Bizarre Survival: I Can Devour Thousands of Talents

Chapter 163, Section 162: On the Day of Great Calamity, the Gods of the Abyss

In Ling Xiao's mind, he could accept it even if a strange-looking monster spoke.

After all, just treat it as a mind-numbing parrot repeating what others are saying.

But when a heartless person with a name speaks, the meaning changes.

This may be the first intelligent life form with self-awareness that Ling Xiao has encountered in the mortal world.

The Eye of Secrets activated!

[The Lost Man - Freud (Follower of the God of Snow and Frost)]

[Status: Has received the First-Order Blessing Baptism]

[Talent: Divine Blessing? ? ? ? ? ...]

[Abilities: Prayer, Hymn Chanting, Frosty Body, Snowfield Shelter, First-Tier Frost Spells...]

Not the same.

The fact that this mentally unstable person can maintain his sanity is most likely related to his strange state.

That talent, full of question marks, directly brought back memories of when Ling Xiao devoured the crumbling embers of the gods with the [Heart of Gluttony].

Blessing?

baptism?

After the blessing is fulfilled, shouldn't it turn into a fur ball?

Is there any other way out besides transforming into a monster?

Ling Xiao analyzed the information he had detected briefly, but after much thought, he couldn't find any clues.

He stared at the strange man and asked in a deep voice, "Freud? What exactly are you?"

Seeing that he had received a response, two icy blue pupils lit up beneath the white fur on the strange man's cheek.

Floyd tilted his head, his voice carrying a touch of wistful melancholy.

"I haven't heard this name for... a very, very long time..."

He looked at Ling Xiao and said to himself, "I am... Freud."

"But I am now a believer in the Lord. He is my shield, protecting me from the abyss; He is also my spear, giving me the courage to face the end..."

"Outsider, you shouldn't have come into this world..."

"But I'm already here."

Ling Xiao was also helpless.

Although the person on the other end seems to be able to communicate, they appear to have some kind of mental illness.

"And there's no way back."

He asked as gently as possible, "Freud, do you remember why you became this way? Do you remember what happened back then?"

Ling Xiao's words guided Freud to search for that long-forgotten and unforgettable history deep in his mind.

He has lived for an unknown amount of time.

At the beginning.

Freud, whose life form had transformed into another existence, would still be grateful that he hadn't died in that catastrophe that nearly overturned the world.

He was even surprised and delighted to have gained such immense power that he had never imagined.

But gradually, he discovered that the blessings from the gods were not so benevolent.

The gifts of fate always come with a hidden price tag.

He persevered through the blessing for a long time, and after enduring the blessing and beginning the baptism, he also suffered for countless years.

Freud achieved a kind of immortality.

The price was worse than death...

Now, upon waking, a dazed Freud's thoughts abruptly returned to that day during Ling Xiao's questioning.

That day...

"The sky has fallen..."

Freud said in a weak, trembling voice, "The sun and the moon were taken away, and the world had no light..."

"But we can still see... because the other stars are getting bigger, and the earth is cracking open and spewing out magma..."

"Stars as large as mountains, and lava erupting from the earth falling like raindrops... Mountains collapsed... Farmland was splashed with waves..."

"The kingdom's military camps and towers... the lights that appeared didn't last long before they went out... knights and mages scrambled to get us, like headless flies, to safety..."

"But where can we hide...? The whole world is in their hands..."

As Freud spoke, his words became rapid and indistinct, like a neurotic rambling.

His body trembled, yet he dared not show the slightest emotion.

The reason he was telling the story was that the protagonists were beings who could not be looked at directly—gods…

"Those deities who were once hidden from the world have emerged from the spirit realm and are now waging war against each other in the mortal realm..."

"Their enemies are each other, and others as well..."

"In the end... in the end, it was the Abyss that won..."

"Yes...yes! The Abyss won in the end! I passed out, and when I woke up, this was what I looked like..."

"I didn't die... because I converted to God, and I received His magnanimous grace, I... I..."

Freud raised his head, which had been hanging low, with a look of confusion.

His icy blue eyes darted around, his throat bobbed, and he tried to say something but couldn't form a coherent sentence.

Finally, Freud let out a sharp cry that sounded like a mix of crying and laughing.

Ling Xiao heard it clearly.

"So I've already fallen into the abyss!?"

With his roar, the surrounding wind and snow suddenly became violent.

Several gusts of wind came, but Ling Xiao, who was prepared, easily blocked them.

