190: Chapter 190 Energy of Higher Worlds

When the two arrived at the end of the starry sky, faint grey mist was already flowing there, but due to some mysterious force that had been suppressing it, the faint grey mist was prevented from spiraling completely out of control.

"What is this?"

Zhou Yuan looked at the restricted faint grey mist before him, his expression one of surprise.

"This location seems to contain some kind of mysterious power, even capable of suppressing the grey mist; I do not know the principle behind it either."

Xiao Yan looked at Zhou Yuan's questioning gaze and shook his head; although he possessed the Tenfold Amplification ability, he knew nothing about the source of this power.

However, according to the 'world-traveling' mentioned by the prompt, this energy must come from a higher-level world.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yan's expression shifted slightly; calculated this way, this terrifying, eerie energy should also be a product from a higher-level world.

"Brother Xiao, have you made any discoveries?" Seeing Xiao Yan's expression, Zhou Yuan asked.

"I do have some guesses. The source of this energy might be a higher-level world. It is because we are using energy of a relatively lower level that we are unable to completely destroy it!"

Xiao Yan shared his inner thoughts with Zhou Yuan.

"Energy of a higher level..." Zhou Yuan pondered carefully. No matter how solid his Seal was, this eerie yet weak grey mist could always slowly invade and assimilate. This explanation was the closest to the truth.

"I have thought about this too. In my opinion, to completely eradicate it, one must raise their power to the same level as this eerie energy."

Zhou Yuan shook his head and continued, "For the past two years, I have been studying the grey mist energy; perhaps absorbing the grey mist energy is the key to solving it."

"However, this energy is extremely aggressive; even a Divine Soul would be completely twisted by it. Even though I have been researching it until now, there has been no significant Breakthrough."

Zhou Yuan condensed a wisp of faint grey energy from the world and placed it before his eyes to study it.

"This grey energy far exceeds the essence of the energy in the Major Thousand Worlds. To fully understand it will likely not be possible in a short time. Perhaps only by absorbing it personally can one reach a conclusion."

As Xiao Yan spoke, he separated several Clones.

As soon as these Clones appeared, they seemed to possess intelligence, looking at Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan with great liveliness; the aura and temperament on their bodies were identical to Xiao Yan's.

"It's trouble for you," Xiao Yan said to the few Clones.

One of the Clones nodded, looking at the faint grey energy before it with a solemn expression, then instantly generated a suction force within its body, drawing all this energy into itself.

Xiao Yan's consciousness also merged a sliver into the Clone's body to observe the consequences of absorbing the energy.

As soon as the grey energy entered the Clone's body, it instantly eroded the energy and physical body within. The Clone used its own energy to completely wrap around it, not giving it a chance to erode its flesh.

With the grey energy wrapped in the Clone's energy, its attributes were fully exposed, but the changes after erosion were not revealed. Therefore, the Clone instantly released the restraint, allowing the grey energy to erode it.

Flesh, bones, and even the Soul were gradually being eroded by this eerie energy. A moment later, everything about the Clone was shrouded in a faint grey color.

Xiao Yan's consciousness withdrew in time at this moment.

As the Clone was completely infected, a surge of eerie malice was suddenly released from within its body; the corners of the Clone's mouth gradually split, revealing an eerie smile.

"Hee hee... I... can still control it for now."

The Clone, whose tone had completely changed, said these words.

"Then, do not resist from now on," Xiao Yan said with a solemn expression, looking at the changed Clone before him.

"That... is natural..." The Clone's mouth twitched, and the eerie smile gradually disappeared, surprisingly returning to a calm expression.

"However, I cannot hold on for long. I can feel... an eerie will observing me. Just by observing... I have an uncontrollable urge to explode."

The Clone's words were intermittent, and it was extremely vigilant in its speech.

"A will?" Zhou Yuan felt a bad premonition in his heart upon hearing this.

"Is it the one that previously tried to infect the plane embryo?" Xiao Yan also felt that things were taking a bad turn upon hearing this, but out of wishful thinking, he still asked.

"Obviously... not... This will is incomparably majestic and holy, like... the true, the only Lord... the only, True God!"

The Clone's tone gradually became frantic. In just a few seconds, the crack at the corners of its mouth suddenly expanded, stretching to the ear roots and circling the entire head.

Seeing this terrifying scene, Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan did not appear surprised; instead, they calmed down. Facing this kind of eerie energy, they would only be surprised if the Clone remained calm.

Xiao Yan shook his head and sighed. Immediately, several Clones struck, and the dense flame energy turned into magnificent lines, suppressing the Clone and inhibiting the degree of its continued mutation.

The Clone, suppressed by the lines of fire, had its eyes sunken in; its pitch-black eye sockets stared fixedly, emitting eerie laughter.

But as the flame energy continued to increase and the suppression of the Clone reached its limit, it seemed to have a flash of final lucidity. A faint grey ball of light emerged from its mind and appeared before Xiao Yan.

"Information about the will... Remember, keep a shred of clarity..."

As these words fell, the Clone suddenly erupted with grey flames, self-destructing its Origin before everyone's eyes and completely turning into nothingness.

As for resurrection, in this plane where the grey mist had not yet fully eroded, it was not a simple matter for this Clone to resurrect again.

Watching the Clone turn into nothingness before them, everyone fell into silence.

A moment later, another Clone slowly took the faint grey ball of light.

The ball of light merged into the Clone's mind, and a stream of information was accepted. Subsequently, the ball of light instantly turned into a wisp of grey mist, attempting to merge into the Clone's body.

The Clone's energy immediately condensed, stopping the invasion of this mist in time. It then wrapped around this grey energy, expelled this wisp of mist from its body, and then its figure paused, falling into a state of deep thought.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan remained silent, waiting quietly.

Each of these Clones possessed intelligence, equivalent to a complete person, but because they were created by Xiao Yan, in terms of the essence of the Soul, they unconditionally regarded Xiao Yan as the main body, acting and maintaining him as their fundamental interest.

"That will was not targeting this place; everything seems to be an unintentional act," the Clone slowly opened its eyes and reached this conclusion.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan and Zhou Yuan breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts. If it were merely an invasion of eerie energy, there would be nothing to fear, but if there were a hidden manipulator behind this energy, that would be the most headache-inducing thing.

"Not only that, this energy can be refined and used, but... the intelligence will be greatly affected. Perhaps only after a deeper understanding of the essence of the energy can this influence be reduced."

The Clone did not hesitate; having said this, it immediately pinched a wisp of grey energy and placed it into its body.

As the grey energy entered its body, just like the previous Clone's experience, the energy instantly began to erode the physical body. This time, the Clone decided to suppress the eerie energy's erosion of the Soul.

The erosion of the Soul was the main factor affecting intelligence, and while the physical body would also undergo mutation, if a balance could be maintained, perhaps it would be possible to use this eerie energy.

However, just a moment later, the Clone, after briefly controlling the eerie energy, once again fell into a state of mutation...

One Clone after another experimented with their own bodies. After the one hundred and seventeenth Clone was sealed following its mutation, a precise answer was finally obtained.