Abundant Martial Arts Virtue
Chapter 275 - 244: Gonggong Skill!

Chapter 275: Chapter 244: Gonggong Skill!

Her eyes became indifferent and distant, her expression cold, her whole body exuding an unapproachable aura.

"I am the Law’s Divine Beast—now let me tell you some things," she said.

"Please do," Wu Xiaode said.

"The Sin Prison has awakened, and it’s not just the world settings that have been activated, but also some worlds from the previous epoch that were sealed. I can already feel it about to appear—you must be careful," Nina said.

"There are sealed worlds too?" Wu Xiaode asked in surprise.

"Of course! Those are extremely dangerous worlds, and right now you can only use 10 units of Soul Power. Even though Nina has granted you the power to transform into the One-eyed Giant—wait a minute!"

Nina stared intently at Wu Xiaode. After a long pause she said, "What has happened to you? Why is there such a terrifying"

Wu Xiaode looked down at his hands.

He saw the words "Gonggong" gradually appearing on them.

This Gonggong’s Divine Power was found in the ruins of a temple from the past epoch.

At that time, Shen Xiyao dared not touch this power.

He had accepted this Divinity on her behalf.

Originally, he had felt nothing, but who would have thought that after coming back, Nina could actually awaken it!

—This was a power from the previous epoch!

A sharp pain struck him.

Wu Xiaode clenched his teeth and endured it, suddenly feeling a flicker before his eyes, and Nina and everything around him disappeared.

He found himself standing in an endless Dark Void.

Was it... an illusion?

Wu Xiaode was feeling puzzled when he saw lightning gradually forming in the darkness.

Streaks of blue and white electricity rapidly spread, twisting down to the deepest part of the dark—

There lay a boundless sea of stars.

Wu Xiaode instinctively flew towards it.

Among the myriad stars, one emitting a gentle azure hue also moved towards him.

As he gazed at this star, it emitted a sea-blue light, softly shining upon him.

In a daze,

Wu Xiaode once again saw scenes from the past epoch.

Differently, he was not present in these flickers of light and shadow.

Shen Xiyao was pretending to be dead in a bar to escape a vampire’s sacrifice, and then she went alone to the temple, wanting to take away the "Gonggong’s Divine Power."

But as soon as she touched the Gonggong’s Divine Power, she was immediately seized by several human puppets and killed on the spot without explanation.

Wu Xiaode exclaimed in surprise, "Ah."

—So that was supposed to be the outcome?

However, the Desert Sword had taken him into the past epoch, and he had already saved Shen Xiyao.

Everything was different now!

A voice suddenly arose from the void:

"When the past is changed, the future immediately shifts as well. Guess why?"

"Causality, there is always a cause and effect," Wu Xiaode replied.

"Then, which comes first, the cause or the effect?" the voice asked again.

Had it been another day, Wu Xiaode would not have bothered to answer such a question.

—— With time to discuss these matters, he would rather go to the gym and find someone to spar with.

But this time was different.

His consciousness, vague as it was, realized that his response was somehow critical.

So he answered earnestly, "I know a Demon God, who is both diligent and eager to learn, forgoing his very life to delve into questions, why not introduce you to him next time, for a deeper discussion?"

The voice paused.

Seemingly never having anticipated such a response, it took a while before the voice spoke again:

"Why don’t you think about this question?"

"Some are born in Rome, but for people like us, just staying alive keeps us busy all our lives, and we never even set foot in Rome, let alone have leisure to contemplate these philosophical matters you speak of."

"But if you had the time—"

"If I had the time, I would save more people—just like those of us innocently imprisoned in this sin jail, until everyone is rescued, living stably, and the world is at peace, solely the law ensuring elemental justice. If that level is reached, perhaps one night, after having drinks with friends at the roadside stall, going home, and being intimate with my wife, and as I shower alone, seeing the stars through the window, at that moment, perhaps I would contemplate the question you ask."

The voice fell silent for a while before it somberly said, "Damn, why did I have to meet a fellow like you."

Wu Xiaode panicked briefly and immediately said, "Look, I must clarify, this Divine Power was acquired by me solely for saving others, and you can take it back whenever you want, don’t trouble me—I have eyewitnesses to this."

"I know!" the voice said, not in the best of moods.

The light enveloping Wu Xiaode soared into the midair, swiftly transforming into lines of large characters.

The voice continued, "You can read, right?"

"I do recognize characters," Wu Xiaode said.

"Read these characters, wait till I ask my question, read them aloud once, did you hear clearly?" the voice said.

"Heard clearly," Wu Xiaode said.

The voice regained its solemnity, "Child, when the past is altered, the future changes instantly as well, guess why?"

Wu Xiaode looked at the characters and recited:

"Time is like a blooming lotus, with both flower and fruit complete, hence past and future exist simultaneously, and for this reason, when the past changes, the future also changes instantly; and if the future changes, it too alters the past, just as with my returning to the past."

As soon as he finished reciting, the voice immediately said, "Well said! These are the two Epochs connected by the sin jail!"

