Lord of Prayer

Chapter 645: Chapter 412: Trying Some New Tricks (Part 2)

"What does it feel like?" Gu Xue asked, her eyes wide with curiosity, burning with the flames of gossip.

"I can’t really describe it."

Jiang Che thought for a moment. "If I had to describe it, I’d say it feels very relaxed and comfortable when I’m with him. He’s done so much for me, and even though I know he has ulterior motives, I’m still very touched."

"For real? That’s a rare thing for you..." Gu Xue was amused and teased, "Not even the super-rationality of the Hypnotic Pocket Watch can suppress it. Tsk, tsk. If your emotions weren’t suppressed, you might have already turned into a little girl in the honeymoon phase."

"But there’s no ’if’."

"I was just joking. You really lack a sense of humor."

"So, what is ’liking’ someone?" Jiang Che pulled the conversation back to the main topic.

"Umm..." Gu Xue, the Great Sage of the Alchemy Realm whose stomp could make the whole World tremble, fell into a long, deep thought.

"From a physiological perspective, liking and loving someone are just a series of hormonal reactions. Hormones, dopamine, phenylethylamine, adrenaline, serotonin... these chemicals cause various reactions in the body, making the brain feel pleasure, which in turn secretes love hormones, making a person feel joy, comfort, and happiness.

From a psychological perspective..."

Gu Xue racked her brain for a long time but couldn’t squeeze out a single word. Finally, she grew frantic. "Are you doing this just to annoy me?!"

She was still single. In her youth, she had pursued an exceptional man but was rejected. After she became a Great Sage, she went back to find him, only to be rejected again. The two rejections wounded her pride. After that, she went on a frenzy of blind dates, all of which ended in failure. She still hadn’t found a partner and had already given up on herself.

In her eyes, love was far too complicated—a hundred times more complex than Alchemy... no, ten thousand times!

Gu Xue scratched her head in frustration for a long while without coming up with anything. Finally, she sighed. "Asking me is useless. You’d be better off asking netizens online... If all else fails, just sever the Soul connection with the Hypnotic Pocket Watch, take a walk outside, and let your emotions recover. Maybe you’ll figure it out on your own."

"I’ve worn the Hypnotic Pocket Watch for over a decade. My personality has already solidified. Even if I take it off, I’ll still be this way. My emotions won’t fluctuate much. I can’t change," Jiang Che analyzed objectively.

"That might be true, but you should at least try. What if it works?"

Gu Xue said seriously, "Besides, you’ve already gotten your revenge. You don’t need to rely on the Hypnotic Pocket Watch to stay rational anymore. You’ve succeeded. It’s time to free yourself."

’Free myself...’

Jiang Che pondered for a few seconds and then exhaled. Yes, it was time to free herself.

She immediately materialized the Hypnotic Pocket Watch. With a casual swipe of her hand, the brilliance of an Alchemy Matrix flashed in the air, easily severing the Soul connection between Jiang Che and the Hypnotic Pocket Watch.

"Feel anything?" Gu Xue asked.

Jiang Che tried to sense for a dozen seconds or so, then shook her head. "No."

Gu Xue reached out and tickled Jiang Che’s waist. "Feel that?"

"It tickles, but that’s just a neurological response from my body. What does it have to do with emotions?" Jiang Che said, her face expressionless.

"You tickle me," Gu Xue told her.

So Jiang Che reached out and started tickling Gu Xue, from her waist to her armpits, sending Gu Xue into a fit of wild laughter. She struggled violently, wriggling like a maggot.

"HAHAHA... Stop... HAHAHAHA... Okay, okay!" Gu Xue slapped Jiang Che’s hand away, wiping tears of laughter from her eyes. "See? This is the emotion of having fun while playing around. This is how a normal person reacts."

As she spoke, she tickled Jiang Che a few times in retaliation.

Jiang Che didn’t react. But after a moment of contemplation, she let out two cold, robotic laughs, her smile forced. "Ha... ha..."

"Your reaction time is way too slow... Sigh, take it slow. There’s no rush. You’re missing a lot of things."

