Absolute Gate

Chapter 100 Peerless Jade
"He's a genius."

Perrin could only offer this assessment: although his fighting techniques were those of an ordinary person, there was nothing unique about them.

But learning it in a day is still too far-fetched.

"It wasn't just the sparring session; in our last sparring match, I was defeated by him even with equal physical abilities."

"He can apply my techniques in other ways and use them even better than I can..."

Perrin's spirits were dampened considerably, and he was deeply affected.

When he showed off his skills in front of Wu Zhong, he was actually just trying to impress everyone, and sure enough, everyone praised his superb fighting skills.

He was very proud of himself, but he never expected that he would be dealt a heavy blow by Ark, whom he had always looked down on and thought was just a menial assistant.

I had such low expectations of Yak in the past that I'm starting to have some doubts about life now.

Yang Chunsha also looked at Yake in surprise.

In a single day, he learned all the skills and experience that Perrin had accumulated over many years, and even surpassed him?

Perrin is someone who can crush twenty armed thugs with just ordinary physical combat skills and fighting awareness!
This is absolutely top-tier, elite-level skill among ordinary people. Even with the possibility of cheating, Perrin himself had trained hard for two years and had a foundation of ten years in extreme sports.

Yak, in just one day, surpassed Perrin's accumulation of more than ten years? This is simply unbelievable!

"Really?" Wu Zhong looked at Yak with surprise and doubt: "Yak, come on, let's have a go!"

He had to verify this incredible fact himself.

Yak nodded obediently and walked to the center of the training field.

The two stood facing each other. In order to be fair, Wu did not even use his true energy, but only relied on his physical body and skills to deal with the situation.

"start!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yak moved.

His movements were no longer clumsy or hesitant as before; his steps were as nimble as a cunning rabbit, and his entry angles were incredibly tricky.

A karate chop came at an astonishing speed, aimed straight for Wu Zhong's neck!
Wu Zhong was shocked. This starting stance and the way he exerted his power were clearly Perrin's signature techniques, but in Ark's hands, they had an indescribable smoothness and precision, as if he had practiced them a million times.

He reacted quickly and easily parried, but Yak's move was even faster! His hand blade twisted unexpectedly halfway through, turning a cut into a thrust, aiming straight for Wu Zhong's weak spot. At the same time, his footwork blocked Wu Zhong's retreat.

"Good heavens!" Wu Zhong exclaimed, forced to use even greater speed to barely dodge.

Next, Ark fully demonstrated what a "battle genius" truly is.

Fists, feet, elbows, knees—every part of the body became a deadly weapon.

He could effortlessly combine, transform, and master the deadly moves taught by Perrin.

His attacks were like a whirlwind, relentless and continuous. Even more terrifying was his terrifying combat instinct, which always allowed him to anticipate Wu Zhong's evasive maneuvers and block them in advance.

Wu Zhong became increasingly alarmed as he fought: "Holy crap, it's like a complete transformation."

Without using his true energy, he could still barely manage to hold his own thanks to his physical attributes, which were ten times greater. But one could clearly sense that Ark's skill level had indeed surpassed Perrin's, and even... in certain moments of flashes of inspiration, he displayed a charm that transcended routines and was almost "Tao."

"stop!"

Wu Zhong suddenly retreated, calling a halt to the competition.

His chest rose and fell slightly, because his technique was lacking and he hadn't used any internal energy; he had messed things up for himself.

Looking at Ark before him, whose breathing was steady and whose eyes remained pure, Wu Zhong was deeply shocked. The intense battle just now had not disturbed Ark's breathing rhythm at all.

Wu finally walked over to Perrin, who was still questioning his life, and patted him heavily on the shoulder, his tone filled with absolute certainty and a hint of excited trembling.

“Perrin, you’re right… Ark is a genius, no, a monster! An unparalleled fighting monster!”

Perrin stared blankly at Wu Zhong, then at Ark, who looked like he was wondering, "Did I do well?" Finally accepting the fact, he murmured, "I've trained hard for over ten years... and he only took one day... What kind of talent is this...?"

Yang Chunsha also came over, circled around Yake twice, and exclaimed: "You can't tell! Little Yake, did you just get beaten up in Egypt before and didn't fight back, so that your talent was destroyed?"

Ark felt a little embarrassed by the gaze, lowered his head, and whispered, "I'm no good, am I? I'm the most useless of all the gods."

"What gods?" Perrin was unaware of this.

Wu Zhong gave a brief explanation, and Perrin was shocked. Holy crap, the only ancient Egyptian god who has survived to the present day? An ancient humanoid calamity? You should have said so earlier! This is an explosive identity and origin in the entire calamity world, and it must have been valued by all the major powers.

