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Chapter 265: The Unparalleled Root, the Decline of the Dharma
Chapter 265: The Unparalleled Root, the Decline of the Dharma
"Professor Li, this Yin Mountain Lord is the property of our Sheng Kingdom. It is illegal for you to privately retain it," said the Black Dragon, who was in charge of the Prime Minister's shadow affairs, with a stiff upper lip.
He was the unlucky one chosen by the numerous noble families to come and demand the Yin Mountain Lord from Qin Muye.
The Zou family could perish, but the Yin Mountain Lord must not be lost.
This was a powerful tool for the noble families to maintain their ruling status.
Ever since the Yin Mountain Lord was taken down and the Zou family was exterminated, all the noble families and organizations understood one thing: a new top power had emerged.
And it wasn't a member of the noble families, which made all the family heads look very grim.
However, there was no solution to this problem; the other party was truly strong.
Even if they combined their forces, they couldn't match the Yin Mountain Lord, and now the Yin Mountain Lord had been directly hung in place by the other party.
"Oh, so what? If you have the ability, come and fight me," Qin Muye said with a mocking tone. They were coming to demand his spoils of war with nothing to offer, as if he were some kind of good guy.
"We plan to rebuild the Shadow Administration Bureau, and we want you to be the Chief Commissioner," the Black Dragon said carefully.
Qin Muye rolled his eyes. Did they really think he was a Celestial Peng? To go and be the Chief Commissioner? He would just be a pawn for the noble families.
When the time came, his power would be hollowed out, and he would be tricked into risking his life. He didn't have as many ulterior motives as the noble families. Even now, they hadn't given up.
"You can be happy if you want," Qin Muye replied dismissively.
The Black Dragon's heart sank. He realized that this person didn't care about power at all.
The noble families were probably using the wrong approach.
"Then what would it take for you to return the Yin Mountain Lord? Name your terms," the Black Dragon said, gritting his teeth. He knew that saying this would certainly be used against him by the noble families behind him. These noble families were incredibly greedy, wanting nothing from him while trying to manipulate him into being their enforcer.
They wanted to control this 'Professor Li' the same way they controlled the Celestial Peng. However, the Celestial Peng was a member of the noble families and had deep connections, so he was willing to sit in the position. This person, however, was not a member of the noble families and had no such ties.
Did they really think they were the only smart ones?
"Terms? What terms could I have? The Yin Mountain Lord is right there. If you can take it away, it's yours," Qin Muye stopped his work and said with a mocking expression.
This made the Black Dragon pause, and a warning bell rang in his mind. This couldn't be that simple.
"Thank you, Professor Li," he said, though he was not at all relaxed. He signaled to someone nearby to go and take it.
He couldn't let the Black Dragon do it himself; if that were the case, he would refuse the noble families' demands at the cost of his life.
After all, this would be a death sentence.
A dead loyalist walked over, loaded his shadow equipment, and prepared to climb up. As soon as his hand touched the layer of crimson crystals on the surface of the Yin Mountain Lord, the crystals seemed to come alive and climbed onto his hand. Before he could react, the crimson corruption deepened, turning him into a ruby statue.
Seeing this, the Black Dragon's eyes widened. Of course, it wasn't that easy.
The Yin Mountain Lord was indeed there, and if they could take it away, it would be considered a success. The problem was that they couldn't take it away.
The dead loyalist wasn't weak, but he was taken down in one move. He would likely face the same fate if he tried.
He wanted to speak again but found that the other party seemed to have disappeared, making it impossible to find him. This left him feeling helpless and on the verge of tears.
However, he finally calmed down and said, "Let's go back."
Why stay if they were leaving?
As for the explanation, of course, there was one. He had demanded the Yin Mountain Lord back, and any noble family that wanted it could try to take it themselves. He was only responsible for demanding it back, not for delivering it to them.
This was a good opportunity to teach these arrogant noble families a lesson.
Otherwise, they would continue to think they were gods above all.
When Qin Muye saw the group leave, he said, "They gave up so easily. I thought they would put up more of a fight."
