As the last ray of sunlight fell, the black mist that shrouded the entire Red Maple Mountain seemed to come alive, rapidly spreading outwards and rushing towards Dafeng City.
These black mists seem to possess their own life and simple Wisdom.
They bypassed the streetlights, bypassed the lights of countless homes, and spread only to places where no light reached.
Black mist, visible to the naked eye, surged in.
In less than an hour, it covered every street and alley of Dafeng City.
Wherever there was no light, it was shrouded in black mist.
From the air, the entire Dafeng City looks like a band of light immersed in black cesium ink.
On mobile short video platforms, various related videos are constantly being updated.
Clearly, the authorities are no longer blocking the relevant videos.
Ling Yi and his team specifically reviewed relevant local videos.
Gradually, Ling Yi noticed something was amiss.
This black mist represents aversion to light, not fear of light.
Disgust and fear are two completely different concepts.
However, it's understandable upon reflection; the black fog had been in the mountains and forests for a long time, but it wasn't entirely unexposed to sunlight.
At least the upper layers and the areas extending to the edges of the black fog have been continuously exposed to sunlight.
However, the black fog did not decrease or thin out.
This proves that sunlight cannot actually cause any substantial damage to the black fog, let alone dispel it.
Since the black mist merely dislikes light, rather than fears it, the Mutant are probably the same.
In this way, the so-called inferences on the internet were completely overturned.
Ling Yi had also come across quite a few videos about Mutant.
The discovery that these Mutant were unharmed even in sunlight further confirmed Ling Yi's suspicions.
Mutant have always disliked sunlight, not feared it.
If that's the case, then there's a big problem.
However, similarly, many people online have also become stronger because of Demonic Qi.
Some clever people online have even summarized some patterns.
For example, before undergoing a second round of Demonic Qi enhancement, one must wait until all the black markings on the body have disappeared; otherwise, the chance of mutation is extremely high.
The effect of enhancement decreases; a second enhancement is only half the effect of the first, and a third enhancement is only half the effect of the second.
This means that there is an upper limit to the enhancement of Demonic Qi.
However, after the second enhancement, you can fight against Mutant.
A batch of videos of Combat with Mutant have also appeared online; wow, it's truly comparable to a duel Martial Arts Expert.
Ling Yi carefully browsed the videos online, noting down every detail.
After discovering that no valuable videos were being refreshed, Ling Yi put his phone aside and opened his data panel.
[ Infinite Passive Charging System 1.0 ]
[Host: Ling Yi ]
[Strength: 7 (Can be increased by consuming 10 Energy Points )]
[Stamina: 8 (Can be increased by consuming 10 Energy Points )]
[Spirit: 21 (Can be increased by consuming 10 Energy Points )]
[Skills: None]
[Equipment: None]
[Energy: 2/5000]
[ Lottery: 0/0]
10 Energy Points can increase one attribute point; 100 Energy Points can buy one chance to Lottery.
Once you accumulate 5000 Energy Points, you can upgrade your system.
Demonic Qi is the source of Ling Yi's Energy Points. If he can absorb Demonic Qi indefinitely, then Ling Yi will have an endless supply of Energy Points to use.
I just don't know how efficient the absorption is.
" Ling Yi, black mist is seeping into the bathroom!" Ling Li suddenly shouted.
"Okay!" Ling Yi stood up from the sofa and quickly walked to the bathroom door.
Sure enough, the black mist poured into the bathroom through the window.
Although there were no lights in the bathroom at the moment, the light from the living room reflected into it, preventing it from appearing too dark.
As the black mist poured in, the entire bathroom became completely dark.
The entire bathroom was shrouded in black mist, making it impossible to see anything inside.
The second uncle stared nervously at the black mist in the bathroom, fearing that it might escape.
Fortunately, it didn't. The black mist seemed to truly hate light, so it only churned within the bathroom and didn't spill out at all.
Ling Yi took a deep breath and gradually approached the black mist.
When Ling Yi was only two meters away from the black mist, a ding sound suddenly rang in his mind.
[Ding, detectable rechargeable energy, Demonic Qi, Energy Points +1]
Another 10 seconds passed.
[Ding, detectable rechargeable energy, Demonic Qi, Energy Points +1]
Ling Yi frowned, took a few more steps closer, but still only gained 1 point of energy every 10 seconds.
The black fog didn't seem to have decreased much.
After testing, Ling Yi determined the range of energy the system could absorb to be 2 meters in radius.
Beyond this range, it will be unable to absorb Demonic Qi for power.
The charging efficiency is unrelated to distance; it remains consistently 1 point every 10 seconds.
In other words, Ling Yi can only gain 360 energy points per hour, which is equivalent to 36 attribute points or 3 Lottery.
" Ling Yi, what do we do next?" Second Uncle asked.
Ling Yi took a deep breath, glanced at his second uncle, second aunt, Ling Li, and said earnestly, "Second uncle, second aunt, Xiao Li, I hope you will trust me from now on."
"Just tell me what to do!" Auntie said, waving her hand.
"Second Uncle, you're going into the bathroom now. Second Aunt, get ready!"
