Once again, he had earned a great good deed. Thanks to it, Luo Zhou had gained two Force Users, as well as a Force User's Golden Armor.
There was something special about a great good deed!
They had all been unintentional acts of his.
And they had indirectly changed the fates of so many people!
But weren't his own actions part of fate?
How could they count as changing it?
Could it be that he wasn't part of fate?
He couldn't make head or tail of it. He'd write it down for now and study it slowly.
Over the past two days, the weather had changed, and cloudy skies had begun to appear.
Heavy rain was probably on the way.
Old Crocodile Dragon, your time was almost up!
Actually, there was one other thing that had been weighing on Luo Zhou's mind.
That was the scene that might appear in the future during his Flash of Inspiration.
If fate couldn't be changed, then no matter how many Woodworm Devils he killed, in four days he would still encounter that most terrifying Woodworm Devil.
Then what meaning did his struggle and hard work have?
Was his death inevitable, impossible to change?
If fate could be changed, then he would kill the nine Woodworm Devils, that future would disappear, and he would live!
But if fate could be changed, would his attempt to ambush Old Crocodile Dragon succeed?
The abilities of a Golden Core True Person were immeasurable.
Immortal Nan Chun could conjure all sorts of strange beings out of nothing.
Could she even bring forth the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Blood Parrot, the Devil Master's spirit pet?
It was simply beyond imagination!
Immortal Nan Chun seemed much weaker than True Person of Green Ridge.
Immortal Nan Chun was already so terrifying. Just how terrifying must True Person of Green Ridge be?
If fate could be changed and the assassination failed, he was as good as dead!
So he hurriedly prayed that fate couldn't be changed, but...
Luo Zhou shook his head. Why was he thinking about all that? Change for me!
In an instant, Luo Zhou transformed into an Overturning Rivers Force User.
In a daze, he felt as if his whole body had grown stronger, as though he could overturn and topple anything!
With another transformation, he became a Sea-Treading Force User, and his strength increased again.
He could transform into both at once, merging them into one.
This was the combined form of an Overturning Rivers and Seas Force User!
He didn't need to consciously maintain it, either. Once he transformed, it would remain this way forever. As long as he didn't cancel it, he could stay in this Force User form indefinitely.
By now, Luo Zhou's strength had increased by a full three thousand pounds, bringing it to fourteen thousand pounds.
Without even realizing it, he had truly become a strongman, one who relied on sheer strength.
The Overturning Rivers Force User specialized in rolling, churning, and toppling. He gained a movement technique, Overturning Rivers Step, and a palm technique, Overturning Rivers Palm.
The Sea-Treading Force User specialized in striding straight through, annihilating, and delivering heavy blows. He also gained a movement technique, Sea-Treading Step, and a fist technique, Treading Sea Fist.
But to be honest, these two palm and fist techniques were so common they were everywhere.
They were on the same level as mundane styles like Taizu Chang Fist and Mantis Fist. Their manuals were sold all over the place, and even came with movement techniques.
In the end, this Force User was only the most ordinary immortal post. Countless people had gained these palm and fist techniques upon advancing, and they had long since spread far and wide.
They weren't even as good as Li Haitian's five constable techniques.
The most valuable thing he'd gained from this advancement was actually the powerful water affinity that came with becoming an Overturning Rivers and Seas Force User.
His water affinity was now exceptionally strong. He could roam rivers, seas, and lakes, and hold his breath for half an hour without drowning.
As for the Force User's Golden Armor, it was simple enough: all he had to do was buy a piece of yellow cloth, drape it over his head, and use this method to conjure a suit of golden armor.
It did offer some defense, but at best it was like wearing an extra suit of leather armor. Better than nothing, he supposed.
The key was that after conjuring the armor, he looked especially imposing and impressive. It was quite the spectacle, and it would also hide his face, which offered some concealment.
But anyone who saw the golden armor would never forget it. It might even make him more memorable.
Luo Zhou studied it over and over, but it wasn't especially useful. The Overturning Rivers and Seas Force User really wasn't as practical as the Hinoki Force User. It was just so-so.
After practicing for a while, it was getting late, so Luo Zhou went to bed.
Lying in bed, he soon fell fast asleep. In his haze, he seemed to hear someone calling to him.
The tattoo on his back seemed to be growing hot. Five dark silhouettes appeared upon it.
Four were the Crocodile Dragons he had killed that day; the other was the scout who had spied on him.
They seemed to come alive, turning into tiny points within the tattoo. They struggled desperately inside it, but soon became part of the tattoo.
Then, in his daze, Luo Zhou was drawn to a strange place.
Between sleep and wakefulness, he felt that he was somewhere else!
Heaven and earth were chaos; all things were one breath, with no distinction between sky and land. Suddenly, eighteen beams of light descended from the heavens, scattering around Luo Zhou.
Each beam of light became a magnificent manifestation!
They all took the form of supreme Heavenly Emperors, yet also of invincible Gods and Devils!
