Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor-Chapter 1491: Plan C?

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Wang Wei could feel it, his breathing was laborious, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and a few parts of his body ached. His body was acting as if he were a mortal. 'Only one attack and I'm already breathing heavily,' he sighed. His attack was powerful, and in the battle with Time Eater, he could use a few of them.

But now, after being boosted by the Primal Artifact, he already felt drained. 'She's right. Without becoming a True Primal, using such a power is too much of a burden on my soul.' After experiencing the nourishment of Heaven and Earth, a Primal Paragon's soul will be optimized, allowing them to use their Unique/Ultimate Technique with as little burden as possible on their souls.

Wang Wei looked at the Poison Consort, and the playful nature in her eyes almost riled him up. However, he controlled himself. Since the enemy wanted to play around and give him a chance to come on top, he would take it. He raised the spear and pointed it at his forehead. The artifact fused with his body, and his aura increased exponentially.

Wang Wei clenched his hand, feeling the power coursing through his veins. He looked at the Poison Consort and punched. The attack was simple, with no lights, no manipulation of concepts — just a punch. However, the power was beyond what a mortal mind could fathom.

Under that single punch, the stars dimmed, the galaxies shrank, space-time bent into a singularity, the laws of Heaven and Earth creaked in pain as if reality itself was screaming. Finally, fate lost its power for a brief moment under the power of that punch.

The Poison Consort smiled as she watched the attack reach her: "Your strength finally reached that level." She exploded into a purple gas cloud, forcing Wang Wei to move out of the way. However, as soon as he arrived at his destination, he vomited a large mouthful of blood.

'What a potent poison,' he thought before using the power of nothingness inside his body to swallow the poison. Meanwhile, the Poison Consort appeared a few light years away from him, but she wore the previous armor. In other words, she had now switched to the Li Chuntao personality.

Wang Wei teleported before her and kicked her. He controlled every atom in his body and used his Grandmist Wheel to create a universe inside the atoms. He burned these universes to power his attack. Li Chuntao encased her body in rocks before turning her trident into a shield, blocking the punch.

Lu Chuntao's body slid in the air, her footsteps creating void cracks in the process. Wang Wei's eyes lit up before firing a heat vision attack. Li Chuntao raised her shield to block, but this attack was blessed by Freedom Dao, and it was free from any defense or blockade. So, the heat passed through the shield to hit Li Chuntao's head.

Sadly, it did no damage. She was connected to the death, and Wang Wei's attack was akin to him trying to destroy all the soil, mountains, or earth of most of the Eternal Ascension World. 'Damn it,' he cursed. He realized she chose this persona because it had the highest defense, and the Empress wanted to wait until he was tired to capture him.

Wang Wei used his two fingers as a blade, blessing it with his Karma Dao to cut off the connection between Li Chuntao and the earth. Unfortunately, he had to experience the mental torture of fighting a master of defense. Wang Wei's attack hit the connection, but even that connection had a terrifying defensive measure protecting it.

"Although you hide it very well, I can feel your frustration," Li Chuntao giggled. Wang Wei ignored her as he summoned countless strings of fate, trying to strangle her. His strings entangled her, but it did nothing. Li Chuntao became as sturdy and unchangeable as the earth, to the point that even fate could not affect her.

Wang Wei could feel the strength rapidly sapping out of his body, meaning he had to finish this as fast as possible, or find a way to buy him more time. 'How long do you need?" he asked.

'Sorry, there is some complication, so I need a little longer.'

Wang Wei did not show any expression but he was not in a good mood. Despite his best effort, he greatly underestimated the strength of a Primal Paragon, and now, Plan B was delayed. He exhaled, thinking of his next move. The answer came to him immediately, and he stopped attacking.

"What? Already tired?" Li Chuntao asked, but Wang Wei did not answer. Instead, he took out a few Soul Replenishing Pills and tried to swallow them.

"Not on my watch," Li Chuntao said as she instantly teleported before him. She attacked him with the shield, not caring that it was a defensive weapon. However, Wang Wei was only baiting her. As soon as she came close, his body released a terrifying level of power of nothingness, annihilating everything in its path.

'She's too quick,' Wang Wei thought with gritted teeth. At the last minute, a burst of lightning surrounded the Empress, and she moved away from the center of the attack. Although it touched her a bit, it was nothing for her. Boundless Paragons are better than regular Paragons because of their passive defense and regenerative ability.

