Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 650 Fourth-Order Gene Lock Fang Yu

[Received 68,000 reward points]

[9 B-rank side quests]

[Level F Permission x1]

Fang Yu suddenly opened his eyes!
A blinding white light gently enveloped him.

The familiar giant sphere of light floated in the central square, radiating a gentle energy.

He's back.

My consciousness was somewhat hazy, and a series of hangover-like throbbing pains came from deep within my head, as if I had been having countless broken and violent nightmares, yet I couldn't remember them clearly.

He looked down at his hands—the skin was normal, no longer the dark armor.

This is me.
He tried to recall.

The last fragment of memory is of facing the clone Zheng Zha, the boundless darkness and madness of uncontrolled power.
Then it seemed to be a golden light? A circle?

Suddenly, his pupils contracted!
On the ground! The unconscious Zhan Lan, Zhao Yingkong, and Li Yingqi lay not far from him!
They were covered in wounds, barely breathing, and in extremely poor condition.

Zhan Lan had large charred and bloodstained areas on her chest; Zhao Yingkong was curled up, her arms twisted at an odd angle; Li Yingqi looked like a broken porcelain doll, her Sky Fencing Sword nowhere to be found.

Fang Yu's heart clenched suddenly, overwhelmed by immense guilt and worry. What happened? How could they be so badly injured?! It was me... it was me who lost control?! The floodgates of memory were flung open, and fragments of images of attacking Li Yingqi and swatting Zhan Lan away pierced his head with excruciating pain.

Just then, a voice, tinged with surprise and inquiry, ethereal and distant, seemed to resonate directly within his soul, crystal clear yet fleeting:
“Amitabha Buddha. This place is indeed quite wondrous.”

It's that old man's voice!
Fang Yu trembled violently and turned around sharply to look around!
The square was deserted, except for the ball of light and his three unconscious teammates.

The lingering echo of that sound seemed to still resonate in my ears, yet it vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed.

But he knew it wasn't an illusion! It was the voice of Laozi!
Laozi has been here?! That voice just now... he seemed interested in this Main God Space?!

This thought sent a chill down Fang Yu's spine.

But now is not the time to delve into this!
"God!" Fang Yu almost roared as he looked up at the orb of light, "Repair them immediately! Deduct the reward points from my account!"

Three enormous, milky-white beams of light descended from the sky in an instant, precisely enveloping the three women.

Within the pillar of light, their gruesome wounds and twisted bones were repaired at a visible speed, their charred skin returned to its fair color, and their breathing quickly became steady and powerful.
趁热
No, it's not.

Fang Yu punched his head, and in a daze, he felt a slight itch on his buttocks.

I turned around and was shocked!
Vihyuk is back!
Or
He now possesses a new state he didn't have before: the Six Paths Demonic Ghoul state!
For some reason, he suddenly had a powerful trump card that was both shameless and incredibly useful!
That means when you encounter an enemy you can't beat at all, just go and blow them up!

When things get out of control, Laozi can just jump out and give him a golden hoop, wouldn't that solve the problem?
Dark! So dark!
A soft, milky-white light flowed through the main square, and the healing pillars slowly dissipated, leaving behind a warm, lingering energy.

Zhao Yingkong's eyelashes trembled first, like the wings of a startled butterfly.

Years of experience as an assassin had honed her instincts, causing her body to tense the moment she regained consciousness. With a swift roll, she created distance, her eyes scanning her surroundings with sharp, piercing gaze.

However, the moment her gaze locked onto Fang Yu, Zhao Yingkong froze, all her vigilance instantly turning into astonishment and barely perceptible fear.

Fang Yu stood under the sphere of light, his expression showing obvious exhaustion and deep guilt, while also exuding a sense of incongruity that was both dangerous and strangely contrasting with his current expression.

"Team leader?" Zhao Yingkong's voice was uncertain, and even trembled slightly.

Immediately afterward, Zhan Lan also woke up. As a mental power user, she was even more acute in her perception of auras.

The moment she opened her eyes, her powerful mental scan instinctively probed in Fang Yu's direction. The familiar mental core belonging to the captain was still there, but outside the core, a thick, cold, and violent aura emanated, originating from that eerie bone tail! She gasped, instinctively taking a step back; her mental barrier almost instantly opened.

