Chapter 561: 254: I was clearly here first.
"Corruption has descended?"
"Ah, you've already found out, haven't you? Hurry up and praise me!" A said, excited.
This was his first time conquering such a thing.
But although it was called conquering, it was actually utilizing a power that didn't belong to him.
"I don't quite understand, Reverse Corruption can be removed by oneself, but Corruption, it seems, cannot be lifted, right? This thing you've given me... it's not something that's reached a corruption value of 100, is it?"
Zhou Baiyu felt he had been tricked.
But A corrected him:
"Uh, the effects are indeed the same, and when the time comes for you to activate this power, for a short duration, your corruption value will reach a hundred, or even higher..."
"Reverse Corruption is actually just a poor imitation of Corruption, of course... but before I conquered Corruption, I wouldn't admit this. But essentially, Reverse Corruption is an attempt to reverse the corrupting process, although it can also bring about power, that power pales in comparison to true Corruption—no, the difference is way too vast."
"Of course, Reverse Corruption can be lifted and used multiple times, as long as it doesn't exceed a certain limit."
Dr. A shook his head:
"But that's meaningless. At this stage, you need a new trump card. Otherwise, when you face those Demon King level beings without having mutated power, you're indeed no match."
Zhou Baiyu had to admit that this was indeed true.
Let alone Seamer and other such supreme Demon King level beings, not to mention those even stronger Demon Emperor level ones, or a being like Karlando.
Even ordinary Great Demon level and common Demon King level beings, at his current stage, he couldn't defeat.
"Of course, true Corruption is indeed far superior to Reverse Corruption, but it indeed leads you to a state of your corruption value reaching a hundred, which unlocks a special trait that only appears when your corruption value reaches one hundred."
Zhou Baiyu remembered what A mentioned.
Every time he checked his status, there was an unknown trait that hinted it would be unlocked when his corruption value reached 100.
But the problem was, once one reached 100 corruption value, they became corrupted beings.
"I doubt I would do something like becoming a corrupted being for power. I still want to see my mom and dad. Doctor, maybe you should switch it back to Reverse Corruption?" Zhou Baiyu felt the doctor might have something else to say.
Sure enough, A gestured grandly:
"Don't be hasty. Indeed, ordinary people can't withstand the Power of Corruption. The price of wielding such immense power is the permanent transformation into a corrupted being. But who am I? I'm a genius!"
Zhou Baiyu said:
"If you're really a genius, then your granddaughter An Ya would be human now, not a corrupted being."
That was a good jab, which made Dr. A look angrily at Zhou Baiyu:
"Can An Ya be the same as you? She's not a forerunner. She doesn't have that kind of good fortune. I'm her grandfather. All I can do is make sure she survives in this world!"
"It's because she became a corrupted being that she has the power to explore this world. Remember, don't underestimate An Ya. Her sacrifice will surely bring great benefits. One day in the future, it might well be that you will be saved by her."
Zhou Baiyu nodded; he didn't deny this point, but at the moment, he was more concerned about something else:
"So, have you really dealt with the corrupted beings? I can use the power of corrupted beings without becoming one? If that's the case, then you really have created something great."
A proudly lifted his head:
"Do you still remember some of the things I said when we first met?"
"Too many, which part are you referring to?" Zhou Baiyu asked.
A's expression turned solemn, the handsome man with white hair but not showing other signs of old age said in a sing-song voice:
"The remnants of the Power of Time and Space God, combined with the remnants of the Power of the God of Death and Reincarnation, and later, I obtained a fusion of the remnants of several old gods and the blessings of new gods—God of Architecture and Protection, God of Soul and Will, God of Trade and Choices—by deceiving them, and part of my consciousness was preserved."
"Welcome to—Transit Station Number Ten. I am part of God A of Survival and Evolution..."
Zhou Baiyu remembered.
He had always thought, Survival and Evolution, these Divine Embryos, didn't seem very strong.
"Is there anything special about that statement?" Zhou Baiyu asked.
"Of course, I was a hot commodity back then, kid. My main body was the only one capable of Divine Enthronement in the post-apocalyptic era!"
"Back then, I, along with the old god system's big brother, the Time and Space God, had some connection!"
That's right, Zhou Baiyu now recalled that A was the insurmountable existence he had encountered.
Karlando, the Demigod, the Seven Sons of the Holy Sanctuary, in the end, they were still beneath the gods.
Perhaps what the Seven Sons of the Holy Sanctuary explored was the taboo above gods and below the King of Gods.
But in the end, they were also beneath the gods, Beings like Bai Ye, Huang Miu, they were just mortals.
But A, he actually changed his fate against the heavens, through soul traveling, no, tracing back to ancient times, he finally became a god.
In a sense, A was the endpoint that humanity could reach.
"I'm very curious, your two Divine Embryos, Survival, Evolution, seem quite weak, how did you obtain those old and new gods' powers?"
A was furious:
"Stop bringing up things that make me angry and getting off topic! Damn it, if it were not for you being my only partner, I would have kicked you out already!"
"Not every god is born for battle!"
"Maybe... I mean maybe, one day in the future, when you reach the domain of gods, you will understand that I was a desirable asset!"