Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2309: Chapter 2304: Exorcism

The visual impact is quite strong. If replicated in marble, it feels like it could be placed directly into an art museum.

Confirming that what lies before us is the final discovery of Linghui, this scene, which can be described as bloody, undeniably feels even more bizarre at the moment.

Although for Fu Qian, it doesn’t hinder him from observing and commenting from multiple angles, such as in terms of artistic achievement.

Despite the extremely bloody and brutal behavior, the sense of pain in the person involved seems to have completely disappeared. The process of the entire action shows no hesitation, including not uttering a single wail at this moment.

And the face in his hand is already slowly slipping from his fingertips, joining the pile on the ground.

This scene, which has a certain expressive power, even makes Fu Qian think it could be named ”The Thinker Seeking the True Self Amidst Numbness”?

Although it was an image he had never seen before, he never forgot the reason for this scene.

Impermanence, Jade Soul Master, or his own Heart Demon... If this is the Ultimate Contamination uncovered by the Divine Ashes Institute after the last chandelier incident, then it inevitably involves themes like personal will, mind constraint, and enlightenment.

And Veron wasn’t speaking nonsense; this degree indeed seems much more severe than Si Lei.

”How long has he had this symptom?”

As he carefully observed, Fu Qian casually confirmed with a sentence.

”One day later than Si Lei.”

It was once again Old Master Veron who answered, and in the corner of his eye, he could see that Wen Li, though bearing an expression of helplessness, never took her gaze away.

”Why a day later?”

Nodding slightly, Fu Qian continued to ask without hesitation, sounding a bit like he was arguing.

”...Because it took us a day to finally completely trap that thing and drove it to him... A significant number of people were affected.”

After a moment of silence, this time it was Professor Yang, who had always had a stern expression, who answered.

Even though his explanation sounded a bit frightening upon careful thought.

...

That thing, the ghost wandering in the Divine Ashes Institute, Impermanence, suspected Jade Soul... call it whatever you like, its most significant characteristic is its non-material aspect.

And the problem of the mind, the evil that wanders in the will, is indeed difficult to track down even in thought, and even more abstract to drive away.

Yet, even so, regarding Professor Yang’s explanation, Fu Qian could still imagine a scenario, where a group of people through special means, connected into the same neural network or something like that... then with Unity of Thought, leaving that cold evil nowhere to escape.

And perhaps unable to dissolve it, but ultimately forced to one place, then sacrificing an arm to survive—

One must say it is quite an evocative scene, and clearly, this person before us is the sacrificed arm.

”We had no choice, from the start of Si Lei, we quickly discovered that everyone’s level was different, and it involved the definition division of self-awareness, this process is extremely dangerous and difficult to control.”

Seemingly fully able to imagine the feeling Professor Yang’s earlier words gave, without waiting for Fu Qian to say anything, Veron already explained directly.

”If possible, I would love to play the role of the pollution gatherer, but unfortunately, the process is highly random and too difficult to operate with precision.”

”Understood, so none of the others have issues now?”

Fu Qian did not doubt Veron’s explanation.

On one hand, it is meaningless, on the other hand, he leans towards believing it is the truth.

Though the old man is not that easy to get along with, he is relatively protective of the new generation, and even at that time fought hard against him for Ian.

Additionally, given his character, if he truly was unwilling to take risks, the most likely scenario is that he wouldn’t even bother explaining anything right now.

”Correct, but the situation with him remains unresolved; we can only temporarily contain it here, observing subsequent developments... that thing, it’s extremely evil.”

It was Professor Yang who spoke, and from the sound of it, they seemed fairly confident about their own state.

Yet even for someone of his old age, regarding the thing they temporarily evaded, he couldn’t help but remain apprehensive.

”So, is that thing really called Impermanence? To be honest, I feel this young man’s state seems somewhat different from Si Lei’s.”

Given the current Mechanical Tyrant state, Fu Qian finds it hard to relate, but he still tries to empathize, confirming everyone’s feelings.

”You can call it whatever you like because it doesn’t matter; even the concept of a name itself isn’t important...”

As expected of a High-level Extraordinary, Old Master Veron truly brought a different kind of answer, responding in a deep voice.

”It’s an extremely unique perspective, once you experience it, you’ll understand why Si Lei regards communication as a pointless fallacy.

”As for why his state is different from Si Lei’s, the reason is simple, this kind of mental contamination is far more than just aggregating flesh and blood together, its convergences and divisions are incredibly complex...

”What we can do now is merely help maintain his self from collapsing, but this process is extremely painful.”

...

It was a bit like the tone of Jade Soul Master.

Old Master Veron’s description was somewhat abstract, let alone saying Heart Demon Jade Soul, this time even Impermanence lost its name.

But Fu Qian expressed that his phrasing still helped associate it with a certain old acquaintance.

The issues with the folks at Linghui most likely stem from the influence of Jade Soul Master, a judgment long made.

Yet Veron’s description of that mental contamination remains quite intriguing.

What it’s called doesn’t matter, even the concept of a name isn’t important... The relationship between Impermanence and Jade Soul Master, thus the state of Jade Soul Master after being defeated, becomes more and more thought-provoking.

Though how to confirm it seems like a conundrum—

”So does Professor Fu have any solutions? Linghui is willing to pay any price.”

Even so, Old Master Veron immediately proposed another.

As an expert in the Psychic Series, on one hand self-admitting powerless, on the other hand even seeking advice from a brute, it can only be considered a form of acknowledgment.

Unfortunately, I’m no longer a brute of flesh and blood but a brute of mechanics.

At that moment, Fu Qian sighed deeply in his heart.

Apart from crudely trying a Return Edict, other refined operations obviously face challenges.

”Hard to say, so what kind of price are you willing to pay? ’Any’ is still too imprecise a statement.”

Yet even so, his response remained straightforward, emphasizing the difficulty of the task while directly confirming the details of the reward.

...

”What kind of reward does Professor Fu hope for?”

It can be seen that, although asked in that way, Veron himself didn’t seem to harbor much hope, preparing for rejection.

However, neither rejecting nor agreeing, but instead directly discussing the reward upfront?

This behavior of Fu Qian left him stunned for quite some time, before exchanging glances with Professor Yang.