Start By Parsing The Sun

Chapter 118: Eternal Hunger

Cheng Han chuckled and began indiscriminately "attacking" everyone.

"Everyone knows that sound might provoke the 'Devouring Abyss' and make it agitated, but I dare to stand ten meters away and speak loudly. Who among you dares?"

To prove his point, he made a shocking move.

"Boom!"

Cheng Han stomped heavily on the snowy ground.

With the power of True Flame within him, even if he danced in front of the Devouring Abyss, it would pretend not to hear anything strange.

Several tens of meters away.

The gazes of the others looking over were like they were looking at a madman.

Even the captain of the Black Armor Army, recognized by everyone as the strongest, was also shocked.

Yu Xianglong directly cursed, "Cheng Han, are you f*cking suicidal? If you die, it will be troublesome for us to collect your... "

He originally wanted to say "corpse," but the Devouring Abyss didn't leave any bodies when it killed, so he swallowed the rest of his words.

Cheng Han looked around and said to himself, "I stood so close and stomped hard, but I still remain calm, yet all of you are scared."

He raised his voice, "Everyone, please recognize reality. I am the most suitable candidate to be sacrificed, none of you can do it!"

His voice grew louder as he spoke.

Yu Xianglong felt his heart pounding uncontrollably and couldn't bear it anymore, "Can you lower your voice? If you scare away the Devouring Abyss, how many people will die?"

The disposal process for the Devouring Abyss by the Inspection Bureau clearly stated:

First, the use of the Nine Elements Strengthening Style, causing fluctuations in source energy, is strictly prohibited.

Second, speaking loudly within the domain of the Devouring Abyss is strictly prohibited.

These two rules were not made on a whim, but were the result of painful lessons learned at the cost of lives.

Over thirty years ago, a tragedy occurred.

An inspector witnessed the Devouring Abyss devouring a sacrifice up close, and his mind was strongly impacted, instinctively triggering his source sense imprint.

The Devouring Abyss was suddenly stimulated and instantly moved to a factory several hundred meters away, devouring over a hundred civilians in a short period of time.

This was a bloodbath that every inspector knew about.

Cheng Han couldn't be bothered with Yu Xianglong and continued, "I have a feeling that I have been standing here for so long that the Devouring Abyss has gotten used to my presence and doesn't see me as a threat."

If he had said this from the beginning, no one would have believed him.

But with the previous example, everyone felt like it might be true!

Yu Xianglong's expression changed and he finally compromised, "Fine!"

He pressed his chest and cursed, "Can you f*cking lower your voice?"

The captain of the Black Armor Army said in a muffled voice, "I'll be the next sacrifice."

Cheng Han didn't insist, "Alright!"

He understood that the Black Armor Army had their pride and the captain didn't want to be completely suppressed by the Inspection Bureau, which was why he insisted.

The captain picked up a sacrifice and walked towards the snow cedar tree with light steps.

Cheng Han watched this scene, and his thoughts wandered slightly.

"Whether it's the Inspection Bureau or the Black Armor Army, despite the various problems they have, everyone puts their heart and soul into fighting against the anomalies.

"This world is plagued by all kinds of anomalies, and humanity has struggled for tens of thousands of years. Perhaps this kind of resilience flows in the blood of every person."

Soon after, the captain completed a sacrifice.

The following time.

This place became Cheng Han's solo performance stage.

Each time he sacrificed, he would be closer than the previous time.

This scene truly made others feel their hearts pounding.

Yu Xianglong was especially furious and wanted to rush up and hit someone.

Can't you follow the rules and sacrifice from fifteen meters away like a good person?

It's too much of a headache!

In the early hours of the morning.

The heavy night had already descended.

The sky is still floating with flying snow.

Hundreds of oil lamps are held high by wooden sticks.

Although there are many onlookers, the scene is quite quiet.

Only one figure is running back and forth.

"Creak!"

Every sound of stepping on the snow echoes in everyone's heart.

Unconsciously, it makes people become solemn.

And.

Respect arises.

Liu Yidao holds a hot water bottle and boldly stands thirty meters away, softly asking, "Cheng Han, have a sip of hot water?"

Cheng Han carries a sacrifice, his voice tinged with fatigue.

But the words he speaks give people hope.

"I have a feeling that it's about to be satiated."

The crowd stirs slightly.

Four twenty in the morning.

The people who have been guarding here have turned into snowmen one by one.

Cheng Han holds the eighty-sixth sacrifice and walks slowly to five meters away from the snow cedar.

This is the closest distance so far.

He puts down the sacrifice and unties the rope that binds the animal's mouth.

"Baa~"

Cheng Han takes a few steps back and stops.

On the other side.

Yu Xianglong clenches his teeth again.

Damn it!

This kid is here again. Will he die if he stays further away?

Liu Yidao looks helpless.

A team of black-armored soldiers all surrenders.

After a moment.

"Baa~"

The sound of the sheep's cry becomes louder.

Then it abruptly stops.

The sacrifice rapidly becomes blurred.

This time, the speed is faster than any previous time.

Cheng Han gazes at this scene and mutters to himself, "Finally, I've been waiting for this," and quickly recites, "Analyze!"

A chill rushes through his scalp.

His mental value plummets rapidly.

In Cheng Han's mind, a phantom voice suddenly sounds.

"Gurgle~"

"Puff~"

It sounds like the movement and digestion of the intestines.

Cheng Han is a bit confused.

What the hell is this?

Then.

Another phantom voice sounds.

"I... am so hungry~"

A stream of information emerges in a timely manner, revealing the name of this thing - Eternal Hunger.

As the name suggests, it represents eternal and insatiable hunger.

The stream of information also points out that it can never be satiated, it just feels like it should leave here and intends to find the next feeding ground.

