Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1368  The Anomaly

Wang Wei was not the only one paying attention to this war. The entire world tuned in. Five Feathersʼ madness meant the war spread quickly and widely in just a few months. So, everyone watched and waited patiently.

Wang Wei sat cross-legged on some unknown dimension that was surrounded by countless sealing arrays and a potent Heaven-Deceiving Array. A mirror floated before him as he watched the commander battle between the two sides.

On one side was Five Feathersʼ Five Phoenixes: White, Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green. Opposite them were Undead Phoenixʼs Five Undead Kings: Purple Zombie King, Gold Banshee Queen, Silver Evil Spirit Sovereign, Black Soul Sucking Tyrant, and the Iron Bone Dragon Monarch.

All these ten people were peak Empyrans, with a few even being Everlasting Empyreans, meaning they were the peak power level in this war besides their leaders.

ʼSomething is indeed wrong,ʼ Wang Wei thought. He noticed that the Undead Kings used their pseudo-immortality (they canʼt die due to their connection with the Undead Phoenix) to fight like madmen who did not care for their injuries. Additionally, as undead, they did not feel or know fear or pain in the first place.

ʼUndead Phoenix seems worried about Five Feathersʼ sudden change in how she did things, so he used his men to test her out,ʼ Wang Wei analyzed. ʼHe wants to kill one of the color phoenixes as soon as possible to tip the top powerhouse battle on his side.ʼ

If one of the phoenixes dies, one undead king will be free to slaughter the enemyʼs army or legion. By then, Five Feathers would have no choice but to find another way to stop the undead king or intervene herself.

ʼHowever, the phoenix seems to choose a more defensive way of fighting,ʼ Wang Wei continued. ʼItʼs almost as if they are stalling for time. Are they waiting for backup? Or is Five Feathers planning something major?ʼ

Wang Wei thought about it before sending orders to Red Mask. He wanted her to focus all her time on finding Five Feathersʼ location. Then, Wang Wei changed the location of his dimension — just in case.

His eyes then shifted to one of the phoenixes: White Phoenix. ʼYears ago, I planted something on her to use as a chess piece. Should I activate it now?ʼ Wang Wei hesitated. He put that mark on her a long time ago, and he feared it may have been discovered.

ʼItʼs worth the risk,ʼ Wang Wei thought. He still remembered the bad feeling he had about this war. Wang Wei observed White Phoenix and waited until the battle reached the most intense and activated the particle. He forcefully invaded her Sea of Consciousness, activating the restrictions placed on her soul and memories. Wang Wei did not care and destroyed the limits, leaving cracks all over her Sea of Consciousness. He then focused on gathering information from the last few months.

”Damn it, all of those are useless,” Wang Wei thought as he hurriedly gathered as many memory pieces as possible until he found fragments of what he wanted.

”Scholar…Treat Curse… Body of Sin.”

Wang Wei felt he was so close to the truth, and a little bit more, he could see the entire picture. However, his rationale took over. He knew the consequences of letting greed dictate his actions. So, he stopped himself and eliminated the spirit particle before expeditiously changing the coordinates of his residing dimensions.

”Hmm? Why do I feel I just escaped a disaster?” Wang Wei muttered. He trusted his feelings, so he knew there must be a reason. He suddenly thought of something, so he sent a projection to the previous locale while changing his coordinate for the third time.

What did he see? Nothing except an endless void. A terrifying power had annihilated the previous coordinate of his dimension, leaving only an infinite void. The projection looked in the distance and saw Seven Cauldron floating above, looking at him indifferently.

”I see. It seems I have become enough of a nuisance that you want to eradicate me personally,” Wang Wei chuckled. ”I guess I should be proud.”

”You lowly rat. Letʼs see how long you can hide,” Seven Cauldron, no, Supreme Unity said.

”Havenʼt you heard the saying? Good people die young, while terrible people live a thousand years. Iʼm a disaster, so I guarantee Iʼll leave long enough until Iʼm capable of ripping your spine from your body.”

”Keep testing my patient and see what will happen,” Supreme Unity said calmly. ”I can still overthrow this chessboard by killing everybody, including your sect and loved ones.”

