Chapter 380 Plotting to Assassinate the Lord of the Divine Seal 4
A mortal who accidentally finds a divine seal, relying on his special status and the power derived from it, pretends to be a mastermind in front of the powerful figures of strange worlds—even the Great Impermanence—making others mistakenly believe that he is a great being who has been resurrected from the slumber of death.
This plot reminded me of some fantasy novels I used to read online.
In fact, when I explained the existence of the Lord of the Divine Seal to Zhu Shi before, she raised the same doubts. However, lacking relevant clues and evidence, I found it hard to believe that such a scenario could actually unfold before my eyes. Now, I seem to have to re-examine this possibility.
"...Divination is essentially just a prediction of the future; there is no such thing as 100% accurate divination."
Yu spoke slowly and deliberately.
Seemingly because it involved the divination of the Divination Master, his tone was not particularly confident, but he still continued as if carefully choosing his words: "You just said that the result of the divination is that the Lord of the Divine Seal 'may' be just a mortal... In other words, the Lord of the Divine Seal may actually be a truly mysterious being, right?"
"And... there's another possibility," I added. "Even if the Lord of the Divine Seal is truly a mortal, the exact time when he obtained the Divine Seal in the 'Forbidden Land of Living Beings' is unknown. Perhaps it happened hundreds, thousands... or even tens of thousands of years ago."
"Assuming he was someone who received the divine seal in ancient times, then perhaps he was also the one who used the power of the divine seal to split the world of the supernatural and the world of common sense."
“A figure who has existed for such a long time… even if he was originally a mortal, we can’t look at him like that now, can we?”
Even the legendary Fist God, hailed as the most powerful and unpredictable figure in Luoshan, had a long and powerless period as a mortal. And I, though I can now call myself the Great Unpredictable One, was nothing more than an ordinary student with a few eccentricities and no supernatural powers before the age of fourteen.
The Lord of the Divine Seal was a mortal when he found the Divine Seal, which can only mean that he had an extraordinary opportunity. And in the history of Luoshan, there should be quite a few super strong people who rise to power through unexpected opportunities.
Perhaps the current Lord of the Divine Seal also possesses a level of skill commensurate with his status.
“What you can think of, I can of course think of too,” Shenzhao said matter-of-factly. “The only difference is that I can use my magic power and perception in the virtual realm.”
"Do you remember the first thing he did after he woke up? As soon as he awoke, he used his power to transfer the seven of us to the corresponding rock seats and manipulated the gray mist to restrict our movements. While he was demonstrating his power, I also used my senses to observe his manipulation of the gray mist."
"That's an extremely superficial and flawed manipulation technique. Even a novice with no experience in manipulating magic rarely works as awkwardly as him. In my opinion, that's the level of a mortal who has only recently acquired a powerful magical artifact and hasn't had time to properly adapt to its powerful magic."
In other words, the masters of the divine seals are probably not ancient mortals from long ago, but ordinary people who accidentally obtained the divine seals in modern times.
In ancient times, there were those who made wishes upon divine seals to separate the world of common sense from the world of the supernatural; there was another such person.
If the ancient wish-granter was the "first generation master of the divine seal," then the one who now presents us with the fragment competition can perhaps be defined as the "second generation master of the divine seal."
Of course, if the divine light's conclusion is wrong, then it is very likely that there was no first generation and second generation at all, and there was only one master of the divine seal from beginning to end.
"After realizing this, I immediately launched a surprise attack on him..."
Shenzhao paused slightly, and I continued, "But you failed."
"Yes," Shenzhao could only admit. "The Divine Seal is, after all, a divine artifact beyond my comprehension. Even though his level of control over power is many dimensions different from mine, his power is enough to bridge the gap, and even allow him to display miracles that would have been impossible for him to do at his level. Although I am very unwilling, I was defeated in that conflict."
"However, I continued to observe him for a while afterward, observing how he used the power of the divine seal, and finally confirmed one thing."
I asked, "What's wrong?"
"Just as we Void Realm Apostles have a connection with the fragments of the Divine Seal, and can unleash the power of the fragments through this connection, the Lord of the Divine Seal also has a connection with the Divine Seal, and can unleash the mysterious power of the Divine Seal through this connection," Shenzhao said. "In other words, the current Lord of the Divine Seal is essentially just a super-sized Void Realm Apostle."
"Needless to say, the Lord of the Divine Seal in his complete state is likely far more powerful than this, and might even be able to use the power of the Divine Seal to achieve anything he can imagine. However, the Divine Seal is not in its complete state now, so the power he can unleash has huge flaws."
