Chapter 3478: Diva, Diva (35)

Ning Shu looked up at the apartment building. Judging by the positioning system, Qiao Ling’er was on the eighth floor. She said to 2333, “Make your move when you need to. Don’t wait. If you wait any longer, she’ll be dead. Are you really holding out for that tiny bit of soul power and soul origin? I’m saying this for your own good. I’m afraid you won’t be able to resist the temptation and you’ll end up devouring it.”

2333 replied, “…You really underestimate my self-control. Do I look like the type who would settle for a bit of impure soul power and soul origin?

“If there’s clean water available, I’m not going to drink from a puddle. Are you the crazy one or am I?” 2333 said crossly. “Only those wild systems are so undiscriminating. I am a system with goals, integrity, and taste, okay?”

Untreated soul power and soul origin carried a lot of negative emotions. It was like raw sewage. Unless it was a matter of absolute necessity, a system wouldn’t touch that stuff.

He certainly hadn’t sunk to that level yet!

Ning Shu’s lips twitched. She rarely bothered arguing with 2333, because he always thought he was right.

She released her spiritual consciousness. Within the range of her perception, she was just able to see what was happening inside the room.

Qiao Ling’er was lying on the floor, convulsing incessantly. She clutched her head as the veins on her forehead bulged. her entire face was distorted.

Her body was in agony. It felt as if something were trying to tear her apart.

Despite the pain, Qiao Ling’er wore a bizarre expression—half-smile, half-sob.

She had experienced this kind of pain before and assumed the system was merely changing her appearance again. She had no idea the system was actually devouring her soul.

In her mind, she was still fantasizing about a beautiful future with her new face. She saw herself standing on an awards stage under the spotlight, surrounded by protective men and passionate fans. Everyone who had ever mocked or harmed her would finally get their comeuppance.

Qiao Ling’er used this self-hypnosis to endure the pain.

However, the agony only intensified. She felt as if she were truly dying. Her body grew colder and colder, and her spirit began to flag.

Was she really going to die from the pain? Qiao Ling’er felt a deep sense of unwilling. She still had so much to do! She was going to be a superstar and a Best Actress award winner. She was going to have luxury cars and a successful, extravagant life. She was going to have the adoration of men.

She clutched her head, her body curled in a fetal position. Even her pupils began to dilate.

What was happening? Why wasn’t the transformation finished yet?

“Is it not done yet? I feel so sick. Can you hurry up? I feel like I’m dying.”

After much struggle, Qiao Ling’er managed to ask the question to the system in her head, though weakly.

A series of crack, crack, crack sounds echoed in her mind. It was an unbearable sensation, like fingernails scraping against a chalkboard.

She held her head as her body twitched as if she were being electrocuted. Her eyes rolled back in her head, looking exactly like someone having a grand mal seizure.

Ning Shu frowned. If this continued, Qiao Ling’er really might die. She would become collateral damage in the battle between the two systems.

But at this point, Ning Shu could only wait for the fight to end. She couldn’t interfere in this kind of struggle, and Qiao Ling’er certainly couldn’t either. If she was lucky, she’d live; if not, she was toast.

Any ‘pie in the sky’ opportunity that fell into your lap usually turned out to be toxic.

When an ordinary person suddenly encountered a massive stroke of luck, they had to be careful.

“Give me 500 merit points. The enemy has absorbed a lot of souls, and now it’s using those impure, resentful spirits to attack me!” 2333’s voice rang out in Ning Shu’s mind.

Ning Shu: …

Holy shit!

Based on that, this system had likely found many hosts and devoured all of their souls.

“Take the 500 then.” If they couldn’t deal with this system and something happened to 2333, she would become a rogue task-taker and be stuck in this place forever. She would give up any amount of merit to prevent that.

Besides, she was technically a wealthy woman now.

Seeing Ning Shu give up the 500 merit points so readily, 2333 wished he had asked for more.

With the protection of merit, he no longer feared the attacks of those resentful souls and ghostly spirits.

Ning Shu sat on a flower bed, waiting for the battle to end. She sensed that this was likely the most powerful system 2333 had ever encountered. It was capable of changing a person’s appearance and had devoured quite a few souls, meaning it had traveled through many worlds. If 2333 could take it down, he would likely be able to sustain himself for a long time and might even be able to level up.

The weather was a bit sweltering. Ning Shu took off her hat to fan herself and checked her watch. A significant amount of time had passed.

She released her spiritual consciousness to check the situation inside. Qiao Ling’er was lying on the floor, unconscious, but she was evidently still alive, as her heart was still beating.

Ning Shu felt that Qiao Ling’er wasn’t the type to die easily.

While she waited, she spotted someone. A man wearing a hat and sunglasses glanced left and right before entering the building where Qiao Ling’er lived.

Ning Shu was somewhat surprised. What was Yue Wenlun doing here? Qiao Ling’er was in no state to see him.

He had actually found her apartment. He really was persistent.

She felt as if Yue Wenlun had become a bit of a pervert, obsessing over Qiao Ling’er. This was why Ning Shu wanted Qiao Ling’er to stay alive. Yue Wenlun currently had a stomach full of rage and no one to vent it on.

She wanted them to hurt each other!

If Qiao Ling’er died a quick and easy death, Yue Wenlun would have no outlet for his anger and might turn his attention back to her. There was a saying—’You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can’t guard against a thief for a thousand days.’

However, it wasn’t long before Yue Wenlun came back down and left. Even if he wanted to do something to Qiao Ling’er right now, he couldn’t.

She was currently dead to the world on the floor. She had no idea what was happening outside and certainly couldn’t open the door for him.

Once Yue Wenlun was gone, Ning Shu crawled out from the low shrubs by the flower bed. She used her hat to fan herself. It was way too hot.

“How’s the battle going? Is it going to work?” Ning Shu asked 2333. “If not, let’s not force it. We should just retreat and talk later.”

“I can’t retreat now. If I do, I’ll definitely be devoured by the other side. I’m currently struggling to hold my ground,” 2333 said. “Give me another 500 merit points. The number of souls this system has absorbed really exceeds my imagination. I feel like I’m in purgatory right now.”

Ning Shu: …

“Take them then!”

She was going to end up losing a thousand merit points instead of earning any from this task.

It was no wonder the enemy system was so powerful that it could change a person’s appearance and aura while buffing the host’s attributes.

It was an all-natural face-changing method without any side effects.

Constantly changing identities and faces—it was like a cheat code that allowed the host to start over and be reborn countless times.

It was a way to live an infinite number of lives within a finite lifespan.

She wondered if it could turn a man into a woman or vice-versa, and if it could even change someone’s personality.

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