Stealing Power

Lin Shu propped her chin and looked out the window. For some reason, she thought of that ethereal figure on Yellow Goat Mountain again, of that person who seemed to have stepped out of an ancient painting, and even more so, of those eyes that seemed to reflect the entire world. Perhaps she was the only one who had seen a celestial being's appearance up close like that!

Precisely because of this, everyone in their Criminal Investigation Brigade had submitted multiple reports to their superiors. The information and appearance of the celestial being were mentioned repeatedly, making Lin Shu recall it again and again.

"What kind of person is he? A celestial being? Does he live in the celestial realm?"

"What is the place where celestial beings live like?"

Lin Shu suddenly sat up straight. She realized with a start that she was saying the same things as her sister.

Just then, Team Leader Zhou Yang, looking a bit tired, walked in, looked at Lin Shu, and came directly over, placing a document on her desk.

"What is this? Team Leader Zhou?" Lin Shu was confused.

Team Leader Zhou said, "It's a document for changing positions! Lin Shu, you are no longer part of the Criminal Investigation Brigade!"

Lin Shu's face instantly turned pale, and she immediately stood up. "What's going on? Team Leader Zhou? Did I do something wrong?"

Team Leader Zhou shook his head. "No, I am also no longer part of the Criminal Investigation Brigade! Some former members of the Criminal Investigation Brigade and people sent down from above will form a new Special Task Force!"

Lin Shu roughly understood the reason and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "Is it responsible for the Yellow Goat Mountain incident? Did the superiors send people down?"

As Lin Shu said this, she suddenly thought of something. "No way? It's not some special department, is it?"

Team Leader Zhou smiled. "No! There's no such department as you imagine at all. We are newly formed. If it weren't for the series of incidents that happened recently, we wouldn't have formed such a department at all. Some other people were mainly sent by the Religious Association to organize some archives and Taoist Canon from Three Goat Temple."

"We are just a temporary team investigating this series of incidents, not some special agency you imagine, and we don't have any privileges. Because it's a temporary team, it could be disbanded at any time."

Lin Shu nodded and immediately asked, "What is our team called?"

"Abnormal Affairs Investigation Team!"

"Chen Jin! You take your radio upstairs and listen! I have something to put here! Don't come down unless I call you!" Fang Xiu carefully walked down the stairs, carrying a large package, looking particularly cautious.

The little ghost girl was still holding the broken radio, staying in the basement, sitting motionless on the sofa with the radio in her arms. Anyone who didn't know would think it was a set of dolls, although even if someone broke in, they wouldn't be able to see her.

After hearing Fang Xiu's voice, she didn't reply, just stood up and walked upstairs.

"Oh right! If there's anything about Alchemy or extraordinary knowledge, write it down!" Fang Xiu suddenly remembered something and said to the little ghost girl Chen Jin. He didn't have time to listen to the radio next to the interdimensional radio all the time, and besides the Merman's Voice Alchemy Introduction segment at 8 am, there were often broadcasts involving extraordinary knowledge, which Fang Xiu also needed.

"There's a reward for doing a good job!" Although Chen Jin didn't reply and completely ignored Fang Xiu as she walked out of the underground secret room, Fang Xiu looked up and could only see a pair of small leather shoes and half of her calves on the steps, but Fang Xiu knew she had heard him.

Fang Xiu held the large plastic package and slowly unfolded it, revealing the contents inside. It was a tree as black as ink, with branches like ghostly claws. It was the Necro Tree that Fang Xiu had obtained.

Fang Xiu wanted to plant it in the basement, placing it in a large potted plant pot, but the bottom had been broken through by Fang Xiu so that its roots could penetrate into the earth.

However, because the Necro Tree's soul consciousness had dissipated and the immense divine power it carried had also scattered, it was unlikely to grow as quickly and possess such powerful strength as before.

What Fang Xiu wanted to utilize was its ability to contact the Gaia Consciousness and steal its energy.

Fang Xiu had thought about contacting the Gaia Consciousness many times, but that river of light, like a vast ocean, would assimilate Fang Xiu even if his soul looked at it for a long time, let alone contact it.

The Gaia Consciousness is the aggregate of the consciousness of all life on Earth, the destination of all souls. Its consciousness itself does not possess will, only a slight instinct. It could be inferred from the fact that the Necro Tree could extract its power without suffering a strong counterattack.

Now, Fang Xiu also wanted to steal the power of Gaia in the same way.

"Without the Magic Net, my Spirit Value will forever remain at the first tier, always only seven points. With the Necro Tree, I can extract the power of the Gaia Consciousness and gradually strengthen my soul."

The moment he obtained the Necro Tree, Fang Xiu finally found a path forward for his soul power, which had been stuck.

Fang Xiu erased its soul, and following the method of Alchemists creating Companion Alchemy Golems, he separated one of his Three Souls Seven Spirits and integrated it into the Necro Tree, reactivating it.

In the soul structure designed by Fang Xiu, the three souls are like organs, respectively governing wisdom, memory, and perception. What Fang Xiu separated was perception. For Fang Xiu, this was like digging out his own eyes and integrating them into the Necro Tree.

From this perspective, one could see how much determination and cost Fang Xiu had put in.

The Necro Tree, integrated with one of Fang Xiu's main souls, re-emitted a strong spiritual light. Fang Xiu carefully placed it into the pot without a bottom.

Immediately, he saw its roots wriggling violently, quickly penetrating into the earth and growing downwards.

Fang Xiu closed his eyes. At this moment, the Necro Tree became his eyes, his sense of touch, his nose. He could feel that beneath the earth, there was a sea of light.

It was a vast and endless sea of souls, the destination of all life and souls.

And Fang Xiu's roots continued to grow, finally penetrating deep into the earth and contacting it.

Rumble!

Like a galaxy exploding in Fang Xiu's soul, it rotated and moved, its light overflowing and illuminating his world into a blinding white.

Fang Xiu opened his eyes. At this moment, he found that he was not in the basement, but in a sea of light.

Endless soul light enveloped him, allowing him to swim in this vast ocean. Mysterious calls and beautiful music came from his ears, as if he had returned to his mother's embrace.

The next morning, Fang Xiu woke up. At this time, he immediately found that his soul had become a little stronger.

If his original Spirit Value was 7 points, now it could be said to be 7.2.

"I succeeded? I really stole power from the Gaia Consciousness!" Fang Xiu was ecstatic.

Fang Xiu looked beneath the earth. This was just the beginning. Being able to steal the power of the Gaia Consciousness meant his plan was feasible. Although he had only stolen 0.2 points of Spirit Value so far, it would definitely increase in the future.

"If one day I become strong enough, can I directly replace the Gaia Consciousness and become the master of the Earth?" At this moment, a crazy thought suddenly surged in Fang Xiu's heart.