Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 275: Chapter 128 Cheese’s Obsession_2

So, going forward, the officials must take even greater care to guard against the Ember Church hidden among the crowd.

”The Ember Church... the cancer of humanity.” Li Yelai suddenly thought of the oracle he had seen before, that giant seated on the throne, was he one of the beings worshipped by the Ember Church? If he were in the Ember Church, would he be considered... a big shot?

He wondered if there would ever be a chance to go undercover in the Ember Church.

To let them taste the flavor of calamity and randomly take a few lucky spectators away...

At this moment, Cheese suddenly asked, ”Is there any sign of development in your soul well?”

Li Yelai was taken aback, he immediately stood still, closed his eyes, and looked towards his soul well. Then, shaking his head, he said, ”How can that be? My Disaster Fog just reached the Third Awakening a few days ago...”

Li Yelai had his Third Awakening a few days before going to the ark, and then, less than five days after returning, he headed straight into the Disaster Fog.

To date, it has been just over a month, hardly enough time for him to break through to the Fourth Awakening.

”Then I can say I’ve surpassed you!” Cheese said, laughing with a bit of pride. She had fought many battles against the Insect Swarm in the Disaster Fog, and her soul well developed quickly; she was now ready to attempt her Fourth Awakening.

However, Spiritual Ability Users passing by were all staring at the two in shock.

They were all Spiritual Ability Users with stronger bodies than ordinary people and very keen hearing.

The slight grumble from Cheese happened to fall on their ears.

They heard it, but not much of it.

And so...

”What did you surpass him in? Holy shit!” A Spiritual Ability User from No.2 Border City widened his eyes and said, ”Are the customs in No.3 Border City so wild? Is that the kind of thing you talk about?”

”Can I listen in for a few more minutes?” a female Processor’s eyes lit up.

”Didn’t see that coming, this young lady is an impressive figure!”

”No no no, gender doesn’t matter, women can surpass men too.”

”The young couple seems to be having quite the wild time.”

They discussed the matter noisily, and Cheese’s face visibly reddened. She then responded, ”I was talking about surpassing... you bunch of filthy people!”

”Cut!” the Spiritual Ability Users expressed their regret as they went on their way.

Seeing that Cheese’s face was still red, Li Yelai could not help but tease, ”Did you mishear? See how you’ve been misunderstood? This isn’t good for you, a young lady like you...”

”If you keep on teasing, it won’t just be a mishearing anymore!” Cheese huffed and then posed like a ruffian.

Li Yelai had no choice but to stop teasing and seriously asked, ”Are you about to break through to the Fourth Awakening?”

”Yeah, soon. Within a week,” Cheese replied, ”After all, I reached the Third Awakening before you. When you had your First Awakening, I had my Third; when you had your Third, I still had my Third. If you reach your Fourth, and I’m still marking time, wouldn’t it mean you’ve surpassed me?”

”Stop talking nonsense,” Li Yelai stood still, looked at Cheese earnestly and said, ”Are you really confident?”

The Fourth Awakening of Spiritual Ability Users was a hurdle; after the Fourth Awakening, Spiritual Ability Users could form their own Spiritual Ability Projections. By then, not only could Spiritual Ability Users strengthen their Spiritual Power Strength, but they would also have much stronger Spiritual Ability Recovery Effects.

Their combat power would increase by more than double compared to the Third Awakening.

But the risk was also considerable. One should know the larger the soul well, the more easily it could be detected by creatures of the Void Realm, or even some bizarre beings.

After the Fourth Awakening, the likelihood of being detected, and thus the risk of distortion, became even greater.

”I know, I could have had my Fourth Awakening half a month ago, but the risk of distortion in the Disaster Fog was too high, so I kept it as a trump card. I’ve been suppressing the soul well. I have enough sediment already.” Cheese smiled in response, ”If I fail...”

She paused, looking into Li Yelai’s eyes with an indescribable emotion, ”I’m afraid of pain, so when you send me off, make it quick...”

”You really are a vicious woman...” Li Yelai felt very uncomfortable.

Processors all hoped that a friend would ’send’ them off as a final blessing. But to Li Yelai, this seemed too cruel.

Cheese smiled, saying nothing. She had left a Suggestion on Li Yelai that would make him forget her upon her death.

’This won’t cause you too much pain...’ she thought.

In reality, if Spiritual Ability Users maintained their current level and did not pursue more power, the risk of distortion would be greatly reduced.

