Free Web NovelChapter 1806: Chapter 490: New Divine Skills, New Abilities (5k)
Yu Ziqing stood by the Fire Sea for a long time, quietly contemplating.
He sensed that a Divine Skill was already brewing, and as his contemplation deepened, the brewing speed of that skill increased.
But even after he returned to a normal state, the Divine Skill still did not appear.
He was not discouraged; based on past experiences, the more ordinary the Divine Skill, the easier it is to manifest.
The stronger the Divine Skill, on the other hand, won’t immediately appear; even after advancing, it requires time to slowly brew.
He finally walked into the Fire Sea, which, after losing the Mud Sea of the Muddied World, was now just a huge pit filled with Blood Flame.
During the time he stood at the edge of the Fire Sea contemplating, the bottom of the sea was already covered with a thin layer of black ash.
Yu Ziqing reached out a finger to touch it, gathered a small amount, and carefully confirmed it—it was indeed Black Soil.
He had an epiphany; it seemed the power of Black Soil and the Kun Character couldn’t be equated directly.
It’s just that this part of the Black Soil happened to embody that part of the Kun Character’s power.
This stuff is not an irreplaceable resource.
Above the Fire Sea, an endless malevolence descended from who knows where, and after being scorched by the Blood Flame Fire Sea, it transformed into new Black Soil.
Yu Ziqing once thought that this endless malice was related to All Gods.
But now, even though he had defeated several of them, this place remained unaffected.
He then realized maybe not everything was related to All Gods; it was possible that many things naturally appeared over time.
Just like he was curious for the longest time: how did the first humans come to be?
But even when he peered into Jiu Nian’s memories, he found no answers.
Humans have always been there.
Even when the Ancient Gods were around, there was never any talk of humans being created by the Ancient Gods or All Gods.
After watching by the Fire Sea for a while, Yu Ziqing turned to leave.
He might not return to this place ever again.
At best, he would write about it, leave it at Jinlan Mountain or the Dadui Research Institute, as travel notes from a wise traveler.
So that future generations know there was a Fire Sea here, full of endless malice, capable of producing Black Soil.
As for how others might gather it, Yu Ziqing believed that as long as questions were raised, Dao Cultivators would happily come up with a research topic.
Even now, Yu Ziqing didn’t quite understand how to get others to dig soil in this Fire Sea.
He wasn’t afraid of the Fire Sea simply because he was the original Source of the Blood Flame, which he could naturally ignore.
Forget it, let’s go; can’t take away all the fun from those Dao Cultivators.
If he really got involved, any method he came up with would probably be a non-mainstream approach without universal applicability.
Unlike those Dao Cultivators, whose research topics are, if not entirely, at least mostly replicable.
Just like the Spirit Transformation Array, which seems so advanced, but the threshold has been lowered so that even small factions can set up a basic version, and the setup difficulty is acceptable for ordinary cultivators.
Even a basic version still has its basic effects.
This is what Yu Ziqing considered the most impressive thing about those Deans.
The value of a Dean’s existence far exceeds that of a top-tier strongman.
He goes through the trouble of recruiting people, and in the name of borrowing, he provides whatever is needed, be it money or manpower.
He never even looks at the titles of the topics those Deans propose, approving funding with eyes closed.
The treatment he provides is far more generous than what the two institutes offer, just to attract people.
Previously, when looking for the Seven Yin, Yu Ziqing never thought of getting that simulation lab back from Yang.
Yu Ziqing always felt that trying to develop an overall strategy by cultivating a top-tier strongman was a dead end.
They still needed to rely on research institutes to come up with more universally applicable breakthroughs.
He wasn’t of much use anymore, just occasionally coming up with a topic when something occurred to him.
Having not returned to Jinlan Mountain for many years, upon his return, he found there were even more people than before.
Among the ice and snow, a bunch of young boys and girls were frantically running through the snow, wearing metal shoulder pads, with customized Magical Treasures on their wrists and ankles.
Behind them, a ferocious silly dog was chasing with its mouth wide open, drooling, looking as if it would devour them if they slowed down even a little. fгeewebnovёl.com
As Yu Ziqing passed through the locust forest and returned to Jinlan Mountain, this was the first scene that greeted him.
He couldn’t help but laugh; it seemed Jinlan Mountain had developed some new training methods.
In times of crisis, potential could be unlocked with great effect, and absolutely no lazy dogs would emerge.
He could tell those youths were genuinely terrified.
Recalling Jinlan Mountain’s usual tone, likely they were told that no one could leave the mountain alive and that they deserved it if they died.
Yu Ziqing set up a table and chair at the edge of the locust forest, happily sipping tea and snacking, watching the spectacle.
It had been a long time since he’d seen such a scene.
Once those youths had run far enough to vanish from sight, Yu Ziqing saw the silly dog racing towards him.
After many years, the silly dog looked fiercer, but unfortunately, to Yu Ziqing, its wide-mouthed grin seemed sillier than ever.
Yu Ziqing reached out and patted the dog’s head, then hopped onto its back.
"Let’s go; take me on a patrol around Jinlan Mountain first."
The silly dog sprinted off, Yu Ziqing broke off a locust tree branch, and with a flip of his hand, a wooden bowl appeared in his palm.
