The Arrival

The superiority the transmigrators had felt over the natives of another world, coupled with how utterly helpless these people had been against their methods, had made Wang Yuan underestimate humanity far too much.

"I was an ordinary human to begin with. Without my special powers, my personality and everything else would be ordinary too. I wouldn't even measure up to an exceptional human. With a personality like that, how could I become the Dominator of All Things, someone who transcends humanity?"

Looking at the corpses strewn across the ground, Wang Yuan recalled how absorbing the cool aura of the dead had given him access to their memories and emotions.

If someone died harboring resentment, unwillingness, and pain, those feelings would batter Wang Yuan's reason. But if the dead carried positive emotions, could he use them to reshape his own personality?

"Take Dax, for instance." Wang Yuan looked at Dax's corpse. Before his death, Dax had felt an unshakable determination to achieve his goal, no matter what. If Wang Yuan absorbed those emotions, could he stop hesitating and become more resolute?

Wang Yuan didn't care that this would make him less and less like himself. In the end, he was only the remnant soul of a person named Wang Yuan. People changed as they gained experience; only when you looked back at the past did you realize how unfamiliar you had become.

What Wang Yuan was doing now was simply speeding up that growth and change by artificial means. As long as it's my own choice, there's nothing to fear, right?

Komoro watched as two crows began pecking at the corpses, unsure what to do. He didn't dare urge them on. The young man had been completely broken. Even as the crows pecked at his companions' bodies, he could only endure it.

Dax's corpse speaking earlier had convinced him beyond doubt that Negary existed. And since he had contracted the plague and didn't want to die, he had submitted to Negary completely.

At the same time, the humiliation of watching his companions' corpses being pecked at had shaken Komoro deeply. To make himself feel better, he instinctively began making excuses for himself.

It's not that I'm a coward. Humans can't defeat a god. Fighting back would only bring disaster upon the village. That's right, I did this for the village. I'm the one who's right. Dax was wrong to resist the messenger. His corpse being pecked at is what he deserves! Komoro became more and more convinced of his own reasoning, and his guilt gradually eased.

Wang Yuan absorbed the residual White Qi from the corpses as he watched Komoro's expression change. He could more or less guess the course of the young man's thoughts, and he was quite pleased. The more Komoro thought this way, the more firmly he would stand on Wang Yuan's side. He would spread the word that Negary was invincible and become one of Negary's most devoted followers. Otherwise, he would have to admit that he was a coward and a despicable person.

Even if it was the truth, who could accept it without a qualm? Komoro certainly couldn't. And so Wang Yuan had completely brought him under his sway.

As the crows pecked through Dax's windpipe, Wang Yuan recalled the quick thinking that had surfaced when he was in dire straits. Using the Interference Force, he had manipulated Dax's vocal system and imitated speech based on the way Dax's memories recalled speaking. That was why his words had sounded so strange at first.

In truth, Wang Yuan had taken control of it as a desperate gamble. If he hadn't absorbed enough cool aura for the Interference Force to grow, it would have been difficult to pull off.

"That counts as another way to communicate," Wang Yuan thought. "Transmitting information through consciousness only works for those whose bodies are infected with bacteria and have almost no White Qi outside them. Still, having another way to communicate is always a good thing."

"My Soul Body is much more complete now." After absorbing all the residual White Qi from several corpses, Wang Yuan made the crows stop pecking. His dark eyes fixed on Komoro.

Komoro froze for a moment, then finally understood that it was time to set out. He would take these messengers of Negary to the village. Perhaps he was bringing disaster back with him—no, he was bringing Glory, the Glory of the great Negary.

With Negary's protection, the village would surely prosper. Then they wouldn't have to worry about the Kente People's threats or organize a hunting party. This was for the good of the village!

Wang Yuan followed at a distance, carefully sensing how the bacteria in Komoro's body were developing. With his Soul Body more complete, he had gained much greater control over the virus. Komoro was still useful to him, so he couldn't let him die too soon. Wang Yuan controlled the bacteria's reproduction in his body to keep him alive a little longer.

An arrow shot out and struck a creature that looked like a wild boar, which they had named a Pig-like Beast. The Pig-like Beast staggered twice, then finally fell. Komoro approached slowly, delight showing on his face.

With the help of the great Negary's messengers, he had easily dealt with a Pig-like Beast that had once been extremely difficult to handle. This only strengthened his conviction: I'm taking Negary's messengers back for the good of the village.

"Please wait a moment, honored divine messengers." Komoro spoke respectfully to the two crows. He cut off one of the Pig-like Beast's hind legs, chopped it into pieces, and gave it to the crows to eat.

Komoro started a fire for himself and roasted some meat as well. He carefully opened his clothes. A few tiny black spots had appeared beneath his skin, but they hadn't spread in quite some time.

"So the Kexi People's village is up ahead." Wang Yuan absorbed the White Qi from the Pig-like Beast. To keep anyone from discovering that he couldn't go out during the day, Wang Yuan's movements had been erratic, and he had used up quite a lot of White Qi.

But now he no longer needed to worry so much. They were already near the village. Wang Yuan was planning how to handle what came next. With Komoro's help, spreading Negary's greatness through the village shouldn't be difficult.

Although the culture of the Kexi People had already been deeply influenced by the idea of Negary as the god of all things, and it wouldn't be a problem to make them yield to a god to some extent, there was little chance of getting everyone to raise crows or offer one or two people as sacrifices at regular intervals.

"Then conflict is inevitable. Only conflict can establish my authority." Wang Yuan looked at Komoro, whose expression was complicated. During this time, Wang Yuan had kept revealing some of his miraculous powers to give the young man more courage, so he could hold his ground. Judging by the result, it had worked reasonably well—but only reasonably.

"Considering this kid's cowardly nature, I'll need to prepare some backup plans." Wang Yuan absorbed the Pig-like Beast's remaining White Qi. He needed a few trump cards in case anything unexpected happened.

A rat-like creature came near the Pig-like Beast and licked the blood on the ground. Wang Yuan drifted lightly in front of it and seized it with the Interference Force. An idea came to him.

In the end, Komoro returned to the village entrance. The two crows landed on a branch, their dark eyes reflecting the people inside the village.