Master of Monster Synthesis-Chapter 648 - 338: When the Holy Spring Runs Dry, Magic Immortal Castle_2

Chapter 648: Chapter 338: When the Holy Spring Runs Dry, Magic Immortal Castle_2

In the command room, Meizhen frowned tightly.

...

In the living room, Qin Shou released blood-colored fog, black-and-white energy slowly rotating in his palm, transforming into Tai Chi Energy that bound the blood-colored fog within his hand.

"What exactly is this?" Leng Wanbai asked with a puzzled expression.

Qin Shou rubbed his chin, "On the surface, it appears to be the combination of Dark Energy and gray particles, but there’s something more mysterious within it that I cannot analyze for now."

Leng Wanbai recalled the earlier battle and said, "This entity doesn’t have a physical form, yet it can control physical objects. Its abilities remind me of the legends of ghosts from the Old Era."

"Ghosts?"

Qin Shou raised his eyebrows, as if something had clicked in his mind, and immersed a strand of spiritual power into the fog.

Instantly, countless complex negative emotions flooded his brain.

"Sun Li’s family, your wife gave birth to a boy."

"Haha, wonderful, the Zhao family has an heir now. I’ll teach him my craft in the future..." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Mom, I’ve finished my homework. I want to watch TV..."

"No, you haven’t done the revision exercises yet. If you don’t work hard while young, you’ll regret it when old. You must study hard to make something of yourself in the future..."

"Look at the Wang family’s daughter. She just graduated and already passed the civil service exam, while you’re constantly tinkering with useless stuff. When will you make us worry less about you..."

"You brat, do you know what time it is? Get up quickly. Your dad arranged a blind date for you. Clean yourself up nicely. The sooner you marry, the sooner we get a grandchild..."

"Old Zhang is working so hard, delivering so many orders today without resting."

"Sigh, my child is getting married soon, and there’s no solution for the wedding house yet. How can I rest..."

"Cough cough... Son, your dad can’t go on anymore. From now on, your siblings will have to rely on you. You must support this family..."

...

After a long time, Qin Shou opened his eyes and sighed deeply.

"This isn’t a ghost but a negative spiritual entity formed from the condensed negative emotions of countless ordinary people."

"From the moment of birth, everyone bears pressure from their parents and society, forced to abandon their hobbies, health, and time for survival, following a predetermined trajectory throughout their life like a puppet on strings. Even at the moment the strings snap, freedom is still unattainable, forever bound."

"Power, wealth—do attaining these things truly grant freedom?"

"No, they only pull us deeper into desire. Desire makes us willingly become puppets..."

Beside him, Leng Wanbai thoughtfully nodded.

Qin Shou glanced at her, "Do you understand this?"

"No."

"Then why are you nodding?"

"I nodded because I think you must have eaten too much and bored yourself into overthinking. Negative emotions in humans are normal. If everyone lived carefree lives without competition, troubles, or desires, humanity would have stopped progressing ages ago and been finished."

Qin Shou: "..."

"Cough cough, Xiao Bai, I rarely get the chance; can you let me finish my act?"

"Huh? You were acting... sorry, my bad. Please do it again... Should I look at you with reverent eyes this time after you’re done?"

"Uh... that’s not really necessary to overdo it."

...

In the Grey Space, hazy silhouettes slowly floated.

"ERP, Youma Rescue Team, Five Elements Armor... It seems the Human World has brought in something odd."

"Buzz..."

The Grey Space rippled, and several figures drifted toward them.

"Hehehe, now this is interesting."

"Not only that, recently many strange counterparts have appeared out of nowhere in the Abnormal World too."

"Those aren’t counterparts, just defective products. The forces behind this seem to be orchestrating some sort of game."

"If that’s the case, let’s play along. It should be quite entertaining."

"Hehe, alright, and we’ll show them what true abnormalities look like!"

"Hahaha, abnormal? Ridiculous."

"When humans are plentiful, we are the abnormalities. But when abnormalities are numerous, then humans... are the real abnormalities!"

...

"According to reports from the relevant departments, abnormal entities have recently appeared frequently in urban areas..."

"Breaking news! Last night, ERP forces suffered a tragedy during an assault on abnormal entities. Black Rhinoceros Hero was killed, and the Black Rhinoceros Armor Summoner is missing..."

"Eyewitnesses reported seeing a silver-colored mysterious warrior near the West House Chess Hall, ERP personnel have been dispatched to the scene..."

