However, ever since my true self joined the Unknown, the members I'd encountered had hardly seemed especially loyal. Some had even secretly tipped me off, allowing me to stop other beings from joining the Unknown twice.
Either those beings were powerful enough not to be affected, or they hadn't gone so far as to betray the Unknown.
Lost in thought, Lu Yin drew closer and closer to the Divine Tree. At his feet, a river of divine power flowed, shimmering with every color. It looked beautiful, yet flowed into an abyss darker than the Death Universe. At the bottom of that abyss stood one portal after another, along with countless suspended coffins.
Lu Yin didn't know how other beings cultivated. He looked down at the river of divine power, slowly crouched, and reached out with his Bone Palm. The power he touched was the green among its many colors.
As soon as his Bone Palm touched the river, the green power seemed to come alive and spread along his palm. In an instant, it covered his entire bone body. An overwhelming force shook his mind. Kill, kill, kill. All-consuming slaughter swallowed his reason. Its dominion was unimaginable; Lu Yin couldn't even fight back before it engulfed him.
His entire bone body turned green. He threw back his head and roared, as if he would devour everything.
Just then, a force enveloped him. The divine power was forcibly drawn from the surface of his body, turning into a pool of green liquid that dropped into the river with a soft splash.
Only then did Lu Yin come to his senses. His body swayed twice, and he sat down on the ground.
"Hahahaha."
"Heh."
"Hmph."
"You touched the river of divine power on your first encounter with it. It's lucky your will