Skill extraction starting from Dragon Clan

"That Bethea...actually shows such fear? Who is this guy? Why does he fly down from the sky?"

Among the people who blocked Zhang Chulan and the others at first, the strong islander Fernando looked at Bestia in disbelief.

Unlike outsiders like Zhang Chulan, he is a native islander on Nason Island. Naturally, he has also witnessed the brutality of Bestia's rule in "Paradise" before "Hanging" came to the island.

Therefore, he has always been resentful about Bethea becoming the Nathan Guard, thinking that even he was not favored by the tree, so why could someone as cruel as him be.

But just like he had doubts about Bestia's character, Fernando never had any doubts about the cruelty of the former Lord of Paradise.

The guy in front of me is a lunatic who doesn't even care about his own death.

"Hmph... I heard that Bestia was once frightened out of his wits by being hung upside down. It seems to be true. This guy is no longer the madman who doesn't even care about his own death. It turns out that he is just an ordinary person. …”

He unconsciously looked for reasons for Bestia, otherwise Fernando suspected that he would not be able to bear the fear, betray the tree and the king and run away.

Fernando's wavering in belief did not affect the conversation between Zheng Shu and Bestia, or it could no longer be considered a conversation now.

During Zheng Shu's "confrontation", Bestia also discovered the problem in his heart, so his emotions that had just calmed down became violent again.

The God Burying Death Lake was no longer under his control. The colored substances on the ground condensed into various objects and continuously smashed towards Zheng Shu in front of him.

However, this crazy attack could not shake Zheng Shu's figure at all. Whether it condensed into a brick wall to repel him, or condensed into a fist and smashed against it, under the control of Bestia, these could even be as hard as The colored substance that blocked the anti-material sniper rifle attack was still as soft as water in front of Zheng Shu.

Continuous attacks hit him, almost like a child splashing water with a water gun.

Maybe the water gun would be more effective. After all, Bestia hasn't even damaged Zheng Shu's clothes so far.

"Go away, go away, go away, go away!!!"

Bethea roared like a wild beast. At this moment, he had already forgotten King Nathan's order to keep his hands.

In other words, he still did not forget the order, but Bethea, who had experienced a lot of battles, knew very well that he was not qualified to hold back in front of the monster in front of him.

Bethea kept attacking Zheng Shu like a mad dog. Not only the God Burial Lake of Death, but also the main body that had not taken any action selflessly pounced on him.

Even if he uses his fists and teeth, he still hopes to cause even insignificant damage to Zheng Shu.

However, everything he did still had no effect. Even though his fists were bloody and his teeth were broken, Zheng Shu still stayed where he was.

If it weren't for the piercing pain that came with every punch, Bestia would even think that the person in front of him was an intangible phantom.

Regardless of the vital points such as the chest and neck, or the soft and fragile parts such as the eyes and the bridge of the nose, his attacks cannot cause any damage to the opponent's body.

Even in places that should be soft, like earlobes, his fist couldn't cause any deformation when he hit them.

In a daze, Bestia even felt that his strong body, which had been tempered for thousands of times and could break steel, had been turned into something like slime by some terrifying curse of the monster in front of him without him knowing it.

As the target of the attack, Zheng Shu didn't pay attention to Bethea's annoying fruit fly-like behavior. As the strengthening limit of the Nemean Lion strengthening template continued to increase, Zheng Shu's physical strength became more and more extraordinary, and his strength became more and more extraordinary. Rapidly advance towards the strength of the main god-level god in the previous world.

In terms of pure physical damage, any attack that is not enough to cause devastating damage to the mainland is like a breeze to Zheng Shu, and is not even qualified to be looked at by him.

What he is focusing on now is the special power exerted by Bestia.

Although the form of the Death Lake of the Hidden God is relatively specific, its attack method seems to be quite simple. In most people's understanding, including Bethea himself, he simply condenses the colored lake water into various objects during his use. Smash it at the enemy, or control the head of the resentful god swallowed by the dead lake to conduct a direct attack.

Apart from the extremely large range and the presence of an "assistant" with autonomous consciousness, this move does not seem to be special in terms of attack method and effect, but Zheng Shu was keenly aware of the difference.

Because when he was attacked, he felt his own mental fluctuations.

Based on Bethea's strength, all his attacks were insignificant to Zheng Shu, but precisely because of this, this weak mental fluctuation was so conspicuous.

After staring at the colorful lake below him for a long time, Zheng Shu finally analyzed it.

"I see, are you taking a different path?"

To put it simply, the path Bethea took was the "path to the gods."

Of course, this name was named by Zheng Shu based on the effect of the path of cultivation that Bethea took, and it does not mean that it is the dragon clan's path to godhood.

God is the unpredictable yin and yang.

Simply put, God is the unknowable “other.”

It doesn’t have to be Buddha God, it can be the sacred tree that has been passed down for thousands of years on Nathan Island, it can be the chaotic atmosphere that doesn’t know whether it will cool down tomorrow, or it can be a boyfriend and girlfriend who don’t know what they are thinking.

In the face of other knowable "others", our consciousness can "determine the distinction between inside and outside", and self-awareness can see itself in the other.

Then you can implement logic with reason, direct behavior with morality, and constantly correct and improve yourself.

This method of seeing "self" in "others" and then improving "self" is completely different from the path taken by the domestic Qigong practitioners that Zheng Shu often comes into contact with.

Whether they are born or acquired, the aliens in the East usually only focus on themselves and constantly improve themselves through self-exploration.

Some extreme ones, like the Taoist priests of the Quanzhen Sect, will even use monkhood and arduous practice as a barrier to isolate themselves from the outside world so that they can understand themselves more clearly.

