Chapter 1 This Day

This day.

Suren hung upside down on a withered tree, swaying in the wind.

His body had been pierced countless times by spears, and the blood flowing into the alchemy array had congealed into black clots.

For nine days, he hadn't had a drop of water or any food. He hung from the branches like a pale corpse.

But the process of sacrificing himself had immersed Suren's senses in a very mysterious state.

It was as if sacrificing himself through the alchemy array allowed him to briefly integrate his consciousness into the entire world.

And in those eyes that hadn't closed for nine days and nights, the secrets of the world manifested as Runic symbols, constantly falling.

Finally, the light of the sacrificial alchemy array faded, and the mysterious state conferred by the Fountain of Wisdom gradually left him.

Suren's consciousness gradually awakened from that state of spiritual wandering through the secrets of the universe.

It was as if his soul had finally returned to his body.

The confusion dissipated, and his eyes were as clear as the spring beside him.

...

The thread loosened, and Suren slowly fell from the branch where he had been hanging upside down, and the inverted world returned to normal.

But it took him a long time to recover from the dizziness caused by excessive blood loss.

Suren opened his eyes, focused his gaze, and saw a black-robed old man meditating cross-legged not far away.

When he looked over, the old man also looked over with his wise, one eye.

For a moment, Suren's thoughts froze, and then he remembered that he knew this old man.

His expression was devoid of emotion, and he asked almost instinctively, "Mister Black?"

Mister Black seemed to understand his condition, and a strange look flashed in his eyes as he asked, "Suren, is your sacrificial ritual complete?"

Sacrifice?

Suren muttered to himself.

He glanced at his body and the nine-pointed star array under his feet, and his brain finally realized what had happened.

So, he had just completed a sacrifice?

Oh, to obtain the Fountain of Wisdom, I sacrificed myself.

It seems like many days have passed.

After a moment of contemplation, Suren finally recalled everything.

He had come to Giant Island, passed the tests of courage and wisdom, given two barrels of Poet Immortal Mead, and then obtained the spring water.

Thinking of this, Suren felt that he should show a happy emotion. After all, he had obtained something from mythology.

But why were his emotions so calm?

Suren's thoughts wandered uncontrollably.

At this time, Mister Black obviously knew something and muttered to himself, "It seems your harvest is great."

Suren looked over.

At this time, Mister Black thought of something and reminded him, "Suren, is there something wrong with your eyes?"

Eyes?

Suren realized something and looked at his hands. They didn't seem to have changed.

But Mister Black across from him had covered one eye with a black cloth.

Mister Black asked curiously, "You didn't sacrifice your eyes?"

Suren recalled for a moment and said, "I sacrificed them."

He realized where the problem was.

Now both of his eyes could see, but Mister Black had performed the same sacrificial ritual, and he had lost one eye.

... Suren looked at his stats panel and then realized the problem.

Before, was now .

...

Talent Two unlocked?

Suren suddenly understood.

Just like the first time he sacrificed his left eye at the underground altar of Stormwind Manor, he obtained this S-rank talent. Now he had sacrificed his right eye and obtained the second awakening of the talent.

But his eyes were still intact.

Suren felt that he seemed to have mastered a new pupil technique.

Just then, a huge lizard crawled out of the rocks in the distance, staring at the two of them, sizing them up.

Suren looked over, and his eyes suddenly focused.

His gaze suddenly became devoid of any emotional fluctuations, as if a god was indifferently watching the world.

In an instant, it was like opening a super-large compressed information file. Countless pieces of information poured into his field of vision like a dam breaking.

