Blind Spot
Chapter 358 - 331 Xuan Ming Island Three

Chapter 358: 331 Xuan Ming Island Three

Thud.

As the crisp sound echoed,

Li Chengyi’s footsteps landed on the last step, and everything before his eyes began to twist, blur, and turn into darkness.

In less than two seconds,

everything in front of him lit up again, clear.

He was standing at the entrance to the training area, outside was the quiet Suiyang Suburbs.

In the distance, mountains surrounded him; nearby, rows of cars sped along the straight roadway.

"Out already?" Li Chengyi dissipated the Golden Sword in his hand. He had planned to go upstairs to see what was on that Blind Spot floor.

There was also that guardian with the bone wings; when he beckoned, he felt the guardian’s power was the same as his.

Now, on reflection, it seemed that there were some abnormal phenomena mixed in that he hadn’t seen clearly.

’The first sign, it seems I need to speed things up.’

Gathering Evil Thoughts to strengthen the Wisteria Floral Dress and the Feilian is a priority.

But now, with his sister’s situation having collapsed, and nothing likely to be squeezed out of Marian for the time being,

Li Chengyi pressed his finger on the mark, looking at the Evil Flower.

The value of Evil Thoughts for the Purple Delicate Flower on it had indeed disappeared, reset to zero.

But on the back of his hand, where the Purple Delicate Flower corresponded, there was still a faint purple glow.

As soon as his finger pressed on it, feedback immediately came.

’Single Evil Thought Absorption of anger; the Floral Dress has experienced an Evil Thought mutation. After wearing the Floral Dress, one can perform a single anger-oriented Secret Sword summon, or strengthen an existing Secret Sword. Please choose.’

Li Chengyi pondered for a moment.

’Choose to strengthen.’

The previous Secret Sword Yinglong was indeed useful, but the cooldown was too long; now that the emotion of anger could strengthen the Secret Sword, it was a good time to see if the enhancement could improve it.

After confirming his choice, the Evil Flower soon responded with feedback.

’Strengthening selection, please choose the corresponding Secret Sword.’

’Secret Sword Yinglong.’

’Choice successful.’

Hum.

A faint trembling sound came from the Mark of the Evil Flower.

The purple light brightened, lasted for about five seconds, then faded.

’Strengthening completed.’

’Secret Sword Yinglong —— power, cooldown, and activation speed have been enhanced. Power increased by 25%, cooldown improved to once every half-month, and activation speed increased by 16%.’

Li Chengyi nodded in satisfaction.

Frankly, with his current perspective, the power of the Secret Sword Yinglong was at most at the level of Grade Six or Seven, primarily because it doesn’t consume the user.

The Secret Sword’s activation holds no cost to himself; all the power used is borne by the Sword itself, which is key.

This essentially provided him with a periodic attack using Flower Language Technique.

After the enhancement, Li Chengyi checked the time.

From entering the Blind Spot to leaving, it took less than ten minutes in total.

’Since the precursor to the Blind Spot has appeared, I must fill up on Evil Thoughts quickly, and from now on, I don’t need to worry about their type.’

Letting go of his hand, he quickly walked toward the road.

A black sedan gradually slowed and stopped there.

The car window rolled down, revealing Zhou Xingtong at the driver’s seat.

Li Chengyi approached the car, opened the door, and got in.

"To headquarters."

"Yes," responded Zhou Xingtong.

"By the way, Boss, Miss Da Xiong has sent an invitation from the Zhao Family of Chaoyu for a banquet tomorrow night, with a specific request for your attendance."

"A banquet? The Zhao Family?" Li Chengyi frowned, "What does the Zhao Family of Chaoyu want with me?"

"Not sure, but Miss Da Xiong said that the Zhao Family provided some conveniences for the corporation and also sent over a batch of Special Rainbow Iron alloy, not a small amount. This stuff is the main material for manufacturing high-grade Flying Yi. Plus, they’ve given a high-grade Force Field Generator to each company director," Zhou Xingtong replied.

"It’s quite a generous move." Li Chengyi speculated that the Zhao Family of Chaoyu must be the one Zhao Xianrou belongs to.

