Master Changsheng

Chapter 156, Section 153: Performing divine deeds with a mortal body!

The next day.

An Kai stared at the side quest in front of him, lost in thought…

He continued browsing the side quests; the impact of Donglin's actions was still unfolding.

[1: The Mage Association has suspended its search for the God of Magic; they are currently discussing entering the desolate "Wild Lands"...]

[2: The Black Dragon Clan, a branch of the Dragon Clan, has ceased its pursuit of the Dragon Knights. They are preparing to enter human territory, specifically the Eastern Continent—the Desolate Region—the "Barbarian Lands," to search for the legacy left by their ancestors. However, their plans are thwarted by the humans, leading to a major conflict between the Black Dragon Clan and the humans!]

"He really has a terrible temper..."

...

【12: The Wilderness Noble Management Association…】

[13: The Wilderness Mage Association...]

【14...】

...

The name "Divine Court" resounds throughout the world.

In just one day, numerous top powers and alien races were discussing plans to enter what was once the "barbarian lands"...

Is "Divine Court" related to "God"?

Ankai had no idea.

Even the Donglin Academy, when describing the Divine Court, used the phrase "a group of immortals."

In addition, in his previous life, until the moment he transmigrated, An Kai had never heard of any information about the "Divine Court" or any "Divine Court" instance.

Standing before the "Good House" that is being rebuilt, Ankai was still recovering from yesterday's events.

He had assumed that Donglin must be extremely ruthless.

Who would have thought that this old man, on his deathbed, would drag the entire Seven Desert Kingdoms down with him...

"Old man, you really did die a spectacular death!"

Donglin awakened the Divine Court, but Ankai did not intend to have much contact with it.

The awakening of the "Divine Court" was achieved through the lives of billions of living beings. An Kai's first impression of the so-called "Divine Court" was that it was associated with "demonic sects," "villains," and "evil paths"...

This is certainly contrary to his image as a great, glorious, and righteous person.

Therefore, in order to sever his ties with the "heretical" and "divine court," Ankai prepared to "go on a journey"...

To put it simply, he's planning to run away.

As for Donglin revealing An Kai's face and name before his death...

With a thought, An Kai changed the [Disguiser Mask] on his face, revealing a face that was nine-tenths similar to Hanks in his youth.

"They're looking for Ankai, what does that have to do with me, Hanks-Kay?!" Ankai scoffed. Once he left, no one would know, "Hanks-Kay is Ankai!"

As for Donglin's nonsense about Ankai being imprisoned in the desert and unable to leave, Ankai was not going to listen.

After all, Donglin, that old man, rarely spoke the truth; you could say he was mostly lying.

joke.

The desert has now become a place of great interest to many professionals and top-tier forces.

Why doesn't he run away and stay here to die?

He's just a Level 1 Apprentice Mage...

As Ankai was deep in thought, a surge of energy appeared as he turned to the side, revealing the figure of the fifth-tier [Assassin] Malken.

"Sir, everything is ready."

As soon as he finished speaking, he handed over a storage ring.

At the same time, Malken took out a fragment of the [Donglin Spirit Empowerment Technique] from his robes…

"Sir, this is something that fell from Sally Buklin."

An Kai took the fragment of the [Donglin Spiritual Enchanting Technique] and his expression froze for a moment.

"This idiot..."

The "fool" wasn't just referring to Sally, but also to Sally herself, because like Will, her actions yesterday were, in Ankai's eyes, "foolish"...

Looking at the collapsed Good Home, An Kai emptied his mind, his eyes blank, lost in thought.

"Will...Lord Will, he..."

The fifth-tier [Assassin] Malken, known for his coldness, paused when mentioning the name "Will," as if he couldn't find a suitable word to describe him...

Just then, the scholar Wayne walked over slowly, took over Malken's words, and said solemnly:

"Will Bocklin is: a mortal man who performs divine deeds!"

...

one day ago.

After speaking those words in the distance, the seven desert kingdoms were submerged by floods.

Hundreds of millions of lives were lost in the flood.

And so it is with deserts!

Donglin's previous statement that the desert would not be affected and his lament that Ankai was not within the Seven Kingdoms' territory and could not be taken along was utter nonsense!

A bunch of nonsense meant to put An Kai on his guard!

The desert and the seven desert kingdoms are connected and have long been integrated, so how could they not be affected?

