"I ...... How...... It's degraded?"

Chang Le didn't understand the "evolution" that Anita said before, and he didn't understand the current "degradation", but the truth of "using it in and out" was very simple, he had already understood the fact that he couldn't cultivate, and his joy instantly dropped back to freezing, even worse than before entering the beast soul space.

Anita smiled as kindly as ever, and the smile was like a painting on her face, never changing in the slightest:

"Master, there is still a solution, you only need to take the risk of receiving a soul activation, you can obtain the primary soul power, and then start cultivating. ”

But Chang Le learned a lesson this time, and he was not in a hurry to be happy, and looked at Anita with a straight face:

"Risk-taking activation? Tell me clearly, what kind of risk you want to take, what kind of work you want to excite?"

"Soul activation is to expose the master's soul to specific rays and withstand the impact of massive alien soul fragments, and the master's soul power is exercised in the process of resistance, so as to activate the latent ability. As for the risks, Anita doesn't know exactly because of the lack of experimental data......"

Anita spoke, the smile on her face vanishing and changing to a more serious than ever.

The mysteries of the soul, even if they are as powerful as the creator of the beast soul space, are also difficult to fully analyze. This "soul activation" is only a theory, and lacks sufficient practical support. If Chang Le chooses to accept it, it is equivalent to acting as a test subject. If you succeed, you can start the unique beast soul cultivation, but if you fail, you are likely to have your soul shattered and become a walking corpse.

Chang Le was dumbfounded, stared at Anita for a while, and muttered:

"What about me when I become the walking dead? will you save me?"

"Dear master, Anita is just an artificial intelligence module, activated by your soul power. If your soul disappears, Anita will stop functioning and the entire base will revert to hibernation. And your body will wander in this dark space, where the vibrations can keep your body intact until the end of the world. ”

Chang Le shuddered when he heard this, this is too terrible, becoming a walking corpse, and "wandering" here in loneliness forever, it is better to die!

After a pause, Anita pointed to the clear water of the lake beside her, and her tone changed to emotional, cordial and cheerful:

"Master, this small lake is called the 'Fountain of Life', which is formed by the condensation of hundreds of millions of years of life energy in the world, so if you wear the Beast Soul Bell, you can speed up the healing of the injury, if you are in the Beast Soul Space, the effect can be enhanced by ten times, if you drink the lake water directly, the effect will be enhanced by a hundred times, if the whole body is soaked in it, ......"

"I've become a walking corpse, what's the difference between a bad body and a bad body? It doesn't matter if it's rotten or rotten, please kill me with a knife when the time comes!"

Chang Le interrupted Anita's nagging, not happy at all, and nervously pondered in his heart, for the sake of the so-called "beast soul cultivation" with unknown effect, is it worth taking such a big risk? Even if he doesn't cultivate, he can still find a way to avenge Xue Ying, such as sneaking into the castle to poison him, and he is already familiar with the young master's daily life and diet rules.

"Don't worry, it won't stink. ”

Anita is smiling, completely unaware of the focus of Changle's attention, and still enthusiastically promotes the "Fountain of Life" like a street vendor.

"Master, you took in a corpse to enter the beast soul space four days ago, and now she is similar to a living person in all aspects except for her soullessness, and you can realize the powerful effect of the Fountain of Life through her!"

Corpse!

The shocking effect of this last sentence on Chang Le far exceeded the several peaks and turns of cultivation.

"Is it Sister Xue Firefly?"

Chang Le pounced on Anita suddenly, like grasping a life-saving straw, but the other party was just a phantom, but he almost fell down after losing his center of gravity, and hearing Xue Hotaru's news had made him completely out of shape.

Xue Ying is indeed in the beast soul space, four days ago, Chang Le happened to activate the bell with blood, although he didn't know its purpose, the idea of "taking my sister away" automatically included Xue Ying's body.

Led by Anita, Changle found her in the six-pointed star array in front of the Silver Tower.

Xue Ying lay on her back, her expression was serene, still in the familiar blue and white dress, still so dreamy and beautiful, and her pale lips added to her heartbreaking and poignant beauty, just like the white lotus blooming in this paradise, beautiful and delicate.

It's been four days, my sister's appearance hasn't changed, she must not be dead yet!

