Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 588 - 293 Enlightenment_2

Chapter 588: Chapter 293 Enlightenment_2

Long Dangdang suddenly felt enlightened, his understanding of the prediction and control of time becoming clear in an instant. What a magical ability. The reason he was able to dodge was due to the time control of the Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate Spirit Furnace. He delayed the flow of time around him: while he could not predict the enemy’s prediction, he could delay his own movements. Yes, his delay was not applied to his enemy but to himself mid-action.

The semi-transparent figure shattered, turning into specks of light that flew towards Qing Mann who was beside Long Dangdang. He passed the first test.

Yet behind him were numerous indistinct figures of Qing Mann, he had no idea how many there were.

...

"Boom!" Long Kongkong tumbled on the ground, his face covered in dust.

This was the fifteenth time he had been knocked over.

He was not very good at fighting to begin with, he believed he had a knack for escaping, but not for direct combat. More frighteningly, his opponent had all his skills, the same spirit furnaces as him, plus the Divine Prayers Small Tree Spirit Furnace. His Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace was only at the 3rd Rank and the enemy could amplify theirs to the 4th Rank through the Divine Prayers Small Tree.

What would be the outcome of the Touch of the Abyss and the Celestial Abyss Domain mutual absorption? Within an instant, Long Kongkong would be devoured and reduced to nothing in ten seconds.

How could he fight that?

He had been knocked over fifteen times. Even after every defeat, he would recover to his peak state, yet he was still in an unsolvable situation.

"Small Tree, you can’t do this to me! How can I possibly pass the test like this? Help!" Long Kongkong screamed in despair.

Small Tree calmly uttered, "You’ve fallen fifteen times. According to the rules of this evolution, you have thirty-three chances in total. You now have eighteen chances left. If you can’t defeat me within these chances, you will fail."

Long Kongkong struggled to his feet, "Can’t you let me think for a bit? Give me a breather."

"No." said Small Tree, as he pointed towards his chest with his right hand, his greatest strength, Touch of the Abyss already activated, flying straight towards Long Kongkong and enveloping his body.

If the Touch of the Abyss connects, Long Kongkong will be drained clean of any spiritual power in ten seconds.

Long Kongkong wanted to trigger his miraculous bloodline power, but he was facing Small Tree! He couldn’t muster any resentment in his heart at all, so how could he trigger it?

Watching the Touch of the Abyss shoot towards him again, as well as the dragging from the Holy Diversion Spirit Furnace, leaving him no chance to escape, he was really helpless. Regardless, he gritted his teeth, charged towards Small Tree, without any weapon in his hand, he had to form a shield from his spiritual power, like Small Tree did.

At that moment, a thought crossed his mind. If his older brother was in this situation, what would he do?

As the Touch of the Abyss arrived, his spiritual power surged out like a breaching dam. Long Kongkong was really helpless, he could only make use of these ten seconds to go all out on the offensive.

However, everything he knew, Small Tree also knew. Slide Step, evasion, Divine Defense Tactical Block, the knight’s skills of a protection knight, were even better than his own. He didn’t need to do anything else. All he had to do was wait for him to be drained out of energy.

Ten seconds later, Long Kongkong fell for the sixteenth time.

This couldn’t go on. If this continued, he would never be able to pass the assessment. Lying on the ground, Long Kongkong’s mind roiled. It was the sixteenth time, he knew that Small Tree would never relax his assessment for him. The only way to pass was to rely on himself.

Facing an opponent who had the aid of the Divine Prayers Small Tree Spirit Furnace like himself, how could he defeat the opposite party?

If it was his older brother, what would he do? Would he...fight desperately?

Suddenly, an idea surfaced in Long Kongkong’s mind.

You have the Divine Prayers Small Tree, but you do not have the Vast Ocean Moonshine. You’re me, then you can only be me.

As his spiritual power returned, he sprang to his feet. This time, there was no hesitation or helplessness in his eyes, only determination, a firm resolve close to desperation.

For his parents, for his older brother. Go for it!

...

The first Qing Mann was just a moment, but the second one was not. When Long Dangdang came in contact with the second Qing Mann, he felt as if he had been struck by a freeze spell, frozen in place, unable to move or even think, as if all had come to a standstill.

This state lasted for ten seconds, after which he found himself back where he started, and Qing Mann was still there.

However, the sensations of those ten seconds echoed in his mind. It felt like ten seconds, yet also seemed to be a fleeting moment - these were his internal thoughts, but was it really ten seconds? He wasn’t certain.

So, he moved forward again and was once more brought to a halt. His suspension caused all his surroundings to experience a peculiar change. That is, nothing changed, not even the direction of the wind.

Complete stillness? Could there really be absolute stillness?

Long Dangdang retreated again to his original position. This time, he didn’t progress forward but sat down cross-legged, silently contemplating his previous experiences.

In this world, there’s no absolute stillness. What then, was that stillness he just experienced?

An idea seemed to flash across his mind as he suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look at Qing Mann.

"You’re more insightful than I thought. It seems you’ve understood," said Qing Mann, a smile playing at his lips.

"There is no absolute stillness, yet there is momentary eternity," Long Dangdang replied, looking at the second Qing Mann.

"Exactly. This is the essence of time, Momentary Eternity."

"Boom!" The second Qing Mann transformed into a radiant light, rushing into the original Qing Mann.

Long Dangdang slowly raised his right hand, a pale golden mist rising off his body. Along with it, a rush of white light – the power of the Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate Spirit Furnace.

The moment the gold and white combined, he moved. His right hand swept through the air, causing a thunderous boom to erupt in the atmosphere.

Accumulated power throughout eternity, released in an instant!

Within every fleeting moment, lies an eternal time span.

"I must admit, your enlightenment is impressive. No wonder Vast Ocean and Shura chose you. Go on," said Qing Mann, smiling.

Long Dangdang too smiled, having now understood the second level of the Gently Absorb Slowly Regurgitate Spirit Furnace’s arcane secrets: Momentary Eternity.

He slowly stepped forward, facing each and every Qing Mann. Each one was stronger than the last. However, the power they used only consisted of Momentary Eternity, varying in degrees and methods. All of this was like water to a sponge for Long Dangdang, exactly what he needed.

...

"Boom——"

"Hmm!" For the first time, a sound of surprise came from Small Tree.

When Long Kongkong rose again, there was no hesitation or fear, only an unstoppable determination. As he initiated the Touch of the Abyss, she saw for the first time on Long Kongkong’s body, the red glow which usually appeared only on Long Dangdang.

"Boom!" The blazing red flames gave Long Kongkong a fierce aura, an illumination of life, the will of Sacrifice.

This was a skill which Long Kongkong had tried but couldn’t master for a long time. However, at this moment, he really used it.

Facing the Touch of the Abyss, he didn’t attempt to dodge, but willingly offered his body to it. In that same moment, he also activated his own Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace. The Celestial Abyss Domain bloomed out but not to devour, rather, it was a Celestial Abyss Reversal. He, without hesitating, reversed the spiritual power excited by his self-sacrifice and poured it rapidly into the Touch of the Abyss.

"Boom——" Gold light flickered on Small Tree’s body, a sudden surge of absorbed energy caused her body to freeze momentarily, it was then that the exhausted Long Kongkong, having used up over ninety percent of his spiritual power, had already reached her.

So, this was determination! He understood it in that very moment. His fist had also reached right in front of Small Tree’s eyes.