Chapter 068: “Control”

A blue light nearly a meter long burst forth from Chen Xiao’s eyes, piercing the air in front of him with a loud explosion.
Whoosh!
In just a fraction of a second, Chen Xiao vanished from his original location and entered the Main God Space. Qiu Cheng, who was playing games, didn’t notice anything unusual.
……
In the Main God Space, Chen Xiao’s body floated quietly in the vast cosmic expanse. His body was surrounded by layers of multicolored light. Upon closer inspection, those lights turned out to be streams of multicolored water.
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet, black, and white—these nine colors intertwined and transformed, forming a huge multicolored light cocoon that enveloped Chen Xiao.
At this moment, Chen Xiao had his arms wrapped around his knees, his body curled up, as if returning to his mother’s womb.
This was a spiritual elevation. Chen Xiao’s mind was now empty and serene, allowing him to unconsciously draw upon the power within the Main God Entity and gather countless waters scattered throughout the Main God Space.
Although Chen Xiao’s strength hadn’t increased at this point, his understanding of water and all things in nature had reached a completely new level.
In his mental sea, the spiritual forces scattered in various corners began to rapidly converge. But this time, they weren’t consumed by the Main God Entity but instead condensed into a human figure right within his mental sea. This figure resembled Chen Xiao’s appearance, though its features were not very clear.
This illusory figure slowly wandered through the almost boundless mental sea before approaching the Main God Entity. Then, it opened its mouth and swallowed it whole.
Boom!
The entire mental sea began to tremble slightly. Suddenly, an intricate mantra slowly flowed out from the Main God Entity, entering Chen Xiao’s mind and embedding itself deeply, seemingly unforgettable forever.
“Control.”
Just one word, representing both a martial technique and a spell.
Control—over all things in heaven and earth, nothing is beyond control.
In the Main God Space, Chen Xiao’s body slowly stretched out. Unconsciously, his hands formed a strange seal in midair. Instantly, the multicolored water changed and moved in response to the seal.
Snap!
Chen Xiao snapped his hands, dispersing the seal, and the multicolored water surrounding him vanished instantly.
“So, there are actually many types of water…”
The next moment, Chen Xiao opened his eyes, a blue light flashing briefly in them.
“Unfortunately, I’ve only mastered the first level of ‘Control’ so far. I can only wield the most basic nine forms of primordial water energy.”
Chen Xiao stretched out his hand, and a multicolored ripple appeared—representing the nine forms of primordial water energy.
Water is the greatest force in the universe. In its gentle state, it nourishes all things and creates endless life. In its fierce state, it destroys everything.
The nine colors represent the nine forms of primordial water energy. Though all are water, each has its own unique properties.
And the Death Water used by Suo Hen was among them. Death Water symbolizes death—once it touches something, all life is extinguished; it’s extremely terrifying.
“Three hours have already passed.”

Chen Xiao gave it a quick check; he had already been there for three hours.
“Ah, let everything drift away with the wind.”
Chen Xiao uttered these words inexplicably before leaving the Main God’s Space. Although three hours had passed in the Main God’s Space, when he returned to the outside world, it was still the same time, unchanged at all. Looking at Qiu Cheng, who was fully focused on playing games, Chen Xiao shook his head slightly. Ordinaryness was a blessing; since he had obtained the Main God’s essence, his fate was destined to be extraordinary. As for the path ahead, Chen Xiao felt very lost.
Chen Xiao called Jiang Xianxiang and arranged a time to meet, as he had promised to take the people from both dormitories out for dinner—he couldn’t break his word. Moreover, Chen Xiao liked the restaurant called Mo Xiao Ge quite a bit; it would be nice to take his classmates there for a meal.
…
At 7 p.m., seven people from two dormitories, both males and females, got into two taxis and headed toward Jinghua City.
Mo Xiao Ge—this was Chen Xiao’s second time here. The last time he visited, he had been captivated by its elegant atmosphere. Now, even though it was peak dining time, there still remained a sense of elegant tranquility, with soft piano music drifting through each pavilion.
To Chen Xiao’s slight disappointment, Qin Mengyao wasn’t there.
“I wonder if I’ll be able to see her again?”
Chen Xiao smiled self-mockingly. His elevated state of mind made him flow like natural water, going with the flow.
“Hey, young man, back again?” The boss, with a standard Beijing accent, greeted Chen Xiao with a smile as soon as he saw him. After all, not much time had passed, and he had a deep impression of Chen Xiao—because of a single word from this young man, those troublemakers in the area stopped causing disruptions or demanding protection money. The boss was extremely grateful to Chen Xiao.
“Boss, there are seven of us. Please arrange it for us,” Chen Xiao said with a smile.
“There are elegant pavilions on the second floor—perfect for seven people,” the boss replied with a smile, personally leading Chen Xiao upstairs.
“Boss, do you come here often?”
Jiang Xianxiang and the others, captivated by the atmosphere, couldn’t help but ask.
“I came here last weekend with my colleagues from work. This is my second time,” Chen Xiao replied, shaking his head.
After settling in one of the pavilions, Chen Xiao ordered a few specialty dishes, and the group began chatting casually.
“Li Min, do you know where Mengyao moved to?” Jiang Xianxiang suddenly asked.
“I don’t know. She left in a hurry, without saying anything. We only found out later that she had transferred schools.”
Jiang Xianxiang nodded. He instinctively glanced at Chen Xiao and noticed that his expression remained unchanged—he just smiled and listened quietly to their conversation. Seeing that Chen Xiao showed no reaction, Jiang Xianxiang didn’t want to embarrass himself and stopped asking further.
However, during this time, Chen Xiao saw someone he really didn’t want to see—Murong Zi. At that moment, she was coming up from downstairs with three other girls.
Since the dishes were still being served, Chen Xiao and the others hadn’t drawn the curtains in the pavilion, so Murong Zi immediately spotted Chen Xiao. Having been in a terrible mood these past few days, her impression of Chen Xiao was particularly strong.

A hint of disgust flashed in Murong Zi’s eyes. At this moment, Murong Zi still didn’t know that her previous accident of wetting herself was caused by Chen Xiao, nor did she even know who Chen Xiao was.
“Zizi, do you know that guy?” a girl who looked no less beautiful than Murong Zi asked strangely.
“He’s just a poor kid full of flattery and empty words. Why would I know him?” Murong Zi’s voice wasn’t loud, but in the quiet second floor, it reached Chen Xiao and the others clearly.
“Boss, since when did you become like this? And do you know that girl?” Murong Zi stared at Chen Xiao for a long time. Everyone noticed and naturally understood who she was referring to.
Jiang Xianxiang asked with a smile.
“It’s because of her, causing trouble for no reason, that my brother lost his job.” Chen Xiao shook his head. He still couldn’t figure out what Murong Zi was up to—was it some so-called fate conflict?
“Her?” Jiang Xianxiang took a closer look at Murong Zi, who was walking toward another pavilion. “Why does she look so much like Murong Zi? I hope it’s not that idiotic girl.”
Jiang Xianxiang said uncertainly.
At that moment, Murong Zi and the others stopped in their tracks.