Chapter 599 - 304: Legendary Dark Side Tier Eight (Part 2)

"Do split bodies have souls?"

"Yes, a very small portion has normal souls. They can be considered individuals, but their souls are in a deficient state and will perish without energy. That’s their form of death."

"Put them into a dormant state."

"Yes, boss."

Baiyi placed the entity into the Demon Realm’s Time Deceleration Zone.

A time slowdown of one thousand two hundred times.

So seven days can turn into twenty years.

And with their splitting speed, it’s just a faster start.

[You are about to leave the Black Death·Pathogen World. During the world’s reboot of thirty natural days, you cannot re-enter this world.]

It’s not just Baiyi here.

Simultaneously, among the player community, all players received a notification, regardless of whether they were in the Black Death·Pathogen World or not.

[The Black Death·Pathogen World copy is temporarily closing for a reboot, and the Life and Death·Alternation copy is about to go online.]

The players’ spirits were instantly lifted. Another new world copy. What is this? A new gameplay.

As for Black Death·Pathogen, those dangerous entities are incredibly unreasonable, and players have long been tormented enough by them.

Baiyi looked at the forum with some surprise. Earlier, it seemed he devoured a city without seeing any players at all.

Baiyi went to the player forum to investigate more carefully, and understanding dawned in his eyes.

The panel indeed analyzed these small worlds.

After any player or group of players enters, they are placed in different spatial layers, similar to single-player dungeons, but allowing many players to enter at once.

This mode was the reason why Baiyi could not find the players and almost overlooked them.

[Because you devoured a large amount of dangerous entities’ essence, this world’s reincarnation rewards and world level have decreased.]

Baiyi glanced over it with no surprise.

After all, from the first time he devoured a dangerous entity, he knew that this thing, the dark side, did not devour the dangerous entities themselves.

Rather, it absorbed the despair and rules that construct the Nightmare World, the fundamental elements of the Nightmare World.

Sooner or later, this world would be completely consumed by him; it depended on how much the light side could grow.

As for Kexi’s city massacre not yielding experience points... his killings with 186-A also did not yield any experience points.

Unless Baiyi was in a driving state, only then would 186-A’s killings grant experience points.

But Baiyi didn’t care too much about experience points from killings anymore.

After becoming legendary, he felt that killing creatures below Golden Level would not yield any experience points, and even for Golden Level creatures... the experience points were pitifully small.

Nowadays, upgrades still rely on crafting and defeating legendaries.

Experience point bonuses in this area are the major gains.

As for crafting Legendary Alchemy Equipment...

Baiyi felt a twinge of anticipation. Legendary Alchemy Equipment was immensely powerful, greatly boosting the Federation’s combat strength.

As for dangerous entities, Baiyi never received experience point bonuses for devouring them; likely, it was considered akin to drug use.

Similar to devouring negative energy, except this negative energy was alive.

Sweeping his Spiritual Power over the scene, Baiyi made his way to the Tree of Life.

Inside the isolated shield, Luoning was swinging on a swing.

She lowered her head, looking at the ground, seemingly a bit absent-minded.

She seemed to sense she was being watched.

Luoning looked up, her eyes wandering: "Brother... Brother."

Baiyi beckoned her over.

There were another three lotteries, but they were not going to draw now; it was more important to strengthen Luoning first.

Luoning jumped off the swing and ran out from the life force-restricting shield, asking with anticipation and tension in her voice: "Are we going out? I’m... I’m ready."

Baiyi:...

The Prophetic System really has no surprises.

Baiyi nodded with a sense of reflection: "Since you already know, then let’s go and first help you obtain a legacy."

The space around Baiyi fluctuated, and he vanished from the City Lord’s Mansion with Luoning.

As they traveled continuously, the ocean soon appeared before them.

Luoning, unknown from when, was hiding behind Baiyi, clinging to his clothes. Her eyes lit up seeing the vast ocean: "So this is the ocean? It’s beautiful."

