Chapter 1527
Chapter 1527 - 1523 Immortal
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The two Quasi-Gods did not continue their pursuit, as wasting another minute would be a humiliation to their dignity and intelligence.
"His ritual has already been completed."
"The ’Saint’ must experience one Death to transform into a ’Divine Son’, and the best executioners are the high-level Arbiters, even Deities themselves... What a disgrace, completely tricked by a youngster."
The faces of the two Quasi-Gods looked quite unsightly, knowing they had fallen into a trap. Acting personally without regard for face, they ended up facilitating their opponent’s success.
The one killed, without a doubt, was the true body of the King of Black Flames. Faced with the serious scrutiny of the two Quasi-Gods, an Avatar wouldn’t suffice... And just a moment before, the Black Flame was mortal. After being killed, however, it assumed that bizarre form, and it was now omnipresent.
"...Not too embarrassing, he’ll join us sooner or later, or perhaps, surpass us."
How could beings capable of becoming Quasi-Gods be narrow-minded fools? To be deceived was, on the other hand, a form of recognition, acknowledging the younger generation’s capabilities and strategies.
And their abrupt departure, in a sense, was also to avoid the disaster that was the spreading and burning of the Black Flame across the entire world.
Now, following the death of the "King of Black Flames", those branches that had turned into bandits each had their own War Flags and their own Kings of Black Flames.
The Flame still covered them, and having lost the main core and gained their own, they became even more powerful—they were destined to become calamities, the wave of Black Flames overflowing the entire Octopus World...
"...I never thought you could achieve this."
Chris, just awakened from her deep slumber, looked at Lu Ping’an with a look too complex to describe.
Even in the last moments, the "Princess Consort" remained with the King, leaning beside the Throne.
However, she was too "weak" and was even overlooked by the two Quasi-Gods.
Having watched till now and also undergone the cycle of death, she understood the changes in Lu Ping’an best. This once youth had so quickly completed the most difficult step...
"This is due to your good teaching..." Lu Ping’an, who had also just awoken, laughed, his words carrying a rare sincerity.
Of course, this gratitude sounded even more ambiguous to Big Cat.
"... "But in the end, she did not deny it because it was the truth.
Whether it was the Black Knight or the Life System Concepts, he had inherited her path, then ventured onto another new one.
It could be said that Big Cat used her own "life" and "human life" as courseware and live teaching materials, instructing Lu Ping’an.
Positive, negative, present, future...
"...You, you are incredibly excessive."
When this complaint was finally spoken, even Chris herself was startled, seeming somewhat coquettish. She quickly added,
"Stop beating the dead horse! If you really appreciate me, don’t bring it up again." The deliberately loud tone was filled with feigned fortitude.
"Alright, alright, got it."
Lu Ping’an let Big Cat go... Truly angering her and getting a scratched face wouldn’t look good. Now it was indeed his true self.
But now, this "true self" seemed not so important anymore from today onward.
[Genesis of the King of Black Flames (Lower Gold) : Produce a negative life incarnation equipped with the power of the Black Flame, possessing the Lower Gold (seventh-tier) Soldier Path, and holds the titles ’King of Black Flames’, ’Founder of the Burning Legion’, maximum holding of five, unlimited lower-level clones.]
[Genesis of Lu Ping’an (Lower Gold): Produce a positive life (mortal life form) incarnation, possessing all the extraordinary powers currently held by ’Lu Ping’an’, maximum holding of 1.]
At this moment, Lu Ping’an probably attained true immortality.
He understood that even if his own body... at least what could still be called his body "Lu Ping’an", was truly killed, as long as the "Courtyard," the true self, existed, it was just a matter of using some points to produce a "human form interaction interface."
"Lu Ping’an costs three thousand one, King of Black Flames just one thousand five, lower-level clone Decree-level only three hundred... Uh, am I really that expensive?"
Although he complained verbally, Lu Ping’an felt no dissatisfaction, instead, he felt some satisfaction... which meant his existence was valuable.
He had likely just completed the "Life Evolution" and taken the most crucial step on the Way of Life, transforming completely into a "non-human."
