readease Chapter 1533 - 785: All Things Self-transform
Chapter 1533 - 785: All Things Self-transform
"Truly, a fine piece of jade."
Fernan gazed at the face that shattered and reformed once again, whispering softly with unabashed admiration, yet not hiding his disdain and contempt.
He knew Ji Jue was experimenting through trial and error.
Using his enemy, even himself, Ji Jue repeatedly attempted to scale the peak before him.
No matter how many times he fell and broke to pieces.
Yet, right before his eyes, Ji Jue, who originally had no power to fight back, continuously broke through his inherent limits, each time persevering longer.
The height he climbed gradually surpassed the theoretical limit.
This had nothing to do with talent!
It was a more hidden, profound, and unwavering obsession, a fixation as solid as iron and stone. Isn't the essence of Ember precisely this?
Even when at a dead end, unable to escape one's self-righteous arrogance.
But so what!
Isn't everyone the same?!
Just as Fernan never refused Ji Jue's futile challenges, Ji Jue likewise never completely shattered his last bit of Heavenly Human Foundation.
This is not mercy, but a duel gambling life, soul, and even the dignity of a craftsman!
In an endless struggle, victories and defeats slowly reversed the score. In infinite trials and endless possibilities, every bit of luck was exhausted!
Among countless victories and defeats, only the true victor, the true winner, the truly stronger craftsman, could stand in the end.
The competent reign supreme!
This is what a craftsman is, a freak who prides themselves on rationality, yet reason is never important. They highly value talent, but sometimes, they even disregard it.
Even deliberately sinking into the mire!
Even as a stubborn stone, daring to struggle and resist beyond one's capability!
"Stop dreaming, Ji Jue!"
The sound of grain echoed again, Fernan coldly waved his hand. The decomposition within an inch turned the remaining body into fragments once again.
"The limits of talent cannot be broken by so-called obsession and determination. How can you deny what you are made of?"
The real lies denied the Three Phases Flow, and Fernan's transformation instantly penetrated, breaking it from all sides, dissolving the recently recomposed body once again.
Through wear and tear, striking both ways.
Making Ji Jue's ascent fall once again.
Ultimately futile.
"Indeed."
Ji Jue sighed regretfully, lowered his head, and looked at this rebirth form that was already at its limit.
Chun Jun warned repeatedly that the soul was nearing its limit. If this continued, the inevitable physical erosion would reverse and corrode the soul, assimilating Ji Jue's self and emotions into a cold, unwavering intellect.
He who travels a hundred miles is halfway at ninety.
Building a mountain nine measures high.
Even though he has repeatedly created many incredible miracles, he now struggles to progress. No matter how he tries and explores, the feedback from the Heavenly Movement has become weaker and is now negligible.
Fernan could feel it, and Ji Jue could feel it too.
At this moment, Ji Jue has reached the limit that a stubborn stone can achieve. At most, only three-fifths of what Ji Jue once was.
The existence of talent and ability has cruelly determined the lower and upper limits.
Solely relying on obsession and determination is no longer sustainable.
What is needed is more accumulation, a vast amount of time, and countless futile attempts.
Just like the old Master Duan Mu, enduring his own stubborn talent, torturing himself day after day, chasing the illusion light of late bloomers.
Until truly breaking through his limits, or before that… being burned entirely, turning into ashes.
The blessing of Ember is exceedingly cruel!
Ji Jue sighed regretfully, not drawing his sword to challenge again.
Let it end here.
"Is game time over, Ji Jue?"
Fernan asked indifferently, "You can still come again. I give you the opportunity, challenge as many times as you wish!"
"No, there's not much meaning left."
Ji Jue sighed softly, smiled slightly, and with gratitude, nodded in respect to the elder before him: "Thanks to you, I think I might have understood..."
He said:
"——The so-called, All Things Self-transform!"
Fernan's pupils suddenly shrank.
The world shook violently.
In the night sky, the magnificent blazing sun formed by countless fireflies suddenly expanded to its limit and disintegrated...
Chixiao ceased to be.
Replaced by countless stars, like flame above the stove, soaring vast and mighty!
The Heavenly Furnace overturned, creation became mundane.
The dim light of the stagnant firefly quickly dulled, while the superior Ember reigned supreme!
A myriad of burning lights gathered from the firmament, like an infinite waterfall, showering the world, showering Ji Jue.
Before Fernan's eyes, the flowing light of blessing emerged from Ji Jue's soul, completing the final piece of the Rebirth Rank. This was the recognition and grace from Ember.
[All Things Self-transform]!
Under the reflection of that wisp of light, the dye of descent vanished like smoke, the stubborn stone shattered, and the brilliant pure light reappeared from the cracks.
Everything Ji Jue had lost returned in full, even greater than before!
The world before his eyes was so clear, the changes of all things were so distinct, everything flowed so beautifully... It was like he had changed eyes, a body, and even a world.
But Ji Jue felt that all he had done was lift his eyes from the previously confined well and naturally saw the sky and moon.
The vastness of the sky, the brilliance of the sun and moon, were never affected by humans; they were always there, just unnoticed.
"Just as you said, Fernan, playtime is over."
Ji Jue sighed softly, retracting his gaze from the sky, looking at his opponent, telling him, "Next, it's your turn to challenge me—"
Fernan remained silent, expressionless.
Only cracks, etched with the outline of fury, extended across his face.
