131: Chapter 131 Demonic Power

Rumor has it that there exists an illusory dimensional space in this world composed of spiritual energy.

The Souls that dissipate after a person dies all eventually head toward that space.

That space has many names, such as 'Chaos', 'Highest Heaven', 'Sea of Souls'...

A considerable number of people also believe that after death, Souls should arrive at different places depending on their purity.

Gradually, in people's perception, that space should also be distinguished between 'Heaven' and 'Hell'.

Although the terms differ depending on the culture of each region, they are essentially the same.

For the founder of the Madman Society, this rumor was confirmed about a decade ago.

He did not know if Heaven existed, but at least Hell did.

By a stroke of luck, he discovered an ancient ruin.

On a stone wall within the ruins, a mysterious summoning ritual was recorded.

Those who completed the summoning ritual in the ruins would summon a demon from Hell.

Upon gaining the demon's recognition, one could become an anchor for that demon to communicate between the present world and the spiritual dimensional world.

In other words, a Demon Possession user.

As long as one becomes a Demon Possession user, one can obtain a portion of the demon's power and the Authority it governs.

With the help of the demon's power, even those without a Special Ability can contend with a Transcendent.

However, not everyone can complete the summoning ritual and gain the demon's recognition.

After paying the painful price of losing several companions' lives,

the founder of the Madman Society discovered that the more determined one's will is, or the more fixated one is on a certain obsession, the higher the probability of becoming a Demon Possession user.

And such people are most abundant in the psychiatric hospitals of Dazhou Nation.

As more and more companions who harbored deep hatred for the Transcendents joined,

the purpose of this organization, which started with only a few people, gradually shifted from exploring the truth of the Fusion of different worlds to opposing the Transcendent system.

Thus, the Madman Society was born.

As the core secret of the Madman Society, the location of the ruins is only revealed when a member has accumulated enough points to advance to the rank of Madman.

Apart from a few Awakeners, the vast majority of the Madmen in the Madman Society are individuals without Special Abilities who have gained extraordinary power through Demon Possession.

Among these demons that usually only exist in Hell, there are seven Demon Kings who govern the original sins of the world, known as the Original Sin Demons.

A Possession user chosen by an Original Sin Demon is a Great Sin Madman.

It can be said that the Great Sin Madman of the Madman Society is not merely a title representing the organization's leader.

Every Great Sin Madman wields a powerful Authority from a Demon King.

But using Demon Authority requires paying a certain price.

This price is different for every Demon Possession user.

Song Xin's price is that she must sleep for a certain amount of time within a specific period; if she exceeds the time limit, she will be forced to pay the price regardless of the occasion.

Fortunately, the cultivation Sect Song Xin belonged to in the other world was extremely skilled in the art of the Incarnation.

The Clones formed by this art of the Incarnation are divided into two types.

One is called a Mana Clone, formed solely by condensing mana, connected remotely through consciousness, and capable of performing some simple activities independently.

The other is called a Physical Clone, formed by splitting the Soul and half of one's own mana.

Without the intervention of the main consciousness, the Physical Clone possesses independent thinking ability, can almost be considered a replica of oneself, and inherits half of the original body's total abilities.

Thus, Song Xin mastered a bug for paying the price of the Authority.

While the original body pays the price and falls into a deep sleep, she lets the Physical Clone conduct activities.

She had previously used the Authority once, and was in the period where the price had not yet been paid.

To avoid falling into a deep sleep at a critical moment, ever since parting ways with Chen Moxuan at the Qingqiu Psychiatric Hospital, her Clone had been the one acting, while the original body had long since found a remote place to sleep.

And her Physical Clone, after the main consciousness fell into a deep sleep, became a completely independent personality.

So much so that after acting for too long, she even forgot that the original body was sleeping and regarded herself as the original body.

"This is bad!"

As her consciousness fully cleared, Song Xin understood her current situation.

In the past, she could rely on the Clone to go on adventures outside, while the original body comfortably found a place to hide.

As long as she didn't encounter a Transcendent who could use mental attacks, even if the Physical Clone met with an accident, the separated Soul would automatically return.

At most, it would just cost some mana.

But now the original body was trapped in C City with nowhere to escape; once a bunch of Transcendents with strange and bizarre abilities gathered, it would be exposed sooner or later.

"Perhaps I can use the Authority one more time..."

Song Xin flipped over the pillow, revealing an old rag doll pressed underneath.

However, based on her own understanding of the Demon Authority she possessed, if it had been ten seconds earlier, there might have been a way, but now the chance of getting out was slim.

She stared at the rag doll for a while, and finally, she put it away into her Storage Pouch.

"Forget it. If there's no way to get out, I'll be dead for sure if I'm forced to pay the price in this situation."

"The price was just paid; unless absolutely necessary, I should save the opportunity to use Demon Possession for now."

While Song Xin was pondering, she suddenly sensed a slight disturbance on the Clone's side.

She immediately transferred her main consciousness over, and on the phone, a new message from Chen Moxuan came into view.

Chen Dianren 23333: "Seeing that you still have the mood to complain, you should have already run outside the barrier, right."

The moment she stared at the phone screen, Song Xin's face turned alternately green and red.

No wonder the Clone was acting strangely; facing such a question that hit the nail on the head, even her own fingers holding the phone became slightly stiff.

She couldn't very well tell the truth—that she had fallen asleep and run to nowhere, right?

Once such words were said, she would be branded with the stereotype of being unreliable for the rest of her life.

The dignity of a Senior would no longer exist.

Although this dignity was purely something she thought still existed.

"It's actually convenient that it's just me."

Seeing that Song Xin had not replied for a long time, Chen Moxuan put his phone into his pocket.

He guessed that Song Xin might find it difficult to speak about the fact that only she had escaped.

But in reality, regardless of whether there was a barrier or not, Chen Moxuan had no intention of escaping.

He wanted to settle things with the Hero Association in District G during this Continental Carnival.

Song Xin's Special Ability was the key to his return to the Martial Arts World; now that only he was inside the barrier, he could act without any scruples.

According to the Rewinder, once this barrier was deployed, no one could escape from the inside.

This point was also true for the heroes who had entered the barrier from the outside.

Through this battle with the Rewinder, he had also fully realized that the Special Abilities of some A-Rank Heroes might be quite troublesome.

But there was still plenty of time, and C City was also very large.

Not being affected by tracking marks was his greatest advantage.

After the Breakthrough to the Tiangang Realm, the surging, majestic True Qi in his Meridians gave him new methods, and coupled with the fact that he could now analyze Special Abilities,

during the process of being hunted, the roles of hunter and prey would soon be reversed.

"Killing all the Transcendents, let's start with District G." Chen Moxuan mused, his eyes flashing with a fierce light.

However, the phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

Chen Moxuan took out his phone again, and the moment the screen lit up, Song Xin's message made his pupils shrink suddenly.

Like a bucket of cold water, it extinguished the murderous aura he had just been brewing completely.

Sloth Madman: "Actually... I didn't run out."