When the Chosen Ones of the Void Realm approach other Chosen Ones, the Divine Seal Fragments they carry do not vibrate. Therefore, the reaction occurring now certainly points to an unclaimed Divine Seal Fragment.
However, this "unclaimed" simply means that the Divine Seal Fragment has not yet bound with another Chosen One, not that it truly lacks an owner. Evidence of this is the Divine Seal Fragment buried in the heart of Dr. Silver Mask, which has previously caused a reaction on my end.
If nothing unexpected happens, this Divine Seal Fragment should be inside the Fufeng Base. It is hard to believe that apart from myself, this Divine Seal Fragment has gone unnoticed by anyone else. On the contrary, it’s possible that Fufeng has already seized it and is keeping it well-guarded somewhere within the base.
I have speculated from the start that the Impermanence of Luo Mountain likely believe in the existence of the divine seal, and are secretly collecting its fragments. And now, with a reaction to the Divine Seal Fragment in the base controlled by Fa Zheng’s trusted aide, Fufeng, it’s difficult not to entertain further thoughts.
Does Fa Zheng also want to collect the Divine Seal Fragments? This suspicion arose in my mind.
At the same time, I thought of Void Realm’s Number Six—it can be almost confirmed that Number Six is one of Luo Mountain’s Impermanence. So, could Number Six be Fa Zheng?
While I speculated in my heart, Fufeng was also trying to engage in conversation with me. Despite possessing such great power, he exhibited none of the arrogance of the Divine Spear or the brutishness of Chen Long; instead, he was considerate and talkative. I, who am not good at conversation, was also led by him to speak quite a bit.
It is often said that when a person who doesn’t talk much finds someone they can converse with easily, it’s likely not because their "wavelengths" just happen to match, but rather because the latter’s high emotional intelligence is accommodating the former. Perhaps this is the situation right now.
As he led me through an internal passage of the base, he said to me, "Your renown is now resounding both at headquarters and the various local branches. There are rumors that your Flame Ability is actually the manipulation of nuclear fusion to summon the sun. If you get a nickname in the future, it might be based on this feat."
What would a sun-themed nickname be? I couldn’t help but ponder. Needless to say, I am quite interested in nicknames, hoping to be given one that is cool and impressive. And now, this situation of sticking with my own name without change is actually much to my liking. After all, I am already known by the name Zhuang Cheng, so it seems I don’t really need a nickname.
More than that, I needed to correct something: "The person who summoned the nuclear explosion two days ago was not me."
"It’s Yinyue’s doing, I understand. Rumors are like that, they get twisted as they spread," Fufeng said. "That nuclear explosion is bound to accelerate the secular society’s awareness of the abnormal world, and the integration of the two worlds will suddenly intensify. Most Governance Realists believe that the common world is not yet ready to embrace a new worldview, some of whom think you are to blame; even those who know the truth cannot help but think that you should take some responsibility.
"Fufeng Base is a place dominated by Governance Ideology. While here, you might hear some rumors, so please be patient when that time comes. The abnormal world being exposed to the masses is something that could happen at any moment; there’s no progress bar for it, nor is there talk of acceleration or deceleration.
"In today’s world where bizarre incidents occur frequently, it would not be surprising if a tremendously shocking and undeniable super abnormal event happened tomorrow or the day after. In comparison, it’s just a strategic level nuclear explosion within national borders, and everyone has overreacted to this minor matter."
A strategic level nuclear explosion within the territories of the Five Great Powers is considered a minor matter? Could this be the scale of Luo Mountain’s Great Success Rank? I couldn’t help but marvel to myself.
"What truly had a huge impact was the resurrection of Yinyue. Perhaps you do not know, but at the moment Yinyue fully unleashed her mana, alarms went off at both Luo Mountain’s headquarters and branches nationwide. Although she had been dead for nearly twenty years, Luo Mountain has yet to completely dismantle the monitoring of her mana fluctuations," he said. "I still find it hard to believe that she could be revived. It is also hard to believe that Yinyue could be defeated single-handedly by a human other than an Impermanence... I apologize, I am not questioning your achievements."
"Have you had contacts with Yinyue in the past?" I asked.
He first nodded, then thought for a moment and asked, "Have you heard any rumors about the level of my strength?"
"I’ve heard you’re very strong, only an Impermanence could defeat you," I said.
"That’s just flattery from others, an empty reputation. I’m not that impressive. For the several centuries since I became famous, there have been several Great Success Rank Evils considered invincible beneath Impermanence, and now it just so happens to be my turn to be called that," he said. "In my heart, the only one who truly deserves this praise is the Water Master of the old days. If we expand the horizons beyond humans, we can also include Yinyue.
"Do you know how I got this empty reputation? If I tell you, don’t laugh; it’s just because I fought with Yinyue half a century ago and managed to survive by luck."
He has lived for at least a few centuries? Looking at his face that appears to be in his forties or fifties, it was a bit hard to imagine.
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