Chapter 2350: Complete Chaos
But being able to wet your pants as confidently as Li Bing did was truly one of a kind!
Li Bing propped her chin on her hand, studying Jiangnan carefully. "Aftereffects, huh? Aside from the reduced lifespan, I couldn't find any other issues in your body?"
"Am I blind? Or did you come here to trick me into a kiss?"
"And why would using Black Hole Devouring Star reduce your lifespan? That's not scientific at all, is it?"
Wang Youzhi covered his face. "He can create black holes, and you're still talking to him about science?"
Jiangnan was speechless. "God, I'm not here to trick you into a kiss!"
"The lifespan reduction is probably because I teleported while in the black hole state and used skills. Besides that, I really feel like I've lost something else! If I'm lying, I'm a dog!"
Li Bing frowned deeply. "Lost something else? Strange! Did I miss it? Get on the machines, Mila? You're coming too!"
"You've been disobedient again, using time spirit skills your body can't handle, haven't you? Just because you think you're immortal doesn't mean you can do whatever you want. I'll flick you on the forehead!"
Li Bing scolded Mila with a serious expression. Mila held her head, pouted, and made a face at Li Bing.
So Jiangnan and Mila, like lab mice, were taken by Li Bing to various advanced instruments for testing—observation, auscultation, questioning, pulse-taking, lab tests, blood draws, and even combat tests and data analysis!
They were required to activate Blood Incineration!
After a round of testing, Jiangnan was completely worn out. Li Bing didn't even use a syringe for the blood draw; she used a pump, damn it!
Jiangnan and Mila sat on the bed like obedient children, while Li Bing hugged the intelligent brain, analyzing the data.
Her gaze fell on Mila, and she looked serious.
(*⁰̷̴～⁰̷̴)*"First, Mila. You're now Star Glory and have comprehended seven Gifted Spirit Arts: Restoration, Time Stop, Time Regression, Morning Flower Evening Fall, Instant Moment, Time Reverse, and Time Prison."
"Among them, Time Reverse and Time Prison are not to be used before you reach Dao Heaven rank. The rest are fine—you can handle them. But for Instant Moment, don't use it for more than three seconds at a time."
"And! Even at Dao Heaven rank, don't reverse time for more than 15 seconds, or it will still cause damage."
"This time, you used Time Reverse, right? The telomerase in your immortal cells has decreased again. Your bone age is probably around 33 years old. Don't take this lightly, unless you want to keep accompanying Jiangnan forever."
Mila tugged at the hem of her clothes and nodded heavily, like a child who had done something wrong.
Jiangnan's eyes were complex, and his determination grew even stronger.
Li Bing then looked at Jiangnan. "And you!"
Jiangnan immediately sat up straight.
Li Bing looked puzzled.
(｡･ˇ～ˇ･｡)"There's nothing wrong with your body at all! You're as strong as a little bull! Aside from a reduction of about 3 years and 12 days of lifespan, all indicators are normal. You can even make up for the lost lifespan with Incense Beads."
"Moreover, after advancing to the Transcendent level and undergoing the life-layer transformation, your Super Muscle Cells, Sun Sparrow Blood, Blood Incineration, and even Teng Wu have completely merged with your body, becoming part of you with their original functions."
"Your brain tissue is also normal, healthy as hell. Could that feeling of losing something just be your imagination?"
"Based on your description, every time you use Black Hole Devouring Star, your body reassembles. Could there be a limb cognition disorder during the process? Making you feel like something is redundant and needs to be cut off, or that something is missing?"
Jiangnan looked dejected. (◞‸◟)"I'm probably sick. I always feel like something's missing. This feeling comes out of nowhere. I gaze at my hands, disheartened, and feel like something's missing here, something's missing there..."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands, looking blankly as he groped the air.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at Jiangnan. Had Boss Nan Shen gone crazy?
Xia Yao covered her face. Brother Jiang, who acted like Xun, was seriously ill!
Li Bing reached out and slapped Jiangnan on the head.
(︶◠︶〃)ﾉ"I think you're starved for love, aren't you? A couple of kisses from me will fix it, right? Besides, if you still have that inexplicable feeling, just try not to use the Black Hole Devouring Star domain, okay?"
Jiangnan said helplessly, "I can't just not use it. At this level of combat, having a domain and not using it puts me at a huge disadvantage. It's hard to get close."
"Even though I have Dimensional Reduction Strike, without a domain, I still lack a means of suppression."
Li Bing was stunned. (๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣"How do you not have a domain? Shouldn't you have two domains?"
Jiangnan's mouth fell wide open.
∑(°口°๑)"Huh? I have two domains? How come I didn't know?"
I'm hearing this for the first time!
Li Bing rolled her eyes.