Because of the [Eternal Characteristics] in their [Existence], Boundless Paragons heal faster from normal injuries, and they have a higher immunity to Dao Will attacks, making it harder for these things to penetrate or stay inside them. And if the Boundless Paragon happens also to be body refining, these abilities are further amplified. As such, Li Chuntao's injury was healed instantly after removing Wang Wei's True Will and cutting off the part of her body connected to the nothingness power.

Wang Wei looked at the Empress, who had switched to the Si Meihui personality. Her eyes and red luscious lips oozed lust and passion, and with one glance, Wang Wei's spirit was ensnared as he found himself in a harem of beauties that all looked like Si Meihui.

'She went for my weakness,' he thought. His soul was weak compared to hers, so she immediately targeted it. Wang Wei did not hesitate what he learned in his training with his wife and from the trial, protecting his soul.

He successfully blocked her power of lust, but his spirit could not escape this illusion. The world favors balance and cycles. Wang Wei spent all his life bullying others with his powerful soul, and now, it was his turn to be bullied.

"Your plan is useless," SI Meihui said with a gentle smile.

"What?" Wang Wei asked.

"What you don't know is that Mo Yuan was only a Peak Paragon when he started his grand war of unification. The spirit imprint and backhand methods he left on the artifact are only powerful because of the artifact itself, not because of him," she explained, her eyes not hiding the playfulness.

"After all these years, although I haven't removed them due to the artifact's power and nature, I've sealed all of Mo Yuan's power. So, even if he were to revive, he could not take back control from me."

Wang Wei stared at her.

"What? Feeling despair that your plan will fail?"

"What do you think?" Wang Wei asked.

"Yes, only lesser men will feel despair during times of failure or stress, and you, Wang Wei, is the farthest thing from a lesser man. So, what's your next plan? If you don't have another way out, you should accept your fate as my new concubine," Si Meihui said while batting her eyelashes. frёeωebɳovel.com

Wang Wei looked at her. He had a Plan C, but that was a last resort with too many possibilities for something to go wrong. He really did not want to use it; that's why he tried the diplomatic first, followed by battle, and Wrath was his last assurance.

'There is no point in hesitating now,' Wang Wei thought as he prepared to summon from his space ring. However, before he could move, a terrifying consciousness descended in this spiritual space, shattering it and freeing him in the process. Wang Wei recognized that consciousness, so he only showed a slight surprise. However, Si Meihui had an ugly expression on her face.

"Maitreya, why are you meddling in people's affairs?" Si Meihui yelled. A deep sigh echoed in the void, followed by a voice with the natural ability to calm down the mind:

"Li Chuntao, you are wise, so why are you acting like this? Give him the artifact, and I guarantee, in my name and honor, he'll return it to you."

Si Meihui looked at the sky with gritted teeth. If it were just Maitreya's vessel, she was confident she could deal with it using the small amount of power she could use from the artifact. However, Si Meihui knew she had no chance if the real body showed up and used her power.

"Fine, but I want a guarantee," she replied before waving her hand to teleport someone wrapped in chains. "She'll remain with me until the sword is returned." Wang Wei looked at the captured Wrath and his lips twitched.

"What do you say?" Maitreya asked.

"Alright," Wang Wei sighed.

"You can't!" Wrath yelled.

"What choice do I have?" Wang Wei asked.

"You promise to protect me. Are you breaking your words?"

"I promise to do my best, and that's what I have done," Wang Wei replied. "And, aren't you safe?"

"You!"

"Don't you understand what's at stake?" Wang Wei asked, wondering what had happened to her. In the lower dimension, she was so mature and wise, but ever since ascending, ever since she had successfully fulfilled her mission to protect and revive the devil race, she had lost all that maturity and wisdom.

"Are you really going to hand me over?" Wrath asked.

Wang Wei looked her in the eyes and understood what was happening. After freeing herself from her duty, her mentality revived to a child-like state when she was with her master, the Primogenitor Devil. But he was gone, and Wrath wanted someone else to take that role, someone else to make her feel the previous sense of security.

So, she chose the most powerful and reliable person she knew: Wang Wei. It also helped that he had made a promise to her previous master. Unfortunately for her, Wang Wei was not the Primogenitor Devil.

"Do we have a deal?" Wang Wei asked Si Meihui, who giggled as she looked at both of them. "No problem." She waved her hand and a black orb materialized in Wang Wei's palm. Si Meihui took one last look at them before teleporting with Wrath.