Rank: Fifth-Order Silver

Details: Earth-type poisonous lizard, 13.13 meters long, 566 kilograms, 16 years old; bloodline composition, armored poisonous lizard 94.3%, giant dragon 0.13%, Titan 0.07%, Hell 4.7%, other 0.8%; excels at venomous bites, poison gas ejection, biting and pouncing, extreme crawling speed 102/second, bite force of 7700 kilograms; extremely strong sense of smell and thermal vision, can detect biological auras within a 9.5-kilometer radius, excellent night vision; venom can cause multiple fatal injuries such as inhibiting biological constitution, blood coagulation, muscle paralysis, and low temperature; scale armor strength is high VI-type metal; weaknesses: anus, tongue, old injuries on hind limbs, not good at turning; mating season, searching for a mate; detailed poison composition as follows... Your brain cannot withstand more information, you see a field of ***.

In an instant, Suren entered some kind of mysterious state.

He felt that the secrets of the world had been opened to him, and everything in his eyes became incomparably clear.

He wanted to take this opportunity to see the giant lizard clearly, but just one second later, a massive amount of information flooded into his mind.

That was far more information than his brain could digest and bear, and it instantly made him dizzy.

It was like forcibly collecting a fifth-order memory fragment when he was at the second-order.

Suren staggered, covering his eyes with a slightly pained expression, almost losing his balance.

At the same time, a stinging sensation came from his eyes, like the fatigue of being burned by the sun from overusing them.

His whole body was groggy.

It was like being hit hard by a powerful mental technique, and his expression instantly became dazed.

Mister Black, who was not far away, saw this scene and immediately realized what had happened. He cast a on the spot.

Suren instantly felt a sense of coolness, and the feeling of a splitting headache was greatly relieved.

...

Huff... Heh...

Huff... Heh...

Suren gasped for breath, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

After a few breaths, he felt the double vision in front of him slowly merge, and his vision refocused.

However, instead of being clear in his vision, it was as blurry as if he had high myopia.

But in such an abnormal state, Suren was not surprised but delighted.

He fully understood what had happened.

Previously, his All-Knowing Eyes could identify the information of things.

That was just seeing the phenomena manifested by time and external objects, but in that just now, he saw the truth behind the phenomena!

... He not only saw the specific information of this giant lizard but also saw the past, present, and future of that object.

The information he saw suddenly increased from 1% to 99%!

At this moment, Suren felt as if there were no secrets left in this world.

These eyes seemed to allow him to understand the entire world.

...

Mister Black looked at Suren and vaguely guessed what had happened. He asked, "Did you see high-level laws information that you couldn't handle?"

Suren nodded, "Yeah."

The state of his brain being like muddy water even made him feel like he couldn't even begin to explain.

At that moment,

Suren seemed to understand what the world looked like in the eyes of the gods.

Gods cannot be directly looked at, cannot be described, and are indescribable.

That was because the amount of information was too large, far exceeding the upper limit that lower-level life could bear.

It was like everything he saw in that instant.

His eyes were still faintly stinging, but Suren had a hint of anticipation in his heart.

Not only did Suren develop the second awakening of the All-Knowing Eye, but it also gave him wisdom. The Runic symbols he saw during the sacrifice were like keys, opening the doors to knowledge treasuries one by one.

With this ability, it seemed that there were no secrets in his eyes below the god-level.

In other words...

Even the thresholds for advancing to the eighth and ninth orders were no secret to the second awakening of the All-Knowing Eye.

One look with those eyes, and all the mysteries would be clearly laid out before him.

The path of advancement was smooth.

Suren also knew why he felt uncomfortable after using the second awakening All-Knowing Eye once.

In addition to receiving too much unimportant information, the essence was that his body could not bear it.

He murmured in his heart, "My body is too weak. My brain cannot bear such a huge amount of information, and my eyes cannot currently withstand the backlash of peeking into the world's high-level information and cognition..."

However, this negative state was temporary.

He would greatly improve after he became proficient in using pupil techniques in the future. As for those high-level cognitions, the problem could be completely solved after he advanced to the eighth order and integrated them.

Thinking of this, his thoughts flew for a moment.

It was not until this moment that Suren was even more amazed by Sir Isaac's foresight.

The five alchemy manuscripts he left behind were currently four in Suren's hands.

And the four types of prosthetics recorded in the manuscripts were all aimed at the secrets above the god level.