Just as Lu Ping’an saw the Ten Thousand Spirits, and Big Cat saw the Mother Tree, the life system, once it reached a certain level, would begin to "Transcend."
What is life? Merely an individual? Why are high-level life systems doomed to extinction from the start?
"Life is neither sacred nor special—merely a mix of ’coincidence’ and ’inevitability’..."
When Lu Ping’an had his realization, when he truly saw himself, his "flesh" had become less significant.
Because "Life-points" were his true essence. High-tier life forms are "Life Aggregates," each taking myriad forms, the only commonality perhaps being they transcended the concept of an "individual."
"...Elder Liu fused with the island, Lord Xiuyi became millions, the Mother Goddess devoured everything to incorporate it into herself, high-level life forms, perhaps from the beginning, had no such thing as a ’fixed life form’....."
Can Ten Thousand Spirits be said to be an individual? Ultimately, it is merely an aggregate of countless lives, each division becoming a separate entity but collectively forming the true Ten Thousand Spirits.
"....Originally, what I couldn’t see was not just the ’Pollution Source’ but also ’myself’..."
At that moment, Lu Ping’an suddenly understood.
What Chris saw was the Mother Tree, also her future self; what Lu Ping’an saw was the Ten Thousand Spirits, also the real himself... That glance, perhaps, pierced through time to see the self in the mirror.
Having confirmed the so-called "endpoint," how to "walk it down" is the "Path."
This doesn’t mean Lu Ping’an would eventually evolve into the "Continent of Flesh"; that is merely a "Abstract Painting," "Impressionistic Map"—how it should be filled and depicted still depends on Lu Ping’an himself.
You might truly see an elephant trunk, but end up "painting" a water pipe; how could mortals fully describe an existence they can’t comprehend? Everyone is in the midst of exploration.
"Soldier.....The Battlefield Commander, gave me the most straightforward hint."
This step had to acknowledge the gift of fate; in this path, Lu Ping’an found the "factor" he most lacked... the factor to disperse Life Energy.
The War Commander, establishing "bilateral contact" with all his subordinate soldiers, their lives formed a spatial force field, enveloping the entire battlefield.
That moment reminded Lu Ping’an of Elder Liu, who had merged his spirit with the entire island.
Closing his eyes, the Eye of Truth revealed to Lu Ping’an the nature of this ability. Countless Life Forces flowed out of his body and circulated throughout the battlefield, forming "transactions," "contracts" with each individual—entrusting their lives to him, further enhancing the strength of this life field.
And after the war ended, the originally "released life" became "reclaimed life"... or in other words, "plundered life."
This was the essence of the "Black Knight," though those "White Knights," were just better in appearance.
Why is the Black Knight Path so powerful for Big Cat? Because this is one of her core modules.
"Isn’t this my Life-points..."
At that moment, the cruel battlefield and possibly even crueler "market" merged in Lu Ping’an.
Life-points, the Black Flame that plundered life—another form of investment, in essence, what’s the difference?
Lu Ping’an "understood"... or rather, he truly comprehended what kind of existence he really was.
Casting aside other paths and Profession Modules, focusing solely on the Black Knight (Soldier) Path, he got used to turning his life into Black Flames as "loans," "investments," and then sitting and waiting for that moment of "profit," when a certain shackle or barrier was completely broken.
"Whether it’s the Black Flame or the Life-points, they are both ’me’; ’life’ is really just ’a gathering of life force.’ Whether it’s the ’island,’ a multidimensional Clone, or even the ’Tree of Flesh,’ they are all just manifestations. So why should I hold onto this flesh and blood body..."
At that moment, Lu Ping’an could no longer move; his essence had already flowed out and merged into the infinite Black Flame.
All that remained was to break the last attachments and shackles...
"Corpse Unraveling? Ascension?"
Thus, when two Quasi-Gods shattered his physical body, he also lost the last ties and concerns.
"To lose ’myself’ is to own the true ’myself’....."
On this day, Lu Ping’an possessed his true self, and also... immortality.
— End of Chapter 1527 —