Chapter 180: An Abnormality

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What Yuan Stones are remains unclear to most superhumans on Earth. But this auction host is no ordinary person—he surely knows about Yuan Stones.
Yuan Stones are extremely rare on Earth, or in the world of superhumans, but on the Continent of Origin, they are the most commonly used currency as well as crystals that assist in cultivation.
In the world of superhumans, the commonly used Star Coins—ten thousand of them only hold as much energy as one Yuan Stone. The value difference between the two is enormous, like heaven and earth.
As for the five small lower-grade Yuan Stone mines offered by the second bidder, they are equivalent to fifty thousand small energy crystal mines, which is an astonishing amount of wealth in the world of superhumans.
The superhumans present couldn’t comprehend such wealth, but the old man knew it very well.
“Just five small lower-grade Yuan Stone mines, and you want to bid for a deity’s corpse?” A hint of disdain appeared on the old man’s lips.
“I’ll offer one medium-high-grade Yuan Stone mine,” came a third voice. “To dare use just five inferior mines to bid for a deity’s corpse is nothing short of desecrating the deceased deity.”
This voice was slightly mellow, sounding gentle and refined, giving people a sense of warmth.
As soon as these words were spoken, the many elegant pavilions above fell silent.
The ordinary superhumans in the hall below were even quieter. From the moment those so-called Yuan Stone mines were mentioned, they realized they had no place in what was about to happen.
“A friend from Room 13 is willing to offer one medium-high-grade Yuan Stone mine. Is there anyone willing to bid higher?”
The auction host spoke calmly.
In one of the elegant pavilions above, Lian Shang, Feng Ying, Lian Er, Shu Man, and Ling Xing were discussing secretly.
“The five Void Gods have given a strict order—this deity’s corpse must be obtained,” Ling Xing said, frowning slightly. Ever since these five arrived in the world of superhumans, they usually acted together, clearly following the lead of the five Void Gods behind them.
“It’s strange that someone could suddenly produce one medium-high-grade Yuan Stone mine. Even a small one would attract competition from many Void Gods on the Continent of Origin. We don’t know who this person is or where their wealth comes from.”
Lian Shang pondered, but his mind was racing: “Lord Cassius ordered me to secretly join the Temple of Glory, prioritizing its interests in everything I do. I don’t understand why, but since Lord Cassius made this decision, there must be a reason. Could there really be a deity behind the Temple of Glory?”
At that moment, Lian Shang quietly contacted Fu Yun and Chen Jianzhou to inform them of his decision to join. Chen Xiao had already instructed him to do so.
Chen Jianzhou, however, was cunning. Instead of letting Lian Shang join the Temple of Glory, he kept him with the other four Void God messengers to gather information about the various Void Gods and wait for the right opportunity to act.

“However, the body of a deity cannot be measured in wealth. Nor do we know what attitude the so-called Superpower Association in this world of superpowers holds toward selling it.”
Lian Er, with her long blue hair and delicate, elegant appearance, shook her head and said, “Could it be they want to lure us out using the body of a deity? But what’s the point of that?”
“There’s a saying on this planet: ‘Kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.’” Feng Ying smiled and said, “As long as the five of us stay together, no one here can do anything to us. I think they intend to target the Glorious Temple.”
“Target the Glorious Temple?” Lian Shang’s expression froze for a moment before returning to normal.
“Let’s not worry about that for now. We should first get our hands on that deity’s body. The hidden powers on this planet are too immense for us to shake easily, but with all five of us working together, plus the Virtual Divine Artifact in Lian Shang’s possession, it’s no problem to keep that deity’s body and send it back to the Land of Origin.”
Ling Xing smiled, then suddenly snapped, “I offer one medium-grade top-tier Yuan Stone mine vein, plus one small-grade middle-tier Yuan Stone mine vein.”
To acquire this deity’s body, they naturally brought plenty of wealth. With five Virtual Gods as their backing, they feared nothing.
But at that moment, neither the superpowers present nor the old man at the auction stage, nor even the powerful figures in the pavilions on the second floor noticed that the gray mist floating in the air nearby was slowly being drawn into the deity’s mouth and nose. Its chest also began to rise slightly.
“Two medium-grade top-tier Yuan Stone mine veins,” the man from Pavilion Number Thirteen said without hesitation as soon as Ling Xing finished speaking.
“Heh, these people are really rich—top-tier Yuan Stone mine veins?” Chen Xiao, disguised as Shang Wei Ping, who was also sitting in a pavilion, smirked slightly.
“Fight, fight! Keep fighting. In the end, both your wealth and that deity’s body will be mine. Hmph, thinking of targeting my Glorious Temple? That’s not so easy.”
Chen Xiao sneered inwardly. At this moment, no one from the Glorious Temple was present in this auction hall; they were all staying at the temple. Although Chen Xiao knew that the Superpower Association wanted to deal with the Glorious Temple, he didn’t know what methods they would use to divert attention. Anyway, Chen Xiao had to be extremely careful—if things went wrong, the Glorious Temple might be completely destroyed this time.
The power of the Hunters’ Guild was inferior to that of the Superpower Association, but Mo Ran San Ye could produce a Divine Artifact at a glance. It was possible the Superpower Association might also bring out a real Divine Artifact or a Virtual Divine Artifact.
“Roar!”
As Chen Xiao pondered and the powerful figures in various fields bid fiercely, suddenly, a thunderous roar rang out.
“What?!”
The old man overseeing the auction was shocked. He turned around abruptly and saw that the deity’s body on the auction stage had begun to slowly stand up, its eyes now turned blood red.