, , , ...

The body carries super-order laws, the brain carries high-order cognition, and spiritual power carries super-order consumption.

Now it seemed that these prosthetic matching designs were truly contained great wisdom.

Before Suren could think too much,

Mister Black said again, "Do you know that you looked like a god coldly overlooking all low-level creatures just now."

Suren listened thoughtfully and asked, "I think it seems... there was a bit of a problem with my emotions."

Drinking the , obtaining increased wisdom, and the second awakening of the All-Knowing Eye were originally a qualitative leap in strength, even no less than advancing a major rank.

This should have been a great thing.

... However, there were no waves in his heart.

In the past, he would actively strip away emotions to enter that state of absolute calm thinking.

Now it seemed that he was in this state all the time.

It was as if nothing in the world could stir up waves in his heart.

Mister Black listened and smiled, "This is a good thing."

Suren cast a doubtful look.

Mister Black explained, "Knowledge is heavy. As you gradually understand this world, you will gradually lose emotional fluctuations and coldly look at everything in the world. That's why many ancient books say that great sages view all things as ants. I didn't understand it before, but now... I understand it a little."

Speaking, he glanced at Suren again. It seemed that you understood this aspect more thoroughly than me.

Suren listened and instantly understood.

It was like knowing the cause of everything, and getting some expected result would be no surprise.

Wisdom allowed him to rationally and calmly consider everything, so emotions seemed so superfluous.

This state...

Suren frowned slightly, feeling that a self without emotional fluctuations was not very good.

However, Mister Black seemed to see through his thoughts and said again, "This state is like an epiphany, very rare. This is brought about by the , but it will gradually fade away in the next few days. I was like this a few days ago."

Suren heard this and looked at Mister Black.

He could tell that this erudite old senior was much stronger than before and asked, "Mister Black, your eyes?"

"Yes, I also passed the test. Of course, I also have to thank you for getting those two giant elders drunk."

Mister Black shrugged with a smile and pointed to his eyes, explaining, "And as you can see, I sacrificed my eyes and drank the spring water. But I only hung on the tree for three days before coming down. You hung for nine days."

His tone was a bit of a complaint, but it was also difficult to hide the joy, obviously the harvest had reached expectations.

Suren was not surprised that Mister Black could pass the test of the Cyclops, but instead felt gratified that his companion had become stronger.

This Fountain of Wisdom was almost 100% compatible with Mister Black's professional abilities.

Suren was also looking forward to how strong Mister Black, who had gained wisdom, would be.

Only he, who had also drunk the spring water, could understand that feeling, so he asked, "Mister Black, did you also see the secrets of the world?"

Mister Black nodded with a smile, but changed the topic and said, "No, what we saw may not be the same. The spring water only allowed me to see the part of wisdom that I could understand."

After a pause, he added, "But this is enough. Sacrificing myself for three days, I saw the secret door opened by the Runic symbols. For me... my future professional advancement may be able to touch the secrets above the ninth order."

Mister Black knew that Suren was still in that state of indifference to everything, so there was nothing to talk about. He changed the topic and said, "Let's go, let's go back first. Qian Tiao said she has something to look for you."

Suren listened and did not say anything, only nodded lightly.

...

Suren and Mister Black went to the Cyclops village and thanked the old patriarch, Morey, before leaving Giant Island.

Not long after, the two returned to the Eternal Night.

Because there was a precedent for successful challenges, many members of the Dawn Mercenaries had successively gone to Giant Island to participate in the challenges these days.

... But without exception, they all failed.

Almost everyone failed on the first level, the challenge of courage.

And those like Qian Tiao who had the ability to challenge the first level could not pass the second level.

As a result, out of the tens of thousands of people in the entire Dawn Mercenaries, only Suren and Mister Black had successfully obtained the Fountain of Wisdom.

Therefore, when the two reappeared on the deck, a tidal wave of cheers erupted on the Eternal Night.

"Mister Suren and Mister Black are back!"

