77: Chapter 77 The Correct Use of High-Efficiency Disinfectant, and the Abyss's "Bleaching" Plan
Beyond the world, the "Surgeon" was clearly infuriated by the outrageous maneuver of turning a scalpel into a backscratcher.
Only half a tea's time had passed.
That crack in the sky, which had just healed, silently dissolved once more.
This time, there was no cold metallic glint, only a heart-palpitating, deathly white.
Whoosh—
As if the Heavenly River were hanging upside down, a thick white torrent emitting a pungent odor (actually the scent of cleanliness on a conceptual level) poured down from the rift.
Wherever this torrent passed, whether it was clouds, light, or space itself, they were instantly "washed" white. Colors vanished, sounds disappeared, and even Karma was forcibly erased, leaving only an absolute, deathly silent "cleanliness."
"Is this... the Great Flood?"
Lei Wanjun (Deputy Minister of Security) stood at the edge of the floating island, watching that white reaper falling like a waterfall, his legs trembling uncontrollably. "This thing looks even more fierce than the previous acid rain! If you touch even a bit of it, are you just gone?"
"Have some confidence and remove the 'are you'."
Li Mo stood on the terrace, wearing a pair of protective goggles (manifested from the "Chemical Laboratory Safety Guide"), holding a test tube to collect the white mist drifting in the air.
"This is [High-Concentration Conceptual Disinfectant]."
"The main components are 'Existence Erasure Agent' and 'Order Imposition Liquid'."
"In the eyes of those doctors, we are viruses. Since they can't cut us out, they're using disinfectant to... thoroughly wash us away."
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
Above them, that massive Void Behemoth (Residential Area Security) let out a whimper of pain.
Its originally brilliant starlight shield, upon contact with the white torrent, was like a stain meeting strong bleach, fading and dissolving at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Woo..." (It hurts... I'm going bald...)
The giant beast sent a signal of grievance to the entire Sect via Bluetooth.
"Hold on!"
Director Haotian (Former Immortal Emperor) shouted through a megaphone, "Persistence is victory! I'll give you extra chicken drumsticks at the end of the year!"
But clearly, drawing big promises couldn't block physical attacks. The collapse of the shield was only a matter of time.
"Mr. Li! What do we do?"
Former Inspector of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion (Director of Discipline) paced around anxiously. "This disinfectant is a liquid; the solid rules like the 'backscratcher' are useless against it! Are we going to be washed into blank sheets of paper?"
"Who said we're going to block it?"
Li Mo put down the test tube, a hint of a mad smile curling at the corner of his mouth.
"Great Yu's water management tells us that channeling is better than blocking."
"Since they've sent us so much free 'cleaning agent' from above..."
Li Mo turned and pointed to the massive black vortex beneath the floating island—the portal to the 77th floor of the Abyss (which also served as a trash disposal chute).
"Then let's use it... to do some cleaning."
"Pass the order!"
"Start the 'tianhe no. 1' engine! Adjust posture! Tilt 30 degrees!"
"Activate the [Drainage Grand Array]!"
"Target: The Abyss Portal!"
"We're going to give those filthy neighbors in the Abyss... a bath!"
...
Rumble—!!!
At Li Mo's command, the massive floating island began to tilt slowly.
Gu Canghai led the Logistics Department to urgently construct a massive "diversion canal" on the plaza (made from previous Immortal Realm scrap Materials).
"Come on, come on! Dig deeper here!"
"Lead the 'disinfectant' over here! Don't let it leak!"
When that terrifying white torrent pierced through the Void Behemoth's shield and was about to submerge the Heavenly River Sword Sect, the already prepared [Rule Diversion Trough] lit up with light.
Li Mo stood at the very front of the diversion trough, swinging the spring and autumn brush fiercely.
[Rule Modification:] [Redefine 'Erasure' attribute as... 'Decontamination'.] [Redefine 'Order Imposition' as... 'Whitening'.]
"Flow... for me!"
Splash—!!!
The white torrent that was originally meant to destroy the world, upon contact with the diversion trough, was pulled by a strange rule power. It obediently followed the channel, bypassed the Sect buildings, and headed straight for the Abyss portal below.
From a distance, it looked as if the Heavenly River Sword Sect had become a giant funnel.
Receiving Heavenly Dao disinfectant from above, and connecting to the Abyss sewer below.
...
The 77th Floor of the Abyss, Great Zhou · Tianhe First School District.
