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Chapter 735 - 96 The Correspondence of Divine Skill

Chapter 735: Chapter 96 The Correspondence of Divine Skill

"Think carefully, Huo Qing, think carefully, what does a flame require?"

As An Jing fed Huo Qing, he pointed out issues mercilessly: "A flame needs fuel to burn, right? To swallow the sun and moon, there must be a sun and moon. Do you have fuel? Are you the sun or the moon?"

"We just finished fighting the Night Niche Gang, and even I’m getting hungry. You eat and fill up first."

Once Huo Qing had the energy, he quickly stuffed himself at the fastest speed, after which he slowly found a trick: "Hey, it really is... Luo Hou’s Fire does need to burn oneself, but burning the Spiritual Fiend to strengthen the body is the last step. Under normal circumstances, it should be about consuming food as fuel!"

Visibly, the food Huo Qing had eaten was ’sacrificed’ by Luo Hou’s Fire. The concept of flame burning is precisely the original concept of sacrifice, and ’sacrifice’ represents this concept. His energy rapidly restored, soon returning to full state, and even the previously enhanced Spiritual Fiend in his arm healed.

"It’s a bit like a highly efficient ’dietary supplement’."

After eating for a while and reaching a limit, the energetic Huo Qing pondered and concluded: "The food swallowed can be quickly transformed into Essence Qi and Spirit Qi, and these types of Qi can be used to replenish losses, and can also be used to hasten Cultivation—although there is a limit to what Luo Hou’s Fire can consume, it certainly can increase my Cultivation speed."

"Moreover, in crucial moments, this flame can also consume my Spirit Qi to strengthen my body, making it very suitable for me."

In a sense, this Special Ability, up until its final Divine Skill, can be called Qi Refining and Body Condensing, and also known as ’Luo Hou’s Void Flame Swallowing Sun Sacrifice Technique’.

This, in turn, seems to have a contrasting meaning to An Jing’s Mars Divine Ability [Coalescing Qi into Soldiers].

Realizing this, An Jing had an insight: "Could it be that Yu Xing’s Divine Power and my Divine Power are correspondingly related?"

An Jing’s current Star Fate Divine Powers only include Mars’ [Coalescing Qi into Soldiers] and Taibai’s [Soldier Demolition and Spirit Building], Taibai has the Fiend but nothing corresponding, while Mars’s leftover, Luo Hou has only now appeared.

An Jing has not yet awakened the Star Suppressing power of Jidu nor the Morning Star power of Comet.

"Nian Quan, what are your thoughts?"

An Jing asked, and Nian Quan concluded his contemplation: "It’s a bit dangerous, be careful."

He lifted his head, looking towards An Jing, and suddenly, many memories that infuriated An Jing appeared in his mind—from the Demon Sect manor to the True Demon in Kanming City; from Linjiang City’s Linlang Commerce Chamber to the insect-like Da Chen officials, the Tianyuan gangs and corporations... All of these, the kind that wrinkled his forehead and ignited his Heart Fire upon the slightest remembrance, abruptly rippled through his heart.

Then, a star descended from heaven, manifesting as a Soul and Spirit Sword, slashing towards An Jing while his mind was disturbed.

Of course, An Jing would not be struck—he cultivated the Tranquil Sword Manual, and just a shift in Divine Sense, immovable as a rock, prevented the blow, and Nian Quan had no intention of truly striking An Jing.

But the essence of the power of his Fate Pattern was made very clear.

"It’s approximately like this," said Nian Quan candidly. "Just now, many unbearable memories surfaced in my mind, including the confusion and sadness of my vulnerable childhood—I gradually cleared my heart, calming those chaotic thoughts, and then I drew a sword from within."

"This Fate Pattern Special Ability allows me to stir up the waves of thoughts in people’s hearts and then strike with one sword, be it sorrow or joy, righteousness or desire. I can cleanse my own heart of these thoughts, or I can strike at others’ minds and wound their Soul and Spirit."

"I understand."

An Jing nodded slightly: "It does coincide with the ability of Comet."

Comet represents the surplus of water, just as Jidu is the Underworld, Luo Hou represents Void Fire, Comet represents the dark currents, the quiet hatred and grudges in people’s hearts, the hidden scars that, like a comet, ordinarily show no grandeur, but when it approaches the human world, it drags out a long tail, piercing the sky like a long rainbow, bursting forth with astonishing destructive power in an instant.

Comet is fierce and intense, and with its association with the moon and water, possesses intense erosivity. What Nian Quan has comprehended, therefore, can be called ’Invading God Sword Intent,’ able to directly see through the flaws in people’s hearts, and then coalesce the corresponding Invading God Heart Sword.

If it’s like this with Huo Qing, then An Jing’s ’Morning Star Divine Ability’ perhaps is a similar yet divergent power.

