Chapter 413 - 413: I Just Want To Punch Her In The Face

Translator: CinderTL

After a long silence, he continued:

"During my loneliest times, I was the sole guardian of Main Road 32, all my comrades having fallen in battle... Perhaps the old woman knew I could defend a main road alone and stopped sending reinforcements to Route 32."

"Back then, I often patrolled newly opened routes nearby. For nearly thirty years, I was completely alone. That period was unbearably lonely. All I did was kill, kill, kill. To this day, I can't even remember how many domain creatures I've slain."

"Guarding Main Road 32 meant enduring constant, grievous injuries. But I always pulled through, thanks to the divine mark's extraordinary regenerative abilities."

Hearing this, Feng Qi deduced something:

The Heaven-Reaching Road must be vast. Heaven-Reaching Road Warrior primarily guarded the main roads while also patrolling nearby branch routes.

"Doesn't the endless killing make you feel lost?" Feng Qi asked curiously.

"As long as you have a firm goal in your heart, you won't feel lost. But the loneliness was real. In my most bored moments, I even struck up conversations with domain life."

"And then what?" Feng Qi pressed.

"Naturally, we killed them. Would you have us leave them to plague Human Civilization?"

Feng Qi: ...

Mu Qing: ...

"So, even though you're on the Heaven-Reaching Road, you have very little contact with other Heaven-Reaching Road Warrior?"

Tian Shu nodded. "Actually, there's a central platform on the Heaven-Reaching Road where we Heaven-Reaching Road Warrior gather. Severely wounded warriors are sent there for treatment, and those guarding the main roads occasionally get time off to rest and recuperate. But I'm the exception."

"That damn old woman! She made me guard Main Road 32 alone, with no one to relieve me. I can't leave at all!"

Looking at Tian Shu's resentful expression, Feng Qi suddenly understood why he harbored such deep resentment toward Mu Yao, who had raised him since childhood.

Previously, Feng Qi had wondered why Tian Shu, having been raised by Mu Yao, didn't feel a stronger bond with her, perhaps even considering her family.

Now it was clear that Mu Yao had completely dragged Tian Shu onto her pirate ship, turning him into a glorified human wage slave.

No wonder he always referred to Mu Yao as "that old woman."

"Actually, I understand the old woman's reasoning," Tian Shu said. "Just like she told me when she brought me to Main Road 32, I've already developed the combat capabilities to stand on my own. It's time I took responsibility."

"With great power comes great responsibility," Feng Qi nodded.

"But that doesn't stop me from hating her!"

"You might miss her someday," Mu Qing suddenly interjected.

"No way! I just want to punch her in the face," Tian Shu immediately retorted.

After some casual banter, the atmosphere relaxed considerably, and the initial awkwardness faded away.

Tian Shu continued recounting his experiences:

"During my time guarding Main Road 32, I was under immense pressure. That's why I desperately craved greater power. I constantly absorbed and analyzed the blood of domain creatures, using their abilities to strengthen myself."

"Then one day, after a major battle where I annihilated a domain race, I found a drop of blood stored in a jade box while searching through the remains. It was blood from a Pillar God. I could sense the immense energy and boundless knowledge of cosmic laws contained within it, which closely matched the old woman's descriptions of Pillar God power."

"The old woman had warned me that the abilities granted by divine marks have limits. She cautioned me never to attempt analyzing the blood of terrifying creatures that made my heart race. That racing heart was the divine mark's feedback, indicating my inability to digest it."

"But facing that drop of blood, which contained terrifying power, I still felt drawn to it."

"I struggled with the decision for a while, but ultimately my desire for power overcame my fear, and I chose to devour the blood."

"As the Pillar God's blood entered my body, my own blood seemed to ignite like fire, becoming unbearably hot... At that moment, I even thought I was going to die."

"During the process, vast amounts of knowledge about the world's rules flooded my mind. These distorted symbols and concepts were completely incomprehensible to me, yet they kept increasing until I finally lost consciousness."

"When I awoke, I discovered that my strength had increased dramatically, and my perception of the outside world had become exceptionally clear. I could even sense the subtlest changes in my surroundings with each breath."

"At that time, I believed I had succeeded. But then I suddenly fell into a state of madness, and I realized I hadn't succeeded at all—I had failed. The price was periodic bouts of insanity, during which I became completely uncontrollable."

"Fortunately, I was the only one on Main Road 32 during that time, so I didn't have to worry about harming my comrades."

"Uncle Tian Shu, when you say 'uncontrollable,' do you mean emotional outbursts, or other symptoms?" Mu Qing asked curiously.

"It wasn't just emotional instability; it was a momentary loss of consciousness. My body would enter a primal, bloodthirsty state. Perhaps this is related to my fusion with the abilities of numerous domain creatures. In that state, I had no control over my actions."

Hearing this, Feng Qi couldn't help but glance at Mu Qing.

In comparison, Mu Qing's condition was merely emotional instability, completely different from the unconscious state Tian Shu described.

Tian Shu continued his account:

"You must be wondering why I, who was supposed to guard Main Road 32, returned to the human world."

"It was all an accident. During my years guarding Main Road 32, I never allowed a single domain creature to pass. Every domain life that entered Main Road 32 paved a path of white bones through my slaughter."

Tian Shu paused briefly before continuing:

"Until I encountered an exceptionally tenacious domain race. Their strength was formidable, and I struggled greatly to contain them. After a fierce battle, I finally killed most of their clansmen, but several domain creatures, shielded by their comrades, managed to evade my blockade and flee toward the end of Main Road 32."

"This was my first mistake. Driven by urgency, I immediately pursued them, thinking that if I failed to catch them, I would simply hand these menaces over to the warriors of the human world."

"But then I entered a state of uncontrollable rage, ultimately chasing the remaining domain life through the world barrier and back into the human world."

"They all died in the end, but I could never return."

"Shouldn't you have sought out Mu Yao?" Feng Qi asked immediately. "She could have sent you back to the Heaven-Reaching Road, or even helped you resolve the hidden dangers within your body."

"I searched for her, but I couldn't find any trace of her. She never came looking for me either."

"My continued presence in the human world was a ticking time bomb, especially when I was in a city. In my uncontrollable state, I was far beyond the capabilities of human forces at the time to contain."

Hearing this, Feng Qi finally understood the full reasons behind Tian Shu's decision to seal himself away.

Just as Tian Shu had initially said, it was all a matter of necessity.

But now, Feng Qi still had many questions he needed Tian Shu to answer.

(End of the Chapter)

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