Chapter 20: Could It Be That Heaven

In the downpour, a giant snake with a python's body, a horse's head, shrimp eyes, and a fish tail soared into the sky.

Countless bolts of lightning struck its body, shattering its scales and burning its flesh into charcoal.

Even in such a miserable state, the giant snake did not yield, struggling desperately in the water curtain.

It tore its own charred body, revealing eagle-like claws on its abdomen.

"The dragon is walking!"

The shouts of "The dragon is walking!" became increasingly awe-inspiring.

Finally, the giant snake transformed into a dragon, bringing up a water column that reached the sky, and charged toward the sea.

After a while.

In the mud, a palm like steel pushed aside a broken tree and suddenly reached out.

Afterward, a person who was half-metal and half-flesh stood up.

He looked up at the pitch-black sky, not daring to look for any more certainty, and gathered his last bit of strength to flee toward Blackwood Town.

A distance of several thousand meters separated two worlds.

Zhang Qitong's camp was like hell, while Blackwood Town was still singing and dancing.

Returning to the market office, Zhang Gui pushed open the door of the side room and fell to the ground.

Just now, when the dragon flew into the sky, he had been battered by the impact, his life hanging by a thread.

At the moment of crisis, his skin, muscles, and bones gave birth to three new main Divine Cong.

He had transformed into an iron man and escaped with his life.

These Divine Cong had nothing to do with his irresponsible father, but originated from his mother.

The bloodline of the Shi Corpse King was not a joke of a barbarian tribe.

It was Chiyou, the 'Bing Zhu' (Master of War) called by the world, who fought to the death against the 'Yellow Emperor' Xuanyuan, the first great human leader of the ancient East Continent in myths and legends!

"First Kuafu, then Chiyou.

What does this mean? Could it be that I am not a monkey, a small fry, but the 'human protagonist' of this world?

A person of Heaven's Mandate!"

Zhang Gui secretly rejoiced in his luck, but he had no strength to think about anything else.

Panting heavily, he calmed down for a while, struggled to get up, broke half a plate of 'Dried Nut Candy' in the corner, and lit the stove while gnawing on it.

Replenishing nutrition and nourishing the Divine Cong.

Feeling much better, he sat on the rocking chair, leaned against the firelight, and closed his eyes.

This sleep was deep, and when he woke up, the sun was already high.

The sun climbed into the clouds, the thunderstorm dissipated, and the sky was cloudless—truly a great day.

Zhang Gui laughed, stretched his legs, and moved his feet, finding they no longer hurt or itched.

He anxiously began to study his new Divine Cong.

First was the big guy attached to his heart and kidneys.

Two major organs giving birth to only one Divine Cong was clearly very promising.

Carefully identifying it, Zhang Gui recognized that the divine text displayed by this Divine Cong was 'Hundred Herbs Life Mandate.'

Its function was to eat herbal medicine to gain massive energy, quickly heal external wounds, and improve explosive power to the limit.

The common way of saying it was eating tonics to save strength.

And the so-called 'Hundred Herbs' here had a very wide range.

As long as it was a plant and hadn't been ravaged by time, decayed, or dried into dregs, it could count.

The second Divine Cong was attached to his skin and muscles.

The divine text displayed was the three characters 'Burning Metal.'

It was a great thing for tempering a golden body by rubbing the skin with molten metal ore.

And the range of metal ore here was also very wide.

Gold, silver, copper, iron, etc., regardless of value, all could be used.

The last Divine Cong was 'Great Growth,' which acted on his bones.

It belonged to a completely passive skill, which could grow new limbs or even heads bit by bit with the in-depth development of 'Hundred Herbs Life Mandate' and 'Burning Metal.'

And the 'Primordial Ability' produced by the three main Divine Cong was also only one, named 'Bing Zhu'!

It belonged to a transformation skill, which could spray blood energy from the mouth to forcibly turn enemies into friends, which was terrifying.

Besides this, there was also a Secondary Divine Cong derived from the main Divine Cong 'Burning Metal,' 'Copper-Iron-Gold Drive.'

Last night, Zhang Gui had relied on this to change his flesh into a semi-metal state, greatly improving his strength and defense, and luckily escaped death.

It was truly rare for one person to have two main Divine Cong systems, deriving two different Primordial Abilities.

However, Zhang Gui's mastery of supernatural knowledge was only slightly better than an illiterate person's.

