Fang Qing: Just tell me whether my stuff works

The "Diviner" Leng Jing, caught completely off guard by the "God of Desire" wielding his Authority to strike his soul directly. The time it took him to regain consciousness from the Hallucination woven by "Desire" was...

Less than a second.

In just a moment, he regained his composure and freed himself from the influence of "Desire".

Lin Yu looked at the "Diviner" who had wiped the blood off his face and couldn't help but praise him.

"That's amazing, as expected of you..."

This "Desire" control, which even the "Tengshe" could not escape, failed in front of the "Diviner," which indeed surprised Lin Yu.

After all, Lin Yu had personally experienced the methods of the God of Desire... If it weren't for the fact that his "Desire" connection was somewhat too special, he probably wouldn't have been able to handle this move.

So...

Although surprised by the Diviner's swift escape, Lin Yu was also clearly aware of one thing.

"However, Diviner... your claim that you are unaffected because you Domination 'Desire' rather than be Domination Desire rather ridiculous. Do you think such a clumsy lie can fool me?"

Lin Yu looked at the "Diviner" and said in a low voice.

A slight smile appeared on the Diviner, as blood seeped out again from the wound he had just cleaned. "Clumsy? Tell me, where was it clumsy?"

"Or rather, if I'm lying... then what is the Truth?"

The influence of the Authority "Desire" will not be diminished simply because a person's "temperament" is particularly weak or because they are able to "Domination their own Desire".

Because...

It is first and foremost "Authority".

The God of Desire, no matter what, is still Former Deity.

Moreover, if Diviner could truly ignore the influence of "Desire" based on something so simple... then when he was fighting Jian Cunyi inside the Du Xuan Duxuan Sect, he shouldn't have needed to pay any attention to the help the God of Desire provided to Jian Cunyi.

But for the Diviner, he had just... clearly not ignored this point, and was even intentionally wary of the God of Desire.

Therefore, Lin Yu was able to quickly deduce a conclusion.

"After you were influenced by 'Desire' just now, only fragments of Desire from your 'past' surfaced... This is actually quite rare, because in most cases, the Hallucination created by 'Desire' present a vision of the future—the expectations of the future are the Desire of the present. How could something that has already been realized possibly be tempting to you in the present moment?"

Lin Yu then spoke in a low voice.

"So... your development and utilization of [Fragment of Fate] is indeed remarkable. In such a short time, you have already prepared targeted measures against 'Desire'... By using [Fragment of Fate], at the moment Desire affects you, you graft this influence onto your 'past,' so that Desire shows you is your past Desire, your already fulfilled Desire."

"So... it naturally can't trap your consciousness."

As Lin Yu spoke, the Diviner clapped his hands.

"I didn't expect you to actually figure it out... What a pity, what a pity... because you also bear the burden of 'Destiny,' so I can't kill you now."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Diviner raised his hand.

But... I don't want you to stay either.

"Divination!"

"Jingle bells!"

The sound of coins rattling filled the air, but the Diviner's hands were empty.

Then... Lin Yu felt a whooshing sound behind him.

"Waaaaah--!"

He turned around and found sixteen copper coins rolling down from behind him, landing on the ground, scattered face up and face down.

"Director... the divination indicates a very bad omen."

Diviner spoke, he reached forward as if into an invisible pocket, and his Right Hand vanished into thin air from his wrist.

The next moment, Lin Yu sensed...

The Diviner's hand reached into his own soul!

Although he didn't know how it was done, Lin Yu could clearly feel that the Diviner's Right Hand was directly touching his soul!

Lin Yu suddenly realized... This might be the method the Diviner used to kill "Max" and almost kill Qin Siyu.

He possesses the ability to directly touch people's souls!

Lin Yu looked at the Diviner: "Are you sure? You should have inherited the Memory of your Doppelganger, right... Attacking me on a soul level isn't a good choice."

After all...

In order to save Qin Siyu, Lin Yu had already revealed his unique, fragmented soul form to the Diviner.

The Diviner sneered, "I know your soul is already shattered... but I never intended to kill you anyway."

"I just... want to trap you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a transparent white box appeared behind the Diviner.

The box was spinning and bouncing, as if something was about to jump out of it.

At the same time, Lin Yu sensed that the hand the Diviner was using to touch his soul was less about causing destruction and more about making some kind of mark...

Although I don't know what the Diviner is trying to do.

However, Lin Yu knew he couldn't just passively react any longer, so he immediately used his soul to lock the Diviner's hand, and in turn, used his own soul and Soul Power to try and free that hand...