At that time, starting from the inner city of Chaos City, the desert trembled, the earth collapsed, and a torrent suddenly surged forth.

Countless monsters and creatures in the desert were swallowed up by the torrent before they could escape.

The chance of survival is less than one in ten.

The torrent was so fierce that it rushed toward the Good House in just ten minutes.

An Kai had sensed that this torrent was incredibly powerful…

At that time, he was preparing to select a group of people who were useful to him, hide them in the mage tower, wait for the flood to pass, and then consider escaping from this place.

Ankai had many candidates to choose from, including Wayne, Hanks, Widow Wang, Malken, Nurnexus, and siblings Will and Sally Bocklin, among others.

There are also some spirit-enchanted beastmen, as well as powerful fifth-tier professionals.

In An Kai's mind, with so many henchmen, he could quickly build a force to support himself even if he moved to a different place.

However, at the very last moment...

After learning of An Kai's plan, some of the people he selected chose to withdraw...

It was none other than Will Bucklin and Sally Bucklin.

Ankai still remembers what Will Bucklin said to him and the scene at the time; Will Bucklin's stubborn expression is as if it were right in front of him.

Will: "Sir, I can't leave!"

Ankai: "Are you just waiting to die if you don't leave?!"

Will: "Sir... if I leave, there will be no one to save them!"

Will-Bucklin said they were all the residents of the House of Goodness…

In the face of this torrent that even Ankai could not resist, it was an immense blessing that even one-tenth of the residents of the Good House could survive.

"Will, they are desert people. If they die, they die. There's nothing we can do. What can we do?"

These are Ankai's exact words. At the time, he didn't know why Will-Bucklin suddenly acted strangely and refused to leave.

As he finished speaking, Will Bucklin, standing before Ankai, appeared dazed, as if he were seeing those who had been sacrificed because of him…

"My lord... please give me a chance to atone for my sins..."

"They...there are good people among them..."

"My lord, please let me try. Even if I fail in the end, I'm willing..."

Standing before Ankai, Will Bucklin responded stubbornly, his expression resolute. Ankai knew he could no longer persuade him.

Will-Bucklin's voice was shrill and pleading.

Ankai didn't want a capable lieutenant to die saving some insignificant people.

Just as he was about to try to persuade Will again, Sally Bucklin suddenly walked up to him from behind.

With anticipation, she slowly spoke, "An...An Kai, can I have a hug?"

An Kai frowned. "Hugging a skeleton?"

Thinking that Sally Buklin possessed the fragments of the [Donglin Spirit Empowerment Technique] he needed, Ankai finally sighed and embraced the uncomfortable Sally Buklin.

This is also the reason he gave himself.

Sally Buklin nestled in his arms and whispered, "Thank you, Ankai!"

After the hug, Sally Bucklin took a few steps back from Ankai, her empty eyes never leaving his face.

It was as if they wanted to remember An Kai's face forever.

"Ankai, please help us."

"From the moment Donglin turned us into ghosts, Will and I were already dead..."

"Will lives to atone for his sins..."

"We don't want to meet our father after we die, and have him point fingers at us and berate us: 'Why did you run away!'"

Sally Buckerling stood beside Will Buckerling, both with resolute expressions, neither moving an inch.

At this point, Ankai realized that no matter what he said, it wouldn't change Will's and Sally's minds.

As Sally Buklin said, Will lives to atone for his sins?

What about her?

Why? To help his younger brother atone for his sins?

Ankai was unaware.

All he could do was nod slightly and offer one word of advice: "Survive..."

Will smiled wryly.

"Thank you... sir!"

As soon as he finished speaking, An Kai witnessed firsthand what it meant to advance to the next level of "Heaven-Given Profession" and be empowered!

What is the [Heaven-Given Profession - Physical Strength] strength?

Will, guided by the heart of a wanderer, draws upon the power of heaven and earth, aided by his physical strength, sacrificing himself to protect the good family from the ravages of the flood!

That moment!

The seven colors of the Heart of the Wanderer emerged from Will's body, soared into the sky, and illuminated the horizon, using the "power of heaven and earth" to protect the desert centered on the House of Goodness!

Sally Buklin…she willingly threw herself into the fire at the moment Will Buklin sacrificed himself, turning into a mass of nourishment…

As the torrent surged forward, the seven-colored [Heart of the Wanderer] shone brightly in the sky!

