Paragon Of Sin

Chapter 1923: Chapter 1915: Heʼs Coming

”Wait!” The shout was hesitant, uncertain, yet loud enough to jolt everyone to a halt. Sovereign Skyfather and Sovereign Dual-Lotus turned to the owner of the voice! And it was none other than...Sovereign Earthmother! A Dao Companion and a mother.

”Mother, what is it?” Sovereign Dual-Lotus asked with a furrow of her slender brows, impatience riddled in her question. She had gathered the requirements to shatter this infuriating safeguard, and then their purpose here could be concluded swiftly. At best, they could directly intervene in the conflict of bodily control, assisting and potentially liberating the alchemical genius inhabited by that tyrant of the Imperial Dao.

”...” Sovereign Skyfather observed his Dao Companion. He was fully committed to aiding his daughter, especially given the gracious rewards they had been offered to act by that organization. A single step to exert the will of the galaxy and they could ascend to further up the difficult path of cultivation, and even improve their alchemical prowess in the long run.

However, seeing his belovedʼs expression, his heart and mind began to grow cloudy, infected by the emotions within her gaze.

Sovereign Earthmother gathered her breath, thoughts, and clarity of mind. She glanced briefly at the manifestation shielding the Neo Zenith Tower and consequently the Blank Dominion that the Neo Dawn Ascendant Emperor was believed to reside in, struggling to contend against the will of an unprecedented alchemical genius after his ascension as a Heavenly Saint Alchemist. ”Letʼs stop here,” she firmly said.

”Stop?” Sovereign Dual-Lotus glared with disbelief and a tinge of annoyance. ”We canʼt stop, Mother. Not now.”

”We donʼt have time for hesitation. She didnʼt know why. She just...did.

”Father!” She shouted furiously. ”We—”

”No.” Sovereign Skyfather cut her off with the authority of a parent, his aura rising. ”Weʼre leaving.”

”Hao Lianlian!” Sovereign Skyfather shouted with thunderous force, causing the ambient chaos mana to ripple. Hearing her real name uttered by her father, Sovereign Dual-Lotus was stunned. He continued with an unquestionable declaration, ”This matter with the Neo-Dawn Ascendant Emperor will not involve our family any longer.”

Then, he turned to Sovereign Steelguard and Superior Di: ”Weʼre renouncing our involvement. You may do as you please.” He didnʼt hesitate to grab his wife and daughter. Despite his daughterʼs strength being one or two notches higher, the weight and force of her fatherʼs hand was stronger than a divinity grip in her heart. All her rebellious thoughts were dispersed in a single wave. She could only pout.

Sovereign Skyfather utilized his Resonant Qi of the Heavens directly, engulfing all three in resplendent light. They became a comet of light, soaring across the void with speed that easily exceeded the speed of light. Within the blink of a True Sageʼs eye, they were gone.

”...” Sovereign Steelguard and Superior Di were taken aback. Their first instincts were to exert their Soul Perception to its limits, trying to gauge the presence of a powerful cultivator descending, but there was no fluctuation. They were, however, aware of the content of the three Supreme Sagesʼ conversation.

Did Sovereign Skyfather depart due to his Dao Companionʼs hesitation without hesitating himself? Why?

Superior Diʼs eyes narrowed sharply.

”What is this?!” Sovereign Steelguard shouted with fury and indignation. They hadnʼt broken the agreement, he couldnʼt act against the galaxyʼs rules! Find other alchemists? How infuriating!!

The urge to unleash an attack swelled within his heart, but he stayed his hand in the end. Under the agreement, he couldnʼt act against the galaxyʼs rules. Only after the manifestation vanished could they blaze their way in with a world-crushing siege, not disrespecting the Alchemic Dao.

Superior Di silently considered the situation, continuously exerting his Soul Perception, observing every little detail in the Utmost Purity Galaxy to its finest detail. He wanted to sense any hidden threats. But none exposed themselves. According to his information network, Hong Xuannu was currently imprisoned by the joint effort of himself, Sovereign Steelguard, and another. Even if she wasnʼt, Hong Xuannu wasnʼt a match for Sovereign Dual-Lotus or even himself, an Avatar of a Superior Sage.

Could it be Su Yi? The suspected reincarnation of the Tyrant Sword Sage of the Extreme Edge? Or the Primal Star Sovereign? Even if he were to appear, he was fully confident in retreating or defeating him with Sovereign Steelguard. After all, Su Yi struggled to defeat Sage Yushiʼs Avatar. What about a real Supreme Sage with a true Microheaven and ample Resonant Qi of the Heavens?

The Incandescent Star Palace Master was being held for a ʼdiscussionʼ by the Talisman Star Palace Master and Shattered Star Palace Master.

Considering there was no spiritual transmission that preempted their departure, then Sovereign Skyfather had decisively chosen to withdraw from the simple act of hesitation by his Dao Companion. But as a Supreme Sage, how could their wills be so easily swayed by hesitation? Decisiveness was a must, but the willingness to take risks for the sake of profit coincided with that decisiveness.

Then what else?

What could it be?! Superior Di thought to himself, justifying what he thought, when the Neo Zenith Tower was an easy to retrieve the weakened and restrained Hong Xuannu.

...boom...

A gentle fluctuation rippled across the void, sweeping across their skin like the softest blow of a wind.

”Eh?” Sovereign Steelguard was equally as sensitive to this as Superior Di. From the discussion of three Supreme Sages. ”A Spiritquake?” Observing the faint fluctuations, of a spiritually seismic activity similar to a Spiritquake, it had various advantages, like trying to bluff stalkers by talking to nothing to gauge for a response. Or to give out nothing.

However, it was extremely far from the Utmost Purity Galaxy. Despite his perception, he was unable to determine the cause. But considering that it was so far, the cause must be extraordinary. He made a mental note to investigate after this.

