Chapter 3661: Seizure

Over time, An Liya eventually gave up on the idea of forcing herself to remember her past.

Obsessing over it was useless, so she figured she might as well give it up. It wasn't too late to start over, especially since she was the only one who had made it out alive. Everyone else was either dead or lying in a hospital bed in a deep coma. She considered herself very lucky.

Ning Shu closed her system space. The souls of those people weren't in her reincarnation world. Instead, they were lost in their own illusions, unable to find a way out. Once their bodies reached their limit, they would completely collapse.

Ning Shu lay on the sofa with her eyes closed to rest. After a while, she began practicing ways to attack with her soul power, aiming to become more proficient with it.

Aside from the dangers she encountered during missions, the world of task-takers was equally perilous. She needed a way to protect herself, and soul power was the most effective way to attack another soul.

After practicing for a bit, she felt quite exhausted. She sat back down to rest, and once she had recovered enough, she resumed her practice. She was determined to master it until her skills were perfect.

With a notification sound, the chat system pinged. Ning Shu stopped her training and opened the interface to see who had messaged her. It was the qipao man, the city lord of the City of Time. The content of the message was rather intriguing. He was asking if Ning Shu wanted to fight for the tax revenue of Hong Yu’s city.

Hong Yu had been the embodiment of an ordinance, after all, and she had controlled the taxes of an entire city. If Ning Shu could secure a portion, she could get a share of the profits.

She had just spent one million faith energy, so this chance for some extra income had arrived at the perfect time.

However, Ning Shu remained wary. She was currently a fugitive. If she ran into the adjudicator, she would be obliterated right there and then. Even with her reincarnation world, she couldn't absolutely guarantee she would survive an encounter with Tai Shu.

“Why are you asking me? I'm sure many people are eyeing this,” Ning Shu asked, voicing her suspicion. If he lured her there and she ran into an adjudicator, she wouldn't even be able to run away.

Without absolute certainty and a guarantee of her safety, she was willing to give up these small profits. Nothing was more important than her life.

If she had already finished constructing her world, she would have rushed over without a second thought. You don't turn down free money, especially when it's the taxes of an entire city. Even if it were split between several people, every little bit counted.

“Hong Yu was killed because of you, so many people are afraid to act recklessly, and specially since you survived an encounter with an adjudicator—quite a few people are hesitant to move,” the qipao man said. “If you don't want to come, then forget it.”

Ning Shu’s eyes darted around as she thought it over.

“Is it safe over there?” she asked.

“What?”

“I mean, is the adjudicator there?” Ning Shu asked directly.

“Of course. To reallocate the taxes of a city, we need his approval. Otherwise, things would get messy. If we try to divide it ourselves and things get out of hand, he’ll wipe us out in a heartbeat,” the Qipao Man replied.

Ning Shu was at a loss.

“I’m out,” she said decisively. “I don’t want it.”

“You really don’t want it?” the qipao man asked, sounding surprised. “Are you that afraid of being obliterated?”

Ning Shu: …

He knew, yet he still said it out loud.

“That's not it,” Ning Shu claimed. “I still haven't finished the affairs in my own city, so I don't have time to manage things in another one.”

She was just putting on a brave face.

The qipao man didn't push her. He had only reached out as a friendly gesture. If Ning Shu didn't go, it just meant someone else would get the chance and there would be one less competitor.

No one ever thought they had too many resources.

Ning Shu closed the chat system and clutched her chest. Men died for wealth as birds died for food, but that ‘food’ wasn't worth risking her life over. She couldn't bring herself to walk right into a trap and let someone kill her.

“You’re way too timid,” 2333 said. “He probably doesn’t even care about you. You’re just an ant. You escaped last time, so if he see you again, he might not even recognize a little ant like you.”

Ning Shu gave a dry laugh. “I’m a fairly sturdy ant now, so I’m sure they’d remember me. If they see me, they’ll remember the ant that escaped last time. It would be quite embarrassing for them to let an ant get away, so they’d definitely give me another shot.”

“You’re overthinking it. Don’t use your own perspective to judge someone at that level. They wouldn't go so far as to deny even an ant a place to live,” 2333 remarked. “Broaden your horizons a bit.”

“Sure, but I’m still not going.” Ning Shu stood her ground. The gap in power was too vast for her to take such a risk for wealth.

If she had already constructed her world, she would have gone without hesitation.

She didn't need 2333 to tell her that.

“I didn't tell you to go anyway,” 2333 said.

Ning Shu resumed her soul power practice, shaping the energy into various tools that could damage an enemy’s soul.

She felt a bubbling sense of joy. It hadn't been easy to reach this stage. She now had her own reincarnation world, a space that belonged to her, and it was a very, very large one.

Heaven was truly looking out for her. Her investment in her Luck attribute hadn't been in vain.

After all, Mei Ziqing had become a task-taker and entered the ordinance space long before her, yet Ning Shu was the one who now possessed an ordinance imprint and a reincarnation world.

After practicing for a while, her soul felt incredibly weary. She stopped and watched the fish in the pool. They looked a bit like goldfish, colorful and vibrant as they swam in the spirit water.

The lotuses were in full bloom. She wondered if they would produce seeds. Anything that grew in such a spiritual environment was bound to be high quality.

Ning Shu noticed the red roses in the vase on the coffee table. They were lush and beautiful. She took the roses out, poured out the old water, and replaced it with spirit water from the pool before putting the roses back.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but the roses seemed to become even more vibrant under the nourishment of the spiritual energy.

The room was filled with the scent of roses.

With both roses and lotuses, she suspected her system space might eventually turn into a garden.

When she wasn't practicing soul attacks, she spent her time training with her ordinance. She worked to become more proficient and explored new ways to utilize the water ordinance.

She was the embodiment of an ordinance. A single thought of hers could trigger the ordinance, but the extent of her power depended on her own exploration.

The water ordinance was incredibly versatile and constantly changing.

She had initially considered learning the ordinances of time and space, but she realized that biting off more than she could chew would be counterproductive. It was better to focus on her own law first.

Mastering one ordinance didn't mean she couldn't master another, but if she encountered another ordinance embodiment while using the same ordinance, she would be suppressed.

For example, if Ning Shu learned the ordinance of space and encountered its embodiment, she would be utterly defeated. It would be like trying to show off her sword skills in front of General Guan Yu.

However, if someone tried to use the water ordinance against her, they would be the ones crushed.

That was the power of an ordinance embodiment.

In a clash between different multiple ordinance embodiments, the outcome depended on their respective power and their comprehension of their ordinance.

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