Chapter 956: Defective Guardian
Translator:
CKtalon
Just as Li Xuanâs carapace was being repaired, a strange scene suddenly ensued. Tiny specks of dust appeared where his carapace shattered. The specks of dust mixed into the carapace and fused with it, allowing the carapace to recover faster.
However, the repaired carapace was somewhat different from the other intact parts of the carapace. It suffused a strange metallic luster as though it was mixed with metallic granules.
âThis is... That Guardian... What does it want? Donât tell me it wants to occupy my body?â Li Xuan was given a fright.
âIt chose to use the drop of blood from before to contract with you, allowing it to escape death,â the black-robed Chess Soul floated over and said to Li Xuan.
âIsnât it said that a contract needs both parties to agree? Why donât I feel anything?â Li Xuan asked with a frown.
âThe Guardian contract naturally requires both parties to agree. However, under such circumstances, it no longer has the time to wait for your agreement. Therefore, it chose a method that doesnât require your agreement,â said the black-robed Chess Soul.
âIsnât this forcing himself on me?â Li Xuan looked at the extremely patchy carapace on his body.
The metallic parts looked like patches. It looked ugly.
The black-robed Chess Soul said with a strange expression, âUsually, both parties have the right to terminate a Guardian contract at any time. However, under the present circumstances, the Guardian has made a huge sacrifice. Unless you are willing, itâs impossible for it to terminate the contract with you. If you die, it dies. It can be said that you have absolute dominance.â
âIt sounds pretty good, but isnât this a little too ugly?â Li Xuan still didnât like the appearance of the carapace.
âItâs fine. It will continue fusing with your carapace. In the future, when your carapace is shattered and reconstructed, everything will become uniform. Perhaps you can wait a little while longer. Itâs still injured and has little remaining strength. It wonât be able to fuse completely. After it recovers, even if your carapace isnât shattered, it will completely fuse with it. When that happens, it will contact you,â the black-robed Chess Soul continued.
âSince it has come to this, it looks like I canât reject it. Iâll reluctantly accept it. By the way, whatâs the name of this Guardian?â Li Xuan asked the black-robed Chess Soul.
âAlpha.â The black-robed Chess Soul said its name.
However, even if he didnât say it, Alpha would directly communicate with Li Xuan after it recovered some energy.
Zhou Wen listened from the side, unsure if he should congratulate Li Xuan for his good luck or feel sorry for him.
His Life Soul was problematic to begin with. Now, he had contracted a heavily injured Guardian. Furthermore, it was some unknown contract that allowed the Guardian to fuse with his problematic Life Soul. He didnât know what would happen in the future.
âThank you for your help. Alphaâs mutation has exceeded my expectations. If it werenât for you, Iâm afraid I would have been defeated,â the black-robed Chess Soul said to Zhou Wen.
âWhy did you want to destroy it?â Zhou Wen asked.
The black-robed Chess Soul hesitated for a moment before saying, âAs you know, the place Alpha and I should preside over should be a dimensional zone in the West District. Although the two dimensional zones are both Chinese chess dimensional zones, the rules are completely different. It was because of an accident that Alpha and I came here. This accident was caused by Alpha itself. It had a problem and lost control. Itâs a defective product that canât represent our race. In addition, after it came to Mt. Chinese Chess and absorbed the powers here, its problems worsened. Itâs impossible for it to represent our race, so I can only choose to destroy it.â
Zhou Wenâs expression turned even odder when he heard that. Not only did Li Xuan have a problematic Life Soul, but he also had a highly problematic Guardian. Who knew if anything would happen to him in the future?
âPlease accept this. Iâll be heading to the West District. If you come to the West District in the future, you can take this to the Black and White Chess Countryâs dimensional zone. Iâm willing to guide you and contract my raceâs new Guardian.â The black-robed Chess Soul handed something to Zhou Wen.
It was a white chess piece that looked like a King in international chess.
âIâll visit when I have the chance, but I canât guarantee you that Iâll be contracting the Guardian.â Zhou Wen accepted the chess piece.
âMy raceâs Guardian is very compatible with your attributes. If you can fuse together, you will definitely be invincible in the present era. I hope you can consider it carefully. Iâll wait for your answer in the Black and White Chess Country.â As the black-robed Chess Soul spoke, it bowed slightly and left Mt. Chinese Chess.
The group continued on their way and soon left Mt Chinese Chessâs dimensional zone. Zhou Wen searched the entire way, but he unfortunately failed to find the tiny palm symbol.
Zhou Wen didnât take the black-robed Chess Soulâs words to heart. The black-robed Chess Soul only said what he had said because he saw how powerful his Companion Beasts were. Zhou Wen was certain that he didnât even know what attributes he had or what Essence Energy Art he cultivated.
Ignoring the fact that Zhou Wen didnât plan on contracting a Guardian, even if he really wanted to, he wouldnât choose a Guardian of the Black and White Chess Country.
However, if there was a chance, he could head to the Black and White Chess Country to take a look. Perhaps there would be a tiny palm symbol. It would be nice to download an instance dungeon.
Over the next few days, they didnât have any accidents. Occasionally, dimensional creatures would appear, but their levels werenât high. They could be easily dealt with.
However, for some reason, Feng Qiuyan spoke even less along the way.
Zhou Wen thought that it was because of his nostalgia for his hometown, but Li Xuan could read a little of Feng Qiuyanâs mind. However, it wasnât convenient for him to say anything.
While having a break one day, Feng Qiuyan suddenly came to Zhou Wenâs side and asked with a solemn expression, âCoach, can I ask you a question?â
âJust ask it directly. Why are you standing on ceremony with me?â Zhou Wen said with a smile.
Feng Qiuyan looked at Zhou Wen and asked, âCoach, you donât plan on contracting a Guardian, right?â
âNot at the moment,â Zhou Wen answered.
âBut if you donât contract a Guardian, a Perfect Body Life Soul is already the final destination for humanity. How do we proceed from there?â Feng Qiuyan asked.
Zhou Wen couldnât help but be taken aback. He didnât immediately answer. He planned on using the Lost Immortal Sutra to advance to the Mythical stage, but Feng Qiuyan had never cultivated the Lost Immortal Sutra. It seemed impossible for him to rely on his own strength to advance to the Mythical stage.
âCurrently, humans have confirmed that there are two ways to advance to the Mythical stage. One is to fuse with a Guardian and transform oneself like my teacher, Wang Mingyuan. This way, a humanâs body can break through its limits without the restrictions of being unable to advance to the Mythical stage. The other way is to contract with a Guardian and use the Guardianâs power to advance to the Mythical stage. However, this advancement is only the advancement of a Guardian. Oneâs body wonât become stronger.â Zhou Wen wasnât a true coach, so he couldnât decide which path Feng Qiuyan should take.
âCoach, which path are you taking? The first one?â Feng Qiuyan asked.
âNeither. I want to rely on my own strength to advance to the Mythical stage. However, this path is basically a dead end,â Zhou Wen answered.