Chapter 735 - 678: The Giant Moves Mountains

Han Yu was secretly pleased because he was absolutely sure of passing this challenge.

After he followed every step according to the Zhousou’s plan, he could visibly see the water level continuously dropping.

Just when he was feeling a bit of joy, heaven have mercy, he wasn’t the least bit carried away, yet the unexpected still came for him.

The originally raging torrent suddenly multiplied in size, and what was most outrageous was that the torrent at the source grew terrifyingly strong.

Could this possibly be normal flooding?

If it wasn’t the damn Earth Spirit playing tricks, he’d cut himself on the spot.

"Isn’t this a bit bad?"

The deer face of the Wood Spirit showed a hint of peculiarity. Could it really be the honest Earth Spirit that pulled off this mid-course difficulty increase?

"You have to let him pass anyway, so why go to the trouble? If you ask me, that kid is quite the enigma; you better be careful lest something even stranger happens,"

the Fire Spirit cawed and advised.

The Earth Spirit’s fish tail swayed gracefully, and a voice came through the bubble.

"No way, the first challenge tests his cultivator’s character; it’s like a blind cat meeting a dead mouse and he passed by chance."

"The second challenge, where I taught him saving and compassion, he had to cheat again, driving this fish to anger!"

The Fire Spirit and Wood Spirit exchanged glances, feeling a strange amusement; he insisted on grand moral lessons, but when others didn’t listen, he got upset.

"Could it be that at the final moment, there’s yet another flow of profound teachings awaiting him?"

The Fire Spirit suddenly asked.

"The Way of Earth covers all aspects and naturally requires great virtue to carry weight,"

the Earth Spirit snorted and replied offhandedly.

No doubt, this kid will surely pull some trick again.

Honestly speaking, Han Yu not only didn’t have any tricks, but was almost killed by the Earth Spirit’s sudden sly move.

The suddenly enlarging torrent mercilessly swept him into the flood. If not for having the Earth Divine Power to rely on, just this one move might have been enough to make him start over.

After plunging wildly into the water, he struggled for a long time before resurfacing. The next moment he saw that the dam he had built was completely washed away, immediately making him furious.

After going through so much difficulty to almost pass, what was this sudden interference?

If the water flow hadn’t changed, he might have already managed to channel the water properly.

Feeling extremely indignant, he waved his hand forward, instantly conjuring several Earth Palms that crashed down together, but the surging waves couldn’t change the water’s momentum.

Not only did it fail to change the water’s course, his actions even made the outlet from the source bigger.

In an instant, it was like seawater backflowing, with towering waves, a sight that even made Zhousuo’s face change.

Wasn’t this scene eerily similar to that fated event?

When Zhousou wanted to intervene, his body halted and he then showed a wry smile.

His rights as a witness and examiner had been taken away.

On Han Yu’s side, he was repeatedly overturned by waves, constantly rising and falling within the river.

"Damn it, this is so damn bullying."

Just relying on him with just one Earth Divine Power, he was tormented like this.

The surrounding water level kept rising, almost flooding over two high mountains.

At Zhousou’s feet, water began to gradually surge, and Han Yu’s distant voice came through.

"Can you help me out?"

This guy was actually still hoping for Zhousou to continue helping him cheat. Zhousou had a rather peculiar look, shaking his head and sighing.

It was trusted to him, and because of the intervention, he was stripped of his qualification as a witness and examiner.

"Because I helped you with an idea, I’ve now lost all my abilities here."

Damn it!

Han Yu’s face was unusually black, thinking how this damn Earth Spirit looked honest but was unexpectedly so petty.

This was purely to prevent him from passing, wasn’t it?

Zhousou hesitated, considering since he was helping, why not help even more fiercely this time.

"The Way of Earth, great virtue carries all things, and it naturally encompasses the myriad forms, think it through well, the Earth Divine Power isn’t as weak as you imagine."

Moderation doesn’t mean mediocrity.

If he couldn’t understand this, he’d forever never break through the Earth Divine Power.

Han Yu was tossed around by the waves, hearing only half of Zhousou’s words before being submerged again.

"Could he really be dead?"

Zhousou shook his head; unfortunately, this guy still didn’t understand.

Not only did Zhousou think so, but the Earth Spirit outside was also smugly proud, disliking those who took shortcuts.

The Way of Earth should be thick and stable, yet it remains unclear how someone so cunning managed to cultivate Earth Divine Power to this level.

Just as the Earth Spirit was internally complaining, and Zhousou was regretfully preparing to go down the mountain to find Han Yu, a massive disturbance suddenly appeared in the river.

Suddenly, the surging waves paused for a moment—not paused! They were blocked!

An even larger hand stood between the two mountains, and the torrents kept crashing down, yet no matter how they struck, they couldn’t shatter that one hand.

Simultaneously, another hand emerged from the water, completely partitioning off the terrifying water stream.

Han Yu’s figure gradually emerged from the water, no, it should be said that he was being lifted out of the water.

