Reaper of the Martial World

Book 7: Chapter 327: Barrier Breaking (2)

Hearing Kawa’s tale, Dyon began to understand. It turned out that the kitsune had descended from the celestial fox, but they managed to reach the pinnacle of a new branch of evolution. It was just that this branch was inferior to the pinnacle the celestial fox reached.

This wasn’t exactly unheard of. For example, the qilins could be considered a descendent of the celestial deer, but they managed to reach a pinnacle through a path of their own, even becoming equals to the mighty dragons.

Unfortunately for the kitsune, although they reached a pinnacle of their own as well, they did so along a partially flawed path. They lost much of what it meant to be a beast.

Much like humans, kitsune placed heavy emphasis on outside sources of strength, pulling from the atmosphere around them. But, this caused them to lose their powerful bodies. In the end, their beast forms became a laughingstock. They looked no different from adorable puppies.

Understanding the magnitude of Kawa’s words, Dyon no longer felt that it was safe to have her consume the pill here. Instead, he quickly brought Kawa to the 18^th tier of the celestial beast mystical world.

“So you finally think to visit your master?” Esmeralda looked toward Dyon with a displeased expression. Although she had agreed to stay here, this was only because she hadn’t seen her own mother in a very long time. However, she was heavily invested in Dyon’s improvement. How could she burden her disciple with such a heavy task and not put in work of her own?

If Dyon knew that Esmeralda’s idea of work was torturing him, he wouldn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Dyon smiled. “Master. I hear Zaire came to see you?”

Hearing Dyon mention her son, Esmeralda’s stern expression melted away into a bright smile that almost blinded her visitors. historical

“That little boy is so-so. At least he won’t embarrass me out there.”

Watching her master try her best to veil her own gloating, Dyon felt a warmth in his heart. There really was no better place to be than around family.

Thinking to this point, he sighed. Currently, Amphorae, Lyla and Zaire had left. He knew why they had done it, but with his new change in mind state, he didn’t believe it was worth it.

When the day came that he had to fight the entity, that could very well be the day Dyon’s luck finally ran out. Wouldn’t it be a shame if he spent the whole time mindlessly grinding away? If he was meant to die some time in the distant future, he would like to know he had lived a good life first.

“Maybe I was too worried about you.” Esmeralda said thoughtfully. “You’ve grown.”

The sight of Dyon falling into despair shadowed Esmeralda’s dreams. It made her feel better to see that he was slowly pulling himself out.

Dyon smiled knowingly. “Not enough.”

Shaking his head, he took his mother-in-law in his arms before handing her the pill.

Esmeralda’s eyebrows shot up when she saw this, immediately understanding why Dyon thought it best to come here.

The moment the pill entered Kawa’s small mouth, a radiant light sent Dyon, King Acacia and Ri flying. Although Esmeralda was slightly better off due to the fact she was a spirit, she felt too uncomfortable to remain nearby, instead deciding to distance herself as well.

As to be expected, such a commotion alerted all four celestial beast clans. Many believed there was an enemy after so many years of peace, but after seeing the circumstances, they calmed down, watching with bated interest. Just why was it that this aura seemed so familiar?

At that moment, Granny Celest had been in closed door cultivation. For someone like her who had the small chance to become a Higher Existence, these were regular occurrences. Ever since Dyon flooded this 18^th tier with primordial energy, she had felt numerous bottlenecks both on her cultivation and her bloodline loosening. So, she had entered closed door cultivation to charge toward the 10^th dao realm and finally become a peak dao expert. Unfortunately, this had caused her to miss the appearance of her grandson, but it couldn’t be helped.

Granny Celest would have never expected that in the moment she felt she had lost her opportunity, a sudden raging celestial essence would overwhelm their mystical world.

In that moment, Granny Celest quickly took advantage. Enigmatic energy surged toward her, using the celestial essence as an agitator to attack her bottleneck.

Enigmatic qi rammed against her 82^nd meridian pathway, coursing through with an added vigor.

At the same time, Kawa’s body continuously gave off radiant lights. Heaven’s Blessings descended from the skies, however these were nothing like what Dyon received for reaching the One with Self realm of mere common grade techniques. If before they could have been described as miniscule motes of light, this time, a divine pillar descended from the skies, gently enveloping Kawa’s small body.

The light was so blinding that it was impossible to see anything. But one thing was clear: it was getting bigger!

The divine pillar pulsed outward, vibrating wildly as though it was fighting against something. In the next instant, the sound of a shattering barrier resounded. Fate had been broken!

A roar suddenly shook the 18^th tier even as another pillar of light erupted some distance away.

Dyon’s eyes immediately shifted in that direction, a sudden bright smile taking over his handsome features.

Didn’t he say just days ago that he didn’t have anyone who could contend against a higher dao expert? Well… That wasn’t a complete lie. While he didn’t have anyone who could contend, he definitely had someone who could completely crush one!