NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 1122: The Third in the World
In Ao Wushuang's Path-Scenic Land.
"Divine Jumper, how did you appear here?!"
The Thunder Emperor retreated in terror, eyes filled with fear.
And Ao Wushuang too was somewhat puzzled, who is this old man... to even make the Thunder Emperor so afraid?
Is he even more formidable than the Great Emperor?
The old man referred to by the Thunder Emperor as "Divine Jumper" then stretched lazily, stepping down from the Thunder Path Flower, paying no attention to the Thunder Emperor, and instead, turned his gaze to Ao Wushuang, a twinkle in the old eyes, saying:
"You don't recognize me?"
Ao Wushuang said:
"Who are you?"
The Divine Jumper immediately burst into laughter, saying:
"Very well... not recognizing me is for the best!"
He clapped his hands, seemingly very happy, and then suddenly turned around and said:
"I'm going to visit your Dao Scenic Area, you don't mind, do you?"
Just as Ao Wushuang was about to say something, the old man suddenly said again:
"Please say you mind."
Ao Wushuang: "???"
What the hell is with this old man...
But unable to gauge the old man's capabilities, he could only follow up by saying:
"I... I mind."
Only then did the old man look satisfied, saying:
"Hmm, to mind is to not mind, tsk tsk... That's settled."
He immediately walked towards the inner part of Ao Wushuang's Dao Scenic Area.
Seeing this, Ao Wushuang felt a bit uneasy, for he knew there were many secrets in his Dao Scenic Area.
He hurriedly followed the old man.
The Thunder Emperor was also feeling uneasy, but now, he felt a huge sense of curiosity, faintly sensing that he might have stumbled upon something extraordinary... and thus mustered the courage to closely follow behind Ao Wushuang.
The Divine Jumper walked on, and before long, he saw five towering statues.
Five gigantic statues, identical to Ao Wushuang.
And at the center of the statues, a Black Small Tower was hovering uncertainly.
Moreover, at this moment, beside the small tower... there was also a black coin that seemed oddly out of place.
"Hm?"
"This tower... this tower..."
The gaze of the Divine Jumper was fixed intently on the Black Small Tower, as if he had seen something unbelievable!
He stepped forward directly towards the Black Small Tower.
He did not enter the Black Small Tower, he simply walked around it, his expression extremely solemn.
Afterward, he glanced again at the five statues resembling Ao Wushuang and the black coin beside them.
He reached out, taking the black coin in his hand, caressing it for a moment, and said:
"After so much toil and sacrifice, allowing old Zhao and those Ancestors of Darkness to transform their essence, becoming the White Mist Origin..."
"It was all for them to replace you in keeping the lamp burning... I did not expect that..."
The Divine Jumper's eyes seemed to show a hint of helplessness, saying:
"You are still you after all... It seems that you have seen through my arrangements..."
From Ao Wushuang's Dao Scenic Area, to this Black Small Tower, to that black coin, he seemed to have understood something.
"...what exactly do you intend to do... The Nine Worlds Forbidden Tower locks away a being corrupted by nine generations of darkness, with the Dark Entity as its core, could it be..."
He was pondering, when suddenly a flash of shock crossed his eyes.
But, he immediately stopped talking and fell into contemplation.
He threw the black coin back into the space between the five statues, then turned around and suddenly looked at Ao Wushuang, saying:
"Your Dao Scenic Area... lacks the vigor of visitors..."
"Come on, do as your brother says, capture the Water Emperor, and have her dance bare-waisted to liven things up, how about it?"
He was just short of writing the word 'persuasion' on his face!
Ao Wushuang:
"..."
At this moment, he was truly feeling quite uneasy.
This Divine Jumper gave him an inexplicable sense of fear, like facing a small rural village...
"That... sure, sure."
He decided to stay his hand for the moment, then tentatively asked:
"So... Divine God Bro, how did you show up in my Dao Scenic Area?"
His face showed pure confusion.
