NO. 19 Apostle of the Mind

Seeing the golden-eyed youth's confident demeanor, Chu Yunyi's anger flared up.

While he wouldn't go so far as to call him a brat.

Still.

Seeing a youth much younger than him acting so superior truly annoyed him.

But the thought that the other party probably wasn't strong made Chu Yunyi feel a little better.

He heard.

Chu Yunyi said calmly, "Money, food, people, even power, hold no allure for me."

"And you, being alive, is unimportant."

Chu Yunyi changed his tone, his voice laced with killing intent:

"But your death."

"Is very important to me!"

With that.

Chu Yunyi no longer held back, the Black Gold Shock Saber never leaving his hand, pointing directly at the golden-eyed youth on the upper bunk.

Seeing this.

The golden-eyed youth's expression remained unchanged as he leaped down!

Thump...

A dull sound echoed as the golden-eyed youth landed on the ground.

The next moment.

The golden-eyed youth's eyes were resolute, meeting Chu Yunyi's gaze.

Swish!

Just as Chu Yunyi was about to draw his saber, the golden-eyed youth moved!

'Is he... going for my lower body? Useless! Take this saber!' Chu Yunyi saw through it, intending to slit his throat and sever his head.

But it was not quite as he imagined.

Thud!

The golden-eyed youth dropped to his knees, kowtowing three times forcefully to Chu Yunyi, shouting loudly:

"Grandpa, spare my life!"

"Although I am the leader of Greed, I have never harmed anyone!"

"The abilities of Greed patients evolve based on their own greed!"

"And my ability..."

"Is to fear death, Grandpa!"

Seeing this starkly contrasting scene, Chu Yunyi froze for a moment.

If the other party had wanted to kill him, or even harbored the slightest intention to harm him, he would have acted immediately.

But this golden-eyed youth, the leader of Greed, surrendered without a fight?!

What was this all about?

Wouldn't it be better to be killed obediently and become a puppet?

For a moment.

Chu Yunyi couldn't figure out his intentions and decided to listen to his explanation first.

"If you spare my life."

"My loyalty will be yours instantly. You don't care about money, food, people, or power, but you can't have absolutely nothing, can you?"

"As long as you spare my life, you will be the king of this world!"

"I will control the world for you. You won't have to do anything; with a single command, you can change the world's landscape!"

The golden-eyed youth spoke in one breath, as if his tongue had just grown.

Listening.

Chu Yunyi actually hesitated. To be honest, he didn't need these things, but needing and not having were two different matters.

If he had them, they would be useful in various ways.

Just then.

Chu Yunyi remembered his previous plan, but that plan had only just begun to take shape and had no clear direction.

Afterward.

Chu Yunyi thought for a moment and continued to ask:

"No matter what, you are still Mo Xun's subordinate."

"How could you so easily pledge allegiance to me?"

Upon hearing this question.

As if he had been prepared, the golden-eyed youth immediately replied:

"Because my abilities evolved from a desire to survive and a fear of death."

"I can screen for factors that are disadvantageous to me."

"One of the Virus Traits stated that I must obey Mo Xun, but I've optimized that away."

"And..."

"My abilities tell me that following you is far more beneficial than following Mo Xun!"

Listening to the golden-eyed youth's logical analysis, Chu Yunyi couldn't tell if he was lying for a moment.

Kill him?

Keep him?

The decision wrestled back and forth in Chu Yunyi's mind.

"Tsk, wait here!" Chu Yunyi felt a headache coming on, turned, twisted the dormitory doorknob, and entered the [Void Door].

Inside the [Void Door].

Chu Yunyi closed the door, then lay back on his side, entering the dreamscape.

Round Table Dreamscape.

The Round Table now seemed a bit emptier.

There were only five purple pool balls, three red pool balls, and one black pool ball. It looked like the entire table was about to be cleared.

And Chu Yunyi's control this time.

Could only be applied to the purple pool balls, which was within Chu Yunyi's expectations.

After all, it was logical for the control to progress sequentially based on rarity.

If he could only control the white ball one moment and the black ball the next, that would be problematic.

However.

This time, Chu Yunyi wasn't like when he played with the yellow pool balls, where he just put them all in the pocket regardless of his abilities.

It was completely a blind box.

Chu Yunyi lowered his control, wanting to find an ability among these five purple pool balls that suited his current situation.

"Tsk."

He clicked his tongue. The control required to examine these purple pool balls was truly extraordinary.

Just looking at the information cost enough to pocket several yellow pool balls.

But after looking.

Chu Yunyi actually found a suitable ability.

He looked at three abilities, which were:

[NO.?? [Element Master]]

[NO.?? [Absolute Blade]]

[NO.?? [Soul Guest]]

And this last one was perfectly suited for the current situation.

Chu Yunyi stared at the purple pool ball, then used his control, expending a great deal to pocket it.

'Bang.'

The pool ball went into the pocket, and the ability information was displayed:

[NO.19 [Soul Guest]]

[Quality: Purple]

[Description: You can place soul fragments into the bodies of other living beings, thereby gaining a small amount of loyalty and surveillance effect.]

[Soul Fragment: With this ability, you will separate one soul fragment every hour. This process will not cause any damage to the soul's origin.]

[Notes: This ability is suitable for fusion with other abilities, which can produce beneficial mutations.]

Seeing the last note, Chu Yunyi thought for a moment and took out the [Propagation Trait] he had left in the corner earlier, fusing it with the new ability.

As expected.

Just as the note said, some mutations occurred, but they were beneficial to Chu Yunyi!

After fusing with the [Propagation Trait], the [Soul Guest] suddenly grew a size larger.

Information Change:

[NO.19 [Apostle of the Mind]]

[Quality: Purple+]

[Description: You can transform life forms that pledge loyalty to you into [Apostles].]

[Apostle: [Apostles] are absolutely loyal to you, and you can bestow your own abilities upon them. They can never attack you without your permission.]

[Note: After bestowing abilities, your original abilities will not be lost. Bestowed abilities can be recalled at any time.]

Seeing this change, Chu Yunyi truly didn't know what to say.

His expectations.

Seemed to have taken a huge leap forward, instantly becoming largely realized.

With NO.19 [Apostle of the Mind], he, Chu Yunyi, would not only have absolutely loyal subordinates but could also bestow abilities upon them.

And.

The abilities bestowed would not cause him to lose his own abilities!

With such a good thing, what else was there to think about?

Exited the Round Table Dreamscape.

Returned to the Void Door.

Dragon Country, Anda City No. 1 High School.

Male Dormitory.

Chu Yunyi had returned.