Absolute Gate

Chapter 111 The Perpetual Serpent Ring
Wu Zhong seemed to have discovered a gold mine that no one had ever visited, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

He temporarily put aside the procurement and immersed himself in the vast and invaluable research reports of the Blue and White Society.

One hundred thousand per serving, not expensive, really not expensive.

Wu Zhong had never loved learning so much before. He was completely absorbed in his studies and found it increasingly enjoyable.

At the same time, he also thought of how to make up for the Blue and White Society's regret about the Ouroboros Ring... and that was himself!
"Since it's ring-shaped and can be opened and closed, can I consider it a door?"

"By locking it up myself, haven't I created an 'absolute gate'?"

"Although this door is useless, at least... it won't break."

"The drawback of the Ouroboros Ring replica is that it will break down. Despite being made of bronze, it will become dry and brittle over time, like the skin of a snake. Once it breaks, its properties will immediately become ineffective."

"If I make it an absolute gate, can I also lock down its properties?"

Wu Zhong's eyes lit up. He could see the researchers' dejection in the Blue and White Society's report, their regret that the calamity artifact was not in their hands, and that they could only come up with a temporary way to stop the deadly poison.

However, Wu possesses the Gate of Absolute Power, the characteristic of which lies in creating a gate that only he can destroy.

Is there any difference between this copy and the original? You can just buy a copy, and once it's been processed, it's usable permanently.

"Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. I'll find out once I try."

Wu Zhong purchased the Deadly Poison, the Ouroboros Ring, along with some other poisons and antidotes, and even a cow...

Since the cows are intended for divination anyway, and they were going to buy them anyway, they might as well use them for experimentation.

He studied while waiting until the items he ordered arrived.

"True Ancestor, what's going on?" Perrin asked curiously.

Wu Zhong said, "I have found a way to safely inject snake venom that has no antidote."

Everyone was astonished: "Snake venom?"

"Oh, it's the deadly poison." Wu Zhong blinked, realizing that they didn't even know it was snake venom.

He briefly recounted the events described in the report, much to everyone's delight.

But Perrin thought for a moment: "Really? Could it be a scam? This is no joke. If it doesn't work, there's no cure for the poison."

"We need to try it ourselves."

“Of course, bring the ox here.” Wu Zhong held the ox’s ear.

He pierced the cow's ears and put a ring on its ouroboros.

The snake ring is made of bronze, but its shape is very elaborate, with the head and tail connected.

The process of putting the snake ring on the cow involves first unhooking the snake ring, and then fastening it to the head and tail.

"Inject snake venom!"

As Wu Zhong spoke, Onion stepped forward to help, injecting a deadly poison into the cow's body.

The venom took effect instantly, but the cow didn't react much and continued eating the grass that Ark had given it.

This is also why the deadly poison isn't very popular... It takes a hundred days to kill, and although it's absolutely lethal, unstoppable, and undelayable, it's still too slow.

Therefore, in actual combat, almost no one uses this thing.

Only when Wu poured another highly toxic substance into the cow's mouth did the cow start to struggle excitedly, sensing that its life was in danger.

Animals can often smell toxic substances. The other poison Wu bought was even more toxic than paraquat; it would terrify even cattle to drink it.

However, the old ox quickly calmed down because it didn't feel any pain after drinking the grass, and it lowered its head to eat grass again.

"This is a deadly poison worth two million! Even an elephant would die instantly if it drank it, but this old ox is perfectly fine." Yang Chunsha clapped her hands.

Perrin said with his hands behind his back, "That's for sure, the Deadly Poison is not just a name."

"It not only kills all living things, but also all poisons..."

"However, even if Blue and White Society's solution is a work in itself, it's not exactly a great one, is it?"

“We have to renew the Ouroboros ring every month, which costs ten million a month, and one hundred and twenty million a year.”

"Moreover, this thing is worn on the ears, and it is easily destroyed in battle, so the wear and tear is even greater."

"This is a lifelong matter! I don't think we need to take precautions. We can wait until we are actually poisoned by a certain kind of poison and there is no cure before using it."

“A high-ranking member of the Tijuana family was poisoned by the saliva of Cerberus, and suffered excruciating pain as his body was slowly corroded to death.”

"Having no other choice, he took the deadly poison, which instantly cured him. He enjoyed a comfortable period of time before dying a hundred days later."

Everyone nodded, but Yang Chunsha seemed to realize something and looked at Wu Zhong.

Wu Zhong held the tortoise shell in his hand and smiled slightly: "Pei Lan, try destroying this snake ring."

Perrin was taken aback, then grabbed the snake ring with one hand and the magic spear with the other, and began to strike fiercely.

The snake ring did indeed develop cracks, but it remained tightly connected, with its head and tail interlocked, forming a continuous loop that would never separate.

"what?"

Perrin was surprised. He then gripped the snake ring tightly with both hands along the crack and pulled it to both sides with great force.

He tried to pry open the snake ring, but he just couldn't.

Even following the mortise and tenon structure of the snake's head and tail, one cannot untie the knot.

