Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 332 - 310 Impermanence Force 1

Chapter 332: 310 Impermanence Force 1

Water Navy Xuanwu actually had a second "Golden Core," and he could even retrieve the Dark Mysterious Power he had previously released back into his hands!

This retrieval seemed to be contingent on him having a spare "Golden Core." I could see that he wasn’t controlling the powers himself; rather, he had to use the "Golden Core" as a "device" to issue simple commands to such a vast amount of Dark Mysterious Power.

It must be that the "Golden Core" wasn’t something he could casually create; surely, he had to spend a considerable amount of time compressing and storing his Mana within it. Judging from the fact that the quality of the second "Golden Core" was far inferior to the first from the moment it was revealed, it seemed he couldn’t produce a third "Golden Core."

I had thought that it would have been astounding enough for him to execute the Killing Move of the Impermanence domain just once, but he clearly had strength to spare. It was unprecedented for someone of the Great Success Rank to achieve such a feat.

Seeing this, I ceased my observation and conjured flames from the barren, empty ground, which then condensed into my human form.

Not just a Fire Element body, but even the soul was condensed. My flames are my Spirit; from this perspective, what I’m doing now is creating my soul from scratch.

Even though my soul was completely annihilated and not dead, I now have little clarity on how exactly I continue to survive. On the other hand, losing both body and soul while still maintaining a sense of self—although I can’t understand this state—there’s one thing that is clear: my existence is undoubtedly maintained by my superpower. In other words, my self is now unprecedentedly and closely integrated with my superpower.

Perhaps all the powers entering a state of liberation are related to this. Not only that, but I felt my control over power became much smoother than before. It’s not about quicker responsiveness, but a rather miraculous experience. It’s like in the past I said, "my flames are my spirit," but merely regarded superpower as something external to myself, whereas now I’ve truly fused with it.

However, I do not feel that I have reached a new peak, but rather that I have finally leapt out of the well into an entirely new and boundless world.

I compare myself in my mind to the Impermanence I once encountered, to Xuanming, Divine Light, Gua Tianshi, and Ming Zhuo whom I had a brief "confrontation" with...

I am very sure, now, that I have truly stepped into the domain of the Impermanence.

As proof, I now seem to be able to control the Xuanming Fire remaining within Water Navy Xuanwu’s soul. Of course, I have no intention of doing so. Compared to relying on the power left by Xuanming, I prefer to test my new strength.

I condensed my body and soul right in front of Water Navy Xuanwu. As soon as the firelight appeared, he recoiled to a distance like shocked, his face showing a spine-chilling expression similar to that of an ordinary person seeing a corpse move.

Though the abnormal world is full of oddities, my safe resurrection was clearly beyond his acceptance. He must have had absolute confidence in the Killing Move he just executed. In fact, this Killing Move could have indeed killed me—this is a conclusion I’ve reached from the perspective of becoming Impermanence.

A sufficiently immense power can twist all reason; his previous Killing Move reached such a height. Even if he hadn’t anticipated that I could survive body and soul annihilation, and couldn’t grasp the concept of sustaining oneself with merely heat, as long as there was a clear, autonomous will to kill within that Dark Mysterious Power, I would undoubtedly have died. The reason I didn’t was that he couldn’t fully control that power.

The killing intent was diluted by investing it into a tremendous power that was disproportionate to himself. This was the drawback of him, not being the Impermanence, trying to manipulate the power of Impermanence. It was just throwing a clump of power, with most of it being released in places off the main target. That he could still recycle some of it afterward was probably due to this.

Nevertheless, he is by no means an ordinary person; the moment he realized I wasn’t dead, his gaze instantly became very resolute.

"Is that so, you actually..." he showed an emotion like staking everything, "If that’s the case—"

With that, he crushed the "Golden Core" in his hand again.

A deep and profound light appeared in his hands once more, which he pointed at me.

Maybe he understood what my revival truly meant, even noticing that I had become Impermanence, but it was already too late for him to escape; my Perception had completely locked onto him. Even if he truly wanted to escape, he would at least need to consume that "Golden Core" to slightly hinder my actions and attention.

The black light erupted once again, sweeping towards me.

A dangerous premonition arose in my heart. Different from the previous Killing Move, although the technique seemed the same, Water Navy Xuanwu seemed to have changed his attack modality, and it truly included qualities that could threaten my self. Worthy of being a character who dared to assassinate Impermanence, he could still surprise me at this stage.

