CHAPTER 653: 611 HUMAN DAO DIVINE WEAPON

Fa Zheng leaned on a silver-white spear and sat down opposite me.

"Thank you for the ’Du Shuo Mountain’ technical data you provided last time. I have already handed it over to Weichi. He is now working hard on the research. I believe that soon, the door to the Post-mortem World will be opened." Fa Zheng spoke in a formal tone, "This time, the reason I invited you here is none other than to discuss Ming Zhuo."

"I heard you found traces of Ming Zhuo," I said.

"Yes." Fa Zheng pointed to the coffee table between us.

The documents on the coffee table all disappeared, replaced by a large map of the country. There was a huge red circle near the eastern part of the map, marking a coastal second-tier city.

"According to my investigation, the last place Ming Zhuo appeared was probably here. It was the day before yesterday, just when you returned. Ming Zhuo seemed to have swiftly moved to this location for some unknown reason. Since then, there have been no signs of movement. If you intend to hunt him down, it’s best to take a look here." Fa Zheng said.

"Since you’re using the word ’hunt’ and setting up this scenario, it means..." I glanced at the silver-white spear in his hand.

"That’s right. Thanks to the clues you provided, I found evidence of Ming Zhuo’s connection with the Evangelical Institute within two days. As early as mid-last year, he had already secretly aligned with the Evangelical Institute." Fa Zheng said coldly, "So this hunt isn’t just for you. I’m going too, to get an ’explanation’ from Ming Zhuo.

"Additionally, considering we might clash with Ming Zhuo in a densely populated urban area, and he might use ordinary citizens within a hundred kilometers as hostages, I took from Luo Mountain’s Magic Treasure Warehouse the Magic Treasure ’Mirror Flower’ which can deploy a powerful barrier.

"You can think of it as a Magic Treasure that can simultaneously trap both sides of the battle into a Different Space. Although this Different Space cannot withstand our long-term fights, as long as we keep the battle under three minutes and finish quickly, there shouldn’t be much of a problem."

The name "Mirror Flower" easily reminded people of the "Water Moon" that Ying Lingyun had during his lifetime, as if the two had a paired relationship. However, as I know, "Water Moon" is an isolated Magic Treasure and it is far inferior in rank compared to "Mirror Flower" which can intervene in Great Impermanence battles. Their relationship is obviously limited to coincidentally using the "Mirror Flowers and Water Moon" allusion in their names.

This kind of situation is quite common in Luo Mountain. Many people like to refer to well-known allusions when naming new things. With so many instances, it’s inevitable for names to clash. Since there is no such thing as ’priority registration,’ one can only let it be.

While thinking, I looked at the silver-white spear in Fa Zheng’s hand and asked, "The Magic Treasure you’re talking about isn’t this spear, is it?"

"No. ’Mirror Flower’ is with me, while this spear was taken out to thoroughly suppress Ming Zhuo within a very short time." Fa Zheng said, "This weapon has many different names throughout Luo Mountain’s history, and it transforms into various forms, adapting automatically to the user’s consciousness. In my hands, it becomes the ’spear form,’ and I personally like to call it the ’Human Dao Divine Weapon.’"

"Is this the legendary Human Dao Divine Weapon?" I immediately searched for the corresponding entry in my mind.

Weapons and Magic Treasures that can match the Power of Great Impermanence are extremely rare. Recently, for example, in fights against Ming Zhuo and Huang Quan, or earlier, Xuanming and Yama fought barehanded, purely using their own Mana for attacks and defense. This is because the Power of Great Impermanence is so strong that materials capable of withstanding its output cannot be found by normal means.

Even in the incredibly long history of Luo Mountain, there have been some Great Impermanence figures who enhanced their combat ability with weapons. The Zhu family’s ancestor, Zhu Yi, was one such example. His superpower, Gold and Killing Power, naturally had the ability to elevate weapons to the level of Great Impermanence. I can also use Artifacts Refining Power to Utilize ’Furnace Slag’ as an Ash Weapon. There are other few Great Impermanences who have obtained weapons in their own ways.

However, like Zhu Yi and me, their weapons have a major flaw: they can hardly be wielded by anyone besides themselves.

Even the Yama Sword used by Zhu Shi bears the huge restriction that it can only be used by the Zhu family’s heirs; otherwise, it is just a high-performing Evil Sword. All the Zhu family heirs between Zhu Yi and Zhu Shi have spent their lives unable to communicate with the vast Mana contained, and if it weren’t for me pointing it out after becoming an Impermanence, even Mr. Zhu and Zhu Shi, as the user, always believed that "Yama Sword has the Power of Great Impermanence" was just a fabricated story by past Zhu heirs.

