Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 72 The Skull Pyramid

The crystal skull beside him had already dimmed due to the suppression of the mysterious power in its right eye, but unexpectedly, in an instant, an indescribable spiritual power was transmitted through the connection between the crystal skulls.

This spiritual power activated the crystal skull in front of Han Su.

The vibrant colors on the skull suddenly converged on the two empty eye sockets.

As this accumulation reached its peak, his gaze seemed to materialize, suddenly turning towards Han Su's face. This gaze even exhibited some characteristics of a living person, precisely bypassing Han Su's right eye and projecting onto his right hand.

At this moment, Han Su was in a state of exhaustion of mental energy and was almost unable to resist. He only felt a cold aura gathering on his right hand.

The hypoallergenic fiber glove suddenly became tattered.

These fiber gloves, similar in material to those used to make briefcases, were chosen as protective gear by newlyweds because they could effectively block the infiltration of spiritual power. Who would have thought that the power projected from the skull's eye sockets could even corrode the gloves?

In a hurry, Han Su pulled back, and a cold aura was winding its way up his arm.

"Invasion?"

Han Su instantly realized that there was actually a living person's will inside this already rotting corpse.

Or rather, it is some kind of living substance.

Originally, it was suppressed by the power in its right eye and was about to be dissolved, but the mysterious woman remotely activated and strengthened its will, which made this crystal skull develop ambition.

Taking this opportunity, this will even attempted to go all out and launch a full-scale mental invasion against itself.

The location it chose was its own right hand, because it was wearing a paper-sensitive fiber glove on its right hand. This is something that newcomers usually wear when protecting themselves. The signal it gave to its opponent was that the gap in the person's mental power penetration was here.

Han Su tensed up, and in that instant, only two feelings of surprise arose in his heart:

One possibility is that the Crystal Skull organization is indeed more terrifying than I imagined. Despite being separated by an unknown distance, they can see my weaknesses at a glance simply by using the connections between the crystal skulls.

Invading from here not only allows for faster contamination of oneself, but also prevents resistance and seals off one's vital points.

The second one is: Why did you have to pick my right hand of all places?
Feeling somewhat amused and exasperated, Han Su suddenly clenched his right hand with all his might, stopping the invasion of this will.

Not only that, but while halting the invasion of his will, he also took a deep breath, his gaze sharpening as he fixed it on the crystal skull, before speaking again:
"A divine decree has been issued..."

"..."

Having just exhausted his spiritual power, he recovered completely after a short rest. He recited the incantation again, and his spiritual power once more seeped out from his right eye.

An invisible yet immense power instantly descended upon the crystal skull that was emitting an eerie glow.

This time, without the Crystal Plague blocking the way, the power of the right eye landed more directly and specifically on the crystal skull, instantly suppressing its revitalized colors, then dissolving and stripping them away, leaving it with a dull and lifeless color.

This power was so fierce and domineering that it even dissolved and shattered the mysterious connection between the opponent and the other crystal skulls.

It was as if those fine and intricate threads had been severed by a brutal means.

In that instant, the will that had invaded his right hand became a source without roots.

"it works!"

This was something Han Su had discovered long ago: reciting this incantation would indeed cause his mental energy to be rapidly depleted, resulting in dizziness and a feeling of emptiness in his brain. However, this feeling could be recovered after a short rest.

He didn't know the specific reason, but he had grasped the pattern.

In an instant, Han Su seemed to hear angry screams, and the will that flew out from the crystal skull was collapsing.

His anger was mixed with confusion, as if he couldn't understand why, even though he had clearly invaded the gap in the other's mind, the strange ability the other was using was completely unaffected.

Even the woman on the other side, connected to the crystal skull, felt an indescribable shock when she sensed the connection between the crystal skulls being broken by that extremely powerful force:

'He was clearly exhausted of his mental energy...'

'...'

In this despair, the last vestiges of the crystal skull's will, imbued with unprecedented madness and ruthlessness, even a certain greed, climbed up Han Su's right arm, attempting to burrow into his head and seize his body.

However, this greed turned into fear in the next moment.