Ji Wushuang (Grand Marshal of the Abyss) sat on his Black Card Throne, watching the crowd of monsters below working frantically because they had taken on "Huabei" debt, feeling quite pleased.
"Even though they're up to their necks in debt, their spirits have certainly been lifted."
Ji Wushuang picked up a glass of Abyss Blood Wine, just about to take a sip.
Boom—!!!
The Abyss sky, which was originally as black as ink, suddenly cracked open with a large hole.
Immediately following, a blinding, holy white waterfall with a strong scent of "cleanliness" descended from the heavens.
"Enemy attack?!"
Ji Wushuang was pale with shock. He threw down his wine glass and drew his Supreme Pointer. "All personnel on alert! Scoundrels from the Light forces are invading!"
The millions of monsters below were also in a panic. To them, having lived in darkness and filth for years, this pure white was practically lethal poison.
However, before they could flee.
Li Mo's voice echoed through the entire 77th floor via cross-realm broadcast:
"Ahem, family of the Abyss, good afternoon everyone."
"Given that the environmental hygiene of the Abyss is too poor and seriously affects the brand image of our 'Tianhe Group'."
"Headquarters has decided to conduct a... comprehensive 'Patriotic Health Movement' on the 77th floor."
"Please do not panic. Stay where you are and enjoy this... high-end SPA from beyond the world."
Before his voice had even faded.
The white torrent had already hit the ground.
There was no destruction or explosion as imagined.
That "disinfectant" with rules modified by Li Mo underwent a marvelous chemical reaction the moment it touched the Abyss soil.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
The black demon soil was washed of its filth, turning into white crystalline ground like white marble. The murky blood river was purified, becoming holy water clear enough to see the bottom. Even the nauseating smell of sulfur in the air was replaced by a faint... scent of lemon freshener.
And the monsters who were drenched head to toe underwent even more earth-shattering changes.
"Roar?" (I'm not dirty anymore?)
A corrupted demon that was originally covered in pus and tentacles had its pustules fall off under the wash of the "disinfectant." Its tentacles became pink and bouncy, and the whole demon actually looked... somewhat handsome?
"My skin! My skin has become so white! So smooth!"
The one-eyed demon who had bought the "Golden Prosthetic Limb" discovered in horror that its coarse black skin had been washed into delicate white skin. Even its single eye became bright and piercing, as if it were wearing colored contact lenses.
"This... what kind of miracle is this?!"
The monsters who were originally terrified because of the "Light attribute" were now completely boiling with excitement as they looked at each other's brand-new appearances.
In the Abyss, the weirder you looked, the better, but under the invasion of "Tianhe Aesthetics" (especially after seeing Lilith's photo book), they also yearned to "become beautiful" deep in their hearts.
And this great flood directly helped them achieve a "total makeover."
"Bleached... it's all bleached..."
Ji Wushuang looked at his originally black and domineering Abyss Emperor Armor, which was now washed into a blinding "Platinum Holy Cloth," his mouth twitching frantically.
"Can this even be called the Abyss?"
"This is freaking... Heaven!"
...
Three hours later.
Beyond the world, the "Surgeons" stopped pouring the disinfectant.
Because they discovered that not only did the "lesion" (Southern Desolation) not disappear, but the "abscess" below (the Abyss) actually showed abnormal readings of "extreme cleanliness."
[Detected... unknown interference.] [Disinfectant... failed?] [Target area... bacteria mutated into... probiotics?]
The doctors fell into a brief state of confusion.
Meanwhile, at the Heavenly River Sword Sect.
Li Mo looked at the latest images of the Abyss sent from the System backend—a bizarre world with white jade ground everywhere, flowing holy water, and a group of "clean and white" monsters living in it.
He satisfiedly closed the "Chemical Experiment Report."
"Very good."
"Step two of the Abyss Transformation Plan—[Environmental Governance], successfully completed."
"Next..."
Li Mo's gaze turned toward the now brand-new 77th floor of the Abyss.
"Since the environment is so good, it would be a disservice to this land not to do some real estate development."
"Director Hao."
"Present!"
"Notify the Planning Department."
"The Tianhe Group Abyss Branch is about to launch a new housing project—[Abyss · Cloudtop Heavenly Palace (Purified Version)]."
"Ship over those unsold blind boxes and the trash recycled from the Immortal Realm (which are now decoration Materials)."
"We're going to turn that place... into the first 'vacation resort' of the myriad realms."