Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor - Chapter 1444

As he expected, many people were waiting outside the tower when he left. Wang Wei calmly observed these people, even taking a little walk into their Sea of Consciousness to peep at their thoughts. ’Most of them think the terrifying tribulation was due to the severe time increase, but that witch from the All-Seeing Temple has some suspicions. No matter, she probably won’t leave this place alive.’

He sensed many people looking at her with animosity, so eliminating her wouldn’t immediately paint a target on his back. Wang Wei shifted his gaze, locking directly into Tian Xuan. ’Hmm? Why has his animosity decreased so much? Interesting.’

Wang Wei did not stay long before he teleported to the Battle Tower. He had no interest in challenging others, but he needed to use the tower to stimulate opponents to test his strength. ’Let’s slowly adapt,’ Wang Wei thought as he designed an opponent with 90% strength. He sealed his power and experienced the battle in that realm.

After battling a few Boundless and Inextinguishable Paragons, he increased his opponent’s strength by one percent; he repeated the process until he had completely adapted to his new cultivation. Then, Wang Wei selected a Fourth Heaven opponent and started testing his Battle Realm.

Wang Wei spent more than five years inside the tower, testing the limit of his power and improving his techniques. "I do have a 10-fold strength, but I seem to be on the lower end of peak Paragons categories." There can be a significant gap between peak Paragons, especially between boundless and non-Boundless, and this tower mad made Wang Wei realize the training he had done with Wu Hong before could only take him so far, and he still had much to learn and improve.

"As for Taboo? Well…" Wang Wei smiled wryly. Entering the third Taboo Battle Realm was the most challenging. First, Wang Wei needed to become a Primal. Then, he needs to develop his skill and power to defeat Primals while sealing his strength at 90%.

’This is going to take a while,’ Wang Wei sighed. After observing his [Existence], he noticed the Taboo Battle Realms had their own section and should experience a fundamental transformation at the Transcendent Realm, so no matter how terrible the upcoming world catastrophe is, Wang Wei will not rush to become Half-Step Transcendent and ensure he has the best foundation.

’What should I train next?’ Wang Wei contemplated. ’I still have plenty of room to improve on skills and technique, so my focus should be survivability. Good, it’s decided.’ He asked the tower for an opponent it considered the best regarding ChronoSpirit Battles and finding a person’s Time Mark.

Then, a humanoid creature manifested before Wang Wei. He could not see its face due to the tower’s protective measures, but he noticed that his opponent had two horns. "This should be interesting," Wang Wei commented, and he was more correct than he could ever dream. The battle lasted thirty minutes before his opponent found his Time Mark and "killed" him.

Wang Wei looked at the result in shock. "Impossible!" He refused to accept this result and fought a second time; he lasted 27 minutes in this round. "Well, this was a humbling experience." He exhaled before starting the third match. However, this time around, he controlled his ego to learn from his opponent, and Wang Wei immediately realized the vast difference in skill.

"Does such an entity truly exist?" Wang Wei muttered after his death. When Wu Hong trained him, he knew there was a vast difference in their skills, but he still felt she was still in the realm of achievable skill, but his opponent seemed an unsurpassable wall.

"Tower Spirit, come out," Wang Wei suddenly yelled. He felt these spirits were messing with him because of the previous tribulation. A small spirit wearing black armor with spikes from head to toe appeared before him. "Honorable Participant, what can I do for you?"

"What’s with him?" Wang Wei asked directly.

"Is there an issue?" the Battle Spirit asked.

"Why is he so…skilled?"

"You asked for the best, didn’t you?"

"Yes, and?" Wang Wei asked.

"That’s what we gave you."

"You’re telling me such a skilled individual exists?"

"Haven’t you heard of the [Absolute Killer]?"

"That explains your surprise."

Wang Wei’s lips twitched when the spirit did not explain further. "Who is the Absolute Killer?"

"He’s a powerful cultivator that existed during the Soul Age," the Battle Spirit explained," said to be able to find a person’s Time Mark with a glance. You are pretty capable for lasting 30 minutes despite having just entered this realm."

