Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 324 - 303 Shan Liangyi 2

Chapter 324: 303 Shan Liangyi 2

The geniuses invaded by the seed, according to the ancient texts discovered by Water Navy Xuanwu, are called "Liangyi Inheritors".

Certainly, the seed’s influence is not just limited to transforming the talent of Liangyi Inheritors. As the inheritors convert their potential into strength, the seed also grows during this process. At a certain moment, Shan Liangyi would reclaim the seed, transferring all the power and talent of the Liangyi Inheritors to himself, aiming to enlarge his own power.

"Considering the power you currently possess, with your original talent, it is estimated that even if you weren’t a Flame Ability User, you could still become a superhero in another field, achieving feats that amaze and shock," Water Navy Xuanwu said with an inexplicable gaze. "However, Shan Liangyi’s seed has twisted your destiny. Now, you can only operate as a Flame Ability User in the abnormal world, and ultimately all your accumulations will be appropriated by others."

"I see." I nodded.

He suspiciously asked, "...You don’t seem disappointed?"

There’s nothing much to be disappointed or not to be disappointed about. Suddenly hearing such significant news, I hadn’t even fully processed it yet.

Moreover, there isn’t any evidence as of now to confirm I am the Liangyi Inheritor he mentioned. The only thing that could corroborate this is the unbelievable extent of my talent as a Flame Ability User.

Even if this is true, this matter might not be entirely detrimental to me.

I don’t know what type of talent the original me possessed, but it might not be related to the magical adventure I desire. If it were a talent in politics or scientific research, the current me might not have existed. Controlling flame with superpower, albeit blunt and straightforward, I genuinely like it.

Although such tremendous power once caused me to be estranged from the abnormal world, and frankly speaking, this power is excessively strong which somewhat prevented me from enjoying adventures, it also became an excellent vessel helping me to navigate the abnormal world. Overall, I am quite satisfied.

Because I am very satisfied, I certainly do not want to lose this power, and even less so for my hard-earned achievements to end up as someone else’s dowry.

I have a strong sense of crisis about this.

Unlike the crisis posed by Yinyue and Water Navy Xuanwu which threatened my life, this one may shake the very foundation of being a supernatural power user, a crisis of unprecedented magnitude. Although it’s not to say, without superpower, I can’t adventure in the abnormal world, but as mentioned before, without superpowers, I might die from the imminent dangers quickly, and I do not wish to die so soon.

It’s like playing a fantastic game where if you die once, you can’t play it again. I can accept death, but cannot accept dying at just 1% progress. If I were to die, it should at least be at 50%... preferably around 99%.

Considering it from another angle, dying at 1% progress is an unacceptable consequence for me, but if all the consequences along the adventure path were "acceptable," it would be too bland. Perhaps, I should view it as a tremendous obstacle that emerges along with the fate of being a supernatural power user, one that I must confront head-on.

Only by surpassing my origin can I prove that I am indeed the deserving protagonist of my story.

Additionally, Water Navy Xuanwu’s narrative made me think about the relationship between the freaks and the prototype.

Freaks also gained their power through the seed of the heart. Considering that the seed of the heart in freaks can detach from their bodies automatically under certain conditions, perhaps the seed of the heart has a similar mechanism to Shan Liangyi’s seeds. Actually, in the past, Lu Youxun also mentioned that "the seed of the heart in freaks should return to the prototype."

And from the clues at hand, the prototype of the freaks is very likely the Taoyuan Village Master.

Could Shan Liangyi be the Taoyuan Village Master?

I posed this question to Water Navy Xuanwu, who fell into deep thought: "...I’ve had this suspicion, but before becoming Impermanence, I don’t plan to approach the Taoyuan Village Master actively."

I continued to ask, "Then... what is the connection between what you mentioned earlier and your intention to kill me?"

"It’s simple. Since Shan Liangyi considers us so-called ’Liangyi Inheritors’ as his prey, then I will eliminate his targeted prey," Water Navy Xuanwu said frankly. "I have already uncovered and decrypted part of Shan Liangyi’s ritual mechanism. Now, I can also transfer the power seeds to myself, just like how Shan Liangyi reclaims them."

"However, there is a prerequisite condition, that is, I must personally kill the other Liangyi inheritors in order to occupy other power seeds.

