Purgatory Artist
Chapter 340: A Strange Awakening Ritual

Chapter 340 - A Strange Awakening Ritual

Seaside.

The enormous "mermaid" had already turned into a body shape similar to Liu Ping's. He even found a cloak to cover the tail of his lower body.

"Happy cooperation" Liu Ping said.

"Even after what happened just now, do you still think that we'll have a happy cooperation?" A voice came from under the cloak.

"With the contract binding us, you'll definitely help me, how can it not be happy?" Liu Ping said.

The other party was silent.

Liu Ping thought for a bit, then said: "First of all, there's no conflict of interest between us, second, although you're an Occultism lifeform, I can see that you're quite good at dealing and contracts, this means that we can communicate very well"

"Lastly, I'm a reasonable person, if you can really help me, I'll also repay you accordingly when you need it"

He said this very seriously. The 'mermaid' silently listened, thought for a while, then said:

"Before I think of a way to get rid of the contract, you can call me 'Shui Shu'"

"I'm Liu Ping" Liu Ping said.

"Liu Ping, listen well, I don't know why you're willing to reincarnate as a human, but as a human, it's very difficult to fight against an Occultism lifeform, there's almost no hope"

Shui Shu found a mirror, and with a wave of his hand, all sorts of human faces appeared on the mirror.

"Why is it like this?" Liu Ping asked.

"Liu Ping, you have to understand one thing, although you can hear secrets and not die, secrets are extremely precious treasures, unless you can give something of equivalent value in exchange, I won't entrust any secrets to you for free" Shui Shu said.

"Then how will you help me understand my enemy? One day in the future, I'll definitely defeat it "Liu Ping said.

"Don't boast so early"

Shui Shu said, then lightly tapped the mirror.

The constantly changing human image on the mirror finally stopped.

A young girl with her eyes closed stood on top of him. She wore a plain dress of a certain sect, and she exuded a sense of calmness and solemnity.

Shui Shu put down the cloak that covered its body.

It turned into the appearance of the young girl.

The girl spoke with a clear and moving voice, lamenting: "Oh humans, the endless destruction didn't bring you into the abyss of despair, and even gave birth to an existence that could sign a covenant with us. Could it be that even lowly beings like you aren't willing to take on the role of food forever?"

"I'm guessing that any life form has the same desire to live" Liu Ping said.

"To think that something as laughable as helping food escape their original fate would fall on my head. Forget it, I'm suddenly interested, I want to see your final outcome" the girl said.

"Thank you for your help" Liu Ping said.

"But are you ready? This is a path that surpasses all others. Once you fall on it, you will definitely be consigned to eternal damnation. At that time, I will leave without hesitation, and you won't have the chance to regret it even if you want to "said the girl.

"It sounds very difficult" Liu Ping said.

"It's not very difficult, it's extremely difficult. In fact, if I wasn't on the verge of certain death this time, if I was at my peak, I could beat ten thousand of you without even blinking" the girl said.

"So strong?" Liu Ping laughed.

"No, it's just that humans are too weak. This is your fate, as well as your original sin" the girl lazily said.

Liu Ping looked at the vast ocean and calmly spoke: "I've seen many people, they didn't even have the time to display their talents, didn't have the time to face the changing era, didn't have the time to properly live and experience everything, and definitely didn't have the time to save their own fate before they were already trapped in eternal darkness. But our era has always been like this, it alternates between despair and destruction, forcing us to silently face everything"

"If only we could be given a chance"

"Even if it's just a single chance"

"I will definitely seize it"

The girl turned around and looked at him: "Then go and prove your will. If you want to obtain the power of Occultism, it's not enough to rely on a few Sequences and the bonds of your previous life"

"What do I need to do?" Liu Ping asked.

The girl slowly opened her eyes.

For a moment, it was as if countless worlds and times were flashing through her beautiful eyes.

"Occultism awakening ritual"

The girl uttered.

Without waiting for Liu Ping to speak, she quickly chanted an incantation that was difficult to pronounce.

On Liu Ping's body, a card let out a resonating sound, automatically flew out from the card book and landed between the two of them.

It was the [Parade of Day and Night].

The girl glanced at the card briefly and spoke: "Your Time is currently helping you, but Time is only one of the most common Laws, you need to gather even more Laws in order to obtain enough foundation to climb towards the depths of Occultism"

While she spoke, the [Parade of Day and Night] began to give off rings of light, as if it had been activated.

"What do I need to do?" Liu Ping asked.

The girl answered: "Occultism is the manifestation of multiple Laws, but where do the Laws come from?

In truth, the simplest way is for you to become the strongest of your race and save your race's history and fate. This way, the Laws related to your race will gradually trust you, be willing to follow you and help you "

"Let me see, you really do have the Title of 'Twilight's Embrace', it is the reason why the Law of Time is willing to help you"

"Remember, this is the first step of Occultism"

In the air, the [Parade of Day and Night] card suddenly disappeared.

At the very next moment.