The moment it entered Han Su's brain, it saw that indescribable, unrestrained ocean, and a scream that almost shattered the ceiling rang out in Han Su's head.

Amidst this scream, there was even the only message that the crystal skull's will could clearly and completely convey.

He used very foul language: "You...you're not human..."

"..."

"..."

The despair of the Crystal Skull's will at this moment is indescribable.

Even Han Su only gained some understanding of his own spiritual world after the crystal's will invaded him.

It's like only realizing how resilient you are when someone punches you in the face. The essence of the crystal skull is to spread a spiritual plague, a form of spiritual invasion.

Mental invasion, on the other hand, is the use of one's own mind and will to corrupt the mind and will of another person.

It devours the other person's life memories, starting with the most recent ones and gradually moving backwards in age, from 60 to 50, then 30, and so on, until it corrupts the person's earliest memories, from when they were two or three years old, thus completing the corruption of their entire life line.

In this kind of invasion, older people have a significant advantage over younger people.

Older people have memories spanning decades or even centuries, while younger people have memories that are several times, or even ten times, shorter. Therefore, when he successfully entered Han Su's mental world, even though he had little remaining willpower, he still wanted to try again.

This gamble backfired.

When you invade someone's mental world, what you see is a straight road, continuing through time, year after year, advancing in a straight line.

However, after invading Han Su's mental world, they successfully advanced for several years, or more accurately, ten years.

Then he got lost.

The forks in the road are intricate and complex, like a maze.

Even the dead can't hold back anymore, what the hell is this life?

This shock and despair almost caused his will to collapse in an instant.

"I was actually called inhuman by a living skull?"

Han Su felt a mix of amusement and exasperation, and finally understood why he could sense that his mental strength was somewhat different from that of ordinary people when he tried with Miss Crow and with Cui Qiao.

I have so much life to live...

The flashes of light repeatedly take you back to the past, and then back to the future.

He has experienced countless trials and tribulations, and his spirit has undergone countless trials along the course of his life.

The only certainty is that, in terms of the accumulation of spiritual power, from the time I first grew up until now, it has been hundreds of years, but this length has been cut off and piled up haphazardly.

This is why my mental energy is indeed rapidly depleted every time I recite a mantra, but it can also be quickly restored.

Every amount of spiritual power has its limits and can be completely depleted by high-intensity incantations.

But I can continue another chapter myself.

It's as simple as changing a battery.

……

……

'So, my spirit and soul, in some way, also transcend time and space?'

'Only this incantation can activate it?'

As he sighed inwardly, his right eye surged with spiritual power, an invisible force crowding towards the crystal skull on the ground.

The crystal skull, which was incredibly solid and even Han Su's left fist couldn't shatter, actually made a sound like glass breaking.

Countless spiderweb-like cracks suddenly appeared on the skull, and its color instantly dimmed.

As the will within her own mental world collapsed, it was also eager to withdraw from Han Su's mental world, as if to preserve some kind of secret. However, she did not expect that when she withdrew, there was no way back.

The shattered and dimmed crystal skull could no longer bear his will; only strange and pure streams of spirit remained, permeating the narrow space.

In the instant that it collided with Han Su's own spiritual world, countless fragmented images suddenly appeared in Han Su's mind.

Han Su suddenly realized: 'This is information?'

The mind has an instinct to carry information, and the human brain contains an endless amount of information.

Information that is usually released directly by a person is controlled by will and does not contain information, just as a person can control whether or not to reveal their innermost secrets.

This crystal skull, due to its unique characteristics, still retains the properties of "thinking" and "storing information," and the one that originally wanted to invade it is now trapped in its own mental world.

In the midst of the collapse, all the information was revealed.

Now, I am essentially reading countless fragments of the mind.

According to Miss Crow, this might be an extremely dangerous act?

However, when he thought of Song Chu, who had deliberately led him here, and the mysterious relationship between the Crystal Skull organization and that woman, Han Su hardened his heart and let more of his spiritual power seep out, invading these endless fragments of spirit.

This was something Han Su was quite familiar with; every time he returned from the past to the present, he would have a kind of "memory reading" experience.

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