Chapter 323: Utterly Satisfying Black-skinned Book, Huo Jin And【 Tetris】, Get Off, Then Achieve Embracing The Core
Shangshan Che saw these extremely panicked, noisy blood characters that were bothering his eyes, so he frowned and unceremoniously slapped the yellowed pages,
“Noisy noisy noisy, what are you being noisy about!”
He held up the Black Skin Person Book, facing the focused Wagatsu and said softly,
“Can’t you see she’s playing a game at a critical moment?”
Smack.
The Black Skin Person Book closed tightly almost instantly, pretending to see nothing.
But the next moment, Shangshan Che, with a smile on his lips, reached his hand back in and forcibly opened the tightly closed cover.
Before Shangshan Che could speak, he saw ferocious and terrified blood characters frantically surging on the first sheet of paper—
【Run! Run! Run!】
【Shangshan Che, are you crazy! Sitting there is “disaster”! Once “disaster” reacts, there’ll be no chance!】
【You and I, all of us will be done for!】
The Black Skin Person Book took great risks to squeeze out the two words 【disaster】, staring fixedly at Shangshan Che who was holding it without moving, as if he understood something.
So it hurriedly continued to squeeze out blood characters.
【Got it? If you do, hurry up and leave this damn place…】
Who would have thought, Shangshan Che suddenly smiled and said relaxedly with a laugh: “Heh, who said I’m going down with you.”
He bent down with a grin and said softly: “Little Black, you wouldn’t think what I said to you before was a joke, would you?”
“—What do you think my relationship with her is?”
For a moment, no more blood characters surged on the Black Skin Person Book.
Until Shangshan Che silently walked behind Wagatsu, one hand in his pocket and the other holding it.
Along the way, the Black Skin Person Book quietly and soundlessly closed itself bit by bit.
The blood characters on the paper all disappeared, not only were no new blood characters appearing, the whole book was motionless, and even the original human skin texture was gradually fading.
Just like it was dead.
Shangshan Che didn’t make a sound, just quietly watched Wagatsu play Snake intently.
Until half an hour later, the utterly helpless Wagatsu stared at the 【Game Over】 on the screen and slowly let out a breath.
She was about to click the button for another try when she suddenly heard applause coming from behind.
Shangshan Che’s voice of praise came,
“Wagatsu-sama reached this pro level in just a couple of days, truly impressive.”
Wagatsu opened her mouth but suddenly didn’t know how to reply.
She had been too absorbed just now and hadn’t noticed the Walker had already entered the Assembly.
Somewhat…
Undignified.
A subtle silence spread, making the Black Skin Person Book that had been tossed on the ground even more dead.
A good while later, Wagatsu suppressed her emotions and asked flatly: “Now, has it been a week since Shangshan Walker left?”
“No, still early.” Shangshan Che shook his head, “I just took a long trip to the Minamoto Family and ran into some trouble on the way.”
Facing the expressionless but seemingly somewhat disappointed Wagatsu, Shangshan Che smiled faintly,
“Next time I come, I’ll prepare more snacks, beverages, and games for you, Wagatsu-sama.”
He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but Shangshan Che noticed a flash of delight in Wagatsu’s eyes after he said that.
“Okay.”
Wagatsu nodded calmly, then continued staring at him.
So Shangshan Che also sat on the ground, picked up the Black Skin Person Book he had casually tossed aside earlier: “This time, there’s something I want to show you, Wagatsu-sama.”
Wagatsu silently shifted her gaze over.
In his hand, the Black Skin Person Book trembled imperceptibly.
The corners of Shangshan Che’s mouth couldn’t help but curve up a bit, unable to suppress it.
He handed over the Black Skin Person Book: “This is it.”
Wagatsu took it, looked at it, touched it, and flipped through it.
The Black Skin Person Book didn’t move at all, no different from an ordinary cheap Notebook.
After doing this several times, Wagatsu asked somewhat strangely: “Is there anything unusual about this book? It looks pretty normal inside and out…”
For Wagatsu, naturally most things were “normal.”
So Shangshan Che nodded: “Blood characters will appear on the paper of this book to prophesy some future events. When I first got it…”
He detailed everything from getting the Black Skin Person Book onward to Wagatsu, telling her everything except the Panel and such.
Wagatsu didn’t interrupt once, listening quietly to the whole thing.
She nodded silently and looked at the pitch-black Notebook in her hand.
Wagatsu’s expression didn’t change, but the atmosphere in the Walking Assembly suddenly shifted.
Becoming… viscous like blood.
“You, threatened it?”
An emotionless tone came from Wagatsu’s mouth,
“And, prophesied its death?”
