When disaster struck, I became a big shot surviving in the ocean.
Chapter 135: Emotional Manifestation

Chapter 135: Chapter 135: Emotional Manifestation

Was there anything wrong with Chen Qing’s words? Not a single thing.

That’s just the way it was.

The culprits were always Cross Star, whether it was Chen Qing or those children, they were all victims.

Yet, her actions still met with a torrent of condemnation from the survivors and even the natives.

Kicking someone when they’re down— who doesn’t enjoy that?

Especially when it comes to kicking Chen Qing when she’s down, each stone thrown at her seemed to showcase their own noble qualities.

Chen Qing should have agreed to Cross Star’s terms and saved the children’s lives first before anything else.

But did Chen Qing care about their reactions?

The answer is, of course, no.

Based on Chen Qing’s past behavior, she was indeed a good person.

Fundamentally, Chen Qing was a very self-centered person.

Once she was set on something, no one could change her mind, nor would she be swayed by anyone.

Chen Qing had her own standards for judging everything in the world, and her way of doing things was unique.

For Cross Star to try to control her using those children was simply impossible.

What would happen after they achieved their goal today?

Would they use Chen Qing’s sense of morality to control her into doing various bad deeds?

Just like Huan Cai, they would delight in watching her breakdown, watching her degenerate, and gain twisted pleasure from it.

Killing those evil people was the greatest good.

Chen Qing would feel pity and sorrow for those innocent children, but she would not feel guilty or blame herself, hence not self-destruct.

Their deaths were not caused by her.

Chen Qing’s attitude was unexpectedly lucid.

Even if her lucid attitude was unacceptable to the public, people only look at the outcome.

The current result was that, because of Chen Qing, children had died at such a young age.

Even if some people knew it wasn’t Chen Qing’s fault, they would still sigh and say that Chen Qing was too indifferent.

This was in stark contrast to her previous actions.

More people cursed Chen Qing, and even if their own morals weren’t nearly as good as hers, they still felt entitled to stand on a moral high ground and criticise Chen Qing with delight.

However, their attitudes wouldn’t have any impact on Chen Qing or trouble her.

Whether it’s the overt rules or the hidden ones, only the weak need to abide by these rules.

For the "strong," rules are meant to be broken; they are not influenced by common customs.

Just like Cross Star, they had caused so much slaughter and tragedy in the Deep Blue Sea— has anyone said anything about it?

Of course, Cross Star is still not strong enough to completely ignore all rules.

Even Shang Jia can’t achieve that.

They haven’t transcended the secular strength entirely, so they are still constrained within the rules set by the "strong."

But without a sense of morality, they live much more freely than ordinary people, one could say wantonly.

Liu Jin’s face looked very unsightly; Chen Qing was nothing like she had imagined.

She originally thought Chen Qing was somewhat similar to Huan Cai, having her own standards yet kindhearted and with a strong moral sense.

Of course, that was all a façade that Huan Cai had shown, what she believed to be her true self.

The real Huan Cai was a false "good person" who loved killing and enjoyed the sensation of controlling others.

Chen Qing was the same; Liu Jin could feel the twisted soul beneath Chen Qing’s facade.

Like attracts like.

Huan Cai and Chen Qing were both products of discipline, they had hidden their true selves and stubbornly believed that the false images they presented were their true selves.

Liu Jin was obsessed with shattering their illusions, taking pleasure in watching them collapse and involuntarily sink when they discovered their true selves.

But this Chen Qing...

Even in such circumstances, her emotions showed not even the slightest change!

If there were any changes, they were negligible and insufficient to support the activation of her Extraordinary Ability.

She was more frightening than Liu Jin had imagined; her emotions were too stable.

Liu Jin had an Extraordinary Ability, but few people knew about it.

Her Extraordinary Ability was known as Emotion Materialization, which could transform intense emotions from herself or others into reality.

And as long as a creature harbored extreme emotions, no matter how faint, Liu Jin could still seduce them, amplify them, and unleash them.

She had a particular fondness for negative emotions: fear, greed, fury, slaughter...

The terrifying monsters born from these negative emotions were her cherished possessions and caused the creatures that spawned them to fall into despair.

Liu Jin believed that the deities had granted her this power so she could spread fear throughout the world.

But before that, she needed many, many, many comrades.

Chen Qing’s calmness and indifference left Liu Jin feeling defeated and even on the verge of collapsing.

Shine silently patted the crestfallen Liu Jin on the head to soothe her.

He thought a bit deeper than Liu Jin; he had underestimated Chen Qing before.

Chen Qing was nothing like Huan Cai; he had thought Chen Qing and Huan Cai were the same, products of discipline.

They had no idea what their true selves were like; everything they did wasn’t a choice that came from deep within their hearts.

Deep down, they should detest and despise such selves.

However, given the current situation, every choice Chen Qing made, the person she wanted to become, seemed to be her own calculated choice.

The clearest indicator was Chen Qing’s emotions.

Liu Jin’s Extraordinary Ability wouldn’t deceive her; no matter how hard the target tried to hide, as long as there was a desire in their heart, Liu Jin’s Extraordinary Ability would capture it.

And finally, it would turn into an emotional monster, and then...

A murderous intent flashed through Shine’s eyes; Chen Qing had to die, she must die.

She knew what her true self was like, but she still chose to become her current self, without the slightest regret or hesitation.

Such a Chen Qing was simply impossible to control and could even destroy Liu Jin!

As the thought crossed his mind, Shine embraced the distressed Liu Jin in his arms, whispering words of comfort, yet his gaze was extremely cold as it swept over Shuguang.

Shuguang understood Shine’s intention and curled his lips into a barely perceptible sneer.

His gaze passed over Liu Jin, and the scornful smile deepened.

There is no light on the deep sea floor, visibility is very low, and naturally, no shadows would appear.

But right next to Liu Jin’s feet, a black entity emerged and was gradually growing.

It belonged to Liu Jin’s emotional monster.

Clearly, the child was a bit fragile; without Chen Qing having done much, she was nearly playing herself to death.

Shuguang was highly sensitive to darkness, so he could sense it instantly.

It was hard to tell how Shine was going to deceive their little darling this time.

Liu Jin’s Extraordinary Ability could harm others, but it could also harm herself.

The emotional monsters could devour others, and similarly, her own emotional monster could devour her too.

However, their little darling was completely unaware of this fact.