Virus King - Chapter 381

Chapter 381: Fusion Failed! Cultivated Abyssal Virus!

TL: YYang

The pitch-black jar appeared to be an ordinary object, so inconspicuous that it might be discarded on the roadside without drawing attention.

But what exactly was this thing? Not even Chen Bai nor the Cosmic Will could accurately identify it.

However, this unknown object had the ability to encapsulate and contain an entire fragmented world within itself.

Despite its indeterminate grade and nature, there was no doubt that its value was incomparably high.

Chen Bai held the jar gently in his hands, his arms trembling slightly under its weight. Although certain rules minimized its weight so that it wasn’t as heavy as an actual world, it was still unimaginably heavy.

Despite the trembling, Chen Bai’s expression remained steady. Black patterns slowly spiraled and coiled out of the jar.

This was the Abyss responding.

And clearly, the item before him was a world.

Even the Abyss required time to process at this moment.

The power of the Abyss slowly extended out into the jar, enveloping the entire world within.

However, just as Chen Bai was filled with anticipation, the abyssal power—dark tendrils extending outward—abruptly retracted. The returning Abyssal Will immediately gave Chen Bai its feedback!

[The Authority of the Overlord cannot devour the current world! Please continue to enhance the power of your Overlord Authority!]

[Methods to enhance Overlord Authority: Conquer additional Abyssal planes, devour other planes to integrate them into the Abyss…]

What kind of nonsense was this?!

Chen Bai couldn’t understand!

The feedback from the Abyssal Will was straightforward.

But what Chen Bai couldn’t comprehend was that wasn’t this exactly what he was doing? Conquering another plane and integrating it into the Abyss?

Did it have to be a resistant plane, one that didn’t belong to him, to be devoured and integrated into the Abyss? Did his own Plague World not count?

What sort of ridiculous logic was this?

Soon enough, the Abyssal Authority made it clear to Chen Bai.

What he wanted was for the entire remnant Plague World to fuse seamlessly with the 552nd Layer of the Abyss.

However, conquering and devouring other planes enhanced the Abyss’s source power. These were two distinct forms of feedback.

If Chen Bai sacrificed the Plague World directly to the Abyss for devouring, the Abyss would undoubtedly accept it gladly.

Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case.

Under these circumstances, Chen Bai could only sigh helplessly.

Stowing the jar away somewhat disappointedly, Chen Bai exhaled deeply, glanced at the two confused individuals nearby, and shook his head.

“For now, there’s an issue. Let’s revisit this later. Continue modifying the Plague World as planned. When the time comes, I can use the Power of the Abyss to spawn plague-affiliated demons in this layer, greatly enhancing and expanding the world’s development potential.”

“Yes, Master! This is the new virus I’ve cultivated—would you like to take a look?” Festus responded, carrying over a large Plague Cauldron.

The green liquid originally contained in the Plague Cauldron had now turned a purplish hue.

Terrifying toxicity emanated from within.

If Chen Bai remembered correctly, the cauldron indeed possessed the ability to cultivate viruses, allowing new types to be created under such circumstances.

Come to think of it, he hadn’t focused on improving his innate ability lately.

After all, the Evolution Points derived from viruses and plagues were relatively limited, making progress slower.

However, with the Cult of the Plague and the Plague Cauldron, Chen Bai had no reason to worry about this issue anymore.

The surging purple liquid within the cauldron—each drop—was an extremely lethal poison.

A trace amount inhaled or absorbed by any ordinary lifeform would lead to instant death.

Even Evolvers at the Saint-level might not fully resist its effects.

Yet, before Chen Bai, the liquid behaved docilely, as if a devout congregation awaited divine blessing.

Submissive to an absurd degree.

Chen Bai removed the Abyss’s protective force from his body and plunged his hand into the cauldron. The purple liquid gurgled and swirled into a vortex centered around his hand, rapidly diminishing at an unimaginable speed.

The smile on Chen Bai’s face grew increasingly elated.

Because at this moment, his talent provided the most direct feedback!

[Absorbing a mysterious, unknown virus. Your talent ‘Virus Sovereign’ is activated. Evolution Points +300!]

Three hundred Evolution Points—universal ones at that.

This was no small number. Even more astonishingly, it wasn’t a one-time gain.

Approximately every two seconds, the notification and feedback reappeared.

Each time this happened, the liquid in the cauldron drained away at an unimaginable pace, vanishing completely.

Finally, when the cauldron was empty, Chen Bai received one last talent feedback!

[Absorbing a mysterious, unknown virus. Your talent ‘Virus Sovereign’ is activated. Evolution Points +300! Absorbing an infectious, highly toxic fungal virus. Evolution Point requirements for all infectious viruses are reduced!]

Without a doubt, the fungal virus cultivated by Festus using abyssal miasma and toxins was explosively potent.

Seeing the smile on Chen Bai’s face, Festus let out a sigh of relief.

“This virus’s effect lies in its overwhelming potency, but the downside is that its infection capability is significantly reduced. While it can spread through air, water, and blood, even my precious creations would succumb in less than half an hour, which limits its transmission medium.

This greatly diminishes the plague’s overall effectiveness. The risks are simply too high, so only bishops or higher-ranking members of the Cult are permitted to use it.

In comparison, the thirty S-Rank viruses, seven SS-Rank viruses, and the SSS-Rank ultimate virus that the High Priest has yet to perfect from the Cult’s Plague World legacy are all far superior!”

What?!

Chen Bai glanced at the muttering Festus with some surprise.