(꒪ั～꒪ั*) "Your Teng Wu has completely merged with your body and has been synchronized with your level! It also has the strength of Transcendent Phase 2!"
"And it has its own domain, right? After all, the Star-Devouring Mother Vine's Celestial Force Field was already a prototype domain. Doesn't your Teng Wu have one? That shouldn't be the case. Mine does!"
"Besides my own domain, my Teng Wu also has a domain."
Like a bolt from the blue, Jiangnan was instantly petrified on the spot.
(๑ʘ̅дʘ̅๑) Holy crap!
Dual domains? Does Little Whip also have a domain? How could I have forgotten this?
After becoming Transcendent, Jiangnan had almost never thought about Little Whip's matter again. Perhaps because it had completely integrated with his body, he wasn't aware of this issue.
(*ﾟﾛﾟ)"You, you, you... are you saying that besides Black Hole Devouring Star, I can create another domain?"
Li Bing shrugged. ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "Of course! If I can do it, why can't you? We're basically the same configuration. Your Teng Wu is even stronger than mine!"
"Go and try it out properly later. Since Black Hole Devouring Star isn't easy to use, just make do with your Teng Wu's domain for now."
Sheng Yisheng and Sheng Cai immediately started crying. We don't have even one, and Boss Nan doesn't even consider one domain enough? And he's still talking about "making do"?
You guys are way too humble!
Yakeli looked up. (￣～￣)"Tch—two? Is that a lot?"
Chong Feiyu pointed at Yakeli.
☚(͡°ꇴ͡°)"Hey, hey, hey! Bingbing! Yakeli is a 49-race hybrid, perfectly inheriting all the abilities of 49 races. He also has 49 domains!"
"Let's study him! Maybe we can get some inspiration!"
Li Bing's eyes flashed red, and her gaze instantly locked onto Yakeli. She licked her crimson lips.
(งᵒ̫̌ᵒ̌)ง "Slice and dice, slice and dice~"
Yakeli's expression stiffened.
=͟͟͞͞(꒪_꒪‧̣̥̇) "I have something to do, so I'll..."
Chong Feiyu put her hands on her hips. "You can't beat me! Since you can't resist, why not just enjoy it?"
Yakeli froze, then turned to look at Jiangnan. Jiangnan grinned mischievously.
(〃⌓‿⌓) "Just a little research. This is contributing to the scientific cause!"
Yakeli's face darkened. But in the next second, Wu Liang let out a sharp scream, covering his head and crouching in the corner of the lab.
୧(。இ口இ。)୨"Ahhh—no! Don't come! No! She's a devil! A complete devil! Brother Nan, save me! Save me..."
Jiangnan broke out in a cold sweat. Another one gone crazy? Wu Liang had been studied by Li Bing in the lab before because of his parasitic body mutation.
He had barely crawled out of the psychological shadow, and Li Bing's smile had clearly brought back the memories.
Yakeli swallowed hard. This didn't seem like a pleasant study.
Li Bing laughed. "I can confirm that aside from the reduced lifespan, there's absolutely nothing wrong with your body. Whether your mind is normal, I don't know!"
"If you're still worried, I can slice you up and study you too."
Jiangnan shuddered violently. Better forget that. His gaze shifted to Shanmao.
(๑•̌◡•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Sister Shanmao? Just now, Liu Mang said you all had something to do and were going out. Where to?"
"Are you busy? If not, would you accompany me for a while? I can teach you something good!"
Liu Mang laughed darkly. ☻ "We're going to... pfft—"
Before he could finish, Shanmao punched him in the stomach, cutting him off mid-sentence.
Shanmao said calmly.
(￢～￢) "Nothing serious. Just a small mission. We'll be back soon. Accompany you? I don't have time for that!"
"Since you're back, take a good rest. How long has it been since you last rested? I'll take advantage of your laziness to catch up!"
"The preparations are done. We'll set off soon."
Jiangnan looked disappointed. (°～°〃)"Huh? So soon? You won't even spend a little time with me?"
Liu Ming quickly chimed in, "Right, right! Captain Miao? Weren't we supposed to leave tomorrow? Why the change in plans?"
Xue Xiaoban nodded eagerly. "Yeah, yeah! It won't hurt to delay by half a day or a day, right?"
As she spoke, she pushed Shanmao, the meaning clear. Xue Xiaoban was cheering her on.
Go for it! If you don't work hard now, when will you ever get him?
Go, Captain Miao! We're rooting for you!
Shanmao gritted her teeth, blushing again. Why were they meddling again?
Tieniu laughed. "Captain Miao! Back in the day, Boss Nan stormed the blood bank, fought against the clone of Vivian, and saved you from the brink of death!"
"Aren't you going to thank Boss Nan? The request of a lifesaver—it wouldn't be good to refuse, would it?"
