Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo
Chapter 579 - 543 Du Shuo Mountain

Chapter 579: 543 Du Shuo Mountain

This "save and reload" superpower should have other limitations, or rather, not limitations of the ability itself, but rather some expected obstacles.

For example, if she simply transported her soul to a point in the past, then the destruction of the soul would render it meaningless.

However, considering the commonality of soul destruction in the abnormal world, since she claims with confidence that she can return to the past to resurrect, then "save and reload" should also be able to repair her own soul. Even so, to what extent this repair can be done, and whether it can even repair a soul destroyed by Impermanence’s malice-filled strike, is still questionable.

Furthermore, since the greatest value of this superpower lies in being able to return to the past and change the future, it falls into the realm of "history modification," which becomes very challenging when facing Impermanence. The historical events caused by Impermanence’s actions are extremely difficult to modify; matters directly associated with them can be regarded as the convergence points of history.

In other words, even if No. 7 gets killed by Impermanence and has the chance to resurrect in the past, the subsequent attempt to change this event will inevitably encounter strong "history correction forces," and the event of "being killed by Impermanence" will play out repeatedly.

Some demon hunters interpret this "history correction force" as part of the Fatian Xiangdi, believing that Impermanence’s Fatian Xiangdi not only unfolds on the spatial level but can also unfold on the temporal level. And Gua Tianshi, being able to ensure their prophecies always manifest within the realm of Fatian Xiangdi, is explained by some as Gua Tianshi being able to apply this "history correction force" towards the present and future.

Moreover, Impermanence itself can launch attacks from the present towards the past; I once did something similar before. When trying to flee to past time and space while being spirit-locked by Impermanence, even an Impermanence like me, who is not adept at tracing back history, can carry out additional strikes. Even if there is another Impermanence by the opponent’s side for protection, it doesn’t help, as the scene of two Impermanences violently clashing leaves no room for any Great Success Rank survival.

The last time No. 7 was able to linger around the battlefield between me and the Great Demon Xuanwu was only because most of the Great Demon Xuanwu’s attention was on me, and it didn’t determine her existence at the first moment. Once her existence is determined, she would perish under the ensuing impact.

Though I’ve mentioned so much about her being powerless, it’s all concerning the Impermanence. Conversely, as long as no "out-of-specification existence" like Impermanence is involved and her abilities aren’t leaked, it’s hard to imagine under what circumstances she would fail.

"Did you also use the same power on me last time?" I asked.

"Yes," No. 7 nodded, "However, your existence scale was too massive; I couldn’t take you through temporal movement, so I could only use spatial movement to take us back to our respective locations shortly before that."

"Even putting aside your existence scale, in that scenario, I would still only choose spatial movement.

"Because my ’death return’ in its initial state could only achieve spatial movement; temporal movement could be achieved after additional enhancement by the Power of Divine Seal Fragments. And I had to use this power to reset and clear the Great Demon Xuanwu’s consciousness lock on us. If I used temporal movement, there wouldn’t be enough remaining power to do this.

"Additionally, thanks to the Power of Divine Seal Fragments, I can also conduct spatial movement without dying, teleporting myself to locations I passed by recently, or next to people I approached recently.

"Also, due to ’a very few secrets I cannot make up on my own,’ my control over the Power of Divine Seal Fragments is higher than other Void Envoys, for instance, directly enhancing my own power explosively to accomplish things normally impossible."

The last part probably refers to her reaction suddenly being able to keep up with the speed of me and the Great Demon Xuanwu in a critical moment.

It seems due to a latent connection with the Master of Divine Seal, she possesses higher "backdoor access" over the Power of Divine Seal Fragments. I reckon she understands I could deduce this point, so she confessed it herself. I really can’t tell if this is surrendering or showing sincerity.

However, I understood she is a very special Great Success Rank. According to her words, without the Divine Seal Fragment, she might originally just be an ordinary Great Success Rank; yet now she has reached a stage of "able to intervene against Impermanence," sharing the same realm with the Great Demon Silver Moon, Water Navy Xuanwu, and Weichi.

The Power of Divine Seal Fragments doesn’t just enhance the existing abilities of the bound; it can also expand like explaining, adding skills not originally possessed, introducing qualitative changes in depth and breadth. The same is true for Little Bowl. Even though there isn’t something like "backdoor access," Little Bowl can perform incredible miracles using the Power of Positive Positioning Heavenly Phenomena enhanced by Divine Seal Fragments.

