I Can Extract Divine Power

In the gloomy palace, the surrounding chilling aura was gradually condensing, but it wasn’t directed at Shen Bai.

Despite the cold, decaying rot that filled the air, Shen Bai’s gaze remained fixed on the Sunset City Lord, waiting for him to continue.

"This world... is not as simple as we imagine."

As the Sunset City Lord spoke, a bitter expression crossed his face, as if he had tasted something foul.

Seeing that Shen Bai remained silent, the Sunset City Lord knew he was waiting for him to continue. Without pausing, he posed a question.

"Young friend, do you have any idea what these aberrations truly are?"

Shen Bai shook his head. "I don’t. If you were to ask that question out in the world, not even the most brilliant minds of our time could answer."

If anyone could figure out what these aberrations are, the world would be a completely different place by now.

And whoever managed to uncover their true nature would instantly go down in history, forever celebrated by all.

But alas, countless brilliant figures throughout history have sought that truth, and all have come up empty-handed.

The Sunset City Lord nodded. "Indeed. No one can figure it out. No one in the world knows. But I... I’ve heard voices."

"Voices?"

Shen Bai frowned. "What kind of voices?"

The Sunset City Lord paused for a moment. "After I became one of these aberrations, I was lost in a haze, devoid of humanity, acting only on instinct."

"Instinct drove me to despise the living. I had no consciousness, like a savage beast that eats raw flesh and drinks blood."

"But because of Red Makeup, I regained a sliver of Spirituality. I recovered my humanity and found brief moments of clarity."

"And it was during those moments of clarity that I would often hear the voices."

"They were fragmented, yet I could hear them clearly."

As he said this, a look of profound fear crossed the Sunset City Lord’s face, as if he was recalling his deepest terror.

For the City Lord of a bygone era to show such fear was a terrifying sight in itself.

The Sunset City Lord composed himself slightly, then recounted what he had heard, mimicking the tone.

"Deploy... find the source... failure."

Hearing these fragmented words, Shen Bai’s brow furrowed. "That’s what you heard?"

The Sunset City Lord nodded. "Yes, that’s what I hear. Every time I’m lucid, I hear it on repeat, but it’s only ever those few words."

At this point, the Sunset City Lord had said all he had to say.

Shen Bai stroked his chin. "Deploy what? What does ’find the source’ mean? And failure... does that mean they’ve never succeeded?"

He muttered to himself.

The Sunset City Lord didn’t disturb him, simply standing nearby and waiting patiently.

After a moment of thought, Shen Bai said, "There are too few clues. It’s impossible to deduce anything."

The Sunset City Lord nodded. "Indeed. I only heard those words. I have nothing more."

Shen Bai asked, "In that case, what are your plans?"

’The clues are too sparse; there’s no point in dwelling on it. This is clearly part of some earth-shattering secret. It won’t be too late to investigate once I’m strong enough.’

The Sunset City Lord gave a bitter smile. "Now that you can see me, you can also kill me with ease. All I ask for is death."

"To go on living is to be trapped in a daze, unaware of the passing days. It would be better to die than to risk harming others."

"However, before that, I wish to see my daughter one last time. I wonder if you could grant me this, young friend."

Shen Bai said, "That shouldn’t be too difficult."

All he had to do was go out and let Red Makeup in. It wouldn’t take much effort.

Seeing Shen Bai agree, the Sunset City Lord breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him.

Just as Shen Bai was about to leave, a thought struck him. ’I wonder if I can use my Divination Divine Power to perform a divination on the message the Sunset City Lord heard. Although I know I probably can’t figure anything out with just a Level 4 Divination Divine Power, there’s no harm in trying.’

With this in mind, Shen Bai circulated the Qi in his body and activated his Divination Divine Power.

A void appeared before his eyes. There was nothing, indicating that he couldn’t divine any details about it.

’This is to be expected. If I’d actually managed a result, I would have questioned its authenticity,’ Shen Bai thought.

’But wait... my reading for coming here was a mix of Fortune and Misfortune. Now, it shows no obstacles. What’s the reason for the change?’

Since he had already come this far with his divination, Shen Bai naturally wanted to try again. He wanted to see what had caused the reading of mixed Fortune and Misfortune to change to one of great fortune.

With this in mind, Shen Bai once again activated his Divination Divine Power and began to perform a Calculation of Fortune and Misfortune.

Immediately, a field of gold appeared before his eyes.

But mixed within the gold was a patch of black.

Shen Bai’s eyes narrowed. ’Interesting,’ he thought.

This clearly meant his ordeal was not yet over.

’But Abbot Xuanzhen and his followers have already been dealt with, reduced to piles of shredded flesh. So where is this ill omen coming from?’

’Could it be...’

Shen Bai’s gaze shifted to the Sunset City Lord as a thought suddenly occurred to him.

’If there’s still an unresolved threat, it has to be the Sunset City Lord. So this ill omen... it’s coming from him.’

’As expected. He can’t be trusted,’ Shen Bai thought. ’But I can run a little test to see what you’re really up to.’

When the Sunset City Lord saw Shen Bai looking at him, a flicker of confusion crossed his face. "Young friend, why are you looking at me like that?"

Shen Bai snapped back to reality and smiled. "City Lord, I’m afraid you won’t be able to see Red Makeup after all."

The Sunset City Lord asked in confusion, "Why won’t I be able to see my daughter?"

Shen Bai replied, "During my battle within this corrupted palace, Red Makeup fled to parts unknown. I’m afraid finding her now would be very difficult."