Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor
chapter-1206

1206 Who To Target First?

Wang Wei's destination was near the Chu Divine Dynasty's area of control, which was the primary base of the development of the Mask Clan. However, as soon as Wang Wei landed, he immediately discovered an intense surveillance. Myriad invisible ghosts patrolled the area, keeping track of everyone they saw.

'This is on the fringe of their territory; I didn't expect them to have so many eyes,' Wang Wei thought. From what he knew, this world was once divided into [Thirteen Firmaments] that corresponded to the Thirteen Overlords. However, after the rise of the two suns and seven moons, the world was not divided into 9. However, even in the era of the Thirteen Overlords, they could not completely control their territories due to how vast the world was.

The situation of the seven moons should have been worse as large stretches of their territories were unoccupied or left alone. The current area was one of them, meaning the Chu Divine Dynasty should not have had much influence.

'Are they desperate to find me? Or, just looking for anyone who opposes their power?' Wang Wei calmly thought. 'No, the Blood Dragon's territory was not under much scrutiny, so this must be purely related to the Earth Emperor. Did he learn about my status as an Earth Emperor and is desperately looking for him?'

Wang Wei was not surprised someone purposely or accidentally revealed his titles and achievements from the lower dimension; he expected it and even allowed it to happen as it could be used for his plan to deal with the Earth Emperor.

'The more desperate he is to become a true Earth Emperor, the easier it will be to manipulate him,' Wang Wei sneered before heading to his destination. Despite the current situation, the Masked Clan was well hidden in another dimension. Wang Wei quickly found them with the help of the [Heaven Seal].

"Who are you?" A man appeared before him, wearing black skin-tight clothes and a mask covering his face, including the eyes. He was on high alert with two short swords underneath his wrist. Wang Wei calmly looked at him. Although the man looked alone, his eyes saw hundreds of invisible people already surrounding him.

'Their response is quick, and their invisible technique is excellent,' he commented. 'However, from their aura, it's obvious these guys haven't experienced much fighting in a long time. I hope this is just the group in charge of guarding their base. He calmly took out the seal.

"The Heaven Seal," said the visible man, his voice full of horror, excitement, and uncertainty. "Someone go notify the patriarch." Wang Wei continued observing while waiting. 'The unique aura of Creation Lifeform is gone from these people, which can only happen if their Creator dies/grants them their freedom and spends years breeding with non-Creation Lives.'

A few seconds later, a middle-aged man dressed in a black-gold robe rushed toward Wang Wei, and he immediately frowned as this so-called patriarch also did not have the aura of someone who had experienced much blood.

"Lord Emissary, you're finally here. After so long, we thought the sect had abandoned us," said the well-dressed man, almost kneeling to Wang Wei.

"What do I call you?"

"My name, no, title, is Prime Mask."

"Good name," Wang Wei nodded.

"Thank you."

"I'm glad your clan is still loyal," Wang Wei continued, looking at him intensely. The Dao Opening Sect did not leave any restrictions on these people because their purpose for existing was to have "unaffiliated" eyes not connected to the sect. As such, they did not leave controlling measures to prevent anyone from being suspicious after discovering this fact.

Of course, the sect used other means, like countless epochs of brainwashing and proving resources. Sadly, after the Ultimate Taboo and being forced to be sealed, these other unaffiliated factions had the opportunity to rebel.

Prime Mask felt a deep cold rushing through his veins and soul. "We... we would never forsake our creator."

"I hope so," Wang Wei nodded. "Summon all the clan members, and I mean everyone. Those in important missions or assignments that cannot be left unattended must send a projection or a valid explanation. They have a week."

"I understand. I'll do it immediately," said Prime Mask.

"Good. Give me a private room to rest."

The patriarch personally led Wang Wei to a quiet room and bowed down before leaving. Wang Wei ignored the people secretly watching his room and was left deep in thought. Although the Mask Clan appeared subpar in the fighting area, even though one of their areas of expertise should have been assassination, he was satisfied with their acquisition because of their unique ability - skin assimilation.

The original Mask Clan members were born in an invisible and intangible state. They took form only after taking another creature's skin, thus inheriting that creature's face, memory, aura, ability, and even bloodline. However, after years of breeding and evolution, they were all born looking like humans but with the Skin Assimilation Ability. Additionally, they can train themselves to enter a state of invisibility.

'Their ability will blend perfectly with the Fate Shadow Guard's method,' Wang Wei thought. His guard can steal someone's fate, so adding this Skin Assimilation ability was a double insurance.

While waiting for everyone's arrival, Wang Wei summoned the Black Dragon Armor Set and dropped his blood in it to recognize it as its master, followed by using his soul to imprint on the artifact; he did the same for all the others. Once he was done, he summoned the Death Substitute Puppet, deep in thought.

'I now have two extra lives, so maybe I should be a little more reckless,' Wang Wei thought. He pondered the benefit of sacrificing one of those lives to directly attack the base of one of these parasites.

'What are the pros and cons of such a move?' Wang Wei thought. 'I can use such an attack to force them to return or send a projection. This is the best way to discover how deep the foundation of these people is. My guards can even use the chaos opportunity to infiltrate their factions' upper echelons.'

'As for the cons? I can only use this tactic once and will reveal my strength and trump cards, which is not necessarily bad since I will have to reveal it eventually. The issue is whether revealing them so early is the right move.'

Wang Wei was lost in thought, thinking of more pros and cons. For example, his actions will make rallying people behind his cause easier after having a significant reputation. After all, just being the destined one is not enough.

A con of this action would be that neutral and more conservative factions would be more reluctant to follow him due to his radical actions and movements.

'Overall, this seems to be the perfect way to announce my presence to the world and get things moving,' Wang Wei concluded. 'Now, the question is, which one to attack.' With a thought, he created a chess board with ten carved pieces: a Buddha, one floating eye, an hourglass, a red dragon, a multicolored phoenix, a black phoenix, a king in a black crown, a lightning bolt, a monk laughing lasciviously, and a Taoist priest.

'Disaster is not part of the equation,' Wang Wei flipped the lightning bolt to its size before stopping. 'Maybe I can turn him to my side.' He put the lightning bolt to the side. He then separated the Buddha and eye from the rest as they were not in consideration.

He looked at the board for a while before picking up the hourglass. 'Time Eater is the greatest threat, making him an ideal candidate since I would love to strip off all that mystery.

'However, the only way I would have a chance to confront him would be to achieve Taboo Battle Realm and unlock all my soul powers and Willpower.'

Wang Wei could now use his soul power and willpower for an extended period with his current cultivation realm and fleshly body cultivation. However, there was still something stopping him -- karma backlash. Whatever he did in the void amassed him a severe amount of karma, which was not wholly washed off even after reincarnation.

'Let's eliminate Time Eater for now,' he thought before putting the piece back. He observed the board for a while before sighing. He looked at the Buddha and the eye, focusing on the former.

'Ultimately, none of my plans are useful without knowing on which side she stands,' Wang Wei thought. He could plan as he wants, but the game is over as long as one of the two suns interferes.

'Before anything else, I must meet Maitreya to gauge her personality, thoughts, goals, and allegiance.' He understood that he was only alive now because of her protection. Although he did not like this fact, it was true. Despite knowing this, he also needed to know what kind of person she was and her possible motive. Otherwise, he might become a pawn she used to deal with these parasites and Supreme Unity.

'In that case, my first move is to talk to her,' he thought firmly.