Chapter 266: Godseal Spark
A step-by-step process of examination and approval, form filling, and application. After an hour, a beeping sound followed. The middle-aged man respectfully stood up and bowed: âBranch Master, your privileges have already been approved by headquarters and activated. From here on out, you can look up all demons⌠Branch Master? Branch Master?â
When he lifted his head, Xu Yangyi was no longer in sight, gone without a trace. The three other people looked at each other in dismay.
âWhen⌠did Branch Master leave?â The middle-aged man was stunned: âI-I didnât seeâŚâ
The other three people shook their heads one after another. They hadnât seen as well.
In the instant that the application had been filed, Xu Yangyi had left the office. His hand was slightly trembling as he clutched his chest. Since he was eight to now⌠How many years had it been⌠a wait of almost twenty years. One step at a time, he had found the murderer from that day. His blood was somewhat boiling.
His pulse hastened by a fair bit. After he quickly stepped into his office, he immediately turned on his computer.
A cigarette was lit, but he didnât smoke it at all. Instead, his gaze watched it serenely, almost approaching callousness.
The Featherwood Guardâs database was already loaded on his computer. However, after his account login, there was no display opened. Like so, he quietly gazed at his computer. He knew that after the application, the activation would still need several tens of minutes.
âBranch Master.â Peony considerately brought in a cup of coffee. âIâll leave and wait on you.â
Xu Yangyi nodded, no expression on his face. Peony wanted to say something, yet she said nothing in the end. She merely closed the door, the sound so faint that it couldnât be heard. Just as the door closed, she felt her pant leg being bitten.
âIs Spud alright?â Mao Baâer extended his tongue and said. At some unknown time, he had moseyed on over.
Peony hesitated for a moment but nevertheless nodded.
âThatâs good.â Mao Baâer sighed in relief. He faced down towards his neck and made a meaningful glance. Peony took a glimpse and discovered that he was wearing a telescope on his neck.
âThis is?â Peony asked in confusion, yet she was brought over to the side of a window by Mao Baâer. Just as she looked outside, she was dazed: âThis⌠is a solar eclipse?â
âA natural wonderâŚâ Mao Baâer said with emotion: âWeâll watch this here and wait for Spud to come out, alright? Relax, heâll tune himself. Itâs been so many years. If he didnât rest, he wouldâve drowned in his hatred a long time ago.â
Peony glanced at the room with some worry and nodded. She turned her head to look at the solar eclipse in the sky.
âThatâs strange⌠there wasnât a report for a solar eclipse todayâŚâ
The room was quiet and calm like death. The clock on the wall ticked and tocked. After no less than thirty minutes, a soft chime followed and rang out. A row of small golden characters had at long last appeared in Xu Yangyiâs account.
You are permitted to search the national demon database.
He wasnât worried. On the contrary, his movements were slow, but if one looked carefully they could see that his hand was fairly shaky. He lifted his mouse and clicked on the SS-rank demonbeast list that he could only examine in the past. Below⌠an outline with the appearance of a book finally emerged.
A black book followed his mouse click, and a swishing noise in the quiet room caused oneâs skin to crawl. Soon afterwards, a total of seventeen pictures showed up on his computer.
âThe complete God Ming record.â His gaze flitted across the first photo. â130 years ago, in the Ming Clan mausoleumâŚâ
In the opened window, the sunâs rays darkened somewhat. On the street outside, it seemed that there were many people that were crying out in surprise and exclaiming. He didnât turn on the lights, and he moreover didnât turn his head back to look. Like a stone, he only watched his computer.
Without the slightest care to read the complete record, Xu Yangyi immediately continued to browse.
âThe Ba Serpent. 212 years ago, the last time it appearedâŚâ
[1]
âPseunix. 99 years agoâŚâ
[2]
Nothing, nothing! Still nothing!
At some unknown time, his teeth were already tightly biting his lip. His hand movements shook even more. And yet⌠there wasnât a single trace of information in the first ten-odd photos!
The sky was getting darker and darker⌠Sunlight was passing at a visible rate. The lightless room quickly spilled into a shadowy domain. All that remained was computer light and the cigarette butt that Xu Yangyi had put in an ashtray.
Fourteen photos⌠Fifteen photos⌠Sixteen photos! It wasnât until⌠he saw the last photo! His gaze suddenly ignited into two blazing orbs of vengeance.
