Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 164: Chapter 76: Returning to the Ark

In the branch’s rest area, Li Yelai looked at the Third Awakening Potion in his hand.

The gold-plated liquid seemed to emanate a mysterious power, and if one listened carefully, it was as if the faint roar of a dragon could be heard.

This was the magic potion, just drink it during your promotion, and you could be certain to acquire a certain ability. No longer would you have to worry frantically about luck.

However, the price was that the chance of a Spiritual Ability User distorting after drinking the magic potion increased.

These potions, derived from various Extraordinary Creatures, contained a power that made it easier for Spiritual Ability Users to lose control and become distorted.

If one couldn’t maintain their sanity, a Spiritual Ability User’s body might develop characteristics of Extraordinary Creatures and their personality might be influenced, leading to distortion.

So, each time you drank a magic potion, it was like passing through the gates of hell.

This was also why Cheese had sent a message to Li Yelai after she had successfully broken through.

Moreover, for some reason, Li Yelai always felt that this potion was particularly heavy, a psychological heaviness...

Li Yelai suppressed the inexplicable sadness in his heart and stored the potion away.

He glanced at his Soul Well during meditation.

’It’s still not enough...’

After the fight with the Tattooed Man, Li Yelai’s Soul Well had changed, expanding deeper and vaguely extending outwards. But ultimately, it was not at the point where he could be promoted.

It seemed that dangerous combat could indeed accelerate the mastery of Spiritual Energy. The Little Mad King’s theory wasn’t wrong. But the risk was too great, even with the You Must Meet Strong Enemies curse, Li Yelai couldn’t always find an enemy.

He would still have to rely on training to improve his Spiritual Energy.

As Li Yelai pondered in his heart, he felt a coldness on his cheek.

He looked in astonishment as a can of icy beverage was suddenly placed on his cheek. The chill from the can was truly shocking to Li Yelai.

The person holding the iced beverage was dressed in a snowman Doll costume.

It was her, who could silently penetrate Li Yelai’s Spiritual Barrier.

”You’re back from the Black Prison?” Li Yelai asked in surprise.

Li Yelai had previously been urgently dispatched to carry out a suppression mission, while the Doll had gone to the Black Prison to contain Taboo Items.

Li Yelai had asked her, and she replied that it would still be a few days.

The Doll seemed to be smiling, revealing a message on her signboard [Yeah, just got out, did I scare you? (oﾟ▽ﾟ)o]

[Here, have a drink ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶]

The Doll sat down next to Li Yelai, handing him the drink.

”Thanks!” Li Yelai accepted the drink and responded, ”How’s the situation in the Black Prison?”

[When you all started to round up the Ember Church, some Taboo Items tried to break containment, but there weren’t many, and the difficulty wasn’t high (((๑`^´๑)⁾⁾]

[It’s just that we missed our midnight snack (′へ`,)］

The Doll seemed somewhat dissatisfied, with the fluff on her costume shaking a little.

”There will be other chances, let’s go have something to eat later.” Li Yelai soothed the somewhat ruffled Doll.

The Doll could only nod glumly, she couldn’t really say that she also wanted to play games at home with Li Yelai...

...the hands-on kind...

Suppressing the disappointment in her heart, she then asked [How is Xiao Yan recently? (・◇・)?]

”Her? She’s immersed in studying the theory of Spiritual Ability Users,” said Li Yelai with a wry smile.

Li Yunyan, who was already a Critical, was indeed going to become a Spiritual Ability User.

The official advice was to let her first master the related knowledge to increase the success rate as much as possible.

Once Li Yunyan had grasped all the theory, she would then use the official’s special Stabilizer to become a Spiritual Ability User.

After all, the official Stabilizer was naturally much better than the Ember Church’s inferior stabilizers, but there was still a risk of failure. The failure rate was around thirty percent, so it was necessary to maximize the chances of success.

As a result, Li Yunyan, who had already left school, now had to plunge into a sea of questions; despite knowing more theoretical knowledge than Li Yelai, a Spiritual Ability User, she was still solving problems.

The day before yesterday, she declared she wanted to awaken to the True Martial Path, aiming for a ’might conquers all’ approach!

Yesterday, she said she wanted to awaken to the Divine Protection Path, calling a sword with a single phrase, and borrowing three thousand swords!

In the morning, when Li Yelai left the house, she said she wanted to awaken to the Path of Babbling.

Where her words would become law, and with a single phrase, she would become wealthy.

Li Yelai, curious, asked if she wanted to awaken to the same Wanxiang Path as her brother.

But she said having two Wanxiangs in the same family would be too much joy for Furry Control, so she would skip the Wanxiang path.

So, does the Wanxiang Path represent a Kemonomimi? How excessive! Even the Melting Furnace Captain, such a brawny man, would cry!

Indeed, a woman’s heart is a deep as the ocean’s needles.

Li Yelai had no idea what was going on inside her little head.

After severely criticizing his little sister,

Li Yelai talked about having acquired the Third Awakening Potion and expressed his intention to hone his Spiritual Ability Technique.

[Promotion isn’t something to be rushed, pursuing power too obsessively for too long can affect your personality. Eventually, you might become a Sufferer who is unscrupulous in seeking power. ⊙﹏⊙∥]

[However, if you simply plan to train to improve your control over Spiritual Energy, I can help ᵔᴥᵔ]

”Help with training?” Li Yelai scratched his head, ”I know you’re powerful, but you don’t have a way to help a Spiritual Ability User improve their Spiritual Ability Techniques, do you?”

The Doll was a Five Senses Divine Defense Spiritual Ability User, naturally powerful. Coupled with her strong curse, she was considered a Captain Level force.

Much stronger than Li Yelai.