"Fang Yu?!" Zhan Lan's voice was equally wary.

Just then, Li Yingqi slowly woke up.

Before she could fully regain her senses, the image of Fang Yu before her and the iconic bony tail behind him instantly triggered the deepest fear she had felt before fainting: that cold and ruthless demon god who devoured corpses and annihilated black light!

The Fairy of Emei reacted the most violently, letting out a scream: "Monster!" She instinctively pointed her fingers like a sword, and a wisp of sword energy condensed at her fingertips, ready to pierce out!
"Don't move! He's not him!" Zhao Yingkong reacted quickly and shouted to stop him, but Li Yingqi still made a starting motion.

Fortunately, Fang Yu did not make any unusual moves.

He just stood there, his guilt deepening. Facing the surprised and uncertain gazes of his teammates, he smiled bitterly and raised his hands to indicate that he posed no threat: "It's me. It's me, Fang Yu. I'm sorry. I scared you."

His voice was hoarse, carrying a weariness of surviving a disaster, and an overwhelming sense of regret.

The three women's gazes darted back and forth between his face and the bony tail behind him.

What they saw was no longer the cold, one-eyed demon god, but a familiar gaze filled with pain and apology.

Despite the dramatic change in appearance, it was indeed Fang Yu's look.

Once this was confirmed, my tense nerves suddenly relaxed.

Zhao Yingkong silently withdrew her defensive stance, her eyes filled with complex emotions. Zhan Lan let out a long sigh, dispersed her spiritual energy, patted her chest, and forced a joke: "Team leader, your new look is quite... quite unique." However, her smile appeared extremely strained.

The sword energy at Li Yingqi's fingertips instantly dissipated. She looked at Fang Yu, and then remembered how he had severely injured her and the terrifying scene. Her eyes instantly reddened, her lips trembled a few times, but in the end she didn't say anything. She just bit her lower lip tightly, turned her face to the side, and her shoulders shrugged slightly.

The atmosphere at the scene became heavy, silently conveying the sorrow and heaviness of surviving the team battle. All the words seemed to be stuck in their throats, only adding to the pain.

Finally, Fang Yu's voice was low and heavy: "My inner demons erupted, I lost control, and I did unforgivable things to you, especially Ying Qi." Every word was like a stone hitting the ground, "I hurt you, I hurt my comrades. I truly wish I could, but I couldn't."

The three women remained silent.

Blame? It's pointless.

Sadness is the only emotion I feel right now.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Yingqi finally wiped away her tears. Her voice was hoarse from crying, but also carried a calmness that came with maturity.

She looked at Fang Yu, seemingly trying to shift her heavy emotions, and shared an important discovery: "Captain, this experience, although terrifying, seems to have made me understand what it feels like to be locked at level four of the gene lock."

She stretched out her hand and felt it carefully. "It's like... the details of the whole world are incredibly clear. I can 'see' the flow of air, feel the surge of every drop of blood in my body, and even fine-tune the power of my cells. It's very amazing, but also... very dangerous."

Her voice lowered, filled with deep fear, "The feeling of being overwhelmed by boundless evil and power was too terrifying. I would rather stay where I am now than upgrade any further. The risk is too great."

When Fang Yu heard the words "Gene Lock Stage 4", his heart stirred slightly. Before he could think about it in detail, he was touched by the second half of Li Yingqi's sentence.

He shook his head, his voice carrying a resolute force: "No, Yingqi, the more you fear it, the stronger it becomes when it appears, and the more it will destroy you. A true strong person does not avoid their inner demons, but confronts them, understands them, and defeats them! This is the path to a higher level. Running away will only make you more vulnerable in the face of future calamities."

"Confront your inner demons," Li Yingqi murmured repeatedly, lost in thought.

Just then, Zhao Yingkong, who had been silently observing Fang Yu, suddenly spoke up.

Her clear, calm gaze met Fang Yu's eyes, as if she had discovered a crucial question, and she precisely posed the question that had almost been overlooked in her grief:
"Captain, what about you? Where's your genetic lock?"

(End of this chapter)