This caused the torrent that engulfed the seven kingdoms... to bypass the area of ​​the House of Goodness...

Will's figure slowly disappeared, truly and completely vanished.

Until the very last moment of disappearance.

Will-Bucklin looked at Ankai and burst into laughter: "Sir! I might not be able to fulfill your request..."

"But I am not dead. Just as you said, death is not the end; only being forgotten is the true end of death..."

"I think... I shouldn't be forgotten, right?"

On his deathbed, Will's figure appeared in the sky as a seven-colored "Heart of the Wanderer"...

In his final moments, he took one last, profound look at the desert he had sheltered, and the kind-hearted inhabitants of the home he had protected…

And at the very last moment, he looked at An Kai, smiled wistfully, and suddenly shouted, "An Kai! You really are a scoundrel..."

Before he could finish speaking, Will suddenly changed his tone: "Never mind, my sister won't let me tell..."

Above the horizon, Will Bucklin waved casually to Ankai, and behind him, Sally Bucklin's figure flashed by.

Sally Buckering has regained her original exquisite appearance, wearing an elegant long dress, raising her hand as if to hit Will, seemingly because Will wanted to call Ankai an "asshole"...

The floodwaters receded, transforming the desolate wasteland where Will and Sally had risked their lives to find refuge, turning it into an isolated island…

An Kai's right hand, a seven-colored "Heart of the Wanderer" pattern disappeared.

In the system panel, the "Wanderer's Guide" identity has disappeared from the information section...

...

"To perform divine deeds with a mortal body!"

Standing before the rebuilt City of Goodness, Ankai smiled when he heard Wayne say this.

Perhaps Will's true feelings were only revealed in his final moments...

Ankai continued flipping through the side quest logs, trying to find something...

He flipped through it twice, looking at it very carefully, but still couldn't find what Ankai was looking for.

Just then, Hanks, Widow Wang, along with a group of spirit-enhanced orcs, body-strengthening/divine-forging orcs, and fifth-tier professionals approached Ankai.

Hanks was now unable to move around easily and could only get around in a wheelchair pushed by Widow Wang.

With his head down, it was unclear whether he was asleep or still asleep.

Upon seeing this, An Kai let out a soft sigh…

After Hanks dies, most of the people I knew when I was still nobody will be gone...

Donglin, Will Bucklin, Sally Bucklin, and Hanks, who could kick the bucket at any moment…

Widow Wang pushed Hanks to Ankai's side: "Ankai, we've discussed it..."

"I'm not leaving. Hanks says this is where his roots are..."

An Kai opened his mouth, intending to say something, but in the end, he only managed to say, "Okay!"

In a single day, An Kai seemed to have returned to being all alone.

He always considered himself cold.

It wasn't until Will's death and Hanks' choice that Ankai understood.

original…

He had long since become part of this world.

He glanced at Widow Wang, who possessed the strength of a fifth-tier, tenth-level cultivator.

An Kai took out 11 fragments of the Donglin Spiritual Enchanting Technique from the mage tower. After this parting, he didn't know when they would meet again, or perhaps they would never meet again in this lifetime.

Consider it a way of repaying Hanks for the help he provided when I was still a nobody.

The 11 fragments, along with the fragment obtained from Sally Bucklin, instantly fused together in Ankai's palm.

About a second later.

An Kai's palm shone brightly.

【Donglin Spiritual Enlightenment Method (also known as Divine Court Spiritual Enlightenment Method)】

[Note: This record details the "Spirit Empowerment" method used by the Divine Court three thousand years ago. It also includes some personal insights from Donglin, further refining this "Spirit Empowerment" method.]

[Note: Limited to two uses per day.]

Seeing the prompt before him, An Kai gained a new understanding of Dong Lin's talent.

This old fellow is indeed exceptionally talented; he can even perfect the [Divine Court Spirit Imbuing Method] from three thousand years ago on his own!

"Wait a moment."

Before Donglin disappeared, he said that he knew Ankai's "spirit empowerment" Dharma name was "Qiling", based on what Donglin said.

Ankai is similar to him.

Having obtained the complete [Donglin Spiritual Enchanting Technique], An Kai's figure flickered, and he sneaked back into the underground mage tower.

He wanted to see if Donglin's method of imbuing spirits was similar to his own!

With a thought, he began to extract the [Donglin Spiritual Enchanting Method]...