"Child, you indeed are a promising talent."

"Gonggong’s Power has now been activated for you, you must continue to strive and save the two Epochs!"

Wu Xiaode was startled and quickly said, "Hold on, what do you mean by activated?"

The voice said, as if it were obvious, "Gonggong’s Power, such a high-level entity, of course, needs a high-level decoder for activation, otherwise wouldn’t anyone picking it up be able to use it? If that were the case, the world would have ended long ago!"

"That makes sense, but why do I need to save both Epochs?"

"Because the immortals are all dead—listen, I’m going to tell you a secret that you absolutely must not leak!"

"Science, many civilizations simply can’t handle it, because there are too many evil thoughts in the hearts of beings, which makes it incredibly terrifying."

"So, civilizations that embrace science, if they choose the path of life sciences, are still somewhat reassuring, but if they head towards weapon technology, they’re essentially doomed."

"Immortals, they only cultivate, not touching the secular, and long have the power to move heaven and earth."

"Who knew that you humans would get so carried away with science and material things, with earthly pleasures and beauty already surpassing that of the Immortal World."

"The immortals have decided to reincarnate to save you all,"

Wu Xiaode heard this with bafflement and couldn’t help saying, "But didn’t the immortals learn from us humans last epoch and recklessly create artificial intelligence immortal statues, which led to destruction?"

A dead silence followed.

The voice, angry and embarrassed, said, "Go away! Take your Gonggong’s Power and get out!"

Everything around him shook.

All the strange phenomena disappeared.

Wu Xiaode found himself back on the top floor of the Demon Cave Hotel.

Nina was looking at him with concern.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"I’m fine," Wu Xiaode replied with a forced smile.

—Did I just talk myself to death?

It’s not my fault.

I’m also a victim, having nearly died in the last epoch.

"By the way, did you say a Divine Beast wanted to talk to me?" Wu Xiaode asked.

Nina said, "It said it has just finished talking to you."

Wu Xiaode was startled.

What?

So that voice just now was the Divine Beast?

Then he saw Nina’s eyes become indifferent and distant, her expression cold, exuding an aura of unapproachability.

"I am the Divine Beast—just now I was too angry, there was something I forgot to mention," she began.

"Please, go ahead," Wu Xiaode said.

"The Sin Prison has awakened, not only activating the world’s settings but also some civilizations sealed from the last epoch, and I already feel some civilizations are about to appear—you must be careful," Nina said.

"There are other sealed worlds?" Wu Xiaode exclaimed.

"Of course! Those are extremely dangerous worlds. Make good use of your Gonggong’s Power,"

After Nina finished, her body shuddered and her demeanor returned to normal.

Meanwhile, the Book of the Dead quietly opened.

Lines of ice crystal small text appeared on its pages:

"Gonggong’s Power has been decoded, activation procedure complete."

"The so-called Gonggong, who commands all the water in All Worlds, is the ancestral god of water."

"You have acquired the most basic Gonggong Skill:

"Tianhe Water Army."

"Divine Skill, Word Spell."

"Description: Using this skill will immediately deem the opponent’s skills invalid, and they will be unable to use them for a period of time."

"Performing this skill requires 0.5 Merit."

Wu Xiaode read these explanations, took a long breath, and murmured:

"Merit can perform Divine Skills, no wonder it’s so rare."

Just as he was about to say something else to Nina, suddenly a sense of foreboding emerged in his mind.

"Don’t make a sound, hide,"

Wu Xiaode commanded in a low voice, releasing the Silent Demon Mist to hide Nina.

The next moment.

A cute yet charming girl climbed in through the window.

—An Enchanting Demon!

She glared at Wu Xiaode and spitefully said, "I’ve finally caught you, pathetic and incompetent male, from now on be led by the lust in your heart and obey my command!"

As she spoke, bursts of pink halos radiated from her body.

Charming Skill!

Though not high-level, it was a skill being used by a Demon King from the Charming Clan!

Wu Xiaode, currently having only 10 Soul Power and hiding Nina by his side, was really not in a position to use any skills to evade.

As the pink halo formed a ring and started to enclose him—

In a flash, Wu Xiaode remembered the Gonggong Divine Skill he had just acquired.

"Tianhe Water Army!"

Wu Xiaode shouted.

A mysterious fluctuation emitted from his body.

In the void above his head, suddenly a voice sounded:

"Stop."

As soon as the word was uttered.

The Enchanting Demon’s released pink halo abruptly stopped mid-air.

Following that, another voice came through the void:

"There’s a problem with what this Enchanting Demon just said."

Another voice replied, "What’s the issue?"

"She called this young man a pathetic and incompetent male," the previous voice said.

"What’s wrong with that statement?" a third voice interjected.

The previous voice said, "By what right does she presume this young man is male? He never said so, why should she presuppose his gender?"

"Right!" Many voices chorused in agreement.

"So her skill is invalid."

"Invalid!"

"Yes, it’s invalid!"

The many voices stirred in the void.

The Enchanting Demon stood frozen in place.

She was dumbfounded.