”Why donʼt you say these words to her?” Wang Weiʼs projection pointed to the east, and as expected, Feng Heng, with glowing golden eyes, showed himself. The two glanced at each other briefly before Supreme Unity disappeared after snorting coldly.

Maitreya then focused on Wang Wei: ”I know youʼre disappointed in me with how weak my response has been to the current situation.”

”Not really,” Wang Wei said. At first, he did blame her, but as time passed and he understood how scary transcendents are, he realized that he was only alive because Maitreya occupied Supreme Unityʼs 99.9999% strength.

”There is an explanation for this,” Maitreya continued, not elaborating whether she believed his words or not. ”Firstly, I have to admit that I underestimated how much control he had over this world. In terms of scheming, I am indeed not as good as him.”

Maitreya has long realized she had an antagonized fate with Taoism. All her greatest trials and tribulations originated from them.

”The real reason, though, is because Iʼm distracted,” Maitreya continued. ”I noticed an anomaly with our worldʼs branch of the River of Time and have been investigating.”

”Is it an emergency?”

”Yes,” Maitreya nodded. ”My intuition tells me that if I donʼt find the cause of the anomaly, something terrible will happen.”

Wang Wei frowned: ”When you say terrible, on what scale are you operating with?”

”Iʼm afraid that even someone only level will be affected, maybe even die.”

Wang Weiʼs lips twitched. Fate seems to have forgotten that he was only a little Empyrean, so why was it given its problems on the level of transcendents? Could his life have been too smooth, and someone felt he needed more challenges?

”My time is up,” Maitreya said as she looked in the distance. ”You need to keep an eye on Time Eater — heʼs more dangerous than you realize.”

”Is he responsible for the anomaly?” Wang Wei asked swiftly.

”No, but although there is no proof, I feel he is involved somehow,” Maitreya said while sighing. She wanted to kill Time Eater as soon as she felt the anomaly, but Supreme Unity stopped her.

”Alright,” Wang Wei nodded. The glow in Feng Hengʼs eyes disappeared, and he regained clarity. He looked at his surroundings until he saw Wang Wei. He bowed politely to the other before returning to the sect.

”What a mess,” Wang Wei said as he opened his eyes after canceling the projection. He sighed and waited. He again contacted Red Mask, telling her to find Five Feathers as soon as possible. After the hint he found from White Phoenixʼs memories, Wang Wei had an inkling of what Five Feathers was going to do, and he hoped he was wrong. A few days later, he sent another projection because Red Mask contacted him.

”What did you find?”

”We discovered something in the Grand Nirvana World,” Red Mask reported.

”Grand Nirvana World? If I remember correctly, it used to be called the Life Tree Domain and is also the largest area of Five Feathersʼ territory.”

”Thatʼs right. There is an invisible energy barrier that prevents anyone from entering or leaving,” Red Mask reported. ”If Five Feathers is doing something, this must be the location.”

”Canʼt you sneak in?”

”Iʼm sorry, but weʼve lost a few good agents while trying to,” Red Mask reported.

”Itʼsʼ fine,” Wang Wei replied. He wonʼt force his subordinate into an impossible mission. ”Does Undead Phoenix know about this change?”

”Iʼll leak the news to him,” Red Mask responded.

”Alright. Anything else to report?”

”Yes,” she nodded. ”Regarding those people who survived the hallʼs clean up. Iʼve dealt with them.”

Wang Wei was about to ask more when he suddenly thought of something: ”You didnʼt do it personally, did you?”

”I know of the lordʼs current cautious nature, so I sent the Death Squads, and they were ordered to kill themselves after the mission was completed,” Red Mask reported. She was connected to the lord, so Red Mask knew best not to interact with these people.

”Excellent,” Wang Wei praised. ”Frown now on, hide yourself, and do everything from the shadow. If a mission requires your level of strength, donʼt show up and use a vessel. Iʼll provide talismans with my powers. Make sure that the vessel uses the talisman before leaving for the mission. The last thing we want is for that thing to land on the wrong hand.”

”As you wish.”

”Alright, tell me about these people.”