Twisted Dreams

At the moment Tie Lin was defeated, Li Yang’s Four Grandmothers World also dissipated, the surrounding whiteness unraveling like a shattering mirror.

Tie Lin, suffering from severe injuries, had a ghostly face on the abdomen of the Celestial Race corpse, twisting eerily as if about to dissipate at any moment.

Li Yang shouldered his scythe and walked towards Tie Lin.

The Celestial Race corpse was already unable to move, Tie Lin struggled to maintain the Possession Technique, still wanting to stand up and continue the fight.

The Elder Monk hurriedly blocked Li Yang, his back against Li Yang, facing Tie Lin, his face full of complexity:

"Director Tie, what are you aiming for with this?"

Tie Lin intermittently said:

"For, for that sorrowful era, to never appear in this world again!

I want the era without the Spiritual Energy Revival, I want the era where it’s not the survival of the fittest!"

Li Yang sneered:

"This era naturally follows the law of the jungle, and Spiritual Energy Revival has only magnified this subjective phenomenon.

Do you think without Spiritual Energy Revival, this world wouldn’t be survival of the fittest?

You’re just lacking the courage to accept the changes of the new era.

Like the extreme non-mainstream Killmat of the nineties, unable to accept a brand-new world.

They remain addicted to the past, using ’Martian script’ and ’melancholic QQ avatars.’

You’re just that extreme non-mainstream trying to stop the arrival of the new era."

Tie Lin’s ghost face widened its eyes in anger, shouting:

"The changes of the new era?

The changes of this new era you speak of are brewing numerous new crimes!

New crimes will disrupt the public order of this world!"

Li Yang’s face grew increasingly mocking:

"I have a friend who is also a sheriff; he’s a very excellent sheriff."

The friend Li Yang mentioned is Cao Yi.

Li Yang lowered his head, speaking from above:

"In his world, there is no such thing as new crimes.

In his view, so-called new crimes are just an excuse for some old sheriffs who have stagnated and are not enterprising."

What are new crimes?

Once, casinos turned into online camouflage.

Once, pimps moved from alleys to the internet.

Some old sheriffs can’t understand the internet, call it new crimes, claiming the changes are too fast, and they are too old to solve cases.

Crimes of the Spiritual Energy Awakening era are also seen as new crimes in Tie Lin’s eyes.

Those extraordinary criminal offenders possess strange abilities to commit one crime after another, making it difficult for ordinary sheriffs to fathom their methods.

In Cao Yi’s eyes, there won’t be the concept of new crimes.

As evil grows, crimes keep evolving.

Haven’t the sheriffs stamped out the consequences of those new crimes?

With the coming of the Spiritual Qi era, didn’t Cao Yi also become the Director of the Security Administration?

Didn’t Cao Yi also catch one extraordinary criminal after another?

Just like the online new crimes of the past, if old sheriffs truly had the spirit, they would solve cases and learn about the internet, no?

Actually, there are quite a few old sheriffs in this world who, despite only having a college degree, self-taught themselves into being internet tech experts.

Tie Lin’s ghostly face was stunned.

Li Yang’s words cast him into doubt.

Could it be that he is really that kind of old relic, unwilling to accept the new era?

He pondered for a moment and then retorted:

"What if we nipped new crimes in the bud? Wouldn’t that save the sheriffs a lot of trouble!"

Li Yang squatted down in front of Tie Lin, gazing intently at him:

"The era of Spiritual Energy Revival is accepted and yearned for by the majority.

If the people of this world didn’t want Spiritual Energy Revival, do you think it would spread across the world?

This is the choice of the majority.

From my standpoint as just a common person, the sheriff’s duty is to protect the majority."

Once, there was a boss with the surname Ma who created an online mall.

The emergence of online malls impacted the physical industry, receiving quite a bit of slander.

However, the slanderers were only a small portion; most people preferred the model of online malls.

If the majority had not wanted the e-commerce industry, how would it have become popular across Xia Country?

The minority follows the majority; this is a philosophical issue.

The era of Spiritual Energy Revival is similar.

The officials want to find an opportunity from it.

Merchants see a new business opportunity.

Ordinary people discover a new way to shine.

