"Of course, these are all matters of the past."
Bai Shu chuckled.
As he spoke of this past event he was reluctant to ntion, his tone still held a faint sadness, but it was no longer for himself.
Twenty years of hiding his identity.
If Zhou Jiren hadn’t appeared at the darkest mont, perhaps he would still be waiting in the underground tavern, far from the hustle and bustle of the world, and as for the "Battle Fire," it would forever be unrelated to him.
So things can only be picked up after being let go.
"Is hope the most useless thing?"
He looked at Gu Shen, and at this mont, no response was needed, as the answer was already clear.
Bai Shu reached out and waved toward the skytop over the wilderness, where a crack in the Heavenly Curtain was torn open, and a pitch-black spark slowly erged from the crack, like a vertical pupil, constantly overflowing with a dark and ominous aura.
The inner mausoleum of Qingzhong Cetery, where the weather changed unpredictably.
With the appearance of that vertical pupil, the entire cetery’s Golden Divine Light was coated with a faint layer of black.
The Transcendent walking in the Outer Tomb might not feel it.
But Gu Xiaoman, Song Ci, and Chu Ling, who were waiting outside the mausoleum, all noticed this anomaly.
"An ominous and malevolent aura is erging..."
Gu Xiaoman clenched her sleeve and murmured, "This aura is more unsettling than the ’Battle Fire.’
...
...
"Netherworld King’s Spark..."
Looking at the pitch-black vertical pupil appearing on the skytop, Gu Shen’s expression was solemn.
He took a deep breath.
What was this arduous journey of cultivation for?
It was to lt the spark...
Now he finally saw the "Netherworld Fire," different from the feeling last ti. Back then, the power wrapped within the Netherworld King’s Spark felt overpowering, making even a glance exceedingly difficult.
At that ti, compared to the spark, he seed like a leaf boat in a raging sea wave.
The thought of lting the spark was nothing but a fool’s dream.
But now, it was different.
He felt the Netherworld Fire’s guidance within the Heart Lake, experienced the cleansing of the Pure Land Suxuan Wood; this overwhelming power, though terrifying, he had long been recognized by the "spark."
Perhaps, attempting to wield it wasn’t impossible?
"Among the Seven Gods’ Sparks, the most difficult to wield is this ’Netherworld King’s Spark,’ which not only includes the power of life and death but also absorbs most of the calamity from the Gospel Box, ominous... The Divine Throne that inherits the position of ’Netherworld King,’ although able to control the life and death of beings, will be entangled by calamity throughout its life."
Bai Shu looked at this masterless spark and said to Gu Shen, "In the eyes of the world, this spark signifies ’despair,’ but in fact... it is also a kind of hope."
He was willing to step out from underground back then because he saw the last glimr of hope.
If this young man nad Gu Shen could wield the "Netherworld Fire" and reorganize the order of life and death.
Perhaps...
The ntally unstable Li Rou might have a chance to return to normal.
Bai Shu stood beside Gu Shen, looked up at the pitch-black Heavenly Curtain torn by the Netherworld Fire, and softly asked.
"Do you want to give it a try?"
Gu Shen stared directly at the Netherworld Fire.
He did not imdiately give an answer but slowly asked, "What kind of person can successfully lt the spark?"
This is a question that countless people from the Five Continents are curious about.
But this question happens to have no answer.
In the world’s cognition, the prerequisites for lting the spark are that the Transcendent must be strong enough.
Yet so top-tier powerhouses, despite countless trials, do not necessarily have good outcos when lting the spark.
Back then, the Red Emperor, who was exceptionally gifted in the North Continent, spent a lifeti yet could not gain recognition from the "spark," while the young Lin Lei completed the lting of the spark in less than a month.
The Red Emperor was of royal bloodline, with unparalleled talent above all.
He was not inferior to Lin Lei.
But he failed, while Lin Lei succeeded effortlessly.
Those chasing the spark, pursuing the Divine Position, need to undergo the trial of the Fla Dream and demonstrate their devotion to the power of the spark...
But these countless rules do not exist in front of certain "chosen ones."
Gu Shen was directly chosen by the Netherworld King’s Spark like this.
Gu Xiaoman even reserved the seat of "Lord of Wine" at the mont of awakening.
"Everything else is negotiable."
Bai Shu slowly said, "But lting the spark... in my view, luck outweighs effort. So geniuses work their whole life but are destined never to beco the ’Master of the Spark,’ among these geniuses is myself."
If Gu Changzhi hadn’t passed away early, the Battle Fire wouldn’t have changed hands.
"Therefore, I think the elent that decides whether the spark can be successfully lted... might just be fate."
"What is ant to be will co, what is not ant to be should not be forced."
Bai Shu said this aningfully.
He wanted to comfort Gu Shen, but his own experience was really unconvincing.
"The factor that determines whether the spark can be lted is... fate..."
Gu Shen looked at that pitch-black vertical pupil, in a state of divine.
"You seem to be worried about lting it unsuccessfully?"
"No..."
Gu Shen smiled and said, "On the contrary, I am worried about lting it directly."
"What’s wrong with lting it directly successfully?"
Bai Shu smiled and said, "We urgently need a third Divine Throne now, if you beco the Netherworld King, the Five Continents could change."
"During this ti, I have gained a deeper understanding of the ’Netherworld Fire.’
Gu Shen sighed softly, "This spark contains a much richer than other sparks of ominousness and calamity; this stuff is not sothing anyone can withstand..."
At this point, Bai Shu understood.
"The death of the last Netherworld King was peculiar, so you worry this spark has accumulated a lot of calamity within, waiting for a new master to arrive and to be accounted for altogether..."
"Yes."
