Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 352 - 327 Zhu Shi Fatian Xiangdi 2

Chapter 352: 327 Zhu Shi Fatian Xiangdi 2

The original meaning of Fatian Xiangdi is to imitate the heavens and the earth, achieving a legendary realm of assistance from the powerful momentum of the natural world. Compared to the Fatian Xiangdi of Impermanence, which forcibly dominates all natural things, the Fatian Xiangdi that might appear in the descendants of Impermanence is closer to the true meaning of Fatian Xiangdi. Therefore, the latter is also bestowed with the name "Right Positioning Heavenly Phenomena."

On the other hand, the former is not referred to as "Reversed Positioning Heavenly Phenomena." It’s not because "right" and "reversed" positions sound like they are from Western tarot cards, but simply because no groups dare to refer to Impermanence as if speaking of a rebel traitor around Luo Mountain.

When Zhu Shi was young, or rather, when Zhu Jiuxing possessed it, she held the power of Right Positioning Heavenly Phenomena, allowing her to hear the voices of plants and animals and to discern whether others were telling the truth.

I cannot do the same, and I estimate that the Fatian Xiangdi of other Impermanences does not have this function either. Sometimes, attributes that the powerful lack appear in the most vulnerable. What Impermanence does to all things in nature is a one-sided, commanding "order," while what Zhu Jiuxing and Little Bowl do is an equivalent "exchange."

Thus, the past Zhu Jiuxing was considered by the Zhu family to be the most talented prodigy since Zhu Yi. Having said that, as Mr. Zhu had decided to lead the family away from the demon hunter circles, coupled with Zhu Jiu’s extreme doting on her biological daughter, unwilling to let her get too close to the dangerous abnormal world, the appointed successor of the family’s Demon Hunting Magic was still meant to be Changan.

It’s not to say that this was a wasteful choice for Zhu Jiuxing’s talents, because later events proved that turning Zhu Jiuxing into a demon hunter might have been the true waste of her abilities.

Zhu Jiuxing was a child too kind and tender-hearted. For a long time, she believed that her future was to live a peaceful life. She liked to dress up beautifully, enjoy romance novels, and fantasize about encounters with her destined Prince Charming. She was just an ordinary young girl with a head full of naive romantic dreams, unacquainted with violence and battle.

On the other hand, because she truly was very kind-hearted, at the age of ten, when she realized that her brother’s talents and powers were sealed, and that she needed to bear the family’s flag firmly on her own, she convinced herself to abandon her past dreams and face the difficult and cold reality, striving to become a strong-bodied and strong-minded demon hunter.

After that, she no longer went to her beloved mother for hugs for no reason, nor did she play with cloth dolls and house. She shifted from "Zhu Jiuxing" to "Zhu Shi."

"Actually, this is how it should have been all along," Zhu Shi said, "My past self was full of selfish thoughts, never considering the immense burden I placed on my brother by pushing all the dangerous responsibilities onto him.

"Since my talents are greater, it’s only right that I inherit the family’s Demon Hunting Magic. So this is just returning to the right track.

"However..."

Looking at the case of Lu Chan, you can understand that some people with strong Mana talents undergo a dramatic change in temperament, and after making a decision that changes the course of their lives, even their spirit’s form can change.

Especially at the time, Zhu Shi was still young, with both body and spirit in a tender phase of development. Even an adult like Lu Chan, whose temperament dramatically changed, had his talents vastly altered; it’s no wonder that the talents of the then-young Zhu Shi must have been greatly altered due to the sudden transformation.

Perhaps because she was aware of the violent world that her future self would enter, she required more powers of destruction and combat rather than the ability to foster affinity and interaction with the outside world. As a result, her Right Positioning Heavenly Phenomena transformed.

The essence of Right Positioning Heavenly Phenomena is the power of extraordinary communication. When employed by a kind-hearted person, it can make others feel refreshed and turn them into friends with just a few words; used by an evil person, it can exploit others’ vulnerabilities, or deliberately set traps, causing others to blurt out carelessly and even bring disaster through their words.

After the transformation, the "Right Positioning Heavenly Phenomena" became "Buzhou Mountain." This is a malignant power that can spot flaws in interaction with others, or even induce flaws to appear in people. It was something the past Zhu Jiuxing couldn’t accept, but the current Zhu Shi had to master. Because this power would manifest itself through Zhu Shi’s eyes—or rather through Zhu Shi’s most accustomed perception—the creator of the abnormal at the time also named "Buzhou Mountain" as "Eyes of Divinity Manifest."

"Indeed... so the changes that happened to you back then..." Mr. Zhu sighed.

After thinking it over, I said, "So, the reason why you lost ’that’... "

Zhu Shi spoke frankly, "The reason why I lost my romantic feelings is also because, back then, I felt that since I was to embark on a blood-soaked path, I would surely have to sever all ties with those romantic things completely, even actively distancing myself from those pink, naive fantasies, to prevent them from affecting my determination to become a strong demon hunter."

