Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

1110 Depressing Mood

Blue Phoenix faced a slight dilemma. The best option to counter Hong Wa's technique was to use a Pure Yin State, but she knew her understanding and application of Pure Yin could not compare to the opponent. So, it would be in her best interest to use a technique that suited her better.

[Ice Phoenix Transformation]

Blue Phoenix's body released an intense blue light, rapidly transforming her into a colossal blue Phoenix with blue flame on her body that released cold mists. She was beautiful, majestic, and the embodiment of nobleness.

Blue Phoenix chirped, and her voice echoed in the minds of countless people in the void, making their bodies tremble as if they were cold. Blue Phoenix looked at Hong Wa with her beautiful voice, and a moment of hesitation flashed in her mind.

After proving the Dao, she completely purified her bloodline to become a pure Phoenix. One of the abilities that she acquired was a heightened sense of danger. Now, she was sensing danger from Hong Wa.

'No matter what, I cannot back down now,' she thought.

[Frozen World]

At the beginning of a world, there is a period where Yin and Yang are divided; in that period, the Yin and Yang worlds existed. The Yang or Flame World has the most intense heat, while the Yin/Frozen World is the area with the coldest ice or chill. Blue Phoenix recreated that period of creation with this attack.

Hong Wa watched everything with an unfazed look and attitude. Slowly, she headed toward her opponent. Every time the chill touched her body, it was instantly purified into the purest energy between Heaven and Earth, which she could absorb for her use.

Pure Yang rejected anything she decided was not pure, including objects, attacks, and concepts. So, even the coldest chill between Heaven and Earth became nourishment for her.

"No," said Blue Phoenix, but Hong Wa ignored her. She appeared before slashing her swords. The phoenix's body created an ice armor, but the sword purified the ice instantly to chop her into pieces.

Blue Phoenix reacted by changing her attack to focus less on the body and attack the Soul; in other words, she focused less on ice and more on the Yin aspect. However, Hong Wa's Pure Yang State protected every aspect of her body, so the Yin Energy was also purified.

The sword strike cut Blue Phoenix into two despite her attempt to freeze the cut-off part as a healing tactic. However, the purifying power inside her body worked against her. Hong Wa went for a second strike, targeting the soul this time around.

"No," roared Blue Phoenix as she resisted to no avail. However, at the last minute, right before she entered Limbo, she used a brilliant technique. She froze the concept of death on herself, delaying the time she died.

'Do you think I will die so easily without taking you down with me?' Blue Phoenix thought as she amassed all her hatred and obsession. Hong Wa sensed something and wanted to run away. Sadly, it was too late. Blue Phoenix cast a curse that combined her hatred, obsession, and Pure Yin Dao.

If Pure Yang is the embodiment of all that is pure, then Pure Yin is the opposite; they complement each other while also being opposite. Once the curse hit, Hong Wa's body turned pale, and her pure white armor rapidly turned dark. To combat the corruption, she released a more intense light.

"Hehe, if I have to die, you'll come with me," sneered Blue Phoenix, and Hong Wa blasted her into smithereens with a blast of white energy - she then focused on preventing the spread of the corruption. She succeeded in putting a temporary seal after a quarter of her armor turned white, but Hong Wa knew she would suffer once she dispersed the armor.

Hong Wa exhaled deeply, taking this opportunity to overview this fight. She glanced at the Demon Suppression Swords.

'Everyone was right. I relied too much on these things.' She relied on these swords to survive the turmoil of the Demon Supremacy World - she knew she would not survive without them. As such, she grew attached to them, considering them as another limb. During her training to prepare for this battle, she spent much time on the weapons, achieving a level on par with 5-fold. However, Blue Phoenix's method rendered them useless, so she could only rely on her real strength of peak 3-fold.

'Not just them,' continued Hong Wa. 'Even the human race has become my restraint.' Wang We once warned him, saying that as a Human and Heavenly Emperor, she had a lot of potential, but as much as the human race granted her strength and power, they also restricted her. She did not agree with these words, but during today's fight, she saw the proof.

'Hmm?' She sensed people coming, so she had to focus on the upcoming enemy.

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Wang We saw Hong Wa's battle and heard when she mentioned Ye Tuzhi. He never actually met her, so he never knew they had such a connection - especially since they had no karmic connection due to his Karma Unbound Physique.

'Everything I did: killing Ye Tuzhi and devastating the demonic faction in that world - it all led to the creation of the Demon Suppression Swords and Hong Wa's existence. Without my actions, she would never have existed or had such a relationship with Blue Phoenix. Was everything a coincidence or the machinations of fate?'

It was too coincidental how his actions resulted in today's battle. It appeared as if it was all a coincidence, but was it? In this vast universe, everything is possible, including genuine coincidences.

'But this felt like a beating from fate,' thought Wang Wei. 'It's like it was reminding me that I may think that I've made great strides to escape, but I was still in its palm - still tethered by countless unknown and undetectable chains.'

Wang Wei grunted in displeasure. As long as someone knows him and Ye Tuzhi really well, it's easy to predict everything that happened afterward. The plan would be based on his natural instinct not to lose or be taken advantage of and his desire to prevent any unknown enemy from the Dao Opening Sect.

Then, as a Dao Overlord, isn't it normal for him to find a way to destroy the demon civilization, given their system's obvious flaw? Wouldn't it be normal for him to leave a way to prevent them from recuperating in the form of a weapon that directly targets their essence?

"And here I was in a good mood," sighed Wang Wei, who suddenly had no interest in this war. All he wanted to do was obsessed with how often fate played him like a puppeteer. How many of his decisions were simply someone else treating him as a pawn or a joke?

'In these moments, I truly wished she was here as support,' thought Wang Wei before sighing deeply again. He focused his mind on watching these fights. He had long known that his journey of controlling his fate would be arduous, and today was simply one of those terrible days. He focused on the other fights.

Shi Qian struggled the most because her opponent was the Pure Mind Emperor. He was messing with her using memories of her father and had three other Eternal Powerhouses helping him. Her strength was the same as Hong Wa, which was quite disappointing to Wang Wei, given the training resources she had access to.

Unlike Hong Wa, who had today's result because of her overreliance on her sword, Shi Qian's result was due to complacency. She was satisfied with her life now that she had made her parents proud by proving the Dao and neglected her training.

Another disappointment was Wrath's peak 4-fold strength. She had spent most of her time recuperating from the revival of the Neo-Devil Race and did not take her training seriously. As such, even Xi Shangyan achieved lower 5-fold strength and was more powerful than her.

Wang Wei focused on Xi Shangyan, who was facing countless opponents, including the Green-Wood Emperor and his people.

'It seems she hasn't tried to condense a Supreme Qi yet,' thought Wang Wei, observing the battle closely. He looked at Shi Qian and knew she would not hold on for long. However, he did not intervene as he knew reinforcement was coming. And as expected, things did not take long to appear as he predicted.

A large portal materialized on the battlefield, alarming everyone. Then, a wild and boisterous laugh echoed in everyone's mind.

"Hahaha, the great monkey king has come to save all of you."

Ye Dafu appeared with countless troops while wearing dark-gold armor without a helmet and holding his staff. He looked at everyone, not hiding his haughty attitude.

"Wang Wei, you dare say I'm scared. I'll show you," he roared. Everyone looked at him, wondering who this crazy monkey was. Ye Dafu ignored the weird gaze and swung his staff, which turned into a colossal weapon bigger than any galaxy; he killed trillions with one swing.

Dang Qieng swiftly ordered people to leave Shi Qian and a few others to attack this monkey.