Chen Luo, Constantly Exploding

Herrscher of Knowledge's physical type is not just the Inner Demon's Body; she can transform between the real and the virtual, which Chen Luo cannot learn.

Unless Chen Luo is willing to give up his current body, it might be possible to achieve that effect.

Otherwise, Chen Luo would only be able to obtain another Semi-Conceptual Physique, the [Inner Demon's Body].

The Inner Demon's Body can increase mental strength and resilience against mental attacks, and also allows Chen Luo to infiltrate the consciousness of others.

However, if Chen Luo wanted to obtain the Herrscher of Knowledge's ability to change size and transform between reality and illusion without abandoning his original body, he would have to purchase a customized Herrscher's Body the Herrscher of Knowledge.

"Tsk, headache." Chen Luo rubbed his temples, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

After absorbing the negative emotions of ordinary people throughout Mondstadt, his mental strength did indeed improve significantly, but this was accompanied by a troubling mental disorientation.

This is Chen Luo's mental energy resisting the influence of those remnants.

Of course, you can also choose not to resist, then this situation will not occur at all, and you can also indulge in negative emotions and negative energy without restraint.

It means that... in the process of constantly being devoured, you may become someone else entirely.

[Ding! Spend 1 Primogem (Crystal) to dispel the effect?]

"Alo, what's wrong?" Seeing that Chen Luo suddenly looked uncomfortable, Eula asked with concern.

"No, it's nothing." Chen Luo shook his head, then instantly returned to normal.

The physical constitutions of people cannot be compared. The Herrscher of Knowledge became Fu Hua, and the spirit of the Law of Knowledge also became extremely resilient. Therefore, this kind of impact is insignificant to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

To shake the resolve of those Herrscher of Knowledge, one would need hundreds of years of unwavering conviction, pain, and torment.

But Chen Luo is different. Chen Luo is only 17 years old and his mental strength is not yet strong, so Chen Luo can only use his own methods to remove the influence.

Although these negative emotional remnants at the level of an ordinary person don't have much impact on Chen Luo, it's just a crystal, so he can just spend it.

A mere crystal? I'll steal it... I can get 5 Primogem just by killing a Militants.

However, if we waste resources like this, wouldn't it cost a thousand crystals or Primogem to withstand 1000 attacks?

So, we need to think of a good solution.

Chapter 153 Chen Luo's Continuous Explosions

While waiting for Venti and the others, Chen Luo took out his Childhood Fun Park, and an extremely bold idea popped into his mind.

Besides its ability to maintain rationality, as mentioned in the introduction, the Childhood Fun Park can also store negative emotions. So what would happen if I absorbed all the negative emotions of the entire Mondstadt City, not just the people in the square, and then threw all the remnants into the Childhood Fun Park when my mind was severely impacted?

Of course, Chen Luo was just thinking about it; he didn't dare to gamble.

In fact, inner demons grow by absorbing negative emotions, so those remnants can not only impact one's mind but also hone one's mental strength.

Chen Luo's talent panel does exactly that; the crystal he spends isn't used to discard the residue, but rather to purify it and use it to strengthen his mental power.

However, if one were to actually expend all one's energy to absorb those remnants, it would be a case of the effort not being proportional to the reward.

You'd be better off spending that time absorbing other negative emotions and negative energy.

"Then another question arises: since the talent panel can remove all negative mental energy influences, is it possible for my spiritual energy to increase dramatically if I absorb the darkness of these 50,000 years?" Once this thought appeared in Chen Luo's mind, it was like a persistent ailment that he couldn't shake off.

"Yuanfang, what do you think?" Chen Luo summoned his talent panel.

[It is indeed possible to dispel any level of negative mental influence by spending Primogem or crystals, and absorbing 50,000 years of darkness from the Childhood Fun Park will indeed bring an explosive increase in mental power.]

"Really? That's great."

But while your mental strength experiences explosive growth, your head will also explode.

"..."

Ah, this...

"Wait, don't I have the ability to resurrect?"