It⌠was a pebble. A pebble so ordinary that it couldnât be even more normal. Nonetheless, there was an imprint on this pebble. An imprint in the style of an eye! Gold in color!
âThis is
It
âŚâ Xu Yangyi pulled his hand back. His clenched fists made a cracking noise. This wasnât that crow⌠but this imprint had emerged countless times in his nightmares! He absolutely wouldnât forget!
âItâs you⌠thatâs rightâŚâ He stood up and breathed in and out heavily, sensing the taste of burning blood and fire. âEven if you arenât
It
⌠You⌠should have a clue to It⌠Isnât that right?â
He closed his eyes. Under his eyelids, his eyes were softly trembling.
Darkness, very black⌠In this moment, because all his thoughts and feelings rose up in his heart once more, his long-buried killing intent was felt with terrible distinction. He could feel the darkness in the sky. He could furthermore hear the crowdâs shrieks outside. Right now, they reached a climax.
The Earth still hadnât completely darkened. Outside, Peony looked at the sky, likewise drawn in by the natural wonder.
In the sky, all that was left was black. The darkness approaching the regions with remaining sunlight were dyed an expanse of golden sunlit clouds. In at most several minutes, this solar eclipse would finish.
Inside the room, Xu Yangyi opened his eyes. This time, his voice wasnât choked with emotions like the last time he had met Su Lianyue. Instead, it was calm. A calm that reached grimness.
Somethings didnât require a mouth to be said. Action was the best proof. He carefully continued to read.
Godseal Spark.
Rank: at least SSS. (note: SSS is only the present division of the highest-ranking demons. Among power there is possibly a difference of heaven and earth. SSS and above already surpass the present worldâs spiritual force systemâs range)
Spiritual force intensity: unable to be projected, fluctuations are extremely great. Nature: unknown, fluctuations are extremely great. Mass: around the fist size of an adult male. (note: approximately twenty centimeters long and thirteen centimeters wide)
It can transform into all demons that have appeared in the past, but any demonâs body will bear its characteristics. Form and structure are unable to be forecasted.
This sentence caused his breathing to almost stop. This was
ItâŚ
This was definitely
It
!
Transforming into other demons⌠Yes, something like this was able to explain why that crow had come. The characteristics were right as well⌠Each feather on that crowâs body bore a golden eye.
Finally, its roamsâŚ
SwishâŚ
At this time, the last remnant ray of the sun in the sky vanished. The world sunk into temporary darkness. But at this same moment, behind that tremendous door with the giant character of âskyâ carved into at the Cultivation Court, a terrible aura suddenly began to rise and fall!
âThis isâŚâ An aged voice echoed incredulously: âan alteration in heaven and earth?â
In this fleeting moment, apart from aged voice⌠not a single one of the Core Formation Dao Mastersâ gazes looked towards Mingshui Province.
SwooshâŚ
In the wake of the remaining sun hiding away, strangely⌠all of Mingshui Provinceâs lights unexpectedly died out!
Beep beep beepâŚ
In an electricity station, an employee who was eating and drinking was wolfing down his meal. In front of him, there was a row of cabinet-styled apparatuses. Complicated and precise, all of them were originally displaying green lights, but now, a red light suddenly shone!
âFuckâŚâ The employee glanced in dissatisfaction. An ear-piercing cry echoed throughout the room. In a flurry, he picked up a napkin at the side and wiped his mouth. âWhereâs the problem? Doesnât the government know to dish out some cash and fix things? Canât this wait for me to finish eating?â
His voice yet to fall⌠all the cabinet-styled apparatuses in front of him surprisingly began to echo with screeching beeps in ten seconds!
He looked at everything, dumbfounded. In the next second, he suddenly rushed out of the room. Because his speed was too fast and hurried, he knocked down his chair! Even the food he hadnât finish eating scattered onto the ground, but he didnât care at all!
This was Mingshuiâs master electricity stationâŚ
All the red lights shining⌠represented that Mingshui Provinceâs electrical grid was paralyzed!
âWhich Fellow Daoist is it that I have the honor of being graced with your arcane chariot?â None were any the wiser at this moment that in the Upper Court of the Capitalâs Cultivation Court, a physical manifestation was watching the sky with both hands slowly cupped in respect: âThis Dao Lord is Skybearer. I make my salutations.â
No one responded. The place where the manifestation was standing was 4,000 meters in the sky! At his side, gales of celestial wind floated past, yet underneath him, one could see that the clouds⌠actually formed a tremendous black arm. It pulled all the clouds at the side and forcibly concealed the sun!
