The Ancient Gods' Whisper-Chapter 981 - 458: Homecoming (2)

Gu Jianlin shook his head. At this stage, these things no longer mattered. He was the kind of person with a straightforward mindset: as long as he kept growing stronger, the essence of all mysteries would be revealed. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"That’s exactly why you were able to unleash such power in Black Cloud City and summon the Qilin Wedge to save me in the Returning Burial Forest, because that was your authority."

Su Youzhu stared at him, enunciating each word: "You and your father are lifeforms exactly alike."

Gu Jianlin responded with an affirmative sound but then felt something was off.

Why were they yet again comparing him with his father?

Gu Jianlin believed himself to be stronger than that man; after all, the ranks testified to it.

His father had only reached the Sixth Rank after so many years.

He had achieved the Sixth Rank in just four months as the son.

Who was stronger was clear at a glance.

"What’s going on with your shadow?"

Su Youzhu frowned and asked, "Why do you have two paths?"

Gu Jianlin thought for a moment, then explained: "Perhaps this is the true authority of the Qilin Venerable, the power of devouring. Looking back at the end of history, the Qilin Venerable never wielded this forbidden power, which is the real trump card, an ability unknown to anyone. I once devoured the Dragon Bone of the Candle Dragon Venerable, thus acquiring its power. When necessary, my Qilin True Form can also transform into the Candle Dragon True Form."

In ancient mythology, the Qilin already had characteristics of various divine beasts.

The ancients did not deceive me; everything has a trace to follow.

"One last question."

Su Youzhu raised her beautiful eyes and asked seriously, "Will the Qilin Venerable ever kill you one day?"

Gu Jianlin had never considered this question. According to the Destiny Mud Tablet, the true Qilin Venerable had transcended the confines of the physical body, with the soul ascending to the heavens, merging into the Candle Light Divine Tree.

No one knows whether it is dead or alive.

Nor do they understand what it truly intends to do.

Based on his speculation, the Ancient Supremes pursued the Third Law in different manners.

The Qilin Venerable abandoned its power, transferring its Ancient God Position to him through the secret technique of Transplantation. No one knows how this Black Supreme accomplished it, though judging by the result, it seemed quite successful. The only drawback is that he needs time to grow before he can ascend to the peak.

The Vermilion Bird Venerate, through some secretive method, used a millennium-long curse as a trigger to slaughter the Gu Family bloodline endlessly, eventually creating a lifeform that adapted to the Third Law, which is Old Gu.

The Bai Ze Clan, by replicating Old Gu’s genes, created a vessel for the Third Law.

The Candle Dragon Venerable planned for more than two thousand years, but encountered an unexpected change at the last moment. However, at least it indeed completed the Third Law, as its consciousness has already appeared in that mysterious space.

The appearance of the Skylark made everything even more confusing.

As for the Xuanming Venerable, to this day, no one knows what it was referring to. If this Ancient Supreme truly cared nothing about anything, it might sleep until the end of time.

Lastly, there was the Qiongqi Venerable, the first Ancient Supreme to reach Earth. Originating from the mysterious Third Power, its progress should be the fastest logically, yet there has been no activity to date.

Its clan has not even appeared in history.

The President stated that there’s no need to worry about the Qiongqi Venerable, though the reasoning remains unknown.

"I don’t know how to answer."

Gu Jianlin stood up, hands in his pockets, gazing at the scenery below the mountaintop. Beyond the red tiles and green trees lay the shimmering sea, mirrored in his dark pupils: "All I can say is, I’ll do my best to survive."

Unexpectedly, the wind came, and Su Youzhu flickered ghost-like to his front, the leaves in the treetops sounding like sea tides.

In his astonished gaze, she gently rose on tiptoe, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"If the Qilin Venerable really intends to kill you, I’ll protect you."

She whispered by his ear, her breath as fragrant as orchids, as if revealing a great secret.

Due to the height difference, Gu Jianlin was forced to lower his head, losing his balance and staggering forward.

They eventually leaned against a tree trunk together.

It seemed as if Gu Jianlin had pinned the girl against the wall.

