["Little benefactor, I see you've been standing at the gate of Jiyang Temple for a long time..." A monk hesitantly stepped out of the dilapidated temple, looking at the dirty little boy standing at the entrance.
His clothes were tattered, practically just a piece of ragged cloth draped over his body.
It was only when the monk got closer that he noticed the boy's face was not only covered in mud and dust but also had several bruises. The most severe one had the flesh torn open.
Looking at the wound embedded with a few small stones, the monk immediately felt a pang of sympathy and pulled out his phone in front of the boy, dialing 120.
But the boy seemed completely unaware of the wound on his face, or more likely, he didn't care. He just stared at the monk and spoke with a blank expression.
"I want to learn how to fight."
The monk was stunned. He even paused dialing 120, then scratched his newly shaven head and shook his head at the boy.
"Impossible. How could a monk casually teach others how to fight?"
"Then what about your Shaolin kung fu?" The boy's face twitched as he spoke, possibly pulling at the wound on his face.
The monk couldn't help but chuckle. He wanted to reach out and pat the boy's head but was deterred by his messy hair and the wound on his face. He could only try his best to remain calm.
"Those are all fake. We are just ordinary monks. How could we know those martial arts?"
"You do," the boy said nothing more, just staring at the monk. The sharp gaze made the monk's hair stand on end, and he could only speed up his dialing.
At the same time, he muttered to the boy in a low voice.
"What Shaolin martial arts... impossible."]
Impossible?
Gu Chu's thoughts made his movements pause for half a beat, followed by Shu's varied and overwhelming attacks.
He struggled to escape from the cracks, but still had half of his body shaved off.
Under a series of dragon-like attacks, Gu Chu, drenched in sweat, managed to buy himself a moment of respite.
But the recovery speed of his destroyed half-body was already much slower than before. Gu Chu could see the omnipotent aura lingering on his wound without even looking down.
So this is how his power is used when it's abundant?
Gu Chu sneered, reached up, and tore off the rotten flesh on his shoulder.
The recovery speed was a bit faster, but Gu Chu could still feel the power, like a maggot in the bone, still preventing his recovery.
In contrast, Shu? Gu Chu looked up. The other was still high above. In the previous battle, he hadn't even touched the corner of the other's clothes.
Compared to his current wretched state, Gu Chu really couldn't see any chance of victory.
So... is it impossible?
["Uh... you're here again?" A helpless voice sounded again. The monk looked at the boy standing at the gate again, somewhat satisfied with the gauze and plaster on the boy's face.
But the boy's next words completely ruined the good mood in the monk's heart.
"I want to learn how to fight." The familiar words made the monk clutch his bald head in a headache.
"I've already said... we monks don't fight. Isn't it good for everyone to be friendly? Why must you learn how to fight?" the monk patiently persuaded.
He was puzzled. Why did this little brat want to learn how to fight?
"If I don't learn how to fight, how can I beat others?" The little boy remained expressionless, his tone matter-of-fact.
The monk looked at the wound on the boy's face, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"So someone bullied you?"
But the boy shook his head. "No, I'm stronger than them."
Now the monk was even more confused. He could only helplessly ask the boy, "Since you're stronger than them, why do you still want to learn how to fight?"
"I want to always be stronger than them." The boy's tone was still matter-of-fact. But looking at the boy's eyes, the monk suddenly felt a chill run up his spine.
The undisguised sharpness in the other's eyes made the monk feel a stinging pain.
"You should go somewhere else." The monk waved his hand. He noticed that he was showing signs of anger and couldn't help but admonish himself before the Buddha.
"But you are the strongest here," the boy said, but the monk had already turned and left.
"Don't think about it, it's impossible."]
The same topic would be rejected twice, and the same move would work on the same person.
When Gu Chu was once again accurately hit by the Judgment of Shamash mixed in with a group of strange attacks, he actually had an unrealistic feeling.
The probability of being hit by the same attack was very low for him, but not non-existent.
