[“Please begin summoning, establish connection with the deity, and randomly draw divine skills.”]
[“Reminder: You must correctly call the name and title.”]
Su Fu immediately clasped her hands in prayer, devoutly reciting Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva’s honorific:
“Namo Great Compassionate, Great Merciful, Saviour of the Suffering, Vastly Perceptive Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva!”
Instantly, lotuses bloomed one after another atop the lotus pedestal, auspicious clouds swirled around Avalokitesvara, forming a multicolored halo.
[“Congratulations to examinee Su Fu for successfully summoning the deity!”]
Shen Yan’s voice echoed in the space.
[“Randomly drawing divine skills…”]
[Lotus Pedestal Dharma Realm] [Absolute Defense] [Universal Salvation] [Group Resurrection]
Skills flashed by one after another.
Su Fu stared at their names, suddenly a thought struck her.
“Wait… does it really take this long to draw skills?”
With the deity’s immense power, shouldn’t it be instant?
Why the pause every time?
Unless… she thought of a possibility and was suddenly stunned.
“Could this actually be giving me a chance to communicate with the deity—Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva?”
And Avalokitesvara is known for great compassion and for answering all prayers.
Maybe she could directly ask for the Divine Skill she truly wanted?
What if it worked?
Even if it didn’t, Avalokitesvara probably wouldn’t punish her.
Thinking this, she no longer hesitated and looked at Avalokitesvara’s image, praying earnestly:
“Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, disciple Su Fu respectfully requests your mercy to grant the Purifying Nectar of the Vase technique…”
The moment she finished, she saw Avalokitesvara’s divine image gently and compassionately looking toward her.
Though no sound came, Su Fu seemed to hear an ethereal, distant “Shan Zai, Shan Zai” (Well done, well done).
At the same time, Avalokitesvara lifted the left hand, the net bottle tilted slightly, and a stream of water flew from its mouth, transforming into twinkling particles like stars, scattering over Su Fu.
Soon, Shen Yan AI’s voice sounded:
[“You have acquired Divine Skill: Purifying Nectar of the Vase (Basic).”]
Su Fu was overjoyed—’it worked!’
She hadn’t expected it to actually work.
She asked proactively, and Avalokitesvara truly granted it.
Good, good, bravery really does bring stories.
At that moment, the ability description of the Purifying Nectar of the Vase skill appeared in her mind: [one of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva’s treasures.]
[It can store the Three Rivers’ Water without overflowing, drawing on sweet dew to relieve suffering. At the basic level, it rapidly restores 30% of one’s Divine Power and health.]
Reading the skill’s description, Su Fu exhaled long and deep, “Truly worthy of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva!”
Now it perfectly fits her needs.
With Purifying Nectar of the Vase, she could create water environments anytime, completing her fire-element combo skills.
Although it was only the basic version, being able to store the “Three Rivers’ Water” was enough for most battle situations.
It also solved her Divine Power recovery problem, even healing life force—truly an unexpected blessing.
“Steady, steady, this is solid.”
Avalokitesvara was exceedingly generous with her.
More importantly, this was not just granting a skill but represented Avalokitesvara’s response and gift to her.
Avalokitesvara truly understood her request and gave special attention.
Thinking this, Su Fu bowed deeply once more to Avalokitesvara.
“Thank you, Great Compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, for your mercy in granting me this Divine Skill. Your disciple will use it well.”
After standing, a bold idea formed in Su Fu’s mind.
‘Since I succeeded in praying to Avalokitesvara this time, does that mean I can try asking other deities for specific Divine Skills in the future?’
It seemed possible but would depend on the deity she prayed to.
Either a merciful deity like Avalokitesvara, compassionate and pitying all beings, or a kind-hearted great sage like the Great Sage.
Not bad, this attempt at least proved the plan feasible.
Just then, Shen Yan’s voice suddenly sounded:
[“Examinee’s deployment complete, Divine Skill drawing finished.”]
[“Wish you success in your exam!”]
The scene before Su Fu shifted instantly.
