"Lord Giant Sun, is something wrong?" Hei Lou Lan could not understand the somewhat troubled expression that was plastered on his face.
Giant Sun thought to himself, "I can't believe they're actually going through with this…the cost outweighs the benefits immensely…"
But in reality, Giant Sun merely shrugged off Hei Lou Lan: "It's nothing, be on your way."
Hei Lou Lan cupped her hands and bowed.
Not a second later, she had disappeared from her position, rushing towards the Central Continent.
Giant Sun stood there, motionless, lost in thought: "How can Genesis Lotus willingly become a Saint![1]"
Indeed, Genesis Lotus had sacrificed his chance at becoming a Dao Emperor by walking the path of a Saint!
A Saint isn't an advancement to a higher rank, quite the contrary.
Sainthood involves severing the Dao Fruit from a Dao Lord and letting it fester and grow by absorbing the Qi of Heaven and Earth, creating a superior Grotto Heaven; a Mini World.
It is an option that allows one to obtain near Dao Emperor-like powers within the Gu World, without having to ascend, as long as it is within the boundaries of the Mini World.
The drawback, however, is the same as absorbing a fragment of a piece of the Immemorial 9 Heavens. The Saint will never be able to leave the boundaries of his Mini World.
But there are, of course, major benefits that Mini World has in comparison to a Grotto Heaven, for one the size!
Just looking at the fact that Genesis Lotus could exert control at the very fringes of the Central Continent proves that his Mini World had no problem reaching at least the entire central continent.
This was without having completed the process. After all, Genesis had not completed his Dao Fruit.
Another benefit is that Genesis could use the essence of Heaven and Earth to supercharge the completion of his Dao Fruit.
Finally, the Mini World would not be placed alongside the Central Continent but superseding and imposing on it!
This was the main difference between a Grotto Heaven and a Mini World. A Grotto Heaven would just exist in the space it was placed. A Mini Heaven would incorporate that space!
This means that any and all Dao Marks present in the Central Continent will be consumed and added to Genesis Lotus's Mini World!
Having access to an entire region's Dao Marks would instantly make Genesis comparable if not even surpassing Fang Yuan in terms of sheer might!
However, this boost in power came at an immense price, sacrificing his freedom and potential.
Once the process has begun, there is no way to stop it without destroying the Dao Fruit, Genesis Lotus has made the ultimate sacrifice and has become the ultimate fortress of Heavenly Court!
There will forever be a bastion of Heavenly Court in the Gu World.
"Was it really worth it…" Giant Sun mumbled to himself, "To give up a chance at true immortality and settle for an impenetrable fortress?"
Giant Sun held no good will towards Genesis Lotus, but seeing someone with so much resolve and dedication to their beliefs…
"It would appear the battle for supremacy in the Gu World has already been lost…now I'll have to make preparations to ascend and hopefully leave behind a strong lineage to keep Heavenly Court at bay long enough for Hei Lou Lan and Light Emperor to ascend…"
Giant Sun had many worries in his mind, "Oh Fang Yuan, I hope you create a disturbance to disrupt Heavenly Court…"
Within the Dream Prison,
Fang Yuan and Great Dream stood opposed to each other,
"Hmph, give up Great Dream. Every second you spend fighting weakens the overall strength of the Dream Prison. You're only delaying the inevitable." Fang Yuan taunted with a sneer.
Great Dream responded with a middle finger pulling on her right eye with her tongue stuck out.
Though childish, it was actually a disguised activation for her attack!
Several pink colored weapon constructs emerged from the mist and began attacking Fang Yuan from all directions.
Usually, Fang Yuan would have to dodge or use a Killer Move to defend against attacks, but he just stood there smirking.
"Nice try, Fang Yuan, but I know that the weakness of the Sovereign Immortal Gu's non-conflicting Dao Marks is that it has no resistance to attacks!"
It's true!
The Sovereign Immortal Gu was a glass cannon that had terrifying destructive capabilities but paper thin defences.
Having non-conflicting Dao Marks meant having no obstructions to the types of Killer Moves available, but it also meant having no resistances against Killer Moves as well.
Seeing Fang Yuan offer no defense, Great Dream decided to exploit the opportunity, "He probably thinks he can just heal from the damage inflicted instead of blocking since his best Dream Path defense Gu is with Meng Qiu Zhen…in that case I'll pummel you while you're still arrogant!"
Great Dream made a few more hand gestures, and the whole Dream Prision seemed to quake to life.
Fang Yuan raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Oh?"
Before he could make a response, he was bombarded with a flurry of attacks emerging from the mist, each one equivalent to a Rank 8 Killer Move at minimum!
The resulting explosion caused dust to be kicked up, shrouding the battlefield.
There was slight panting from Great Dream as her chest heaved up and down, inducing a natural sway in her chest.
That attack had caused the Dream Prison to lose 10% of its total energy!
As the dust settled, a lone figure could be seen standing. It was Fang Yuan!
Fang Yuan's clothes were slightly ajar, and his hair was ever so slightly dishevelled, but apart from appearances, there seemed to be not even the slightest bit of sweat or exhaustion.
"Impossible!" Great Dream exclaimed
Fang Yuan smirked,
Dao Killer Move --------------- I Am The Supreme Of Heaven And Earth
Was an upgraded version of the Killer Move, Heaven's Dispose.
It was Fang Yuan's attempt at emulating the Heavenly Dao and making use of the Sovereign Immortal Gu's ability to have non-conflicting Dao Marks.
The move allowed him to have a high degree of control over his Dao Marks, meaning that whenever he activates a Killer Move, only the Dao Marks that will aid that Killer Move will be used.
For example, his compound Killer Move, 7 Elements Rainbow Sword, uses the 7 Elemental Paths, but it also uses Sword Path Dao Marks.
Usually, when activating this move, Fang Yuan would notice that he would lose about 20% of the theoretical maximum power of this move.
After investigating, he found that this loss happened as the Dao Marks were not handled efficiently when it came to combining so many different Paths, even though they were non-conflicting.
Another benefit of the Dao Killer Move,I Am The Supreme Of Heaven and Earth, is that it makes up for one of the biggest weaknesses of the Sovereign Immortal Fetus Gu
Defense!
The Taiji diagram at his back wasn't just for show. It made use of many Venerable's inheritance and insights, in particular, Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable!
Fang Yuan cackled: "This is the fruit of the inheritances of the Venerables that I obtained!"
"Using Spectral Soul's split soul knowledge and Thieving Heaven Demon Venerable's research into AI auxiliary support, I managed to create a split soul that manages the Taiji to analyze and counter Killer Moves,"
"While using Reckless's knowledge of Transformation Path to allow the Taiji to counter any Path, after all, Transformation Path on me is useless but as a support…kekeke."
Fang Yuan had managed to turn the ultimate offence into an ultimate defence as well!
[1] Completely new concept that I made up
Chapter 2485
BTW, I will be taking a break for Christmas and the new year so there'll be no new chapters for these next 2 weeks, see yall next year have a merry Christmas and a happy new year 😊