The first volume of flood 094, what is done is what is wished
The two-headed giant snake was apparently enraged, raising a pair of huge heads to chase after them. Its massive tail swished back and forth on the water's surface, creating waves that rose and fell like they were flying, but always slightly slower than the invisible big ship. As a result, Amun and the others seemed to be getting further and further away.
The two heads of the giant snake opened their mouths simultaneously and let out a mighty roar, with a tremor that caused resonant echoes on the water's surface. Innumerable scale-like ripples appeared in the water, the lake's surface was shaking violently, and many fish were leaping out of the water with their white bellies exposed, already dead from the shock.
This resonant wave that formed with the water surface carried tremendous destructive power, and even Medanzo and his companions, who were protected by an invisible space, did not escape unscathed. However, the ship's speed slowed down, and the turbulent water surface created a resistance force, while in the humming air there was also a force blocking their way.
Mei Danzuo turned around and stood at the stern of the ship, the invisible great ship breaking through obstacles and flying away. With one hand, he wielded his staff with all his might, while the other tightly grasped a long sword, his expression extremely solemn. His movements as he swung his staff were far from their usual elegance, resembling someone holding a heavy brush to scrub walls, looking very laborious, with beads of sweat constantly rolling down his forehead.
Every time he waved his staff, the view behind the ship would blur for a moment, as if space was distorted, and the shockwave would disappear for an instant. The invisible giant ship suddenly accelerated forward for a short distance. Using spatial divine techniques to block the giant snake's pursuit was indeed the most effective means, but the power of the spatial law he manipulated was quickly dispersed by the spatial shockwave, and the two-headed giant snake continued to get closer and closer.
Back then, Amun had just broken through from 4th level to 5th level achievement, and his true power hadn't been cultivated yet. When he encountered that strange snake in the Yu Di River, he wasn't a match for it at all, and only managed to defeat it with the help of a scroll. Now, Mei Danzuo had reached the pinnacle of 5th level strength, and also had the protection of the mysterious formless warship. If he were to encounter that strange snake again, as long as he didn't make any mistakes, he should be able to take it down with ease.
But today, this two-headed snake is obviously much more powerful than the one Amun met in the Underworld River. Amun saw it very clearly, even if Medanzo had reached the fifth level of the One-Two-Faced Power, he couldn't handle it. He was able to test out the snake's bottom line and could still hold on until now, which is already quite difficult.
Amun quietly took out the tears of the gods and quickly embedded them in the top of the staff. This was his first time using the Tears of the Gods to embed the staff, and this iron branch staff finally fully exerted its power. Looking again at that strange snake, it had already chased very close, with two large heads on either side, about a dozen feet away, forming a pincer movement. Its eyes were very strange, each head having one black-brown eye and one blue-green eye.
"Ah, Amun, I can barely hold on! This monstrous snake has boundless strength, and yet it also knows divine magic. Does it too understand the power of duality?"
Amon suddenly shouted: "Stop the boat!"
Mai Danzuo wielded his staff with all his might, and a spatial rift appeared in front of the giant snake, no longer propelling the invisible great ship to flee. The ship continued to drift with inertia, slowing down gradually on the trembling lake surface. The monster snake's roar immediately shattered the distorted space, and two heads emerged from a chaotic void, the scales on the snake's neck emitting a glow, alternating between yellow-brown and emerald green, as if about to unleash some divine technique.
Just then, a golden light fell from the sky, accompanied by a chanting voice: "Power accompanies a strong heart, who is struggling in front of faith? Thinking that he had escaped from his cage, but welcomed chains instead ——"
This is the divine technique of the Isis Temple, called "Golden Chain", which is actually a very mysterious high-level spatial divine technique. The effect is similar to that of the intermediate divine technique "Spatial Seal", but the power is even more magical and powerful. Pen Pavilion must go, this is not the old madman's teaching, Amun flipped through the classics and learned it secretly, using the iron branch law rod to display it exceptionally skillfully.
