[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-above-destiny":3,"chapter-above-destiny-above-destiny-chapter-408":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Above the Heavenly Fate",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2226109,4117,"Chapter 408: Lies and Jokes","above-destiny-chapter-408",408,"\u003Cp>Authentic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just authentic? It’s simply authentic to the end!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slaps of the Hand of Non-Aggression plus the spiritual essence impact of Dissociation Art · Scene Shock, even the emperor of the Eternal Empire back then hadn't eaten such pure goods, but it was cheap for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a round of slaps, Ji Jue was still in shock. He was actually touched behind his butt by such a heavenly chosen one of Mind-Pivot without a sound, and he was scared to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren't for the uncertainty of whether the other party would run away, and what other backhands there were, Ji Jue might have revealed his original form under stress!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that such a hard Mind-Pivot was really unprecedented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tenacity of consciousness, the stability of the spiritual body, completely exceeded Ji Jue’s expectations. Even after eating so many piercings of Pure Jun and the impact of Scene Shock, it could still maintain completeness. Even if every time it was on the verge of disintegration, it could be quickly reorganized and healed, just like tearing the soul into countless parts and being able to piece it together again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too unreasonable, ordinary people would have gone crazy long ago, but who can determine the other party’s sanity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beginning to end, the eyes were cold, and the malice was deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really... underestimated you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the broken spiritual body, a hoarse voice came, expanding and erupting in the vibration and disintegration, and the star spirit body constructed by splitting the soul suddenly expanded and erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness contained within sprayed out, turning into shadows, raging and surging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like a compressed package unfolding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the most decisive and cruel way, it untied the shackles of this split spirit and turned its own soul fragments into weapons, breaking through the shackles of the workshop, raging and echoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a pity that no matter what, it was difficult to cross the mercury walls that rose rapidly from Coastal Industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the inspiration of Ye Xian, Ji Jue has been innovating on the path of Solid Alchemy, gradually filling in relying on the progress in Fluid Alchemy, and has thoroughly developed it into one of the most important application technologies in his Fluid Alchemy today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, one thin mercury curtain after another had turned into an absolute wall that blocked all spiritual essence spread, completing the thorough blockade inside and outside the workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the desire poison and delirium spread by the other party were intercepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, Ji Jue heard the buzzing sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From far to near...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Xinquan, countless moths rose and fell, gathering from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really is you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue’s smile gradually darkened, Pan Ying in his hand trembled, the emblem of bacteria and scars lit up, and wisps of scarlet flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him, countless illusions appeared, and the anger in his heart seemed to be stirred up, climbing endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it were a real flame, burning the soul, endlessly eroding sanity. In an instant, anger quickly turned into fear, countless worries emerged from his heart, Xinquan, the innocent, the workshop, Isis, himself, and then, fear turned into desire, staring at that broken face, but feeling it was so beautiful, beyond compare, heart beating like a deer, breathing rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger, fear, anxiety, love, desire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless emotions and desires surged endlessly in a snap of the fingers, but Ji Jue’s movements didn't stop for half a minute, and his consciousness was increasingly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, pitch-black firelight surged silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All emotions were swallowed, burned, and thrown into the hole by Pure Jun’s shadow, not even leaving flying ash. What remained was only mechanized calmness and indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger and malice all disappeared without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only pure and straightforward consciousness remained, reaching a conclusion ———— kill her, at all costs, by any means!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the other hand, Pure Jun’s spiritual essence blade reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue rushed into the darkness without thinking, Pan Ying whistled, Pure Jun clanged, and two scarlet and clear phantom lights slashed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless spiritual essence swords had already descended like a storm in the workshop’s catalysis, annihilating all illusions. In the shadows, Mind-Pivot’s spiritual body was constantly re-gathering and changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he transformed into a sinister old man, strange radiance swirling within his eyes; just by staring, he caused Ji Jue's five aggregates to fall into chaos and his heart-fire to burn in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burning Desire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, under Pure Jun, it was torn apart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the broken figure re-gathered, it turned into a strange man with scars all over his face. The spiritual essence sword appeared, slashed, and fought needle-to-needle, but then, the weapon in his hand was slashed and broken by Pure Jun. Unexpectedly, the other party’s reaction speed was extremely fast, leaning back violently, narrowly dodging this blow. The residual sword in his hand was used as an attack instead of defense, hitting and eliminating, not colliding with Pure Jun, purely relying on sword vibration and deflection defense, as if dancing, a sword master who didn't know where he came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the wriggling shadows, the outline of the strange old man reappeared, constantly restraining with his gaze, and a ferocious woman in red clothes condensed from the darkness, opened her mouth, roared, and set off another round of spiritual essence tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One figure after another appeared and manifested one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those were the personality fragments and spiritual body remnants made by Mind-Pivot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in this violent counterattack, Ji Jue had fallen into siege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a pity, it’s useless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a little want to laugh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you want to figure out where you are, friend? You’re playing this set in my workshop?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't know the height of the sky and the depth of the earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separated by a long distance, Ji Jue glanced at the projection of the gloomy old man, without thinking, threw the Pan Ying in his hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword blade broke through the air and whistled, galloping, but the gloomy old man smiled indifferently, split from the middle, divided into two, dodged the swirling sword blade, and looked at Ji Jue again. The Mind-Pivot interference of the five aggregates chaos started again, double!