Even so, without Zhu Shi’s extraordinary talent and the assistance of Mazao and Little Bowl, the essence of the Yama Sword could not be harnessed.

My own Ash Weapon is no different. ’Furnace Slag’ is a mysterious material in Luo Mountain that cannot be further processed by any normal means, yet it can dynamically change its size and shape in response to my consciousness. With a thought, ’Furnace Slag’ can be compressed from a mountain-like size to the size of a fist. Only a super-dense Ash Weapon like this can carry ocean-like volumes of fire and continue compressing it.

But such an immensely dense material is extremely unnatural. Just like Great Demon Xuanwu’s flesh cannot exist detached from its main body, a super-dense Ash Weapon cannot exist apart from me. If it were to carry another Great Impermanence’s Mana, such as Xuanming’s flames, my thoughts would be blocked, and the Ash Weapon would explode and disassemble on the spot.

The Human Dao Divine Weapon in Fa Zheng’s hand is also a weapon with extremely stringent requirements for its user.

In ancient times, forging was regarded as a mystical craft. Some artisans, in their quest to create the utmost weapons, might even cast themselves into the furnace. In various legends associated with the famous "Gan Jiang and Mo Ye," there exists an extreme tale where Mo Ye sacrifices herself for her husband Gan Jiang to forge a divine weapon.

It is said that long ago, a Divine Son who cared deeply for all living beings, realizing his own power was too meager to save the world, decided to offer himself as a living sacrifice. After enduring hardships akin to the eighty-one tribulations, he finally, through a great fortuitous encounter, forged a divine weapon designed to save the masses.

This divine weapon can communicate with the will of humanity that exists in the void—also known as Naraku’s Will. In modern terms, this is the collective unconscious of humanity.

In times of crisis for human civilization, the holder of the Human Dao Divine Weapon becomes the center of a vortex of destiny for the human race. As long as actions align with the purpose of saving human civilization, the weapon grants the holder the full nature of a Divine Son, enabling them to "go with the flow" and gain the tremendous power from the void.

Even a mere mortal with no skills can acquire enough strength to match a veteran Impermanence. And if the holder is already an Impermanence, they can reach even greater heights.

On this basis, the greater the crisis faced by human civilization, the greater the enhancements the holder can receive. Theoretically, if the human civilization in the Living World were to suffer catastrophic damage to the point of potential extinction, the holder could even unleash the power beyond the Third Gate in this dire moment.

However, to use the Human Dao Divine Weapon, the holder must have a spirit willing to give everything for human civilization, even its own life, to save it. Once this spirit is lost, the weapon will reject the bearer. This is a magic treasure that only a saint can wield.

Impermanence with such spirit is rare throughout the long history of Luo Mountain.

The fact that the Human Dao Divine Weapon has acknowledged Fa Zheng by changing its form means that it recognizes his qualification to use it.

Fa Zheng, who once orchestrated support from behind the Human Bureau, can wield this kind of weapon...

"The Human Dao Divine Weapon cannot be used when human civilization is not in crisis, but since Ming Zhuo has allied with the Evangelical Institute, which intends to eradicate human civilization, this weapon now has its role to play." Fa Zheng remarked thoughtfully.

Upon hearing this, I quickly realized another issue—the Evangelical Institute gods, who have a deep understanding of Fa Zheng, could probably foresee such circumstances.

If the plan is to carry out a massacre of humanity while opposing Fa Zheng, the holder of the Human Dao Divine Weapon, then either he must be killed before executing the plan, or they must be prepared to face Fa Zheng, who might control the power of the Third Gate.

Logically, the Evangelical Institute can only choose the former option, but I highly doubt they are also prepared for the latter. Because in Luo Mountain, there is indeed an Impermanence who has opened the Third Gate—Old Fist God.

Has the Evangelical Institute also tried to recruit Old Fist God? What is Old Fist God’s stance on the human massacre plan?

I attempted to inquire Fa Zheng, but he shook his head and said, "I don’t know. Old Fist God’s whereabouts are unpredictable. I even suspect that the Evangelical Institute hasn’t been able to successfully contact him."

Old Fist God, alongside Shan Liangyi, is the only other Impermanence who has opened the Third Gate, and his attitude will directly affect the world’s fate.

The troubling thing is that he is also an Impermanence who doesn’t care about the survival of all living beings.

Although I want to believe that Old Fist God wouldn’t agree with such an ugly plan as the human massacre, ultimately, the reason I find it uninteresting and inferior is merely due to my personal aesthetic views. I cannot guarantee everyone shares the same aesthetics and mindset.

There might be those who consider it a beautiful efficiency of simplicity. Abandoning all of human civilization’s accumulated history to strive for the race’s survival might even align with Old Fist God’s philosophy of the "Great Abandonment," perhaps suiting his temperament.