novelraw Chapter 166: Shock
Chapter 166: Shock
"Major Divine Body!"
Su Yuan carefully sensed the myriad changes within his physical body.
With his Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Body at the Major Divine Body stage, as his aura flowed, the Yin-Yang Five Elements Cosmic Energies intertwined and collided, and this collision occurred in every part of his physical body.
This was something absolutely impossible to experience in the outside reality.
This sensation made Su Yuan feel as though he had transformed into a spirit lifeform born from Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, naturally mastering the seven Cosmic Energies of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements.
"Wonderful, simply wonderful!" Su Yuan reached out, carefully examining his palm.
"In a sense, my physical body is now composed of the Yin-Yang Five Elements Cosmic Energies..."
Su Yuan sighed in awe to himself.
In the Cosmic Starry Sky, various spirit lifeforms existed, such as Solar Spirits born from the sun, and Lunar Spirits born from the moon.
Whether Solar Spirits or Lunar Spirits, neither possessed a Flesh and Blood Body like humans, but rather an Energy Body composed entirely of solar or lunar energy.Having an energy-based body allowed one's comprehension of the Cosmic Energy composing it to skyrocket, making them darlings of that specific Cosmic Energy.
'It makes perfect sense that the Divine Body World is an evolutionary world that Late-stage Starry Sky Lifeforms will inevitably descend upon.'
Su Yuan thought silently in his heart.
In the real world, wanting to turn one's physical body into energy and become like those spirit lifeforms? Who knew how heavy a price that would demand.
Even for Su Yuan.
Even with the myriad methods provided by the gray mirror, transforming into a spirit lifeform fused with the seven Cosmic Energies of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements would be quite complex.
Most importantly, reversing from a spirit lifeform back to a flesh and blood lifeform was even more complicated.
Not to mention the cost, the time consumed would easily range from decades to centuries.
Spirit lifeforms had their advantages, and flesh and blood lifeforms had theirs. The former had a high baseline, allowing them to easily step into the Late-stage Starry Sky Life realm or even become a Stellar Life Form.
However, the upper limit of the latter was a bit higher.
Among the absolute top experts in the universe currently, more than half were flesh and blood lifeforms.
Yet the Divine Body World allowed Imperial Citizen Players to easily possess an Energy Body perfectly tailored to themselves.
Meanwhile, their real bodies remained Flesh and Blood Bodies.
Thus—
They could enjoy the advantages of spirit lifeforms while simultaneously maintaining the high potential of flesh and blood lifeforms.
It was simply unreasonable.
'Although my current body has accommodated the seven Cosmic Energies of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements, it is still a Post-natal Divine Body. In essence, it remains a mortal body and can continue to house even more Cosmic Energies.'
Su Yuan pondered to himself.
Innate Divine Bodies were constructed by the game itself and possessed a higher sensitivity to Cosmic Energy. Post-natal Divine Bodies, on the other hand, evolved from mortal bodies and had a higher capacity for accommodation.
"Hmm?"
"Someone has come to the Spirit Medicine Pavilion?"
Su Yuan's expression shifted slightly as he looked outside.
'I wonder how this Bai Shilin managed to offend Young Master Tianshu...'
The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager strode over, thinking casually to himself.
He had received instructions from Young Master Tianshu, which was why he specifically assigned Bai Shilin to the Night Watch on his very first day reporting for duty.
The purpose was precisely to frame Bai Shilin the next morning when inventorying the Spirit Medicine.
'Ah, Bai Shilin, do not blame me. If you must blame someone, blame yourself for offending someone you shouldn't have.'
The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager felt not a shred of guilt. In his eyes, as long as he could please Bai Tianshu, framing Bai Shilin was nothing.
'If I can make Young Master Tianshu happy this time, I might just get transferred out of here...' The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager thought gleefully.
At the same time, he decided that he would definitely torment Bai Shilin to death later.
Creak— The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager pushed open the heavy doors. He took a casual glance, and his face instantly drastically changed.
"What is this?"
The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager turned pale. He saw that on the first floor of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion, all the Spirit Medicine had vanished into thin air, leaving behind only piles of powder in their original places.
"Where is the Spirit Medicine?"
The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager steadied his nerves and immediately hurried to the second floor.
The second floor was the exact same. Where the Spirit Medicine used to rest, only piles of dust remained.
"I am doomed."
The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager felt his world spinning. If just one or two stalks of Spirit Medicine were missing, he could have suppressed the matter and written it off as an internal loss.
But with the complete disappearance of every single Spirit Medicine on both the first and second floors, this was beyond his ability to cover up. It would inevitably alarm the Bai Family Patriarch, and when that happened, he, as the Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager, would definitely have to bear the vast majority of the responsibility.
"The third floor."
Clinging to a final shred of hope, the Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager headed toward the third floor.
"Who are you?"
With a single glance, the Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager spotted Su Yuan sitting cross-legged in the center of the third floor.
"Bai Shilin, tell me, what is the meaning of all this?"
The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager was stunned for a moment before he abruptly snapped back to his senses. Glaring furiously at Su Yuan, he interrogated, "Was it you? Did you collude with outsiders to take all the Spirit Medicine in the pavilion..."