Chang Le was full of joy and sorrow, ran two steps and fell beside his sister, gently touching her cheek.

Anita, the "artificial intelligence module", doesn't seem to understand human emotions, and is still tirelessly introducing various functions to this day:

"Master, the combat creatures you earn will be analyzed here first, many beasts have unique beast soul skills, once the analysis is successful, you can activate it in the center console, as a skill that you can use, you can only choose one at the beginning, and you can change it at any time in a non-combat state. But as your cultivation levels up......"

Chang Le didn't hear it at all, knelt beside Xue Ying, gently hugged her into his arms and hugged her, tears coming out of his eyes again.

Xue Hotaru's body was still soft, and although her face was bloodless, it was not as gray as it had been, and it looked like a frail patient sleeping soundly. However, Chang Le probed her chest and snort, and found that there was neither breathing nor heartbeat, and her skin was still desperately cold.

"Didn't you say my sister was like she was alive......? Why don't you gasp?"

"Serious injuries can be treated, but death is an irreversible process. She only came here after she died, and she was lucky to be in this state. After all, without a soul, the body is also seriously damaged, blood clotting, blood vessel embolism, and no spontaneous circulation. ”

Chang Le's mood fell again, looked at his sister's face, and choked up:

"So be it, even if she falls asleep forever, at least I can see her. ”

Then he looked up again and asked:

"Is there a bed here? I'm going to find a comfortable and warm place for my sister. ”

So Anita led him to the "abode", and from the appearance it was not incomprehensible at all, as if it was just a raised hillside, until he entered a thick door that opened and closed automatically, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he had entered a fantasy dream!

The walls are metal or jade, and the soft light is scattered throughout, and several forks lead to suites of different styles, some simple and elegant, some simple and bright, some simulating forest huts, and some resembling crystal palaces......

Anita said that this is where the owner rests, with a total of seven bedrooms of different styles, with their own living room, study and kitchen facilities, etc., and she also taught Changle to use his mind to control the lighting area and intensity, and the effect is quite magical.

"Master, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for an enemy to attack the beast soul space, but this residence is still built according to the standard of nuclear explosion resistance, which can be used for you to cultivate with peace of mind. ”

Anita was smiling, and Chang Le, a poor boy, suddenly sat on the mansion, and should have exclaimed in amazement, but he was not happy at all at the moment.

With Xue Ying in his arms, he came to the most warm and comfortable bedroom and put his sister on the soft bed.

Then, with trembling hands, he removed her shoes and socks, untied the belt that was too tightly bound, took off the maid's dress stained with blood and mud, and left only the loose shirt and underpants, and pulled the quilt to cover her, as if waiting for her sick sister to sleep.

Then, Chang Le found a towel stained with water, sat next to his sister, and carefully wiped the dried blood stains from the corners of his mouth and forehead for her, but as soon as the blood stains were wiped off, his tears dripped again, and he kept choking silently during the whole process.

"Sister, this place will be our home in the future, do you like it?"

The suppressed choked voice was difficult to vent emotions, when the sadness gathered to the peak, and after saying such a sentence, Chang Le finally broke out, lifted the quilt, threw himself on his sister's chest, wrapped his arms under her and hugged her tightly and cried.

Because he himself knows very well that the so-called "home with his sister" is just self-comfort, and although his sister maintains her body intact, she has died after all. will no longer talk to him, ask for warmth, no longer be angry with him, and will no longer hug him warmly and affectionately.

His cheeks were pasted with his sister's gentle chest, but now there is only "softness" left, and there is no "warmth". The terrifying coldness reminded him that what he was holding was just an inanimate "object".

Thinking of the extreme happiness in the past, the cruelty of reality became more and more apparent, and Chang Le couldn't cry anymore.

Anita muttered, "Crying like this, the master is still a child after all." ”

Chang Le cried for an unknown amount of time before he gradually gathered his grief and looked back at Anita:

"Why can't men cry?"

Anita had an indifferent expression:

"Crying doesn't solve anything, master, if you are a man, you should stand up and act and try to revive her, instead of holding her and crying all the time. ”

"What? What did you say...... Resurrect her...... Is it an analogy, or can it really be resurrected?" Chang Le looked at Anita cautiously with tears and snot, lest he misunderstand himself, and he was happy in vain.