By now, both Huo Qing’s and Nian Quan’s comprehensions of their Fate Pattern abilities had direction.

One still relates to Body Refinement and Martial Arts, the other still pertains to Sword Intent, enhancing and deriving from what they originally excelled in.

Fate Pattern isn’t about the heavens forcing people to do as they decree, but about deciding what people are good at, then selecting suitable abilities for them from that direction.

Huo Qing and Nian Quan were both curious about their new abilities, but now An Jing had to be a party-pooper: "Time’s nearly up; we must quickly return to Xuanye City."

"Indeed."

Coming back to their senses, they had already spent nearly fifteen minutes feeling their Fate Pattern. This amount of time wasn’t much; rather, it was precisely because Nian Quan and Huo Qing had good talents, coupled with a foundation in cultivation, that they were able to master their abilities so quickly—average people would need at least half an hour.

However, now An Jing and the others were still ’under pursuit by the Sky Surveillance Bureau’. To shake off suspicion, they must return to Tianyuan as quickly as possible to create an alibi that ’everyone knows is false, but procedurally is true.’

If more time passed, the reliability of their alibi would diminish.

"Let’s head back, return to Xuanye City. We’ll have time to study it slowly!"

Having made up their minds, they began to pack and prepare for the return journey.

At this moment, the white cat was happily playing in the vast grasslands—it had a Spirit Root but did not cultivate, therefore it was not affected by the Demonic Qi, and it was smart too. Seeing that the group was about to leave, it immediately hopped back onto Huo Qing’s shoulder.

One must say, this white cat was truly clever. It was clear that An Jing was the leader, but his aura was too strong, and he was burdened with many matters, without any time to spare. Nian Quan was too young, and probably even found it challenging to take care of himself, so only Huo Qing had the energy to look after it.

Returning to Tianyuan Realm, the troubles were fewer. An Jing cleaved through the Great Void, taking everyone back to Xuanye City.

With the Great Void Transference, he first teleported five miles away to the sewer outside the blockade area, then ran all the way back to Nian Quan’s spacious flat using a route that had been prepared in advance, without getting lost or encountering any unforeseen events.

In less than thirty minutes, the three of them, along with a cat and a shell, had returned to their base.

"This is the charm of a well-prepared plan."

An Jing now somewhat thanked the challenges posed by Heavenly Mandate for forcing out his true character, prompting him to think of retreat even before victory, considering different strategies for various possible situations.

And just when the three of them had barely changed clothes and hidden the white cat along with its physical brain, about fifteen minutes later, a flying shuttle from the Sky Surveillance Bureau arrived and knocked on the door.

Lights flickering, a group of armored guards stood in formation, their presence mighty.

But Nian Quan was unfazed, opening the door in his pajamas.

"Hello. Yes, I am the homeowner Nian Quan. What was I just doing? We were in seclusion, cultivating, studying Formations and elixirs. Look, there’s our Alchemy Furnace and Formation drafts..."

—Lies!

The corners of the guard’s mouth twitched, his expression obviously incredulous, but he had no evidence to refute the claim.

Everyone knew that with Taixu Divine Power, it was too easy to fabricate an alibi, but An Jing had not publicly used Taixu Divine Power before, so no one could criticize him for it.

An Jing did not need to appear, nor was it necessary for him to do so, as he was still ’in seclusion’. And the guards from the Sky Surveillance Bureau couldn’t possibly disturb a secluding academy leader without evidence. Thus, after haggling with Nian Quan and Huo Qing for quite some time, the armored guard had to leave reluctantly.

"Handled!"

After sending off the guards, the three people celebrated with a high-five in the secret room. Huo Qing and Nian Quan had reaped a bountiful reward; apart from the Night Niche Gang’s armory and treasure house, they also obtained the Fate Pattern of the Huai Xu Realm.

However, An Jing was well aware that the real problem in Tianyuan Realm was definitely not small fish like the Night Niche Gang.

The real point of this raid was actually the ’white cat’ and behind it, a series of plans and conspiracies related to the ’Pure Land People’ and the Ancient Immortal Ruins.

The white cat was the primer, and without An Jing’s intervention, it would soon have been taken away by Saint Wisdom Medical or other major forces; even Heavenly Dao could not create something out of nothing to allow An Jing to discover the cause and effect.

But now things were much better.

An Jing could be certain that he had indeed dealt with the ’troubles’ in Tianyuan Realm, and Tianyuan’s Heavenly Dao would probably be quiet for some time.

Once he had taken care of the aftermath in Tianyuan Realm, he could focus his energy on the Huai Xu Realm, to clear up the ’cleansing of the traitors’ at the Bright Mirror Sect, which was still a mystery.