Zhou Heng stood atop a high slope, his white robes snapping in the wind.
Even with a Divine barrier protecting him, a golden pillar of utterly pure light still pierced irresistibly through the void and landed squarely on his head.
The next moment, lines of system notifications radiating an icy aura refreshed wildly across Zhou Heng's retinas like a waterfall:
[You have received the gaze of the "Master of All Beings"] [You have joined the "All Beings Suffer" god-ascension plan] [You have received the blessing of the "Master of All Beings"] [You have acquired the ability "City of the Hanging Eternal Moon"] [????] [Hehehe] [You have lost the ability "City of the Hanging Eternal Moon"]
He watched the string of garbled question marks appear eerily on his retinas, along with the mocking, sinister "Hehehe," then watched the supreme ability he had just obtained vanish into nothingness.
From beginning to end, not the slightest ripple or change crossed Zhou Heng's expression.
To him, this disgusting tactic of forcibly tampering with underlying code through the "Eternity Otherworldly Species" and stripping away abilities had long since become routine, something he had grown accustomed to during his contests with the Judges of the Boundless Court.
As Zhou Heng gained and instantly lost this ability, waves of clamor rose throughout Cold Water Village, some ecstatic, some terrified, and some disappointed.
"I... I've awakened! I got 'Pure Water Spear'! My mana has tripled!"
"Boohoo, great Master of All Beings, I only got a worthless 'Gentle Breeze.' Why did this happen..."
"Heaven bless our Water-Bearing Race! This is a true God-Ascending Stairway!"
Some villagers were wild with joy over their powerful blessings, while others stamped their feet and beat their chests because their mediocre qualifications had earned them only insignificant skills.
Zhou Heng paid no