Thump, thump.

Gu Jianlin could hear his heartbeat, unusually intense.

His blood seemed to heat up as well.

"Don’t overthink it, I promised the teacher to protect you, and I mean what I say."

Su Youzhu turned her head away, avoiding eye contact, expressionless as she spoke: "Liking you is my business. Whether you like me or not is your business. I won’t force or interfere with you."

She flickered away again as she finished speaking, leaving behind a calm and cool voice: "Thank you for being honest with me."

Gu Jianlin watched her receding figure, realizing that what she most wanted to clarify was whether he would also become a vessel, ultimately becoming the sacrifice for that Ancient Supreme’s completion of the Third Law.

In fact, he already had an inkling of the answer.

That is, no.

Because the Qilin Venerable might have grander schemes.

All six Ancient Supremes were pursuing the Third Law, so what was their ultimate purpose?

Mastering the Third Law would indeed allow one to become the strongest lifeform.

The issue is that all six Ancient Supremes can reach that endpoint through different means.

As for what the endpoint is, nobody knows.

The Third Law is merely a process, not the ultimate goal.

Even the things the Qilin Venerable had spoken to him in the void were filled with deep meaning.

"I want you to be as strong as I am, and I also want you to be as solitary as I am..."

Gu Jianlin even felt that the Black Supreme recognized him. Unfortunately, he couldn’t recall where in his life he had ever encountered such a towering existence, so he could only brush it off as an illusion with a smile.

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Today, Tai Bei Road Funing Garden appeared rather chilly; after all, it wasn’t a holiday, so not many people came to pay respects to the deceased. On the winding mountain path stood a group of men in black suits, holding black umbrellas.

They were members of the Si Family. Ever since the collective withdrawal from the Order World, Peak City had become a rare vacuum for Transcendent forces—a city without a concentration of Ascenders, as the name suggests.

The Si Family took over logically, swiftly taking over control of the city’s Ascenders.

In just one night, they had completely taken over the city’s news media.

Last night’s collapse of the Deep Space Technology Building was packaged as a gas explosion incident, the port had reopened, and in fifteen minutes, the Dawn Combat Sequence fleet would officially dock.

Peak City will become the base of the Order Resistance.

Detective Zhou, holding flowers and carrying bags, walked up the mountain path, his subordinates following behind, smoking, their peripheral vision deliberately glancing at the suited men on either side of the mountain path, their gaze slightly wary.

Today was the weekend, they seldom had time to visit old friends, only to see this group of odd men.

Years of experience as a detective told them that there was not a single good person among these men in suits.

At this time, a young boy appeared at the end of the mountain path.

He was a handsome young man, looking quite familiar, yet they couldn’t recall his name.

Gu Jianlin walked down the mountain path, brushing past the detectives from East Sea Road Police Station, giving them a silent smile.

Forgetting was a good thing.

The detectives had long consumed Mind-bending Tea and through prolonged hypnosis, had forgotten him.

These detectives would only remember that Professor Gu once had a son, but wouldn’t call to mind exactly who.

This was intentional on his part; remembering him was not a good thing.

If possible, he even wished his family could forget him too.

"Boss."

Old Master Si walked out from under the shade of a tree, leaning on a cane, and spoke in a low voice: "Your family has returned to Peak City, Miss Youzhu’s true body escorted them back safely. Next, if there are no other matters, I’ll arrange for Miss Youzhu’s true body to merge with the Holy Corpse, thereby mastering the power of Primordial Return."

Gu Jianlin nodded slightly: "They didn’t encounter any ambushes?"

Old Master Si smiled: "How could it be, the Order World sent a total of thirty assassination squads."

Gu Jianlin silently stared at him, waiting for a response.

"Mr. Jing made a move and killed them. The bodies were neatly hung on the Catholic Church at Peak City’s train station, the scene had a strong religious feel. We’ll have to go help clean up the mess later." Old Master Si had a peculiar expression.

"I see."

Gu Jianlin acknowledged, glancing down at his phone: "The teacher should be back soon, right?"