A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

Guo Ziqi answered Jun Lian's question with great generosity, roaring wildly to the sky, "Now I have reached the ears of Heaven! What cultivators, what immortal cultivators? I don't cultivate immortality, I cultivate the Heavenly Dao itself! The Heavenly Dao is me! I am the Heavenly Dao! Hahaha!"

Oh, so that's how it is!

Zhou Ke'er then realized that this was another good thing that happened because of his careless talk! If he hadn't driven Wu Ziqi crazy back then, things wouldn't be like this now!

Moreover, there really is something wrong with this Heavenly Dao! Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er suddenly realized that the originally easy difficulty module would definitely not have put Zhou Ke'er in a fatal situation of spiritual energy dissipation at the beginning. It must be that his explanation of the cultivation technique violated the Heavenly Dao, causing this Heavenly Dao, which was corrupted by evil, to reject him, which led to the loss of spiritual energy!

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159. Starting from Zero to Become a Villainous Supporting Character (Fifteen)

"The Way of Heaven has changed! What Elder Ji said was not false! Could it be... that the path I cultivate is such a wicked one? Are all the people in this world cultivating such a Heavenly Way?!"

Upon hearing Wu Ziqi's words, Jun Lian immediately showed a look of shock and disbelief. He then realized that the so-called polluted spiritual energy was not actually "polluted," but rather had simply shed its disguise and revealed its true nature after communicating with the Heavenly Dao.

In other words, the so-called "pure" spiritual energy that he guarded so tightly was essentially no different from the evil spiritual energy used by Wu Ziqi. Just as Jun Lian said, what he cultivated was also the current Heavenly Dao, and what all cultivators in the world cultivated was the current Heavenly Dao!

So what exactly are they pursuing and admiring?

He forced himself to calm down, and with trembling hands, pulled a bottle of healing medicine from his clothes and tossed it to Nangong Shi. In a hoarse voice, he asked, "Where are the others? The elders of the Myriad Laws Immortal Sect, the captain of your Mountain Wind Sect, the other sects..."

Before Jun Lian could finish speaking, Nangong Shi interrupted him.

He took the elixir, gave a bitter laugh, and before Jun Lian could finish speaking, said bitterly, "It's gone, all gone. Back then, when the chaotic spiritual energy fluctuations emanated from the forbidden area, all the elders with profound cultivation who could sense the Heavenly Dao were instantly corrupted, either going mad or dying, none of them escaping unscathed."

The disciples with lower cultivation levels couldn't withstand this evil spiritual energy and all perished. Only a few, with cultivation levels similar to mine, survived, barely clinging to life. As for now, only I remain. If you hadn't arrived, I would probably be dead by now. As for me…”

Nangong Shi didn't finish his sentence. He stood up with a bitter smile, blood streaming down his face.

"Naturally, I will share the Dao of Heaven with you, and enjoy eternal life! I will share the origin of this world!"

Wu Ziqi grinned savagely, then moved aside a bit to reveal Xiao Ke's figure. Her eyes were closed, seemingly unconscious, and thick black mist surrounded her. Wu Ziqi continued his maniacal rant: "She will soon be baptized by the Heavenly Dao, and like me, she will know the secrets of the Heavenly Dao. She will be with me forever! As long as the Heavenly Dao exists, she and I will always be together! Forever!"

Whether it's love or possessiveness... it doesn't matter! As long as she'll always be with me! This is... the way of heaven!

Holy crap... this love is fucking exciting.

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain in her heart, "This is terrifying! Is this how the female lead is treated? Luckily, I'm just a villainous supporting character! I can't handle this, it's too damn scary."

So it seems being the female lead isn't easy. What if one of the rich guys she's hooking up with suddenly turns evil...? That would be terrible. She might even be captured and used as a weapon...

"Let's go! This place is no place to stay any longer! We have to escape first and then make further plans!"

Jun Lian looked at Wu Ziqi, who was laughing wildly and making no other moves. He gritted his teeth, quickly hoisted Zhou Ke'er onto his shoulder, grabbed Nangong Shi's collar, and then used his spiritual energy to flee into the distance.

"It's no use! It's no use! I've already activated the mountain-protecting formation. Now you can only enter, not leave! As long as I'm alive, not even a fly can escape!"

Upon discovering Jun Lian's actions, Wu Ziqi laughed arrogantly and fearlessly: "You are all already in my grasp! You can't escape my control! Give up, come on, I'll show you what the true Dao of Heaven is! Become a part of me!"

As she spoke, the churning flesh beneath Wu Ziqi writhed and twisted, and countless octopus-like tentacles burst forth from the flesh, stabbing towards Zhou Ke'er and the others.