[When the monk saw the boy by his master's side, he also felt a little incredible.
The master had actually taken the boy as a disciple. Could such a sharp-edged person really restrain his sharpness?
The monk thought it was impossible, but since the master had done it, the monk would choose to believe...
In fact, the monk felt that the master's teaching had failed.
The sharpness on the boy's body became more and more acute, and even approaching him would get you hurt.
And the boy seemed to hold a grudge against his words, which made the monk a little flustered.
"Senior brother." Fortunately, the boy had never torn off the pretense. "Do you think I can be stronger than everyone?"
"Uh..." The monk was a little ashamed. He had seen the boy's talent, but the temple often had dealings with the Taixuan Martial Arts School. Whenever he recalled the young head of the school, the monk would feel a sense of inferiority.
"I feel it's impossible." A monk does not tell lies. The monk still chose not to lie.
"Is that so?" The boy's eyes returned to their sharp gaze, stinging the monk with pain.]
Whether it was then or now, his wish was impossible...
Without the power of a Herrscher, he couldn't even defeat one of the seven disciples in the Taixuan Martial Arts School.
And now, Shu was like an insurmountable mountain in front of him. The wind blowing from the summit was enough to make him unbearable, let alone see the glory of the summit.
Shu just stood there, and even a glance would be blinded by his brilliance. This gap was so great that he didn't even have the thought of crossing it. All deductions would eventually become a fixed result—
Impossible.
Yes... he was an impossible mountain to climb, a chasm he could not cross.
And he just stood there, blocking all his paths forward.
If he wanted to go one step further, he had to cross him, but he couldn't... so it seemed that everything stopped here...
...
No, the footsteps of progress will not stop, at least he will not.
He would not believe the wall was hard until he hit his head against it and bled. He would not believe the mountain was high until he fell and was shattered to pieces.
Perhaps he was like this. He would be easily crushed on the way forward, but he would never retreat even a single step in the face of difficulties and dangers!
Impossible?
He didn't believe it!
Gu Chu fiercely rushed towards Shu, carrying a series of attacks with him.
A series of explosions erupted in front of Shu. Shu frowned, waved his scepter, and shaved off Gu Chu, who had launched a suicide attack for some reason.
[Analysis—to defeat Shu's own defense with Shu's attack.]
[Theory is not established. Shu's output on offense is far lower than his defense on himself.]
Is that so? I don't believe it.
In the fall, Gu Chu smiled. His power paused for a moment, and then began to operate again.
After recovering again, Gu Chu's face was obviously paler. But after he got up, he still rushed out immediately and attacked Shu again.
In Shu's overwhelming attacks, Gu Chu looked for cracks and constantly attacked the same point.
[Analysis—to continuously attack the same point, and use quantity to overcome quality.]
[Theory is not established. Shu will replenish his defense at any time. The damage caused by multiple attacks cannot offset Shu's self-repair.]
Is that so? I still don't believe it.
The power fell silent again, this time for a full second.
And in this one second, Shu's attack on Gu Chu almost crushed him into the most basic particles.
After pulling himself back from the gates of hell again, Gu Chu's face had no trace of blood. Shu could see that Gu Chu's self-recovery speed had slowed down a lot.
Gu Chu's Honkai energy was already beginning to show signs of being in short supply. In a little while, or if Gu Chu made another mistake, he could completely crush this thing that had no other merits besides being tenacious.
Did he dare?
Of course Gu Chu dared.
[Analysis—can attacking with the same frequency of the Herrscher power break through his defense?]
[Theory is not established. Shu's defense is supported by two powers, which crushes him in terms of magnitude.]
Is that so?
Gu Chu closed his eyes and raised his hand at Shu.
He still didn't believe it.
It wasn't that he didn't believe in the conclusion of rational analysis, but that rational analysis was also standing opposite him, preventing him from moving forward. So he had to cast it aside and rely entirely on his own judgment.