She found herself standing on a hillside, beneath her feet lush grass dotted with dewdrops.
At the foot of the hill flowed a wide river, its surface calm with a faint golden glow, reflecting the sunset’s afterglow.
By the riverbank stood a simple ferry dock, a few wooden boats quietly moored there.
In the distance was the vague outline of a village, wisps of smoke curling upward.
‘This was… Cihang Ferry?’
The next second, Shen Yan AI prompted:
[“Assessment scoring criteria: Number of anomalies eliminated”]
[“Current location: Cihang Ferry · Chen Village”]
[“Nearby anomalies: 1,056”]
‘Chen Village?’ Su Fu immediately realized this was the ferry dock at Tongtian River from Journey to the West, where Tang Sanzang and his disciples crossed.
It seemed her guess was correct.
The goldfish anomalies in this instance were demons transformed from the Goldfish raised in Avalokitesvara’s Lotus Pond, calling themselves the Linggan Great King.
Legend says it absorbed too much celestial aura from the lotus pond and spiritual power from Avalokitesvara’s chanting, gradually developing delusions.
It escaped the pond while Avalokitesvara was away, leaped into the mortal Tongtian River, and eventually became a demon scourge terrorizing the area.
“These anomalies sure pick their roles well.”
Su Fu thought, ‘They directly chose demons related to Avalokitesvara, gaining massive buffs.’
After all, the Linggan Great King was raised beside the Bodhisattva and thus had abundant divine aura and strong abilities.
Low-level anomalies can’t copy deities, so they settle for creatures related to deities.
Once they touch divine power, they become far stronger than ordinary demons.
At that moment, the river suddenly began to boil, huge bubbles rising from the depths, and the water level quickly surged before her eyes.
In an instant, the river overflowed the banks, flooding the low-lying farmland and spreading toward the village.
From the distant village came pitiful cries and screams.
The villagers panicked, fleeing to higher ground but were swallowed by the rapidly rising flood.
“Help! The water monster’s out!”
“It’s eating people again!!”
“This is…” Su Fu frowned deeply and immediately activated her Divine Skill:
[Heavenly Eye’s!]
In an instant, her gaze pierced through the murky river water, revealing the true scene beneath—
The entire riverbed was teeming with dense schools of fish!
These fish varied in size, ranging from small ones just a foot long to enormous ones over ten meters, and their forms were extremely bizarre.
At this moment, they opened their gaping, blood-red mouths, ravenously tearing into all living beings swept into the river by the flood.
Deepest in the river, an unimaginably massive figure lay coiled at the bottom, and soon, it stirred.
With a thunderous roar, the Tongtian River suddenly churned violently, and the water’s surface was torn open with a massive gash.
A colossal golden fish leapt out.
‘Wow’, Su Fu was shocked.
‘This golden fish measured over a dozen meters long, its golden scales razor-sharp, and its head had mutated, growing menacing fangs and horns.’
Most terrifying were its blood-red eyes, as large as wagon wheels, with vertical pupils like blades, greedily watching the fleeing crowd on the shore.
“Roar—!”
The Linggan Great King let out a deafening roar, thrashing its sharp, blade-like tail fins wildly before diving toward the riverside village.
It opened its gaping maw and swallowed an entire nearby thatched hut with its inhabitants inside in a single gulp.
Instantly, screams erupted.
The villagers who witnessed this scattered in terror.
Behind the Linggan Great King, more golden fish demons surged out of the river and rushed ashore.
Houses collapsed one after another, and cries of distress echoed continuously.
Su Fu’s mind flickered, and the Golden Cudgel instantly appeared in her hand.
“Ruyi Jingu Bang!”
Gripping the Golden Cudgel, she hurled it forward with great force.
The Golden Cudgel rapidly expanded in midair, transforming into a streak of golden lightning, emitting a sharp whistle as it charged straight toward the Linggan Great King!
“Boom!”
A heavy impact echoed as the Golden Cudgel slammed into the Linggan Great King’s head, knocking it off course and sending it crashing heavily back into the river, splashing water everywhere.
