I am a full-level celestial master, you let me enter the strange talk of rules?

Everyone in front of the giant screen in South Korea fell silent.

In the scene, only Song Jae-hyun remains, holding the gradually cooling corpse, letting out heart-wrenching howls and desperate cries like a lone wolf.

Perhaps other chosen ones also experienced similar torment of memory erasure and fratricide, but their feelings for their fellow natives were never deep.

In addition, given his inherently cold-blooded and selfish personality, he might feel guilty for a moment, but he would quickly recover and continue his exploration.

Some extreme chosen ones even feel that the sacrifices of the natives are merely stepping stones to victory, and are completely unmoved by them.

But Song Jae-hyun is different. He may appear clever and ruthless on the surface, but deep down he always retains a sense of kindness and a bottom line.

Bengshan is also an indigenous person with a rugged appearance but a soft heart.

The two have supported each other through thick and thin, and have developed a friendship that transcends the ordinary. They are truly partners who can entrust their backs and even their lives to each other.

For Song Zaixian, the collapse of the mountain was nothing short of the sky falling and the earth sinking!

"No, this shouldn't be happening! This shouldn't be happening!"

Song Zaixian tightly embraced Bengshan's massive, now lifeless body, crying incoherently, his tears mingling with Bengshan's blood, streaming down his face.

"I still have a way, yes! I must have a way! You can't die! If you die, what will happen to those flowerbeds you took care of? Who will take care of those cats and dogs you secretly fed? Didn't you say you were going to take me to see the most beautiful starry sky in your hometown?! How can you just leave like this!!"

Extreme self-blame and heartache gnawed at his soul like venomous snakes.

But what caused him the most unbearable pain was that, at the last moment, even though Bengshan had lost all his memories of him, his body instincts still chose to protect him without hesitation and took the fatal blow for him!
What a pure and profound friendship! Even amnesia cannot erase it!

The thought of this almost consumed him with overwhelming guilt.

Viewers felt their hearts clench as they watched Song Jae-hyun on screen, seemingly on the verge of collapse, his soul seemingly ripped away.

The comments section was filled with pessimism:
Oh no, judging from this, Song Zaixian is about to have a complete mental breakdown.

Sigh, the ending I least wanted to see still happened. It's true that good people have a hard time surviving.

I dare not watch anymore. Song Zaixian is a kind and loyal person, but in this damned world of supernatural tales, it is precisely those ruthless people who are more likely to survive!

Is kindness a sin here? Rest in peace, Brother Bengshan.

What will Song Jae-hyun do now? Living with the guilt of killing his best friend must be worse than death, right?

Just when everyone thought that Song Jae-hyun would sink into despair and even self-destruct, his crying suddenly stopped in the scene.

He suddenly raised his head! His eyes, which had been filled with pain and tears, were now replaced by an almost insane obsession and a cold determination!

An ominous black aura began to emanate from his body, an aura that carried chaos, corruption, and misfortune, making him look like a vengeful demon crawling out of hell, his eyes terrifying and chilling!

The barrage instantly exploded:

Holy crap! He's turned evil? He's completely turned evil?
It's over! Song Jae-hyun has been driven to depravity by this!

Will kind people, when driven to the brink, truly become the most terrifying demons?
However, Xiao Xuan, the former Chosen One from China who was closely watching the live stream from South Korea, offered a different perspective:
"No, everyone, don't rush to conclusions. I think Song Zaixian might not have turned evil, but rather found a way to potentially 'revive' Bengshan! It's just that this method is too dangerous, and he's unsure whether he can succeed or whether he's even willing to do it."

Soon, some viewers questioned:
"Resurrected? Brother Xiao, you must be joking. Beng Shan's chest was pierced, his heart must have been damaged. How could he possibly survive?"

"Yes, it looks completely dead!"

Xiao Xuan calmly posted a comment explaining: "Don't forget the most crucial point: Song Zaixian, like all the Chosen Ones, is essentially 'weird' in this world, not purely human! One of the most terrifying abilities of the Weird is 'contamination' and 'erosion'!"

Another viewer raised a new question: "But Brother Xiao, according to the information we have, a person who has been completely corrupted by the supernatural may 'come back to life,' but then they are no longer the same person. Their memories and personality will change, which is equivalent to having a different soul. What's the difference between that and being dead?"

Upon seeing this, Xiao Xuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a knowing smile.

As a chosen one who had personally entered and survived the world of ghost stories, and with the clear perspective of an observer at this moment, he keenly grasped a possibility.

He continued typing: "Good question! But do you remember the director of the 'Strange Plastic Surgery Hospital' and the former chairman of 'Marek Company'? They are typical examples of being in a 'semi-strange' state!"
Part of their bodies has been corrupted and eroded by a strange energy, but another part retains human characteristics and, most importantly, self-awareness! They rely on this strange energy to maintain a state between life and death, but their memories and core personality have not been completely lost!

Xiao Xuan's words were like a flash of lightning in the darkness, instantly illuminating the confused thoughts of many viewers! The tone of the comments section immediately shifted:

Yeah! It's become half-creepy! How come I didn't think of that!
If Song Zaixian could precisely control the degree of pollution, allowing the strange energy to maintain the life of the collapsing mountain without completely eroding his consciousness and memories.

There is hope! Although the risks are extremely high, there really is hope!

Song Zaixian must have thought of this plan just now!

But this operation is too difficult! A slight mistake could lead to complete contamination!
At this very moment, in the world of ghost stories, in the forbidden land of the mysterious.

Song Zaixian was frighteningly calm. The black aura surrounding him was not a rampage of the uncontrolled, but rather a "strange" primal power that he actively guided and condensed!

He stared intently at Bengshan's lifeless corpse, his mind frantically processing the extremely dangerous thought that surged from the depths of his memory: to use the strange power of corruption to forcibly prolong Bengshan's life and create a "semi-monstrous" state!
He only has one chance! The degree and amount of pollution must be precisely controlled!

If this goes too far, the mountain collapses and completely degenerates into a bizarre creature devoid of self-awareness, knowing only how to kill. That would be an end more complete than death!
He must find that precarious tightrope for the collapsing mountain, a path fraught with danger between life and death!
Another particularly difficult point is that Song Zaixian must find a way to awaken the survival instinct within Bengshan itself.

Only this willpower, originating from one's true self, can actively mobilize energy to resist the complete erosion of the strange energy and form a delicate balance within the body. (End of Chapter)