Superhumans of the Dome City
Chapter 93 - 93 12 Impermanence Skill

93: Chapter 12 Impermanence Skill 93: Chapter 12 Impermanence Skill “Do you want to learn the Impermanence Skill?”

— “Nonsense, of course I do.”

Would anyone complain about having too many skills?

Three years ago, he had shamelessly begged a knight, pestering the renowned Impermanence Law Enforcer to teach him just the basics.

And now, after all the trouble he had gone to, the response he had received was the one he just uttered.

“… I used to hear that Superpower Users couldn’t learn the Impermanence Skill.”

At the time, he could never have imagined inheriting the other’s powers, nor could he have guessed that the knight’s nearly omnipotent abilities would turn into a white substance in his hands.

It had deteriorated, weakened, more akin to a shameless imitation than a proof of inheritance.

This power was never meant for him.

Each time he thought of this, the Superpower User felt utterly discomfited.

Yan Qi raised his hand and pointed at the young man’s chest.

“The risks of learning Impermanence Skill?

Compared to what you have sealed inside you, those are nothing!”

A black sword, a glass bead.

The former could slay a giant dragon, the latter could summon the vile Dragon Disaster.

As the safekeeper of these two items, Gongsun Ce felt utterly cursed.

It wasn’t that he lacked a sense of responsibility, but who was to blame for all this?

Who had sealed these two items inside him?

“Wasn’t it all your doing, Yan Qi!” the young man with grey hair roared, “You were the one who stuffed in the glass bead, and you sealed the black sword too!”

Yan Qi tossed the accusation back: “Ha!

The sword was your choice, who asked you to be so enlightened?”

He stroked his chin, speaking contentedly, “After the first sealing and observing for three years, you’ve been surprisingly trouble-free.

In a sense, you are now the safest Superpower User in the world!

As for whether you can learn the Impermanence Skill… theoretically yes, practically I don’t know.”

The young man with grey hair pointed in astonishment at the man opposite him.

“What do you mean you don’t know?”

Yan Qi mocked, “Do you think the Impermanence Skill is something good?

How do I know you won’t end up with your head filled with mush like those dragon madmen?

With your stupidity, developing some malevolent skill seems quite likely indeed!”

At the end of the day, what is a malevolent skill?

The Impermanence Skill used by the dragon worshippers seems pretty much like the normal Impermanence Skill in performance.

The tall man sighed, like a homeroom teacher looking at his least promising student.

“First tell me everything you know now.

What you learned from the knight, from Shiyu, and what you’ve deduced on your own.”

Even if you say so.

Three years ago, the knight lady hadn’t said much about the Impermanence Skill.

He had participated in that incident with almost no knowledge of Dragon Slaying Skill, and most of what he knew now came from the teachings of Shiyu Ling.

“Alright, this is all I know…”

Gongsun Ce started to summarize the information he knew.

The Impermanence Skill is divided into seven phases and five realms.

Regarding the five realms, he had never received any detailed explanations, only able to deduce from his own combat experience: Upon reaching the third realm, Divine Communication, Impermanence Law Enforcers gain their own unique abilities; at the Manifestation Realm, this ability would be greatly enhanced in a nearly unreasonable form; the ultimate Creation Realm has the power to neutralize the dragon phenomena, significantly reducing the havoc when dragons manifest.

Shiyu Ling had explained the seven Heart Phases more intricately.

He recalled the brief dialogue on the pigeon’s back, the woman’s voice emerging from his memory.

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Sit up straight, take good notes~ What comes next are the key points.

I’ve already mentioned, the seven Heart Phases of the Impermanence Skill are Silent·Void·Spiritual·Brahma·Desolate·Calamity·Strange.

You can roughly understand these phases using the superpower classification system.

I remember you have a system for classifying abilities?

Looks like big sister didn’t remember wrong, good~ Let’s start from the end.

First is the Strange Phase.

Strange phase Mages excel in environmental manipulation and energy release, just like the magicians in picture books, and according to the classification of the City of Skies, these abilities are of the energy release system.

Abilities like fire, lightning, ice are common in this city, right?

…Not common?

These abilities are quite strong?

Really?

I thought they were just standard abilities for minor characters…

I see…

Ahem, back to the point!

Next is the Desolate Phase.

The Desolate Phase you just overcame that dragon madman is reflected in physical enhancement or mutation, strength, and speed are their specialties, and a few Desolate Form Mages can even use toxic methods.

It would be simpler to think of it as a body enhancement system.

Do all Desolate Form Mages become monsters?

No, although there are many who appear in this form, not everyone does.

Then we come to the Calamity Phase.

Calamity Mages can interfere with fate and luck, they often operate in realms unknown to ordinary people.

The most common Calamity Phase abilities are divination, followed by curses.

Imagine, if malicious Magic truly succeeds, wouldn’t it be an unforeseen “Calamity” for the cursed?

I’ll stop with the lame jokes, so if you keep fake laughing, I’ll kick you down, I’m serious.

Similar superpowers seem to be called probability manipulation, which sounds a bit overhyped.

You think so too?

Just as I thought.

Then there’s the Brahma Phase!

I believe the Brahma Phase is the strongest Heart Phase, its domain is time and space!

Powerful Brahma Mages can nearly do anything, even controlling time and space!

The common manifestation of this Heart Phase is interference with space, like my Shadow Orchid./******/

As for Brahma Mages who can manipulate time, I’ve heard of them, but never seen one.

You never know, maybe one day I’ll reach the Manifestation Realm, so you should hold big sister in awe, okay?

