Chapter 329
Evil Energy, degrading?
Lin Hui had heard Zhang Yao and the others mention that their Evil Energy had felt off recently—as if it were slowly waning. But actual degradation was something else entirely. The revelation was a profound shock.
He stood in the palace hall halfway up the mountain and swept his gaze across the room. Black Cloud City now hosted a full sixteen affiliated Mistborn—a significant increase from before.
Yet something was wrong. Just as Xie Chang'an had observed, their Evil Energy was noticeably weaker than that of a typical Mistborn.
Lin Hui hadn't been particularly sensitive to it before. That changed after he forcibly seized the Liangyi Divine Sword. Before its initial evolution, he had studied the Parting Sword (Saber)—an Evil Weapon—thoroughly. The experience had sharpened his perception, and now he could detect even the subtlest fluctuations.
He thought of Gongsun Xinlian and Zhang Yao, then recalled the Mingxin Society Master's warning about setting limits. The picture was beginning to form.
He took his seat and looked to Zhang Yao, who briefed him on everything the group had uncovered.
"So everyone's Evil Energy has degraded by roughly twenty percent?" Lin Hui frowned. "And it's still dropping?"
"Yes," Zhang Yao replied, with a bitter smile.