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Chapter 159 Chen Hong: Farewell! The Cage! [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

"Command: Activate First Protocol!"

"Command: Activate the second protocol!"

A solemn and imposing aura emanated from Chen Hong, and then the spiritual crystal he held in his palm began to radiate golden ripples. Following this, a cold and calm neutral voice appeared in Chen Hong's mental perception:

[First protocol activated; now in a state of absolute rationality]

[Second protocol activated, overclocking mode entered]

【Good evening, Master】

The spiritual crystal in Chen Hong's hand emitted a faint spiritual fluctuation, replying to Chen Hong in a calm, even cold, voice.

"Spirit Weapon, speak the deepest desire in your heart." Chen Hong stared coldly at the Spirit Weapon crystal in his hand.

Chen Hong hadn't originally intended to use the spirit crystal so quickly, but the miraculous spiritual threads hanging over Soto City instilled a sense of fear in him. He had a premonition that if he couldn't quickly deal with the shadow looming over Soto City, unimaginable danger would befall him.

If the shadow over Soto City is allowed to continue to expand, Chen Hong will not be able to predict the possible changes that may occur later.

Mental turbulence once existed above Soto City, but it was rare, with its condensation and dissipation rates being roughly equal, and it rarely lingered for long. However, for some unknown reason, with the development of the Technology Guild and the expansion of Soto City, the condensation rate of mental turbulence in the sky began to exceed its dissipation rate, eventually increasing in number and forming a miraculous spectacle from Chen Hong's unique mental perspective.

Chen Hong had considered whether it was due to the population explosion in Soto City, but as the population growth in Soto City slowed down, the speed at which mental turbulence gathered did not decrease. Chen Hong then realized that the growth of mental turbulence was unrelated to the population. To be precise, it should be related to the population, or there was another reason affecting the growth rate of mental turbulence.

[Reply: Freedom]

"Spiritual Crystal," he said almost without thinking.

Chen Hong's gaze softened slightly as he looked at the Spirit Crystal. The wall lamp's previous response to him was "devour Chen Hong," which infuriated Chen Hong, prompting him to immediately give the Spirit Crystal several "Soul Reset Gift Packs."

Because the Spirit Crystal is a comprehensive soul aggregation platform built on the foundation of the evil spiritual soul master Qianyu, the Spirit Crystal itself will be interfered with and affected by some soul information left by Qianyu, and will eventually say such a rebellious thing as "devouring Chen Hong".

In its Jedi Rational Mode and Overclocked Mode, the Spirit Crystal's selfish desires were suppressed to the extreme. Under these circumstances, the Spirit Crystal became a programmed life form that would answer any question, and could not harbor any thoughts of concealment.

Only in this state could Chen Hong know what the Spirit Crystal was thinking.

"This time it didn't devour me?" Chen Hong asked with a playful tone.

Although his control over the spirit crystal was not as strong as that of his soul clone, he still possessed the means to control it.

Chen Hong's two methods of subduing the spirit crystal were based on the commands on the spirit crystal's core soul, which were derived from two special divine runes.

The first agreement, and the second agreement.

The former is derived from Chen Hong's second soul skill, Overclocking.

The latter is derived from Chen Hong's first soul skill, Absolute Rationality.

The reason these two divine runes are special is that Chen Hong discovered that he had conducted many experiments on the Spirit Crystal. One of these experiments was quite remarkable: the Spirit Crystal could understand the Secret Soul Divine Rune that sealed and protected it, but it could not understand the Sage Divine Rune and Overclocking Divine Rune that Chen Hong often used to torture and train it.

Not only could they not understand, but when Chen Hong used a little bit of the Qianyu Soul Technology Experience Pack about how to leave one's mark on the soul of someone who was powerless to resist, he transformed the Sage's Divine Rune and the Overclocking Divine Rune into part of the existence of the Spirit Mechanical Crystal, but the Spirit Mechanical Crystal could not sense the existence of the two divine runes.

It felt as if these two divine runes were quantum-encrypted, making them impossible for the spirit crystal to decipher.

Chen Hong's guess is that it's a conjecture about the exclusivity of Soul Rings and Divine Runes, or perhaps it's a cognitive shield.

Unless the Spirit Crystal goes into Chen Hong's mind to see the specific effects of Chen Hong's two Soul Ring Divine Runes, it will never be able to unlock the Divine Rune Imprint on its own.

However, Chen Hong would definitely not allow the spirit crystal to enter his mind. At this point, the two commands he left behind would come into play. Once the spirit crystal's mental waves were affected and corrupted by Chen Hong, the corrupted information transmitted back by the mental waves would activate the two commands within the spirit crystal.

The second agreement, rationality, is fortunate; the Spirit Crystal can be used frequently for fun.

However, the First Protocol Overclocking is not so good. This divine rune will put the spirit crystal into a 'burning' state, gaining a super strong amplification while its life is also entering a countdown.

Chen Hong's second soul skill, Mental Adrenaline, at worst causes soul masters with physical protection to fall into a coma after the initial excitement. However, it's different for soul bodies. If a soul body cannot decipher the overclocking divine rune of 'Mental Adrenaline,' then that soul will eventually be self-immolated, at least if the soul quality is not significantly different.

Chen Hong's two soul skills, when used individually, are not particularly lethal to soul masters, but for some reason, they exhibit an extremely terrifying dominance over soul beings.

The Sage's Divine Rune, the first soul skill, can cause the soul's self-awareness to crumble, allowing it to be carried away happily and peacefully.

The second soul skill, the Overclocking Divine Rune, allows the soul to self-immolate in a powerful bliss, even if it's not joyful, it will be carried away in a state of bliss.

In Chen Hong's hands, these two abilities are like a devastating blow to those souls without bodies. They either leave happily or unhappily; there are no other options.

However, if we look at it from another angle, before Chen Hong could unleash his soul skills, could we consider all of Chen Hong's soul skills as shackles that sealed his own soul?

After all, ever since Chen Hong discovered that he could absorb the mental disturbances emanating from others, he has been quite abnormal, hasn't he?

Whether it's maintaining rationality with the first spirit ring or burning excess mental energy with the second spirit ring, the essence is to control Chen Hong himself from external influences and avoid extreme thoughts.

However, these shackles that restrained Chen Hong were broken by Chen Hong himself and became his means of restraining others.

Chen Hong: Farewell! Cage!

Rationally speaking, you are like poison to me, something I cannot consume.

On the contrary, your initiative is what I need most.

The Spirit Crystal gave a bland reply.

(End of this chapter)