Honkai Summoning.

The moment he reached out and touched the stone, the space around it distorted, and nearby items like pen holders and notebooks vanished into the distorted space.

The desk beneath the stone snapped in two, froze for a moment, then began to shrink as if deformed, disappearing into the distorted space as well.

"This power!"

Su Mo's eyes widened; he could feel the power. It was exactly the same "poison" that had poisoned the king. In other words, the old man from the Cross Church had used this kind of stone to create the so-called "poison," putting Su Mo in a situation where he was "easily summoned."

Just as the power within the stone erupted, the power hidden within Su Mo's body also erupted at the same time. However, this time it did not directly send Su Mo to another world, but instead rushed towards Su Mo's left arm, as if it wanted to absorb the power within the stone.

At the same time, the power contained within the stone was also stirring, surging towards Su Mo's body.

Su Mo couldn't tell whether it was the power within his body that entered the stone, or the power within the stone that entered his body.

If it's the former, it means he's out of his current awkward situation.

But if it's the latter, who knows if that spatial force will tear him apart? Even if he can withstand it, the frequency of being summoned will definitely increase significantly.

Su Mo would definitely not allow something so completely out of his control to happen.

He clenched his left hand tightly. The knight, not dying with his bare hands, began to demonize the stone, wanting to make it, and even the spatial power within it, his own.

A black aura spread across the stone, and Su Mo's power came into contact with that spatial power.

The moment they made contact, Su Mo felt an incredibly powerful repulsive force emanating from his hand. Clearly, converting this power into his own would not be a simple matter.

Su Mo's power and the power of space were immediately locked in a stalemate.

A bead of sweat appeared on Su Mo's forehead and dripped down. He felt that what he was holding in his hand was not a stone, but a prehistoric beast that was constantly struggling and roaring.

Meanwhile, the spatial power that had been deposited within Su Mo's body began to surge and impact, leaving the power that had seeped into Su Mo in a pincer attack. The black aura began to become obscure.

"Perhaps, it can be done this way."

Sensing the decline, four pages he named the "Fragmented Pages of the Heavenly Dao" suddenly appeared behind Su Mo. These pages turned automatically and gradually emitted an indescribable aura.

Since there's no way to assimilate this power, then use the broken page of the Heavenly Dao to directly devour the stone, and then take the power inside for your own use.

The knight's ability to erode and assimilate with bare hands is not even in the same league as the "devouring" power of the broken pages of the Heavenly Dao.

If we had to make a comparison, it would probably be the difference between a paper airplane and a fighter jet.

The appearance of the broken page of the Heavenly Dao caused the stone to disappear directly from Su Mo's hands.

On the first page containing the Chain of Hearts, the Nail Annihilation City Text, and the Red Rose of Demon Extermination that Li Yunlong shared with Su Mo, the stone appeared, having lost its original luster and instead becoming somewhat grayish.

"Just an ordinary object," Su Mo thought to himself.

The "things" that Su Mo devours generally fall into three categories: the first is "world-class" artifacts that can directly replenish the broken pages of the Heavenly Dao; the second is weapons like the Concentric Chains—usually byproducts of devouring certain powerful individuals; and the third is "souls."

Ordinary souls, needless to say, become reserves of life force, while those incredibly powerful individuals are temporarily trapped within the broken pages of the Heavenly Dao, requiring time to slowly erode and seize their power.

The first scenario is actually beyond Su Mo's control and belongs to the "self-behavior" of the broken page of the Heavenly Dao. Just like the first time it devoured Noah's Ark, Su Mo simply released the broken page of the Heavenly Dao, and it devoured Noah's Ark on its own to complete itself.

Even if Su Mo wanted Noah's Ark to become his "weapon," he couldn't make it happen.

The latter two are within Su Mo's control. Generally speaking, once they are devoured, the life and death of those people are completely in Su Mo's hands, not to mention those objects that have power but no consciousness.

However, this time, when the stone appeared on the tattered page of the Heavenly Dao, Su Mo still felt a force of resistance. This meant that this thing was not under his control, but like those "powerful beings," it required time to seize their power or destroy them.

Of course, destruction is easy, but seizing their power is much more difficult.

