1930 Chapter 1922: Four Arts; Meddling Pests
Superior Duan's brutal death and Heaven-Saint Thunderhaven's annihilation left Wei Wuyin unsatisfied. Not for its occurrence, but that he had used minimal effort to achieve maximum effect, leaving his saber sheathed and his killing intent barely satiated. While he had stood toe to toe with Supreme Sages, the Superior Sages were unable to exhibit their true strength before tragedy struck, and Superior Yushi's Avatar had failed to escape after failing her first offense. Her wholehearted attempt to flee while hiding led to a decisive loss. She had abandoned her Avatar's material body, losing almost all of her strength, to feign destruction.
Due to these circumstances, he was unable to confirm his true strength, hence the dissatisfaction he felt. However, the remote detonation of Long Shiya's Resonant Soul enforced by an array was an expression of his true strength. This was how Eden verbally placated Kratos' rowdy nature, while he could only accept that consoling, factual statement with a deep sigh.
Sensing that the disrupting chaos from Long Shiya's detonation was still ongoing, Wei Wuyin calmly sank back into the Void under the stabilization of the Original Void Creation Ascending Art, further refining its powers with time.
“Your ability to harness the Ways of Mysticism is extraordinary," Magus commented lightly as the illusory Mystic Runes kept swirling obediently around Wei Wuyin. “Unfortunately, the Genesis Dragon Conjuration Art is unable to harm Supreme Sages using only the powers of two Mystic Cores."
Wei Wuyin heaved another sigh of reluctant acceptance. The Genesis Dragon Conjuration Art was an Ascension Art of the Ninth Way, generally considered the absolute peak tier of Ascension Arts before Ascending Soul Arts that required Aura of Laws and Mysticism, and then Resonating Soul Arts that required Resonant Qi of the Heavens that naturally drew upon the powers of the heavens, specifically the Microheaven that existed within their Resonant Soul.<fgqcp> Content originally comes from novel-fire.ɴet</fgqcp>
However, the Genesis Dragon Conjuration Art relying on just the Ways of Mysticism could only instigate a defensive response. When the facts of the recent battle were thoroughly reviewed, it was unable to break the defenses of any Superior Sages, and Superior Yushi escaped due to her limited reserves of resonant gi and frail body compared to her true body.
“The original art we designed used ALL of us" Eden stated with a hint of rare exasperation. The original art was not the Genesis Dragon Conjuration Art, which was retooled due to Kratos and Ori's joint decision. The parent art was the Celestial-Dawn Conjuration Art. It was designed to, quite literally, create celestial objects for a variety of purposes, including but not limited to imprisonment via black holes, refinement through heated Solar Stars of annihilation, to outright hurtiing planets and Lunar Satellites in a meteoric, suppressive fashion.
"Not me," Magus pouted with false grievance. As the logic-defying fifth Mystic Soul, Magus wasn't considered in any of their plans. In actuality, Magus largely invented the art! It was literally its own fault!
"Regardless, the fight isn't over yet" Kratos brushed off the blame that Eden was obviously placed on its scales, refusing to admit it. "We can test the other three Ascension Arts," it said with an obvious grin of excitement.
The Original Void Creation Ascending Art was something Wei Wuyin had devised, incorporating the intricacies of Laws, but Magus had created a set of four Ninth Way Ascension Arts, all designed with each Mystic Soul in mind. The Celestial-Dawn Conjuration Art was designed with Ori as the primary focus.
“Two minutes, thirty-seven seconds," King softly said, saying nothing else. But they all understood; the chaos from Long Shiya's detonation was gradually dissipating to acceptable levels. In that time frame, he could continue the slaughter.
"Athena, are you okay?" Ori asked as it sent a wisp of its awareness into the Mind's Eye. Athena had killed Superior Duan on an existential level, but she didn't fully kill Superior Duan. The golden saber she unleashed was the manifestation of the Heavenly Law of War. As such, Athena had “claimed’ Superior Duan as a spoil of war by similar rules of the Nexus War Flag. However, the powers of a Resonant Soul Realm cultivator, including their True Soul, were things she couldn't claim as decreed by the heavens. At least, not with the level of Wei Wuyin's current Law of War, which wasn't even at the Minor Authority level despite experiencing extreme mutation. And this was because she was still in the process of her transformation, which was also subjected to the process of division, amplification, and fusion.
The Nexus War Flag couldn't claim True Souls, but it could claim Souls without infringing on the Heavenly Daos' arbitrary rules. Unfortunately, Wei Wuyin had recently learned that the Resonant Soul had merged with the True Soul and was also the active Soul of a cultivator during the Resonant Soul Realm. This meant the logistics of claiming Resonant Soul Realm cultivators were beyond his understanding and authority, especially since the only way to genuinely Kill them was to eradicate their Quintessential Thread of Existential Self.
However, Athena's powers as a Heavenly War Spirit were showcased at this moment! She could aim directly at existence! And while she couldn't claim the True Soul, she obtained everything else. She was like an artist, sculpting and splitting relevant parts naturally, taking everything except the framework of the Resonant Soul.
All of his innate energies, the foundational structure of his bloodline, established psyche, Sea of Consciousness, Soul Energy, Dantian, the Microheaven—EVERY THING!
Kratos didn't voice a single objection as the Void Crystal was taken by her. In fact, it secretly cheered for her with excitement, albeit it would never admit it openly. Unfortunately, Wei Wuyin couldn't try consuming the Void Crystal to test his theory for now. But he intended to acquire another Microheaven very soon.
The Microheaven was absorbed into her Heaven's Gate, slowly being digested by her. As for the rest, they were forming under an unfathomable process, potentially forming a future Soldier of War.