Even Xu Gou, with a power that sounds simple-minded like the "Power of Cutting," can achieve something as mysterious as "cutting and pasting past time and space to the present."

By comparison, I’m somehow only able to change the frequency of my mana fluctuations; it’s really a disgrace to the Power of Divine Seal Fragments.

I wonder if Little Bowl can bless me, enhancing my usage of Power of Divine Seal Fragments? This idea popped into my mind, and I plan to have Little Bowl try helping with it later.

I really am a contradictory person. Clearly, I always think overly powerful forces hinder my adventures, yet I unconsciously seek even stronger powers. Perhaps this is an inescapable nature.

For now, I brushed off the thought and focused back on the present, saying to No. 7, "Alright, I have felt your sincerity. Let’s end the topic regarding your ability here. Now, let’s talk about something serious—what do you need from me?"

And No. 7 straightforwardly stated her request: "I hope you can attack the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute."

"Why is that?" I asked, "Of course, I understand you are an opposing force to the Evangelical Institute, and attacking your enemy’s base is natural. But why the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute?"

"Is it because they are mainly responsible for hunting you down, and possibly controlling the Great Demon Xuanwu to hunt you? Or is there another strategic purpose?"

No. 7 answered, "Though I harbor deep hatred for the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute, I’m not merely acting out of hatred by making this request. A person consumed by hatred cannot survive long on this dark land, much less become the leader of the Tai Sui Army.

"What I desire is the research data on ’Du Shuo Mountain’ stored within the Yellow Springs Evangelical Institute."

"——Du Shuo Mountain?" Little Bowl repeated the term with a puzzled expression.

I recall the concept of "Du Shuo Mountain."

"According to ancient legend, Du Shuo Mountain is the place where Yin and Yang meet. It has peach trees on its hills with branches connecting to form the Ghost Gate. What’s behind the gate is the world after death..." I explained to Little Bowl, "And this concept of Du Shuo Mountain is also associated with the god Shentu. It is said Shentu and another ghost god named Yu Lei are responsible for guarding the Ghost Gate on Du Shuo Mountain."

I then turned to No. 7, "Could the ’Du Shuo Mountain research data’ you mentioned be the technology the Evangelical Institute used for traveling from the Doomsday Era to the modern world? Also, with a name like that, could the Doomsday Era truly be..."

"Let me answer your questions one by one. Indeed, according to my investigation, the Evangelical Institute employs the facility known as Du Shuo Mountain to achieve inter-space-time travel," No. 7 replied.

"Why do you want this research data?" I asked, "Are you planning to build a similar facility to lead the Tai Sui Army to a safe modern world?"

"It would be a lie if I said I have no such thoughts at all... But that is secondary," No. 7 said, "My real objective is to have you take this data to Luo Mountain on the other side and hand it over to No.5 Wei Chi."

I pondered the deeper meaning behind her move, "...Do you want Luo Mountain also to have means to travel between two eras? Why?

"There’s no doubt the Evangelical Institute secretly backing Taoyuan Village is the enemy of Luo Mountain. If Luo Mountain could enter the Evangelical Institute’s era, a conflict between these two forces might erupt... Is that your goal? Since the Tai Sui Army isn’t the enemy of the Evangelical Institute, let Luo Mountain become this enemy instead?

"But how can you ensure Luo Mountain won’t seek common ground with the Evangelical Institute? When it comes down to it, what’s the Evangelical Institute’s true aim?"

There are so many things I don’t know.

Under the condition of lacking a substantial amount of intelligence, even if No. 7 thoroughly reveals her goals to me, I might not be able to analyze the specific intent within. Turning to Little Bowl, I saw her with a contemplative expression, as if she had thought in many directions but couldn’t determine which one was correct, waiting for No. 7’s further explanation with her head raised.

"Before explaining the Evangelical Institute’s objectives, it’s essential to first explain the situation of the world we are currently in,"

No. 7 looked at me and paused slightly, seeming to give me a moment to mentally prepare, then continued, "Just as you suspected, this time-space called the ’Doomsday Era’ was once the world everyone inevitably reached after death—Naraku."