Published: March 2, 2025
The cold gaze made Wen Yu understand the reality...
Even though the power left behind by the death of the Heavenly Dao altered his memories, and even though the Drunken Daoist self-destructed in an attempt to settle the fact that he had been "deceived," now that things had reached this point, the sovereign still had no intention of directly letting him go.
That's right, everything happening now was already clear to Wen Yu—the entire sequence of events in the Heavenly Palace and those seemingly unnecessary occurrences were all to ensure that he could successfully pass this difficult challenge posed by the sovereign.
And now...
He recalled the last words spoken to him by the Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor: "In a moment... no matter what happens, you must not react!"
Wen Yu remained silent.
Not far away, the golden armor stepped forward again and said something that Wen Yu could hardly understand.
"My lord, the negative effects of the life and death battle resolution have already manifested..."
"oh?"
The sovereign suddenly turned his head to look at the golden armor, and judging by his attitude, what was happening to Tang Haofei was far more important than the current Wen Yu!
"How many times has he died here?"
"Five times!"
"You idiot! Can't you stop him a little?"
The sovereign's abrupt fury left the golden armor speechless.
It wasn't until he felt the sovereign's anger dissipate significantly that the golden armor continued, "My lord, about that side effect... I'm thinking that the situation with Sequence One isn't good. However, in your plan, there are indeed alternatives, like him!"
The golden armor pointed at Wen Yu, who was lying on the ground.
"If Sequence One goes out of control, given the strength of the practitioners on Earth right now, I believe that the strength of Sequence Two would make a very good substitute... and the cost of power... is irreversible..."
"What if Sequence One makes a wrong choice like the former Heaven-Piercing Immortal Emperor did..."
The sovereign furrowed his brows as the golden armor continued, "My lord, you might want to consider whether Sequence Two has seen something important."
"Aside from the eleventh level magic crystal, there's nothing important."
"That's good; furthermore, Sequence Two, in this incident, is itself a victim. Although, from the results, it has gained a lot of benefits, but my lord, stronger is better..."
"Stronger is better, hmm, the cost of power... substitutes..."
The sovereign carefully chewed on these words, and after a while, he let out a deep breath.
"Alright, I understand now; I hadn't considered it thoroughly. How about this, this mess on the ground..."
The sovereign pointed at the blood and flesh of the Drunken Daoist on the ground.
"There’s still a lot of origin power from the Immortal Heroic World inside; it’s enough for you to become a divine beast species of the Immortal Heroic World. This should count as my compensation for wronging you. This matter is settled; Sequence Two, don’t let me down..."
After saying this, the sovereign walked straight out, leaving a final remark for the golden armor.
"Treat his injuries."
"Yes, my lord."
The golden armor respectfully saw off the sovereign.
...
Until only the golden armor and Wen Yu remained in the tunnel.
Perhaps sensing that the sovereign had gone far, the golden armor turned around and walked up to Wen Yu.
A chilling energy slipped from the golden armor's hand and poured into Wen Yu's head like a refreshing dew.
In an instant, Wen Yu felt a wave of comfortable coolness rise in his mind. Under the stimulation of this coolness, the aftereffects of the recent soul searching improved significantly.
The coolness gradually dissipated from the spot on his forehead that had been marked by the Heavenly Dao, and Wen Yu knew very well that the energy that had altered his memories had completely vanished.
Fortunately, this crisis seemed to have passed...
Wen Yu thought this and then raised his head to look at the golden armor that was so close.
"Thank you..."