“This is a monstrous spirit! How is that possible? The corpse of a god has turned into a monstrous spirit!”
The ablers below immediately fell into chaos.
This turn of events was completely unexpected; even the Ablers Association, which had planned everything, never anticipated that the corpse of this god would transform into a terrifying monstrous spirit at this moment.
“Roar!”
The monstrous spirit incarnated from the god let out a roar toward the sky. With a single move, it slapped at the old man overseeing the auction.
“Hmph!”
The old man’s expression turned grim. Gloves appeared on his hands instantly, and he raised them to meet the monstrous spirit’s slap with both fists.
Boom!
After a terrifying explosion, blood gushed from the old man’s mouth as he was flung backward like a cannonball. The monstrous spirit, however, continued its onslaught, shattering the auction table with one slap.
“Roar!”
The most terrifying monstrous spirit in the history of this world of ablers leaped down and began massacring the weaker ablers in the area.
“Damn it, stop him quickly!” The old man in charge of the auction’s eyes were wide open, on the verge of bursting. No matter how much he had planned, he never accounted for the transformation of the god’s corpse.
At this moment, the terrifying aura of the monstrous spirit grew stronger. From the horrible hole on its forehead, a black divine essence began to reform.
However, this black divine essence seemed not to be solid but merely a faint shadow.
“Damn it! This guy retained all his wisdom from life. Even after turning into a monstrous spirit, it’s starting to reform a divine essence!”
Inside the private room, the powerful outsiders were all shocked. Some of them simply left, as this place wasn’t theirs anyway, and the number of deaths didn’t concern them.
The corpse of a god, under some unknown force, had turned into a monstrous spirit and even formed a virtual divine essence, becoming a monstrous spirit at the level of a virtual god.
But after turning into a monstrous spirit, the corpse consumed all its previous understanding of the laws. It could only form a virtual divine essence and could not form a true divine essence to regain its former strength and become a true god.
There is a fundamental difference between a virtual god and a true god. In a sense, a virtual god is still a cultivator, an ordinary person, while a true god is a real deity, no longer belonging to the category of ordinary people.
Yet, although this monstrous spirit was only a virtual god, its body was that of a true god. Ordinary virtual gods, even those at the peak, were no match for it.
“You all are going to die!”
The monstrous spirit let out a roar as loud as that of a beast. With every wave of its hand, countless ablers were torn to pieces and died instantly.
Ordinary ablers simply couldn’t withstand a strike from a virtual god-monster on par with a god.
Moreover, this Flaming Soul Realm already had countless ablers gathered. With today’s auction, the number of ablers had tripled.
If this enraged virtual god-monster escaped the auction hall, the entire world of ablers on Earth might suffer fatal damage.

Fortunately, this auction house has also been carefully constructed, with countless barrier formations set up by experts in the digital realm, so it hasn’t been destroyed yet.
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“Could this be what the Abnormality Users Association came up with to deal with the Glory Temple?”
Chen Xiao frowned as he watched the terrifying Void Deity monsters wreaking havoc below.
“It probably isn’t. If such terrifying creatures are released, the entire Flame Soul Realm will be destroyed, and countless Abnormality Users will die. Although there is power to destroy the temple, this would only result in losing eight hundred while suffering ten thousand losses. Something must have gone wrong.”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind stirred. He remembered that in the Tianlong Secret Treasures, those bodies that were originally destroyed had, moments later, turned into monsters and reappeared.
Moreover, Chen Xiao noticed something else: the monsters in the Abnormality World seemed to be formed from the dead bodies of certain creatures, and most of their bodies were severely damaged.
At that moment, Chen Xiao seemed to understand where these monsters came from.
“Hmph, let you cause some chaos first. This time, it won’t just fail to be your chance to destroy the Glory Temple—it will also be an opportunity for its rise. This time, I’ll ensure that the entire Flame Soul Realm falls completely under the control of the Glory Temple.”
Chen Xiao looked at the rampaging Void Deity monsters below, a cold smile appearing on his lips. He had no intention of interfering.
What did the fate of these Abnormality Users have to do with him? Now, Chen Xiao was no longer the inexperienced newbie who had just entered the Abnormality World and didn’t understand the rules.
This was a world of survival of the fittest—only the strong deserved to live here.