Chapter 742 - Misguided Path
Chapter 742 of "Red Heart Patrols the Sky" opens revealing intense scenes: For people like Zhuang Chenggan, no matter how much he admired Jiang Wang, no matter... Keep reading!
For people like Zhuang Chenggan, no matter how much he admired Jiang Wang, no matter how tragic Jiang Wangâs death was, even if his spirit was utterly destroyed, it would still be insignificant.What truly shook him wasâŚ
the story he had designed changed at the final moment.
Jiang Wangâs spirit had already self-destructed, and he must face The Calamity of No Life alone!
But he could not!
Through the ages, the only hard thing is death, the destiny is cut short but begging for heavenly grace.
If he could combat The Calamity of No Life, he wouldnât have had to die back then.
If he could combat The Calamity of No Life, he wouldnât need to hide within the Dark Candle, helplessly watching his son be killed.
If he could combat The Calamity of No Life, he wouldnât have to exhaust all means to have Jiang Wang fill the calamity.
The Calamity of No Life was a terrifying Divine Art from the origin of the Bone Respecting God, not to be used lightly, for once deployed it would seal oneâs fate.
It could even be called the foundation of the throne of God.
He could not face it alone.
He had tried everything to delay the day of reckoning until today.
Jiang Wang was right about one thing, he could not always control everything.
Indeed, he possessed the capacity to influence the choices of others to some extent, but could not always succeed.
Like when Bone Respecting God brazenly descended the Bone Holy Body and sealed his fate with The Calamity of No Life.
Like when Jiang Wang discovered his existence in Qingyang Town, forcing him to reveal himself.
Like when Jiang Wang severed his own God Soul Origin, cultivating a Heart Demon, forcing him to reveal his true power prematurely.
Like nowâŚ
Jiang Wang had made a choice he had never considered.
He would rather self-destruct, he would rather have his spirit annihilated, than fill the calamity for him.
He believed he understood Jiang Wang very well, observing his every word and deed, examining each choice, each confrontation.
He believed he knew Jiang Wang more than anyone in the world, and indeed it was so.
So he was certain that Jiang Wang would accept his choice.
With Jiang Wangâs character, in any situation, under any condition, he would never give up; facing certain death whether advancing or retreating, it was almost a certainty that he would choose to transform and cultivate the divine path in his Spirit Soul State, awaiting future retribution.
Moreover, before this, Jiang Wang had always shown an extremely tenacious will to survive, as he had always done.
But in the endâŚ
where did it go wrong?
Was it because hatred had clouded his mind, muddled his reason, making him prefer to perish along with his enemies rather than let his spirit be utterly destroyed?
These thoughts were just a fleeting moment in his mind.
Zhuang Chenggan had no more time to contemplate Jiang Wangâs choices.
Because The Calamity of No Life was already imminent!
He originally intended to forcefully push Jiang Wangâs spirit into the eye of The Calamity of No Life, using Jiang Wang to replace him in the calamity, thereby breaking the plot of the Bone Respecting God.
He indeed could not escape The Calamity of No Life, but he could cultivate another âhimâ to face the doom of No Life on his behalf.
Jiang Wang was his choice, who had indeed grown to the state he needed, capable of a Perfect substitution.
After The Calamity of No Life was dispelled, he could then contend with the Bone Respecting God unshackled.
He desired more than just to fend off the Bone Respecting God.
He wanted to overturn the Bone Respecting God from the divine throne!
But at this moment, just as he was about to fill the eye of calamity and achieve completeness, Jiang Wang decisively exploded, self-destructing his spirit.
The favorable situation crumbled in an instant.
Now only his own spirit was left to confront The Calamity of No Life, as if heâd always been alone in this world, and the dark maw of doom seemed to be inviting him to his death.
It was as if the fate of obliteration had never left, had never changed!
âDost thou ponder why thy Divine Skills failed?â
The indifferent voice of the Bone Respecting God rose at this moment, like a command, a seal, an edict.
âDost thou think me unaware, think me unperceptive?
Dost thou believe that through the long years, I was but a clay idol, an effigy, only to receive incense and to be manipulated by thee?
Why dost thou peer so vainly high, why do such ants as thee dare to belittle deities!?â
Zhuang Chenggan was powerful in his Divine Skills, but they were secret and deeply hidden.
Many knew of Zhuang Chengganâs strength, but few truly knew what his mightiest Divine Skill was.
His Divine Skill was called âDeviant Path Techniqueâ.
In a personâs life, there will be countless choices.
These choices determine what kind of person one will ultimately become.
Zhuang Chenggan could influence these decisions at certain critical moments, leading people onto the âDeviant Pathâ.
Like when Jiang Wang chose to enter Xinâan City at night and forcefully killed Dong Ah.
Like when Song Hengjiang ultimately chose to become a demon for Song Wanxiâs sake.
All had their own reasons indeed, any of which could have been their choice, but it was Zhuang Chengganâs Divine Skill that prompted these choices to occur!
This Divine Skill was Zhuang Chengganâs greatest reliance, and the assurance of his invincibility.
But this time, before the filling of the calamity, at the final moment of Jiang Wangâs last choiceâŚ
The Bone Respecting God quietly acted, blocking Zhuang Chengganâs Deviant Path Technique, rendering his Divine Skill ineffective, allowing Jiang Wang to make the most genuine, âcorrectâ choice based on his heart, avoiding âentering the Deviant Pathâ!
The irony was, Zhuang Chengganâs greatest reliance had also led him onto the âDeviant Pathâ.
It was because of his trust in the Deviant Path Technique, his certainty in his own analytical judgment, that Zhuang Chenggan had not contemplated the possibility of Jiang Wangâs self-destruction.
Zhuang Gaoxian and Du Ruhui snatched the elixir from the jaws of death, Zhongxuan Chuliang shattering the Bone Holy Body before the two armies, Wang Changji defied the will of a deity, and Zhang Linchuan even stole the Bone Holy Body.
Perhaps in their eyes, the so-called Bone Respecting God was nothing special.
The so-called deity of the Underworld, possessing power beyond the Transcendent summit, could only assert dominance in the Underworld and had no real influence in the present world.
When reaching out across realms, they were repeatedly overthrown.