Chapter 667: Chapter 178 Netherworld King’s Spark (1st Update)
The dark Heavenly Curtain was torn open with a slit.
Gloomy light continually seeped from that narrow crack.
It was as if the so-called “Netherworld King” gazed down upon the world below through this sliver of light.
“Clink clink…”
Gu Lushen’s head landed far away in the snowy ground.
At the mont of his death, he closed his eyes, neither sad nor joyful.
Being killed by Bai Shu, he could at least die with his eyes closed.
Gu Lushen’s torso, under the cold wind’s blow, burst with scorching breaths as his robe fluttered and frayed like burning ashes… The divine power of the Wine God drifted away with the wind, abandoning the worthless body, and slowly traveled towards the direction of Inner Mausoleum Stone Mountain.
The drifting black robe slowly scattered.
Exposing the decayed flesh.
At the chest of Gu Lushen, a burning scent of blood emanated. Gu Shen approached Bai Shu, looking at this pockmarked and withered shell lacking divine power’s blessing.
During a visit to the Tomb Guardian in Qingzhong Cetery, Gu Lushen once said that a “Fire Eye” had opened on his chest.
Constantly burning him.
Indeed.
The heart area of the shell was burnt to a crisp.
Because Gu Lushen’s strength was extrely overwhelming, even though the corpse was separated, his heart continued beating, albeit slower and slower… Being a Transcendent who reached the Titled Level was already beyond the mundane definition of normal.
It was completely a different type of being.
Life force, spiritual power, both far surpassed ordinary humans.
“Gaining the power of the ‘Fla’ is not an easy feat,”
Bai Shu, looking at the gradually ceasing black heart, said softly, “Even if the Fla accepts a Transcendent, to control it… also requires a great sacrifice. Everything in this world, whatever is gained, must soday be lost.”
Gu Shen thought of the Prayer Technique and Divination Skill.
After the birth of Transcendents, this world’s “original order” was broken, yet even the chaotic Extraordinary Elents have an unbreakable Iron Law.
The Fla is divine.
But to obtain the “Fla” is not simply through re luck.
Around the Five Continents, there are too many Transcendents with strong will and power.
But the number of “gods” who ultimately control the Fla is just a few.
“What is the cost of controlling the Fla?”
Gu Shen asked seriously.
“The Fla is a ‘seal’ that aids in life’s leap,” Bai Shu said calmly: “No matter how divine, it is ultimately a product from a split of the gospel box… To sync with the ‘Fla’, one must possess the most superior physique and spirit.”
Gu Shen nodded slowly.
“Theoretically… only Transcendents who have reached the Titled Level might ta the Fla.”
Bai Shu stated, “However, before [Da Du] was developed, the Federation Governnt did not have a clear lower limit for the Titled Level. In that era, only the publicly recognized top powers could have this title… Awards from that ti were rarer than today.”
Indeed.
Gu Shen himself no longer entered [the deep water area] to perform a Spiritual Link.
He was solely focused on his own path of cultivation.
The spiritual cultivation developed by [Da Du] was helpful, but in reality, the strength of Transcendents has always been evident; it does not shake with or without [Da Du]… Years ago, without the aid of a Spirit Network, everyone could progress in their cultivation.
“Gu Lushen’s spirit is strong,”
Bai Shu crouched down, raising his hand.
The blood-drained head suddenly flew back, restored to its severed neck by him.
Bai Shu’s palm swept over,
Frost and snow connected like a thread, filling the break in the neck,
At this mont, Gu Lushen had completely extinguished his spirit, dead beyond death. [Reverse Flow] couldn’t achieve reviving the dead, a violation of the Extraordinary Iron Law… so even though the body appeared intact, it was rely a corpse.
“I’ve killed him a hundred tis. He never backed down once,”
Facing death, takes imnse courage.
And after experiencing death once… facing it again is a torture.
Gu Shen watched the entire combat between Gu Lushen and Bai Shu, Chi Huo capturing every detail of this top-level contest… Although the process seed like an “overpowering,” the defeated party demonstrated imnse courage and spirit.
Gu Lushen was defeated a hundred tis.
Each ti he suffered near-death wounds.
And after [Reverse Flow], he still chose to fight Bai Shu.
This torture… he relentlessly repeated it hundreds of tis!
Putting aside everything else, Gu Lushen’s spirit was indeed incomparably strong!
“And his physical body… has endured the ‘Fla Power’ for over twenty years, in a sense, a body compatible with the ‘Fla’ despite its ruin.”
Bai Shu gazed at the blinking heart of fire, calmly stating, “Therefore, his obsession with the Fla runs very deep. Theoretically speaking, he indeed has a high possibility of controlling the Fla.”
No wonder…
Seeing Gu Lushen, Gu Shen’s eyes filled with a deeper sadness.
Gu Shen had once thought, even if Gu Lushen opened the Giant Statue Ruins, what of it?