Boundless seawater began to surge upwards, slowly drowning Liu Ping and the girl, Shui Shu.

"You said that many times, you wouldn't be able to save everything in time" the girl said.

"Yes" Liu Ping replied.

The girl coldly looked at him and said: "Now you have time"

"Go, think of a way to save the era that belongs to you, if you can't, you will die"

Liu Ping asked: "What if I can do it?"

The girl closed her eyes and answered: "The Laws outside of Time will notice you and trust you, helping you step by step towards Occultism just like Time"

"This is the Occultism awakening ritual"

The seawater swallowed the two of them.

A flash of light silently appeared and lightly pulled them towards a certain direction in the deep abyss.

After floating for an unknown amount of time, Liu Ping stopped in front of a door.

Written on the door:

[True World Year 1373]

Next to this line of text was a bright red symbol:

[The beginning of the first destruction]

Fwoom

The door abruptly opened.

Liu Ping and the girl were sucked in by the surging undercurrent.

...

It was raining.

Liu Ping climbed up from a cold and hard rock and realized that he was wearing a rough and hard armor.

Shui Shu was floating in the air, lazily reaching her hand out to catch the rain.

"What's going on?" Liu Ping looked around.

"Remember, from now on, you are a person of this era, you will only have the strength of your current age, and you cannot use any other powers that surpass this era" the girl, Shui Shu, still had her eyes closed and spoke without any emotions.

"So that's how it is, what do I need to do?" Liu Ping asked.

"Win!"

The girl answered, "You need to keep winning until you become the strongest person of humanity and lead humanity to victory against their enemies. Only then will the Laws pay attention to you"

Liu Ping said: "Time"

The girl answered: "It stands on your side, so there is enough time"

"Alright"

Liu Ping picked up a halberd from the ground and rested it on his shoulder as he looked around.

There were only wild trees and grass all around, not a single person in sight.

"You're just floating in the air and following me?" he asked Shui Shu.

"Yes" the girl answered.

"Others can't see you?"

"Yes"

"Why do you keep your eyes closed?"

"Because there's nothing worth looking at"

"Alright, let me see what I should do. Wait a minute, this seems to be a martial arts era"

Suddenly, the sound of galloping horses could be heard within the sound of wind and rain.

He saw a group of people carrying lanterns in the night rain, riding horses, and quickly approaching this side.

"There's a patrolling brat, kill him!"

An order was given.

A few horses immediately rushed out and rushed towards Liu Ping.

"That's quite difficult" Liu Ping sighed.

"Of course" the girl, Shui Shu, hovered in the air and spoke: "You currently only have the strength of an average martial artist of this era"

Liu Ping weighed the halberd in his hand and found that it was indeed a bit heavy.

Using my current strength to wield this halberd is a bit unrealistic.

"Even Cards can't be used?" he asked.

"Cheating won't win the favor of the Laws, they are much older and wiser than you, they all have their own thoughts and personalities" Shui Shu answered.

She suddenly appeared expectant:

"I've already helped you unleash the Occultism awakening ritual, but perhaps ... you won't even be able to pass this first test?"

"Do you really want me to die here?" Liu Ping struggled to lift the halberd and pointed it at the galloping horses.

"As long as you die here, the contract between us will immediately end, I'll also be free" Shui Shu answered.

Amidst the wind and rain, the four horses had already arrived in front of Liu Ping.

The leader drew his blade and swung it towards Liu Ping's neck, laughing:

"You can't even lift a spear, and you dare to patrol the border?"

Liu Ping suddenly stepped forward, tilted his body to avoid the charge of the horse, and blocked the attack with the halberd on his back.

A clear sound of weapons clashing could be heard.

Liu Ping was sent flying along with his halberd, he flipped in the air and used the momentum from before to sweep the halberd forward.

One of them didn't even have time to react before his neck was broken by the halberd and fell from the horse.

Liu Ping then spun the halberd around, allowing it to hit another horse.

That person had just raised his blade, but he fell heavily onto the ground along with his horse, instantly falling into a coma.

Liu Ping stepped forward, drew a blade from his waist, and cut off his head, kicked it away to block the sword of the fourth person, and turned around to rein in the horse of the first person who was killed.

In a split second, he borrowed the strength of his blade, killed two people, and snatched a horse.

"Let's go"

He mounted the horse and patted the horse's back with his blade.

The horse was startled, it turned around and galloped towards another path.

"Chase! This kid killed two of us! "

Someone in the group shouted angrily.

Everyone hurriedly turned around and chased after the path that Liu Ping disappeared on.

However, they only traveled a few miles.

They had no choice but to slow down.

They saw the young man standing on the cliff in front, his head lowered, as if he was thinking about something.

He only came back to his senses when he sensed that everyone was coming.

"I almost forgot."

He wiped the rain off his face and said with a smile:

"I need to understand what kind of martial arts you all know, otherwise, if you come up with a cultivation formula or a spear later, you won't be qualified."

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