From the end of the world

Chapter 526 Candlelight
"Is this kind of thing actually possible?" I was surprised.

"It can be done. In other words, this should be the correct way to use the power of heaven and earth." Xiaowan said very patiently, "As long as I pray devoutly, I can exert the power of blessing to strengthen you.

"Of course, this kind of enhancement can't directly make your strength stronger. It might work on other people, but you are too strong. It's like a small cup of water. If you pour it into a large cup of water, you can still see the change in the water level; but if you pour it into a large bucket of water, it's hard to see any visible change.

"Similarly, I cannot allow you to acquire abilities that you do not have, or allow you to do things that you cannot do. If there are things that I can do myself, I can try to synchronize them with you, just like I can allow you to freely display your fire power in the virtual world... But that is based on the premise that you are originally an apostle of the virtual world who possesses the power of the divine seal fragment and have a strong connection with the virtual world. It does not completely break this principle.

"As for strengthening only certain aspects of you, I can still do it easily, such as strengthening the connection between you and the 'firefly', or giving you continuous inspiration and greatly improving your efficiency in learning new things.

"Brother Zhuang Cheng, you mentioned before that it would take you a long time to adapt to the chaotic space-time of the doomsday era. I can also provide you with some help in this regard later."

This last paragraph is a surprisingly good piece of news.

"Even if it can only strengthen certain aspects of the Great Impermanence's abilities, it is still very remarkable." I said, "You are much more powerful than the Zhengwei Fa Tianxiang Di that I heard in the past..."

"Maybe it's because my Righteous Law of Heaven and Earth has been strengthened by the power of the fragments of the Divine Seal." Xiao Wan said, "The reason why I can exert my own power in the doomsday era and repeatedly find the correct direction to escape in the chaotic space-time environment and keep avoiding the pursuit of the Great Demon of Disaster is also thanks to this...

"When I was with Sister Mazao, I was only able to become a little luckier and see through other people's feelings easily, but it was far from being as powerful as it is now."

The mysterious woman was able to teleport me, the Great Impermanence, directly away from the battlefield of the Black Tortoise Demon, relying on the power of the Divine Seal Fragment. To be precise, it should be that she used the power of the Divine Seal Fragment to transform a certain ability she originally possessed to a level that was enough to interfere with me.

This is a force that can fundamentally reverse the order of strength and weakness, but in the final analysis, it is because of the source of the power of the fragments of the Divine Seal - the ultimate artifact, the Divine Seal, itself has a magnitude that surpasses everything.

"Let's get started now and see what's going on with that 'firefly'." Xiao Wan looked at me, "First, I need to achieve mental synchronization with you, Brother Zhuang Cheng, and grasp the connection between you and that 'firefly'."

"Okay." I stretched out my left hand familiarly.

Xiaowan took half a step closer and gently wrapped my palms with her two small hands.

Although she does not have the combat power to hunt demons and monsters, in Luo Shan's classification system, she who possesses magical powers can be regarded as an alternative demon hunter and can be classified into the field of Bai Wuchang. When she actively uses her power, I can also feel the faint fluctuations of mana emanating from her.

In the virtual world, due to the gray mist, even if Xiaowan used her own power, it was difficult for me to capture this weak fluctuation. This was the first time I saw her exert her power in the real world. So I took this opportunity to try to analyze the frequency of this mana fluctuation.

Xiaowan's power fluctuations consist of two parts, one of which is the power of the divine seal fragments that I am very familiar with. After ignoring this part, the rest is Xiaowan's own mana fluctuations. For demon hunters, mana fluctuations are the key clues to identify their true identities. Even if they have the skills to disguise mana fluctuations, they basically cannot hide from the eyes of the Great Impermanence.

And from my observation, the fluctuation of Xiaowan's magic power showed a similar frequency to Zhu Shi.

It's not that he is exactly the same as Zhu Shi in my memory. On the contrary, there are some obvious differences. But mana is basically the power of human mind and soul. Human mind is not static, so mana fluctuation is not static either. Sometimes it may change drastically to the point where he is completely different from me. Even so, there is still a part that "changes but remains the same".

