Chapter 1604 1597: Sinful Sage (1)

Chapter 1604 Chapter 1597: Sinful Sage (1)

A cloud of sin.

It was a mixture of bloody sanguine, pale violet, and hellish black. The shape was undefined, shifting and changing with every passing second as if it were a living entity breathing gleefully within the world. To those not Inheritors of Sin, immersion would generate a sinister, sickening feeling within the pit of one's stomach. A natural aversion would develop, yet this distaste would swiftly vanish as if it was purely born of one's idle imagination.

To those Inheritors of Sin, the sight bestowed a heavy feeling that stimulated their True Soul, their Bloodline of Sin, which originated from their Primordial Seed of Sin that had merged within them. This feeling embodied their respective domains of sin. Wei Wuyin felt two different feelings pulsate within him as the cloud of sin grew closer-anticipation and deep hunger. The former originated from his Primordial Seed of Sin: Pride, while the latter emanated entirely from his Primordial Seed of Sin: Lust. The two feelings intermingled together and had notable similarities, both driving him to want to associate himself with this individual.

As for the influence bearing down on those Blessed by the Heavenly Daos, those who've conquered stages of the Calamities of Hell in their previous lives, would feel a pounding anxiety that couldn't quite be pinpointed. It subtly instigated feelings of caution and distrust, exacerbating these qualities to an extreme level.

It was a survival instinct being triggered.

However, what one did as these feelings developed within them was solely up to them. The Heavenly Daos didn't even directly point out the source, only generating those feelings within the Blessed themselves. If not for Wei Wuyin's Bloodline of Sin, he wouldn't have even been able to see the cloud of sin's arrival, and this would place him in a vulnerable situation where he wouldn't know where to run, hide, or who to fight and be wary against.

Wei Wuyin had these two conflicting feelings intermingled within him as an Inheritor of Sin and a Blessed. However, this only amplified the significance of a cloud of sin enveloping a single person.

This was the first time Wei Wuyin had ever encountered such a gargantuan amassment of sin. Observing, he realized that the cloud of sin's maximum range was 64.8 meters in radius. He wasn't able to determine its other dimensions, only the greatest reach in its breathing mass before it inevitably withdrew back into itself.

Of course, Wei Wuyin's first thought was the ever-crucial question: 'How much Karmic Luck Value was this person's life worth?' He didn't initially consider the weighty sins that had to be committed against the Heavenly Daos' three thousand commandments or the abnormal amount of Blessed they might have had to slaughter, but how much this 64.8 meters limit cloud of sin was worth!

As expected of an Exploitative Blessed!

As expected of an Inheritor of Lust!

[RIGHT ARM]

Karmic Luck Value: 167,824.2.

First Calamity: Survived - 7/7.

Second Calamity: Claimed - 1/1.

Third Calamity: Claimed - 3/3.

Fourth Calamity: Suppressed - 1 Year.

[LEFT ARM]

Karmic Luck Value: 74,740.

First Calamity: Claimed - 7/7.

Second Calamity: Claimed - 1/1.

Third Calamity: Claimed - 3/3.

Wei Wuyin had already reached his pinnacle state of cultivation as a mortal and was ready to take that next step. Normally, Wei Wuyin would agree. He was capable of waiting to set up undefeatable schemes. However, he had a faint feeling that this was a turning point in his life.

This was an opportunity.

It was vague and uncertain, but he knew it didn't originate from the Bloodline of Sin or the Heavenly Daos. This was something that originated from within his soul, as if it came from the basis of his existence.

Unbeknownst to Wei Wuyin, two existences were silently watching, diligently observing this development. One of them was gentle and filled with anticipation, but the other was stern and filled with confidence.

At this point, the Heavenly War Spirit could feel something wasn't quite right. "You're a peak Mortal, but he's a peak Ascended! Just wait until you've grasped the Ways of Mysticism and then if you must kill Sage Springfield, we can plan it out slowly with absolute certainty. I'll give it my all, and with the War Talisman, all your subordinates, and Bai Lin after her successful transformation, you'll be in a great position to establish an inescapable trap." She didn't even bother to ask why Wei Wuyin wanted to kill Sage Springfield. It simply didn't matter. Whether it was out of sheer impulse or to seize the countless years of efforts he had invested into the Sky Heart Galaxy, none of that mattered.

"..." Wei Wuyin lowered his gaze to the rocky asteroid beneath his feet. He softly muttered, "Peak Mortal? Peak Ascended...?"

By this point, the Second Mind had already devised and thrown away forty-two other plans. There was one that was particularly close to having a decent success rate, but the consequences were likely to destroy a large portion of the Sky Heart Galaxy. However, there were life-saving variables to consider, and it was best to use this as an urgent backup rather than the main plan.

Young Master Shang remained quiet after sensing the somber mood. He was of the thought that Wei Wuyin would begin establishing initial connections with Sage Springfield as a Worldly Saint Alchemist to ease the entrance into the Utmost Purity Galaxy.

In actuality, Wei Wuyin intended to use the Utmost Purity Galaxy as the stage to complete his grand promise to Yue Songli and host a great banquet, hoping to rapidly develop his reputation by word of mouth by using Sage Springfield's prestige and invite top-tier figures far beyond their cultivation base from even other galaxies by using a pretense of selling Mystic-World products, and even have them bring foreign gifts and delicacies from their place of origin. Unfortunately, a cloud of sin had changed all of that.

"Tch," King's voice suddenly resounded.

"Oh?" Wei Wuyin's eyes brightened.

"Roar!" Kratos added, inducing heart-pounding waves within his chest.

The light within Wei Wuyin's eyes intensified by a level.

"Sure! Sure! Sure, why not?! Let's do it!" Ori excitedly chimed in.

That light within his silver eyes was on the verge of spewing out, almost as if his Spiritual Strength was reaching its limits as before!

"...If something's too complex, just simplify it. Isn't that what you said before?" Eden sighed softly as it advised. It was difficult to tell if it was agreeing with its siblings or not.

"You're all right," Wei Wuyin lifted his gaze. The intensification of its radiance had coalesced and condensed into his irises, granting his silver eyes a boundlessly mystifying charm.

"What are you thinking about doing?" The Heavenly War Spirit's golden mass of a body began to feel an inexplicable tingling sensation.

Wei Wuyin revealed a smile suffused with the simplicity of confidence and resolve, he replied: "Keeping it simple."

"..." The Heavenly War Spirit.

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Within the triangular void vessel, a gentle voice resounded with the air of innate majesty and elegance: "Where is this...Neo-Dawn Alchemic Saint?"