514 Empyrean Scarletsea
Henrietta roared in objection, but her aura was so suppressed that it was no different from a kitten’s soft meow. Vaan’s appearance was too sudden, and she was not prepared to face him at all. Her heartbeat thumped loudly like drums, and her breathing became heavy.
‘How much did he hear? No, why am I even bothered by this? Why can’t I keep calm around this person?’ Henrietta wondered, pursing her lips.
‘I may have greatly underestimated your situation, Henrietta. I thought your inexperience with men was the cause of the disorder in your emotions. However, I have realized it is only one of multiple factors, and it’s a minor at that, Henrietta’s master spoke.
‘Master? What do you mean?’ Henrietta asked.
‘The problem lies in your fire affinity and understanding of its law. Your fire affinity is already high, but his fire affinity is even much higher than yours! This makes you naturally attracted to him, like how a fire spirit would seek a good host to contract, Henrietta’s master explained.
‘But I’m not a fire spirit,’ Henrietta frowned.
‘No, you’re not. And that’s where the root of the problem lies; you’re not a fire spirit, but you are like one. I am to blame for this,’ Henrietta’s master said with guilt.
‘Because of my influence, you were exposed to the Fire Law early. However, the Fire Law you comprehended is based on my personal understanding of the Fire Law. It can’t be said to be your own comprehension.”
“That’s why, when you meet someone like Vaan, he can easily shake your heart with his presence and words. His personal comprehension of the Fire Law is incomparably firm,’ Henrietta’s master stated.
When Henrietta heard that, she couldn’t help but feel greatly astonished.
‘Are you saying Vaan’s comprehension of the Fire Law is above yours, Master?’ Henrietta asked.
‘Above me? Of course, that’s not possible,’ Henrietta’s master replied with disdain at her disciple’s ignorant question.
‘No matter how talented Vaan is, he is still someone with only half a foot into the divine way. On the other hand, I am someone who has been in the True Divinity Realm for eons. Naturally, his comprehension of the Fire Law cannot be compared to mine.’
‘I am talking about the firmness of his belief in his fire law comprehension, my dear disciple. This is something you lack because you have not found your own path in the Fire Law. My Fire Law is only meant to serve as a reference in helping you understand and figure out your own path; it is only a guideline, not the answer.
‘The universal laws could have infinite interpretations. How we choose to understand them is up to us; our beliefs become our power. And the stronger the belief, the closer it is to becoming the truth. Since you don’t have a personal interpretation of the Fire Law, you are easily swayed by others with stronger beliefs in theirs.’
‘Have you understood?’ Henrietta’s master asked.
‘Yes, Master,’ Henrietta replied.
The universal laws didn’t have a single true interpretation.
Anyone could have an answer to it. As such, it didn’t matter. What truly mattered was the strength of the belief in it. If the person firmly believed their interpretation of the universal law was the absolute truth, the universal law would respond to them with equal power matching that belief.
However, the moment they doubt their belief in the universal law, their comprehension progress would come to a standstill, unable to advance further.
Since she was still searching for the truth in the Fire Law and had not formed her own belief, she was still safe from the consequences. But as a result, she was also easily swayed by other people’s beliefs in their fire law comprehension.
“To think he already at that level…’ Henrietta thought to herself.
Nevertheless, after a short moment, she shook the envious thoughts out of her mind. Jealousy was a self-destructive poison.
No matter how great Vaan’s talent was, that was his gift. She should not be envious of others and focus on her own gift. If she kept comparing herself to others who were better than her, she would not be able to improve.
Her only enemy was herself.
According to her master, her master was one of the top powerhouses of her time. And yet, such a powerful person was reduced to a mere soul fragment, forced to wander through space and time until she found someone like her who could accommodate and nourish her broken soul.
What could have destroyed her master’s divine body and shattered her soul?
Alas, whenever Henrietta asked this question, her master would always evade it. Her master would say it was too early for her to learn about it. The truth would only distract and interfere with her cultivation.
‘Master, can you at least tell me your divine title?’ Henrietta requested.
‘Alright, Henrietta’s master eventually agreed after some thought. ‘I will only mention it once, so remember it well; my divine title is Empyrean Scarletsea!’
Empyrean Scarletsea… An Empyrean God in the True Divinity Realm.
Her master wasn’t boasting when she said she was one of the top powerhouses of her time. Even when her master was just a single soul fragment, one of many scattered across the chaosverse, she could still wield enough power from her law to slay everyone below the divine stage.
Henrietta clenched her fist, wondering when she could also be as powerful as her master.
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While Henrietta conversed with her master, Empyrean Scarletsea, Vaan’s attention shifted to Astoria beside him.
“You’re back,” Astoria welcomed him with heartfelt relief.
“Un, I’m back,” Vaan calmly nodded before his gaze sharpened. “You’re aura has changed. But this dragon aura isn’t from the Red Dragon Clan, is it?”
“No, it isn’t,” Astoria shook her head and said, “Actually, this was something I wanted to tell you about it.”
Shortly after, Astoria recounted everything she learned about her ancestor, Pangea, the Blessed Golden Dragon Tribe, and the Golden Dragon Bloodline to Vaan. Even the origin of the Elderwatch family and the Imperial Legion was included.
Astoria did not hide any detail from Vaan.
She regarded him as someone she could completely trust with her life. Thus, he was someone should confide with about everything.
Nevertheless, after Vaan heard the whole story from Astoria, his eyes shone with enlightenment.
It was as if several missing pieces of the puzzle were finally put together, forming a complete image in his mind. This was related to another remarkable discovery he made on his way back from the moon.
When the pure earth elemental worm dug through from one end of the moon to the other end in order to pursue him, it also cleared a path straight to the moon’s center.
It was inside the moon’s center where Vaan made his remarkable discovery – The moon was not really a moon but a megastructure.
However, the great passage of time had left the megastructure in ruins and beyond recognition.
Vaan couldn’t figure out what was the purpose of the megastructure—until Astoria provided the missing information that he needed, that is.