Destruction is always much easier than learning and creating. Building a house may take a year or two, but destroying one only takes a few minutes or even less.

When Su Mo consumed the stone, the spatial power within his body instantly receded and vanished without a trace, as if it had never existed. However, Su Mo knew this was merely an illusion; the next time someone in some world summoned him, this power would be activated, transporting him to an unknown world.

With a casual flick of his wrist, the stone appeared in his palm. Su Mo looked at the stone, smiled, and then squeezed it, making it disappear without a trace.

Although he couldn't directly control the power of space, a path had already been laid out before Su Mo.

"Whoosh!"

Just then, he heard a sound like a sudden downpour, followed by footsteps. Phil ran over and said, "There's a huge bug outside!"

Having rushed to Su Mo's side, Phil stopped in his tracks, turned to look at Eller's corpse, and stared blankly.

After a while, Phil walked over to Eller, extended a finger, and gently touched Eller's corpse. A few seconds later, Eller was frozen into an ice sculpture.

"He said you're not his daughter?" Su Mo turned to look at Phil, the little girl he initially thought was Eller's daughter, an awakened genius with superpowers.

However, judging from Eller's wariness and even fear of him, things are not that simple.

"..."

Phil remained silent for a long while before saying, "So, everyone's afraid of and hates Phil..."

As she spoke, she looked up at Su Mo and asked, "Brother, are you also afraid of or hate Phil?"

"No." Su Mo patted Phil's head.

“Really? Phil might freeze you into an ice sculpture,” Phil said, his voice flat as if describing a future fact.

"I've never been frozen solid before, this is quite a novel experience." Su Mo simply picked up Phil and headed towards the bathroom. "You're filthy, I'll take you to wash up. I don't want to have a little tabby cat around me."

Phil shifted his body, wrapped his arms around Su Mo's neck, buried his head in Su Mo's shoulder, and asked in a muffled voice, "Brother, would you like Phil to stay by your side?"

“Of course,” Su Mo said. “Phil is so cute, it would be so prestigious to take him out.”

"If you abandon Phil, Phil will freeze your brother into an ice sculpture..." Phil murmured, his tender little hands gripping her even tighter.

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Chapter 136 The Sword of the Loli

"Phil, take your time washing. I'm going outside to take care of something."

Although the dense fog cut off communications, it did not cause any damage to other aspects, such as water and electricity. The lights in the room could still be turned on, and the bathtub was filled with hot water, Su Mo said to Phil.

"Brother, where are you going?" Phil asked, grabbing Su Mo's finger.

“Killing insects… there are really a lot of them, they all came from the lake,” Su Mo said.

“Then remember to come back. Phil will only be waiting for half an hour,” Phil said.

"Okay, then half an hour it will be." Su Mo patted Phil's head.

Stepping out of the house, the spider corpses had vanished, replaced by white insects almost the size of Su Mo's forearm. They looked as white and tender as silkworms, appearing harmless compared to the mantises and spiders.

However, the sight of dozens of these insects gathered together, wriggling and rolling on the ground, was rather disgusting.

Su Mo's footsteps made a sound that the insects "heard," and they suddenly turned and crawled towards Su Mo at a speed that was no less than that of the spiders.

As it crawled, the end with the two small, round black dots suddenly split open into a dark gash, which then widened and widened into a round mouth large enough to swallow Su Mo's head whole. Inside, sharp teeth were scattered in all directions, slowly rotating, looking just like a meat grinder.

Su Mo took a step back, and the Heart Chains transformed into thin threads, constantly weaving in front of him to form a fishing net with considerable holes, instantly enveloping all the insects.

Of course, unlike fishing nets, these insects, once caught, were instantly shredded into pieces by the tightening threads and fell to the ground, including many spider carcasses. Clearly, they hadn't been fully digested.

Avoiding the insect corpses, Su Mo walked to the lakeside. Through the thick fog, he could see shadows of varying sizes appearing on the lakeshore before disappearing into the mist.

Looking up to the left, there was a gigantic, pale-colored insect over fifty meters tall. Most of its body was hidden in the thick fog, supported by seven or eight pillar-like legs. The exposed parts of its body looked like an ordinary beetle. However, its base was covered with writhing tentacles, making it look incredibly eerie.

