Above Destiny

Chapter 238 Surprise and Fright

Tomorrow is tomorrow, tomorrow is so much.

It is still the brain-boiling cramming and repetitive casting, it is still the harsh requirements and cruel punishments.

Before, Ji Jue used to worry that he wouldn’t be able to make it to tomorrow, or that he wouldn’t be able to hold on, but now, he has gradually begun to get used to this torment that seems to have no end.

No, it should be said that it is like a fish in water.

Perhaps Jianyuan was right. When Ji Jue no longer concealed his hatred and malice, and even took the initiative to release it, he had already mastered the skill and had it under control.

He didn't even care whether the hatred was directed at others or himself. If he wanted to forge a true heavenly sword, why would he be afraid of being cut by a double-edged sword? On the contrary, the more fierce and ferocious the cold light was, the more pleased he should be!
He didn't care at all whether Ji Jue would slack off or resist in vain.

After going through the secret ritual before the furnace, Ji Jue's progress in alchemy began to soar again. He was making progress even when he was eating and sleeping. Sometimes he could even get a flash of inspiration and figure out some key points while daydreaming.

It's not just the alchemy of evil, but also modern alchemy, fluid alchemy, and even solid alchemy that has just found its direction.

As a price to pay, the skills learned in these days have also been smoothly integrated into the system and habits that Ji Jue is now gradually sorting out, becoming an inseparable part.

It cannot be avoided, evaded, or denied.

All he taught were real skills and knowledge, and what he imparted were the secrets and essences that even many sophisticated craftsmen would find difficult to understand.

Just like when you need to hammer a nail when doing carpentry, when you reach into the toolbox, you will naturally take out the hammer. Even if you can discard the hammer and not use it, it will only cause trouble for Ji Jue himself.

Over the past few decades, it is unknown how many works have been cast by all the craftsmen under Jianyuan. The number of works cast in Quancheng in recent days alone is probably in the tens of thousands.

With so many ashes gathered together, the essence contained in them appeared and condensed under the stimulation of the fire in the old furnace, which brought much more than just a little change to Ji Jue. More importantly... it was a qualitative change of blessing!

Under the erosion and pressure of the secret ritual, the blessing of [Spiritual Primacy] has undergone an unexpected transformation, which has comprehensively strengthened Ji Jue's spiritual resistance to the erosion of evil. Now he can actually use his own spiritual essence to interfere with the deformation and evil of the creations in the furnace.

Even if it's just a little bit.

But at the critical moment, the difference of a millimeter is enough to determine the success or failure of the work, which can be said to be an added bonus to the alchemy of evil, making it even more handy...

Originally, once one got started with alchemy, progress would be rapid. Now, he directly installed an airplane engine on himself. Even if he just studied it a little, his progress would be rapid and frightening.

But what's the price?

After Jianyuan opened his library access to Ji Jue, he began to read other theories and works on evil transformation included in the library - and then, he felt more and more how evil this thing he had learned was.

This is simply an experimental theory!

There is not even the slightest precedent of success...

After streamlining many irrelevant details, the article gets straight to the point.

Many of the contents of communicating with the higher evil were deleted. There was no need to offer sacrifices to the Lord and pray for blessings like other craftsmen. Instead,... just get it yourself.

Not only do you have to snatch the meat from the evil creature's mouth, you even have to stuff the evil creature directly into your mouth!
The price is that without protection, the probability of failure is many times greater than that of others, and the possibility of one's own evil transformation is also increasing rapidly.

Including now.

Ji Jue lowered his eyes and looked at his hands. There were faint gray-black marks on his fingernails. It was like a human face howling, screaming, ferocious or crying silently.

It changes and flows, never taking a fixed form.

In the reflection of the mercury mirror, he looked almost completely different from before, not only with the criss-crossing ugly scars, but also with the muscle necrosis and wrinkles caused by the rough peeling of the skin.

The originally jet-black hair has turned pale and mottled.

And between the drooping short hair, the pupils also took on a strange color under the erosion and evil influence of the secret ritual. Different from Jianyuan's emerald green, it was a faint scarlet.

Like a burning charcoal fire.

With a light sigh, he waved his hand, dispersing the mercury mirror, and felt the tingling pain on his hands. The non-aggression matrix flowed and the lively glow gradually dimmed, as if covered with dust and so tired.

But he still persisted in removing the many corruptions that had invaded his hands, time and again, not allowing him to go down the path of evil.

"Do not worry."

Ji Jue flexed his ten fingers and murmured silently.

Glory that is not due to aggression, guilt that is not due to aggression, are all caused by oneself.

Whether it is the inheritance of fluid alchemy or the many gifts in the future, the sage Mercury has placed many expectations on me. How could I be so stupid as to deny the life I have persisted in until now just because of a dream?

boom!
A shrill wail suddenly broke out.