He felt a bit disappointed. If they had kept coming, he might have been able to collect more crimson crystals.
【Annihilation Silence: Silence Power Rank +6, Territory Silence Power Adaptability +6】
"It worked, almost lost a person."
Qin Muye felt the change in his magic, which had completely lost its original appearance. This power of silence was truly formidable. Fortunately, he hadn't used the normal fusion method but had instead fused his bloodline with his magic.
Unfortunately, this time there was no specialization or mastery, nor any corresponding magic.
"Magic and bloodline have formed a highly integrated fusion. It looks a bit strange, but it seems to be moving further and further away from normal magic."
Qin Muye looked at the faint black-red glow beneath his skin.
"Scarlet, Hell, Titan, Shadow, Silence."
"These five types of power have completely transformed my life form."
Now, Qin Muye looked human, but it was just a thin layer of skin. He owed his human appearance to the power of the Titan bloodline, which barely kept him in a human form.
Moreover, he couldn't make any large movements, such as fighting. If he were to engage in combat, his outer layer would rupture, revealing his terrifying body.
Additionally, because his enhancements included bloodline, his human bloodline had also been significantly boosted. His attributes increased from 100 per level to 200 per level, and his abilities now included shadow and silence-related negative states. More importantly, his "Unseeable" ability had been upgraded to "Unnameable."
【Unnameable: Immune to reconnaissance and detection skills. If reconnaissance skills are used to probe you, they will suffer a soul impact (Strength × Level) points of damage. If the user's Strength attribute is lower than yours, they will fall into madness and fear. Enemies who observe you for a long time will randomly gain 5 layers of Scarlet Corruption, Hellfire, Divine Curse, Shadow Bind, and Energy Annihilation, with a maximum of 200 layers.】
Due to the Sage class, the Strength attribute was forcibly changed to Knowledge. After checking his Knowledge attribute, Qin Muye felt that anyone using reconnaissance skills on him would likely die.
He felt that he was increasingly moving in the direction of an ancient god.
No, not an ancient god, more like an evil deity.
A completely evil entity.
"Whatever, as long as I have a human skin, who can say I'm not human?" Qin Muye sighed.
In fact, he had miscalculated. He hadn't expected the power of silence to be the last straw. When he became the Scarlet Ancestor, he had already shown this tendency, but it was limited to changes in his flesh. After Hell, Titan, and Shadow, he finally succumbed to the power of silence.
Now, Qin Muye was more like a conglomeration of powers and energy. He did have a body, but it was more of an energy form.
Fortunately, he didn't place much importance on his species. As long as he could survive, it didn't matter. He wasn't a protagonist from a strange story who could immune to all sorts of costs.
His rapid strengthening naturally came with a price, and the best price was to no longer be human.
"If I continue to optimize, I might not even be able to maintain a human form. What will I do for future dungeon runs?"
Qin Muye suddenly realized that he needed a human form for dungeon runs. Otherwise, if he encountered temporary skills like the "Party Wipe Engine," he could use it to trick his teammates. At least he would be judged as human.
"Let's finish the mission and go back. The longer it takes, the more complicated it becomes." Qin Muye felt that this issue could wait until later. After all, he didn't have any dungeon tickets now, so he couldn't go to a dungeon even if he wanted to.
It was more important to complete the current dungeon mission and return to absorb all the benefits.
As for his appearance, it wasn't a big deal. As long as his strength was sufficient to keep him safe, it didn't matter what he looked like.
"With the power of silence, the Shadow Realm Separation Plan has become much easier."
Previously, he only had a thread of it, but after fusing, he could produce it himself. While he couldn't produce as much as he wanted, it was still much easier than just one thread.
So, he just needed to become the energy core of this plan.
"First, invade the Shadow Realm and obtain all the corruption nodes, then divide them."
A massive machine spread out with Qin Muye's magic, gradually separating the Human Realm and the Shadow Realm. The shadow beings felt the spirituality of their shadows gradually fading.
The Decline of the Dharma had arrived.
(End of Chapter)
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