But Cheese had her reasons to become a Fourth Awakening, to become an uncollected soul at night.

She wanted to go outside the city to pursue the true culprit behind her older cousin’s death.

Or rather, many relatives of the former Champion Team One held this desire.

The previous Champion Team One was very powerful.

Since the establishment of the Processing Department in No.3 Border City, they had always been the strongest team.

Each generation’s team leader was crowned with the name ”Champion,” and they were all geniuses with immense combat prowess!

The fourth-generation Champion led the team to attack the Ember Church and slay its evil projections.

The fifth-generation Champion delved into the Forbidden Zone, killed Overlord-level powerhouses within, and drew the pursuit of the King of the Restricted Zone.

The sixth-generation Champion single-handedly fought a fierce battle against eighteen powerful Void Realm Creatures and, before dying from exhaustion, banished fifteen of them.

Every Champion was an extraordinarily dazzling warrior, and their sacrifices were deeply mourned by humanity.

Five years ago, the seventh-generation Champion was a powerful Spiritual Ability User on the verge of the Eighth Awakening.

She was seen as the successor to the Mad King.

Her Team One also boasted several members with the Sixth and Fifth Sense.

In terms of high-end combat power, Team One was comparable to an entire branch.

However, after encountering Disaster Fog No.49, Champion Team One suffered heavy losses, and after a desperate battle in which the seventh ”Champion” and many elites sacrificed themselves, Team One successfully suppressed Disaster Fog No.49!

But afterward, Disaster Fog No.49 revived at an alarmingly fast rate. The reason was unknown.

The remaining members of Team One were forced to retreat but were struck by some sort of bizarre attack during the retreat.

This assault during the retreat was extremely strange and unpredictable.

It resulted in the complete defeat of Champion Team One, still capable of fighting.

The elites were almost entirely sacrificed; even Yang Chen had to personally kill Floating.

This led to the complete downfall of Champion Team One.

As the eighth-generation ”Champion,” Yang Chen, along with many families, all harbored the same sorrowful wish.

That was to investigate the truth and avenge the real culprit!

Cheese became a Spiritual Ability User for this very reason; she had to seek vengeance for her closest cousin. This was her obsession.

After a moment of silence, Li Yelai asked, ”What about the Magic Potion? What’s your plan?”

”There are officially three types of Fourth Awakening Ravings Magic Potions, but currently, only two are available,” Cheese replied, ”They are Curse and Illusion Sound. The Jing Family, due to cooperation with the Giant City, is willing to share some Magic Potion recipes, including the Fourth Awakening Ravings Potion, Death Words. All are of an auxiliary type, so I haven’t decided which Magic Potion to choose yet.”

Curse can impose certain negative effects on a target. Illusion Sound can cause targets who hear the sound to fall into an illusionary state.

Death Words issue a command to the target that triggers the moment they die. The restrictions are greater, but proper manipulation can yield unexpected results.

None of the three Magic Potions are offensive effects, and Cheese herself already possesses two auxiliary abilities. She wanted an ability with strong offensive power but had no other choices available.

Li Yelai watched as Cheese fell silent; he didn’t want Cheese to take risks but had no reason or standing to stop her.

From the Ark’s trade, he brought back recipes for three types of Magic Potions.

Third Awakening True Martial Path Potion·Broken Strength

Fourth Awakening Path of Babbling Potion·Dragon Roar

Sixth Sense Zeroing Path Potion·Heavenly Fire

As a reward for bringing back the recipes, the official would provide Li Yelai with one free dose of these three Magic Potions.

Among them, Dragon Roar was a Magic Potion from the Ark, a very domineering offensive Ravings ability.

In some distant life-restricted area, there was a clan of dragons that could control the weather with their roars.

This Magic Potion conveyed this power to the Spiritual Ability User.

Both offensive and auxiliary powers were strong.

Li Yelai could only sigh, then said, ”If you’re determined, I can gift you a Magic Potion, but you have to promise me...”

”Gift a Fourth Awakening Potion? That’s a huge favor; should I repay you with my body?” Cheese was somewhat surprised at Li Yelai’s generosity but still joked.

”Cut that out, you have to live first...” Li Yelai sighed, ”I don’t have many friends...”

Cheese’s smile receded, and she nodded slightly: ”Okay, I promise you.”

(Happy New Year everyone)