Is the Essence of Upgrading to Give Birth to Aberrant Forms?

Wen Li, who had just woken up, looked a little dazed.

But Fu Qian could clearly feel that the aura emanating from her was much stronger than before.

She rubbed her eyes, recognized Fu Qian looking down at her, and Wen Li suddenly woke up, instinctively reaching to cover herself.

Undoubtedly, a piercing scream that could split eardrums rang out.

There was no helping it. After being whipped so many times just now, no matter how good the quality of her clothes, they couldn't withstand it.

Coupled with the tearing from her body's contortions, Wen Li's current state could be described as riddled with holes.

Tch, as if anyone's interested in looking!

"Congratulations on leveling up."

Fu Qian looked at Wen Li's face and congratulated her with a smile.

This was genuine joy.

Ah!

Wen Li's whole body trembled, and she stared intently at Fu Qian's face, not even realizing she had lowered her arms from covering her chest.

Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and released her senses, feeling an unprecedented power surging within her.

She's really Sixth Order!

She's truly broken through the bottleneck and officially become a mid-tier Transcendent!

"But... I really don't remember anything. I don't know what happened."

Wen Li frowned, murmuring to herself subconsciously.

"This is destiny, the chosen one, nothing more!"

Fu Qian sighed, thinking that there was no need for humility; she truly just slept, and others worked hard for her.

Of course, she did take quite a few kicks for it, that's true. She deserved the title of the one who gets kicked.

The noise from above was getting closer. It was estimated that Tan Mingxue and the others would soon break through the ventilation shaft. Fu Qian asked Wen Li one last question.

"Are you resistant to hiding in the safe room because it's related to your abilities? If there's no one nearby for you to sense emotions from, your own emotions get repeatedly reflected and amplified?"

"How did you know..."

Wen Li suddenly looked up, but the person in front of her had already vanished. The empty safe room was left in disarray.

Nonsense. If you didn't have this problem, wouldn't you just find a place to hide when you didn't want to hear others' emotions? Where would this unbearable torment come from?

The only explanation is that you suffer more when you're alone.

Fu Qian thought to himself as he returned to the warehouse.

The anomaly during Wen Li's previous promotion had already made him suspicious, and now it was finally confirmed.

[Evaluation: Ruthless Sacrificial Blade]
[Breaking Out of the Cocoon is a painful process, especially when you are the cocoon.
You personally destroyed an immature form and allowed Supernatural Power to undergo Promotion in a seemingly normal way.
No one will know this secret, including Wen Li, whom you saved. It is like when life is nurtured in a cocoon, no one knows what happened inside.]
[Kill Count: Eve x1]
[Reward: Sanity Value +25; Inspiration +5]
[Replay Incident Review?]

Work done!

Fu Qian was very satisfied with the result of his final attempt.

The Mist Door and the anomalies in the warehouse had already disappeared, fully indicating that he could clock out.

Thinking back now, the black and white cocoons clinging to the Mist Door had, in a sense, already foreshadowed the relationship between Wen Li and Eve.

"You personally destroyed an immature form and allowed Supernatural Power to undergo an evolution in a seemingly normal way."

Going by the literal meaning, the world in the containment scene had some strange Supernatural Power.

When he first entered, the immature form mentioned in the prompt was naturally thought to be Wen Li, who needed protection. Now, it seemed to refer to Eve.

She had been growing silently within Wen Li, and according to normal development, the moment Wen Li was promoted to Sixth Order, her consciousness would be completely replaced by Eve.

By then, no one would know that the mid-tier Transcendent Wen Li was no longer the same person, and Eve would have officially completed the process of Breaking Out of the Cocoon.

This was also the reason his previous mission had failed.

Alien Birth!

Fu Qian inexplicably thought of a line of dialogue.

"Allowed Supernatural Power to undergo an evolution in a seemingly normal way."

This sentence indicated that in that world, this process was unknown.

At least in the eyes of most people, they would have no idea that Wen Li's promotion to Sixth Order would essentially be such a change, and would simply treat it as a normal upgrade.

It was interesting that the Night Watchers gave the "Wait and See" directive at this time. What did they know? Or what did they sense?

Of course, none of that was important. It was time to go back and rest!

He had to admit, the workload today had been a bit much. Escort Missions were indeed the most tiring.

Compared to that, the rewards for completing Containment felt rather meager.

Other than the usual few rewards, there was nothing else.

But on second thought, even though the Containment scene was full of traps, he hadn't encountered any truly powerful beings that were difficult to deal with.

Moreover, he had already gained quite a bit from his previous attempts.

He wondered if the rewards would be upgraded if the Night Watchers' top boss, who was in charge, had made a move.

As for the Incident Replay, Fu Qian didn't watch it.

Not to mention that the process was so brief it didn't require any memory aids, there were also quite a few revealing scenes of Miss Wen, so it was best to show some respect to this newly promoted Sixth Order Transcendent.

Back home, Fu Qian immediately looked at the clock. He found that the time was exactly the same as when he had entered.

As expected, his work didn't consume real-world time. No matter how long he stayed, the moment he came out was the moment he entered.

Outside, the sun was still rising, as if nothing had changed.

Fu Qian shook his right hand. A Dark Red Ring was clearly visible on his middle finger.

In the sunlight, it seemed as if blood was surging within it.

Many things had changed.

Recalling the scene of him swallowing the Dark Blood Clot in one gulp, Fu Qian couldn't help but touch his chest again.

Although it was a bit disgusting to think about, the appearance was still very sharp. Come to think of it, it had a special aesthetic appeal.

Speaking of which, if the rewards he obtained could be brought back to reality, then theoretically, could he also transform like that in reality?

Stop!

Fu Qian rubbed his face, interrupting his bold thought.

Had he been mentally contaminated due to the harsh working environment?

Now, it seemed that this ten million annual salary was completely well-deserved.

Speaking of which, he had rushed to work as soon as he got up today and hadn't even eaten breakfast.

Fu Qian went to the kitchen and made himself a bowl of noodles in a few minutes.

As everyone knows, noodles are an indispensable treasure for people living alone.

This simple food, requiring only a pot of boiling water and two leaves of greens, was enough to comfort a hungry stomach.

And as someone with no family, Fu Qian had extensive experience living alone and had long since mastered this skill.

Of course, the most important thing was that this was one of the cheapest foods, which perfectly matched his previous near-bankrupt spending level, so he had quite a bit stored at home.

Looking at the steaming noodles on the table, just as Fu Qian was about to pick up his chopsticks, a knock on the door sounded at the opportune moment.