"Ah, wait... what? Lost romantic feelings? What?" Mr. Zhu was astonished, "My dear granddaughter, this is something I’ve never heard before!"

"Because I’ve never mentioned it before..." Zhu Shi turned her face away.

The reason could be guessed. The turning point where she lost her Right Positioning Heavenly Phenomena and romantic sentiments was when she was forced to commit to becoming a family demon hunter, which can be traced back to the time when Changan lost control and was sealed. If she had stated it clearly, it might seem like she was assigning part of the blame to Changan.

Now it’s different; it can all be blamed on Yinyue.

Mr. Zhu looked at her incredulously before suddenly turning to ask me, "Zhuang Cheng, what do you think?"

What was he asking me? As this thought reflexively popped into my mind, I unthinkingly said, "I will try my best to help Zhu Shi recover a complete spirit in the future."

"No, that’s not what I meant... Ah, are you really young people?" Mr. Zhu showed an expression of mental exhaustion, "Never mind, let’s put this matter aside for now and talk about something else..."

"Since Zhu Shi has lost the power of the Right Positioning Heavenly Phenomena, why can Little Bowl still possess it?" Mazao suddenly asked, "Does reverting to one’s childhood self mean that even powers once lost can be regained?"

"I don’t know yet how I will become Little Bowl in the future, so it’s hard to say, but..." Zhu Shi seemed to be contemplating something else.

I took over the conversation: "Could it be possible that Little Bowl is Zhu Shi’s ’Dream Avatar’?"

After giving up his dreams at one point, Lu Chan lost the ability to create ’Possibility Avatars’ and, by a twist of fate, gave birth to the girl Lu Chan.

Unlike her original self, the girl Lu Chan had a natural talent for deploying ’Possibility Avatars’. The only reason she did not show this ability in front of me was simply because her mana was not enough to activate the ’Possibility Avatars’.

The youthful Zhu Shi also gave up her original dreams and love, and perhaps this forsaken part of herself inadvertently became the ’Dream Avatar’, later meeting Mazao in the Doomsday Era. It would make sense that the Dream Avatar possesses the power of the Right Positioning Heavenly Phenomena, which Zhu Shi had already lost.

This also explains why Little Bowl has the appearance of Zhu Shi at the age of ten, as that was the age when Zhu Shi abandoned her dreams and affections.

I even had an extra clue; the girl Lu Chan mentioned it when introducing herself. Simply by letting go of a dream, that dream turns into a side of one’s existence, into an avatar with autonomy – an event that normally only occurs to those akin to God, like Impermanence, or at least upon those carrying divinity.

Isn’t Zhu Shi that person "carrying divinity"?

Mr. Zhu pondered first and then shook his head, saying, "The descendants of Impermanence indeed have the ability to manifest aspects of themselves as avatars, but unlike the infinitely powerful Impermanence, they cannot manifest avatars independently. It must either be shown only within the Spirit World, or a corresponding Spirit Summoning Container must be prepared in advance.

"Some religious leaders in history would claim to be avatars of a certain god, exercising divine authority on Earth, wouldn’t they? To have avatars active in the material world, the descendants of Impermanence can only designate others as their avatars in the same way. In fact, some Impermanences do the same thing for convenience."

Zhu Shi interjected, "I’ve also heard about this... But this kind of avatar doesn’t change the appearance of the Spirit Summoning Container, does it?"

Mr. Zhu affirmed, "Correct. What Yinyue is doing now is also turning Changan into an avatar’s Spirit Summoning Container on her side. The reason she can have the appearance from before her death is only because she manually altered it with her own power. That effect is not innate to the arrival of an avatar."

"So, what if Zhu Shi becomes very strong in the future? If she becomes strong enough... could her Dream Avatar manifest independently?" Mazao posed the question once again.

This topic involved the important Little Bowl, so she became much more proactive in the discussion.

"At the very least, one would have to become Impermanence to be able to do that," Mr. Zhu negated, "Even though the aptitude for cultivation has decreased compared to the past, I still believe that my granddaughter is a genius second only to our ancestor Zhu Yi. Even so, I can’t imagine her becoming Impermanence in the future."

"Isn’t it said that the Yama Sword contains the power of Impermanence, and that mastering the Yama Sword would allow one to become Impermanence?" I asked.

"Are you referring to this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Shi extended her hand. The Yama Sword, without its scabbard, manifested out of thin air and landed in her grasp. I remember that in the past she could not summon the Yama Sword and could only carry it around with her.

"The power of Impermanence is sealed within the Yama Sword... That’s just an unreliable legend. Although I would very much like to believe in the transformational power of the Magic Artifact passed down in my family, but..." Mr. Zhu shook his head.

I took a careful look at the Yama Sword and then said, "But there really is the power of Impermanence within it."

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