In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 345 The Corrupt Divine Kingdom! The Blessing of Shattered Stars!

Su Yuan acted immediately, asking Chen Nuoyi beside him:
"Noyi, what do you think about using the Dragon Emperor's money to temporarily borrow this nine-story pagoda? Is that feasible?"

Chen Nuoyi: "..."

Su Yuan, your thinking is really jumping around!

I thought you were already good enough after stealing all the equipment from other people, but now you want to turn the entire dungeon into your own?

Who would think of this step?
However, Su Yuan's words also enlightened Chen Nuoyi.

Yes, isn't the nine-story pagoda she's in also a kind of magical artifact?

Even though this magic weapon is clearly of a higher grade than the Calamity Moon Pearl, it does not exceed the limit of a Nascent Soul level magic weapon and falls into the category of being considered powerful.

She had an almost unlimited supply of Dragon Emperor Coins; she could borrow almost anything except legendary Nascent Soul level magic treasures.

The premise is that you are not afraid of retaliation from the owner of the magic weapon.

Fortunately, the original owner of the nine-story pagoda, the Master of Guantian Pavilion, was not present, so there shouldn't be any problems with Niu leaving for the time being.

You can return it after the sword-testing competition.

Speaking of which... Chen Nuoyi, Chen Nuoyi, why are you so skilled at using such amazing gadgets?

You're using the Dragon Emperor Coin for the first time!

She must have been corrupted by Su Yuan; there's no going back now.

"no problem."

After careful consideration, the girl nodded emphatically and gave her answer.

"Noyi, you've been a huge help!"

Su Yuanchong and Chen Nuoyi chuckled.

The blue-haired girl turned her head slightly, looking a little awkward, and asked in a low voice:

"But how would obtaining this pagoda help the Sword Testing Tournament?"

Su Yuan smiled slightly, having already prepared his answer in his mind:
"There are many ways to help, not to mention anything else, just in terms of creating a battlefield environment."

"We've already cleared out the eighth level. All we need to do is get rid of the remaining weaklings, and the eighth level will be completely under our control."

"But is the eighth floor enough?"

Chen Nuoyi suddenly realized:
"So, Su Yuan, are you planning to open the passages between the layers of the Nine-Story Pagoda after you've mastered it, and then invade the other layers?"

Su Yuan smiled and nodded; it was so refreshing to talk to intelligent people.
"With the Divine Guardian and the Dragon Emperor's Coin, I can freely take away everyone's magical treasures. Perhaps the key to defeating Xuan Haoran is hidden among these treasures."

"Even without such a magic weapon, I would still covet the complete Nascent Soul inheritance that other universities possess."

"If I could seize the complete Nascent Soul inheritance of other universities, just like I did when I defeated the three giants of the Evil-Slaying University, then I alone could obtain a total of twenty-two Nascent Soul divine abilities."

With twenty-two trump cards in hand, and all the advantages of timing, location, and popular support in my favor, what can Xuan Haoran possibly use to fight me?

Su Yuan made no attempt to hide his plan from his team members.

By the end, his smile had become very bright, like that of a sunny and cheerful boy next door.

But Zhu Tianqing and Qi Hanyue gasped in shock.

Oh no! Su Yuan seems to have broken some strange restriction and has become strange!

He had been quite restrained before, only using his own magical weapons and supernatural powers when facing enemies, and at most adding his teammates'.

Now... it can only be described as a demon descending upon the world.

Wouldn't that cause our fighting power to get out of control?
Strictly speaking, this is the combat power Su Yuan should have; he just hadn't used it perfectly before.

In the end, Qi Hanyue and Zhu Tianqing both tacitly kept quiet.

They were also curious to know just how far Su Yuan could go when he was out of control.

With a wave of his hand, Su Yuan led everyone out of the Calamity Moon Space and back to the eighth floor of the pagoda.

Instead of letting Chen Nuoyi get the nine-story pagoda for free, he led his team to sweep through the entire eighth floor first.

In less than a day, everyone on the eighth floor was captured by Su Yuan and controlled by slave spirits; not a single one escaped.

This includes acquaintances such as Qiu Tianze, Zhuo Lixin, and Mu Shouzhen.

This means that even though Su Yuan was doing whatever he wanted on the eighth floor, no one outside knew about it.

Only when Xuan Haoran begins his ascent of the tower will the live streaming equipment transmit images of the tower's interior.

Before this, as long as Su Yuan didn't let go of any school team member who knew the truth, he was like Schrödinger's Su Yuan, and no one knew what he was doing inside the tower.

"There should be no one on the eighth floor."

Su Yuan counted the nineteen team members imprisoned inside the Moon-Catching Pearl and nodded in satisfaction.

He also gleaned a message from the Moon-Slaying Pearl—Guo Zhengyi and Jiang Taibai had completely lost their power to resist and were being continuously eroded by the power of the Moon-Slaying Pearl. Su Yuan had no intention of letting these two be corrupted into Moon-Singing puppets, so he returned to the Moon-Slaying Pearl space once again and stood on the crimson full moon.

Above the crimson moon, Guo Zhengyi and Jiang Taibai were drawn by an invisible force, their bodies pressed tightly against the moon's surface, their eyes almost lifeless.

It seemed as if endless, insane babbling was constantly ringing in their ears, eroding their sanity.

Even though Su Yuan was the owner of the Moon-Catching Pearl, he could occasionally hear some mutterings and felt his head buzzing.

