Chapter 237: Chapter 236: The One Who Sees Me, Is It You?
"But who activated the power of the Four Directions Guardian? Not even I can," Jian Shisan said curiously.
Jiang Zuo remained silent. He couldn’t activate it either, and he hadn’t even been able to sense it.
It had most likely been influenced by the grand design of the world.
But if it had been influenced by the grand design of the world, that meant activating it would be even more difficult.
’How on earth did they do it?’
Either someone possessed a key, or there was an existing mechanism here that someone had triggered.
He refused to believe someone had activated the Four Directions Guardian through sheer power. Anyone with that kind of strength could suppress the current Abyss with a mere wave of their hand.
They would never do something so foolish.
Then, Jian Shisan swung his sword, and all the Abyssal Warriors vanished in an instant.
This was the extent of Jian Shisan’s power; annihilating these grunts was effortless for him.
After Jiang Zuo and the others arrived before the Dark Waterfall, Jian Shisan once again unleashed a single sword strike, and the Abyssal Waterfall vanished completely as well.
Jiang Zuo looked at Jian Shisan in astonishment. The man was even stronger than he’d anticipated.
’Is it because he’s in a hurry to get back?’
At that moment, Jian Shisan looked at Jiang Zuo. "Did I overdo it?"
Jiang Zuo: "..."
Then, without a word, he walked straight into the Seal.
Jian Shisan didn’t follow. He simply planted his sword into the ground. A blade of light then flared out, pushing back against the power of the Four Directions Guardian.
"I can’t hold it for long. As for the pressure on you inside, I can’t help you with that," Jian Shisan said.
Jiang Zuo nodded.
Then, he placed a hand on the core of the Seal.
The entire Sealing Altar immediately lit up and even began to whir to life.
Jian Shisan’s eyes narrowed at the sight. ’So fast. He activated the Seal with such ease.’
He knew he couldn’t have done that, especially after only taking a single glance inside.
’No wonder. No wonder he’s so confident. He’s truly incredible. As expected, the men who marry a Saintess are no simple folk.’
In Jian Shisan’s eyes, anyone capable of marrying a Saintess was more formidable than him. (A Candidacy Saintess is still a Saintess, after all.)
Meanwhile, Jiang Zuo frowned at the Sealing Altar. Although he had activated the altar, it was just as Jian Shisan had said—a crucial component was missing.
A form of identity verification, one might say.
It served as both verification and a key component, but was such a design really necessary?
Jiang Zuo then began to analyze the Seal, and he soon had his answer.
It wasn’t that its creator had wanted to include a verification step; it was that this Array was a bloodline Seal. The fact that a token could be used at all was already a special privilege.
’In other words, other than the Qin Tian of that era, no one else could activate this Seal?’
Jiang Zuo sighed. It wasn’t that he couldn’t do it, but it had become more complicated.
While it would take a day at most, making him spend an entire day to crack it was a true waste of time.
It would have been fine before, but now, with the Four Directions Guardian closing in, it was downright deadly.
He was currently trying to activate the Seal under immense pressure.
He could only hope that Su Qi wasn’t the one who had done something so foolish.
Jiang Zuo didn’t dwell on it. Wasting time on useless thoughts was worse than taking action to solve the problem.
While analyzing the Seal, Jiang Zuo identified the missing component and sketched its outline.
A palm-sized gap then appeared before him.
’It really is the most important part. Finding a substitute would take at least a day.’ But as he looked at the gap, Jiang Zuo felt a sense of familiarity.
’It’s like I’ve seen this data somewhere before.’
After a moment’s thought, Jiang Zuo took out the Battle Spirit Stele. He compared its size to the gap. Hmm, a perfect fit.
Jiang Zuo then placed the Battle Spirit Stele into the opening. It fit perfectly.
The Battle Spirit Stele connected with the entire Sealing Altar. Light flared, and a moment later, a brilliant beam erupted from the altar, soaring into the sky.
The Seal was completely activated—fully and comprehensively.
Jian Shisan stared, stunned. "He... he did it? No wonder he was able to marry the Candidacy Saintess."
Jiang Zuo’s feat seemed like something out of a fantasy tale to Jian Shisan. He had actually activated the Seal just like that.
’But what did he just put in there? A stele? Was that the original missing component? Where did he get it?’ Jian Shisan wondered, puzzled.
Meanwhile, Su Qi and Jingyue were staring at the scene before them. It wasn’t the present-day scenery, but an image from an ancient era.
A person with a blurred face undid the Seal, then used a new method to connect to the Four Directions Guardian.
Then, he set up something that Jingyue and Su Qi couldn’t comprehend at all.
Su Qi asked Jingyue, "Senior Sister, who is he? What’s he doing?"
Jingyue shook her head. "I don’t know, but this is different from what I saw before."
It was truly different. This was not the Forbidden Land Maiden, nor the one who suppressed the Abyss, and certainly not any of their followers.
His face being obscured was one thing, but his entire aura was completely different.
Just as Jingyue and Su Qi were feeling bewildered, the person suddenly turned his head and looked toward their position.
He stared for a long time. Su Qi and Jingyue’s hearts skipped a beat. It felt as if he was about to see them.
Su Qi and Jingyue glanced at each other, their eyes seeming to ask the same question: ’He can’t see us, can he?’
The other’s eyes seemed to reply: ’Probably not. It’s like we’re watching TV, so he’s probably just looking at the camera.’
Yes, that made perfect sense.
Just then, the man spoke. "This should be about the right spot. So, who is it that will see me? Is it you, or someone else? I hope it’s you, and yet, I hope it’s not.
If it is you, the road ahead will be arduous. Please forgive us.
If it is not you, then the road ahead will be arduous for this entire world. I hope you can all struggle to survive.
There is very little we can do."
Su Qi and Jingyue exchanged another look. They had no idea what he was talking about.
’Is he talking to us?’
’What does this mean for the present situation?’
’Is it the first scenario or the second?’
After a moment’s thought, both Su Qi and Jingyue decided it must be the second one.
They had no idea what the first scenario even meant.
At that moment, the man spoke again. "If it is not you, then the collapse must have already begun, hasn’t it? I hope the ensuing decay isn’t too severe. It would be best if a capable person were to emerge, notice this, and mend it all in time."
Finally, with a sigh, the man disintegrated into ash.
Su Qi asked in shock, "Did that person just die, or did the vision just end?"
Jingyue shook her head; she didn’t know either.
’But what on earth did he mean?’
They still didn’t understand. Why did he say things would be arduous for the entire world?
’Is something going to happen?’
He didn’t even explain everything. People like that always love being so cryptic and mysterious, never getting straight to the point.
’Don’t they realize the people watching won’t understand a thing?’
’Conveying a message so poorly could lead to disaster!’
Then, Jingyue and Su Qi’s vision returned to normal. But as soon as it did, they felt the power of the Four Directions Guardian being rapidly siphoned away.
The suction was so fast they could barely withstand it.
It felt as if they were about to be sucked away completely.
If Jingyue hadn’t grabbed onto that shield while also holding onto Su Qi...
...they might have really been pulled away.
"Senior Sister, what’s happening?" Su Qi cried out.
"I don’t know, but it seems like the linked function of the Four Directions Guardian has been activated. Just hang in there, we’ll be fine."
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