"Yes, in two steps. Anita smiled peacefully, "Your soul realm has been improved, and you can connect the beast soul space to new space modules and open up more functions. In the second order, the hibernation pod is first activated, and she can repair the damage to her body through basal cell proliferation and enter a true sleep state. ”

"That is, there is body temperature, there is breathing?"

"Yes, then she is in good shape and can move on to the second step. ”

"What's the second step?"

"That's more difficult, when your soul power reaches enough to sense where her soul is going, and you have enough strength to arrive, you can bring her complete soul back, activate it through the Beast Soul Tower, and let her fully awaken!"

Chang Le jumped up from the side of the bed, his face flushed, his body trembled, and his hands clenched into fists:

"No matter how far away it is, I must do it! I will do it with all my might!"

Anita smiled and nodded:

"Have you already made up your mind to start receiving soul activation?"

Yes, Chang Le had already made up his mind at this time, the worst result was nothing more than death, in order to resurrect his sister, he would not hesitate to die!

But just as he was about to answer "start", his heart trembled faintly.

Daddy, Mommy, what are they going to do? If I die, who will feed them?

After being silent for a long time, Chang Le said in a low voice:

"I'm going to go home first and see my parents......"

"Okay. Anita still has the same kind smile that has always changed, "Anita is waiting in the beast soul space. ”

As she spoke, her phantom body faded away.

And Chang Le covered his sister with the quilt again, kissed her on the forehead to say goodbye, and then closed his eyes, and according to the method that Anita said before, he sensed the position of the beast soul bell in the real world with his heart.

With the idea of "detachment" activated, Chang Le instantly crossed the vast sea of space and reappeared on the roof of the blacksmith shop, and all kinds of foul smells came to his face, and the untouchable area under the sunset became more and more dirty and messy.

He bent down and picked up the bell on the ground and carefully put it back on his chest.

When Changle himself enters the beast soul space, the bell will remain in the real world as an anchor coordinate, so as not to lose contact between the two spaces. If someone picks up the bell and throws it into the dung pit, then unfortunately, he will also be in the dung pit when he returns to the real world.

Fortunately, it is just a small copper bell, which is not very eye-catching, and you will not encounter embarrassment when you are careful when entering and exiting the space.

As usual at home, my mother was preparing to cook dinner, guarding corn residues, peas, wolftooth grass, and so on. And his father held a piece of bluestone and carved silently, he was no longer able to do large-scale masonry after he was disabled, so he had to do some odd jobs for stone processing.

The couple were surprised to see Chang Le's appearance, because he went to the Baron's Castle and belonged to a half-slave and part-time worker, and he could not go home to visit without special permission.

Chang Le only replied vaguely in the face of inquiry, "Shift, I'll rest." ”

Next, his mother screamed at the wound on his face, shouting "Who is so ruthless", and stretched out her hand to rub it with tears in her eyes. My father didn't make a fuss, and it wasn't unusual for Chang Le to return with an injury.

The stonemason only said: "I don't allow you to fight, but I didn't let you be a fool, won't you run away if you are beaten?"

"I ran, but unfortunately not fast enough. Chang Le smiled reluctantly.

When the family returned to peace, Chang Le picked up Xiaobai and sat by the door, looked at his father, and then looked at his mother, both grateful for their nurturing and teaching since childhood, but also worried about their current illness and weakness, he had a lot to say in his heart, but he was afraid of arousing their suspicion, so he could only stare silently.

And the little white in his arms was the kitten he rescued from outside when he was a child, when the little guy was being chased and beaten by several naughty children. But more than ten years have passed, Xiaobai is still a kitten, only a little older than the beginning, short tail and big head, running up and swaying and cute, it is said that this kind of cats that do not grow up are all skeletal diseases, congenital disabilities.

However, Chang Le is more suspicious that it is caused by malnutrition, as if he has not eaten since he was a child, so he is a head shorter than his peers and has lost a few laps.

Xiaobai was only close to Chang Le, and when he saw him come back, he went crazy with joy, sprinkled joy around his feet, rubbed his cheeks on his trouser legs, and now he was held in his arms, and he closed his eyes and slept with his eyes "purring".