[After the resurrection ability is activated, in addition to absorbing Honkai energy, one's age will also regress slightly. As the body's age regresses, physical strength will weaken, making it even more unable to withstand the explosive growth in mental power.]

Speak like a human.

How about trying Fertilized Egg Explosion?

"..."

[Upon complete death, the bound Fried Egg will automatically activate its effect, reverting your life state to a point before you absorbed the darkness.]

"In other words, if I absorb all that darkness, I will not only suffer the pain of countless death explosions and die as a fertilized egg, but I will also lose a Fried Egg. At the same time, the darkness will have no effect whatsoever, right?" Chen Luo was dumbfounded after hearing the explanation from the talent panel.

Is this some kind of joke?

Losing both wife and army is not how you should lose it!

Isn't this the same as betting your entire fortune on the Chinese national football team to win?

Anyone who gambles on this is a fool.

"Oh, all-knowing talent panel, do you have any good methods to deal with and solve this?" Chen Luo finally turned to the talent panel for help.

A super-sized tonic, aged 50,000 years, was right in front of them, but they couldn't eat it or even touch it.

One touch and you'll be turned into an idiot; who could withstand that?

Chen Luo had a premonition that if the darkness of those 50,000 years were truly transformed into corresponding nutrients to supply Chen Luo, it would be extremely beneficial to Chen Luo.

Moreover, Chen Luo was also thinking about the Herrscher of Knowledge was also very interested in these dark things.

Although it might be more profitable for the Herrscher of Knowledge to buy this talent after it has been upgraded to SS-rank Talent, since if Chen Luo were to absorb and evolve it himself, he would have to use Primogem and Crystals to remove it if he didn't want to suffer.

The problem is that even if Chen Luo purchases the SS rank Herrscher Authority, Chen Luo mental strength will not increase much.

When a talent is acquired, it does not bring much of the original owner's strength to the user.

To gain the original strength of Talent User comes at a different price.

Even after Chen Luo purchased the S-rank Herrscher Authority, his mental strength did not increase significantly.

Chen Luo is buying these things now so that he can use negative energy and negative emotions to improve his mental strength as soon as possible.

Because the stronger one's mental strength, the greater the accuracy and power of magic, and the faster the magic power will be generated.

[Ding! Would you like to spend 180 crystals to divide and purify 5000 years of darkness?]

"Hmm? Go on and on." Chen Luo frowned, sensing that things were not so simple.

[You can spend crystals to purify the 50,000 years of darkness accumulated in the Childhood Fun Park into an edible form. After purification, you can consume this darkness.]

"Sounds... quite interesting." Chen Luo looked at the talent panel and couldn't help but stroke his chin.

Because it's during a discount period, and Honkai Impact 3rd and Genshin Impact are in the same world, the Honkai Impact 3rd discount can be applied to the Genshin Impact World.

Based on this discount, the 50,000 years of darkness would require 2,000 crystals, which is 1,800 crystals with a 10% discount.

As for whether it's worth it...

"Let's start with a 5000-year limit," Chen Luo said to the talent panel.

"Sigh, it didn't work out after all," Venti sighed as she walked out of Mondstadt Cathedral.

"Did you already know it wouldn't succeed?" Ying asked.

"I just think it's very likely, not certain."

"Then why are we even asking them?" Paimon chimed in from the side.

"Of course, it's to confirm whether the Lyre of Winds is in the cathedral. And if you ask me, the nuns in these cathedrals are too old-fashioned. The hero casually took the village's precious sword... isn't that a story that's perfect for being told? And yet they won't lend you the Lyre of Winds. So they don't really value you as an Honorary Knight."

"Hmph, I find your analogy rather rude, bard," Paimon said.

"Oh dear, you've misunderstood me. This is disappointment with Mondstadt. Facing a hero, yet still being stingy with your sword," Venti explained.

"So what should we do next?"

"Since borrowing openly won't work, we'll have to resort to trickery. Hey, Alo, we're over here." Venti suddenly waved to Eula and Chen Luo, who were walking towards them from a distance.

"Hey, Luo, what are you eating? Can I have one?" Venti asked curiously as Chen Luo approached.