Jun Lian flew to the edge of the mountain range where the Wanfa Immortal Sect was located, but suddenly felt a malevolent energy, like a barrier, that enveloped the entire mountain range. At first glance, it seemed to be fine, but Jun Lian could sense that if he forcibly broke through this barrier, not only would it trigger some hidden, pre-set mountain-protecting formations of the Wanfa Immortal Sect used to resist attacks from external enemies, but it would also cause this malevolent energy to react.

Under the impact of this energy, not to mention that the seriously injured Nangong Shi would probably die on the spot, even Jun Lian himself, whose spiritual energy was already depleted due to previous losses, would likely be directly "contaminated" or, in other words, have his spiritual energy "true nature" revealed under the influence of this energy.

If that were the case, the three of them would be completely powerless to fight back, and would undoubtedly die.

The problem is, with a barrier in front and Wu Ziqi's attack coming from behind, they are now in a hopeless situation where they have no choice but to retreat!

Jun Lian gritted his teeth inwardly, never expecting that he, the young master of the Demonic Sect, would be forced to this point!

Just then, a frantic shout suddenly came from the distant horizon: "You brat! Don't hurt Junior Sister Lan!"

With that shout, a gray-white sword aura suddenly appeared, and a man dressed in black robes rushed in front of Zhou Ke'er and the others, unleashing his sword aura to attack the tentacles.

It must be said that this sword strike was incredibly powerful and unstoppable. Under Dongfang Xianyun's full power, even Nangong Shi and Jun Lian at their peak could not withstand it. It can almost be considered the strongest among the younger generation, of course, in terms of destructive power alone.

But it's quite obvious that the difference in strength is too great.

The cultivation system, aside from a few overpowered individuals, is essentially a numerical game. No matter how strong the techniques are, there's no way to cross a major realm and defeat enemies of a higher level, let alone now, where the gap is so vast—between the Heavenly Dao and the Golden Core realms.

As expected, the sword energy only blocked Wu Ziqi for less than a second before shattering into tiny, glowing fragments. Even Dongfang Xianyun himself coughed up blood and was forced to stagger back several steps, nearly bumping into Nangong Shi behind him, before finally stopping.

Who... is that? Judging from the fact that he called her Junior Sister Lan, she should be from the Mountain Wind Sect... Did they manage to send people who weren't all dead? No, this person came in from outside the Myriad Laws Immortal Sect.

Zhou Wan'er looked at Dongfang Xianyun, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and subconsciously pondered in his heart.

Speaking of which, judging from his tone, he's not looking for Xiao Ke, but for him? Is there someone in the Mountain Wind Sect who likes Lan Yanran? Then he must be one of the villains in the original story, right?

Well... there's no use thinking about it now.

"Dongfang Xianyun?! What are you doing here?!"

Upon seeing that the visitor was Dongfang Xianyun, Nangong Shi disregarded whether they were enemies or not and his eyes immediately lit up: If Dongfang Xianyun had come, wouldn't that mean... the other cultivators and elders of the Mountain Wind Sect had also come? Could it be that they had discovered something was wrong and had come to rescue them?

"Why can't I be here? If Junior Sister Lan is in danger, I'll rush to her even if it's to the ends of the earth!"

With trembling hands, Dongfang Xianyun gripped the cracked longsword tightly and snorted coldly, "On the contrary... what exactly is going on here? What is this monster? It seems stronger than our sect leader! Where are the other elders? Where are the cultivators from the other sects?"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Shi's eyes dimmed. Judging from Dongfang Xianyun's tone, it was probably not what he thought, but rather that he had searched all the way to Lan Yanran and found his way here.

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160. Starting from Zero to Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character (Sixteen)

Looking at the current situation, Zhou Ke'er sighed slightly.

This guy came with such a big presence, I thought he was some powerful figure coming to the rescue, but it turns out he's just a show-off.

But if that's the case, isn't the situation already a dead end? The opponent is completely unharmed, while Zhou Ke'er has already suffered huge losses. Not to mention the huge difference in strength, she even has the negative effect of having her spiritual energy contaminated...

It's like a level 100 boss attacking a weakling who just left the beginner village, with a full set of negative auras and even a barrier to prevent escape... How the hell are you supposed to fight that?!

If this isn't a desperate situation, what is? This is such a simple module!

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain in her heart, racking her brains for a solution: First of all, the title skill... that can be ruled out first, it's useless in the current situation.

Secondly, there's the pseudo-God's divine status... Add some lighting, and the death will have a bit more atmosphere? Oh... Speaking of divine status, there's also that watch from the Divine Academy. In this module, that thing has become the pattern on Zhou Ke'er's wrist. It should still be usable, but... for Zhou Ke'er now, it can only be used to escape, and only to escape alone.

Furthermore, does that mean it's no longer part of the module?

It will probably be considered a module failure. Although dying here is still a failure.

