471: Chapter 471 Only one victim?!

Nie Ning's expression changed slightly. He wanted to spit out the candy, only to find that it had already dissolved like water.

In an instant, a massive Power of Corruption invaded Nie Ning's body, and a black crystalline armor surfaced on his skin.

Immediately after, the black crystalline armor twisted and deformed like slime. A multitude of bizarre eyeballs appeared in Nie Ning's pupils, and various characteristics of exotic beasts manifested on the surface of his body.

Fortunately, Nie Ning's Corruption resistance was high enough that he forcibly suppressed the Power of Corruption carried within the candy.

At least compared to that time at Yishi Mansion, the Power of Corruption in the candy was not enough to pose a threat.

Before long, Nie Ning returned to normal under the strange gazes of the people from the Extreme Phase Demon Palace.

Nie Ning squeezed out a strained smile: "It tastes great."

"Not bad."

The glamorous woman clapped her hands and said with a smile,

but a strange look of excitement flickered in her eyes.

'He really is an excellent experimental subject.'

The Power of Corruption in that candy alone was enough to quickly corrupt a Fifth-Order Wizard.

To her surprise, Nie Ning had not only endured it, but he also acted as if nothing had happened, showing no significant changes.

Even among Psionicists, those who could achieve this level were rare.

"Do you want some?"

The little girl pulled out three candies of different colors and asked, looking at Amivika and the others.

"They have high blood sugar, they can't eat them."

Hearing this, Nie Ning hastily pulled the little girl's hand back.

He could still endure using his extraordinary Corruption resistance, and Amivika could suppress it with her powerful Spiritual Power, but Xiao Guang...

Well...

Xiao Guang would probably be fine too; he could just tough it out, and the Power of Corruption could be sucked out of him later.

The real worry was Qian Ning suddenly turning into a Corruptor; that would be disastrous.

In any case, it was best to avoid contact with something like the Power of Corruption as much as possible, otherwise it would highly likely leave behind sequelae.

The little girl pouted, clearly displeased.

Nie Ning couldn't figure out the little girl's background, so he didn't dare to offend her at all.

But the problem was, he couldn't eat them either. After all, his soul injury hadn't healed yet. If this continued, he might really turn into a Corruptor.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Nie Ning caught sight of Jeff standing to the side.

His eyes darted slightly, and then Nie Ning put on a warm, friendly smile: "This gentleman here loves candy. Why don't you give them all to him?"

'You like plotting against me, don't you? Let's see how you deal with this!'

The little girl didn't say anything, but she looked at Jeff with eyes full of hope.

At this moment, Jeff was under immense pressure.

This wasn't a figure of speech, but literal, crushing pressure—the imposing man's aura bore down on him like a massive mountain.

A cold sweat broke out on Jeff's forehead, but he could only steel himself and take a piece of candy from the little girl's hand.

"Hmm?"

The burly man's voice sounded again, clearly dissatisfied that Jeff had only taken one candy.

But looking at the remaining two candies in the little girl's hand, even a powerful Transcendent like Jeff found the situation tricky.

If too much Power of Corruption accumulated in his body, the Corruption staining his soul would be enough to sever his path to the future.

Under the burly man's terrifying gaze, Jeff swallowed hard and took the rest of the candies into his hand.

Then, under Nie Ning's amused gaze, Jeff was forced to swallow all three candies. He could only hope that Nales's medical insurance would cover everything, otherwise he was going to suffer a massive loss this time.

Jeff's eyes suddenly lit up: "Huh? It's actually just candy?"

"It is candy, what else could it be?"

The little girl stared with wide eyes, asking with an air of innocent childhood.

Nie Ning opened his mouth in disbelief.

This wasn't how the script was supposed to go.

After all that, was he really the only victim?!

The glamorous woman on the side covered her mouth and chuckled.

After all, the other party was a business partner of the Yin-Yang Sect. They couldn't possibly push them to the brink of death, otherwise it would certainly lead to bad consequences.

For instance, the Yin-Yang Sect might blacklist them again...

Although they didn't mind, it would be difficult to explain to their neurotic Palace Master.

After all, a new official always makes sweeping changes, and no one wanted to court disaster at this time. Offending the new Palace Master would only make their already poor living conditions even worse.

The glamorous woman glanced at the sun hanging high in the sky: "We've had enough fun. It's time to go."

'This place is so barren. I really don't know why the Yin-Yang Sect came here to select people this time.'

"Alright then. Do you have anything else to pack?"

The burly man looked around at Nie Ning and the others as he asked.

Nie Ning felt like voicing his desire to back out, but the words just wouldn't come out.

After all, what could he possibly say to a bunch of lunatics?

What would even work?

Nie Ning shook his head: "There's nothing else to pack. We can leave."

He had already packed his things after eating. If he hadn't been waiting for that glutton Xiao Guang, they might have already left this place.

Of course, the probability of being caught up to was very high...

They couldn't have run very far in two hours, let alone with Jeff actively undermining them.

Seeing this, the glamorous woman nodded.

Nie Ning gave Jeff a deep, meaningful look.

He might not have the chance to destroy Nales in ten years, but killing Jeff would be a trivial matter.

As a wild wind howled past, Nie Ning and the others vanished from the courtyard along with the people from the Extreme Phase Demon Palace...

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A week later.

On a vast plain, countless high mountains and islands floated in mid-air.

Dense vegetation covered the mountains and fields, and rainbow-like bridges spanned between the islands, making the place look like a fairyland on earth.

A sudden sound of rushing wind echoed as several figures appeared outside the plain.

Nie Ning looked at the environment before him in wonder.

This must be the Soul-less Ravine Jeff had mentioned.

He had thought the Extreme Phase Demon Palace lived in some desolate, harsh lands, but he hadn't expected them to choose such a prime piece of treasure land.

Nie Ning dispersed the magic power in his body. Instead of falling due to its disappearance, his body floated and drifted as if in zero gravity.

There was indeed something wrong with the gravity here.

He just didn't know if it was due to a magnetic field or some special substance here.

However, it didn't seem dangerous. He estimated that a very strong protective array must be set up inside, otherwise this place alone wouldn't be able to ward off those top-tier forces.

The glamorous woman couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at the four dazed individuals.

"No need to be so surprised. A beautiful environment is more conducive to cultivation. We have never stopped our greening efforts in this area."

"If you perform poorly, this area's greening work might be assigned to you in the future—or you can just become nutrients for it."

The burly man chimed in at this moment.

Hearing this, Nie Ning's spirit jolted, and he bowed slightly: "We will definitely work hard."

For now, they didn't know what the conditions here were like. He only hoped their future life wouldn't be too hard, or rather, that those lunatics would stay far away from them.

"Let's go. I'll take you to see the real Extreme Phase Demon Palace."

The glamorous woman smiled. With a gentle wave of her sleeve, a wild wind enveloped everyone and swept them into the zero-gravity area ahead.

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