Golden light condensed, like an invisible shackles, entwined the two huge heads of the giant snake, restricting its movement. The snake's body floating on the water surface twisted and struggled, but its neck was tightly grasped by two unseen giant hands. Amun had already leaped high into the air, swinging his staff to strike out, not forgetting that he was also a sixth-level warrior, and his staff was also a weapon.
Amon leapt up more than thirty feet high, his iron staff striking heavily at the juncture of the two snakes' necks and bodies, yet there was no splashing of snake venom, nor even a sound. A violent shockwave rippled out along the snakes' bodies, much like the impact of a great hammer on a mining core, reminiscent of the miners' techniques in Duketown.
The impact of this rod was not small, Amun's body shape was bounced back and fell onto the boat, the huge inertia made the invisible big ship shoot backward dozens of feet away. And that more than 200 feet long snake body had a momentary pause, as if it was momentarily paralyzed by the scattered impact force. Amun naturally couldn't kill the double-headed serpent with this rod, he didn't even think about hurting it, just making the snake's body stop for a moment.
Amun fell back onto the boat and immediately raised his staff upwards, causing the lake water to surge up and surround the massive snake body, forming a huge ice shell. The ice layer was very thick and solid, almost instantly formed with the surging waves, but it did not directly wrap around the giant snake's body. Between the solid ice and the snake's body, there was still a layer of space, where a layer of flames ignited against the giant snake's body. The flames were initially light red, quickly turned blue-white, and finally became pale gold.
A piece of icy cold enveloped a piece of scorching heat, but the direction of the flame's eruption was all towards the monster snake's body. The heat stuck to the scales and drilled in, surprisingly without melting the surrounding ice. The two-headed monster snake let out a painful hiss, frantically twisting its body, and the huge solid ice appeared with cracks. However, the flames suddenly disappeared, all drilling under the scales.
The ice shell cracked due to the giant snake's struggles, but these cracks quickly healed and the massive ice shell grew thicker, eventually completely wrapping around the snake's body. The snake's body emitted a glow, with deep brown and blue colors constantly rolling and flashing, as if using some kind of divine technique to resist the scorching flames. But in the instant that the ice shell wrapped around its body, a series of explosions suddenly erupted.
Scorching heat and icy coldness suddenly clashed, the ice inside instantly melted into expanding steam, and the tremendous pressure shattered the snake's body and the ice shell together. This huge creature scales flew everywhere, flesh and blood blurred, yet it was still frantically rolling and struggling. Ahmon let out a loud shout as he stirred his staff, the movement looked very strange. Along the giant snake's remains, space rippled with distortion, numerous twisting fissures appeared.
With the ice crust expanding and bursting, the spatial fissure also split apart, and the monster snake's body was finally broken into pieces, turning into blurry blood and flesh fragments scattered among the shattered ice floating on the lake surface, it was finally annihilated!
Meng Zhan sat on the boat with a thud, and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah Meng Shen, you've settled it with just one move, what kind of divine technique is this?"
"A Song of Ice and Fire." He then waved his staff, using the Wind Charm Dance to collect all the intact snake gallbladders and snake bones from the water, including two snake tendons and eight otter teeth.
"Really? I've never heard of it?"
Amon replied, "I haven't heard of it either, I just saw this divine technique in a scroll. The scroll was condensed from the magical power of the writer, and I learned from the scroll - the strange snake is dead, let's continue to sail to the other side, don't disturb me for now."
Ahmon laid the staff flat on his leg, sat in the boat with his eyes closed and entered a deep meditative state, as if he didn't see the tragic scene on the lake surface after this big battle at all, just like he hadn't made a move earlier. Maidanzo was puzzled, but couldn't ask, the big battle had almost drained him of energy, and he could only barely urge the big boat to slowly drift towards the opposite shore of the lake.
The lake was very large, and the boat moved very slowly, taking a whole day and night to drift to the shore. Ah Meng sat there all the time, as if he didn't notice anything around him, fortunately, they didn't encounter any other monsters in the lake. Xue Dingrui kept looking at Ah Meng with a complex expression, half twisted his body, seemingly both relieved and worried.