There is no superiority or inferiority between the two paths. It mainly depends on what kind of cognition the practitioner is better at.

The purpose of both sides is the same, and ultimately they are all to achieve the lifelong pursuit of Qi practitioners - "freedom".

"I'm still curious about where the so-called resentful gods come from. There is no such thing as a god in this world."

Methods such as the Godhead Mask, which steals the faith of all living beings and condenses them into gods, also require the existence of "faith" to complete.

According to the information provided in the original book, the archipelago of Bethea's tribe has become extinct. He is the only one left in the world, and the names of the gods they inherited have also disappeared.

Without faith, the gods would of course have died long ago. It would be impossible for a god to survive solely relying on Bethea's own faith.

Even if this so-called god is a resentful god who has "died" and only has one head left.

"How can a person who follows this path recognize other beings as gods? The so-called head of the God of Resentment is essentially you!"

Separate one's "self" and "other", and the self is the subject, both controlling and enshrining. The other is an object, yet it is affected by the self.

Every growth of the self will be reflected in the idol formed by others. When the self grows to its limit, the idol formed by others will also be completed.

At that time, it means that the practitioners of this path have turned themselves into gods.

The evidence is that in the original work, Bestia was imprisoned in the "Kingdom of Heaven" for hundreds or thousands of years. Over a long period of time, Bestia gradually fell into confusion because she had seen too many others, and she sorted out her self. And rest, the original animal nature gained peace and growth.

And his statue has also grown accordingly, from a nearly skull-like head to an image with the same appearance and figure as him.

Although the growth of Bestia's power after the completion of the statue was very noticeable, for Zheng Shu, what was more eye-catching was his mental attitude.

He became more devout to his gods, but he also gained spiritual freedom - freedom from piety.

"If I had his mental state after becoming a 'god,' I'm afraid I wouldn't have to worry about so-called psychological aberrations in the future."

Zheng Shu sighed silently, but he also knew that he was not suitable for this path.

Even people like Bethea, who were carefully selected by their tribe, fell into an unimaginable period of confusion in the process of seeing others and exploring themselves.

The reason why I was able to wake up later was also due to the mixed effect of hanging upside down and the "Kingdom of Heaven". This is a path that cannot be repeated at all.

Bethea's power is very weak, so even if he loses himself, the damage he can cause is quite limited. But Zheng Shu is different. If he loses himself, the danger will be ridiculously great.

"But at least I have learned a new path, which is a good reference for me. And... now that I know what its essence is, it will be too easy for me to present the so-called dead lake again."

Zheng Shu came back from his thoughts and looked at Bethea who was still attacking crazily in front of him. He raised his hand slightly, and Bethea, who was originally as crazy as a beast, suddenly howled in pain.

The lake water that was originally controlled by Bestia to condense various weapons suddenly collapsed, and the calm colorful lake water on the ground also fluctuated. A large amount of lake water flowed back into Bestia's body, causing him to release the God Burial God. The body that had become thin due to death in the lake became fat again.

"what's the situation?"

Others present talked about it and were at a loss when looking at Bethea who was still howling in pain and the colored matter that had dissipated.

"Did he do it? But what did he do?" Zhang Chulan and the other four turned their attention to Zheng Shu.

It was obvious that all these changes were caused by Zheng Shu raising his hand just now, but they didn't understand what Zheng Shu had done.

"Once you know the principle, it becomes very simple to counterattack." Zheng Shu looked at the effect just now and nodded with satisfaction.

The God-Burying Death Lake released by Bestia is essentially a substance created by mixing one's own Qi with spirit and thoughts, so Zheng Shu can sense mental fluctuations when attacking.

However, unlike conventional skills that use one's own thoughts, the thoughts used in this dead lake are composed of the thoughts of others collected by Bestia in his own life.

To put it simply, this dead lake represents all the people Bethea has met in his life. The colorful colors themselves are the embodiment of his thoughts.

Everyone's mind is different, and the tones will naturally appear gorgeous but disordered.

The power of this skill is obvious. The more people you meet and the more things you experience, even if your own strength does not increase much, the dead lake released will become more and more powerful.

This is why even though Zheng Shu has understood the principle of this skill, he still cannot release it, because he has not collected other people's thoughts before. Without "raw materials", no matter how good he is at controlling energy, he can't release it. This skill cannot be released.

"It's awesome, brother Zheng! We got rid of this guy in one go."

Seeing that Bestia temporarily lost the ability to resist, Zhang Chulan ran to Zheng Shu's side excitedly.

"Why are you here suddenly?"

"As I told him just now, I came here because I wanted to find someone."

Zheng Shu nodded gently towards Zhang Chulan, looked at the gradually rising fog around him, and narrowed his eyes involuntarily: "Besides, don't let your guard down too much, this matter is not over yet."

"You mean this guy still has the ability to resist?" Zhang Chulan jumped behind Zheng Shu with an exaggerated movement, and carefully looked at Bethea, who had gradually calmed down.

"Ah, he shouldn't pose any threat now. I'm mainly talking about other people. Right? I've been watching you for a long time. Do you want to come out and meet him?" After saying this, Zheng Shu's eyes turned to The direction of several islanders.

"What is this man talking about?" Fernand, one of the islanders, was wondering why Zheng Shu was looking at him when he was talking, when he suddenly found streams of gray-white thick liquid flowing out of his seven orifices.

"Uh... Wow! What... what is this?!"

"ah!"

With various sounds of vomiting and screaming, the bodies of several islanders were immediately covered with this thick substance.

(One more chapter.)