Volume 5 Chapter 36 (1/2)

Book 5 Chapter 36 – Departure

After Mr. Kong had left the scene, Li Yiming's mind was filled with more unanswered questions than ever. The same familiar feeling of s.p.a.ce itself ripping apart occurred shortly after Mr. Kong's departure, and the ruins of Lianyun City vanished. The sun rose from the East for the first time in many days.

Everything was finally over once Li Yiming heard the reward notification from Heaven's Laws.

Stargaze was the first one to wake up in the aftermath. She glanced at Li Yiming and simply left without uttering a single word.

The second person to wake up was Big Beard.

”I've left the team already.” Li Yiming picked up Liu Meng, who was still unconscious, and disappeared after leaving one last message for Big Beard. Li Yiming did not want to leave without bidding farewell to his teammates; the path he had chosen to take was a dangerous one, and he did not want to burden his friends needlessly.

Right after he had pa.s.sed Lianyun Peak, Li Yiming took a short pause to contemplate Xianyun Abbey and bowed in its direction one last time before continuing on his journey. Liu Meng woke up once the two arrived at the airport. She stayed silent and buried her head into Li Yiming's arms. The two bought tickets and boarded the earliest flight for Wen City.

'We can finally talk about it?' Liu Meng fell asleep once more after boarding the plane. Bai Ze took advantage of the opportunity to discuss matters with Li Yiming.

'Talk about what?'

'Your talent…'

'I was wondering about that. What's the point of having this thing inside my body anyways?' Li Yiming looked at the mysterious runic glyph in his body.

'Do you think that I'd be asking the question if I knew? You're unable to get any reactions? I thought that there would be a big change…'

'Nothing. I've tried a few times.'

'What about the part that lit up? How did that happen?' Bai Ze turned her attention toward the part of the runic glyph that had obviously changed since last time.

'There was this giant wok in Lianyun City…and you were asleep…' Li Yiming explained to Bai Ze.

'You saw Mr. Kong inside the giant golden wok? Why didn't you tell him about it then?'

'I felt like it was… someone else.' Li Yiming said hesitantly.

'Are you sure?' Bai Ze suddenly remembered that Li Yiming once mentioned that there were two Mr. Kongs in Eden.

'The one inside the golden wok is the one who killed all the guardians in Eden.' Li Yiming gave his opinion.

'But why…'

'That's why I didn't tell it to the one outside…' Li Yiming took a deep breath. He recalled the eyes of the Mr. Kong he met inside the golden wok. There was nothing but despair, bitterness, and hate, and it made Li Yiming sad to even think about it.

Li Yiming trusted Mr. Kong without reserve, especially when the latter had made him a guardian and saved his life so many times. But now, he was unsure whether he could continue to put his trust in him. After Lianyun City, Li Yiming was now certain that Mr. Kong was planning something big, and perhaps even Lianyun City itself was just a scheme he had devised himself.

'If Fu Bo's book tells the truth, then Mr. Kong… He should be Wukong…  It wouldn't be surprising that he feels bitter and betrayed. But what about that golden wok? How did it end up becoming part of what guards Lianyun City? And did the other Mr. Kong save Li Huaibei?'

'A fragment of a soul… I am him, and he is me… What is Mr. Kong talking about?' Li Yiming was sure by now that he was the person Mr.Kong had mentioned when he met him inside the golden wok, but his purpose was still a mystery to him.

'And what he did to my runic glyph…' Li Yiming looked at the runic glyph inside of his body, which had a third of it lit up. He knew that it had to do with what Mr. Kong did before he was ejected from the s.p.a.ce inside the golden wok.

Li Yiming remained silent as tried to decipher everything.

'Your Thunder Purity… it's gone…' Bai Ze remarked in a discouraged voice.

Li Yiming had obtained great power by consuming his Thunder Purity, allowing him to defeat someone whose strength he would normally not be able to rival. However, he also paid the price by losing his Purity permanently. For Li Yiming, Thunder Purity was more than just an enhancer his lightning techniques; it was also the conduit of his power. Now that it was gone, Li Yiming's a.r.s.enal of thunder techniques was reduced to nothing.

'But I did get this…' Li Yiming looked around and opened his hand. A small sphere of grey matter sat in the middle of his palm.

'What is that?' Bai Ze was surprised.