"Come on, I give you a chance!"
Just like Fernan once did, Ji Jue opened his arms and made a generous promise: "No matter how many times it's needed, it's fine!"
The new game began.
No matter how many times you want to retry, it's okay, I'll accompany you till the end, until you give up, until you choose to concede!
Fernan was silent, speechless, and merely raised his hand again.
The short rod in his hand suddenly shattered.
The ruler-length stick quickly expanded, two conflicting Illusion Lights constantly collided, operating at full force, triggering an unprecedented paradox and distortion, locking onto Ji Jue!
In the blink of an eye, sixty-four times!
Sixty-four instances of simultaneous Infinite Decomposition landed on Ji Jue in the blink of an eye, yet Ji Jue disintegrated and reassembled again, intact and unharmed!
One could even say it was utterly ineffective!
The first strike of sixty-four instances of Infinite Decomposition was completely missed. Just as the locking happened and before the decomposition was about to begin, Ji Jue had already disassembled himself first.
The first strike landed in empty space, subsequent infinite chains were rendered void by Ji Jue's countermeasures, all coming to naught!
And then, in front of Fernan, Ji Jue slowly reached out his hand toward him.
Dissociation Technique·Jing Zhen!
Pop!
The small pouch of Grain Sound fruitlessly trembled, yet Ji Jue's body merely shivered slightly, without even incurring any damage...
Because, there was already no damage at all!
Just before the Grain Sound took effect, Ji Jue had replaced all the components of his mechanical body once.
Just like the paradox Fernan once described to Brismann—the Ship of Theseus.
Once a ship is replaced entirely from bow to stern, is it still the original ship?
Once Ji Jue's body underwent a complete renewal, what injury could possibly accumulate until now for you to ignite!
At the last moment, as the glow of the Real Lie waned, trying to erase the foundational alchemy Ji Jue used, it discovered Ji Jue's body was continuously paralleling over three sets of alchemy techniques, constantly switching.
Not just the Three Phases Flow, but also the repetitive leap between Classical Alchemy and Modern Alchemy, even intermixed with Mutated Transformation from You Sui.
If one part is negated, another part remains.
Attempting to completely break this foundation of multiple concurrent alchemy techniques realized that Ji Jue even mastered not just one technique of concurrent multiple skills!
Even if one part is negated, other parts naturally compensate, replenish, like a tightly cohesive whole that doesn't mind any missing corner.
Damn it, All Things Self-transform!
Fernan gritted his teeth and refused to retreat, struggled futilely, but all he could do was helplessly watch the hand press inch by inch towards his face.
Then immediately...
Jing Zhen!
Fernan exploded violently!
In the blink of an eye, countless flesh and ghostly light gathered again from the void, under the protection of the Heavenly Human Foundation, Fernan returned to completeness.
When he looked up, he saw Ji Jue still standing where he was.
Gesturing to him, inviting eagerly:
"Come again!"
And then, once again, Jing Zhen!
Not even using any creations, completely dismissing the Nine Forms, disregarding the convenience of the Hanging Elephant Mirror, relying solely on his own skill, he suppressed Fernan firmly.
Time and again using Jing Zhen to shatter his body, letting him reorganize and regenerate.
Then again issuing a challenge toward himself.
And now, as Ji Jue looked towards Fernan once more, behind Fernan, the Heavenly People illusion like a candle in the wind, emitted a final lament.
Fragile as a Dream Shadow.
As if, Ji Jue could erase it completely with just a breath.
Never to be seen again!
Yet he deliberately did not do so, even thoughtfully leaving him the last gap, the last patch of ground to stand on.
Fernan was silent, as if falling into an icy cavern.
For the first time, he felt a fear so-called.
Not because of losing, not because of dying, but because he couldn't comprehend, couldn't understand, totally unable to grasp what was happening!
Clearly, the scorching sun above his head—the Heavenly Origin's Weight transformed from the Red Sky Banner—had already entirely dissipated, vanished without a trace.
But why, the pressure he felt was crazily skyrocketing?!
Even exhausting all his abilities, he couldn't continue!
As all of Ji Jue's actions seemed effortless like the power of heaven and earth, when flowing like clouds and water, he was already deeply trapped in the cage, even not knowing where this pressure came from!
It seemed as if the whole world was against him, even breathing became a sin... Even the dignity of being a craftsman and master couldn't be maintained.
Or rather, he preferred to discard such worthless things and desperately wanted to understand, to figure it out!
Where did this change come from?!
"You, what exactly..."
Swallowing his humiliation forcefully, he bowed his head, sincerely asking a junior to enlighten him: "Please tell me, what exactly did you do?"
"If I were to say, probably, I did nothing at all?"
Ji Jue thought for a moment, with a nonchalant smile:
"I merely let go."
This was the answer.
As if a joke.
Fernan's contracted pupils uncontrollably slowly expanded.
That cracked face gradually lost all color and expression, as if frozen.
This wasn't taunting nor lying, but from the heart.
Even, the words not only came from Ji Jue's mouth but also from the natural resonance and manifestation of all things, as if everything seen and touched sang loudly along with Ji Jue's words.
The so-called, All Things Self-transform!
Now, Fernan finally understood where the disappeared sun had gone.
The sun was always there, the ubiquitous radiance was always before his eyes.
That he couldn't see it was completely because he never thought... he had long been swallowed within it!