Several beams of light of different colors enveloped Gu Chu. This time, Gu Chu did not dodge, but rushed out directly from the several streams of light, and launched a final charge at Shu with his broken body.
This was a desperate charge. Gu Chu no longer dodged any attacks. By the time Shu realized that this was an opportunity that did not require any feints to force the opponent's position, Gu Chu was already about to rush in front of him.
There was no Judgment of Shamash that Gu Chu had been using before, nor was there the Judah that Gu Chu was particularly fond of. He just clenched his fist during the flight and rushed towards Shu.
Shu's eyes narrowed slightly. Then, facing the charging Gu Chu, Shu raised his scepter and pointed it forward.
The theory said it was impossible, they said it was impossible, and even he himself was telling himself it was impossible. He could never defeat Shu. He couldn't even shatter the barrier in front of him.
But he had to do it, didn't he...?
What a person can see is limited. He cannot imagine things he has never seen, so Gu Chu couldn't think of how he could win.
But he had to do it.
Even if it was just a light punch against the wall.
The dissipating Honkai energy began to condense, and the core of the theory began to report errors to Gu Chu frantically.
[Theory is not established—theory is not established—]
[Cannot break through, cannot break through!]
And Gu Chu's answer to himself was still only that sentence.
The answer to the question that had run through his life was the same as the answer he had implemented throughout his life.
Is that so? I don't believe it.
Gu Chu's punch slammed into the void. A ripple rippled between Gu Chu's fist and the tip of the scepter.
The light was distorted, and the Honkai energy began to shoot out at that moment.
This was a punch that was not supported by any theory, but it burned everything Gu Chu had!
A pair of wings woven from Honkai energy suddenly opened, and flapped with all their might behind Gu Chu.
Another ripple rippled from Gu Chu's fist. This time, the ripples even had some subtle aftershocks.
Shu's eyelids twitched. He felt a slight tremor from the scepter in his hand.
A cluster of flames ignited from Gu Chu's heart, and cracks that made Shu's eyebrows twitch began to appear on his body.
Only his fist continued to push forward amidst the strange explosion, and once again sent out a ripple.
"Crack—"
Impossible...
"Crack crack..."
Heh... there has never been a real impossible in this world, never!
Otherwise... why would Shu still be desperately standing in front of everyone?
A brilliant light erupted in the sky, making all living beings on the ground raise their heads and look in this direction.
Everything has its solution. His victory over Shu, Shu's victory over the Honkai, and humanity's victory over the Herrscher...
Aren't these all things that look "impossible"?
But humanity has succeeded, and Shu is still working hard. Was he the only one who was going to back down?
Even if he was sure that tomorrow would be the same boring day, people would still live to see tomorrow.
The future is indeed uncontrollable, but at least... whether to go to tomorrow... is up to me to decide!
Even that guy who fused with the Honkai beast could understand this, why did it take me until now to understand?!
The wings behind Gu Chu flapped for the last time. Then, in front of Shu, the feathers on the wings began to fall off, and the Honkai energy that had woven the wings returned to Gu Chu's body.
He didn't need wings. He only needed this punch to—break through the limit in front of him!!
The scepter shattered in front of Gu Chu's fist, along with the indestructible barrier.
In probability theory—there has never been a real zero!
"Clap."
The fist that had broken through the limit was easily caught, and with it, all the momentum on Gu Chu was dispersed.
The light brought by the clash was fleeting. Gu Chu raised his head, his face already covered with cracks.
He calmly looked at Shu, who had caught his fist and had not retreated a single step, and whose light gauze around him had not even fluttered with his movements. In the end, a smile appeared on his face.
From the very beginning, Shu had not shown any surprise at his performance...
When it existed alone, the scepter was a unique treasure.
But in Shu's hands, it was just a simple Honkai energy creation.
It really is impossible...
Gu Chu closed his eyes. The smile on his face was not unwilling or bitter, but a kind of relieved satisfaction.