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The air gradually got colder!
even……

It's even colder than before!

It was as if some new being was taking notice of the place where Chen Ye was, and was about to descend!
Ah Hong seemed to have noticed this change as well, and frowned as she said:
"The angels seem to be fluctuating a lot lately; they seem to realize that the world is about to face a complete transformation..."

As for where exactly this vortex of change lies...

The answer is already very obvious!
Naturally, it has something to do with Chen Ye in front of him!

Now, Chen Ye's differentiation from Ito's body further confirms this point.

"I'll come back tomorrow to buy my own apartment."

Chen Ye immediately made a strategic plan.

After all, it's already quite late, and the celestial beings have probably all gone back to rest.

Furthermore... trading apartments is a big deal, involving land deeds. Although I have a lot of ancient bronze coins, I'm considering that what I'm going to conquer next is probably the entire Void Realm!
These ancient bronze coins were essential for expanding influence and building up financial reserves.

Gold coins... seem to be unusable here.

Even if it were usable, it would be too extravagant and not worth it at all.

The system of silver and copper coins is also different from this one, so it cannot be used.

Therefore, upon arriving at this place, Chen Ye was essentially starting from scratch.

But now that he has his own body, all the characteristics of the [Spirit Angel] have returned, and some of the characteristics of the [Demon] have also returned. He can use the Destiny Martial Arts completely. Only the Destiny and Earth Contract sequences remain, which are completely ineffective here.

Chen Ye stared at the sky, where a pale flash of lightning suddenly appeared from the thick, dark clouds.

It started raining!

Rainwater washed over the road, and the trash on the ground began to decompose rapidly under the scouring of the rain...

This includes all sorts of trash, as well as slightly worn-out appliances...

These things dissolved rapidly under the scouring of such highly acidic rainwater.

First, the water turned green, and then it was washed into the sewer area by these water flows.

After being washed by the rainwater, the rust on the surface of the sewer was completely removed, leaving it smooth and new.

But the air became unusually cold, so cold that it seemed impossible for any life to survive!
Chen Ye lit the coal stove beside him, and the warmth of the fire finally dispelled the chill.

Ah Hong didn't go back this time either, but stayed with Chen Ye.

He was experienced in this, having brought a match with him and taken out several candles from his pocket:

"These candles have all been blessed by the masters!"

"The downpour is coming!"

"When a storm comes, you need a warm little nest to shelter you from the wind, and you need a fire to drive away the cold!"

"Sigh, all in all, surviving in this world is really not easy!"

Ah Hong took out three candles and lit them one by one.

in the room.

Ito and Tomie didn't leave; instead, they went over to them.

This small apartment, which already had very little space to move around in, became incredibly lively with the addition of four more people.

At that moment, as the faint candlelight illuminated the entire room, the chill was immediately dispelled considerably.

at this time……

Chen Ye noticed a human head balloon by the roadside.

But this human-shaped balloon, after being eroded by the torrential rain, quickly began to suffer.

Its size is shrinking rapidly, and its face is covered with scars, but after being injured, these human balloons will quickly regenerate, just like an unkillable entity.

"In this world, everyone has an immortal physical body."

"But the price to pay for this immortality is terrifying, beyond imagination!"

"Sigh, I really don't know what kind of idiot came up with this 'head balloon' concept. It's so evil!"

Even though Chen Ye had seen many bizarre forms in the world of the City of Destiny, few of them could compare to the bizarre nature of the human head balloon in front of him.

"Night is coming, and the cold will seep into every corner of the street. These human-shaped balloons must be feeling very cold."

"I'll put the player outside first and see if I can use music to dispel the chill."

Chen Ye, holding an electric guitar and continuing to play a suona (a traditional Chinese wind instrument) suspended by his mouth, began to perform.

The sound of the electric guitar seemed to pierce the silence of the night.

The whole city became noisy!

It's no longer just the scent of a storm...

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seems that the "torrential rain" near Chenye has actually lessened a bit.

Seeing this, Ah Hong's heart stirred: "The immortal's performance really does have an impact on this world... Although the impact is only localized, there are very few people in the entire Taoist temple who can achieve the ability to imitate the heavens and the earth, let alone such a supernatural power!"

Chen Ye never imagined that his simple act of playing the suona would be seen as a legendary supernatural power by Ah Hong.

He simply focused on adding warmth to the attributes of the music.

The torrential rain that had been falling in some areas around the Ito Apartments had noticeably subsided.

If the previous rainfall was at the level of thunderstorms, then this is at most heavy rain.

Furthermore... Chen Ye noticed that the rainwater in his area had become less corrosive.

Or……

It transforms into normal rainwater!

As for other areas further away, the rainwater still has an erosive effect.

"That is to say..."

"At night, whether it's hunger or torrential rain, it's mostly related to spirituality?"

"Are these negative spiritual influences simply derived from all those human head balloons?"

Chen Ye suddenly realized something.

at this time.

Chen Ye noticed that several human-shaped balloons near the street were attracted by the music.

They floated to Chen Ye's window.

After being washed by the rain, these human-shaped balloons were not damaged. On the contrary, the rain washed away the dirt and bloodstains on them, and even some of the scars showed visible improvement.

"After the immortal played the suona, it was indeed extraordinary!"

"Even the properties of the torrential rain have changed!"

"For a long time, our world has been eroded by torrential rains and has become a mess," Ah Hong couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment,
Several human-shaped balloons begged Chen Ye to draw a picture and take them all in.

Ito's gaze then fell on Chen Ye.

just now.

After regaining control of her body, Ito can take on painting work, but whether or not she will do so will depend on Chen Ye's decision.

