I Can Extract Divine Power

It was completely useless.

"If you want to absorb it, then take it all."

Shen Bai was very calm.

He even began to explore with great curiosity.

The scene before him became utterly comical.

Shen Bai’s composure stood in stark contrast to the sinister chill of the street vendor.

As time passed, something went wrong with the street vendor Deceitful Beast.

Violent waves of an aura began to erupt from the street vendor Deceitful Beast’s body, and this aura was gradually spiraling out of control.

The out-of-control aura spread like a storm.

’He’s full. No, maybe he ate too much.’

The corners of Shen Bai’s mouth turned up slightly.

Absorbing Qi was one thing, but absorbing too much was another entirely.

’My Qi? As if you’re worthy of consuming it.’

Countless cracks, as dense as a spiderweb, appeared on the street vendor Deceitful Beast’s body.

A few breaths later, the Deceitful Beast’s violent aura began to diminish rapidly.

BOOM!

A deafening roar suddenly erupted.

The cracks on the street vendor Deceitful Beast’s body exploded violently.

A frigid, violent aura blasted outward, shredding all the surrounding mist.

The light of the Flawless Ten Layers Body flared up around Shen Bai, blocking the frigid aura completely.

A few breaths later, the mist was gone, and he was back in the initial ruins.

Before him, ten wisps of Evil Qi materialized. Shen Bai absorbed them into his body.

"I came to the right place!" Shen Bai was ecstatic.

He had only just arrived in the Mysterious City and had already reaped ten wisps of Evil Qi. He’d hit the jackpot.

He had just been worrying about where to get more Evil Qi. Talk about perfect timing.

’If I could take down this whole Mysterious City, I wonder how much Evil Qi I could get,’ Shen Bai thought excitedly.

Just as he was thinking this, Shen Bai suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The surrounding scenery was gradually blurring.

Shen Bai frowned, opened the space of his Life and Death Storage Skill, and took out the reflection of the Mysterious City.

The light on the round beads had become extremely faint.

Shen Bai asked, "Amber, what’s going on?"

Amber emerged from Shen Bai’s body, carefully examined the round beads, and said, "Master, the energy in it is about to run out. You might have to leave for now and re-enter after the energy has recovered."

"There’s a catch?" Shen Bai weighed the round beads in his hand.

Amber nodded. "To the Mysterious City, you’re a stowaway, Master. The reflection is what allows you to sneak in, but it requires energy. Don’t worry, though. You’ll be able to enter the Mysterious City again in three days, at most."

"I see."

Now that he understood, Shen Bai said, "Why didn’t you say so from the start?"

Amber blushed and said sheepishly, "Master, my memories are still a bit chaotic. I can only recall the relevant memories when I’m prompted by the situation."

This was both a benefit and a drawback of being a Deceitful Beast.

Shen Bai nodded, not dwelling on the matter.

At this point, the surrounding scenery had become completely blurred.

Then, like a tide turning, the blurriness rapidly sharpened into focus.

When everything came into focus, Shen Bai found himself back in the five-story building of the Observatory.

Shen Bai took out the round beads.

They were now dull and lusterless, like a piece of junk.

But Shen Bai could feel the round beads slowly absorbing energy from Heaven and Earth. In just three days, they would be able to open the way to the Mysterious City again.

’This isn’t so bad,’ Shen Bai thought. ’I’ll just treat it as a mobile, backup source of Evil Qi.’

He had previously told Fang Tong to prepare more rations, but it seemed that wouldn’t be necessary now.

With a three-day interval between trips, rations were useless.

"In that case, I’ll go out for a meal. It’s been a while," Shen Bai said.

Amber popped out and nuzzled affectionately against Shen Bai’s shoulder.

Shen Bai took Amber with him and headed for the street outside the Observatory.

Having not been out for a long time, the excursion felt quite novel to Shen Bai.

Meanwhile, as Shen Bai was leaving, something strange was also happening on that ruin-like street in the Mysterious City.

...

In the ruins, the sound of footsteps echoed.

The footsteps were numerous and chaotic. If one listened closely, they could even hear faint shouts and cries.

The sounds grew closer, drifting in from the distance.

When the source of the sound arrived, figures dressed in red appeared in the ruins.

Paper people, paper horses, a paper sedan chair.

Even the instruments playing music were made of paper.

From inside the red sedan chair, a hand, pale as paper, lifted the curtain.

The red-clothed woman, Hongyi, looked at the ruins before her and lifted her bridal veil.

Beneath the veil was an exquisite face, so beautiful it defied description. A single glance was enough to leave one utterly mesmerized.

It was an unreal beauty, as if she had stepped out of a painting, or as if a master artist of breathtaking talent had folded her from paper before painting on her delicate features.

Hongyi’s eyes, shimmering like pools of spring water, swept over the ruins. Her rosy lips parted slowly, revealing a glimpse of her moist tongue. ’One died, a new one came.’

’He’s gone again. He destroyed a street... and he will be back.’

’Can he get me out of here? Out of this godforsaken place.’

BOOM!

A rumble came from the distance.

Hongyi turned her head, looking toward the horizon.

At the far edge of the city, the entire metropolis was trembling slightly.

’Someone is trying to attract the Mysterious City... Hmm, the city they’re attracting is very small.’

’Huh? No, wait. It seems to be the place where he is.’

’It’s too small. Not as good as me. I should go instead. Since three Mysterious Cities are being drawn in, I might as well annihilate them all.’