The King of Black Fog

Li Changzhou wanted to hold her tightly in his arms.

"Besides, it's not a big deal." Yang Qinglan laughed.

"This isn't big?" Li Changzhou smiled wryly.

"They say nothing is a big deal beyond life and death. Between you and me, as long as we don't separate or lose our hearts, even life and death are minor matters."

"...I don't even know what to say, I kinda wish you'd yell at me or hit me a few times."

Slap!

A loud slap.

Li Qianxia's slim body shivered, her upper body slightly leaning back, even the black carp stopped smiling.

"Satisfied?" Yang Qinglan asked with a smile while shaking her aching hand.

Li Changzhou rubbed his own face, and his originally gloomy mood unexpectedly lightened a lot.

"You've got quite a thick skin." Yang Qinglan looked at his face, which didn't have a mark, and her slightly reddened palm.

Li Changzhou took her small hand and gently blew on it, which earned him a roll of her eyes.

"This matter ends here," she said, "and don't make me hit you again, my hand hurts."

"I feel sorry." Li Qianxia said.

Both of them looked at her.

Li Qianxia hastily said: "I feel sorry for Lanlan."

"Sigh." Turquoise Pool sighed, "Then I feel sorry for Achou, though I also want to give him a slap."

"Yao—Sis—! Queen Mother having my brother's child was entirely your instigation, wasn't it?" Li Qianxia blurted out who she really felt sorry for.

"Don't hit." Yang Qinglan also said, "It really hurts."

Her expression was very earnest, making the three of them unable to hold back their laughter.

"Lanlan is really nice." Li Qianxia admired, "I'm starting to think my brother isn't quite worthy of you."

Li Changzhou immediately objected: "The two of us are a perfect match, who are you, a monster, to question our compatibility?"

Li Qianxia rolled up her sleeves ready to take action against him.

"Alright." Turquoise Pool said, "The two carp are still waiting; don't be rude."

Li Qianxia put down her sleeves, giving Li Changzhou a disdainful and provocative little finger gesture.

The white carp remained calm.

The black carp's expression grew even more unsightly, looking like a charcoal stirred in ink, black beyond black.

"How do you obtain a Heavenly Will stronger than the top ten?" Turquoise Pool asked.

Like Yang Qinglan, Yang Qinglan didn't ask if there was a method outside of [As You Wish] for a child to pass the Heavenly Tribulation, but directly asked what method was used.

Turquoise Pool also didn't ask if there was a Heavenly Will stronger than the top ten but directly asked how to obtain it.

Just a bit clever.

The white carp said: "There is no Heavenly Will stronger than the top ten. At least not after Duanliu Dam but before the appearance of 'Victor'."

Li Qianxia pondered for a moment and asked a practical question: "Where is our region's Heavenly Will?"

"Your brother guessed it." The white carp said.

"Oh?" Li Qianxia looked at Li Changzhou.

"Just a part of it." The black carp added, seemingly grudgingly, "Water, besides the Water Element Heavenly Will, can also be fished, but the rod must be mana, the line and hook are Divine Sense, and the bait is Skill."

The white carp said: "A-grade and above Skills."

"Skills consumed will completely disappear!" The black carp opened its gigantic mouth at the four of them, making them all feel like it suddenly turned dark.

Before merging with [Heavenly Will·Time], these two fish were absolute powerhouses.

"That's easy." Li Changzhou remained unfazed.

It's not just the Skills on the Identity Card that are Skills; the Martial Arts, Spells, Divine Skills, Magic, Witchcraft, etc., learned and understood by players themselves also count as Skills.

He had a bunch.

"The last question." The white carp reminded.

Li Changzhou pondered, as the two carps had said before, he had two questions he wanted to ask, and he didn't know which one to choose at that moment.

One is a suggestion about his own cultivation;

And another, which adversaries on the Heavenly Road need attention.

In the end, he decided to ask the second question, a question that could benefit everyone, not just himself.

