Reaper of the Martial World

Book 8: Chapter 53: Silence (2)

Rose’s hands overlapped over her chest as though she was grasping as Jade’s dissipated body. She could feel what remained of her master stored deep within her, but it didn’t make her feel any better… Despite knowing that the young lady that was slumbering before her was in fact her master as well, the sense of loss was overwhelming.

The Jade that was now gone was her own person, someone who had experienced countless million years of life. But, the Jade before her now wasn’t that person. She wasn’t anywhere near as mature, and even more obviously, was nowhere near as powerful. historical

Rose hadn’t been much of anything before Jade found her. It could be said that Jade was the mother she never had. And now, that person was gone.

Wiping the tears from her cheeks, Rose walked to Jade’s bedside and took her away.

“You have all the potential in the world.” Rose said as she escaped Soul Palace. “You’ve paid enough of a price, I won’t let you pay anymore.”

Maybe Rose was still too immature herself. Rationality told her that it wasn’t her place to forgive Jade, but how could she feel any different? To her, Jade was under her protection now. Anyone who disagreed, even if it was her beloved man, would feel her wrath.

Now, Rose had the capital to back up her words. Of course, integrating Jade’s cultivation would take time, but she would be able to cultivate faster than even someone who had the aid of the Energy Core. Maybe it wouldn’t be more than a hundred more years before a new Peak Dao Expert was born, and not more than ten thousand before a new Higher Existence was birthed.

As for Jade’s potential, Rose didn’t lie about this either.

Several decades ago, when Dyon awoke from his coma, he learned that the kernels were separated into yin and yang. He realized then that his soul kernel was missing its other half. What he didn’t know was that this other half went to Jade!

In exchange for the materials the Daiyu needed to accomplish their plan, Jade forced them to exchange the yin soul kernel. Since Elder Daiyu and Loki believed the entity to be male, they didn’t see any issue in the exchange. In reality, the entity didn’t care about the yin or yang kernels. They were always meant to act as catalysts and nothing more. What it wanted the most was the potential of the universe itself, not the amalgamation of mortal talent.

This was what awoke Jade from her previous state of madness. The damage done to her soul by her Eostre Clan’s Moon manifestation was reversed in an instant and she grasped onto her sanity once more.

It was after this happened that she enlisted Primrose’s help to enter the Eostre Tombs to punish herself. After that, she remained there for over 30 years, while actually experiencing the equivalent of several hundred, maybe even thousand, due to the ice will.

Then, almost three years ago now, Dyon took her out. From then, to now, Jade has been in a coma, coping with the trauma she underwent thanks to the ice will stretching her perception of time. To say that she had been through a lot was an understatement. But, what enraged Rose even more was that even after all of that, her Master still found it necessary to sacrifice her life once more. Dyon wouldn’t understand what Jade meant, but after her story, Rose understood everything.

In the first timeline of events, thanks to unifying the mortal plane, Dyon gained an extraordinary amount of faith. The only unfortunate part was that he didn’t manage to interrupt the entity before it finished fusing with his home universe’s potential.

However, Jade executed two actions she believed would change everything.

Firstly, she pushed forward Dyon’s unsealing by several hundred years. One had to remember that it would have taken more than 800 years for Dyon’s soul and energy paths to unseal. Had Jade not sacrificed her virginity and the Nine Cloud Yang aphrodisiac, he definitely would not have had the energy necessary to unseal so quickly.

This may seem simple enough, but it was massive for multiple reasons. First, it allowed Dyon the strength necessary to fend off Elder Void. In the original timeline, though Dyon and Ri survived, Ri’s parents, as well as a massive portion of Earth’s population perished. This left Dyon with less help and thus pushed the building of his empire even further back.

One couldn’t underestimate the talents born of Earth. Remember, all talents of Dyon’s universe were geniuses. What restricted them was the lack of energy, not aptitude.

Second, without that strength, Dyon wouldn’t have been able to save Giralda, and thus would have never gained the support of the Agios Clan and Damaris. Not to mention the talented S Grade talent in Ryu.

Third, Dyon would have been a puppet to Elder Nova for an incredibly long time. By the time he grew powerful enough to come out from under his thumb, Dyon would have wasted even more time, in addition to losing what remained of Soul Rending Peak’s Legacy to the 99universes, this includes the Celestial Beasts.

There are so many more things to list, but really, there are only three more of the utmost importance.

The fourth matter was pertaining to instigating the war in the Celestial Deer Quadrant. Without appropriate strength, Dyon wouldn’t have been able to go to Chaos Universe, and thus wouldn’t have met the Beast Alliance geniuses, and thus wouldn’t have been able to incite their anger. This would make conquering the quadrant take far longer.

The fifth was related to Dark Ocean. Because of Dyon’s delay in garnering strength, it would be impossible for him to even think of setting sights on Dark Ocean. As a result, it would fall in the hands of the Mist Clan, thus further pushing his plans back.

But, the sixth and final point was the most important. Without this strength, how could Dyon possibly have performed so well during the Golden Flame Mystical World’s opening? Not only would he have needed several more centuries to kill God Goldeen, he would have never gained Orcus’ Legacy, or, most importantly, the Martial Saint Pills or the Sovereign Flame!

Just this first act by Jade had already given Dyon a massive boost. Maybe with its help, Dyon would be able to interrupt the entity before it succeeded. But, the second act was even more important…