"The taste isn't exactly appealing," Wang Linchi grimaced, taking a large gulp of the Shadow of Devourer. Its texture was quite pleasant, cool and refreshing, but the taste itself was far from commendable, possessing a peculiar flavor.

Seven days after obtaining the Shadow of Devourer, he had finally more or less completed his research on it.

He could indeed consume it. Eating it was highly nourishing and directly enhanced his spiritual power—though only his spiritual power, with no effect on his Physique.

Of course, it wasn't truly him eating it, but rather the Book of Records. He was merely a conduit.

Upon entering the Book of Soul Resonance, it was instantly decomposed into pure spiritual power, which he then absorbed to enhance his own strength.

The loss rate was extremely low, and the conversion efficiency was very high; basically, it took no more than thirty minutes to be fully converted after consumption.

The only issue was that his Book of Records was too 'inefficient'—it would be full after just one 'bowl.' At most, it could handle meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner, plus a late-night snack and afternoon tea per day.

"There's just too little of this stuff; it will only last for three days," Wang Linchi lamented. He had considered hunting for more, but he had no idea where to find it.

He had managed to capture the Shadow of Devourer largely thanks to the help of the protagonist with Double Fortune. If it had been up to him alone, he might never have encountered one.

"If I could have five meals of Error Soul Seeds a day, I'm confident I could complete the First Revolution Golden Core within three months, the Nine Revolutions Golden Core within six months, and break through the Spirit Power Limit of seven ones within a year."

The effects were just too good. So, no matter how bad the taste, Wang Linchi continued to eat five meals a day without stopping.

"This is just an Excellent Level Living Soul Species. If it were higher-tiered ones, like Epic or Legend, the effects would surely be even better."

"This makes things a bit difficult; I feel like I'm trying to be in two places at once."

Wang Linchi wanted both Living Soul Species and his game character, but there was no way to develop both lines simultaneously.

After all, one was online and the other offline. He was only one person and couldn't handle both at the same time. Therefore, he had to prioritize.

As for having someone else catch Living Soul Species for him? That was wishful thinking.

He had studied the Shadow of Devourer for seven days and discovered something crucial: the reason he could so easily deal with these Error Soul Seeds was because he possessed the Soul Shadow: Book of Records.

From what the Fate Devil God had previously said, he knew his power was called the Rule System, and all powers derived from it belonged to this category.

Coupled with the unique nature of the Soul Series System itself, it was perfectly suited to deal with Soul Kind like the Shadow of Devourer, which was why it was so effortless.

The analogy was that Wang Linchi was a Tiger, and the Shadow of Devourer was a deer; a predator-prey relationship.

The people of this world, however, were grass. Tigers don't eat plants, so they wouldn't bother with grass. But the Shadow of Devourer killing humans was like deer eating grass—humans had no way to resist.

And while the Shadow of Devourer and its kind couldn't defeat Wang Linchi, with good Luck, they could still escape. This formed a simple food chain.

As for how the Shadow of Devourer killed people, Wang Linchi wasn't sure. It was completely countered by him, turning to flee without even being able to use its abilities the moment it encountered him.

However, those killed by the Shadow of Devourer weren't just swallowed to become part of a large mass of humanoid limbs within it; even their existence in the real world would be erased.

Everyone would forget such a person existed, so no one would investigate their death. At most, there would only be memory glitches and cognitive dissonance.

It was precisely because of this situation that despite so many deaths, there were no reports of serial disappearances or murder cases. However, the matter blew up seven days ago.

After all, the sudden appearance of a massive, stinking mountain of flesh composed of various human body parts on the street was impossible to ignore.

Moreover, because these human parts were no longer inside the Shadow of Devourer, the imposed erasure of existence was lifted. Thus, people quickly began to arrive at the mountain of flesh to identify and claim bodies.

Wang Linchi didn't know the exact details, but the security presence in his residential area had noticeably increased in recent days, clearly to deal with this incident.

However, the Chen Country officials quickly suppressed information about the incident, mainly because it was too horrifying.

Some people tried to report to the Game System and inquire about the real-world situation, but the Game System's response was very official, essentially saying it was 'under investigation.'

Wang Linchi suspected the Game System definitely knew something. Otherwise, it wouldn't have arranged for Ye Tian to go there, and it might have been the first to know.

From this, it seems the Game System intends for me to be the main force dealing with external threats, while Ye Tian has been repurposed to handle internal strife. Wang Linchi mused.

