"This... can indeed be described as such..."
Ye Feng frowned. "But logically, it shouldn't be... I was full of energy before... And... that trace of dizziness in my mind... always gives me a bad feeling..."
"It's the Power of Sloth!"
Qiao Ying's expression was extremely solemn.
"The Power of Sloth, what is that?"
Ye Feng's frown deepened.
"One of the Seven Great Demon Kings, the demonic power of Belial, the King of Sloth!"
"The Power of Sloth is very special... it can affect others almost silently... making them lazier without them realizing it..."
"This laziness is not the kind where people become lazy and stop working... it's a power of erosion and control... both the spirit and the body... will be affected..."
Saying this, Qiao Ying paused. "To put it bluntly, an Orthodox Cultivator at the peak of Diamond grade, after being eroded by the Power of Sloth, would no longer want to cultivate, and their strength might drop to Silver... or their strength might not drop, but they would unknowingly be controlled by Belial... doing things that Belial controls, but they themselves believe they are doing it of their own volition..."
"For ordinary people, due to excessive laziness... they might become too lazy to eat or drink and starve to death..."
"Although this sounds incredible, it has actually happened..."
Qiao Ying quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"This... does it mean that the nameless middle-aged man in black who was selling those awakening pills... really had some effect...?"
"These adventurers who somehow entered the City of No Sin, or other ordinary people... becoming frantic, is it related to Belial's Power of Sloth?"
"Judging by the madness we've seen all the way here, if we constantly kill and rob for Arcane Yuan Coins or other supplies, 5000 Arcane Yuan Coins or Arcane Origin Stones... are actually not considered expensive..."
After hearing Qiao Ying's words, Ye Feng couldn't help but recall the nameless middle-aged man in black who had inexplicably appeared earlier.
"Big Brother... in a place like this, you shouldn't eat things given by strangers, right..."
Xiao Xiao, however, had a different opinion.
"Exactly!"
Qiao Ying nodded in agreement.
"Uh... I was just saying... I didn't really intend to eat those awakening pills..."
Ye Feng scratched his head, feeling a bit speechless.
"Ye Feng, let's find a higher place to get a better view of the situation!"
At this moment, Qiao Ying suggested.
"Okay!~"
...
Half an hour later,
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying arrived at the top of a pointed tower with a cross.
"Big Brother... the people who come to the City of No Sin are so strange... all sorts of them... they don't look like they're from the same place..."
"Look, over there, a bunch of people are wearing thick cotton-padded jackets, while over there people are wearing short sleeves... and those people clearly have accents from different regions..."
"It's as if a group of people who originally lived far away suddenly ended up in the same place..."
Xiao Xiao mumbled while observing their surroundings with binoculars.
"Ye Feng, these people... their way of arriving in the City of No Sin is different from ours... they most likely came through teleportation arrays..."
Qiao Ying, also observing with binoculars, spoke, pointing to a spot.
Ye Feng followed Qiao Ying's gaze and saw that the wooden door of a shop on the street in the distance had, at some point, transformed into a shimmering teleportation portal. Many people were coming through it, their expressions filled with excitement...
"Big Brother, that Triceratops running around, could it be from the Tyrannosaurus Rex Base? And those mechs... they might be from Mech City..."
"Those people near the hospital are wearing badges from the Adventurer's Guild... it's so chaotic..."
At this moment, Xiao Xiao spoke again, her voice filled with confusion.
Ye Feng frowned and turned to Qiao Ying. "Qiao Ying, how much do you know about demons?"
"This... the most typical characteristic of demons is the strange black mist!"
"Demons are mainly divided into ordinary demons, perception-type demons, attack-type demons, defense-type demons, and special-type demons."
"Except for ordinary demons and special-type demons, other demons have ranks similar to human Orthodox Cultivators, with ranks 1-9... Ranks 1-3 are low-level demons, ranks 4-6 are mid-level demons... ranks seven and above are great demons..."
"The Mimic Demon that impersonated a baby we encountered earlier is a special-type demon..."
"A seventh-rank demon is roughly equivalent to a human Gold-level powerhouse, but due to the nature of demonic power, demons are much more formidable in combat..."
"Among all demons, there are seven of the most powerful and special demons, known as the Seven Great Demon Kings!"
"They are Lucifer, the King of Pride; Leviathan, the King of Envy; Belial, the King of Sloth; Samael, the King of Wrath; Mammon, the King of Greed; Beelzebub, the King of Gluttony; and Asmodeus, the King of Lust!"
Qiao Ying pondered for a moment and quickly explained to Ye Feng.
"One more thing, Ye Feng, demons have a very peculiar trait: ordinary weapons, such as ordinary knives, swords, and guns, cannot harm them... Only Arcane energy, True Force, or super-pure water can effectively damage demons..."
"Furthermore, great demons are extremely difficult to kill... even if their physical bodies are destroyed... they don't die, but transform into a wisp of black mist and float away. They can revive by finding someone who prays to them..."
After a pause, Qiao Ying spoke again.
"Let's go! We'll check out that location with the teleportation array!"
...
With a flash of movement, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying arrived near a rather dilapidated square, littered with the skeletal remains of humans and unknown animals, and the ground covered in dried blood.
"Ah! Help!"
"Clang! Clang! Ah!~"
"Whoosh! Hiss!"
"Screech! Ah!"
...
The square was currently in chaos, with a mob of people, their eyes bloodshot, engaged in a fierce fight. Some were even eating the corpses on the ground...
"Ah! I don't want to be here! I want to go home!"
Suddenly, amidst the noisy crowd, a panicked young man abruptly turned around and ran towards the teleportation array they had previously exited from.
"Bang!"
The young man did not manage to enter the teleportation array and return to his original location; instead, he smashed his forehead, breaking his skull.
The teleportation portal immediately closed. Several men and women who were in the process of teleporting let out screams, their bodies only half intact...
"That teleportation array can only come to the City of No Sin one-way, and it closes if someone tries to go back..."
Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately understood.
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Ye Feng's expression changed, as he sensed a dangerous aura rapidly approaching from behind him.
...