If Chang Le never returns, will this little thing be sad? Will it be able to figure out what is going on?

Thinking of this, Chang Le couldn't help but sigh softly.

My father seems to be honest and quiet, but he is actually quite perceptive. He occasionally glanced at Chang Le a few times, and then noticed that something was abnormal, and his son's emotions made him suspicious.

"Boy, come here!" the seated stonemason gestured to his side.

Chang Le put down Xiaobai, walked over as ordered, and squatted in front of his father's side.

"You're wrong, what's going on?"

"It's fine...... By the way, Alain is going to get married, so I'm not happy. ”

Chang Le is not strictly speaking, Alan is not lying, Alain's change of heart does make him sad, but he concealed more important things, and his eyes subconsciously avoided his father's sight.

The stonemason threw the hammer and chisel in his hand to the ground:

"No!

Chang Le was beaten by his father when he was a child, and now if the father and son make another move, the disabled father will definitely not be an opponent, but after many years of accumulation, just the action of the father throwing the hammer scared the son.

Chang Le lowered his head and thought nervously for a moment, feeling that even if the soul activation did not encounter an accident, he would stay at home and not go to the Baron's Castle from now on, and he would have to give an explanation to his parents about this matter, so he started from the beginning and told the events of the past few days.

I was embarrassed to talk about the matter with Xue Ying in the haystack, and I didn't mention the importance of the bell and the beast soul space, and the rest of the experience was all confessed in 1510.

Hearing Xue Ying's death, the stonemason frowned, and the chewing muscles on his cheeks moved, as if he was restraining his anger, which made Chang Le's heart feel relieved, knowing that his father shared the same hatred as him, so he was more relieved to tell the story of beating the evil servant, offending the young master, and saving the black-haired girl.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, the stonemason limped to his feet, his eyes blazing and glaring at Chang Le.

Chang Le also hurriedly got up, frightened by his father's posture, it seemed that the slap was about to be drawn, and hurriedly defended himself:

"Dad, those people are so bad, it shouldn't be a sin for me to beat the bad guys, right?"

The stonemason's chest rose and fell violently, and he couldn't speak for a long time, and his mother also heard Chang Le's statement, so she immediately stopped cooking and rushed over with a panicked face, looking like she didn't know what to do.

The father seemed to exert a great deal of effort to suppress the anger, and asked word by word:

"I'm in trouble with you!"

"That girl is a very powerful master, she has already warned the young master, don't trouble me, it will be fine in the future, the young master doesn't dare!"

"Fart!" the stonemason spat out these two words, and even saliva sprayed on Chang Le's face with the word "fart".

Chang Le couldn't help but take a step back, and his mother took a step forward and hugged the man's arm:

"Dad, my son did the right thing! You can't hit him this time!"

"I won't beat him!" the stonemason shook off his wife's hand and pointed at his son's nose, "You kid has never been promising, your parents can support you if you are unproductive, and you have learned to cause trouble now! What else do I want you to do with this kind of thing? Get out!"

"Dad!" Chang Le was teary-eyed and overwhelmed.

The mother even cried out, "Dad, what are you talking about, where are you letting your son go?"

"No matter how verbose you are, get out!" the stonemason's voice was fierce, his eyes were almost cracked, and when he turned to Chang Le, he was already gritting his teeth and talking, "Do you hear me? Get out! Get out of here, get out of here!" Go and be a porter for the caravan, go to another city, and don't come back! Lao Tzu will be angry when he sees you!"

His mother was still crying indistinctly, and Chang Le's lips trembled, and tears couldn't stop flowing, he had never been so wronged in his life. When I was a child, I was beaten by my father, but more often I could feel my father's love, and my father had never seen such a ruthless father.

The stonemason's expression was cold and resolute, and he pointed his hand towards the alley:

"Get out! Don't force Lao Tzu to do it!"

"Okay! I'll get out!"

Chang Le wiped a handful of tears, pulled his legs from his door and ran, completely ignorant of the direction, hit or tripped several times, until the distance was far away and he could not hear his mother's faint cry, then he found a dark corner and squatted, covering his face and sobbing alone.

After only crying for a few minutes, Chang Le bit his teeth and entered the beast soul space.

"Anita, prepare for me, I'll accept the activation now!Immediately!"