Yak said shyly, "Just now I just... felt that those movements were natural and easy to use... You guys are exaggerating too much, I'm just a fighting idiot."

Yang Chunsha paused, then burst into laughter.

Perrin was furious: "You're insulting me, aren't you! What do you mean by 'fighting idiot'? Stop with the Versailles nonsense!"

Ark looked bewildered and innocent: "What's Versailles for? Is it as stupid as me?"

"..." Perrin took out a small bottle containing fake water and took a deep breath of oxygen to calm down.

"Hahaha..." Wu Zhong laughed, his eyes gleaming with extreme excitement.

His previous judgment was correct; Ark was indeed a gem with unlimited potential, but he hadn't expected it to be in combat... He hadn't even become an Awakener yet!

Wu Zhong never witnessed this terrifying innate understanding and control over his body and combat, but he knew it was unparalleled in the world.

“Ark…” Wu Zhong pressed down on his shoulder, his tone more serious than ever before: “Listen, you’re not stupid at all, much less a waste! You’re a one-in-a-million, no, one-in-a-billion combat genius! Those gods who used to laugh at you were blind!”

"You must become an Awakened One! I can't imagine how powerful you will become when your 'God of Life' characteristics are combined with the multi-dimensional system, along with your terrifying fighting talent!"

Yak looked at Wu Zhong's burning and affirmative gaze, and at Perrin's complicated eyes behind him, which were filled with a mixture of envy and jealousy, yet also an admission.

There was also Yang Chunsha's encouraging smile and Onion's hearty praise.

The deep-seated inferiority complex he had always harbored seemed to be melting away little by little.

Ark took a deep breath, a flame of confidence igniting in his eyes, and nodded vigorously: "Yes! Brother, I'll learn! I want to become stronger! I want... to be able to protect everyone!"

Wu was overjoyed; he had found a piece of uncut jade... a peerless gem.

That's right. In many universes, Ark is an extremely powerful being. There's no reason why the one on Earth would be a useless piece of trash.

I'm just a little insecure, so my mind isn't on that.

Wu Zhong believed that as long as he was nurtured and taught, he would surely shine with extraordinary brilliance.

To be honest, Wu Zhong couldn't understand how the ancient Egyptian gods could not have discovered such a genius who had learned top-level fighting skills in the amateur world after only one day of hard work.
They even mocked him as a useless fighter?
Something's not right, absolutely not right, it doesn't make sense.

Wu was certain that the gods did it on purpose!
They're belittling Ark, deliberately suppressing him, intentionally cultivating his inferiority complex, and brainwashing him into believing he's bad at fighting. But why? Is it precisely because his talent is too terrifying?

"Ark, have the gods ever taught you how to fight?"

"They said you were a fighting idiot, but they must have taught you, right?"

Ark nodded: "Well, they taught me once, but then they stopped teaching me, saying I wasn't suited for fighting and was as stupid as a chicken."

Perrin retorted angrily, "You call this stupid and dumb? They're deliberately lying to you and trying to put you down!"

It was obvious to everyone that the gods' assessment of Ark was extremely untrue and even malicious.

But why? Is it really just envy, jealousy, and hatred?
Wu couldn't understand: "What else? What did you learn back then? What did they say about you?"

Yak covered his head and vaguely recalled, "I can't remember clearly, but I remember they first taught me how to use a spear, and I learned it."

"So the next day they taught me mental power, as well as various other divine powers, but I couldn't learn any of them; they were too difficult."

"The serpent god Vajit also severely injured me and forced me to study, but I simply couldn't learn it."

Wu Zhong and the others exchanged glances, thinking, "What a load of rubbish!"

Teaching mental power? Teaching all sorts of divine powers? And then beating you if you can't learn? Seriously, is this really what friends are talking about?
"Those are catastrophic effects, how are you supposed to learn absolute traits? Isn't this just making things difficult for people?"

"These guys deliberately teach you the power of absolute characteristics, and then, knowing you can't learn it, they use that to undermine your confidence and brainwash you into respecting them."

Perrin shouted, indignant on behalf of Yak, "This is outrageous!"

“They treat me very well, like family. They’re just sometimes very strict with me. It doesn’t matter if they seriously injure me, because I can unleash a powerful life force when I’m near death,” Ark said nonchalantly.

Yang Chunsha rolled her eyes: "Give me a break, is this what you call being nice to you?"

"Tch, what kind of amazing friends are these? You actually think they're your relatives?"

“Yak, your understanding of your relatives and friends has been brainwashed and distorted.”

The way the ancient Egyptian gods treated Acre is obvious to modern people.

Wu Zhong shook his head and said, "Of course they treat you well normally, but you are a humanoid calamity, a born god, and you are different from them."

