Tribulation of Myriad Races

After taking another look at the character, Wan Tiansheng smiled, “Yes, it shares a small part of an ability I have. Don’t you have a fire of inheritance? Try to force the two characters to fuse before activating them again.”

Su Yu blanked out. Forcefully fusing them? He had actually tried something like that before, but he had eventually stopped as that could easily destroy the characters involved. He considered it slightly and fused the character with his fire character.

Abruptly, there was an explosion of light. At that moment, Su Yu felt like his mind had become incomparably clear. It was as though no problem was too difficult for him to solve anymore.

At any given moment, his mind was giving birth to numerous thoughts. Those thoughts would remain for an instant before disappearing, replaced by more thoughts. In his unique state, Su Yu’s comprehension of willpower deepened. Every single one of his characters also became much purer than before.

The seal character he had formed not long ago suddenly increased in tier as Su Yu seemed to have grasped the truth behind the concept of sealing. But this state did not last for long. Soon, he woke up from his reverie.

But he was still confused.

He looked at Wan Tiansheng questioningly. So what…could he do with this character?c

Enhancement?

Wan Tiansheng provided a clue, “It is a culture character. Culture and cultural researcher. It is related to intelligence.”

Su Yu blinked and asked again, “So it can make me smarter?”

“No.” Wan Tiansheng further explained, “Nothing is capable of making someone smarter. That can only be achieved by learning and experiencing more.”

In that case, what even was the point of his previous explanation?

Finally, Wan Tiansheng gave an answer, “As you said, it can strengthen your characters. When comparing two individuals of similar strength to each other, the person with a higher level of intelligence will naturally be better at utilizing that level of strength. That is the power of intelligence.”

Su Yu was left completely speechless. So that was how it was related to intelligence?

“So basically it’s a character booster?”

“Yes.”

Understood!

Su Yu had a new idea as two different characters fused before vanishing.

Wan Tiansheng reached out and plucked the hidden character from thin air and smiled, “You’re still too lacking to test me. But this is already a very high level of concealment.”

Su Yu had used the deceit and culture characters this time. For some reason, that culture character seemed to be capable of fusing with any character without much trouble. And it was also true that the deceit character felt even more deceitful after fusing with the culture character.

Su Yu did not mind that his attempt was caught. He withdrew his characters, thought for a bit, and fused the culture and lightning characters instead.

Rumble!

The prowess of the lightning character surged. It was already a fourth-tier character. In truth, Su Yu’s sea of willpower had actually reached the standards of a Mountainsea.

He could feel a considerable level of growth in his lightning power. Or to be precise, the character had increased by about twenty percent, nearly reaching the level of a middle-stage Mountainsea. One ought to remember that the culture character was only a peak second-tier character.

Su Yu was completely stunned. He looked at Wan Tiansheng blankly. Old Wan claimed that this was similar to an ability of his. What did that mean?

Old Wan was…capable of enhancing himself? Was that his special ability? Was that why back then, his tri-life body was capable of fighting and killing an Invincible? Was that the case?

Wan Tiansheng said, “What are you looking at? How am I supposed to expect that you can form a character out of something I wrote casually? How odd. I have written a lot of willpower texts over the years, but barely anyone has been able to comprehend any character out of them.”

Su Yu swallowed and said, “Principal, can you strengthen your characters by an entire level?”

Or to be precise, the level mentioned here was more like an entire tier. Could Old Wan use his Sunmoon characters like they were Invincible characters? Wouldn’t that be absolutely terrifying?

Comparatively, his culture character was still too weak since it was so new. But what would happen when it reached the fourth tier? How much of a boost could it give his characters?

Wan Tiansheng answered nonchalantly, “You’ll know when you reach my level. Of course, our characters are still different. The character you form is not the exact same as my character. You can only say that it is similar to my character.”

Su Yu nodded, “I understand that. For example, Great Zhou King’s characters are probably different from mine. But they are also quite similar in abilities. His characters are probably a lot more deceitful and devious, to the point everyone will feel safe in their presence. But someone like him is the exact type of person who is the most dangerous to be around. They can stab you at any time and you won’t even know it’s happening. Am I right, Principal?”

“Yes.” Wan Tiansheng nodded and smiled, “Great Zhou King…uhm…yes. He’s very devious.”

Inwardly, Old Wan added that Great Zhou King was exactly the same as this kid. Devious. And deceitful.

Meanwhile, Su Yu was thinking inwardly that both Old Wan and Great Zhou King were extremely good at hiding their strength. Great Zhou King…the number one human cultural researcher had maintained such a low profile that it was almost scary to imagine. If it wasn’t for the fact that he held the prestigious title of the number one human cultural researcher, nobody would realize just how powerful he actually was.

“Principal, is it possible that he’s the traitor? After all, he’s so deceitful and devious. He can act without triggering one’s sense of danger. Both you and the fifth principal were so strong back then. I believe the ambusher needs to be someone like Great Zhou King. What do you think?”

That was the main source of Su Yu’s suspicion. Someone capable of ambushing Ye Batian and Old Wan was most definitely someone extremely good at concealment. And Great Zhou King seemed to specialize in this aspect.

Wan Tiansheng thought about it and said, “It’s hard to say. Anything is possible. If I’m being perfectly honest, it is possible for even Great Xia King to be the traitor.”

“Huh?”

