Chapter 741 - To Fill the Calamity With You
Chapter 741 of "Red Heart Patrols the Sky" starts revealing the story: Back in the Maple Forest City Region, Wei Quchibi summoned the Dark Candle to lure... Donât miss it!
Back in the Maple Forest City Region, Wei Quchibi summoned the Dark Candle to lure out the enemy and brutally slaughtered the followers of the Bone Religion.Among so many old relics of Bone Tao, why choose the Dark Candle?
In fact, it wasnât Wei Quchibiâs choice, but rather, he was âchosen.â
It was Zhuang Chenggan who opted to rejoin the affairs of the living in such an untraceable manner, after his spirit had mostly recovered.
After being stolen by the followers of the White Bone Doctrine, the Dark Candle briefly remained with Xiong Wen before finally hiding in Jiang Wangâs Tongtian Palace.
This indicates that the Dark Candle had always been movable; Zhuang Chenggan had always had plenty of choices.
The question is, with so many people in the entire Maple Forest City Region, why choose Jiang Wang?
It was not simply because of Jiang Wangâs perfect channel opening, and certainly not just because of his cultivation talent.
Speaking of talents alone, Wang Changji had already been selected by the Bone Respecting God, not to mention Zhu Weiwo and Zhao Rucheng, who would not lose to Jiang Wang and even had higher starting points.
Yet in the end, Zhuang Chenggan unwaveringly chose Jiang Wang, which naturally had its own reasons.
From the beginning, what he was looking for was not just a perfect flesh body, but a perfect replacement!
Someone who could truly reflect him, be equal to him, take his place.
Zhuang Chenggan was not one to be modestâhe was a rare find in the world.
Not just any talented cultivation seedling could take the step to replace him.
Compared with cultivation talent, it was Jiang Wangâs sharpness, decisiveness, strength, and patience shown during the process of counter-killing the heart-devouring devil Xiong Wen that were the decisive factors.
There was one thing he didnât lie to Jiang Wang aboutâhe truly admired Jiang Wang.
And the more he experienced, the more choices he witnessed, the more he admired.
If it werenât for his current state, if he were still sitting on the throne of Zhuang Country, he would be more than willing to mentor Jiang Wang.
Having casually absorbed the seed of Bone Tao and hidden inside Jiang Wangâs Tongtian Palace, he stayed until now, never wavering.
In his eyes, Jiang Wang was already the best choice.
With no background, no support, coupled with excellent cultivation talent, supreme combat ingenuity, and an extremely strong will.
What did he want?
He wanted to deal with the terrible Calamity of No Life set by the Bone Respecting God, to cope with the terror of the Divine Arts that had entangled him for nearly two hundred years.
He wanted to unravel the Bone Respecting Godâs scheme.
He wanted to use Jiang Wang as a child to fill in the calamity!
So why did he dwell in Jiang Wangâs body for so long?
Why, with his strength, did he wait until now to make a move?
Because he needed time, he wanted to subtly influence this body, influence this young man.
Not just to make himself more suited to this young body, but to make Jiang WangâŚ
more in tune with him!
Only by doing so could Jiang Wang fill the calamity for him.
Only if Jiang Wang were close to him, or even the same as him, could he fill in the Calamity of No Life and free himself from it.
Inside Jiang Wangâs Tongtian Palace, he had done too many things, exerted too much influence.
Some were subtle and silently nurturing, while others were inevitably a bit hasty.
Even back in the Yang Region, the serpent-boned face bearer who was already afraid of death and begging for life, why did she suddenly act foolishly, looking for âZhang Linchuanâ with eager and direct intent?
Because she was influenced by Zhuang Chenggan, leading to poor choices.
And Zhuang Chengganâs purpose at that time was just to get a glimpse of the plague bell, to understand the state of the Bone Respecting God.
But knowing the danger of the plague bell, he influenced Jiang Wang to neglect this âwar trophy.â
Unexpectedly, Jiang Wang was so astute that this investigation blew up all suspicions and he directly doubted his existence.
He was supposed to subtly finish everything.
Because of this incident, he had to step into the limelight and start the effortful performance as the identity âJiang Yan.â
Now, the efforts of a long time are finally coming to the moment of harvest.
He has waited for the Bone Respecting God and faced the day of calamity conflict.
Eliminating the calamity conflict, he will be reborn!
After rebirth, is the boundless world, the vast skies.
âYou wish!â
Jiang Wangâs spirit was firmly restrained, but he still struggled fiercely.
His flesh had been taken over, and his spirit was about to be annihilated.
His struggle was feeble.
But he absolutely refused to be erased without a trace, much less use all he had to fill the calamity for Zhuang Chenggan!
âDonât you understand yet?â
Zhuang Chengganâs will clashed with him, trying to shake his confidence, shatter his will, âWhat do you think allowed you to contend with me for so long?
I have been nurturing you, Iâve been growing you!â
âYou think you made choices, continuously resisting me.
But in fact, itâs just because youâre not enough, your spirit isnât resilient enough, your will isnât strong enough, youâre still not ready for the Calamity of No Life, not fit to fill the calamityâs eye.
So I needed to give you opportunities, to grind you, to let you grow!â
âOnly in the most desperate and tormenting predicaments can one truly forge a strong soul.â
âYou think itâs your talent, you think those moments of brilliance were expressions of your genius.
But in reality, all of it was my arrangement!
It was me who let you choose, and you only had those choices because of me!â
âWho do you think you are, Jiang Wang?
