Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor - Chapter 1441

"The human mind is interesting, isn’t it? A mortal’s mind can imagine anything: it can create Gods and demons, create worlds, envision creation, death, and any concepts that govern reality. The difference between a mortal’s mind and a cultivator is the former cannot manifest his mind into the real world, but the latter can."

"What are you getting at?" the Heart Devil asked unwillingly.

"The key to becoming a Paragon is an infinite mind with endless possibilities, but that is not enough," Wang Wei continued. "This test is not just to prevent Paragons from becoming bored and indifferent due to their infinite lifespan. No, this test is a means to teach them how to regulate their infinite minds by controlling their emotions.

"A Paragon needs a sufficient mind state to control their boundless power, and this test’s purpose is to achieve that mindset," Wang Wei said while looking at the Heart Devil. "As for you? Your purpose is to distract me under the guise of tempering my Dao Heart. But the truth of the matter is the longer I spend talking to you, the less likely I will realize this truth, and the harder it will be for me to escape."

The Heart Devil was quiet for a few seconds before smiling: "It was nice seeing you again." His body immediately started to dissipate.

"...You too," Wang Wei nodded.

"Just so you know, it was not a guise. My existence is to temper you and misdirect your attention."

"That’s good to hear, I guess," Wang Wei said as the last specks of the devil disappeared. An exit instantly manifested not far from within, and he entered it without hesitation. Wang Wei’s mind became clearer than he had ever felt. Many of the previous emotions he was struggling with, like his loneliness, were now easier to manage; they were not gone but more bearable.

’My Dao Heart and mind are not in perfect harmony,’ Wang Wei thought. ’Once I pass the tribulation, I can finally experience the transition of my existence to a higher level.’

Wang Wei raised his head to see a purple cloud flashing with lightning and the booming sound of thunder. Wang Wei squinted as he swallowed a handful of Existence Healing Pills: ’Now is the time for the plan.’ The cloud had its own consciousness, so after realizing Wang Wei was an Inextinguishable Paragon, the clouds turned a shade darker.

Boom!

 A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, and Wang Wei raised his right palm to block it. His entire right hand disappeared, but he remained calm. ’As expected, the attack potency has increased while still neglecting my Will-Immortality.’ In other words, he will die like everyone else in the tribulation, and his willpower cannot provide him with immortality.

’However, this is far from enough,’ Wang Wei thought. He inhaled deeply before screaming: "Grand Dao, is this the best you can do? How pathetic?"

The first rule of the Immeasurable Tribulation is never to antagonize the tribulation. Grand Dao will accept any provocation that the cultivator’s state of mind has not met the standards to be a Paragon and must be eradicated. Everyone knows that, and this thought has been deeply instilled in all the geniuses from top lineages. Yet, Wang Wei broke this rule. Could he be stupid, or has he gone mad?

"Come on, haven’t you always wanted to kill me? Well, I’m giving you the perfect excuse," Wang Wei continued, and with his words, the clouds swiftly turned dark red. Boom! A second bolt of lightning descended from the second, bringing the wrath of Heaven.

Divine Punishment Lightning is something that is common in the lower dimension, but Heavenly Dao does not care much to use it in the upper dimension. However, it does not mean it does not exist. Wang Wei’s tribulation is more than enough proof.

His body and soul could not resist that single bolt as they were instantly annihilated. However, his disappearance did not leave his location devoid of any matter or signs of his existence. On the contrary, a scroll with countless dots, lines, and graffiti floated where Wang Wei previously stood.

’The first step is completed,’ Wang Wei thought. Although his body and soul were annihilated, his consciousness remained intact and functioning, an act that could be considered a minor miracle.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Heavens became enraged that the little worm was still alive and it unleashed devastating blows after another, trying to eradicate him. However, Wang Wei was prepared. When the first bolt hit, he used the technique he had already prepared to direct all its destructive power to the section of his [Existence] that dictated his status as a Fate Seed.

Wang Wei knew his power was not enough to free himself, and the longer he waited, the harder the process would become. So, he took the risk to use Grand Dao’s power to remove whatever shackles were placed on him.

Lightnings after lightnings descended on Wang Wei, turning this room of the tower into quite a dreary atmosphere. ’Grand Dao hasn’t decreased the strength of the tribulation nor stopped it, meaning my bet is correct — it has to follow the rules.’ If Grand Dao was not a program with rules it must follow, it would have stopped Wang Wei from using its own power to free himself from restrictions that Grand Dao itself placed on him.

’However, this tribulation is far from enough,’ Wang Wei thought. His consciousness used a technique that condensed a projection of Wu Hong. What’s more, this projection had her aura, and it was not the Wu Hong in the upper dimension but the one who already married Wang Wei.

As expected, as soon as the clouds sensed the aura, they turned utterly black before blasting hundreds of lightning bolts at Wang Wei at once. Another unbreakable rule of the Immeasurable Tribulation is no outside help is permitted; Wang Wei broke this rule, and he did it with someone considered an anomaly in the entire Chaos Universe.

’Damn it, I should have raised my Thunder Dao to a higher level before I did this,’ Wang Wei cursed as he tried to direct the thunder to a specific area of his [Existence]. Unfortunately, thunder, by nature, is an uncontrollable force. His attempts were mostly futile as a significant portion of the power began ravaging the other parts of his [Existence]. Luckily, the pills kept healing and protecting him.

Wang Wei focused his attention on breaking the shackle. He had no hope of completely eradicating it now, but he needed to break a decent chunk of it. But the process was more challenging than he anticipated, and time was running out for him; if he continued like this, it was only a matter of time before his [Existence] was completely shattered and he died — for real.

’At this rate, I’ll die before I make a single dent in this restriction,’ Wang Wei thought. He needed to do something else as Grand Dao had already reached the limit of how much it could be angered. ’What else can I do? Yes, the tribulation tower.’

The tower could accelerate the speed of tribulation by slightly increasing the difficulty. Wang Wei immediately ordered the tower for his tribulation to end in five years, which was a crazy number considering Tian Xuan took over 200 years, and Kong took over a hundred years.

[Participant Yin-Yang Plum Blossom Daoist, we need to confirm again your desire to push your tribulation to such a limit?]

"Are you another one of this trial’s spirit? Well, forget about that for now. Yes, I’m sure."

[Do you understand the conse–]

"Just do it."

[As you wish].

A large chunk of Wang Wei’s points disappeared, and the tower released an unknown power. Then, the dark cloud started releasing hundreds of thousands of bolts simultaneously.

Wang Wei had to funnel the remaining healing pills, the Holy Dragon Water, and he connected to the Life Tower. The combination of these three prevented his instant demise, so he took this opportunity to finish his task.

’Damn it, why is this thing so hard to remove,’ Wang Wei cursed. It’s been four years of constant bombardment, creating deep cracks in this shackle, but he knew he would not succeed in the remaining year. ’I need something else, but what?... What about the special energy of the trial? It seems quite malleable?’

Wang Wei did not hesitate to use his points to extract the purest energy from this trial. He did not immediately fuse with it but instead added his willpower to ensure no problems with this power and to make it perfectly in tune with his body and Existence.

’It worked,’ Wang Wei thought as he saw the process accelerate. ’However, it seems I don’t have enough points.’ With a quick calculation, he understood he did not have enough points for the remaining year of this tribulation.

’I guess that’s the only thing I can do.’

Karma threads rushed out of the scroll, connecting to all the people in the trial with a deep connection to Wang Wei.

"I didn’t want to do this," Wang Wei said through the connection, "but I’m in a precarious situation and I need help. All of you are people who owe karma, and I’ve come to ask for recompensation by borrowing points from you."