The cat was stumped by this question.
She tilted her head and thought about who she was. She had thought about this question many times in the past seven hundred years.
Seven hundred years ago, when the distortion came, a group of people awakened to some things in advance.
Evil awakening entry, human awakening sequence.
She became evil very early on.
The evil ones can devour each other and take away each other's power. This is how Nie Chongshan got the entry "Song of the Siren" and the Traveler's Fragment.
She also killed someone.
Wujiu's words were respectful, and he knew very well that this cat was a legendary creature.
Maybe not weaker than those tic-tac-toe levels.
"Can't I just be a cat? Meow..."
The cat spoke.
Wujiu was somewhat helpless: "I also hope that I didn't realize your identity, but I know myself, or I know the endurance of human beings. If it weren't for you, I would have died many times."
At this point, Wujiu's tone was sincere, and his eyes softened:
"Thank you very much for your rescue, but it's a pity that I didn't accomplish anything."
Didn't accomplish anything
Mao Xin thought this was a bit Versailles, but after thinking about it, this man was probably not being pretentious, but really felt that he had not done anything wrong.
The cat didn't know what Wujiu had been through, and just said:
"I wanted to kill you."
After saying this, the cat girl began to transform.
The dream of countless people, "Change for me", was realized in front of Wujiu.
This time, she no longer turned into Wujiu, but became her original self.
A woman in her early twenties, with heroic features between her eyebrows and a high nose bridge, and when her eyes drooped, her eyes were quite similar to Wujiu's, very sharp.
Unlike Wujiu’s expressionless face, who is intimidating without even getting angry, this woman is proud without even getting angry.
It was like an ancient nobleman looking at a down-and-out boy.
But in Wujiu's eyes, women's arrogance is not arrogance.
After all... if you stroke a person like a cat for a long time, no matter how arrogant she is, you will not feel arrogant anymore.
Especially - the woman was not tall, about two or three centimeters shorter than 59, and looked quite petite.
So when the two of them made eye contact, the woman was actually a little annoyed - how did I turn into a cat
"Is this your true face..."
"Yes, I have the impression that I do."
"So your ability is to change into someone else's appearance?" Wujiu remembered that there was another person with a similar ability.
Zhong Xu's subordinate in the Color Domain, Liu Chengzi's sister Li Zi, but Li Zi's strength is very average. Wujiu believes that this should be another more powerful ability.
"I transform into someone else, and gain their appearance, power, and memory by causing harm to them. Although I can no longer confirm whether my current appearance is my original appearance, I always become like this inadvertently."
Seven hundred years is a long time, but Wujiu feels that no matter how long it takes, a person will not forget what he looks like.
The woman in front of him, though not forgotten, was close.
He suddenly thought that it was probably because she had absorbed too many memories, causing her own memories to account for less and less.
"This ability existed in the memory of the person I devoured. His original ability was called the Myriad Dharmakaya, but for some reason, he became evil and his ability changed from a sequence to an entry, called the Myriad Tribulation Form."
Myriad Forms...
Wujiu didn't understand, but was greatly shocked:
"It sounds like a very powerful ability. By the way, I don't know your name yet, but you should know mine. My name is Gu Qingyu."
"Li You. But no one has called me that for a long time. You can call me a monster. I'm quite used to it. After all, many people called me that before they died."
"Senior Li." Wujiu was still very polite.
But this kind of politeness made people feel a little strange, and Li was quite unhappy:
"You can either call me a monster or you can call me a name."
"Okay, I'll remember that, Li You, thank you for saving me so many times. I came here today to say goodbye to you."
Wujiu felt that the other party did not seem to want to be called old-fashioned, so he changed some of the words he used.
This made Li feel very useful, but the word "farewell" made him a little unhappy:
"You're leaving again?"
Wujiu nodded:
"I'm going to a place, but I can't take you there. But if I come back, I'll come find you."
"Can't I go with you?"
"cannot."
Wujiu knew very well that if he was facing Jing Si, the effect would be the same whether he brought Li You or not.
