Published: February 2, 2025
"Master, your great kindness and virtue, this subordinate will never forget, woo woo woo."
At this moment, Saroya's heart was incredibly excited.
Following the master was truly a great happiness.
He wept while comprehending the law of the great path within him, his aura rapidly increasing.
Boom!
The endless power of the laws surged, and Saroya hovered in the sky.
On him, scales shimmered with light, each scale containing brilliant law patterns that seemed to illustrate the deepest laws of the universe. Just a glance would dazzle anyone, leaving them mesmerized.
"This is... the totem of the great path!"
"The Komodo beast, truly worthy of being the favored one among the star beasts of the cosmic sea, is inherently close to the laws of the cosmic sea. When breaking through, it can gain the favor of the cosmic sea origin power."
Looking at the vast law patterns circulating around Saroya, many people around were both shocked and envious.
The Komodo beast's reputation in the cosmic sea has its reasons; as a top star beast of the cosmic sea legacy, it naturally receives the cosmic sea's favor and possesses astonishing talent.
Just the ability to devour the heart of the great emperor is something that other clans' emperors cannot replicate.
Normally, an emperor obtaining the heart of the great emperor would need to spend many years to comprehend, refine, and absorb the source power of the great path within it.
But the Komodo beast does not need to; they are inherently close to the laws of the cosmic sea and possess the ability to devour the hearts of other great emperors. By simply swallowing the other emperor's heart, their body structure can naturally absorb the source power of the great path within and transform it into their own understanding of the great path.
This was also the main reason Saroya was able to break through so quickly after devouring the heart of Great Emperor Montor.
Opposite him, Qin Chen smiled slightly, "Why do you thank me? All of this is the result of your own efforts."
"Own efforts?"
Saroya was taken aback.
"Yes." Qin Chen smiled and said, "In fact, you were already just one step away from the mid-stage great emperor realm. What you lacked was merely an opportunity, and the heart of the great emperor I gave you just compensated for that opportunity, allowing you to break through to the mid-stage great emperor realm so quickly."
"Ultimately, this is the result of your own efforts." Qin Chen said with a beaming smile, "Without your own efforts, no matter how many hearts of the great emperor I give you, you would not be able to break through."
"Is that so?" Saroya was stunned, but then he shook his head, his gaze firm: "No, Master, it’s not like that."
He looked up, his eyes resolute: "I have traveled the cosmic sea for many years and have seen far too much. I have also diligently cultivated and ventured into dangerous secret realms, yet I have never been able to step into the mid-stage great emperor realm."
"Indeed, my entry into the mid-stage great emperor realm is a result of my previous efforts, but without your help, Master, I would need many more years to break through."
"Following you is my greatest effort."
Saroya couldn't help but murmur softly, but his voice carried an unparalleled firmness.
"In life, the greatest effort is to choose the right path."
"When the path is right, one can achieve twice the result with half the effort. If the path is wrong, it’s not only about achieving less; it could even lead to an abyss of destruction."
"The saying goes, when one person attains the path, even the chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."
"Whether the chickens and dogs can comprehend the path is not important; what matters is whether the person they follow can attain the path?!"
Saroya continued to murmur, memories of his life in the clan flooding his mind.
In the entire clan, was he the most diligent one?
No, despite his hard work, he was certainly not the most diligent. There were many Komodo beasts who worked harder than him; they trained day and night, some even possessing better talent than him.