Hmm... and the ring... but swapping positions with that monster or slowing it down won't do any good! At most, you could swap positions with something outside the protective formation to escape—but that wouldn't help either. The entire main group is dead here. Even if you call in more cultivators, they still can't defeat this monster. Not to mention, this monster has a debuff that makes cultivators with higher cultivation levels more prone to going insane when they see it. Calling for reinforcements won't help either.

So, with the storyline at this point, the main quest should be considered complete, right? After all, it's impossible to expel Zhou Ke'er from the sect now...

Honestly, at this point, giving up and dying before trying again is the right thing to do... It's just a simple module anyway, there's no penalty for failure and no reward for success...

However, running away in defeat is definitely not Zhou Ke'er's style. He can run away, betray his teammates, or be a coward, because that makes him happy, but to be a coward and give up now makes him very unhappy.

So, of course, we should enjoy it now! It's decided! Let's do it!

"Hey, I'm telling you... did you think you had it all figured out? Too bad, the moment the dragon is charging in is when it's most vulnerable to a comeback!"

Watching Wu Ziqi slowly approach with a teasing air, Zhou Ke'er took a few steps forward, stood in front of the others, and raised her hand to grasp the pendant hanging on her chest. It was a piece of equipment she had recently acquired: [The Trickster's Madness]. It is worth mentioning that although the equipment description says that this thing is a ring, it is hung with a rope and worn around the neck.

As Zhou Ke'er spoke, he threw his head back and laughed arrogantly—this was his signature laugh, after all. Who would dare try to take it from him?!

Under the astonished or worried gazes of others, Zhou Ke'er faced Wu Ziqi and silently used the equipment's only special effect—directly releasing the pseudo-god's divine nature.

It's a bit wasteful, and it's not really suitable for a simple module, but... who cares! As long as he's having fun, that's enough! Surely a fully unleashed God can't defeat that thing, right? After all, even if it's a fake, it was still created by a great being!

Equipment successfully selected...

[Equipment being released...]

[Fragment of divine essence detected...]

[Fragments of divine essence are being condensed and released...]

[Divine liberation complete!]

A series of system notifications followed, and then Zhou Ke'er was enveloped in a dazzling holy light.

His red robe quickly faded under the influence of the pure white energy, leaving only a pure white robe that seemed to radiate light, as if edged with gold. Six pairs of transparent wings of light suddenly unfolded behind him, and a holy, fiery white halo shimmered above his head, making his face appear solemn and dignified.

Even her face, which could be described as slutty and cheap, appeared noble and holy, like a high-ranking deity.

[Note: Due to the release of divinity, player "Zhou Ke'er" will temporarily have access to a special module: Character Template.]

Name: Zhou Ke'er

Belongs to the pantheon of the Western Gods.

Rank: Archangel (False God)

grade:??

Health Points: NAN

Holy Light: Infinity

Skills: Words become law, Divine retribution, Doomsday Horn... (Click to expand the rest)

[Note: The fragment of the divine essence is burning. Energy can be maintained for 9 minutes and 58 seconds.]

A small white countdown appeared in the lower left corner of Zhou Ke'er's vision, and at the same time, he felt an endless surge of power into his body.

This is way too overpowered! Zhou Ke'er could feel that this power was truly...incredibly strong!

Moreover... such an existence is not merely a fragment of a god, which means that existences far surpassing it were all defeated by those truly great beings...

Meanwhile, at the Divine Academy.

"This is... a god's essence burning?! How... a god has fallen? What happened? Quickly investigate the recorded data on gods!"

Wait, no way... this is... the aura of God's divine essence... which means it's that student who was planted here by the great being last time...

What happened to him? His location cannot be tracked; he's not in the main world!

A skeleton paced anxiously back and forth in the office, and even the skull seemed to break out in a cold sweat.

"If the great being finds out about this... but he's not at the Academy of Gods, and it's not really our fault, but... sigh!"

Zhou Ke'er had no idea that he had terrified the old skeleton; he only felt incredibly happy.

"God said, 'Let there be light!'"

Zhou Ke'er slowly raised her hand towards Wu Ziqi, her red lips slightly parted, and her indifferent yet solemn voice resounded through the sky. Although she appeared very serious and dignified on the surface, she was secretly overjoyed!

You know, he'd wanted to say that kind of ridiculously cringeworthy line for ages! But if he said it and nothing happened, that would be incredibly awkward!

But things are different now; if I say it, it really will happen! That's the ultimate level of being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur)!

As Zhou Ke'er finished speaking, a tangible, blazing, pure white beam of light shot out from his hand, instantly piercing half of Wu Ziqi's body. Amidst the deathly silence, a sound like tearing silk finally arrived.

"...This...this is impossible! I am the Heavenly Dao! The Heavenly Dao is immortal! You...who exactly are you?!"