#564Chapter 564 This is the fate of the Cheng family!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 564: This is the destiny of the Cheng family!
"Huh? Father? Who is it? Is it me?"
"Then who is the mother?"
"...It wouldn't be Utena, would it?"
The address "Father" quickly brought a flood of strange thoughts into Cheng Tian's mind.
But before he could ponder it, the cultivation tank holding the clone suddenly shattered. The clone, no longer enveloped by liquid, floated in mid-air, its entire body appearing pale and wrinkled, as if it had been soaked.
With a hum, the clone vanished, its figure reappearing directly above the laboratory.
Similar to the 'Jiao' born in the game, the unnamed Orochi clone, which currently lacks a name, also developed a corresponding personal consciousness during its rapid physical growth over a single day.
Moreover, this consciousness was not human; instead, it seemed to have inherited a portion of the original body's understanding of everything through bloodline inheritance. This allowed the clone to view everything with a more rational and neutral attitude.
Rapid growth had led to some incomplete physical synchronization, but the clone was already capable of rudimentary spatial abilities.
As for the way it addressed Cheng Tian earlier, it was not without basis.
In a sense, the original genetic sample of this Orochi clone was a product of the fusion of the bloodlines of High Nicole and other members of the Hakkeshu, followed by the forceful intrusion of Cheng Tian's bloodline genes, and finally, further alteration by Orochi.
One could only say that this thing was genetically impossible; the fact that a clone could be cultivated at all was a result of SNK's forced narrative.
If one absolutely had to assign a father and mother, Cheng Tian would be in the father's position, and the now-defunct High Nicole would likely be in the mother's position.
Utena? Just a wet nurse!
The unnamed Orochi did not know what effects combining with the black mud would have. She only knew that a fluctuation, both desirable and subtly dangerous, emanated from the center of the city.
And her father's intention to destroy her for some reason was something the unnamed Orochi was clearly unwilling to accept.
There were no emotional factors involved, nor did it generate any 'hatred' towards her father. The unnamed Orochi simply did not want to return to her origin without accomplishing anything.
"Child of man, also a cancer of the planet... But since the will of the planet allows its existence, there must be a reason for it," the unnamed Orochi muttered to herself, her figure rising higher and higher, looking down at everything below.
Although she was a newly formed clone, her power was comprehensively inferior to the Orochi from the previous instance who hadn't reached the extreme breakthrough stage. However, the aura of the unnamed Orochi was the purest.
Untainted by any external influences, like a cup of crystal-clear water, just a speck of impurity could dye it with a corresponding color.
The unnamed Orochi cast her gaze towards the central area of Fuyuki City, where Enzou Mountain, Ryudou Temple, Fuyuki City's spiritual pulse, and the Holy Grail's black mud all coexisted—the core area of Fuyuki City in every sense.
Unlike the Orochi who had a strong desire to exterminate humanity, constructed from negative emotions + negative energy + purification power (Kushinada-hime's reincarnation) + the Hakkeshu's bodies, the unnamed Orochi, whose existence was purer, felt both desire and wariness towards the black mud.
"If we absolutely have to eat, we can try eating something good."
At this moment, Cheng Tian, lifted by The World, quickly ascended to the unnamed Orochi's side and spoke.
"Is Father going to personally destroy my existence?" the unnamed Orochi's resonant voice was still so magnetic.
"Yes, if you insist on eating that black mud," Cheng Tian still spoke truthfully, without any intention of deceiving a child.
Since Cheng Tian could kill Orochi, he naturally could kill her, the unnamed one.
The current situation was rather special, and Cheng Tian didn't mind acting righteously to eliminate a relative.
The World had already spread its arms, and the flow of time was about to stop.
ZA! WARUDO!
Time! Stop!!!!!
With this second time stop encompassing the entire instance world, The World once again fell into a brief stasis.
To prevent things from escalating into an unmanageable situation, Cheng Tian very decisively unleashed his killing move, preparing to righteously eliminate the unnamed Orochi.
Perhaps it was the resonance from briefly having been Orochi himself, but Cheng Tian vaguely sensed the unnamed Orochi's impulse, a mix of desire and wariness towards the black mud, which was actually similar to the attitude of Yunnan people towards mushrooms.
That is, while verbally expressing caution, they ultimately cannot resist the temptation of mushrooms, leading to slicing, stir-frying, stewing, and a whole process that ultimately lands them in the hospital.
In other words, this unnamed Orochi would cautiously consume the black mud... Since that was the case, it was better to deal with the problem he himself had created.
But at this very moment, an anomaly occurred.
The unnamed Orochi, who had been affected by the time stop and fallen into stasis, suddenly showed a barely perceptible tremor in her body. Before Cheng Tian's astonishment could even register on his face, a familiar yet strange aura emanated from the unnamed Orochi.
A purple figure materialized from ethereal to solid, emerging from behind the unnamed Orochi. Simultaneously, the clock-shaped BUFF icon, representing the time stop, which had been hanging above the unnamed Orochi's head, suddenly began to move.
"ORA!"
The purple figure's fist heavily struck The World's fist that was aimed at the unnamed Orochi.
The shockwave from the colliding fists immediately spread out, and the unnamed Orochi also completely regained her mobility due to the impact of this fluctuation.
"No way..."
At this moment, Cheng Tian stared dumbfounded at everything unfolding before him, gaining a clearer understanding of his relationship with the unnamed Orochi.
He might truly be her father!
[Special Neutral Unit Orochi Clone 'Unnamed Orochi', having inherited some of your genetic traits, has triggered and awakened a brand new Stand ability — Star Platinum.]
[The Unnamed Orochi's 'Star Platinum' has not yet awakened the 'Time Stop' related ability, but already possesses the aptitude of a time stop user, and can resist time stop effects by continuously consuming MP.]
In the original JOJO, the reason why the bloodline descendants of the Joestar family were able to awaken Stand abilities was that DIO, in Part 3, resurrected by taking over Jonathan Joestar's body through a head-swapping method, thereby inheriting related awakening traits through the bloodline.
Cheng Tian, who inherited The World through talent settlement, also gained this trait of being able to pass on Stands to his blood relatives.
What he didn't know was that shortly after he left The King of Fighters, Remilia, who returned to Gensokyo, had already acquired her own Stand due to an "incomplete embrace ritual," making the Scarlet Devil Mansion full of JOJO vibes now.
Similarly, the unnamed Orochi also awakened Star Platinum, capable of countering The World's time stop.
"Damn it! It's the filial piety script!"
Although Cheng Tian said that, his expression was clearly smiling!
The destiny of the JOJO family seemed to have once again extended to Cheng Tian and the unnamed Orochi at this moment, across time and across scripts!
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