Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

"Their potential couldn't reach the level of a demigod unless they found a Divine Embryo."

In other words, only those who could find the mythical treasures and nurture a Divine Embryo were qualified to become a demigod.

After becoming a demigod, whether to further enhance themselves and complete the full Divine Endowment and Divine Enthronement depended on their own desires.

"However, this doesn't apply to the demonic races. If the demonic race finds the mythical treasures, even if they are only at the great demon level, as long as they awaken the mythical treasure, they can be directly enthroned as gods."

"Therefore, pioneers, the corrupted ones, and the demonic race, all have different paths. But the pioneers are the only ones who do not rely on the mythical treasures."

"I digress, what I mean to say is, many followers of the new gods expand influence, or masquerade as new gods to gain power."

"The easier it is to impersonate, the more power one can gain."

Just like sincerity and virtue, which everyone believes in, so Ryan's second defense mode spread rapidly, almost affecting the entire world.

Zhou Baiyu understood what Lin meant—

"So, the Divine Embryo of 'A' is very powerful, a good Divine Embryo for the followers?"

"Because surviving and evolving are desires every living being yearns for."

Lin gave him an approving look:

"Correct answer."

"But why don't I feel my power enhancing?" Zhou Baiyu was somewhat puzzled.

Since the god he believed in was so easy to impersonate, merely requiring one to live and to fulfill the basic needs of a living being,

why couldn't he, like Constantin, gain additional power?

Lin said:

"Each time you survive, the power you bring might have become the cost of 'A's research. With the cost of research, 'A' can continue experiments. The results of the experiments manifest in you, thus you evolve."

"Corruption, in essence, is also a form of evolution."

That last statement shook Zhou Baiyu's mind.

Indeed, corruption was like a form of brutal, direct evolution that had overcome a long period of time.

This evolution could cause many problems, but it has to be said, the corrupted ones were indeed far stronger than ordinary humans.

And Lin's words made Zhou Baiyu feel—his existence had completed 'A's' closed loop.

"'A' desires to study corruption but needs materials, so he created a follower. The follower's [Survival] brings power and precursor values, which are the materials. He uses these materials to study corruption again, applies the findings on me, this follower, fulfilling [Evolution], thereby obtaining more materials... thus, a virtuous cycle."

"Going on like this, I become stronger, and 'A' can also gain a deeper understanding of corruption. Moreover, my becoming stronger is not a subtle change, but a sudden one."

"Because the power brought by [Evolution] is an explosive enhancement. The first time, I gained Reverse Corruption, which is a low-grade version of corruption researched by 'A.' But it also gave me power beyond ordinary people."

"The second time, 'A' can directly bring about corruption, although leveraging the Power of Space-Time, but I can feel that 'A's' understanding of corruption is very close. At the same time, I might also gain much stronger power."

Such a virtuous cycle made Zhou Baiyu admire 'A.'

So essentially, 'A' should unconditionally use his research on himself.

Zhou Baiyu smirked.

So this was what being schemed felt like. He recalled that not long ago he thought he had profited from 'A's' research by obtaining 7500 precursor points but...

now thinking about it, all that was actually an extra payment to 'A.'

"You might think you'd profit, but I never lose, kiddo."

He could almost imagine 'A' secretly saying this with a smug expression.

Recalling various details about 'A,' Zhou Baiyu remarked:

"Worthy of being the owner of the 'soul journey' trait. How many people's bodies must one travel, how many experiences must one master to have such acting skill?"

Compared to 'A,' Zhou Baiyu felt his own acting was somewhat immature.

After listening, Lin also expressed her thoughts:

"Honestly, even though he stole my precursor points, but... even in that era with great pioneers and saints, there weren't many who could compare to 'A.'"

"To encounter such a person might indeed be a real adventure for you."

"However, 'A' is after all a new god. He may also have his plans, little brother, you'd better observe more, understand more."

"Lastly, don't use your precursor points in 'A's' presence anymore. He's deceiving you. He has already linked with you somehow. Your survival and evolution, by themselves, are the materials for maintaining his stations and conducting his research."

Lin said this and suddenly felt a bit heartbroken.

'A' that kid, he has drained a six-figure amount of precursor points from his own closed-door disciple.

Zhou Baiyu thought, Lin, you're quite ruthless too, cutting off 'A's' financial path all at once.

Now Zhou Baiyu was convinced that all those talks by 'A' about needing precursor points were deceptive.

"The scheme is truly deep. But A is indeed impressive, the Divine Enthronement is one thing, and he devised a plan to establish a self-operating transfer station—all it lacked was a believer…and that believer happens to be me."

Having understood the truth, Zhou Baiyu actually didn't find A particularly annoying.

Even Lin didn't dislike A.

However, all this was predicated on one thing—figuring out A's real purpose.

"Okay, thank you for your candor, little brother. Remember this, it's between us where there should be the closest bond."

Lin's eyes gleamed as she cast her gaze downward.

Zhou Baiyu thought to himself, Lin must have had many admirers in the past.

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Version 1.72.

After realizing he had undergone invasion mode, Guang Tongchen had been vigilant.

He had completed the mission and was now just waiting for it to end, to return to the transfer station.

If he managed to return successfully, it would mean either the invasion target had given up on the invasion,

or, the invasion target had already been killed by him.

He guessed it was probably the former.

Walking in the ruins of the city, looking at the neatly severed monster corpses scattered around,

Guang Tongchen had a feeling...

It seemed that the feeling of slashing these monsters had changed.

Could it be because the blade "Reverse Corruption" in his hand was too sharp?

He didn't think too deeply about it, after all, this place was just a mere C-level corrupted area.

With Guang Tongchen's current strength, combined with the coveted divine artifact in his hand, surviving here was too easy.

The mission objective, survive six hours in a monster-infested area.

This straightforward task was something Guang Tongchen had rarely encountered since meeting Jiang Xianwu.

If it were Jiang Xianwu, he would explore the area, try to communicate with the monsters, and even establish cooperative relationships with them.

But if it were Guang Tongchen, although… he respected Jiang Xianwu's approach, this time Guang Tongchen chose to follow his own way.

Which was—exterminate all the corrupted beings in the area.

The famous assassin master's theory: As long as I kill all the targets, no targets can find me.

Guang Tongchen strongly agreed with this.

However, his mission was not so simple.

Just when he thought the target might not appear, that existence feared even by Ji Ye might have disregarded him and given up on invading...

Guang Tongchen suddenly felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.

Every pore on his body tightened, and he even got goosebumps on his arms.

A chilling cold seemed to envelop the entire area.

The countless tiny dust particles in the air, invisible to the naked eye, were cleanly split in two by some formidable force, then split again, and so on without an end in sight.

All this, however, was imperceptible to the naked eye.

"Not many enjoy slicing, those who practice my power, its partly about aptitude, but few can imitate the Divine Embryo's 'Blade' and 'Slice'."

A man in a black cloak appeared behind Guang Tongchen at some point.

He wore a black cloak, his hair disheveled, a scar over his left eye, and his entire body was enveloped in the dark cloak, concealing what was underneath as though he was one with the darkness.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Celeos."

For the first time in his life… Guang Tongchen felt a fear that stemmed from the depths of his heart, a fear that made even moving slightly extraordinarily difficult.

Even when facing beings like Karlando, Guang Tongchen had never felt such fear.

But he still managed to turn around laboriously to see the face of the person speaking.

In the instant their eyes met, Guang Tongchen felt as if he was witnessing countless stars shattering.

To the surprise of the man in black that Guang Tongchen could actually turn around to face him, he slightly raised his interest:

"State your name, boy."