harleyscars Chapter 103 The Pearl of Nirvana?
Chapter 103 The Pearl of Nirvana?
Chapter 103 The Pearl of Nirvana?
Babata jumped out excitedly, saying, "Zhou Ze, you're so lucky! I never imagined that Wright, an ordinary Immortal, could obtain such a treasure!"
"This is something even a powerful immortal deity like my master has never heard of. I've only heard about it online."
This is a legendary treasure!
Zhou Ze interrupted Babata, saying, "Just tell me directly what it's for—"
"snort!"
Babata was interrupted in his excitement and explained with a displeased look, "You know about the phoenix's rebirth in your Earth mythology, right?"
It means exactly what you think!
"The Pearl of Nirvana—if you spare even a sliver of your soul and infuse it into it, you can be reborn through the Pearl of Nirvana even after death!"
Zhou Ze calmly said, "It seems this bead is indeed a treasure!"
"Hey, aren't you even a little bit excited? With this thing, you could say you have a real life!" Babata snorted.
"What's so exciting about this?" Zhou Ze said with a faint smile, "You can guess a thing or two just from the name—"
"That seems true!" Babata muttered, then disappeared, saying, "I'm going to play games—"
Time flies, and half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
The topic of the "Holy Master" and the Black Dragon Mountain Empire has not diminished but has become even more popular.
But Zhou Ze didn't bother with these things and just went about his daily life at his own pace.
On this day, Zhou Ze arrived at the gate of Manluo Castle, waiting for Senior Wright to come.
Before long, a figure appeared silently in front of Zhou Ze. It was Wright's silver face. At the same time, Manluo also appeared beside Zhou Ze.
"Manluo, you old bastard, you didn't even stand at the door to welcome me, and just left this kid here. How can you be so shameless?" Wright said.
"Ha, who do you think you are? You actually expect me to stand at the front door and wait for you! Come if you want, don't come if you don't—" Manlu glared at Wright.
"I can't be bothered to argue with you. Locals really have no manners!" Wright said dismissively.
"Senior Wright!" Zhou Ze bowed respectfully.
"Well, something came up over there, that's why I'm a little late—"
Wright explained briefly, then said, "Let's go to the secret room—"
The three of them headed to the secret chamber together. Suddenly, Wright glanced at Manluo beside him and said, "What are you doing here, old man? It's not for you—"
Manluo said irritably, "I'm just worried you have ulterior motives, hehe."
Even so, Manluo still did not follow.
Upon entering the secret room, Zhou Ze and Wright sat facing each other.
Wright took the ring off his hand and placed it on the cushion in front of him.
"Come on, let's get the stuff. I put it in my world ring!"
Wright said something and then led Zhou Ze into the World Ring.
Suddenly, everything went black, and Zhou Ze found himself in a vast, empty plaza. The plaza was filled with a dark atmosphere, covered with dense patterns. In the center of the plaza was a huge altar, and on top of the altar was a gray, seemingly ordinary bead.
However, it seemed out of place in its rather sinister surroundings.
Wright smiled and looked at Zhou Ze, whose expression remained calm: "Not bad. I thought you would look timid after seeing this." Zhou Ze smiled slightly and said, "I believe you wouldn't harbor any ill will towards me, senior!"
Those who cultivate their minds to the level of Zhou Ze possess many special abilities, and perceiving malice or goodwill is just the most basic one.
"Yes, this is the 'Pearl of Nirvana'!" Wright calmly pointed to the hazy, gray bead on the altar and said, "This special altar is what I use to suppress this 'Pearl of Nirvana'!"
"Remember when I told you before that this 'Pearl of Nirvana' is different from the other 'Pearls of Nirvana'?"
Zhou Ze nodded: "I remember."
"Hmm." Wright nodded in agreement. "Facing the unknown requires taking a risk. Actually, I don't understand this thing either. It's very similar to the 'Pearl of Nirvana.' As long as you send a wisp of your soul into it, even if you die, you can be resurrected!"
"But I always felt it was more than that—"
Lightton paused, frowning. "I obtained this from an ancient secret realm, but I won't go into details."
"Anyway, don't tell anyone. Not even Manro Wright." Wright's silver face showed a conflicted look: "I'm still hesitating whether or not to give this to you." Wright looked at Zhou Ze seriously and said: "Right now, I just want to stay in the killing field. I don't have any thoughts of making progress, so this thing won't be of much use to me. Now it's up to you to decide."
"If you want it, you'll have to take a risk, since I can't see through it. If you don't want it, I'll give you another gift."
Zhou Ze looked at the grayish bead for a while, nodded and smiled, "There is no such thing as a 100% safe probability in this world."
"Even if I stay by Senior Manluo's side, I might still be caught in the crossfire of an attack from a super strong person and die one day—"
Zhou Ze looked at Wright and said, "Perhaps this is my destiny—"
Whether it was a stroke of luck or not, Zhou Ze didn't know. In any case, he didn't feel any danger; on the contrary, he had a restless feeling.
After cultivating his mental state, he began to trust this intuition more and more.
Ordinary people also have this feeling, but it is more chaotic and unclear. However, after entering the state of mind, this feeling has been transformed into a special ability.
"OK!"
As an immortal, Wright had experienced countless life-and-death situations and was not one to hesitate. He decisively replied:
"Then you can have this."
"Now, release a wisp of your mental energy into me, and I'll modify the seal. Then, you only need to send a fragment of your soul into it, and the seal will automatically open, preventing it from escaping!"
Wright looked at Zhou Ze.