Born ordinary, raised in mediocrity, without a renowned teacher or legacy.
NaĂŻve and simple, laughably innocent, yet presumptuously extraordinary!
It is I!
I led you all the way to where you are now!â
âI cultivated you, honed you, influenced you.
I connected you to the origin of my spirit, so I could take your place, so you could replace me.
In this sense, I havenât really lied to you, you are me.â
âThis is your honor, your reward.
It is the only way for you to move from mediocrity to greatness!â
Zhuang Chengganâs will thundered like roaring thunder, each word nearly scattering Jiang Wangâs spirit.
But the resistance of this young man never ceased for a moment.
âIfâŚâ
Jiang Wang mobilized all of his spirit and soul power, resolutely resisting, refusing to enter the calamity.
His spirit roared with each fraction of power howling in defiance.
He struggled with all his might, unwilling to give up, âIf itâs truly as you say, that all choices are given by you.
If I am not myself, then why bother choosing me!â
âIf you really can control everything, why are you left with only a remnant soul, hiding within the Dark Candle?
Why do you need me to fill the calamity!
Why wait until today!â
âTruly thunderous, Jiang Wang.
Your firmness and tenacity always amaze me,â Zhuang Chengganâs spirit responded: âYou are indeed excellent, and thatâs why you have gained more possibilities for yourself.
Of course, itâs also because of your excellence that you deserve to become my pawn, to be placed on the most critical position in my game against the deity!â
âSomeone as excellent as you should very well understand.
At this moment, you have no choice.
And I, am willing to offer you one more hope, how about that?â
âNow, go fill the calamity properly, strive against the force of calamity.
Let me free my hands to fight that Evil God, to topple Him from the throne.
After that, I would be reborn in the living world, and you would rise again in the Underworld.
If you switch to cultivating the Divine Path, I can aid you, allowing you to become a deity!â
The exchange between spirits was a whirlwind of hundreds of turns in an instant.
All of this description seems slow, but in the interchange of wills, it was completed in the blink of an eye.
Suspended in mid-air, the entangled spirits had yet to completely fall.
The Bone Respecting God naturally noticed the movements of Zhuang Chengganâs spirit, but the situation had taken a new turn.
It was now the Blood Puppet True Demon entangling Him, preventing Him from interfering.
âIf you do not cooperate with me, you will end up with both spirit and soul annihilated, facing a fate of eternal non-existence.
But if you cooperate well, after filling the calamity, you will still have hope to walk the Divine Path again.â
âAfter all, you have no other choice, do you?
Perhaps you hate me, detest me, but compared to the weight of life, these emotions are so trivial!
You are a smart man, you should know what to do, know what the right choice is.
I am now passing you a Cultivation Technique of the Divine Path, with your talent and intelligence, you will quickly master it.
It can help you withstand longer in The Calamity of No Life.â
Despite the huge power disparity, Zhuang Chenggan was not worried about Jiang Wangâs resistance.
However, he needed to motivate Jiang Wang to put in even more effort in The Calamity of No Life, to bring him greater aid.
He had taken over Jiang Wangâs body, using Jiang Wangâs spirit to replace him in filling the calamity, and still, wanted Jiang Wang to exert himself even more!
The human heart was simply a toy to him.
Although Du Ruhui considered himself as a master over the waters of peopleâs hearts like the ruler of the river, compared to Zhuang Chenggan, he still lacked in cultivation.
Under the daunting pressure of the mighty spirit, he continued to incite with his persuasive tongue: âDonât you want to avenge Fenglin City Regionâs people in the depths of the Underworld, to eradicate the remnants of the Bone God Kingdom?â
âTo step back, donât you want to switch to cultivating the Divine Path, to take revenge on me later?â
âOr do you prefer to sink forever into oblivion, watching me triumph with your own eyes?â
Jiang Wang kept resisting, but there was no room to resist.
His spirit was easily pressed down, easily falling.
And he had to keep enduring Zhuang Chengganâs blows, his will influenced, his very self assailed.
That dark abyss of calamity was drawing closer and closer.
Like a bottomless, eternal abyss, waiting for him, welcoming him.
At this point, Jiang Wangâs God Soul Origin suddenly stopped resisting.
He calmed down.
This was a calmness that came after exhausting all efforts, making the ultimate decision.
âNo, I still have one choice,â he said to Zhuang Chenggan, with unprecedented calm.
At that moment, his spirit was below, Zhuang Chengganâs above, and beyond Zhuang Chengganâs spirit, he could see his own flesh body.
He saw the young manâs originally beautiful, clear, sereneâŚ
but now lifeless eyes.
Thud!
Just before his God Soul Origin was pressed into the eye of The Calamity of No Life.
His spirit exploded!
An explosion of unmatched determination, leaving no room for regret.
So sudden, so resolute.
Zhuang Chengganâs spirit lashed out trying to stop it, but Jiang Wang was too abrupt, too decisive, beyond prevention!
He could only quickly withdraw before Jiang Wangâs spirit exploded.
âNo!â
He couldnât believe it!
He couldnât accept that Jiang Wang would choose self-destruction, opt for both spirit and soul to be obliterated, choose never to transcend!
The young man who had fought with him for so many rounds, who rose to fight again in every hopeless situation, had chosen self-destruction!
And with this choice, he had cast him into the abyss!
ps: Two chapters at six thousand words each, equivalent to an extra chapter.
Friends, I have tried my best.
Also, tomorrow I will conclude this volume with a large chapter.