‘Chu Luo’s fighting style seems to be using his opponent’s opposite Dao to crush them,’ observed Wang Wei during the battle. With how diverse Creation Dao was, he understood why this fighting method was used.
However, it would not work for him since he fused his opposite (Freedom) into his Fate Dao. And even if he did, this tactic would not work on him since his Dao Tree turned silver. At best, Chu Luo could be equal if he used Freedom Dao against him.
“Chu Luo is the victor,” announced Lord Spirit with evident joy in his tone. While people wondered why the happiness, only Lord Spirit knew the exact reason.
According to the agreement his master made, as long as Shi Ruolan and Xiao Tiandi lost a battle, they could expel all the upper-seeded players back to the upper dimension, not allowing them to participate in the final part of this trial.
Now, one of the two was defeated.
‘Wang Wei, don’t let me down,’ thought Lord Spirit.
“Who wants to go next?”
“Me.”
Everyone looked up to see Shi Ruolan was the one who answered.
“Lady Shi, you want to challenge again?”
“Yes, and this time, I’m challenging Wang Wei.”
“I refuse,” said Wang Wei immediately.
“Why? Are you looking down on me?”
“No, it’s because your ability is too disgusting.”
Shi Ruolan’s lips twitched; this was not the first time someone had said that about her ability.
“Fine, you don’t have to fight me. But show me how you would deal with my ability. What method you would use to have the same cultivation realm as me.”
Shi Ruolan felt that Wang Wei should have a method similar to Chu Luo that would allow him to keep the same strength as her, and she wanted to know. Meanwhile, Wang Wei pondered for a moment before agreeing.
The image of a purple star appeared above Wang Wei, illuminating the surrounding. The star was noble, mighty, and released the aura of a born ruler.
“The East Purple Star, also known as the Sovereign Star,” muttered Shi Ruolan; she could tell the latter used his Fate Dao to change his fate to that of a Sovereign. With this method, she would not be able to suppress him to a realm below her.
“That should work,” Shi Ruolan said before looking at Ji Lanfang and the other lower seeded-players. Then, she flew back to her seat. Although she wanted to ask them the same question, she did not.
These people’s strengths were too weak compared to hers. Ji Lanfang was the only one with 1-Leaf strength, while the rest only had the potential to reach that level.
Even if they had a method, they would still be suppressed because of the vast difference. And Shi Ruolan was correct in that they thought of a way in case they needed to fight her.
Ji Lanfang thought of using all the King Dao Swordmanships he knew to create the aura of a Sovereign. Tong Ruobing would use an Aura Changing Talisman to acquire the bearing of a ruler.
Shi Qian could connect to the karma of mortals in her homeworld, forcing them to give her the position of a Sovereign. Meanwhile, Jinhwu Hua was technically a ruler. The Three-Legged Crows were the royal family of the Golden Crow race, so she had the aura of a Sovereign.
“Now that everything is settled, who is the next- -“
Lord Spirit did not finish his words as a terrible sound echoed in the lobby, forcing everyone to hold their ears. Everyone then looked in Xiao Tiandi’s direction to see a talisman floating before him, which was the noise source.
“You know the deal,” said a female voice from the talisman. “The sound won’t stop until you move.”
The terrible sound ended, but that’s because Xiao Tiandi was now the only person who could hear it. His mouth twitched in aggravation; this was not the first time his master had done something similar to motivate him. And he knew the talisman would not stop no matter what method he tried–and Xiao Tiandi could not destroy it even if he could somehow use the power of a Great Emperor.
“Damn it, alright,” he said as he stood up, his eyes still a little closed. He looked around at the others before his eyes stopped on Wang Wei.
“I guess it’s you. Let’s get this over with.”
Wang Wei frowned.
“Young Master Wang Wei, please not reject,” said Lord Spirit. Wang Wei gave him a look and realized there was something more. Then, his senses told him to fight the latter as it would benefit him.
“Fine,” he responded before flying into the sky as Xiao Tiandi followed him. They looked at each for a few seconds.
“For some odd and unexplainable reason, I don’t like you,” suddenly commented Xiao Tiandi.
