Book 9: Chapter 90: Spirit (1)
This sort of battle was the kind written into legends, but it hardly needed to be said that Dyon didn’t care much for it. It wasn’t that he didn’t know how great of an accomplishment it was, but rather that he simply wasn’t satisfied.Dyon relied on his mind to win this battle. Though when facing Lionel, Chenglei, and especially Eve, it was left to his battle sense and prowess, this war as a whole couldn’t have been won without his schemes. Even with his current strength, he didn’t know if he was capable of facing the Faith of the Ragnor and Pakal Clans. To make matters even more uncertain, he had no idea how powerful the slumbering Ancestors of the two Clans were.Though Dyon had the baby skull from the Pride Clan which followed the path of nihility, his death will comprehension wasn’t yet deep enough to use it. Also, considering Junior still needed much more time to grow, it would likely be a very long time before he was able to rely upon it.This was all to say that while he was being praised for his valiance by those below, only he knew that there was nothing to be proud about. He simply eliminated an enemy in their weakest state… with his level of pride and arrogance, this would never be something he would celebrate.How many more opportunities would he have to defeat enemies cut off from their Faith? How many more opportunities would he have to avoid battling their most powerful Ancestors? Maybe this was the last time.Still, the resolution in Dyon’s eyes didn’t fade. Wasn’t his mind one of his weapons as well? Who said the martial world had to be purely ruled by strength, who said it couldn’t be ruled by intelligence? If his own power wasn’t yet enough to stand on the biggest stage, he’d make sure his mind was.Plus… Dyon didn’t feel that he would remain weak forever. He had grown so powerful even without using the Dragon and Phoenix Seals left behind for him by Jade. Originally, they had the ability to help him reach the Peak Dao Realm as long as he broke all 33. The only reason he hadn’t used them yet was because the Seals were difficult to break.The Dragon and Phoenix Seals held the immeasurable energy of Jade’s Higher Existence self and breaking them required battle prowess. The higher Dyon’s battle prowess, the more seals he could shatter, and the more energy he could absorb.There were 11 body seals, 11 soul seals, and 11 energy seals. Dyon had been capable of breaking all of the soul seals long ago, but his body was too weak to handle such a powerful soul. Now, however, he was more than qualified.Then he would break the body seals. He felt that if he diligently absorbed the energy within the body seals, he might be able to reach the diamond silk stage, a stage two levels above his current gold stage and only a single step away from the higher fate silk stage.Finally, there was the 11 energy seals. Before, they were qualified to bring Dyon up to the Peak Dao Stage, but he doubted they had the ability to do so now… His energy talent had gone up too much and his meridians were far wider. However, they should still be enough to bring him to the 6th or 7th dao stage.Dyon felt that he couldn’t thank Jade enough for this trump card she left him…He didn’t know how many years it would take to fully and comfortably absorb so much energy, but he did know it would be easier with Luna by his side. Once he completely absorbed all 33, he might reach a realm where he no longer had to fear Higher Existences even if he couldn’t defeat them.If those below watching Dyon in reverence knew that he only had thoughts of growing stronger, they might all have weird expressions on their faces. But, this was the reality of Dyon’s life, he couldn’t relax.To most, their goal might be to stand atop the mortal plane and maybe one day transcend. In fact, many didn’t even have thoughts of becoming dao experts and were greatly satisfied with the title of Celestial.However, Dyon’s enemy was among the strongest transcendents to ever exist. He simply didn’t have such luxury.When Dyon collected himself, he swept his unconscious enemies into his inner world. The battle had long since concluded. No one was foolish enough to continue risking their lives after it became clear the outcome would be decided by Dyon and his opponents.Lord Odin and Emperor Pakal received the same treatment, being directly sent into Dyon’s inner world.The Ragnors and Pakals were rounded up. Their strength was sealed under Dyon’s prowess and their weapons and resources were taken away.Unlike his actions with the Five Beast Clans, Dyon couldn’t afford to assimilate these characters into his army just yet. While he hadn’t feared the Faith of the Five Beast Clan Alliance, he was apprehensive about the Faith of two Emperor God Clans. Until he conquered their universes, he wouldn’t attempt to use them under his banner.Finally, after allowing his warriors to rest, Dyon began to march toward the core of Ragnor territory. Once he subdued what remained of the Sapientia, Celestial Quadrant would be under the ownership of the Sacharro Clan.