[Ding! Congratulations on successfully completing your eighth reincarnation.] [Please select one of the following three skills to inherit: Eternal Burning Evil, Ten-Thousand-Jun Fire, Good-and-Evil Mask.]
"I won't bother looking. You should know which one suits me best."
Exhausted, Xiu Yuan no longer wanted to read any skill descriptions. He knew reading them would be pointless, so he might as well let the system choose.
All he wanted now was to finish his final reincarnation as soon as possible, then return to their side.
[Optimal selection: Good-and-Evil Mask. Confirm selection: yes/no?]
When Xiu Yuan examined the Good-and-Evil Mask's functions closely, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"So that's how it is..."
Good-and-Evil Mask: After equipping it, you can freely control the evil powers within your body (currently possessed: karmic debt, Abyssal corruption). Each time you use these sinister powers, they will grow stronger. The increase is proportional to the duration and intensity of use.
The Abyss corroded not only the flesh but also the mind, and the pain was no less severe than that caused by karmic debt.
The consciousnesses of those Hilichurls and members of the Abyss Order, for instance, had almost been completely erased.
At first, they had put on masks because they could not bear how hideous they had become. But as time passed, Abyssal corruption turned them into puppets, walking corpses guided only by their subconscious.
At that thought, Xiu Yuan's bitter smile deepened.
This...
Was rather like him.
Their subconscious controlled them, while the system controlled Xiu Yuan.
They were all puppets, marionettes on strings.
They had all put on masks, and now Xiu Yuan would have to wear one too.
Xiu Yuan stared blankly at the hollow mask in his hands, his thoughts unreadable.
Half the mask's face smiled, while