Chapter 28: Snatching the Corpse

  Francis picked up the crystal ball on the table, which was much smaller than the one outside, only about the size of Francis' fist.

  "This is... a Memory Crystal! That Scott the First must have left behind a way to unlock the seal here! What a waste of effort!" Francis was dissatisfied, this old man almost made him collapse! After confirming that the crystal ball was fine, Francis slowly fed some spiritual power into it. However, after feeding for a while, he didn't see any reaction from the crystal ball. Could it be broken?!

  This, what's going on? Francis suddenly found that his spiritual power couldn't stop flowing into the crystal ball, and even his body couldn't move. Why can't he move? And not a bit of magic could be used! Francis could only stare at the crystal ball with wide eyes, full of question marks, what's going on?

  "Oh, my descendant!" Francis suddenly recalled a voice in his mind "I am the founder of Zhaibei Temple, the great Scott I. Since you have come this far, it means you already possess the power of the Holy Order! In that case, you are qualified! To revive the glory of Zhaibei Temple, we will merge into one, and I will become yours too! From today on, your name will resound throughout the continent, you are the new Scott I! Don't resist, let our souls merge!"

  "What the...?! How is this possible and it's definitely a scam, right?! This is possession! Francis also realized what was happening to him at this time - possession, he had been possessed! That Scott guy's physical body had long since rotted away, but using his advanced alchemy skills, he sealed his soul within the crystal ball he created, disguising it as a memory orb. Whoever came for the treasure and couldn't open the space ring would naturally pick up the crystal ball, input their spiritual energy, and then Scott could seize control of them! This old guy even calculated his own descendants, what a thorough scoundrel! A dark light flashed out from the crystal ball and directly rushed into Francis' brow, entering his consciousness. Since Francis had his back to Saber and Dis, they still didn't know what was happening. And at this time, Francis couldn't move or speak, unable to seek help, falling into the greatest crisis since descending into this strange world..."

  Francis only felt that there was a mysterious spiritual force growing stronger in his mind! Oh no! Danger! Afterwards, Francis also fell into the deep dark world. Here is... Francis discovered that this dark space he was in was exactly where he inherited memories when he first crossed over!

  "How did I end up here? I... can speak again!" Francis suddenly discovered that he could speak here.

  "Have you arrived? Are you ready?! My descendant! Come, let us become one! From now on, we are as one!" A dark voice came from behind Francis.

  Francis immediately turned around, only to see a figure wrapped in black robes standing before him, his face obscured by dark mist. Francis recognized the man at once and exclaimed: "You are... Scott the First!"

  Scott didn't respond to Francis's words: "Since you're ready, let's get started!" As Scott walked towards Francis.

  "Go to hell!" Francis saw Scott walking over and punched him in the face, sending him flying.

  Scott lay on the ground, his voice filled with surprise and incredulity, saying: "You can actually force your way through my confusion magic?"

  "Bewildering magic, so you're a dark system mage!" Francis frowned.

  "Not bad! I am the great Dark God, Dark Alchemist, and Empire Creator, Filton Scott. Hahahaha... My descendant! What are you hesitating about? Not yet..." Scott bursts into loud laughter again, casting his Confusion Magic once more!

  "Shut up!" Francis shouted loudly. "You arrogant old thing! What unity, you just want to swallow my soul and occupy my body! Do you think I don't know? And open your dog eyes wide, I'm not your descendant!"

  "Haha! Not yet at the Sacred Stage, and yet your spiritual power is already so strong!" Scott put away his own magic, speaking in a ferocious tone "It's truly astonishing! Since you've already figured out my purpose, I'll be generous and tell you, considering we're about to merge. Whether or not you have the cultivation of the Sacred Stage doesn't matter, whether or not you're a descendant of my bloodline also doesn't matter! What's most important is that I, Fieton Scott, can return to the mortal world, hehehahaha..." As he spoke, a powerful spiritual force burst forth, pinning Francis in place, unable to move. "Your spiritual power... has already almost reached... the Divine Stage level! It's truly astonishing! How did you manage it?" Scott exclaimed in surprise "Well, I suppose it's good that you're definitely a once-in-a-million genius! Only such a talented body is worthy of me, Fieton Scott!"

  Scott walked step by step towards Francis, covering his head with his hand. At this time, Francis was motionless, and the powerful spiritual force in front of him was like a mountain, steadily pressing on his head, unable to even blink his eyes.

  "Don't struggle in vain! You're still too weak before the gods!" Scott's voice was filled with pity and excitement. "Let us become one!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Francis felt a powerful spiritual force rushing into his head from the top, and he couldn't resist at all. His body was also out of control, as if it were no longer his own, and his spiritual power was rapidly draining away. Francis knew that if his spiritual power were to be depleted, he would disappear along with it! Damn it, how could he admit defeat to this old man who had been unknown for years? Francis kept organizing his dwindling spiritual power to resist Scott's attack, but to no avail. His spiritual defense line was constantly being breached, and not only that, Francis also felt the light magic in his body decreasing bit by bit, replaced by dark magic! In the end, Francis' remaining spiritual power was cornered to his chest, leaving only this place still belonging to him! Was it over?