“I'l be..fine. The..process will..only..take some..time," Athena voiced in broken cadence, clearly struggling to communicate while multitasking her transformation and the refinement process of a Spirit of War. She was like a Nexus War Flag! No, it would be better to say that the Nexus War Flag had been claimed by her, becoming a part of her arsenal, akin to a deployable weapon. They had synergistic unity of the highest grade! "Any way we can help?" Ori asked eagerly. Athena was family in its mind, so there was nothing it wouldn't do for her. Even if it meant waging war against the heavens or laying siege to Hell. Moreover, Ori didn't say 'I' but “we' without hesitation, knowing the thoughts of the others.
"Actually...yes...Soul...Soul Light..." Athena's voice echoed through. Soul Light was the nourishment of Seeds of Law, but it was also the substitute to grow Soldiers of War outside of War Souls, which were bundles of artificially extracted Heavenly Radiance from the Heavenly Realm of War.
A pulsating sound echoed as Little Defiant obliged. It sent copious amounts of its Solar Soul Light originating from its Star Soul. When it came to nourishment or refinement, all things Solar Stars were top-tier. The basis of essence that living creatures relied on to survive and evolve originated from Solar Stars.
Athena was immediately joyful, welcoming it all. This would speed up the process a thousandfold. The five Mystic Souls didn't even need to help. Little Defiant was a vast storage of Solar Soul Light, and after its own division, amplification, and fusion, its reserves were indescribably boundless. Truly. TRULY!
Witnessing this, Ori giggled with elation. If they had known earlier, they would have helped sooner. But it was better now than never! Right?
Meanwhile, King and Kratos simmered with intent, one of pure killing intent and the other of tyrannical spirit.
Wei Wuyin could feel the faint saber howls from the sheathed Element while his heart throbbed with such primordial force that if he opened his chest, shockwaves would burst forth with enough power to sunder skies and crush worlds. He had to actively calm his mind.
“Will you continue exploring our powers?" Magus asked. Wei Wuyin had just consolidated his cultivation and entered an entirely new stage of cultivation, so things like the elusive Ascension Arts were within his means. This was despite lacking Awakened Mystic Intent, only because he had succeeded the Second Ascension after the Seed Tribulation Gate's deliberate failure and the blessing of the Mystic Dao.
"..." Wei Wuyin couldn't outright answer. If he exposed all his cards now, this would leave him vulnerable.
“What about your Magi Identity?" Magus was now Wei Wuyin's Mystic Soul within his Sea of Consciousness. It was actually more attuned with Wei Wuyin's thoughts than before, allowing him to know the answer without needing one. 'So this is how Eden feels.
There were times when Eden would have one-sided conversations that baffled it sometimes as the segregated Second Mind, but sensing the wondrous connection he had with Wei Wuyin, this far surpassed the simple unity of memories. He could sense every emotion, thought, and consideration before it was voiced.
Is this my power of the Akashic Energy imbued within me by Eden?" He couldn't fathom the depths of this profound connection or the implications. However, one thing was for certain: it felt a level of intimacy with Wei Wuyin that was genuinely unrivaled.
Wei Wuyin didn't even need to say anything, and Magus had already responded: "I agree. Now that you've acquired true Resonant Soul Realm strength, there is no need to slow down or avoid inevitable events. But beware of that woman Su Mei met earlier, if she's an Inheritor like us, we don't know what she could do."
“..." Wei Wuyin frowned slightly.
Magus' voice radiated righteous anger, "Since these idiots dare to even think of harming our Cuifen, they deserve existential death. Go wild! I don't see any need for restraint here.”
"Agreed! ROAR!" Kratos unleashed a Void-stirring roar.
Ten thousand and seven years ago, a Void Vessel flying near the Utmost Purity Galaxy's border, attempting to enter for trade, heard a draconic roar emanating from the world, shaking the hearts and souls of all on board.
Wei Wuyin adjusted his condition, then exited the Void. When he re-entered the world, the Dark Void near the Utmost Purity Galaxy was a turbulent mess of colors and celestial phenomena. Signs of a galaxy forming were occurring.
The body of a Resonant Soul Realm cultivator and their innate energies were hyper- elevated from the basic foundation of the Mortal Dao, which was, simply put, generating a minor stellar formation that could be a starfield, stellar region, or a galaxy.
The possibility of forming a Black Hole within oneself was a sign of this natural development, especially as it acted as a central stabilizer of every iota of physical, mental, essence, and spiritual energy within the body. They contained the metaphysical fundamental ingredients to create anything, from a planet to a star to a realm to flourishing life, given form and growth via yin and yang.
Wei Wuyin observed this wondrous process, realizing that the territory of the Utmost Purity Galaxy, a greater galaxy that had assimilated numerous galaxies into a single whole, was going to experience an expansion again.
Unfortunately, he couldn't claim Heaven-Saint Thunderhaven's powers; the Heavenly Saint Alchemist was obliterated on an existential level, the process of Dominion formation already taking place. He was too late to even try.
A galaxy was forming, and a Dominion was forming. The death of two Supreme Existencies was extraordinary, likely to impact countless generations of the future.
Wei Wuyin no longer focused on these miraculous developments, unleashing his Celestial Eyes to locate a single person—Superior Yujin. And he was easily found. However, his absconded Resonant Soul was currently on a pirate vessel, and on this vessel was none other than a particular swordsman.
The swordsman sensed his gaze, turning around. Eventually, their gazes clashed. Wei Wuyin didn't hesitate. With a shroud of illusory Mystic Runes clearing the way, illuminated by clear mystical light, he shot straight toward the pirate vessel!
Erdiul's Note: Homeboy Su Yi better not act up. Don't think WW is in the mood to spare anyone. He might just kill his ass straight up.

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