Zongman: Evolution Paradise

The core of karmic poisoning is karma, the core of a demonic giant is his demonic identity, and the talent of a demonic lord has both effects, thus they are interconnected.

"Of course!"

If fusion and sublimation are possible, then of course we should fuse. Although there is no clear division of talent quality, the principle that high-quality talents are far rarer than low-quality talents will never change. In any case, there is no option for fusion failure in Paradise, otherwise Jolyne would have to worry about having bad luck and the furnace exploding.

[You have acquired the talent - Duke of Malice]

Talent - Duke of Evil

Description: If you hadn't said this was the Ten Deadly Sins, I would have thought I was watching Chiba City's Ten Outstanding Young People.

Effect-1- The Duke's Self-Cultivation: You will awaken a special book that records all the bad things you have done since birth and can guide your destiny at certain times, dedicated to preventing Your Excellency from being hung on a lamppost by a group of unruly people.

Effect 2 - Evil Deeds Are Our Merits: All the bad things you do will accumulate into evil karma, which will condense into a demon outside your body. Alternatively, you can actively seek out a demon and sign a moral pact, and that demon will grow and serve you.

Effect 3 - Evil must leave a lasting legacy: Committing evil is your innate instinct since birth; massacring villages and annihilating clans is as simple and commonplace for you as eating and drinking. The end of the world awaits your arrival; waging war against the evil gods of the abyss with your bare hands is your response to your followers. To put it bluntly, you are even better at doing bad things.

Usage conditions: Beware of heroes, this talent has a chance to attract heroes to hunt.

"...I really don't want to be a bad person!"

Jolyne sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

Chapter 493 The Duke's Self-Cultivation

Meanwhile, the crew members.

The most valuable items have already been taken. Yuan Tianlu Mo still possesses considerable power, but its value is only ranked second in the batch. The crew members are gathered together, noisily picking and choosing.

"Magic Burst Fist? It can gather all the energy in the body and unleash the theoretically strongest punch?"

Faced with treasure, Nami's fighting power surpassed that of the Four Emperors. She immediately spotted the ability seed that Jolyne had placed in the first batch but left behind. While others weren't particularly interested in fist-type skills, their greatest value to Nami made them a must-have.

As for what these power seeds are, she just assumes they are legendary demonic abilities. Since everyone else can use them, there's no reason why Nami can't!

During the day, she learned about what had happened that day through questioning. The Goldfish Princess only vaguely understood that an enemy had sent assassins to try to kill the king. Nami immediately had all sorts of dramas about seizing the throne in her mind. After learning that the enemy would come again, she had even more new ideas.

Just then, Gastly suddenly floated over and used its licking skill on Nami. Light blue electricity crackled across Nami's face. Gastly's big black eyes rolled, trying to take advantage of the paralysis effect to steal the skill. Unfortunately, this had no effect on Nami. She pulled out a stick from somewhere and hit Gastly on the head!

"Don't lick my face!"

Haunter has no gender, but its Lick move is disgusting. The tingling electric current combined with the eerie energy of the Ghost type can make you feel dizzy and literally feel like your soul has been sucked out.

That's why Jolyne suspects that the reason the Kowloon Society sent the Gastly egg was because the player who got beaten up wanted to get revenge on him. Fortunately, he can give Gastly to Sun to be a leisurely trainer.

"Gast! Gastly!"

Gastly stared blankly at the bump on its head. It couldn't understand why it, a Ghost-type, had been hit by a physical attack and even developed a large bump. Could it be that Nami had learned the fighting skill [See Through]?

Before anyone could react, Nami swallowed a Magic Burst Punch and punched Gastly again. A large bump immediately grew out of Gastly's head. Even Brook, the skeleton, would grow a bump after being punched by Nami. How could a mere Ghost-type Pokémon be immune to her punches?

"Gastly~!"

Gastly covered its head and ran around wildly, not forgetting to stick its tongue out at Nami. As a result, it bumped into Pochi, who was coming down from the second floor. Goto Ichiri stepped aside with a look of utter despair, holding the blue lantern, wondering if he could not participate again after sharing the spoils, but he was too socially awkward to know how to start the conversation.

Mitsuri Kanroji pulled her aside and said, "Because there are conditions for using them, we can only use a small portion of these ability seeds. If you see an ability that you can use, just take it."

The number of crew members was neither too many nor too few.

Swordsman - Saeko Busujima.

Chef - Kanroji Mitsuri.

Musician - Goto Ichiri.

Doctor - Shizuka Marikawa.

Sniper - Nanri Kaori.

Helmsman - Goldfish Princess.

Shipwright and the ship itself - a dog with a human face.

Pet - Haunter.

And there's Jeanne d'Arc, who insisted on boarding; the three ghosts who boarded with the human-faced dog; Nanriko's mercenary team members Ciri Alice and Ace; the Black Sun, who has become a weapon spirit; and the Yuantian Lumo, whom they just defeated.