"Actually, even for Shan Liangyi himself, retrieving the power seeds is not without restrictions. If the target is an ordinary Liangyi inheritor, he can reclaim the seeds at will, but for a Liangyi inheritor who has grown to the level of Impermanence, even he himself cannot summon the power seeds from thousands of miles away. He must be present in front of the target to retrieve them.

"Therefore, I must first evolve to the realm of Impermanence, and the most efficient method is to kill another Liangyi inheritor and directly devour their power seed to complete my evolution.

"Only then will I qualify to stand in front of Shan Liangyi and attempt to devour and plunder everything from him."

It seems he also has great ambitions, not only to resist his own fate but also to emulate Shan Liangyi by devouring other Liangyi inheritors’ powers, and ultimately, he won’t even let off Shan Liangyi, the source of the scheme.

If my destined calamity is Shan Liangyi, then perhaps the predestined calamity of Shan Liangyi might be Water Navy Xuanwu. As the old saying goes, "He who kills, will be killed," since he is plotting to devour others, he must be prepared to be devoured by someone one day.

Perhaps I should also start investigating that Taoyuan Village Master after becoming Impermanence.

"Although it was I who asked first, are you sure it’s okay to tell me such a big secret?" I asked curiously.

"Including the fact that I can plunder other Liangyi inheritors’ power seeds, all of these are indeed my secrets..." Water Navy Xuanwu said indifferently, "However, the fact that I am a Liangyi inheritor is not a secret to some people. They have seen me hunting Flame Ability Users, even without relevant evidence, they can probably guess my secret quite accurately.

"Just like the King Zhuanlun, he was a Liangyi inheritor who was affected by the power seed invasion in the past, and it seems he also plans to target Shan Liangyi. For me, he is both prey and hunter, and he is my biggest competitor. If it weren’t for his elusive presence, making him hard to find, I would have originally planned to assassinate him.

"Moreover, at our level, unless one possesses extremely powerful abilities related to ’keeping secrets’, any secret can potentially be discovered through Divination abilities over time. Didn’t you also find out about my itinerary through that kind of ability?

"Even if someone wants to find the other Liangyi inheritors first and use them as bait to trap me, there’s nothing much to worry about. There’s an instinct for unification among the power seeds of Shan Liangyi, which can also be considered a kind of karmic power, so Liangyi inheritors will attract each other on a fate level. If even I haven’t found the other Liangyi inheritors, those with ulterior motives will have an even harder time finding them before me."

King Zhuanlun is also a Liangyi inheritor? There are even victims of Shan Liangyi within Impermanence of Luo Mountain?

Shan Liangyi suddenly becomes an even heavier presence in my mind.

Speaking of which, Shan Liangyi’s ability is Reincarnation, and this King Zhuanlun’s title also contains ’Zhuan’ and ’Lun’... Could this Impermanence actually be Shan Liangyi himself? I speculated.

"I heard that currently in the outside of Luo Mountain, other than Xuanming, there is only the Taoyuan Village Master. If the Taoyuan Village Master is not Shan Liangyi, then could Shan Liangyi be within Luo Mountain?" I asked.

"Shan Liangyi was killed by the Old Fist God in the last century, it’s hard to imagine him reincarnating in Luo Mountain and becoming one of the Impermanence. Although, he is certainly going to resurrect and return, and that time should not be far off." he answered.

"Despite you saying you want to kill me, you don’t seem to be in a hurry," I said, "If so, could you please answer one more question for me. What if I’m not a Liangyi inheritor?

"According to what you said earlier, Gua Tianshi should also know that I am likely a Liangyi inheritor, yet he personally came forward to win me over. Shouldn’t he think that since I am a genius whose destiny has been twisted by the power seed, I might eventually be taken away by Shan Liangyi anyway?"

"...I have also thought about this question." He looked at me doubtfully, "Even if you can become Impermanence in the future, as long as your power is formed through the seed of Shan Liangyi, you are destined to be helpless against him and cannot withstand even a single round. Even King Zhuanlun is constantly worried, trying his best to hide his activities to avoid Shan Liangyi gaining an advantage when he returns...

"What exactly did Gua Tianshi see in you? Did he misjudge, or is it me who misjudged, and you are not the Flame Ability User I was looking for..."

Towards the end, he slightly shook his head, then said, "Whether you are or not, once I kill you, everything will become clear."

Clearly, he does not care if he might kill the wrong person, nor does he fear taking a risk and acting against someone of my power level. Previously, he even dared to risk attacking Xuanming, believing there was an 80% chance Xuanming was not a L...