Crush and cut!

"Snap!"

Lin Yu used his Soul Power to carry his Mental Power, and then transformed his Mental Power into telekinesis to attack the part of the Diviner's body that was, in a sense, Spirit Body Transformation of himself.

The Diviner frowned slightly, then immediately exerted his strength, pulling his hand backwards from Lin Yu's soul.

"Such incredible Mental Power... You really did inherit the legacy of the First Generation 'Freud'. I thought you just had some kind of lucky encounter and were exaggerating."

The Diviner said that although the Right Hand was not completely severed, it was now covered with dense wounds, like a punctured blood bag being drained of blood.

"However... being attacked like this by you is nothing to worry about."

"Because my goal has been achieved."

Lin Yu frowned.

"What's the meaning?"

But soon, Lin Yu understood what the Diviner meant.

He immediately sensed through Soul Self-Check... the Diviner had left a Soul Fragment within him.

Just like his most frequently used method.

"I admit that the First Generation Freud was a master at manipulating the soul, and the Second Generation Freud was also an expert in this field... However, manipulating the soul is not the exclusive domain of their 'Psychology Society'."

The Diviner said coldly.

The moment the Diviner spoke, Lin Yu immediately sealed off that piece of soul energy, attempting to "throw it out" using his Soul Power.

But...

Lin Yu was still a step too slow!

The fragment of the Diviner's Soul Fragment left behind instantly expanded, like a water-soaked portable towel, a large container of beverage filled with chewing gum, or a vacuum-sealed bag that had been opened—rapidly growing, expanding, and multiplying!

If that were all, Lin Yu could still handle it.

However, at the same time, something else also changed...

Behind the Diviner was a somewhat transparent, floating White Cubic Box.

The top of the white box opened, and a stream of light flashed out and entered the Diviner's body.

A sacred aura emanated from the Diviner, and at the same time...

This change also appeared simultaneously on the expanding Soul Fragment within Lin Yu's soul!

Even...

The divine aura emanating from the Diviner appeared only for a moment before quickly disappearing.

In contrast, the divine aura emanating from the Soul Fragment surged even more dramatically.

Without a doubt... the Diviner's white box had the power to grant him a certain higher level of power and enhance him.

Now, he transferred all the enhancements that were working on his entire body to that Soul Fragment that had already left his body!

The high-level aura emanating from the Soul Fragment spread rapidly, beginning to erode Lin Yu's soul—this high-level power seemed intent on completely covering the self-awareness contained within Lin Yu's soul.

If we compare the soul to a vessel that carries consciousness, then this high-level aura and the information within it are like a higher form of existence, similar to "personal will" and "self-awareness," capable of completely overriding personal will.

Lin Yu knew very well that if he allowed the changes happening in his soul to continue, the consequence would be the loss of self-awareness and an eternal slumber.

One can only be awakened when the Diviner wants to awaken them.

Even with a special soul form... it only allows one to endure a little longer; it doesn't guarantee complete escape.

After all, this kind of erosion is inherently a process where Soul Fragment of the Diviner's soul spread from their own soul to their own, and it naturally possesses this characteristic of cross-soul transmission.

Although Lin Yu could immediately use the [Ancient Notebook] to transform his soul into Information Lifeform or absorb it, Lin Yu still somewhat uncertain this time... If he used the [Ancient Notebook], would the Diviner's method also erode the entire notebook?

"Soul Plague? No... it's not."

Lin Yu immediately realized the true nature of this tactic.

Although the special soul form could not escape this attack, it did give him some opportunity to "observe".

An opportunity to observe the parts of yourself that have already been infected.

"This is... the 'Authority of Life'?!"

Lin Yu suddenly understood.

That high-level power actually came from some unknown, nascent Authority.

The method used by the Diviner seems to be essentially a means of creating the Authority of Life within the Gray Domain!

However, his methods are even less concerned with the life or death of the soul as the "vessel" than those of the Gray Domain...

In fact, Diviner wants is the devastating impact that Unformed Authority would have on the soul if it directly came into contact with it.

Once Lin Yu realized this, he immediately understood how to deal with it.

He has a [Item] that's more suitable for the current situation than the [Ancient Notebook].

In Lin Yu's hands...

A cluster of Seven-Colored Mosaic Crystal, shimmering with a faint light, appeared.

[Item] and [Error] created by "Player" Fang Qing...

It also entered Lin Yu's soul!