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At this point, Gongsun Ce couldn’t help but glance towards the black-clad painter.

“Brahma’s appearance is the strongest of the Heart Phases, right?”

“Bullshit, do mental illnesses have ranks of superiority and inferiority?”

It sounded like he was saying all Impermanence Law Enforcers were insane.

Fine, you’re only insulting yourself anyway.

Just take that as Alice…

Miss Shiyu’s self-praise.

Next, we’re going to talk about a “nasty” Heart Phase, the Spiritual Image.

Spiritual Image Skills often affect others’ spirits and wills, similar to the Mind System’s superpowers.

Illusions, memory manipulation, and spiritual attacks are their specialties, and it’s said that in the eyes of a truly powerful Spiritual Image Mage, others are nothing more than marionettes.

Sounds a bit creepy, huh?

Hehe, no wonder the Spiritual Image Skill is terrifying~

However, just like the dark Calamity Phase can predict good and bad fortunes, Spiritual Image also has its bright side.

Spiritual Image Mages can easily tame beasts—I’m talking about some species that most people never encounter in their lifetimes—so many of them have animal companions.

Then there’s everyone’s favorite, the Void Phase.

Void Phase Mages mainly manifest their abilities by creating certain special items, like hammers that can shatter anything or swords that heal wounds.

They’re also skilled at creating Heart Phase Weapons, and powerful Void Phase Mages are often well-known Forging Masters.

If we were to compare it to superpowers, it would be like the Creation System.

Your ability has been classified under the Creation System, hasn’t it?

Your classification is “Unknown Principle”?

Oh dear, that’s understandable too.

So, about the last one, the Silent Phase…

I have nothing to say.

The superpower user concluded with this statement.

“It’s hard to find commonalities in the performances of the Silent Phase Skill, and since Silent Phase Mages are the fewest among the seven phases, she had nothing to say in this segment.”

Is the Silent Phase related to the “Unknown Principle” category he belongs to?

But that’s not really a category.

The so-called “Unknown Principle” is a big bucket where white-coated people throw abilities they can’t properly label when they can’t find a suitable tag.

Moreover, equating Impermanence Skills with superpowers is clearly just a convenient, forced explanation.

From his personal observations, Impermanence Law Enforcers could do much more than most single-ability superpower users.

Yan Qi not only had his major move, Roaming Prison, but he could also seal the Black Sword, set up a Sword Array, neutralize the Dragon Disaster phenomenon, and fix the landing spot of the giant dragon.

Even Shiyu Ling, disguised in the Divine Communication Realm, showed multiple abilities like blocking conversations and monitoring energy.

For superpower users like himself, no matter how much they manipulate their single superpower, there’s no essential change—intangible forces aren’t good for painting.

The difference between these two types of people is like a student who excels only in one subject versus an honor student who excels in one area but also understands other subjects.

In professional fields, the former has the advantage, but more often, the latter is more popular.

“That woman did a decent job; this level of understanding is enough.”

The middle-aged painter was just about to get up when he seemed to remember something and stopped midway.

“Oh, right, Gongsun boy.

What is your understanding of the Impermanence Skill?”

“My understanding?”

Yan Qi responded with a poor tone, “Yes, however stupid, as long as you’ve thought about it, tell me everything.”

This question was strange.

What significance did his own opinion have for a field he was about to study?

Indeed, the superpower user had considered the Impermanence Skill, but very few of the questions had clear answers.

The hypotheses he had made so far…

Gongsun Ce recalled the three Desolate Form Mages he had fought recently.

Sky-piercing Snake, Disintegration Demon Body, Instant Combat Formation.

The first two Divine Communication Realm’s Desolate Forms fit the description of “Body Enhancement,” but Xu Junyi’s Desolate Form · Manifestation appeared more like a Space System ability.

Is it a special characteristic only in the Manifestation Realm?

But Shiyu Ling’s Spiritual Image · Manifestation also closely resembled a “Mind System” ability.

So, if one took a long detour here, not only focusing on the Manifestation Realm but also looking up to the higher level…

what about reviewing the Desolate Form itself?

During the review of previous battles, he had thought through this perspective and arrived at a conclusion he himself was not quite sure of.

The superpower user tentatively said, “I feel like the Desolate Form Skill…”

“What about the Desolate Form Skill?”

By viewing the three individuals belonging to Desolate Form from the perspective of “having issues” and analyzing the hearts they revealed through their expressions and entrusted wishes…

Xu Junyi of the Manifestation Realm seemed more knowledgeable in practicing Desolate Form Skill than the other two.

One could try to use his philosophy to analyze the other abilities…

Taking this as a starting point to find similarities between these three abilities…

“Desolate Form Mages and their opponents seem to enjoy an equivalent treatment to some extent.”

Sky-piercing Snake involved attacks that only the individual and the opponent could interact with; if the devouring snake was defeated, it would also endanger itself.

Disintegration Demon Body allowed dispersing oneself everywhere, but the fragile core was immobile, and finding it meant certain death.

Instant Combat Formation needs no further explanation, despite its distorted behavior, a duel field where neither party could use extraordinary abilities was undoubtedly developed with equivalent combat in mind.

“I feel like the Desolate Form Skill is a kind of…” the silver-haired youth muttered to himself, “ability that emphasizes fairness?”

Yan Qi stood up with a scowl, pointed at the youth’s nose, and scolded, “You’re never allowed to learn the Desolate Form Skill!”

“Why not?!”