Li You's strength seems to be stronger than his own, but if he meets someone of Jing Si's level, no matter how strong he is, it will be meaningless.
Go to Denglin City by yourself. It is best to go alone. The key to survival is to avoid Jing Si.
Of course, on the other hand, Wujiu has certain plans for Li. After seeing that Li can turn into his own appearance, Wujiu said:
"I have a request."
"You also said that I saved you many times, but you planned to leave me and go somewhere else. Now you still have the nerve to ask for help?"
Li was slightly angry again.
Wujiu said seriously:
"I understand if you don't agree. I will do it myself. After I'm done, I will go to where I want to go."
Li looked at Wujiu again. During the time she spent with Wujiu, she had gotten to know this man more or less.
"Tell me, what's the matter."
“I hope you can lead them to the outskirts of the tower. Once the tower appears, countless people will flock to it soon.
I don't care whether they can enter the tower or not, but since these people followed me, I must at least give them a chance."
Li lived for another seven hundred years, killed many people, and took away many memories. Naturally, he knew where the tower was.
"You want me to be like you?"
"Yes."
"It's not impossible." Li smiled again in a mysterious manner.
Li agreed too readily. Wujiu knew that the other party would definitely make some demands, so he said:
"This matter is very important to me. Although I am not familiar with these people, I would feel guilty if I just let them go. If you can help me, I am willing to help you."
Gu Qingyu is very sensible, Li thought so too, or maybe this person just doesn't like to take advantage of others.
But in fact, it was Gu Qingyu's personality that made people like Li You feel strange, and then gradually attracted to him.
She has seen too many greedy people who like to take advantage of others, and too many people who say one thing and do another.
He developed a strange relationship with Gu Qingyu, and it was because he found this person very strange at first.
He was unwilling to activate the return wheel until his death, and he resolved the crisis time and time again with his strong will.
Even though he was a clay Buddha, he still took good care of a cat.
But this person is not the kind type. He is decisive in killing and does things without delay.
Li had a feeling that the place Gu Qingyu was going to this time might be very crucial, and it might be difficult to see him in the future.
She could help Gu Qingyu accomplish some things, but she didn't want the two of them to lose contact.
It is not easy to find such a pure soul in seven hundred years.
"My Myriad Forms can be used in two ways. I can transform into your appearance because before you left, I left a claw mark on your arm. Do you remember?"
The powerful life recovery ability made the claw marks disappear, but Wujiu remembered very clearly that before he left the camp and told Li that he would be back soon, Li scratched him again.
"I need you to cause harm so that I can obtain more information about you. Eventually, I can completely devour you. In this way, I can even replace you directly."
It sounded like a dangerous statement, but Wujiu didn't care. Li had many opportunities to kill him, but never did so.
This is why Wujiu should trust Li You.
Li continued:
"Of course, there's no need for me to kill you. You're very interesting."
When Li said this again, it gave people a sense of déjà vu of "Oh, interesting man, you caught my attention."
"So I can provide a second method. I will carve a seal on your body and establish a connection. You and I will have a common sense, vision, hearing, touch, etc.
Even your memory when necessary, I can fully control your power.
Likewise, although you cannot master the power I already possessed, you can also obtain the power I obtain later."
This ritual is unique to Wanxiang Jiexing.
The Myriad Dharmakaya can create clones with the same abilities, while the legendary distortion term Myriad Tribulation Form can "spread".
Li is the source of diffusion, and Wujiu is the diffuser.
"The side effect is sensory connectivity?" Wujiu frowned, considering Li You's request.
"That's right, but don't worry, I won't establish a connection with you at any time. Normally, our senses are not connected."
"Also, you cannot have any disrespectful thoughts towards me. This means that your life is in my hands. This connection is like a vampire's blood embrace. As the source of diffusion, I can exert great suppression on you."
Li looked straight at Wujiu again:
"If you want me to agree to you, you have to establish such a link with me. You can think about it carefully."
"What if I die?"
