762: It's me

“Didn’t open?”

“Why?”

“Did I die prematurely?”

“Or did something go wrong with the world stabilizing pearl?”

“After all, in the Nine Forbidden Zones, it’s not surprising for unexpected situations to arise.”

“Or, after the heaven’s favor went missing, I never found it until the very end?”

According to the future Lin Xun described, that future self was still undergoing the Fusion of the eternal heart at this point in time.

“Or I couldn’t extract the Genesis Fish from within, or… I didn’t find a new Genesis Fish?”

Countless questions popped into Chen Du’s mind.

Lin Xun didn’t keep him in suspense and quickly provided an answer.

“After the High Martial Civilization was destroyed, the heaven’s favor vanished, and it’s not in the hands of those three Great Civilizations outside.”

“This led to you never finding the last key.”

However, it was fine now. After Lin Xun finished speaking, he handed Chen Du the longsword he had been carrying on his back:

“This is the heaven’s favor. I got it for you from Yan.”

“Happy birthday, Chen Du.”

“This is my gift to you.”

“Thank you,” Chen Du said, accepting the heaven’s favor without excessive politeness.

He had intended to ask Yan for the heaven’s favor upon his return this time, but he hadn’t thought of a reason yet. Lin Xun had conveniently helped him with that.

Lin Xun said, “never found the last key,” which implied that his future self had found the first two keys.

Coupled with Lin Xun’s persistent desire to avoid significant changes to the future trajectory,

The fact that he could tell him this information meant that the world stabilizing pearl was most likely still in Withered Mountain.

His original plan was to retrieve it after finishing matters here, and now it seemed this task should go smoothly.

But thinking about it, his worries were just a psychological factor.

Regardless of whether he had information from the Eye of Truth, Withered Mountain was still there, still one of the Nine Forbidden Zones.

This fact would not change just because he knew certain things.

“The method for using the heaven’s favor is very simple. This item doesn’t recognize a master, nor does it require any price.”

“Just put a drop of your blood on the hilt of the sword.”

“This isn’t some ancient blood-dripping recognition ritual, nor is there any so-called curse. It’s simply to acquire the right to use it.”

Lin Xun finished speaking with a relaxed smile.

“That’s all. These are all the things I wanted to tell you.”

“That’s it?”

“You can’t even tell me who I ultimately died by?”

Chen Du had many questions in his heart. He understood that since Lin Xun hadn’t said it, it belonged to the category of things that couldn’t be said, but he was still a bit puzzled by this particular question.

Why couldn’t he be told who killed his future self?

Although this would indeed affect the future, such a future should inherently be changed, shouldn’t it?

“I’m sorry, Chen Du.”

“This information is extraordinary. These few words are all I can say. Don’t ask any more questions.”

“From now on, just do whatever you originally planned to do. I won’t interfere in any way.”

“Just execute your own plan.”

Chen Du fell silent for a moment upon hearing this and said nothing further.

Since Lin Xun had said so, there was no point in him pressing further.

Moreover, his current trajectory was already different from the future, and perhaps the future where he was killed had also been rewritten as a result.

“I plan to clear out a few Civilizations here next, starting with the Sand Dune Civilization.”

“Together?”

Chen Du invited.

“No, I have other things to do.”

“To destroy the Sand Dune Civilization, you alone are enough.”

Lin Xun directly refused.

“What a pity. I originally wanted to see the power of your Star Vein.”

“So… will the customized ability you mentioned also change the future?”

Lin Xun smiled, “Don’t try, Chen Du, it’s meaningless,” then turned his head:

“Let’s go, White Cat.”

Upon hearing this, White Cat immediately transformed into a streak of light and darted towards Lin Xun.

Lin Xun’s figure also vanished at this moment.

So that’s how he used his invisibility last time.

Chen Du muttered to himself. At this moment, his Mental Energy was Rank 42, allowing him to perceive the presence of both.

“I’m leaving, Chen Du.”

“In this state, my speed will be faster, and I’ll be more concealed and safe.”

“See you next time.”