Liu Mang nodded vigorously. "You all have no idea how terrifying Boss Nan was back then. As they say, 'Rage for the beauty.' He threw the Blood-Drinking Halberd with a swoosh!"
"Charged into the blood bank and slaughtered everything! It was insanely cool!"
Xia Yao raised her hand. ฅ(°ꇴ°〃)"Me, me! And the big guy went too! That time in Fanguo, right? Little Nan was really awesome. Back then, Vivian was still a villain!"
Shanmao's earlobes were red.
Ahhh—stop it! Don't I have any face?
Every time she recalled this, Shanmao's heart would pound uncontrollably. She could never forget the moment she opened her eyes and saw Jiangnan first—the person she wanted to see.
(≥﹏≤๑)"If... if you insist on me staying to keep you company, I can spare a day or two."
As she spoke, she looked up with a red face at Jiangnan. But then she froze suddenly.
Jiangnan's face was pale as he looked at everyone, with a forced smile.
"You... what are you all talking about? You're not joking with me, are you? Did I really do those things?"
Everyone was stunned. Li Bing squinted. Wang Youzhi's expression also became serious.
Liu Mang rolled his eyes. "Boss Nan! Stop joking! Your memory isn't that bad, is it? Back then, Captain Miao went deep into enemy territory for reconnaissance and was captured by the plants of the Fanguo Association."
"You led a team deep into Fanguo, blew up the blood bank, and saved the dying Captain Miao! And you even met Li Si! Fourth Brother! That was your first encounter!"
"I really miss it! My Fourth Brother was full of righteousness!"
Wu Liang's mouth twitched. "My Fourth Brother's ability was really perverted!"
Jiangnan's face was as white as paper. He kept backing away, disbelief in his eyes. An overwhelming sense of unfamiliarity enveloped him, as if it wanted to devour him completely.
It felt like all his strength had been drained. Instinctively, he wanted to grab onto something, but he slipped and knocked over the medicine bottles on the counter.
They clattered to the floor.
Zhong Yingxue was full of worry. She had never seen Little Nan so panicked. She even saw fear in his eyes.
Jiangnan forced a smile onto his face. "Stop messing with me. I never did those things. This joke isn't funny at all!"
"Sister Shanmao... don't lie to me. Did I save you? I..."
Shanmao was full of concern. "I'm not joking. You rescued me with your own hands. Little Nan? What's wrong? Don't scare me! You..."
As she spoke, she moved to support him.
But Jiangnan stared blankly at everyone present. Why did I not know any of the things they were talking about?
Why don't I remember any of it? Not even a hint. It's as if I never experienced it.
Looking at Shanmao approaching, Jiangnan instinctively felt a sense of strangeness. Was she really the Sister Shanmao he knew?
"Don't come near me!"
A loud roar shocked everyone. Shanmao froze.
What was wrong with Little Nan?
Jiangnan fell backward onto the ground, clutching his head, staring intently at everyone, scanning each face and recalling the memories he had of each person.
The sense of unfamiliarity grew stronger.
Jiangnan's face turned even paler. He couldn't even remember how Lan had come to his side.
"Lan... I clearly remember you were in the Dark Abyss Nightless City. I didn't bring you with me. You... how did you come to me?"
Lan panicked. (งᵒ̌﹏ᵒ̌)ง "I... I stowed away on a coal ship to Yuguo to find you! But half-way, I was caught by Haitang's people. Brother Jiangnan came to rescue me! And even fought with Omega!"
"The Omega by Boss Pang's side! You forgot? You said you'd take me to kill people. It was so cool! When we got back to the hotel, you had the maids give me a bath! Brother Jiangnan? What's wrong with you?"
Jiangnan kept backing away, shaking his head, his eyes growing more terrified.
"No... I didn't do that! I never did those things! I don't remember! It's wrong! None of it is right! It's all fake!"
A huge sense of disconnection from reality enveloped Jiangnan.
Why were they all talking about things he had no knowledge of? He didn't even have a sense of participation. Was the person who did those things really him?
I... have I returned to the wrong reality? Is this not the reality that belongs to me? I must have entered the wrong one!
The real Xuexue and the others are still waiting for me to come back?
Which time was it wrong? The first? The second? Or the third?
Fake! It's all fake!
At this moment, Jiangnan couldn't even tell whether the reality before him truly belonged to him.
Complete chaos!
The things Lan said that Jiangnan knew nothing about became the last straw that crushed him. This reality was so unfamiliar, so unreal...
Zhong Yingxue said urgently, "Little Nan! Don't be afraid. Take it easy. Calm down! You..."
But Jiangnan's eyes were bloodshot. His aura exploded violently, overturning everything in the lab. His powerful spiritual energy burst out, sending everyone flying.
He was as violent as a blazing flame.
"Don't come near me!"