Matrix Survival: I Get A Random Chest Every Day

Chapter 1124 - 824: Another Method to Break Through the Spiritual Power Limit

"If only I could lose it all... if only I could lose it all... if only I could lose it all..."

Li Zheng had already left the building. Xiahou Fei sat in front of the arcade machine, controlling the character on the screen as it went on a rampage, bouncing off and killing each minor monster.

He kept the conclusion the two of them reached in mind, repeatedly muttering this phrase to himself, trying to deepen and solidify this concept so that when he entered the Sin Domain, he wouldn’t easily change his mind.

Outside, Li Zheng grabbed Xiahou Fei by the scruff of his neck, carrying this six-foot-three giant as if he were a stray dog, casually tossing him out of the Golden Light Zone.

In an instant!

Xiahou Fei discovered that countless eyes had opened in every corner of the building, connected by numerous black lines. Once countless gazes fell upon him, the phrase he murmured lost its power, the voice dwindling.

"As long as I lose... it’s... okay..."

In the arcade, the previously invincible character suddenly became fragile, losing a large portion of health with just a touch from a minor monster.

A flash of light passed through Xiahou Fei’s eyes: "We guessed right, as long as I lose, it’s okay..."

But in the next moment, the light left his eyes and they became vacant, like a puppet suspended by strings, mindlessly muttering: "As long as... I lose... it’s..."

In the arcade, the character died, a large "Sloth" character appeared on the screen.

Xiahou Fei stood up stiffly, walked up to the slot machine, and started inserting coins... inserting coins... inserting coins...

The movements grew slower and more hesitant.

"Why do I have to lose?"

"Isn’t it nice staying here?"

"There’s no danger here..."

"No worries here..."

"No damn Sin Domain here..."

"No Wilderness here..."

"No Outer City here..."

"Only entertainment!"

"Only relaxation!"

"Only enjoyment!"

"Why do I have to lose?"

"If I lose it all, I’ll have to face danger, worries, class, and pressure outside. It’s too exhausting..."

"My life is already tiring enough, why can’t I just stay here and enjoy this ease?"

"So I must win..."

"I need more chips!"

"Only with more chips can I continue to stay here!"

Xiahou Fei became cautious, stopped inserting coins, and his vacant eyes gradually regained focus, but the aura had already changed.

It became obsessive, manic, yet filled with exhaustion.

"I must win... I want to win..."

He placed a bet, then activated the machine, it stopped, and he missed.

Chips were gone, Xiahou Fei angrily inserted more coins, then bet again and lost, continued betting and continued losing.

As he kept losing, he began to grow restless and uneasy.

"Why haven’t I won even once?!"

"Why?!"

"I don’t want to lose!"

"I don’t want to go out!"

Watching the chips in his hand dwindle, Xiahou Fei became more and more panicked.

But it was useless, the wins and losses were beyond his control, and the chips kept rapidly disappearing, devoured by those gambling machines.

Immersed in obsession, Xiahou Fei didn’t notice that since entering the Sin Domain, every chip inserted had drawn something out of his Spiritual Body.

Those things emitted a brilliant light.

That brilliant light held a spirited resolve, a passion for life, friendliness to companions...

His essence, all of his good qualities were being consumed and worn away with each insertion, ultimately leaving only endless negative emotions.

Not just sloth, but also wrath, envy, greed, and more.

Xiahou Fei became increasingly deranged, with dark thoughts previously only on the subconscious level now spilling from his lips.

"Damn it, why was I born in the Wilderness while those Outer City scum get to live in such comfort?"

"I want a comfortable life too!"

"Kill them! If we kill all the Outer City people, will the Terminal let Wilderness people live in the Outer City?"

"I want their lives!"

"I want everything they have!"

"If it weren’t for those Outer City people, I wouldn’t be living like a dog!"

"Nor would I have fallen into the Sin Domain, degenerating to this state..."

Madness, chaotic logic, and negative emotions took over, and Xiahou Fei’s Spiritual Body began to sprout those kinds of eyes with black lines, looking extremely evil.

"But there are too many Outer City scum; I can’t kill them all, so..."

"Never mind, it’s better to stay here and enjoy the comfort..."

"As long as I have enough chips, I can live here for a long, long time!"

"Chips... where are the chips?"