At the same time, I also launched my own attack.

There were no flashy tricks; merely the concentration of flames in the palm, which then transformed into a flame light cannon as thick as a train and blasted out. It was the exact same move as before, but displayed terrifying destructive power under superior Mana. This strike could destroy mountains, just like the Water Navy Xuanwu had done moments ago.

I had no intention of holding back; this was my all-out attack. In terms of pure power, it was comparable to the killing move of the Water Navy Xuanwu. His dark mysterious power could entirely suppress my water attribute, but the downside was his inability to control it, whereas I could fully harness my own power. What would happen when the two collided?

The answer was revealed the next instant.

The flame light cannon effortlessly shattered the dark mysterious power, devoured the Water Navy Xuanwu behind it, and then slammed into the half-destroyed Moon Concealing Mountain. This time, the mountain did not shatter; the seemingly formidable power of the dark mysterious power was merely a wasteful spillage from an inability to contain its force. My flame light cannon pierced through the half-destroyed mountain like a red-hot iron needle stabbing through soft tofu.

After the light vanished, the Water Navy Xuanwu disappeared like a droplet of water evaporating in a fire.

He could not have possibly survived that strike. If he had been whole, perhaps he could have escaped since even Xuanming couldn’t detain him, and I likely wouldn’t have been able to either. However, he no longer had that capacity. With his soul deeply scarred, there was no possibility for him to withstand pain and flee as he had when facing Xuanming.

Regrettably, since he is now dead, I have no way of obtaining the Shen Gui Spirit Pill from him.

I should no longer cling to something unattainable; I’ll find other means to heal Mazao’s soul in the future. Now that I am Impermanence, perhaps I could do something myself. Besides, on second thought, losing the chance to obtain the Shen Gui Spirit Pill might not be such a bad thing—although according to Gua Tianshi’s prophecy, ’giving up the Shen Gui Spirit Pill’ does not necessarily mean ’Changan can be saved,’ but by eliminating the former possibility, perhaps my luck will concentrate on the latter.

More than conjecture, this seems akin to superstition. But now, I decide to believe in this superstition.

I moved towards the top of the mountain.

Initially, my plan was to severely injure the Water Navy Xuanwu and then use the Fake Water Moon to probe his consciousness to see how he planned to penetrate the fog and find Yinyue. But, just like obtaining the Shen Gui Spirit Pill, this too has become impossible. Fortunately, I no longer need to worry about his plans.

I could faintly perceive another presence atop the half-destroyed Moon Concealing Mountain—an aura as massive, yet distinctly different from the Water Navy Xuanwu. It was the aura of Yinyue.

The fog around Moon Concealing Mountain was severely torn during the destruction, but it was quickly closing at a visible speed. Perhaps the Water Navy Xuanwu initially planned to use brute force to break through this fog. Now, I could do the same, but it is no longer necessary. The rank of Great Success and the powers of Fatian Xiangdi could not stop Impermanence, nor could they stop me.

I simply advanced in the direction I perceived. Previously, I would have lost my way at some point, but now that’s no longer a worry. I navigated through the fog, constantly closing the distance between the aura of Yinyue. Soon, I reached the mountain top.

There was a patch of ground at the summit not engulfed by fog, making it a perfect place for moon-gazing. I surveyed the surroundings, searching for traces of Yinyue. Then driven by intuition, I looked up at the moon.

Unbeknownst when, a moonlight-colored cocoon large enough to envelop a human body had replaced the moon. And upon closer inspection, the cocoon wasn’t that high up. It was as though the Moonlight Cocoon had been hanging there from the start, just using visual illusions to make people think it was the moon.

The moment I noticed the Moonlight Cocoon, it slowly descended and shattered into countless light particles a few meters above the ground.

Yinyue emerged from it.

At first, she had her eyes closed, her body curled up, resembling a fetus sleeping in its mother’s womb. Then, she slowly opened her eyes and gradually stretched her limbs, floating and standing in midair.

She lowered her head, gazing down at me from above.

"You are late... Zhuang Cheng," she said softly, "I have completely healed the burns you caused last time, and now, I am in prime condition.

"And here at Moon Concealing Mountain, the power I can wield is far beyond what you, a mere rank of Great Success, can match. You... hmm?"

While speaking, she noticed something was off, carefully inspected the half-destroyed Moon Concealing Mountain, and then fell into a brief silence.

"...What happened to Moon Concealing Mountain?" she asked, puzzlingly.

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