Forced to Be a Villain: Starting With My Brain Extraction System

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[Sequence transmission successful…]

[Congratulations! You have successfully awakened your Consciousness platform. ]

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This time, the cold, robotic voice echoed deeply through the space he was in, while an eerie, blood-red prompt appeared crystal clear right in front of him.

Just...what it said made Zhiran completely stunned.

'Consciousness Platform? What is that?'

This was the first time he had heard something like that. Even when he was in the Gold Core realm in his previous life, he never knew such a thing existed.

He had never even heard of such things before.

But the system prompt was there, and looking at the endless space with a tiny circular platform and those pillars carrying the heads whose brains he had extracted, he felt that it somehow did make sense.

"Ugh…"

Just as Zhiran was thinking so, suddenly he felt dizzy, losing his vision once again as if the time was over.

Before he knew it, his vision was once again restored to his true self, inside the vault beside the pond of glimmering Royal Wine.

Only this time, after waking up, the dizziness didn't disappear like before. Rather, it amplified into a headache, causing Zhiran to grab his head and wobble on his feet.

'Damn…why does my brain hurt so much?'

Zhiran clutched his throbbing head, which seemed to have been used too much in a short time.

Disoriented, he threw the doll in his hand and sat directly on the ground, right beside the pond, trying to regain his cool.

To be honest, he felt so tired and weak that he wanted to sleep right here, but knew that it wasn't the time and place.

It took a while for the extreme headache to subside and for him to regain his senses.

Only, when Zhiran looked at his surroundings, he felt that the clarity he gained was a bit too much.

"Fuck…did I just…condense my divine sense?"

Zhiran couldn't help but mumble in extreme shock as he felt his sense expanding outward 360 degrees automatically.

It was as if the entire world had been stripped bare before his eyes, every detail sharper and more vivid than ever before.

It was definitely different from the vision he had in his eyes, as he could not only see in front but also within a certain radius.

Not to mention, he could easily focus on any object inside this range.

As someone who had already experienced this sensation before, Zhiran, of course, knew it was Divine Sense.

Although the radius was far smaller than that of any early Foundation Establishment realm cultivator, it was still Divine Sense; something only they could normally condense.

'Wait a minute…what about my realm?'

Zhiran suddenly thought doubtfully and checked his body, only to find that he was still at the peak of the Qi Condensation realm with no change.

Only his senses had been extremely enhanced due to this extraction.

'It seems it's because of that Consciousness Platform. But…what is that? Why did I have no knowledge about it before?'

For the first time, Zhiran felt that he knew nothing. Previously, he had thought he understood everything about cultivation from Qi Condensation to Core Formation.

He even considered that knowledge his trump card in this life.

But now, because of his system, he suddenly gained Divine Sense in the Qi Condensation realm; something that should have been impossible.

At least, in the entire Azure Star Continent, he had never heard of anyone condensing it before reaching the Foundation realm.

'Maybe I was influenced by information asymmetry before?'

Zhiran guessed since his connections in his last life were very poor. He was a Gold Core cultivator, but a demonic and rogue one.

Of course, he didn't have much knowledge except what was out in the open.

'Did Tianyu also condense his Consciousness Platform like me, or is it only me?'

Zhiran had to wonder, but then quickly shook his head, discarding those thoughts.

To be honest, he didn't care what others' situations were.

He had managed to condense Divine Sense before forming his foundation, and that alone was already a huge benefit for him.

'Let's see if I can access my Consciousness platform.'

Zhiran thought and immediately closed his eyes, trying to access that platform again with his mind.

Since it was his Consciousness platform, he should be able to access it, right?

Sure enough, the moment Zhiran concentrated enough, he once again saw the vast space life before. In the center, the same circular platform stood suspended without any support.

"Ugh…"

Unfortunately, before he could focus further, Zhiran once again felt a splitting headache so strong that he had to cancel his state quickly.

'Damn…my mental power is too weak. I shouldn't try to enter there before condensing my foundation.'

Zhiran thought while rubbing his forehead bitterly.

Just a glance cost him almost all of his mental power. He felt that if he wasn't careful, he could go into a coma like this.

'Forget it. Let's just return after taking the Royal Wine. It isn't good to stay at this place anymore.'

Although he didn't manage to gain any memory of Han Luo for some reason, he knew that the guy must have already sent news to his family.

So, staying here wasn't a good choice. Fortunately, he came here in full disguise, not leaving a trace of his existence.

The only method he used was the demonic forbidden one that couldn't be traced back to him, not to mention he would definity destroy this place before leaving.

Although it was a waste, Zhiran had to be cautious.

After making his decision, Mo Zhiran quickly took out a Calabash that had a space array engraved inside and began to suck all the golden liquid inside it.

Once he was sure that not a drop was left behind in the pond, he put aside all the scattered spiritual fruit left behind by the Wine Monkey before leaving the vault.

During the whole process, he never even looked at the shiny storage ring dropped by Han Luo. Rather, he just burned the Wuyin Puppet to ashes before leaving the chamber.

Although leaving such a lucrative drop was heartbreaking, Zhiran also knew the risk involved.