Its head and tail were tightly interlocked, the snake's rings inseparable, always perfectly round. Yang Chunsha covered her mouth and laughed: "Don't waste your energy, no amount of brute force can open it."

She had witnessed Wu Zhong's absolute gate techniques before; he had once blasted a hole in it with water, and the water ring couldn't be pulled open, let alone this snake ring.
Perrin realized that this was an absolute characteristic!
He looked at Wu Zhong in shock, then his gaze fell on the tortoise shell: "My true ancestor, just how effective is your tortoise shell?"

Most anomalous objects often have multiple characteristics, or a single characteristic may manifest in multiple ways and have multiple uses.

This is the difference between characteristics and effects.

Tortoise shells have demonstrated effects such as divination, exorcism, interception of evil energy, indestructibility, and unhealability until now, and now they can even make other things invincible.

Wu Zhong said calmly, "Why are there so many characteristics? Actually, it's the same characteristic as being unhealable."

"They all manifest as a wound that cannot be changed, so it can neither be healed nor destroyed."

Everyone looked at the round tortoise shell and realized that's how it is.

"An absolute circle?" Perrin guessed.

Wu Zhong shrugged: "Calling it that way is fine too."

He didn't explain much and was happy to see others attribute all the power of the Absolute Gate to tortoise shells.

Even with your own people, you have to guard against secrets being leaked, after all, there are too many strange and wonderful abilities in the world.

Wu finally decided to let the tortoise shell become the 'super calamity object' he possessed in the eyes of the world.

All of his trump cards come from it.

In this way, even if the enemy finds out one day, they will only be able to seize the tortoise shell, and Wu Zhong will have a much higher margin for error.

Perrin believed it completely and exclaimed excitedly, "In that case, the Ouroboros Ring will be completely locked, turning from a short-term product into a permanent one!"

"We can all wear snake rings and no longer be afraid of deadly poisons."

Everyone was excited; this was a permanent immunity effect, capable of paralyzing all enemies who used poison.

However, Wu Zhong waved his hand and said, "It's not entirely certain whether its properties will disappear if it's locked up like this."

"Even if it doesn't burst open, the effect might still be gone after a month?"

"This needs time to prove itself. After all, if we fail, the consequences will be unbearable—it could mean certain death within a hundred days!"

Everyone nodded in agreement; indeed, we cannot act blindly.

Yang Chunsha scratched her head and said, "But a month is too long. We can't go to see Michelle again after a month, can we? By then it will be too late."

"What if other mercenary groups take the Fountain of Youth and sell it all?"

Wu Zhong pondered for a moment and said, "Therefore, I will be the one to take the deadly poison using this method first."

"Even if the snake ring stops working after a month, I will be the only one who needs to 'renew' the ring."

“120 million a year, that’s only 1.2 billion over a century. This one deal is worth 50 billion. I can afford the price.”

The group exchanged glances; Wu Zhong had actually used himself as a test.

But thinking about it carefully, it is indeed the best choice. It's better for one person to be scammed than for six people to be scammed.

Someone has to be immune to the toxin to deal with the viper.

The one who could eliminate him cleanly and efficiently was Wu Zhong.

Wu Zhong was the one who believed the method would work the most. After all, this was a situation created by his own characteristics. It was inappropriate to ask others to test the method on themselves. Others didn't have as much confidence in it as he did.

"Actually, if you're brave enough, you can use it now."

"I've read the research report from Blue and White Society. This ouroboros ring is just like that. I believe this method will definitely be able to lock down its characteristics."

Wu Zhong spoke with great confidence because his Absolute Gate was not only physically locked, but also included a conceptual level.

If a door has certain characteristics, then those characteristics are an inseparable part of that door and cannot be taken away.

It's like the gateway to the soul, the absolute key to one's fate.

Yang Chunsha shook her head: "I think we should forget about it. He's just a viper. It's not worth it for him."

"What if? Six people, that's 720 million a year! Even if we get 50 billion, most of it will be spent on that, so why bother?"

Wu Zhong smiled faintly and said, "It's really not worth it. I only did this to be on the safe side, which is why I insisted that someone in the team absolutely kill that viper. That person is me."

He resolutely put ouroboros rings on his ears.

It's like a bronze earring, hanging from the earlobe.

Just to be on the safe side, he wore two! One in each ear!
In this way, even if one ear is torn in the battle, causing the snake ring to fall off, there is still the other ear.

If both sides detach, the situation is so dire that your head is about to explode...

"Wow, it's actually quite pretty." Yang Chunsha covered her mouth and laughed.

Perrin nodded in agreement: "The true ancestor has become even more like a great leader."

Wu looked in the mirror. This bronze snake-shaped ring with a tail was solemn and simple in style, and came from the Sanxingdui culture.

The Longevity Technique is said to nourish the body and is rumored to be the cultivation method of the ancient Yellow Emperor's teacher. Its aura has a sacred and majestic ancient and barbaric feel.

At this moment, Wu Zhong, with two green snakes as earrings, stood there, exuding a mysterious and ancient aura.

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(End of this chapter)