The insect moved slowly and made relatively little noise. It walked in another direction, and it was unclear where it was going.

The sound that Su Mo heard just now, like falling rain, was probably made by this insect.

"Did this stone open a spatial passage to another world?" Su Mo asked, twirling the concentric chains as he walked around the edge of Lake Beiqi. All the insects he saw along the way were shredded into pieces, their life force devoured by Su Mo.

After walking around Lake Becky, Su Mo did not find the so-called spatial passage... or rather, the spatial passage was not something that could be seen like a door.

The area within two meters of the shore of Lake Beiqi became a habitat for insects. Some insects appeared directly in the sky, while others appeared in the lake water. Those that were not good at swimming drowned. Su Mo had already seen several strange-looking insect corpses.

Those skilled in water swam to the shore and headed off to other places.

The insects left in almost no two directions, without any discernible pattern. Despite their enormous size, they displayed no intelligence befitting advanced beings, acting merely as wild beasts driven by instinct.

Of course. Compared to insects on Earth, these insects are far more aggressive. Not only do they attack Su Mo, but they also frequently kill each other. Even insects that look similar often inexplicably start biting each other, let alone different species.

As the number of insects increased, the number of insect corpses near Lake Becky also increased.

Su Mo stood there for a while, his eyes slowly turning as black as ink. Black and white light emanated from his body, spreading out in all directions and completely enveloping the not-so-large Lake Beiqi.

The insects that were flying in the sky, fighting, or had just come ashore and were crawling towards the distance trembled slightly, stopped moving, fell to the ground, and fell into the lake, turning into corpses.

"I never thought I'd become Bear Grylls one day."

Having enjoyed a hearty meal, Su Mo murmured something and withdrew his Soul Devouring Domain.

Although many insects were killed, the "spatial passage" was still not closed, and insects continued to appear out of thin air. The thick fog concealed many traces, making it impossible for Su Mo to see what changes would occur around him when the insects appeared, or whether it would be the same as when he was summoned.

"Should we go take a look over there?"

Su Mo stroked his chin and thought to himself, entering Lake Beiqi might lead him into the world of those insects, but such an action would be too reckless. It would be unwise to put himself in an unknown environment just for a bit of curiosity.

After standing by the lake for a while, the number of insects gradually decreased. I didn't know if the spatial power had gradually dissipated or if that was all the insects there were.

Looking at his watch, and seeing that it was almost time, Su Mo turned around and walked towards the house by the lake.

As I approached the bathroom door, Phil opened it and came out, having changed into clean clothes. His long, wet, ice-blue hair made him look even cuter than before.

"Brother, I'm done washing up." Phil ran to Su Mo's side, grabbed his hand, and was clearly happy that Su Mo hadn't lied to her.

"I'll blow-dry your hair."

Su Mo led Phil into the bathroom. The bathroom, which should have been very warm, was not hot at all. Instead, it had a faint coolness, just like Phil's body, which felt icy.

Su Mo picked Phil up and placed her on the glass table in front of the mirror. He then took the hairdryer and began drying Phil's hair.

While playing the flute, Su Mo inquired about Phil's background.

Unfortunately, they couldn't get anything useful out of her. Phil had been wandering around since she could remember, and during that time she had met many good people and many bad people. There were also people who initially liked Phil but eventually became afraid of her because of her special characteristics and decided to kill this "witch".

A few months ago, Phil met Eller, who was a worldly person and saw that Phil was different from others, so she immediately kept her by her side.

What Phil went through made the little girl extremely sensitive, and her personality was even somewhat extreme, just like the innocent yet cruel feeling she showed when she first met Su Mo.

Eller was no ordinary person, but he was extremely wary of a little girl who was emotionally unstable and could kill him at any moment. He only brought Phil along to have a powerful monster bodyguard by his side.

A few acts of kindness, wariness, hostility, and greed are what cause Phil the most pain—it starts as kindness, but in the end, fear turns it into the most hurtful malice, which is almost everything she has gained from humans in the years she can remember.

Phil had never met someone like Su Mo who was completely unafraid of him and whose eyes showed no fear, disgust, or wariness.

"All right."