Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

1127 Higher [Existence]

"I'm getting tired of facing you," complained Wang Wei as he sensed his spiritual body rapidly collapsing. However, he felt he had to say his piece. He grunted before bracing himself to resist the pressure. This time around, he did not know how long had passed, but with every waking minute, his spirit weakened, Wang Wei was sweating immensely, and his eyes were blurred.

'I'm on the verge of passing out,' he thought, but even pondering such a small sentence aggravated the situation. So, he had to empty his mind to focus slowly on resisting. After what felt like an eternity, Wang Wei suddenly felt he could breathe. His legs wobbled as if an immense strength had been lifted, but it was so sudden that he had not adapted yet.

His body, or spirit, took deep breaths to calm down and gather strength. However, the sense of weakness was simply overwhelming, and for some reason, Wang Wei felt an intense need to throw up.

'That's a sensation I haven't felt in a couple of million years,' he thought, but once again, he was so weak that even thinking made his head hurt. Wang Wei regulated his breathing to ensure his spirit recovered as swiftly as possible while he watched that colossal eye dissipate. If he were not so weak, he would have given it a piece of his mind or, at the very least, give him the middle finger.

'For fuck's sake, this is not over?' He ignored the terrible migraine as he watched a bridge appear before him. According to his calculation, he predicted there would be resistance from Heavenly Dao as he tried this ceremony. Still, he did not expect an entire trial prepared for this occasion and one so well-prepared.

So now, Wang Wei had to ponder whether someone had already walked a similar path - hence the well-created trial. Or, True Heavenly Dao reacted swiftly and organized this trial based on what he was trying to do.

'I'm getting tired of these high-level entities regulating every aspect of the universe,' Wang Wei complained before slowly walking to that bridge. A faceless and genderly spirit similar to the first trial appeared and rushed toward him as soon as he took the first step.

'Another fight?' Wang Wei immediately took a fighting pose despite being in the worst possible shape for any combat. He might currently be weaker than a drunkard who hadn't eaten for two weeks, had a debilitating disease in which their organs were failing, and was heavily injured from falling ten stories high- but he would still fight until his body and mind collapsed.

Luckily, he did not have to fight - at least not in the physical sense. The spirit did not attack him but entered his body. Wang Wei immediately senses a black spot on his spiritual body. 'Huh? What's this?' Normally, he could deduce this kind of thing instantly, but his mind was not in the best state. Soon, a second spirit entered his body, and something clicked in Wang Wei's mind: 'Assimilation,' he concluded. 'If the first test was me resisting the strength of this era, this one is about resisting its assimilation. No, not resist per se. My goal is to assimilate my [Existence] into the [Heavenly Emperor Era], but while I can assimilate it, it can do the same to me.'

He immediately understood the severity of the situation. If he fails the assimilation, not only will his plan fail, but he will die in some way or form as his [Existence] is instead assimilated.

'I will probably lose my physical body and soul, existing in another form similar to those people in Limbo. That's unacceptable.'

He began to resist these spirits' assimilation while trying to assimilate them. However, the process was not as easy as he expected because the most important aspect of this battle was not his use of spirit or his Willpower but his understanding and control of [Existence]. Wang Wei had to apply everything he knew [Existence] from Madman Chu as he slowly walked through that bridge and assimilated all these spirits, which were the physical manifestation of every possibility of the Heavenly Emperor Era.

After another eternity, Wang Wei passed through the bridge, but he was truly about to pass out. He had reached his limit even for someone of his Willpower, and the world was about to become dark any second now.

Then, he sensed a mysterious power that rapidly recuperated his spirit. His eyes opened in the court, and he was still sitting cross-legged inside the magic circle.

"What happened?" Wang Wei looked around in confusion for a few seconds before gaining complete mental acuity. His terrifying brain processing speed returned, and he immediately realized many things, including that less than a minute had passed despite spending Heaven knows how long in that spiritual place.

The second thing he noticed was the drastic increase in one of his Soul Dubdao. It increased from 7% Grand Dao Source to 30% Grand Dao Source, almost as good as his Fate Dao.

'It makes sense given the relationship between the Spirit and the Soul,' thought Wang Wei. The third thing he noticed was that his willpower had increased greatly, which is something that usually occurs after some of his flesh tribulations.

"This is..." muttered Wang Wei as he truly sensed the major changes to his body. His [Existence], which previously contained [body/soul/spirit], [memories], [name], [history/impact], now also contained [The Heavenly Emperor Era]. Wang Wei's eyes squinted while he smiled. He could see so many new karma threads connected to him, many of which were illusory as they represented future events and possibilities of his era.

"I can already see how much of a nightmare it will be to try to erase me," he smirked. "And the longer the era lasts, the more impactful it is, the harder it is to kill me." From now on, whoever tries to kill him will have to erase an entire era in the lower dimension. Although such a thing is nothing to Half-Transcendent Beings, to Paragons, it's a difficult task that requires time and effort, and even then, they might not succeed due to the strict nature of True Heavenly Dao on the lower dimension.

'I'm so glad I created the Karma Unbound Physique,' thought Wang Wei. One downside to this method is the sheer Karmic Threads connected to him. For any master of Karma Dao, such a thing is a flaw. Luckily, Wang Wei is a master of Karma Dao, and he cultivated the Karma Unbound Physique.

'Another good news is I've understood another portion of [True Self], so the path of Everlasting should be easier and faster.' His bright smile deepened. There are no greater pleasures or satisfactions than accomplishing major dreams or goals. He exhaled to calm down.

'I wonder if father and mother could use this ceremony,' thought Wang Wei. 'There is no way they could pass that test, but if they assimilated their [Existence] to something less influential than an entire era - let's say, the Ultimate Sword Path for father - the test's difficulty might be reduced.'

Wang Wei began to calculate the possibility of this happening. He concluded that his mother and father should have no problem passing the first and third tests as long as they prepared, trained, and had a deep enough understanding of Madman Chu's inheritance, so the real issue is the second test.

'I really cannot predict how they would fare against True Heavenly Dao. And, even if they do, could they pass the third test after being spiritually drained from the second test?'

He summoned a throne inside his cultivation room to hunch down; he felt this position would help him think better.

'The core issue is their Willpower. It would be best if I could train their Willpower to reach beyond their current strength and realm. But how do I allow them to achieve that? I could recreate my experience in the void as a training secret realm, but my Willpower would not reach that level without my soul reaching the Paragon Level. So, would I need to find materials to raise their souls to the Empyrean Tier?'

Wang Wei shook his head to remove this idea. The lower dimension did not have enough resources to raise two Empyreans - especially since the majority of the resources are needed for him to cultivate and temper his body.

'I need to think outside the box. Maybe I can condense something like Willpower Orbs from my own Willpower to aid them. Even if I lose some Willpower to aid them, it's still a small quantity, and I can make it up later.'

The plan had an initial outline. He'll develop methods to temper Willpower for his parents while leaving Willpower Orbs to aid them in achieving a Willpower on par with Empyreans. Then, they can try the existence ceremony.

'Then, it's decided.' Wang Wei knew his parents would definitely participate in the war in the upper dimension even if True Heavenly Dao returned the accelerated speed after he left. After all, they are ascending after the next generation. So, this ceremony is a way to ensure their safety.

Bang!

The world around Wang Wei suddenly trembled.