421: Cage Broken

Queen Mother of the West slowly said, "You are right. Gongyang Zhuo, after his Rebirth, is a freak, somewhere between a human and a Cthulhu monster."

Essentially, humans and Gods are both forms of life. The only difference is that a God's Physical Body can bear the power of Law.

Humans cannot. Once they grasp the power of Law, they cannot resist the process of Dao Transformation.

Gongyang Zhuo, by a strange twist of fate, directly bypassed the human constraint and feared no risk of Dao Transformation."

Cao Yuan finally understood. Gongyang Zhuo's background and Opportunity were truly bizarre.

"It's a pity…" Queen Mother of the West suddenly changed the subject. "Although the Human Soul and Cthulhu's Physical Body gave him the confidence to fear no Dao Transformation, this was actually just another set of shackles."

"Another… set of shackles?" Cao Yuan was a bit confused. What connection did Gongyang Zhuo, who had surpassed the human ceiling, have with shackles?

"The problem lies in Breaking Through to the Supreme God. If Gongyang Zhuo had no grand ambitions and was content with the God Realm, he would have been fine.

But Gongyang Zhuo was also an arrogant person. He had to try to impact the Supreme God no matter what.

And impacting the Supreme God would inevitably break the balance between the Physical Body and the Soul.

Once the balance is broken, with the intensity of a Human Soul, it is difficult to resist the contamination of Cthulhu's flesh and blood.

This is why, after he failed to impact the Supreme God, his consciousness completely disappeared, and he became a madman who only knew destruction and slaughter."

Cao Yuan suddenly realized that the shackles Queen Mother of the West referred to were the balance between the Cthulhu Physical Body and Soul Power.

"Since Black King failed to impact the Supreme God, why didn't the Gods of Great Xia eliminate this power back then? Wouldn't eliminating it be a permanent solution rather than trying to control such an unstable power?" Cao Yuan asked.

Queen Mother of the West smiled slightly, "This is the entanglement of "Destiny". Black King cannot be eliminated by external forces. Only when a certain host truly masters this power can its chaotic nature be changed.

If you ask me what the exact reason is, I think it's probably Gongyang Zhuo's unwilling fighting spirit that supported this Karma…

This is why Black King's power could be passed down."

Cao Yuan fell silent. It must be said that Gongyang Zhuo was indeed a rare Genius in Great Xia's history. If it weren't for his excellent mental fortitude and willpower, he would never have been able to Breakthrough to the God Realm.

However, even such an astonishing figure ultimately failed with regret. Could he truly master this power?

Seemingly sensing the worry in Cao Yuan's heart, Queen Mother of the West said, "Although you have already entered the Sword Tomb with me, I still want to ask you one thing: it's not too late to withdraw now."

Cao Yuan closed his eyes. He thought of many things: his master at Jiuhua Mountain, the Souls who died by his blade, Bai Li Pang Pang who resolutely underwent his Awakening, An Qingyu who was still outside Kunlun Void…

Cao Yuan's thoughts were a bit chaotic. All along, everyone else was making progress, and it seemed only he was treading water.

If he didn't take this gamble, wouldn't he not even have the qualifications to go to the battlefield?

He thought of Lin Qi Ye going to the New Continent to participate in the Great Xia Defense War after his Awakening. Was he going to be a coward at this time?

Cao Yuan looked up at the furnace hanging above the lava, and he already had an answer in his heart.

"Your Majesty, then I trouble you." Cao Yuan's tone was very firm, every word like a nail hammered into the stone wall.

Queen Mother of the West's eyes showed an expression of appreciation. "Since that's the case, I will send you into the furnace!"

"Ah?" Cao Yuan didn't expect that the process of mastering Black King would actually involve entering that furnace?

Queen Mother of the West explained, "Although your fate is unique and you possess "Destiny" locks that can suppress Black King,

as you use Black King's power more often, the restraints of these "Destiny" locks will gradually loosen.

One day, when you can no longer suppress Black King, this cage of yours will lose its function, and Black King will inevitably destroy your consciousness."

Cao Yuan listened to Queen Mother of the West's words and asked, "Your Majesty, what should I do then?"

"Simple. The cage given to you by fate is beyond your control. Therefore, when the cage breaks, you are helpless and can only watch Black King gradually regain freedom.

However, what if the cage that imprisons Black King is one you built yourself?"

After listening to Queen Mother of the West's words, Cao Yuan already understood her idea.

"Your Majesty, you mean to help me build a new cage to imprison Black King, right?"

"You are teachable!" Queen Mother of the West nodded, "Although this method is not a long-term solution, it can buy you time, time to completely achieve Fusion with Black King.

Currently, this method is the most efficient. As for the future, that will be up to you."

Cao Yuan nodded and said, "Your Majesty, I understand."

Queen Mother of the West pointed to the weapons on the wall and said, "All the weapons in this Sword Tomb are the Materials for recasting the cage. As for whether you can refine it, that depends on yourself."

After saying that, Cao Yuan felt himself being lifted by a force and directly flew towards the central furnace.

The lid of the furnace had been opened by Queen Mother of the West at some point, and after Cao Yuan was thrown in, with a clang, the lid closed again, perfectly sealed.

After doing all this, Queen Mother of the West sat cross-legged in the air, and streams of profound Divine Power emanated from her.

The entire Sword Tomb seemed to have some kind of sensing, and with a hum, thousands of weapons simultaneously began to vibrate.

From afar, the entire Sword Tomb seemed to be covered in a layer of silver-white mist, and a killing aura enveloped the entire Sword Tomb.

Clang!

A Flying Sword broke free from the stone wall and flew directly from the outside towards the furnace along the internal passage.

Immediately after, weapons one after another broke free from the stone wall and flew towards the furnace.

For a moment, a mighty river of weapons descended from the sky.

Inside the furnace, countless weapons surrounded Cao Yuan, and a sense of slaughter and madness emanating from his bones gradually stained his eyes.

Boom!

In a trance, Cao Yuan seemed to hear a crisp sound, like the sound of iron chains breaking, chains that had restrained a fierce beast.

This dream-like sound immediately made Cao Yuan alert. He knew that the cage shaped by his own fate had begun to disintegrate.

Cao Yuan quickly condensed his Mental Energy to keep his mind clear.

He knew that to control Black King's power, the mental struggle was the most crucial part.

Boom!

Boom!

As more and more weapons surrounded Cao Yuan, the power of Black King within him became more and more excited.

The killing power within the weapons was like the freshest and most delicious food, tempting the hungry Black King.