Eternal Night

Chapter 654 I hit Chu Minghao?!

(PS: I'm taking a day off today, so I'll only be updating twice. I need to get up very early tomorrow, so I need to go to bed early tonight. I'll also be taking a full day off tomorrow.)

After testing positive this time, my heart feels very uncomfortable. I've made an appointment for tomorrow to go to the hospital for tests, including blood sugar (I was previously diagnosed with diabetes), lung tests, and other things. It might take all day, and I don't know what time I'll be back, so I need to take a day off. But I'll still guarantee at least one update. If everything is alright, I'll increase the update frequency, and the bonus updates for the patron will start again.
As Wu Pifu was reviewing information about the dream world, a large number of luminous crystals descended once again.

"Time's up," the woman's voice said.

Wu Pifu put down the book with regret, then looked at these sublimated forms of spacetime spirits that had taken the form of spacetime crystals.

Before undergoing the third trial, he needs to fight one of the ascended forms of the Time-Space Spirit, and it will be a battle where life and death are at stake.

To be honest, Wu Pifu didn't care about fighting this ascended being. His grudge against this ascended being stemmed from the character setting of switching factions. However, he had killed one of the ascended being's offspring, and the other party wanted to kill him as soon as possible. So, a fight was inevitable.

and……

Wu Pifu's martial arts intuition was extremely strong. He had already vaguely sensed an unease. Although it had not yet developed into a crisis, there was no doubt that the higher-ups of the Time and Space Spirit had begun to have some doubts about him.

After spending hundreds of hours browsing through various books in the Great Library, and despite being completely ignorant of the common knowledge about the Time Spirits, these ascended beings still harbored some doubts, even with the Deception Orb as a cover.

After all, they are not NPCs; they are intelligent beings capable of thinking and are able to become Space-Time Spirits who have achieved sublimation. Even with their shortcomings, they are undoubtedly among the most talented Space-Time Spirits. It's impossible for them not to have even the slightest doubt.

Wu Pifu had even made up his mind that once he dealt with this sublimated body, he wouldn't be able to use the remaining time to continue reading. If he could apply to start the third round of the faction mission directly, he would start the third round of missions directly. If not, he would simply wander around the library for the rest of the time.

Otherwise... something might happen. His purpose was simply to resurrect two past companions through time travel and restore his physical body. The faction mission he was currently completing was merely to evade the source of the absolute time-space concept and the capture by the Wheel of Time.

In short, this is just a side story to a side story, and he doesn't need to pay much attention to it.

"bring it on."

Wu Pifu said nonchalantly.

This attitude naturally provoked dissatisfaction among some of the Ascended Beings, especially the one who was going to fight Wu Pifu, whose spacetime crystal was emitting a dangerous red light. However, another group of Ascended Beings remained very calm, and a few even expressed their appreciation.

This attitude was far better than when they first observed him. It's actually quite simple: strength is paramount. Even though he was portrayed as an unparalleled genius before, compared to the higher-ups who had already become Ascended Bodies, he wasn't particularly valuable. But now that he had passed two tests, he could practically be considered an Ascended Body, and his achievements and strength seemed to surpass those of the opposing Ascended Bodies. Naturally, the attitude towards him was completely different from before.

"Arrogant! You weak ant!!"

The hostile ascendant roared wildly, and with that roar, the space around Wu Pifu immediately transformed, and in the blink of an eye, he was transported from the library to a crystallized land.

All the other sublimation crystals disappeared, but the sublimation crystal that emitted a dangerous red light became more and more prominent. Then, with this crystal as the point, a giant crystal humanoid figure at least 500 meters tall stepped out, and the red crystal was its pupil. A single red eye was staring ferociously at Wu Pifu.

"Ant! I still don't understand what you, such a weak ant, rely on..."

At this moment, the Spirit of Space-Time roared loudly, its voice reverberating throughout space-time, as if endless echoes were constantly overlapping, and the vibrations brought about by this sound alone were enough to shatter most of the matter in this world.

Meanwhile, the other ascendants were all watching this battle.

The female voice that had initially shown goodwill towards Wu Pifu was actually the leader of the conservative faction within the Time-Space Spirit Ascended Group. She sneered and mocked, "This idiot still doesn't realize that Wu Pifu's apparent weakness is just him playing dumb to deceive others. He must have obtained some extraordinary path through external opportunities!"

The other Ascended beings around him were all agreeing, but some radical Ascended beings disagreed, and one retorted, "Maybe he really is a pig..."

As the words were spoken, Wu Pifu leaped forward with lightning speed, kicking the massive crystal leg that resembled a small mountain. This crystal thigh, capable of withstanding spatial and temporal tremors, was as brittle as paper; with just one kick, the entire thigh was reduced to powder. The sublimated being instinctively slapped out, and although the slap appeared to be a straight line, it was independent of the spatial and temporal plane, locking onto Wu Pifu in both time and space, making it impossible for him to dodge. No matter where he went, he would be struck by this slap.

