Borrowing Authority in Advance, Turning Falsehood into Truth
"The Heaven and Earth Reversed, Yin and Yang Reversed... truly living up to its name!"
Feeling the flesh and blood that had begun to merge with his own body, Jian Cunyi sighed softly.
No matter how many times he directly insulted the "Diviner," Leng Jing morally corrupt, evil, and chaotic... Jian Cunyi never attacked this guy's abilities.
Whether it's intelligence or combat prowess, Jian Cunyi very clear... Leng Jing is a first-rate expert and an undisputed genius.
Just like now, among the "Player," only he could threaten himself, who had already activated "Ascending to Immortality to Immortality," and push himself into a "Desperate Plight" in just a few rounds.
Admittedly... I am now a "Immortal in the Mortal Realm," a "Earthly Immortal," and ordinary methods of contaminating flesh and blood should not be effective.
However... the moment this thing "works" is completed on the Diviner, only the effect is distorted and transferred to the diviner himself.
Secondly...
The "status" of this "Flesh Erosion" is also quite high.
Because the "Diviner" incorporated the power of the "life" Authority borrowed by the God of Life!
Even those of the highest rank, "Immortal," cannot ignore the influence of "Authority"!
Jian Cunyi could feel that his flesh and blood were constantly "melting" and "dissolving," about to detach from his physical body and transform into another, larger, purer life that was simply "life"!
Just as the "Diviner" said... "Heart Domain" plus Authority... the sum of the two is indeed greater than one's own ability to use only "Heart Domain".
In particular, these two are not simply a case of one plus one equaling more than two, nor are they two separate effects used by the "Diviner," but rather... a combination of two methods.
Even Jian Cunyi had to admit...
This is "tricky".
"Leng Jing, you beast, you've certainly grown up quickly, but... there's one thing you're wrong about."
Jian Cunyi finger to the sky, and then lightning struck him, charring his flesh and blood, and tearing most of it off Jian Cunyi body.
This flesh and blood originally originated from Yaomo, and the flesh and blood of those humans were themselves corrupted and demonized by Snake Yaoguai. In addition, this form of life looked sinister, so it was natural that it could be "purified" by the Demon-Slaying heavenly lightning summoned by Jian Cunyi.
However... this is only a temporary solution—after all, the process of flesh and blood erosion has already begun, and such a simple lightning strike cannot completely remove it immediately.
Although Jian Cunyi has temporarily gained "peace," it won't be long before these flesh and blood begin to multiply again!
But Jian Cunyi didn't care. After all, for him, a moment of peace and a chance to catch his breath was enough.
The next moment... a Jian Cunyi's hand.
The jade pendant was a bright, clear green. If a jewelry expert were to examine it, they would surely praise it as "icy and translucent," and then quote a terrifying price that looked like a premium QQ number or phone number.
Furthermore, the fact that this jade pendant is crafted into an exquisite Tai Chi double fish ring, with the two fish intertwined head to tail, and their scales, whiskers, and eyes all lifelike, further elevates the value of this jade pendant to an astonishing level.
Certainly...
Appearing in the hands of Jian Cunyi, a "Tier 4" "Player," and in the hands of this Demigod, a genuine Exiled Immortal, the exquisite appearance of this jade pendant is absolutely its most insignificant part.
The moment Jian Cunyi raised the jade pendant, the Diviner's pupils constricted.
"Jian Cunyi! You bastard... what are you doing?!"
"Are you planning to threaten me by destroying the [Fragment of Fate]?!"
This Pisces jade pendant... is naturally the transformation of the [Fragment of Fate] that Jian Cunyi possessed!
Jian Cunyi held up the jade pendant and sneered, "Don't imagine me to be as despicable as you. Leng Jing... I won't do anything to threaten you. I'm not that shameless."
"While you were researching the [Fragment of Fate] and acquiring other 'Authority,' I wasn't without my gains either—though you were becoming stronger, I wasn't standing still!"
As Jian Cunyi spoke, a wisp of immortal energy emerged from his fingertip and entered the Immortal Essence pendant formed from the [Fragment of Fate].
"In fact, since I don't need to reshape Destiny, my research on this [Fragment of Fate] won't be as meticulous as yours when you're studying your father— Leng Jing, you probably don't even know that the [Fragment of Fate]... actually has the effect of 'Claiming Fated Objects,' right?"
"But maybe yours doesn't have it—anyway, mine does!"
As he spoke, a series of crisp cracking sounds came from the jade pendant, which was instantly covered with fine cracks.
From within the cracks, Jian Cunyi's Immortal Essence first flowed out, then drew out even more... the power of "Destiny"!
These Immortal Essence returned to Jian Cunyi, and also guided those Destiny that had fallen into Jian Cunyi's body!