Ye Tian had returned on the same day Wang Linchi captured the Shadow of Devourer and had since gone back into the game to continue leveling.

Five days ago, he cleared a level 40 Abyss Difficulty dungeon, becoming the second Player to make it onto the Abyss leaderboard.

Currently, he should be tackling a level 50 Abyss Difficulty dungeon and likely wouldn't be out anytime soon.

Wang Linchi didn't pay it much mind, nor would he think of killing Ye Tian just because he got on the leaderboard; there was no point.

Things are going so smoothly... Could the Fate Devil God have been co-opted? Wang Linchi suddenly considered this possibility.

They had been forced to cooperate before, but that might not be the case now.

While these thoughts ran through his mind, he didn't stop stuffing himself with the Shadow of Devourer jelly.

"Next, I'll first clear the level 110 Abyss Difficulty dungeon and undergo the Fourth Transfer to completely unlock my strength," Wang Linchi decided.

Wang Linchi definitely wanted other Error Soul Seeds. But if he couldn't find any, then completely unlocking his own strength was the more pressing matter.

The real world had undergone such a drastic upheaval, with Error Soul Seeds hunting humans. They possessed special abilities that made people overlook those who were hunted, making it very difficult for Wang Linchi to locate and track these Error Soul Seeds.

The world was so large; unless these Error Soul Seeds entered his range of perception, finding them would be fundamentally impossible.

However, after this incident, Chen Country would surely take notice of the Error Soul Seeds. Otherwise, why would they suppress the information... Alright, it was also possible that some local individuals didn't want such an incident to stain their political careers, but this likelihood was small.

This wasn't Great View, and moreover, it was a cross-regional incident. Even if you wanted to cover it up, Officials from other regions wouldn't necessarily agree. After all, what was a stain for you could be an achievement for them.

After some deliberation, Wang Linchi finally lay down in his Game Cabin and set the timer.

For these three days, Wang Linchi didn't plan to enter Abyssal Dungeons. He would focus on grinding mobs, mainly because he hadn't finished eating his Shadow of Devourer. If he entered a dungeon and stayed for a month, it would go bad. So, it wouldn't be too late to run dungeons for levels after he finished it.

It was also a good opportunity to rest and avoid tensing up too much, lest he drove himself to a mental breakdown.

Wang Linchi had always been under great pressure, but when faced with the pressure of world annihilation, anyone would feel overwhelmed.

「...」

"Calligraphy Linchi hasn't been online for almost a week. Could he have been sent out on a mission, like me?" Ye Tian glanced at his friends list. Most were shown as online; only Calligraphy Linchi was listed as last online seven days ago.

Who knows? But his speed is truly astonishing. He's pushed you off many leaderboards, especially the equipment rankings—the top seventy-two items are all his, and it's a level 1,000 set. The Fate Devil God, after his Fusion with Ye Tian's Destiny, had not only saved his own life but had also been turned into Ye Tian's new Talent by the Game System.

This effectively bound them together permanently.

"That's not really the point. The main thing is, how did he clear the level 70 Abyss Difficulty dungeon? Did he just rely on equipment to crush it?" Ye Tian felt a bit helpless.

A level 1,000 end-game set was indeed very powerful.

Wang Linchi had already socketed Divine-grade gemstones into one-third of the seventy-two pieces of his end-game set.

Gemstones ranged from level one to nine, followed by Divine-grade, making ten grades in total. Each piece of equipment could be socketed with five gemstones. He must have poured in a massive amount of Abyss Crystals, at least several hundred million. To fill all slots with Divine-grade gemstones would probably require even more.

Unlikely. From the previous situation, equipment is at most auxiliary for him. Recalling Wang Linchi, the Fate Devil God still felt a lingering trepidation; that Player was truly outside the norm.

"Ah, whatever. I should just focus on clearing dungeons and getting stronger. I really don't want to encounter an Erroneous Sin the next time I climb out of the Game Cabin," Ye Tian said. In the Game Cabin, with the Game System's protection, an Erroneous Sin would have the hardest time finding him.

After all, his Fusion with the Fate Devil God, possessing Double Fortune, was extremely attractive to Erroneous Sins. This was a situation where he could hide for a while, but not forever. He couldn't stay in the Game Cabin for the rest of his life, as the game's integration with reality was bound to happen sooner or later.

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