Cangxuan and Danzhu (Specimen Edition)

"Hey, can you two be normal for once?" Himeko couldn't stand it anymore. Didn't she see that Kiana and Mei, those little brats, were blushing?

The simple conversation itself was exciting enough for them.

"All beings with soul characteristics inherently possess a rejection of external existence, especially things like Puppet Transformation that endanger the soul. However, Ji Lin and Corrupted Ji Lin seem to accept the mark of Domination Mark with unexpected smoothness." Thinking of this, Chen Luo couldn't help but look at the Xuanyuan Sword floating beside him.

Xuanyuan Sword, Key of Domination, Herrscher of Domination

Chen Luo, the Herrscher of Domination, Domination Authority.

Ji Xuanyuan, the wielder of the Sword of Domination, spent 5000 years inside the Xuanyuan Sword...

Could it be that Ji Lin has already been transformed into the shape of the other party by the Key of Domination?

The reason why Soul Steel is called Soul Steel is because it can possess special attributes. It cannot be said to have the effect of nourishing the soul, but after staying in Xuanyuan Sword for more than 5,000 years, it has changed to some extent.

Chen Luo was unsure whether this change was benign, but for this reason, Ji Lin and Corrupted Ji Lin's Puppet Transformation was completed in just 10 minutes.

It was so fast it caught everyone off guard.

Chi You, look at Ji Lin, and then look at yourself.

What a useless piece of trash!

"Chi Yuan, a thousand-year-old grudge! How can it be avenged?!"

"Why are you looking for me? I'm not Chi Yuan, am I?" the Herrscher of Knowledge said, sounding somewhat aggrieved.

"..." Corrupted Ji Lin, who was tied to the side by Chen Luo with silk thread, suddenly stopped shouting angrily.

"Damn it, let me go! Don't stop me, let me go and chop her up!" Corrupted Ji Lin turned around and roared at Chen Luo.

"...Oh, go ahead." Chen Luo decisively released the silk threads binding the other person.

"Whoosh!" Without the support of Chen Luo's silk thread, Corrupted Ji Lin fell down instantly.

"Haha, that's hilarious." The flying Herrscher of Knowledge, sitting cross-legged in the air, laughed as she watched Chen Luo lift Corrupted Ji Lin back up, while eating popcorn.

"See? It's not that I don't want to let you go, it's that if I let go, you'll fall," Chen Luo said helplessly.

"... Why did I lose my ability to fly?" Corrupted Ji Lin looked at Chen Luo with a displeased expression.

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Chen Luo shook his head.

Chen Luo wasn't angry about Corrupted Ji Lin's attitude towards him. Although the other party seemed to want to stab him, Chen Luo didn't change the other party's mind.

In fact, among all of Chen Luo's puppets, Chen Luo only altered the consciousness of one person, Waite; he didn't touch the consciousness of the others at all.

Waite did it because his own personality was too reckless. Chen Luo's puppet skills couldn't revive dead puppets before, so he didn't want Waite to do something reckless.

Cocolia appears well-behaved because she is quite astute and knows how to read the situation; she doesn't need to change.

Xiao Ke'er is not a bad person by nature, but she was just too unlucky and was fooled by her best friend.

Yae Sakura is willing to risk her life because Chen Luo saved her sister and is now going to save her wife.

Chen Luo, however, did not intend to change Corrupted Ji Lin's personality.

"However, based on my guess, it's probably because after you evolved, you gained a body that's almost like a physical entity, and therefore lost the ability to fly as a ghost. Isn't that normal? What normal person can fly?" Chen Luo, a truly ordinary person, said.

"Shut up! If I weren't unable to lay a hand on you, the first person I'd chop down would be you, the one who turned me into a puppet!" Corrupted Ji Lin said angrily.

Corrupted Ji Lin is actually Corrupted Ji Lin. The original Ji Lin was strong, brave, kind, understanding, calm, wise, and rational...

Therefore, Corrupted Ji Lin is inherently irritable and easily angered.

Calling her a "darkened" or "reversed" character might be an exaggeration, but you could also interpret her as someone who has become mentally unstable due to prolonged periods of solitude.

Of course, she's not completely abnormal. Corrupted Ji Lin won't attack ordinary innocent people, just like in the original storyline Corrupted Ji Lin didn't want to fight the original Valkyrie.

According to Corrupted Ji Lin, the Valkyrie are not the targets of Ji Lin's revenge.

