Chapter 589 - 348: Kill/Release

Chapter 589: Chapter 348: Kill/Release

’An Su, that bastard, really loves to stir up trouble.’

’But he’s not wrong. Lu Luwei is indeed dangerous. If she were just a stranger, Lu Cang would have likely killed her on the spot, torn out her soul, and subjected it to Eternal Erasure...’

’But unfortunately, I still have a conscience.’

Lu Cang looked at Lu Luwei with hesitation in his eyes.

In reality, Lu Luwei’s appearance wasn’t terrifying and twisted like the version in his Sea of Consciousness.

She just looked like a normal, beautiful girl.

"Lu Luwei, that book called *Black Secret*, do you still have it with you?"

"Yes... I have it right here."

Lu Luwei lifted a single hand, and a book with a deep, pitch-black cover appeared before Lu Cang.

Lu Cang flipped through the book.

With his Divine Level·Complete Method, Lu Cang would not be corrupted by the knowledge.

It was a storybook.

It did indeed contain a Secret. The hidden object within was the Door of Thought, and it even required the Observer Profession to unlock.

[Creator: Qi, Hidden Knowledge: An essence of the world. All things in existence are forever thinking of opening something, as if they themselves were shut.]

Lu Cang’s gaze seemed to instantly pierce through countless doors.

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG—

In an instant, he passed through an unknown number of doors and saw a twisted mass of light. It sent out faint, colored tentacles in all directions, each one connected to a doorway.

’So this is... Qi.’

[Creator: Filth Source Nest, Hidden Knowledge: An essence of the world, yet it allows one to touch Divinity.]

’There’s a second Creator?’

Lu Cang saw the Filth Source Nest again, but this time, it was different from the last.

Lu Cang saw a humanoid creature whose head had been completely replaced by something resembling a tumor.

What Hidden Origin allowed him to see was the last image of the Creator that the object he touched had "seen."

’The Filth Source Nest can take human form?’

’Or is that humanoid a Reincarnator corrupted by the Filth Source Nest?’

[Creator: Secret Keeper—Eliya Yumi, Hidden Knowledge: Unlike an ordinary Decipherer, it always likes to hide secrets. But anything it hides will be buried forever.]

’Three Creators?’

Lu Cang saw a mysterious black shadow. Even when looking at it with Hidden Origin, it was just a pure black silhouette.

It was like the featureless black silhouette of the culprit in a detective show.

Lu Cang continued flipping through the rest of the book.

It was a storybook, not some secret technique for increasing one’s power.

The book, however, told the story of an ordinary Reincarnator who relentlessly pursued the dream of eternal life. It repeatedly mentioned the Deep Land, purity, and Divinity.

There were even some characters in the book that had been crossed out.

He had to use Information Tracing to see them clearly.

Upon closer inspection, he realized these crossed-out characters had been struck through by that very Secret Keeper.

[The Deep Land is a place that does not exist.]

[But that is only because people do not believe in its existence. If you believe firmly that the Deep Land exists, the Deep Land will manifest in your mind.]

[This place leads to happiness.]

[This place leaves no regrets.]

[Are you in pursuit of unyielding strength?]

[Then go and pray to It. It is called corruption by the world, but in truth, It bestows a pure and noble heart.]

A storybook.

What the book recorded was a real method for praying to the Filth Source Nest.

To pray for It to bestow purity upon oneself.

"Lu Luwei, have you tried this Ritual?"

Lu Cang held the book out to Lu Luwei, pointing at its contents as he asked.

Lu Luwei shook her head. "No."

She was telling the truth...

Whether he wanted to or not, Lu Cang, with his Memory Palace, had inevitably committed the Ritual to memory.

Lu Cang had finished the entire book.

If he had to trace the cause...

this book was likely the true Origin, the source of Lu Luwei’s corruption.

And the thing hidden in Lu Luwei’s mind...

according to the story in the book, should be called the Door of Thought, a type of "Door."

After opening this door, one could ignore a certain degree of absurdity.

Through the power of belief, one could twist the Rules to a certain extent.

It was comparable to comprehending a Root Source, or even a Divine Talent.

It was a power that twisted the Laws of the world.

To obtain such a power, one either needed immense insight or incredible luck, like awakening a Divine Talent.

But Lu Luwei had obtained it just by reading a book.

However...

the price seemed to be a heavy one.

If Lu Luwei had only mastered the Door of Thought, there would have been only benefits and no drawbacks.

But instead, she had used the Door of Thought to open the Deep Land.

’What are you still waiting for?’

’Did you see that venomous look in her eyes? She already knows she’s beyond saving. She knows you might kill her or Seal her away.’

’Do you think someone whose Spirituality has been corrupted would allow you to do something so detrimental to her?’

’She’s like a cold viper by your side, ready to strike you dead at any moment.’

’Lu Cang, you’re a smart man.’

’You know what you have to do.’

An Su’s voice was low.

’An Su, I gotta say... you’re really annoying.’

’I’m not as cold and heartless as you think.’

’However...’

SQUELCH—

Lu Cang said this in his heart, yet his hand still shot straight through Lu Luwei’s chest.

Blood sprayed out!

Lu Luwei’s pupils were filled with utter disbelief.

"W-Why?"

Her tone was filled with confusion and bewilderment.

’Why?’

’From what I know of Lu Cang, he shouldn’t have killed me.’

’Lu Cang isn’t that cold-blooded.’

’Even knowing my Spirituality was corrupted, he should have tried to find a way to save me.’

’If I had known...’

’If I had known this would happen, I should have struck first...’

’No, with my strength, even if I had attacked him, I couldn’t have won.’

’Dammit, am I going to die just like this?’

SWOOSH—

Leng Qingying’s Dagger was already pressed against Lu Cang’s waist.

Lu Cang didn’t turn his head, nor did he even look at Leng Qingying.

He said, "She was already corrupted. There was no way to save her."

Leng Qingying gritted her teeth. "So, you just killed her?"

"Lu Cang, I never thought you were this kind of person!"

"If Kumironi’s Spirituality were corrupted, would you kill her too?!"

"Leng Qingying, you should know the difference in strength between us," Lu Cang said lightly.

Leng Qingying’s voice was filled with a fury unbefitting an Assassin. "So what if I know?"

"What you did was wrong!"

BANG!

The Dagger stabbed at Lu Cang’s waist like a flash of silver light, but in the next moment, its blade completely shattered!

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!

Streams of light, like silver serpents, exploded around Lu Cang. Leng Qingying’s attacks struck his body, but he remained completely unmoved.

He just quietly watched the gradually dying Lu Luwei before him.

But An Su let out a sigh in his Sea of Consciousness.

WHOOSH!

However, Lu Luwei’s corpse suddenly snapped its head up, and countless streams of black smoke and fluid erupted from her seven orifices!

It burst through the house and shot into the sky!

SWOOSH—

Lu Cang’s Perception suddenly expanded outward, only to see that the Moon Sea, as far as he could perceive, had turned into dark, dead water, just like what he had sensed in Lu Luwei’s heart.

And Lu Cang suddenly felt it too... his own Sea of Consciousness was gradually being stained with a hint of darkness.

The thing inside Lu Luwei’s Sea of Consciousness had been released.