Was he so confident in controlling the so-called “Netherworld King’s Spark”?
After all, this was a madman who had wagered everything. He had endured so long, willing to risk it all to co into contact with the true “fla.”… What would happen if he really touched the Netherworld King’s Spark?
No one knew.
Such madness really wasn’t much of anything.
Just a wisp of “Fla Dream” was enough to stir up all the Transcendents from the three major and five families of Changye.
It was rely a wisp of a Dream left behind by the Divine Throne.
The real “fla” presented before him was indeed too difficult a temptation to resist.
“Even without , he would most likely be a dead man.”
Bai Shu whispered softly, “His craziness ensures he won’t survive the day.”
Gu Shen paused for a mont and asked, “Why?”
“The fla makes very high demands on its vessel.” Bai Shu looked at Gu Shen, speaking softly, “Every Divine Throne, before coming in contact with a fla, is ‘clean.’ You can understand that the flas have their own souls and selectivity; they won’t accept the ‘impure.'”
“…Impure?”
“Accepting blessings from other Divine Thrones or becoming a Transcendent who is an Envoy of a different fla, such individuals will never have the chance to ta another fla.” Bai Shu said lightly, “Lu Shen had earlier stolen a touch from Changye’s ‘Battle Fire’ and now has accepted a gift from the ‘God of Wine.’ These two conflicting powers have tainted his vessel, making it impossible for him to be accepted by the ‘Netherworld King’s Spark’!”
Battle Fire!
Was this the na of Mr. Gu Changzhi’s fla?
Gu Shen’s heart shuddered slightly, probably understanding the principle.
Each spark held vast Divine Power… such a unique “supre divine artifact” naturally repelled powers of other kinds.
The Transcendents who could ta them were geniuses among billions, and those who had received mixed Divine Power as gifts were dood never to beco Divine Thrones, no matter how powerful they were.
To beco a Divine Throne, one needed a clear mind.
One could not advocate mixed practices.
“This is actually a good thing.” He paused, saying, “The fla’s exceptionally strict ‘choosing condition’ also ensures that no Divine Throne in the world can manage to control two flas at the sa ti.”
If the Divine Thrones were to… engage in slaughter, in plunder.
Then the order would truly be badly damaged.
This is why the top battle forces across the Five Continents maintain ‘peace’ today—
Among Divine Throne-level battles, it’s exceedingly difficult to determine a victor, let alone a matter of life and death, unless one side seeks death.
Even if there were a way to kill a Divine Throne, the victor would pay a terrible price.
And the only gain would be one “fla.”
A “fla”… which ant little to the Divine Throne itself because it couldn’t tamper with it, and all its Envoys, due to the matter of conflicting Divine Power systems, couldn’t ta it either.
If at this point, other Divine Thrones of the supre council chose to act together against it.
Then the freshly victorious Divine Throne would undoubtedly face certain defeat!
According to the Federation’s laws, the most likely end result would be… two masterless flas left in the Five Continents, finding new masters after long trials and waits.
The one who disrupted the order, though, would be completely obliterated.
Gu Shen lifted his head to look at the pale Heavenly Curtain infused with faintly visible black flas.
For so reason.
As he gazed at the trembling black flas, he didn’t feel afraid.
Instead, he felt a certain kinship.
Seeing Gu Shen’s solemn expression, as if he were contemplating sothing.
“You can rest assured… comprehending the Fla Dream won’t have an effect.”
Bai Shu spoke up, “The Fla Dream left behind by Mr. Gu Changzhi is his spiritual contemplation and does not contain his actual power. You can be assured to contemplate similar things in the future without affecting the taming of the fla.”
Gu Shen smiled wryly and shook his head.
He had undergone a “Divine Descent” in the Da Du District… At least according to Senior Bai Shu’s earlier statent, it seed unrelated to the Netherworld King’s Spark right in front of him? But that “Divine Descent” had been a bit strange; logically, the Divine Power he received should belong to Mr. Gu Changzhi, and the Netherworld King’s Spark should repel him, right?
But all these were no longer important.
He hadn’t even thought about the distant matter of “taming the fla.”
“Senior…”
Gu Shen took a deep breath, saying earnestly, “I think this fla… should be tad by you.”
Inside the Inner Mausoleum.
If not mistaken, a Divine War was currently underway.
If Bai Shu refined the “Netherworld King’s Spark” and joined the battle… then the God of Wine would undoubtedly et defeat!
“?”
Bai Shu stood under the black flas and looked up; the black luminescence was quite dazzling.
Countless people could go mad for it.
Even though failure ant paying with their lives, still millions would rush towards it.
However, he just shook his head.
“That’s no longer possible.”
Bai Shu smiled sowhat regretfully, “The Netherworld King’s Spark won’t accept … many years ago, I had already touched the ‘Battle Fire.'”
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