The furnace shook violently, as if there were invisible people madly rushing around inside, banging on the furnace door, shouting, wailing, and begging for mercy.

“Is there anyone? Is there anyone?! Save me, help…” the shrill voice cried out in despair: “Let me out, please, please, is there anyone? Ahhhh…”

The cries for help and shouts suddenly stopped, replaced by crazy laughter, and even hysterical curses and wails.

The sticky blood continuously overflowed from behind the furnace door, surged, and then disappeared without a trace.

In the flames, the hissing and roaring sounds gradually dissipated.

In the end, as the furnace door opened, the last sobs disappeared without a trace.

As Ji Jue waved his hand, a shrill whistling sound broke out. A dagger suddenly flew out of the furnace and fell into his hand, buzzing. Wherever the shrill whistling sound passed, all the metals actually vibrated.

Pain in the eardrum.

The sticky scarlet liquid dripped slowly and endlessly from the blade of the dagger, but then disappeared without a trace.

“It’s out?”

Jian Yuan appeared behind him without knowing when, lowered his eyes and looked down: "You have made some progress."

"It's just trash."

Ji Jue took it in his hand, waved it twice, then looked back at Jian Yuan, glanced at the dagger in his hand, and shook his head regretfully: "If you pursue sharpness and damage too much, it will probably be destroyed before it hurts anyone, and it will be useless."

"Then we have to divide the goals into different ones, right?"

Jianyuan stretched out his hand, tightly grasped the sharp blade in his hand, picked it up nonchalantly, and cut a bloody wound on his hand, admiring the sight of his blood mutating and hardening, even coming alive, and drilling into his palm like a monster.

Unfortunately, after cutting a bloody wound, the dagger broke under the recoil of the matrix and the breath. The alienated blood seemed to have encountered an even more terrifying monster and quickly dissipated.

In the end, the bloody wound healed as if it had never happened.

"Indeed, it's still a little bit short."

Jian Yuan threw the fragments aside, looked back at the empty furnace and asked, "What else is in the furnace?"

"Well……"

Ji Jue pondered for a moment and shrugged slightly: "It's just a trivial thing, is the master interested?"

"You've wasted so much material, you should at least let me see where you're going, right?" Jian Yuan laughed mockingly: "Of course, if you plan to prepare a surprise for me, I can also pretend not to know."

Ji Jue waved his hand casually, and a ray of scarlet light emerged from the ashes and debris in the furnace, rose up, and fell into Jianyuan's hands.

"Is this... a blessed creation?"

Jianyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, and subconsciously evaluated and appraised, but found that with Ji Jue's current level, he could not find any omissions at all.

Even the complexity of the structure is higher than that of ordinary craftsmen, and it is even encrypted. He did not want to overwhelm others with his status as a master craftsman, so in the split second of judgment, he could only combine the materials extracted by Ji Jue to determine that the blessing came from the heart.

In his palm was a scarlet skull.

It was only the size of a fist, as if it was carved from blood jade, without any trace of chiseling, and it was round and natural. All the catalytic distortions and evil changes were sealed in it, without any trace or sign of losing control.

perfect.

"What kind of trick is this?"

After battling wits and tactics with Ji Jue for so long, he had long been accustomed to Ji Jue's occasional resistance and unexpected attacks. He didn't care at all and even seemed to enjoy it.

He actually took the initiative to inject his own spiritual essence into it, awakening the creation.

"Master, this is my proudest work." Ji Jue smiled slightly and suddenly asked, "But, if I don't do it well, you won't be angry, right?"

“There is always the chance for people to make mistakes.”

Jian Yuan looked at him deeply and was about to say something, but just as he finished speaking, the skull in his hand opened its mouth and made a sound: "Ha, then you little brat are in big trouble!"

"..."

In the brief silence, Jianyuan frowned, as if he understood something.

But Ji Jue still smiled, and suddenly asked: "Speaking of which, what does the Grand Master think of your Quancheng alliance?"

Jian Yuan raised his eyebrows and said bluntly: "It's just cooperation, what can you say?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the skull in his hand laughed wildly: "Please don't misunderstand me. What I mean is that everyone here is garbage."

As a result, Jianyuan's expression became more meaningful.

"……interesting."

With just two sentences, he had completely cracked the spiritual blockade and read the internal conditions, the blessing of the Heart Pivot System - [Knowledge of Two Hearts].

After undergoing distortion and mutation, the power of the blessing is completely out of control and will read the user's spiritual essence at all times. Once the words spoken out deviate from the user's inner thoughts, it will speak out the words in the user's heart.

No, now it seems that it is a bit exaggerated.

"Just for this?"

Jianyuan picked up the skull and asked curiously.

"Don't dare."

Ji Jue waved his hand and smiled, but just as he finished speaking, he found that his spiritual essence was being pulled by Jianyuan and guided into the skeleton without him knowing when.

Then, the skeleton grinned:
"Haha, you're dead."

(End of this chapter)