Chapter 719 - 4: Myriad Thoughts Return to One

[Evil Soul of ████]

[A Demon Soul, twisted to madness by its craving for attention.]

[A mad and incomprehensible Evil Soul.]

[Upon use, it can increase one’s Power of Mind in all aspects, greatly strengthening the essence and resilience of the Soul.]

[It can also be forged with Spiritual Energy into a ’Thought-Driven Spirit Birth’ Attaching Spirit, which can be applied to any piece of equipment or item.]

[When forged using a special technique, it can be crafted into the ’Heart Spirit - Soul Gathering Armor’ Soul Armor.]

[When concocted with a special method and consumed, one can obtain the ’Unity of Ten Thousand Thoughts’ inheritance.]

[A Soul that craves attention will always desire what it doesn’t need, like someone standing in the moonlight yet desperately searching for a dim lamp.]

[A boy who lacks love will always yearn for what he already has, like someone blessed with the love of parents and friends yet obsessed with the meaningless judgment of others.]

[How can one expect a response when roaring at the empty void? A human who refuses to connect with others has only himself to blame for becoming a Monster.]

The Evil Soul left behind by the nameless Slime Monster, an enemy Su Zhou had all but forgotten, contained an inheritance. It was an exceptionally special and powerful Divine Technique of the Power of Mind called ’Unity of Ten Thousand Thoughts,’ similar to ’Evil-Devouring Demon Lord.’

The power of this Divine Technique could convert all ’Heart Power’ directed at its wielder within a certain area—including Desire Power, Curses, prayers, and fears—into a buff. This buff would strengthen the wielder’s Spiritual Power, Talent, Soul, and physical body, all with no side effects.

In other words, it was an all-around Enhancement with no side effects and no weaknesses.

Su Zhou was stunned when he first learned of this Divine Technique. Its power was so absurd it was completely off the charts. He had thought the Silent’s Divine Technique—which ignored all defenses, directly shared pain, and made all of a person’s past injuries and Heart Demons resurface—was already powerful enough. But Unity of Ten Thousand Thoughts was even more outrageous. After all, the Silent at least had to endure the pain itself, paying a price, whereas this Divine Technique required none.

But he soon realized that this powerful ability also came with equally demanding conditions.

First, the stronger the observer, the stronger the buff their attention provided. For a Commander Powerhouse like Su Zhou, the buff from an ordinary person was practically nonexistent.

Second, the observers had to be within a certain range of the wielder. Su Zhou sensed that for the Commander Tier, the limit was a five-kilometer radius around himself. Although that sounded large, it was actually quite restrictive. After all, what normal person could carry a crowd of followers around to buff them at all times?

Even so, Su Zhou understood that this Divine Technique was still exceptionally powerful, a top-tier ability. Especially in battle, the more Heart Power his enemies focused on him, the stronger he would become. It was a Divine Skill that let him grow stronger the longer he fought, perfect for taking on multiple opponents.

Logically, Su Zhou should have devoured the Evil Soul of ████ right then and there to add another powerful Divine Technique to his arsenal.

However, he hesitated.

’My Evil-Devouring Demon Lord essentially relies on the Curses from Evil Souls to forge various Divine Techniques and Soul Weapons, as well as for Enhancement.’

Lighting up the Evil Soul and spinning it on his fingertip like a basketball, Su Zhou fell into thought. ’But Unity of Ten Thousand Thoughts also requires these same powers for its own enhancement. What if they conflict after I consume it? Unity of Ten Thousand Thoughts is strong, but not so strong that I’d risk weakening my Evil-Devouring Demon Lord for it.’

’Besides, to put it bluntly, this Divine Technique is all about attracting attention. The more high-profile you are, the stronger you get—it’s like a celebrity getting stronger the more online traffic they have.’

In Su Zhou’s opinion, Unity of Ten Thousand Thoughts might as well be renamed ’Traffic Realm’. And if he, Su Zhou, were to accept this Divine Technique, he might as well change careers and become an idol. To eliminate more Evil People, the Evil-Devouring Demon Lord Su Zhou chooses to become an idol... ’That premise actually sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it?’

He could spend his days singing and dancing on a world tour, then go out at night to vanquish evil. In his spare time, he could argue with people online to attract more traffic... After all, haters are still fans. Unity of Ten Thousand Thoughts didn’t care whether it was love or hate; it could absorb any Thoughts directed at Su Zhou.

’Hold on.’

"Magical Sea... Magical Yara, do you have any suggestions about this thing?"

Magical Yara did not reply immediately to Su Zhou’s insincere question.

Lying on the table watching the news, it slowly raised its head, gazed at Su Zhou with a thoughtful expression, and said seriously, "You know, Su Zhou, I think I’m a little bit older than you."

Su Zhou: "Huh?"

’Isn’t that obvious?’ he thought. ’It’s not just "a little bit" older—as in, the age of the Cosmos—it’s older than me by an incalculable number of generations!’

The Snake Spirit seemed very pleased with Su Zhou’s dumbfounded reaction. It wagged its tail, slapping it against the back of Su Zhou’s hand. SLAP, SLAP, SLAP. "You should call me ’big brother’."

Hearing this, Su Zhou, who was starting to catch on, felt his face twitch. "By that logic, I should be calling you ’grandpa’."

Yara: "There we go."

Su Zhou: "There we go, my foot! Be serious! We’re talking about important business here! This concerns the entire future direction of my development, the super important kind!"

Yara immediately put on a wronged expression. "How is this not important business? I’m your grandpa, so now I can justifiably teach you a brand-new method of Cultivation."