After maxing out my affinity, my signature weapon kept evolving.

Looking at this monster who could no longer be called Ren Xudong, Wang Changqing felt a cold sweat soak his back.

Is this the power of the void? If this is the price to become stronger, I'd rather die.

"You may all step back. I will deal with this monster. I cannot let you make unnecessary sacrifices this time."

Having learned his lesson last time, Wang Changqing was truly afraid to let anyone else follow him to their deaths.

If we could get them to quickly return and summon the two envoys from the Holy Church, then the problem would be largely solved.

He hadn't expected that not a single person would back down. Even Xie Wenyuan, who had the lowest cultivation level on the surface, refused to leave, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.

Xie Wenyuan harbored a deep hatred for the Void, and since he was the only one present who was immune to the Void's corruption, he could not back down under any circumstances.

The three Spirit Masters present all ascended into the air on their auxiliary weapons, looking at Ren Xudong with solemn expressions.

"Ren Xudong, your Ren family has touched forbidden power, and you deserve to die. Today, we will act on behalf of Heaven and execute you here."

"Acting on behalf of Heaven? Hahaha, at this moment, I am Heaven!"

Then, the gaping maw on the belly of the void monster began to emit purple light, followed by a huge beam of light that shot out and shot towards the three people in the air.

Its other parts were not idle either; countless thick tentacles grew out and swept in from all directions.

However, it seemed that he had just mastered this power, and the purple beam of light was sprayed off-center, tilting and shooting straight into the sky. Even so, Wang Changqing was not able to completely dodge it and was burned quite badly by this power, and his left side turned black.

"Luckily, I have protective qi, otherwise half of my body would be gone."

Wang Changqing felt a wave of fear. If he hadn't had some support, he probably would have been reunited with his deceased wife after that attack.

On the ground, Xie Wenyuan continuously severed the attacking tentacles and looked up into the air.

"Is this attack method so advanced? They've even used laser beams."

However, the power of the void is always unpredictable, and it's not surprising that it can produce anything.

Ren Qiuyue barely dodged the purple beam of light. Immediately afterwards, her slender longsword pointed into the air, and a huge phantom of a longsword condensed and slashed down with endless coldness.

The void monster didn't flinch; it just stood there and took the hit head-on.

The giant sword phantom shattered with a crack, slicing a huge gash into the opponent's head and freezing part of it.

"Great, it works! You truly are Ren Qiucheng's hope!"

The people on the ground no longer had any doubts. The strength that Ren Qiuyue had shown was even greater than that of the city lord, Wang Changqing.

However, the solemnity on Ren Qiuyue's face did not dissipate at all, because the monster simply shook its head, and the frozen parts began to shatter, and then the wounds began to heal rapidly.

"It's no use. I now possess the power of a god; you cannot kill me!"

The severed tentacles regrew, and then purple water began to spray from the ends of the tentacles.

Although the water flow was not as fast as a beam of light, the spirit masters and spirit lords on the ground could not dodge it at all. Some people with weaker physical strength were even pierced through their bodies by the water flow and fell to the ground groaning.

But those who weren't shot through the body weren't faring any better. As the water soaked their bodies, it began to gradually corrode them, and their consciousness gradually faded.

"Oh no, they've all been corrupted by the power of the void!"

Sun Huazeng was quite knowledgeable; he had personally witnessed the appearance of those corrupted by the void, and their condition was exactly the same as that of these people now.

With lightning speed, Xie Wenyuan plunged his long sword into the body of the corrupted man.

"Xie Wenyuan, what are you doing!"

The three people in the air were shocked by his actions. At this critical moment, this kid actually betrayed them!

But then, not only these three, but even the monster Ren Xudong roared in anger.

"What have you done, you brat!"

They witnessed firsthand how the parts of the people on the ground corrupted by the void were actually absorbed by Xie Wenyuan along the tip of the blade.

No, how come he didn't change at all after absorbing the power?

[Task being issued to the host: The taboo of the Void has been broken, and the Ren family has become its lackeys, threatening the safety of the entire city's inhabitants. The host is requested to defeat them by any means necessary. Reward for successful mission: A superior-grade flying sword; no penalty for mission failure.]

Another reward for failure with no penalty? This mission seems to be anything but simple.

Xie Wenyuan sighed. In fact, regardless of whether the system issued a task or not, he would do everything he could to defeat it, because he hated the Void to the core.

However, absorbing the power of the void and making it his own is extremely exhausting. There were dozens of corrupted spiritual cultivators present, and he was already struggling to keep up with just the first few.

"Damn it, it seems that not killing you before was a huge mistake!"

Ren Xudong roared furiously. This kid is too strange. Ever since Xie Wenyuan first caused trouble for the Ren family, nothing they have done has gone smoothly. And when they want to retaliate, they are always delayed by other things.

"But since this kid possesses such great fortune, wouldn't absorbing it make that fortune mine? Hehehe!"

The void monster sprouted countless tentacles again, but this time they weren't meant to stab or use the water flow; instead, they wanted to bind Xie Wenyuan.

Looking at the disgusting purple slime on the tentacles, Xie Wenyuan felt a chill run down his spine and goosebumps all over his body.

"Damn it, don't get involved!"

Xie Wenyuan remained focused, slashing away the onrushing tentacles with each strike.

However, the state of concentration consumed too much mental energy, and in just a moment, Xie Wenyuan was seeing stars and was about to reach his limit.

In the air, Sun Huazeng and the injured Wang Changqing launched attacks time and time again, but their attack level was far inferior to that of a top student like Ren Qiuyue. It was like scrubbing an old lady's feet, not even as good as scraping.

Ren Qiuyue temporarily stopped her attack, closed her eyes, and muttered some incantation. Sun and Wang were covering for her.

Ren Xingyuan, inside the monster, noticed Ren Qiuyue and controlled the monster to emit another beam of light.

"My dear cousin, you're not leaving here alive today! Hehehe!"

Ren Xingyuan had always lived in Ren Qiuyue's shadow. The woman's brilliance was too dazzling, causing him to only be a near-genius in other people's eyes, and he could never compare to Ren Qiuyue in his entire life.

Fortunately, now that he has transformed into a god, he has enough power to kill her and personally resolve his psychological trauma. It feels wonderful.

However, the beam of light did not hit Ren Qiuyue's body, because a huge blue shield blocked everything in front of her.

This is Ren Qiuyue's second spiritual weapon. As a prodigy sought after by various academies, she must have her own unique qualities, and her special qualities lie in this second spiritual weapon—the Xuanjia Shield, a celestial artifact.