Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor
chapter-1317

Emperor Kong felt a jolt in his mind after hearing these words. He felt embarrassed that his apprentice had to remind him, but he was glad she did. He exhaled deeply and nodded in approval to her before closing his eyes.

Xu Shi sighed in relief after seeing this. She knows how capable her master is. With his intelligence, he was more than capable of competing with Wang Wei; he might even win some battles. Since the lower dimension, she's been studying [Dao Overlords], trying to understand who they were and what made them so terrifying.

The conclusion she deduced was the [Outlaw Trial]. On the surface, this trial was to test whether these people were worthy to wield these innately potent Daos, but that was far from the truth. However, Xu Shi did not believe these words. The idea of wielding laws is only a bait Grand Dao used to attract these overlords. Most of them are arrogant and prideful, thus usually choosing these "super" Daos.

The core of the [Outlaw Trial] is to mold these people into the monster they are. Under the pressure of death and having no choice but to rely on their intelligence to survive, the Dao Lords and Overlords are slowly and methodically transformed into the ultimate schemers, strategizers, and manipulators as they fight for their lives in a chess game against Heavenly Dao.

To have the slightest chance at survival, they must be flawless. They must learn to think countless steps ahead, break the shackles in their minds, become capable of thinking outside the box, attain mastery over controlling their emotions, know their weaknesses—physically and mentally—and learn how to prevent others from taking advantage of their flaws.

According to Xu Shi, many Dao Lords or Dao Overlord Seeds exist in the world. These people have the potential to pass the trial and might even have been on the list of people that Grand Dao planned to lure and train. However, these people made different choices, choosing non-outlaw Daos. His master was one of them.

These seeds can become as terrifying as the Dao Overlords without the trial. However, this usually requires an extremely long period of training. Without the trial, they must mold themselves into that monster. Of course, the process was not easy—especially the one about removing the cognitive blockade of the mind. Most of these seeds might spend the rest of their lives without succeeding or barely succeeding. Compared to the direct advantage of passing the trial, the slow and steady approach was less effective.

Lin Fan looked at his wife. He knew she was studying Wang Wei's behavior, but he did not expect her to know him so "intimately." He gave her a look that said why do you know so much about another man. Xu Shi rolled his eyes, so Lin Fan changed tactics. He used his facial expression to indicate to her that he was emotionally hurt and that she should heal his bruising heart. Unfortunately, he only received a pinch and a warning not to play around. However, Lin Fan could not be defeated so easily. He must make a big deal out of this. Was he jealous? Absolutely not. He knew what kind of person his wife was, so he trusted her. However, this was a rare opportunity for him to get some action, so he would not waste it. However, he also understood this was indeed not the best time and place, so he gave his wife one of those looks that only couples understood; he did not hide his intention.

Xu Shi replied with a look that said they would talk later, and Lin Fan chuckled internally. Since she did not give him a direct no, he had already won half of the battle. His future looked bright.

Emperor Kong remained still for three days, and when he opened his eyes, they released an intense light brighter than a sun storm. He had figured out what he had missed, what Wang Wei was planning. 'It all comes down to his greedy nature,' Emperor Kong thought.

According to him, Heavenly Dao should have chosen him as the [Son of Era] to eliminate these parasites, which would also serve as a way to enhance the foundation and background of the Academy. However, since Wang Wei was now the destined one, Emperor Kong's path was cut off. Without the resources from these parasites, it would be suicide for him to fight against the Grand Sect Alliance. So, this cannot be allowed unless Heavenly Dao plans to abandon him and not choose him as one of the Transcendent Factions. Would Heavenly Dao abandon him?

'The answer is no,' Emperor Kong thought. 'Assuming what Wang Wei said is true, I was chosen because Heavenly Dao wants one [Academy] to be one of the factions with a Transcendent Foundation. So, why choose me — the upstart — over the others? It's because I haven't been corrupted.'

There are many academies throughout the world, but the most powerful ones have already joined the Grand Sect Alliance. Meanwhile, the rest have formed different levels of alliances to support themselves. However, such behaviors are not why Heavenly Dao has a problem with them. The key to the issue is these people have lost their essence. Their academies now have countless restrictions on whom to teach — primarily racial limitations.

And when it comes to regular and loose cultivators, these academies will invite them but will not teach them wholeheartedly. Instead, they'll focus most of their resources on nobles, people with high backgrounds, exceptional bloodlines, etc. The purpose of the Academy was to increase access to high-level training and resources for cultivators, thus lowering the influence of these sects and clans. So, there is no way for Heavenly Dao to choose these people after they've lost their essence.

'If Heavenly Dao wants to continue its plan, it must compensate me for losing the resources from killing the parasites,' Emperor Kong analyzed. 'And that's what Wang Wei is after. He wants a share of that compensation.'

Emperor Kong frowned:

'Maybe this is not a bad thing. Heavenly Dao is not a charity. If it will compensate me without having to do anything, I'll owe it an immense karmic debt.' It would be different if Emperor Kong was the chosen one and had to work for the resources by eliminating these parasites — which would also be considered an act of service for Heavenly Dao.

'Maybe I can draw Wang Wei in to share the karmic debt,' Emperor Kong thought before immediately canceling this idea. 'Based on how easily he accepted the karmic debt involving the two [Sages], he must have an excellent way to block karma. If I try to use him, I might lose resources while still owing a major debt.'

An intense light flashed in Emperor Kong's eyes.

'In that case, let's just owe the debt. Anyway, this is my home, and paying the debt is also a way to strengthen the world.' People do not want to owe Heavenly Dao karma because the latter might dangle it over their heads, never asking for repayment. However, Emperor Kong was not worried about being able to repay it.

After analyzing Wang Wei's words, he realized the Eternal Ascension World's Heavenly Dao was highly ambitious. It probably wishes to acquire the title of [Strongest Chaos World]. With such ambitions, there will be plenty of opportunities to repay the debt. Additionally, other worlds will not stand by and watch as this world becomes increasingly more powerful — especially after seeing how capable it was during the Second Origin War.

Emperor Kong looked in the distance and uttered: "A bright mirror can reflect anything — even the secrecy and hiddenness of fate." An intense Righteous Qi gathered above the academy to form an invisible mirror that shone its light on every corner of this enormous city. The mirror's light had a direct target — people's Fate Line. It observed and kept a watch on everything.

A few people noticed this change, were shocked, and readied to defend themselves. However, after noticing the Dean's breath, they stopped themselves.

'After taking over Blood Dragon's territory, Wang Wei's Fate Shadow Guard should have expanded. This method should make it harder for them to infiltrate the academy,' Emperor Kong thought. He then finally focused on his disciples: "Shi'er, thank you very much." Her words not only changed his mindset on how to deal with Wang Wei but also how to deal with other powerful opponents with high-level intellects.

"Master, I'm only doing my job as a disciple."

Emperor Kong smiled; "That's why you're my favorite."

"Master!" Lin Fan complained. He used to be the favorite.

"It's not like you didn't know this," Emperor Kong waved his hand before glancing at his son. "Why are you jittery?"

Bai Han — complaining in his mind that he was the son and should be the favorite — woke up after hearing his father's words. "Madam Shun came again; this time, she said she won't leave until you decide."

Emperor Kong groaned softly. He had just dealt with one headache, but another arrived at his door.