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Water!
Fresh water was everywhere!
At this moment, we couldn't help but feel elated. It was like a long-awaited rain after a drought; even the stench of decay inside the coffin we were riding in couldn't dampen our spirits.
In this line of work, who is delicate? Who hasn't encountered a corpse or smelled death? Unless it’s something as foul as that Mysterious Corpse, this smell really doesn’t affect us much.
As soon as the coffin left the shallow waters and drifted less than a mile forward, Bald Qiang and the others became restless. I heard Bald Qiang cheer, then he pulled out our long-empty water bottles and scooped water from the river. As soon as he filled it up, he started drinking with loud gulps, shouting “Refreshing!” to vent the frustration of being deprived of food and water for so long.
“Drink less!”
Ghost Granny shouted at Bald Qiang and the others behind us, “The Eerie Energy is strong; do you want to die?”
“Frenzy! Madness!” Ghost Granny suddenly muttered to herself. I quickly asked her what she meant, but she shook her head with a sigh.
After holding back for a while, she gritted her teeth and spat out those two words, exhaling deeply. She then asked me, “You cultivate Dark Malevolent Energy. Since you opened your meridians on the deserted island, it’s been some time now. You must have noticed some issues with Dark Malevolent Energy, right? This stuff is very sinister! The longer you cultivate it, the more your temperament can change drastically, becoming gloomy and unpredictable, fierce and brutal!”
I couldn’t deny this, so I readily admitted it. Ever since I started cultivating Dark Malevolent Energy, I increasingly felt that the beast within me was becoming harder to control. Several times, I nearly went astray because of it!
I could sense that once I unleashed that beast inside me, I would step into an abyss from which there would be no return!
“That’s it. Most cultivators in our line of work feed on Vital Energy from the earth and follow the righteous path! But your Ge Family's Killing Intent takes a different route; you absorb Eerie Energy, malevolence, and filth. It’s only natural that over time, your character would change with such vile energy entering your body!”
"Ghost Granny" sighed lightly, "Sometimes I feel like you exist solely for the slaughter of living beings. Anger, resentment, and other negative emotions are precisely the best catalysts for igniting 'Killing Intent'!"
After listening to "Ghost Granny," I was somewhat confused and hesitated before asking, "So, are you saying that my overwhelming 'Killing Intent' is triggered by anger, resentment, and other negative emotions?"
"Ghost Granny" nodded and asked me with a complex expression, "Do you know why those 'Demons' fear you so much?"
I tentatively replied, "Is it because the 'Dark Malevolent Energy' becomes uncontrollable once it erupts?"
"That's just one reason. The second reason is that it's terrifying. Your grandfather was famously powerful in his time; it wasn't just madness that brought that about. You need to understand this!"
At that moment, "Zhengyang," who had been silent until now, approached and spoke in a deep voice, "What I can tell you now is that the power of 'Dark Malevolent Energy' far exceeds what you've shown so far. Your current cultivation hasn't even reached the explosive phase of 'Dark Malevolent Energy'! Once you break through that 'Bottleneck,' you'll undergo a terrifying transformation. The 'Dark Malevolent Energy' will burst forth like a flood, allowing you to strike targets hundreds of steps away with ease. Not only can you kill evil beings, but killing humans will also be as easy as reaching into your pocket. Battling across realms will be a piece of cake!"
At this point, "Zhengyang" looked at me with a complex expression and continued, "In other words, once you break through the 'Bottleneck,' if we were to engage in direct combat, neither I nor 'Ghost Granny' would necessarily be your match! Moreover, if you are filled with hatred and rage, your strength will surge dramatically in a short time. Your negative emotions will effortlessly unleash your potential. Just now, you were in a frenzy; your power experienced a terrifying explosion in an instant. I estimate that your strength reached a level close to the 'Bottleneck' in that brief moment. So it wasn't that I couldn't stop you; it's that I simply couldn't! I hope you don't let the loss of life fill your heart with evil thoughts, leading you down an irreversible path to becoming a complete killing machine!"
Unleashing potential?
My expression darkened immediately. "Then using power beyond my capability must come at a cost, right?"
"Lifespan!"
"Zhengyang" glanced at me and shook his head. "Child, unless absolutely necessary, you must control your emotions. Your lifespan has already been severely damaged; if you keep pushing it, I'm afraid you won't have many years left to live!"
After this pause, "Zhengyang" asked me, "You should know about the Vikings' Berserkers from your studies of history. This 'Dark Malevolent Energy' essentially drains your body; you're actually quite similar to the Vikings' Berserkers!"
The Berserkers of the Vikings? My eyelids twitched violently for a moment.
Vikings, those who have some understanding of Western history should know about these raiders who lived during the early Western Pirate Era. To be precise, they were the greatest maritime plunderers, raiding not just merchant ships but entire nations. This was a land that produced warriors; every adult male would become a fighter, battling and plundering on decks stained with the blood of their ancestors. They once caused chaos throughout Europe and even reached North America!
In every battle, the first to charge onto enemy ships were the Berserkers, the fiercest warriors among the Vikings. They fought with wild abandon, wielding swords and battle axes without shields, unleashing their primal instincts and potential to slaughter. The Berserkers who stormed enemy vessels often tore through their defenses in an instant!
In essence, Vikings and Berserkers were individuals who constantly pushed their potential to fight. Because they released so much of their potential in their youth, they often did not live long; their bodies exhausted all their capabilities. In other words, their lifespans were limited. Thus, few Vikings or Berserkers lived past thirty years old. Whether dying in battle or succumbing to illness or old age, no one could escape this fate!
He compared me to a Viking Berserker, fully aware of my situation. Each time I unleashed my power in fury, it consumed my lifespan. Judging by the expression on Qingyi's face, it seemed I had used up quite a bit already. If I continued like this, I would soon meet my end—perhaps the next time or the one after that. Throughout this journey, I had already consumed far too much of my lifespan; for instance, just to save Hua Mulan, I had sacrificed half of my lifespan in one go!
Even without a mirror, I knew my face looked terrible at that moment. After hesitating for a moment, I asked Zhengyang, "Did my father or grandfather ever go mad like me?"
"They did not live under such oppression."
At that moment, Ghost Granny sighed and said, "When they were around, you were at your strongest and commanded respect everywhere. They held no resentment or hatred in their hearts, nor any deep-seated grudges!"
"In short, take care of yourself and do not stray down the wrong path!"
Then Ghost Granny's expression turned grave as she added, "Otherwise, if this kind of situation happens again a few more times, I truly don’t know how much longer you can survive."
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