Luo Zhou immediately knew: these were the Great Spirits!
The ancient Great Spirits were no weaker than demons, devils, gods, or Buddhas. Each Great Spirit possessed boundless magical power and endless life.
The eighteen Great Spirits looked at Luo Zhou, as if asking him to choose something.
Then the Great Spirits began to break apart, transforming from their forms into eighteen kinds of worlds.
Some were desolate tombs, some were skies of cloud, some were endless flames, some were underground lairs, some were boundless deserts, some were towering trees, some were palaces without end, some were iron caverns, and some were seas of holy light...
The desolate tomb was called the Netherworld Daoist Temple; the sky of cloud was called the Supreme Elegant Pavilion; the endless flames were called the Eternal Flames; the boundless desert was called the Primal Essence; the towering trees were called the Emerald Forest; the sea of holy light was called Heaven and Earth; the iron cavern was called the Divine Weapon Cave; and the palaces without end were the Jellyfish Celestial Palace...
Each magnificent world was boundlessly vast and grand. Then the worlds began to crumble and wither, becoming simpler and simpler.
The towering tree became a large tree, then a small tree, then a sapling.
The palaces without end disappeared layer by layer until only a thatched hut remained.
The Eternal Flames dwindled again and again, until only a single flame remained.
Then these forms became the simplest, most extreme scenery. They changed again, growing more and more splendid, bit by bit!
At last, they returned to their original, magnificent forms. In a daze, the whole world transformed into the original demon gods!
Worlds could evolve; each world was a god or devil.
Luo Zhou immediately understood. This was asking him to choose.
A graveyard, a stone manor, an immortal realm, a cloud house, a dungeon, a forest, a golden cavern, a weapon cave, a water palace, flames...
Luo Zhou furrowed his brow. Which should he choose?
He couldn't help asking, "Which one suits me best?"
The various scenes disappeared one by one, leaving only the palaces without end—the Jellyfish Celestial Palace...
Luo Zhou knew that he had Heavenly Water Qi, Heavy Water Qi, and Tidal Qi in his dantian, as well as the divine ability Overturning Rivers and Seas. So this was the best fit for him!
But Luo Zhou didn't want it.
Some Jellyfish Celestial Palace or other—he didn't want to get too involved with it.
If this kept up, he'd end up becoming a disciple of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace. He'd better not wind up getting killed as a Dead Agent by the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect.
"What's the second-best fit for me?"
The Jellyfish Celestial Palace disappeared, replaced by an iron cavern, towering trees, endless flames, and a boundless desert.
These were Metal, Wood, Fire, and Earth!
Add the Water of the Jellyfish Celestial Palace, and that made the Five Elements.
In an instant, Luo Zhou made his choice!
The boundless flames—Water and Fire clashing.
He had too much Water in him, so he chose Fire!
Actually, Earth should have overcome Water, but that desert looked so lonely. He didn't like it!
Once he had made his choice, all the scenery vanished.
The tattoo on Luo Zhou's back quietly changed, becoming endless flames.
Then another set of choices appeared: Fire Prison, Fire Plain, Fire Pillar, Fire Sun, volcano, sea of fire, Fire Cellar, Fire Abyss, Fire Furnace...
There were twenty-eight choices in all.
He vaguely sensed that a sea of fire could give birth to all kinds of spirit flames; the Fire Sun could release boundless Fire Qi; the Fire Prison could nurture all kinds of fire spirits; the Fire Furnace excelled at refining weapons and alchemy; and the Fire Cellar could produce all sorts of spirit materials...
Each source of Fire had its own special abilities.
In his dream, Luo Zhou mumbled, "Give me the one that suits me best!"
At once, a sea of fire appeared!
The Eternal Fire Sea of endless flames!
The Crocodile Dragons he had killed that day, along with the spying scout, were thrown into it. They immediately turned into five tongues of flame and began to be refined!
And that was that!
Nothing appeared. Luo Zhou slept until dawn before getting up.
After sensing things carefully, he realized it really had only been a dream. He had thought some kind of fortuitous encounter had occurred.
In fact, the tattoo on his back had already quietly changed, but since he couldn't see his own back, he knew nothing about it.
June 30. Cloudy. Three days left!
On this day, Luo Zhou had nothing to do. He planned to eat and drink, take it easy, and head to the Spirit Workshop to buy some useful talismans, just in case.
He made a point of finding some yellow silk and bought it to transform with.
If something happened tomorrow and he died, the Spirit Stones would be of no use to him anyway.
After making the rounds and getting everything he needed, he thought it over and went to the Dao Academy to practice.
Only a dozen or so people were in the classroom. Some were practicing diligently, while others were playing around...
Today wasn't important. Tomorrow, the first day of the seventh month, was the big day.
Tomorrow, the Immortal Master would teach them a technique, and everyone in the class had to be there!
Tomorrow was the day Luo Zhou would kill Liu Changlong!
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