Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 85 Losing control
"What about the deal with Black Umbrella? The Spirit-Slaying Armor?" Li Yelai suddenly asked.

Rescuing the Extinct Ones would be the best outcome, but the Ark's deal cannot be ignored.

There are two kinds of deals with Greyhound Black Umbrella: one is to hand over the head of Flying Gunman, and the other is to hand over the Spirit-Slaying Armor.

The rewards are the recipes for the third awakening potion from the True Martial Path and the recipes for the sixth awakening potion from the Zero Path.

Yin Huo's expression turned strange upon hearing this. After looking at Li Ye for a while, he said, "I'm afraid the first transaction won't be completed."

"Isn't the second method impossible to complete?" Li Yelai asked in astonishment. The first method required exchanging the head of the Flying Gunman, who was already dead, so it would be easier to complete, right?
The second type is the Spirit-Slaying Armor, which is extremely precious.

Of all the javelins in the entire city, probably only the five spears obtained this time are of the Spirit-Slaying Armament.

Moreover, it was forged from the arm bones of that Spiritbreaker. From both a moral and ethical standpoint, it's inappropriate to trade it. What will the Spiritbreakers who have secretly joined the official ranks think?
“Don’t worry about that. The Spirit Slayer told us to handle the Spirit Slayer Armor ourselves. Her idea is that since it’s already gone, we might as well create more value for humanity. We can take one out to trade. By the way, these are your spoils of war. You can also apply to use the Spirit Slayer Armor if necessary,” Yin Huo explained.

"As for the Flying Gunner's head... Three days ago, when the doll came to rescue you, it saw you were barely clinging to life. It almost went crazy with rage and smashed the Flying Gunner's body to pieces." Yin Huo spread his hands and said, "Body fragments were flying everywhere. The logistics team's processing personnel were all in a frenzy. Where would they find a head to trade with? Forget about the head. Just say that the officials came and there wasn't time to cut off the Flying Gunner's head."

Li Yelai was shocked. The doll only told him that the Flying Gunman was dead, but it didn't say how he died.

At this point, Yin Huo laughed and said, "I rarely see dolls show such an angry attitude. But I can understand it. If my whole life was affected by the curse, but I met a friend who could ignore my curse and interact with me normally, I would also cherish him."

"The good news is that those who are 'Spirit Absolute' also have extremely high curse resistance, so the doll will have an extra friend," Li Yelai said with a smile.

This is indeed a good thing. Not only can those who are immune to spiritual energy, they also have strong resistance to curses. They should be able to be like Li Yelai, unaffected by the curses of the dolls, Li Yunyan, and Little Mad King.

This is a good thing. Once the existence of the Soul Reapers is no longer a secret, the situation of the puppets and others will improve.

Yin Huo was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at Li Yelai with some suspicion.

Damn, it feels like they're talking about completely different things.

He couldn't help but rub his forehead and say, "Well, your personality is quite similar to that of Yang Chen."

Then, he took an apple and said, "Rest here for a few more days to recover your strength. You can be discharged after the check-up is completed. Don't worry, this is an official hospital. Patients and doctors are all civilians or clerical staff, so don't worry about revealing your identity."

Li Yelai nodded.

Over the next two or three days, people frequently came to visit Li Yelai.

This allowed Li Ye to truly experience the care and concern of his comrades.

Most of them didn't know that Li Yelai had rescued the Jue Lingzhe; they only knew that Li Yelai had saved several civilians after fighting against San Jue.

So much so that the way they looked at Li Yelai was filled with respect and affection.

When Yang Chen visited Li Yelai, he said that once Li Yelai recovered, he could try to advance to the third awakening stage. He had already contacted several Night Watchmen to personally protect Li Yelai.

When Xinghuo brought Yingliu to see Li Yelai, he complained that Li Yelai had run away too fast, leaving him alone in the car, completely bewildered. Later, he heard that Li Yelai was seriously injured, and he was terrified.

When the heavy cavalry arrived, they remained mostly silent. Fortunately, the detective happened to arrive and gave Li Yelai a scathing critique of his reckless behavior. He suggested Li Yelai take on some freelance work to relax. Li Yelai had no choice but to agree.

Sometimes cheese is served with milk tea, and sometimes with fruit.

The dolls, on the other hand, carried some food.

As a result, Li Yelai has felt that he has gained some weight these days.

Unfortunately, they came every day, but the two of them never met.

On the fourth day after waking up, Li Ye was finally discharged from the hospital after confirming that he had fully recovered.

And the official rewards have arrived.

