embraced by you, they will spread your will with me."

... A human-powered conversion machine?

According to 139, after assimilation is complete, they will also have the same abilities as 139?

However, the downside is that after assimilation, you become Herrscher of Domination.

In a sense, this version of the Herrscher of Domination is probably Liu Bai's exclusive version of the Herrscher of Domination.

While Liu Bai was deep in thought, four or five more Herrscher of Domination had just been infected appeared in the contract column.

This version of the Herrscher of Domination can be assimilated via the internet cable, while the original Herrscher of Domination can only be assimilated face-to-face. Right now, 139 is probably stealing the Herrscher of Domination's home, since the Herrscher of Domination is currently spreading out everywhere to avoid being hunted down.

If the Herrscher of Domination don't react in time and don't gather together, they will eventually be overwhelmed by the snowball effect of their own version of the Herrscher of Domination. If the Herrscher of Domination who are assimilated don't have any intention to resist, their compatibility can reach 50% in a minute. Even if they resist, how long can they resist? Five or six hours would be good.

In just two or three days, the original Herrscher of Domination will completely collapse—as long as Liu Bai's version of the Herrscher of Domination successfully assimilates half of the Herrscher of Domination.

Because what follows is "one-on-one tutoring," at that point, grouping up and assimilating each other will be useless. The Liu Bai version of the Herrscher of Domination is enough for one person to infect one, while the original version of the Herrscher of Domination will directly enter the bad end.

Even if the Herrscher of Domination reacted quickly enough and banded together, preventing Liu Bai's version of the Herrscher of Domination from making any progress, the question remains: are the Herrscher of Domination banding together really that scary?

Not to mention that the Herrscher of Domination from the Liu Bai family is still in the mental network and can report their location.

If you don't stick together, you'll be snowballed to death; if you stick together, you'll be surrounded and killed. This game is already in check... no, checkmated.

"But how did Joyce manage to do this? Herrscher of Domination."

Although Liu Bai knew that Joyce and the others could only slow down the progress of the Herrscher of Domination, the level of slowdown was insufficient.

"Speaking of 139, is your body still capable of recovery?"

"It will recover in a day or two," 139 said piously, bowing his head.

For Herrscher, injuries like having bones shattered all over their body are nothing special.

"That's good. You can stay inside for the next few days. We'll let you out in a while."

"Yes."

This time, there were five responses.

Upon closer inspection, Liu Bai noticed that the compatibility of the other four had also changed to "100% (minimum value)".

This assimilation is really...

Liu Bai shook his head, turned and left. Mei's brain was a little overloaded at the moment, but she still followed him on instinct.

After getting into the elevator, Mei finally came to her senses. "Um... Brother, what is the Herrscher of Domination... and that flame?"

"Do you understand karmic fire? That's karmic fire. As for the Herrscher of Domination... you can think of it as being burned by karmic fire and undergoing a complete transformation, my new ability."

"Oh..."

Mei nodded, indicating that she understood... well, she didn't understand at all.

However, it's not surprising that my older brother keeps coming up with new abilities every few days, since, as Mei said, his timeline is different from theirs.