A massive head emerged beneath his feet, lifting him higher and higher, one zhang, two zhang, three zhang... finally reaching a height of thirty zhang.

Han Yu finally understood, covering all aspects, wasn’t it supposed to include everything?

So couldn’t the Wood Divine Power’s gigantism and the Fire Divine Power’s fury also be encompassed within?

Unexpectedly, when he tried it, he actually succeeded. Countless earth gathered towards him from under the riverbed.

In just a moment, he had formed such a thirty-zhang giant.

Unfortunately, it couldn’t reach the hundred-zhang height like the Wood Divine Power.

However, it possessed something the Wood Divine Power didn’t: as long as this giant stood on the ground, it had an endless supply of power.

In other words, as long as Han Yu had enough power in his Sea of Consciousness, this giant would be hard to destroy.

After the giant appeared, it continued to rebuild the dam and channel the water according to the previous method of the Wise Old Man.

Each dam instantly took shape; the greater the water flow, the larger the dam, and what’s more, with a wave of the giant’s hand, countless soil burst forth, pressing against the water flow endlessly, like the Fire Divine Power.

"Indeed, he knows nothing!"

The Wise Old Man sighed helplessly, thinking that he was talking about all-encompassing, not asking for such a myriad of derivatives.

Han Yu seemed to be getting more into it, and in an instant, the gentleness and omnipresence of the Water Divine Power made the soil equally bizarre in shape.

In a daze, the Wise Old Man even incredulously rubbed his eyes as various one-meter tall little figures continuously jumped off the giant, diving into the rivers.

Moreover, the indestructible quality of Gold Divine Power was displayed vividly.

Stone forests stood up one after another, with oddly shaped rocks everywhere.

"He is slandering me!"

The Earth Spirit was crying uncontrollably outside, lamenting that its trial site was meant to teach Han Yu to be inclusive, how can one encompass all without inclusivity.

Yet this guy frustratingly turned this good realization into a myriad of phenomena.

Isn’t this ruining its trial site?

Crying, the Earth Spirit suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"This bastard still wants to destroy the trial site."

Indeed, Han Yu was trying to destroy the trial site.

The Taihang and Wangwu Mountains in the hearts of cultivators were also the two great mountains in the Wise Old Man’s heart.

Self-blame and guilt seemed to linger in his heart, even after countless years, he had built two towering mountains, yet they never stopped the flood in his heart.

Returning a favor, Han Yu decided to completely extinguish this flood.

The giant stone figure, carrying him, kept wading through the flood, closing in on the source.

Wherever the giant passed, stone forests sprouted constantly, continually resisting the water’s momentum; after some blocking, the flood gradually shrank, eventually becoming a small stream.

Han Yu pondered and further extended his palms forward, and the giant did the same, striking down mightily, forming huge lakes.

"This is..."

The Wise Old Man gradually showed surprise, wondering why Han Yu did more than enough to pass.

Until he reached the two mountains, Han Yu finally spoke.

"Get rid of your two mountains together!"

"After all, there’s no Yu Gong in the village, he probably never regretted it."

The Wise Old Man was taken aback, then looked at Han Yu with a complicated expression.

Han Yu laughed freely, and the giant started moving again, walking to Taihang Mountain, wrapping its arms around it, and with great strength! After a bout of shaking and trembling, the giant slowly moved the entire mountain.

On the river, its stumbling figure could be seen, along with the violent shaking of the mountain.

It moved towards the source of the flood, placing the mountain firmly beside it.

"You have passed."

As Han Yu was about to move Wangwu Mountain, the Wise Old Man smiled, a relieved smile.

"Didn’t you say this is a living world? Then let it bring eternal peace."

Han Yu grinned and directed the giant to set off again, holding Wangwu Mountain tightly to its chest; upon reaching the source, setting it on the other side.

Thus positioned, the two mountains became natural flow barriers, ensuring no matter how great a flood burst, it could no longer threaten the world behind the mountains.

"Actually, this place is neither reality nor illusion, you didn’t need to go to such lengths."

The Wise Old Man squinted his eyes, speaking with a smile.

"Then where exactly is this?"

Han Yu was especially curious; if it was neither reality nor illusion, yet it was said that all beings here were alive.

"This is the destination of all living beings."

The Wise Old Man repeated, but this time added a bit more.

"The world of souls."

Han Yu was stunned, so? Was his trial site always in such a place?

"Otherwise, how could you be reborn continuously."

The Wise Old Man shook his head and laughed.

"Will you die here?"

Han Yu recalled the Wise Old Man’s words initially, wasn’t it because he scared him that he hesitated to act?

If souls could indeed be reborn, who knows if he would really turn hostile.

"Yes!"

Unexpectedly, the Wise Old Man solemnly nodded.

"You entered as a living being, while we have nothing to rely on; you cannot die, but we can."

All right, as long as it’s not a lie, Han Yu could somewhat accept it.

"You should leave."

The Wise Old Man suddenly spoke.

As he spoke, a bronze gate appeared.

Han Yu stared blankly at the gate, once again lost in thought.