“I can seize the opportunity to sever his connection with the divine seal, completely reduce him to his weak and powerless state, and then take his life.”
"I have no grudge against him, but I have no interest in serving under a mere mortal, nor do I want to contribute to his unknown ambitions and help him collect fragments of the divine seal to become the master of the world."
"I want him to know what price he will pay for daring to ride on my head and play tricks."
Perhaps it's more than that.
This might just be my wild guess. Perhaps Shenzhao is also interested in the throne of the Lord of the Divine Seal and harbors the thought of "taking his place." Although there isn't a strong causal relationship between "killing the Lord of the Divine Seal" and "obtaining the throne of the Lord of the Divine Seal," it's necessary to achieve the former first in order to achieve the latter.
"The Lord of the Divine Seal seems clumsy in manipulating power, perhaps not because he is essentially mortal, but perhaps because he told the truth—he is indeed currently in a state of slumber that is no different from death," I said. "In this abnormal state, it would be understandable if the precision of his power manipulation were reduced to the point of sleepwalking, wouldn't it?"
Shenzhao said confidently, "I can still distinguish between rustiness caused by poor condition and rustiness caused by lack of experience."
"Are you planning to take action against the God of Seals at the next Virtual Realm Gathering?" I asked.
“Of course. We’ll do it right away,” Shenzhao said. “Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to participate in the next part. After all, you can’t use your power in the virtual realm, and acting recklessly will only hold me back.”
"On the contrary, Yuchi can help me with some things. I need him to set up an array for me in the real world in advance so that I can use the power of the Divine Seal Fragment more efficiently and temporarily sever the connection between the Divine Seal Master and the Divine Seal."
The only thing capable of severing the connection between the master of the divine seal and the divine seal itself is likely the power of a fragment of the divine seal that shares the same origin.
Shenzhao probably won't use the power of the divine seal fragments bound to him, because there's likely a backdoor to the divine seal master within the binding relationship between us and the divine seal fragments.
If he were to use it, he would probably only use the power of the fragments of the Lordless Divine Seal.
I asked Shenzhao one last question: "If you take action and discover that he is indeed the true Lord of the Divine Seal, what will you do?"
“Then I am completely convinced,” Shenzhao said magnanimously. “To die at the hands of the true Lord of the Divine Seal is not a disgrace to me.”
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After the exchange ended, Shenzhao removed the barrier that surrounded the area, and then his figure flashed and disappeared from the room.
Yu Chi remained where he was, sitting on a stool, lost in thought with a complicated expression.
"Do you think Shenzhao can succeed?" I asked.
Yu Chi seemed to be startled awake, and then said helplessly, "This... I should be the one asking you this."
“You Great Impermanence can always grasp the truth of things by your own instincts, and even if what you do seems completely upside down, you can always win in the end.”
"...If I had to say, Shenzhao makes decisions too quickly. Many times, he acts even faster than he thinks. If it were me, I would definitely be more cautious... But sometimes it is people like him who can reap the fruits of victory that ordinary people like me cannot even imagine."
“Even someone at the Great Completion stage like you calls yourself a mere mortal. Real mortals would probably be filled with grief and indignation,” I said.
“I’m just an ordinary mortal…” Yu Chi said absentmindedly, “But… how could the Lord of the Divine Seal be a mortal?”
Perhaps he's worried about the knowledge he's gained.
He used the fragments of the Divine Seal to obtain knowledge from the Lord of the Divine Seal that would make him strong enough to kill the Old Fist God. However, since the Lord of the Divine Seal who bestowed this knowledge was a mortal, the value of this knowledge is questionable. If he staked his entire future on this knowledge, then his vision may have become blurred.
"The knowledge you need should have been summoned by the Lord of the Divine Seal using the power of the Divine Seal. Even if you don't trust the Lord of the Divine Seal, you should at least have faith in the power of the Divine Seal," I said.
Yu Chi still seemed somewhat anxious, forcing a smile as he said, "Thank you for your kind words."
After saying that, he stood up, supporting himself on his knees, and walked towards the door of the room.
"Then, I'll take my leave now, and then..."
He seemed to want to say "goodbye," but he only managed to utter the word "goodbye" before I grabbed his shoulder and forced him to stay where he was.
"Have you forgotten something?" I asked.
“…What?” Yu Chi laughed awkwardly.
I said very seriously, "You still haven't told me why you wanted to kill the old boxing god."
Although this matter seems to be a sensitive old wound for Yuchi, the more he acts like this, the more curious I become.
As I spoke, I reached out my other hand and placed both hands on his shoulders at the same time.
“Tell me about it!” I said.
(End of this chapter)
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