Two Lives, Three, Three Gives Birth to All Things

Amidst endless blind confidence, only NO.7 [Orderly] had worked.

Such an unremarkable ability.

Yet it stopped Chu Yunyi's hand from opening the door.

He paused.

This wasn't right, this wasn't the usual Chu Yunyi.

"No, something feels off."

"I seem to... have this inexplicable confidence?"

Chu Yunyi shook his head, immediately putting down the doorknob he was about to turn, and collapsed onto the ground, falling asleep.

In the Round Table Dreamscape.

Chu Yunyi's consciousness arrived here.

Originally.

Because NO.7 [Orderly] allowed him to maintain rational thought at all times, he wanted to make the most of it before the battle, so he intended to use up all his control power.

But after arriving here.

He felt something was wrong instead.

"1, 2, 7..."

"20?"

Chu Yunyi counted them and was surprised to find 20 Ability Table Balls here.

Upon closer inspection.

He discovered.

One of them was lighter than white, almost transparent, mixed in among the others.

Chu Yunyi took it out and glanced at it:

[NO.2￥#*0 [Pride Virus]]

[Quality: Colorless+]

[Description: You are a prodigy, an arrogant existence. You will be supremely confident. When you believe strongly enough, you can even distort facts.]

[Precautions: At the same time, you are also controlled by the virus's distributor, [Seven-Day Demon King · Mo Xun].]

Looking at the string of code representing the sequence.

It wasn't NO.20, but displayed as NO.2￥#*0, disordered and chaotic.

But since it had entered the sequence, it meant it had taken effect.

The Gluttony Virus that Xia Tian had spread earlier hadn't taken effect yet, displaying as NO.??, but this ability had genuinely taken effect.

"What?"

"Has Mo Xun already made a move against me?"

Chu Yunyi realized belatedly what had happened to him.

No wonder.

That feeling of looking down on the world, of being invincible, couldn't have been his usual self.

"From when did this..."

Thinking, Chu Yunyi recalled that with NO.5 [Eidetic Memory], his review was almost instantaneous.

"It was when..."

"I uttered Mo Xun's name."

"Just mentioning his name, and I was infected with the Pride Virus? He truly is a Deity worthy of his name."

Chu Yunyi thought, and instantly crushed NO.2￥#*0 [Pride Virus] into pieces.

It shattered into several semi-transparent small balls, a pile of dust, and balls of Tainted matter.

Chu Yunyi crushed the Tainted balls again, turning them into dust.

Now.

Chu Yunyi obtained:

[NO.?? [Arrogant and Unconcerned]]

[NO.?? [Touch the Truth]]

Just like how the [Gluttony Virus] shattered into the [Gluttony Trait] and [Dietary Therapy Trait], one was auxiliary, and the other was the main body.

[Arrogant and Unconcerned] made the owner supremely confident.

While [Touch the Truth] allowed the owner to distort facts with strong conviction.

[Arrogant and Unconcerned] is like [Gluttony Trait]; there's no need to keep it.

Sometimes confidence is a good thing.

And sometimes, confidence is called 'blindness'.

Chu Yunyi thought, and directly crushed it into powder.

He kept [Touch the Truth], planning to fuse it with other suitable abilities later.

There were no suitable abilities right now. He had considered fusing [Touch the Truth] with NO.6 [Words of All Spirits], NO.11 [Environmental Adaptation], NO.12 [Fighting Saint Body], and NO.16 [Blood and Flesh Feast].

Perhaps abilities like 'Word Spirit', 'Believe and Adapt', 'Immortality', or 'One Glance Turns Others into Food' could be produced.

But if it could fuse with an ability related to belief, that would probably be even better.

And next.

Chu Yunyi looked at the Round Table, knowing that with his current Operation Power, he could at most sink two purple balls.

Maybe not even that, but he had to try anyway.

There was no choice.

Chu Yunyi first aimed for [Element Master]; he had looked at this ability and found it quite practical.

With one shot, a large amount of Operation Power was consumed.

It went straight into the pocket!

Chu Yunyi picked it up and checked its information:

[NO.20 [Element Master]]

[Quality: Purple]

[Description: You will be able to mentally control and create five basic elements [Metal/Wood/Water/Fire/Earth] out of thin air, and can strengthen this ability based on usage.]

[Note: Various elements can be combined, such as: [Fire + Earth = Rock] [Fire + Water = Wind] [Rock + Wind = Gravel]]

Chu Yunyi was very satisfied with this ability.

It gave him a feeling of "One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, Three gives birth to all things."

As long as he was skilled enough.

Chu Yunyi could even evolve all elements using just this one ability!

The number of combinations produced would be infinite.

With the remaining Operation Power.

Chu Yunyi knew deep down that he probably couldn't sink another purple ability ball.

But he still had to try.

The next target was NO.?? [Absolute Blade]; Chu Yunyi liked it very much.

"Bang!"

The shot, transformed from Operation Power, sent the ball forward several feet before stopping just short.

Chu Yunyi took another shot, continuing to push it slowly.

This wasn't standard billiards; there was no rule about finishing in one go. He could push a ball multiple times, slowly, into the pocket.

This way.

He could sink the purple ability ball with the least amount of Operation Power.

But the idea was good; the result was unsatisfactory.

This ball, representing NO.?? [Absolute Blade], reached the edge of the pocket but stopped.

It seemed like the slightest gust of wind would blow it into the pocket.

"Damn it!"

Chu Yunyi cursed inwardly. It was one thing if it was far from the pocket, but to be so close to going in, only to be stopped at the edge...

It made him itch with frustration!

"There's nothing I can do, I've already... burned out..."

Chu Yunyi looked at his depleted Operation Power and could only shift his gaze elsewhere.

And at that moment.

"Buzz..."

It was as if ripples appeared in the world, and a small wisp of weak Operation Power emerged!

"This is...?!"

Chu Yunyi was somewhat delighted, even wondering if the Round Table had heard him.

But he quickly realized.

In the past, he had killed patients with knives and guns, and the Round Table would accumulate Operation Power.

But killing patients with his ability still increased it.

In other words.

Zi Shu being transformed by NO.19 [Apostle of the Mind] counted as an extension of his ability, so... Zi Shu killing patients also increased his control power!?

Thinking of this, Chu Yunyi couldn't help but feel delighted.

"Good! Excellent!" Chu Yunyi laughed, using his control power to directly put NO.?? [Absolute Blade] into his bag!

The next moment.

Chu Yunyi dragged it to his side, and its information appeared: