Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 202 The Will of Bronze
I simply can't bring myself to kowtow like that.

Han Su simply couldn't feel any reverence for them like that for gods!

Regardless of what outsiders say about them, they have always been fighting against them, escaping from them, and even hurting them.

I can't be truly devoted to my opponent!

Upon realizing this, Han Su immediately felt an indescribable tremor.

I started to feel a strong tearing sensation on the back of my left hand.

Within my body, there seemed to be some active will that was rejecting me, crawling toward the back of my left hand—I couldn't deceive myself, but as I resisted this existence, the will of copper also moved away from me.

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"Success!"

Beneath the Mother Tree, the white corpse kept staring intently at Han Su. He sensed the strange spiritual fluctuations emanating from Han Su and saw the bronze blood that had fallen to the ground around Han Su, which seemed to be pushed away by an invisible force, creating a sense of repulsion.

The joy in my heart reached its peak.

All the adventures and madness will finally come to an end at this moment.

I'm finally going to get everything that belongs to me.

He licked his lips with his long tongue, and a greedy light flashed in his eyes. All the bronze blood around Han Su's body began to come back under his control, turning into sharp bronze spikes that approached Han Su.

On the back of Han Su's hand, within the cross-shaped copper scar, there seemed to be a bright copper-colored substance rapidly seeping in.

That was the will of "copper," the very essence of copper, slowly escaping from Han Su's body.

At this moment, the white corpse sensed the high level of this mysterious power.

He was so excited that he wanted to kneel down and worship the pure bronze to show his devotion.

He slowly extended his finger as if touching God, trying to touch that bright copper.

At this moment, Han Su was completely unable to resist the departure of the copper. Without the will of the copper, he was reduced to his original form. Whether facing the corruption of the Mother Divine Tree or the White Corpse, his status was far too inferior, and he was simply powerless to do anything...

"Shh!"

But just as the white corpse was about to touch the copper-colored blood, Han Su suddenly opened his eyes.

This was an unusual scene, and even the white corpse was somewhat frightened, shrinking back slightly.

However, his greed for copper made him realize that he should grab Han Su's hand without hesitation.

At the same time, the scattered copper blood on the ground was also affected by his spiritual power and returned to his control. With his will, it floated back into the air.

Twisted, changed, solidified, it gave rise to sharp points, thorns, and razor-sharp blades, all aimed at Han Su from all directions, before suddenly converging towards the center.

The force that had just protected Han Su has once again turned into a deadly crisis.

But at that moment, Han Su suddenly gritted his teeth and struggled to raise his hand.

Then, he murmured:
I am a deity, and I hereby issue this decree!

【…】

Han Su's voice was very weak, almost inaudible, but the moment it came out, it caused a huge uproar.

Like dominoes, they are pushed outwards little by little, eventually toppling mountains.

An invisible force descended, and ancient murmurs and prayers seemed to echo around them. Space seemed to be torn open by a strange force, and a holy gaze fell from the sky. The force that was trying to escape from the back of his hand was forcibly held back at this moment.

At this moment, Han Su's mental activity surged to another peak.

Because of his heightened mental alertness, he finally gained a new understanding of the fishermen's chants he had recited many times.

This fisherman's chant is not a divine revelation, but rather has two extra syllables.

I am for

It is I who am issuing a decree to the gods!
The same applies to the will of bronze; I don't need to bow down to you to gain your approval.

But I still want your power, your weapons, and everything else. I want you to kneel down and obey my commands!

In the blink of an eye, everything changed. Han Su flipped his left hand and grabbed the white corpse's hand. The next moment, the endless bronze spikes in the air that were aimed at him instantly flipped over and aimed at the dazed white corpse.

At that moment, the monster's voice was shrill and crazed: "Impossible, how could this be..."

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"Nothing is impossible..."

Facing the incomprehensible shock and anger of the white corpse, and feeling the ease with which he could control the power of the bronze around him.

A strange realization dawned on Han Su's mind: "Or rather, this is how it should be!"

The moment he uttered that fisherman's chant, it was an instinctive reaction.

But before he recited it, he didn't actually understand the meaning of the fisherman's chant, so he couldn't predict what the outcome would be.

Based on experience, reciting the fisherman's chant used to result in a significant boost to mental activity. However, now that his own activity had reached the forbidden zone of the gods, this advantage was no longer as pronounced. But it was at this moment that he discovered the true power of the fisherman's chant.

He did not choose the path of the mysterious organization, but instead succumbed to the power of copper.

Theoretically speaking, as long as one does not yield, one can never become a true successor and enter the realm of copper.

But by some strange twist of fate, the fishermen's chant led him in.

Unlike before when the boost to mental activity was only temporary, this time the effect is permanent; once you're in, you're in.

He even instinctively understood, in that moment, the different concepts between the levels of mysterious power that Miss Raven had once told him:
Phase 1: Activation, Penetration, and Transformation.

Phase Two: Understanding, Stealing, and Mastering.

The final goal of the first stage is the life code. Once you realize the existence of the life code, you have completed the final work of the first stage and entered the threshold of the second stage.

The first step after the threshold is understanding. This can be interpreted as understanding the characteristics of the mysterious power, or as initially achieving resonance with the mysterious power. In short, only with this foundation can one consider the next step of "stealing".

Mysterious organizations understand mysterious forces most effortlessly: through worship and devotion.

But now, Han Su uses fishermen's chants to achieve "understanding" in a different way.

Simply put, it means:

Kneel down, I need to ask you for a favor!
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Han Su didn't have time to think too deeply at this moment. His mind was filled with the overwhelming power. He slowly clenched his left hand, and a bronze cross appeared on the back of his hand. Then, the dense bronze power in the air roared and fell towards the white corpse.

The situation has reversed; just now, Bai Shi was suppressing Han Su, but now it is Han Su who is suppressing Bai Shi.

At this moment, Han Su did not know what other abilities the White Corpse had, but he already knew in his heart that at least in the field of copper, he would not lose to him. In fact, if he wanted to, he could directly summon the Living Copper Puppet and run over from the Lilac Mansion.

However, the commotion would be too great, the distance too far, and it would require too much mental energy, so I'll pass.

Mental flexibility remains my biggest weakness.

"You stole my things, and now you're bullying me again?"

The white corpse roared angrily, its eyes blazing with jealousy.

He refused to admit defeat and initially still wanted to compete with Han Su in the field of copper and determine who was superior.

But this idea was quickly and ruthlessly crushed by reality; he could not feel any resonance from the power of "copper" around him.

He desperately tried to pull his hand back, but Han Su grabbed his wrist. Without any mercy, he raised his hand and severed his own hand, then quickly retreated, his figure like a white ghost.

But the surrounding copper-colored blood, like raindrops, still chased after him. He couldn't dodge or resist. As his body was torn apart, his golden wig was knocked to the ground, revealing his bald head.

But what hit him even harder was the copper blood that had returned to Han Su's side at this moment.

He felt the immense bronze will gathering around Han Su, and intense jealousy surged through his heart.

It's gone...

He clearly felt that the will of copper had merged with Han Su, and he could never take it back. In fact, the copper within his body was also affected by this will, giving him a feeling of wanting to kowtow and worship Han Su.

How is this possible? It's the Heavenly Gang being reversed!

At this moment, he even needed to frantically use his mental energy to suppress the power of "copper" within his body.

Han Su saw his bald head and his brows twitched slightly.

The white corpse's head, like the bowl cut, was covered in crisscrossing cracks, as if it had been pieced together.

"Are these the marks they left on you after torturing you?"

When Bai Shi met Han Su's gaze, he suddenly realized something and abruptly covered his head, as if he was very afraid that others would see his head.

Unlike a bowl cut, where the head is already there and anyone can look at it if they want.

"No, this isn't how I look..."

He roared angrily, his spiritual energy scattering chaotically around him, cutting and tearing at each other in the air. His eyes were fierce as he looked at Han Su, sometimes filled with resentment and hatred, sometimes with jealousy and awe.

The intense and chaotic emotions made the surrounding air feel unusually oppressive and dangerous.

The copper power within him had been completely suppressed or stripped away, but a strange and twisted spiritual power still lingered in his eyes.

His own status and level were already exceptionally terrifying. Even if Han Su possessed the complete will of bronze, the outcome of a real fight would likely be uncertain.

But Han Su spoke sincerely, looking earnestly at the white corpse, and said in a low voice, "But I don't want to kill you. I want to talk to you."

Bai Shi knew that his strength was formidable, and he even knew that if he rushed over and truly fought Han Su, he might be able to pin this guy down and avenge the grudge from ten years ago.

But for some reason, seeing Han Su standing amidst the bronze blood, like an emperor, he felt an overwhelming fear. This fear caused him great pain, and he suddenly howled and rushed towards the Mother Tree.

"You're a thief! You're a thief! You stole my things and then used them to bully me..."

"But I won't fall for it this time..."

(End of this chapter)