Previously, he intended to take Zhao Xianrou as a disciple, but upon discovering her true nature, he decided to take Li Chongnan instead.

Now, why was the Zhao Family reaching out to him? Could it be they regretted their decision?

After thinking, Li Chengyi decided to go and see for himself.

The Zhao Family had given gifts to every corporation director, clearly indicating their intentions.

It was a demonstration of goodwill, but also a discreet reminder, reminding him that if the Zhao Family wished, they could locate everyone in Mingyuan at any time.

"Where is the banquet?"

"It’s at the top floor of the Fortune Dragon Hotel in Nanzhou’s provincial city, the time for entry is seven o’clock sharp tomorrow evening," Zhou Xingtong quickly replied.

"Understood."

The car gradually picked up speed, and Li Chengyi took out his phone to send his Blind Spot information features to the corporation’s AI, Rose.

Especially those murals, and the figure with the white winged armor he encountered last.

Skeleton Wings, sword swings gathering white light spots.

And that peculiarly dilapidated scene.

Once the signature was confirmed, Rose provided three possible options before he even reached the corporate headquarters, along with detailed information for each.

After absorbing a large amount of Blind Spot Individuals, the corporation’s information database had become increasingly complete and vast.

Many Blind Spots could be found in their records.

This time, luck was on my side.

Li Chengyi looked at the synthesized AI scene that had come through and immediately confirmed the second one, which was the special blind spot he was currently facing.

Blind spots didn’t just randomly pop up out of nowhere.

Small blind spots updated quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly, but it was different for medium and large blind spots.

They generally existed for a long time.

Especially the large blind spots, which would remain unchanged for many years.

And the one Li Chengyi encountered this time was a large blind spot frequented by many entrants.

Looking over the data that had come through, the car quickly arrived at headquarters.

Rainbow Candy was already waiting in the underground experimental area of the headquarters.

Getting out of the car, he took a separate elevator down underground.

Minutes later, Li Chengyi saw Rainbow Candy, who was sitting in a wheelchair, in a circular metal hall.

"Hi," Rainbow Candy raised a hand and waved at him, "I’m glad to see you, Brother Yi."

"...." Li Chengyi watched the guy speechlessly.

His entire body was wrapped in thick bandages, even his face, exposing only a pair of beautiful large eyes, with only his left hand mobile, the other strapped to a metal plate for stabilization.

"How did you get hurt like this?" he approached Rainbow Candy and circled around her.

"I had no choice, I was about to figure out a way to escape when some nauseating thing failed to follow orders, causing trouble, and blew up the entire blind spot. Just so happens that the air in that blind spot was flammable gas. I’m lucky to be alive at all, all thanks to my Fantasia Floral Armor’s protection and having met body strengthening standards," explained Rainbow Candy, resignedly.

"That’s rough," Li Chengyi sighed, "Need any help?"

"If possible, I’ve lost at least half the flesh on my body," nodded Rainbow Candy.

Li Chengyi extended a hand and aimed from a distance, releasing an invisible Radiance Field.

Using the Flower Language Ability without wearing the Floral Dress, the effect would be weakened.

But this was just right for the current state of Rainbow Candy.

After all, too fast a recovery might lead to her bandages being woven into her flesh.

While aiding her recovery, Rainbow Candy helped him analyze the new blind spot omens.

"I’ve just sorted this one out, so I can hang on for a bit. I heard Brother Yi you started as well, so I came over to take a look."

"I’m fine. This blind spot has just begun, and I’m still collecting clues," said Li Chengyi.

"Don’t let your guard down, Brother Yi. If I’m not mistaken with my judgment, based on the information you’ve submitted, that dual-winged white-armored humanoid you encountered at the end must be the legendary Balance Angel," warned Rainbow Candy.

"Balance Angel...?"

"Yes, the angel that can balance absolute power. This blind spot has been around a long time and is named the City of the Death Angels.

Many blind spot individuals have entered it, and although it’s not highly dangerous, it is indeed a large blind spot. It’s just that the places where other blind spot individuals have entered are all within the gray and white decayed city below."

She paused for a moment, then continued.