The Diviner's expression changed slightly. He reached out and flicked his sleeve, and Long Banner appeared in his Right Hand, while his left hand gripped Six Copper Coins tightly.
However... looking at the "Destiny" gathered on Jian Cunyi's body, and at the shattered jade pendant in his hand, the Diviner hesitated!
Jian Cunyi's mocking laughter rang out.
"See, Leng Jing, what did I tell you—you treat Destiny with the same filial piety you show your father."
"Oh... that's not quite right either. You heartless wretch probably don't treat your own parents well either—the quality of 'filial piety' is unlikely to exist in you."
While the Diviner hesitated for a moment, the power of Destiny had already been fully bestowed upon Jian Cunyi.
Several changes flashed through Jian Cunyi's body—a wound appeared on his birthmark and then disappeared, Pure Qi flashed across his body and then vanished, and the length of his hair also changed briefly several times.
At the same time...
The aura of "Destiny," the power of this shattered "Authority," is becoming increasingly "complete."
But rather than saying that Destiny is becoming "complete," it's more accurate to say that...
The Authority of "Destiny" is transforming into some other kind of Authority.
The Diviner's face showed surprise.
"This is... an unformed Authority?"
A certain "harmonious" and "simple" aura emanates from Jian Cunyi, making his temperament peaceful and seemingly... like Jian Cunyi masses.
For a fleeting moment, the Diviner could sense Jian Cunyi's presence, yet it was as if he couldn't sense it at all.
Jian Cunyi seemed to have become one with heaven and earth and all things—or rather, he was heaven and earth and all things.
"What kind of Authority is this?"
The Diviner asked instinctively.
Jian Cunyi looked at the Diviner, gently raised his hand, and the remaining flesh and blood within and around his body that had tried to assimilate him were instantly assimilated by Jian Cunyi, becoming as peaceful as he was.
"'Nature' -- the 'nature' in the Daoist principle of 'following the natural way'."
Jian Cunyi said.
The Diviner stared at Jian Cunyi and said, "How did you do that? This Authority... shouldn't even exist!"
"As I said, the Authority 'Destiny,' or rather, the [Fragment of Fate] in my hands, has the power to grant me 'the Fated Object,'" Jian Cunyi a low voice, looking at the Diviner, "And 'Authority'... is also within it."
"An incomplete Destiny can be temporarily transformed into a complete nature—because this 'nature' seems to be Authority that I could have acquired from the very beginning of my Destiny's trajectory."
"Therefore, although this 'natural' Authority is not yet fully formed, I can... borrow it from my future Destiny, from my future self, or rather, from my future me."
Jian Cunyi spoke, the Diviner let out a sigh of relief.
"Very good, very good... This is indeed a use of [Fragment of Fate] that I was unaware of—just as you said, I have indeed been too cautious in dealing with 'Destiny' and [Fragment of Fate]..."
"Brother Cunyi, I really can't treat 'Destiny' the way you do, or develop such a usage... Even if you demonstrated it in front of me, I wouldn't dare to imitate you."
"But... have you tested this technique yourself before?" the Diviner asked Jian Cunyi, "Although you are already at the 'Tier 4,'... is the power of 'Authority' truly something you can control right now?"
"Even if this Authority is a gift from 'Destiny,' and in some sense 'false'... it is still a complete Authority after all."
The Diviner released his grip, Six Copper Coins clattered to the ground, all of them... with the printed characters on the front.
"In my view, the best outcome of completely merging with Authority before Becoming a God is nothing more than... forcibly Becoming a God and becoming a False God stuck in the Divine Rank Deity."
"Just like 'Player,' the Founder of the 'Freedom Alliance'!"
"This seems like an opportunity for me too, Brother Jian —if you become Becoming a God ahead of time, or even False God, that would truly be a good thing!"
"That way, you won't die, and you'll be trapped in the Divine Realm, with no chance to bother me."
As the Diviner finished speaking...
Suddenly, all the "disorderly" scenes around them returned to normal!
Heaven is heaven, and earth is earth!
But this does not mean that the "Diviner" has closed off their "Heart Domain".
On the contrary... he just...
He concentrated all of his "Heart Domain" output and all of its distortion effects on Jian Cunyi and on the Authority he held over Jian Cunyi!
And now, the distortion effect achieved by the Diviner's "Heart Domain"... is only one!
Turning Falsehood into Truth! Reversing True and False!
Transform the "natural" Authority within Jian Cunyi... that future Authority created by [Fragment of Fate], which does not yet exist but is merely borrowed... into a reality that exists in this very moment!
Jian Cunyi felt the changes in his body and looked at the Diviner.
"You really do know how to seize opportunities, as always. Leng Jing..."
"However, you seem to have misunderstood something."
"Me... I'm Immortal now."