Eternal Night

Chapter 754 Clues to a New Extraordinary Path
"...So, a massive retreat? You're really abandoning your homes?"

Wu Pifu lifted a general-level officer from a pile of building wreckage. Judging from his uniform, he should be a major general, and a rare one at that, a pure physical combat major general who had not eaten a Devil Fruit. He had a strong aura and excellent physical skills, and he also had the ability to turn wood and metal into weapons and armor with his touch. Moreover, Wu Pifu was certain that this was definitely not the effect of a Devil Fruit.

When the major general uses this extraordinary ability to conjure weapons and armor, something resembling magical runes or miniature magic circles appears on his wrists.

This is the first time Wu Pifu has encountered a fourth extraordinary path since arriving in the Mountain and Sea Realm, besides Haki, Devil Fruits, and high-level ships.

This is actually a question that Wu Pifu has always had.

Before they arrived in the Mountain and Sea Realm, they learned from the goblin and from various details that the Mountain and Sea Realm was one of the five transcendent worlds, incredibly powerful, unafraid of even the root source or the source of pollution, and independent of the world. At that time, Wu Pifu and his companions were completely stunned.

But when he actually arrived, aside from the Heavenly Dao that he had never been able to understand, he found that this Mountain and Sea Realm didn't seem so great after all.

The extraordinary path is still the same three things. Although he has encountered three sublimated beings, there are definitely more, but they don't seem to be very good. In particular, the three sublimated beings he fought were slightly inferior to the Golden Arhat.

Is this all there is to the so-called transcendent world?

Wu Pifu even felt like he had encountered a false advertisement.

It wasn't until he encountered a new extraordinary path that he vaguely realized that this transcendent world was indeed extraordinary, but it seemed to be covered by layers of darkness, and he couldn't see it clearly.

Major General Wu Pifu held him in his hand, his face bruised and swollen, but he showed no sign of resentment.

He was truly no match for him. Even after giving it his all, he couldn't even get a glimpse of Wu Pifu's weakness. The weakness he sensed through his Observation Haki was clearly just the evil pleasure of this powerful figure—a kind of pretense of weakness to exploit others.

After the order to retreat was given, he was supposed to head to the nearest Celestial Dragon noble territory and protect the Celestial Dragon nobles as they made their way inland. However, just as he was packing up the base's valuables, he was suddenly attacked by a ship flying in mid-air...

The sky is falling!

This powerful being from another dimension who killed the Marshal of the Nation was indeed a Sinner. He recklessly altered the celestial phenomena and violated the Heavenly Dao rules of the Mountain and Sea Realm. Yet, he was still a Chosen One. This is the mark of a Sinner!
The Major General actually knew that this world had a whole set of methods for dealing with condemned criminals. Even if Wu Pifu was an extremely powerful condemned criminal who had never appeared in this world before, as long as the World Government reacted, it was not impossible to guide him to break the rules in front of the Heavenly Dao. This was actually a solution.

However, Wu Pifu's rise to power was too abrupt.

The earliest knowledge of him came from the regular Heavenly Path sacrifice of the Aishashin Celestial Dragon Family. They learned from the Heavenly Path about the mission to search for the sinner Wu Pifu, and through this mission, they learned of the existence of the mission's chosen one, Wu Pifu. Only then did the Aishashin Celestial Dragon Family send people to search for this chosen one.

All of this is still done through legitimate channels and procedures. In the past, whenever a Celestial Being appeared, the Celestial Dragons in the vicinity would generally send people to search for them, and then either suppress or absorb them. This is not surprising.

Surprisingly, as soon as Wu Pifu appeared, he immediately killed and drove away the people sent by the Aishaxin Tianlong family. This forced the Aishaxin Tianlong family to use their authority to find General Kuangsha and have him bring Wu Pifu into the Aishaxin Tianlong family's territory. In fact, this was an attempt to eliminate Wu Pifu.

There is absolutely no comparison between the Celestial Dragon families and the Chosen Ones, who are not even Celestial Dragons yet.

But who knew that this Wu Pifu would reveal his terrifying true colors...

Since then, everything has happened so fast that the World Government hasn't had a single moment to react. From one admiral to six admirals, and then to the demise of the ascendant, the major admiral has no more aspirations. Unless he survives this powerful figure, he can't get any help, and his death would be in vain.

"Spare me, spare my life!"

The major general dared not struggle, and recited all the orders for the great retreat he had received, and then immediately began to beg for mercy.

Wu Pifu sensed it for a moment and nodded slightly.

This major general is still a human being. Although he is a villain, he will not kill easily unless his interests are harmed, nor will he take pleasure in torturing others. To put it bluntly, he is a regional warlord who still has some humanity. He wants money, power, and women, but he will occasionally do some practical things.

Therefore, Wu Pifu immediately decided to punish him severely by cutting off his two arms and three legs.

At this moment, the major general felt a jolt, thinking that Wu Pifu was going to kill him. He immediately screamed, "Spare my life, and I will offer you my treasures!"

Wu Pifu scoffed, "Come on, I've seen everything here. A pile of useless gold and silver jewels. Aren't you vulgar? In terms of strength, even if you're not a Celestial Phenomenon cultivator, you're still a General-level being in the lower realms. Is this all you're after? Come on, stick your head out." "Ah, no, please, General Hader, beg for my life! I'm willing to be your cloak, I'm willing to talk!" The Major General cried out in agony, tears and snot streaming down his face.

