Root of the Distortion
Although we have made some initial research on the power of distortion, it seems that the quality of this power is terrifyingly high. But thinking about it, it makes sense. According to Lu Li's speculation, Doros's level should be between Yog and Cthulhu.
Therefore, even if what passed through this world was only the Egg of Doros formed from a portion of Doros's power, it can be inferred that the level of the Twisted Storm it created would be extremely high, and that in addition to Doros, it would also contain at least two or three other indescribable forces.
The thought flashed through Lu Li, and he once again focused on Wu Donglin's probing. Wu Donglin's mental strength was unexpectedly powerful. If he were to be evaluated using the Countermeasure Bureau's rating system, his mental strength, in both quality and quantity, would reach level B.
However, the opponent's skill level is estimated to be only D-level. The so-called mental energy scanning detection is simply releasing all the mental energy in one's mind to explore the surroundings. This kind of exploration is neither secretive nor safe.
For someone unfamiliar with spiritual power, being swept by it would naturally provide complete clarity. However, Lu Li, a person with profound knowledge of mysticism, possessed dozens of methods to cause Wu Donglin's spiritual power to backfire. But it was only a backfire, as the opponent's origin was too vast, and a slight backfire could hardly cause him any harm.
Although Lu Li's mental strength surpassed that of ordinary people, it was still far inferior to that of Wu Donglin. However, relatively speaking, Lu Li's skill level was much higher than Wu Donglin's. His relatively weak mental strength enveloped his body and, relying on the rune structure, formed a counter-detection spell.
Wu Donglin blinked. In his mental perception, it was as if Lu Li was not there. But now, the person smiling and looking at him was a ghost. Even a twisted soul could not completely hide its form under his mental scan.
"He does indeed possess some real skill." Wu Donglin withdrew his immense spiritual power. Although he couldn't detect Lu Li, he wasn't too worried. He hadn't specifically studied his spiritual power; his strength was merely a byproduct of his growing power.
The city lord of Min'an No. 3 Settlement met with research master Lu Li on the third floor of the canteen. Afterwards, at the banquet, city lord Wu Donglin and Lu Li had a cordial conversation. The two reached a consensus on the issue of the Distortion Disaster and exchanged views on the role and utilization of the Distortion Power. Lu Li supported the legitimacy and impartiality of Wu Donglin's position as city lord, while the city lord highly praised research master Lu Li's professional level and technical theory. Subsequently, he arranged a luxurious renovated residence for Lu Li and cleaned a warehouse as an experimental site.
Sitting in the room arranged by the other party, Lu Li was smiling with his eyes narrowed. In fact, although he had some preliminary research on the power of distortion, at present, his understanding of the power of distortion was not as good as Wu Donglin and the others. In some of the previous conversations, a lot of his understanding of the power of distortion was made up by Lu Li, and he believed that the city lord could see that out.
"Brother, Lu Li's understanding of the power of distortion is not deep at all. Many of his points are wrong. I think he's a fraud. Don't be fooled by him." The third brother with the crew cut said this. The three of them were good brothers who hung out together before the Cataclysm. After the Cataclysm, they relied on each other for many years and naturally had things to talk about.
"Even if he's a conman, he's a skilled one." The second brother, with long hair, looked out the window again and said in a low voice, "Some of the techniques he mentioned earlier did work; my control over my mental energy increased by one or two percentage points."
"His previous statements clearly indicated an understanding of equivalent exchange." Wu Donglin tapped the table, having seen through Lu Li's earlier behavior. "Every time I mentioned a point about the power of distortion, he immediately responded with some knowledge or skill."
Wu Donglin sighed, "Our research department is still too weak compared to other gathering places. I tested Lu Li before, asking him about the research topics that the department was still working on. After providing the relevant information, he quickly gave an answer."
"I just asked those researchers, and they said the answer is basically self-consistent. Although there are some minor flaws, overall it's not a big problem." Wu Donglin tapped the table, labeling Lu Li: "He's a top-tier super researcher. He says he wants to study the power of distortion, so let him offer something in exchange."
"Designate him as a researcher, closely monitor the people he associates with, investigate his henchman as well, restrict others from associating with him, he can only be a researcher." After confirming Lu Li's position in the base and issuing some notices, Wu Donglin squinted his eyes to absorb the distorted power floating in the air.
"The information is much richer, and there are more guesses about the power of distortion." Lu Li glanced at Fang Yi, who was hanging his head and gritting his teeth to endure the Fang Yi effects of the curse, and then ignored him, studying the power of distortion little by little.
"The previous theory was correct enough; the main force behind the distortion was Doros. But what we didn't expect was that there was another indescribable and great entity involved that was no less powerful than Him."
"In addition, there are two other forces similar to the original body mixed in, which together formed Twisted Storm and condensed into this distorted power." Lu Li took out a fruit, thinking about those Secondary Infected.
"Logically Doros and another indescribable force should have directly devoured the two much lower-level forces, but that's not how it happened here." The Secondary Infected manifest in four basic states, information obtained from Wu Donglin. The most common of these states is not the gray power representing Doros, but rather the two states of snake and withered yellow.
"Furthermore, based on the information they provided, it's inferred that the source of the Twisted Storm hasn't stopped; it continues to exist and is connected to the distorting power of the entire world."
"If one were to fully control the Twisted Root, one could immediately become a great being no less than Gresta, and perhaps even slightly surpass him, becoming known as the Lord of Distortion." Lu Li thought with narrowed eyes, "The current situation seems to suggest that Doros and another unnamed entity have relinquished their positions as Lords of Distortion."
"Any being possessing the power of distortion can compete for the position of Lord of Distortion, but right now, only two other beings truly have the competitive edge." Lu Li silently assigned code names to those two beings: the Snake People and the Yellow Skin Man.
After all, the other controllers of the twisted power, the so-called Correctors, are far inferior to the two great beings. Lu Li's current question is whether he should intervene.