Eternal Night

Chapter 771 Springtime Splendor Welcomes Your Smile

Wu Pifu is so conflicted!
He wanted both special titles!

"Calling a deer a tiger."

"From now on, you can designate any being with the form, spirit, or nature of a deer as a tiger. You can designate one every thirty days (this is a limit-breaking attribute, the highest priority, and the root level)."

"Pollution side effects: All beings that resemble, resemble, or are associated with deer will find you delicious."

Then came the second one.

"Duck neck and tiger head".

"From now on, you can designate any being with the shape, feeling, or type of a duck neck as a tiger. You can designate one every thirty days (this is a limit-breaking attribute, the highest priority, and the root level)."

"Pollution side effects: Anything that has the shape, imagery, or type of duck neck will be considered delicious."

Both titles designate non-tigers as tigers, which is a real weapon for him.

Wu Pifu has now discovered that, in addition to having a strong need for tigers to suppress his negative backlash, he also seems to possess a special attack against tigers. This has happened several times. As long as the opponent is a tiger, he seems to possess a kind of instant kill characteristic that transcends the limits.
This seems to be related to the negative energy within him, though he doesn't know the specifics. But as long as the other party is a tiger, he always gains a huge advantage.

These two titles can create another category besides tigers, which means that his special attack effect and the targets for suppressing negative influences will have two more major categories. This is a great thing, after all, there don't seem to be many tigers in this world...

Therefore, Wu Pifu was actually quite satisfied with the two titles. The only problem was that he was undecided about which one to choose.

Calling a deer a tiger is very simple and clear; from now on, even a deer will be considered a tiger.

But the duck neck and tiger head design is a bit inexplicable.

What is the shape of a duck neck? What is the artistic conception associated with duck necks? What are the types of duck necks?
Wu Pifu's imagination ran wild. He felt that there seemed to be more creatures that could be classified as duck-necked tiger-headed?
But what if he's wrong, and only a very small number of specific species can be classified as duck necks?

From this perspective, calling a deer a tiger seems more appropriate, doesn't it?

It's at least safe enough.

Therefore, Wu Pifu was caught in a dilemma.

He also asked Chu Minghao and Liang Min.

Both of them seemed to have received a reward from the mainframe, and they were all smiles. The key was that the acquisition of the Heavenly Dao Fragment meant that the burden on their shoulders had been greatly relieved. If things really went according to the mainframe's judgment, they wouldn't have to worry about the weekend for the next three hundred years. This was an incredible opportunity for human civilization.

Upon hearing Wu Pifu's question, both of them wore embarrassed expressions.

They really couldn't understand why Wu Pifu, who seemed so serious and never smiled, always gave such funny and unserious rewards and titles.
"...I think it's better to call a deer a tiger, as you said, it's safer," Chu Minghao said.

Wu Pifu nodded, but Liang Min immediately disagreed, saying, "What are you thinking? A duck neck and a tiger head are definitely better. Think about how many creatures have duck necks. Birds, snakes, even dragons can all be considered duck necks. Anyway, any long, curved neck can be considered a duck neck, okay?"

Wu Pifu hesitated. If Liang Min's statement was true, then the duck neck and tiger head hairstyle would obviously have a much wider range of applications.

Chu Minghao immediately said seriously, "You're always like this, you always want to take shortcuts and gain an advantage. What if these aren't actually duck necks? What if they are duck necks as the name suggests? Wouldn't that be a waste of a great weapon?"

Wu Pifu became increasingly conflicted.

Liang Min immediately started arguing with Chu Minghao, and then the conversation drifted off-topic, rambling on about their various grudges from the Fourth World War.

After a long pause, Wu Pifu said, "Then I'll just draw lots. Whichever one I get is fine."

"Don't!"

Chu Minghao and Liang Min glared at each other, while simultaneously calling out urgently to Wu Pifu.

The two looked at each other again and said at the same time, "It's still up to you to choose. In the myths and legends you know, which creatures are more powerful, duck-neck-shaped or deer-shaped?"

That's a good idea. Wu Pifu immediately thought about it carefully. As for duck necks... he only knew that Jue Wei Duck Neck was indeed good. If even dragons were duck neck-type creatures, then it seemed that duck neck-type creatures were more powerful.
Do not!
Wu Pifu suddenly thought of the Journey to the West he had read, which seemed to contain a large deer-shaped monster or deity.
If that's the case, then deer-like creatures seem to be more powerful, right?

The tiger was devoured and entered into his sea of ​​consciousness to suppress the negative influences. The stronger the tiger, the better. A tiger that was too weak would probably disappear without even a ripple. The dragons he had faced before must have been incredibly powerful, but now, dragons didn't seem so formidable, unless they were legendary dragons like the Ancestral Dragon or the Candle Dragon. But whether the dragon was even a duck neck was another matter entirely.

"Alright, it's decided! It's going to be calling a deer a tiger!"

Wu Pifu made a decision and immediately obtained this semi-customized title from the mainframe.

Wu Pifu was delighted with the title, but he was also a little worried. Besides the "Commoner" title, which was a must-have, the "Kraith" title was also very cost-effective, and the "Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon" title was excellent for boosting combat power. The remaining title slot would be contested by multiple titles. He would have to use the "Deception Orb" when necessary, as "Louis XVI" could be used for daily power boosts, and now his "Bewilderment" index was extremely high—he could even smash the dimensional crystal wall with his head, which was incredibly powerful and also had head-protecting anti-pollution properties, etc. It seemed that the "Calling a Deer a Tiger" title could only be used as needed. "...Not enough title slots," Wu Pifu muttered.

Chu Minghao and Liang Min were still arguing about the past when they heard Wu Pifu's words. They both smiled bitterly, agreeing with each other and feeling the same way.