At this moment, the Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager finally thought of a way to absolve himself of blame.
That was to dump all the blame onto Bai Shilin. Conveniently, Bai Shilin was right here.
However, even as he spat out that accusation, the Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager noticed something slightly amiss. Why was Su Yuan still sitting quietly on the third floor of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion at a time like this?
But he could not afford to care about such details right now.
"Noisy."
Su Yuan glanced indifferently at the Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager. With a mere thought, the boundless Yin-Yang Five Elements Cosmic Energies swept outward.
"Ah?"
The Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager only felt his vision go dark before he was thoroughly crushed into dust by the mighty Yin-Yang Five Elements Cosmic Energies.
Whether it was the Spirit Medicine Pavilion Manager or the members of the Bai Family, they were all Native Residents in the Divine Body World—in other words, artificial intelligences.
In the Divine Body World, Native Residents made up the vast majority. As for Imperial Citizen Players, they remained a small minority.
"Major Divine Body achieved. Next up is the Perfected Divine Body."
Su Yuan stood up and slowly descended from the third floor of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.
Now that he had devoured all the Spirit Medicine within the Spirit Medicine Pavilion, there was no longer any reason to stay here.
"Who are you?"
"Bai Shilin?"
"Where did all the Spirit Medicine in the pavilion go?"
On his way out of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion, members of the Bai Family successively discovered the bizarre scene inside. Seeing Su Yuan walking downstairs alone, they naturally voiced their interrogations.
Su Yuan naturally could not be bothered to explain. In fact, he could not explain it anyway, as all the Spirit Medicine had indeed entered his body. Therefore, he uniformly suppressed them with the Yin-Yang Five Elements Cosmic Energies.
Before restoring his strength, Su Yuan did not mind keeping a low profile. But now that his power was restored? Naturally, there was no need to tolerate them any longer.
Luoyang City, Patrol Department.
Numerous Patrol Officers immediately received news that the Bai Family's Spirit Medicine Pavilion had been thoroughly ransacked by a thug.
"Move, everyone follow me."
The Patrol Department Chief was a Tier 4 Expert, making him one of the strongest individuals in all of Luoyang City. Upon hearing this, he immediately led a large group of subordinates and rushed toward the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.
The Bai Family's Spirit Medicine Pavilion housed many highly valuable Spirit Medicines. Under normal circumstances, they lacked a suitable excuse to cause trouble for the family. But now that someone had made a move on the pavilion, it was the perfect opportunity for them to intervene. Rumble— A massive crowd of people quickly arrived near the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.
"Halt!"
From a distance, the Patrol Department Chief noticed Su Yuan unhurriedly strolling out of the Spirit Medicine Pavilion. He was just about to march forward and reprimand him, but then he sensed the terrifying aura exuding from Su Yuan's body, along with the undulating flow of at least five different types of Cosmic Energies.
His expression drastically changed in an instant.
Su Yuan stopped in his tracks, sweeping his gaze indifferently over the Patrol Department Chief and his men.
"Lord."
The Patrol Department Chief immediately bowed and said, "We received evidence of crimes committed by the Bai Family's Spirit Medicine Pavilion and were just coming to make arrests. Fortunately, Senior stepped in just in time. We thank Senior for eradicating this menace to Luoyang City on our behalf."
The moment the Patrol Department Chief said this.
The numerous Patrol Officers trailing behind him were instantly bewildered.
However, since the Chief had already spoken, they naturally dared not interrupt. Restraining their previously aggressive postures, they stood obediently behind their Chief, not daring to look directly at Su Yuan.
"Is that so?"
Su Yuan cast a fleeting glance at the Patrol Department Chief and said nothing more.
He naturally understood the reason behind the Patrol Department Chief's sudden shift in attitude, but he was far too lazy to pursue the matter.
Whether it was the Patrol Department Chief or the swarm of Patrol Officers behind him, they were all Native Residents of the Divine Body World.
In reality, there were only a few dozen Imperial Citizen Players in the entirety of Luoyang City. After all, the starting point for Imperial Citizen Players in the Divine Body World was a Late-stage Starry Sky Life.
Scattered across the vast Divine Body World, the number of Imperial Citizen Players in any given location was quite sparse.
Most powerful Imperial Citizen Players migrated to more prosperous regions and grand provinces. As for Luoyang City? It was merely a backwater town.
"Yes, yes, yes, exactly that."
The Patrol Department Chief nodded vigorously, his posture incredibly deferential.
It was only after watching Su Yuan walk away that the Patrol Department Chief finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Chief."
Several Patrol Officers behind him could not help but ask, "Was that man's strength very high?"
For the Patrol Department Chief to change his attitude so rapidly and act so reverent, it could only mean that the young man just now possessed terrifyingly profound strength.
"Very high? That doesn't even begin to cover it."
The Patrol Department Chief steadied his nerves. "That Lord is at least a Tier 5 Expert, perhaps even a Tier 6. Damn it, how did the Bai Family manage to provoke an existence of that caliber? Aren't they trying to get us killed?"
As he spoke, a hint of lingering dread leaked into the Patrol Department Chief's tone.