"Hahaha, Mister Suren, Mister Black, tell everyone, what does the Fountain of Wisdom taste like?"

"That's right! I went to the island with my instinct, but looking at the Cyclops, I didn't have the courage to fight head-on at all. Oh, the spring water in mythology is destined to be out of my reach, it's such a pity..."

...

Everyone surrounded Suren and the two others, chirping and asking questions, even the captains were very curious.

But the harvest of the Fountain of Wisdom can only be understood, it is difficult to say exactly what it is.

Mister Black, the former president of Old Lindon Academy, was obviously more suitable for lecturing and teaching. He stayed on the deck to tell everyone about the magical experiences on Giant Island to satisfy everyone's curiosity.

Suren greeted everyone and walked into the cabin.

The Dawn Mercenaries had not been idle for the past few days, salvaging relics and treasures everywhere.

The Eternal Night was also piled with all kinds of treasures.

Suren put those tons of treasures into the Small Void Realm and walked back to the captain's room.

When he opened the door and walked in, the room was filled with misty smoke.

Qian Tiao was taking a bath in the bathroom.

She heard the footsteps and called out, "You're back?"

Suren nodded and walked over.

He saw the sword robe stained with blood in the room and asked with concern, "Sister Qian Tiao, are you injured?"

"Yes."

Qian Tiao's response came from the bathroom.

After a moment of silence, she added, "I went to Hell Volcano and encountered a few troublesome hell monsters, but luckily it's not a big problem."

Suren frowned upon hearing this.

He had now confirmed that Hell Volcano was a gap in the Hell plane, and there were many super-order creatures there. Even a ninth-order might not be able to come back alive.

Qian Tiao had actually gone there in person?

Wisdom made Suren instantly realize that Qian Tiao wanted to find an opportunity to enter the sword god realm. She really had the obsession to personally enter hell.

He didn't know what to say.

The tacit understanding between the two made Qian Tiao know what he was thinking and said, "It's not as bad as you think. It was when you were on Giant Island that I successfully comprehended the Overlord Body, . It is indeed very dangerous there, but it's not like I have no self-protection at all."

...

Suren was still in that special state after drinking the spring water, and his expression did not change much.

It was expected that Qian Tiao could comprehend the Overlord Body.

He walked over and saw Qian Tiao bathing naked in the bathtub.

However, there was a clear corrosive wound emitting black air on her smooth and delicate left shoulder.

A strange light flashed in Suren's eyes, and the wisp of black smoke became specific in his eyes.

This was a strand of chaotic high-level hell laws preventing the wound from healing, which was very tricky.

If there was not enough knowledge of this chaotic energy, it might leave lifelong hidden dangers.

He didn't say anything, walked over, and condensed a green light group on his palm in an instant, and then gently stroked the wound on Qian Tiao's shoulder.

Qian Tiao didn't say anything and lay there peacefully.

But as a cool sensation came from the wound on her shoulder, she opened her eyes in surprise and looked at Suren. "Eh, Doctor Banks said it would be difficult to get rid of this negative energy erosion in a short time. How can you get rid of it?"

After speaking, she seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, I almost forgot, you obtained the . It seems like you got a lot."

"Yeah."

Suren said lightly, "My talent has awakened for the second time. This plane has no secrets for me."

There was nothing to hide from Qian Tiao.

Hearing this, the spirited sword eyebrows of this gambling-addicted woman jumped, and her face was full of comfort.

A crystal light flashed in her eyes, as if she had gone through some complex psychological activities, and only said three words: "That's good."

Suren did not speak, and quietly treated her wound.

The injury was more serious than it looked. Qian Tiao had been enduring the pain that went into her bones.

The brows that had been furrowed all the time were finally relaxed at this time.

Neither of them spoke, and they had a rare moment of peace and quiet alone.

Suddenly, Qian Tiao thought of something and said another sentence: "Oh, by the way. Aren't you still short of prosthetic materials? I found an eighth-order deformed hell black dragon near Hell Volcano."

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