An invisible yet visible "flow" emerged from above Li Chen's head, and the suspended ancient characters transformed into shackles, fastening his neck to a pillar.
The airflow flowed into the pillars, and through the effects of the array and the revealing stone, it transformed into a lifelike scene. The hall was dark for a moment, and then the scene began to change.
"Wow--"
A loud baby's cry rang out, drawing everyone's attention to the strangely transformed hall and the people dressed in bizarre clothes.
It was a very small room. On the simple bed lay a woman with a sallow and rough face, covered with a large white cloth that hung down to the foot of the bed. There was a small bulge in the woman's abdomen that had not yet healed, and her lower body was covered with filth and blood.
Beside the bed were three people, all white from head to toe: a man and two women. One of the women was holding a newborn baby and cutting his umbilical cord.
Although the six peak masters and the Supreme Elder found the scene strange, they had no interest in wasting time on it. The peak master of Biyun Peak was even more eager to see his nephew one last time and find out how he and the disciples of Yaoxian Valley who accompanied him had died.
She chanted obscure incantations that she herself didn't understand, and the scene began to fast forward a thousand times. The surrounding scenery changed constantly, and in the blink of an eye, the light and dark had changed a hundred times. An ordinary person would have been blinded by the flashing lights.
The peak masters were all experts above the Spirit Saint level, with superhuman dynamic vision. Even though the images were displayed so quickly, they were still able to see the rapidly flashing scenes and were momentarily filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"These are Li Chen's memories?"
Not to mention that the scenes he experienced were unheard of and unseen before, his appearance was also completely different from that of the current Li Chen.
They were filled with doubt as they watched him, still wearing open-crotch pants, stomp to death the neighbor's dog and drown a stray cat. As he grew older, he skipped school. They saw him with his multicolored hair bullying his classmates and beating up his teachers. They saw him smoking and being lazy, flirting with female classmates and leading a chaotic private life. They saw him asking his mother for money and hitting her if she didn't give it to him. They saw him obsessed with a flat little box, sitting there all day long as if possessed...
Then, I saw him soaking in the small bathtub when something in his hand suddenly fell into the water, causing him to convulse and roll his eyes back.
Before this, he seemed to be called Li Chen, not Li Chen.
The scene shifted, and the background finally became understandable to them; it seemed to be some country on the Xuanling Continent.
A person who looked exactly like Li Chen was sleeping soundly in bed when he suddenly woke up with a loud shout, attracting the attention of the palace servants who were taking care of him.
He asked questions like "Where is this?" while staring at the faces and bodies of the two palace servants.
Good heavens, possession.
Upon seeing this change, the peak master of Biyun Peak immediately chanted an incantation to restore the scene to normal speed. Just then, he chased the palace servants away and began to ramble on.
"I've transmigrated, hahaha, and I'm a prince, the empress's son, the legitimate heir—a perfect protagonist setup... That girl just mentioned that the original owner had an older brother who was the crown prince. In these power struggles, all brothers have to be eliminated; just find an opportunity to kill them... Once I become emperor, hehe, a harem of three thousand beauties is not a dream. No, three thousand is too few; I'll marry at least thirty thousand to be worthy of my protagonist status. Then I can do whatever I want, hehehe... That palace maid just now was pretty enough; should I use her for now?"
"Oh right, I haven't seen what this body looks like yet. This face, tsk, a pretty boy, not as dashing as me, but since I'm already in here, I'll just have to make do... Eight-pack abs, hmph, if I wanted to work out, eight-pack abs and V-lines, hmph... Oh right, right, and most importantly, let me see this body's treasures, tsk, not as big as mine used to be, but they're still passable."
The peak master of Biyun Peak turned green instantly. Among the seven peak masters, there were two other female cultivators besides her. Seeing his frivolous and vulgar words and deeds, they almost vomited.
The six peak masters all thought in unison: Is this the piece of junk I admired and valued in the first place? Who was it that recruited him into the sect? I'll chop him up!
"Sizzle—"
The sudden unusual sound attracted the attention of the six peak masters and one supreme elder.
Wen Yimin forced a smile and looked at the expressionless Di Xiu with a questioning gaze, but quickly turned her attention to the voice that had appeared.
"System check in progress—"
"A matching soul has been detected. The system is initiating the binding process—"
"This system is called Plunder..."
The fast-paced yet steady video abruptly stopped, freezing on Li Chen's face, which was a mixture of surprise and ecstasy.
Inside the vast Lingyun Palace, that last, cold, monotone voice repeated itself. This voice was so eerie and ethereal that it made these Spirit Saint experts feel extremely uncomfortable.
"plunder……"
"plunder……"
"plunder……"
"Sizzle—"
"System startup in progress—"
A familiar voice echoed in Li Chen's mind. He had never looked forward to this voice so much. In an instant, he was both crying and laughing, his eyes filled with madness and hatred.
"It's back! It's back! You're all going to die! You're doomed! I'll never let you go! Hahahaha..."
Emperor Xiu focused his spiritual power into his eyes, staring intently at Li Chen, searching for the location of that system.
For some reason, he could hear Li Chen's conversation with his system. Of course, even if he couldn't hear it, he could feel that chilling feeling coming back.
If we fail to find and eliminate it before it awakens, we will miss this opportunity, and who knows when the next chance will come.
This won't take long. If it hadn't damaged its vital energy to help Li Chen escape the Heavenly Lock, the activation time would probably be less than a second.
Wuji sensed his killing intent and his dantian trembled slightly. The Supreme Elder seemed to notice this and looked over at him. His eyes were already covered by silver light. He glanced at him but found nothing and continued to stare at Li Chen.
"Damn it."
Just then, his head started to ache again. Di Xiu calmed his frustration at this seemingly inevitable misfortune and carefully observed Li Chen's head.
001 had explained to him that most wild systems, once bound, are hidden in the brain to facilitate control over the host. This plundering cheat system is highly likely also in Li Chen's head.
In one timeline, there was a time when Li Chen spoke disrespectfully to the system and was electrocuted by it, yet his body remained unharmed. The system had also threatened to eliminate Li Chen. To achieve these two things, the brain is the most suitable place to control.
"Damn it, they're useless..."
Emperor Xiu's gaze suddenly sharpened, and in an instant, Wuji responded to the summons, flying towards Li Chen with his will, or more precisely, towards the frontal lobe of his brain.
The Dark Light Shield suddenly flew out. The half-step divine artifact was no match for Wuji, who could not fully exert his power. It was immediately at a disadvantage and could only stop him for a moment. But that moment was enough for the system to escape.
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