CHAPTER 743: CHAPTER 609 HUMAN DEGENERATION, SO DOES THE SEQUENCE

Wu Xiaode quietly waited for several breaths.

The Book of the Dead floated in front of him, with a continually trembling black dot emerging on its pages.

"So... this black dot is the ’Initial Sequence’?"

Wu Xiaode shrugged as he asked.

No sooner had his voice faded than rows of small print appeared on the page:

"You have obtained the ’Pangu’s Initial Sequence.’

"With this identity, you are about to receive the first message left behind by the Pangu World:

"’Head to the Human Barrier, fifty thousand li to the west, and receive the remaining Heroic Spirit Power there.’

"—This will make both the sequence and you stronger at the same time!"

"—The destined path to becoming stronger is right beneath your feet!"

Wu Xiaode glanced over it, then looked towards the constantly trembling small black dot.

He vaguely sensed the will of the black dot.

It was asking him whether he accepted this mission.

"—Nope," Wu Xiaode waved his hand, "I’ve told you before, we’re aiming to slack off."

Slack off?

The small black dot spun counterclockwise on the page, pausing now and then before spinning rapidly in circles.

It seemed somewhat confused.

Wu Xiaode became irritated and spread his hands:

"You don’t understand slacking off? It’s our way to survive—damn it, a bunch of eternal beings are watching us like a show from the Holy Realm, and they can mess with us through the sequence anytime. With our current strength, we really can’t win, buddy."

The small black dot stopped moving.

Wu Xiaode sighed, "It’s hard enough as it is, and countless champions have died before, what makes you think we could do any better than them?"

"So better to just lie down and take it."

"Get it?"

After these explanations, the small black dot started to slowly rotate clockwise.

It seemed to understand Wu Xiaode’s point.

The most important thing right now was survival!

That it understood!

But it still had one doubt—

After all, its birth was for the purpose of continuous evolution, to protect humans, and to fight against enemies.

The small black dot hesitated for a while, then suddenly jumped from the page, headbutted Wu Xiaode’s forehead, and then settled back onto the page.

A message immediately emerged in Wu Xiaode’s mind.

Wu Xiaode suddenly realized and chuckled:

"What? You’re asking how you’re supposed to get stronger if we keep slacking off like this?"

"Let’s not think about getting stronger or not for now, be content if we can survive. If you really want to evolve—"

He casually pointed up into the sky.

Ten suns hung overhead.

Moreover, Fire Giants were slowly walking in the sky, occasionally casting their gaze toward the ground.

"Look, solar energy is eco-friendly and healthy, plus there’s no risk of indigestion, and sunbathing isn’t dangerous. Doesn’t that sound nice?"

Wu Xiaode said.

On the page, the small black dot shook violently a few times, clearly stunned.

Rows of ice crystal small print rapidly appeared next to the small black dot in the blank space:

"According to the rules you set, ’Initial Sequence’ has entered its first phase of slacking off."

"The destiny that was written is starting to change."

"Slacking off successful!"

"—Today is clear and sunny, the sequence and His Champion Excellency are touring this town, even basking in the sun together, quite blissful."

"The power of Pangu, I shall freely take it without confining to a particulars."

All the small type flashed and quickly disappeared.

At the same time.

In the sky, a Fire Giant with towering figure like a mountain suddenly halted its step.

In the blink of an eye—

It transformed into a streak of flame and plummeted down, with a ’whoosh’ dived into the Book of the Dead, and was absorbed by the small black dot and disappeared.

Wu Xiaode was stunned.

He slowly raised his head to look at the sky and then slowly lowered it to look at the small black dot again.

"Excuse me, did you just destroy a Fire Giant just now?"

Wu Xiaode asked.

The small black dot had become slightly different.

Around it, Fiery Flames appeared and disappeared intermittently.

It also became more lively, vibrating in a particularly rhythmic way.

A streak of firelight flew out from its side, forming rows of Fiery Flame small print in mid-air:

"His Champion Excellency was right."

"I originated from Pangu, so the entire Pangu is open to me."

"Hiding in His Excellency’s shadow, unnoticed by Pangu’s Fire Tribulation, I seized the opportunity to absorb the Power of Fire Tribulation, which is quite enough for me to complete an initial evolution."

"After all, I’m still new."

"No need to be like those failed cases in history, always having to absorb a specific power."

"Slacking off is the true path to power!"

Wu Xiaode silently watched these rows of Fiery Flame small print.

—He hadn’t seen clearly at all how the sequence had acted just before.

But it had taken down a Fire Giant.

That was an embodiment of the Fire Tribulation!

Do we have a slightly different understanding of "slacking off"?