You could say the relationship between Ji Lin and Corrupted Ji Lin is like that of Fu Hua and Herrscher of Knowledge, or you could say it's like that of Zhen and Black Jeanne d'Arc.

But they're not exactly mortal enemies.

As a puppeteer, Chen Luo has a lot to say on this point.

"Let's be reasonable. You're not a puppet now, you're a doll. And look, apart from preventing you from cutting me, I haven't stopped you from doing anything else, have I?" Chen Luo said innocently.

"Besides, I'm like your battery now, keeping you alive. You should at least say thank you, right?"

"Heh, despicable puppeteers, only good at taking advantage of others' misfortunes." Corrupted Ji Lin gently stroked the Black Xuanyuan Sword, which was formed from Honkai energy, in her hand.

Unfortunately, due to the underlying logic of the puppet, Corrupted Ji Lin can give Chen Luo the middle finger, but she cannot hit Chen Luo.

"Taking advantage of someone's misfortune... let's talk about your evolution instead." Chen Luo tried to change the subject.

Chen Luo could actually understand the other person's anger.

Originally, Ji Lin was able to accept the defeat he suffered while fighting his best friend. However, what Ji Lin could not accept was that he would not be himself after waking up.

Moreover, this is not the ending that Corrupted Ji Lin wanted.

What Corrupted Ji Lin desires is eternal peace and eternal liberation.

"Your own talent goes without saying; you're a warrior powerful enough to seal Chi You. Although you have two unlucky little devils as assistants, that alone is enough to demonstrate your talent. Moreover, you possess the Primordial Stigmata..."

Of course! Who is she? She's Ji Xuanyuan!

"The evolution of a puppet is determined by its own Domination Authority, and the higher the aptitude, the stronger the evolution. If it were Ji Lin in his previous life, the effect would definitely be the best, but due to special circumstances... you are not bad now either."

"Hmm, want to try this?" Chen Luo said as he handed out a handful of dark chocolate bars.

"Oh, so this is the offering you've made to me?" Ji Lin glanced at the chocolate bar in Chen Luo's hand before looking away with disdain.

"Eek!" Kiana, who was floating in the distance experiencing the feeling of flying, shuddered when she saw the black chocolate bar in Chen Luo's hand.

The Herrscher of Knowledge tricked Kiana and the others into eating this stuff. Kiana has forgotten what it tasted like, but the only lingering memory is that it was awful, extremely awful, and utterly awful.

"Alo, you're not planning to use this thing to make things unbearable for the other person, are you?" Kiana asked with some suspicion.

"Idiot Kiana, don't say it out loud," Bronya said calmly.

Bronya clearly thinks so too.

"Come on, have a taste," Chen Luo invited warmly.

"Heh." Corrupted Ji Lin sneered.

"I ate it," Chen Luo said coldly.

"..." Just moments ago, Corrupted Ji Lin was sneering, but now she obediently picked up a chocolate bar and put it in her mouth.

Although Chen Luo never alters the other person's soul or personality without authorization, Chen Luo can control only their body.

"Give me your honest opinion." Chen Luo finally understood that he had to be ruthless when dealing with Corrupted Ji Lin.

"It tastes surprisingly good, and it seems to have increased my strength a bit. I'm quite satisfied, but I'm still very unhappy," Corrupted Ji Lin said with a cold face.

"Why?" Chen Luo asked curiously.

"Because it was given to me by you," Corrupted Ji Lin answered truthfully.

"..."

"That despicable puppeteer has taken control of my body again!" Corrupted Ji Lin roared after regaining her body.

"But I'm doing this for your own good." This time, Chen Luo was sincere.

[Darkening] (A-rank Talent): Due to prolonged solitude, Corrupted Ji Lin suffered a mental breakdown and was slowly corrupted by darkness. After receiving a blessing from SS rank authority, her abilities were enhanced. Darkening makes her ten times stronger, while redemption weakens her by three-tenths.

Effect: It can grow by absorbing any form of darkness without becoming more insane.

Is this what they mean by mentally ill people not being afraid of losing their SAN value?

However, being able to acquire an A-rank Talent after evolution makes one a dragon among men.

However, if the other party were alive, perhaps... well, S-rank Talent is unlikely, but it would at least be A-rank Talent.

This A-rank Talent seems to have a much stronger presence than Xiao Ke'er's.