This is the true reason why ’Spiritual Energy Revival’ can rise.

The Elder Monk looked at Tie Lin, heaving a sigh:

"Director Tie, stopping the Spiritual Energy Revival indeed can prevent extraordinary crime.

But what about the Celestial Race?

In the near future, when the Celestial Race arrives, the mortal world will inevitably suffer!

Spiritual Energy Revival is the best means to resist the Celestial Race!

This monk knows that Director Tie hopes the God Creation Group’s bio-tech can resist the Celestial Race and protect the world.

But, the God Creation Group’s bio-tech is way too slow.

Even with those Evolvers, they cannot rival the Celestial Race in a hundred years.

Unless the God Creation Group can truly create a god."

Tie Lin was utterly silent, speaking only after a long time:

"Maybe I really was wrong."

Tie Lin’s ghostly face stared at Li Yang:

"I will keep a close watch on you.

If you do something that betrays humanity, I will definitely kill you."

Li Yang remained silent.

Tie Lin looked at the Elder Monk:

"I am glad to see an old friend; I must go, and return to the undersea to suppress those beasts."

The Elder Monk asked with concern:

"Wouldn’t those Celestial Race creatures... given how long the benefactor has been away from the seabed?"

Tie Lin replied:

"No, with my body there, even if this soul of mine cannot return to the seabed, those of the Celestial Race cannot leave the Lost City.

I should return, as this soul is my only means to communicate with the outside world, and I’ve been out for too long. I need to replenish my Spiritual Power."

With that, the ghostly face on the Celestial Race corpse’s abdomen began to shrink, seemingly preparing to leave.

The Elder Monk looked serious, placing his hands together in a prayer of respect:

"Benefactor, thank you for your hard work in suppressing the Undersea Celestial Race."

"Hehe."

A soft laugh echoed.

The Elder Monk and Tie Lin both looked toward Li Yang.

An icy glint flickered in Li Yang’s eyes:

"You Wandering Ones are rather amusing.

Challenge me to a fight, give me a lecture, throw a threat, and you think you can just leave?"

The Elder Monk stared in shock at Li Yang:

"Benefactor, you..."

Changes were gradually occurring in Li Yang.

Black flames burned on Li Yang’s body, flesh and skin disappearing, leaving only white bones.

This is the Corpse of Death!

The ghost fire in Li Yang’s eyes danced:

"Really think you’re a big deal."

If Li Yang hadn’t beaten Tie Lin, Li Yang might be dead.

Most importantly, Tie Lin had indeed threatened Li Yang.

Didn’t Tie Lin declare that he would keep a close watch on Li Yang?

That’s a very unstable factor.

Li Yang doesn’t believe these Wandering Ones deserve some kind of special privilege.

Admiring them for resisting the Celestial Race?

What a joke, Li Yang is no fanboy of these Wandering Ones!

Li Yang muttered something.

Esoteric, complex spells echoed in Li Yang’s hoarse voice and deep tone throughout the cave.

The Elder Monk cried out in fear:

"Benefactor! You can’t!

If Tie Lin’s soul dissipates, he will be trapped at the seabed for this lifetime!

Please, extend some mercy, Tie Lin is a hero!"

Li Yang paid no heed to the Elder Monk.

Wouldn’t it be great if Tie Lin were forever trapped at the seabed?

It would save him from perpetually causing trouble.

Besides, isn’t it said that even without Tie Lin’s soul, he could still suppress the Undersea Celestial Race?

The spell took shape, and the ghostly face on the Celestial Race corpse’s abdomen began to twist, showing an expression of pain.

The ghostly face turned into black smoke, rushing into the Soul Fire within Li Yang’s skeletal skull.

An unexpected delight came from exchanging a Desire Potion for the corpse of a Celestial Race member and Tie Lin’s soul!

By devouring this soul, Li Yang believed his power would dramatically increase!

Profound information arose in Li Yang’s mind.

[Awaken New Talent: Necromancer Mask!]

[Necromancer Mask: Consume Spiritual Power to possess a portion of the soul on a deceased body, creating a special clone.]

[The special clone possesses a fraction of the main body’s power.]