âAccording to what I know⌠at most, only one Fellow Daoist is alive in this world. Fellow Daoistâs divine ability is poles apart from hisâŚâ
Still, no one spoke. Skybearerâs manifestation uttered: âNot speaking, eh⌠Nevermind, if the two of us engage in arcane combat, we will collapse the heavens and shatter the earth⌠Would it not be better for you to leave?â
In the sky, light laugher was finally heard. Although it was light, it seemed like rolling thunder: âZhang Sanfeng⌠youâre actually still alive⌠To my surprise, you also entered our realm⌠Where is your good disciple Zhang Wuji⌠and the Heaven Reliance Sword, setting the true law in the imperial court, and the Dragonslayer Saber, taking reins over the world with great virtue⌠Skybearer? Hehehe⌠Fellow Daoist really would pick this name⌠Be assured, This Lord is making nothing more than a greeting to a junior⌠I will immediately take my leaveâŚâ
[3]
The gaze of Skybearerâs manifestation slightly flickered: âWas it you that killed Jadewave?â
There was no further answer. Skybearer coldly snorted and disappeared, no longer to be seen.
SwooshâŚ
Only he could see the enormous pitch-black hand. Just as he turned around, the hand seemed to press down from the clouds like a god, formless and shadowless, windless and waveless. And yet, the hand rang out with a soundless magnificence, seemingly with great intention but none! Below the cloudbank, it was simply invisible. Only upon reaching Skybearerâs altitude could this giant hand of black clouds be seen! It slowly pressed down!
The target was the Mingshui Provinceâs Featherwood Guard branch!
Pow pow pow!
Outside the branch room, Mao Baâer and Peony focused their attention and watched the solar eclipse in the sky. Countless pedestrians on the street had already entered a state of excitement. However, they suddenly heard consecutive explosions coming from inside Xu Yangyiâs room!
âWhatâs going on?!â The human and dog almost rushed into the room at the same time. Xu Yangyi was standing in the darkness, but in front of him, the computer had already been grounded down into fine dust.
He stood in his original position, his chest heaving up and down somewhat violently. However, his expression was still placid like a lake.
âWhy.â After ages, he finally spoke. His voice was like sawdust, damned terrible.
He didnât seeâŚ
At the same time he was on the verge of reading, all of Mingshui Province had turned pitch-black! At such a pivotal moment, everything completely stopped!
âPeony. Xiao Mao.â He lifted his head and smiled, yet a cold shiver worked its way through Peonyâs entire body. âIâll have to trouble you now to please leave first.â
âYesâŚâ Peony pursed her lips and left. In the instant the door shut, she whispered: âBranch Master⌠take care of yourselfâŚâ
She was only met with Xu Yangyiâs silent nod.
1. 塴č - based on a real myth. The Ba Serpent is said to be large enough to swallow an elephant.
2. Seems to be some sort of quasi-phoenix like creature.
3. You finally get some confirmations in this passage, but also some confusing things. Skybearer is confirmed as Zhang Sanfeng, a legendary Daoist from the 12th century claimed to have created Taiji and closely associated with the Wudang Mountains. Zhang Wuji is a character from one of Jin Yongâs books,
The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber
(these swords are also the swords being mentioned). He is unofficially Zhang Sanfengâs student. This unnamed character here kinda pokes fun at Zhang Sanfengâs new Daoist title (Zhang Sanfeng in itself is a Daoist title), which isnât really apparent if youâre not aware of the background or Chinese. I will try to explain it concisely. The specific characters for âimperial courtâ is 夊ĺş, also translated as heavenly court, In ancient China, there was a strong connection between the emperorâs court and the heavens. The specific character for âsettingâ in this paragraph and âbearerâ in Skybearer (夊载) are somewhat similar (čŁ vs č˝˝) and a play on Zhang Sanfengâs righteous character. Fitting since he is the Upper President of the Cultivation Court. One of the main themes in this other novel behind these two swords are that they are allusions to killing the tyrannical emperor. (Dragonslayer Saber - emperor is thought of as a dragon, hence slaying the dragon. Heaven Reliance Sword - the emperor is referred to as âThe Son of Heavenâ not the heavens itself. It is ultimately heaven that decides the emperor)
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