The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

To an outsider, this would be a scene that only appears in the deepest nightmare.

A human head, connected to four limbs, but the core of the torso had become an indescribable chaos.

What's even more chilling is...

Those dark purple energies did not stay put.

Instead, it continued to extend outward, transforming into countless tiny tentacles that wove a bizarre net around his chest.

"Buzz—!!"

The void behind Gu Xu suddenly exploded.

The Cthulhu phantom that had always been just a background element now seemed to have received some kind of substantial boost.

It is no longer a blurry shadow.

The enormous octopus head became clearly visible, and the suckers on each tentacle seemed to be breathing.

Those huge, tightly closed eyes slowly opened a crack.

It revealed a deep purple hue within, enough to drive the world mad.

The phantom slowly bent down, gradually overlapping with Gu Xu's mangled body.

The interplay of reality and illusion.

Gu Xu felt as if his soul had been thrown into a giant washing machine.

Countless noisy, shrill, and frantic whispers exploded in his ears.

"%！@#！@#%￥……！#￥！"

"%！#￥……%……&￥%"

These sounds have no logic and do not belong to any language known to humankind.

They are the most primal noises of the universe, the lamentations of broken rules, and the murmurs of the deepest abyss.

If it were anyone with slightly weaker mental strength, even a ninth-level saint, they would be in the same boat.

Under such spiritual pollution that reaches the very soul, one might turn into a drooling, idiotic madman in a second.

But Gu Xu did not.

Although he was convulsing in pain and his head felt like it was about to explode, his eyes, which were turning white, still shone with light.

Yet it always retained the last vestige of clarity.

Even amidst that extreme pain, he felt a sliver of... pleasure?

It's a kind of pleasure called "control".

The murmurs did not destroy his reason; instead, under his will, they gradually became docile and became part of his power.

"Damn it! Stop yelling...it's so noisy."

Gu Xu gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words.

As his will descended, the frantic whispers in his ears actually subsided.

Finally, it transformed into a series of low murmurs, like waves crashing against rocks.

It even sounds somewhat soothing.

The sharp pain in my chest began to subside.

The terrifying black hole vortex gradually subsided, and the surface skin began to regrow.

But the newly grown skin was not human skin color, but a glossy dark purple.

It is covered with fine scales.

At the location of the heartbeat, a golden eye totem can be faintly seen.

It is slowly closing.

Gu Xu landed back on the ground.

He staggered for a moment, then regained his balance.

He looked down at his chest, which now looked odd except for its unusual color.

There's no difference between them and normal people.

But he could sense what kind of power was contained within it.

That's the power that can cause the surrounding space to collapse with just a slight jump.

[Ding! Fusion successful!]

[The old jigsaw puzzle (1/???) has been returned to its original place!]

[Second Job Advancement Quest Requirement 3: Devour the Secret Realm Rule Fragment - Completed!]

[Congratulations, host! All second-tier advancement quests are complete!]

[Career advancement successful!]

You have been promoted to: Tier 2

[Level restriction removed! Current level limit: LV30!]

[Gain unique passive skill: Heart of the Past!]

[Skill Name: Heart of the Past (Unique/Passive) (Fragmented)]

【grade:???】

【Effect 1: Ancient God's Body (Flawed) (Passive) - Your constitution attribute is forcibly doubled, and you recover 50% of your health per second. As long as the core (heart) remains intact, your physical body can regenerate infinitely. (Note: Gods may bleed, but gods will never die!)】

【Effect 2: Calamity Pump (Active) – Activates the heart, entering the [Divine Transformation] state. All attributes increased by 1000%, skill cooldown reduced by 99%, duration: 60 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours. (Note: The power of the past is unimaginable to mortals!)】

Gu Xu looked at the series of dazzling attribute panels and felt the power surging within his body like the Yangtze River.

He raised his head, though now he was dressed in rags and looked completely disheveled.

But that smile was brighter and more arrogant than ever before.

"Damn it! This... is what you call a wall hanging!"

……

The sky over the East China Sea has completely lost its original color.

Half of it was shrouded in a dense, black aura of death.

The other half was illuminated by the chilling, dark blue light of the blade, resembling a demonic realm.

The loud rumbling sounds continued incessantly, unlike thunder.

It looked like two towering mountains colliding wildly above the clouds.

The battles between ninth-tier saints have long since transcended the comprehension of ordinary professionals.

That was a head-on clash between rules, a crushing defeat of one domain by another.

"You country bumpkin, so many years have passed, how come your swordsmanship is still as rotten as your character, reeking of sewer filth?"

Lin Yuan sneered, but the black mist around him was like boiling asphalt, from which countless white skeletal arms emerged, densely packed and endless.

Each one was enveloped in a deathly aura capable of corroding steel, and it withstood the barrage of sword strikes.

Meanwhile, the mountain villager opposite him had lost his previous composure.

The demonic sword called "Six Heavens Demon King" trembled slightly in his hand.

Each swing of the sword cuts a black crack in the void that never heals.

"You idiot! Stop with the empty talk! Let's see how long you can keep this up!"

[Secret Skill·Demon King·Sky Hunter! 】

With a roar, the demonic blade in the mountain village suddenly grew hundreds of meters in length, transforming into a blue ribbon that seemed to split the heavens and the earth.

He slashed fiercely at Lin Yuan.

This single strike cleaved the sea surface below, revealing a muddy seabed.

However, Lin Yuan merely sneered and pointed his withered finger in the air.

【White Bones and Netherworld - Divine Protection!】

Click click click—!

The bone shield, formed by countless giant dragon bones coiled together, took shape instantly.

The blade collided with the bone shield, but there was no explosion as expected.

There was only one muffled thud that sent chills down everyone's spine.

The air within a ten-mile radius was sucked out in an instant, followed by an even more violent shockwave that swept outwards.

The sea was roaring, and giant waves were being thrown hundreds of meters high, as if to completely swallow the isolated island.

This attack resulted in a draw once again.

Neither can do anything about the other.

Although Lin Yuan was sharp-tongued, he knew in his heart that at their level, it was a matter of life and death.

It's definitely not something that can be resolved in a short time.

Especially since the opponent also possesses that strange, legendary demon sword, they want to completely suppress him.

Unless one recklessly burns their own source.

But now is clearly not the time.

Below the apocalyptic battlefield, a team of field medics in white coats were frantically pulling people back from the ruins, braving a crumbling protective barrier.

"Hurry! Hurry! Be quick!"

"Stretcher! Be careful of your neck! Don't jostle!"

"Chief of Staff Su, you must hold on!"

Several strong soldiers carried the stretcher, their feet barely touching the ground, regardless of whether it was muddy or not.

They stormed directly into the makeshift command post located beneath the lighthouse.