  "Hahaha……I told you not to put up a futile resistance, you're too weak, in the face of this huge gap, anything you do is useless! Hahaha……" Scott burst out laughing, finally able to see the light of day again, having abandoned his physical body for the sake of his own immortal kingdom. It was all so that his kingdom could last forever, and now he could finally let the glory of Occultin shine forth once more! Scott intensified his attack, swift and decisive. "Haha, being able to make it this far means your hands must be stained with the blood of my descendants, die! Haha"

  Francis heard this and his spirit suddenly weakened, his defenses crumbling in an instant! She... My hands are stained with her blood, and I promised to go to the underworld to find her! I guess now my soul will scatter! Sorry... I'm going back on my word...

  Francis felt his consciousness becoming increasingly blurred... Was it going to end?

  "A mechanical voice suddenly rang out, 'Found suspected Trojan program maliciously tampering with game configuration, file damaged, now automatically forced to clear, after clearing will automatically restart and recover damaged files... Clearing started, please wait patiently...' It turned out that Scott had used his psychic powers to completely dispel Francis' consciousness, occupying every part of his body from head to toe. When he encountered any obstacles, he would eliminate them all. When he encountered the wolf's head, he didn't hesitate and directly destroyed it with his psychic powers, resulting in the current situation..."

  Francis heard this and was stunned on the spot, what did that guy do, he was actually identified as a Trojan horse, however...he's finished... Francis revealed a sly smile, this game, I've never figured it out before, you think you can just tamper with it at the god level, hahaha...even heaven is helping me, hahaha! Francis finally knows what it feels like to fly from hell to heaven now! Go die! You illiterate, programs aren't something that can be randomly deleted, especially not this kind of rogue software that can't be uninstalled once installed!!!!!

  It wasn't just Francis who heard the words, Scott also heard them, but he didn't understand what a Trojan was or what game settings were... When Scott heard the words, he felt his spiritual power disconnect from him and couldn't be retrieved, and this situation was spreading. "What's going on? What did you do? My spiritual power, why? How is this possible?" Scott's voice was filled with terror, his spiritual power now only half remaining, and rapidly decreasing!

  "I'm terribly sorry, Lord Scott!" Francis continued to absorb Scott's disconnected spiritual energy, and the light system magic in his body also recovered rapidly, becoming even more abundant and pure. With a sweeping motion, he quickly eliminated the remaining dark magic. In the end, Francis regained control of his own body, looking at Scott who was powerless to resist, Francis shouted: "It's all my fault, I'm poor! If I had RMB, you wouldn't have ended up like this! Go in peace! You won't be at a loss, I was also nearly killed by it at first! Hahaha... although we can't merge into one body now, but I'll accept these spiritual energies of yours, and that's enough to fulfill your last wish! Ahahahaha..."

  Scott was also a ruthless man. Seeing that he had no power to resist, those disconnected spiritual forces didn't want to stay either, and directly condensed into a run out of Francis's consciousness space.

  Outside, Dis and Saber watched as Francis stood there for half a day with the crystal ball in his hand, without any reaction. Dis went forward and patted him on the back, but to their surprise, Francis suddenly fell to the ground and couldn't be woken up no matter how much they shouted. The two of them only felt that Francis's spiritual energy was in complete disarray, and a dark magic power had emerged from his body. They knew things were not good, Francis now had an extra soul inside him, and it was a critical moment between life and death, but the two of them were helpless!

  As Francis's light magic was about to dissipate, Dis couldn't help but exclaim: "Damn it! I can't hold back anymore, Saber, get back a bit! And if I die... Saber!" Dis gave Saber a serious look. "The young master is in your care now!" Seeing that Francis was on the verge of collapse, Dis decided to take action despite the risk of punishment and reached out to bring the two souls within Francis's body to the underworld!

  "I will complete your trust with my life!" Saber said without hesitation.

  "Corpse energy..." Dis's hand stretched out, just about to unleash his ultimate move, when Francis' inner light energy surged forth, instantly suppressing the dark magic and annihilating all of it with an overwhelming force.

  "What's going on!" Dis put down his hand and quickly supported Francis, Saber also ran over and squatted beside Francis, looking at Francis' condition. Saber said excitedly "It seems that the young master has gained the upper hand now!"

  Francis's eyebrows turned black, and a dark light escaped, flying directly outside. "Damn it, where are you going?" Saber immediately followed with her sword, feeling an indescribable anger for some reason. If she hadn't mentioned the crystal ball, Master wouldn't have gone back to look, and there wouldn't be any danger. When Master was in trouble, she was powerless, and when her comrade was about to sacrifice himself, she could only make a promise to him! In Francis's moment of mental collapse, she felt that she would also die with him, this kind of thing would never be allowed again! Saber gritted her teeth, staring at the black light in front of her "I must kill you, absolutely!"

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