Behind him, the Thunder Emperor also looked up, utterly perplexed.
Hearing this, the Divine Jumper laughed and said:
"Telling you this doesn't matter, since you don't know who I am anyway, hahaha…"
He laughed and pointed at the Thunder Emperor:
"Once his Path of Parasitism was successful, I came into being."
"Cough cough, in fact, I am just one of the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, hidden within this variable of his…"
He was quite straightforward, holding nothing back, his face wearing a look of self-satisfaction. That expression resembled that of a tactician whose stratagems had finally borne fruit — he couldn't help but revel in his triumph!
The Thunder Emperor was utterly dumbfounded upon hearing this.
What the heck...
His Path of Parasitism succeeded...
And he could just appear?
"You… You hid your soul within the causality of me?!"
The Thunder Emperor, despite being an overlord in his own right, instantly understood what was happening. His complexion turned extremely ugly as he said:
"So you would only come into existence after I achieved some specific causality?!"
The Divine Jumper laughed at this, his expression akin to a profound chess player who had finally revealed his grand strategy, saying:
"Little bird, not so dumb, eh."
"But... how did you manage that?" the Thunder Emperor asked, trembling.
It was terrifying.
"This? Simple…"
The Divine Jumper replied with a slight smile:
"The Path of Parasitism… I actually created it."
"When you walk the path I laid out, I can naturally emerge from the shadows of time and causality… Otherwise, do you think the likes of little snakes and Little Pangolins could have discovered the Path of Parasitism? Ridiculous!"
The Thunder Emperor was stunned.
The Path of Parasitism...
Was actually created by the Divine Jumper?!
"You… why did you create the Path of Parasitism, and why did you give it to the Water Emperor and the others…"
The Divine Jumper chuckled even more casually, saying:
"I just praised your intelligence, and here you are being foolish again?"
"Of course, it's to remain hidden... With this technique, my Three Souls and Seven Spirits do not exist within specific time-space, but within a variable. Until you reach this step, I won't appear—you see, how safe!"
"Even if someone scours the river of causality, no one will be able to find me."
His laughter was genuinely joyful.
The Thunder Emperor finally understood...
So, the entire Path of Parasitism... was just a contingency plan left by the Divine Jumper...
A lifesaving contingency!
That meant that the three ancient emperors—Earth Emperor, Water Emperor, and Metal Emperor—who diligently studied for countless years and believed the Path of Parasitism was a way out...
It was just a trap laid by the Divine Jumper!
This trap wasn't solely for the Thunder Emperor but was aimed at all the Great Emperors who embarked on this path.
"You… aren't you being a bit too deceitful?"
The Thunder Emperor couldn't help but exclaim!
The Divine Jumper, upon hearing this, replied disdainfully:
"You call this a deceit?"
"How shortsighted. Wait until you encounter a certain shameless thing, then you'll know what real deceit is…"
He shook his head as if unwilling to elaborate further.
"No, wait… who exactly are you?"
At that moment, the Thunder Emperor suddenly thought of something and urgently inquired.
He himself, a Creator, is already honored as a Great Emperor, regarded as the pinnacle of this world, but the Divine Jumper...
This sort of "old pit-digger" who could invent the Path of Parasitism and lay traps for so many Great Emperors must be terrifyingly powerful...
The Divine Jumper, upon hearing this, replied with a slight smile:
"Me? Didn't you say it already? I'm the Divine Jumper…"
"But… how powerful are you really?"
The Thunder Emperor couldn't help but ask again.
Without a second thought, the Divine Jumper replied: "Just average, third in the world."
The Thunder Emperor: "???"
…
Today, after some calculation, I should strive to finish around June.
I have been encountering severe writer's block recently, because all the gaps that needed filling are filled, and how to write the subsequent ending... is also very troubling.
In any case, I'm already considering how to conclude this book.
With over three million words, I feel it's the regular length for wrapping up a book. Too many words would dilute the content, too few would not be substantial enough.
I hope everything goes smoothly.
That's it, good night.