001 has made it to the spirit spring, but there is one problem, he doesn't know what to do.
Xiong Ki notices this and immediately starts coughing, "Walk for as long as you can." ~ [Did this man come down here with no plan whatsoever? Luckily he has me here, if Xiong Ru was here, this man would already be dead!]
"Seems simple enough." ~ 001 Took in a deep breath of air. ~ "With this! No one can stop me from my dream!"
Xiong Ki smiles, [Oh how great it is to be young, so full of hopes and dreams], but then he hears the next statement, and his blood begins to boil.
"They are all amateurs, no one understands what it is to be a killer these days! There is no art behind their methods! To them, it's all about making it clean, or efficient, but I will show them! I will show them all!" ~ He then pauses and takes his first step.
"MURDER! IS! AN! ART!"
Xiong Ki stands up with wrinkles quickly developing on his face, [What a shame for such a healthy young man to turn into. . . this] ~ He points his finger at 001, and on the tip of it a light starts to shine, but then he hears a deep whistling sound.
A sudden and immense chill runs down his spine, and in his head, he hears the word ~ "RUN!" ~ However he has a responsibility to his clan. So even as his knees wobble and start to buckle, he forcefully resists and tries to activate his Gu again.
But then just as he gains the bravery to attack as if he was part of some bad joke, 001 turns his head 180*, staring at him like an owl about to kill its prey.
Xiong Ki's heart instantly stops, his body doesn't even react to his death, it just stands there, lifeless, like a mannequin.
As 001 goes back to walking, more and more blue lights start to surround him.
While he doesn't directly know what this means, he has a rough idea, "Yes! More! More! I want everything!"
But as they get closer to him they immediately back away.
001 frowns a bit, but then he remembers 'Walk across the water for as long as you can'.
Slowly he takes more steps and to better enjoy himself, he starts to sing in English.
"
London bridges falling down, falling down, falling down.
London bridges falling down, My fair lady!
"
Even as three elders from the Gu Yue clan, along with the Head of the Xiong clan and most of its elders hurry down the stairs, He continues singing.
When they arrive at the bottom of the stairs, everyone stares in shock at the scene before them.
"A-grade! A-grade!" ~ The Head at that moment had one thought. ~ [how much to pay the Gu Yue clan for this man's bail.] ~ After all, it was impossible for him to be one they were after, everyone knows a person can only awaken once, this man was clearly framed by the blood path gu master. As for the dead Xiong Ki on the ground, the blood path gu master must have come in, killed him, then placed false evidence on this poor mortal.
When he checks the library with his investigation Gu, he breathes a sigh of relief. The blood path gu master effectively demonstrated that while he doesn't want to make enemies, he can more than easily kill a few gu masters. This confirms his belief that the blood path gu master was giving them a choice, 'Pursue me and die together' or 'Blame this man for their deaths'.
The only person not shocked by A-grade is 001. He balls his fingers with such force that blood seeps out, at this point he has walked to the end of the spring, his legs are killing him, and he can't walk another step, yet these lights simply don't want to enter his body ~ "Either you go in! Or you die!"
While these Hope Gu don't understand what he was saying, they do understand what he means. So reluctantly they all at once enter his body.
Normally hope Gu would enter the body one at a time as the person walks down the spirit spring, it would usually be a captivating experience. But this time is different, due to them entering 001 all at once, a blinding light accompanies his awakening, causing everyone to shut their eyes in reflex.
001 relishes in the feeling of them entering his body, ~ "Hahahaha, such power! I can feel. . . Wait, am I getting pregnant?"