The Space-Time Magic Abyss is known to everyone on Blue Star.
Because the demons, hated by all, originated from the Space-Time Magic Abyss, and in the history of Spiritual Qi recovery, the Space-Time Magic Abyss appeared earlier than the Sacred Heavenly Gate.
However, the Space-Time Magic Abyss has always been obscured by thick, black Devilish Qi, located within the infamous Dangtian Demon Realm, hidden from the world's view.
Ren Jie immediately perked up: "Demon Contractor? Why haven't I heard of that?"
Nuo Yan smiled: "Of course you haven't heard of it. Information about Demon Contractors isn't something a small fry like you can access."
"Just as you said, the Space-Time Magic Abyss, like the Sacred Heavenly Gate, will also choose some people and turn them into Demon Contractors!"
"Those chosen will form a contract with a demon and possess the demon's genes."
"Their strength is equally formidable, and they possess the ability of Demonization! But unfortunately, this contract will become the Demon Contractor's greatest nightmare for life, accompanying them forever…"
"So… Demon Contractors are all pitiful lunatics!"
Ren Jie was stunned: "Why do you say that?"
Lunatics?
He didn't want to become a lunatic!
According to Nuo Yan's description, he was already confirmed to be a Demon Contractor, wasn't he?
Because of the demon tree, he had unknowingly contracted the Flame Devil and gained the ability of Demonization.
There wouldn't be any side effects, would there?
Nuo Yan continued:
"In some sense, Demon Contractors and God-favored Ones are two completely opposite existences, but compared to God-favored Ones, Demon Contractors don't have it so easy."
"As I mentioned before, God-favored Ones need to maintain sufficient faith in their gods daily to avoid being consumed by divine fire, offering Power Of Faith to their gods."
"And Demon Contractors, on the other hand, need to feed their demon spirits with their emotional power. Once the supply runs out, their will is devoured by the demon spirit, turning them into Fallen Demons, becoming true demons."
Ren Jie shuddered.
Damn it!
The risk was that great?
"Being a God-favored One or a Demon Contractor isn't that easy, is it?"
Nuo Yan said lightly: "Possessing power… requires a price."
"And the emotional power produced by Demon Contractors comes from the devil's original sin! Once the demon contract is established, Demon Contractors will be lifelong affected by a devil's original sin, thereby continuously producing emotional power to feed the demon spirit."
"You've heard of the devil's original sin, right? Gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, pride, lust, wrath, fear, sadness, inferiority, etc…"
"So, the personalities of Demon Contractors will become strange and crazy, and the influence of this devil's original sin will reach its peak during Demonization."
Ren Jie's eyes widened. Good heavens, was it that terrifying?
In this way, wouldn't the will of Demon Contractors become like pigs and sheep raised by demon spirits, needing to constantly produce emotional power to feed the demon spirits, and if they didn't lay eggs, they'd be eaten?
But then he became puzzled. He didn't seem to be affected by any devil's original sin, nor did he feel crazy during Demonization?
What was going on?
Ren Jie suddenly froze, looking at the Holy Light Secret Manuals piled up in the entire laboratory!
(๑ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ) "Sister Nuo Yan~ You wouldn't happen to be the sin of lust, would you?"
Nuo Yan shook her head, looking completely natural:
( ,,Ծ 3 Ծ ,, ) "Pfft! How could that be? This girl simply has personal interests and hobbies~"
Ren Jie: ……
I'll believe you when pigs fly!
"So, Demon Contractors also have to pay a price to use their Demonization ability, right?"
Nuo Yan shrugged: "Of course, but compared to the fixed price of losing body tissue that God-favored Ones pay for Divine Transformation, the price Demon Contractors need to pay is bizarre and varied."
"The price might be folding ten paper cranes, stealing a hundred pieces of women's underwear, smoking 200 cigarettes, or pulling out their own fingernails—such strange prices, varying from person to person. According to investigations, the price Demon Contractors pay seems to be related to their personal experiences…"
"And all Demon Contractors will hide what their price is, not letting anyone else know."
"Because once someone knows, and an enemy prevents them from paying the price…"
Ren Jie swallowed: "What will happen?"
Nuo Yan's eyes became teasing:
( ◦ ಡ ▿ ಡ ) "Young man~ You seem very interested in Demon Contractor matters~"
"You wouldn't happen to be a Demon Contractor, would you? What kind of demon did you contract? What's your Demonization price? How big are you when you wake up in the morning?"
