Chapter 898: Lynn Looks Super Handsome When He’s Abstinent, Too!

First of all, he could be certain of one thing.

Judging by the level of power the Crying Clown had displayed, it was basically impossible for it to break through the seal on Root-level power all by itself.

But what if some other power had gotten mixed in?

Lynn froze.

Desire.

And of everything he had done so far, if there was anything truly related to desire that could also affect him, then aside from the Crying Clown at this stage, there was only...

“The Desire Mother Tree?!”

Indeed.

If he really traced back the point when his desires had fallen out of balance,

then the matter of banging the tree was absolutely impossible to overlook.

Before that, even when his desires were at their strongest, he could still control and regulate himself. Even when he and the Desire Mother Tree had gone at it, he had held out for a long time before she finally broke through his defenses. But after that, things had gotten completely out of hand. He had even subconsciously turned the Colossus’s Brain into a loli... so he could bully her...

And he really had benefited greatly from the Desire Mother Tree’s body.

Aside from that trace of divinity he still couldn’t figure out,

after banging her, his body had clearly become much tougher and felt wonderfully refreshed. His recovery had improved tremendously, too. He was even less human than before~

But that was only the good side of things.

What about the bad?!

Lynn’s expression slowly stiffened.

“Could it be... that she’s affecting me too, gradually turning me into some kind of creature from the Domain of Desire that gives in to lust?”

No way...

It shouldn’t be like he was imagining, right...

Because he still remembered something he absolutely had to do. Every so often, the Desire Mother Tree had to come find him to relieve her curse. Since he was the first man to use the key to unlock her curse, only he could bang her. If she didn’t get banged, she would die.

So, for the sake of love and redemption, he actually had a schedule for watering and fertilizing her on a regular basis.

But was this really just a perk that let him get high whenever he felt like it?! Considering hell’s tendency to give everything both a positive and a negative side, that damn curse of the Desire Mother Tree’s wouldn’t happen to be having some unnecessary effects on him too, would it?!

Making him gradually lose his mind!

Become corrupted!

And slowly sink into the abyss of desire, unable to pull himself out!

Buzz—

Lynn’s gaze turned vacant in an instant.

That had to be it!

It definitely had to be!

The Crying Clown alone really would have a hard time breaking through the Matriarch’s defenses. But if the possible influence of the Desire Mother Tree was added to the mix, the two combined...

Then this wouldn’t be a simple case of one plus one equaling two!

Lynn grabbed his skull with a series of creaks, his teeth grinding as he felt more and more certain that something was wrong with him.

“If that’s really the case...”

An image of his future self, utterly corrupted, instantly surfaced in his mind. His uncontrollable desires would turn him step by step into a devil of the Domain of Desire. He would lock up Zuo Zuo, Alice, Miss Puppet, and the others, then watch their adorable expressions every day as he crossed every line and forced them to become tools for satisfying his lust, wantonly abusing them...

And if he lost control even further, he might even seek out the Desire Mother Tree herself, the very Root of the Domain of Desire! Then he’d have steamy fun with her day and night, without stopping, until the two of them died in the abyss of desire!

(ΩДΩ)!!

No way!

There was no way that was okay, no matter how he looked at it!

He had to take this seriously. From now on, he absolutely couldn’t keep letting himself go like this! When he got back this time, he had to make Big Brother Titan and the others give him a thorough examination. It would be best if they could suppress it. If they couldn’t, then he really would have no choice but to accept his corruption!

But no matter what, now that he’d realized what was happening, he absolutely couldn’t let desire continue to erode his soul little by little!

He had to get it together!

Damn it! (งಠ_ಠ)ง

【Ding! The host’s intense mental fluctuations have been detected. You have successfully triggered a quest: Abstinence from Lust. Quest rewards: 5,000 experience per day, 300 Skeleton Coins per day, Constitution +1 per day.】

【Quest Introduction】: Triggered by the host’s intense thoughts. After this quest is triggered, it will be evaluated once every 24 hours. If the host has not had a single lustful thought during that day, the daily quest rewards will be granted. The quest will last for 100 days. However, if the host has such a thought, the System will begin its calculations and evaluation anew. As you can see, the host is not beyond saving. The host still has the potential to change to the Order Alignment. Abstinence and self-restraint will help the host become brighter and kinder as he cultivates himself.

“...”

A brief silence.

Lynn: “I was just saying that... I didn’t actually mean it...”

System: “...”

Lynn: “How about... I take only half the rewards, and you let me give up this quest?”

【Ding! Once a quest has been triggered, it cannot be voluntarily abandoned. The System does not have this option.】

“...”

Smack!

Lynn instantly started cracking his knuckles, all fired up! (งಠ皿ಠ)ง

Damn it! It was just a measly little “Abstinence from Lust” quest! It wasn’t as if I were some coward who was afraid to accept it! Even if I weren’t doing it for the daily rewards, did I, Lynn, not have even a little fighting spirit?!

As a man who didn’t even flinch in the face of a mysterious being like the Desire Mother Tree, when had he, Lynn, ever feared a challenge?!

Even if the heavens came down, he’d poke a hole in them. Did he, Lynn, really have any reason to be afraid of this?!

Smack!

He slapped the wheelchair.

With a grand sweep of his hand, Lynn pulled the Night Demon Blade from his System Space and pointed it at Zuo Zuo, who was pushing his wheelchair. (ಠ皿ಠ)

“Zuo Zuo! I have an incredibly difficult mission for you. Do you dare accept it?!”

Zuo Zuo, who was pushing the wheelchair, froze in confusion. “What kind of fit are you throwing now?”

Lynn waved the blade around. “Because I’ve thought it through, Master has! To suppress the desire growing ever stronger inside me, and to protect girls like Alice, from this moment on, your master is going to be a man without desire! I’m going to practice abstinence for a hundred days! If I can’t do it, then I’m not human!!” (งಠ皿ಠ)ง

Crack!

A bolt of lightning tore through the thick black mist.

Although he was still sitting in his wheelchair, looking every bit the useless guy, at that moment he seemed so dashing. It was as if a man who took things seriously became especially irresistible. At that moment, Lynn truly seemed to shine with a brilliant radiance, like the Holy Light itself!

Zuo Zuo’s little mouth fell open as she stared blankly at Lynn, who had just made his bold declaration.

Yin Yi had already clasped her hands to her chest (✪‸✪). Although she didn’t know what had made Mr. Lynn decide to abstain, that noble, imposing look of his really was so handsome it made her heart flutter.

So, was he really going to abstain?

Mr. Lynn actually looked super handsome when he was abstinent, too!

【Ding! Yin Yi’s admiration for you has increased by 10.】

“...”

(Rumble, rumble.)

As if nothing had happened, Zuo Zuo closed her eyes and kept pushing the wheelchair with all her might, moving Lynn away from that glorious, Holy-Light-like destination.

There was not a ripple in her heart. She was perfectly calm, utterly unmoved. It was all so commonplace.

(Rumble, rumble.)

Lynn still held his sword-pointing-to-the-firmament pose and stared at her. “Zuo Zuo, don’t you have anything to say? I was so heroic just now...”

Zuo Zuo kept her eyes shut. “Oh.”

“...”