Chapter 978: 973: Constant’s Style
Chapter 978: Chapter 973: Constant’s Style
[Cuckoo’s Nest].
The characteristics of this Golden Talent were almost identical to its origin, True Monarch Chengtian Zhengde. Even the effects and restrictions perfectly matched.
In short, although it could perfectly possess another’s karmic links and Fate, fundamentally replacing a person, it could only be used when there was a massive disparity in Position between both parties. For example, Foundation Establishment against Qi Refining, Golden Core against Foundation Establishment, or Great Perfected Lord against Perfected Lord, emphasizing a cross-realm challenge.
At the same time, Lü Yang felt very peculiar. “It actually succeeded…”
To be honest, he hadn’t been very confident at first because the Great Net of Karma Links was different from reality, and the scene of karmic links wasn’t the true past.
The so-called scene of karmic links was closer to an illusion. Everyone and everything within it were essentially materializations of past karmic links. Since it was an illusion, in theory, it naturally could not be possessed.
But there was an exception to everything!
“As expected of the Centome!”
The effect of [Cuckoo’s Nest] was inherently to possess karmic links, rather than invading a Spiritual Space to seize a physical shell in the broad sense. Therefore, it actually worked.
As the Talent Skill activated, Lü Yang immediately felt himself shed the skin of the Little Novice Monk. Instead, he merged into the Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch before him, completely hiding himself within the other’s karmic links. Just in case, he curled up, retracting entirely into a defensive shell within.
The next second, Bhagavat descended.
Buddha Light abruptly surfaced in the depths of the Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch’s eyes. A gaze belonging to Bhagavat emerged from the Buddha Light, scanning the surroundings before finally revealing a hint of confusion. “How could this be?”
Within the Great Leiyin Temple, Bhagavat’s expression turned solemn as he meticulously inspected the Dragon Palace once over. Afterward, he was forced to admit a fact that made him frown:
“He escaped?”
To disappear right from under his nose just like that… Had the First Saint made a move? Or was it another Master of Dao? The Sword Monarch? Cang Hao? Bhagavat felt a surge of astonishment and uncertainty.
Or could it be… Cultivated Demon, you left behind some backup plan?
No matter which it was, the result remained unchanged: his prize had slipped right through his fingers, and his plan to use the boy’s hands to collapse the Foundation Establishment Realm was completely ruined.
Thinking of this, Bhagavat’s expression grew gloomier. He pondered for a long time before his brows finally relaxed. “No, it might not be a total failure. Regardless of who it was, their reason for saving him was likely to prevent him from falling under my control. However, my plan itself has no flaws.”
There were still plenty of opportunities.
Aside from the Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch, the Old Dragon Monarch’s eventual eldest son, White Chilong, and even his second son, Celestial Python, had hope of proving the [Fruit of Sky-River Water] and could Change Cause and Effect.
“He must just be in hiding.
“This timeline of seventy thousand years ago is already being monitored by the First Saint. Even if someone possessed heaven-defying abilities, it would be impossible for them to jump out of this point in time without him noticing.”
Thinking of this, Bhagavat calmed down. After all, as long as the plan was still in motion, he hadn’t lost out. At worst, killing three birds with one stone had just turned into killing two. Though slightly unexpected, it only proved that the Immortal Monarch of Tribulation had impressive, rather slippery methods.
“…Fine, I’ll admit you have some skills.”
With this thought, Bhagavat actually felt a sense of admiration. He immediately smoothed out the karmic links and withdrew his gaze. The Buddha Light in the depths of the Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch’s eyes dissipated along with it.
As for the scene of karmic links? It didn’t matter anymore.
Although history had changed because of Lü Yang’s disappearance—causing the Little Novice Monk who was originally slated to head to the Dragon Palace to collect the fragments of the Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch’s fall to vanish as well—it was of little consequence.
Again, a scene of karmic links was essentially just an Illusion Realm.
It was like history’s reflection in the River of Time. No matter how it was altered, it was as fruitless as trying to scoop the moon from the water; it could not cause any actual impact on the Current World.
Except for the [Fruit of Rampart Earth].