"According to the data they left, the method of escape is quite simple: recite the Death Angel Tome from memory while inside the blind spot, then keep reading it continuously for twenty-four hours, and you’ll be able to leave."

"It’s that simple?" Li Chengyi said in astonishment.

"Yes, but the key lies precisely there, continuously reciting the Death Angel Tome can cause certain changes in a person," Rainbow Candy answered.

"What changes?"

"So far, there have been forty-three Blind Spot Individuals who have emerged from the City of the Death Angels, and nearly all of these people have become devout followers of the Death Angels. Whatever their personalities were like before, it is unclear, but now they are all the most devout ascetics," Rainbow Candy let out a sigh. "I’m not sure what’s wrong with such changes, but it’s hard to say that altering a person’s cognition and beliefs out of the blue is a normal thing."

"Interesting... then, what about this Balance Angel?" Li Chengyi said.

"The Balance Angel, according to those Blind Spot Individuals who have come out, is a powerful guardian within the City of the Death Angels, safeguarding the balance of death itself. They say that as long as they are reciting the Death Angel Tome, the Balance Angel will appear not far from them, isolating all interference and danger. Acting as their protector," Rainbow Candy replied.

"Tsk tsk... this is forced indoctrination..." Li Chengyi scoffed.

"Indeed. Within the City of the Death Angels, apart from the Balance Angel, there are many other miscellaneous monsters, the most numerous being Skeletons and Wraiths. Wraiths can’t be touched by physical objects, so they are not afraid of attacks from swords and bullets. Brother Yi, you need to be careful," Rainbow Candy reminded.

"Mm, I understand."

"Overall, this Blind Spot has a long history, existing for hundreds of years. It’s just that in the past, the people who went in and came out didn’t realize it was a Blind Spot; they simply thought it was the legendary Kingdom of Death and even established some death-related sects as a result.

"Brother Yi, the next time you go in, first find the Death Angel Tome, and if you run into trouble, start reciting immediately to begin disengaging," Rainbow Candy urged.

"Okay."

Li Chengyi felt a little emotional in his heart.

This is the power of the collective.

If it was before, he would have to rely on his own bit by bit thinking, exploration, and investigation. Only then could he deduce a method of disengaging.

But now, the group has plenty of precedents, plenty of methods deduced by predecessors for disengaging, easily allowing for free entry and exit, well-prepared in advance.

"Then there’s another matter," Rainbow Candy continued.

"The night banquet invitation sent by the Zhao Family, only inviting you, Brother Yi, what’s that all about?"

Li Chengyi smiled and briefly explained the friction he had with Zhao Xianrou before.

"Maybe for this reason, the Zhao Family wants to clear the air with us."

"The Zhao Family has tremendous influence in Chaoyu, being the top-ranking Great Noble in the overall powers of Chaoyu. Their style almost never shows weakness or softens. Brother Yi, it’s still better for you to be a bit more cautious," Rainbow Candy shared her impressions of the Zhao Family.

"Do you think I should attend?" Li Chengyi asked.

"It’s best to attend, whether to understand their attitude or to clarify their true intentions and objectives, you’ll need to make contact."

"Then okay." Li Chengyi nodded.

"By the way, Miss Da Xiong has been conducting some not-so-nice experiments lately. If you have time, Brother Yi, could you help me talk to her?" Rainbow Candy said.

"Experiments? What is her Flower Language Ability?" Li Chengyi frowned.

"It’s mutant breeding," said Rainbow Candy, her expression turning a bit grim at the mention.

"The specific ability is to mark a living creature, causing it to mutate and reproduce abnormally. Any offspring born from this creature will inevitably undergo mutation and will be absolutely loyal to her."

"Tsk tsk... this ability is indeed perfect for her."

"The problem is, Miss Da Xiong has started using humanoid creatures for her experiments... I’m worried..." Rainbow Candy’s expression darkened.

Miss Da Xiong was her best girlfriend, and now she seemed to be walking a dark and cold path.

"I’ll talk to her later," Li Chengyi also furrowed his brow slightly.

If careless experimentation on human bodies were to begin, that was not the future they wanted to see.