Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 406 - 379 Plot to Assassinate the Master of Divine Seal 4

Chapter 406: 379 Plot to Assassinate the Master of Divine Seal 4

The mortal who accidentally picked up the divine seal, using his unique position and the power it brought him, acted like a mysterious force in front of the powerful entities of the abnormal world—even in front of the Impermanence—making others mistakenly believe he was a great being revived from his deathly slumber.

This plot reminded me of some fantasy novels I had read on the internet before.

In fact, when I had explained the existence of the Master of Divine Seal to Zhu Shi before, she had also expressed the same doubt. However, lacking relevant clues and evidence, it was hard for me to believe that such a plot would actually play out in front of me. And now, it seems I had to reassess this possibility.

" ... Divination is essentially just a prediction of the future, and no divination is one hundred percent accurate."

Weichi said slowly.

Perhaps because it involved Gua Tianshi’s divination, his tone was not very confident, yet he continued as if choosing his words carefully: "You just said the result of the divination indicated the Master of Divine Seal ’might’ just be a mortal... which means, there still exists the possibility that the Master of Divine Seal is indeed a mysterious being, right?"

"And... there is another possibility." I added, "Even if the Master of Divine Seal truly is a mortal, the timeline when he obtained the divine seal in the ’Forbidden Zone of Life’ is still unknown. It might have happened hundreds of years, thousands of years... or even tens of thousands of years ago.

"If he is a figure who acquired the divine seal in ancient times, he might have once used the power of the divine seal to cause the split between the abnormal world and the world of common sense.

"A person who has existed for such a long era... even if he was initially mortal, we can’t view him the same way now, can we?"

Even the Old Fist God, who is renowned as the strongest Impermanence in Luo Mountain, also had a long and powerless time as a mortal. And even though I can now call myself an Impermanence, before the age of fourteen, I was merely a slightly eccentric, completely supernatural-powerless ordinary student.

When the Master of Divine Seal found the divine seal, he was just a mortal, which only indicates he had an extraordinary opportunity. And history in Luo Mountain must have had many super-strong individuals who rose through accidental opportunities.

Perhaps the current Master of Divine Seal, in himself, possesses a level matching his status.

"Whatever you can think of, of course, I can think of too." Divine Light said naturally, "Except, there’s one thing different between me and you, that is, I can employ my own mana and perception in the Void Realm.

"Do you remember what was the first thing he did upon waking up? Once awakened, he used his power to transfer the seven of us to the corresponding rock chairs and controlled the gray mist to restrict our actions. During the process of him displaying his power, I used my perception to observe the way he manipulated the gray mist.

"It was an extremely shallow and flawed method of manipulation, so unskilled that even a novice with little experience in manipulating mana would be more proficient. To me, it looked like the level of a mortal who inadvertently acquired a powerful Magic Artifact not long ago and had not yet had a proper chance to adapt to its formidable mana."

In other words, the Master of Divine Seal probably wasn’t some ancient mortal from long ago but an ordinary person who stumbled upon the divine seal in modern times.

The person in ancient times who wished upon the divine seal to separate the world of common sense from the abnormal world was someone else.

If that ancient wisher was the "first generation Master of Divine Seal," then the one presenting the shards competition to us now might be defined as the "second generation of God Seal Master."

Of course, if Divine Light’s conclusion is wrong, then it’s very likely there is no such thing as a first and second generation, and from start to finish, there is only one Master of Divine Seal.

"After realizing that, I immediately launched a surprise attack on him..."

Divine Light paused for a moment, and I filled in, "But you failed."

"Yes." Divine Light could only admit, "The divine seal, after all, is a Divine Artifact beyond my scope of knowledge; even though his level of power manipulation and mine are worlds apart, with its power, he could bridge the gap and even achieve miracles that should be impossible at his level. Although utterly reluctant, I was defeated in that confrontation.

"But later, I continued to observe his method of using the divine seal’s power, and I finally confirmed something."

I asked, "What was it?"

"Just as us as the Void Envoy are connected with the Divine Seal Fragments and can exert the Power of Divine Seal Fragments through this connection; the Master of Divine Seal is also connected with the divine seal, granting him the ability to unleash its mysterious powers." Divine Light said, "In other words, the current Master of Divine Seal is essentially just a super-sized Void Envoy.

"That said, in a complete state, the Master of Divine Seal might be more than just this level and could use the Divine Seal Power to achieve everything he can imagine. However, since the divine seal at present is not in a complete state, the power he can wield has significant flaws.