Wang Wei squinted, "And he’s just a Paragon?"

"Of course."

"Is he alive?" Wang Wei asked, slightly intrigued.

"You really don’t know anything, huh?" the Battle Spirit looked at him strangely. "Everyone knows the Absolute Killer created a reign of terror as he cut down countless Boundless Paragons and Primals like they were meat on a cutting board. He almost killed the Ji Clan Ancestor in one of his most famous battles."

"Ji Clan Ancestor? As in, the founder of the Heart Desire Palace?"

"The one and only," the Battle Spirit nodded.

"What happened next?"

"The Absolute Killer was eventually acknowledged as the strongest Paragon in the Chaos Universe," the spirit responded before shaking his head.

"It seems his fate was ultimately quite dire."

"Hubris is one of the greatest flaws of men — no matter how powerful they are," the Battle Spirit sighed. "The bastard was unsatisfied with being the strongest ’Paragon’ and thought he was the strongest. So, he challenged the Primeval Body Mansion."

Wang Wei squinted. In the lower dimension, Wu Hong warned him of two factions: the Heart Desire Palace and the most powerful of them all, the Primeval Body Mansion. She did not say much, just warning him to always be careful when dealing with them until he reached the true pinnacle of the Chaos Universe.

Recently, after he spoke with Qiyuan, Wang Wei decided the Primeval Body Mansion was probably the lineage left over by the Body Refining True Transcendent that ended the Essenge Age.

"So, he’s dead?"

"No one can say for sure since he’s still remembered, but that doesn’t mean much for beings on that level," the Battle Spirit shrugged. "However, he was never seen in the universe since that day."

"I see," Wang Wei nodded. "Does anyone know why he was so capable?"

"Not really. Some say he was a special Time Race; others believe he had a unique treasure, but the majority believe he was that skilled."

’If he is that skilled, he might have acquired or developed a pseudo-Transcendent technique like I did,’ Wang Wei analyzed.

"Well, thank you for answering my question," Wang Wei saluted politely. Now that he knew this was not a joke, this Ultimate Killer became someone he must overcome.

"No problem, but it’s time for you to leave."

"What do you mean?"

"You’re running out of points."

"What?" Wang Wei checked, and his face turned ugly. "I thought the Battle Tower was free."

"Under normal circumstances, but you ask for the best training partner, so we must charge you." Although his face was hidden, anyone could tell this Battle Spirit was putting on a fake expression of confusion. Wang Wei stared at him, knowing he had been scammed. However, he did not say anything else and left.

Swish! Sir Lu appeared in the tower. "Was this really wise?"

"He’s basically this trial’s victor, so we can only do this if we want him to stay longer and use more points."

"The situation is already complicated as is. Do we really want to make more enemies?" Sir Lu sighed.

"This cannot be considered making enemies; it is just a small confrontation that we can make up to him if necessary," the Battle Spirit responded.

"I hope we don’t regret this decision," Sir Lu said before disappearing.

…

’An irresistible bait, huh?’ Wang Wei thought. He had to admit he could not stop using the battle tower. His pride or the idea that someone was skilled enough to kill him in less than an honor will not accept his current skill level, so no matter what, he must use the tower to improve. ’However, I’m the one who cons other people — not the other way around.’ A glint flashed in his eyes as he flew to his mountain.

As soon as he arrived, the first thing he did was open a portal to another dimension with a black cocoon at the center. The cocoon was releasing an intense aura, but it kept fluctuating, a sign of someone undergoing a transformation.

’It should take a while before Red Mask is done,’ he thought. During the tribulation, he sent a small piece of her soul to the tower at the last minute. And now that he had become a Paragon, she too would transition into one due to the [Lord’ Shadow Technique]. However, she was severely injured and needed more time to heal and transform.

"It’s a shame I’ve lost my hunting companion since I have such a massive debt, but it couldn’t be helped," Wang Wei muttered.