CHAPTER 279: CHAPTER 266: THE PERSON BEHIND THE SCENES

Endless memories flashed through the mind rapidly.

After an indeterminate amount of time, Shi Nian gently massaged her temples.

"Little Nian, are you alright?" Lu Xingzhi watched by her side with a face full of concern.

After that orb entered his body, he inexplicably reached the Divinity Transformation Stage, and the orb was still continuously providing him with spiritual power.

But right now, Lu Xingzhi wasn’t in the mood to worry about that; seeing Shi Nian’s dazed expression just moments ago, he didn’t dare to disturb her and could only fret silently by her side.

Shi Nian smiled and said, "Second Senior Brother, I’m fine."

Lu Xingzhi looked at her closely, and seeing that she indeed appeared calm, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, then couldn’t help but ask, "Little Nian, what exactly is that orb? It claimed to be a system of some sort, and mentioned something about helping me reach the peak."

Shi Nian said softly, "Second Senior Brother, do you still remember that Yin Yu?"

Lu Xingzhi was taken aback.

He hadn’t even thought about Mu Jiangyue for a very long time.

Let alone Yin Yu.

"This so-called system was originally Yin Yu’s Golden Finger." Shi Nian continued, "Initially, he was supposed to use it to conquer countless favored daughters of heaven, then steal their talents to climb step by step to the pinnacle. Of course, in the end, he wouldn’t meet a good fate. Because he was just a beast raised by the system; once he’d grown big enough to be eaten, the system would slaughter him to enhance its own energy."

The words Shi Nian mentioned, Lu Xingzhi actually didn’t understand many of them. Terms like Golden Finger or conquering, these words were too novel to him.

Yet inexplicably, Lu Xingzhi came to a natural understanding.

He fell silent for a while, then said, "So... from the beginning, Mu Jiangyue was just one of his conquests."

Shi Nian explained, "This system can manipulate a person’s thoughts; the higher the affection level, the harder it is to break free from the system’s shackles. However, the initial affection level is generated by the person being pursued themselves."

Affection levels below 60 don’t really have much binding power.

That is why the system provides benefits to Yin Yu only when the affection level reaches 60.

Once it reaches 60, it has already gone beyond mere fancy; it can genuinely be called love.

For Mu Jiangyue to let her affection for Yin Yu rise so high despite having a fiancé, one can only say she deserved it.

Lu Xingzhi fell silent again for a moment, then suddenly shook his head with a smile, ruffling Shi Nian’s hair: "None of that matters anymore. I’m just a bit curious about where this system came from in the first place."

Reflecting upon those memories, Shi Nian roughly summarized, "The origin of this system is unclear, I only saw in the earliest memories a giant hand tossing many systems into the three thousand worlds. These systems, through various means, parasitize within the hosts and often help them achieve great feats. The system within Yin Yu, for instance, has even nurtured several Immortal Emperors over the years. Unfortunately, even Immortal Emperors are far from what it wants. Thus, each time an Immortal Emperor Realm is reached, it devours the host, and the absorbed energy mysteriously vanishes. The system continues to seek new targets, and the cycle repeats."

A trace of worry flickered through Shi Nian’s eyes.

She wondered whose hand it was that threw the systems into the Human World!

And more importantly.

The massive energy devoured by the system ultimately disappeared into thin air.

Where could all that energy have gone?

Shi Nian speculated.

Perhaps that energy was absorbed by the person behind the scenes.

Just imagine.

Just this one system has cultivated several Immortal Emperors, as well as many other level powerhouses.

If the energy of these powerhouses all ended up in the hands of the person behind the scenes.

And considering other systems scattered throughout the three thousand worlds likely operate similarly.

Then, how powerful has that person behind the scenes become with all that absorbed energy!

But no matter what.

That person likely has yet to obtain the power of a god.

Otherwise, when it discovered that I am the reincarnation of the Nine Heavenly Goddess, the system wouldn’t have gotten so excited, or even fantasized about obtaining the Divine Body to ascend to the heavens in one step.

If there really is someone behind the scenes, they are most likely at the pinnacle of Immortal Venerables, just one step away from the Divine Realm!

"This system is really not any good." Lu Xingzhi couldn’t help but frown.

"Whether it’s good or not isn’t our concern right now; we are still just weak chickens at the Human Realm level." Shi Nian said with a giggle: "Anyway, the energy it has left behind is perfect for you to use, Second Senior Brother. Reaching the Immortal World should be no issue with its support."

Lu Xingzhi nodded in agreement.

Indeed, the energy sphere was continuously emitting energy to the outside.

It spared him a lot of time spent in meditative cultivation.

As long as his realm kept up, his Spiritual Energy would immediately follow suit.

"Second Senior Brother, have your Spirit Roots completely fused by now?" Shi Nian suddenly asked with some curiosity.

In fact, within the system, Lu Xingzhi’s panel displayed that the Spirit Roots had already completely fused, but Shi Nian had not seen it with her own eyes yet, hence she was curious.

Lu Xingzhi responded: "On that day, Little Martial Uncle gave me one last push, and my Spirit Roots were completely fused. Moreover, Little Martial Uncle gave me a Magic Technique specially for cultivating Spirit Roots, and only then did I realize that Spirit Roots have levels too. My Destruction Spiritual Root is just at level one for now; I still need to continue cultivating it."

Lu Xingzhi concentrated his energy, and suddenly, a pitch-black root-like object appeared above his head.

This is the materialized form of the Destruction Spiritual Root.

Shi Nian sensed it a bit and discovered that within the Spirit Root, there was an extremely terrifying destructive energy contained.

And this was only at level one.

What if it were cultivated to level two, to level five, to level ten?

Shi Nian dared not think further.

"Second Senior Brother, you are too strong." Shi Nian admired him with her whole face.

Lu Xingzhi smiled gently: "I still fall short compared to you and Eldest Senior Sister."

However, he would also work hard.

One day, he too must take on the mission of protecting everyone.

"Host, Lu Xingzhi is about to awaken memories from the book." Xiao Tong suddenly said.

After the system decided to fade away, Yin Yu’s fate plummeted dramatically, and now, it had been cleared to zero.

In this masculine power-fantasy novel, as the main protagonist, Yin Yu was the only core.

With his fate cleared to zero, Lu Xingzhi’s fate was increasing insanely.

"Then let’s go," Shi Nian said.

These memories, it’s better for Second Senior Brother to digest them on his own.

She thought, Second Senior Brother probably wouldn’t want her to see him when his defenses were down.

After saying goodbye to Lu Xingzhi, Shi Nian disappeared with Baldie in tow.

"This child..." Lu Xingzhi was just smiling.

Suddenly, his expression changed slightly.

With fate came the terrifying memories of the past life.

Lu Xingzhi stood still, not daring to move an inch.

He saw himself being roundly deceived by Mu Jiangyue, saw Mu Jiangyue betray Ling Tian Peak, leading to Master being plotted against, besieged, and dying miserably outside.

He saw Yin Yu advancing by leaps and bounds, using him as a stepping stone to build a reputation step by step.

He saw himself descending into madness and demonization, not only getting killed but also causing his fellow disciples to bear infamy.

All of this was too real, as if things were meant to be this way.