"Cloak" scoffed, "Get lost, you son of a bitch! You think anyone can just become a cloak? Believe me or not, I'll kill you!"

Wu Pifu, growing impatient, said, "What are you saying? Are you crazy? Why do you have to be a cape instead of a normal person? Hurry up, I'm in a hurry."

The major general cried out, "I really have a treasure!!"

As the Major General spoke, he spread his hands, and a palm-sized rotating magic circle suddenly floated in his palms. The Major General hurriedly said, "This is a talisman! It is a plane of a series of civilizations that the Mountain and Sea Realm devoured and absorbed. After I obtained it, I used this talisman to go to the second half of the Grand Line. Although I did not succeed in conquering that world, I obtained a transcendent path in that world that can be superimposed on my existing transcendent path. It is called 'A Knight Does Not Die Barehanded,' and it is a treasure transcendent path!"

Wu Pifu was taken aback and looked closely at the talisman.

He did have some recollection of the Treasure Artifact, although he had almost no memory of it. But having this recollection meant that it was either from a novel he had read, or from a 21st-century myth, legend, or anime/manga. Moreover, this was another clue to a transcendent path, which was quite good for him now, since he could learn transcendent paths infinitely, and more transcendent paths meant more overlapping areas.

but……

"What does 'series of civilizations' mean?" Wu Pifu asked curiously.

Seeing that Wu Pifu didn't seem to intend to kill him immediately, the major general said excitedly, "When a true civilization of each era falls, it will generate many derivative worlds. Most of them will disappear completely with the fall of the true civilization, but some will stubbornly survive. The series of worlds derived from a civilization is called a series of civilizations. These worlds are mostly similar, and the extraordinary paths are also similar. If you exhaust the many derivative worlds of a series of civilizations, you may be able to deduce an extraordinary path to its peak level without any omissions!"

Wu Pifu thought for a moment and decided to keep the major general's leg... Well, let's keep it all. He beat him up, gave him a bribe, and the other party is a decent human being, so let it go.

Wu Pifu immediately nodded to the major general, who was overjoyed and gratefully presented the talisman. Wu Pifu then saw the talisman land on the back of his hand and disappear into his skin.

In his view, this was probably similar to a dream world coordinate imprint, but unfortunately there was no main brain to determine it, otherwise he would know that this was a dream world of a fraction of a degree.

Having obtained the talisman, Wu Pifu did not make things difficult for the young general. After leaving him behind, he boarded the ship and continued his journey. His destination was the Celestial Dragon noble territory that the young general had originally intended to reach.

The major general watched as Wu Pifu floated in the air. He himself had been beaten and suffered severe internal injuries, which would probably take decades to recover. However, he was neither dead nor crippled. His expression was uncertain for a moment. Suddenly, he shouted loudly, "Sir, are you really going to take action against the Celestial Dragons?"

Wu Pifu glanced back at the major general, sensed his emotions, and nodded, saying, "Yes, they're not human. It's just a matter of passing by. Besides, the Celestial Dragons seem to be very important to those few hidden Ascended beings. I can't find them, so I'll just kill all the Celestial Dragons first."

The major general immediately said, "Then you must be careful, sir. The Celestial Dragons here are performing a grand sacrifice, calling upon the Heavenly Dao to watch over them. Although you, sir... under the watchful eye of the Heavenly Dao, if you dare to touch the Celestial Dragons, you might very well..."

At that moment, the major general dared not say anything more, buried his head and walked away. In the blink of an eye, he was thousands of meters away. Without waiting for Wu Pifu to ask, he directly stepped into the air and broke through the sea.

Wu Pifu stared at the major general for a long time, then shook his head slightly and turned back to the ship.

This is actually why he spared the major general. Although he was a villain, he was still a human being. In his territory, he had protected some civilians many times, preventing them from becoming targets of arbitrary torture and killing by the Celestial Dragons. Even if it meant fulfilling the Celestial Dragons' requirements for human sacrifice, he tried his best to buy slaves from other places. Although this was also aiding and abetting evil, he had to do it if he wanted to survive. Otherwise, a mere major general would be killed by the Celestial Dragons in no time.

In this situation, Wu Pifu couldn't really criticize anyone. Under the right of emergency asylum, in order to survive, as long as it wasn't for killing for pleasure or to satisfy one's appetite, eating human flesh to survive was inevitable. In this case, Wu Pifu wouldn't criticize them as inhuman.

"...A sacrifice to Heaven? That's perfect."

Wu Pifu waved his hand forward on the ship, causing it to fly away into the air, its target being the Celestial Dragon noble territory ahead.

"There are no ascended beings, but there are Celestial Dragon nobles. If we kill these Celestial Dragon nobles in front of the Heavenly Dao, I wonder if the Heavenly Dao will react in any special way?"

Wu Pifu stood at the bow of the boat and looked ahead. He saw a streak of blood rising into the sky on the horizon, and then the faint aura of the Heavenly Dao reappeared.

Human sacrifice...?

Wu Pifu's eyes were deep.

(End of this chapter)