"At 3 a.m. today, a local chemical plant exploded, suspected to be the work of abnormalities, casualties undetermined..."

"At noon today, relevant departments officially announced the Water Blue Star Defense Plan. Victory Team unveiled Flying Swallow One..."

In front of the television, Leng Wanbai turned curiously to Qin Shou.

"The Black Rhinoceros Armor Summoner was stolen, a chemical plant blew up, and Victory Team was exposed early—these things weren’t in your plan, right?"

Qin Shou narrowed his eyes, his smile tinged with mystery.

"Looks like someone wants to join the game of this world. Fine, that makes it all the more interesting."

"What should we do?" Leng Wanbai asked.

Qin Shou stroked his chin and grinned, "Obviously, we stir things up. The bigger the better. I want to see if they truly have the strength to play along."

"You’re planning to?"

"I’ve already sent Brother Monkey to handle it."

...

East Sea.

The sky was overcast. Amid the storm, the waves raged endlessly, occasionally surging up in giant swells.

Within the towering waves, a peculiar island emerged against the storm, utterly unaffected by the ferocious winds and waves.

"Boom..."

Suddenly, Dark Thunder crashed down from the sky, striking the island directly.

"Raaah..."

A mutant beast roared, the island unleashed endless gray particles, spatial fissures spread wantonly, swallowing the gray particles.

Atop the island’s hill, Qin Shou stood with his hands behind his back, casually gathering the gray particles into a gray crystal.

A strand of spiritual power dove into the crystal; countless cries for help, resentment, and unwillingness from dying humans at sea surged into his mind.

"Whew..."

Qin Shou, drenched in sweat, immediately severed the spiritual connection, visibly shaken.

"Close call. Lately, I’ve been getting too arrogant, trying anything and everything."

Qin Shou stowed the gray crystal, lowering his head in deep thought.

A force capable of controlling a swarm of abnormalities—it must also be an abnormality!

An abnormality with self-awareness and complete control over gray power—even a Demigod Realm expert might struggle against the impact of such negative emotions.

Shaking off distractions, Qin Shou focused, a touch of earthy radiance emerging in his palm.

Earth attribute light energy, the product of Demigod Realm experts being assimilated by light energy.

Spiritual power infused the earthy light energy, causing the earth to quake immensely. Vegetation on the island rapidly grew, transforming into a lush forest within moments.

At the center of the forest, a medieval-style fortress quickly rose to prominence.

Qin Shou moved his fingers and named it "Magic Immortal Castle."

A Space Gate opened wide, and a white Dragon Beast roared as it emerged.

"Zhi Yin, this place is yours to handle."

"Master, I can’t bear to part with you!"

"Be good, finish this task well and I’ll let you lounge for a day."

"Mm-hmm-hmm..."

...

Dongli City.

On a stormy night, half a mountain outside the city suddenly collapsed, revealing a stone gate resembling Ancient Relics.

After archaeological study, researchers discovered that the stone gate led to a tomb from the Super Ancient era, and a mysterious rune-inscribed sarcophagus was retrieved from within.

Research lab.

[When the Holy Spring withers, grieving warriors shall appear like lightning, and the sun will be buried under darkness...]

The group stared at the translated segment of Super Ancient text, puzzled.

"Dr. Qin, what does this mean?"

A young assistant with a gentle tone and amiable demeanor asked.

Qin Shou, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, held a solemn expression.

"Wu Dai, bring me the Yamadam."

"Yamadam?"

"It’s the belt found as an accompanying burial item with the mummy."

"Oh, right..."

"Dr. Qin, here it is."

"Put it on!"

"What?"

"Put it on and fight the abnormality in the lab."

"Fight... Dr. Qin, I..."

"Trust me, with strong combat desire, you can become a true warrior!"

...

Hanhai City.

West House Chess Hall.

"What, you still haven’t figured out the summoner of Snow Mastiff Armor?"

Zhang Yida arrived outside the chess hall holding instant noodles, his breath reeking of sauerkraut wafting toward Dong Shan.

Dong Shan covered his nose, grimacing, "Stay away from me."

Zhang Yida shrugged nonchalantly and smirked, "I’ve got an idea for you. Go inside and smash all the chessboards. The summoner for Snow Mastiff Armor will show up."

"Do you think I’m an idiot?" Dong Shan responded skeptically.

"Hey, give it a try. You’ve got money to pay for it. What if it works?" Zhang Yida grinned mischievously.

Dong Shan appeared lost in thought.