"Your death will cause me some pain, but the impact will not be significant."
"What if... you died?" Wujiu asked the key question.
Li did not shy away from telling the truth:
"Then you will die too. The conditions are very harsh. You can choose not to agree. The advantage of agreeing is that your abilities will be further enhanced. It is very convenient for you to acquire abilities through the Myriad Forms of Tribulation."
"The downside is that I will be above you. Although I cannot control your will, according to the rules, I have the final say over your life and death. But if you won't let me down, you don't need to worry about this because I never hurt my own people."
Wujiu had a complicated expression, and Li You still had pride on her face. She was not in a hurry and waited for Wujiu to give an answer.
During the course of seven hundred years, she did have a close and confidant diffuser who collected various information for her.
Of course, this diffuser also gained huge benefits. In addition to Li You himself, the diffuser also gained all the power plundered by the Ten Thousand Phases Tribulation.
But later, after realizing that the diffuser had some dangerous thoughts, some thoughts that made her extremely uncomfortable, she erased them.
Li is lonely, but also very proud.
She disdains to beg people to like her like many other evil people. She finds the former diffuser more or less interesting and regards it as a friend.
But when she realized that its intentions were not pure, she cut off these ties without hesitation.
Moreover, Li only looked for the diffuser once.
After that, she never found the diffuser again.
Although the relationship between her and the diffuser is like that of master and servant, as Li You said, she cannot control its will.
She can share the five senses with the diffuser at any time, or she can actively cut off this connection.
It is more like looking for a confidant than looking for a diffuser.
Find a partner you can absolutely trust.
She was willing to trust Gu Qingyu. If the place Gu Qingyu was going to was very dangerous and he was unwilling to take her with him, then she could at least lend him some of her power.
But when Li expressed this thought again, it was like forcing Wujiu to sign an unequal contract.
"I promise you."
"Have you thought it through?"
Li knew that Gu Qingyu was a very decisive person, but in this matter he was too decisive.
Gu Qingyu’s idea was very simple. Li had saved him too many times and had given him too many opportunities to kill him.
Even if this person wants to kill him in the future, he doesn't care.
But now, he needs to find his subordinates and needs more strength.
The extremely long survival challenge outside the tower has greatly enhanced Wujiu's strength.
But Wujiu knew very well that the place they were going to next might be very dangerous.
Lantern Forest City.
Recalling the expedition related to Denglin City, Wujiu still remembered that it was Bai Wu who took the initiative to apply to leave the tower in order to recover from the grief of Liu Mu's transformation into evil.
Five-Nine Clenches Fists:
"I've made up my mind, Li You. After all this time of companionship, I already consider you my friend. I have always been open and honest with my friends. And I need strength, and you happen to have it."
"Besides, even if I die, it won't have much impact on you, so I don't have any worries."
The last sentence made Li feel a little moved again.
She originally thought that Gu Qingyu was worried about this kind of dominant relationship, but she didn't expect that his concern was that his death would affect her.
"You really don't regret it?"
"No regrets."
"Okay, Gu Qingyu, I agree to your request. I don't care about these humans, but I will do what I say and take them to the tower."
Li You's hand touched Wujiu's brow, and the diffusion ceremony began.
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…
Outside the tower, and outside the fog.
As the huge tower and stone tablet appeared in people's sight, this sudden spectacle attracted countless brave people to come and watch.
Some people see it as some kind of alien structure, an interstellar invasion.
Some people also believe that this is a manifestation from heaven.
The emergence of the tower triggered three major events.
The first big thing is the onlookers and touches of humans. The tower is protected by some strange energy and it is difficult for ordinary people to get close to it.
But the stone tablet outside the tower disappeared because someone touched it.
These disappeared people entered the interior of the tower.
When the return wheel can directly return to the tower outside the fog, it also means that the tower can directly reach the outside of the fog through the stone tablet.
Yan Zizai and Xie Xingzhi quickly sent out a large investigation team to search for the location of the tower through the white stone tablet.
