Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2019: Chapter 2014: Blood and Wine and Blood and Left and Right

”You can return the eye to me now.”

Before Fu Qian could comment on the familiar gesture, the Jade Soul Master had already begun explaining its meaning.

”I thought you might give me the other one too.”

Returning what is borrowed, a profound truth of the world, although curious about the other party’s actions, Fu Qian naturally gouged out the eyeball and handed it over.

”If it could help, I wouldn’t mind, but unfortunately, it would only be a hindrance.

”Seeing too much often leaves you feeling there’s no way out.”

Not in a hurry to put it back, the Jade Soul Master explained the reasoning.

”What I am certain of is that my eye would only reduce your chances of reaching that place.

”You need to rely on yourself; I look forward to your performance.”

After the encouragement, in the next moment, he casually exerted force, and the eyeball was already crushed.

It made sense.

Examining the various structures inside the eyeball, Fu Qian didn’t feel that the opponent was deliberately increasing the difficulty.

First of all, the Jade Soul Master was right; the Mad Fire indeed had an element of intentional display.

It had been said long ago that exploring the essence of the Abandonment King’s power would be one of the core aspects of future transcendent research.

And as a proactive individual, Fu Qian indeed did a lot of work around it.

The Jade Soul Master standing before him was someone whose esteemed name became known during this process.

For someone who clearly knew more, how could he waste the hard-won opportunity of a face-to-face encounter?

Solving the Doomsday problem using the Fire of Madness was indeed a good choice on one hand, and on the other, it was very important to show this curiosity to the opponent.

Clearly informing the opponent that they could set the next arena there, and that he would surely not reject or evade it.

According to Stoss’s description, the Jade Soul Master had at least seen the ”Abandoned Prison,” and his unarmed power was particularly suitable for bridging connections.

Moreover, Fu Qian had deliberately left the Karadola Flesh as a universal material to help him as an anchor for ideas.

With these conditions in place, all that was left was to make him realize the necessity of doing so.

This was also an important purpose of listening to the other party’s mental journey just now.

Though the art of psychological manipulation hadn’t shown results in the short term, the information had been conveyed, and next would be forcing himself to accept it bit by bit until cognition was completely trapped.

Yet to himself, it was a strategem, and to the Jade Soul Master, it was the same.

In the face of various world fallacies, the stubborn Fu Qian had indeed taken ”Abandoned Prison” as an important cognitive barrier.

To take the route of mental annihilation, one must see that coffin.

And if worried about ”risk,” a thought of evasion, then the Jade Soul Master himself, inversely becoming weakened due to the lack of confidence in his own cultivation heart, can also be imagined.

Open confrontation is often more brutal.

And unsurprisingly, the opponent accepted the challenge after Fu Qian’s prompt.

...

Rely on yourself to touch, not someone else’s eyes.

Still holding the paper cup, Fu Qian, without his pupils, stood up, feeling the difference.

The situation was now clear, responding to the request, the other party decisively made the Abandoned Prison the next arena for competition.

Just like everything falling towards the Doomsday scene before, at this moment, the boundary between the Academy and that ”Land of Self-Abandonment” was also closing in.

Interestingly, the Jade Soul Master had only observed the place without actually entering.

So now, to win this round, not only must he survive in that perilous-sounding place, but he must also reach there first.

In summary, it was a true two-way journey.

And out of curiosity, Fu Qian had added additional difficulty for himself.

But that’s okay, being a researcher, he always knew that the road to exploration was fraught with dangers.

This was, after all, the Academy, regardless of what the original theme of this meeting was, the academic value contained within had to be developed, even if it was during a tea break.

Being a scholarly leader is not that simple.

Fu Qian once again tore open a wound on his hand, although much smaller this time, so that the speed of adding wine was much slower than before.

Meanwhile, he continued to activate ”Left and Right.”

The insight obtained from the Tyrant’s Fist, once activated, caused the concept of both hands to become chaotic, making it easier to resonate with the detested Abandoned Prison.

...

There seems to be a change.

Left and Right, and Blood and Wine—every drop of blood that falls intertwines with dual chaos.

And as the source of chaos, while Fu Qian appreciated this wondrous feeling, he also managed to perceive more.

It truly was an even more ethereal and elusive concept than the Mental World, even generating such abstract resonance with his hands, which was quite difficult to perceive.

But everything must be thought of optimistically; this way, it would be even more challenging for his opponent to perceive.

The moment the skill was activated, the Jade Soul Master had already looked over.

Clearly, his grasp of this place, almost refined into the Mental World, was exceedingly high.

”Actually, we do have some consistency; this cup, your hand, and the power distorting the surroundings before... well-distorted.”

The next moment, the Jade Soul Master even learned to seek common ground while preserving differences, giving high praise to Fu Qian’s harmful authority.

This, in fact, was easy to empathize with—since the so-called order was merely a delusion, then wouldn’t stirring them into a pulp be a matter of negating the negation?

Although the Jade Soul Master seemed not to have grasped the main point, once again proving his inadequate understanding of Abandoned Prison—it snapped!

Fu Qian snapped his fingers, and at that moment, a golden flame engulfed his entire body, surging with intensity.

”You actually...”

This time, it seemed the Jade Soul Master finally had an epiphany.

But it was not enough.

Although the visual effect was quite exaggerated, making it seem like a transformation was imminent.

But in Fu Qian’s perception, it only slightly augmented that abstract resonance, still far from being truly tangible—mythical form.

Given that it looked like a transformation, how could he not transform?

As soon as the Jade Soul Master’s exclamation ended, Fu Qian’s body abruptly swelled, once again transforming into the Abandonment King.

This was it.

The terrifying might of the ancient deity shook the entire field, silencing even the Jade Soul Master, who for a moment made no further sound.

Yet under this empowerment, Fu Qian finally grasped hold of that resonance.

Still not looking at his opponent, he lifted his head skyward, sensing within the True Academy, the faint touch of a crimson hue he could slightly grasp.

The Red Moon... though he had only stayed for a few seconds, it had indeed followed him here, even subtly sparring with another power.

The Prism of Radiant Transformation was quite well-behaved this time, though very keen, it only seemed to take a glance—alas, there was no time to revisit old times now.

Taking another sip from the cup, Fu Qian walked into the ”Land of Self-Abandonment.”