Superhumans of the Dome City-Chapter 1321 - 1: Wawu’s Journey (Part 2)

Wawu greeted steadily and quietly, every sound uttered flawlessly, and the great sage responded with an even more perfect, wisdom-filled call:

"Waa—wu—" (This is a pilgrimage around the northern land. You will gather strength and explore secrets from ancient times.)

"Wawu?" (Huh?)

The great sage with mystical wisdom depicted to it a ceremony called pilgrimage, including the "meme intention," "symbolic skill," and the great achievements of the legendary saint. Wawu shamefully admitted that it understood nothing but the last part, but just as the sage finished speaking, he began to doze off, leaving Wawu embarrassed to ask further questions.

On the second day after leaving the State of Living Mountains, Wawu was deep in thought on the trunk of the Sky Clear. It was so serious in its contemplation that when Master Hei stopped for a break, he patted its head with concern.

"Wawu, did you eat something bad for your stomach?"

Wawu expressed profoundly in a lengthy explanation it was contemplating, yet Master Hei firmly believed it had indigestion and forbade it from eating sour fog. Denied its snacks, Wawu sorrowfully stared at the surrounding green acidic mist, when suddenly, a spirit light flashed in its belly. Master Hei, indeed possessing wisdom Wawu found hard to comprehend, had pinpointed the sage’s teaching with one simple statement: eat more! Eat poison, eat nourishment, it should consume the liquid from each state to complete this great pilgrimage!

Having grasped the sage’s supreme wisdom, Wawu started a tough practice. Humans busy with "fighting" could not imagine a large water-patterned salamander was growing at the speed of light. In the Cold Steel State, it met another renowned strong entity, the great champion "Hell Beast," which informed Wawu that to become strong, it must continually hone itself. Wawu thus trudged through ice and snow, consuming snow water formed from extreme cold ice, transforming it into strength!

"Ah Ce, look, Wawu is eating snow in the yard."

"It’s turning all white... Probably the floor heating is too hot, Wawu can’t stand it, let’s put it in the pool later to cool down."

In the State of Real Sound, Wawu learned the secrets of songs and art from local cats, singing stirring marches under the night sky, gaining the miraculous gift of real sound phenomena!

"Waa~~~wu~~~"

"Hey, it’s singing and making water appear, purple water is appearing near Wawu! How odd that Wawu’s calls can also affect real sound phenomena?"

"Probably because Wawu sings better than Gongsun Ce, I guess."

In the Fire Wind State, Wawu bravely stepped out of Kardesia’s family door! 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Quick, bring some water! Wawu is melting!"

"Wawu, hold on! Don’t lose to the 2:30 PM heat!"

"I can’t believe you thought of bringing a water-patterned salamander to the Fire Wind State, what a foolish idea..."

"Obviously, your sister wanted one at home."

"That’s why my parents didn’t agree! Use your brain, who would raise a liquid pet in a place full of fire?"

...

The hardship and struggles along the way have allowed Wawu to grow sufficiently. Now it understands that "fire" is a thing to avoid for life, and when encountering high temperatures, it must seek out Master Ping to cool down as fast as possible, and only bathtubs are safe places. This journey finally reached its completion, as if the great sage understood Wawu’s relentless spirit, granting it an unexpected gift: in the Huang Guang State, inexplicably, various forces gathered in the sky, and after Wawu drank a couple of sips of the local water, it astonishingly found itself kind of probably... completed...

This means, it completed the pilgrimage.

This means... it will become the saint of the salamander clan... become Saint Wawu!

It was only when they boarded the Dawn Star again that Wawu understood this. It realized its body was transforming into gold under the fusion of various forces, as splendid and magnificent as starlight. Wawu devoutly raised its head, sensing an endlessly mysterious door was slowly opening above. From this point onwards it will become an unparalleled existence, wise, great, and holy, knowing all, capable of all, every movement will be intimately connected to this continent, becoming the second saint in a thousand years!

Wawu lifted its paw, preparing to touch the illusory door. But right before pushing it open to step inside, it suddenly hesitated. It was contemplating... deeply contemplating...

After becoming a holy salamander, it would rise higher and higher, but would there be new masters and new gray spirits waiting for it there? If not, then what?

This problem is so serious that Wawu had to think over it repeatedly. It realized it might have to say goodbye to its bathtub, food bowl, and the water it was used to drinking. But then again, it was about becoming a saint, once it achieved sainthood, it should have better bathtubs, food bowls, and water! Should it leave the past behind, and courageously move forward...?

"Wawu, time to eat!"

Bang bang bang, Master Hei tapped the food bowl with her fingertips, placing delicious food cooked by Master Ping on the ground. Wawu lay there not moving, feeling a bit sad, for she was merely a wise mortal unable to see the holy door. Yet with a concerned face, she squatted down and poked its head: "Why did you turn yellow? Did you eat something bad again?"

Wawu thought deeply with its stomach for one last second, resolvedly turning to rush to its food bowl, starting to eat lunch in big gulps. It happily chewed on the fish seaweed porridge, gently looking at those not too smart but always kind to it people.

That illusory door slowly dissipated, and Wawu no longer looked at it. It thought perhaps this is the end of the journey, anyhow there’s still fragrant fish porridge here, while there might be nothing in the sky.

·

When tidying up Wawu’s food bowl, the young lady found something unusual. She lifted the daft water-patterned salamander and examined it, solemnly saying, "Wawu, you’ve turned golden."

"Don’t say something so obvious in a tone like you’ve made a big discovery, okay?" Gongsun Ce said, "Did it eat honey again recently?"

"Something feels off." Qin Qianbai brought the water-patterned salamander before Alandia, "Does Alandia know the reason?"

The Dawn Knight looked over it for a while: "Perhaps it’s due to the pilgrimage. Wawu has followed us on a united pilgrimage, unintentionally absorbing the power of each state during this process."

"Has it turned into a symbolic skill?!" Shiyu Ling was shocked, "Would it then have fighting power?"

Qiluo’s eyes lit up: "Will it become Angel Wawu!"

Alandia examined thoroughly, making a deduction: "Sadly, we have reached the Country, and this skill missed the chance to complete. If Wawu’s pilgrimage were fully completed, it would become a golden water-patterned salamander."

"And then?"

"It would glow," Alandia said, "That’s all."

Wawu agape with its mouth, after several seconds slowly said, "Wawu?"

Gongsun Ce gently scratched Wawu’s head, seeing its innocent smile, said, "What a pity, Wawu, you almost became luminescent!"

The crew members of Dawn Star burst into laughter, their laughter echoing out of the cabin, floating in the suburbs of Supibia.

The pilgrimage journey has ended, the relieved travelers began their long-anticipated holiday. This is the cheerful, refreshing melody telling the happy stories during the vacation.