It wasn't Ah Mon's intention to ignore everything outside of himself at this time, but just as he killed the double-headed snake, he suddenly felt a daze, and in that daze, there was a kind of enlightenment, like a window about to be opened. He immediately immersed his mind to grasp and experience this thread of spiritual light.
This trip has yielded a great deal, and the real gain is not what was collected. Meeting with Scorpion King Sesostris and making that vow allowed Amun to finally resolve the long-standing doubts in his heart. If Old Man and Belle were still around, Amun could tell them clearly - the path they spent their lives searching for does exist; the dual-faced power is not something Old Man created, it has been there since ancient times.
Listening to the tone of Scorpio King, it is clear that he knows this secret. He clearly understands that not only humans but also a scorpion, if they walk to the end of this road, may become legendary gods. When Amun boarded the invisible great ship and sailed to the other shore again, there was no longer any doubt in his heart about the answer to this question.
The bones unfolded into an invisible giant ship, Xue Dingyuan jumped onto the bow of the ship and sailed towards the unknown distance. This scene, which seemed to be a reincarnation, had already moved Amon. In the lake, he encountered another attack by the descendants of Hong Baba, and Amon finally killed this strange snake with his hands, using the method of Ice and Fire Song, but without relying on the scroll.
He wielded the divine techniques learned from the scrolls, as well as the secret divine techniques of the Isis Temple. None of these had been taught to him by anyone, including the mining skills of the people of Duketown, which he had not received the blessing of the gods for that year either. Amun had a feeling that whether or not the gods existed, the path to becoming a god was there, and those legendary gods were just people who had walked this path and passed through various trials that ordinary people could hardly imagine.
But these trials are always present, and even an immortal god may fall.
Amon clearly saw the road he had traveled and the future he would face. He had long wanted to see Aiko, but when he really saw her, things were no longer the same, she was a holy maiden of the Isis Temple, but he could still gaze calmly into her eyes. He wanted to return to Duke Town, cross the desert and experience all kinds of dangers, the other side would be the legendary land of Malduk, which was also his hometown where he grew up.
His wishes and his actions, his pursuit and his path, are merged in the distant horizon of the other shore, as if it were a fusion of fate. It can be said that this is a fusion of faith, and even more so, a fusion of conviction.
The boat suddenly shook violently, not encountering a monster but running aground on the shore of the lake. Amun opened his eyes and stood up, holding his staff as he disembarked from the boat. The scene before him was somewhat like a dream, he had finally set foot on this land, the feeling of being grounded was so real, and his body swayed slightly, almost losing balance.
Behind him, Medanzo was leaning on his staff, exhausted. Seeing Amun about to fall, he quickly stretched out a hand to support him. However, Amun turned around and stood firm, asking: "Have we arrived?"
Isn't this nonsense? He's not blind! Medanzo panted and replied, "We're here, we've finally reached the shore. I almost collapsed from exhaustion. Ahmon God, you've finally woken up!"
Amon glanced at Maidanzo and said, "Hmm, you look like you're about to collapse. Let's head back to the ship. You rest, I'll steer."
"Finally ashore, where are you going to steer the boat now?"
Just getting off the boat, Ah Mon turned around and got back on the boat, answering with a sentence: "Of course it's the road ahead."
Mai Dangzo got back on the boat, sat down panting and resting, while Xue Dingyuan remained standing on the boat without going down. It looked at Ah Mon's eyes as if smiling. Next, another astonishing thing happened. Ah Mon raised his staff forward, and the invisible big ship actually landed ashore, gliding forward smoothly on the soft mud covered with grass. Occasionally, it bumped into shrubs and rocks, but the hull floated lightly, just grazing the treetops and passing over, as if still sailing in the water.
"Good heavens! What kind of power is this? Your magical powers have increased so much overnight!"
Amon shook his head: "My magical powers haven't grown much, and after yesterday's big battle, they still haven't fully recovered. It's just that the way I use my power is different. My mind and strength are perfectly merged, it's no longer an awakened power, but a natural power that belongs to me, so I can do things that I couldn't do before."
