Master of Kaidan-Chapter 562: Setting Off Again

"Disgusting! I can’t believe they could stoop so low! Why didn’t anyone tell me that managers could fake a fall like that? Damn!"

Amidst the laughter in the chatroom, Alfred cursed under his breath, handed in his resignation, and then turned around to beat up the manager. As the manager shouted, "You’ll never make it in this industry again," Alfred landed two more punches.

"Honestly, I really just wanted to work hard and earn some Ming Coins, but I ended up getting fired. No worries though, my degree is still valid, and my resume is already online. All I need to do next is to find some temp gigs and look out for job openings."

With that, Alfred began live streaming his adventures through the entire working-class hell, from handing out flyers to working as a cashier at a convenience store, to frying fries at a fast-food joint. After finding a job, he’d bully the boss, get fired again, and continue working.

The cycle repeated endlessly until the number of locals in the working-class hell was overtaken by migrant workers. The streamer, who had sparked a work trend, gradually faded from the streaming platform.

...

"Finally starting to erode... ah, no, assimilate!" Feng Xue checked the state of the working-class hell, confirming that it had started to spread across Isgray City. A slight smile crept onto his lips.

Although no new entry had formed, as the number of people working in the working-class hell increased, and the usage of Ming Coins rose alongside the increase in spending at Taibai Mansion, Yisuan Hall, and Tai Sui Palace, the people of this world gradually began to provide power to his Emperor of Heaven entry. The Heavenly Court Hell, which once could only pull projections, could now bring over more things.

However, all of this wasn’t significant. What truly excited Feng Xue was the clear sensation that his Kaidan Fire was receiving a very special kind of Identity.

Unlike the usual Identities he received, which were gathered around a specific element or label, this one was a very abstract direction, anchoring to his existence itself rather than a particular aspect of a kaidan.

After repeated studies, he was finally sure that the source of this Identity should be the working-class hell, or rather, the Ming Coins in the working-class hell.

The Ming Coins had his true likeness on them, but there was only this single likeness.

In this world, there was no information about this likeness anywhere, but precisely because it was "without setting," very vague yet with a clear direction, it had condensed into this special Identity.

Although there was no logical reason, Feng Xue vaguely sensed that this Identity carried a meaning for resurrection far beyond the Identities received from kaidan entries.

"Feels a bit like how True Gods in the ’Mysterious Master’ only used abstract symbols for representation—is it because it can filter out more extraneous information? Or maybe it allows for a more accurate resurrection, rather than resurrecting through a single kaidan and cycling through others afterward?"

Feng Xue tried to understand this phenomenon through his knowledge, but without any evidence, he could only make some speculative guesses that even he wasn’t sure were accurate.

But that didn’t matter; he only needed to know that his resurrection point had been established. As for the rest, there was no rush.

...

Crossing the threshold, Feng Xue returned to the Babylon Tower. This time, though, he didn’t rush to tip the bartender but rather knocked on the Ke family’s young lady’s door. Upon finding she wasn’t back yet, he headed towards the seniors playing cards in the park square.

"Yo! You’re back? What are you here to ask this time?"

Upon seeing Feng Xue, Cain immediately waved at him. Compared to their last meeting, Cain’s skin seemed a touch paler. One couldn’t tell if he had begun absorbing the power of the Vampire Ancestor Kaidan, but it wasn’t appropriate to directly ask about such personal matters. Feng Xue ran the thought through his mind and asked his question:

"I’m planning to go up and challenge the Layer Master; do you have any advice?"

Hearing Feng Xue’s words, Cain’s expression momentarily froze, but he quickly shook his head and said:

"Well, makes sense, young folks like you are all the same..."

"At least better than old Li!" A kaidan nearby, with half a face fair and rosy and the other half wrinkled and blue, interjected. Cain shook his head disdainfully:

"Why don’t you compare yourself to someone better?"

"Yeah, exactly. That old Li guy was just a puffed-up freak, deserved his downfall!"

"Exactly, we tried to persuade him to secure a foothold first, but he insisted on rushing to the top, deserved his bad luck!"

As the old seniors started to criticize as soon as old Li was mentioned, Feng Xue wondered what kind of Long Aotian figure this guy must have been in the past to still have such a strong impression even after nearly twenty years.

"Ahem, anyway, if you’re determined to challenge the Layer Master, we can’t offer much intelligence. However, you can head to the 66th floor first; there’s a guy there who once challenged the Layer Master himself. He’s currently in a weakened state and should be at home."

Cain’s demeanor was indeed far better than the legends suggested. He forcefully brought the topic back on track for Feng Xue, so much so that Feng Xue almost suspected he was innately a kaidan. But that would be impolite to say, so he could only follow Cain’s topic:

"66th floor? What’s his name?"

"Kukulcan," Cain uttered a rather tongue-twisting name, but it felt slightly familiar to Feng Xue. Then, his expression changed subtly as he curiously asked:

"Isn’t he dead?"

"Yeah, and then he came back to life," Cain said matter-of-factly:

"He resurrected just a few years ago, around 2012 based on the outside world’s calendar. For some reason, corn culture (note 1) suddenly became popular, and he resurrected. At that time, he planned to first take on the Layer Master and then go out for revenge. But somehow, corn culture fell out of trend, and he ended up half-dead again. Not to mention revenge, he nearly died in the Layer Master challenge. Fortunately, he has a home on the sixtieth floor, and his power is quite unique, so he didn’t hit rock bottom like old Li."

"Uh, well..." Feng Xue’s face turned slightly wry. No doubt, the sudden rise of Maya civilization was 2012’s fault, and why it became unpopular... of course, because 2012 had passed!

Once again experiencing the twists and turns of the kaidan path, Feng Xue gained a deeper understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of composite versus pure kaidans.

But this also served as a wake-up call—

To achieve accomplishments, one must seize the opportunity when one’s strength is sufficient. Should any unexpected event occur, climbing back up would depend on luck.

Although Yan Country currently seemed on the verge of dominating the world, and Martial culture and Immortal culture itself seemed unlikely to be abandoned, the truth remained that destiny is impermanent. What if a giant meteorite descended upon Earth tomorrow?

"The kaidan path simply can’t pause for a moment!"

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