The Black Skin Person Book remained motionless, still playing dead.
Wagatsu stared at it for a moment, then nodded calmly: “In that case, there’s no need for it to exist.”
As soon as the words fell, the Black Skin Person Book was blown open to the middle like by a sudden gust of wind, countless panicked blood characters surged out,
【Sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry…】
【I was wrong I was wrong I was wrong I was wrong I was wrong I was wrong…】
Just looking at them, one could feel the overwhelming fear and helplessness from these blood characters.
Wagatsu said nothing, that small hand even more flawless than white jade hovering in the air, as if it could fall at any moment.
Shangshan Che chuckled and coughed twice, then spoke: “Wagatsu-sama, spare this book’s life. It might still be useful.”
After a long silence, Wagatsu lowered her hand and handed the Black Skin Person Book back to Shangshan Che,
“Then keep it for now… But if it’s disobedient, you can come find me anytime.”
She said flatly,
“I’ve seen plenty of things like this.”
Facing Shangshan Che, the blood characters on the Black Skin Person Book immediately changed again, writing stroke by stroke heavily as if loudly swearing—
【This one will henceforth follow Lord Shangshan’s lead without question! Say east and never go west! If I disobey, may I be struck by lightning!】
Shangshan Che was noncommittal, still smiling amiably and squinting as he asked: “Didn’t you say the information on here was transmitted back by my future self using a special method?”
The blood characters froze abruptly, cursing Shangshan Che this dog thing a thousand times in its heart before writing fawningly—
【Lord Shangshan, that was an accident…】
【Because it was the first time meeting the great lord, I accidentally used the formula I had for mediocrities.】
Shangshan Che nodded, stroking the rough pages: “Then no next time, okay.”
【Yes yes, definitely not, absolutely not!】
After a brief thought, Shangshan Che continued: “Little Black, you can prophesy, but it requires the user to pay a price, right?”
【Yes yes.】
The blood characters replied immediately.
Shangshan Che paused, then repeated mildly: “Requires the user to pay a price, right?”
【Yes… No no need!】
The blood characters stiffened halfway through, hurriedly erasing the previous words before writing—
【This rule is only for other mediocrities, Lord Shangshan doesn’t need to pay any price at all!】
“No price needed?”
Shangshan Che repeated, furrowing his brows worriedly: “But if I don’t pay a price like others, I always feel bad about it!”
Black Skin Person Book:…
A few seconds later, blood characters rapidly appeared above, afraid it would be too late and it’d croak.
【That the lord still allows this one to exist is the greatest grace! Far exceeding the price paid by all others!】
“I see.”
Shangshan Che nodded as if suddenly realizing, gently patting the cover of the Black Skin Person Book like patting someone’s shoulder.
“Then, let me ask a few casual questions for you to answer and test your strength.”
【Please ask, lord. This one will answer everything I know without reservation!】
Shangshan Che restrained his smile and stared at the Black Skin Person Book in his hand, asking the first question: “What is the purpose of the Factory Owners teaming up to create Karuta?”
【Fact…】
Rip!
The blood characters had just appeared when a harsh tearing sound rang out from the paper, spreading engine oil and copper rust turning all subsequent blood characters into nothingness.
Shangshan Che narrowed his eyes.
The Factory Owners’ power… blocked the Black Skin Person Book’s prying?
Sensing the change in Shangshan Che’s expression, the Black Skin Person Book immediately surged with new blood characters.
【Lord, it’s not me…】
Shangshan Che interrupted it,
“Not your fault, let’s move to the next question.”
【Thank you, lord!】
He asked the second question: “Why is the Eternal World surfacing?”
Gurglegurgle…
This time the damage to the Black Skin Person Book was even more severe, crimson bloodstains surging from the gaps between every page, dripping onto the clean Assembly floor.
The atmosphere suddenly changed.
The Black Skin Person Book immediately sucked back all the surging blood at the risk of worsening damage, including what had dripped out.
Not seeing an answer, not even a prompt, Shangshan Che shook his head helplessly: “You have to seize this last question.”
Holding the trembling Black Skin Person Book, Shangshan Che slowly enunciated: “Who was the previous Lord of the Eternal World, and why did they disappear?”
Pffft pffft—!
As soon as the words fell, large amounts of viscous black bloodstains sprayed from the Black Skin Person Book, the yellowed paper tearing and wailing, the originally supple black cover shredding into countless pieces almost instantly.
Wagatsu, still sitting beside, reached out and grabbed the Black Skin Person Book, making the horrific scenes on the book disappear and begin slowly repairing.
Of course, in the silent repair, Wagatsu didn’t forget to infuse a bit of her own power into it.