Those were just a few shards of ice; Freud had conjured such a deadly move without even making a movement.

His current state is even more terrifying than when he briefly clashed with Ling Xiao earlier!

"He woke up without saying a word."

Ling Xiao didn't rush over; he just patted Iron Hammer Sister's head, signaling her to "roll" out of his arms.

"I……"

The girl blushed slightly, but still explained softly, "I was just afraid of interrupting him when he got to a crucial point..."

"If everything's alright, hide behind me and use the Golden Light Ring Restriction Talisman to protect yourself. If the fight starts, I can't control you."

Iron Hammer Sister was never pretentious; she simply hummed in agreement and slipped out of Ling Xiao's arms.

Taking advantage of a brief moment while jogging, she hurriedly took out the precious magic scroll. After using it, a magical ring composed of golden runes appeared around it, firmly protecting it.

Having experienced a kidnapping and possessing relatively weak combat abilities, how could Iron Hammer Sister, a [Craftswoman], not acquire some defensive treasures for herself?

The attack was too sudden, and she didn't have time to use her skills. Later, although she regained consciousness, her attempts were interrupted several times, and she naturally couldn't use the longer wind-up scroll.

She knew that a major battle was about to break out here, and as a weakling, she couldn't be of much help.

The biggest help she could give was to keep Brother Xiao from being distracted by her.

Ling Xiao, of course, would not let Freud's strange changes proceed smoothly. While letting Iron Hammer Sister go, he stretched out his left hand and shook hands from afar!

Intelligent beings who can communicate are rare.

But Ling Xiao's rationality told him that eliminating the other party in time was the most correct thing to do right now!

Dimensional Slash!

In addition...

Dimensional fission!

Ling Xiao, who had already been on guard, unleashed two deadly moves in quick succession!

And all of them hit the enemy!

only……

His expression was solemn, as if he had witnessed a result that was far from what he had expected.

Dimensional Slash and Dimensional Fission caused Freud enormous "damage".

The neck broke smoothly.

A large section of his chest and left shoulder disappeared.

With such severe injuries, it would be difficult for a normal person to even stand up, let alone survive.

But Ling Xiao also knew.

A person who has lost their mind is not a normal person.

Freud, who was beginning to accept baptism, was no ordinary person who had lost his mind!

But his own killing move couldn't even pose the slightest threat?!

This startled him, and he quickly devised a new strategy.

Floyd swayed.

He seemed to have suffered a similar injury before, but he hadn't died then...

Why?

The mighty knight was crushed into a pulp... the noble mage was drained of his life force and turned into a dried-up corpse...

But he didn't die...

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Not long after the great calamity descended, he succumbed to the abyss's allure and began to worship a god from another world...

I was one of the first believers of the God of Snowfields and Frost, and also the bridge and anchor point through which He opened the abyss...

That foolish, stupid, selfish self... what did I do to survive...?

But Freud's remaining emotions were engulfed by the dark flames, turning into an extreme and pure murderous intent!

"If I perish in battle, will I have the honor of ascending to your divine kingdom? If I triumph, may I offer you my sacrifice!"

"Lord, look upon me! Bear witness to me!"

His icy blue eyes were now bloodshot and filled with dark demonic energy.

The white hairs drifted away amidst the burning demonic energy, replaced by gaunt but sturdy chunks of flesh, as thin as diamonds, and a transparent color almost like crystal.

A chill condensed on the neck, and the previously severed head didn't even slip off; it reconnected immediately.

The huge gash in his left chest was also patched up like jelly, showing no signs of severe injury.

Freud's facial features were no longer clearly visible.

Only the icy blue chill, the blood-red filth, and the few wisps of dark demonic energy hidden within his body were faintly visible.

A sense of crisis, like thorns in one's back, is coming.

Ling Xiao had a premonition that this might be the strongest enemy he had ever faced.

There is none other than...

Because he smelled a long-lost "scent" in Freud.

That was a delicacy I had only eaten once.

That is……

An aura emanating from the gods!

bang——

The two vehicles collided at high speed with full force!

It was Ling Xiao who was sent flying backwards!?

The reason is simple: they lack strength.

So after suffering a setback, he immediately added three points of his spare free attribute to [Strength].

With his attributes increasing significantly, Ling Xiao no longer needs to add points as easily as before.

Equipment, skills, and other items often have attribute requirements, so to avoid the embarrassment of being able to look at them but not use them, he deliberately reserved three free attribute points for backup.

Not many, but not few either.

