Chapter 2286 Becoming a G.o.d
[Ding~ Notification: Member "Jinhudao Ren" of the "Ancient Heavenly Court" in your friend list has died.]
[Ding~ Notification: Member "Cai Wu w.a.n.g" of the "Ancient Heavenly Court" in your friend list has died.]
[Ding~ Notification: Member "Tianwai Han Xing" of the "Ancient Heavenly Court" in your friend list has died.]
It was as if his notifications had gone on a spree. Four death notices rang in Song Shuhang"s mind in rapid succession.
These friends in his list were the high-profile remnants of the Ancient Heavenly Court. These were heavyweights who had targeted him back when he was in the world of beast cultivators. They were, at the very least, Profound Sages armed with Ninth Stage Tribulation Transcender magical treasures, and some of them were even Ninth Stage Tribulation Transcenders themselves.
Back then, he had added them to his "friend list." Using his divine third eye, he had forcefully injected a wave of "junk information" into their brains and formed a "fate" bond with them.
Once Song Shuhang had emerged from the "Wielder"s Small Black Room," they had silently remained in his friend list.
Now, four members of the Ancient Heavenly Court, each possessing the power of a "Tribulation Transcender," had met their end in quick succession. This had occurred despite the protection of Zither Master Fengyi, who possessed Immortal-level power!
What had happened to the remnants of the Heavenly Court"s "Guangting Faction"?
Could it be Senior White"s doing?
No, given Senior White"s style, it felt more like he would suggest sending the members of the Heavenly Court to the "Wielder"s Small Black Room" for safety.
Or perhaps the old subordinates of the "Venerable Sovereign" had launched another attack on the remaining members of the Heavenly Court? Or could it be that the "Venerable Sovereign" had truly been resurrected?
Song Shuhang furrowed his brow.
In any case, the first order of business was to find a way to contact Senior White.
"Madam Long Luo, has the "cultivation" upgrade been completed?" he inquired mentally.
"It will take another day and a half for the upgrade to be completed. If Administrator Tyrant Song needs to contact someone, you can directly use the "Strengthening Message" function," Madam Long Luo reminded him.
"Thank you for the reminder," Song Shuhang said as he retrieved Senior White from his list and inserted a drop of energy.
"Senior White, are you still in the beast cultivator world? Has something happened in the world of beast cultivators?"
After a brief pause, Senior White replied, "Recently, I"ve been gathering the evil energy of the Netherworld in the world of beast cultivators, preparing to locate that black stone tablet... Afterward, I got absorbed in researching something significant, so I didn"t pay much attention to what was happening in the world of beast cultivators."
Song Shuhang was momentarily speechless.
"Senior White, what are you researching?"
Senior White was engrossed in something important. Meanwhile, four Profound Sages and Tribulation Transcenders from the Ancient Heavenly Court had just died in quick succession.
If one were to link these two seemingly unrelated events together, it might spell trouble. Could Senior White have accidentally triggered some catastrophic event while conducting his research in the world of beast cultivators?
"I feel like you"re worried about something strange, but don"t fret. What I"m researching isn"t anything perilous," Senior White rea.s.sured.
Song Shuhang couldn"t help but recall how Senior White would comfort him similarly every time he tinkered with household appliances. It was always the same rea.s.surance, and Senior White would use it again after successfully fixing the appliances.
Senior White was truly a master of consistency.
"I"m studying how to become a "G.o.d,"" Senior White disclosed.
This time, it was Song Shuhang"s turn to be flabbergasted.
Become a G.o.d? For ordinary folks, beings capable of soaring through the skies and wreaking havoc with a mere gesture were already considered G.o.ds. In the realm of cultivators, only the "Heavenly Dao" was comparable to the concept of a "G.o.d."
"Senior White, are you planning to contend with the heavens?" Song Shuhang asked.
"Shuhang, it seems you"ve been a bit too audacious lately. No matter what you think, you always attribute things to the "Wielder of the Will." The "G.o.d" I"m researching and aiming to become is more akin to the Shadow Overlord. I"ve recently stumbled upon some clues and am in the process of deducing and constructing theoretical formulas. I believe the feasibility is extremely high," Senior White clarified.
"I"m not being audacious, Senior. It"s just that you mentioned wanting to become a "G.o.d," so I naturally applied the "Wielder of the Will" template to the concept of a "G.o.d,"" Song Shuhang explained.
However, the fact that Senior White was investigating the Shadow Overlord and even referred to it as a "G.o.d" was somewhat unexpected.
"I still need some time to delve deeper into my research. Did something happen in the world of beast cultivators?" Senior White inquired once more.
"To be precise, something unexpected occurred among the remnants of the Ancient Heavenly Court. Four Profound Sages or Tribulation Transcenders died suddenly," Song Shuhang replied.
He wondered if these Profound Sages and Tribulation Transcenders had any means of resurrection.
"Did you do it?" Senior White swiftly asked.
Song Shuhang was speechless.
"Senior White, do you think I"m capable of that?
You know me better than that." he thought.
"Then, while I"m collecting the Netherworld"s evil energy and conducting experiments, I"ll keep an eye on it for you. I"m still in the world of beast cultivators anyway," Senior White responded.
Song Shuhang replied, "No need, no need, it"s primarily a matter concerning the remaining members of the Heavenly Court, and it doesn"t have much to do with us. You don"t have to expend your energy on it. Nonetheless, something about this situation seems strange. Please take care of yourself, Senior White."
"Alright, understood. Actually, I"ve been quite safe all along. If there"s any danger, I"ll make a swift retreat," Senior White a.s.sured.
After concluding his conversation with Senior White, Song Shuhang extended his hand and picked up the ancient language book.
The dead of night was an excellent time for study.
Beneath the moonlight, the demonic hamster kept the young scholar company as he earnestly delved into his studies.
After flipping through a few pages of the book, Song Shuhang suddenly raised his head as a thought occurred to him. Why not inquire directly with someone involved in the Ancient Heavenly Court about the situation?
Even though he had four high-level members of the Ancient Heavenly Court on his friend list, he still had many other friends to reach out to.
Song Shuhang opened his list and found the Ivory Trigram Tooth Fairy.
"Senior Tooth Fairy, what has happened there?"
"Tyrannical Song? Cheng Lin? Don"t come over; it"s heavenly punishment... The heavens are targeting our secret realm. The moment anyone steps even half a foot outside the secret realm, they"re struck by heavenly punishment, and there"s no escape," the tooth fairy swiftly replied.
Song Shuhang was stunned.
He was well aware of the power of heavenly punishment.
Unless the ruler of the Netherworld entered the main world, heavenly punishment rarely made an appearance.
"What did you do to incur heavenly punishment?" Song Shuhang inquired.
"We didn"t do anything, but heavenly punishment descended inexplicably. The heavenly secrets are in turmoil, and I can"t calculate anything," the tooth fairy responded, clearly distressed.
Song Shuhang leaned back in his chair, organizing the information in his mind.
He systematically extracted each piece of information.
Members of the Heavenly Court had been inexplicably targeted by heavenly punishment.
The authority of the Heavenly Dao was waning, and malevolence was spreading throughout the world. It had caused it to crumble in some unknown corner.
The fat ball boss from the Netherworld had exhibited peculiar behavior.
The Celestial Thearch had warned him that absorbing her Dao would put him in a perilous situation.
The Dao of the Ancient Heavenly Court was a plan to allow the Heavenly Dao Ball to complete itself.
The clues were beginning to form a clearer picture.
"Could it be that the Heavenly Dao has begun to break through and is forcefully reclaiming the Dao of the Heavenly Court to repair itself?"