Chapter 571 - 527: Numbered Nirvana Skill: Life
Huang Ji stepped into the final Teleportation Vortex leading to the Primordial Star.
Heh heh.
She chuckled, and the starry sky seemed to dim in comparison.
’Those people from Bertutan have probably just reached the central region of the First Civilization Cosmic Country, right? The wisdom of the Light of Enlightenment is certainly important, but sometimes, luck is the deciding factor.’
’I am the new god who will give birth to a true god.’
’Destiny is on my side.’
Huang Ji hummed softly.
Her body, no longer able to contain its excitement, began to tremble. She could faintly feel her next child calling to her, desperate to be born from its father’s body, emerge from its mother’s womb, and enter this real, tangible world.
Ranked Nirvana Skill!
Birth!
[Birth] not only symbolized the rebirth of all things, but Huang Ji had also developed it for a wide variety of other uses.
For instance, Huang Ji could use it to keenly sense the aura and movements of all life within a planet’s range. If there were too many life forms on a planet, sensing them all might be a great burden, even for her. But at this moment, Shi Ming was the only one on the Primordial Star. He was like a candle flame in the darkness, so conspicuous that Huang Ji felt a flicker of joy.
The moment she stepped out of the Teleportation Vortex, Huang Ji had already pinpointed Shi Ming’s location and could roughly sense what he was currently doing through his life aura.
’Still too young. He’s completely unguarded?’
’A lack of caution is not a good habit. Such a flaw absolutely cannot be allowed to be passed down to the next generation.’
She caressed her flat stomach, her maternal radiance overflowing. Then, with a single step of her bare foot on the parched earth, she vanished from the side of the Teleportation Vortex.
Every seasoned pseudo-god had honed their combination of skills to perfection. They could have at most two Nirvana Skills, but powerful Holy Hall Skills, or even S-rank skills, were extraordinary when activated with a pseudo-god’s power.
The skill Huang Ji was currently using to shrink the distance to a mere inch was called [Inch Sanctuary], a skill used specifically for travel.
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Shi Ming caught the scent of a sweet fragrance in the air.
’She’s here?’
The title above his head, [Regent of the First Civilization Cosmic Country], was quickly swapped out for [Stone-Sworn Valiant]. The Sword in the Stone remained hidden, yet ready.
The flashing reminder from his Eye of Destiny also confirmed Shi Ming’s suspicion.
A powerful pseudo-god has drawn near!
[You sensed the powerful enemy’s approach even before the Eye of Destiny’s alert. You’re getting sharper! It would be a good thing if the Eye of Destiny could become "unemployed."]
[Been a while since you had some excitement, hasn’t it? Feeling the itch?]
[The Eye of Destiny has already seen the final outcome... This battle, regardless of the result, is destined to leave you "satisfied!"]
’Satisfied?’
’Winning would naturally be satisfying.’
’And losing would be another kind of "satisfying," is that it?’
Even as the words were still flashing, Shi Ming saw a beautiful woman appear in a flash on the distant horizon. One moment she seemed to be at the edge of the sky; the next, she had almost arrived right before him. Shi Ming could also achieve this kind of travel by relying on his Four-Dimensional Sanctuary or Titan’s Descent. However, he sensed an ancient, loving, and irresistibly strange feeling emanating from her. It made it difficult for any living creature to harbor malice toward her, instead inspiring an instinctual desire to draw closer.
This closeness had nothing to do with romantic love.
Yet it could create an even more intimate connection.
It was just as Huang Ji believed: relying on desire to conquer an opponent was like choosing the casket over the pearls—a deviation from the essence of love. The true pinnacle was not conquest, nor was it bestowal, but bearing fruit.
But Shi Ming wanted no part of this "fruit."
With a flash, the massive Sword in the Stone was already in his hand. At almost the exact moment Huang Ji appeared, he "reciprocated her advance," instantly appearing above the beautiful woman. He gripped the heavy Sword in the Stone tightly, about to bring it crashing down!
This sword could manifest a weapon form that best matched the wielder’s five-dimensional attributes.
Now, it was a Spirit Special Attack Sword.
Shi Ming used thirty percent of his power for this strike.
But even so, the thirty million points of Spiritual Power behind the single sword strike unleashed a terrifying might. The sheer, exaggerated number alone was an oppressive force, dreadful enough to suffocate any living being!
If it truly landed, it would leave a scar on the Primordial Star deep enough to rival the [Abyss of the End]!
"Impressive!"
"The title Stone-Sworn Valiant? You actually managed to pull out that sword?"
’Huang Ji was secretly impressed. In that world-shaking strike, she actually felt a hint of the pressure from the gods of old. This boy named Shi Ming was even more outstanding—and more ruthless—than she had anticipated!’
’But a move like this was not enough to put her down!’
Ranked Nirvana Skill! [Birth]!
"WAAAH—"
In a flash, the piercing cry of a baby rang out, cutting through the jarring shriek of the Sword in the Stone tearing through the void. A chubby, alien infant, seemingly less than a year old, appeared. Its mouth and head were pointed, and its limbs ended not in hands and feet, but in rough bird talons. It had actually emerged from Huang Ji’s flat abdomen, acting as a shield or a substitute, positioning itself directly under the blade of the Sword in the Stone.
WHOOSH!
The alien infant was instantly torn to shreds by the powerful Spiritual Power blade, obliterated down to the last cell, completely erased from the physical plane.
Huang Ji, however, was spared. She stood amidst the tempest, slightly angered, as if she existed in a different dimension entirely.
[Parents are a child’s safe harbor, and a child can be a parent’s human shield. That’s fair, isn’t it?]
[Nirvana Skill: Birth]
[Rank: 11]
[A creature who masters "Birth" indirectly masters the essence of procreation. She can evolve continuously through reproduction, allowing her life level to break through any bottleneck and always advance one step further. Of course, as her realm ascends, fewer and fewer beings are qualified to be the fathers of her children.]
[Her children are her greatest treasure.]
[She can give birth to children personally.]
[She can also grant any intelligent being a new life, turning them into her child. There are two methods for this. The first is to alter their cognition, making the target see her as their mother on a psychological level. The second is to stuff them back into her body and birth them anew, making the target see her as their mother on a biological level.]
[She can borrow anything her children possess, including their abilities and their lives.]
[When she borrows a child’s abilities, she can, for a short time, use Nirvana Skills that are not her own (if the child has any). When she borrows a child’s life, she can use the child as a substitute and a shield. All damage, curses, skills, and negative effects will be completely transferred to the child until it is utterly annihilated.]
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