Superior Di, however, was more familiar with the type of Spiritquakes. He was a treasure hunter by trade, an exceptional one who was a part of a top Void Hunter organization. Spiritquakes had many causes, from the clash of Spiritual Strength, a true Worldly Awakening or a Spirit-Bound treasure, and the awakening of a True Saint, and the awakening of a Spirit-Bound treasure being the common causes.

However, the distance of this Spiritquake and how it felt upon his skin suggested that it was not a Worldly Awakening or a Spirit-Bound treasure. Not even a Sageʼs Awakening or a Spirit-Bound treasure would reach him here if it had been a continuous manifestation, but rather a one-off. Eliminating the common causes, Superior Di concluded that it was likely one-offs. Typically, they would be a continuous manifestation. Eliminating the common causes, Superior Di would say that it was an eruption of a Pure Spiritual Strength from a powerful entity, an entity existing beyond the boundary of space and time.

As for a clash of Spiritual Strength, these were rare to occur, but they were the greatest creation of Spiritquakes with rising or weakening momentum. Eliminating the common causes, Superior Di reasoned that these were Spiritquakes from a Spiritual Transmission Spell designed to communicate an instantaneous and precise message.

A message to the future?

A message received from the past?

A message to the present with an instantaneous and precise effect, reaching any place within a certain range instantly?

A message received from the future?

A message to the past?

These were stupendously rare to occur, but they were within the means of a Cardinal Sage to perform. And given the intensity and fluctuations, he could decipher two faint words: ”I” & ”Like”.

”Iʼll lend you this,” a voice echoed out, only perceivable via Soul Perception. The two Supreme Sages looked at each other. Sovereign Steelguard waved his hand and then went silent for a few seconds before jumping off his Void Vessel.

”Iʼll do it myself,” the Pirate Devil publicly said before arriving at the Worldly Awakening in an instant. He brought out an ostrich egg-sized seven-colored pearl that exuded a strong and pure alchemical qi. This pearl was created by an Alchemic Soul True Sage with the joint efforts of a Resonant Soul Realm cultivator who was also an elite alchemist.

He didnʼt do much, only activated the pearl, allowing an outpouring of seven-colored radiance to dye the Neo Zenith Towerʼs spatial territory. The hollow Worldly Awakening of a True Saintʼs visual manifestation began to quiver and grow faint. It was weakening!

Superior Di observed with sharper eyes. He had always been overly cautious in nature. The timing of this toolʼs bestowal, even if it was out of necessity given the circumstances, was overly suspect. He gazed at Sovereign Steelguard, this Pirate Devil feared across the galaxy, and then observed the world around him.

There were no changes.

No further unexpected developments.

But his instincts were alerting him that something was amiss. He silently thought for a moment as the pearl began to weaken the manifestation, soon causing it to falter and disperse. Then, he took a deep inhale, closing his eyes, and allowing his thoughts to settle.

He recalled the entire spiritual conversation of the family of three. Nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing at all.

Shockingly, when he opened his eyes, he grabbed the earthen brown gourd the size of a person on his back and brought it out in front of him. His movements caught Sovereign Steelguardʼs attention.

”What are you doing with that?” He questioned with a severe tone.

”This gourd contains the imprisoned Sovereign Shaman. She is the Divine-Devil Sword,” he said without cause or reason, exposing a truth that few knew. The shock caused those observing to be taken aback. The questions they had about where Hong Xuannu went as the Neo Zenith Tower was suffering from continuous conflict and issues, especially Luo Ningʼs own imprisoned circumstances that needed Supreme Sage-level strength to extricate herself from.

”What...are YOU doing, Di Yun?!” Sovereign Steelguard explosively shouted at Superior Di, even resorting to his real name.

Superior Di was someone who could take risks for great benefits. He was a Void Hunter, after all. However, his actions were far outside of anyoneʼs expectations. He tapped the gourd. It was pushed with such force that it transformed into a blazing comet, traveling towards the Neo Zenith Tower. Under disbelieving gazes, it entered the manifestation and vanished.

”My Avatar was the result of several tens of thousands of years of effort and many valuable materials. I ask that it isnʼt destroyed,” Superior Di glanced all around, sending out a Spiritual Transmission to all who can hear it.

”WHAT?!” Sovereign Steelguard grew hyper-vigilant, erecting a ward of resonant qi and readying his body for combat.

ʼIf that was a message across time and space, what could it be?ʼ Superior Di thought to himself, justifying his actions by pleading for leniency. Even if it wasnʼt what he thought, when the Neo Zenith Tower was besieged later and destroyed, then it would be easy to retrieve the weakened and restrained Hong Xuannu.

This was a safety net without any real tangible disadvantages, like trying to bluff stalkers by talking to yourself about knowing their presence without sensing anything.

”...” Superior Di and Sovereign Steelguard waited for something to happen. A few seconds—nothing. A few minutes—nothing.

Meanwhile, the seven-colored pearl kept trying to disperse the manifestation, but besides its initial weakening which was immediately rejuvenated, there was nothing else despite its continuous flow of light. In the end, the pearl shrank in size until it was nothing but a marble. It experienced expensive cracks...and exploded into faint dust! It experienced expensive cracks, and exploded into faint dust after three months.

The manifestation held strong!

By this point, Wei Wuyin had just begun to inspect his new body after three months.

And a Spiritquake that was larger than before erupted!

Throughout the entire galaxy, two viciously murderous words reverberated through every living existenceʼs spirit:

”YOU DARE?!”

Superior Diʼs head snapped in a direction, observing an Absolute-sized monstrosity of clear mystic light barreling across the Dark Void toward the Utmost Purity Galaxy from countless miles away! And it was growing!!