Some things sound nice when talked about, but doing them is different…
The Black Skin Person Book, originally on the brink of death and nearly turned into a pile of waste paper scraps, rapidly restored in her hand, looking more exquisite and more eerie.
And a bit more obedient.
After Wagatsu nodded silently, Shangshan Che took back the Black Skin Person Book and shook it, saying somewhat dissatisfied,
“Your prophecy function isn’t great either, what if you don’t know anything about three questions?”
【L… Lord… The “status” of these questions you asked is too high, this one is not capable enough…】
Status, huh.
Shangshan Che silently noted it, but scoffed disdainfully on the surface: “You don’t know this, don’t know that, just stay aside then.”
With that, he tossed the panicking, pleading Black Skin Person Book back into the Storage Bag.
Wagatsu still looked at him flatly, as if she would answer whatever was asked.
Shangshan Che thought for a moment, then asked her about the method Katsumi gave him, whether it was feasible for Two-Foot Adult to replace the Deity.
“I don’t know.”
Wagatsu shook her head; she had never paid attention to such matters.
Shangshan Che thought it normal.
Because Wagatsu had possessed such immense power from birth, the moment she opened her eyes, so she had no need to care about such trivial details.
“Phew… All good, sorry for interrupting your game, Wagatsu-sama.” Shangshan Che stood up, waving to Wagatsu, “Enjoy your game, Wagatsu-sama.”
Before leaving, he said to Wagatsu, who had picked up the Controller again,
“Tetris is also fun.”
“Okay.”
Wagatsu nodded slightly.
…
In the steadily driving car, Shangshan Che opened his eyes and saw the car was still moving.
He proficiently tossed Two-Foot Adult, who was clinging tightly to him, onto the adjacent seat, nodding satisfactorily in his mind.
This trip to the Assembly had been fruitful.
First, confirming that this Black Skin Person Book could indeed “foresee the future” or “answer questions.”
In the future, for many sudden situations, he wouldn’t need to ask others first and run around like a headless fly.
Second, Wagatsu-sama made this book obedient, which was very important.
Otherwise, Shangshan Che would have to scheme against this Black Skin Person Book himself… When did he have the spare time and effort for that?
If it spoke halfway and stopped, with blood characters full of traps, he’d rather not take out this thing to waste time.
After clearing his cluttered thoughts in two seconds, Shangshan Che leaned back in the soft seat and began silently circulating the extremely thick Qi and Blood in his body.
Fine, majestic thunderous rumbles exploded within this body.
That’s right, he was Embracing the Core.
Advancing his Embracing the Core progress at a speed that would make even Lili Zi gasp in astonishment.
—The degree of control over the body from Yao Bikuni’s half heart allowed him to do this!
About four hours later, Shangshan Che, who had turned the entire rear seat of the car into a Qi and Blood furnace, felt a subtle fluctuation.
He knew he had formally entered the Minamoto Family’s territory.
Because the external Spiritual Energy Concentration had changed, and it became very strange all at once.
Spiritual Energy both abundant and scarce, both dense and thin, extremely bizarre.
Another ten minutes later, the Special Affairs Office’s car slowly stopped.
Arrived.
No footsteps came from outside the car, but Shangshan Che felt someone place a hand on the now scorching hot door handle.
Click.
The heavy car door opened, and rolling Qi and Blood heat waves surged out, lifting that person’s hair and making horror flash in the eyes of some black-suited bodyguards farther away.
Standing outside the car was an acquaintance of Shangshan Che.
Minamoto Shizuka in a plain white robe withdrew her palm with a faint smile.
“So it’s Miss Gen.”
Shangshan Che on the car seat opened his eyes and nodded back at her with a smile.
Minamoto Shizuka was about to speak when she saw Shangshan Che step out of the car, a beam of extremely solidified Qi and Blood light pillar bursting from his body straight into the clouds.
At this moment, Embracing the Core was achieved!
Minamoto Shizuka looked up with a slightly grave expression, while the somewhat capable black-clad bodyguards behind her all retreated half a step in fright.
Shangshan Che calmly took a deep breath, swallowing all the emitted Qi and Blood and heat waves back into his body, then said apologetically to her,
“The journey is long; I had nothing to do in the car so I cultivated as usual, who knew I’d have a small breakthrough just now.”
At the grand entrance of the Minamoto Family, before the towering majestic wooden archway.
Shangshan Che’s foot solidly landed on the ancient stone slab covered in moss, smiling apologetically at the outsider who had attracted countless varied gazes from the deep mountains,
“If I’ve caused any disturbance, please forgive me.”