It seems that the corrosive power of the Moon-Catching Pearl is extremely strong.

After extracting the human pill, he should quickly have Zhu Tianqing enslave the two people, otherwise "Songyue" might drive them insane, and his sins would be enormous.

With this in mind, Su Yuanxian activated the Spirit-Pointing Pill on Guo Zhengyi.

Of the three Nascent Soul Transformation inheritances at Zhuxie University, the Zhuxie lineage is the most to Su Yuan's liking, followed by the weapon-refining lineage. However, because the effect of 'Divine Protection' is so good, Su Yuan has already ranked it on par with the former.

The legacy of the Shattered Star Demon Lord is ranked last, and his fighting style has never been the kind that involves wide-ranging attacks.

Divine Control is merely an auxiliary divine ability used in weapon crafting, yet its effects are already so extraordinary. A dedicated combat and corruption-focused demon-slaying divine inheritance is bound to take off!
With such anticipation, a blood-red, crystal-clear elixir, as red as a ruby, appeared in Su Yuan's hand.

It contains the complete Divine Transformation inheritance that Guo Zhengyi possessed.

Su Yuan eagerly looked at the description of the effects of the human pill.

A full minute later, he nodded, still wanting more, very satisfied with this supernatural ability.

The inheritance of the Corruption Demon Lord has two stages: the first stage is the Blood-Corrupting Sword, and the second stage is the Corruption-Corrupting Mystic Light. The effects of both are self-evident.

The third stage is not a new supernatural power, but an enhancement of the previous stage, and it is called "turning decay into magic".

After mastering the third stage, the Corrupted Sword Seed will transform into a blood-red sword lotus, officially growing into its complete form.

With the power of the Corruption Lotus Sword, the power of the Blood-Corruption Sword will be multiplied.

The effects of the Corruption-Repairing Mystic Light will also undergo a transformation, and the transformed Corruption-Repairing Mystic Light will exhibit a terrifying contagiousness!
Once a piece of land is infected by the corrupting light and becomes a corrupting fungal carpet, it will absorb the surrounding spiritual energy and expand on its own, unless the user stops it.

The only way to stop the spread of the corrupting fungus is to destroy the entire area, purify it with top-tier righteous supernatural powers, or drain the spiritual energy within its range.

The corrupting fungal carpet created by Su Yuan will be immune to any righteous supernatural power due to the effect of "Deceitful Sword Physique Level 2", and will even counter righteous supernatural power, making it even more troublesome.

Then, when the three stages of the Corruption Demon Lord's inheritance were merged together, a complete divine power of the 'pre-unique' level was officially revealed.

Corrupt God Kingdom!

The only supernatural power in front of this gate has a condition for activation—it must wait until the area of ​​the decaying fungus reaches one thousand square kilometers.

This area of ​​putrefactive fungus will be defined as the Putrefactive Divine Kingdom, and this divine power can then be officially activated.

Within the realm of the divine kingdom, the user of the supernatural power can consume their own blood and flesh to perform an unlimited number of teleportations.

Whether it's one's own physical body, one's retinue within the divine realm, or even a single attack, one can enjoy the teleportation effect.

This is only the first effect of the corrupt divine kingdom.

When the area of ​​the putrefactive fungal carpet reaches 1,000 square kilometers, it will also evolve and naturally produce effect two.

This evolution is like a locust plague; individual locusts are not poisonous, but locusts that form a plague secrete highly toxic substances.

The same applies to putrefactive fungal carpets; once they reach a certain size, they will change from blood red to a deathly black.

The flesh-and-flesh carpet will transform into an extremely evil black mud. Any living being that steps on the mud will be quickly corrupted and become a servant of the divine kingdom, fighting for its master with a twisted and conscious will.

To be honest, Su Yuan frowned when he saw the second effect of the Corrupt God Kingdom.

Because the effects of this thing seem to overlap with those of the Slave Spirit and the Hypnotic Sword Qi.

However, after careful examination, Su Yuan discovered that this was not the case.

The corrosive power of the black mud is not as minor as that of slave spirits or hypnotic sword energy. Its corrupting effect is among the top three, if not the best, of its level.

Once you step into the black mud, countless fleshy tentacles will bind your body, and in less than ten seconds, a Foundation Establishment Peak expert in full strength will be completely eroded.

Moreover, cultivators who have been corrupted can maintain their conscious awareness. They can use all the methods they had at their peak, and are even stronger than at their peak.

Within the realm of the gods, the black mud will serve as a substitute for spiritual power, keeping them at full health and mana at all times, allowing them to unleash all sorts of powerful attacks at will.

Of course, this is on the premise that the master of the divine kingdom will not be drained dry as a result.

"Therefore, I can rely on the power of the corrupt divine kingdom to bring Guo Zhengyi, Jiang Taibai, Lü Tianqiao and others under my control and make them fight for me."

"There's no need to worry about the aftereffects of being corrupted. They'll recover quickly once the black mud is removed. Guo Zhengyi has probably done similar things before."

After obtaining the Corrupted Divine Kingdom Pill, Su Yuan then used the Spirit-Pointing Pill on Jiang Taibai.

A dark, deep-black elixir, its surface covered with stars, appeared in Su Yuan's hand.

With curiosity, he looked at the introduction about this elixir.

【Shattered Star's Blessing Pill (Formerly Unique)】

(End of this chapter)