Mei Danzuo blinked his eyes: "Ah Meng Shen, I didn't quite understand."
"Like opening a window, it allows me to see the world and myself more clearly. Just like this ship beneath our feet, how can you control it if you don't understand it? Furthermore, integrating it into your power is like making it a part of your body and mind, allowing you to achieve even more. The low, middle, and high-level divine techniques are different ways of using power: awakening, utilizing, transforming... ultimately, they must be integrated with the body and mind, just like an innate ability that doesn't require much thought."
Mei Dangzuo was stunned for half a day before reacting and asked hesitantly: "Could it be that you have already——?"
Amon nodded slightly, his voice devoid of surprise: "Yes, I already possess a seventh-level achievement, making me a great magician. According to the principle of dual powers, I will also be a great warrior."
"God Amun! You must be a divine being born into the world of humans. As far as I know, you are the youngest great magician or divine priest on the road, and also the youngest great warrior."
On this day, Amun turned eighteen years old and finally broke through the seventh level of the One Body Two Faces' power. The Old Madman had once said that on this day, Amun would no longer have to hide his identity as a magician, and any temple in any city-state would be willing to recruit him, not only giving him a noble birth but also enjoying an honorable status.
The day had finally arrived, but Arin was smiling wryly as he recalled the old madman's words, for things had deviated slightly from his expectations. As Arin, this identity could no longer appear in the guise of a great magician alone, for he was also a great warrior, and on the Heavenly Axis Road, no one had ever heard of anyone who possessed such power.
He has already appeared in the Temple of Isis as a warrior, and even if he becomes a great warrior, it is impossible for him to become a great divine magician at the same time. If this secret is exposed, one can imagine what a huge sensation it will cause, and it may even bring punishment from the gods. If he returns to the Temple of Isis, he can only do so as a great warrior, which is exactly what Saint Maria hopes for.
But elsewhere, a 7th-level great magician would indeed have some conveniences, at least he can appear with the name of Luo Ye, without having to conceal his divine skills.
He turned his head to Meidan and said, "You don't have to envy anyone's achievements. Rest and feel the recovery of your strength, and you will also make new discoveries. This is the most important thing for you now."
Moydan Zuo sat down to rest and also entered a state of meditation, he was so tired that he could hardly move, just now his mouth had not stopped. Amun drove the invisible big ship through the soft mud and long grass, passing by the small meadow by the lake, in front of him appeared another endless swamp. Everywhere were bubbling muddy waters, large ponds, tree clusters exposed above the water surface, it was impossible to walk on foot, and there was no way to proceed.
The newly promoted great magician Amun drove an invisible large ship, specializing in swamp and water travel, taking two people and a cat-like sliding and flying, almost completely ignoring the dangers and bumpy roads. Amun was also familiar with the power that had just merged into his body and mind, although it was not yet powerful, but it was a completely new and strange feeling.
He seemed to have entered a new world, and the world in front of him was precisely the lost home he wanted to find back.
Amun and Medanzo were silent, but Xue Dingrui let out a yawn, and Meow meowed twice in dissatisfaction. Amun thought another monster had appeared, but after using his detection technique for half a day, he didn't find any movement. Xue Dingrui raised his voice again and called out twice, before reacting and saying: "Ah, I'm so sorry, it's been two days and one night already, I was in such a hurry to rush on the road that I forgot about other things. Don't worry, I'll find a place to moor the boat and get you some good wine and meat, you've worked hard for these two days!"
Armon is already a rare great magician and warrior on the mainland, no matter which identity he appears in, he will enjoy a prestigious position wherever he goes. But Armon is still that miner Armon from Du Ke Town, and Xue Dingyi is still that cat with an air of superiority, not putting a great magician and warrior in his eyes at all, sitting there with an air of satisfaction, nodding his head, waiting for Armon to prepare wine and meat for him.
P.S: I'm still abroad, borrowing a computer to find a place to seize the spare time and code words, there's only one day left this month, asking for your monthly votes!
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