He had a kind of intuition that even if it wasn't a god, the level of eternal hunger wouldn't be much lower than that of a god.

Cheng Han suppressed his astonishment and silently recited, "Learn from the principle of devouring, complete the residual imprint of the spiritual realm."

Inside the sea of consciousness.

The pale purple light sphere instantly expanded.

The filamentous structure at the core began to grow rapidly, especially the subsidiary structure representing the God's Dimming Spirit Gun.

After a moment.

A prompt message appeared.

"Spiritual Realm Residual Imprint, completeness 55.78%."

"Mastery +346, current mastery is 6832/10000, spiritual value is 34.7/54.6."

The residual imprint increased by 5.36%;

The upper limit of spiritual value increased by 1.8 points.

Cheng Han felt secretly delighted.

The improvement of the residual imprint was greater than expected.

This was because the knowledge obtained from the Abyssal Devourer happened to be a perfect match for the God's Dimming Spirit Gun, or rather, the utilization rate of the knowledge was extremely high, which greatly increased the completeness.

The specific improvement effect was quite pleasing.

The power of the God's Dimming Spirit Gun doubled;

The range increased by more than seven times, from a previous fifty meters to over four hundred meters, greatly enhancing combat effectiveness;

There was also an unexpected but pleasantly surprising ability - to absorb a portion of the target's spiritual power and convert it into one's own spiritual power.

In short - mana drain.

However, Cheng Han was more concerned about the range of this skill: "With a range of four hundred meters, perhaps I can do something else."

At this moment.

The sacrificial offering finally disappeared.

The illusory "I'm so hungry" also disappeared.

The Eternal Hunger had left.

Cheng Han turned his body and announced loudly, "The Abyssal Devourer is gone!"

He raised his right hand and struck towards the cedar tree in the air, saying, "I've been annoyed by this tree for a long time!"

"Boom!"

The cedar tree exploded.

This was proof.

And also a release.

Cheers immediately erupted from the crowd.

Yu Xianglong finally let go of his heart that had been held high.

It was so torturous to watch this kid move the sacrificial offering!

The Black Armor Army quickly approached and heavily patted Cheng Han's shoulder, saying, "There aren't many people in the entire Inspection Bureau that I think highly of, and you are one of them."

Several other soldiers also came over and patted his shoulder one by one.

"Good kid!"

"Amazing!"

Cheng Han grinned, feeling that these people were seeking revenge.

Otherwise, why deliberately pat the same spot?

It really hurt!

After the Black Armor Army left.

Yu Xianglong came over, staring at Cheng Han without blinking, but not saying anything.

Cheng Han felt a little uneasy, "Director, what's wrong?"

Yu Xianglong shook his head, "If we encounter the Abyssal Devourer again next time and you're on the scene, I definitely won't come."

The corner of Cheng Han's mouth twitched.

You're not a girl, why would I care?

Yu Xianglong quickly said, "Tonight, you have made great contributions to the Inspection Bureau. There will definitely be rewards within two days."

"This strange incident was resolved very beautifully, and the Inspection Bureau has suppressed the Black Armor Army. Just for this, the rewards will not be few."

Cheng Han slightly curled his lips and said, "Thank you, Chief."

Not bad!

It wasn't in vain that I worked hard all night.

Yu Xianglong hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but ask, "By the way, my beautiful niece, don't you really want to meet her?"

Cheng Han turned around and walked away.

Yu Xianglong sighed with regret.

Such a young and talented young genius, it's really enviable. It wouldn't hurt to meet her, so why resist like this?

*

These few days.

Xie You encountered a troublesome matter.

The employer she had just found, the president of the Moda Trading Association, Mr. Jieshi, was taken away by the Inspection Bureau.

According to the rumors she heard, the problem was quite serious, and there wasn't much chance of coming out in this lifetime.

The association was still operating as usual, but the management power fell into the hands of the president's eldest daughter. And her first order was to kick Xie You out of the association.

Miss You didn't miss Mr. Jieshi at all, but she missed the high income of four gold coins per month.

To be honest, where else could she find such an easy job where she only had to watch a battle every few days and serve tea and pour water in normal times?

Xie You sighed, "Jobs that make money quickly are often hard to sustain. Maybe I should think of another way to make a living."

"Thump! Thump!"

The sound of knocking came.

Xie You quickly walked to the balcony and opened the window.

A white-bellied squirrel, the contact, immediately crawled in.

Looking at the bulging mouth of the little creature, it was obvious that it had stuffed a lot of things inside.

The squirrel climbed onto the table and made a difficult sound, "Chirp!"

It was saying: I have a task for you!

Xie You was stunned for a moment.

In the past few days, Lord Yongye himself had been speaking, so why was it a squirrel today giving instructions?

Could it be that Lord Yongye had left Qinglin City?

Just then.

A low sigh suddenly sounded, "So it was you who betrayed me!"

Xie You turned her head and her pretty face showed a full expression of shock.

In the corner of the room, there was actually a person dressed in black.

In that instant.

Her memory seemed to burst open.

Xie You suddenly realized that the other party seemed to have been here for a long time, but she had been ignoring him all along.

She was extremely shocked in her heart.

What kind of means was this?

The man in black looked at the squirrel again, "Little creature, where is Lord Yongye?"

"Chirp!"

The squirrel suddenly opened its mouth and spit out four stone balls.

"Boom! Boom!"

The stone balls exploded.

The man in black reacted quickly, his figure instantly turning into green smoke, and in the blink of an eye, he floated to a forest dozens of meters away.

This was his ultimate move.

It was enough to dodge most attacks.

However.

In the next instant.

The man in black's face changed.

Because he clearly sensed that four attacks carrying a terrifying aura were following closely behind him.

Their shapes vaguely resembled a shadow of a spear.

(End of this chapter)