That being said—

No wonder this sequence is recognized as the ultimate power against the mysterious and eternal.

It’s outrageously strong!

Wu Xiaode looked up at the sky again.

The Fire Giants were moving slowly.

They hadn’t noticed that one of their own had just disappeared.

——Thanks to my reputation as a "lonely inhabitant of the secluded pool," I provided Little Black with the concealment it needed!

This spared it from worrying about its own safety, allowing it to strike with full force!

...Well, all right then.

Wu Xiaode sighed, feeling somewhat weary at heart.

"Next time you strike, you must tell me, understand? This world is very dangerous. Killing something without care, we don’t know what consequences it might bring."

"Survival is the most important!"

Wu Xiaode earnestly cautioned.

"Yes!" Little Black responded with a thread of flame forming text.

Just as Wu Xiaode was about to close the Book of the Dead, he saw another prompt rune emerge:

"Congratulations."

"You and your sequence have killed a Fire Giant."

"Would you like to use the fairy’s ’Green Ivy Necklace’ to transform into a Fire Giant?"

"If you are willing to transform into a Fire Giant, this ’Angler’ sequence will glimpse the entirety of the Fire Giant’s structure from your body, achieving an excellent appraisal and earning you the ’Angler’s Reward’!"

——This was the "Angler" sequence!

But then——

"I didn’t make a move; it was the sequence that did the killing," Wu Xiaode said.

"A sequence always attaches itself to a person; its actions are equivalent to your actions," the "Angler" sequence replied.

"Is that so?"

Despite his doubt, Wu Xiaode nevertheless pressed the Green Ivy brooch.

The next instant——

In the center of the small town, a giant suddenly appeared, its entire body engulfed in raging flames!

"Initiating data collection."

"’Angler’ sir, you will certainly like the spoils of this species appraisal."

"Up to this moment, you have done very well!"

...

At the same time.

In the west.

Fifty thousand li away.

On top of a majestic city wall, human skeletons were piled up like a mountain.

This was none other than the renowned "Human Barrier," where, at the brink of collapse of the Pangu World, the human army had clashed in a decisive battle with an alien species possessing a certain sequence.

It was deathly silent on top of the city wall.

Silent of any sound or living thing.

Time slowly passed by.

Finally——

A voice rang out:

"It seems Emperor Bai was successful."

Another voice followed:

"Indeed, he must have destroyed the entire competition. Otherwise—"

A third voice chimed in:

"This place’s power is essential for helping the Pangu Sequence complete its first evolution. The human champion must come here with the sequence."

As the voice faded,

The Void teemed with a dense throng of humans.

No, rather than calling them human, it’s more accurate to describe them as mysterious lives wearing human skin!

There were so numerous that they completely surrounded the vast city wall!

Above the heads of these mysterious creatures floated a Floating City.

The Floating City was so massive that it blocked the view of all the Fire Giants.

——What a staggering move!

It’s unfathomable how much power these mysterious lives expended, but in any case——

To slay that champion and the sequence, they were thoroughly prepared!

But no one came.

Suddenly.

A streak of light flew from the distant sky, landing in front of everyone, and spoke:

"Gentlemen."

"I have completely destroyed the World Will of the Virtual World, wiped out all the competitors, and from now on, that sequence will never appear again."

"Pangu’s only chance for a turnaround has been utterly extinguished."

All the mysterious creatures present listened quietly.

A human cloaked in endless black light asked in a low voice:

"Emperor Bai, what do you want?"

Emperor Bai’s voice came from within the light:

"You all have to support me and acknowledge me as your supreme leader."

That person immediately replied, "Impossible, you don’t have the strength to be the supreme leader of all the mysterious, even if you represent the ’Sage’ sequence, you cannot lord over us, unless—"

"Unless what?" Emperor Bai inquired.

"Unless you’ve killed that human who unleashed ’love, dreams, and world peace,’ allowing all of us to regain our strength!" the person said.

All the surrounding mysterious creatures echoed the sentiment.

——It seems that was the consensus.

"Hmph, I will kill him soon..."

The voice of Emperor Bai grew quieter and eventually faded away.

The streak of light also dissipated.

The gathering of mysterious lives looked at one another.

"I can’t let him get ahead of me; what right does he have to rise above me?" One of the mysterious lives couldn’t help but say.

"Let it be a race, then," the man shrouded in black light declared, "since the Pangu Sequence has been completely extinguished, let’s all join this competition and see who can kill that human first."

"That’s right, let’s go!"

"Go on, let’s take down that human!"

"Dream on, Emperor Bai, thinking such pretty thoughts; watch as I take that human’s life first!"

The mysterious creatures noisily agreed.