“Roar!!” The Linggan Great King let out an angry roar, its blood-red eyes immediately locking onto Su Fu standing on the hillside.
Its tail fin whipped violently, stirring up multiple razor-sharp water blades that surged toward her!
Su Fu quickly retracted the Golden Cudgel, spinning it wildly before her, and the clashing sound of water blades rang out sharply, but the Golden Cudgel blocked and shattered every attack.
Almost simultaneously, Su Fu seized the moment—
“[Purifying Nectar of the Vase]!”
In an instant, a massive pale green jade vase illusion appeared above Su Fu’s head.
The vase was smooth and lustrous like jade, emitting a faint white glow.
The next moment, it tilted slightly, pouring countless droplets from its mouth, instantly forming a vast curtain of water.
Su Fu smiled, seeing the broad coverage of the water curtain.
Now for the experiment.
“[Divine Ability: Thunder – Resonant Thunder]!”
Suddenly, dazzling lightning shot rapidly toward the water curtain before merging into the entire Tongtian River.
The moment the light entered the water, the entire water body boiled—not just boiled, but crackled with electric sparks and thunder rumbled—the whole Tongtian River became like a massive conductor.
The Purifying Nectar of the Vase’s water blended perfectly with the river water, and the lightning quickly spread along the current, covering the entire river in no time.
“Zzzzt, zzzzt…”
Countless blue-purple electric arcs danced on the river’s surface, and all the golden fish demons in the water convulsed violently, finally turning white and floating lifelessly to the surface.
But the one taking the worst hit was—
“Ah—”
A miserable scream echoed as the Linggan Great King suddenly leapt from the water, its gigantic body now showing charred patches, golden scales blasted away by the shockwaves, revealing raw, bloody flesh underneath.
Before it could escape, its head was struck again by the Golden Cudgel, slammed heavily back into the water, splashing huge waves as its entire body convulsed uncontrollably.
Watching this, Su Fu couldn’t help but marvel, “No wonder it’s Thunder Divine Ability—the paralysis effect is so potent, such incredible control.”
“Let’s try other damage types.”
“[Six Ding Divine Fire]!”
“Burn!”
Crimson flames instantly swept over the Tongtian River.
Ordinarily, fire would be extinguished by water, but this Divine Fire only intensified, intertwining with the lightning to raise the water temperature to boiling instantly!
Six Ding Divine Fire could burn things underwater, and ordinary water couldn’t put it out.
“Boom!”
Almost instantly, the entire water surface erupted like an oil field set ablaze, sending roaring flames skyward.
The river water boiled rapidly under the intense heat.
Vast plumes of steam rose, blanketing hundreds of meters around and shrouding the entire valley in a dense fog sea.
Steam soared, thunder cracked, flames blazed—the triple assault drove the Linggan Great King to emit a heart-wrenching scream.
“Roar—ah—”
Its toughest golden scales twisted and deformed under the heat, turning black and curled, even emitting plumes of black smoke.
The massive body rolled wildly, desperate to escape the burning agony but nowhere to flee.
Facing imminent death in the Tongtian River, the Linggan Great King finally unleashed its secret trump card—
“DFL!!!”
With a furious roar, the entire Tongtian River trembled.
The beast suddenly reared its head, slapping the water surface with its broken tail fin, instantly stirring a towering wave dozens of meters high.
Within the colossal wave, countless smaller golden fish illusions condensed, swarming like an army rushing toward Su Fu.
The villagers screamed and fled uphill, terrified of being swallowed by the monstrous tidal wave.
Su Fu remained calm and unmoved.
“Just what I was waiting for.”
“[Wind Fire Wheels]!”
“Charge!”
Flaming golden wheels suddenly appeared out of nowhere, spinning at high speed and whipping up a powerful gust that barreled into the giant wave.
The steaming hot mist filling the valley was instantly sucked in, forming a massive vortex.
The mist compressed by the Wind Fire Wheels’ powerful airflow was pushed to its limit—
Su Fu whispered, “Explode!”
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