Gu Xue hopped off the beanbag chair. "I’ll go pack my things. I’ll accompany you on a trip around the world. You’ll be able to learn a lot along the way."

And just like that, the first long journey of Jiang Che’s life began.

Like a bird breaking free from its Prison, flying freely into the blue sky.

·

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「Jinzhu.」

In the basement, Zhou Chen was completely absorbed in Forging.

He had fed the Forging Hammer used by the Master Forger, which he received as payment, to his Hammer of Forging. This Forging Hammer was a truly substantial item, raising the Hammer of Forging’s repair progress directly to 54%. Zhou Chen instantly learned a vast amount of knowledge about the Forging Realm, along with all sorts of extraordinary and masterful Forging techniques. He couldn’t wait to start experimenting.

Once he started, he couldn’t stop, becoming completely immersed in Forging.

By the time he came to his senses, he had already performed minor upgrades on three Weapons: Dream Light and Shadow, the Demon-Breaking Sword, and the Cursed Blade.

The Hammer of Forging’s restoration progress had also increased to 55% as a result.

Besides repairing the Hammer of Forging, Zhou Chen was also using it to comprehend a Rule.

There were many Rules that suited him, but he ultimately chose "Destruction of All Things" as his primary goal for comprehension, and he had already begun to grasp some of its mysteries.

He had experienced Li Xiye’s Absolute Will, learning how to domineeringly destroy everything. He had also been the Spirit of the End, becoming a symbol of destruction and death. While he was incarnated as the Spirit of the End, there was significant overlap between "End" and "Destruction of All Things." With all these factors combined, his speed at comprehending "Destruction of All Things" was exceptionally fast.

’Let’s give it a try...’

After getting his first glimpse of the Rule, Zhou Chen eagerly licked his lips, rubbing his hands together in gleeful anticipation.

He placed a piece of steel in front of him and tried to destroy it using only his will to invoke the Rule, without any other Ability.

"Hah!"

Zhou Chen stared at the steel block with unwavering focus. Then, with a powerful shout, the block suddenly split in two with a CRACK. The break was rough and irregular.

’Still not mastered enough...’ Zhou Chen picked up the broken pieces of metal and shook his head slightly.

’If my mastery was sufficient, this piece of steel should have crumbled into dust.’

Still, he was only a beginner, so being able to do this much was already quite impressive.

After tidying up the forge, Zhou Chen went upstairs. He ran into Li Xiye on the stairs; it was as if she had sensed him coming out and used Instant Movement to appear there.

"Come on, follow me into my room." Li Xiye immediately grabbed his arm, wanting to take him to the bedroom.

"Erin is still home!" Zhou Chen said hurriedly.

"It’s fine. I learned how to affect the flow of time in Sinful City. I’ll create a Time Circle where the time flow is different from reality. Three days inside, three minutes outside." Li Xiye took the initiative to hug him and ask for a kiss, starting to tear at Zhou Chen’s clothes, unable to contain the throbbing passion in her heart.

"Then do you want to try something new?" Zhou Chen winked, a mischievous grin on his face.

"What kind of new thing?"

Transparent Spiritual Tentacles extended from behind Zhou Chen.

"Th-th-th-th-this..." Li Xiye was so startled she took a step back, her face instantly flushing red. ’Th-this is too... much!’

Zhou Chen met her gaze and smiled. "Just once..."

Li Xiye couldn’t help but swallow. "Th-then... let’s give it a try..."

·

Three minutes in reality, three days in the Time Circle.

Erin, who was drinking tea in the living room, saw Li Xiye coming downstairs with her arm wrapped around Zhou Chen’s, her face alight with bliss.

’It was such a short amount of time, they couldn’t have done... *that*, right?’ Erin just thought they had hidden away for a secret make-out session.

"I ordered takeout. It’ll be here soon," she said.

"You guys eat. I have to go to the office for a meeting." Li Xiye gave Zhou Chen a look filled with mirth, then vanished on the spot.

Erin froze for a moment, then became awkward, nervous, and anxious. She knew Li Xiye was creating an opportunity for her and Zhou Chen to be alone, and she had a vague premonition of what was about to happen.

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