The ability seed extracted from the Yuan Tian Lu Mo is naturally closely related to her. The conditions for using it exclude most people, such as Shizuka Marikawa, a slacker with no martial arts spirit, and the Goldfish Princess, a ghost story with little connection to martial arts.

“Miri is right. The sadness of having benefits right in front of you but not being able to use them is like when the boss brings milk tea to everyone, and I happen to have menstrual cramps. It turns out that mechanical engineering is the path of the rich. If only I had chosen martial arts and worked hard back then.”

Nanri Saka deliberately sighed, picked and chose, and finally hugged Ciri Alice, resting her head on Ciri Alice's shoulder and staring at Jolyne.

As Jolyne's first actual experimental subject, Ciriacea can also look at Jolyne with her adorable pink eyes. As a mechanical engineer, she is unable to participate in sharing the spoils of war.

Her dog, Ace, was the same.

Hmm... The white dog in the original work is now a white-haired dog girl who makes people wary of dogs with human faces.

Although all three are mechanical engineering majors, their areas of specialization are completely different.

Nanri is a [Gunner], whose abilities are mainly focused on skillfully manipulating high-powered weapons. Ciri Alice is a [Virtual Mechanic], skilled at hacking into mechanical devices. Dog Girl Ace is a [Biochemist - Body Modification and Enhancement Branch], specializing in modifying and enhancing her own body to an effect comparable to martial arts. Together, the three form a mercenary squad.

Team composition is quite common in Night City.

After all, no one expected that they would one day be able to latch onto a fellow villager's coattails.

Only wealthy individuals and lone wolves would choose the more versatile [Mechanic]. A good team is one that improves specialization and complements the team's weaknesses. Of course, the bigger reason is that Umbrella Corporation didn't give them a second option in the first place.

"No need to worry, there are many technologies in this world waiting for us to acquire."

Xu Lun said casually that he had also planned to bring a few researchers back to the workshop. Chen Dajiu could give him tickets to Baiyujing, and he could also bring some people who didn't want to die home in this world.

Anyway, the fairy tale world is big enough, and to advance to an empire, a large number of strong people are needed. For example, Medea is currently unable to leave due to the threat of the Fairy Castle, so the number of high-end combat forces is far from enough!

Hearing laughter and chatter, and seeing her belongings being picked over, Yuan Tianlu Mo's delicate nose tingled, and she could no longer hold back the tears of heartache that streamed down her burning eyes. Then, the human-faced dog thoughtfully turned her head so that Yuan Tianlu Mo could not see the faces of the crowd.

"Eek~ Hiccup~"

Yuan Tianlu Mo, who was sobbing softly, tried to stop but instead hiccuped and snorted, making Jolyne, who was studying the ability seed, feel embarrassed.

Are you crying now?

Where did your arrogance and haughtiness go?

Selectively ignoring the Source Heavenly Lu Demon, Jolyne flipped her hand and activated the Duke of Evil talent.

[Effect-1- The Duke's Self-Cultivation]

What appeared before me was a book with a pitch-black cover, as mysterious and unpredictable as a phantom.

The young duke leaned back in his armchair, his left arm slightly bent to support his face, which was obscured. A seductive demon nestled in his lap, sniffing him softly. Behind him were countless pairs of eyes, some filled with fear, others with fervor, but all unanimously surrendering their allure and offering themselves up.

Chapter 494 Lord Jolyne's Evil Deeds Today

Opening this book, *The Duke's Self-Cultivation*, the latest page is densely covered with writing:

[Level Three Evil Deed: Stealing everything from Yuan Tianlu Mo and forcing her to submit to him with a large pancake!]

[First-class evil deed: Knowing Nami's situation yet allowing the situation to escalate for personal gain!]

[Level Four Evil Deed: Your kingdom has already slaughtered countless people under your orders for external invasion!]

[Level 3 Evil Deed: Today, Aunt Tsubakihara also took out your photo and chanted three times without actually singing!]

[Level Two Evil Deed: Fishermen in Chiba City have started complaining about a significant drop in catches recently, and the number of anglers fishing from the air force has increased exponentially. Please stop harming the coastal aquatic life! Your Jorogumo even casually ate an octopus that had just become a player not long ago!]

[Level One Evil Deed: The video game expert you refused to play against Kato Megumi at the arcade last time is here to seek revenge!]

[Level 5 Evil Deed: Weekly reporters, who haven't had any major news lately, chose to follow up with a report. An anonymous player who was kicked out of Hengyu Workshop expressed his hatred for our reporter Babos and "the current Darwin"!]

[Second-level evil deed: Today, Cai Yan also went mad and vandalized Her divine kingdom because you didn't come!]

The papers were covered with all sorts of atrocities, almost like a accusation from the victims against him.

As Jolyne looked down, the expression on his face transformed into that of an old man's cell phone on the subway. Vast amounts of evil karma surged from the paper like a tide, wrapping around him in the shape of a French gallows at times, and at others into a red leather armchair that would jump around.