Finally, they really found this location. Therefore, before the crowds poured into the tower, and before people were sure that the tower was the building to escape the end of the world, there were guards outside the stone tablet.
The members of the Survey Corps are naturally stronger than ordinary people, and the Xie family's technological armament has further widened the gap between them and ordinary people.
Therefore, a defense line was established on the stone tablet leading to the high tower. The people from outside the fog who had entered the high tower before, unless they met the standards jointly established by the rulers such as Yan Zizai, Xie Yingjie, Qin Zong and Wang Jue, would not be accepted and would all be repatriated.
As for those who were deported, they returned from inside the tower to outside. If it were a year ago, these people would definitely look down on the tower, but now - they think the tower is heaven.
Soon, word spread that the tower was a paradise, a pure land, and a refuge.
Large numbers of people from all over the world began to flock to the tower, and everything was exactly the same as it was seven hundred years ago.
The current ruler of the tower, Yan Zizai and Xie Yingjie, are also very clear that they are about to start playing the bad guys.
The phrase “no one can be left behind” in doomsday humanistic movies does not exist in the ensuing catastrophe.
When a true catastrophe strikes, the fittest will survive and the weak will be eliminated.
The second big thing.
Through Xie Xingzhi's unremitting efforts, he finally got some clues about the Ark from Zero.
It was learned that the black fog was first broken by the Ark.
The Ark was so huge, like a city on the sea, that it could easily crash into an island.
The leader of the Ark has a close relationship with Bai Wu.
Yan Zizai believed that if they could get in touch with the Ark, perhaps humans would have more choices in the future.
Similarly, when the people of the Ark forces heard about the appearance of the tower, they also began to drive the huge ark towards where the tower was.
Wen Hao, and countless other crew members on the Ark, all hoped to see the tower.
They had long been unable to enter the tower, but everyone knew that the tower was their obsession.
The original purpose of the cruise ship was to see the tower.
So in addition to the countless humans rushing to the tower, the second force - the Ark force, also began to move towards Menan.
The connection between the Tower forces and the Ark forces was also established at this moment.
The third major event - the emergence of the evil tide.
The tower will not appear forever. As the concentration of distortion continues to increase, once it exceeds a certain value, the tower will disappear.
Those Tic-Tac-toe-level monsters at the top of the distortion are all very clear about one thing: if they miss the opportunity to attack the tower this time, they will miss the opportunity to attack the tower forever.
And the chess player who had always been hiding behind the scenes, Jingyi, finally commanded a large number of evil spirits to start crashing into the tower.
The mighty army of monsters was hundreds of times larger than when Black Gold Island and Huangquan attacked Baichuan City. All these endless evils rushed towards the tower.
There is only one goal - to destroy the tower! Liberate the monsters at the top of the tower and usher in the era of true distortion.
Most of these evil ones are transformed from humans in the world outside the fog, but there are also a few evil ones who are elite combat forces from the farm.
Xi Yunzi, Spade King, and Club King did not participate in the attack, as their mission was not to attack the tower.
But this does not mean that there are no K-level evil monsters among the attacking monsters.
There are many farms, but there is only one farmer.
Humans, Ark forces, Tower forces, and evil forces all gathered somewhere in Menan - where the Tower is.
Countless destinies are about to collide.
But in this world, two people went to Denglin City. For various reasons, they did not participate in this tower vortex.
After establishing some kind of contract with Li, Wujiu, alone with a sword, embarked on a journey to Denglin City.
He didn't know what kind of changes he would encounter in Denglin City, nor did he know what Denglin City had become.
What is even less clear is who he will meet in Denglin City.
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…
Inside the fog, the ruins of the food city.
The blood-red mist did not dissipate even after Hydra left. If you smell it carefully, you can still smell the bloody smell from ninety years ago.
But there is no life here anymore.
The young man in the blood mist, feeling the familiar breath, slowly opened his eyes. As soon as he opened his eyes, he heard a voice:
“You’re awake? It wasn’t easy, hahahahaha… I saved you from Old Four, you have to thank me.”