"In the ancient Egyptian mythology you speak of, every natural calamity is a supreme ruling god, such as Ra, Osiris, Horus, Set..."

"They each ruled an era, and their power was not passed on after they died. Only a group of minor gods who relied on spiritual power or other infectious characteristics were left to maintain the pantheon."

"Suddenly, you appear, with no family background, of commoner origin, and no blood relation to them. You possess innate characteristics and powerful combat talent, almost destined to be another king who will rule the gods."

"Unfortunately, by that time, the pantheon had developed to the point where the gods no longer needed a king to reign above them, let alone an immortal god-king!"

"They can't really treat you as family; they have their own families."

"The kindness they show you is just to appease you and use you. In their eyes, you are actually a tool, the only true god among a group of false gods who is kept in captivity!"

Yak remained silent; he wasn't ignorant of the world.

Having arrived in modern society and met Wu Zhong and others, he has learned about the Disaster Circle.

Furthermore, having shattered his strong religious beliefs, he could understand some things on his own.

Seeing him fall into a withdrawn silence again, Wu sighed inwardly. Yake had truly wasted his life, born at the wrong time. His life over the past four thousand years had been almost meaningless.

However, it's not too late.

Wu Zhong put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Yake, I won't force you. Your task is to study and see what the world is like now."

Yak nodded in a low voice.

Wu Zhong then looked at everyone. During this time, everyone had acquired a suitable Shinjuku body, and their combat strength had increased significantly.

Like Perrin, who sensed a host who was proficient in weapon combat and could also enchant his body for battle.

He is no longer limited to sealing techniques, but can add magic to weapons to temporarily create special effects such as "anti-magic" and "sharpness", becoming a true tactical all-rounder.

Shi Changpu sensed the presence of a 'weaver' whose energy whip could extend for tens of meters and actively weave a more resilient and malleable energy net to bind and burn enemies. It could even attach the barrier to wounds like a bandage, with powerful healing and suturing effects.

Onion is still a warrior of fighting spirit, only his fighting spirit level is higher. Once he unleashes his fighting spirit, his combat power directly surpasses Wu Zhong's normal physique. Wu Zhong would need at least ten years of internal energy to contend with him.

Of course, Wu Zhong is still the strongest, after all, he is also improving.

After a month and a half of continuous practice, his skill level had reached the level of sixty years!

What does it mean to have the power of a sixty-year-old Longevity Technique? Now, when he fights McGonagall, he doesn't need any evil energy at all; his physical attributes, true qi, and lightness skills are enough.

This allowed him to firmly establish himself in the Gold tier.

Wu Zhong even wanted to challenge Luo Yi, feeling that he could already fight Luo Yi, though winning was definitely not an option, given Luo Yi's Shadow Lord characteristic, which made him virtually invincible. Without special countermeasures, he was practically unbeatable.

Therefore, Wu Zhong also knew that the Gold rank was actually extremely complex. Relying solely on multi-faceted combat power, no matter how strong one was, one could only be considered an ordinary existence in the Gold rank.

Now that Ark has nothing left to learn, and everyone has acquired new, useful powers, Wu finally decides to continue the mission.

It wasn't that he was in a hurry to become stronger; he wanted to hone his skills further, but he didn't have much money left.

After quickly building the bunker, Wu Zhong still had 300 million left, which he used to buy a piece of Yumu wood as a weapon from the mall.

It's thick and long, like a spear. Three hundred million only bought a stick. You can only say that this kind of derivative is really expensive.

But Wu felt it was worth it, since he couldn't fight with the tortoise shell forever. The tortoise shell dealt blunt damage, which was good for defense, but not for offense.

Wu Zhong is better suited to using weapons that can poke holes... If he had had this kind of handy equipment when he fought McGonagall, he wouldn't have fought for so long and would have been stabbed to death long ago. He still wants to absorb life to recover? Recovery my ass.

The wood is indestructible and can be transformed into all sorts of shapes, which suits him perfectly.

Thus, the money was all spent. Wu Zhong still wanted to get some cinnabar wood and lightning-struck wood to eat, but he couldn't afford them either.

Yang Chunsha has so much Bitcoin that he can't spend it all, and Wu Zhong isn't at the point where he doesn't care about cash yet.

Everyone needs money to restore their Yuan energy, money to buy Danmu to improve their abilities, and money to help Yake become an Awakened One. Moreover, the tuition fees for attending the Multiverse Academy in the future are even more expensive. Wu Zhong just made a fortune, but he immediately found that the money was simply not enough! Money is needed for everything!
If these people want to make money, they have no choice but to do tasks like crazy.

Now, apart from Ark, everyone else is at the Silver rank, and he only needs two more Silver quests to see the Gold quest.

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(End of this chapter)