Upon hearing this, Lu Ning also looked at Ya En.
He had a good relationship with Saint Qinglan and was also somewhat curious.
Upon hearing this, Ya'en paused in his steps and said, "Qinglan is currently dealing with other matters and is probably facing some difficulties. She can't get away right now, so I had to come instead. Alright, I'll be going now."
Before Lin Wuyue could ask again, Ya'en turned and left.
For the next period of time, the city remained relatively calm.
The effects of the dream plague gradually faded, and the number of disease-related events finally decreased.
Even so, it is still much higher than before the Dream Plague.
This could be due to the mental stress caused by the nightmare in the Dream Plague, or it could be due to the increased mental pollution in the base city.
Lu Ning couldn't explain the reason either.
With fewer lesion events, Lu Ning had more free time than before.
He has more time to refine the pollutants he absorbed earlier.
Three months after the end of the Dream Plague, Lu Ning thoroughly refined the source of contamination from the Hand of the Underworld that he had previously absorbed.
Considering the previous two absorptions, this time, Lu Ning deliberately left the base city and completed the final stage in the wilderness.
Lu Ning was very fortunate about this decision.
When Lu Ning completely absorbed the source of pollution, the wrath of the Yellow Springs Hand transcended time and space, emanating from an area unknown to Lu Ning.
Lu Ning's body instantly turned into a pool of putrid liquid, and the terrifying aura of death turned the surrounding area of several hundred meters into a rotting swamp.
Perhaps because the source of this pollution was obtained by Lu Ning from the demigod-level clone of the Hand of the Underworld, the Hand of the Underworld's wrath was much greater than the previous two.
Of course, this cannot rule out the possibility that the evil god, the Hand of the Underworld, is rather stingy.
It took Lu Ning more than a minute to recover from the corpse fluid.
His flesh and blood writhed, transforming into a red robe that covered his body.
This is an application of the power of flesh and blood that he conceived.
During battles, he often finds himself barely clothed; with this ability, he no longer needs to worry about being unsightly.
After recovering, Lu Ning reached out and grabbed wisps of dim yellow death energy from the rotting swamp, which he then absorbed.
Only then did he begin to examine his newly acquired abilities.
The Hand of the Underworld wields the power of death and possesses immense power.
Lu Ning acquired three abilities: the Word of Death, the Projection of the Underworld, and the Word of Decay.
Words of death can kill the target directly. Of course, there is a requirement for mental strength. If the target's mental strength is similar to or stronger than yours, then the target will only be affected by the aura of death, leading to physical and mental decay.
The Yellow Springs Projection is a projection of the Yellow Springs. Even just being touched by the Yellow Springs water may turn you into a corpse. Of course, if the opponent is powerful, it can only make their limbs stiff and their movements inconvenient.
The Words of Decay focuses on the physical decay of the target. If the user's ability exceeds that of the target, the target can be turned into corpse fluid in a very short time.
These are all abilities that Lu Ning and the others saw Huang Quan Zhi Shou use when they fought against him.
Of course, the Hand of the Underworld may have other abilities, but Lu Ning only has this much power from absorbing the source of pollution.
Lu Ning had some expectations that he might be able to gain the ability to resurrect the dead.
That didn't happen.
Even so, Lu Ning was still quite satisfied.
These abilities are all very effective.
After being tempered by the source of contamination from the Hand of the Underworld, Lu Ning still had the source of contamination from the Dreamweaver Spider Mother within his body.
He continued to refine himself.
Six months after the dream plague ended, Lu Ning's mental strength broke through again, reaching the seventh level.
During this time, Lu Ning's physical body also steadily improved.
After breaking through to the seventh rank, his physical body underwent another significant enhancement.
At this moment, Lu Ning's physical strength is probably among the top of the eighth-tier body enhancement type Awakeners. Other types of Awakeners, even those at the ninth tier, might not have such a powerful physical body as Lu Ning.
Lu Ning's original spiritual power increased from the size of a giant lake to the size of an inland sea.
The quality of mental energy has also improved considerably.
Lu Ning's abilities in all aspects, including his own immortality, the corrupting abilities he absorbed from the various evil gods, his flesh and blood abilities, and his death abilities, have also improved significantly.
With the various soul weapons he possessed, he felt that he was now capable of fighting a saint.
Unlike before, when even using disposable high-risk dangerous goods, Lu Ning was unable to effectively restrain the saint of that spiritual sect.
In the past six months, in addition to Lu Ning's progress, the others in the Mist Bureau have also made considerable progress.
Li Mu and Ke Qing reached the fifth rank, the number of awakened individuals who reached the fourth rank exceeded ten, and the number of those who reached the third rank was significantly greater.
According to Li Mu, the speed at which the Mist Bureau has improved in the past six months is something that was unimaginable before.
All the awakened ones understood that this was due to the increased concentration of spiritual pollution within the base city.
Although the number of disease-related events is increasing, the speed at which awakened individuals can improve their strength is also accelerating.
In addition to the accelerated rate of power enhancement for existing Awakened Ones, the number of newly born Awakened Ones is also several times greater than before.
Most of these newly awakened individuals were drawn into the Mist Bureau.
Even some awakened individuals who are not good at combat are the same.
The Bureau of the Fog is currently severely understaffed.
Previously, many awakened individuals would likely have refused the Fog Bureau's invitation in order to maintain their freedom.
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