Unknowingly, all the chips had been lost, and a sense of panic occupied Xiahou Fei’s consciousness.

"Without chips, I have to leave!"

"I don’t want to leave!"

"I don’t want to leave!"

At this moment, the sky parted with a black mist, and a giant tentacle reached down.

The solitary tentacle was no match for the Celestial Dragon Race, easily severed, with the cut segment landing not far in front of Xiahou Fei.

The tentacle seemed to emit an extremely alluring scent, and everyone around crawled, prostrated, and uttered indecipherable shouts, endlessly yearning for the tentacle.

Like a traveler missing water in the desert suddenly seeing an Oasis, with a spring in it.

Even if the spring emitted a rotten stench, it appeared to them as delicious manna.

Xiahou Fei also crawled towards it, his body’s bones entirely twisted into a bizarre angle, climbing to the tentacle’s front at the fastest speed.

"Chips... so many chips..."

He grabbed a piece and brought it to his mouth: "As long as I have these chips, I can continue to stay here..."

Suddenly, his hand paused, and a hint of confusion flashed across his vacant eyes.

"Stay where?"

His hand holding the tentacle meat stopped, Xiahou Fei felt confused, as if his brain was shrouded.

"Who am I? Where am I? Why am I here? Where do I want to stay?"

A needle-like pain emanated from his mind, and Xiahou Fei discarded the thing in his hand, not caring when it was snatched and swallowed by nearby figures upon hitting the ground.

"I... who am I...?"

Xiahou Fei knocked his head hard, as though trying to smash his skull to rummage through his brain matter.

In the Spiritual Realm, having lost all the chips, the palace trembled, tearing at Xiahou Fei’s Spiritual Realm, with tentacles growing from those eyes, stabbing into Xiahou Fei’s Spiritual Body, pulling and tearing, trying to obliterate him completely.

Xiahou Fei struggled in agony, repeatedly uttering "Who am I."

In the process of betting chips earlier, he lost the concept of "self".

"Who am I? Who am I?"

"I remember now..."

A light emerged deep within his Spiritual Body, gradually expanding throughout Xiahou Fei’s entire being.

"I am Xiahou Fei!"

"I am Xiahou Fei, whose fate is determined by myself and not by heaven!"

Crash!

The tentacles shattered piece by piece, and the palace became mottled, then slowly dissipated.

Xiahou Fei’s Spiritual Body was elevated again, surpassing the previous Outer City standard by several times!

Stepping out from the collapsing palace, Xiahou Fei leaped, landing in the forest, joyfully and freely jumping back and forth, laughing heartily.

Li Zheng looked up at the figure behind Xiahou Fei, someone wearing concealing clothing, a rare presence able to stand in the Sloth Sin Domain.

He had been standing there for a while, silently watching Xiahou Fei, just like Li Zheng, with no intention of helping.

Until Xiahou Fei shouted his name, only then did he turn and leave, entering the Golden Light Zone from the other side, disappearing behind the dense figures of the Celestial Dragon Race.

"I’ve seen him before," Li Zheng watched the person leave: "He is the expert who protected Xiahou Fei in the Fourth Sin Domain."

Looking at Xiahou Fei again, he found himself bent and twisted like a pretzel, lying there groaning, seemingly in pain yet also in delight.

"The method of traversing the Sin Domain was taught to Xiahou Fei by that person," Li Zheng mused: "But Xiahou Fei’s Spiritual Power isn’t actually sufficient to sustain him doing so..."

"It seems in the Wilderness, not only the Celestial Will Organization has means to break spiritual power limits, but there are other capable individuals who have thought of using the Sin Domain for self-cultivation."

"But..."

Li Zheng moved his mind, dragging Xiahou Fei into the Golden Light Zone.

"This method is extremely dangerous, with a success rate appallingly low, impossible to universally apply for cultivation."

"It can only be passed on in a manner similar to the traditional master-disciple relationship."

"There are people working hard in the Wilderness, but this method is extremely dangerous, even if it can succeed now, the next enhancement must venture deeper into the Sin Domain, with the danger level only increasing."

Such a person shouldn’t die here.

Li Zheng had already had Old Pu memorize the other person, planning to return and find them after treating Xiahou Fei’s injuries, teaching them the way to condense the Spiritual Power Node.