At the same time, this palm contains a vast amount of spacetime energy, enough to shatter mountains and continents with a single vibration.

However, Wu Pi Fu neither dodged nor evaded, but simply raised his hand to meet it with a palm strike. The size difference between the two was as vast as a small mountain versus an ant, but at the moment of contact, Wu Pi Fu's palm strike easily pierced through the giant hand of this space-time crystal, and the power increased dozens of times. With one strike, the crystal arm was instantly shattered. Then, Wu Pi Fu did not stop at all, and his palm moved up the giant body of the sublimated form, crushing and grinding it all the way. In the blink of an eye, he had almost completely crushed its legs, arms and body into fragments!

"...What? You beat my son?" At this moment, the voice of the sublimated entity began to echo. The two sides had only been fighting for a moment. The sublimated entity was left with only a red, one-eyed head on the ground, while Wu Pifu was almost unharmed. Even though there were minor cracks on his body due to the spacetime tremors, they were restored to their original state in an instant.

At this moment, Wu Pifu walked step by step toward the sublimated head, twisting his arms and saying, "I guess it's because... he let me punch him?"

The red pupils of the Time-Space Spirit's sublimated form flickered incessantly, reflecting the escalating emotions of its astonished state. When Wu Pifu was only a few steps away, the red pupils suddenly flashed and turned green, and the sublimated form's voice softened: "Actually, I have many sons..."

Wu Pifu nodded, walked up to the pupil, and said, "Yes, I know."

Without waiting for the sublimated being to speak further, he raised his hand and slapped the center of its pupil. As the force and internal energy burst forth simultaneously, the entire pupil immediately began to crumble inch by inch, turning into a pile of dust in the blink of an eye, dead beyond any doubt.

This was probably the weakest of the sublimated beings that Wu Pifu had killed; he even looked at his palm with a hint of doubt.

The perfect path of the Spirit of Time and Space's sublimation body relies entirely on the perfect time and space loop brought about by the Wheel of Time and Space. Such a sublimation body is truly weak, far inferior to the sublimation body that perfects itself through extraordinary means, and may even be weaker than the sublimation body that perfects itself by being granted a position by a superior.

Only then did the onlookers, the sublimated beings, begin to clamor.

Even the female voice of a conservative leader found it unbelievable.

They knew Wu Pifu was very strong, and the persona that the Deceitful Pearl had created for Wu Pifu was that he was an unprecedented genius in the Time and Space Spirit Civilization.

But they really didn't expect Wu Pifu to be this powerful.

In less than a minute, he killed one of them with his bare hands.

Even if the Ascended Being who went into battle was only a member of the middle ranks in their group, this was still too exaggerated, because even if it were one of the strongest among them, they would never be able to kill this Ascended Being so easily.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that the ascended beings who went into battle did not hide in the spacetime dimension. The ascended beings of the Spacetime Spirit are not strong, but their ability to survive is extremely strong. This is also related to their ability to penetrate spacetime to create a spacetime loop. Otherwise, it would probably not be so easy for Wu Pifu to kill this ascended being in his current state.

At this moment, the first person said, "Then prepare yourself and proceed with the third test, which is also the most crucial test for you. Once you pass it, you will be the second person after me, or even... In short, take care of yourself. We will all be here waiting for your return."

Wu Pifu waved his hand and said, "No need to prepare. I can start the third round of testing now. There's not much time left. We can talk about it after I finish the test."

The first person fell silent, while the other ascended beings continued their discussion. The female voice immediately spoke up: "Wu Pifu, don't be so arrogant now. This is a perfect closed loop of civilization! Each one involves unimaginable predicaments and causal relationships, you..."

Wu Pifu did not respond. After a long while, the first person said, "Very well, whatever it is, you need to succeed. If you fail, then let's not talk about it anymore. So... go."

As soon as the voice spoke, Wu Pifu immediately felt the sensation of the Time Wheel piercing through him, and at the same time, the voice of the main brain also appeared in his mind.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. Citizen Wu Pifu, the third stage of the faction mission, the test for the perfection of your civilization is about to begin..."

"This mission has an indefinite duration. Once completed, it will allow you to leave the faction perfectly and harmlessly. No one will be able to detect the causal connection in the faction transfer. The Wheel of Time is interfering. In judgment... Judgment complete. This interference is invalid and is rejected."

"Civilization Perfection Test in progress... Draw complete. You have obtained your unique perfect closed-loop scenario with all your absolute spacetime concepts. Ten heroes (Gaia human version) are invincible in battle..."

"Objective: Defeat Chu Minghao."

"what!?"

Wu Pifu was shocked: "What? I hit Chu Minghao? Really??"

The next second, he was trapped in the time-space penetration of the Chrono Wheel.

(End of this chapter)