For now.
The path of Evolvers fused with Vicious Ghosts was basically a dead end. Without some special opportunity, wanting to advance to the Ninth Rank was nothing but a pipe dream.
Of course.
You could say, "What if I don't advance to the Ninth Rank?"
I'm not greedy.
Having the Seventh Tier or Eighth Tier would be enough. Find some small place to throw my weight around—wouldn't that be wonderful?
It was a fine idea.
But you shouldn't think about it again.
Why?
Because Evolvers were different from Awakened. The weird entities inside Awakened generally remained independent individuals. Only when they awakened would they gradually seize the bodies of the living.
But Evolvers?
The moment a Vicious Ghost took up residence in the body, the fusion had already begun.
It was just that—
When one's strength was weak, the fusion was slow.
When one's strength was strong, the fusion was fast.
This fusion only differed in speed. There was never any stopping it. Moreover, the Vicious Ghost's fusion involved complete infiltration, from the physical body to consciousness. So even if you remained at a low tier—
As time passed,
your consciousness would still be fused away by the Vicious Ghost, becoming an entirely new individual.
You had no way to remain like an Awakened—
with your consciousness independent.
That also meant this path had no future. Ahead lay only the dark Abyss.
Boom!
Jiang Qiao strode forward, instantly stirring the winds and thunder. The surroundings sank into vast thunderclouds. Amid flashes of lightning and peals of thunder, majestic thunderwater became torrential rain, making the entire world seem to have returned to the primeval age of the distant past.
"Damn it!"
When Bamboo Pole Man saw Jiang Qiao attack without warning, his expression turned extremely ugly.
"Dii—"
He immediately