With his current strength, those who can instantly kill him don't care about these three points of difference; if they can't instantly kill him, then adding more points is perfectly feasible.

Now is the perfect time!

Even though there is still a gap in strength, adding these three points has undoubtedly made a significant difference.

After all, with Ling Xiao's 45 points of physique, the increased strength can be fully utilized to unleash its maximum power!

During his inverted flight, he completed the enhancement of his strength.

Then, without warning, a second attack ensued!

We suffered from a lack of intelligence just now. Besides the literal information, the actual intelligence of the battle is the key.

Several bursts of flame erupted from behind Ling Xiao, spraying out in all directions and forcefully offsetting his decline.

Stand firmly on the ground.

His body, which had been leaning back at almost a 90-degree angle, was turned back around by an unusual force.

A blurry shadow rapidly approached in the field of vision, accompanied by immense pressure—a pressure that only a domain could produce!

Ling Xiao's Blazing Domain was actually compressed back!?

This has never happened before.

Even the Snow Wolf King's frigid domain could only hold its own against him head-on and could not gain the upper hand.

However, the Blazing Domain has now been reduced to a few meters around Ling Xiao.

The outside world is filled with raging cold winds!

But Ling Xiao, wielding his sword with both hands, charged forward once more!

In this extremely short period of time, he has already awakened the enhancement of several abilities!

The solidified qi resembled an inextinguishable fireball, while the finest wind blades on the outermost edge shattered the penetrating cold air!

Both his physical and spiritual energy were being depleted rapidly. Ling Xiao's physical and spiritual energy values ​​were now close to the four-digit mark, which was more than enough to withstand such extravagant spending!

The fact that the spatial killing move is not very effective does not mean that the other abilities of [Sky Scout] are also useless!

Freud charged in with fanatical killing intent, throwing a punch at Ling Xiao, but only managed to land a chilling blow on empty air!

The massive amount of ice crystal fragments blasted through the air, but the figures that were supposed to be hit had already vanished from their original spots.

A flash of light ripped through the sky!

Ling Xiao flashed behind Freud in the shortest distance, at the cost of forcibly passing through the icy storm, and his protective aura weakened considerably.

That's what gave us the opportunity to strike!

With two powerful and exceptional skills, how could he not explore and research them on his own?!

now……

It was his self-created move—Shadowless Wind Slash!

After the wind blade shattered, it formed an even finer wind blade, into which the domineering killing power of the Overlord Blade was incorporated, and finally forcibly combined into a single strike that combined the attributes of slashing, tearing, and shattering!

The final move of the Gale Shadowless Sword Technique, combined with the Star Shattering Style from the Three Styles of the Overlord Blade, which has a similar appeal, ultimately forms Ling Xiao's strongest strike using conventional methods!

Given that spatial killing techniques like Dimensional Slash have little effect, this is his absolute priority!

No surprises!

The solid, dark blue blade struck Freud hard on the back, severing the already charging, mindless man to the ground.

Before Ling Xiao could finish him off, a burst of cold, fragmented energy exploded with a loud bang.

Its power was so great that it could penetrate the defense of the protective aura, and even scratched deep and shallow cracks on Lingxiao's battle armor.

Once Freud's true form was fully revealed, his defensive capabilities were also terrifyingly astonishing.

Or rather, any injury has little effect on him.

Because no matter what kind of injury he suffers, he can always heal quickly and without any noticeable slowness.

That ice sculpture-like body, though still retaining a human form on the outside, had long since become a vessel for something else inside.

The icy storm could not have any further effect on Lingxiao.

The hand that was covering his face, which had been accidentally cut, healed instantly.

Speaking of which...

Ling Xiao himself is a monster too...

With that slight delay, Freud twisted his head and got up.

The two "glass beads" stared at Ling Xiao with great interest, their knuckles making a cracking sound as if they were exploding with ice.

"You are qualified to come with me to see the Lord."

"Since you have seen the gods, why not worship them...?"

"god?"

Ling Xiao ran his hand across the blade, and a thin line of blood flowed through, igniting a dazzling crimson flame!

"Once you get underground—no, to you it'll be hell. Anyway, you fucking ask around!"

"The gods want me to worship them? The gods want me to kneel down and be a dog?!"

"grass……"

Ling Xiao chuckled, his eyes revealing an unprecedented burning fighting spirit.

"My ancestors risked their lives to straighten my back, but I straightened it myself through sheer willpower!"

"You want me to kneel before you?"

"I'll send you to see your damn god first!!"

(End of this chapter)