From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 487 Bad News: Our Enemy Has Emerged
The Kuroshio Current before me resembled a sea before an impending storm, with each wave higher than the last.

Countless struggling, roaring faces, baring their teeth and claws, were about to burst out.

Those evil spirits that rushed the closest were less than three zhang away from Youming.

Youming could clearly see their wide-open mouths on their featureless faces, and their repulsive smell.

Although evil spirits themselves have no smell, because they represent negative forces, any living being that sees them will instinctively feel uncomfortable through its five senses.

You Ming watched all of this calmly, his expression as still as a deep well.

He even felt that he should do something at that moment.

What should we do?

Use the cheat code for "Automatic Incense Burner"?
He used this cheat code when he competed in the "Transformation of Turbidity" at Bibo Lake last time.

The King of Zhenshan invited him over hoping that he could use this method to eliminate the negative forces surrounding Lord Youling.

However, it seems that Lord Youling has not yet fully emerged, and King Zhenshan has not yet ordered him to take action, so now is probably not the right time.

Are you using other cheat codes?
Cheat code [Defect generation]?
This cheat code can generate all sorts of strange little flaws for the target object, such as buck teeth, body odor, osteoporosis, etc.

But these evil spirits don't seem to have a physical form, so they're probably useless.

You Ming casually threw out a [Defect Generation], and the Black Tide seemed to fluctuate slightly, as if it was reacting, but there was no indication that the [Defect Generation] was successful.

strangeness.

A thought flashed through You Ming's mind, and he immediately switched the cheat code to [Life Parameters].

The [Life Parameters] are not applied to oneself, but to the plum blossoms before one's eyes.

Health value: 863 (Unwell)
It was obvious that the plum tree in front of them was not in good condition.

If it drops further, falling below 700, then it will be physically and mentally exhausted, and its protective ability will probably be even weaker.

Youming's cheat codes are almost entirely supportive, with few offensive ones. Since he can't attack the Black Tide, he'll improve his defense against it.

Without hesitation, You Ming immediately boosted the health value to 6999.

This is the level of "vital energy as bright as a rainbow," and it is the pinnacle of this level.

He could raise the stats even higher, but since he hadn't actually experienced the later levels and didn't know what the consequences would be, he decided to play it safe and focus on reaching this level first.

"Om."

In a mere instant, the branches of the red plum tree rippled with a low, resonant sound. The once silent petals suddenly trembled in unison, and streaks of crimson light surged from the flower's stamens, burning like blazing flames.

Energetic and vibrant!

It's just a plant-based version of Vitality Rainbow.

The abundant vitality burned like a flame, constantly overflowing outwards, making the already bright red plum blossoms even more radiant.

The air suddenly warmed up.

The plum tree's roots spread wildly underground, penetrating the stone layers and plunging directly into the black tide, frantically absorbing its negative energy.

Treat these negative forces as nourishment for your own growth.

The branches stretched upwards, every inch of wood shimmering with golden thread-like patterns, and the trunk became several times thicker.

The plum tree, which was originally made of wood, now looked as if it were cast in metal.

The red light between the petals gathered and shone brighter, gradually dyeing the air around the red plum blossoms a deep red, forming a visible defensive barrier. Standing within it, You Ming felt as if he were in the warmth of spring, and his body felt incredibly comfortable.

The black tide from the outside world surged in wave after wave, frantically crashing against this isolated island, but the island was like a turtle shell, completely unshakable.

As time went on, the plum tree seemed to grow impatient and suddenly lashed out with its branches and leaves.

The petal emitted a crimson-gold light and instantly transformed into a blade tens of feet long, which slashed down fiercely.

The black tide before them was actually cut open by this one strike. Where the blade was, the surrounding black tide not only could not get any closer, but was also forced back by the invisible force and continuously purified into nothingness.

You Ming was surprised to see this, but he remained calm inside.

He then cast the [Life Parameter] on each of the plum trees in front of him, and as a result, each plum tree blossomed with brilliant flowers, and their intense vitality made them grow vigorously.

The overflowing essence, like some kind of invisible flame, actually forced the black tide to retreat several feet.

The plum trees release a crimson-gold glow, which consumes a great deal of life energy. After releasing the glow, the health value of each plum tree drops by several hundred points.

However, Youming would immediately restore the health value of each tree as soon as it dropped.

For him, it's just a matter of lifting a finger.

"Boom!"

From the depths of the black tide, suddenly a pale, bone-white hand with knuckles like mountains emerged.

Thick, dark blood flowed from its fingers, and countless illusory faces, seemingly both crying and laughing, emerged from various parts of its palm, as if these countless faces were the very composition of the hand, enough to make anyone who saw it lose their sanity.

Despite his extremely calm state of mind, You Ming did not feel much discomfort even when facing the palm directly.

"Crash."

As the black tide surged upwards, a pale figure slowly rose from its depths. Black slime rolled down his body, and each drop of slime transformed into a figure, some crying and some laughing, before falling below.

It was a slender figure.

At first glance, it resembles a human, but its skin is grayish-white, as if it were a dead person who had been soaking in medicine for a long time.

Its back was hunched, its body seemed infinitely tall, and as it stood in the black tide, its head seemed to stretch all the way to the sky.

This figure seemed to have no facial features; its entire thin face had only one huge, pupil-less eye.

A cold gaze is enough to completely captivate anyone who meets it.

But for some reason, You Ming saw a hint of...complexity in his eyes.

"Why do I find this monster's eyes so complicated? He is Lord Youling, representing the six most negative human forces: desire, hatred, obsession, fear, resentment, and emptiness. Although he has a human form, he is not a living being..."

Because his mind was so calm at this moment, You Ming even had the mood to let his mind wander.

But at that moment, You Ming's eyes widened slightly.

Above the monster's head, a line of text was floating.

Schizophrenia

"The cheat code for 'defect generation' actually worked!"

"Did it cause Lord Youling to develop schizophrenia?"

Even in his highly calm state, You Ming felt a sense of utter absurdity.

(End of this chapter)