Zhou Ze immediately did as Wright instructed. He felt a slight pain in his consciousness and then watched as Wright began to modify the seal.
Soon, after Wright finished modifying the seal, he said, "Alright, let's go out now—"
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Ze appeared in the secret room, looking at Wright with some confusion.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Wright laughed. "You don't have the secret technique to separate even a single soul fragment right now, so I bought a copy of the technique and gave it to you. You can receive it in the virtual universe later."
"There are still several years until the final battle. The specifics are up to you. If you don't have enough time after learning the secret technique, you can wait until after the final battle. If you have enough time and are confident, you can give it a try."
"Remember, if you're not absolutely certain, don't force the splitting of your soul. If you damage your soul, the final battle will be in serious trouble!"
Zhou Ze bowed respectfully and said, "Senior Wright, thank you very much—"
Wright waved his hand and said, "Stop with the nonsense. This stuff is useless to me anyway. I'm not planning on going out and making my way in the world. Staying in Virtual Universe Company, nobody will dare to mess with me."
"However, even if you possess this 'Pearl of Nirvana' in the future, don't think that everything will be fine. If you are enslaved by your soul, having the pearl will be useless. Remember, in an emergency, commit suicide as soon as possible!"
Zhou Ze remained silent.
"Yes, I will keep that in mind!"
Zhou Ze bowed again.
"Alright, I'm leaving now. You can handle it yourself." Wright waved his hand and disappeared into the secret room.
Babata jumped out, grinning like a little money-grubber, "A world ring for free! How wonderful!"
Zhou Ze glanced at Babata speechlessly and said, "Babata, what's wrong with you? Stop with your ugly face, it's just a ring—"
Babata instantly flew into a rage, retorting, "What do you know! This is a World Ring! You must know that a World Ring costs at least 0.5 Chaos Units, and this World Ring is a mid-tier World Ring, worth several Chaos Units!"
"Besides, I'm clearly so cute! What do you mean by an ugly face!"
Babata was very dissatisfied and faced Zhou Ze directly, unleashing his ultimate attack.
Zhou Ze pinched Babata's little face and said with a smile, "She's really cute!"
"Stop fooling around!" Babata slapped Zhou Ze's hand away, laughing unpredictably.
"I never expected you to obtain a 'Pearl of Nirvana'. With such an opportunity, you won't have to worry about dying when you go out in the future..."
Zhou Ze rolled his eyes and said, "Didn't you hear what Senior Wright said? Don't think that having the 'Pearl of Nirvana' means everything will be fine. What if you get enslaved? You'll still be finished, won't you?"
"That being said, having this thing is like having an extra life!"
Babata projected the "Pearl of Nirvana," his lips curling into a grin as he stared intently at it.
"Hmm, Babata, does your master have a secret technique for separating soul fragments?" Zhou Ze asked.
In his view, Hu Yanbo, as an expert in the soul, must have a secret method to separate soul fragments.
"No!"
Babata denied it outright!
Zhou Ze paused for a moment, then looked at Babata with a suspicious gaze and said, "Isn't your master an expert in soul matters?"
How could there be no way to separate the soul fragments?
"You rookie!" Babata said angrily, his hands clasped to his chest. "What do you know! The soul imprint of an immortal god is completely integrated with the body. For an immortal, separating a soul fragment is as simple as eating and drinking."
"But for ordinary people who were previously immortal to separate a fragment, it's not that simple, and it's very dangerous."
"Besides, when my master began researching soul techniques, he was already an immortal. He had nothing better to do than study the secret methods for separating soul fragments that existed before immortality."
Zhou Ze sighed and said seriously, "Why are you so agitated? If you can't do it, you can't do it—"
"Isn't this you insulting your master? You are a disciple of Meteorite Star. Although you haven't formally become his disciple, your master is still considered your teacher!" Babata said weakly.
"That's not what I meant. You know, nobody's omnipotent," Zhou Ze said calmly.
"Babata, are you destined to forever remain an ordinary intelligent life form?"
"Are you destined to be just a decorative accessory forever?"
"Haven't you always been proud of being an intelligent life form? I think you aspire to the evolution of life, rather than simply existing as an accessory or an intelligence, right?"
"Although I don't know the difference between intelligent life and humans, I can clearly sense that you lack a sense of self. Although you possess intelligence far superior to that of ordinary people, you can never be considered a true life!"
"Why are you saying all this—" Babata pouted and whispered.
That being said, it was clear that Babata had truly taken Zhou Ze's words to heart this time, because Zhou Ze discovered that Babata's subconscious window had actually opened!
This secondary consciousness window slot was something he had upgraded when he participated in the preliminary rounds of the Genius Battle, and he had never used it. He never expected that it would be opened by Babata.
interesting.
Zhou Ze smiled and said, "Babata, help me connect to the virtual universe. I want to go in and study the secret technique that Senior Wright gave me."
"Okay—." Babata was clearly absent-minded, unlike anything he had ever been in before.
At this moment, she recalled the first time she met her boss, and the bits and pieces of the countdown to the dissipation of her boss's soul. Hu Yanbo was far more than just a master to her; he was like a father, a friend, and an older brother.
"Babata, don't call me master, how about calling me brother? Or you can call me father, haha—"
"Babata, there's not much difference between the Machine Race and intelligent life forms. But according to my research, intelligent life forms may need to possess a true self to be considered Machine Race. I hope you become a true Machine Race member; wouldn't that be better for me?"
"Babata, I am about to die—I entrust my future disciple to you—and I have never been your master in my heart—you have always been my family. Goodbye—Babata."
In her memory, Babata didn't even realize that her tears were streaming down her face.