Decision IV

"You..." The Moon God became more vigilant and was about to ask a question.

Suddenly, two more figures appeared rapidly on his side from two other directions.

There were three people in total.

Two men and one woman.

The first person to appear and speak was a green-haired man wearing a green fitted trench coat.

He is about two meters tall, with strong facial features, green eyes and hair, and a relatively gentle temperament, giving him an approachable appearance.

The other two were a strong man with gray hair and white eyebrows.

The man had a gentle smile on his square face, but his features were inherently fierce and stern, and even when he smiled, he gave off a chilling feeling.

The last person, and the only woman, wore a large gray robe with many pockets.

Her features were delicate, with curved corners of her mouth and arched eyebrows, and a cute red heart painted on one side of her cheek.

"A living Walker!! This is the first time I've ever seen one!" the woman exclaimed in surprise.

"He's not Walker; he doesn't have any protective gear. He must have just come out and doesn't know anything. Since there are living people here, there might be a meat storage area nearby." The white-browed man raised his hand, flexed his fingers, and approached the Moon God step by step.

"It seems you've taken me for a pushover?" The joy that had just risen in the Moon God's heart at seeing a living person was instantly extinguished.

"A pushover? I don't know what he's talking about?" the woman asked, puzzled.

"Boss, let me do it." She looked at the white-browed man who was about to make a move. "It's been you guys the last few times, it's my turn this time."

"Alright. Be careful, Jade Pavilion." The white-browed man nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll be careful."

The beautiful woman approached the Moon God, and her figure and voice began to change rapidly as she drew nearer.

Whoosh! A burst of flames suddenly ignited, enveloping the woman from head to toe.

One second later, the flames dispersed.

A strange humanoid creature, three meters tall and covered in purple scales, emerged from inside.

It has two wings on its back, and layers of black feathers that resemble steel cones.

Aside from the messy purple patterns resembling blood vessels on its body, this humanoid chest also has an oval heart that constantly flashes red light.

"Although killing won't get me Spirit Thread, I'll just treat it as exercise after dinner to relax~" The humanoid opened its mouth, and the voice that came out was surprisingly the same woman's voice from before.

The Moon God frowned and slightly adjusted her posture to make it easier to make her move.

Without the aid of divine power and momentum, many martial arts techniques have returned to their origins, becoming simple and authentic.

"Kill!"

Suddenly, the air exploded with a loud bang.

The woman spread her wings, and a red light emanated from her chest, causing her heart to ignite with flames. In an instant, she appeared in all directions around the Moon God.

More than ten figures simultaneously reached out to grab him.

Such an offensive was swift, but it meant little to the Moon God.

He flicked his arm repeatedly, accurately pointing each figure back at him.

Bang bang bang bang!

With each continuous impact, the Moon God felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

The force of his opponent's attack was far greater than he had imagined.

As he continuously received attacks, the ground beneath his feet would ripple outwards in concentric circles of shockwaves.

The shockwave did not damage the ground, but it spread outwards in concentric circles to a range of hundreds of meters.

"Is this distributing the force across the entire ground?" the white-browed man asked, raising an eyebrow as he recognized the martial art.

"A very ancient martial arts technique. But also very skillful."

"Indeed, to be able to maintain one's position and posture without disrupting the terrain beneath one's feet, while simultaneously dissipating force at such a high speed, is truly impressive," the green-haired man nodded in agreement.

"Looks like they're not ordinary people; they're probably monsters like us, who crawled out of the Interaction Zone," the white-browed man chuckled.

"I guess he hasn't adapted to the outside environment yet? Just look at his clothes and attire. In the Interaction Zone, who isn't a supreme Gods and Buddhas who can fly and escape from the heavens?" the green-haired man added.

The two immediately understood the situation and kept their distance to watch the battle quietly.

The transformed woman in the arena possessed terrifying speed and strength; her fists, feet, and the claws at the ends of her wings all transformed into weapons and blades, attacking her opponent relentlessly.

Every second, thousands of illusory figures, like ocean waves, completely enveloped the Moon God.

The Moon God was equally solemn. The opponent's speed and strength were too great. If he had divine power at his disposal, he would naturally not be afraid, but now that he could not use divine power, relying solely on the qualities of this physical body, he was far inferior to the opponent.

In other words, he was better at Enemy Anticipation than his opponent, which is why the stalemate lasted for so long.

Snap, snap, snap.

"That's enough."

The white-browed man finally moved closer and clapped his hands gently.

The two suddenly separated.

The woman retreated more than ten meters, her wings flapping as she hovered in mid-air.

"He doesn't have a furnace? He actually managed to fight me like this, that's amazing!" She seemed quite surprised.

"No furnace?" The white-browed man laughed. "It seems this is both our luck and your luck."

His last words were spoken while looking at the Moon God.

The Moon God calmed her breathing slightly and focused her gaze on him.

"What's the meaning?"

"The Heart Burning Furnace System, your Interaction Zone probably didn't give you this," he explained. "Becoming Spirit Thread parasite is only the first step. After that, to successfully leave the Interaction Zone and survive in the outside world, you must merge with the many Spirit Thread outside."

"The Spirit Thread?" The Moon God seemed to recall something. He had obtained some clues when searching for information in the Great Abyss.

"By fusing your own Spirit Thread with the Spirit Thread, and by understanding some martial arts manuals, you can weave and forge your own Heart Burning Furnace."