Gu Shen said, "I’m worried this ’Fire Seed’ is impure. The Netherworld King’s lineage has nothing good. I’ve been sched against several tis."
He squinted his eyes, staring at the vertical pupil on the Skytop.
The Netherworld Fire also squinted its "eye," eting Gu Shen’s gaze—
So things, even knowing there are troubles, must be faced head-on.
Gu Shen cleared all distracting thoughts. He floated upward, arrived before this strand of pitch-black, dark Fire Seed, and held his breath as he said solemnly, "I am ready to touch the ’Netherworld Fire,’ please, senior, protect !"
Bai Shu nodded with a solemn expression.
His figure flickered, transforming into three...
[Reversed Divine Domain] enveloped the entire inner tomb, countless streams of Golden Divine Light surrounded Gu Shen and the Netherworld Fire.
Not to ntion Gu Shen hasn’t refined the Fire Seed yet, even if he already has, within this Divine Domain, he still possesses absolute control!
Bai Shu only uttered four words.
"Feel free to act."
These four words gave Gu Shen imnse reassurance... He knew too well what [Reversed Divine Domain] ant. There was no domain more powerful than this for protection, and no protector more fitting than Mr. Bai Shu at this mont.
He stretched out his five fingers and pressed them directly into the Netherworld Fire!
"Since you’ve long chosen as the ’Master’... then it’s ti to show so sincerity!"
Gu Shen was not polite to the Netherworld Fire. He roared lowly, his five fingers curved like hooks, fiercely grabbing this entity emitting a dark aura!
Simultaneously, the two Great Achievent Domains on him erged together, crushing forward!
[Pure Land] Suxuan Wood shadow appeared!
The calamity aura emitted by the Netherworld King’s Spark floated in the air like an ocean, forming its own domain. Even without acknowledging a master, it is no ordinary mundane entity to touch.
But now Gu Shen aid to drag the "Netherworld Fire" directly into his own Spiritual World!
In there, he would be the supre master!
"Boom—"
The two domains collided with the Dark Nether Sea.
This was Gu Shen’s first setback. He wanted to forcibly lt the Fire Seed this way but failed. The Netherworld Fire hovered at the top of the Golden Divine Domain, not moving an inch.
The attempt to shake the two Great Achievent Domains was utterly futile!
But Gu Shen did not co away empty-handed...
This strike pried open a corner of the Netherworld Fire, a wisp of dark aura escaping from the Fire Seed.
"Has my ’Authority Power’ increased? Does this count as successful lting?"
Gu Shen clearly felt his weak Authority Aura violently increase!
A black fla ignited in his brow.
Compared to when he granted Mu Wanqiu Authority, it had increased dozens of tis!
At that ti, the Authority Power was weak, like a strand of hair... but now it had condensed into a vivid fla.
Suddenly, a strong sense of foreboding struck!
Indeed.
Trying to lt this "Netherworld Fire" was far from simple.
Gu Shen hurriedly sat cross-legged, operated the breathing thod, and within seconds, his entire person was shrouded in abundant crimson mist.
The ominous occurrence during the Ice Sea Breakthrough had just exploded once before and now returned, equally fierce as last ti—
Bai Shu said solemnly, "Need [Reverse Flow]?"
"No... No need!"
Gu Shen quickly responded, taking out [Ring], held it in his palm, and with three tis the Heart Flow spirit operating thod, began to resist the ominous calamity.
When calamity descends, the Transcendent’s Spirit Sea often suffers a substantial blow.
If the resistance fails.
It would lead directly to loss of control!
But Gu Shen’s Spirit Sea was extrely strong, sitting under the Pure Land Suxuan Wood, experiencing the continual alternation of three seasons’ phenona on one person...
The crimson mist enveloping Gu Shen constantly shattered, constantly reborn.
Vast calamity forces attempted to infiltrate the Pure Land while Gu Shen was unprepared, but as they squeezed into his Heart Sea, they were fully absorbed by [Ring]!
Within the Golden Divine Domain, Bai Shu quietly watched the scene.
Gu Shen had pulled out a wisp of faint Netherworld Fire... was this considered a successful first step in lting?
Yet the scene before them was entirely different from when he lted the Battle Fire Seed!
The bizarre, frantic, dark nature of the Netherworld Fire was truly unsettling...
If Gu Shen hadn’t spoken, Bai Shu would have activated [Reversed Divine Domain], forcibly reverting everything back before contact.
Bai Shu worried that Gu Shen might not withstand such an imnse amount of foreboding.
But fortunately...
This young man is far stronger than imagined, much stronger!
The crimson mist proliferated, nearly filling the entire Skytop of the inner tomb, but Gu Shen sought no assistance, causing Bai Shu to suppress [Reversed Divine Domain], patiently waiting, his expression very somber.
Just extracting a wisp of Authority Power invited such a vast amount of ominous assault?
Gu Shen’s skin corroded, the black hair painstakingly cultivated was bleached, and within re seconds, enveloped under the ominous calamity, he beca sinister, sly.
This was the price of becoming the "Netherworld King."
Of course.
This was only the first step.
"Is lting the Netherworld King’s Spark truly worth such a price..."
Gu Shen opened his eyes, glaring fiercely at the pitch-black fla before him, in the endless darkness, the Netherworld Fire danced, akin to a cold, indifferent vertical pupil.
This gaze was not unfamiliar to Gu Shen.
The aura emanating from this Spark now felt all too familiar.
Pure Land, Duolu River, the maze of the Old World.
Although Gu Shen hadn’t t the forr Netherworld King, in a sense, he had encountered them many tis.
"Or perhaps..."
"Is this actually the trap you left for the next heir?"
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