"Xiao Shi, don't you think that the other person's talent sounds a lot like a demonic possession?" Chen Luo asked, turning his head.

"It does look somewhat similar, at least in terms of the breadth of the recipes. But the other side should have far fewer recipes than us. Besides, the other side has only become stronger. They don't have the alluring power of a demon, nor the all-pervasive power..." The Herrscher of Knowledge said, looking at Corrupted Ji Lin who was reluctantly stuffing chocolate bars into her mouth.

Overall, the opponent's skill potential is indeed strong, but the inner demon is still superior.

"Puppeteer, you just wait!" Corrupted Ji Lin said fiercely to Chen Luo while stuffing a chocolate bar into her mouth.

Corrupted Ji Lin didn't want to eat it either, but Corrupted Ji Lin just couldn't stop eating.

"... Didn't you say you were going to take responsibility for disciplining Corrupted Ji Lin? Then go ahead and discipline him." Chen Luo turned to the person beside him who had been silent from the beginning.

Floating next to Chen Luo was a black-haired girl dressed in a golden outfit.

The other person's appearance was exactly the same as Corrupted Ji Lin's, but the other person's temperament was completely different.

This is the real Ji Lin, or rather, the Ji Lin's Heroic Soul.

The other party is not simply a remnant of the corruption; the other party is Ji Lin in its entirety, and it is most appropriate to call it a heroic spirit.

According to the Herrscher of Knowledge, this Ji Lin's Heroic Soul is exactly the same as Ji Lin in life.

Therefore, if it can be revived, even without fusing with Corrupted Ji Lin, it can be considered as reviving "Ji Lin".

However, due to the fact that it had not been fused and had been sealed for 5,000 years, its power had been weakening. The other party could not even meet the minimum conditions for resurrection, so Chen Luo could only turn it into Puppet Transformation.

"It's hardly a matter of discipline, but the other party seems to be ignoring me. In that case, it wouldn't be appropriate for me to intervene now, would it?" Ji Lin said with a smile.

"..." Chen Luo looked at the girl in front of him, and he was really at a loss.

Although the other party did indeed become his puppet, he didn't make a fuss or cause a scene after learning about it. He glanced at the Herrscher of Knowledge and calmly accepted the situation. It's unknown what Xiao Shi said to Ji Xuanyuan.

And the other party is Ji Xuanyuan, the real Ji Xuanyuan! Chen Luo really couldn't muster any backbone.

Identity was suppressed...

"Would you like some? You're very weak right now, you might need some mental energy replenishment." Chen Luo took out a handful of chocolate bars and handed them to Ji Lin.

"Thanks."

"Speaking of which, what is Ji Lin's talent after his evolution?" asked the Herrscher of Knowledge floating next to Chen Luo.

"Her? She hasn't evolved yet. Her body is too weak right now. She'll evolve after she recovers a bit."

Evolution happens only once, so naturally we should choose the best possible state.

Corrupted Ji Lin is already in its best condition.

Chapter 452 Cang Xuan and Danzhu (Specimen Version)

"Roar!" A deafening roar resounded, making Chen Luo's head throb with pain.

"Shut up!" Chen Luo roared at Chi You at his feet.

After a long period of time, the sun had almost dried Chen Luo into a dried-up human body, Chi You finally emerged from his Break Cocoon into Butterfly.

It has broken free of its cocoon, but is not yet a complete butterfly.

But the other party has undoubtedly been strengthened.

The opponent's original ability was that he could eat anything, even cities. After eating, he would grow bigger. This ability has not been changed, but has been enhanced. In addition to his size increasing, his physical strength will also increase.

It sounds like the skills of Infinite Serpent, but they are completely different.

The Infinite Serpent can only eat living creatures, but Chi You can eat anything.

From now on, give the living beings to the Infinite Serpent and the non-living beings to Chi You. Perfect!

But this is not Chi You's biggest enhancement. Chi You's biggest enhancement is that the opponent seems to have gained some innate skills.

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In short, it means you can shrink yourself into a ball and then crash into it.

The longer the roll lasts and the farther it travels, the faster it moves and the higher the damage it deals. It also ignores terrain and is extremely difficult to interrupt while rolling. In addition, it gains a shield to block damage.

This would also solve the problem of Chi You's relatively slow movement speed.

Looking at Chen Luo's skill, it seems Chi You is missing a "rounder" ability...

Wow, if Chi You used the "become round" ability followed by "roll," the scene would be too beautiful to imagine.