"Damn it... How could I fall here? I... I..."
With his body bound, anger rose in Yin Jiao's heart—along with a trace of fear!
But that trace of fear only made him angrier!
"A mere mortal wretch who can borrow only the outermost layer of the Great Dao's source dares humiliate me!"
Furious thoughts boiled and thrashed within Yin Jiao, turning into a force that drove his bound body to move. Trembling, he raised his hand again.
But just then—
A streak of starlight descended with a woman whose sleeves streamed behind her!
Blinding light swallowed Yin Jiao's body and wound around every limb. Tiny characters of Brahma Script scattered through the radiance and covered him from head to toe. Then they contracted violently!
"Urgh!"
He grunted, bound tight, and fell!
"You lot... Ah!"
Another Sword Light shot through his skull, shredding the Divine Sense and thoughts within. Yin Jiao lost consciousness at once.
Then his stern face gradually faded, replaced by a handsome one.
Shock and apology showed on that face, but soon gave way to relief. Mustering what strength he could, he said faintly, "I'm terribly sorry for the trouble I've caused you all. Fortunately, you stopped me in time. It seems our Master's Sect... the legacy of Cloud Firmament Cave still lives on, with gifted people rising one after another. But please be careful. When we Heavenly Outer Gods descend with our innate standing and take on mortal flesh, mortal thoughts taint us at every moment. Without a means to purify and suppress them, we will eventually mutate into Aberrations. Please make preparations soon..."
With that, this face, too, fell unconscious.
"Touched by mortal thoughts, they'll mutate into Aberrations."
Watching from afar, Chen Cuo turned those words over in his mind.
The resentment of men and gods