Chapter 646: Chapter 176 Legend: What? I Hit Zhu Wu? (Request for Monthly Votes)_3
As the thought flashed through his mind, Xu Shu received a message from the Archbishop.
“The operation targeting Cao Gang and the Heroic Society is set for tonight at six when the ruins open, only you, I, and Bai Sanxiang from the Judgement Department are aware of this.” — Yu Mingluan.
Xu Shu read the message.
An operation at six in the evening?
He had assumed the Judgement Department would start its operation in the afternoon.
However, six in the evening was when the ruins opened, and during this time, the outside world wouldn’t know that the Heroic Society inside the ruins was almost wiped out. Those inside couldn’t get out, and those outside couldn’t get in—indeed, it was a good opportunity.
Bai Sansi?
Was this person in charge of the Judgement Department?
The operation was highly confidential; the Archbishop specifically mentioned that only three people knew, implying another layer of meaning—should the information leak, would it suggest that this Mr. Bai was a mole?
He trusts me this much… I haven’t gone through life and death with everyone in vain!
Xu Shu closed the message, thought for a bit, and then went to a bush near the safe zone, dug a hole on the spot, and hid inside.
Now there were only two uses left of the Tai Chu Scroll, and the Judgement Department’s operation against Cao Gang wasn’t until tonight.
He planned to use the daylight hours to refresh an Altar.
This experience told Xu Shu that people were more terrifying than the bizarre, and the Altar was a good helper against humans.
This time, had he not had the Altar in hand, he certainly wouldn’t have lasted until the bishop returned to normal; he would have definitely died in those ruins.
And now, he only had a golden “Martial Artist” and a blue “boatman” Altar left, low on inventory—it was time to stock up.
Additionally, he could use the quality of the Fate Chart pool to try to estimate the danger level of the operation tonight.
After this life-and-death experience in the Heroic Society ruins, Xu Shu had gained some insight into using the Tai Chu Scroll’s Fate Chart pool to predict his upcoming fortunes.
If a black Fate Chart appeared, it meant extremely high risk, almost a certainty of death unless something unexpected happened;
If there was an abundance of abnormal purple Fate Charts, it also indicated great danger beyond one’s capabilities, but with caution and care, there was a chance to evade normally—without almost resigning oneself to fate.
And if there was a normal distribution of purple, blue, green, etc. Fate Charts, it signified that the upcoming dangers could be handled within the scope of one’s abilities.
But there was an exception—if the Fate Chart pool was exceptionally poor, it seemed to also indicate significant upcoming risks.
— So, the above was the pattern Xu Shu had figured out on his own, it couldn’t be entirely reliable, but it served as a reference.
The accuracy of the data still needed further exploration and correction.
“About time to start stocking up.”
Xu Shu settled down in the hole he had dug, seriously gathered his will into a large bundle, and plunged it without any foreplay into the tiny Tai Chu Scroll.
His perception soared to an infinite height, then nosedived down, plunging into some chaotic void and stabilizing his footing.
Xu Shu was no longer visible in his spot; around him, mists swirled and rose, gradually fading out of sight, leaving no trace of anything amiss.
Like the vast information flow of a cosmic big bang, it cleaved through the chaos and nothingness and converged before Xu Shu’s eyes into a line of text:
[You have entered the legend—]
[Number of uses expended: 2]
[Randomizing coordinates for you…]
[Coordinates randomized!]
[This legend’s coordinates: Nine Dragons Seize the Emperor!]
Huh?
Nine Dragons Seize the Emperor?
Hadn’t I just recently entered this instance?
Xu Shu’s expression froze slightly.
He certainly hadn’t outright forgotten about that instance; he still remembered inexplicably becoming an ultimate powerhouse who could defy Heavenly Dao and even achieved a feat proclaiming “Cangtian is dead, Huang Tian shall rise.”
Not to mention anything else, the last epic-level “Martial Artist” Altar he had was obtained that time.
But how to put it? The impression wasn’t particularly profound since there wasn’t much sense of participation.
Not like in Divine Valley First-class, Xiao Han, Zuo Chang’an, Alaya, and so on—there was a significant sense of personal contact, tightly enveloping… ah, not that, what I mean is that everything was more under direct control.
Without waiting for Xu Shu to ponder more, he already entered the birthplace selection, and these few birthplaces seemed to have had a turnover.
They were:
[1: Kunlun; 2: Southern Frontier; 3: Penglai; 4: Ice Palace]
Could it be that only the names are the same, but the actual world background, plot, and characters contained within are all different?
Xu Shu contemplated; both Kunlun and Penglai appeared decent choices, as for the Ice Palace, maybe it would involve a female character? The Southern Frontier gave off the impression that one might need to use poison.
After a brief hesitation, to avoid entering an indecisive phase, Xu Shu quickly chose C.
When in doubt, choose C and be done with it!
[You have chosen to be born in “Penglai,” randomizing your identity for you…]
[Choose from one of the following four identities to start your life; you will gain a completely authentic experience, so please choose carefully:]
[1: Yuwen Chongqing; 2: Qin Kuai; 3: Su Xin; 4: Cangtian Golden Dragon Ao Qian]
Seeing the options that came up, Xu Shu fell into deep thought.
It wasn’t a matter of them being familiar.
These were the same people he, as “Human Immortal Zhu Wu,” had killed, weren’t they?!
This Cangtian Golden Dragon wasn’t too bad—at least it survived until the endgame, becoming a backdrop for Zhu Wu’s rebellion against Cangtian, only to be sliced in two while conveying a message for Heavenly Dao because of its excessive words; at least it had some dignity early on.
But this Qin Kuai, Su Xin, Yuwen Chongqing—one drowned in a well, one died in bed, and one was killed by an assassination of Death Soldiers.
What… what was the meaning of this instance?
Was it suggesting I go and fight the “Heaven-defying” Human Immortal Zhu Wu????