Chapter 21: The Future Can Be Changed.
2023-04-04 Author: Fu Hejun
Buzz!
Sixteen crossbow bolts tore through the air!
Looking at the sixteen crossbow bolts shot from the black box in her opponent's hand, Zhu Zhuqing's expression remained unchanged. She merely secretly maximized the defensive rebound power of her Evil God's Protection! Even with confidence in her defense, a lion uses its full strength even when hunting a rabbit. What's more, the guy in front of her wasn't simple either; he deserved to be treated with caution.
The next moment, the sixteen crossbow bolts accurately struck the black barrier, but could no longer advance an inch.
The triumphant smile on Tang San's face froze.
In reality.
Tang San, seeing this scene, couldn't help but shout, "Impossible! This is a Zhuge Godly Crossbow! How could a mere Soul Venerate like her block it?!"
[Gasp! What kind of Soul Tool is that person named Tang San holding?]
[What powerful might! With this kind of power, it feels like even a Spirit King might not be able to block it, right?]
[If only this kind of Soul Tool could be mass-produced.]
[What a pity, the art of making Soul Tools has long been lost...]
[What this kid holds is probably the only one left.]
[...]
The bullet comments scrolling through the live broadcast room expressed their amazement at the power of the Zhuge Godly Crossbow, all thinking it was some Soul Tool handed down from ancient times. They didn't know these were hidden weapons that could be mass-produced. Because of this, they were only surprised for a moment before their attention quickly shifted elsewhere.
[This young girl named Zhu Zhuqing is extraordinary!]
[The defensive power of her third soul skill is actually so terrifying!]
[Dark Devilgod Cat... which clan does it originate from?]
[Her surname is Zhu. It couldn't possibly be related to the Star Luo Zhu Family, could it?]
[...]
The bullet comments were abuzz with discussion, but they didn't impede the video's playback.
After seeing the sixteen crossbow bolts he had launched being blocked by the barrier, Tang San defiantly fired the Zhuge Godly Crossbow two more times, each time shooting out sixteen crossbow bolts!
After three volleys, the crossbow bolts inside were completely used up.
Tang San, holding the empty Zhuge Godly Crossbow, looked at the pitch-black barrier opposite him, which still stood firm like Mount Tai, his face filled with existential doubt. He seemed unable to believe that the Zhuge Godly Crossbow in his hand couldn't defeat that small barrier.
Inside the barrier, Zhu Zhuqing felt the power contained within the crossbow bolts striking from the outside. She clearly understood that if she were just an ordinary Soul Venerate, she would have died long ago from this volley.
That guy named Tang San was trying to kill her!
Upon this clear realization, Zhu Zhuqing became enraged!
"I'll return these to you!"
At this moment, the crossbow bolts Tang San had fired were still firmly stuck to the barrier. As Zhu Zhuqing activated her soul power and utilized the rebound function of her Evil God's Protection, the barrier suddenly bulged!
The next moment!
A series of dense whooshing sounds echoed.
The crossbow bolts that had been fired were rebounding back.
Tang San's expression changed drastically. Without a second thought, he used his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps to dodge. But since it was a rebound, it naturally wouldn't be as simple as just reflecting them back.
These rebounded crossbow bolts, in terms of both speed and destructive power, were far stronger than when they were initially fired.
Even though Tang San had good eyesight and decent footwork, how could he possibly dodge all of these densely packed, incoming crossbow bolts?
"Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!"
Three crossbow bolts in a row pierced through Tang San's body.
The power attached to the bolts blasted a bloody hole in his flesh before piercing straight through his body.
In an instant, three bloody holes appeared on Tang San's chest, lower abdomen, and thigh, with blood gushing out as if it were free.
"Aaaah!!"
The intense pain made Tang San scream miserably.
Then, with a thud, he collapsed to the ground, writhing like a worm. It was clear just how much pain he was in.
The terrifying power of the crossbow bolts piercing through his body made the onlookers in the live broadcast room gasp. Seeing Tang San lying on the ground wailing in the video, they all scoffed that he deserved it, that he had brought it upon himself. After all, Tang San had originally used these crossbow bolts to harm others, only to have them bounced back at him. Wasn't that just reaping what he sowed?
In reality.
Looking at his own wailing figure on the ground in the video, and then at Zhu Zhuqing, who remained cold and indifferent, as if she had just done something trivial, Tang San couldn't help but clench his fists and say bitterly, "Damn it! If only I could create more powerful Tang Sect hidden weapons, how could I let you bully me like this!"
In his opinion, Zhu Zhuqing's disregard was the greatest contempt he could receive. It could only be said that some people's arrogance and wickedness were etched into their very bones.
"Can I also... become that strong?"
Looking at her own magnificent display of power in the video, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but touch her cheek. She thought to herself, if her future self could truly become this powerful, then defeating her sister and securing victory wouldn't be impossible, would it?
But how did her future self become so powerful?
And now, she knew the future in advance.
Could she still become as powerful as her future self?
Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but feel a little worried.
In the years since the Q&A had appeared, people had discovered that the future shown in the videos could be changed.
Some futures were not set in stone, and the future videos sometimes revealed by the Q&A were equivalent to giving everyone a chance to defy heaven and change their fate.
For example, a person once learned from a future video that he would die from absorbing a soul ring that was too old for him. He decisively chose to absorb a different soul ring. As a result, he safely survived the deadly ordeal. He changed the future!
This living example served as a reminder to everyone, letting them know that the future was not unchangeable. They could obtain clues from certain future fragments played by the Q&A to attract good fortune and avoid disaster, and even change unfavorable futures in advance!
Similarly, if the future had already been changed, then the future videos played later by the Q&A would not be the original 'unchanged' future, but the 'already changed' one.
Precisely because of this, Zhu Zhuqing, who felt her future had been spoiled, began to worry. After all, her sister was still sending people to hunt her down. Now that her sister had seen how powerful she would become, she would undoubtedly send more people and work even harder to nip her in the bud.
This was undoubtedly inconsistent with the original future.
In the original future, she was able to escape, but now that her sister had sent more reinforcements, could she still escape?
Zhu Zhuqing felt deeply worried about this!
After all, the future *could* be changed.
...
In the video.
Zhu Zhuqing coldly watched Tang San wailing on the ground. When she saw the blood gushing from his body gradually turn black, her gaze grew even colder!
This indicated that the crossbow bolts also contained poison!
Zhu Zhuqing didn't remember having any particular enmity with this guy, right?
How much did he hate her, and how badly did he want her dead?
(end of chapter)