An ordinary person would already have begun to mutate under the mysterious power's influence, but Li Chen was no ordinary man. He immediately dissolved his own brain body and restarted his auxiliary brain.
The moment he came into contact with this power, he had successfully glimpsed part of the truth, learning its properties and the scope of its effects.
As expected, it was merely a derivative entity, lacking the power to penetrate directly into the divine soul.
Magic power itself shared its nature and could greatly delay its effects and spread.
"Achoo!" Li Chen let out an enormous sneeze, forcibly expelling his liquefied brain matter like snot. The remaining material swiftly reassembled, once again forming a memetic spirit particle brain.
The Auxiliary Brain Chip also completed its overload cycle. Its execution efficiency was so high that it resumed operation and successfully took control of his mechanical body before Li Chen's brain body had even regenerated.
Yet the savage eyes on the enormous face remained fixed on him. Mysterious power continuously assailed his brain, and the crisis returned.
Li Chen snorted coldly. "It's just a brain. I don't need it!"
He knew that against this kind of power, a physical, biological brain remained an easily breached vulnerability. He simply dissolved it again, leaving only magic power to simulate its functions.
Had someone opened his skull at that moment, they would have found an empty cavity filled with illusory light and shadow condensed from magic power. At its very core sat the physical Auxiliary Brain Chip, with his nascent soul attached to it, supporting the entire structure with his vast divine sense.
To prevent the Auxiliary Brain Chip from malfunctioning again, Li Chen completely enveloped it in magic power. He even reached up and twisted his neck. With a crack, he removed