An Kai, however, was unaware of this.

The moment he activated the mage tower, a trace of his own aura was revealed.

It instantly spread into the vast ocean.

It is located nearly 10,000 miles from the desert island, within the former Principality of Buklin.

Deep beneath the sea, a black "magic stone" tinged with light blue flashed with light, capturing the aura of an "enlightenment" spell...

The magic stone shook for a moment, as if making a decision, and after two seconds, it shot out instantly!

destination…

It's in the direction of the underground mage tower where Ankai is located...

Inside the Mage Tower.

Ankai was unaware of all of this.

He had just finished sensing the [Donglin Spiritual Enchanting Method], and a relaxed expression appeared on his face.

Because An Kai confirmed one thing: although the [Donglin Spirit Enlightenment Method] is also called [Spirit Awakening], it is fundamentally different from his own!

During cultivation, both require passing the test of "the power of heaven and earth".

The difference between the two lies here.

The essence of the Donglin Spirit Empowerment Method is still one level below the "Power of Heaven and Earth". It is achieved by demonstrating one's own strength in order to be accepted and recognized by the power of heaven and earth.

Although it is called "Spirit Awakening," it is also a professional intelligence that is awakened through the "power of heaven and earth," which is a bit higher than intelligence that is given by the "power of heaven and earth."

However, compared to Ankai's "Spirit Awakening," the gap is still significant.

Over the course of five years, Ankai has come to understand what his "spiritual awakening" process is like.

Although he is an "enlightened being," he uses the "power of heaven and earth" for his own purposes, absorbing everything, good or bad, and transforming it into useful energy.

Furthermore, An Kai's attitude towards the "power of heaven and earth" was different when he "awakened his spirit".

He displayed his strength not to make the "Power of Heaven and Earth" realize his power and talent, but to convey the message: "I am stronger than you, so you must listen to me, or give me some territory."

If the purpose of the Donglin Spirit Empowerment Technique is to demonstrate strength and gain the recognition of the "power of heaven and earth", then...

Then An Kai [Awakening Spirit] demonstrated his strength, forcing the "Power of Heaven and Earth" to acknowledge him.

The two are fundamentally different.

The Donglin Spirit Awakening Technique did not escape the control of the "Power of Heaven and Earth," and once An Kai successfully awakens his spirit, he will be able to coexist with the "Power of Heaven and Earth."

This is also why Ankai experienced such a fierce "power of heaven and earth".

After all, once you're used to being the boss, nobody wants a "second-in-command" parachuted in.

Sensing this, An Kai felt relieved.

[Donglin Spiritual Enlightenment Method] Today is the last time, and he is preparing to pass it on to Widow Wang.

Consider it a way of repaying Hanks for the care he showed me when I was still a nobody.

Inside the mage tower, Ankai stood up, preparing to leave, when his [Meditation] skill triggered a frantic warning!

An unfeeling presence rushed straight at me.

They do not know good or evil, nor do they know right or wrong!

"What is this?"

An Kai had doubts, but he didn't hesitate.

[Light Spell], [Armor Spell], [Freeze Spell], [Elemental Defense], [Mage Body: Lv5], [Lord-level NPC] - Multiple defensive and supportive spells or intimidation can be cast instantly!

Holding the brute force staff, he was fully prepared!

next moment!

A streak of light pierced through the defenses of [Lazell's Mage Tower]!

In the blink of an eye, he rushed to An Kai's side.

All of An Kai's defenses and methods were useless in the face of this stream of light!

It was just a fleeting glance.

The light rushed into An Kai's body without any hindrance...

[System Notification: You have been forcibly bound to 'Divine Court First Level: Heart of the Sea God'!]

[Due to limitations in strength, I am currently unable to unlock the first level of the Divine Court.]

[Because the Heart of the Sea God is already bound, the first layer of restrictions in the Divine Court has been activated.]

[Because you are bound to the Heart of the Sea God, you cannot leave the first level of the Divine Court's territory. If you forcibly leave, you will suffer a backlash from the Heart of the Sea God!]

[System notification: Your strength has reached the seventh rank, allowing you to fully control the Heart of the Sea God.]

[System Notification: By binding with the Heart of Poseidon, you have obtained: Spell Fusion!]

A series of system notifications suddenly appeared before An Kai's eyes, and he froze in shock...

(End of this chapter)