Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 480 - 450 Farewell Old Fist God

Chapter 480: 450 Farewell Old Fist God

Although most "special abilities" possessed by demon hunters become mere "basic abilities" at the Impermanence stage, it doesn’t mean that there’s an absence of "special abilities" at this stage.

The divination of Gua Tianshi and the power of Ming Zhuo, which can cause all things to decay and wither, are abilities that set them apart from other Impermanence stage beings. Even though I only know ordinary flame manipulation, I also possess a superpower that can refine the enemy’s soul into "slag."

However, the special ability of the Old Fist God is something I’ve never heard of. Generally speaking, the Old Fist God belongs to the extreme Physical Enhancement type. His power can easily throw mountains, and solely relying on "fist and foot skills," he could kill bizarre creatures and demon hunters he encountered on his growth path.

In historical records, he never displayed what could be called "special ability" powers; everything was basic attributes. Not a single word of it has been mentioned in public.

"This is something my wife once mentioned to me before her death, that the Old Fist God possesses a certain special ability," Weichi said. "Generally speaking, attributes, talents, superpowers, etc., that make demon hunters unique, are a reflection of Mana on their spirit. Not all demon hunters can have special powers, and even if they can, they usually manifest during their growth process.

"However, the Old Fist God is quite different. His special ability only manifested after becoming the strongest Impermanence on Luo Mountain. As for the specifics, not even Qilin knows, so I am even less likely to know."

"The Old Fist God seems to have deliberately concealed information about this special ability. If Qilin weren’t his apprentice, perhaps even he wouldn’t know that the Old Fist God possesses special abilities."

I tried to speculate, "Is it because this ability, once known to others, would easily be targeted? ...No, that’s not right... The Old Fist God wouldn’t hide his ability for that reason."

Even though I’ve only met him once, my impression of the Old Fist God is like many of the rumors about him; he’s the type who enjoys facing opponents openly and honorably.

If he were in a weak position, a challenger, he might use some tactics, but he wouldn’t resort to poison or traps and wouldn’t use tools to defeat enemies. And if he were in a strong position, as the one being challenged, he wouldn’t even use tactics; he would lay all his cards on the table, facing challenges openly and uprightly.

This is the personality of a strong man; he enjoys combat, using tactics as a weakling to create opportunities to clash with strong opponents, and foregoing tactics as a strong figure because it reduces the opportunities for enemies to confront him.

Such a person wouldn’t toy with "intelligence gaps" while wielding the strongest power. On the contrary, I highly suspect that he would explain his abilities to challengers during battles to prevent them from making incorrect judgments right from the start, failing instantly before having a chance to showcase their strengths.

Although the motives are different, I used to enjoy explaining my methods when I had a significant advantage in battles, and Zhu Shi would scold me angrily for it.

The only reason I can deduce for the Old Fist God concealing information about his ability is that he believes revealing his special ability information would disadvantage future challengers.

Could it be a superpower on the information level, with the property of "knowing its content would put one in danger"? To be honest, such a special ability doesn’t match the Old Fist God’s image; or is it that the nature of this ability is "exposure would instead increase one’s power"? This also feels somewhat off, not like a superpower that would manifest after becoming the strongest.

Or is it because it doesn’t align with his temperament, so much so that the Old Fist God despises his special ability, to the point where he doesn’t even want to mention it?

"Although I don’t want to admit it, he truly isn’t the kind of person who would hide his ability information to protect his supreme status," Weichi begrudgingly said. "I’ve gathered many clues to speculate about his special ability, but I can barely confirm one thing, which is that he seems able to surpass the laws of gravity and repulsion of the abnormal world.

"In other words, he doesn’t have to worry about attracting bizarre entities or being rejected by the abnormal world. He doesn’t need to accumulate any anchors or connections and can travel freely between the abnormal world and the world of common sense.

"It’s just that I don’t know whether this is his personal special ability or a commonality of those who have opened the third door of Impermanence. There are very few historical records about the third door. On Luo Mountain at present, he is the only one who has opened the third door..."