These three are the three pillars of humanity. In the current human civilization, Night Watchmen with a title are already elites, and those with two titles are even more powerful and elites among elites. Almost no one has three titles, but these three have more titles than the title slots available. Moreover, all three of them have four title slots, which is one more than other Night Watchmen.

Then, the beam of light dissipated, and the three of them appeared in a vast field.

Wu Pifu looked around in confusion and asked, "Mastermind? Were you ambushed? Are you suffering from dementia? Or what? This isn't the Land of Redemption, nor is it Gaia."

Mastermind: “…”

Chu Minghao immediately coughed and said, "I changed the main brain's delivery location. We can't go back to the Land of Redemption or Gaia now. Firstly, that transcendent-level world is too large, and secondly, unlike other sources, transcendent-level worlds can move freely in the dream world and can come to the upper dream world. I'm afraid that if we return directly, the Heavenly Dao of the Mountain and Sea Realm will find our location. After all, we have offended this transcendent-level world to the death. At least before the three of us become sublimated bodies, it's best not to let it find us."

Liang Min picked up the conversation, saying, "Secondly... do you want to see what you look like now?"

Wu Pifu had already deactivated his Hero Clan transformation and Magical Girl transformation while still within the beam of light. As long as he was outside the Root or Root-like domain, and with Chu Minghao and Liang Min by his side, he was perfectly safe.

At this moment, he looked at himself in confusion, and after looking at himself for a few moments, he said, "Nothing has changed. My physical body is intact, and I haven't grown any tentacles or organs. Hey, you know what, the pure human form of the Human-Human Fruit is really useful. Although you guys helped me bear the negative backlash, my physical body has not undergone any deformities at all. I would never have dared to imagine this in the past."

In order to force out the negative manifestations within his sea of ​​consciousness, he directly activated a 100% negative backflow rate. In the past, this would have caused his physical body to collapse, but this time he still managed to maintain his human form.

This made Wu Pifu very satisfied.

Putting everything else aside, this one alone is worth the cost of this entire battle.

Chu Minghao and Liang Min smiled wryly at the same time. Then they saw Chu Minghao wave his hand, and a piece of land on the plain was immediately cut open, the rocks were cut into a mirror, and Wu Pifu saw himself in front of him.

He was indeed humanoid, and he didn't have any tentacles or anything like that, but at this moment he didn't look like a "pure-blooded" human at all.

His eyes were completely black, with no pupils visible, and constantly emanating black energy. Not only his eyes, but also his ears, nose, and mouth were emitting wisps of black energy. Calling him a great demon king wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Wu Pifu was speechless.

"Your negativity... isn't a good thing." Chu Minghao carefully chose his words. "If you can avoid using it, then try not to. And it's not that I'm criticizing you, but now that your partners are back, and human civilization has obtained the fragments of the Heavenly Dao, it will be fine for at least three hundred years. With me and Liang Min here to help you, what's the rush? What's the panic? Slowly hone yourself, slowly improve and accumulate extraordinary abilities, slowly enhance your super brain control and strength, and then just crush your enemies in the future, wouldn't that be better? Go all out every time."

Liang Min agreed, saying, "You weren't even risking your life. Every time you jumped up like you were about to explode with the enemy. Dude, I don't know if you scared the enemy, but we've been on tenterhooks the whole time you've been missing for the past year and a half. Even though the mainframe kept confirming that you were alive, we were still very scared."

Wu Pifu remained silent for a long time before sitting down on the ground. On one hand, he silently focused his mind and suppressed the churning negativity back into his consciousness; on the other hand, he sighed inwardly.

He actually slept for a year and a half?
So... Huang Rong... ultimately betrayed her?
Should we do another time travel?

Chu Minghao and Liang Min exchanged glances, both sensing Wu Pifu's thoughts through their emotional perception. They didn't say much, but simply sat with Wu Pifu, helping him to slowly suppress his negative emotions.

After an unknown amount of time, the strange phenomena on Wu Pifu's body disappeared, and at the same time, the mainframe's judgment sounded.

"Judgment in progress... Judgment complete. The channel coordinates have been disrupted, and the Land of Redemption and Gaia Spacetime have been concealed using fragments of the Heavenly Dao."

Only then did Chu Minghao pull up the dejected Wu Pifu: "Let's go, let's go back to the Land of Redemption."

Wu Pifu nodded silently, having made up his mind. Without saying a word, he followed Chu Minghao and Liang Min back into the beam of light, and with the guidance of the main brain, they went from the middle level of the dream world to the upper level.

Before long, the three emerged from the light, and before them stood the entrance to the town of Redemption.

The Land of Redemption is spring-like all year round, surrounded by flowers and grass, and the sun shines brightly. When the three of them appeared, there were no unusual phenomena in the world, and everything seemed so ordinary.

But the moment he arrived at this land of redemption, Wu Pifu suddenly sensed something and abruptly turned his head to look in a certain direction to his side and rear.

Sure enough, on a small hillside over there, a long-haired woman was seen listlessly picking at the grass and flowers on the ground.

"Knowing that you and Miss Huang had a one-year agreement, and that Xu Shilan and the others would return, and that you were lost in the Transcendental Great World, as the time approached, I personally made a trip there, spending some points, but it was alright, as it was done through official channels, and the mainframe approved it..." Chu Minghao muttered something behind Wu Pifu.

Wu Pifu simply nodded and walked towards the long-haired woman.

For some inexplicable reason, the long-haired woman seemed to sense something as well, and suddenly turned around to look at the town entrance. The sunlight shone directly into her eyes, making it difficult for her to see clearly for a moment. Moreover, the glare was so intense that it seemed as if tears were welling up in her eyes.

Suddenly, she smiled through her tears in Wu Pifu's direction.

(End of this chapter)