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a pity, then, he heard...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wall shattered suddenly, the violent steel behemoth had broken through the wall, the little cow horse’s eyes were red, the Dragon Mountain armor transformation was complete, dragon blood was raging, and flames were spraying from the gaps in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and caught the Pan Ying thrown by Ji Jue, and then, dragon blood was catalyzed, spiritual essence was infused ———— the chain activation of the blessing metal that far exceeded the flesh and the immovable mountain, endlessly catalyzing the ferocity contained within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The violent flame light that far exceeded ten times the violence in Ji Jue’s hand sprayed from the blood blade of Pan Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, full engine start —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to care about the so-called G-force, as long as the skeleton can withstand it, the speed will climb and erupt without limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flame meteor, galloping out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the wrapping of the magnificent air wave, that scorching red flame light swept back and forth, destroying everything and sweeping away all abnormal spiritual essence and phantoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mind-Pivot was furious, the traces of the girl appeared for a moment, glanced at it, and controlled it with all her strength, but the little cow horse’s consciousness and soul had already been controlled by the mechanized god-descending, in the boiling dragon blood, hunger appeared, and she swallowed everything that came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, in this crucial moment, she exposed a gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SNAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword blade in Ji Jue’s hand shot out. In an instant, it crossed dozens of meters, pierced the other party’s spiritual body, wedged into the wall, and then one spiritual essence sword after another appeared from the void, crisscrossing, thoroughly turning her into a hedgehog again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tide of shadows dancing violently suddenly dissipated and disappeared without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of breaking was endless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snakes and insects hidden in the crevices, those moths dancing over, all exploded. In fact, in Xinquan, a resident who was ignorant and didn't know what happened at all was covered by mercury spraying out of the pipe, turning into a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasted so much time, finally, relying on the spiritual essence fluctuation when the other party counterattacked, he found all the fulcrums and retreats for her split spirit descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cut off completely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under the layers of blockade of the workshop, the spiritual essence circuits spread, just like a cage, thoroughly completing the shackles!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, there was no possibility of suicide at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside Xinquan, countless moths gathered like headless flies, lost their organization, and scattered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the short dead silence, only Ji Jue’s footsteps remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving forward step by step, lowering his eyes, overlooking the prey in the sword cage, examining expressionlessly, suddenly, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like, there’s no need for me to say more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue bent down, asking harmoniously: \"Remnant or Corrupt, which one do you like? It doesn't matter if you like both, I still have many ways to entertain you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so? Then as you like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the blockade of Pure Jun, that face showed contempt, mocking and asking: \"It doesn't matter what you do, craftsman, I admit I lost this round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, all I lost was this split spirit, but what about you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She paused, her smile dark: \"Is there no one important to you in this world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trouble of Mind-Pivot lies in its strangeness and concealment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Applying influence subtly, weaving a network of thousands of threads, trapping the prey in the bag. By the time it was discovered, it was already deeply mired, and even, unknowingly, became a plaything and puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s disgusting because once you get stuck, it’s like getting shit on you, and splashing it on the people next to you when you shake it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this, Ji Jue had long expected, and even, was not surprised at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Important people? Yes, of course there are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded frankly: \"Not only are there, but there are many.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dead silence, that face seemed stunned, the mockery stiffened for a moment, and then, only then did he see the darkness and ferocity overflowing from that smiling face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, don't worry, I will definitely dig you out, cut the weeds and remove the roots, cut off all troubles, and ensure that none of your spiritual essence will appear in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue reached out, stroking her cheek, gently and carefully, examining the material in front of him, \"Don't worry, I have enough means to find you, let you understand the consequences of angering a craftsman, and understand what you did wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, before that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused and smiled for the last time: \"As a treat, I have a gift to give you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, on the floor under his feet, one deep gully after another appeared out of thin air, winding and twisting, connecting with each other, forming a huge and complex outline. Under the writing of Pure Jun, the magnificent sacrificial site was completed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, one bloody iron box after another was moved into place under the transport of mercury hands. Then, the scarlet and sticky color spread from the gully. In just a few seconds, the painting of blood appeared in front of the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making her fall into shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sacrifice?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——This is a sacrifice to the Great Evil!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, she could feel the resentment, pain, and despair entwined on those sixteen huge iron boxes, and even, in the faint spiritual essence fluctuation, it was full of wailing and crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resentment was deep, despair was in the bones, hard to escape!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were materials carefully concocted and sacrificial offerings\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you recognize me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by wailing and bitter hatred, Ji Jue remained spotless, his aura of supreme goodness pure and peaceful; yet when he smiled, it was even more hair-raising: \"To tell you the truth, gathering enough sacrifices on such short notice was actually quite difficult, but fortunately, my reserves are still sufficient; there are at least some materials left in the warehouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don't come in handy on ordinary days, but they are perfect for entertaining guests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That face within the shackles turned rapidly gloomy and ferocious, especially... when she realized that her position was not that of a sacrifice, but of the sacrificial master receiving a gift!