Ren Jie: ???
It seemed like a strange question was mixed in there?
"You're overthinking it. How could I be a Demon Contractor? Do I look like I'm affected by the devil's original sin?"
Nuo Yan just smiled, watching Ren Jie click her tongue…
"If you fail to pay the Demonization price? Do you know about the demon mark disease?"
Ren Jie frowned deeply; of course, he knew.
Because Tao Yaoyao suffered from the demon mark disease.
Nuo Yan said lightly: "It seems you know? If the price is not paid after Demonization, Demon Marks will grow on the Demon Contractor's body. This disease is extremely painful."
"When it flares up, there's excruciating pain from the Demon Marks, like flesh being gouged and bones being cut. When the Demon Marks cover the entire body, that's when death occurs…"
Ren Jie looked up at the shadowless lamp on the operating table, his eyes bewildered…
"Sister Nuo Yan… You're an expert, you know a lot. Can the demon mark disease truly not be cured?"
Nuo Yan shook her head: "At least with the current medical standards in Great Xia, there's no radical cure. It can only be suppressed to a certain extent. Once contracted, it's a fatal illness…"
"But there's no need to worry. As long as the price is paid obediently, the demon mark disease won't…"
"Is there really no way?"
At this moment, Ren Jie became somewhat stubborn, looking at Nuo Yan with a pleading gaze.
Nuo Yan frowned: "Does someone in your family have this disease?"
"My sister… she's in the third stage…"
Nuo Yan was silent for a rare moment…
"Perhaps there is… it's just that a method hasn't been found yet. If there's a radical cure, then that method must be in the Dangtian Demon Realm…"
Ren Jie secretly clenched his fists…
A way, I will find it.
To prevent Yaoyao from suffering anymore, no matter how difficult, I must find it.
And Nuo Yan looked at Ren Jie, her eyes dimming…
This reminded her of her past self. Once upon a time, she too, like him, firmly believed she could find a cure for the disease…
But what she got in return was the shattering of countless hopes.
Even her life was ruined, everything…
But giving hope to people might not be a bad thing either.
"Ah!"
Ren Jie's eyes widened, and he let out a sharp cry of pain, his face turning pale.
Nuo Yan smiled mischievously: "Connecting to the nerve plexus will hurt a lot, bear with it!"
"Get up and try it. From today onwards, you will no longer be one-armed, but will evolve into a physically and mentally complete two-armed person!"
Ren Jie was sweating from the pain. Why did he always feel like she was insulting him?
At this moment, Ren Jie looked down at his mechanical arm.
At the shoulder, the machinery and flesh were perfectly integrated, with metal expanding to half his chest, forming an installation slot to connect the mechanical arm to his body.
The entire mechanical arm was black and gold, even adorned with golden patterns, exuding unparalleled mechanical beauty!
With a slight control, the biological muscle fiber bundles contracted, and his left hand slowly clenched, making a creaking sound. With a slight swing of his fist, it could even create an air blast.
Even more miraculously, because it was connected to the nerve plexus, the mechanical arm even had tactile feedback and could be controlled at will, like moving his own limb…
It just felt a bit heavy on the left side.
"I've completed Xiao Li's instructions. The new arm has many functions, and I've set them all up. You can go home and study them yourself."
"Don't delay my studying here. Add me as a friend. If it breaks, contact me, and I'll fix it for you."
"Don't forget the ten steps!"
After adding her as a friend, Nuo Yan was already rushing him out.
Ren Jie was practically pushed out of the laboratory by her.
"Hey, hey, hey~ Does this thing not have any disguise function? Am I just going home like this?"
Although this mechanical arm was incredibly cool, if Aunt An Ning saw it when he got home, she would definitely be angry!
She already disagreed with him going to the Si Yao Hall.
"Turn your wrist to the left three times!"
"Bang!"
The laboratory door slammed shut. Ren Jie tried to do as Nuo Yan said.
Sure enough, the muscle fiber bundles on the mechanical arm began to change, mimicking and disguising like flipping scales!
In an instant, it transformed into an appearance identical to a real human arm, though its interior was still a mechanical structure.
Ren Jie: Ruthless Iron Hand + 1
Awesome arm!