"I can take advantage of this, sever his connection with the divine seal, and reduce him to his original weak and powerless form, then take his life.

"There is no personal grievance between me and him, but I’m not interested in bowing to a mere mortal, nor do I wish to add fuel to his unknown desire to collect Divine Seal Fragments and become the master of the world.

"I will make him understand, for daring to act mysterious above me, Divine Light, what a severe price he must pay."

Perhaps it’s more than just that.

This might just be my random speculation, and maybe Divine Light also has an interest in the seat of the Master of Divine Seal, harboring thoughts of "he can be usurped." Even though there isn’t a strong causal relationship between "killing the Master of Divine Seal" and "taking the seat of Master of Divine Seal," achieving the latter might necessitate fulfilling the former.

The Master of Divine Seal’s perceived awkwardness with power might not be because he is a mortal inherently; there’s also the possibility he was telling the truth—that he truly is currently in a death-like slumber. In such an abnormal state, even the deftness in manipulating power plummeting to that akin to sleepwalking is plausible, isn’t it?"

Divine Light confidently stated, "I can still distinguish between awkwardness caused by a poor state and that caused by lack of experience."

"Are you planning to make a move on the Master of Divine Seal at the next Void Realm meeting?" I asked.

"Of course. I’ll do it right away." Divine Light said, "You don’t need to worry, I won’t ask you to participate next. After all, you can’t use power in the Void Realm, and recklessly intervening would only hold me back.

"Instead, Weichi can still help me a bit, I need him to set up an Array in the real world in advance for me, facilitating a more efficient use of the Power of Divine Seal Fragments to temporarily sever the connection between the Master of Divine Seal and the divine seal."

The only thing capable of severing the connection between the Master of Divine Seal and the divine seal is likely the Power of Divine Seal Fragments of the same origin.

Divine Light probably wouldn’t use the power of the fragment bound to himself, because there might be a backdoor to the Master of Divine Seal within the binding relationship between us and the fragments.

If he uses it, he would probably only employ the power of ownerless Divine Seal fragments.

I posed one last question to Divine Light, "If you make your move and find out he truly is the genuine Master of Divine Seal, what will you do then?"

"Then I’ll admit it wholeheartedly." Divine Light said with dignity, "To die at the hands of the real Master of Divine Seal, that wouldn’t bring disgrace upon me."

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After the exchange ended, Divine Light lifted the barrier surrounding us, then vanished from the room in a flash.

Weichi, however, remained where he was, sitting on a stool, with a complex expression, lost in thought.

"Do you think Divine Light can succeed?" I asked.

Weichi seemed startled awake, then said helplessly, "This... shouldn’t you be asking yourself instead?

"You Impermanence always manage to grasp the truth of things by instinct, even if what you do seems all topsy-turvy, you always end up achieving victory.

"... If I have to say something, it’s that Divine Light acts too quickly, often faster than he even thinks; if it were me, I would be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious... but sometimes, it’s people like him who can seize victories unimaginable to ordinary folks like us."

"Even you at the Great Success Rank call yourself an ordinary person, it would likely make true ordinary people furious." I said.

"I am just an ordinary person..." Weichi mused, "But... how could the Master of Divine Seal just be a mortal?"

Perhaps he was worrying about the knowledge he obtained.

He received knowledge from the Master of Divine Seal through the Divine Seal Fragment that made him strong enough to kill the Old Fist God. Since the Master of Divine Seal, who granted the knowledge, was supposedly a mortal, the value of this knowledge might be questionable as well. If he bet all his wishes on this knowledge, then his vision might likely become muddled too.

"The knowledge you received was probably conjured by the Master of Divine Seal using the Power of the Divine Seal, even if you don’t trust the Master of Divine Seal, you should place some faith in the power of the divine seal." I said.

Weichi seemed still somewhat hesitant, but he forced a smile and said, "Thank you for your kind wishes."

He said this, then pushed himself to his feet, walking towards the door of the room.

"Well, I’ll be taking my leave, until..."

He seemed to want to say "see you again," but before he could finish the word "again," I firmly grabbed his shoulder, preventing him from leaving.

"Did you forget something?" I asked.

"...What?" Weichi chuckled awkwardly.

I said earnestly, "You still haven’t told me why you want to kill the Old Fist God."

Though this matter seemed like a sensitive old wound to Weichi, the more he acted this way, the more curious I became.

While speaking, I extended my other hand, placing both hands on his shoulders.

"Tell me!" I said.

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