Yuan Tianlu Mo sniffed, looking at Xu Lun with great doubt about her own judgment. This thick evil karma was practically telling the Heavenly Dao to hurry up and strike her with five thunderbolts. Moreover, she was also very puzzled as to whether she had such a talent.

"Master, what are you doing?"

Jeanne asked directly, then ran up to Jolyne to try and read the contents of the book, only to find that her Master had pushed her face away!

You actually pushed me away!!!

Jeanne was greatly alarmed. Did her Master have some secret that she couldn't know?

"what happened?"

Saeko's interest was piqued, and Shizuka Marikawa also brought her face closer. Jolyne pinched her face and pulled her aside, giving her the same treatment as Jeanne d'Arc.

Shizuka Marikawa was immediately shocked: "It's a secret that even the teachers can't know! Could it be that Jolyne is about to go bankrupt and can't support us anymore?!"

Jolyne: "..."

Stopping Joan of Arc and Shizuka Marikawa, Jolyne quickly closed the Duke's Self-Cultivation manual. The latest page he was currently flipping through only recorded today's misdeeds; flipping back would reveal a compilation of all the bad things he had done from birth to the present day over the past eighteen years.

what is that!

A pure form of social death!

In particular, isn't the definition of "evil karma" in this black book a bit too broad?

Previously, the [Talent-Demon] could only create evil karma through killing, but the newly fused [Talent-Duke of Evil] is indiscriminate in its actions, and always acts as if it is the Duke of Evil who will take responsibility for any bad things that happen.

Well... there's no need to refute that he seized the power of the Origin Heavenly Demon and made a big promise. It's also true that he knew about Nami's affairs but waited for the situation to develop so as to gain benefits. Jolyne admitted that the kingdom committed countless atrocities. The fishermen near Chiba City blamed him for the frequent air attacks. Logically, Jorogumo also had his reasons for ordering him to overfish near the coast to extract energy, which affected the population.

But... why is Aunt Tsubakihara being blamed for not singing today?

And this is even a level three evil deed?

Who is "Revenge Bro"? The last time he went shopping with Kato Megumi was before Demon Slayer, right? He just killed three enemies in one go and refused to fight again. Why would someone hold a grudge over such a small thing online and want to get revenge on him?

An anonymous player interviewed by the weekly magazine?

Is it wrong of him not to visit Cai Yan today?

Since it was the first time using it, Jolyne did not know the specific criteria for determining the level of evil deeds.

What is the victim's strength?

How evil is the crime I committed?

The relationship between the victim and oneself?

Because the evil deeds judged by the [Duke of Evil] are so extensive in both breadth and length, Jolyne's evil deeds are so profound. Moreover, this book, which was born because of him, is like a fragment of his own soul, and even knows all his secrets and wild ideas. Jolyne can already imagine how many things are recorded on the front pages, things that must never be shown to them!

Otherwise, Shizuka and the others would definitely gather together and thoroughly examine their past!

Thinking of that scene, Jolyne decisively pushed away Shizuka Marikawa's unwilling face, "You guys should stop asking about the contents of this book."

"But the teacher is very curious."

Shizuka Marikawa used her charm, and the others were curious about what secret she had, but they all succumbed to Jolyne's resolute resistance.

After observing for a while, Yuan Tianlu Mo's nasal voice, which had been twitching, gradually calmed down. Having successfully regained control of her body's hormones, she felt as if her left and right brains were fighting each other. Darwin had taken everything from her, and to get it back, she needed to be loyal to him. However, the heavy karma made Yuan Tianlu Mo a little worried that she wouldn't be able to bite the pancake. But what could she do if she didn't bite it now?

Could it be that believing in the Yin-Yang Path can help him?

That's hilarious! She treats the Yin-Yang Road contract like toilet paper. The Yin-Yang Road is a turtle, and it can even turn around and treat a black-haired, red-eyed little loli as its mother.

Yuan Tianlu was a little tired, and all she wanted to do was find a place to lie down for a while.

"Fine, I won't say. Okay, I'll leave it at that."

Jeanne turned her face away, while Saeko Busujima nodded her lips in distress. "As expected, things that even I can't know are indeed very concerning."

"Okay, let's put this topic aside."

Jolyne tried to activate the Duke of Evil to condense the demon mentioned in the second effect. Unfortunately, it took him a while to feel the evil karma evolve. This was probably because the demon possessed a physical form and intelligence that killing power lacked, making it impossible for it to be born so easily. So, should he just go outside and find a demon to sign a contract with?

He planned to come back later and talk about it.

Now he is ready to try out the core function of [Duke of Evil] effect one, "Guidance of Fate".

Effect-1- The Duke's Self-Cultivation: You will awaken a special book that records all the bad things you have done since birth and can guide your destiny at certain times, dedicated to preventing Your Excellency from being hung on a lamppost by a group of unruly people.

"Guiding the course of destiny at certain moments?"

The description of this ability is not only abstract, but also a passive effect that cannot be activated actively. Jolyne wanted to know to what extent this ability could guide him, and whether it could still be effective if he were in a life-or-death situation.