pjbooks Chapter 114 The Truth of Destiny's Influence, The Gaze of the King of Despair
Chapter 114 The Truth of Destiny's Influence, The Gaze of the King of Despair
He swallowed the extremely hot Yang Dragon Marrow Fruit in one gulp, and then poured in two bottles of Northern Darkness Shattered Spirit Liquid that emitted a chilling aura.
Jiang Yuan's entire body was instantly enveloped in golden and blue light.
In an instant!
Two terrifying energies surged wildly within his body, and beams of scorching light shot out from his pores, burning and piercing through the furniture in the room.
A terrifying chill emanated from between its eyebrows and around its mouth and nose, freezing the air into ice.
The internal organs and bone marrow were frozen, while the blood vessels were burning as if on fire, with the scorching blood and qi flowing like molten lava.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"
His skin turned to charcoal, yet his mouth and nose exhaled cold breath; his teeth fell out, and his black hair was burned away.
"hiss……"
Despite enduring the extreme pain of his body being frozen, burned, pierced, and torn apart, Jiang Yuan used the Immortal Body Tempering Technique.
From the first to the seventeenth, and then to the eighteenth, two immortal cells deep within the brow rapidly intertwined, vibrating violently and emitting dazzling golden light! Strands of golden radiance swirled around the back of the head!
Just when he was about to give up.
"boom!"
Undying Phoenix Flame erupted from his body!
Enveloped in flames brimming with life.
His charred, blackened skin began to peel off, and his black hair grew back—a phoenix rising from the ashes!
And so the cycle continues.
By the nineteenth move, the potential hidden within Jiang Yuan's body had fully erupted, and the third immortal cell was formed directly.
In an instant.
Everything in the room was reduced to dust by the terrifying burst of energy.
Jiang Yuan then took out three more treasured high-level life crystals to replenish his potential, intending to seize the opportunity to condense a fourth immortal cell in one go.
……
at the same time.
Inside the provincial education bureau, Bai Huang, who looks like a little boy with white hair, is listening to Yun Zaiye report on the admissions situation of the four major universities.
Suddenly, he paused for a moment.
Yun Zaiye asked in confusion, "Director Bai, what's wrong?"
The white-haired boy didn't speak, but saw Jiang Yuanfa's message.
Jiang Yuan: "Director Bai, hello. I apologize for bothering you, but some strange things have been happening around me lately, so coincidentally that they've made me uneasy. I'd like to ask you, with your extensive knowledge, whether candidates who win first place in the martial arts exam have ever been targeted by the Abyss, or whether their fate has been manipulated by a terrifying entity? If so, what should I do to avoid the worst possible outcome?"
Fate...?
Bai Huang stood up, his small face serious, and said, "I'm going out for a bit."
Yun Zaiye: "Ah...yes."
He watched as Bai Huang transformed into a blue data stream and disappeared from the spot, somewhat bewildered.
What's wrong now?
……
The scene changes.
Inside a quiet and peaceful library in a coastal city.
Yuan Ling, dressed casually and wearing flat-rimmed glasses, was quietly reading a book when she suddenly looked up and smiled, "What brings you here, Lord Bai Huang?"
Bai Huang's illusory figure appeared before her.
Everyone else in the library seemed oblivious, as if the two were in another dimension.
Bai Huang bowed slightly and said, "Yuan Qing, do you think the Abyss would pay a price to manipulate the fate of a candidate?"
"Controlling fate?" Yuan Ling was slightly taken aback, then her eyes narrowed slightly. "Oh, you mean that boy in the college entrance exam scenario?"
Bai Huang nodded and explained what had happened.
"I see. It's amazing he noticed that; he's quite the observant and meticulous lad."
Yuan Ling closed the book and praised, resting his chin on the back of his hand, "As far as I know, there is indeed a King of the Abyss who is skilled in manipulating fate."
"King of Despair, Eberath," Bai Huang said in a deep voice.
"That's right, it's the Abyss King who was suppressed by the Northern King in the S-class Abyss." Yuan Ling nodded and said, "The Northern King also comes from Nanjiang City. If He didn't want to see another Northern King grow up, it's not impossible that He quietly affected his fate after seeing him become the top martial arts examinee."
"Influence? Not manipulation?"
Yuan Ling smiled and shook his head: "Under the Northern King's nose, He can't do that. At most, He can only have an influence."
Bai Huang nodded. "Then how can it be removed? If it really exists?"
"Fate and curse are different, and I don't know the specifics either. You can ask that book," Yuan Ling said with a smile.
Bai Huang understood what she meant.
Relic Sequence 019, the all-knowing fairy tale book.
"That book might indeed provide the answer, but the price..."
"What are a few small sacrifices for the sake of the students' future?"
"...That's very true."
……
The scene changes.
Bai Huang arrived at a secret forbidden area. Before him stood a giant bronze gate, hundreds of meters high, with a gatekeeper standing at the entrance, holding a long spear and exuding an aura of antiquity and terror, as if he could stand tall and firm.
"The forbidden area of the Great Xia Dynasty, all trespassers shall halt."
After Bai Huang revealed his identity.
The gatekeeper checked and found nothing amiss, then stepped aside, and the bronze gate opened.
Bai Huang entered and found the talking fairy tale book.
Words appeared on the fairy tale book.
I know what you want to ask, and I can answer you, but on one condition.
"What?"
[Three years to live, and tell me your favorite food?]
"...apple gummies."
[Conditions met. Now to answer your question, 1. Your guess is correct, but it wasn't Eberath, the King of Despair, who directly influenced his fate. Rather, it was his servants, the Playboys, who followed His guidance and manipulated everything in secret.]
Bai Huang's eyes narrowed upon hearing this.
The Fate Weaver, whose name and gender are unknown, is an eighth-tier martial artist and an S-class wanted criminal of the Great Xia Dynasty. Who would have thought he would also be in Nanjiang City!
[2. Regarding your concerns, there is no need to worry. A great being has intervened and influenced their plans to some extent, leading the manipulated destinies into the unknown.]
Bai Huang was slightly surprised. A great being? Who is it?
"So you're saying Jiang Yuan is alright? He doesn't need to do anything?"
Yes, but only temporarily. His greatest danger right now doesn't come from Eberath, the King of Despair.
Bai Huang paused for a moment, then asked, "From where?"
The fairy tale book was silent for a moment, then a line of text appeared.
I can answer your question, but at the cost of your entire remaining lifespan.
Bai Huang's pupils contracted slightly.
The life level of a ninth-order quasi-king is completely different from that of ordinary humans, with a lifespan of up to three hundred years. He is seventy-six years old this year, but he still has more than two hundred years of life left. However, the answer to this question is so great that he needs to give up his entire lifespan to exchange for the answer, which is simply unbelievable!
What will that boy ultimately face?!