Chapter 833 - - Soul is incomplete_2

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“…” the Underworld Emperor was stunned.

“Underworld Emperor, in my world, there are three thousand Methods of Becoming a Saint. I alone have six disciples who have become saints, and countless that are Quasi-Saints,” Duge said with a smile. “So why is it that in this world, only the Daoist Ancestor has become a saint? Underworld Emperor, have you ever thought about the reason for this?”

“No calamities?” the Underworld Emperor suggested.

“Exactly,” Duge agreed, clapping his hands. “Without the Twilight Calamity, Underworld Emperor, you would probably still be in the Underworld, watching the tiger fight from the mountain, waiting to reap the benefits of a fisherman. Without a heart for advancement, how can one become a saint?”

“Just because the Twilight Calamity weakened my power, does that mean I can become a saint?” the Underworld Emperor asked.

“If you do not become a saint, you perish. Underworld Emperor, dare you not strive forward?” Duge asked with a smile.

“Even if I become a saint, I can’t escape the Twilight Calamity,” the Underworld Emperor stated.

“Then learn from me, break through sainthood, and merge with the Heavenly Dao,” Duge suggested.

“There’s only one with the Heavenly Dao,” the Underworld Emperor pointed out.

“Why can’t that person be you?” Duge laughed. He looked directly at the Underworld Emperor. “Daoist friend, it’s time to awaken.”

The Underworld Emperor was shaken, looking back at Duge, pressing hard: “Who can surpass you in preaching in the world?”

“If I can’t surpass, should I not contend?” Duge’s smile faded. “Beyond the Heavenly Dao there is still Pan-Universe Entertainment. They have jumped out of the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements. If not as the Heavenly Dao, is there no other path?”

“Underworld Emperor, when I say there are three thousand Methods of Becoming a Saint, do you think there really are three thousand?”

“Originally, there were no paths in this world. I have already become the Heavenly Dao, yet I still seek to go further. Daoist friend, don’t you want to forge your own path too?”

The Underworld Emperor was dumbstruck, as if enlightened.

“Daoist friend, your realm is sufficient; what’s missing is only mindset, just an opportunity,” Duge stated. “Now, the Methods of Becoming a Saint are everywhere. With hundreds of Alien Warriors, with your capability, you could lead them to become saints in one step. It’s not impossible.”

“What mindset do I lack?” the Underworld Emperor asked.

“The mindset to stand at the very top,” Duge pointed towards the Longevity Emperor, saying, “The Immortal Life Buddha established a religion, being the foremost in the world. I established the Way of the Human Emperor, also the first among the mortal realm. The Demon Emperor leads the Demon Clan and confronts the Immortal Emperor, the first among the Demon Clan. Underworld Emperor, do you have the heart to be the first?”

“Going around and around, you actually want to ally with me against the Immortal Emperor,” the Underworld Emperor suddenly laughed. “When you initially spoke of heaven, earth, and man in conjunction, you harbored this intention, didn’t you?”

“Underworld Emperor, are you willing to join forces with me to oppose the Immortal Realm?” Duge invited with a smile. “If the Immortal Emperor falls, the Twilight Calamity shall promptly end.”

“You want to kill the Immortal Emperor?” the Underworld Emperor was stunned.

Puhua Celestial Venerable and others held their breath, disbelievingly looking towards Duge.

“Daoist friend, whether it’s you, the Demon Emperor, Queen Mother of the West, or the Daoist Ancestor who falls, it is all the same,” Duge spoke lightly, eyes twinkling with mirth, as if recounting something of no great concern.

“What if the Human Emperor falls?” The Underworld Emperor sneered, a cold, deadly breath suddenly emanating from him, enveloping everyone in the Great Heroic Treasure Hall.

“I have only been practicing in this world slightly over two months. Moreover, I am but an incarnation,” Duge explained, black god power surging around him cancelling out the Underworld Emperor’s pressure, unrestrainedly speaking, “If you kill me, who will lead you?”

“Human Emperor is quite shrewd,” the Underworld Emperor observed the dark god power around Duge, snorted, and restrained his own aura.

“Underworld Emperor, you are proficient in the art of the soul, could you teach me?” Duge suddenly changed the subject with a smile.

“Why should I teach you?” the Underworld Emperor queried.

“The key of Pan-Universe Entertainment penetrates the divine soul. With my capability, I cannot activate the Daoist Rhyme it contains. A stone from another mountain can sharpen a blade, using the Daoist friend’s Cultivation Technique, perhaps it might produce miraculous effects,” Duge confessed openly.

Now, as Duge’s Cultivation Technique became increasingly comprehensive, even including the Blood Law, he still couldn’t find the backdoor left by Pan-Universe Entertainment in his soul, which made him somewhat anxious.

Moreover, he discovered a very unfortunate fact.

Logically, with Duge’s current realm, it would have been normal to create something like an external incarnation, but now he couldn’t even split his own soul.

Unable to find the backdoor and unable to split the soul means he was still under the control of Pan-Universe Entertainment…

The only time he split his soul was when he last activated the Split Soul Skill, but that skill couldn’t be taken into battle, meaning that if Duge wanted to stay in this world, he had to figure out how to split his soul himself.

Duge had once forcibly separated the soul of an Alien Warrior.

But just as he pulled out his soul, it dispersed on the spot, and it wasn’t clear whether it triggered some mechanism or was remotely detonated by Pan-Universe Entertainment.

The Underworld Emperor was silent for a moment, then said, “There’s no harm in it. However, the Daoist friend must also let me observe your Cultivation Technique.”

“Naturally.”

Duge replied with a smile, his current Cultivation Technique integrating the strengths of many schools, completely transforming all the Cultivation Techniques, without any worry of the Underworld Emperor seeing through them.

Hearing Duge say this, the Longevity Emperor and others showed pained expressions. Duge initially promised them that they could comprehend the Daoist Rhyme when they offered their Cultivation Techniques. How could they have forgotten to exchange Cultivation Techniques with him!

That was the Cultivation Technique of an incarnation of the Heavenly Dao, containing surely miraculous aspects, possibly bringing out the Daoist Rhyme in practice!

But now, it was somewhat difficult for them to bring it up.

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Practicing the Underworld Emperor’s Cultivation Technique was best done in the Underworld. After instructing the Longevity Emperor and others to watch for movements of the Heavenly Court, Duge and the Underworld Emperor headed to the Underworld.

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