“Many people don’t like me. It could be because I’m more handsome than them, more powerful, savvier, and has a hotter wife: pick one, and it will be enough.”
Xiao Tiandi was speechless. His appearance was not that bad, and he just looked off because he did not care for his appearance. As for being more powerful, no one in the younger generation has defeated him–including Zhang Yucheng and Mon Wuzhi.
When it comes to Dao Companion, he had his beautiful master. Although they were not together, he firmly believed it was only a matter of time. The only thing he could give the latter was savvy since he is an Overlord, but as a person born with the Innate Dao Source Physique, he did not think he would lose in the savvy department.
“No, it’s not these reasons. I just don’t like you for some reason.”
“Well, honestly, I feel the same,” replied Wang Wei, who knew the reason for their dislikes. The Innate Dao Source Physique and Innate Paragon Soul are often called destined enemies.
Long ago, Xiao Tiandi’s physique was considered the best for cultivation. However, that was until Innate Paragon Souls appeared–which was both an acquired and innate physique.
Some people can be born with an Innate Paragon Soul, or a Paragon could use countless Paragon Level resources similar to World Essence to nourish an unborn child in the womb.
However, few people do these since these resources are precious even to Paragons, and using them on an unborn child is a waste. Another reason is the high level of success. More often than not, the child will be unable to properly absorb these resources and fail to elevate their newborn soul to that level.
And there is also a chance of overpowering the child’s soul, causing irreparable damage.
Nevertheless, the first person to ever have an Innate Paragon Soul got through acquired means, and his name was Paragon Red Dust.
Red Dust was conceived in a time of the Eternal Ascension World when a man with the title of Truth Seeker reigned supreme. He was a Boundless Paragon with unmatched power.
Truth Seeker Paragon lived in a relatively earlier era of the Eternal Ascension World, making him quite ancient, taking into account modern times. And his time, there were few Paragons–let alone Boundless.
Nevertheless, he was still the most powerful of his peers, suppressing an entire era. As a result, the only thing Truth Seeker wanted was an opponent on par with him. And he feared this day would never come–until a pregnant woman approached him with a deal.
The woman told him if he gave him the necessary resources, he could cultivate a child with an acquired talent on par with Truth Seeker’s Innate Dao Source physique.
Intrigued, the Paragon agreed; hence, Red Dust was born–the first person with an Innate Paragon Soul. Truth Seeker taught the child everything he knew and also gave him the resources he needed to reach the same realm as him; this was not the first time he had done such a thing since he always wanted someone who could give him a challenge.
Unfortunately, things proceeded beyond his calculations. Truth Seeker was a prideful and arrogant man. He wanted someone who could give him a worthy challenge, but he could also defeat whenever he pleased.
Unfortunately, Red Dust was his equal in every way possible. Even when he tried his best, he could not defeat the latter–a fact that shattered his pride.
On the other hand, Red Dust was also not happy with the outcome of their battle. His dream or goal since childhood was to surpass his adoptive father. Yet, no matter what he tried, the result was a stalemate.
Then, these two Boundless Paragons began to compete in other things like alchemy, talisman, array, etc. With their physique’s terrifying comprehension, they could excel at everything they tried.
Regrettably, the result was always a stalemate. At this point in their life, their competition had changed their relationship; they grew to hate/despise each other.
So, they decided at one last attempt: to reincarnate with their physique, ensure they were born in the same generation, and compete for the [Heaven Will].
After these two decided on the competition, they disappeared to this day. No one knew who was the final winner. Heavenly Dao recognized the Innate Paragon Soul as a physique that could balance out the Innate Dao Source Physique and just grant it to specific individuals.
However, Truth Seeker and Red Dust Paragon’s Will were inherited by the future owner of their physique. So, as long as the two showed up in the same generation, they would often compete, trying to surpass the other.
Of course, Wang Wei was not influenced by this Will. He had a disdain for Xiao Tiandi for another reason: one he had not discovered yet but felt was related to his overall demeanor.
Hopefully, he could find the reason during their battle.