Weichi had a face of intense contemplation.

After about ten minutes, I heard the answer from himself.

"—It’s the latter," he said.

After almost finishing my conversation with Weichi, Weichi said he wanted to see Qilin’s tombstone. If I didn’t stay by his side, entering the Great Impermanence Grave Area would violate the rules, so I decided to accompany him as a small favor.

We saw a figure who had arrived first at the place where Qilin’s tombstone was located. Surprisingly, it was the Old Fist God, who didn’t appear at the Divine Light’s divine burial ceremony, appearing in the Grave Area, seemingly to specifically visit the tombstone of his deceased apprentice.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he said this: "Sorry, I didn’t mean to eavesdrop on your conversation. However, I can hear most things happening on this planet."

"The reason I know you are the ’Manifestation’ is that Ming Zhuo mentioned it while fighting you. While I don’t usually listen to everything, you made quite a commotion at that time, so I couldn’t help but pay attention. As for just now, it was purely because you were nearby, so I happened to hear it."

Weichi, looking like an agitated cat, said, "Old Fist God... why are you here!?"

"Qilin is not only your wife but also my adoptive daughter and apprentice. Why shouldn’t I come to pay my respects at her grave?" The Old Fist God replied matter-of-factly. "Or are you asking why I wasn’t at the Divine Light’s funeral? I did attend the Divine Light’s funeral earlier; I just didn’t want my presence to create trouble for those maintaining order at the scene, so I stayed out of sight a bit."

There is a strong admiration for strength on Luo Mountain, and since the Old Fist God, as the strongest Impermanence on Luo Mountain, rarely appears, he becomes very conspicuous when he shows up. Generally, it doesn’t matter, but during the Divine Light’s funeral, he seemed unwilling to overshadow the event and cause a disturbance in the order.

I thought he was a more brazen person, but now it seems he’s quite sensible. Or rather, he earnestly acts as a person of common sense.

And when I think of those past deeds of his that contradict normal values, a strong sense of dissonance inevitably arises.

Furthermore, he mentioned that opening the third door means overcoming the gravity and repulsion of the abnormal world... does that mean completely overcoming the phenomenon of loss?

Weichi looked at the Old Fist God, and said with extreme aversion, "Aren’t you completely indifferent to your daughter Qilin? You raised her as you wished, killed her as you wished, and punched her to death when irate... and now you want to pretend to be a good father and teacher?"

"What you’re saying is absurd. Qilin’s death naturally makes me feel sorrowful and lonely, and I want to mourn at her grave. I believe most people feel this way about deceased relatives, don’t they? It’s human nature." The Old Fist God was quite calm.

"So, you’re finally admitting you were wrong, feeling guilty, and want to repent at the tombstone of the daughter who was brutally killed by your fists?" Weichi taunted.

The Old Fist God looked at him bewilderedly and said, "Guilt? Brutally killed? What nonsense are you talking about... Qilin died a peaceful death."

"Bullshit peaceful death!" Weichi cursed.

Their conversation seemed to be on different wavelengths.

I interjected into their dialogue.

"By the way... why did you rename your apprentice and adoptive daughter to ’Qilin’?" I asked.

"Why? This question is somewhat difficult to answer. Although I intentionally chose this name, to ask about my mindset at the time..." The Old Fist God thought for a moment and said, "To me back then, Shan Liangyi was both an enemy who had cut off the path of my martial arts progress and infuriated me, and also a great mountain I wanted to surpass. So when I named her, I had the thought of avenging Shan Liangyi, and also hoped that Qilin could surpass both Shan Liangyi and myself in the future.

"Since you’re asking this question, it means you’ve realized Shan Liangyi’s ’zodiac,’ right?"

"Initially, it was just a speculation; I guess it’s half confirmed now—concerning the attribute part," I said. "Just like us Liangyi Inheritors, Shan Liangyi also has a corresponding five-element attribute, and might even be countered and sealed by us."