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He Ao ignored the subtitles and translucent window that had appeared before him. At that moment, the enormous phantom book within the array had already solidified, and the closed eye on its cover began to tremble.

His earlier concerns had been correct. The ritual he knew was incomplete; the so-called acquisition of "Eternal Life" actually meant being devoured by the God of Knowledge, body and soul.

In this ritual, the person conducting it was one of the sacrifices.

However, while carrying out the ritual, he had deliberately kept himself alert, maintaining his mental state through sheer willpower so that his soul would not be devoured during the ritual.

He had held on until the mission was complete. But somewhat unexpectedly, the game system had not ended the game immediately, instead giving him a ninety-second buffer.

Of course, he had considered this possibility beforehand. He turned his gaze toward Selina, whom he had trapped. Ninety seconds was enough to do many things.

Unable to break free from He Ao's control, Selina had gradually given up resisting. But at that moment, she felt the tentacles binding her suddenly loosen, and the metal wires around her body were instantly undone.

She spun around a few times, staring at He Ao in confusion, only to see the tentacles at the bottom of his body wriggle and squeeze out a Metal Box, placing it beside her.

It was the Metal Box she had just unsealed to kill He Ao.

"When the God of Knowledge Sub-body is first summoned, it is at its weakest."

He Ao did not turn to look at her. Instead, he continued pulling eight metal stakes from beneath himself, flickering electricity flowing over them.

These were the metal stakes from the confinement device he had casually pulled out earlier, which he had kept hidden beneath himself.

Information about the God of Knowledge Sub-body's weakness was engraved within the memories related to the summoning ritual. Its purpose was to allow the ritual's conductor to consciously create a safe environment and protect the God of Knowledge's Sub-body from harm.

But He Ao believed the God of Knowledge had contingencies of its own—such as devouring the summoner directly to replenish its strength.

But it had no such chance now!

In the instant these thoughts passed through his mind, He Ao's enormous body had already charged before the solidified giant book.

The book seemed to sense the danger as well and flickered, attempting to leave the Ritual Array.

But He Ao was faster. As countless tentacles whipped about, the giant book was wrapped several times in long metal wires, whose ends were all connected to metal stakes that still contained energy.

A blinding arc flashed past.

Though the confinement device had been broken apart by He Ao, greatly reducing its effectiveness, the power it could unleash in a short period was still considerable.

The intense pain from the metal wires made the book halt briefly.

Long, barbed Thin Lines dug into the giant book's body as though cutting into flesh, and blood gushed from the wounds.

That solemn-looking giant book was entirely composed of flesh and blood.

Selina might have been somewhat naive, but she was not stupid. She instantly understood He Ao's plan.

He Ao wanted her to activate the Metal Box and kill the God of Knowledge Sub-body. To achieve that, he had personally stepped forward to restrain it.

Selina did not know what He Ao was thinking, but she knew clearly that this was her only chance.

Whether there was some scheme involved or not, she had to seize every opportunity to kill the God of Knowledge Sub-body.

So she placed her hand on the Metal Box without hesitation.

Hazy radiance lit up across the box once more.

To ensure that soldiers could use their weapons at any time, the Federation's encryption usually required only biometric verification after the first key verification had passed. Even if the soldier responsible for opening the box had only a fragment of their body left, they could still activate the attack through biometric authentication at the final moment.

Just as Selina placed her hand on the box, the tightly shut eye on the book suddenly opened, revealing a huge eyeball within. The eye rapidly turned toward Selina.

Frenzied, chaotic knowledge surged into her mind in an instant, threatening to twist her thoughts.

But the knowledge came as quickly as it went. After barely a moment of being stunned, Selina regained her senses. She looked toward the book, only to find that He Ao had used seven or eight tentacles to cover its eye.

Could the contamination from an Evil God Subordinate be blocked like this?

Selina was bewildered for a moment, but she had no time to think. With a click, the tightly shut box slowly opened.

The contamination of an Evil God Subordinate naturally could not be blocked so easily. By obstructing the book's sight, He Ao had taken that frenzied, chaotic knowledge upon himself in Selina's place.

Of course, his mental resistance was perhaps just a tiny bit stronger than Selina's. In any case, that chaotic, frenzied knowledge had no real effect on him.

Then he shifted his gaze toward the Metal Box.

He was also curious about what exactly was inside this Metal Box that could kill an Evil God Subordinate.

A plasma cannon? A Laser Cannon? An Electromagnetic Cannon?

As the box gradually opened, he finally saw what was inside.

The box was densely packed with intricate mechanical components, and at the very center of those components lay... a vivid crimson, sinister heart.

Though the heart had been separated from its body, it still beat powerfully. He Ao seemed to hear thunderous heartbeats beside his ears, like the pounding of war drums.

The heartbeat made his blood surge. It made him want to fight, to slaughter madly, to destroy everything before him.

Randomly killing people seemed to be illegal.

In that instant, as though a basin of cold water had been poured over his head, He Ao's mind cleared. He realized that he had nearly been corrupted by the heart's contamination.

Yet Selina, standing behind the box, seemed to feel nothing at all. She had no intention of looking at what was inside the box either.

It seemed that one could only be contaminated by "gazing at" the heart.

This world was truly dangerous. Just seeing something one should not see could lead to contamination.

He Ao looked away from the heart. At the very moment his gaze left it, the intricate machinery surrounding the heart began operating at rapid speed.

As the machinery operated, the beating heart seemed to suffer some intense stimulation. A crimson beam burst from it, instantly piercing through both the God of Knowledge Sub-body and He Ao, who was restraining it.

The giant book twisted the instant it was struck, attempting to break free from He Ao's control. But it soon fell still, its entire body covered in blood-red radiance as it gradually stiffened.

At the same time, He Ao felt a terrifying, twisted Fighting Intent corroding his body.

He forced himself to remain standing and crushed the Evil God Subordinate's remains in his arms. A hazy pure-white radiance suddenly rose from the remains and entered his body.

Congratulations, you have obtained Talent Sequence 272: Hypermemory.

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