Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1322  Dugu Tianbai

Wang Wei frowned before shaking his head.

"You don't agree?" Wu Hong asked.

"If it were before, I would have agreed that the Myriad Clan Union served no purpose," Wang Wei replied. "However, the first ancestor, Wang Guo, stole my idea of a Human Fiengod Bloodline. If he plays his card right, he can steal more destiny from the Fiendgod Race, and that should be enough for him to get a spot."

"That is possible," Wu Hong nodded.

"That leaves the Grand Sect Alliance," Wang Wei continued. "They are the most powerful, but somehow, Heavenly Dao abandoned them and even used them as a stepping stone for the academy. Why?"

"It's because they overestimate themselves," Wu Hong sneered. Wang Wei even detected a flash of anger.

"There seems to be a story between you and them."

"Dugu Tianbai, also known as the Supreme Might Paragon, is considered the [Grand Chancellor] of the alliance. He's the one who first suggested the idea and the one who convinced countless sects and factions to join." Wu Hong did not hide the disdain in her eyes.

"He's charismatic, heroic, and was one of the most powerful Primal of that era." Despite how she felt about him personally, she did not hesitate to mention his good characteristics. "However, he's also extremely ambitious."

"Oh? How ambitious are we talking about?" Wang Wei was curious since it's rare for Wu Hong to have such a high evaluation of a person's strength. He raised his cup to his mouth.

"He wants to conquer the world."

Wang Wei coughed as the tea went inside the wrong pipe. "Wait, are you saying—"

"That's right. He wants to conquer the Eternal Ascension World. All other overlords will either bow to him or be destroyed."

"That is quite the ambition," Wang Wei sighed. This kind of goal seems almost impossible to achieve. After all, the Golden Era was called as such for a reason. With all these geniuses existing and competing against each other, it's a dream for Dugu Tianbai to conquer this place. However, it's not entirely impossible. As long as he can become the first "proper" Half-Step Transcendence, he can quickly suppress the other two and conquer the world.

Of course, such a method of achieving his goal has a major flaw, and that's the genius of that era. As long as one of them escapes, they will become unstable if they return later after achieving the same realm.

"It's fine for him to be ambitious, but he went about it in such a stupid way," Wu Hong sneered. "Instead of focusing on being the first person to reach the next level and use absolute force to achieve his goal, he focused on political power."

"So, he started gathering sects to increase the alliance's strength?" Wang Wei asked.

"That's right. At first, he did an excellent job. He even convinced those sects to live close to each other, making their disciples entangled with each other as if they were one giant family."

"He wanted to slowly assimilate them and eventually fuse them into one large sect?"

"Exactly," Wu Hong nodded. "His plan failed, but it did reduce many of the hostility and contradictions between these factions, turning them into a true and coherent alliance. However, he soon became mad. He divided the alliance into Inner and Outer members, with the latter rapidly expanding forces without any regard. He blackmailed, intimidated, and forced countless factions to become Outer Members, not even caring whether they were truly loyal or not."

"It sounds like he just wanted to use these people to expand the alliance's luck," Wang Wei commented. "Did he want to use a large quantity of luck to try to enter the next realm?"

"Dugu Tianbai is not stupid. He should have understood that such a loose amalgamation of luck was feeble and useless. And even if he wanted to walk the path of luck to become Half-Step Transcendent, he would have needed the luck of the entire world."

"Hence his previous ambition to conquer the world," Wang Wei muttered.

"Yes, but I still don't understand why he did such a stupid thing, and I was not the only one. At first, many people thought he wanted to start a war, but anyone could see that these Outer Members would never support him fully, and many would betray him at the slightest sign of trouble."

"There are two ways to explain his behavior: either he became prideful and made a stupid error, or there is some hidden reason he needed such a quantity of luck, even if they were not properly condensed."

Wu Hong nodded. Many people deduced the same conclusion, and the other overlords tried many methods to find the source of Dugu Tianbai's change. However, no one had an answer to this day.

"I can now understand why Heavenly Dao is not a fan of the alliance," Wang Wei continued. "If this man succeeds in his ambition, I reckon he would not hesitate to absorb all the World Sources of this world to assist him in reaching the next level, and by controlling the world's Qi Luck, he can reduce, even eliminate, Heavenly Dao's Divine Punishment for his action."

Using one of the 3800 Source Chaos Worlds is one of the most direct ways to achieve Half-Step Transcendence. Whether through Heavenly Dao or siphoning all the world's energy (World Source) to forcefully elevate cultivation to the next realm, they are the best methods. Although these methods probably have some side effects and even higher consequences, most people capable of using them would not care.

Many Paragons have known this, but unfortunately for them, the Heavenly Dao of these worlds was also transcendent. As long as they try these people, they will be wiped out by Divine Punishment.

Unfortunately, the Ultimate Taboo opened a can of worms. Many methods to bypass or even reduce the effect of Divine Punishment were distributed to cultivators across the Chaos Universe, endangering the Source Chaos Worlds and making them more valuable.

"It would indeed be a disaster for the world if someone like Dugu Tianbai transcended," Wu Hong sneered.

"You don't seem to like him very much," Wang Wei asked.

Wu Hong was briefly quiet. "Although I don't like to admit it, I was the weakest of the thirteen in terms of foundation. That bastard thought that meant I was a soft persimmon and tried to force me to surrender to him."

"So, you guys fought?"

Wu Hong nodded.

"Did you lose?"

"Why would I lose?" She stared at him.

"I thought you suffered at his hands, hence your resentment."

Wu Hong shook his head. "We fought for a few years, and I had the advantage. However, once that bastard realized he was about to lose and his prestige might be affected, he became shameless. He called the other Primals, claiming this was a large dispute between two factions, so everyone was allowed to participate." She sneered.

"I'm guessing his objective was not to besiege you?"

"Of course not. He knew the others would not allow him to kill him and intervened in the conflict to de-escalate the situation. That way, he gets to walk away without technically suffering defeat. That's why I despise him."

Wang Wei nodded, but his body suddenly paused as he thought something: "Did he try to court you?"

"Isn't it obvious? That bastard wanted my strength, lineage, and my body." Wu Hong genuinely looked disgusted as she thought of Dugu Tianbai. One of the things she despised the most was this kind of man who did not want a partnership with her; instead, they wanted to conquer her like she was a delicious piece of meat. It did not help that all these men were weaker than her, and once they realized this, their egos became hurt, so they either abandoned such notion or tried every means to eliminate her.

"Wife, don't worry. I'll avenge your grievance once I have the strength and Dugu Tianbai returns from Limbo."

"Who needs you to avenge them? I've been thinking for a long time of publicly slapping him in the face and ruining his reputation. Once I'm healed and achieve a Perfect Foundation, my strength should be enough, so there is no need for your help."

"Wife, can't you give me a chance to act arrogant and mainly before you?" Wang Wei complained. This is the downside of having a powerful wife — there is no opportunity to show his masculine and manly side as a 'Protector.'"

"Who's your wife?" Wu Hong asked.

"A slip of the tongue," Wang Wei said casually before immediately changing the topic. "If you remove the one for the dynasties, three spots remain. Based on your analysis, it should go to the Sword Path League, the Myriad Clan Union, and probably the Demon Race. However, there is also a high chance that these spots will be distributed to non-Overlord factions."

"Do you have someone in mind?" Wu Hong asked.

"The Barbarian Race," Wang Wei replied.