Journey of the Fate Destroying Emperor

Chapter 1341  Quick & Aggressive Move

Time Eater sat on a throne, calmly listening to his subordinate explain everything that had occurred since he left for the frontier. Although he knew about the most significant news, he was meticulous about this type of thing, so he wanted to know everything to ensure he did not miss anything crucial. He would ask questions once in a while once he heard a topic he thought was important.

He suddenly stopped and raised his head. The room was immediately silenced, especially after Time Eater stood up with a frown. The people stopped breathing to ensure they did not bother the lord.

'What's going on? Why am I feeling uneasy?' Time Eater thought. He immediately trusted his instinct that something was about to happen, but he could not fathom what. 'Is someone going to attack me? If so, who?'

He recalled his enemies and first thought about Yan Hai and Wu Hong. So, he used a technique to check on the people he placed around their factions. Of course, he did not expect to notice their disappearance with these low-level soldiers.

Time Eater was a master of Time Dao, and that's how he tracked his opponent. Through the soldiers, he used a technique that tracked residual time fluctuation around the entire Origin Seal Continent and the Dao Opening Sect. This residual fluctuation is difficult to detect unless these two already knew he was doing it, making it easier for him to track them.

'Nothing?' Time Eater thought. His technique did not track any individual directly but checked how much the surrounding space-time continuum in these locations has changed. Yan Hai and Wu Hong are extremely powerful, meaning their presence significantly influences the surrounding space-time continuum. So, if any of them had left, there would be signs.

'Wait, there is a significant change from the last time I checked. This level of effect — Wang Wei. Did he leave? Is he the one coming to attack me? But how did he get the courage?'

As soon as these thoughts appeared, Time Eater removed them. He would not underestimate any Dao Overlords, especially one with enough time to prepare to eliminate their opponent.

'I must prepare to respond.'

Boom!

Time Eater's face changed. He disappeared from his palace and teleported outside. He looked in the distance and discovered four pillars in the heavens releasing golden lights. "The Resentment Purification Pillars? Kong, are you a part of this?" Time Eater immediately noticed four people at each pillar, including Emperor Kong.

He identified these four people, and with one glance, he knew what they had in common — Golden Bodies of Merit. His face changed as he thought of something, so he rushed to stop them. Sadly, he was too late as the Four Pillars released a barrier surrounding the palace.

'So that's your plan,' Time Eater said gloomily. 'Seal me so I can stay out of the way while you eliminate the other useless bastards. Wang Wei, this is far from over.' Time Eater took a deep breath to calm down. The situation was severe, and he needed to act swiftly.

He looked at this seal formed by four [Sages], trying to find a weak spot. His eyes suddenly lit. 'Three of them have a second-level body, while the last one only has a first-level. I can exploit such a flaw in this seal.' Time Eater did not waste time as he immediately rushed to the Pure Flame Sage's pillar and started attacking.

'So, he found it after all,' Wang Wei thought. He knew the slight flaw of this seal, but he did not expect Time Eater to find it so quickly. 'You're really not a simple bastard, are you?' Wang Wei deployed his golden body to finish the sealing process as fast as possible, and the others followed. The barriers around the palace shrunk at a speed visible to the naked eye, trying to capture Time Eater. However, Wang Wei, or the others, were not happy.

'This won't work,' Emperor Kong said. 'I tried my best to reduce the flaw of this seal, but he caught it so quickly. With his strength, he might be able to delay long enough to find a way to destroy it.'

'Should we move to the next step? However, it might not work after the lock,' Sage Lin Qi said. Everyone was quiet. Time Eater became aggressive with each passing second; meanwhile, the barrier seal slowly closed in, but the speed was reducing with time.

'Hold on for a little while. I have a plan,' Wang Wei said. He was telling the truth, but, as always, only the partial truth. He had anticipated this outcome, so he prepared for it. However, he did not immediately act for two reasons: firstly, this was a perfect opportunity to gather data about Time Eater's fighting prowess, and secondly, he wanted to observe Sage Pure Flame.

His part was indeed the weak link of the array/seal, but Wang Wei wanted to ensure the latter was not suspicious by not doing his job correctly. Wang Wei kept observing him, prepared to slap him to death at the slightest signs of rebellion.

'It seems I may be overthinking,' Wang Wei concluded after a few minutes of observations. 'In that case, let's move to the next step.' He sent a signal, and immediately afterward, three people appeared next to the Pure Sage Flame, shocking the latter and ready to attack or defend himself. However, he was soon reassured after realizing these people were Buddhist Monks.

"Feng Heng, thank you for coming," Wang Wei said, looking at the leading monk.

"Donor, this poor monk is happy to help. After all, you are still the Honorary Buddha of our temple," Feng Heng replied.

"Well, this is not the time to chat, so let's get down to business."

Feng Heng nodded before releasing his peak first-level Golden Body of Merit and Empyrean Realm cultivation level. In the past 10,000 Yuan Epochs, Feng Heng used his savings from the lower dimension, the Buddhist Sect's resources, and all his merit and destiny to reach cultivation of 72% Grand Dao Source or the early stages of Empyrean. His golden body has almost reached the second level, and the next time he receives the reward for reviving Buddhism in the lower dimension, he should achieve a second level.

The other monks followed him, and they were also first-level Golden Body with Empyrean Realm cultivation, but they were all in the late or peak stages, similar to Wang Wei. With the addition of these three people reinforcing Sage Pure Flame, the seal's flaw was made up, thus changing the situation.

The barrier, which had previously stopped, immediately started shrinking again, forcing Time Eater to take drastic measures. He released all his powers to force the sealing process to stop temporarily. He gazed at Wang Wei: "I guess I should have expected such a move from you."

Time Eater had to admit that he had lost in their first confrontation. He acknowledged it but would not admit it was because he was not as intelligent as the latter. His defeat was the result of a lack of information and circumstances. He did not know as much about Wang Wei as he thought, and he did not have the time to plan or anticipate his opponent's next move while he was on the frontier.

Wang Wei did not pay him any mind. Instead, he focused on completing the seal. Time Eater turned to Emperor Kong: "Are you sure you want to do this? Wang Wei has the Dao Opening Sect as a safety net in case something goes wrong, but you — you'll lose everything you've built so far as long as you make one wrong move."

Emperor Kong remained quiet. Time Eater was telling the truth, but that was not enough for him to get in bed with him. The chances of making the wrong move drastically increased by being on Time Eater's side rather than being his enemy. The situation looked hopeless, but Emperor Kong knew that his future was only guaranteed by betting on Heavenly Dao. If Supreme Unity wins, he does not want to think about what future awaits him or the Academy.

'Plus, as Xu Shi said, it's always a good thing to bet on Wang Wei's side,' Emperor Kong thought as he continued his actions to complete the seal. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Time Eater turned to Sage Lin Qi, but he did not even bother, leaving only the last group. He scrutinized the monks briefly before focusing on Sage Pure Flame.

"You have no bone in this fight, right?" Time Eater said. "You're probably here because these people promised you some benefits. Let me guess —- merit? I think I'm right. However, in the current situation, the merit system is malfunctioning, to say the least, so what's the point of working so hard for nothing?"

Just like the others, Pure Flame remained quiet. However, no one knew whether it was because he was not tempted or out of fear that if he took action, the monks behind him would annihilate him with one strike.

Time Eater looked at Pure Flame before glancing at the others. His gaze then shifted to the outside. 'As expected, I cannot rely on these people.' He looked around, analyzing the situation.

'Is this my only option in this scenario?' He was unwilling to reveal one of his trump cards so early, but Time Eater knew he might not have a choice.