Without any hesitation, Second Uncle Ling Feng stepped directly into the dark mist of the bathroom.
Ling Yi carefully observed his second uncle's condition and could see with the naked eye that a large number of black lines were rapidly appearing on his second uncle's body.
The black cesium patterns spread upwards, quickly reaching the area above the neck.
"Second Aunt!" Ling Yi called out quickly.
"Click!" Auntie pressed the power switch.
The next moment, all the lights in the bathroom came on.
As if startled, the black mist quickly retreated through the window.
In the blink of an eye, it vanished without a trace.
Ling Yi breathed a sigh of relief; as long as the black mist still disliked strong light, that was good.
It turned out that a dozen or so high-powered light bulbs were installed on one of the bathroom walls.
The entire bathroom instantly became the brightest spot in the room.
The second uncle's previously somewhat dull gaze gradually regained its Spiritual Animation after the black mist dissipated.
"Second Uncle, don't come out for now." Ling Yi went into the bathroom.
[Ding, rechargeable energy detected: Demonic Qi, Energy Points +2!]
As the system chimed, the black markings on Uncle's body receded like a receding tide.
"I feel much stronger now, so what should I do next?" Second Uncle Ling Feng could clearly feel that he had become stronger, and not just a little bit stronger.
"Second Aunt, turn off the light, let's continue!" Ling Yi said to his second aunt.
Without any hesitation, the second aunt pressed the power switch next to her, and instantly, the bathroom was plunged into darkness again.
"Uh, this..." Uncle was a little confused. How did things continue?
Didn't the internet say that after enhancement, you need to stay under strong light for a while until the black markings on your body completely fade before you can continue enhancing with the help of black mist?
What's Ling Yi doing?
However, out of trust in Ling Yi, the second uncle did not ask any further questions.
As the lights were turned off, black mist once again poured into the bathroom through the window.
Ling Yi was basically certain that this Demonic Qi was not sentient; if Demonic Qi, that would be a real problem.
This time, Second Uncle Ling Feng lasted longer, about three minutes, before the black markings spread to his neck.
Ling Yi asked his second aunt to turn on the light again.
After the Demonic Qi receded under the bright light, Ling Yi approached his second uncle.
[Ding, detectable rechargeable energy, Demonic Qi, energy +3]
The energy level is slightly higher than last time.
Ling Yi immediately had some guesses in his mind, but the experiment had to continue.
"Second Uncle, how are you feeling?"
"It's better than ever before. I feel like I could kill a bull with one punch."
"Then let's continue!" Ling Yi said.
"Uh, can we continue?" Uncle asked nervously.
"Just continue when I tell you to. Why all the nonsense? Would Ling Yi harm you?" Auntie scolded.
Uncle Er couldn't see the Changes in the black markings on his face, but Ling Li and Aunt Er could see them clearly.
They all understood that Ling Yi must have mastered some method that allowed him to skip intermediate steps and continuously reinforce the technique.
Clearly, Ling Yi has a secret.
However, none of that matters. What matters is that Ling Yi revealed his secrets to them without reservation, which is also a form of trust.
"Smack!"
The power in the bathroom has been turned off.
Next, Uncle Er repeated the reinforcement nine times.
After each enhancement, Ling Yi absorbed more Demonic Qi from his second uncle. After the ninth enhancement, Ling Yi absorbed 9 points of Demonic Qi Energy Points from his second uncle in one go.
But after the tenth time, Second Uncle had no more Demonic Qi Energy Points left.
But my second uncle was able to walk freely in the Demonic Qi Demonic Qi without being affected by it.
Ling Yi took out his notebook and began recording the information he had collected.
" The Demonic Qi can only be strengthened nine times. After nine times, you will have the ability to resist Demonic Qi Demonic Qi and will no longer be affected by it."
"The amount of Demonic Qi Demonic Qi required for each enhancement increases, but the speed of the Demonic Qi invasion also accelerates, from the initial 30 seconds to 3 seconds for the ninth time!"
"If one cannot accurately grasp the timing, one will be completely corrupted by Demonic Qi and become Demon Person."
As Ling Yi spoke, he took notes, and these words were also meant for his second uncle and aunt's family.
" Demonic Qi?" Ling Li always believed that this was Spiritual Qi, not Demonic Qi.
"It's just a random name, it's not Spiritual Power anyway. You've read so many online novels, have you ever seen any where the Spiritual Qi is like this?"
"Since it's Demonic Qi, then calling the Mutant Demon Person shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"Is it really not Spiritual Qi?" Ling Li asked.
"Whether it's Demonic Qi or Spiritual Qi, as long as it makes me stronger, that's all that matters."
Everyone nodded.
Ling Yi continued recording, "If you complete nine enhancements, you will be able to Ignore Demonic Qi and move freely within Demonic Qi without being affected by Demonic Qi."
"At least in the short term, that's the case."
After recording the last sentence, Ling Yi looked at his second aunt and Ling Li: "Let's strengthen them all tonight. After at least nine strengthenings, we won't have to worry about Demonic Qi anymore, nor will we have to worry about turning into Demon Person."
After determining the rules for strengthening Demonic Qi, Ling Yi decided to change his plan.