“What do you mean by huh?” Wan Tiansheng smiled, “Before you know the truth, be ready to accept any possibility. After all, Ye Batian might be able to take over Great Xia upon a successful dao affirmation. Wouldn’t that threaten Great Xia? Who knows? Also, nobody knows me and Ye Batian better than Great Xia King. Thus, he was in a great position to betray the two of us.”

“That won’t be possible.” Su Yu argued, “How could it be Great Xia King? If it was him, he would have killed you long ago.”

“Perhaps.” Wan Tiansheng smiled, “All I’m saying is that you shouldn’t trust anyone fully. And what you saw through me was what I showed you. What you saw might not be the truth. I showed you the death of Ye Batian through an ambush. But…why couldn’t the ambusher be me? Think about it.”

“…”

Su Yu blanked out. After a while, he mumbled, “Is there a need to be so paranoid?”

Wan Tiansheng repeated himself, “Anything is possible. You need to know that any expert who has fused with a tri-life body might experience a fundamental shift in personality. After fusing with a tri-life body, you will no longer be you. Or to be exact, you will no longer be your present self. The future you might take the dominant role in your personality. Or the dominant role might fall into the hands of the past you. If you were timid in the past and brave in the present, you might change into a timid person again. If you are reasonable now and overbearing in the future, you might instantly change into an overbearing person after fusion.

“The tri-life bodies do not come with any memory. But they might come with a different personality and influence you in an imperceptible manner. This is an issue many Invincibles need to take seriously. When you are no longer the present you, you might do something that you will come to regret or something that is completely inconsistent with who you are as a person.

“The traitor might be an Invincible you know well. In your mind, he is a loving and genial person. He is someone who has fought relentlessly for humanity. But parts of his personality have been altered by a tri-life body, resulting in him doing something you can’t imagine him doing.”

Su Yu’s expression turned solemn. But soon, his expression eased up again as he said, “I understand! Don’t worry, Principal!”

What did the kid understand this time? Wan Tiansheng really wanted to ask this question. He had discovered that this kid could always comprehend something in an extremely unique way. At times, he would understand what you were trying to say in a completely different manner.

What did the kid understand this time?

Well, Su Yu had indeed comprehended something from this conversation. He had been enlightened about something.

In short, he only needed to keep one personality trait consistent. He had always been petty. Anyone provoking him would be beaten to death. He only needed to keep that up. With that, it would no longer matter whether his past, present, and future had the dominant role. He would remain the same. His pettiness would remain for eternity. Past, present, or future? They would all be petty.

The journey might change, but the destination would remain.

Su Yu thought that Old Wan was overthinking this. There was no need for this. His heart shall remain the same for eternity. To leave him alone was to be left alone. To provoke him was to be beaten to death. That was how it shall be.

If he remained true to himself, his past and future would not change him.

Su Yu started praising himself inwardly. Wow. He had actually grasped parts of the truth behind the path of cultivation. How amazing.

To remain true to oneself.

There shall only be one truth, just as there shall only be one self.

The moment he reached that conclusion, his willpower roiled. His willpower, that had been suppressed at the eighth stage of the Cloudbreach Realm, started surging. In the blink of an eye, it broke through into the ninth stage.

Su Yu hurriedly hammered it to keep it stable.

Inwardly, he praised himself even more. Sure enough, he had comprehended the truth. After grasping the essence of self, his willpower cultivation had even advanced as a nod to his new comprehension. This was the sign that he was right. He hurriedly compressed his willpower again, grumbling about how he kept on comprehending new truths nowadays.

How troublesome. He really couldn’t help it. Just by breathing, he would comprehend new characters and advance his willpower through comprehension.

***

Beside him, Wan Tiansheng was completely dumbstruck.

Just what the fuck did the kid understand this time? What understanding did the kid reach that his willpower actually advanced? Was willpower advancement really so simple? Also, if the kid was so good at advancing, fine. But why was the kid madly compressing his willpower? Was the kid sure he could actually enter the Mountainsea Realm after this?

Was the kid trying to stay in the Cloudbreach Realm forever? Previously, when the kid proclaimed himself a super genius, Wan Tiansheng had thought that it was merely a joke. But…even Wan Tiansheng didn’t know what to think anymore.

From a random word he said, the kid claimed to have comprehended something. And then…the kid had proven his comprehension by going through an advancement then and there. What…what the fuck was this? Had this kid really grown through sheer talent? Was there really no ruin involved?

But that was starting to seem more and more reasonable. Just look at how the kid had casually formed a new character and comprehended something related to cultivation. There were ancient records speaking of such supergeniuses during the ancient times. But…the extent of Su Yu’s genius seemed even crazier than what the ancient records mentioned.

Wan Tiansheng was losing his mind. He finally understood Bai Feng’s feelings. This was incomprehensible. He had the urge to slice Su Yu’s head apart to study the kid’s brain.

So shocked was Wan Tiansheng that he even felt like his dao heart could no longer stay stable. He said, “Time to leave. Stop compressing your willpower. Do you still want to enter the Mountainsea Realm or not?”

“It’s fine. If I can’t advance, so be it. I’ll continue strengthening my acupoints until I can punch Invincibles down.”

Su Yu was completely indifferent. Was that even something to worry about?

Wow. That sounded so simple.

Wan Tiansheng cursed inwardly. Even a super genius like him felt pressured beside this kid. What the fuck was this? He, Wan Tiansheng, was someone whose genius was worshipped by even Ye Batian!