I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

Chapter 3411: Chapter 1694: The Upper Prison and Lower Limit World as a Cage, Path Contested, Daughter Hollow

The Cold Palace Emperor Realm posed no particular issues, but for the Shengshen Continent, the situation was dire.

The question concerning “self-confinement” had just slipped from Lord Shou’s lips, but Ah Si was still struggling and hadn’t yet answered.

“Boom!”

A deafening thunderclap shook the heavens and struck down a bolt of Tribulation Thunder.

The strike came without any warning, startling everyone across the Five Domains.

For Feng Zhongzui, it was nothing short of a bolt from the blue, as the thunder was aimed directly at him!

Or more precisely, at the Dao Imparting Mirror in his hand!

“Shou…”

Before he could cry out for help, Xu Xiaoshou, who had been on guard all along, casually made a move.

The water-barrel-thick bolt of calamity lightning grazed past Feng Zhongzui’s scalp, and just as it was about to strike the Dao Imparting Mirror, it was severed by the Spatial Upanishad.

With a thunderous roar, the Tribulation Thunder ultimately landed on Lord Shou, but nothing happened to him.

“Is this… a really weak lightning?”

Feng Zhongzui stared at Lord Shou, who hadn’t even budged an inch, and for the first time, he felt that “calamity” seemed utterly insignificant.

Gradually, as Feng Zhongzui probed deeper into the essence of the tribulation, he cried out in astonishment:

“Out of nowhere, why would lightning descend?”

“Lord Shou, your question must be extraordinary! Did it touch upon the continent’s laws, triggering a self-originating Tribulation Thunder as punishment from the heavens?”

“But this lightning wasn’t aimed at you, nor at me—it was aimed at the Dao Imparting Mirror… uh, so this means…”

A flash of realization lit up Feng Zhongzui’s eyes, but fear held him back from finishing his thought.

Unfortunately, Lord Shou chose exactly this moment to glance over; the oppressive threat in his gaze was unmistakable. Left with no choice, Feng Zhongzui forced himself to stammer:

“The purpose of this Tribulation Thunder… isn’t to kill anyone, but to ‘prevent knowledge’ from spreading?”

Prevent knowledge of what?

Feng Zhongzui didn’t need to say more—everyone watching from the Five Domains understood.

It must have been to stop the world from learning the secrets Ah Si was about to reveal next.

But could the secrets concerning “self-confinement” really be so unspeakable? To the point where even mentioning them would invoke resistance from the continent’s laws before the conversation had barely begun?

“Elder Dao the Flamboyant, didn’t you say you’d do your best to help?”

Xu Xiaoshou was also taken aback. A single bolt of lightning didn’t matter to him.

But what if more lightning came next, or worse, unpredicted phenomena began to occur?

Through the Spirit Rhinoceros Technique, he quickly received Elder Dao’s response. The elder’s tone was both excited and restrained, brimming with a nervous thrill as if caught doing something forbidden:

“I can temporarily block external interference from outside the Shengshen Continent to within, and from above to below. But this is only temporary; eventually, the truth will still be known.”

“The rules that have independently evolved within the Shengshen Continent over these years—or rather, the rules altered and refined by those entities—already resist the exposure of secrets.”

“This resistance, I cannot intercept, nor do I know what challenges you might face next. You must tread carefully.”

“Remember: Fate is thus, all is obstructed.”

Heavenly destiny…

Could even this be considered heavenly destiny?

In other words, if I insist on questioning further, the mere fact that the continent’s laws forbid it means I am destined to face immense adversity?

Xu Xiaoshou, however, grew even more intrigued.

He was someone who, once resolved, pursued his decision to the end with unwavering determination.

What’s more, he understood that in this case, no discussion of pros and cons applied to his decision. It hovered in a gray area, neither wholly good nor bad.

The ultimate outcome—whether it leaned toward “good” or “bad”—would depend entirely on human effort.

And humanity…

Humanity triumphs over heaven!

At this juncture, failing to uphold such faith would mean letting “heaven” take the form of gods and buddhas within the heart—becoming an unbreakable belief, forever insurmountable.

“Relinquish your resistance, Ah Si.”

“You’re already exhausted. It’s time you took a proper rest. Isn’t this what you’ve longed for most?”

Under Xu Xiaoshou’s feet, the Space Dao Disc transformed into the Will Dao Disc.

The Super Taoized Will Dao Disc exerted its guidance. Even though Xu Xiaoshou knew Ah Si couldn’t resist the Three Loathsome Eyes on his own…

What was truly opposing him was most likely the protective mechanisms embedded by the Cold Palace Emperor Realm into Ah Si—or worse, the direct handiwork of the Cold Palace Saint Emperor!

By guiding Ah Si to let go—let go of his attachment to the Dao, let go of his loyalty to the Cold Palace Emperor Realm—this would dilute its influence, along with that of the Cold Palace Saint Emperor. Hence, Ah Si could finally answer the question surrounding the Three Loathsome Eyes. Such was the “indirect guidance.”

Proven by actual results, in the cultivation of the Great Path of Will, regardless of how much the Cold Palace Saint Emperor had achieved, Xu Xiaoshou’s mastery was undoubtedly exceptional.

Super Taoization was certainly worthy of being a realm that could only arise in the Divine Relics.

Once the indirect guidance was employed, Ah Si’s body quickly stopped convulsing, his face entirely blank.

The spectators from the Five Domains shuddered in fear.

Just two words. Xu Xiaoshou had merely uttered “put down”—and someone truly let go. This was nothing short of making the world conform to his will.

Lord Shou… was he truly this powerful?

“Self-confinement…”

Ah Si murmured softly, his words incoherent, only conveying a vague sense of meaning.

And his speech sounded as though he was quoting someone else, though who the original speaker was remained unknown.

“Above the Stairway to Heaven is the master, below it are slaves. Slaves confine themselves…”

“Legendary artifacts are slaves, so chaotic divine instruments confine themselves, supreme divine instruments confine themselves, Great Psionic Weapons confine themselves, famed swords confine themselves…”

Was this the reason for the Heavenly Unravel, or even the Eighth Sword Immortal’s multiple Heavenly Unravels?

Some felt the idea strange, yet it made sense, as renowned swords seemed to inherently “self-conceal” due to their overwhelming power.

Ah Si was merely articulating a truth everyone had implicitly known, and there likely wasn’t much left to discuss. Was it really worth wasting any more time questioning him?

Before the Dao Imparting Mirror, many felt Lord Shou’s efforts were redundant; it would’ve been better to simply silence Ah Si with a single sword strike.

Impatient and disgruntled, some cursed under their breaths and chose to walk away.

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