Only the Supreme Fruit Position Profound Mysterious, [Zhi Gu Jin], could alter a past [Cause] to give birth to a corresponding [Effect] in the Current World.
Therefore, in Bhagavat’s view, sending another Novice Monk over now would be akin to covering his ears while stealing a bell—a clumsy cover-up. The resulting abnormal fluctuations in karmic links would easily draw the Saint Sect Ancestral Master’s attention, ultimately exposing the Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch’s card. It was better to simply do nothing.
Right after Bhagavat left, the Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch and the Old Dragon Monarch finally snapped out of their daze. Completely oblivious to everything that had just occurred, they resumed their tear-jerking entrustment of the orphan.
Meanwhile—
“He left?” Curled up inside the Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch’s body, Lü Yang was also deep in thought. By now, he had completely severed his senses to the outside world, not even daring to take a single peek.
Because a gaze itself was often a clue. At a level like Bhagavat’s, one was exceedingly sensitive to gazes. If a third person’s gaze appeared in a place where only two people should be, it would blatantly expose that something was amiss. Therefore, deciding to go all the way, Lü Yang had directly sealed himself off.
Then, he left everything to the [Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch].
In short, he let this “clothing” move on its own without interfering, while remaining constantly ready to activate the Centome and transition into his next life.
Fortunately, his luck was good. “I managed to sneak past!”
Wild joy suddenly welled up in Lü Yang’s heart. He then looked at the “clothing” of the [Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch]. “I was wondering! It turns out this guy had already been taken over by Bhagavat a long time ago!”
After possessing him using [Cuckoo’s Nest], everything about the [Yu Zhao Dragon Monarch] naturally couldn’t be kept from Lü Yang. This included the Bhagavat infection on his body that had thickened to the Extreme. Had he rashly used the Dao of Arcane Body to extend the Monarch’s lifespan, these infections might have been injected straight into his Spiritual Space.
“If that happened, I would have had no choice but to immediately restart. Even a second of hesitation would have meant certain death.”
At this thought, Lü Yang couldn’t help but grit his teeth. “As expected of the one most willing to stoop low. Just how many pawns has this bald donkey left in the Current World?”
How could he be so malicious!
“Forget it, forget it.
“Either way, since I’ve sneaked past this time, the days ahead are still long.”
Sighing in his heart, Lü Yang prepared himself for a protracted war. After all, if he wanted to escape the Saint Sect Ancestral Master’s surveillance, he would have to wait a full five thousand years.
“I must endure. I can’t lose myself in the karmic links…”
Fortunately, five thousand years was different from seventy thousand years. Lü Yang was confident he could endure it. It was the perfect time to study Bhagavat’s [Plane Creation Technique].
However, a second later, Lü Yang suddenly felt something stir in his heart.
“Huh?”
……
The Great Net of Karma Links.
Bhagavat’s consciousness had just withdrawn from the scene of karmic links. His initially somewhat relaxed mood suddenly stiffened as his gaze locked onto the spectacle before him.
It was a silhouette.
Lofty, untouchable, unreachable… And standing on that silhouette was a tiny figure, who seemed to be looking over at him with a smile.
The First Saint.
Bhagavat’s emotions instantly spiked to the absolute limit. A violent wave of warning alarms swept through his entire body. Yet, before he could speak, the silhouette before him vanished. Only a vast, Boundless, indescribable shadow descended from the infinite heights, ruthlessly bombarding the Great Net of Karma Links below!
In an instant, Bhagavat’s expression changed drastically.
He instantly saw through the goal of this terrifying shadow—it was no longer aiming to churn the Great Net of Karma Links. What fell this time was pure destruction!
This was flipping the table!
Even though it had been confirmed with one hundred percent certainty that Lü Yang was hiding here seventy thousand years ago, under Bhagavat’s concealment, the Saint Sect Ancestral Master hadn’t been able to find a single clue.
Since that was the case, he simply stopped searching.
As long as he knew Lü Yang was hiding in the scene of karmic links from seventy thousand years ago, that was enough. If he couldn’t find him, he would simply destroy all the scenes of karmic links here entirely!
Leaving no room for survival, wiping everything out by the roots!
This was the true style of the [Constant]!