Chapter 599 - 560: The Power of Characters, the Marvel of the Character Technique
Chapter 599: Chapter 560: The Power of Characters, the Marvel of the Character Technique
A sea of blood surged wildly. The gray-clothed youth plunged downward, utterly terrified.
But at this very moment, Song Ciwan neither dodged nor evaded, instead writing the character for "Hide."
Why "Hide"?
Because in this Heaven-Reaching City, Song Ciwan had only seen a few complete Huaxia characters in total.
They were "Vast Sea Tower Library," "Wenyuan Spaceship," and "Qiangong Machinery." Most of the other characters were damaged and mottled, making them truly difficult to read.
Not counting her past life, this was not actually the first time in her current life that Song Ciwan had seen Huaxia characters.
Back in the Nine Provinces World, she had actually seen Huaxia characters many times in certain Secret Realms.
Previously, she had even used those characters to comprehend many Character Techniques, such as the "Forbidden" Character Technique, the "Forest" Character Technique, and the "Wood" Character Technique.
In this world, Huaxia’s characters seemed to possess a special power that pointed directly to the mysteries of heaven and earth, so much so that every time Song Ciwan viewed them, she would be flooded with inspiration.
But there was one very peculiar point—
For example, Song Ciwan had not lost her memories. If she relied on memory alone, she could actually recall several thousand, or even tens of thousands, of Huaxia characters.
Even if she ignored simplified characters and only recalled traditional ones, she could still remember many.
But characters that existed only in her memory, even if she wrote them out, were just "ordinary" characters. They did not possess the divine power of a Character Technique.
Only characters that she had physically seen somewhere in this life, when copied and comprehended, could unleash the power of a Character Technique.
It seemed only these Huaxia characters, which had endured the vicissitudes of time and the cycles of space to be left behind, could truly touch the very bones of this world.
Therefore, at this very moment, Song Ciwan wrote the "Hide" character.
A thought formed in her mind—
’Since the blood vessels and meridians of the Ancient Divine Insect Race form Huaxia characters, then could a Character Technique using a Huaxia character be the perfect counter to its power?’
This was a theory Song Ciwan had to test, no matter what!
"Hide." True Qi flowed as the strokes crisscrossed.
"Hide." Hiding the vast sea in a single grain.
"Hide." Gathering the passage of time into nothingness.
"Hide." Concealing the ages within a square inch.
’What Ancient Divine Insect Corpse?’
’It’s just a corpse that was unwilling to perish in the long river of time. It’s already dead, so what right does it have to cause trouble?’
’Just a single "Chaos" character. Who’s afraid?’
’Hide it all away.’
’Contain all chaos here!’
The "Hide" character released a faint golden light in mid-air. Song Ciwan’s Lifespan burned, and the golden light spread.
Wherever the golden light passed, it was like a gentle, shimmering wave, gradually calming the surging sea of blood.
In the end, all the waves were absorbed by the golden light.
The great waves vanished, and the sea’s surface grew calm.
The golden light slowly swept across the towering library hall, bathing the entire world in a hazy, pure glow.
The uproar faded, leaving only silence.
Until a THUD.
"Oof!" The gray-clothed youth fell headfirst onto the hall floor. The impact made him see stars, as if his three hun and seven po souls were about to leave his body. It was as if the fall was going to shatter him completely.
He lay sprawled painfully on the ground, crying out not only in pain but also in terror.
Blood trickled from his eyes. Although the sea of blood in the library had been absorbed by the "Hide" character, and the suddenly exploding Ancient Divine Insect Corpse had vanished, to the gray-clothed youth’s eyes, the world was still a sea of red.
His vision was obscured by blood!
The blood vessels in his eyes had burst, so naturally, he couldn’t see anything clearly—only a world of red.
As for Song Ciwan, her condition at the moment wasn’t much better than his.
Tears of blood were also streaming from her eyes—her Spiritual Eyes.
She had also directly lost two thousand years of her Lifespan.
Fortunately, if there was one thing Song Ciwan had in abundance, it was life.
With a lifespan of over 340,000 years, losing a mere two thousand was truly nothing.
As for her bleeding Spiritual Eyes, that wasn’t a concern either.
Song Ciwan circulated her Qi Blood and regulated her breathing while stimulating her heart. From her heart, blood surged through her meridians.
And she didn’t even need to use the Fetal Breathing Saint Method. Simply by activating the Fourth Layer of her Body Refining Technique, her Opening the Universe body could naturally achieve flesh and blood regeneration!
In an instant, the bleeding from Song Ciwan’s Spiritual Eyes ceased.
A strange Spiritual Light burst forth from her eyes again. Under the searing heat of the Spiritual Light, all the blood that had flowed out was completely evaporated into the air.
Flesh and blood were reshaped, meridians regenerated.
Light returned to Song Ciwan’s eyes!
This was the Fourth Layer of the Thunder Fire Body Devouring Technique: Opening the Universe.
Flesh and blood regeneration was actually just a basic ability—
Of course, for now, Song Ciwan could only achieve flesh and blood regeneration on a small scale.
For example, regenerating severed limbs or regrowing meridians was no problem at all.
But if her head were to be cut off, she couldn’t just grow a new one yet.
At most, she could use a Strange Technique like Substitution to avert a fatal blow by sacrificing a substitute.
But if she could cultivate the Thunder Fire Body Devouring Technique to its peak, to the Sixth or Seventh Layer for instance, then even Beheading Rebirth might not be impossible!
That level of power would even surpass the True Immortal Martial Saints of the current age. Just how terrifying it was, Song Ciwan, with her current abilities, could hardly even imagine.
She wasn’t in a hurry, though. She simply raised a hand, wiped gently beneath her eyes, and let out a long breath.
The events just now had been both perilous and bizarre, but thankfully, her gains had been substantial.
Besides successfully proving the wondrous uses of Character Techniques, Song Ciwan had also taken the opportunity, when pushing the "Hide" Character Technique to its limit, to collect the last remnants of the insect corpse into her Heaven and Earth Scale!
This massive gain made it so that even as Song Ciwan repeatedly tried to calm herself, her heart was still beating faster than usual.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP... This was the sound of Song Ciwan’s racing heart.
And within the Heaven and Earth Scale, a pile of shattered insect corpse fragments coalesced: [Incomplete fragments of a Semi-Mature Form Ancient Divine Insect Corpse that has lost the vast majority of its power. 890 fragments. Eligible for sale.]
Incomplete and has lost the vast majority of its power...
This prefix made the Ancient Divine Insect Corpse in the Heaven and Earth Scale seem not so important, but in reality, was that truly the case?
No! For Song Ciwan, this was an epoch-making, breakthrough battle achievement!
Her hand trembled lightly beneath her eyes for a good while before she finally, shakily, lowered it.
Then, Song Ciwan forced her attention onto the dying, gray-clothed youth on the floor. His injuries were severe, but for Song Ciwan, this was not a major problem.
She took a few steps forward, formed a hand seal, and silently cast the Fetal Breathing Saint Method on him.
A hazy white light descended, triggering the gray-clothed youth’s own instinctual regeneration.
At the same time, Song Ciwan cast the Ganlin Healing Skill. Rich Vitality transformed into a sparse, sweet rain that drizzled down onto the gray-clothed youth—
Huh?
’The power of the Ganlin Healing Skill is weakening?’
’The rules here are strange. It seems the Fetal Breathing Saint Method is unaffected, but the power of the Ganlin Healing Skill is being severely suppressed.’