Chen Ye thought for a moment, then shook his head and resolutely refused: "You have nothing right now, so I won't provide services that are not valuable for the time being. Besides, the world will get better and better in the future, and you may not have chosen the right path."

Upon hearing Chen Ye's words, the group of people with their heads on balloons showed a brief moment of surprise, but then nodded at Chen Ye and left.

Perhaps... Chen Ye added new hope to the music, and that warmth also reached these few human-shaped balloons, making them believe that the future is bright.

at this time.

Chen Ye noticed a large number of balloons depicting human heads gathered in front of a supermarket downstairs near his apartment complex.

These human-shaped balloons, covered in demonic horns and with cruel expressions on their faces, surrounded a supermarket.

At the entrance of the supermarket.

Several security guards stationed there tightly closed the supermarket doors, each holding a gun.

They shouted, "Get out of here right now! Everything has been moved from the warehouse, there's nothing left for you to eat!"

But the balloons with devil horns completely ignored the security guard's words and headed straight towards the supermarket.

It's clear that they've become somewhat delirious after being exposed to the torrential rain!
just now.

The biting cold made these devilish horned balloon heads shiver; all they wanted now was a place to shelter from the rain and a warm place to stay.

There's nowhere better than the supermarket!
It can provide shelter from the wind and rain, and it can also be used to steal a lot of items!
Even if there's no food, as long as we can grab something, we can at least trade for it!
After being eroded by torrential rain, these demonic horns seem capable of slicing through anything in the world!
After being cut repeatedly, the supermarket door was already starting to give way!
The security guards' expressions changed drastically. They picked up their guns and aimed them at the balloons shaped like human heads, firing a burst of shots.

The bullet pierced the eye of the human-shaped balloon with a bang, and flesh and blood bloomed like a flower. Green blood gushed out, spraying all over the ground. The blood dripped onto the ground and had a corrosive effect, emitting hissing white smoke.

But soon, the flesh and blood twisted and surged, and immediately recovered.

It was as if this attack had absolutely no effect on the human-headed balloon with demonic horns.

"They are the Rainstorm Demon Gang's head balloon organization..."

Ah Hong went to the window, following Chen Ye's gaze, and also noticed the scene on the street below. She said in a deep voice:

"Their method of cultivation is extremely exaggerated; it's all about cultivating suffering!"

"All kinds of pain can be transformed into power, thus creating a group of fearless monsters!"

"Whether it's our Taoist temple or the members of the Special Bureau, they are all trying to capture the members of this team."

"They usually keep a very secretive presence, only appearing when a heavy rain is coming!"

"Because this acid rain is highly corrosive, not only to humans, but even to balloons with human heads on them. Once you get it on, it will take a very long time to recover!"

"Corrosive rainwater will erode the blood, causing the red, positive blood to immediately turn dark black, or even dark green—this is completely negative blood!"

"Once the properties of their blood change, these human-headed balloons will constantly feel extreme pain, but they don't need to eat or drink. Moreover, they gain an exaggerated life-restoring ability, almost like they are fearless of death. Once they become human-headed balloons like this, they will plunder everywhere like madmen!"

"The only fate for these human-shaped balloons is to be imprisoned in Azka prison and never be able to get out!"

Chen Ye nodded slightly, already understanding that these human-shaped balloons were not good things.

He immediately picked up the peach wood sword, grabbed an oil lamp, and prepared to walk down to the apartment.

"Where are you going!"

Ah Hong said somewhat anxiously.

"To maintain the normalcy of this world."

Chen Ye said coldly.

"maintain?"

Ah Hong was stunned. He hadn't expected Chen Ye to use such words.

“You should have noticed that the acid rain concentration isn’t very high right now, and there’s also an umbrella and an oil lamp at home,” Chen Ye said.

Ah Hong thought for a moment and also took out her peach wood sword: "How about... I go with you?"

"Need not."

Chen Ye resolutely refused, pointing to Ito and Tomie, and said, "It's dangerous for them to be here. After all, my presence has been here. If you stay here, at least this house will be safe. If I go out, I have enough strength to protect myself."

After listening, Ah Hong thought about it and realized that it made sense: "I understand. I will protect them both."

Subsequently.

For the first time in this world, Chen Ye stepped out into the night!

The lights in the apartment corridor suddenly seemed to dim, each light like an eye watching Chen Ye's every move.

"Hehe, don't look at me like that. I'm just going down to perform an operation on the world."

Chen Ye looked up at the incandescent light emitting a pale glow and said with a smile.

He has noticed that all of these light bulbs contain hidden surveillance systems!

As for who's watching... well, that's a question for those who actually designed this apartment!

As if they could hear Chen Ye's words, the lights were turned up a little brighter, but the elevator door was illuminated in red, as if warning Chen Ye not to go out now.

"I am more powerful than you think, and if the world continues to be in such chaos, things will only get worse."

Ignoring the warning from the red light, Chen Ye walked to the elevator door and pressed the down button.

At first, the elevator didn't respond.

But it seemed they sensed that Chen Ye's attitude was far too resolute...

The elevator doors began to rise to the fourteenth floor and then slowly opened.

The elevator inside still smelled of lingering perfume.

Obviously.

The perfume smells very new, which means that a staff member sprayed this special perfume before the elevator went up.

Chen Ye noticed that the elevator was enveloped in a peaceful, luminous white light, and the pervasive fragrance drifted to his aura of good fortune, adding to its peacefulness.

"This perfume seems to be able to withstand the erosion of torrential rain..."

Chen Ye was somewhat surprised.

It seems.

People don't want anything to happen to the supermarket downstairs.

After all, even with so much wealth, they still need to go downstairs to buy things!

If the supermarket downstairs goes out of business, wouldn't it be much more troublesome to buy things? (End of Chapter)