"Please tell me, which adversaries on the Heavenly Road deserve attention?" he asked the two carp.

"Five people," said the Black Carp.

"The fifth person, Always Invincible," said the White Carp.

"Ah?" Li Qianxia responded instinctively.

"Player's name," said the White Carp softly.

"Oh." Li Qianxia nodded.

"The fourth person, Crown Princess." The Black Carp twisted and transformed into an unparalleled beauty exuding nobility.

The White Carp explained: "She is the first heir to the Empire of Order's throne, the Empire rules over three civilization circles, and the Divine Will Great Wall known to you is just in two civilization circles."

"The third person, True Dragon," the Black Carp declared.

"True Dragon?" the four were puzzled.

"Dragon, the title of a Saint," the White Carp explained again, "'God', 'Immortal', 'Demon', 'Monster', 'Human', these are all titles of Saints, that's why we understand them as Divine Demonic Immortal Monster Human, these titles are also common in most civilization circles."

The Black Carp maintained the guise of the Crown Princess: "True Dragon, the progeny of Dragon Saint, he likes me."

"Likes the Crown Princess," the White Carp added lightly.

The Crown Princess turned back into the Black Carp: "The second person, King of Black Fog, Master."

Li Qianxia, Yang Qinglan, and the Turquoise Pool looked at Li Changzhou.

"I might as well call you Li the Second," Li Qianxia laughed, her smile radiant, as beautiful as a dream lover, but her words were quite provoking.

"This is the ranking of the Heavenly Will List," said the White Carp.

"The Heavenly Will List," the Black Carp transformed into a list, "The Heavenly Road automatically generates a list based on player performance on the road. As long as you have fused with Heavenly Will and know this concept, you can check this list anytime. You—"

It suddenly darted to Li Changzhou: "No grand achievements, yet ranked second, is already an exception."

Li Changzhou didn't step back at all and faced it: "Then didn't I waste this question? Can I switch to another question?"

"You can," the White Carp said slowly, "In fact, we have answered two questions for all five of you."

"The first person, Corpse Bone Gene." Suddenly, the Black Carp dashed to the sky, turning into a grand and mighty skeleton, "Among his two questions, one was how to deal with [As You Wish]. Want to know the answer?"

"No." Li Changzhou didn't hesitate, "The second question, do you have any suggestions for my cultivation?

The White Carp finally responded, looking at Li Changzhou.

The White Carp said: "If cultivation solely does not rely on external power, it will develop a deeply held superiority complex, and you already show such a tendency. However, overly depending on external power will also foster dependency."

"All Laws Follow the Heart!" The skeletal Black Carp extended its arms and roared skyward.

The White Carp plainly said: "Whether it's your own strength or external power, the best is to see through and control it. Otherwise, it's all in vain."

Li Changzhou sat in silent contemplation.

The White Carp added: "The principle is simple, but whether you can achieve it is the difference between a genius and an ordinary person."

The Black Carp said: "It can't be taught! If you grasp it, you grasp it. If not, you'll spend your life trying in vain!"

Li Changzhou thought of his dialogue with the 'Black Hand'.

—The path is a shortcut, but also a shackle; a shackle, but also a shortcut. But once you understand what you want, just strive in that direction.

This is his life motto, but not his cultivation philosophy.

His cultivation philosophy, although it does not reject external power, always maintains that it's best to rely on oneself, and even if he can't for the time being, he must strive to one day be able to achieve anything by himself.

Was he wrong?

"Go fishing," said the White Carp, "that Heavenly Will can lead you to enlightenment."

"If not enlightened, only death awaits," said the Black Carp, "Corpse Bone Gene has yet to fuse with Heavenly Will, or have [As You Wish], yet is the first, surpassing you and all players who have fused with Heavenly Will."

"Be careful of the other few as well."

The sound of water rang out as the black and white carp disappeared from the void.

Outside the barrier of the Chaos Bell Wave, the silhouettes of those living young creatures gradually faded, as if portraits on old photo paper disappearing over time.