Eldritch Horror Theatre

Hmph, a piece of trash with a combat power of five!

Swallowing the horrifyingly shaped Nether Steed in one gulp, Fu Qian almost immediately felt it undergoing an uncontrollable transformation.

An indescribable, eerie power rampaged left and right inside him, trying to tear a rift in his body. Fu Qian seemed to become a balloon on the verge of bursting at any second.

Unfortunately for it, this effort was quickly and ruthlessly suppressed as he mobilized the power of his entire body.

After finishing all this, Fu Qian looked at the dumbfounded Kuraki Eiko and 1349, letting out a cold snort.

As the Nether Steed’s power was compressed down to a tiny speck, the latter rapidly dissolved until it barely put up any resistance.

At the same time, however, the horse’s neighing continued in his consciousness, sounding completely undisturbed.

Fu Qian found nothing strange about this. As he had learned from the Statue of the Goddess of Sins, this sort of thing was merely a materialized symbol of power, not the power itself. Even if it was destroyed, it would not have much of an impact.

The only pity was that he did not seem to have learned any skills or techniques from it.

Fu Qian looked at his hands, confirming absolutely that no changes had occurred within him.He had neither been corrupted by some High-Tier Existence nor gained any new skills from Insight. The entity behind the Nether Steed gave off a very vigilant and cautious feeling.

But that did not matter. If Insight yielded no harvest, he could always pretend it did!

”You ate it?”

At this moment, it wasn’t just Kuraki Eiko who was nearly petrified, her mouth wide open in shock.

Even the stoic Brother 1349 looked somewhat moved.

Fu Qian’s actions caused a profound shock that far exceeded all the previous anomalies.

As expected of a transcendent, he could fight like a madman while keeping an eye on his surroundings.

Fu Qian praised him inwardly while quickly recalling the shape of the Nether Steed in his mind.

He had to admit, this was going to be a bit challenging.

The next moment, under the gaze of the two test subjects, black and yellow stripes surfaced across Fu Qian’s body, rapidly extruding hundreds of spikes and tentacles.

The exceptionally sturdy orange uniform, which had already been violently torn apart, completely crumbled away.

In just ten short seconds, what was exposed before the two of them was a hideous, pale yellow monster with sharp claws and a long beak.

This monster was so unique, full of hallucinatory qualities at a glance, giving the illusion that it was merely an open-work structure outlined by individual bones.

Indeed, although it stood on two feet, it perfectly resembled the shape of the Nether Steed.

Moreover, compared to Fu Qian’s original appearance, his size had not increased much; he was just a little taller.

”Hmph!”

Fu Qian finally spoke, as if revealing a miracle before mortals.

”Since you behold a True God, why do you not bow!”

That was right; the one he had decided to impersonate this time was exactly the entity he had just swallowed.

Since you guys are already deceiving yourselves, watch me join in the fun.

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This eerie voice was just too hard to pull off!

Of course, while playing the part of a mysterious deity, Fu Qian was frantically complaining inwardly.

Mainly for the sake of overall stylistic coordination, when he spoke just now, he had deliberately shifted his voice toward the style that appeared in his mind, making every word sound incredibly weird.

But all this hard work was worth it.

Looking at the two people before him who were already deeply questioning their lives, a wave of gratification washed over Fu Qian’s twisted face.

Judging by the level of shock these two were experiencing, even the worst camera should be able to capture at least twenty percent of the effect, right?

Just as this thought arose, the door behind Kuraki Eiko opened with a click in the next moment.

Fu Qian looked up and immediately saw more than one familiar face, with Cynthia and Goya impressively among them.

In addition, outside the Testing Room, ring after ring of guards had gathered, their eyes all focused on him, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Clearly, the effect of his new form was quite gratifying.

”9527?”

At this moment, Dr. Cynthia’s professionalism was once again demonstrated.

After swallowing hard, she finally broke the silence and asked cautiously.

”A bunch of trash!”

Fu Qian continued using the voice he had painstakingly tuned, his tone full of disdain.

”You cannot even identify a hypocritical creation that stole authority, leaving me to come here and clean it up personally.”

Stole authority, hypocritical creation?

Instead of feeling ashamed at being despised, Cynthia repeated Fu Qian’s words in confusion.

”You do not know? Then what about you?”

Fu Qian raised his eyes to look at Goya. His black, insect-like compound eyes caused the man’s face to twitch.

”Right, you truly do not know.”

Without waiting for Goya to answer, Fu Qian directly withdrew his gaze, ignoring his subsequent reaction.

He could recognize that this was the body double he had seen at the very beginning.

And Fu Qian was quite certain that the real Goya should be somewhere nearby at this moment, observing his every move.

However, the shielding effect of this building had a certain impact on his perception.

He wondered if saying this would slightly stimulate that person’s nerves.

”We accidentally discovered that special existence just now. After a preliminary investigation, we decided to conduct some research on it.”

Given that Fu Qian’s aura was simply too strong, Cynthia carefully explained, observing this incredible creation in front of her.

She had, of course, been monitoring the movements in the room through various means earlier.

At first, she hadn’t paid too much attention. It wasn’t until the two of them went mad and started clashing, while Fu Qian remained completely unmoved, that she took some interest.

She hadn’t expected that Fu Qian’s subsequent actions would completely exceed her imagination.

Ultimately in shock, she ran over immediately, ordering people to end the test early and open the door.

When observing through the monitors, the visual impact hadn’t been that exaggerated. Now, facing it directly on the scene, she felt her mind take a considerable hit.

It was too exaggerated. It didn’t look like a human body at all!

Although many transcendents could undergo a certain degree of transformation, the one before her was not only complete but also looked as though it carried a hallucinatory effect on the consciousness.

This made her think of a concept—Mythical Form.

That was a form that could only be briefly touched after achieving a demigod state and acquiring divinity, an existence completely distinct from human nature.

For a transcendent whose Rank was insufficient, merely glancing at it could very likely cause harm.

And compared to this, the Nether Steed originally inside the Testing Room did not even have such an exaggerated effect.

Yet earlier, 9527—no, this mysterious existence—had mentioned that the Nether Steed was a hypocritical creation that stole authority?

Did that mean it was the divine embodiment of this power?

Then how could it be inside an ordinary tester? It was simply absurd!

But just now, it truly had swallowed the Nether Steed whole, and it looked like there were no abnormalities.

Even the horse’s neighing hadn’t stopped, which seemed to corroborate its words.

In short, it seemed they had discovered something incredible this time!

”You seem to have many confusions?”

While her thoughts raced, the bizarre voice made Cynthia jolt in alarm.

Looking up, she realized that the mysterious existence had actually walked up to her without a sound.