# 1583
Chapter 1579: Seizing
No wonder Yellande had been hospitalized for so long, and no matter how much effort he put in, he couldn't advance the patient's treatment progress by even 1%...
Since 【Chaos】 and the asylum both came from beyond this world, it could gradually erode the asylum's authority—and naturally wouldn't allow Lin Qiye to treat it, or抽走 draw out some of the Cthulhu Faction gods' powers from it.
Even Gilgamesh, who was also a patient, couldn't injure it no matter how hard he attacked! Because it was under the protection of this asylum!
The existence of the sixth patient, the Western Holy Church's leader Yellande, was an outright lie!
【Chaos】 had used its ability to disguise itself as the kind and benevolent Yellande, all to better deceive them and gain their trust. Even the repetitive phrase "You've done well, my child" was nothing more than a designed trick to amuse itself and toy with Lin Qiye and the others!
At this moment, Lin Qiye finally deeply understood why the ancient scrolls of 【Utopia】 gave 【Chaos】 such an evaluation...
This was fundamentally a crazy demon, obsessed with toying with people's hearts!
"Your target is An Qingyu?" Lin Qiye asked in a low voice.
Lin Qiye connected the dots—Gilgamesh had mentioned before leaving the asylum that "Yellande" had recently taken to gazing at the sky. It wasn't the sky he was looking at, but rather, after gaining partial control over the asylum's authority, he was peering at the outside world!
He had long seen An Qingyu's existence through Lin Qiye's eyes. He would never allow this key figure who could awaken the 【Key to the Gate】 to simply dissipate under the Zhuxian Sword Formation.
Then perhaps his "disappearance" those days was related to An Qingyu's sudden vanishing?
"That boy is merely a bonus at best."
"Yellande" smiled, walking toward Lin Qiye step by step. Those kind eyes seemed capable of seeing through the human heart. "After lurking in the shadows for so many years, what I've been scheming... it shouldn't be hard for you to guess, right? Director Lin?"
Lin Qiye slowly rose from the ruins. That blood-stained white coat was covered in dust. He stared at the "Yellande" before him and spoke word by word:
"Your target... is this asylum?"
"You've occupied it for far too long, Director Lin." "Yellande's" mouth curved into a grim smile. "This thing shouldn't belong to this world, and it certainly shouldn't belong to you...
From today onward, I, Nyarlathotep, shall be its new master."
Lin Qiye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His grip on the Ame-no-Murakumo's hilt tightened suddenly, and a tide of night swept outward, instantly dyeing the asylum's sky and earth pitch black. His figure vanished in an instant.
The next moment, the void above "Yellande's" head distorted, and a golden light swept down with terrifying might, slashing toward the top of his head!
At the same time, an invisible domain enveloped both of them!
【Mortal Divine Realm】, 【Darkness Origin】, 【Final King's Law】—Lin Qiye held nothing back, simultaneously deploying his three ultimate techniques against Cthulhu Faction creatures. This was also the full extent of his current power!
After absorbing 【Darkness Origin】 at the Ancestral God Temple, though Lin Qiye hadn't yet crossed the Heart's Gate, his spiritual power was no longer below Human Apex level. Combined with Ame-no-Murakumo, this blade of assassination, his combat power had approached infinity close to god-tier.
Sensing the surging killing intent迎面而来, "Yellande's" eyes narrowed slightly, and a dismissive glint flickered in the depths of his gaze.
Clang—!!
Golden and black radiance erupted from the center of the courtyard, rolling like waves that疯狂席卷. The earth beneath their feet shattered inch by inch, and even the patient ward and nurse dormitory were reduced to fragments by the aftershock of this strike.
The dazzling light gradually faded, and rolling dust filled the entire area. A whirlwind swept outward from the courtyard's center. In the deep ravine, "Yellande," clad in his white cloud robe, remained spotlessly clean.
He pinched the blade of Ame-no-Murakumo between two fingers and spoke calmly:
"I see you still don't understand the gap between us... Even if I didn't rely on this asylum's protection, did you really think you could hurt me?"
His fingertips flicked lightly, and Lin Qiye's Ame-no-Murakumo instantly trembled violently. Then, right before his eyes, it snapped in two from the middle!
An indescribable aura surged through the sword's hilt, shredding his arm in an instant. The entire person was like a kite with a broken string, crashing into the uneven earth and skidding backward over ten meters.
Ame-no-Murakumo... was broken?!
Lin Qiye coughed as he stood up, staring at the broken sword in his hand. His pupils contracted sharply.
Ame-no-Murakumo was Takamagahara's number one blade of assassination—even among "Supreme" divine artifacts, it was absolutely top-tier. How could it be shattered by a mere finger flick?!
It was only at this moment that Lin Qiye truly realized... what stood before him was no Chief God, no Supreme Deity, but one of the Cthulhu Mythos's three pillars, on par with the 【Black Goat】 and 【Key to the Gate】 in their full glory!
The current Lin Qiye, though he had reached the apex of humanity, compared to this being, they weren't even on the same level.
As Lin Qiye was about to make a move, his vision blurred. "Yellande" had already reverted to that tall, thin faceless figure. One hand gripped Lin Qiye's throat tightly, slowly lifting him into the air.
Swirls of Chaos's black energy surged into Lin Qiye's body. He felt as though all his strength had been drained—even his spiritual power couldn't be mobilized a fraction.
"I've had my eyes on two things in this asylum after lurking here for so long. One is the asylum itself. The other... can you guess what it is?" 【Chaos's】 sharp voice rang out. It lifted Lin Qiye three meters into the air and continued coldly,
"The other thing... is you.
The patients here are merely spiritual bodies, without physical forms. So even if I leave this place, my power would be greatly diminished... Therefore, I need a physical body for myself to act outside."
【Chaos】 examined Lin Qiye up and down and said unhurriedly,
"Although it's just a measly human vessel, after being baptized by faith, having eaten the Peaches of Immortality, it's sturdy enough to use... Add in some of the asylum's authority, and I can exert seventy percent of my full power.
Once I've fully digested this asylum after escaping and regained a perfect physical form, this world will be mine for the taking...
Until then, your body, I'll be borrowing."
【Chaos】 raised its other long arm. A mysterious black light covered its palm, and it struck Lin Qiye's forehead heavily!
Boom—!!
A dull roar echoed across the sky. Lin Qiye's mind went completely blank, and then he saw his own back of the head... continuously receding...
"There's actually a 'soul anchor' planted in your soul... Since that's the case, you can rot away inside my body."
A blurry spiritual body was blasted out of 【Chaos's】 grip along with the physical form, like a plastic bag in the wind, tumbling chaotically through the air. As the faceless top of 【Chaos's】 head suddenly opened into a circular hollow, terrifying gravitational force directly swallowed that spiritual body into its maw!
Swallowing Lin Qiye's soul, 【Chaos】 chuckled. That towering figure was like ghostly black flames, furiously flooding into that dazed physical form. A sinister, demonic aura spread rapidly!