Although the official account concealed Li Yelai's achievement of rescuing the Spirit Slayers, they would not forget his achievement of killing a dangerous third-awakening psychic.

Li Yelai received 30 merit points and a reward of 30,000 Giant City Coins.

This brought Li Yelai's merit points back to 75.

Li Yelai took a car back home to let his younger sister know he was safe, but was surprised to find that his younger sister had also gained some weight.

"What did you eat?" Li Yelai was a little surprised. During his hospitalization, it was the dolls and cheese that took care of Li Yunyan.

I never expected to fatten her up like that.

Li Yunyan was spinning a hula hoop, desperately trying to lose weight. Upon hearing this, she clicked her tongue and complained, "I can't let them down, or I might become their sister-in-law, cough cough. So whether it's the milk tea that Sister Cheese brought or the roast chicken that Sister Doll sent, I showed it off!"

Then, Li Yunyan looked at Li Yelai with a heavy expression: "If you don't come back soon, I estimate I'll gain another five pounds!"

Li Yelai was speechless for a moment, and could only comfort her by saying, "It looks better when you're a little chubby."

They also confirmed Li Yunyan's current learning progress.

Li Yunyan has already mastered most of the theoretical knowledge of psychic energy. She was already a good student, and she grasped the knowledge very well.

About two weeks later, I was able to use the stabilizer and become a psionicist. I would then have a certain degree of self-defense capability.

Who knows, Li Yelai might even become her instructor.

Li Ye then rushed to the branch office.

These days, he hasn't been idle in the ward; he's been practicing his psionic skills.

I realized that I was now able to cross the Well of Souls.

Now, I have fully recovered.

That's the time to advance to the third awakening!

When Li Ye returned to the branch, he saw Chen Tiewei at the underground entrance.

Since his partner Zhang Tiewei was killed, he has been guarding the underground entrance alone.

He greeted Li Yelai with a smile when he saw him.

"I heard you were injured while saving civilians. Well done, that's what a handler should do!"

Li Yelai felt somewhat ashamed of such praise and could only change the subject, saying, "I might need to awaken for the third time."

"Three awakenings? That's fast!" Chen Tiewei laughed. "I wish you success in advance!"

"I will!" Li Yelai entered the branch with the blessings of the Iron Guard.

Within the branch, Yang Chen had already assembled an elite night watch team to protect Li Yelai.

After Cheese picked up Li Yelai, he took Li Yelai into the Awakening Room deep inside the branch.

Compared to the last awakening, there is much more equipment in the room this time.

These are all preventative measures. If any unexpected events occur during Li Yelai's third awakening, forceful intervention can be initiated.

“Using potions carries significant risks, and this potion is particularly unique. You must be extremely careful,” Cheese said, looking into Li Yelai’s eyes. “If it fails, even if it's a waste of the potion, don’t force the awakening. If it gets out of control, you’re truly doomed.”

“I know,” Li Yelai nodded, then asked, “What ability will I gain this time?”

Yang Chen replied, "I don't know. The special material added to you this time is extremely rare. But it's definitely not a useless ability. It's bound to be a powerful skill!"

Yang Chen's words were true; this special material came from a Class B forbidden item: the Black Dragon Armor.

Its effect is that once worn, it can enhance an ordinary person to the level of a five-sense psychic. The price is that it can never be taken off, and the wearer will be devoured by the armor's consciousness, gradually transforming their body into a dragon.

Legend has it that this armor was forged during a time of great calamity when a powerful psychic slew a mighty black dragon.

But after donning the armor, the psionicist was ultimately consumed by the armor's consciousness, transforming into a giant dragon.
This may be what is meant by "the dragon slayer becomes the dragon himself".

When a psionicist wears it, their power is amplified, and combined with their existing psionic abilities, it can even be enhanced to the sixth sense or even a higher level!

During the last Black Prison riot, a Night Scout donned armor and unleashed power comparable to or even surpassing Yang Chen's. With undeniable strength, he suppressed the Class B forbidden object, the Ice Witch.

Finally, before becoming completely twisted, he committed suicide, ending his life as a half-human, half-dragon.

At the same time, he left behind a valuable legacy. He was indeed assimilated by the armor, but he also gained immense power from the Black Dragon Armor. He intended to leave this power to Li Yelai as material after his death.

This power is naturally immense.

If successful, Li Yelai will gain the powerful strength of the Black Dragon Armor.

However, the risks will not be low.
Therefore, Yang Chen prepared a great deal for this awakening.

"However, at least we won't see auxiliary abilities like the 'Virtual Realm Beast Language' anymore," Li Yelai chuckled.