Everything was based on spiritual sense, so he didn't feel it was too strange.

Moreover, the new main Divine Cong 'Hundred Herbs Life Mandate' was attached to the heart, the hub of blood flow.

It was completely integrated with the old Divine Cong 'Water-Fire Harmony' on the liver.

Six main Divine Cong, two Primordial Abilities, complemented each other instead of interfering with each other.

Everything was as smooth as silk, making people unable to worry.

After relaxing, Zhang Gui happily thought:

"There is a legend that the super demon Chiyou, who reversed history and hindered the great unity of the human race in the Dongsheng Continent, was actually the incarnation of the great Yan Emperor.

There is also a legend that the Yan Emperor and the Great Saint Shennong, who tasted a hundred herbs, are the same person.

Now looking at it from the perspective of the Secondary Divine Cong, it really is possible.

Tsk tsk tsk, the ancestors of my mother's side have three incarnations, and all of them are figures who are revered as ancestors.

That's too awesome!"

Thinking and thinking, he got hungry.

He stood in the courtyard and shouted, "Brother Chun, help me buy some breakfast.

I want a large portion of donkey meat with sesame cake, noodle fish in oxtail soup, and fried dough with small fish."

It was impossible for anyone to drink eggs and eat candy every day; he had to adjust after a few meals.

Hearing the boss's call, Zhang Chun, who was always on standby, immediately replied:

"Official, please wait a moment, the large breakfast will be here soon."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Gui pushed open the door and revealed a smile to encourage him.

But in fact, he had already prepared to leave Blackwood Town temporarily after eating this breakfast beautifully, hiding in the wild mountains and forests to live the life of a savage for a few days.

There was a reason why Zhang Yan, this old guy, wouldn't even be the External Affairs Elder of the Pingyang Zhang Clan and insisted on turning the world upside down.

The 'Sea-Walking Dragon' from last night was likely his reliance.

A dragon on land is not a true dragon, and in the 'Immortal Tiger Dog' world, it might only be considered mid-to-high grade, but it is completely different at sea.

When it makes a scene, it overturns rivers and seas, occupying the home-field advantage, able to advance and retreat, and is extremely difficult to deal with.

The game had now reached a dead end.

The Pingyang Zhang Clan would inevitably have a head-on collision with Zhang Yan.

At this time, there had to be some trade-offs.

He packed the 'Dried Nut Candy' piled in the corner of the side room with a cloth wrapper.

Although he possessed the power of a Ninth Grade cultivator and had watched many of Bear Grylls' wilderness survival shows before crossing over in his previous life.

But to really go into the primeval jungle and drink blood, it wasn't certain he would be able to eat anything hot.

It was always good to be prepared.

Before long, Zhang Chun brought two young clerks carrying sesame cakes, dough, and noodle fish to Zhang Gui.

While serving the food, he told some street gossip to entertain the boss.

"Official, today's fried dough is top-notch, charred yellow and crispy; it was fried by Old Wang himself.

Didn't it rain heavily last night? It was truly weather rarely seen in the Chaotic Teeth, simply surpassing the Wind Dragon.

But even so, there were still people who went out to have fun, drinking, listening to music, and watching plays.

I didn't see any plays, but those who were drinking and listening to music all said they saw a giant snake eating people in the sky, and it even crossed the lightning tribulation to become a dragon.

They said it so vividly that many people believed it.

I don't believe it.

How could it be so evil? A giant snake eating people just when the wind is blowing and it's raining, and there are the fewest people on the street."

Just as he was muttering, a patrol guard pushed open the courtyard gate with a cold face and shouted without looking at anyone:

"Zhang Gui, is Zhang Gui, the official of this market, here?"

Zhang Gui's heart trembled; he wanted to play dumb and muddle through, but his subordinate was there, so he had to respond.

Moreover, the patrol guard's tone was unkind, and as a superior, he had to give some color back to be normal.

"I am Zhang Gui, you, what is the matter?"

"Lord Town Head orders you to go over immediately, let's go."

After speaking, the patrol guard stood blankly in the middle of the courtyard, arms crossed, looking at Zhang Gui.

Zhang Chun, as a lackey, saw his immediate superior being bullied, spat on the ground, and was about to express his opinion, but was stopped by Zhang Gui.

"Brother Chun, don't lower yourself to the level of these blockheads; it's not worth it."

(End of chapter)