If he had not reacted quickly just now, and had shown even the slightest inclination to pick a fight with Su Yuan, likely not a single person in their group would have survived.
The Divine Body World was vast and boundless, where the strong were revered. As long as one possessed overwhelming strength, they could do whatever they pleased.
Order did not exist here; only absolute power did.
"Tier 5? Tier 6?"
The numerous Patrol Officers gasped sharply. The strongest beings in Luoyang City were merely Tier 4 Experts. Tier 5? Tier 6? What kind of unimaginable existence was that?
"Chief..." Just then, a subordinate came running over swiftly.
"I've investigated thoroughly. The person just now is named Bai Shilin, a member of a branch bloodline of the Bai Family who was exiled to work in the Spirit Medicine Pavilion..."
The subordinate reported rapidly.
"The Bai Family? Bai Shilin?"
The Patrol Department Chief pondered for a moment before turning back to the horde of Patrol Officers. "Remember this well. From now on, anything involving the name Bai Shilin must be handled with extreme caution. As for the Bai Family..."
The Patrol Department Chief deliberated for a moment before continuing, "This Lord Bai Shilin likely has a terrible relationship with the Bai Family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done something like this, slaughtering so many of his own kin."
According to the intelligence they received, Bai Shilin had stripped the Spirit Medicine Pavilion clean, and many members of the Bai Family who attempted to stop him had perished at his hands.
"If the Bai Family ever comes to our door asking for help in the future, absolutely ignore them."
The Patrol Department Chief ordered instantly.
"Yes."
The many Patrol Officers nodded in acknowledgment.
"Time to go meet the City Lord of Luoyang City."
Su Yuan strolled down the street, heading straight for the City Lord's Mansion.
The City Lord of Luoyang City was an Imperial Citizen Player, and one of Su Yuan's upcoming plans required his cooperation.
Soon.
Su Yuan arrived outside the City Lord's Mansion.
To display his sincerity, Su Yuan did not force his way into the mansion. Instead, he took the initiative to speak to the Guards stationed outside. "I wish to see the City Lord."
The Guards of the City Lord's Mansion also sensed the terrifying aura emanating from Su Yuan. A few of them even paled slightly, evidently having already received word of Su Yuan's actions at the Spirit Medicine Pavilion.
"Please wait a moment." One Guard spoke up hurriedly before hastily retreating into the City Lord's Mansion.
'The City Lord's Mansion...' Su Yuan looked at the building, his thoughts swirling. 'The Divine Body World isn't like the Broken Void World, which had the Dayong Dynasty suppressing everything.'
'In the Divine Body World, Imperial Citizen Players possess a much higher degree of freedom. As long as one has the capability, becoming a City Lord and ruling over a region is completely achievable.'
A moment later.
A bearded Middle-aged Man strode out confidently, trailed closely by the Guard who had just gone inside to report.
Witnessing this scene, the surrounding Guards' pupils constricted sharply. They naturally recognized that this bearded Middle-aged Man was none other than the City Lord of Luoyang City.
For Su Yuan's visit to warrant the Luoyang City Lord greeting him personally—this evidently left the Guards reeling in shock.
One had to know that the Luoyang City Lord not only held a supremely transcendent status in Luoyang City, but his strength was also beyond all doubt the greatest. The other Tier 4 Experts in the city were no match for the City Lord whatsoever.
"Please."
The bearded Middle-aged Man cast a profound look at Su Yuan before taking the initiative to lead him into the City Lord's Mansion.
Soon.
Su Yuan followed the bearded Middle-aged Man to an elegant pavilion.
The bearded Middle-aged Man waved his hand, dismissing the serving Maidservant and subordinates, who immediately withdrew.
For a time, only Su Yuan and the Luoyang City Lord remained within the pavilion.
"Greetings, Lord," the Luoyang City Lord instantly greeted, bowing slightly toward Su Yuan.
As an Imperial Citizen Player, he naturally knew Su Yuan's origins perfectly well—he was also an Imperial Citizen Player who had descended into the Divine Body World.
"We both hail from the Azure Surge Universal Human Empire, there is no need for such formalities,"
Su Yuan smiled faintly, quietly observing the Luoyang City Lord.
The Divine Body World was a popular evolutionary world sweeping across the thirty-six great human universal empires. Meeting a fellow Player from the same Human Cosmic Empire here could well be described as two hometown countrymen running into each other.
"Senior is also from the Azure Surge Universal Human Empire?" The Luoyang City Lord was overjoyed.
His joy did not solely stem from them being from the same human empire, but also because Su Yuan's tone was rather friendly, implying he harbored no malicious intent toward him.
Absolute Order did not exist in the Divine Body World. As long as an Imperial Citizen Player was strong enough, they could absolutely forcefully seize the position of Luoyang City Lord from this bearded Middle-aged Man's hands.
After the two chatted for a short while, Su Yuan cut straight to the chase.
"I came here because there is a certain matter I need your cooperation on."
Su Yuan looked at the Luoyang City Lord, his tone perfectly flat.
"Please speak, Senior." The Luoyang City Lord did not hesitate in the slightest, donning a completely obedient and subservient demeanor.