“Indeed, this time, you don’t need to look at faces anymore.” Cheese chuckled, but the worry in his eyes was hard to hide.

At this moment, Li Yelai noticed a dinosaur doll appearing at the corner not far away, and couldn't help but reach out and wave.

Hey, doll!

The mascot immediately held up an advertising sign in response: [Go for it! I'm here for you! (｀＾)ノ]
"Okay, thank you!" Li Yelai replied with a smile.

After nodding to everyone, Li Yelai picked up the gilded potion stored in the branch and entered the awakening room.

He began meditating again, and over the next two hours, Li Yelai repeatedly checked the state of the Well of Souls.

Finally, he raised the gilded potion in his hand and drank it all in one gulp.

The potion smelled strange, even a bit fishy and foul, like the stench of rotten seafood.

Li Yelai swallowed the potion with difficulty, and then entered a meditative state.

“The breakthrough has begun,” Yang Chen whispered. “Beiwei Group, prepare for everyone to enter the Void Realm!”

"Yes!" the night scouts responded. They were the direct guard, the Beiwei Squad.

Although they are theoretically personal guards, in reality, a captain-level expert doesn't need personal guards at all.

They each led their own teams into the wilderness to hunt extraordinary creatures.

This time, as expected, Yang Chen recalled them in order to ensure Li Yelai's successful awakening.

Inside the Awakening Room, Li Yelai saw his own Well of Souls.

On the way to the Well of Souls, Li Yelai once again encountered various tempting scenes.

Compared to the last awakening, this one is more alluring and more real.

In the scene, he leads a massive army to the front of the restricted area.

Looking back, he saw endless border guards and human war vehicles, and tens of thousands of organized processors!

They shouted the name of the king!
Embrace the glory of battle!
As Li Yelai launches his assault on the forbidden zone, the annihilation of humanity's enemies will take place today! Right now!

Li Yelai suppressed his impulse and abandoned the false human army. He continued to approach the Well of Souls.

One day, he will personally lead the team to attack the penalty area, without needing the lure of such illusions!

In the next instant, the scene around him shifted once more. He seemed to have been granted eternity, his physical body immortal, until eternity. He watched as time passed, as all things withered, yet he remained forever young.
No fun, next one.

Li Yelai scoffed. He didn't really care about immortality. Why not let everyone achieve immortality together? Giving only one is nothing! Stingy and petty!
The scene disappeared after Li Yelai refused again.

He arrived in a virtual space where any question he asked would be answered.

Li Ye paused for a moment. It was somewhat appealing to him, but not very much. Although he wanted to know some of the truth, he wasn't fixated on it.

So he broke free from the scene again.

The fourth scene is completely different from the previous ones. Here, Li Yelai witnesses the release of various desires.

Greed, gluttony, lust, vanity, and giving up?

In short, all the familiar figures to Li Yelai were releasing their own desires.

It seems that all it takes is Li Ye's consent for him to become one of them.

Beside Li Yelai were several stunningly beautiful girls dressed in revealing clothing.

Just like the last time he awakened, these girls were all familiar friends of Li Yelai.

Of course, Li Yunyan didn't do that; instead, she showed off the food from afar, which was in line with her character.

Li Yelai's gaze swept over the girls beside him, looking at their beautiful yet alluring faces, but in reality, they would never show such an expression.

It's so jarring.
Li Yelai once again escaped the allure of the illusion.

The next second, he approached the Well of Souls, and the instant he passed through it.

He felt a powerful force surge into his body. Wow, very powerful!

This power is enough for Li Ye to protect even more people!
He excitedly opened his eyes, intending to share the success of this awakening with his comrades.

But in that instant, his pupils contracted.

The area in front of him had been reduced to ruins.

He groggily rose from the ruins, only to find himself surrounded by corpses.

Yang Chen, Cheese, Doll, Spark, Yin Fire, Shadow Stream. One by one, corpses fell at his feet.

At his feet, Li Yunyan had already stopped breathing, her face filled with pain and despair.

In the sky, a blood-red figure sat on a blood-red throne, looking down at the ants below.

He spoke in a cold voice: "Come, humans, take your revenge!"

Li Yelai's eyes widened. Even though he subconsciously knew it was an illusion, a violent force still guided his anger and killing intent!
"I kill you!"

In the physical world, the expressions of everyone outside the Awakening Room changed drastically.

Because, in the awakening room, Li Yelai let out an inhuman roar.

A burst of violent psionic energy erupted, and sharp scales grew from his body, tearing his vest apart.

The violently beating heart roared like a war drum!
Two forces reacted violently within his body!

"Damn it, he's going to lose control!"

(End of this chapter)