Only by possessing the Heart Burning Furnace can you avoid being corrupted by the evil energy outside. Otherwise...

The white-browed man suddenly stopped.

"Otherwise, you'll soon become one of those Evil Spirit Car."

The Moon God fell silent. He clearly did not believe what the other party was saying.

Why did we suddenly encounter these people and hear so much from them? What is their purpose? "Our purpose is simple," the green-clad, green-haired man beside him replied with a smile. "To find suitable, strong enough talents and recruit them into our team. Only in this way can we always maintain our small group's strength at its peak."

"What is Evil Breath?" the Moon God asked in a deep voice.

"It's an erosion and pollution of consciousness and spirit; those without the Heart Burning Furnace will quickly descend into madness," the green-haired man said, reaching out his hand to him.

"How about it? Want to come along? There are groups like us all over the world. Walker usually either die or join a group."

The Moon God looked at his outstretched hand and still frowned.

What benefits would I get from joining you?

"We plan to look around for any surviving Interaction Zone, as you can usually find a lot of good stuff in those Interaction Zone."

Spirit Thread, flesh and blood, slaves—these are all good stuff. Destroying just one will feed us for a long time!

*** Great Abyss, fourth level.

"Evil breath?"

Zhang Rongfang slowly floated in mid-air, gazing at the mysterious old man sitting cross-legged on the opposite rock wall.

From the other person, he learned why he had felt something was wrong earlier.

I also understood what that purple flesh and blood was all about.

The old man held the dried fruit that Zhang Rongfang had brought in his hand, sipped some wine, and looked completely blissful.

"The evil breath is the pollution that all monsters outside possess. The Evil Spirit Car is a collection of polluted Spirit Thread."

At first, those who venture out won't notice, but as time goes on, the negative influence will subtly and unconsciously shift your consciousness and spirit. It will quietly and covertly guide your original good thoughts, desires, and goals into a distorted, evil, and destructive nature.

"At this point, if someone reminds you, you might wake up and pay attention. But if no one does remind you, you will completely go insane, lose yourself, and become an evil spirit."

The old man explained it very clearly.

"So, how can we suppress the evil influences from the outside world?" Zhang Rongfang asked earnestly.

"One question at a time, don't be greedy." The old man held up one finger.

"Alright." After a period of seclusion, Zhang Rongfang came in to chat with the old man again when he had nothing else to do.

This guy clearly knows a lot. If we don't catch him and expose him properly, we might end up taking many detours later on.

Never worry about whether it's true or false, just write it down and compare and study it later when you get out.

"But you're much more sensible than that Moon God. That guy only knows how to shout for war and is incredibly arrogant. So, I can give you a hint," the old man said, his eyes glazed with drunkenness.

"What hint?" Zhang Rongfang felt reassured and quickly asked.

"When martial arts are combined with Spirit Thread and Extraterrestrial Technology is developed to its extreme, something called the Furnace appears."

Only by possessing a furnace can one dissolve the evil influences that one has unknowingly acquired.

Otherwise, with your Gods and Buddhas abilities, trying to go out would be certain death." The old man finished his last sip of wine, turned around, and leaped into the air, disappearing in mid-air.

"Furnace." Zhang Rongfang seemed to be deep in thought.

This was a clue he had been searching through all the areas and platforms on the fourth floor without success.

"By the way, is this power I possess what Gods and Buddhas could do?"

He touched his chin, somewhat hesitant.

Doesn't seem like it? Those Gods and Buddhas he killed all said that this was a physical entity.

How does Zhang Rongfang look like Gods and Buddhas? From beginning to end, he has always followed the path of becoming a human immortal through the Three Flowers Gather on Crown Five Energies Merge to Origin.

'By the way, I haven't finished practicing the Five Energies Merge to Origin yet, but I have enough time. After I'm fully prepared this time, I'll see if the Moon God returns. If she doesn't return and the Sky Curtain keeps shrinking, then...'

He made up his mind.

'This old man is as mysterious as that Bottom Crawler. Right, maybe we can get some information from Bottom Crawler.'

Thinking of this, Zhang Rongfang quickly flapped his wings and flew down.

More than ten minutes later.

Sea of Forgetfulness, at the boundary of the membrane.

"Hey, you're here again?" Still hanging on the rock wall, Bottom Crawler looked at Zhang Rongfang flying in with an extremely strange posture.

"Wow, you look really impressive now. You're obviously a big shot. Unlike me, I'll just stay here miserably, not even worthy of being remembered."

"If you help me more, I promise I'll definitely help you find your name, okay?" Zhang Rongfang offered a condition.

"OK."

Bottom Crawler out and caught the braised meat and wine that were thrown to him, picked up a braised beef leg, and took a big, delicious bite.

"It smells so good!"

"Let me ask you a question. I met a strange old man on the fourth floor. Do you know him?" Zhang Rongfang described the old man's appearance, speaking style, and so on.

"Ah, that was the former administrator. He abandoned his body many years ago because his body would be corrupted and polluted by evil energy."

It's said that the sealing off of the first three levels was also due to the pollution from the evil aura. Sigh, so many things fell from above back then!

Bottom Crawler in a regretful tone.

"Like raindrops, they were all high and mighty figures, including quite a few from the Spirit Eye Clan. These extraterrestrials were just as unable to withstand the evil aura or the Heavenly Light. How pitiful."