After speaking, Chen Du felt Lin Xun and White Cat’s positions quickly fly away into the distance. Judging by the direction, they were likely heading to the First Ecological Zone.

“I thought I’d learn something, but I didn’t expect this outcome.”

Chen Du muttered to himself with some disappointment.

“But it’s not entirely without gain.”

Looking at the heaven’s favor in his hand, Chen Du dripped a drop of blood onto the hilt.

As Lin Xun said, he instantly obtained information about the heaven’s favor.

The echo used for offense – Annihilation, possesses the ability to Domain Kill any life with a Life Strength Rank lower than one’s own.

An extremely terrifying killing ability. Annihilation’s Domain Kill condition is even lower than what the Domain requires, it’s just that its range isn’t as wide.

Unlike a Domain, which can directly Domain Kill an entire Ecological Circle, Annihilation requires physical touch.

Additionally, Annihilation’s Domain Kill of an alien race requires 10% of the user’s stamina. Generally speaking, one can kill at most 9 individuals; for the 10th, there’s a chance you might be directly drained of stamina and die.

Here, regardless of whether Annihilation’s Domain Kill is successful or not, once this ability is activated, stamina is deducted first, as it needs to convert your stamina into Annihilation Power.

The most obvious difference from Domain Kill is that it doesn’t require bearing backlash, and the quantity cannot be large.

This is predetermined from the start; it can be understood as a Sharp Weapon designed solely for killing BOSSes.

The echo used for defense – Tide.

This defense is equivalent to constructing an invisible self around. This self is not a person, but rather an existence similar to a main body weapon.

It’s invisible but tangible. In terms of pure defensive power, it’s actually quite average, but if you are inherently strong, this defense is still quite formidable.

It can not only defend against physical impacts but also Mental Energy attacks. However, this Mental Energy defense is meaningless to Chen Du, as his Mental Energy is too high.

But the most powerful aspect of the echo – Tide, is not its defense against tangible attacks, but rather its ability to isolate curses.

Any curse will be intercepted by it and will not spread to the main body.

Finally, the echo that can revive oneself – Resurrection.

It is also the most Heaven-Defying ability, but unfortunately, it cannot be used yet.

This sword needs to turn completely golden to possess the ability to revive, during which it will automatically absorb the source Qi between heaven and earth, but this process still needs nearly fifty years!

If one wants to replenish it quickly, one needs to provide resources containing source Qi.

Just like the green mushroom stone that Yan Yun found before.

Chen Du certainly doesn’t have this item.

He just doesn’t know if the Heavenly Book Civilization’s reason for seeking source Qi is related to the heaven’s favor?

Or, to be bolder, are they also looking for the heaven’s favor?

It must be said, ever since seeing the Heavenly Book Civilization’s presence during the Douqi Baptism Underground, their information has continuously appeared on his path.

Even now, Chen Du doesn’t understand their purpose. In short, the Heavenly Book Civilization is involved in too many things. As long as he finds them, many questions will have an answer.

After dealing with matters in the Land of Abandoned Armor, he must immediately go to Withered Mountain. After obtaining the world stabilizing pearl, he must immediately head to the Sword Arrives Plate, which should be the place where he is most likely to encounter the Heavenly Book Civilization.

“Hmm?”

Just then, Chen Du suddenly noticed that the panel in his mind had updated.

“Strange, this thing had no changes just now, why…”

“Wait!”

Chen Du’s eyes widened slightly, and he suddenly guessed something.

“My blood is not pure!”

“I have 10% Divine Power blood, which comes from the Withering Egg God, and the heaven’s favor is the tooth of the Annihilation Egg God. Could the combination of these two cause some chemical reaction?”

With this speculation, Chen Du looked at the panel… in the distance.

Lin Xun, in his hidden state, looked back at the Seventh Ecological Circle, which was now completely out of sight due to the distance.

From a perspective only White Cat could see, Lin Xun showed a wry smile:

“Chen Du, of course I can’t tell you who killed your future self.”

“Because that person, is me…”