The difference in the fluctuation of the magic power between Xiaowan and Zhu Shi is not bad even if we judge them as "the same person in different states of mind". If the parties involved had not said that they were not, I would not have doubted that Xiaowan was Zhu Shi or Zhu Jiuxing.

Even at the moment of activating the ability, Xiaowan's eyes changed color, from black to crystal clear lake blue.

This part is the same as the Zhu Shi I know. The difference is that when Zhu Shi activates "Buzhou Mountain", her personality will also change strangely. She, who has always been approachable, will suddenly transform into the cold and murderous Luo Shan Wu Chang.

Xiaowan still maintained a quiet and lovely look, with her lake blue eyes faintly emitting fluorescence, adding a magical charm to her. Then, like a little nun holding a cross and praying devoutly, she slowly closed her unusually beautiful eyes and entered a state of meditation.

A familiar feeling, like using a paper cup phone, rose in my heart. The spirits between Xiaowan and I seemed to be connected by a thin string. The other end of the string was Xiaowan's heart. The string seemed to be gently pulled, as if Xiaowan was testing whether we were well connected.

In order to better focus my perception, I closed my eyes as well.

Through the subtle vibration of the "thin rope", it is possible to capture the faint noise coming from the other side. It is like putting your ear on a conch. That is the voice of Xiaowan's heart.

Human psychological activities are basically quite fragmented, so most people who have the ability to directly hear or see other people's psychological activities are actually unable to see at a glance what others are thinking about, and can only roughly identify their emotions. If you want to be able to read minds like in comics, you must either undergo a certain degree of training or acquire a more powerful mind-reading ability.

Xiaowan's emotions seemed to flow through my heart. There was vigilance and uneasiness - this was about the surrounding environment; there was also goodwill and peace of mind - this was about me; and there was also irrepressible shyness and worry - these were emotions that appeared because I could directly feel the psychological activities.

I am actually a little shy about revealing my inner thoughts. It is inevitable for everyone. Xiaowan should be able to sense my thoughts at this moment. Although it is not the first time that we have been in sync mentally, it is impossible for us to be overly shaken by this, but it is still a bit fresh to have such face-to-face contact in real life.

"Brother Zhuang Cheng, let's start." Xiaowan's calm voice rang in my mind in the form of a recitation.

I began to explore the vague connection between myself and the missing "firefly". Although it was difficult and laborious, I had more than one successful experience. Before long, I barely grasped this transparent connection and actively transmitted this observation result to the little bowl through the mental synchronization connection.

"Um……"

For the small bowl, this is probably an object of excessive transparency, which is equivalent to reading words written in white paint on white paper. It takes a while to interpret and digest it.

After a moment, she seemed to finally grasp the key points, and then said: "Well, now it's my turn to exert force. Brother Zhuang Cheng, please pay attention."

“Just do it,” I said.

As I responded, the power of the small bowl gradually penetrated into the connection between me and the "fireflies".

The original state of this connection is like tearing a transparent plastic bag into hair-thin threads, and then sinking one of the plastic threads into a basin of water. It is difficult to distinguish its underwater state with the naked eye. Although you can feel its presence when you stir the water, you can only let it slide through your fingers and the back of your hand, and you can't catch it no matter what.

The power of the small bowl was like a ray of sunlight shining down, and the plastic thread showed its specific shape and position under the reflection. Seeing this, I accurately clamped the thread with my "fingers" and "fished" it out of the "clear water".

At the other end of the thread is where the "firefly" is. I imagined that I picked up another "paper cup phone", attached this thread to it, and then judged the state of the place where the "firefly" was located through the slight vibration of the thread.

Then, I "listened" and "observed".

The true form of that "firefly" is neither the great demon of disaster nor something very special.

It turned out that it was just a candle, a white, half-burned candle, and it was the small flame on the candle that connected with my spirit.

The candle was casually placed on the floor somewhere, surrounded by a closed indoor space with no doors or windows, no decoration, and a concrete gray tone. The area was equivalent to two-thirds of a classroom, and it was filled with lonely gray shelves like a closed convenience store.

(End of this chapter)