In awe, Luoning, noticing something, timidly asked: "Brother, what is that?"

Baiyi looked in the direction Luoning pointed. On the beach, a member of the Human Race was walking slowly with very strange steps, a bit like a zombie.

"Corpse Ghost, the war between the Netherworld and the sea hasn’t stopped."

Baiyi spoke as he activated the legacy guidance.

In Baiyi’s vision, a light extended deep into the ocean.

"It’s so scary, the Netherworld really isn’t anything good..." Luoning murmured.

Baiyi’s power gradually extended over her, and with her puzzled gaze, he took her hand and walked into the sea: "Any legacy comes with danger, use your power for the legacy."

"Um... oh... okay."

"From what I’ve learned, this Divination Master is a rare Forbidden Level Divination Master, capable of dictating most people’s futures at will and even glimpsing the future of gods. But this level of legacy implies danger."

Baiyi led her into the ocean, helping her analyze this legacy.

"Moreover, an unfavorable point for you is that this legacy belongs to the Mermaid Race. For other races to touch such a legacy, the danger could be higher."

Baiyi’s tone became heavy as he spoke, noticing the girl remaining silent. Baiyi turned with slight confusion.

He instantly saw the girl blushing fiercely, staring at his hand holding her wrist.

Baiyi:....

So what did Nine-star Scholar Ding Ziyuan and Luoning talk about?

How did holding a wrist lead to this...?

"Luoning!"

"Uh, I’m here!" Luoning snapped back to reality, responding immediately.

"You... never mind, let me give you some abilities first to avoid accidents."

Baiyi decisively used Demon’s Will and shared [Spiritual Protection] and [Demon Soul Blood], combined with the current combat power of the dark side and Kexi’s strength.

He wouldn’t fear even a demigod at full strength.

Let alone a Divination Master’s legacy, which had no combat power. Baiyi wasn’t afraid of Divination Masters when it came to spiritual matters, or even a Saint’s destiny.

Baiyi was practically a natural counter to Divination Masters.

If needed, he could dismantle the legacy place altogether.

Luoning watched Baiyi lead her across the ocean, a hint of regret and slight self-reproof emerging in her eyes.

"Brother, I heard everything you just said, really..."

She explained softly.

"I know."

"I really didn’t mean to ignore your words..."

Baiyi paused momentarily, a bit helpless, stopped, then turned to ask: "Luoning, do you trust me?"

"Of course, I trust Brother the most." Luoning nodded without hesitation, the cautious tone slightly diminished.

"Then if I say I would never abandon you, do you believe me?" Baiyi’s gaze was serious, his voice filled with sincerity.

"I believe!" Luoning nodded without hesitation, but then seemed hesitant:

"But everything can change over time. I know Brother wouldn’t, but often I truly like Xiaofu and those robots, but after they make mistakes, I can’t help but feel they aren’t as reliable as before...."

Luoning murmured: "Someday, perhaps I’ll even dislike those robots after they mess things up...."

Baiyi was silent, turning to continue leading Luoning forward: "You’re not a robot. I still remember our first meeting on a snowy day, you burst into my world like a little rabbit.

Every moment we’ve spent together I can recall, and I’m absolutely certain I’ll never hate you, not before, not now, not ever."

"Luoning, making mistakes isn’t scary, even gods make mistakes. What is frightening is becoming stagnant due to mistakes, just knowing to run away."

"You’ve grown up. I could offer you the sense of security they mentioned, but is that truly what you want?"

"When reliance becomes pathological, your choices become blind. I want to reveal your true inner self, Luoning."

"Think carefully, Luoning, because... you still don’t fully trust me..."

Buzz~

The moment the last sentence was spoken, Luoning froze, fear deeply etched into her eyes.

"No, I completely trust Brother, absolutely."

"Then why don’t you believe I’d never abandon you? Your dependence surpasses your trust!"