"Oh, right." Lin Qiye seemed to remember something, "Will the main body know what happened to this projection?"
"No, although they come from the same soul, they don't communicate with each other. The original body won't know the projection has disappeared unless it dies, but it won't know exactly what happened."
"That's good." Lin Qiye nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble Lord Merlin to take action."
"It's nothing." Merlin smiled slightly.He reached out and pressed his hand into the void, and a deep red magic circle rapidly drew in front of him. A terrifying pressure, of unknown origin, descended upon the room, as if some being had cast its gaze upon this place, cold and eerie.
"Abyss magic belongs to the forbidden lineage and specializes in attacking the soul. You should go out first, otherwise the power from the abyss might accidentally harm you," Merlin said to Lin Qiye while performing the abyss magic initiation ceremony.
Lin Qiye nodded, pushed open the door, and walked down the stairs into the courtyard. At this moment, Li Yifei was standing next to Nyx, holding today's dose of medicine, while Lin Xi Chen, wearing the dress Nyx had made for her, twirled around to show it off to Nyx.
Seeing Lin Qiye come out of the room, Li Yifei asked curiously:
"What happened?"
"It's nothing, a rat got into the hospital, and Merlin is teaching it a lesson." Lin Qiye waved his hand.
"Oh..." Li Yifei seemed a little regretful, "Azhu told me that you've brought over another child... cough cough, a caregiver. I thought it would lighten the load, and besides, Azhu isn't very bright; he can't even play mahjong properly. Maybe next time you could pick someone smarter to play against?"
Lin Qiye:...
After Li Yifei finished speaking, he sneakily moved closer to Lin Qiye and whispered, "Let me tell you, just a couple of days ago... I broke through to the 'Chuan' realm."
Lin Qiye was taken aback. "You broke through? What did you do?"
Li Yifei spread his hands innocently, "I didn't do anything. I don't know anything about cultivation, let alone exercise. I've gained weight in the past few months... and then he inexplicably broke through. I didn't even know it was a breakthrough until the snake demon told me."
Lin Qiye looked at Li Yifei and thoughtfully stroked his chin.
In this way, he now has three henchmen at the "River" realm. But what changes will occur in the Forbidden Ruins after the Nanda Serpent Demon breaks through to the "River" realm...?
Lin Qiye shook his head. Now was not the time to think about these things. He turned to look at Nyx and said with a wry smile:
"Mother, we might really need your help in a little while."
Although Yiyu walked right into the mental hospital and was manipulated by him, he hadn't forgotten that there was a Flame Vein Earth Dragon and a "Sea" Realm expert outside. Faced with the gap between the two major realms, even if he summoned the caregiver, he wouldn't have any chance of winning.
Nyx smiled and nodded, as if she had thought of something, and said:
"Thanatos, I think I should remind you again that my current divine status is incomplete. If I were to go to your world in my soul form, I might not necessarily win the battle."
Lin Qiye was taken aback.
"Therefore, I have a better suggestion," Nyx continued, "to infuse my soul power into your divinity...just like Hemera. I infused my soul power with her divinity to stabilize her soul."
"Divinity? She... Oh that's make sense..." Lin Qiye was bewildered, "Where would I have Divinity?"
"Of course you do." Nyx stepped forward and gently touched his chest with her fingertip. A familiar darkness appeared behind them at the same time, resonating with each other!
Lin Qiye looked down at the darkness spreading beneath his feet and suddenly realized.
"The Darkest Ruins?"
He clearly remembered that when he drew the [Darkest Ruins] ability, it was marked with the words "Divine Ability".
"Yes, this is my divine essence, though only a part of it," Nyx said with a smile. "Although I don't know why you possess my divine essence, since you have it, you can bear my soul..."
"What happens after it takes on a soul?"
"The so-called 'god' is mainly composed of a divine personality, a divine body, and a soul. Now I only have a soul and a broken divine personality left, without a physical body. So even if I go to your world, every time I make a move, I consume my soul essence. Not only is my power insufficient, but I am also prone to my soul being scattered."
"But if I infuse my soul into your divinity, combined with your own physical body, you will truly possess a portion of the authority of 'Night,' and the effect will be far better than simply consuming your soul."
"Will I become something like the 'Goddess of the Night'?"
"It's only for a short time, and because my soul is too powerful while your divine essence and physical body are too weak, each use will deplete your soul power to some extent. It's best not to use it unless absolutely necessary."
Lin Qiye nodded, a glint of light appearing in his eyes, "I understand..."
Just then, the door on the second floor of the hospital opened, and Merlin, dressed in a long robe, leisurely walked into the courtyard with a pug on a leash.
Lin Qiye was taken aback. "Lord Merlin, is it finished?"
"It's done. I have already stuffed the Soul from the other plane into the main body's mind," Merlin smiled.
"What about the projection? Did it vanish into thin air?"
"No, it's right here." Merlin crouched down and patted the pug's head. The dog lowered its head, its eyes still full of fear.
Lin Qiye stared at the pug, his mouth agape in shock. "You... turned him into a dog?"
"Huh... Interesting..." Lin Xi Chen squatted down, picked up the pug by the scruff of its neck, and turned it this way and that to examine it.
Yiyu's clone had actually transformed into a small pug! It began licking Lin Xi Chen's hand and nuzzling against it, begging her to play.
"That's right." Merlin shrugged. "After I cast the abyss magic on him, his soul was traumatized, and he'll have some mental issues..."
"Originally, I planned to shatter his soul, but then I thought this hospital lacked a sense of life, so I used shapeshifting magic to turn him into a dog, which I can play with occasionally."
After saying that, he bent down and scratched the pug's chin. The pug's eyes showed a hint of blankness, and after a moment, it opened its mouth somewhat uncertainly...
"Meow?"
Lin Qiye:...
Li Yifei:...
Merlin:...
Lin Xi Chen:...
"Well, there might be a little bit of a mental issue... just a tiny bit." Merlin smiled innocently.
Li Yifei curiously squatted down, made a downward gesture, and said seriously to the pug, "Squat down!"
The pug pondered for a moment, then lay down on the ground, while its lower body twisted wildly against the dirt in the yard, as if it were doing something strange.
Li Yifei grinned and looked at Merlin, "Uncle Merlin, isn't your dog a bit shady?"
Merlin kept his eyes down, pretending he hadn't heard anything.
Lin Qiye looked at the bewildered pug with pity, and said with a wry smile, "Whatever makes you happy... I'm leaving now, they're probably getting impatient outside..."
"Wait until I give them a surprise."
Lin Qiye's eyes narrowed slightly.
Somewhere in the shade of an ancient tree, Lin Xi Chen grimaced in pain, gritting her teeth to stifle a cry as a sharp pang of agony gripped her heart. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead and temples; her lips turned pale and pressed tight as she closed her eyes and leaned against the tree trunk. "Can't let her stinky brother worry... Can't let her stinky brother worry."