400: Chapter 400: Favorability, Infinite Age

Cao Yang communicated with the System without hesitation.

He thought to himself, "System, is there any way to put Sang into a state of stasis?"

"Beep, beep, beep..." After a series of notification tones, the System Loli's crisp voice followed: "Alright, Master, I have successfully put Sang into a state of stasis!"

Before the voice even faded, the scene before Cao Yang's eyes changed instantly.

The woman in red, who originally had bright and profound eyes, as well as the Innate Chaos Mulberry Tree, both returned to their previous state of stasis as if a freezing spell had been cast upon them.

Seeing this, the heavy stone in Cao Yang's heart finally dropped, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

It had to be said that the other party's invisible pressure was truly too powerful; even though Cao Yang possessed a powerful ability like the Invincible Domain, which could neutralize her pressure...

However, deep down, Cao Yang was actually filled with curiosity and a desire to explore such powerful Strength.

Therefore, before awakening the woman, Cao Yang had decisively withdrawn his Invincible Domain, wanting to personally experience the power of the invisible pressure of a Half-step Transcendence Realm.

Sure enough, once the woman woke up, Cao Yang immediately felt an overwhelming pressure rushing toward him, which made him not dare to use the Invincible Domain lightly, for fear of alerting her.

Only then did Cao Yang breathe a sigh of relief and say to the System, "System, check the information of the red-haired woman in front of me."

"Beep. Very well, Master. Sang's information is as follows:"

Conquest Target: Sang (An independent Clone of the Innate Chaos Mulberry Tree)

Strength: One-quarter of a Half-step Transcendence Realm

Physique: Innate Chaos Root

Age: Infinite

Charge: 0

favorability: 1

Conquest Reward: 100,000 hongmeng sign-in counts

"My god, this information... how incredible!"

Looking at the information on the screen, Cao Yang was stunned.

What kind of existence is this? She doesn't even have a Realm anymore; it's just replaced directly by Strength.

And her age is actually infinite; this was the first time Cao Yang had seen someone who had lived for an infinite amount of time.

"Ah, System, did you make a mistake? Why is the favorability only one?"

Cao Yang looked at the favorability of one with some disbelief. He had those countless 'Brother Bang' Titles rewarded by the System; how could it be as low as one?

"Beep. In response to Master, what you see is completely correct! The other party is someone involved in Transcendence; those Titles of yours simply won't have any effect on such an existence.

The reason she has that tiny bit of favorability toward you is entirely because Xiao Tong's existence successfully masked your information, making Sang unable to see through your true situation. Thus, she developed a little curiosity, leading to a tiny bit of favorability."

The System Loli explained in a very certain tone.

After hearing this, Cao Yang's mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered, "System, you're being too unreliable! The rewards I worked so hard to get—these permanent Titles—are actually useless? They're just for show!"

However, facing Cao Yang's complaints, the System Loli appeared exceptionally calm.

The System Loli replied unhurriedly, "Beep. Master, don't try to provoke Xiao Tong this way, and don't misunderstand. The things Xiao Tong rewarded you were never said to be omnipotent. Xiao Tong only guaranteed that only the Invincible Domain is truly invincible."

Hearing the System Loli's righteous words, Cao Yang was momentarily helpless.

He sighed inwardly; a sentient System was indeed a difficult fellow to deal with!

A deep sigh welled up in Cao Yang's heart as he thought: The dominance and power the System initially showed, along with its omnipotent image, have now vanished like passing clouds.

However, when he recalled that the System back then was just a mechanical existence lacking intelligence, the slight disappointment in his heart was relieved.

After all, at that stage, the System's performance was perhaps just an instinctive reaction of its programming, rather than having true autonomous consciousness and emotions.

Cao Yang couldn't help but lament, "Sure enough, absolute things in this world are all so unreliable!"

Whether it be people or things, it is difficult to eternally maintain a specific state or trait.

However, at the thought that if he could successfully conquer Sang, he would obtain a full 100,000 hongmeng sign-in counts, Cao Yang's mood immediately became cheerful again.

Such a massive number of sign-in counts made him feel elated just by imagining it.

Moreover, what excited him even more was that according to the information, Sang's true body had not yet appeared.

This meant that when Sang's true body finally showed up, he might have the chance to launch a conquest on her again, potentially obtaining another 100,000 or even more hongmeng sign-in counts!

After all, the information clearly stated that Sang's Clone existed independently; since it was independent, they could surely be conquered separately.

In this way, Cao Yang was full of expectations for the future, as if he could already see countless hongmeng sign-in counts waving at him.

The reason the System could not detect the information of Sang's true body now was simple: the distance between Cao Yang and Sang's true body was far too great.

Although that Innate Chaos Ancient Tree appeared to be standing right in front of Cao Yang and the others, the actual distance between them was unimaginably far.

This distance was already beyond measurement by conventional scales; it was even possible that Sang was no longer completely within Chaos, but in a peculiar state of being half in and half out of Chaos.

If Cao Yang didn't possess the special ability of the Invincible Domain, he probably wouldn't have noticed this either.

Just like the others present, they would naturally assume that the Innate Chaos Mulberry Tree was right before their eyes, right behind the Golden Crow Clan's territory.

However, that was not the case.

“Alright, System, hurry up and release Sang from the stasis. I can't wait to continue conquering her!” Cao Yang waved his hand with a face full of smiles, as if victory was already in his grasp.

Following his command, the System Loli responded quickly. A flash of light passed, Sang's body moved slightly, and her originally stiff posture gradually returned to normal.

Cao Yang looked closely and saw that Sang's face showed no abnormality, seemingly completely unaware of what had just happened. She still had that cold and noble appearance that commanded respect.

“Senior Sang, I can prove to you that everything I said is the truth,” Cao Yang said with a slight upward curve of his lips, showing a confident smile. “However, before that, I need to talk to you about my conditions. I will only prove it to you if you agree to these conditions; otherwise, even if I prove it, it would just be a waste of my time.”

His tone was relaxed and firm, revealing a sense of being fully prepared.

At this moment, he was back in control of the situation, with all the advantages concentrated on his side.

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