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, a rising star of the prestigious Association, actually having close dealings with a Great Calamity in secret; truly, one cannot judge a person by their appearance...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then go ahead and report it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue grinned, not caring in the slightest: \"Look, who among them would believe you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would believe it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Association? Or the Security Bureau? Or Ji Jue's friends and customers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You still don't understand craftsmen, nor do you understand me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, let alone whether you could successfully report me, you probably wouldn't even have the confidence that you could survive long enough to do so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crisp sound of finger-snapping rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following, one after another, the emblems, runes, and totems of the Great Calamity lit up with the torrent of spiritual quality, and amidst a magnificent roar, darkness gushed out like a tidal wave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Ji Jue's hand, the Chun Jun sword was held in reverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he thrust it downward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And immediately after, what rang out was earth-shattering thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence of the Great Calamity, which the worshippers of calamity could hardly reach even with a thousand hardships, actually manifested from the altar; in the spreading darkness, the blood-red color within the ritual instantly dissipated, replaced by a strange, giant eye existing between the virtual and the real!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scarlet pupil slowly opened, already occupying the entire ground of the workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stared coldly at all the prey, waiting for the offering of sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow of the Great Calamity manifested from the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——The Absolute Abyss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, bursts of piercing wails rang out from the iron box; sixteen tortured materials and souls filled with evil calamity were reduced to ashes in an instant, and streams of gray-black spiritual quality gathered out of thin air, intertwining with each other, until finally, they gradually radiated a flickering, strange rainbow light under the gaze of that giant eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence of the Great Calamity, which had fused who knows how many evil thoughts, evil ideas, and evil beliefs, gradually emerged from within, and in the end, it turned into a colorful pitch-black!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Su's expression changed, her spiritual body trembling, wanting to trigger self-destruction, but it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand grabbed her hair roughly, yanking her head up, forcing her to stare at that pupil that was gradually locking onto her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing her to receive this gift and blessing from the Absolute Abyss!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while at it, adding some heavy ingredients for her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must remember————\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Jue leaned down and whispered in her ear: \"The good times for the two of us have only just begun!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness surged like a tide, rising and winding, gathering into a beam, and sinking entirely into that spiritual body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual body shook violently, instinctively shrieking and roaring; it was so pleasant to the ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never had there been such a rich gift, such a generous blessing; merely sixteen sacrifices had already induced the Great Calamity to bestow its favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless despair and madness gathered and overflowed, turning into the essence of the Absolute Abyss lineage, like a black hole, breaking into her soul, raging, spreading, and unscrupulously eroding her soul and consciousness, forcibly trying to reshape her into the form most suitable for itself!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screaming, roaring, and wailing, in the end, turned into dull, hollow groans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fragile spiritual body, having undergone repeated devastation, simply could not withstand such massive power... it was on the verge of bursting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, it doesn't matter!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Absolute Abyss does not mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Calamity did not speak, just kept stuffing it in blindly; I'll stuff it until it bursts, and the overflowing massive favor flowed backward along the resonance and connection between this spiritual body and her true self, reaching her main body somewhere unknown!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could even cut off this link, the realization of poison, the delirium of distortion, the desire for self-destruction, and the despair of emptiness had already gushed out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, right in front of Wen Wen, the dull face of the young girl suddenly twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ugh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood continuously wound its way out from her mouth and nose; with violent coughing, what followed next, gushing out from her eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and pores, was actually darkness as viscous as ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She subconsciously staggered back a step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wanting to cut off the link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it wasn't just Ji Jue...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the flaw appeared, Wen Wen lunged forward, without any hesitation or mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long-awaited Spear of Minerva struck decisively!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Injuring the spirit with matter, piercing the soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the end, A-Su.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Wen's eyes lowered, looking at her with pity and disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had the heart for pity and warmth, but there was no room left for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had long since been unrecognizable; Wen Wen, the person in front of her, was no longer the child who needed her protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I once thought you would be an exception, the next exception like me,\" she said softly. \"But in the end, you are no different from them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Su was dazed, as if in disbelief, her eyes blurred with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the brief silence, that expression gradually twisted. From the sorrow, an irrepressible mockery and joy emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with so much pain entangled and eroding her, she could not help but cough and laugh out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like hearing the funniest joke in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>",2992,"2026-06-17T22:21:53.433Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","4466067e48d8d9eb560c1e85f0927989bd9f9ff01a6f6db74b9a17db2e77826d","above-destiny-chapter-409","above-destiny-chapter-407",461,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fabove-the-heavenly-fate-cover.jpg"]