"Is that Pocky? It's a chocolate bar," Ying said after seeing the snack in Chen Luo's mouth.

"Can I have one? It looks delicious," Venti said to Chen Luo.

"Hmm? You want to eat this?" Chen Luo asked, holding up the half-eaten chocolate bar.

"Yes, yes, it looks delicious." Venti nodded.

"Sure, of course, why not? But... it's fine to give you some, but what if you don't want it and it goes to waste?"

"How could it be wasted?" Venti shook her head.

"How about this, I'll give you 1/4 first. If you can finish it, I'll give you the remaining 3/4. But if you can't even finish 1/4, you have to promise me one thing." Chen Luo smiled slightly.

"What if I can finish it?" Venti suddenly became interested.

You must have some misunderstanding about the recipes of the Anemo Archon. There's nothing in the world that I, Venti, can't eat.

"Then I won't ask you for any commissions for three days, no, two days."

Chen Luo originally wanted to say three days, but considering the potential losses of three days, and the possibility of losing the bet, he changed it to two days.

"Deal!" Venti decisively approved.

"But I want to eat the half of the remaining one you have." But Venti immediately added.

Hmph, I, Venti, am not stupid. What if you deliberately pull out a nasty chocolate bar? I'll just eat the one you're currently eating.

"Uh..." Chen Luo paused for a moment, then looked at the half chocolate bar in his hand.

You definitely have some issues.

"What? Is it not allowed?" Venti's eyes revealed a sly smile.

I knew it was a trap.

"Well... okay then." Chen Luo reluctantly agreed, then wrapped his half-eaten chocolate bar in toilet paper, broke it in half again, and handed it to Venti.

"Oh my, what a blissful thing it would be to not be disturbed for two days!" Venti said with a smile as she popped the chocolate bar, which was less than the length of a finger, into her mouth.

"!!!" But just after Venti took a bite, Venti eyes widened instantly.

Eula was already somewhat shocked by the fact that Chen Luo and Venti shared a chocolate bar, but she was even more shocked after seeing the expression on Venti's face.

Eula had never seen Venti with such a ferocious expression.

That wasn't just eating a chocolate bar; it was an expression even more complex than the one you'd make while eating Herring Can.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Venti, who was already feeling embarrassed, forced herself to swallow the chocolate bar.

"Wow, that's really brave. You're really impressive." Chen Luo gave the other person a thumbs up, then popped a quarter of the chocolate bar into his mouth.

"Then you'll have to eat another 3/4 of the chocolate bar," Chen Luo said, taking out another chocolate bar, cutting off 1/4 of it, and handing it to Venti.

"Ugh!" Venti looked at the slowly being offered chocolate bar and took a step back in horror, covering her mouth tightly.

Venti quickly ran to the side, and then Chen Luo and the others heard several retching sounds.

But the melt-in-your-mouth chocolate bar gave Wendy no chance to back out; the taste of the rapidly melting chocolate bar lingered in Venti's mouth for a long time, making Venti unforgettable.

"What is this disgusting stuff? How can you eat this?" After frantically swallowing several mouthfuls of the milk tea Chen Luo sent, Venti avoided Chen Luo like the plague.

"Cold, damp, dark, disgusting, hateful, angry, destructive... Is this really food that humans can eat?"

"Hey Venti, let's not talk about that yet. You still have three-quarters left to eat," Chen Luo said to Venti after popping a quarter of the chocolate bar into his mouth.

"I'm not eating anymore, I'd rather die than eat anymore, I give up, I give up, okay?"

I, the mighty Anemo Archon, have eaten all sorts of things, but this is something I've never actually eaten before.

Saying this thing is anti-human is actually praising it.

In Venti's mind, the chocolate bar she had just eaten was the worst thing she had ever eaten, and the second worst thing was the Judgment Time.

This clearly shows how incredibly delicious that chocolate bar was.

Hearing Venti say that, Paimon couldn't help but become curious about the chocolate bar in Chen Luo's hand.

What kind of food could make Venti find it hard to swallow?

"Paimon, you seem really curious. Would you like to have a bite?"